The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-05 00:00:00

IN RE CHARLES NASH.

This insolvent, a colonial and Parliamentary agent,
was heard some time since, and was remanded
for eight calendar months at the suit of a Mr.
Thwaites.

To-day an application was made on the insolvent's
behalf for an order of discharge to issue, notwithstand-
ing a detainer lodged since the adjudication by a cre-
ditor named Lewis.

The Learned COMNIISSIONER thought that as the
remand was confined to the suit of one creditor, the
insolvent was entitled to his discharge against ail the
rest.

A further application was then made for the in-
solvent's discharge forthwith, upon the ground that
the detaining creditor, Mr. Thwaites, had omitted to
pay to the insolvent the allowance, 3s. Gd. per week, or-
dered by the Court. The period of remand would
not expire until next month.
Mr. Ingpen, the registrar, discovered that the ser-
vice upon Mr. Thwaites was imperfect, and
Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS therefore refused to
make any order.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

After the night charges had been disposed of a re-
spectably-dressed and apparently well-educated lady
applied to the sitting Alderman for a little temporary
relief, under the following circumstances :
She stated that, in the latter part of 1850, in con-
sequence of her husband's ill health, he was advised
to seek a change of climate, and accordingly started
for Australia, at the same time giving up a most lu-
crative situation as clerk to a highly-respectable firm
in Leadenhall-street, who furnished him with letters
of recommendation of a most flattering description.
The applicant accompanied her husband to Australia,
who died a week after he landed there, and four days
after she was delivered of the child she had in her
arms. Circumstances compelled her to remain a few
weeks in Australia, when, finding her means rapidly
diminishing, she returned to England, only to meet
with poverty and wretchedness, for the landlord of
the room she occupied had given her notice to leave
on Saturday next, because she had no money to pay
the rent. She had hoped to obtain a situation as go-
verness, but had failed in her exertions. She applied
to the magistrates at Worship-street, who recommen-
ded her to this court.
Alderman HOOPER said, the case was not properly
within his district, as she lived out of the City, but
her case appeared to call for sympathy, and he would
order her five shillings from the poor-box. He was
very sorry he could do no more for her, and he ad-
vised her to apply to the workhouse, if she could gat
no assistance from any other quarter.
She gave her name, but, on account of her previous
position and present decayed circumstances, we for-
bear to mention it. Her initials are, "E. H."
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Thomas Smith, clothier, of New Bond-street,
was summoned by Thomas Holt, cab-driver and cab-
owner, for an assault.
Tne complainant said he drove the defendant to
New Bund-street on Friday night, and when asked
his fare said 2s. The defendant called him a
liar, saying his fare was only Is. Bd. The defendant,
as he was going into the house, said, " I'll pay you,"
and instantly knocked him down. Complainant got
up, and was pitched into until defendant was out of
wind. Complainant called for the police. The de,
fendant seized him by the neckerchief, but his hand
slipped, and such was the force which the defendant
used that his boxcoat was damaged to the extent of
10s. Complainant declared he gave no provocation,
he used no bad language, and he only demanded his
legal fare. All he did was to put his hand on the
defendant's arm in the civilest way possible, saying to
him, " Sir, if you will not pay me my fare, perhaps
you will favour me with your card ?"
A witness who was passing at the time said he saw
the complainant knocked down. He heard the de-
fendant use threatening oaths towards him, and he
afterwards saw the defendant strike him about the
face and body repeatedly. The cabman did not at-
tempt to retort with either bad language or b!ows.
The professional adviser who attended for the de-
fendant said, his client was unfortunately without any
witnesses, and therefore he must ask the magistrate to
look at the probabilities of the case. His client was
in size and apparent strength greatly inferior to the
complainant. His client was a highly respectable
tradesman, carrying on business for years in Bond-
street, and also in Regent-street; his character was
that of mildness itself; and his language was always
regulated by the strictest propriety. All the de-
fendant's friends would, if necessary, depose to the
quiet character of his client, and his incapability of
using such language as that attributed to him. He
would beg the Court to recollect what was the usual
conduct of cabmen, and what would be the ordinary
course of a respectable tradesman under the probable
circumstances of the case.

Mr. BINGHAM remarked that it often happened facts
were found to be stronger than fiction, and however
improbable it might appear for a cabman to have
acted in the civil and forbearing manner ascribed to
the complainant, and for a person in defendant's
station to have conducted himself without provocation
in the manner described, still, with the uncontradicted
statement of the complainant, supported by the testi-
mony of an independent witness, he could come to no
other conclusion than that the charge had been
proved, for which the defendant must pay 40s. and
costs. . _

The parties retired, but in a few minutes after-
wards the cabman entered the court and complained
of having been grossly insulted by Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith was called into court again.
The cabman said Mr. Smith repeatedly called him
a " cur," and made a filthy noise at him with his
mouth.

Mr. Smith did not deny having applied the epithet
" cur" to the complainant.
Mr. BINGHAM said a person in Mr. Smith's position
in society ought to pay more respect to the laws of
his country, and especially to the decencies and deci-
sions of its courts of justice. He should order Mr.
Smith to enter into his own recognizance in 501. to
keep the peace for three months.

MARY LEB ON E.
Just before the usual period for the closing the
court, Mr. William Matthews, a man of very re-
spectable appearance, residing at No. 10, John-street