The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-09 00:00:00

INSOLVENT COURT-( THIS DAY

IN RE HENRY STEANS.
The Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER mentioned, soon
after he had taken his seat on the bench, that he had
just received a letter respecting the case of the above-
named insolvent, which was appointed for hearing before
him to-day. He could not too strongly reprobate the
conduct of parties sending private lettvrs to those who
had publicly to decide upon cases. The writer had
signed himself " Richard Shillito," and he could inform
that person, if he was in attendance, that he highly dis-
approved of such conduct, and that if he had any com-
plaint to make it was his duty to come forward in court
and make his opposition.

MARLBRU-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
Edward Miller, and Thomas Humphreys, two cabmen,
were placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with uttering
a counterfeit half-crown, and also with assaulting the
police-constable in the execution of his duty.
It appeared that on the previous night, about a quar-
ter to twelve, the prisoners entered the St. Alban's
Hotel, in Charles -street, St. James's, and requested
Mrs. Smith, the landlady, to serve them with a half-
quartern of gin. After they had drank it the prisoner
Miller put down on the counter what appeared to be a
new and genuine half-crown ; but on Mrs. Smith ex-
amining the coin, she immediately detected it as being
a counterfeit. On her requesting the prisoners to give
good money in payment for what they had partaken of,
they abused her, and created such a disturbance as to
draw the attention of a constable who was passing, who
entered the house, and inquired what was the matter.
Mrs. Smith-informed the constable of the prisoners'
conduct, and gave them in charge.
Police-constable 111 A said he was attracted to the
house of Mrs. Smith by seeing a cab standing opposite
without any person attending it, and on his going to-
wards the Albion Hotel he heard the defendants making
use of abusive language. He entered the house, and
received charge of the prisoners. In taking them out of
the house they struck him several times and knocked his
hat off. He procured assistance, and eventually con-
veyed them to the station, where, on searching Hum-
phreys, another bad halt-crown was found upen him.
The prisoners denied all knowledge of the coin being
bad, and said if the constable received any violence it
was his own fault.
The prisoners were remanded till to-morrow, for the
attendance of the Mint solicitor.
James Bean, a lad about fifteen years of age, was
brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with committing
a burglary under the following circumstances:—
Mr. James Herman Watts said that he was the pro-
prietor of the billiard-rooms, No. 218, Regent-street.
The prisoner was in his employ as errand boy up to the
25th of July last. About nine o'clock on the evening of
that day he went out for a walk, leaving no person in the
house. He had previously taken the precaution to lock
all his drawers and the door of the house. On his return
at eleven o'clock the same night he proceeded down into
the kitchen, which he was surprised to find in great dis-
order. A chest of drawers had been broken open, and
a tea-caddy, in which he kept a sum of money, had been
abstracted, and the lock forced off with a chisel. On
examining further he missed a small tortoiseshell-box
containing two 51. notes, one sovereign and a half,
11. Is. 6d. in silver, and a purse. The prisoner not
returning to his employ, he suspected him of
the robbery, and gave information and a
description of the prisoner to the police. He heard
nothing more of him till he received information that he
had been taken into custody on the previous night.
Subsequently to his being taken into custody he con
leased to witness that he committed the robbery by
getting o►er the area, and breaking open the kitchen
door.

William Carlton, an intelligent lad, about 14 years of
age, said that he was a " tiger," and lived at 23, Half
Moon-street. On the evening of the 25th of July the
prisoner called upon him, and asked him to go for a
walk ; having nothing to do, he consented. They walked
into Regent-street, and, on coming to 218, the prisoner
said he would see if his master was at home ; he then
rang the bell, but no person appearing, the prisoner got
down the area, and after being absent some time, came
to him and said " Make haste, let us be off." After
walking into Oxford•street, the prisoner pulled out a
tortoiseshell box, which witness observed contained a
large sum of money. The prisoner shortly left him, and
said he was going into the country. He knew nothing
further of the circumstance.
The prisoner, who admitted the robbery, was re-
manded.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
John Seager was charged, before Mr. Combe, with in-
flicting a desperate wound upon the head of Mary
Donoughoue, whereby her life is endangered.
A constable of the G division stated, that as he was
passing through Pell's-court, about two► o'clock on Sun-
day morning, he saw a female lying upon the flags in a
pool of blood, with a dreadful wound on the side of her
head, and several others on her face and neck. Finding
that she was in a state of insensibility, he had her con-
veyed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn road,
where her wounds were dressed, and she partly recovered
her consciousness, when, in reply to the policeman,
she stated that she had been attacked by the prisoner.
The constable found him in bed in a state of intoxica-
tion, and upon informing him of the nature of the charge,
he said the female and he had been drinking together,
until both of them got quite drunk, and that he had no
recollection of anything that occurred.
A certificate was handed in from the house•surgeon
of the Royal Free Hospital stating that the wounded
female was at present in a dangerous state.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, im-
plored for mercy.
Mr. COMBE remanded the prisoner to Thursday.

MIDDLESEX _LECTION

(THIS DAY.)

STATE OF THE POLL.

TEN O'CLOCK.

Grosvenor

Osborne
Wood

ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

Grosvenor

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Wood

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TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Grosyenor

Osborne
Wood

508
442
360

938
777
645

... 1,558
1,315
... 1,087