The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE•--(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE LACHER AND BITTER.
These bankrupts had carried on business in New Ba-
sirighall-street as merchants, and to-day came up for their
certificates, the consideration of which had been ad-
journed in order to ascertain the amount of the debts
and 'assets. The former were stated by Messrs. Paul
and Turner at upwards of 3,0001., but on the examina-
tion it appeared that the assets did not amount to 150/.,
which persons coming before the Court on their own
petitions were required to produce. The consequence
was, that although the bankrupts were allowed to pass
their last examination, the consideration of the certificate
WAS adjourned from time to time tillthe required amount
was paid in to the estate.
His Honour said, that although 18 months had elapsed
since the bankruptcy, it was the fault of the bankrupts ;
but the justice of the case would be met by a suspension
of the certificate for three months from the present date,
anl then to be of the second class; protection in the
interim.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.

WESTMINSTER.
CHARGR OF AN AUDACIOUS HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN
CIELBRA.—Henry Green, William Brooks, Elizabeth
Stanley, Charles Stanley, Mary Ann Hawkins, and
Emma Brooks, were charged before Mr. Paynter with
t'assaulting William Watson residing at No. 4, Church-
street, Battersea, blacksmib. They were also charged
with assaulting Henry
Watson, his father, and with
robbing them.
Mr. Cumming, inspector of the B division, said that
Henry Watson was so seriously injured that he was
unable to attend. It was not known what money he
had lost.

It appeared from the evidence that about seven o'clock
last night the complainants were in Queen-street, Chel-
sea, when they were suddenly attacked by the prisoners.
He (Watson, jun.) was seized hold of by three women
and forced into the road, and at the same time he was
knocked about the head by Green. While he was re
moved from his father the latter was hustled by
the other prisoners, and he was knocked about by them.
The assault upon the elder prosecutor was most violent
and determined.

Two females, named Jane Ward and Mary Anne
Ward, who were at a window in Cluesn'e.row, stated
that they saw the elder Watson standing in the midst of
the prisoners, several of whom were knocking him about.
Mr. Paynter asked Win. Watson if he had lost any
money, and in answer he stated that be bad lost 164.
Ire recollected Stanley feeling hie pockets while he was
being struck by Green.

M. Paynte; inquired if the prisoners were known ?
Mr. Cummings said that Brooke and Emma Brooke
were known in Kent-street. Sergeant Culton, V 34,
said tbat Green had been in custody for a highway
robbery ; and V 174 Potter,
stated that Green, Stanley,
and another female, robbed a 'tan of his gold watch at
Battersea-bridge, but he refused to press the charge.
They were all remanded.

THAMES.
CONVICTION OF A MARINE POR ILLEGALLY PAWN.
ING.—Patrick Lamp, an Irishman, belonging to the
Royal Marines, at Woolwich, was brought up on re-
mandclothes of the value of 61. 10s., and cash to the amount
of
11.
13 chargedth e withstealing large box, containing
property
of
s.,
a comrade named Hewitt,
who is stationed with his corps it Greenock.
It appeared that the prisoner was on furlough, and
money, Which he was instructed to
was entrusted by his comrade, ilewitt, with a box con-
e. taining
and its contents
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ing London, put up at a coffee shop in Whitechapel,
where, in the presence of a prostitute, he broke open
' his comrade's box and emptied it of its contents. He
pawned a suit of clothes at a pawnbroker's shop in the
Mlle-end-road, and the remaieder of the property at
other places, squandered the nioney in the indulgence of
sensual gratifications, and then repaired to Duke-street,
Southwark, where he was found concealed by a police-
constablehld ever M,to whom he had
seen his com-
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A portion of the stolen property, which the prisoner
bad himself pawned, WaS produced by the assistant of
Mr. Fryatta, pawnbroker, and Mrs. Hewitt identified
the articles as her husband's property.
Marks, the policeman who had charge of the case,
said the prisoner was a notoriously- bad character, and
had been in prison for six months for robbing another
comrade.

Mr. Salle said the prisoner was a very had fellow, and
a disgrace to the uniform he was wearing. He sen-
tenced him to pay a fine of 51. for illegally pawning a
coat, part of the stolen property, and 10s., the value
thereof, and in default of payment to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for three calendar months.
The prisoner was sent away in the van to prison.