The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
IN RE C. J. RARE-CERTIFICATE MEETING.

To-day was appointed for the certificate meeting
under the bankruptcy of Mr. C. J. Mare, the eminent
shipbuilder, at Black wall.

Mr. Lawrence appeared for the assignees, and said
that on their behalf he should only have to call his
Honour's attention to the figures of the account ; but
Mr. Linklater, who appeared for the bankrupt, had an
application to make for au adjournment.
Mr. Linklater said he bad to apply for an adjourn
ment, and stated that a meeting bad been held for the
purpose of affecting a compromise, but there was some
dissension on the part of the creditors present, and his
Honour not having the power to adjourn the meeting
another had been called, which would take place in
about three weeks. It was, therefore, requested that
the meeting should be adjourned until after the return
of his Honour (in October next) ; but if this was
not a legitimate ground for asking for an adjournment,
there was another reason which ought to have great
weight, which was, that the assignees bad been car-
rying on the business, and the estate had not yet
been realised, and that in cases of such magnitude that
the Court should be aware of what amount the dividend
would be.

Mr. Lawrence left the case entirely to the Court, and
wished it to be distinctly understood that they were
only anxious to facilitate the realisation of the property,
and were quite ready to go into the question now if the
Cuurt thought proper.

Mr. Waller argued that the adjournment should not
take place, or if it did that it ought to be on conditions,
and a long discussion ensued as to the alleged buying up
debts by the bankrupt, but which was most positivelyde-
nied by the bankrupt ; but he said that on creditors call-
ing upon him he ha& statQd that he believed that the
estate would pay 7s. 6d. in the pound, and he had offered
53. down, and a bill at 12 months, accepted jointly with
his brother. Mr. Quilter had bought some debts, but
he had nothing to do with it.
Mr. Lawrence insisted that Mr. Quilter had acted en-
tirely in his individual capacity.
Mr. Linklater also said that Mr. Quilter might have
carried theimajority at Ole-meeting, if be had thought
proper, but he would not interfere with the general body
of the creditors.

His Honour said he should hold the meeting at the
Bankruptcy Court, but the bankrupt could be examined.
He was accordingly sworn, and after an examination
the adjournment took place.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day).

(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)

Edward Towers, 18, Henry Howard, 23, and William
FleckAare, 37, were indicted for a burglary in the dwell-
ing-house of Isabella Humphreys, and stealing 1351. in
money and several articles of plate and other property,
tke indictment alleging that they used personal violence
to the prosecr.trix it the time of committing the robbery,
and John Payton, an officer eniployed at the convict es-
tablishment at Portsmouth, was charged with feloniously
receiving a watch, part• of the stolen property.
This case was likely to occupy the Court the whole of
the day, avl the circumstances were of an extraordinary
character. The prosecutor, whore an aged lady residing
at Stamford-hill, it appeared, was in the habit of keep.
ing considerable sums of money in the house, and this
fact, it would appear, bad come to the knowledge of
the prisoner Harwood, through his having married a
female servant who was formerly in the service of the
prosecutrix, and there could be no doubt that a regular
plan was concocted to rob the house. The burglary was
effected on the night of the 24th of April, and four
men were concerned in it. They effected an entrance
into the house by breaking through a wall at the back
of the house, and upon the servant coming down stairs
nhe was knocked down, a knife was held to her
throat, and she was threatened to be murdered if she did
not state where the money vva. The prosecutrix was also
attacked in her bedroom, tied in the bed, a hand
kerchief placed on her mouth, and several pillows over
her head, and was ❑early suffocated. There was a good
deal of circumstantial evidence to show that the prisoners
Towers, Harwood, and Fleckhart were three of the men
concerned in the robbery ; and as regarded the other
prisoner, Payton, it was suggested that a convict named
Stork, who had been under his charge, was the fourth
man, and that he had obtained from this man a watch,
that was part of the stolen property.
The case was proceeding when we went to press, and
was likely to occupy the court till a late hour,

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

William Connell, 40, brassfounder, was indicted for
he manslaughter of Martha Cannel!, his wife.
Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Tindall Atkinson de-
fended.

The particulars of this case have very recently ap
peared. The prisoner, who was spoken of as being a
most kind and respectable man, lived with his wife, who
was a very dissipated character, in an attic in Rey-
street, Clerkenwell, and upon the morning of the 17th
of June he came home and found his wife upon
the side of the bed, and by her side was a man
who is named Trigarthy, a carpenter, living at
No. 7, Peter's-terrace, Saffron-hill, in such a position as
to leave no doubt but that he had been taking improper
liberties with her. Upon this prisoner beat the man ;
and an they were going out of the room the deceased
woman got a wound upon the head, which it was al-
leged the prisoner did by throwing a garden-pot at ber.
N....thing serious resulted from it until about a week
afterwards, when tetanus set in, and she died upon the
29th, in the Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-lane.
The Common Sergeant, having beard the evidence,
said it was not such as the ptisontr ought to be con-
victed upon, and he was thereupon acquitted.
Herbert Croft Ryland was indicted for uttering a
forged cheque for 5551., purporting to be a cheque drawn
by his uncle, a Mr. Evans, hop merchant, upon Messrs.
Maitermaa.

Mr. Bodkin and Mr. S:eigh prosecuted.
The facts have very recently appeared in the .police
columns, under the head of the Mansion house.
The jury acquitted the prisoner.