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London, England, 1856-10-02 00:00:00

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TILE F,,UIN, LO N 110 N, THURSDAY EVENING, OCfOBER 2, 18513.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

Frith street, and slept there. She went to bed at ten
o'clock last night, having previously secured all the
windows and doors, and took the keys upstairs.
The prisoners, who declined making any defence, were
committed for trial.

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)

IN RE GREGORY.

A BALER'S FAILURE THROUGH THE BAD PRICE OF BREAD.
This bankrupt was described as of Whitechapel and
Back Church-lane, Commercial-road East, baker, and
to-day came up for his certificate.
Mr. Chidley supported.

Mr. Joyce appeared as counsel for Messrs. Ponsford,
and examined the bankrupt at great length as to a large
quantity of flour which he had obtained from them
shortly before his bankruptcy. He said that on Mr.
Ward, Messrs. Porpford'straveller, calling, he told him
trade was so dull and prices bad that ho should be ob-
liged to give up one of his shops, but Mr. Ward advised
him not to do EM, as prices would be better soon. He
(bankrupt) therefore did not consider that he had in any
way misled Mr. Ward as to his circumstances. He had
also had some flour of a Mr, Trumper. He had the last
flour on the 11th, and he called his creditors together on
the 23d. He bad formerly had some share transactions,
but that was 3 or 4 years ago. He had removed a portion
of the flour, but it had not been done clandestinely.
Mr. Chidley examined the bankrupt, who said that
be was in good circumstances when he had the shares.
He had given over 9001. for the leases of his houses. His
loses had arisen through the badness of the trade and
the competition; he had therefore been some time selling
at a loss. lie had applied to Mr, Ward to find a cus-
tomqr for one of Lis houses.

Mr. Chidley submitted that the bankrupt had not
committed any offence under the 156th section of the
act, and that his losses had arisen through the falling off
of business, particularly in the fancy trade, which was
more profitable, but had fallen off through the high
price of provisions during the last three or four years.
His Honour did not consider any specific offence had
been made out, but the bankrupt had continued trad-
ing when he must have known he was trading at a
loss and was insolvent. The certificate must therefore
be suspended for 12 months from the lflth of June, and
then be of the second class. Protection was granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.

MANSION-HOUSE.

R. Logan, an Irishman, was placed at the bar before
the Lord Mayor, charged under the following circum-
stances :

The prisoner it appeared had obtained a quantity of
goods by false pretences from various persons at
Monaghan, in Ireland, with which he decamped. A
telegraphic message containing his description was for-
warded to the police, and in consequence the prisoner
was apprehended on Monday by Russell, the detective.
On his person was found 3181., supposed to be a portion
of the proceeds of the goods he had fraudulently ob-
tained. Intelligence was immediately forwarded to Ire-
land of his arrest.

A police officer from Belfast appeared this morning in
Court with a warrant for the prisoner's apprehension,
and he was accordingly handed over to him to be con-
veyed back to Ireland.

ATTEMPTED SIIICIDE.—Emma Jones, a respectably-
dres:,ed woman, about 35 years of age, was charged with
attempting to commit suicide.

It appeared from the evidence that the defendant was
found, on the night of the 17th ult., lying insensible on
the pavement near Heneage-lane, Houndiditch. A
young man who was passing at the time picked up a
phial bottle near her which had contained laudanum.
She was afterwards taken to the London Hospital,
where she had been ever since, suffering from the effects
of the laudanum she bad taken. The policeman said the
defendant had informed him she had no friends to apply
to, and that she had been deserted by her husband.

On promising not to again attempt to destroy herself
she was discharged.

GUILDHALL.

Two magsmen, who gave their names John Rooney,

14, York-court, York-street, Westminster, hawker, and
John Taylor, 14, Ludiey-street, Be ivd I ey, Yorkshire,
carpet weaver, were placed at the bar before Sir H.
Muggeridge, on remand, charged with being drunk and
disorderly.

It appeared from the evidence given on the former
hearing that on the evening of the 29th ult. the pri-
soners were at the Bell public-house, Old-bailey, drink-
ing and making bets with persons as to who could write
the best hand. They ultimately quarrelled, and the pri-
soners were put out of the house, and in the scuffie
Rooney kicked a young man named Sell, a draper's as-
sistant, who was staying at the house.

Police-constable 280 stated that since the former exa-
mination he had ascertained that the prisoners had given
false addresses. Rooney, he fuund, was a French
polisher, and resided at 14, Blue Anchor-yard, York-
street, Westminster, and that Taylor's proper name was
Ramsbothaos, residing at 11. King-street, Drury-lane,
where he hed_r.amaidaci .4-bout two years. He was well
`known to the police of that division.

Taylor—l was never in custody before in my life.
Policeman—He is known to the police of Bow-street
as a smasher and a dog stealer.

Taylor—l never did anything wrong in my life.
Huggett (a detective) said that on the night in ques-
tion ho was in the Bell when the prisoner first came in.
Rooney went up to the landlady and asked her if Mr.
Mendoza, tobacconist, of Newgate-street, had been
there. She replied she knew no such person, and on
that he shuffled up against witness and asked him if he
knew the game of "Mendoza." Witness replied no.
Prisoner said it was a nice game, and if he would get a
piece of chalk he (prisoner) would show it him. After
that witness desired then to leave, not liking their ap-
pearance, and not wishing to know anything of them.
Taylor—Do you know anything of me ?

Witness—No. Taylor said he was Sayers, the fight-
ing man of Birmingham, and that the other prisoner was
Sorrell, the running man. Some further conversation
took place between them, the prisoner wishing to bet
with him on Sorrell against Reed, from 51. to 500/. He
declined, and gave him a glass of porter and got rid of
them.

Taylor—Did you not give me a cigar t
Witness—No.
Taylor—Do you deny it 7
Witness—Yes.

Taylor—Then you will deny anything.
Sir H. Muggeridge fined Rooney 20s. or 20 days' im-
prisonment for the assault, and both prisoners 108. each
or 10 days' imprisonment for being drunk and dis-
orderly.