The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-11 00:00:00

RE JOHNS.-IMPORTANT QUESTION.

This bankrupt, described as a printer, came up for his
certificate, and no one opposing he received one of the first-
class. A solicitor made an application for a portion of the
fee paid to the bankrupt with an apprentice, who had only
served four years out of the seven, to be returned.

After some observations as to the amount of instruction
received by the apprentice, his Honour made an order for
the sum of £5.

Mr. Lucas mado a similar application on behalf of an
apprentice named Thomas. This lad had only received
instruction for six months when Johns became bankrupt.

The Commissioner observed that on the last occasion £7
had been mentioned, but upon Mr. Lucas pressing for a
larger sum, his honour awarded D.

IN RE BENSAND.
This bankrupt, described as a merchant, came up for his
certificate.

Mr. Lawrence appeared for the bankrupt, who is a native
of Mogadore, and a born subject of the Emperor of Morocco.
It appeared from the line of examination adopted by his
Honour that the bankrupt had consigned continuously
large quantities of goods to his brother, at Mogadore, with-
out.for nine months receiving any return, either in cash or
produce. It was also alleged that the bankrupt's brother
had been indebted to the Emperor of Morocco, who had
seized the property. Prior to 18.50, when the trading com-
mences, bankrupt had carried on business as a merchant at
Gibraltar.

His Honour—He may have a certificate of the second
class.

RE MAHON.

This bankrupt received a common certificate of the third
class.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(1711-,5 DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY BY A POYMAN.—Charles Hall, potman, in
the employ of Mr. Spencer Lambert, of the Wheatsheaf
Tavern, Oxford-street, was charged with stealing several
articles under the following circumstances:—
Mr. Lambert said the prisoner had been in his employ
for about four months, during which time he had missed
several articles. The prisoner being about to leave his ita-
ploy on the previous night, he requested to see the contents
of his box, and on the prisoner opening it for that purpose,
he discovered a book belonging to him. This causing him
to suspect the prisoner still further, he told him his lodgings
would be searched, and he then admitted that he had be-
haved very ill towards him, and that he had taken a table-
cloth and other things, which, on his lodgings being
searched, were found. He had been robbed at different
times of a great quantity of property by similar means.
The prisoner, who said he merely took the book to read,
and put it in the box by accident, admitted he stole the
other articles.

Mr. Bingham said he should commit him for three
months.

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY AT A JEWELLER'S SIIOP.-Philip
Goodfellow, an active able-bodied young man, late apauper
chargeable to the Stepney Union, who was dressed in the
workhouse clothes, was brought before Mr. Yardley/
charged with stealing two silver watches from the shop of
Mr. George Gray Williams, pawnbroker and jeweller, of
No. 4, High-street, Stepney.
Mr. George Gray, said he was an assistant to the prose-
cutor. Yesterday afternoon, between the hours of four and
five o'clock he was in the shop, and was startled by a loud
crash, followed ty the breaking of a large pane of plate
glass in the window. He looked towards the street and
saw the prisoner in . the act of withdrawing his right
hand, with one or two watches in it. He left the shop
and ran after the prisoner, and after a long
chase, overtook him in Bromley-street. He seized the pri-
soner, who said, " Why do you detain me ?" to which ho
replied, "For stealing two watches." The prisoner said, "I
wish I had taken the whole lot—l would have had a jolly
supper to-night." Ono watch was taken from the prisoner
and another was found in the mud. The witness then
produced a piece of the broken pane ; it was of very great
thicknesis. Mr. Williams added that the prisoner broke the
pane of glass with his elbow.
Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said that the pri-
soner was formerly an inmate of the Ratcliff workhouse, in
the Stepney Union, and was several times convicted for
disorderly conduct. On the 2d of October last the prisoner
and two other paupers were brought before Mr. Selfe
charged with breaking open a store in the workhouse and
taking away several coats, trousers, and other articles
belonging to paupers, which they dressed themselves in and
got over a wall. The prisoner and his companions were
sentenced to two months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Mr. Yardley—l shall commit him for trial.

A letter from Glasgow, referring to the distress
created by the Western Bank, states that the city is
steadily but slowly recovering from the disaster. Many of
the wealthiest citizens, however, have lost their entire
fortunes, while several who were throughout able to weather
the storm are now advertising their estates for sale. The
saddest fact is, that in the annual report of the directors of
the Lunatic Asylum, this failure is assigned as one of the
causes of an increase in the number of patients.
A BRIDGE BROKEN BY A DROVE OF PIGS.—On
Saturday afternoon an accident of a singular nature oc-
curred at the lower drawbridge, Leith, rendered it neces-
sary to shut it against the public. The bridge was being
raised to allow a vessel to pass up the harbour, when a
large drove of pigs, frightened by the kicking and plunging
of a horse, which, in turn, was frightened by the pigs,
rushed upon the bridge, and caused it to come down with
great force, breaking the wheel upon which it turned.—
North British Daililtfail.