The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-23 00:00:00

EASTERN

MEETING THIS DAY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
to-day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of
receiving the usual report for the past half-year,
and for the election of directors in the place of those
retiring in conformity with the terms of the act of
Parliament,

Our readers are of course familiar with the dis-
sensions that at present exist in the company, and
it was anticipated that the proceedings would not
be of the most favourable description. Shortly
after the business was opened the struggle com-
menced between the supporters of Mr. Love, one
of the retiring directors and chairman of the com-
pany, and Mr. Waddington, who is a candidate for
one of the vacant seats, and at the hour we went to
press the contest was stilt going on.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)

IN RE CHRISTIE.

This bankrupt was described as of Grove-street, Lisson-
grove, and he came up fur his certificate, which was
granted, of the second class, without opposition.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE FRANOHEIIANDI.—rBoor OF DEBTS.

A meeting was held for the proof of debts on the estate
of this bankrupt, a Greek merchant, of Bond •street. The
case has been before the Court several times, on the ques-
tion of proof of debts, where proceedings have been taken
abroad, attaching property there in a similar manner to
those in bankruptcy here. In the case now brought before
the Court, parties holding bills had received dividends at
Alexandria, Trieste, &c., and now sought to prove against
the estate in England,

Mr. Peachey, for the assignees, objected to the admission
their proofs, which was supported by Mr. Nicholson.
After a very long argument, Mr. Pennell, the official as-
signee, suggested that those parties who had received divi-
dends should refrain at present from pressing for more—
whereby the foreign or second claims would be protected
until some decision should be arrived at. So long as the
fund was held no one could be much damaged.
His Honour suggested, and it was adopted, that some
merchants abroad should go through the different claims,
ascertain what had been paid by way of dividend, and then
obtain the certificate of the Consul-General, who by him-
self or appointee was the liquidator of the estate.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CAUGHT AT LAST.—Charles Burrows, 15, in the employ
of Mr. :fames Slater, gas engineer, of 23, Denmark -street,
was charged as follows :

Mr. Slater said the boy was in his employ as errand boy,
with the intention of being apprenticed. About a fortnight
ago he gave his carman a sovereign to get changed, andput
the change in his portmonnaie, which he put in his desk,
in his counting-house, and the next day he found the half-
sovereign was gone. At that time he thought it might
have slipped out, but having continued to miss money from
his portemonnaie two or three times since, it being
his practice to place it, on coming down of a morn-
ing, in the desk for a short time. He that
morning marked some money, and placed the portmonnaie
in the desk as usual. He told the prisoner to keep his eye
on the door frequently, and left the place for about five
minutes, and on his return, no one having been in the place,
for his wife was watching, a shilling was gone. He taxed
the prisoner with it, but he denied it in tote, but it was
afterwards found on him, and he then confessed taking it.
He now had reason to believe that he had also taken the
half sovereign, and wished for a remand, as he had reason
to believe that this was not the extent of the prisoner's de-
r predations.
Mr. Bingham said he would remand him for a week.

MIXING AWAY WITII WORKYOUSII CLOTHES.—Henry
Wright, an olderly man, an inmate of St. George's Work-
house, was charged with making away with several articles
of clothing, the property of the guardians, and committed
for a month.