The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,
IN RE WM. E. YOUNG.

The balance-sheet in the case of this ba'.krupl•, de-
scribed as Of Sun-court, Cornhill, Cross-street, Man-
chester, and Dale•stre;t. Liverpool, ship and insurance
broker, underwriter, and merchant, has been filed by
Messrs. Haeding and Pullen, and commences June 24,
1849, and ends April 15, 1856, and shows—Dr. to
creditors, unsecured, 33,7021. 7s. Gd. ; ditto fully se-
cured, 8,373/. 14s. 6d. ; ditto partially secured, 2,1211.
is. ; ditto salaries to be paid in full, 3301. 18s. 2d. ; lie.
bilities on bills (58,465/. 4s. Bd.), of which 24,1101. only
are expected to be claimed against the estate ; risks on
underwriting (about 62,0001.), in respect of which bank-
rupt estimates that about 10,0001. losses may be proved
against the estate; brokerve profits, 60,7281. os. 2d..
premiums, &c., for underwriting, 121,0601. Os. 9d. Cr.:
by debtors, good, 22,5381. 6s. ; doubtful, 11,6721. 19s.
81. ; property given up to official assignee, 13,4551. (less
salaries, 3801.) ; interest in adventure on teak, 2,0001.—
(the bankrupt had joined with Messrs. Syere, Walter,
and Co. for the purchase of teak, which was shipped per
Commodore, which was :never after heard of ; the teak,
however, was insured, and bankrupt's share will be
about this amount) ;—consignmerts, 9281. ; liabilities as
per contra, 34,1101. ; property held by creditors fully
secured, 9,2941. 15s. 41. ; ditto partially secured, 1151. ;
trade expenses—interest 3,4281., law 6481., domestic
and personal 9,9271. ; losses (sundries 28,329/. lOs. 31.,
bad debts 1,4941. 4s. 41., on underwriting 111,9331. 7s.
id.), total 141,7571. ls. 80. Amongst the creditors are
Messrs. Adamson and Co., Aberdeen, for freight, 2,9661.
Bs. ; Green and Co., Blac's:wall, 1,9791. ; R. Green, do.,
1,022/. ; John Hay, Sun tlerland, for balance purchase
money of ship Walmer Castle, 4,321/. 13s. ; Palmer,
M'Killop, Dent, and (','o., 1,865/. ; James Miller,
Queen's-road, St. John's-wood, 2,199/. ; Geo. Leslie,
Aberdeen, 1,606/. ; Coopor and Ave?, Leadenhall•street
(cash, March, 1856), 1,00 0/. ; Chaplin and Horns (rail-
way carriage), 1,354/. 11s,. 6d. ; Pickford and Co. (do.,
March and April, 1856), 1,7651. 14s. sd. ; Taylor, Pot-
ter, and Co., Liverpool, 5781.

The meeting for the last examination is fixed for the
21 September next. The balance-sheet extends over
119 folio pages.

There are no cases in the list for to•morrow.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day),

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
Charles Arnold, 23, cheese facttor, remanded from
last session, was indicted for feloniously omitting and
neglecting to surrender himself to the Court of Bank-
ruptcy, be being a bankrupt.
The present charge was made under the 251st sec, of
the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act, and it appeared that
the prisoner occupied a shop, 20, Commercial-road
East, where he carried on the business of a cheese
factor. He then became indebted to Messrs. Haycock
and Co., wholesale cheese factors, 7, Old Fish-street, in
the sum of 571. After that he shut up his shop, and
went to 15, St. Dunstan's-hill, and commenced business
as a wine merchant. The prosecutors, being unable to
obtain their money, filed a petition•in bankruptcy
against the prisoner on the sth Oct., 1855, and he was
adjudged a bankrupt on the following day. The 24th Oct.
and 27th Nov. were the days appointed foe his exami-
nation, but he did not appear in person or by agent.
Nothing was heard or seen of the prisoner until the 13th
of June, 1856, when he was apprehended at a beer-shop
on Walworth Common. The policeman having a know-
ledge of the prisoner asked him if his name was Arnold.
He replied, " No, it was Edwards," but afterwards
admitted it was Charles Arnold.

Mr, Poland for the prosecution called several witnesses
in support of the above facts.

Mr. Ribton for the prisoner took technical objections
relative to the proof of petitioning creditor's debt, and
the notice of bankruptcy being properly served on the
prisoner, which the learned judge overruled. The learned
gentleman then addressed the jury, contending that ac•
cording to the terms of the prosecutors trading, it had
not been shown that the prisoner was really indebted to
him in the amount claimed, and that consequently the
declaration of bankruptcy was illegal. He disc:aimed
on the part of the prisoner any intention to defraud his
creditors.

After some remarks in reply from Mr. Poland,
His lordship summed up. The law made it an offence
is a person not surrendering after an adjudication, and
.t was no question for a jury to consider whether or not

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the prisoner had been properly adjudged a bankrupt.
He was of opinion that the offence had been proved by
the evidence, and that the prisoner was indebted to the
prosecutors in the sum of 571.

The jury found the prisoner guilty.
Sentence deferred.

MANSLA.IIGHTER.—John Dunning, 24, fisherman, was
indicted for feloniously killing and slaying Francis
Toorules.

Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Carko prosecuted ; Mr. Robin-
son defended the prisoner.

It appeared that the prisoner and deceased formed part
of the crow of the Royal Tar fishing smack, of Barking.
On the 11th July the smack was off the coast of Hol-
land, and the master having left the smack to procure
provisions, the prisoner, deceased, and Charles Turner,
mate of the smack, went on board a Dutchman, where
they drank freely a quantity of spirits, and were much
intoxicated. They returned to the smack, bringing
with them some spirit they had had given them on board
the Dutchman, and repaired to the cabin to partake of
it. Whilst there Dunning left the cabin, took a bottle
of naphtha from the batches, and returned and sprinkled
it over the deceased. Shortly after his clothes were
on fire, and be was burnt so badly that he was sent home
to Barkurry the following day. He suffered very much,
and lingered until the 26th July, when he died. The
men were all zo much intoxicated that they were
unable to give an accurate account of the trans-
action, and the boy who 'c was half asleep and lislf
awake at the time " of the occurrence was unable
to say how the fire happened. When be saw deceased
on fire he was lying on a settle in the cabin, near
an oil lamp, and prisoner was sitting by him. Brown,
the eldest apprintice, appeared to be the only sober
person on board at the time, and being alarmed by the
boy, he went to the cabin and roused the men, all of
whom appeared to be insensible. They contrived
to get on deck, and the❑ Brown threw water over
deceased and extinguished the fire. Pi isoner, the fol-
lowing day, said he had no recollection of the circum-
stances, and the deceased told the master of the smack
that he did not know how it happened.
Ills Lordship said there was no evidence against the
prisoner to show that he set fire to the man, and he
directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
The jury returned a verdict accordingly, on which
His Lordship addressed the prisoner, saying he hoped
this would be a warning to him, and that ho would net
get drunk again.

The prisoner evidently niistook the verdict for one
of guilty, and fainted away in the dock. On his re-
covery he was discharged, and left the' court with his

friends.