The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-29 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF,BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 28.
_ IN RE MICHAEL DANKS.

The bankrupt had carried on very extensive business
as a carpet manufacturer and warehouseman in Hatton-
garden. _ _

The day being appointed for the adjourned choice of
assignees, a number of creditors were present, and seve-
ral proofs tendered to establish the right of voting in the
appointment. Mr. George Robinson, of Kidderminster,
and Mr. George Jones, of Skinner-street, Snow-hill, both
carpet manufacturers, were appointed assignees.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

POLICE MEDDLING.—A young man named George
Cole, was brought before Messrs. Lucas and Fairbrother,
the sitting Aldermen, by police constable 282, under the
following circumstances :
The constable stated that he was desired by his ser-
geant to take a horse and cart, which was opposite to a
public-house, to the; green-yard, and, while doing so,
the prisoner came up and seized hold of the bridle, say-
ing he should not take the horse away, when he gave
him into the custody of another policeman.
Mr. Gardner, the proprietor of the public-house where
the horse stood, said the owner had sold a quantity of
sheep to a butcher in Smithfield market, and turned into
his parlour to draw up a receipt for their payment. The
prisoner, who was the pot-boy, stood at the door to watch
the horse, but, being called, during his absence it was
taken away. _ _

Messrs. Lucas and Farebrother strongly reprehended
such unseemly meddling, and said the constable should
have gone into the house to inquire for the owner in-
stead of stealing it away as he did. They were deter-
mined, in a very short time, to put an end to those green-
yard oppressions.
MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man, named James Senior, was charged by
Barnet Isaacs with having stolen three half sovereigns
and a sixpence. From the complainant's statement it
appeared that, having been fatigued by excessive indul-
gence in the amusements of a masquerade, held at the
sign of Old Harry's Head, in Red Lion-street, White-
chapel, he retired to the Turk's Head, in Aldgate, to take
coffee, and there sunk into a gentle sleep. He was, how-
ever, soon disturbed by a disagreeable sensation about
his pocket in which his gold and silver were deposited ;
and opening his eyes, and his feelings at the same time,
detected the prisoner's hand in the immediate vicinity,
and said to him, "Jim, d—n your eyes be quiet, good
luck to you !"
Alderman QIBBS—Had he his hand in your pocket?
Complainant-41e had, but I had the money in my hand.
Well, I thought he'd be satisfied with trying it on once,
and so off I did go to sleep again, and no mistake ; and
so I soon began to feel more disagreeable than ever
about the money.
Alderman Ginns—What ! while you were asleep?
Complainant—Yes, please you, my Lord. At last I
thought I felt it go away right bang out of my hand, and
so I woke up ; and sure enough it was gone, and my
pocket cut right through and through.
Alderman GIBBS—Pray, in what state were you at
this time? Complainant—l had been tipsy when I came
from the masquerade, but not so bad as not to miss my
money.—(A laugh.)
Alderman CI-Inns—Pray, what character did you ap-
pear in there? Complainant—l just went in as lam now
Alderman GIBBS (to the complainant, who had a filthy
Petticoat-lane countenance and figure)—What ! like a
man of business? Complainant—No; like a man arter
he's done his business. I just walked in like the gentle-
man at the bar and other gentlemen what was there.
Alderman GIBBS—Oh, then, the prisoner was ono of
your companions at the masquerade ? Complainant—
To be sure he was. There was him, and Mike Samuels,
and me, all went together, and I paid three sixpences for
the admission of all of us. Mike knows I stood the
blunt, so that it was a shame to rob me of the three half
sovereigns, and the remaining sixpence, warn't it, Mike ?
Mike Samuels stepped to the table and said, " Do you
call me to give my evidence Barney ?
Complainant—Yes, that I do, Mike. Now, this is a
gentleman, please your Lordship, as, s'elp me God, knows
all about it. •
Alderman GIBBS—Very well. Now, Mr. Samuels,
what did you see of this affair ? Mike Samuels—Why
you see, my Lord, Barney sits down in the tap-room, and
he goes asleep, but up he starts all of a suddent, and says
he to me, Mike, says he, you've robbed me of all my
money.—(Great laughter.)
Prisoner—And that was just none at all, my Lord ;
for I had to pay for his admission to the masquerade, as
he had not a farthing.
Mike Samuels—Well, my Lord, I says to him, what
do you mean by that ere nonsense ? What do I know
of your money? I a'int got no money of yearn. So
then he throws down his hat with a wery great swinge
and violence, and then he takes hold of this here hinno-
cent young body, and he says, if you don't get me my
money, some on you shall sweat for it, I'm blowed ; and
then he calls the officer and locks him up in the louse-
house.—(Great laughter.) That's all.
Alderman GIBBS—Why, complainant, your witness,
Mr. Samuels, has stated the case in the clearest manner
against you. It seems that you first suspected one, and
then another, and I suppose you thought that Mr. Samuels
would be glad to get out of the disgrace of the accusation,
and throw it upon the prisoner. But you were mistaken.
The complainant then turned upon Mike Samuels, and
said, Why, Mike, s'elp me God, you ai'nt told a word of
truth. I wars only joking von 1 said you tuck my money.
I know'd all the time it was Jim's hand that tuck it, for
I felt it fast enough in my pocket.
The policeman said that he had heard the complainant
distinctly charge the two persons with having robbed him.
Alderman GIBBS supposed, that if the complainant
lost any money at all, he _lost it at the masquerade,
where somebody might have adopted the character of a
thief for the night, and performed it much better than
Mr. Isaac's performed his own natural character of a Jew.
The prisoner was then discharged.
George Rivers was charged with havinc, stolen two odd
boots from the shop of Mr. Castle, bootmaker, at No. 28i
in the Poultry.
The prosecutor stated, that between six and seven
o'clock in the evening of the 22d of December, the pri-
soner walked into the shop, and, seizing two odd boots,
ran out with them. The prosecutor followed, and
secured the fellow.

Barker, a City policeman, into whose custody the pri-
soner was given, stated, that in their way to the Compter
the prisoner, upon being asked how much he had ex-
pected to get for the odd boots, replied that he expected
about six shillings for them, but, if they had been a
pair, he should have got seven shillings for them ; and
he added, that the reason odd boots fetched a price so
high was, that at the shop at which he sold them there
were plenty of boots to match whatever could be got
hold of. He, however, refused to state where that shop
was.—The prisoner was committed fur trial.
An engineer, named John Dixon, was charged with
having committed desperate assaults upon policemen and
other persons.
The defendant, who is a powerfnl young man, had
been holiday-keeping, and, as he passed along in the
neighbourhood of London-bridge, where he tumbled
several times, was inspired with the fancy of bringing
others to his own level. He accordingly let fly his fists
at persons whom he met, and down they went in the
mud with as dead a certainty as he fell himself. At last
he was thrown down at the door of a shop by a gentle-
man whom he had struck violently in the face, and taken
hold of by the police. When in the hands of the police-
men, he went to work, as if by steam, with his hands
and feet, and one of the unfortunate officers, who hap-
pened to be within reach of his power, was soon after-
wards transferred to the hands of the surgeon, who
charged ss. for advice and leeches.
Alderman GIBBS asked the defendant whether he could

say anything at all in answer to such an acctisationi:
The defendant said he must have had too much liquor,
for he knew nothing at all about the matter.

Alderman Ginns:-You might have killed this police-
man. The defendant—Aye' lam told I had too much
beer. I dare say I had, too, for Ido assure you I know
nothing of it at all. _

Alderman Ginns—l am sorry to see that you don't
seem even to regret it. The defendant—Oh, yes, lam
sorry for it. lam pretty sure I sat too long in the
public-house ; but it was Christmas time, you know,
my Lord.
._ _

Alderman GThus—But you must not murdeueople
because it is Christmas. .The defendant—No ; but I had
too much beer—that's the fact.

The Alderman then fined the defendant 31., which was
soon afterwards paid.

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METEOR.—On Tuesday evening, about eight
o'clock, a very brilliant meteor was observed over the
city. The phenomenon was seen by various parties
from different parts of the city and neighbourhood. Its
progress, which was comparatively slow, was towards
the north-west, and the line of its descent formed an
angle with the horizon of about 35 degrees. The nucleus
had very much the appearance of a large eye of six or
eight inches in apparent diameter, the centre of which
was of a dark red colour, the outer concentric rings be-
coming. paler towards the outer circle of the body, and
the various shades of colour passing imperceptibly into
each other. The outermost colour was a very brilliant
light yellow or straw colour, and the tail, which was
continued for about, apparently, four feet from the cir-
cumference of the eye, was of the same light straw
colour, rather darker on the edges, and terminated in a
point; the edges being quite distinctly defined. On ap-
proaching pretty near to the horizon, it exploded at the
nucleus, with a dull, but very loud report, accompanied
by a whizzing noise, and discharged a great number of
brilliant sparks, something like those from a sky-rocket,
and before these were lost sight of the whole meteor had
vanished.— Glasgow Arqus.
EDMONTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—On Wed-
the annual examination of the
taosotl took place at*the school-room at-
tachedllisigi:lltution in Silver-street, Upper Edmon-
ton,Markham, Esq., of Bridport Hall, the late
lithe chair, who, on his ascending the plat-
ed with much applause from his
fisnoerrhisi odcl,aßaiypr.Nsat:l' ao;stf." in
:tnel
received
late pupils. Mr. J. E. Adams, the present Principal,
opened the proceedings in a very able speech, in
which he detailed the principles of instruction adopt-
ed in this very popular establishment. He was much
cheered. The Chairman, with his usual ability,
spoke at some length on the benefits. arising from early
education, which he illustrated by familiar comparisons.
The pupils then went through their examination, in
which they fully displayed the great attention that had
been paid to them by their instructors. The whole af-
forded the most lively satisfaction to a numerous and
highly respectable audience, who repeatedly attested their
approbation by loud applause.
AN OHIO SINGER.—TaIk of their bass singer
at Kentucky, we've a man here who went so low that
he's never been able to get vp again since. We have
a gentleman here, too, who is co cold in his manner that
the moment he enters the room the thermometer falls to
freezing point.