The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-20 00:00:00

' BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
ROYAL BRITISH BANK-PURTBER Divinr,rrn.
Mr. Commissioner Holroyd was the only crimmissioner,
and the only case was an audit meeting in the matter of the
Royal British Bank. It was announce?, a short time since
that a further dividend of 6d. in the £1 would be paid,
making, in all, 15s. in the £1 to those who have proved
their debts. This being merely an audit meeting, and no
notice having been given of any new proofs, the proceed-
ings were pro forma. The dividend will be paid on the
4th and sth April next, at the Rotunda, in the Bank of
England.

• SHERIFFS' COURT.
THE WIDOW AND, HER ADOREIL-7SINOULA.E. ACTION FOR

AN INDECENT ASSAULT.-GODFILEY V. HARVEY.
This was an action to recover damages for an assault
alleged to have been committed Under very novel and pe-
culiar circumstances. Plaintiff is a widow, having the care
of a set of chambers, and defendant is a " gentleman."
One of the parties in the chambers is a person named Lang-
dale, and plaintiff said she had his orders to give defendant
his key whenever Mr. Harvey asked for it. One afternoon
plaintiff had a young friend stopping with her for the day,
and defendant coming in asked for Mr. Langdale's key.
He further requested that some beer should be fetched.
Plaintiff's friend went for the beer, but upon her return
with it expressed a• disinclination to take it into the room
of a stranger. Upost this plaintiff said she would take it in
herself. Accordingly she went into thereon] and placed the
beer upon a table ; turning to go, " Oh." said Mr. Harvey,
" You're not going like that:" " Indeed I am," replied
plaintiff; " I am going to a place of amusement to-night."
(Laughter.) "If that is so," returned Mr. Harvey, " I
will be your beau." " Not if I know it," retorted the lady.
" I love you," said Mr. Harvey. Whereupon Mrs. God-
frey said, " Sir, I suppose you' know lam a widow." Mr.
Harvey then declared that he had fallen in love with her
the first time he came to the chambers. (During the whole
of this story the court rang with laughter.)
His Honour—l am not trying a case of breach of pro-
mice of marriage. What is the assault

Plaintiff—He then seized me and behaved very rudely.
He endeavoured to exilose himself to me.
His Honour—Then you ought to have indicted him.
Plaintiff—l was unable to do my duties for several days.
His Honour—Did you call in a surgeon ?
Plaintiff—No. Defendant was very rude. He pushed
himself so strongly against my windpipe that I was nearly
choked, and could not call out ; he pinched my arms so that
they were painful for several days afterwards.
His Honour—And you did not call in a surgeon?
Plaintiff—No.

Evidence was then given that the defendant still, occa-
sionally, visited Mr. Langdale, and his Honour said he
would give plaintiff what, perhaps, she might have obtained
from a jury—damages, 40s.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

THAMES.

F,xTrt.kOnDINA EY CTIKIIGE OP E3IIIEZZLEMENT.
Henry Webb, a middle-aged loan, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with feloniously embezzling two sums of
money, one of £4O the ether of £27, he had received for and
on account of Thomas Dugard.

Mr. CharleS Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor said he was a merchant residing in Pen-
tonville-road, and was, in the practice of shipping goods for
Australia. He was also largely engaged in the bone cut-
ting and tallow melting trades, and had factories in Cum-
berland-street, Shoreditch, and Now-street, Whitechapel.
The prisoner s% as in hie service at a salary of £2 per week,
and his duty was to obtain orders, receive money of cus-
tomers, and to account for the same daily, or two or three
times per week. lie complained that, a few days since, the
prisoner received £37 of a Mr. Stevens, and had only
account6d for .ClO of it, and that he had also received £4O
of a Mr. Knight, with whom he (Mr. Dugard) did business,
and had not accounted for any part of it. The witness
then detailed the transactions with Mr. Stevens and Mr.
Knight, the various excuses made by the prisoner, and
numerous interviews with him. The prisoner informed
him that Mr. Knight disputed the transaction and the
quality of the goods supplied, and would not pay for them.
The prisoner, however, had previously received the money.
Mr. Young subjected the prosecutor to a long cross-
examination. Mr. Dugard said he first saw the prisoner
owing to an advertisement asking for an advance of money
to maintain a business. At the first interview with the
prisoner it was agreed that he (Mr. Dugard) was to ad-
vance money and the prisoner labour, and they were to
share the profits between them. At Christmas last he and
the prisoner balanced accounts, and he found the prisoner
' had overdrawn very considerably, and he told him that he
would have nothing further to do with tho partnership, and
that he would allow the prisoner a salary in future. He
took a bill of sale on the prisoner's goods. It was an ab-
solute bill of sale for money owing
to him by the prisoner,
who became insolvent.

Mr. Yardley—Was any deed of partnership ever drawn
up between you and the prisoner ?
Mr. Dugard—None at all, sir ; it was a verbal agreement.
When I discontinued the partnership I agreed to allow the
prisoner £2 per week to act as my foreman, and to give him
more at my option when the business increased.
In further cross-examination by Mr. Young, the prose-
cutor said that when he last asked for the money which he
had ascertained had been paid by Mr: Knight and Mr.
Stevens, the prisoner said, " No, I will keep this. lam
tired of things as they are." Ile understood by that that
the prisoner meant that he was tired of receiving a salary.
The balance of accounts between them had never been
against witness, but always in his favour.
Mr. Yardley said if the prisoner had acted exclusively
as the prosecutor's servant, and had received the two sums
and kept them, it would amount to embezzlement.
The prisoner was remanded on bail until Monday next.

21118 DAY'S 31-411KBTAS.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITITFIri.D.—Meadow hay, £2 10; to £4 108 ; clover
£4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw. 64 to £1 10s per load.
Trade steady, but far from active, at last week's currency
Supplies only moderate.

CUMBERLAND.-I\leaclow hay, £2 15s to £4 12s; clover,
£4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 12s per lead,
A fair demand, at full prices.

WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4 lOs; clover
£4 5s to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per load
A firma trade.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The market remains very quiet; and prices are
unaltered,
St-GAY„.—The late advance has been fully maintained for
all descriptions, and in the refined market higher rates are
oUrrent, owing to the diminished stock oil hand.
CorrEn.—Only a moderate business has been transacted,
but late prices have been well maintained. Stocks on hand
at the present tune, compared with those of the same period
of last year, show a slight deficiency.
Rim —The inquiry for the finer qualities have been ac-
tive, and full prices have been offered.
SALTPETRE.—There has been a moderate inquiry, but in
some instances at a decline cf about ls. per cwt. on the ex-
treme rates of last week.
Woon.—The public sales of colonial have proceeded with
much animation, And the rates established at the commence-
ment of the series have been well maintained. The sales
close this afternoon.
TALLow.—The market is quiet and only a limited busi-
ness has been entered into, either for consumption or on
speculative account. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 58s.
and 535. per cwt. fcr the last three months.

A prospectus has been issued of the Nerbudda
Coal Company, with a capital of £120,000 in £2O shares.
The object is to work certain coal and iron mines in the
Nerbudda, Valley, near the line of the Great Indian Penin-
sula Railway, and which have been conceded by the Indian
Government at very small royalties.