The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-24 00:00:00

LAW IIfZeILLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COTTRT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(13,:f0r0 Couasnisioner Holroyd.)
THE ROYAL BIaiLSEI BANK —THU LAST EXAMUTATION

MEETING.

To-day having been appointed for the last examina-
tion of the directx•rs, the court WA3 crowded, in the ex-
pectation that tboy would all be present, but they did
not appear at the commencement of the proceedings.
Mr. Linklater„ for the assignees, said that the last
meeting took piaci' on the 17th April, and it was then
stated that the ha.lance-sheet would be conap!eted in 10
days, but two m o aths, however, had since transpired,
but no accounts 'a ad yet been filed ; in fact, no further
advance had been made in the matter. The learned
counsel, Mr. Hu ti'dleAor.e, appeared for Mr. Staplston,
and the other di.7ect3rs were also represented, and it
would be for eac a of them to give an explanation why
they had not fulE'led their obligations for which they
had had abundant opportunity.

Mr. Iluddlesto. ne then addressed the Cou:t at great
length on the part of Mr. Stapleton, and urged that it
would be excead;ngly unfair to call on him to file any
balance sheet pen dug the very serious proceedings which
hal been taken a i,,Ainst the directors, besides which Mr.
Stapleton ought :cot to be called upon to swear to an
account consiatin q• of 400 pages and several thousand
folios without haviing examined the accounts with great
care, as he had not had the assistance he had a right to
receive from the ether directors who were to join him in
it ; he therefore Kuggested that the examination should
be adjourned sine die. _

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Mr. Linklater 0 pposed an adjournment sine die, and
contended that according to law the directors were
bound to file the balance-sheet as in any other bank-
ruptcy, but with reference to what use would be made
of it he was not prepared to say, but the Attorney-
General had pore iitted him to refrain from taking any
further examination while the directors were under the
charge preferred against them ; but he could not say
what would be done with respect to those already taken.
Several gentlemen spoke on behalf of the other
I directors.

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His Honour said that he must administer the law as
he found it, and call on the directors to file their
balance-sheets ; and after a long discussion he ordered
them to be filed on or before the Ist September, and the
adjourned meeting was appointed for the 23a of the
same month.

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The dividend meeting was adjDurned till the latter

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There are fands at present in hand to pay Ir. in the

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pound.
Mr. Linklater Raid that all the directors but one had
been arrested (not alluding to Mr. Cameron, who left
France this morning, and would be here to-day).

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POLICE INTELLIC.IENCE. (This Day.)

SOUTHWARK

HIGIIWAY ROBBERY AND ASS AtILT. —John Harring-
ton, a smart looking young fellow, was charged with
assaulting Henry Fagan, and robbing him of 35., under
the following daring circumstances :
The prasecutor, a seafaring man, residing at No. 1,
Adams place, High-street. Southwark, said that on the
afternoon of the 4th inst., he was with his sister at an
oyster sta'a. in Mint-street, and while conveying an
oyster to his mouth, the prisoner and another came run-
ning against him, and pushed him on the ground. He
got up and pulled his jacket off to guard himself against
the ruffianly land-sharks, when he was, pushed down
again, and fell with his head against the kerb stone.
He then became insensible, and on his recovery, he
found his trousers torn, and the pocket contaiAng 39.
gone. His head at that time was much injured, and
his shirt and clothes were covered. with blood.. The
prisoner contrived to make his escape, and he saw no-
thing more of him until the previous night, Ns hen he
met him in the Borough, and gave him into custody.
Witness wasi positive that the prisoner was the man who
knocked him on the kerb stone.

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Sarah Ann Fagan, sister to last witness, said that she
saw her brother pushed down by the prisoner and an-
other man, and as soon as he got up to protect himself
the prisoner and his companion knocked him do wn, and
while he was insensible the prisoner tore his trous•ers and
pulled his pockets out. She called out for assistance
and attempted to secure the prisoner, but he made his
escape.
. Police-constable 106 M said he was on duty near Mint
street on the afternoon in question, when he heard a fe-
male calling out " Police," and on going to the spot he
saw the prisoner running towards him, pursued by last
witness, who told him he had robbed her brother. Wit-
ness took hold of him with the view of taking him into
custody, but a mot) surrounded him and rescued the pri-
weer from his custody.
The prisoner denied the charge, and said the witnesses
were mistaken as to his identity.
The Magistrate, however, committed him for trial.

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MARIBOROUGEI STREET.

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WATC3 ROBBERY IN A PUBLIC-HOUSlL—Rachel Wil-

liams, and Frances Oker, two well-known thieves, were
charged before Mr. Beadon, with ateaiing a silver watch,
the property of George John Warren, a very simple
looking young fellow, who stated that about 1 o'clock
this morning he was in the Haymarket, when the pri-
soners came up to him and asked him to treat them.. He
took them into the Opera Tavern and called for some
ale, and while they were drinking it the prisoners
" fondled " him about in a very wrong way. After
drinking the ale the prisoners suddenly recollected they
had a iriend to na,aet, and hurriedly left the place. As
soon as they were gone be hilt in his waistcoat pocket, and
was astonished to find that his watch, worth Si., was gone
also, having been. broken from the guard. He imme-
diately went in pursuit of the prisoners, anct came up
with them at the top of the street, when he gave them
into custody. The watch had nut been found, but a
part of the silver bow was discovered lying on the floor
close by where the prisoners were standing.
The prisoners denied the charge, and said there was
another woman with the prisoner, who 'was "very
sweet" upon her, and she no doubt was the thief who
had got the watch.
Mr. Beadon said there was not sufficient evidence to
warrant him in detaining the prisoners, who were there-
fore discharged.

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