The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-27 00:00:00

SIMMONS V. GARRETT.-JUDGMENT.

The LORD CLIANCILLOR also gave judgment in
this case, which came before his Lordship yesterday
upon an appeal cause petition. His Lordship was of
opinion that the order of the Court below was cor-
rect, and dismissed the appeal with costs.
The Court then proceeded to hear appeal motions
and cause petitions.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

THE QUEEN V. SIR W. YOUNG AND ANOTHER.

Mr. COCKBURN moved for a rule to show cause why
the order to bring up the defendants in this case for
judgment to-morrow should not be rescinded, so far
as Sir William Young was concerned, and the matter
allowed to remain over till next term. He moved
upon two affidavits, one by the attorney of Sir Wil-
liam Young and the other by his medical adviser.
The affidavit of the attorney represented that Sir W.
Young had for some time past been confined to his
room with illness, and owing to the precarious state
of his health, his medical attendant had forbidden him
access to the presence of Sir W. Young. The con-
sequence was that Sir William was as yet ignorant
both of the recent trial and its result, and as his medical
adviser swore that it would be dangerous to his life
if the matter were broken to him in his present en-
feebled condition, it was hoped the Court would extend
the order for judgment and the recognisances till next
term.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on behalf of the prose-
cution, had no objection. There was, however, this
difficulty in the matter. His Learned Friend in-
tended to move for a new trial, on behalf of Sir Wm.
Young, but no such motion would be made in respect
of Captain Charatie, the other defendant. It would
be a serious inconvenience if Captain Charatie were
brought up for judgment to-morrow, and a new trial
were afterwards granted. The better course to adopt
would be for his Learned Friend to make his motion
for a new trial when he (the Attorney-General)
moved for judgment to-morrow, and he would under-
take, in the event of its being refused, not to press
for judgment against Sir William Young till such
time as his health admitted of his being brought up.
Mr. COCKBURN assented to this suggestion, and an
order was made out, dispensing with the personal
attendance of Sir William Young to-morrow.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

TIIE GREAT FAILURE OF MESSRS. ALEXANDLR ♦HD Co.

(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULDURN.)
This morning the first meeting for the proof of
debts and choice of assignees took place under the fiat
issued on the 12th instant, against Lesley Alexander
and William Bardgett, of Z 3, Old Broad-street, city
of London, corn merchants, trading under the style
or firm of Lesley Alexander and Company.
Messrs. Rees and Wilde, jun., attended the meeting
as solicitors for the petitioning creditor, Mr. Richard
Saunders, of King William-street, discount broker.
The debts proved on this occasion amounted to
289,0001., and it is stated that the further proofs will
be about 200,0001. more, so that the whole amount of
the partnership debts are something under 500,000/.
The assets already in the hands of the official
assignee amount to 45,0001., and consist of the
proceeds of the sale of stock and debts collected, &c.
The probable future amount of assets cannot be
accurately stated, as it will depend upon the sale of
estates in the north of Ireland, belonging to Mr.
Lesley Alexander. The following gentlemen were
chosen assignees, without opposition, and accepted the
trust :—Mr. John Gellebrand Hubbard, of Bi robin-
lane, merchant (a director of the Bank of England) ;
Mr. Spencer Ashlin, of Mark-lane, corn factor; and
Mr. James Pittman, of the firm of Saunderson and
Co., King William-street, gentleman.
Mr. Reis, on behalf the creditors, applied for an
audit and dividend meeting, to take place at the ear-
liest possible moment. The bankrupts' examinations
were fixed for the 13th of March, and "expedition
would be . attended with great convenience to
creditors.
The Learned Costmtssiormt concurred, and said,
by the recent Act of Vic:. (5 and 6, chap. 122, s. 27),
he had the power to fix the dividend immediately
after the passing of the bankrupts' examination, and
therefore he would appoint it for the same day.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles Houlton was charged with being drunk
and assaulting police-constable 71 H.

The police—min stated that he was on duty in High-
street, Shoreditch, at about nine o'clock last night,
whoa he observed the defendant quite drunk. Pro-
secutor did all he could to persuade him to go home,
but without avail, and as a brother constable now
came up, it was thought prudent to take him to the
station-house. The defendant walked along quietly
for a short distance, when he suddenly turned round
and knocked prosecutor down, and for the moment
rendered him insensible.

The defendant said he was a licensed victualler, and
came up to London from Weir yesterday morning.
He had been drinking freely during the day, and had
lost the train by which he was to return home, and
what he did or what became of him afterwards, he
knew not. He was extremely sorry for what it
appeared he had done.
_ _

Mr. ARNOLD said, the defendant had expressed
great contrition for his conduct, which, however,
could not be suffered to pass by. He had power to
send him to prison. However, as he hoped it would
be a warning to him in future. He should fine him
405., or fourteen days imprisonment.

THE SOUND.—The number of vessels which passed
through the Sound in 1847 was 21,536, being the
largest number in one year ever before known. This
increase was owing chiefly to the numerous exports of
corn.

THE METROPOLITAN COMMIS-
SIONERS OF SEWERS.-(THIS DAY.)

A Court of Sewers was held this morning at No.
23 Committee-room of the House of Commons ; Lord
Ebrington in the chair.
A report of the sub-committee appointed to advise
as to the direction of the Ordnance survey of the
metropolis was read. The report stated that Captain
Yolland, of the Ordnance Department, had applied to
the committee for instructions as to the point where
the survey should be commenced, and the committee,
considering the low sanitary condition of the popula-
tion in the poor districts of Westminster, and coupling
that circumstance with the low level of the West-
minster district, and looking also to the proximity of
the district to a county adapted for the application of
sewerage manure to market garden purposes, re-
commended that the survey should be corn
meneed, and a block plan at once prepared for, the
district bounded by Bridge-street, Westminster,
Great George-street, Birdcage-walk, Constitution-
hill, Hyde Park-corner, Knightsbridge, Brompton-
road, Fulham-road, Park-place, 31ilmates-row, and
the river line from Milman's-row to Westminster-
bridge.
The report was unanimously adopted.
A supplementary report was presented, setting
forth that the survey had already been commenced,
and efficient accommodation received for the officers
engaged upon it.
This report was ordered to be entered on the
minutes of the Court
A number of cases of defective sewerage were
brought under the consideration of the committee, in
the course of which it transpired that from
ignorance the poorer classes of the metropolis
were greatly averse to the drainage and sewerage
of their districts, but the good which had
resulted from the operations of the surveyors ii
various parts of the metropolis was daily removing
the erroneous impressions which prevailed on the
subject.
The surveyor's report on flushing sewers and
cleansing courts and alleys intimated that since the
last Court foul deposits had been flushed away from
the sewers of Westminster, Surrey and Kent, and
Tower Hamlets, to the extent of '70,826 feet and
10,656 loads. During these cleansings the surveyors
had recourse to Sir William Burnett's deodorizing
fluid, and now they were about to test the fluids of
M. Legoyns and Mr. Herepath, of Bristol. In the
parish of Marylebone several courts and mews, which
had hitherto been neglected, were beginning to be
paved and cleansed.
The report was adopted.
The Court then adjourned till this day fortnight.