The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-21 00:00:00

CORNHILL.

The old members, h Ir. Edward Harrison (deputy), Mr'
James Waterlow, Mr. Henry Hoppe, Mr. D. ShrewsburYt
Mr. C. Gaimes, and Mr. Alfred James Waterlow wars
unanimously re-electeel.

LAW INTEL LIGEN CE.--( This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
THE SHOR:EDITCH BANE FAILURE.

This day was appoil ited for an examination meeting
the matter of Davies a nd Co., bankers, of Shoroditch.
The accounts, which i are very voluminous, have been filed,
but in consequence ot the absence of the Commissioner
nothing took place in reference to them.
The court was not so crowded as upon the occasion of
the choice of assignee, s, and the meeting was adjourned by
consent to a late day January.

SHE RIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr and Jury.)
♦ LITTLE SUPPER I;N THE HANNIARX.ET.-BELISCO Y.

GOODWIN.

This was an action t o recover the price of a little OPPer
in the Haymarket.
Mr. Barnard, for the plaintiff, said his client kept a re'
freshmont-room in the Haymarket, and defendant was al
architect and surveyor.. Upon a certain evening defend'
ant, an ex-pugilist, and some friends sat down to supper'
They had supper, chat npagne, cigars, pale ale, lemonade/
soda water, &c., and t he bill came to £ll 25., including s
sum of which Mr. lilelasco lent defendant as the part/
had no money.
Wilson, one of the w ;liters at Bolasco's, was called, 014
said he recollected the. night of the supper. There wen'
defendant, Mr. Henry Broome, and four ladies.
His Honour—Ladies f. (A laugh.)
Witness—Well, wont en. They had supper.
Mr. Barnard—The p i ice of a supper in the Haymarket
is ss. a piece, is it not .!

Witness—That is ac _:ording to what you have. (Laugh'
ter.) Some of the lad ies had soup. (Laughter.) Thef
bad champagne, spirit 6 and water, and lemonade.
Mr. Belasco was call ted, and deposed to lending defendslli
£5.

His Honour—Now, you have not proved the cigars 61'
Plaintiff—They had 12 cigars.
Mr. Barnard—Did title ladies smoke ? (Laughter.)
Plaintiff—No, but M .r. Broome did. Sixpence a piece la
a very reasonable chart !;e for cigars in the Haymarket.
His Honour—This is an undefended case, gentlemen, yOll
will find for the plaintifi f.
Verdict for plaintiff.

Mr. Barnard—l am i iistructed to apply for a certificate.
Your honour thinks t plus is a fit case to be tried in tiVi
superior court ?

His Honour—Oh, yes It is right we should know hoW
things go on in the won id, (Laughter.)

POLICE INTEJ,LIGENCE.—( This Day).

MARLBO ROUGH-STREET.

CAUTION TO LADIES ; S lIOPPING.—PERSEVIZING pia-
POCIKETS.—Two female:;, named Sarah Tyner and Marl
Macnamara, both from Spitalfields, were charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt, as follows
Sergeant Cole, 23 C, 29 id that yesterday afternoon he S
the two prisoners stan ding near the London Cryst
Palace, in Oxford street,. and not liking their appearance,
he watched them, when I i.e saw Macnamara, who was carrr
ing a black leather bag, l Leave the other and go to the sid°
of a lady and feel her dress. They then crossed the street,
and went down Regen t-street to the toy shop of gr;
Cremer, where there Wit § a number of ladies looking in, au',
he saw Macnamara the re feeling the ladies pockets, bn"
when a constable in uni :form came by she coughed an is
sort of signal, and they I then moved away. He saw thou'
return to Mr. Cremer's s ihop, and Macnamara put her hold
into a lady's pocket. T hey then left and went to Jeffrel%
the butchers, in Fobert- place, where they got one on 08°11
side of a lady, and then left there and went back to Mr.
Cremer's, and had not lt.een there a minute before
namara put her hand imto a lady's pocket, who, on his
speaking to her, said elk e bad lost lls. He then, witilf,„
assistance, took them in Lto custody, and Macnamara 111'
she had only just met t Ale other prisoner ; but he knell
them to be from the neif ; hbourhood of Flower and Den''
street, Spit alfields. Mat :tnamara had been at the court bC'
fore, and Tyner he knew' as a companion of thieves.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remande I I them for a few days.