The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-18 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY)

IN RE NORRIS—BUILDING SPECULATIONS.
This bankrupt, who had carried on business in Great
College-street, Camden-town, as a builder, came up to
pass his last examination.
The Solicitor to the assignees said that the accounts
rendered were very unsatisfactory, as there was not a
single date throughout the whole, and they had only
been filed at the la- t hour; the assignees, were, there-
fore, desirous of fully inquiring into the state of the
bankrupt's affairs. He had contracted debts to the
amount of 5,0001. in two years, and without having a
shilling for his creditors he had sued out the fiat in
bankruptcy.
The bankrupt's Solicitor contended, that the ac-
counts having been filed in due time, the assignees ought
to have been prepared.
The Solicitor to the assignees said it had been impos-
sible fur them to ascertain the correctness of the ac-
counts. He said that two creditors had seized the whole
of the property, and one had taken forcible possession
with the aid of the police, and held in opposition to the
authority of this Court.
His HONOUR said the assignees were entitled to fur-
ther time, and, under the circumstances, he should ad-
journ the examination sine die, giving the bankrupt leave
to come up at his own expense on giving notice to the
assignees.

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary PoTTER.)
WARD V. HUNTER.
The plaintiff in this action is a brick and tile merchant
at Honduras Wharf, Bankside, and the defendant is a
dlarpputor. The action was brought to recover the sum
of SI. 65., for bricks sold.
The defendant pleaded that he was never indebted
beyond 71. 10s., which he had tendered, and now paid
into court.
The case lasted all the morning, but the simple ques-
tion was as to the quality of the brfcks, which were
charged as the best, which the defendant. denied, but went
to plaintiff and offered to " split the difi7erence," and pay
81. rather than go to law; the offer, however, wns re-
jected, and the present action was brougnt.
The jury, after hearing the evidence,., which was un-
interesting, gave a verdict for the defendant.

RIMINAL COURT.--(T.CIIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.

Thomas Scully, indicted for breaking into the George
IV. public-house, at Brompton, was acquitted.
J. Childs, C.Piper, Edward Parker, Thomas Oliver,
James Pratten, and E. Childs, were indficted for unlaw-
fully entering upon, and taking possession of a piece of
ground at Woodford Wells, in the parish of Woodford,
in Essex, the property of Mr. William Wiggins.
The ,pcint in dispute was, whether our not this land
was the property of Mr. Wiggins.
Mr. PAYNE, with whom was Mr. HOBBY, contended
that it was the property of the prosecutor, and had been
so since 1836.

Mr. BALLANTINE, on the other hand,. who appeared
for the defendants, contended that the *and was origi-
nally waste land, and that the prosecutor had acquired
no right of property therein. Various. witnesses were
examined to show the state of the land at different
periods. .

After the proceedings had continued some time,
His LORDSHIP interfered, expressing his opinion that
a clear legal right to excusive possession in the prose-
cutor had been established ; and he had a great objec-
tion to proceeding criminally where the civil process was
sufficient. The right, be which way it might, was not
worth contending for, and it seemed unwise to persevere
in the case.

Mr. BALLANTINE, under that advice,. -would withdraw
he defence, ar.d _ _

His LORDSHIP then, admonishing the -prisoners on the
illegality of their violence, directed tbte'm to enter into
their own recognizances of 101. each to appear for judg-
ment when called upon.
On the counsel's advice Mr. Child and the prosecutor
shook hands in Court, and thus gave a to rmination to the
trial not often seen in a Criminal Court..
Frederick Webb, a waiter at Webb'm Hotel, in Pic-
cadilly, and his wife, were indicted fir stealing three
51. notes from the bag of a lady, name tit Andrews, who
resides at Northampton, and who was stopping at the
hotel on the 3d of November.
Mr. Ballantine prosecuted, and Mr. Doane defended
the prisoner.
Mrs. Andrews deposed, that on Tuesday, the 2d of
November she received one 51. note from tier son, and
on the following morning three more. 'The last she put
into her bag in the morning of the 3 d of November,
and put the bag under a great coat in he•r sitting-room
at Webb's Hotel. On her return in tbe evening, she
saw the bag lying on, instead of under eat) great coat,
and the money gone.
stated that
tTha.
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as
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thee 2sodnofoNf
otvheern
tb'foermrTer w
he
gave
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the Male prisoner a cheque for 60/. upoin Messrs. Deni-
!°n's bank. The money was brought to him by the
esnovatiedriwn:ieterro,casnd consisted of eleven 51-
more the following
g
a sG..eorge Bent.ley,a milkman
notes r°igns• One of the h
/ note from thehewil:
that day, three notes and five
others
tnhoat
to
hwed shown to he paid to Messrs. IC (Custom House
agents, and one Maccra in,
mg gave 'Si. to his isSixnloOfththeer
Policeman 119 F, who
statedmatnh
faeidoftothae clerk in tf
sac'
change.post-ofli cTe
This
etototAte her ',a
tdeopnosteediijitlmagt
A,hiersr
Andrews' bag. be one of the notes token from Mrs.
apprehended the prisoner on
the 27th November,
she had received from her h into custot ly, she said that
which she got Mr. Bentley husband a 5/. 'note in a letter,
Mr. BALLANTINE to change,
against the woman. allowed that there was no evidence
Mr. DoANE addressed the .ecWeivebedb
pri-
soners, insisting thatthe jury on be h; I
charge a • if of the
soner must tall to the ground, against; the female • Ft-
against her husband and that; the • was altogether • testimony
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK into nt3lusive.
summed
The jury returned a verdict up, and
male prisoner, but • .ofGedi t a •
acquitted his wif Y against the
sen-
tenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with '.--110 was
Several minor trials were taken, vvith hard labour.
public interest, and the business ,f.vv' bitch were of no
journed,,shordy before four o'clock,°t be Court was d
Jan-
uary next. till' the,,lth of 8 a - Jan.

BOW-STREET—(THIS, DAY).
Mr. Buxtuble, a tailor in Wiae Offile e-court, Fleet-
street, was placed at the bar before Ur. ardine, charged
with assaulting Mr. Henneker, barristt r, of 70 Chan-
cery lane.

The complainant said, that last eveni, ag at about half-
past six o'clock, he was passing throut ;1) the Strand, on
his way home, when he received a at :vere blow on the
head from behind. Looking round, he 3 s;aw the prisoner
behind him, and before he had time to say a word, the
prisoner began to abuse him with volt laity, calling him
a 44 - rascal," a " d--d thief," an• # (to use the com-
plainant's own phrase) " a thousand iratlexions of those
expressions." He told the prisoner t itat if he did not let
him alone, he (complainant) would Five him in charge,