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

IN THE MATTER OF STEAD'S PATENT.

This case was heard yesterday, upon the petition et Mr.
Stead, for the confirmation of this patent.
Their Lordships this morning gave judgment, dismissing
the petition, with costs, thereby refusing to confirm the
patent.

IN THE MATTER OF LOWE'S PATENT.
This ease dune before their drlotclshipS; upon the petition of
Mr. Lowe, praying the extension of his patent for Ilicteaiing
the illuminating power of coal gas.
Their Lordships, after hearing Counsel and the evidence of
Sir James Clarke, Dr. Reid, and Professor Braude, ordered an
extension of the patent for five years.
IN THE MATTER OF BELLS PATENT.
This case came before their Lordships upon the petition of
Mr. Bell for the extension of a patent for making wax, taper
matches, ignited by friction, and the machinery and apparatus
used in their manufacture.
Their Lordships, after hearing Counsel anal
eae had been
examining
witnesses, stated their opinion to be that
made for the extension of the patent, and ordered the peti-
tion to be dismissed.

BANKRUPTCY.—(TIIIS DAV)
(Before Mr. Conimissioner ObtiLi3tatx.)
B •
To-day WO Ilbft6inted for the choice of assignees of the
estate this bankrupt, who had petitioned for a fiat in
oankruptey by the description of a scrivener and banker.
ine bankrupt was also an attorney residing in the vicinity
of Leeds, . .
An application wat triads on behalf of a creditor residing
at Leedsithat tll,e tholte shouldadjiourneq
wit!! VIZ.,- ri peuuon presented to the Court of Review hen
been heard; the facts of the mg were rather peculiar. The
bankrupt had lived in tlfe eblintiy tip thiiihtti of March
Obit vp td fot4i*ltli
pledhis petition for NI The country creditors
considering that their interests would be greatly injured
by the fiat being worked in London, presented a petition to
the Court of Review for an order to stay proceedings under
the present fiat, and that ar iother fiat should be issued, di-
rected to the Commissioners I of the Leeds District Court.
The Court, however, was ch mibtful whether it could inter-
fere with the right of the gene ral body of creditors to proceed
to the choice of assignees on t he present fiat, but it would, at
the same time, grant, an ord .er for a country fiat, and, on
n,,tice being oven to the other side, they would proceed at
their peril, 'r •111+ p;,,rtA, f the stood over,
The Learned COLIIISSIONER ; paid it was a very strong case,
yet
he did not, bell that he 91,1 IN adjourn the choice in Order

to transfer the case to the Distriet Court. He inquired what j
was the nature of the property, and whether it was of a
nature requiring the attention of a trade assignee ?
The Attorney said it principally consisted of bills of costs
not made out, and securities for money lent by him. There
was very little tangible property, except some houses in
London.
The Learned Comtism/lEn said it was for the interest of
all parties that the proceedings should be carried out with as
little expense as possible, and that therefore it would be
better to 3et the choice take place rather than have the
delay and expense of another application to the Court of
Review. There was a special provision that the examina-
tions might be taken by the Commissioners in the country.
The bankrupt's attorney said that they could not appear to
oppose the petition.
The suggestion of the Learned Commissioner was adopted,
and the choice took place.

INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY).
(Before Mr. Commissioner POLLOCK.)
IN UK S. S. COBHAM.
The insolvent in this case was opposed by a Miss Sucb,
who had been plaintiff in an action for breach of promise of
marriage, in which the damages of 100/. were awarded her,
and for the recovery of which she now opposed Cobham's re-
lease.
Very minute evidence was gone into, during which it was
alleged that the insolvent was the father of a child which
the opposing creditor had given birth to • but the plea put in
by the insolvent in the action was, that he was not the father,
and that the plaintiff's character being stained, he could not
keep his engagement with her.
The Learned COMMISSIONER was firmly convinced
the child was the insolvent's, and the plea recorded
with respect to Miss Such's character was most wicked and
malicious. He considered this a case in which
a long remand was called for, and he felt himself bound to
delay the insolvent's discharge for twelve calendar mouths
from the vesting order.—Remanded accordingly.

CRIMINAL COURT.---(THIS DAY).
(Before Mr. Commissioner BusLocx.)
Ficrmous Arrow(Evs.—John Oakham, aged 48, stood in-
dicted with obtaining money under false pretences, with in-
tent to defraud James Smart. The prisoner pleaded guilty,
He was charged with being one of a number of persons who
infest the vicinity of the Court, with a view to extort money
from the friends of unfortunate prisoners, under the pretence
that they could get up a defence, and would employ counsel.
Such had been the conduct of the prisoner on the present oc-
casion to the prosecutor.
The Court animadverted in strong terms upon the conduct
of the prisoner, and sentenced him to twelve month's im-
prisonment with hard labour, and intimated that the offence
was punishable with transportation.
(Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)
CHARGE OF MURDER.—Jesse Bridger, aged 88, stood in-
dicted for the wilful murder of his wife, Jane Bridger, by
giving her a kick.
It appeared from the evidence, that deceased was seen in a
state of intoxication, in the Borough-road, on the 20th of
February; the prisoner was seen to run after. her,
strike her on the face, and kick her in the abdomen,
and swear he would knock her eyes out. She fell, and was
subsequently carried home, and from thence to the hospital,
where she died on the fifth day after the occurrence. On
the cross-examination it appeared that deceased bit one of
the men who was carrying her home, which compelled him
to let her fall, and she came to the ground with considerable
violence.
On the cross-examination of one or two witnesses, it ap-
peared that the deceased was a most inveterate drunkard ;
that she was in the habit of going to public houses and
getting drunk in the absence of her husband, and had
been found reeling about the streets drunk ; and was
brought home to her husband in that state, with her
head cut, &c., upon several occasions.
The Surgeon who made the post mortem examination, de-
posed, that deceased died from a rupture of the bladder,
which was caused by some external violence, and which
might have been the result of a fall against any projecting
substance ; and that the prisoner called frequently at the
hospital to see deceased, and appeared very anxious about her.
The prisoner bore an excellent character, and was said to
be a man of sober and industrious habits, and never ab-
sconded, or went out of the way, during his wife's illness.
The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge of murder,
and found him Guilty of Manslaughter ; but recommended
him to mercy upon the ground of the great provocation he
had received.
The COURT said that in consequence of the recommenda-
tion, the sentence would not be a severe one ; it was, that
he should be imprisoned for twelve months in the House of
Correction.
Richard Thorpe, coal porter, stood indicted for cutting
Jane Thorpe, with intent to do her some bodily harm, on the
17th March. This was a case somewhat similar to the last
in some of the particulars. It appeared from the evidence
of his wife that she asked him for a penny to get bread for
the child, which he refused her, and knocked her down ; she
remained in the streets all that night; the next morning he
met her again and knocked her down. He subsequently
induced her to go into a public-house, gave her some beer,
put his left arm round her neck, and with his right drew a
knife across her throat; she then gave him in charge to a
policeman.
Several witnesses deposed that the prosecutrix was a
woman of drunken and other depraved habits.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced
to six months imprisonment.