The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-20 00:00:00

IN RE WISE AND WEBSTER.

These bankrupts were described as of New Weston-stitet,
coopers, and to-day applied for their certificates. The debts
are about £1,276, and the dividend will be very small.'
The cooperage business had been carried on for 150 years,
50 by Mr. Wise, until he was joined by Webster, who had
married his daughter-in-law, and from that time losses
were incurred by Webster, owing to overcharges by the
timber merchant. Mr. Wise, who is 84 years of age, and in
ill health, had not interfered for some time in the business.
His Honour said it was a case in which he could grant
the elder bankrupt a certificate of the first class ; and, as
the books had been exceedingly well kept, Webster might
take one of the second class.

SHERRTFS' COURT.
SENDING PRIVATE LETTERS TO TEE JUDGE.

Hie Honour complained that a person who had been a
suitz at this court had thought proper to address a letter
to him. This was a very improper course for any one to
adopt, and no notice would, or ought to be, taken of such
missives. The subject of the epistle in question was a
general complaint that the officer of the court had not al-
lowed an attorney's costs in a case gained by the writer of
the letter. Now, no attorney appeared, but the plaintiff
was represented by an attorney's clerk. His Honour was
.determined-not ad not to allow coats when attorneys' clerks ap-:
peared, or it would be opening a wide field indeed. It was
a very improper course for any person to take to' send a
letter to a judge; and, as far as his Honour was concerned,
no notice beyond the present would ever be taken of such
a matter.

LOAN SOCIETIES-DANCE V. PETTIT.
This was a summons to recover the balance of a promis-
sory note for £5.

Mr. Buchanan, for defendant, inquired of an agent who
represented plaintiff how much of the original sum had
been received by defendant.

Plaintiff's agent did not know, but believed that the usual
LOs. had been deducted.

Mr. Buchanan—You had better produce your books.
His Honour—lt is no matter. Does defendant admit his
signature ?

Mr. Buchanan—l believe he does.
His Honour—Then you are helpless, and defendant must
pay in ten days.

MAKING HIS OWN BARGAIN-DANCE• V. BETTS.
This was a summons to recover the balance of a promis-
sory note of £4.

Mr. Buchanan, for defendant, asked that person how
much he received, and was told £3 Bs.

His Honour—You must pay in ten days.

Time was asked for and refused by his Honour. People
signed these notes and made their own bargains, and must
pay. His Honour could not grant time in cases of pro-
missory notes and bills of exchange.

HASTE TO THE FIRE-IMPORTANT CASEHOLLICK

V.I LOWE.

This was an action against the Society for the Protection
of Life from Fire, of which defendant iA one of the acting
committee.

Mr. W. B. Davies appeared for the plaintiff. This was
a running down case, and plaintiff and a witness averred
that one of the society's fire-escapes was driving down
Trafalgar-square at the rate of 10• miles an hour, and the
person in charge having lost control over it, was unable to
stop it from running into plaintiff's van, and damaging it.
For the defence, the fire-escape conductor and a police-
constable said the escape was proceeding to a fire in Oxford-
street. Plaintiff was galloping round the corner of Tra-
falgar-square, and had he kept nearer to the kerb the
accident would not have happened.

His Honour said that no evidence had been adduced to
show negligence on the part of defendant, without which
plaintiff could not recover. Added to this it had been
sworn that plaintiff was galloping round a corner, and thus
contributed to his own damage. It was a sad thing to see
such reckless driving, and no one could go through the
streets without danger of being knocked down by something
galloping round a corner.
Verdict for defendant.