The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-17 00:00:00

LA TV INTELLIGENCE—(MIau Day).

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

His Honour disposed of a short list of cases. A meeting
for choice of assignee was held in the matter of Charles
Harden, of 113, Fenchurch-street, warehouseman, and a
representative of White & Co., Gresham-street, was chosen
assignee.
Mr. C. E. Lewis is solicitor to the estate.
IN RE STEWART.

This bankrupt had carried on business in the country
and came up for a certificate. The only feature in the
'case was that the whole of the property had been swept
away by a creditor and there was nothing for the creditors,
and there was no opposition, as the costs must have fallen
on the assignees or individual creditors.
His Honour said that the case was not at all creditable,
but as the matter had been left in the hands of the court
he would grant a certificate of the third class.

SECONDARIES' COURT.
(Before Mr. Potter and Jury.)
BRAMWELL V. FELLS.-ALLEGED TOUTING AT CRIMINAL

COURTS.-CURIOUS CASE.

This was an action upon a bill of costs , plaintiff, an at-
torney, appearing in person, and Mr. Thmapson, a barrister,
appearing for defendant.
It appeared that defendant, a marine-store dealer, of
Chelsea, had been given into custody by a publican, and he
was tried at the Middlesex Sessions and acquitted. Upon
his acquittal an action was brought against the publican for
false imprisonment, and that action was settled for £2O.
Plaintiff, however, had not been paid hie costs, hence the
present action.
Mr. Hempson, managing clerk to plainiff, was subjected
to a very searching cross-examination by Mr. Thomp-
son, and it appeared that witness wss formerly clerk
to a Mr. Brown, lately deceased.. That Fell in•
structed witness from time to time, but never saw
plaintiff. That a person named Bond had received the
money from the publican's attorney, and. alleged that he
had lost £lO. Bond was a kind of broker or agent, and had
introduced business to witness. Ile might have introduced
this case.

Mr. Thompson then said this was a case which ought to
be well investigated by a jury. He (Mr. Thompson) would
state that a practice was prevalent at the courts of " tout-
ing" for business, and clients were picked up, and if an
acquittal ensued actions for false imprisenm ent were brought.
This was one of those cases, and Bond was the touter. Bond
had received the money, and it was he 'who had introduced
the business.

Bond was called and asked, " Are you called Lawyer
Bond 2" to which he answered, " I don't know." He ad-
mitted having received the money, and said he had lost
£lO. Ho expected his share, so it was not all loss.

Mr. Bramwell--Did 1 ever promise ycu anything.
Witness—No. I never saw you before in my life. Fell
said that when he was asked if he would bring the action,
he said they might do as they liked, anc he was promised
that they would not charge him anything,
Cross-examined—l never signed the etainer produced.
Bond is known as lawyer Bond.
Mr. Bramwell repudiated all notion of touting, and com-
plained that Bond had received the £lO without any
authority.

The learned Secondary in summing ul said the plaintiff
had brought a great deal upon himself V mixing up with
improper persons.

The jury found a verdict for the defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON Two
GENTLEMEN.—August Lascelin and John. Baptiste Ver-
dert, two Frenchmen, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with violently assaulting Mr. Frederick Everitt, merchant,
of 39, Welbeck-street, and also Mr. Robert Bond, secretary
to the Brunswick Iron Works, Staffordshire.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoners.
From the evidence of Mr. Everitt it appeared that he was
walking up Regent-street last night in company of Mr.
Bond, two other friends having gone a little way on, when
a female called after the prisoners, and they then turned
round, and one of them seized him (Mr. Everitt) and struck
him. He then heard his friend, Mr. Bond, call out " I'm
being strangled." He then went to his friend's assistance,
and found that Lascelin had got his friend's thumb in his
mouth, and was biting it.

Mr. Robert Bond, of 39, Welbeck-street, confirmed Mr.
Everitt, and said that the prisoners seized him one behind
and one before by his cravat, and tried their utmost to
strangle him. Lascelin then got his thumb in his mouth
and bit it severely, and at the same time tried to gouge out
his right eye with his thumb. (The witness's eye seemed
to have been much injured.)

Hullingford, one of the officers of the court, said he was
crossing Regent-street and witnessed part of the assault,
and saw Lascelin with Mr. Bond underneath him. Mr. Bond
was calling out at the time that he (Lascolin) was strang-
ling him, and Mr. Bond was at the timeblack in the face.
Other constables having given evidence, and Mr. Lewis
having cross-examined the witnesses, Mr. Albert, the in-
terpreter, read over the evidence to the pisoners.
Mr. Lewis said the whole affair arose though Mr. Everitt
having unfortunately repeated a word used by the female,
signifying " bully."
Mr. Tyrwhitt, having made some reriarks on.the case,
fined Lascelin 405., or one -month, for tie assault on Mr.
Everitt, and the same for the assault on Mr. Bond ; and
Verdant 405., or one month, for the assault on Mr. Bond.

AQUATICS.

GREAT BOAT RACE FOE £lOO.

The antagonism of the North and Sou;h was continued
yesterday in a scullers' contest between Robert Clasper, the
son of Henry Clasper, of the Tyne, and Edward Eagers, of
Chelsea, and a finer race has been rarel:f seen. It unfor-
tunately happened that the demerits of I, foul were called
into account, a circumstance in every wey to be regretted,
as most unsatisfactory to those who had speculated large
sums upon the result. The distance was from Putney to
Mortlake, and the odds 7to 4 and 2to len Eagers. Tire
race did not start until nearly eight at night, when a great
number accompanied it on board steamers and in small
boats.

Clasper won the choice of stations, and took the Middle-
sex side. The men, both very small, looked well, and were
evidently anxious to get to work. The start was very fine,
and both men had their skulls at work at the same moment.
Clasper had a lead of about a foot, and at au extraordinary
pace they began their race, the water being as smooth as a
well-kept bowling-green. In arninuteEagers was•level with
his man, and then in the succeeding three or four strokes they
made alternate shoots, still continuing at a great pace. At
Craven Cottage Clasper had drawn himself clear, but just as
they got to Hammersmith-bridge, Eagers, rowing anew and
with great power, came right upon his adversary, and a foul
was necessarily the result. At that time Clasper was lead-
ing by three-quarters of his length, and, getting away, was
at work again in fine style, when Eagers a second and a
third time foiled him, and then went in front. At first
Clasper did not seem disposed to row, but, again applying
himself to the work, came within a length and a half of
Eagere, in which position they finished. The referee, Mr.
that Clasper had fairly won the stakes, in which decision
Ireland,age a gentleman of the London Rowing club, decided
r
every impartial aquatic man concurred.