The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-02 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd )
IN RE W. C. YOUNG.

To-day was appointed for the last examination of this
bankrupt', described as of Sun-court, Cornhill ; Cross-st,
Manch ester ; and Dale-street, Liverpool, ship and in-
surance broker. The details of the balance-sheet, pre-
pared by Messrs. Harding and Pullein, were published
a few days since. It is therefore only necessary to notice
tb.lt the debtor side shows, to debtors unsecured 38,072/. ;
ditto fully secured, 8,8731. ; partially secured, 2,1211.
The 14:abilities likely to be provable against the estate
are estimated at about 24,0001. The assets are stated—
Prope.-ty held by creditors fully secured, 9,2941. ; good
debt 4, 22,5331. ; doubtful, 11,672/. The losses were
placed at 141,757/. (111,9331. of which were on under-
The bankrupt passed without opposition.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.

MANSION-HOUSE.
VIOLENT AMSAULT. —Michael Berkley, acostermonger,
was charged with violently assaulting James Philpot.
The complainant stated that he was lodging at the
Tap of the Three Tuns, Aldersgate, and that last night,
between 9 and 10 o'clock, he heard the prisoner and the
potman:quarrelluv. He went :out to request them to
desist, and told the prisoner to hold his tongue, and
complainant went between them to prevent them fight-
ing. He left and fetched a policeman, on which pri-
soner ran after him, and struck him a violent blow in
the mouth, cutting his lip open.
The prisoner excused his conduct by saying that he
was drunk at the time, and had now no recollection of
what occurred. He was sorry for what he had done,
and humbly begged the complainant's pardon.
The Lord Mayor—That's all very well. You appear
to be a dangerous man when drunk. Is the prisoner
known ? Has he been here before

Partridge (gaoler)—Yes, my lord ; about 12 months
r,ince be had three months for breaking open a man's
Lead. He is well known to the police in Bishopsgate•
street.

Prisoner said he was never charged before in his life,
The last witness was mistaken.

The Lord Mayor—l shall remand you for inquiries
to be made.

The prisoner was remanded accordingly,

GUILDHALL.

BRIBING AND TREATING THE OFFICERS OF THE
SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
—Sir Peter Laurie was occupied a considerable time
this morning investigating charges made by Mr. Try,
carrier, of Rickmansworth, against the officers of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-
mals, arising out of a complaint made by one of
the officers against Try, and heard yesterday be-
fore Sir Peter Laurie. It appeared from the evi-
dence adduced that Try's brother met one of the
men named Pearsall some months since, and after some
c mversation relative to the state of a horEe he had in a
cart, Pearsall produced a book purporting to be the
society's book, and the result was that Pearsall said he
c )uld not take anything, but Try might put something
in his pocket, and he accordingly put two half-crowns in
his pocket. _

Try, the defendant in the former case, identified
Smith and Seaman as men be had treated to prevent
being "pulled."
The men denied the charges made against them.
Sir P. Laurie said he had no doubt these practices
very often happened, but the proof was not sufficient to
substantiate a criminal charge. The cases were very
suspicious, and he advised the men to be watched, and
the charges to be investigated by the committee of the
society.

The men said Mr. Try's horses were very bad, and it
was in consequence of that, those charges had been
brought against them.

BOW-STREET.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A PRISONER.—A young wo-
man named Smith, was placed at the bar charged with
creating a disturbance near King-street, Westminster.
A police-constable of the A division stated that last
night the prisoner, with four or five other girls, com-
menced creating a disturbance near Westminster Abbey.
He cautioned them, and insisted on their leaving, which
they immediately did, but they only went as far as
King-street. The prisoner saw three men approaching,
and she ran forward to meet them, but they avoided ber,
and she then rejoined her companions and recommended
quarrelling. Finding he ccaild not prevail on tha girls to
leave the sp,t, a locality infested with prostitutes of the
lowest description, he took the prisoner into custody.
On the cell in which she was confined being visite' at
the usual hour, it was discovered that she had attempted
to commit suicide by strangulation. She had divested
her:elf of her garters, and, having twisted them together,
had tied them so tightly round her throat, that had she
not been discovered death would have occurred in a
very short time. He had reason to believe, from what
the prisoner had told him, that she had, a short
time ago, been a respectable woman, but that
sho had unfortunately become acquainted with a
number of prostitutes, the loss of character, and her
present degraded state was the cause of her making the
attempt she had done upon her life. Her companions he
knew perfectly well ; they were prostitutes of the lowest
description, hut the prisoner he had only observed about
the streets for about a fort night.
Mr. Jardine asked the prisoner what she had to say
in answer to the charge. The prisoner remained silent.
The worthy magistrate said he should not treat this case
as one for simply annoying people in the street, but he
should remand the prisoner for a week in order that
some inquiries might be made about, her.