The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-23 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY).

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE STREATFEILD AND CO,

To-day was appointed for hearing arguments in this pro-
tracted case. The evidence has already been fully given.
Learned counsel now appeared on behalf of the respective
parties, and Messrs. Hart Brothers, accountants, to give
any required explanation of the accounts filed.
It is generally understood that the addresses of counsel
will not be concluded to-day.
Before the other commissioners there was no case of the
slightest interest.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before the Deputy Judge,)
IMPORTANT CASE UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ACT.—

THOMAS V. PICARD.

This was an action to recover £8 15s. 6d f expenses of
putting up a quantity of watches for auction sale, at the
alleged request of defendant.

Mr. Kemp, instructed by Mr. Billing, appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Pearce, by Mr. J. R. Bailey, for the de-
fendant.

Mr. Kemp having stated the case, called the plaintiff,
who said, I am an auctioneer, in partnership with my
brother, in Basinghall- street. I have been bankrupt.
My certificate has been granted, but suspended. I met
Mr. Picard, and he said he had 400 or 500 watches to dispose
of, and ha thought selling them by auction would be a good
plan. I replied " Yes," and told him my terms. At his
request I went to his place and saw a case containing 60 or
80 watches. The proof bill was then sent to defendant,
and finally the sale was appointed to take place upon a cer-
tain day. Three or four days before the day of sale Ire •
caived a communication from the defendant that he had
heard I was an uncertificated bankrupt, and he would not
have anything to do with me.

Plaintiff was cross-examined with a view to showing
that be had forced himself upon the defendant, aid that he
had never been instructed by defendant, but plaintiff was
firm to his examination in chief, and a witness was called
in support of it.

Mr Pearce then contended that plaintiff was not in a
position to sue, being uncertificated, and called defendant,
who gave a very different version of the affair. He deposed
that he never instructed plaintiff to sell, and said that he
had been warned against plaintiff.

His Honour, in nonsuiting plaintiff, said he could not
give a positive opinion upon the question of absence of cer-
tificate, but his own opinion was that plaintiff being uncer-
tificated was not in a position to recover.
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Mr. Thomas said the fact of his being in partnership
would legitimatise the transaction.

His Honour was of opinion that plaintiff was not in a
position to recover, but would nonsuit him, so that plaintiff
might, if he pleased, have the opinion of a jury as to the
facts.

Nonsuited, with costs.

POLICE IN7ELLIfx'ENCE—(This Day).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY AT TRADESMEN'S SHOPS.—
Mary Barton, a short female, attired in black, was charged
as follows :

Strutt, 63 C, said that a little before six the previous
evening ho was called into the shop of Mr. Webb, cheese-
monger, Oxford-street, and told that the prisoner had
stolen a piece of lard off the counter, and put it into her
apron, andthe shopman, in his presence, took it out. He
(the constable) also found in her apron two pieces of mut-
ton and a piece of bacon, 6ilbs. weight altogether. On
asking her where she got them from, she at first said that
Mr. Jeffries, of Foubert's-place, gave it her; but after-
wards that it was given her by a lady in the street, and
after that contradicted herself again. On searching her
at the station he found in her pocket a quarter of a pound
of whole pepper, and in her month a half-pound brass
weight l She gave her address at 36, Groat Wild-street,
but on going there he found she was not known.
Mr. Beadon said that further inquiries might be made.
He would remand her for a week,

BEGGING NOT SUCH A BAD TRADE.—A boy named
John Thomson, who said be lived in St. Ann's, Westmin-
ster, and was stated to be a regular visitor to Bond .street
for the purpose of begging, was charged with begging. In
his pocket was found -is. 91d., alai tLrce soup tickets.
Mr. Beadon committed him for 14 days, and ordered the
money found on him to go towards the keeping of him
while in prison.