The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-20 00:00:00

IN P.E ED. 3101. GAN.

This bankrupt, who was a coach-builder in Lisson-grove,
Paddington, came up for his last examination, and was op-
po.,ed. His creditors, without s.•curity, amounted to
9761., with security to 2,7691. His good debts and
property amounted to about 601. From April,
1843, he had paid 401/. for interest and discount, and
228/. 16s. for law expenses. His capital at that date was
320/. On the 7th February, 1846, he had received 1,200/.
from a building society, which he had paid away to holders
of dishonoureebills, and the fiat was issued within a month
after, on the 7th of February. He had also mortgaged two
houses at Kilburn. He bad kept no books.
Mr. TEOMAS urged that on this report of the official assig-
nee the examination ought to be adjourned.
Mr. LAWRENCE said it could not be considered that the
payment to persons holding dishonoured bills was a fraudu-
lent preference _ _ _

The CommissioNEß said it was unnecessary to discuss that
point at present, it was a case calling for a rigid inquiry.
Adjourned till the 16th of May.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION He US E.
Mr. Robson, the solicitor to the Admiralty, appeared
before the Lord Mayor, on Saturday, to prosecute two
seamen for the violation of 7 and 8 Vict., C. 112, com-
monly called the Merchant Seamen's Act, in committing
frauds. These were the first cases which were ever
brought before the chief magistrate, and a great deal of
interest was excited.
Edward Jackson, a young fellow, was the first charged
under the Act. the violation of which was caiculated, ac-
cording to Mr. Robson's representation, to occasion a
vast deal of mischief to the merchant seamen's service.
In many instances frauds, had been committed by per-
sons who had applied for register tickets, and who
made away with the money advarced to them, to the
great prejudice of those who had engsg-d thorn, relying
upon the truth of the representations made by the aypli •
cants. In all such cases it was the determination of the
Board of Admiralty to prosecute.
Mr. E. 11. R. Coleman, clerk to the General Register
and Record Office sit' Seamen, in the Office of the Port
of London, No. 2, Hamot•street, Minories, stated that it
was par-. of his duty to record the tickets transmitted to
the out-ports. These tickets were kept in the office.
Wh. xi a seaman was registered at one of the out ports a
duplicate of the ticket was r-quired to be sent up to the
head office, where it was registered. The ticket pro-
duced was forwarded by witness to Hull for the purpose
of being regisi;ered. It was numbered 219,017, and was
issued to Edward Jackson, at [lull, on the 21st of
March. 1846. It was returned about the 30th to the
offic •i i Loudon. Witness knew the prisoner as Edward
Jacksiar, who applied on the 9th of April for a ticket,
and again on the 11th at the office in Hamet-street, and
was desir•-d to call on the 13th, which he accordingly
did, aid rA,eived the ticket numb red 323,825, and
dated the 13th of August, 1846. The original aed the
duplicate corresponded exactly.
Mr. Charles Stone, a clerk in the same office, stated
that he remembered the prisoner's application fur the re-
gistered ticket, and that the necessary questions were
put to him upon the occasion. The answers were taken
in writing by the witness.
The prisoner, in answer to the ques'ion whether he
had ever been registered before, replied " No." It was
necessary fix the applicants to sign the original and the
duplicate; and in the original and the duplicate the sig-
nature was exactly the same.
A shipping agent fur the Sailors' Home, in Well-
street, stated that he shipped the prisoner on board the
Scotia, Captain Strickland, in April. The prisoner had
a registered ticket with him, numbered 219,017. Wit
ness did not ask him where he got the tick. t. The ticket
pr.aiue id was the same number, and signed with the same
name, and filled up in the same way. The prisoner
signed the articles, and got an advance of wages, but
never joined the vessel at all.
The pri-oner said he had no defence to make, and he
was committed to Newgwe.
The next case was that of Joseph Porkr,alias J Potter.
Mr. Coleman, of the General Register aad Record-
office of Seamen, stated that the prisoner appli. d for a
register ticket, and the ticket numbered 31,671, was
issued on the 24th of July to him, in the Thuile of J.
Pcrter. The original ticket and the regular ticket were
issued under the provisions of the Merchant Seamen's
Act. On the 9th of April the prisoner applied for a
register ticket, as a first ticket; and afterwards applied
on the 11th, in the name of Joseph Edmund kV ter.
The ticket issued to him was numbered 328,893. The
first ticket was returned to the office as having been the
number of a deserter from the ship Wilson. The
sig-
natures to the two tickets were. the same in every re-
spect, with the exception of the spelling Of the names of
Potter and Porter. By the change of names the prisoner
had escaped detection.
Mr. Stone, at the same office, stated that the neces-
sary answers had been taken in writing to questions
asked before the issue of the tickets ; and the prisoner
had, in answer to the question whether he had been ever
registered before, replied in the negative.
Mr. Joseph Jones, assistant shipping agent, stated
that he shipped the prisoner on board the Wilson, on
h 9th of
April. The prisoner had then a registered
tticeket,so.3l67 1, and was so registered according to
the regulations.
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On Saturday the several summonses that have been
issued again Hr. J. Bather, 33 solicitor of the Metro-