The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-17 00:00:00

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BANKRUPT
(Before CY.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. (,ommisiioner GOULBURN.)
ocal thel% eouimibsioner G-oulburn was the C-mmissioner
to
ono dae)io,
i.u,!, there were only two audit meetings up
then sPPlication was made to his Honour to enlarge
time under a debtor trader's summons, that en
arrangement might be effected.
thes IloNourt, having conferred with Mr. Winslow,
regisrar, said, that during the vacation some of the
Il.uallssioners hod laid down a rule which entirely met
is
.view of the case, namely, that these applications,
which were now frequent, should be refused. The
ground on which this rule had been laid down was, that
hi granting them the Court was permitting an opportunity
for a collusion to enable one particular creditor to gain a
E feeeitednoieg; in the
bankruptcysutnm ous
mwiagsh tissued
issued iii
or
dfeorr that
ht
the
all the creditors, and it could not be allowed
!,(, The
a force to compel the debtor to make terms.
lb defend4nt ultimately admitted the debt, and which,
In default of payment, will form an act of bankruptcy.
-! another ease defendant admitted a portion of the
debt, and disputed the remainder, and an action had
been brought.
Mr. TURNER (Sole and Turner) applied for costs as a
In..er of course, on which an argument arose.
ear. rsnow, the registrar, said it was not a matter
of Course.
e jlis Hotstottn said that it ought not to be, but the
a:its ,-, gu i.
-nt to abide the result of the action, for the
atiir
(742 e bYLI banns seeking two remedies, one by action and
The
. ruptcy,
applic ationwas refused.
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-4INAL COURT.—(THIS I)AY.)
(Before Ur. j ~ OLDrn COURT.
The c usace _a, ALFOURD and Mr. Baron MARTIN.)
indicted ar() Of Cole, the police-constable, who stands
Mr. ~" 'or manslaughter, was, on the application of
oergeant Wilkins, postponed until Friday.
letjt,:ePh Bron was indicted for stealing a Post-office
riert , epatng a sovereign and a shilling, the pro-
Mr u tlii eYrt;o, the Postmaster-General. ,
Claikson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prose-
betre'kitia the prisoner was defended by Mr. Ballantyne.
Postsome_ulthorpe, one of the presidents of the London
be ree ',leP, deposed that in consequence of information
lest, eited he made up a letter on the 26th of August
!iris, ededressed
to Mr. James Higham, Hetherington,
tnierue.e h, Cambridgeshire. He enclosed in the letter a
He kealP he
a shilling, which were previously marked.
post4i': tne letter to Peake, police-constable, who
it ought.w,at Highgate at twelve o'clock in the day, and
the a (.O have arrived at the General Post-office by
the letter-g. at half• Past two o'clock. On searching the bag
ap
h was missing, and Peake shortly afterwards
0 Pre-ended the prisoner-, Highgate,when the money
uotained '
at
• his pocket. The
prisoner
I.n the letter was found in
The ' 8441 he had had them by him for a fortnight.
letter collection was made up by the prisoner, and the
ha ill which accompanied the bag was in his own
nawriting
Cross, -• .
psoner
waii examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—The
of 1:4 auxiliary letter-carrier, and received a salary
dui s' a Week. He sometimes got 3s. for extra
11_ y daring the week, and, therefore, if he was lucky,
°Jethee_i, 16s. weekly.
the
abeor, evidence having been given in corroboration of
kr, 11
the . ALLANTYNE said he could not contend against
evidence, but urged, in mitigation, that the prisoner
was ~
jeltlead;l3ung man of respectable character,' who had
to con lo a temptation which he now bitterly regretted
irbichaeluerine, perhaps, of the small salary he received,.
possible WaS totally inadequate, whilst it was utterly im-
Ploroentf°r him to turn his attention to any other em-
Beve 1 .
solo, ra, highly-respectable ectable inhabitants at Highgate,
gaye ili Whom had known the prisoner from his birth,
Rood eoni an excellent character for honesty and general
/tido nduct. It was stated that his mother was a
1, w with a large family.
Ther. Baron MARTIN having briefly summed up,
lljury found the 'prisoner Guilty.
was sentenced to transportation for 10 years.
toilicreniialt Sullivan, 59, labourer, was indicted for fe-
te °U is stabbing Julia Sullivan, his wife, with intent
murder her.
Mr ,
sotihr. .el wasaurxnsdeo7eattended for the prosecution. The pri-
of j °rum Gentle, police-constable, said—On the 26th
e Graune last, about half-past 12 at night, he was in th.
soeenge'read, Camden-town. He there saw the phrile-
wic r with a female, whom he found afterwardswasee _ Le• nother woman named O'Brian was there, d
she wagTheassisting the prisoner in leading his. wife. along.
1., Prisoner had been drinking, but his wife was
,mrfe ti,,, ,
den; e ' "er. His wife said to witness, " Ohl police-
your hands • this man has stabbed
Stomach
/%„, she said"" Here; my entrails are coming out.
korryPtrhisener said he had done it, and that he was only
them h-eY were not together, as he would have served
his wife alike. He took the prisoner into custody, and
„-0 was conveyed to the hospital.
wife O'Brien said she knew the prisoner and his
eae,,,ctud went to the latter's lodging in Caroline-place,.he
shetef-nenlnwn, about ten on the night in question
together-ling them both quarrelling. The three wentw oute.
soe_, and after having some beer the pm-
ehe ' asked his wife to go home, with him, but
her. re/fill‘_6e.d. He said if she did not ne would do for

taltde `e then bid them good bye, but came back, and
doge ttt dart at his wife, saying, " There, I have
eat, tAtt for you," and then ran away. Sho cried
O'Brian, I am stabbed." Streams of
the Faine from her. Witness helped her along, but
ilaboti°ll:viltittis:',:nh:orMagrasin came back and assisted her in doing
police came. On witness asking him to look
pra *Ate, he said, " Oh no, she is not dead yet."
the -411eis Poldock, police-constable, deposed to seeing
eteirisoner in the Grange-road three weeks before the
bad rreace, with a crowd round him, calling his wife
bigh34l:"„es, and threatening to do for her. On the
hleed• °' the 26th he found her lying insensible and
the, g °la the pavement. Witness understood that
Ptebi were living separate, and that the prisoner had
With h 55 to committing the act been trying to get home
be
Jul
Sullivan, the wife of the prisoner, said she had
hterte the hospital from the 26th until this day. She
tiljed separately from her husband for five weeks.
layin enight in question he came to her lodgings, end
hands on er shoule H©~
o lady,
hote:r°PPecl upon yhou at lastd."r He asked herld to go
h,ille ocoln;itwdttohyvnlaina, and she replied, as he had left her no
'he would not, but would get her own living.
on the bed, and put his hand to his jacket
t, and seeing that she was afraid he was going to
4,1)h
ray fir, he said, "Do you think I have anything in
leuiPecket to take away your life with, and send my
b s-t° the devil?" Their conversation was interrupted
9 air ,
04 3 Brian knocking at the door. They then went
tub "d had some beer. The witness then detailed what
I,Blelquently occurred, as deposed to by Mrs. O'Brian.
eikeoutttss Walsh, errand boy at 7, Hampton-terrace,
Of j 'en-town, said when he opened shop on the 17th.
waB4lY be found in the area a knife, the handle of which
Itotreeevered with blood. The witness identified the
Pitrm L eYeester, house surgeon at the University HOS-
11t,r' said that on examining Mrs. Sullivan's clothes
thitd her reception he found a vertical cut in them two-
with's of an inch in length, and they were saturated
ti
ht matter from the intestines. He also found that
Piitt inches of the intestines protruded from the lower
(It the abdomen. The wound was inflicted by a
profttiuee blow, and might have been caused by the knife
The ad.
cirtim, Prisoner, in defence, accused his wife of being a
141,mttr0.4. aeTrderaii.linde.clishonest, and of aggravating him to cum-
utlatlea TALFOI3IID having summed up,
fot 2p Y
Jury found him Guilty, and he was transported
ears.