The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-07 00:00:00

IN RE COLLINS.

This bankrupt was described as a market gardener, of
Peckham, and to-day was appointed for the last examina-
tion, on accounts prepared by Messrs. Butler and Cannings,
showing debts, £624 ; assets, £240, and £3OO on a life policy.
Bankrupt having died an allowance was made to the widow
of £2 a-week up to the present time, and £l5 for funeral
expenses.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Air. Prendergast, Q.C.)

PINNELL V. SPARKS..---LIABILITY OF SHIPOWNERS FOR

LOSS ON 'CARGO.

This was an action to recover a sum of money for loss
sustained through the plunder or bad storage of some olive
oil shipped on board defendant's vessel.

Mr. Gribble (of the firm of Surr and Gribble) applied
on the part of defendant for an adjournment, on the ground
that the only person wlio knew anything about the matter
was absent. The captain of defendant's :iressel Was the
person to whom defendant looked for any explanation in
answer to this claim.

Plaintiff (who did not at all relish the idea of an adjourn-
ment) said ho had nothing to do with the captain; he
looked to the owner for reimbursement of any loss sustained
on board his vessel.

Mr. Gribble--Grantetl. But it is extremely unfair to
call upon the owner to answer a claim about which he can
positively know nothing. The captain of the vessel signed
the bill of lading, and of course is the only person who can
give evidence in favour of defendant.

His Honour—The contract is with the captain who signs
the bill of lading, and certainly he should be here.
Mr. Gribble—Besides, a charge is made, and a most
serious one—a charge of plunder against the captain.
His Honour—There may be an answer—the packages
may have been insecurely fastened.

Mr. Gribble--That is so.
Plaintiff—This case has already been adjourned, and I
think the case should go on.
Mr. Gribble, however, persisted in his motion for an ad-
journment, and, upon payment of plaintiff's costs, a future
day for the hearing was named.

THE TWO PIGS--A COMEDY OF ERRORS-CYBUS V.

KENNEDY.

Plaintiff is a meat salesman of Newgate -market, and
defendant is a pig breeder. Mr. Forrester, from Mr Beard's,
attended for defendant. From an immense fund of evidence
in which "this pig," "the other pig," and almost a drove
of pigs was included, it appeared that upon the 12th of Oct.
defendant sent a pig in in the name of Baker to plaintiff to
sell. That pig was condemned by the inspector. On the 16th a
person named Stevens sent a pig to plaintiff to sell. On
the 16th defendant called for an account of the sale of his
pig. Plaintiff's book-keeper said he had no sale of a pig in
the name of Baker. The pig having been slaughtered by
Stevens, defendant said perhaps it came in his name. The
book-keeper then handed over the proceeds of Stevens' pig.
The action was to recover the sum so paid in error.
For defendant it was urged that his pig was a good one,
and that he had been paid for, his own pig.
Some questions then arose as to a disease to which the pig
had been subject, and it was elicited that slaughterers ffre-.
quently killed pigs to save theirlives. Upon being, questioned
closely by his Honour, as to the custom of killing for
food diseased pigs, a slaughterman said that it was no
business of his how the pigs were—they were sent to be
killed, and killed they were. The pig sent by defendant
was poor and poverty-struck, and could not be near the
weight of Stevens' pig.
To rebut this statement, Mr. Forrester called two or
three persons who swore defendant's pig was healthy, and
was about the weight defendant was paid for.

A question again arose as to the colour of the disputed
pig—plaintiff said it was a black and white one; and defen-
dant that it was a black one.

His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff, as the defer•
dant had evidently received the money in error.

POLTCE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.

DARING ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.—George Atkins was
placed at the bar, in accordance with remand, charged with
violently assaulting Robert Greene.

From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that on
Saturday morning, 25th of Dee., about half-past twelve,
he was returning home, when a female came up to him in
Parliament-street, and asked him to accompany her home.
He refused to do so, and she then asked him to stand some
gin, but he declined to give her spirits, but said if she liked
he would give her a cup of coffee. She said that would
do, and she knew a good place where to go to for it. He
refused to go to the place named in King-street, West-,
minster, and the woman then left, telling him he was a
bad sort. She had scarcely left him an instant when a man
seized him by the throat from behind, and thrust his knees
into his (prosecutor's) loins, which completely overpowered
him. He then made a desperate effort to free himself,
and succeeded in compelling the man to relieve his
grasp, which enabled him to call for assistance, but
the man still kept hold of him behind. He (prosecu-
tor) kept struggling, when the woman commenced to rifle
his pockets, and in doing so completely tore one side of his
waistcoat open, in one of the pockets of which was his
watch and money. Immediately Green discovered that the
woman was endeavouring to rob him he put out his hand,
and by some means got it into her mouth and succeeded in
holding her for some minutes by the lower jaw so firmly as
to completely frustrate her object. During the time this
struggle was going on he called out loudly for assistance,
but eventually he was thrown down on his back
by the man behind ; but before the robbery was effected
a constable was heard approaching, when both parties ran
away. When the prosecutor regained his feet, he found a
cap lying near the spot, which ho immediately recognised
as the one the man wore, and shortly afterwards Atkins
was brought back in custody of the police. The prosecutor
said he was perfectly sober when the outrage was com-
mitted.

Police-constahle A 89 said—On the night in question he
heard cries of " Police I Police 1" and immediately ran in
the direction from whence they seemed to proceed. He
was in the act of turning the corner of Cannon-row when
he saw the prisoner and the prosecutor struggling on the
ground. When Atkins saw him ho got up and ran away,
but he pursued, and having captured him, he took him
back, when the prosecutor immediately identified him
as the man who had attempted to rob him. He
had neither hat nor cap on when he was taken into custody.
A woman was taking part in the scuffle, but she succeeded
in making her escape.

Mr. John Hill gave similar evidence. He pursued the
woman when she ran away, but was not fortunate enough

to secure her.

Mr. Jardine—Then the woman is not yet in custody ?
Witness replied she was not.
Mr. Jardine—ls the prisoner known ?
Mr. Mace (chief usher)—Oh_yes, your worship, consta-
bles are in attendance who know him well. "

Police constable L 195, said the prisoner had been pre-
viously convicted of housebreaking, and had also been in
prison for a violent assault on his mother.

Mr. Jardine said, he should' fully commit the prisoner
for trial, but he thought he had better be brought up again
next week, as it was likely by that time the woman would
be in custody.