The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE WM. TOWNSEND.
This bankrupt was described as a florist, &c., at Notting-
hill, and to-day came up for his certificate.
The accounts, prepared by Messrs. Weston and Orford,
Moorgate-ereel, showed debtor to creditors about £700; but
almost the w:iole of the property, valued at £4OO, had been
swept away for rent, and sold at a great loss.
The report of Mr. Pennell was generally unfavourable, as
it showed that the bankrupt had once previously been be-
fore this court, and had subsequently applied under the In-
solvency Act, but his petition was dismissed. He had not
kept auy books which would explain the real state of affairs,
and the cash-book had not been brought down to the time
of the bankruptcy with that regularity which would have
enabled him (Mr. Pennell) to to=t the accuracy of the
accounts.

Mr. Wells, for the assignees, did not offer any opposition.
Mr. Sturgeon urged that great allowance ought to be
made for the bankrupt as to the book-keeping, looking at
the peculiar nature of the business, as the first bankruptcy
had been superseded; the creditors having been settled
with, and the application to tt e Insolvent Court had only
been refused in consequence of the absurd law which did
not allow a trailer to petition if he owed more than OM
or he would have bad protection, and the property would
not have been sacrificed.
His Honour said, notwithstanding what bad been urged
he considered the bankrupt very blameable, and he had little
doubt this was a friendly bankruptcy; be, however, was not
so satisfied on that point as to refuse the certificate and
leave the bankrupt to apply to the Lords' Justices, but would
suspend the certificate fir six months, with ptotection for
three, to be renewed, unless opposed by any creditor.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(77ILS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—CRUELTY TO A 110110,
—NIGHT CABS.—Thomas Baker, ['liver of cab 2,492,
57, Burton-crescent, was charged by Mr. William Lore,,
chief constable of the Royal Society for the Prevention or
Cruelty to Animal:, with using a horse in a condition totalli
unlit for use.

From the evidence of Heifer, one of the society's officers,
it appeared that at eight o'clock in the morning of the 4th
August, the drf,:ndant was driving the horse in a cab along
Coekspur-street, when he called to him to stop, and, after
swearing at the officer, and flourishing Hs whip in a mena-
cing manner, he did so. Hafer then examined the horse,
and found a I Irge raw place on one shoulder, a swollen
knee, and the horse to be iu a shockingly poor and miserable
condition.

Seaman, another officer of the society, said the horse
Ras a miserable objtet. It was one of those horses that cab-
men brought cut of a night, as they were ashamed to
let them be seen in the day time, and the practice was muck
on the increase. On moving the collar he found a large
sore.

200 C said be was present when the driver was stopped,
and he was very abusive. The horse was in a very bad con-
dition.
Defendant, who displayed great loquacity of speech, and
began by saying he had a great m thy remarks to make in
answer to the charge, entered into a long rigmarole, accus-
ing everybody of having committed perjury ; saying that
the horse was greatly improved since he had bad it, end
that he had been summoned on a former occasion by the
society but discharged. . _

Alr:Love said it was true he waq discharged, but it was
only on condition that he had the horse immediately
slaughtered.
A witness waq called for the defendant, who said he sold
Elle horse to the defendant because he knew his "h"
inanity,"

Mr.-Bearion, having inspected the horse, cautioned the
defendant, and told him he had better not use it for owe
time.

The defendant, having made the premise, was fined 55'
and costs.

THA M ES.— M tiRDEROUS ASSAULT.—Henry Barrett,
a datk and dirty-looking fellow, was brought before Mr.
Selfe, charged with committing a violent assault co
Catherine Sullivan.
The complainant, a dissipated-looking 170111311, said shl
had been cohabiting with the prisoner for three years, an
he bad frequently beaten and kicked her. He was once_
committed-for four-months—by—one- of—the --magistrates of
Worship-street for " jobbing" a pipe into her eye, the sight
of which was nearly lest. Last night she bad just brought
home food for her two children, when the prisoner carve
home drunk, and beat and kicked her. He threw her
down, and endeavoured to strangle ber. He hit her about
the head and face, and she was covered with blood when the
police came in and interfered. She really believed the pri-
soner would murder her if he was not restrained, but she
did not wish to punish him.
Mr. Selfe—l won't consult your wishes.
The prisoner in defence said that he and his "wife" were
bath drunk yesterday, and that they always fought when
they were in that sate. His " wife" had sent him to the
hospital several times, and a few weeks since she broke bis
arm. He came out of the hospital only a few weeks age
with his arm broken.
Mr. Selfe read a certificate put in by the prisoner, and
said he had not been treated for a broken arm.
Sharper, pollee-constable 450 K, said he found the worn
Sullivan weltering in her blood. She bad teen tariblY
punished. The man was drunk, the woman was sober.
Mr. Salle said a more wretched and unhappy couple had
never come hefcre him. He sentenced the pris:nrer to three
mouths' imprisonment and lard labour.

liar INTELLIGENCE.--We learn from the South
Eastern Gazette that the reports from the Kent hop plan-
tar ions tti nerally scree in stating that. the plants are gel");
on favourably, and the burr developing itself into hops very
fast with the fine weather w:iielt has lately prevailed. Tile
t!ri muff's, however, still I car able totstlis of the her
iud,. It universally believed that the crop, IA"
is principally what is called a " top crop," cannot be so large
as was a few weeks ago anticipated. The long droug"
affected the whole cf the plantations more or less; and toe
la'cral branches have not grown to above half their ordi-
nary length from the poles. The planters, consequentlY,
consider that the assumed duty, as quoted in the Borough,
is considerably overset. From Sussex and Surrey the in-
telligence corresponds generally with the accounts from the
Kentish districts, except that in one or two places we WIZ
derstand that the bine is looking worse than it did a week
ago, owing to the continued dry weather. In Farnhator
Alton' and country districts, the plantations have not pro'
gressed so favourably during the last fortnight as ruler
have been expected from the high temperature. There :
still a great deal of short bine, and we do not imagine
the district will pay more than half last year's duty, 1111105
we gqt A WOO qugtity of rikin p fvw (UV!