The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-08 00:00:00

APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE FROM CUSTODY.

Mr. Chidley, of Basinghall-street, appeared on behalf of
a bankrupt, named Lawson, to apply for his discharge from
custody. The bankrupt was described as of Bombay, and
late of Fenchurch-street, ship and insurance broker.
Mr. Anderson, a solicitor and execution creditor, saiil
he wished to put a few questions to the bankrupt before
any order was made.

The bankrupt, in answer to the question put to him, said
the only tangible property at present was £3OO, due to him
from the Government at Bombay. He had been compelled
to come from that place very suddenly (per overland route),
having been called home, and could he have remained but a
day or two longer he would have had the money. After he
had arrived in England his solicitors, Messrs. Martin, Son,
and Elar, sent out a power of attorney to a Parsee, in whom
he had great confidence, to receive the money—this being
12 months since. Up to this time he had received no ex-
planation on the point : but from other sources it was as-
certained that the money was still in the hands of the Go-
vernment. He had been engaged in the transport of troops
during the war, and had a claim of £1,343, but it had been
referred to arbitration.

His Honour—How long have you been in prison ?
Bankrupt—Fifteen months.
His Honour—Why did you remain in prison so long ?
Bankrupt—l was in expectation of receiving the £1,343.
Mr. Anderson would reserve any further questions till
the balance-sheet.
His Honour granted the immediate discharge.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAI.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ARTFUL ROBBERY AT A WATCHMAKER'S.—Henry
Johnson, a shabby-looking man, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with stealing a timepiece of the value of £6, the
property of Mr. A. Thomson, watchmaker, 25, New Bond-
street, under the following artful circumstances :
From the evidence of 'William Henstock, porter to Mr.
Thomson, it appeared that while taking down the shop
shutters this morning, about half-past seven, a man came
up to him and asked to be directed to Gloucester-street,
St. James's, evidently for the purpose of distracting his
attention from the shop door. Having told the man there
was no such street he left, and as he (witness) was return-
ing to the shop he saw the prisoner emerging from the
doorway with something bulky under his coat. He fol-
lowed him into Evans's yard, where the prisoner threw the
timepiece in a dung-pit; and on his telling him he had
stolen something he said, " Oh, you are mistaken." He
then gave him in charge, and on going back to the pit found
the timepiece, glass, and stand, the property of his master.
Sergeant Basin proved taking prisoner into custody,
and said he had been at the court before.

Prisoner being asked if he was guilty nodded an affirma-
Lye, and

Mr. Tyrwhitt•having stated his belief that it was a
planned robbery, committed him for three months with
hard labour,

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A MANILLA SAILOR.-SiStO
Rogue, a native of Manilla, belonging to a Spanish ship in
the London Dock, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged
with assaulting Michael Kelly, a boy, who appeared in
court with a severe bruise on his face and his lips swollen.
The complainant is a shoeblack, and was soliciting
custom near the London Dock, when the prisoner and some
of his countrymen, who were all the worse for liquor, made
their appearance, and began skylarking. The prisoner
kicked the complainant's box of blacking and brushes into
the road, and while the boy was picking them up, he
stepped back and then ran towards him and kicked him
violently on the mouth, and, according to the evidence
of one of the witnesses, " set the boy all in a pour
of blood," and from the evidence of another, " the boy was
smothered in blood."

Mr. Yardley said that few witnesses could give their
evidence without exaggeration, or being figurative. No
doubt the boy lest some blood. There was, however, no
occasion to exaggerate matters.

The prisoner, a very ordinary specimen of the Manilla
people, said he was ill-used and thrown down by the shoe-
black boys. He called no witnesses; and it was proved
that it was not until after the prisoner had wantonly in-
jured the poor and industrious Irish boy's property and
brutally kicked him that other boys interfered somewhat
roughly, and secured the Manillaman.
Mr. Yardley was in hopes the prisoner had kicked the
boy by accident. It was not so, and the prisoner must pay
a fine of 405., or be imprisoned one month.