The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-09 00:00:00

EVENING,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANICIWPicy, dune 7.
(Before Mr. Clocirni,sioner GOULDURN.)
IN RE WDOTT,N AND WOWT,N.
h'. hatiltropt4, th•servA as l'etrr Wootton and
a-ter Wootton ,he )ouvger, of Murot‘e, gr, ara and
clat.esettiongers, came up on the question of certificate.
The hal ,hci,-sh• et eorrn,tic;ng January 1. 1850, and
ending Jai,uary 30, 1851, shows the following;—eredi-
tors, 1.0701.; proti:v,. 1751. DrbA.) s, 481 ; proFe•ry,
911.; trade exposes, 1311.; house tapeuses, 136/ ;
losses, 721.; by balance, deficiency, January 1, 1850,
764/

Mr. Buchanan app.'ared for the bankrupts; Mr.
Crouch, fur Mr. Marshall, a petitioning creditor, and
one of the assignees, opposed on the ground of improper
bookkeeping, that when the bankrupts contracted their
debt (611.) with Mr. Marshall they had nu reasonable
assurance that they should be able, to pay him, and also
that they had refused to Fxecire an assignm-nt for
the benefit of cre•iitors, and had been wagitig their
prop-lay.
Mr. BuctIANAN conress,d that the bankrup a bial
kept their boi,ks very bad!), but tlo elder bankruo.. him
answered the que,ztio:,s vary fairly. He ha.,l been take tt
very ill two )ears ego, and hard in c cpienite csltsd
the son to aid him in the business. Ttitr, was no im
potation of !rand, and he call, d upon the aairt, to grant
certificate.
His floNorta thought this was a bad case. The elder
of the two bankrupts -•vas not new to the licissitudes sit
trade, as he had 1), en in busiliess some time, and hitt.]
fitileA on a firmer occasion. But that was so rsason
why he should not do his bost to again earn his bread;
but he should use great caution and care. It was int-
ki possible to tn..ke out real recounts unless creditor.
(Ater a failure) had an opportunity of going through
3i the books and seeing what was tec,ived and what the
stock was at different piriods; and unless acc.iunts were
properly kept the result must soon be known. His
Honour did not know bow the bankrupts could escape
from a charge of fraud. However, they had coaduoted
thi twelves since the bankruptcy with propriety. His
Honour would be doing justice co the creditors, the
public, and the bankrupts, by suspending the certificate
14 for
.12 months—granting them protection for three
months, to be renewed unless cause w. re shown to the
St contrary—and when granted to be of the third class.
21(

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.
On Saturday Mr. Dibdin Pitt, the dramatic author,
A surrendered in discharge of his bail before Mr. Hammill,
upon the charge of
.feloniously appropriating numerous
petty articles from his lodgings in Old Gloucester-street,
;21 Hoxton.
On the case being now called on lira. Lydia Mogge-
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c'd ridge, the defendant's landlady, stepped into the witness-
-1% box, and saying that she did not wish to press the case
any further against the defendant, expressed her anxiety,
if it met the Magistrate's sanction, to abandon the pro-
secution altogether.
Mr. Elaiustria. said that under these circumstances,
and as no further crimivating evidence was offered in
support of the case, it only remained for him to order
the defendant's liberation; but he should avail himself of
that opportunity to acknowledge his receipt of nume-
' roux letters enclosing subscriptions for the benefit of
the defendant, from benevolent persons who had read
the proceedings at the first examination in the papers,
and, as he had no other means of communicating with
the contributors than through the press, he wished it to
be mentioned that, however much the wretched posi-
tion of the unfortunate defendant might be deserving of
commiseration, he could not permit that court to be
made the medium of relieving the distresses of persons
charged with such offences. He should therefore direct
that the money so forwarded should be retained by
tee Glibbery, the office-keeper, that an opportunity might te
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furnished to the subscribers of carrying out their inten•
Lion, in some other manner, and whatever balance
should not have been directed to be so disposed of at the
end of one month would be applied to the purposes of
the p.)or-box.

Mr. Douglas:, the proprietor of the Standard Theatre,
who has not only displAyed the most kindly freling to-
ward* the nut, ,rtunute defendant, but became ‘tirety for
hitt) on tht. fa-it occ4-ion. now stood forward and assured
Ow magistrate that h•-• had made 1 aetirclting irviry
_ into the defendant's affairs, the mimic of which was an
entire cunfittnalion of the defendant's atati.weid, hat,
Ice, had really not tasted food for three wh• le day« previ.:m.-
to beiog taken into cus,.ttdy. in 1 that, fr-qa (to• li,t
hdd in his hand of the arta a pawriao trio the iodg.
togs, wbich had been rledgpd fur 41 and 6.1. at a tint:,
and the whole of w:iieh oily aftiouwed in vatu7 to 5,
Bd., there could be no doubt whan-ver than they h.d beet,
so taken under eircuaistauues of the most dreadful pri•
vation.

Mr. Millson, of !Wham-hill, one of the Parliamentary
eandid,tes at the last general el' etion, and who had also
most warmly interebted himself in tha defendant's be-
ice, halt, likewise addressed the mag!strate in similar terms.
but

Mr. HAMAIILL said, that as the case was now con-
cluded he could list.-n to no further observations, and
handed over a list of the subscriptions received by him.
and which were—" Mrs. Mary Lusigean," a bank
cheque for 21.; " Mr. Tilempson," 21.; " C. M." in post
aie stamps," 3.. 6d.; "J. W.," in postage stamps. 2,
, 6d.; "P. Q. R." a Bank or Engknd note for 101.;
to which My. Douglass acknowledged bis receipt,
of the undermentioned contributions in addition to tine
; preceding: Mrs. S. C. LTA," the celebrated writer,
II ; " Mrs. R. Foreman," 11; " Mr. Kennett," 10s.;
•' Mr. F'tzroy," 6s. 6d.; per the Diyatch Sunday paper,
; ; and " Mr. flarnbro, ' 1/.; and upon so doing Mr.
Douglass expressed bis willingness to be made the
medium of applying the subscriptions for the unfortu-
s nate man's benefit, if he received an authorizstion from
the benevolent donors empowering him to do so.
THAMES.
John Phelps, who is only 19 years of age, was brought
before Mr. Ingham, charged with cutting and wounding
Wm. Sparks. with intent to murder or do him some
grievous bodily harm. .
The men are American seamen belonging to the New
York packet ship Devonshire, now in the London Dock.
On Friday evening, soon after six o'clock, another sea-
man named Walker was called into the forecastle of the
vessel where Phelps and Sparks were quarrelling about,
comes clothes belonging to Phelps, which he accused
Sparks of stealing and concealing in his berth. All at
once Sparks called out, " Oh! my God, I am stabbed;"
and, on Walker turning round, he saw Phelps " job•
bing " at his shipmate with a sharp pointed sheath
14 knife, and before be could seize him he had stabbed
„ Sparks several times. A wound was inflicted on his
1 back, another on bis side near his heart, and another on
his breast. He was dreadfully cut, and the wound bled
copiously. The prisoner was secured, and Sparks was
removed without delay to the house of a surgeon, who
dressed his wounds and advised his immediate re-
;naval to the London Hospital, where be remains in a
very precarious condition.
Thomas Thompson, police-es:instable 148 11, was call..d
on board the Devonshire on Friday evening and saw
the prisoner, who raid be had been robbed of a jacket.
Sparks came into the tome's-title-soon afterwards, and the
prisoner charged him with stealing his jacker, which th,
~:her denied. A short
,tinse afterwards another man
lame into the forecastle and said, Here is your kicktt."
Witness then went on deck, but had iio 134 .en there long
•,'hen a scuffle was heard in the f"ree,vtle. and the pri•
4oner was pointed out. at the per..on .110 tied stubbcd
his shipmate, and he did not deny the eccusati-r.
Sparks was bleeding pr,fusely from ser.rial wound,., and
reciveti early imeoical attencletoce. The warless then
;Att in a cerkitioate of which the following is a copy.
" This is to certify Ow Williem Sparks, having
ive several stAis on his back and chest. is iyi• g deo-
:erou.ly ill; but should the unfavourable symptom,
change for the better, possibly in a week he may be
able to leave his bed.

" THWIAS ENGLISH, M.D,, June 7, 1851."
Mr. Ixonaist itapired when the D:vonshire would
W-Ikr replied, on :he 23'h of June.
Mr. INGHAM—Are the men British stirijetil or Amp-
? Walker replicd that his shipmates were Ame-
.ir,p,„ end rhippcd in New York for the voyage to
1...n00n solo hack

Mr. INGHAm—Very w':11; let, the priboner be re
wandt d kir a wet k.

The prisoner, who did not speak a word during the
invewigation, was then sent away to Clerkenwell in the
prts,,n van.

John Smith, aliaß Brown, with a gre.tt number of
other alz,lses, was br.ught up un r«-mand bef we Mr.
Ingham, cuarged with the wilful murder of Mary Aim
Jaekth.n.

Mc, INon,tm said he should not be justified in de-
taininz the prisoner any longer, and he must be dis-
charged.

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America (by U.S. pkt.) N,June 10 •• •• Liverpool .
America (by U.S. pkt.) 51Vune IS .
,Southampt. 'Jane 12
Africa (West coast).. .1.1114 th of the month !Plymouth Juno 3
Alexandria* .... •• .. N 19th & 30th of mo.lDover .. June IS
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Califonna(viaChagres)M,ll7th of month Southern pt. Arrived
Cape of Good Hope Is Il4th of month Plymouth.. June 3
Constantinople* .. • • N Ith 17th 27th of me:Dover .. June 10
Central America •• Ml2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Arrived
Channel Isles .. .. N,Mon., Wed., & FrLlSouthampt. Tu. Th.Sa
Chili .. .. •• 31,17th of the month !Southampt. June 20
France .. .. M & NTwice, daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily
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Hamburgh .. •• N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
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Honduras .. .. . Nl7th of the mouth Southampt. thine 20
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India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th et monthiDover • IJuue 18
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Madeira .. .• .. M 9th of the month ISouthamp i
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Malta' .. • A., S & of month I} 'June
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The malls to those c ountries thus mail
French packet vin Marseilles
CALIFORNIA.— Malls to and from Calitorot
are now despatched and due by every Ameri,

la, via the United. Stato
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which will T
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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE, oF JULY r IN EX
TlBh3€l,B7:jilri (l'emiiii:rtial in Greatta place on the 28th of .July, Britain, hut totul over a la ge
portion of the Eel, peao continent. The eclipse will com-
mence here at three minutes past two o'clock in the after-
noon, and terminate at a quarter past four; magnitude,
eight-tenths on the northern hub.

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