The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-12 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

IN RE QUARTERMAINE
This bankrupt was described w of Ea'on-mews West,
Pimlico, livery-stable-keeper, and to-day was appointed
for consideration of his certificate.
Mr. Duncan appeared to oppose according to notice,
but withdrew the opposition; and Mr. Lawrance for the
bankrupt.
his HONOUR suspended the certificate for six months,
on the ground of bad bookkeeping and expenses ex-
eQeding profits; the certificate to be of the third class.
Protection was granted.

MANSION-HO USB —(THIS DAY.)
A man of gentlemanly appearance was this morning
placed before the Lord Mayor, on a charge of indecently
assaulting a tradesman named Perkins, who carries on
business in Cannon-street. The defendant was brought
uP to the court on Saturday, but was remanded and re-
leased from custody on bail, in consequence of the non-
attendance of the complainant.
Mr. Buchanan, a solicitor, attended on the part of the
defendant.
The complainant, having been sworn, deposed that the
assault was committed in a court close to his resi-
dence between eleven and twelve o'clock on Friday
Light last. On remonstrating with the defendant, he
ran off, but ho was subsequently apprehended by a
Policeman, to whom ho had mentioned the circumstance.
Complainant had been drinking two glasses of brandy
and water, end some stout, but he was perfectly sober,
and knew what ho was about. To the best of his belief
the defendant was the individual who assaulted him.
The complainant showed some hesitation, in the first
instance, on this point; but he subsequently said he
could swear the defendant was the man.

The LoRD MAYoa-..Why were you not here on Sa-
turday to press the charge? Complainant—Business
prevented me attending, and I told the police that I
could not appear at the court until Monday or Tuesday.
The LORD MAYOR—Then you thought you were jus-
tified in giving, to every appearance, a respectable per-
son in custody, and allowing him to be locked up in the
to proceed with the case, as you were
station-house, on a serious charge of this nature, and
not attending
bound to do, both for you own sake and the interests of
the public?—The complainant replied that he could not
spare time from business on a Saturday.
Mr. Buchanan said the charge was a most un.
grounded and improper one, and he should prove that
the complainant was altogether mistaken in alleging
that the defendant bad assaulted him. The defendant
was a highly respectable person, known to many gentle-
men present in the court, and his moral conduct was
above all suspicion.
4 merchant in the City was then called—Ele had
known the defendant fourteen years, and he considered
him a most moral and exemplary person.
police•sergeant said the complainant was partly in-
toxicated when ho came to make the charge at the
station-house, but he seemed to know what he was
about.
The LORD MAYOR said he felt bound to dismiss the
casein the absence of any corroborative testimony, but
the parties would not be precluded taking it to the ses-
sions if they thought fit to do so.
„The defendant then left the court in company with
friends.

I4RLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)

ASSAULT ON A POLICE•CONSTABLE.—James Carey
4",liary King, two denizens of that respectable locality
called Peter-street, were brought before Mr. Bingham,
enlarged with being drunk and riotous, and assaulting
"`"ee-constable Silverton, 53 C, while in the execution
of his duty.
The officer stated that on the previous night he was
ell duty in Peter-street, when his attention was called to
Pie two prisoners, who wre very drunk, and fighting
11:1 the middle of the road,e surrounded by a mob of the
Worst of characters. He went up, and esideavoured to
lit them, when the man struck him a severe blow on
the
nose and made it bleed, while the woman followed
eP the attack by laying hold of his legs, and tried to
pall him down. Being, however, stronger than them
oth. he contrived to collar them and conveyed them
to the station.
The prisoners, ho denied the charge, were com-
raitted to prison for ten days.
h ALLEGED BILL STEALING.—Mr. Peter Scott, Vernon-
(l'(), Pall-mall, was charged with obtaining a bill of
Vie'allge for 531. from James Anderson, solicitor, 14,
etoria-road, Vest BromptJn, by false and fraudulent
pretenes•
t Oa the
suddenlya the case being called on the prosecutor was found
°
made himself scarce from the precincts
of thQ collet, and was nowhere to be found.
_ Wolff, who attended for the, defendant, said it was
Viotard
ease; his client had been locked up et the station
n`ght, and now when he was brought here to rebut
thecharge the prosecutor was non est.
eiektiv r• BINGIIAM—You know your remedy; it is now
fend nt. ' ,clock, and I shall therefore discharge the de-
ikriliell'NE:KETS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Jaines
befn:re%,John McCann, and James Smith, were brought
Jair. Bingham, charged with being suspected per-
felo*n, in the Exhibition for the purpose of committing a
parse AleCaln was also suspected of having stolen a
containing 31. 10s. in gold.
teilf,oad, 82 L, deposed that about half-past 5 o'clock
".(47 tifteraeon he was on duty at the kahihitiVri in