The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-08 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

JENKINSON AND CUNNiNGITA3I.-The half-mile trial
of speed between Charles Jenkinson (the London Stag),
and Daniel Cunningham (known as the Irish Lad), took
place yesterday, for 25 sovs. aside, at Fig's•marsh-level,
near Mitcham, Surrey. To recapitulate the achieve- I
ments of Jenkinson would be trespassing too much on 4
our space; yet we may observe, among the contests that
immediately present themselves to our memary, that, al-
though
beaten by the accomplished Robinson, of Newton
Moor, the early part of 1844, he achieved a triumph over
the celebrated John Smith (the Regent-street Pet), in a
race of a quarter of a mile, near the Angel, Sutton, in
March of the same year, the stakes being 100 sovs. He
subsequently ran a dead heat with the same opponent,
at 300 yards, leaping 15 hurdles; and on April 10 beat
Boulton Phillips in a race of 140 yards. Ralph Manley,
however, beat him, in the same year (1844), at Newcas-
tle, in 120 yards, Jenkinson giving two yards. In 1845,
we shall not attempt to follow his performances scru-
pulously; the most remarkable were, mastering Benja-
min Badcock, of Birmingham, and two others, for a
silver cup, in a quarter of a mile race, at Stafford;
beating John Smith (second time) over 440
yards of turnpike-road, at Acton-bottom ; but
in turn " the Pet" conquered in a hurdle race
at the Beehive. Handley, of Nottingham, also beat him
in a race at Mitcham, owing, it was alleged, to the
cramp. This brings us to Cunningham, who does not
appear till the present year in any contest of note. ;.=,ix
successive triumphs—among them we may mention
Franey (once disputed and once defeated), Smith (of
Stockport), Rowley (of Newcastle), and John Smith
(the Pet), half mile at Ealing—and enough will be
shown to justify some confidence on the part of his
friends. At a few minutes after four the men were at
the scratch, and without a baulk a fair start was effected.
For the first 600 yards Jenkinson led, but his advantage
was never more than two or three yards at the utmost.
At about 150 yards from home, Cunningham, who had
evidently been running judiciously, put on the steam .;
Jenkinson was certainly at the top of his speed, and
when collared, had somewhat shot his bolt. Cunning-
ham ran well and gamely, and ultimately reached the
goal four yards iu advance. Not a few of the best
judges of speed were deceived, and there is little doubt,
had not the Stag ran himself out early, that the advan-
tage to Cunningham, the lighter, fresher, and stronger
man, from the ascent at the elo,e of the half mile,
would not have been so advantageous.

PHYSICAL FORCE.—A poor Welsh miner who had
been induced to join in a riot, when under examination
before the magistrates at Newport, repeatedly exclaimed
as follows:—" I wur never for vissikful force." Being
asked to explain himself, ho replied—" Why, zur, I
neveer wur vor pysonin um:"

ALLEGED ROBBERY AT THE

RECORD-OFFICE.

At the Thames Police•court yesterday, a case of ar.
extraordinary nature, arising out of a very trivial charge
of felony, was heard before Mr. Broderip. Wm. Cusack,
a well-dressed young man, employed in the Record-
office, was charged with having stolen two sheets of
brown paper, valued 2d., laid as the property of her
Majesty.
Mr. Robert Loxton, who said he was the foreman of
the workmen in the Record-office of the Tower of Lon-
don, deposed that on Saturday afternoon he saw the
prisoner take some paper away belonging to her Ma-
jesty, and cautioned him about it, on which the prisoner
struck him, and he returned the blow and gave the pri-
soner into custody. He had since waited on Mr. M'Cul-
loch and various other gentlemen, some of whom were
connected with the Treasury, and he was referred from
one to the other until he was at last requested to make
the case known to Mr. Roberts, of the Record-office,
who declined to prosecute, and said he knew nothing at
all about it.

Mr. Broderip directed the depositions to be formally
taken.

The witness then stated, that the prisoner was one of
the workmen in the Record-office. On Saturday after-
noon he had occasion to go to the office, and saw him
take two sheets of new brown paper. He called out to
him, " Cusack, don't you take that with you." The
prisoner replied, " Why not ?" and he told him there
was plelity of dirty paper for use without taking new
paper. The prisoner beeping very insolent, and said
witness might be —, that it was no business of his,
and that he would take what he wanted. The witness
then sail, " If you attempt to take it I shall stop you at
the gate. caution you not to take it." The prisoner
, said, he wanted none of his cautions, and that if witness
made any attempt to stop him he would knock him
down. The prisoner was accordingly stopped at the
gate, and as he made towards the prisoner with the in-
tention of making him take the paper back again, he re-
ceived a violent blow from the prisoner.
Mr. Symons, the chief clerk—Did you actually stop
him ? Witness—Yes, I did, sir. He wrapped his clothes
in this paper. It was a bundle ; the paper was outside.
Mr. Symons—Then he was carrying the bundle at the
time you stopped him? Witness—Yes, sir. He had
his bundle wrapped up in two sheets of her Majesty's
paper. For the last twelve months ho has been in the
habit of taking paper. Not only that, but there has
been so much of this sort of thing going on, that I have
had a duty lately put upon me of looking after it.
John M‘Mahon, a police- constable, No. 32 11, said
there was a scuffle going on at the principal gate of the
Tower between Loxton and the prisoner. The latter
was given into custody for stealing two sheets of paper.
The prisoner said he had liberty to take it, and that Mr.
Hardy, the principal assistant keeper of the Public
Records, had given him permission to take paper when
he wanted it. He made an immediate inquiry, and
ascertained that Mr. Hardy was in the country.
The prisoner, in defence, said this was a malicious
prosecution on the part of Loxton. He had been em-
ployed in the Record-office six years, and had hitherto
maintained a good character. He was tying up a bundle
of wearing apparel in two sheets of brown paper, and
Loxton came into the office, put his hand on his shoulder,
and forbade him doing so. He told Loxton it was no
business of his, and that he had permission from his
superiors to make use of a sheet or two of paper for the
purpose of tying up a parcel, but not to sell it or give it
away on any consideration. Loxton continued near
him, and he threatened to punch his head if he did
not get away from him. He was passing out of the
gate, and ',Cotton seized him by the neck, on which he
struck him.
The police-constable, in answer to questions from Mr.
Symons, said the bundle was a very large one, and the
two sheets of paper were extended, and not folded
one within the other. The bundle required two sheets
of paper.
Mr. Roberts, a gentleman who paid much attention to
the proceedings, here rose and said, the department in
the Tower to which the parties belonged was entirely
under his control, and he knew that a great portion of
the statements made by Loxton were false, and that lie
was actuated by malice in this prosecution. The witness
had repeatedly threatened to take the prisoner, but he
had no more right to interfere with him then the pri-
soner had to interfere with Loxton. The department
was entirely under the control of him (Mr. Roberts),
and he knew both parties well. The prisoner was a
steady man, of most exemplary character, and the most
implicit confidence might be placed in him. The pri-
soner was detained on special duty in the Record-office
on Saturday evening until half past five, an hour and
a half beyond the usual time, and there was no supe-
rior officer of whom he could ask permission to take
a sheet of paper, or he Would have done so. If
anything wrong occurred, he (Mr. Roberts) was the
proper person to speak to oa the subject. Loxton, how-
ever, had thought proper to pass by his house, and go
to the prisoner's, for the purpose of searching it, without
conulting him at all, nor was any report made to him.
He was sorry to say that Loxton was a man of bad
character, who had been suspended for drunkenness, and
a good deal of false mercy had been shown him. Loxton
had no authority to stop the prisoner at all.
Mr. Broderip asked if the officers of the Record office
intended to prosecute ? Mr. Roberts—They will have
nothing to do with it.
Mr. Broderip—Answer the question directly. Do you
attend here to prosecute or not ? Mr. Roberts—l attend
here to give the prisoner a character. The man Loxton
is not actuated by any desire to benefit the public ser-
vice, but only to gratify his own revengeful disposition.
If I had been in the office I should have given Cusack a
sheet of paper if he wanted it.
Loxton—Mr. Roberts is not sworn, your Worship.
Mr. Roberts—l am quite ready to be sworn and repeat
all I have said.

Loxton—You had no right to give him permission to
take the paper.
Mr. Roberts—That is a matter between me and Lord
Langdale, the Keeper-General of the Public Records.
There are several men here who can prove the bad cha-
racter of the man Loxton. He had no business to go
to the Treasury, but to come to me.
Mr. Broderip—Well, you have taken upon yourself to
say you would have given him the paper. What are
you? Mr. Roberts—l am one of the Assistant-Keepers
of the Public Records. Mr. Hardy is another, and
when he is away I have the sole charge of the de-
partment.
Mr. Broderip said, that notwithstandieg what Mr.
Roberts said, his duty was as plain as possible, and that
was to hold the prisoner to bail, and ascertain if the
case would be taken in hand by the Government. The
public property had been taken out of the Record-
office, and he should hold the prisoner to bail, himself in
801., and two good sureties in 401. each, to appear at the
sessions.

We have much pleasure in being able to state that
the votes made through the agency of the Anti-Corn-
law League, in the'counties of Middlesex, East Sussex,
Hertford, West Kent, South Hants, and South Essex,
Rill be supported and defended by gentlemen of talent
and experience from the late League registration offices,
and from the fund collecting for that purpose. We are
glad to see that our remarks, made some tew days back,
have had the desired effect in arousing the friends of
the Government to protect, by their subscriptions, the
humble class of electors, who expended in January last
their hard earnings that they might assist with their vote
the return of a Liberal Government. The public are
much indebted to Mr. W. 11. James, who, when the
League dissolved, took the responsibility of the County
Registration offices upon his own personal risk, to pre-
vent the free-trade cause from suffering by the offices
being broken up ; and we are now happy to announce
that he has since received the support of the Earl of
Radnor, Lord John Russell, Lord Robert Grosvenor,
Lord Listowel, Lord Clarendon, Hon. Admiral Bouverie,
H. N. Brown, Esq., Wynn Ellis, Esq., M.P., Messrs.
J. and J. L. Travers, and many other noblemen and
gentlemen. It only remains for us to impress upon the
Liberal party the necessity of exerting themselves by
rendering such aid to the registration fund as may be
nee( ed to defend those counties from the unconstitutional
attack with which they are menaced.—Chronicle.
THUNDER STORM.—ROCHESTER, SEPT. 7.—Yes-
terday morning was close and sultry,
.with a cloudless
sky up till noon day, shortly after which some clouds
made heir appearance from the southward, followed by
a few drops of rain. To this succeeded dark threaten-
ing clouds of a slaty hue, projecting forward their white
heads, _and the thunder pealed loudly, but the clouds
bore away to the westward, and we escaped the effects
of the storm. On the road to Gravesend the storm burst
with great fury, doing considerable damage to the crops
and everything within its range. At the Rev. Mr.
Hindle's, opposite the Falstaff Inn, on Gad's Hill, where
the hail fell in torrents, some of the windows were
broken, and in the greenhouse upwards of 200 squares
of glass were destroyed. Some of the pieces of ice
measured nearly three inches in length, and from the
quantity which fell, laid thick on the ground for some
time after the storm had abated.

SUSPECTED MURDER Or AN INFANT —Yesterday,
Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Vestry-hall,
Church-passage, Chancery-lane, on the body of a newly-
born female child, discovered under the following mys-
terious circumstances:—lt appeared from the evidence of
several witnesses, that on the morning of the 4th instant
a small rush basket, tied and directed to a gentleman at
No. 95, Holloway-road Villas, was left by a stranger at
the receiving-house of the Parcels' Delivery Company,
in Charles-street, Westminster. The parcel was in due
time taken to its destination, and upon application being
made, it was ascertained that no one of the name lived
there, It was then returned by the carrier, and deposited
at the company's office in Roll's-buildings, Fetter-lane,
where, on being opened, it was found to contain the body
of the deceased, wrapped in a piece of linen rag. Mr.
Lovett, the parochial surgeon, said he could not state
positively whether the deceased had been born alive or
not, owing to its decomposition. After a protracted
deliberation, the jury returned an open verdict of
" Found dead."
WINDSOR CASTLE.—" TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION."
—Considerable surprise, and no little alarm and conster-
nation, were created amongst her Majesty's lieges in the
royal town of Windsor, upo❑ the publication, on Satur-
day, of the Windsor Express, in which appeared an ad-
vertisement (surmounted by the royal arms, prominently
displayed in " large caps.") to the following effect:—
" 13y order of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods
and Forests—Windsor Castle—To be Sold by Auction,
by Mr. Tebbott." Upon diving, however, into the small
type, it was found, to the great joy of the alarmists,
that a large quantity of building materials were to be
disposed of by the royal auctioneer, and not the Castle
itself.

DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.— The son of the lamented
Dwarkanauth Tagore, accompanied by Mr. Drummond,
is at present on a visit to this city. He is residing at the
Wellington Hotel. The distinguished stranger, who is
attired in the Oriental costume, has been visiting and
inspecting the liens ef this city.—glasgow Saturday Post.

_
COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON
MRS. CUMMING.
THIRD DAY.

The inquiry into the state of mind of Mrs. Catherine
Cumming, a lady possessed of a fortune of 30,000/., and
which had previous,y occupied two days, was resumed
yesterday at the Horns Tavern, li"..nningtun, before Mr.
Commissioner Barlow and a special jury. The adjourn-
ment had been made from the previous Monday, and
was granted to enable • Mrs. Cumming (who had not
been professionally represented on the first day) to pre-
pare for her defence.

Mr. Edwin James, with Mr. Cole, as counsel, and Mr.
Dangerfield, as solicitor, appeared, as before, for the
Commission ; and Mr. Petersdorf, as an additional and
leading counsel, with Mr. Parry, as junior (who formerly
appeared), and Mr. Robinson, solicitor, on the part of
Mrs. Cumming.
Mr. Petersdorf applied for a copy of the notes and the
first day's proceedings, and after a desultory conversa-
tion it was agreed that the witnesses of Saturday should
be cross-examined.
John Wilson was the first witness examined. He
said—l have retired from business as a goldsmith and
jeweller. On the 10th of July I went to the house of
Mrs. Cumming, in Belgrave-terrace. I neat on the
death of Mr. eunim.ng. I showed the state of the house
to the jury on Monday last. It was in the precise state
as when the captain died. There was au inventory of
the goods taken. Mr. Ince 14 as t h ere. Mr. Hooper
was at his office. (The inventory was here produced
and identified by the witness.)
Cross-examined--I did not write the inventory, but I
was present when it was written. There were eumerous
papers and parchments since found.
Examination continued—All the parchments and
papers were put into boxes.—( Boxes sent for and opened.)
-The boxes have Leen in my possession ever since.—
(A. bag of sugar produced.)
Commissioner—Were these things in your house, Mrs.
Cumming? Mrs. Cumming—Oh, yes, they were packed
up for the purpose of removal from one house to another.
Witness continued—l found a AI. note in one of these
boxes in a dirty envelope, amongst pieces of paper ; the
envelope was very dirty outside. I had the sole care of
the house. The keys were always in the possession of
Mr. Hooper. The house was in the same state from the
time of the death of Captain Cumming up to the time of
the jury seeing it. This witness went on to describe it.
Cross-exatnined—l went to the house at the request
of Mr. Hooper and Mr. Ince. In 1839 and 1840, I
visited the Captain and Mrs. Cumming on Maida Hill,
on the Captain's birthday. I believe a large portion of
the furniture from Maida Hill was sent to the Pantech-
nicon. I had every opportunity of seeing how they
lived. Mr. Cumming was upwards of eighty-nine years
of age when he died. I did not see him for three years
before his death. He was then quite able to held him-
self at table. The house was scarcely furnished. I was
not put in as a watchman. There was no understanding
about remuneration, but Ido expect it. I was told to
keep the furniture in the same state as I found it. The
51. note which was found was nearly new, dated 1844,
and was in an envelope. Ido not know that on three
successive occasions Mrs. Cumming's turnituie was
taken in execution for Captain Cumming's debts.
Elizabeth Browne, a nurse to Mrs. Cumming., de-
posed to her exhibitions of temper, hatred to her family,
cruelty to her husband, &c., adding, that she accused
her (witness) of improper intimacy with the captain.
Commissioner (to Mrs. Cumming)—Did you ever
accuse her of such a thing? Mrs. Cumming (empha-
tically)—Oh, no, gentlemen! look at her face—it is not
likely.—(Laughter.)
Several other witnesses, who had acted as nurses to
Captain Cumming, and who had been servants in the
house, were also examined. but their evidence added no
new facts to those adduced at the previous examinations.
ller neglect and cruelty to Captain Cumming, her
great care of the cats, and the senseless charges of
infidelity, were again mentioned, together with her care-
lessness about money.
At five o'clock the proceedings were further adjourned
till this day.

OFFENCES IN THE PARKS.—Yesterday a statement
of all persons apprehended in St. James's, Hyde, the
Green Parks, and Kensington Gardens, during the past
month of August was, by order of the Commissioners
of Woods and Forests, posted at the principal entrances.
Fifteen persons found sleeping at night in the shrub-
beries of Hyde Park, were all confined with hard labour
for short periods; three, convicted of indecency in Hyde
and St. James's Parks, were held to bail to answer the
charges at the sessions; and three others, for cutting
seats and assaulting a constable, were imprisoned with
hard labour.

TAGLIONI AT PLYMOUTII.—PLYMOCTII, SEPT. 6.
On Wednesday evening Madlle. Taglioni commenced a
brief engagement of four nights before a Plymouth
audience. Her arrival so early was unexpected, for she
was announced to appear at Exeter on Wednesday and
Thursday, and at Plymouth on Friday and Saturday;
but, in consequence of our manager, Mr. Newcombe,
having advertised an increase of the prices, the lessee of
the Exeter Theatre refused the theatre in that city, and
Taglioni at once came on to Plymouth, and the subject
of dispute between the two lessees is likely to be a mat-
ter for settlement in a court of law. Taglioat is sup-
pried by M. Silvain and Mad Lulu Proahe Giubilei, and
by Mr. Gilmer and Mi,3 Gilmer, of the Italian Opera,
who were here before. The engagement of Taglioni
not proving to successful as it would probably have
proved had her time been divided between Plymouth
and Exeter, that accomplished lady has very kindly
given Mr. Newcombe an extra night.
ALARMING STORM AT WINDSOE.--IVINDSOR,MON•
DAY EVENING.—ShortIy before three o'clock this after-
noon one of the most alarming -and fearful storms of
thunder and lightning, accompanied by torrents of rain,
ever experienced in Windsor, passed over the town from
the south-east, and lasted fur upwards of an hour and a
half. The lightning was of the most vivid character.
Flash followed flash, and peal succeeded peal, without
intermission, during the whole time of the continuance
of the storm. For the last two .days the heat has been
most oppressive, the thermometer this day at one o'clock,
in the shade, standing as high as 82 degrees.
THE FRENCH IN OTAIIEITE.--LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 5.
—The Boston Advertiser publishes the following import-
ant intelligence from Otaheite:—" The latest accounts
we have previously seen reported the-facts of a collision
having occurred between the natives and the French;
but the statement now given adds, it will be observed,
that the town has been evacuated alike by English and
French:—' From the Society Islands— By a recent
arrival at New Bedford, advices have been received from
Otaheite to April 15. The natives had made a vigorous
assault upon the French garrison, and had driven them
from the land. The European residents had been com-
pelled to flee with their effects on board the French
vessels of war. After the evacuation of the town the
French vessels opened a fire upon it.'"
THE SPA-FIELDS BURIAL-GROUND.—Mr. Bram-
well has at length made his award. He prohibits any
further burials or disturbance of the ground, save in cer-
tain parts of the churchyard, for ten years ; directs that
no coffin of five feet or upwards shall be buried in any
grave not deep enough to lie over the upper part of
such coflin a thickness of soil of five feet ; coffins to be
buried one or more deep in a vertical direction. When
a coffin has been buried one year they shall not bury
over or disturb it. There shall be a horizontal or
lateral direction, one foot at least between coffins buried
in the ground. No coffin to be removed or disturbed, nor
any body or part of any body, for ten years from the
time of burial. This award is dated the 9th of May
inst. The parts of the ground to be hereafter used can
only be properly understood by examining a plan ; they
comprise that portion bounded on the east by part of
the western wall of the dwelling-house, and part of the
ground bounded on the north by the north wall of that
house, &c.
BARNET FAlR.—Yesterday (Monday) this great
cattle fair terminated ; a great deal of stock changed
ownership. The cattle breeders held out for high prices
the preceding days of the fair, and purchasers did well
by waiting, and obtained cattle at an advantage yester-
day. A large number of Scotch runts were turned out
sold, destined for the grazing counties. Some well bred
Durham and polled milch cows were bought at 16 to 18
guineas, calves inclusive. Prime bullocks (I)evons) re-
tained prices at first asked. In the sheep pens there
was but little business, the chief supply having been sold
out. In the horse-field business was lively to the end
of the fair, and the best description of horses fetched
good prices. The Welsh horse-dealers have made a
good harvest. The ponies and foresters were of better
stamp than is usually preseutt d for sale, and conse-
quently met with a better sale and corresponding
prices.

LOCUSTS IN ENGLkIiD.-AS a proof of the approxi-
mation of our climate this summer to that of eastern

countries, it may be worth recording, that our island has
been visited by a swarm of those destructive insects, the
great brown locusts. A few stragglers have visited
this vicinity, two specimens of which were taken to
our museum, where one of them is now alive, and in
full vigour. A northern paper mentions the fact of
the swarm having been seen at Sunderland, and that
they travelled in a sourtherly direction.— IN'orfolk
Chronicle.

RAILWAYS V. STAGE- COACHES.—The short interval
that has elapsed since the Bradford and Leeds Railway
was opened has served to sweep away almost all the
stage. coaches from that road, though there used to be
not an hour in the day when they were not running
from the two towns.—Leeds Mercury.
A PRINCE KILLED IN A DUEL.—GRATZ (STYRIA),
AuG. 21.—Owing to an altercation which took place at a
ball between the Prince of Tour and Taxis, Lieutenant-
Colonel of Hussars, and Captain Schnedt, of the Infan-
try, a meeting with pistals took place, and the former
was killed on the spot, having received the bullet of his
adversary in the breast. The event caused a painful
sensation at Gratz. The Prince of Tour and Taxis, of
the illustrious family of the same name, was only thirty-
five years of age, and universally esteemed for his amiable
qualities.
A CENTRAL S UN.—D r. Madler, the professor of
astronomy at Dorpat, has published the result of the re-
searches pursued by him uninterruptedly during the last
sixty years, upon the movements of the so-called fixed
stars. These more particularly relate to the star Alcyone
(discovered by him), the brightest of the seven bright
stars of the group of the Pleiades. This star he states
to be the central sun of all the systems of stars known to
us. Ile gives its distance from the boundaries of our
system at thirty-four million times the distance of the
sun from our earth; a distance which it takes 537 years
for light to traverse. Our sun takes 182 million years
to accomplish its course round this central body, whose
mass is 117 million times larger than the sun.
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—The necessary repairs
having been effected, the Great Britain was onatureg
morning floated out of the graving dock and berthed
the Coburg.
presentsoburg.H a g
Her passenger list, in
formed,
already are
ratifying appearance.--Liverpoo
Albion,

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, September 7
(Before Mr. Commissioner HoLuoYD.)
:GEORGE WETENHALL'S BAbIKRUPTCY.

The bankrupt in this case is described as a stock and
tre-dealer, and the sitting to-day was for the choice
assignees and proof of debts. The estate is not a
I irge one, and few creditors were in attendance.
An application was made to thu Court, under these
circumstances, on behalf of a Mr. Hunter, who had had,
it appeared, some transactions with the bankrupt. Mr.
Hunter, attracted by an advertisement in the papers,
sought an advance upon shares. An amount of 1201.
was borrowed, and permission was subsequently given
the bankrupt to dispose of_skimmber of them, bat not
the whole. Repeated appriogiOns had since been made
•o the bankrupt to deliver thein up, and after promising
r had not kept his word. Having now failed, it was
onnd, on inquiry at the official assignee's, that no such
hares had been returned among the assets or effects of
the bankrupt. The applicant, therefore, desired that
the Court would allow him to ask Mr. Wetenhall what
'had become of the shares.

The bankrupt plainly answered that they were sold,
and declared that he received full authority from Mr.
Hunter by the terms of the contract entered into. He
could not now produce the authority, or state the actual
date of sale, because his books were not yet made up.
He should, however, on the next occasion, be ready to
show the contract and give the full particulars of the
transaction. He did not expect to have been called
upon to do so to-day, or else he could have given a
satisfactory explanation. The authority was among his
papers in the custody of the official assignee.
The applicant asked the official assignee if that were
so ?

The official assignee said the contract might be among
the bankrupt's papers. There were a great many of
them.
Mr. Hunter denied that he gave the bankrupt autho-
rity to sell.

Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD said the bankrupt evi-
dently was not ready with his accounts, and he wished
to defer the matter till his books were before the Court.
A person of the name of Bacon said—ln April last he
went to the bankrupt for the purpose of selling some
Portuguese stock, and the price being about 58, and he
having purchased at 671, in order to avoid the sacrifice,
it was agreed that he should receive an advance of 1501.
upon it. In July last he went again to the bankrupt,
pressing him to dispose of the stock, but he said, "You re
a d—d fool—don't sell—they are sure to go higher—l'll
make you a further advance." Having other Portuguese
stock, he deposited another 3001. bond for 1001. advance,
bat though he had since applied to the bankrupt to know
what had become of it he could get no satisfactory infor-
mation. What he was told war, that he might apply
"here (naming the court) and be d—d." Mr. Bacon
thought it right, under the circumstances, to state his
case plainly to the Court, to ascertain the best course to
be pursued. He understood there was no account of th's
transaction in the books at the official assignee's, nor did
his name appear in them at all. He had asked the bank-
rupt to sell the bonds at any price they might fetch, and
repay himself the advance, and hand him (Mr. Bacon)
over the difference.

Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD said the bankrupt would
have to account for it in his affairs. The better course
would be for Mr. Bacon to consult the official assignee
on the subject, and then, if he could get no satisfactory
information, to apply again to the Court. The bank-
rupt had already stated that the incompleteness of his
books prevented him from explaining these matters at
the moment.

Mr. MICHAEL, for another party, said his client was
told shares were sold, but they were not able to get the
particulars of sale and prices. They did not wish,
however, to impugn the correctness of the transaction.
Mr. Commis3ioner IibLROYD said the official assignee
would afford every facility for the investigation of these
accounts.

The first applicant now said he understood that only
a few days ago the bankrupt had sold a large number of
shares to Mr. Gompertz. These might include the very
securities after which be was inquiring. Would his
Honour permit him to ask the bankrupt the question ?
Leave being given,

The bankrUpt said he had sold shares to Gompertz,
but what they were he did not precisely recollect, neither
did he think that the applicant bad a right to put the
question. He was perfectly free to sell shares to any
one if he could find a customer.

The applicant then stigmatised the conduct of the
bankrupt as fraudulent. This the bankrupt indignantly
denied. Because he would not sacrifice the money ad-
vanced by his clients, his dealings were alleged to be
fradulent. In one case—that alluded to by Mr. Michael—
s loss of 1,2001. had fallen upon the party who had ad-
vanced the money, and of course he was cautious in
taking full authority subsequently to sell, with the view
of protecting the interests of his friends.

• ‘1 Hard words" having been exchanged between the
parties, _

Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD interfered. He said he
had given the applicant some license, and before he fur-
ther proceeded he ought to put himself in the situation
of a creditor. Inquiries at the official assignee's would
bring information. The bankrupt must, at the same
time, understand that it was his duty to give every kind
of detail respecting the state of his affairs.
The bankrupt said Mr. Hunter now wanted his shares,
because, having been for some time at a discount, they
had recently gone up to a premium. But it was not
likely, when their appearance was low in the market,
that he would see his client's money wholly sacrificed.
If, in the parlance of the Stock Exchange and the Hall
of Commerce, be had been allowed to " make up" his
account, he could have showed his creditors assets in
full.

Mr. JORDESON (for a creditor)—lf I understand
rightly, your Honour, there is not a penny in the
pound.

Other creditors also said they never expected to gel
a dividend.

A few proofs were then admitted, and Mr. J. Brown,
of Wapping, coal merchant, was chosen assignee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man of respectable exterior and good address,
who stated his name to be Henry Smith (as he was given
to understand), was brought before the Lord Mayor,
charged with having annoyed Mr. Sparks, of the London
Assurance Office, by asking for relief.
Mr. Sparks said, the defendant had called at his office,
asked for assistance, and refused to leave the place, con-
tending that as he had been frequently relieved before,
he had a decided claim upon the person who had served
him.
Alderman GIBBS—Have you relieved him? Mr.
Sparks—Certainly; several times.
The defendant—He has, frequently; and I, therefore,
considered him to be my friend. I took it for granted,
The circumstances in which I am placed are rather un-
usual. I suppose that lam an illegitimate child; and I
believe that Mr. Sparks, and Mr. Wilson, a respectable
solicitor in Chancery-lane, know who my parents are.
The gentlemen I have named have from time to time
supplied me with money, and paid for my education, and
it is admitted that their contributions have not been
made by themselves, or from motives of charity. lam
now in a state of actual starvation. I have been brought
up as a surveyor arid engineer; but I have not had any-
thing to do professionally for the last four months, and I
naturally called upon Mr. Wilson and Mr. Sparks, who
know who I am, for I know not myself, to aid me in this
emergency. Mr. Sparks says he has already given
me money, and that he cannot give me any more. I
know that he has supplied me with money, and I want to
know whose money it is that he has been giving me.
Surely that is not an unreasonable demand from an indi-
vidual situated as I am.
Alderman Gxnns (to the defendant)—Have you ap-
plied to Mr. Wilson upon the subject ? The defendant
—I have, and Mr. Wilson when I urged him to tell me
who I am, said that he must see Mr. Sparks about it,
and thus I am kept in the dark by those two gentlemen
who must know all about me. Is it my father or mother
who has paid for my support and education, or am I
indebted to any one's charity ?
Alderman Gums—Have you received money from Mr.
Wilson? The defendant—Certainly, I have.
Alderman GIBBS—WeII, Mr. Sparks, you hear what
he says.
Mr. Sparks—l do not know who his parents are at
all. I know nothing about them. Mr. Wilson asked
me, as I was more conveniently situated than he, whether
I would pay Mr. Smith's school bills. I agrped to do so,
merely as a favour to Mr. Wilson, to whom I have re-
ferred the defendant for information on the subject of
his parentage.
The defendant—What could Mr. Wilson mean by
saying, he must see you before he could give me the in-
formation I required, if you knew nothing of the matter?
I apply in my extreme necessity, and these gentlemen
refer the from one to the other, and deny me either
assistance or satisfaction of any kind. I was brought up
upon their authority at the school of Mr. Pike, of
Edmonton, and Mr. Sparks and Mr. Wilson paid for my
passage to, and fitted me out for Australia. Did all
this arise from a mere charitable feeling upon their parts
towards me, and if such be the ease, why withdraw all
feeling now, when, without misconduct upon my part, I
am reduced to a state of absolute want?
Alderman Gums (to the defendant)—Where did you
live during the holidays ? The defendant—l remained
at the school always. Upon one occasion I dined with
Mr. Sparks. Hundreds of pounds have been expended
upon me, and I wish to know whose money that was,
but Mr. Wilson and Mr. Sparks answer me by referring
me each to the other.
Alderman GIBBS (to the defendant)—You have heard
what Mr. Sparks has said. He has sworn that he does
not know who your parents are, and thut he is merely
the agent of Mr. Wilson, in defraying the expenses
your education has incurred.
The defendant—But why, my Lord, should Mr. Wil-
son say he must see Mr. Sparks, before he can tell me
who I am ?
Mr. Sparks—l have given the defendant money out of
ray own pocket, to relies e him.
Alderman GIBBS-I%d you any particular reason for
doing so ? Mr. Sparks—lle has not the most ,distant
claim upon me ; but I saw that he was a youth who was
desirous to make his way in the world, and I assisted
him for that reason.
Alderman Gruns—Well, Mr. Smith, I must call upon
you to enter into your own recognisances, in the sum of
50/., not to molest Mr. Sparks for t celve months. My
advice to you is to apply respectfully to Mr. Wilson, who
seems to me to be likely to be in possession of the in-
formation which you require.
The defendant entered into his recognisances, bowed
to the Alderman, and retired.
SMUGGLING AND SUSPECTED ROBBERY.-Mr. Pot-
bury, of the office of the Solicitor of the Customs, ap-
peared to sustain an information against a man named
John Andrews, who was summoned for having been
found in possession of a quantity of foreign silver plate,
upon which the duty had not been paide
the plate bad been all seized, and the penalties sought

amounted to 290 L 14s. The defendant, upon being
called three times, did not appear, and the case was en-
tered into by Aldermen Gibbs and Musgrove.
Jordan, an officer of the Customs, proved that on the
3d September he served the wife of the defendant, at the
defendant's house in Spital-street, Spitalfields.
George Maddox stated, that on the 27th July, as he
was on duty, his attention was called to a skiff under the
stern of the Columbine steam-vessel, lying off the Cus-
tom-house, and he stw a bag banded out of the stern
window of that vessel to Andrews, who was in the skiff,
and who placed the bag in what was called the state-
room of the latter, and began to row towards shore.
Witness stepped into the skiff, and asked the defendant
what be had in the bag? to which question no answer
was given. Witness then asked him whether ho, had
anything in the bag liable to seizure? and the defendant
said, " Open it and you'll see." Witness accordingly
opened the bag, and found that it contained 276 ounces
of foreign silver plate gilt. •
The Aldermen examined the plate, which it was evi-
dent, from the external figures and devices, had once
belonged to a Roman Catholic Chapel. The border of
one of the wine cups, of which there were three, was
marked with figures of angels. Another of the cups
seemed to be almost formed of medals, on some of which
were apostolical figures and emblems ; and the third
cup also bore evidence of pious application. There were
five silver gilt basins, three dozen of silver gilt spoons
of curious fabrication, four silver gilt stands, twenty-two
silver-handled knives, three silver cork screws.
Maddox said that he inquired of the crew of the Co-
lumbine whether they knew the defendant, and was an-
swered in the negative. He then seized the property,
and deposited it in the Custom-house, and he took the
defendant's address, according to the regulations in such
matters.

Alderman GIBBS asked from what place the Colum-
bine had come? Maddox replied, from Rotterdam.
Alderman MUSGROVE said the probability was, that
the plate belonged to some place of worship, and that it
had been stolen as well as smuggled, and that if the par-
ticulars of the charge appeared in the press a legitimate
owner for it might appear.
Mr. Potbury said that such was certainly his im-
pression.
The goods were then taken to the Custom-house.
GUILDHALL.

Frederick Winscom, a boy 15 years old, was brought
before Mr. Alderman Wood for re-examination, on sus.
pieion of having stolen about 251. he had in his pos.
session.

The prisoner was shortly examined before Mr. Alder-
man Wilson on Friday, when Henry. Gardner, a City
policeman, said he took the prisoner into custody at a
shoemaker's shop in Fartingdon-street, having heard
that he had a quantity of gold in his possession, which
he was spending as if it were his own. The prisoner
told him he had a father residing in Winchester square,
Winchester, but he bad lately been living with his bro-
ther, at. Bittern-grove, near Southampton. On search-
ing, he found on him nineteen sovereigns, eleven half-
sovereigns, and Bs. 6d. in silver. He had also a pistol
loaded with ball, and a little stock of ammunition.

Mr. Alderman WILSON questioned the prisoner how
he came by so much money ? and he stated that he
found it wrapped up in a newspaper in the road at Bit-
tern, about a month ago, and after hiding it for a time
to see if the loss would be advertised, he came up to
London. There were some discrepancies in his story,
and he was further questioned, when Mr. Alderman
Wilson remanded him, and directed that his father and
brother should be written to.

Yesterday the prisoner's father arrived from Win-
chester. He wept and appeared to be much affected at
his son's situation. He said his son had done wrong,
but he had made an arrangement with the parties, and
he begged that the Alderman would deliver his son and
the money up to his care.
Mr. Alderman WOOD put some questions to ascertain
some particulars of the offence, and what sort of arrange-
ment had bees made.

The father avoided giving any information, except
that the money was stolen, and that as the robbery was
committed on Thursday, and he was apprehended in
London' next day, he could not have spent much. He
afterwards admitted the money was stolen from Mr.
Halls, a publican in Broad-street, Portsmouth, where
his son had slept for two nights.
Mr. Alderman WOOD was apprehensive that the pistol
was purchased and loaded with the intention of making
a deadly resistance, if the injured person should attempt
to apprehend him. He sympathised with the grief of the
parent, but he must not be carried away by his feelings.
The father might be a very respectable man, but it might
be wrong to rely implicitly on his representations as to
the extent and nature of -the offence. Besides, he could
not order the money to be given up to the father, as that
would leave the officer exposed to the liability of an
action to recover it from the real owner, nor would it be
convenient to summon the owner and his witness es to
come from Portsmouth to London. Tho better course
appeared to be to direct the officer to convey the prisoner
to Portsmouth for examination.

Shortly after the prisoner had been removed, the
owaer or the money and one of the policemen from
Portsmouth arrived with a warrant for the prisoner's
apprehension. It would seem that there was no ground
for alleging that there had been any compromise in the
matter. They retired, to return immediately to
Portsmouth.