The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-27 00:00:00

curity had been given up, and that was a little in favour
of the bankrupt. Taking all the circumstances of the
case into consideration, the certificate must be suspended

or six months.
Mr. BAGLEY—Win your Honour grant protection?
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—Mere being no

fraud, 3 ou can take it.
IN BE A. WOOLFE.
The bankrupt, a wine- merchant, of Crooked lane
Chambers, applied for his certificate. His debts amount
to about 2,5001., and assets little or nothing. He com-
enced with no capital, and made
sum a profit of 5,5001., the
mtrade expenses exceeding that , and the domestic
expenditure about 1,2001.
He was supported by Mr. Cooke, and opposed by Mr.
Bagley, on the grounds, first, reckless trading; secondly,
not keeping proper books; thirdly, resorting to accom-
modation bill transactions; fourthly, excessive expendi-

ture; and, lastly, preference.
➢Zr. CooKE would not ask for an immediate certi
ficate, but must pray the Court to deal leniently with

his client.
His HONOUR considered that the allegations urged
against the bankrupt had been substantiated, and sus-
pended the certificate for twelve months.
Mr. COOKE applied for protection.
His HoNoun said that he would grant it, there being
no fraud, and it was his general practice so to do,
because by not giving protection it would be handing
a bankrupt over to one creditor who had not thought
fit to come in under the fiat, and therefore often tended
to such creditor getting a preference after the bank-
ruptcy, which, if given before, would have been pu-
nished by this Court.
Suspended accordingly with protection.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.)
Louisa Gamble was yesterday indicted for stealing
from the person of John Richardson a silver watch,
value 61.
The prosecutor, it appeared, was returning home at
an early hour on the morning of the 15th instant, and
when near Clement's-lane, Strand, he was met by the
prisoner and another woman, who importuned him for
something. He refused to comply, upon which the pri-
soner snatched at his watch, and having succeeded in
breaking the chain, she got possession of it, and passed it
to her companion, who made off. The prosecutor
attempted to follow her, but the prisoner laid hold of his
collar, and forcibly detained him until her accomplice
was out of sight. The prosecutor seeing that there was
no chance of overtaking her, then laid hold of the priso-
ner, and gave her into custody. The watch has not
since been recovered.
The prisoner said that the other woman was the real
thief.
The jury found her Guilty.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that it was necessary to
make an example of the prisoner. The Court was de-
termined to put a stop to such outrages as these. There
was no safety for the public if they were passed over
lightly. The sentence was that she be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for nine months.
Mary Ann Rice, alias Tatton, a young Irishwoman,
was indicted for stealing some articles of clothing, the
property of Elizabeth Coventry.
The evidence left no doubt as to the prisoner's guilt.
She then entered into a long and rambling account of
the hardships she had endured, and with much elo-
quence besought the Court to extend its clemency to
her, on account of being a stranger, and away from her
native land.
The jury found her Guilty.
The Learned ASSIsTANT-JUDGE said that he knew
from personal experience and observation, that the great
bulk of the Irish peasantry were equally as well educated,
if not better, than the middle classes in this country, and
the prisoner was a proof of it.
The prisoner was twice previously convicted, and
under these circumstances the Court felt bound to send
her out of the country. Sentence, seven years' transpor-
tation.
The grand jury found a true bill against Moses Hart
and three others, for keeping a common-gambling house
in the parish of St. Martin-ire the Fields. The prose-
cutor was present, and was called on by the Court to
enter into his recognizances in 1001. to prosecute the
defendants. They also found a true bill agains Benjamin
Hunt for a misdemeanour, having appropriated to his
own use the proceeds of a bill of exchange, which he had
been entrusted to get discounted. The Court granted
warrants to apprehend both parties.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Sholski, an Austrian of very miserable appear-
ance, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with
having annoyed Prince Metternich, and broken some
windows at the Brunswick Hotel, in Princes-street.
John Watson said he was manager of the hotel.
Prince Metternich and suite were now stopping there.
About an hour ago the prisoner came to the hotel and
requested to see Baron Hugel, who is attached to the
suite of the Prince. The prisoner was told that he
could not see the Baron. He then sent a letter to Baron
Hugel, and a message was returned that there was no
answer to it. The prisoner used very energetic language,
and at last left the hotel. In a moment or two some
stones were thrown from the street, which broke two of
the windows.
Joseph Earl, a labourer, said he was passing through
Princes-street, when he saw the prisoner eome out of
the hotel and aim a blow at the windows with his stick.
Faili in his object, the prisoner went into the road,
picked up some stones, and deliberately threw them at
the windows.
The prisoner asked permission to put a question to
the first witness. "Do you know," said the prisoner,
furiously, " that you harbour a reptile in your house?
Do you know that Prince Metternich is a traitor to his
country, and that he has been arraigned before the
Hungarian Diet, and dare not show his face there? Do
you know that he has not only embrued his hands, but
his arms, up to his armpits, in blood?"
Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner what he was ?
Prisoner—l am a Doctor of Philosophy. I lodge at
No. 3, High-street, and have been there for seven or
eight months. I have received money from the Austrian
Government-301. and 501. at a time; there is 501. coming
to me, to which I am entitled.
Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner how he obtained a
living? The prisoner said he had written several works,
and had also contributed to the quarterlies.
The manager of the hotel said Prince Metternich had
taken up his abode at the hotel in order to be in quiet,
but several Austrians who had found the Prince out had
come to the hotel, and had incommoded the Prince by
their importunity. There was a lady, who had just come
to the hotel, now in a state of great alarm through the
violence of the prisoner that morning.
The prisoner said the Prince had no reason to feel
alarm at any violence from his hands. He had passed
the Prince in the street the other day and took no notice,
not being a man of blood, as the Prince was.
Mr. HARDWICK asked why he had broken the windows
of the hotel ? The prisoner replied that he wished to
bring his wrongs and injuries before the public.
Mr. HARDWICK told the prisoner it was not to be en-
dured that persons should act in such a violent way as
the prisoner had acted. The proprietor of the hotel
had a perfect right to receive whom he pleased into his
house, and parties taking their residence at the hotel
were entitled to be protected from intrusion or annoy-
ance. He should fine the prisoner 6s. for the damage,
and require him to find bail for his good behaviour.
SOUTHWARK.
George hard, a leather dyer, of Bermondsey, was
brought before Mr. Cottingham charged with creating a
disturbance and assaulting a policeman.
The policeman stated that while on duty the previous
night his attention was called to the defendant, who
stood in the street and collected a mob, exclaiming that
he was a Chartist, and that at the next meeting they
would take care to be prepared and not to be diverted
from their purpose either by the soldiers or the police.
He then went on in a loud strain denouncing the Go-
vernment, and by his harangue caused a considerable
crowd of persons, who completely blocked up the
thoroughfare and prevented the free passage of the
people. He (the policeman) went up and desired the
defendant to move on, but he refused, and endeavoured
to excite the populace against him by calling him various
names, and pointing him out as one of those who inter-
rupted the proceedings of the meeting on Monday, the
10th inst. Finding that he was determined to go nin
the way described, and that the crowd was still collect.
ing, he (the policeman) went up for the purpose of put-
ting a stop to his proceedings, but had no sooner ap-
proached him than he made an attack upon him, but he
eventually succeeded in taking him to the station-house.
The defendant said, that he had been drinking rather
freely, and had no recollection of addressing any obser •
vations to the crowd about Chartism. All he knew
about the matter was, that he was severely handled,
and was afraid he would be thrown out of employment.
Mr. COTTINGHAM said, that it would be much more
to the defendant's advantage were he minding his busi-
ness, instead of embarking in politics and haranguing
people in the streets about Chartism and abusing the
Government. It did not signify a farthing what his
politics were, for he might be what he liked in this free
country, so that he did not create annoyance in the
streets by giving utterance to such language, and
thereby collecting a crowd of idle persons and thieves,
who would take advantage of it and commit plunder.
The magistrate then adjudged the defendant to find
sureties for his good behaviour, in default of which he
was committed to prison.

CORN•EXCHANGE, HULL, TUESDAY.—Not only
in this immediate neighbourhood, but for some distance
around us, the weather during the past week has been
anything but what we expected from the experience of
this day se'r.night, and we have some complaints from
practical agriculturists that the growing crop of wheat is
not all right, dry weather is much needed, both for the
sowing of spring corn, now very backward, Land for the
improvement of the young wheat plant. Owing to the
usual holidays at this season, business has been more or
less suspended during the week, still the bulk of the
arrivals have gone into consumption at the market rates.
New foreign wheats have been sold at 475. to 495.;
Barley (Saul) at 315., and new Danish at 295. to 305.;
Beans 3'2s. The reports from inland markets are more
lifelesss than we expected, owing doubtless is great
measure to the severe check which every branch of trade
has received through existing political and commercial
disarrangements; still it must be remembered that stocks
in factors' or: millers' hands are universally low, and
hence we may calculate on present prices being sup-
ported, with a chance of some improvement. The
steamers arriving this morning from Hamburgh, states
some the st
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been
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supplies of Baltic produce, and may be expecteil to pro-
duce some stiffness on this side. Supplies and stocks of
wheat at llamburgh were short, and the market is ls. to
2s. dearer.

INFRA Dm.---A market gardener calls the rage for
trees of liberty in Paris, and thinking they will survive,
" only a poplar delusion.".—punch.