The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANS.)
Tirrl.s,
PROOFS UNDER ILLEGAL CONTRACTS.—IN RE
The bankrupt, who had carried on business as
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woollen-draper and liati!z.'r Nurwich, came uP P 3„•
signees, on the ground that the ban.L.ruP
his last examination, Whicii was opposed by the
insufficient. • the alueilui
t's accounts

A proof was tendered against the estate 1%::
of 550. 9s. 3d. under an award. it
„ avrarilf
The Learned COMMISSIONER, after perusing t
said that it was one of the strangest documents
hiil
had ever come before him. It appeared that there
been some illegal transactions in adulterating tebaefo
and the bankrupt had received money on account el
l'ef
claimants in respect thereof. The bankrupt, bewtled a
had set up the defence that the contract was found
an illegal transaction. ca
ha The SOLICITOR said that it was denied that such eP
had been
The Learnedo'M COMMISSICiNER said that he couli
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go by the award tendered in support of the prnoft e; be
more unintelligible piece of legal jargon could not nr",,ad
imagined; it went on to say that a general.vordiet
been entered for the plaintiffs, subject to the refereet,
but that if the award was entirely for the defeOffia
then the verdict should be entered for the plaietigs 100
only 40s. debt, and la. damages. In the eye of rcustaci
and common sense this was an absurdity, and
an be
°I wuflite
not admit a proof on such an award without se
nation; he did not know whether the absurdity eri'oo
from a form, or whether it was erroneous—the awe'
the face of it appeared to be erroneous. t
The SOLICITOR to the assignees said it was a 105,ee"-, the
•traordinary form, and was perhaps framed to al„aiii
pleadings, as it was suggested that the. bankrupt
be charged with the amount received as agent, i',llvitit{i•
standing any illegal conduct on the part of the poi for
The proof was rejected, and the case Aortic' .0
the bankrupt to furnish further accounts, his exc7o,
being treble the amount of his profits; he had beteie to
kept the usual books; and said that he would be el"-
show that the expenditure arose from losses. cite
The COMMISSIONER said a bankrupt was not retf. 0;
to justify himself on that accoullt at the exatnilittter
it was a subject for inquiry when he applied for In' -
tificate.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS Pitl,„njre
William Hutton, a shoemaker, who had ve-ritni
mended from yesterday week upon a charge of er'
and wounding Henry Figgins, whereby his li'e tbii
endangered," was again brought before Mr. Jaraileivg
morning, and finally examined, the wounded made evi'
so far recovered as to be able to attend and
Bence. fittedHe stated that on the day the offence was ea°l'l,jlo'
(Sunday week) he was so drunk that he could re' 00
tinctly remember the whole of what occurrea:4 of
lodged with the prisoner, and when he came 13°13P'010
night, having been out the whole day, theY,,,ovet
quarrel, which originated in play, and the 1100
stabbed him and ran away. The landlord of the. 09
elier
came to see what was the maser, and met the rofoo
on the stairs. He brought him back and fc
policeman, and witness was taken to tLe hospital-
The landlord of the house corroborated tile lalter
lea
of this statement.
Policeman F 55 took the prisoner into custodYioceo
found a shoemaker's knife, which he now Pr,3, o
lying under a chair. It was covered with Lilocej tb
the way -to the station the prisoner said it serl'ol/e
scoundrel right, and if he had had any fire-0:410;
would have shot him. He told the inspector
had given me the same provocation I would have
you the same." 110$'
Mr. Stephens, .house-surgeen of King's College."
pitak, described the injuries received by the first wiod
He had five wounds in the chest, one of which w3s
an inch deep. Another would entirely have killeci
had it not been stopped by the breast-bone. Other.: iffo
within the eighth of an inch of vital parts. -Mbe
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he was likely to recover in a short time
The prisoner said that when Figgins came brebi:
said he would have a row, and attempted to previ° rot
into a quarrel. ' He (prisoner) was determined 00beei
have any quarrel, but, after being knocked dolvl3o s
and after submitting to a great deal of abuse, hel6l/JiciY,i,
up the first thing that came to his hallu'i,os,'ii
happened to be the knife, to defend 't
He would not have used the knife bli" (V)
Figgins was a much stronger man than he' i 4
prisoner is a very small man, Figgins is rather
Mr. JARDINE having caused the evidence le'
prisoner's defence to be taken down in the 0506
ner, committed him for trial.

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MARLBRa-STREET.—(THIS
John Jones was placed at the bar, this 030;0...,,11P
charged with being drunk and abusing the Pas9l-il,
and placing the life of his child in danger, 1A f
100-place, yesterday afternoon.
Constable C 42 said his attention was ca—feva-t,
lady, between three and four o'clock, to the de„,;130,0
He was drunk, and pushed the people off the P3' 0:0
offering to fight some of them; but at one ti,l!;,ej'io ,10
was about to cross the road, he said to the cul'Aer
hand, "You young rascal, I'll shove you n11:0514;
buss.' " He gave the child a push, which ver-7,,ip°'
threw him below the wheel of the omnibus 1155"
05(1
the time. p if
Constable A 143 corroborated the last • VI"13,1 f,
said complaints had been made to him of the "e
by two ladies successively. for
The defendant, when asked what he had to 59.'
using his boy, said, "Heis my only child." 2o'
Mr. MALTBY ordered him to pay 51., or got-
for two months, for ill-using his child. at
Helen Moriarty, a married woman, wag placei, yr
bar this morning, charged with stealinVhirk„r4p,
of printed cotton from the shop of Mr. LiamP—*
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Oxford-otroot. cot 4
Mr. Humphreys produced a piece of VIII AO:fp
marked with a large ticket "Hoyle's pattern', ""t
it was his. It had been brought to his shop pattern',
about seven o'clock, by a policeman. It bad ho
on a chair at his shop door half an hour before- dot
George Saunders, 221 D, said he met the defenot ojiSi
Duke-street, Manchester-square, about halfro cbdier
carrying something heavy in her apron, at'„ to
above it. The constable suspected her, and °,l---I,lecl- 1,6
bundle, which contained the piece of print 10°_,''"400jf
answer to his questions, she said a woman bau,t'-oos
the cotton in a shop down the road, but COulun-oc rro
what shop. As he saw the ticket still on it be nitsa ttefo
to the station-house; but on the way there sbe id9s'p
were three gown pieces in it, and she had Plvaii/
them, and at the station-house she said she ha' paid
ttea
for the goods.
The defendant fake her trial

,He len,
Clerkenwell sessions.