The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-18 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS BILL.

The second reading of this bill was postponed.
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY (SALARIES,
&c.) BILL. . .. .

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After a short discussion the bill went through com-
mittee.

BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill.
Clauses 1,2, 3,4, and 5 were agreed to, with some
modification.

On clause 6, which gives jurisdiction to county court
judges in reference to bankruptcy and insolvency,
Mr. ROLT strongly objected to the clause, and moved
its omission.
After a short discussion, the clause, with some amend-
ment, was agreed to.
Clause 7 was also agreed to.
Mr. A. SMITH moved the omission of clause 8, which
gave Government power to create county courts at dis-
cretion.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE--(This Day).

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

HOUSEBREAKERS RECONNOITERING. PREVENTION
BETTER THAN CvnE.—.Three rough-looking fello'ws, named.
George Prestagne, John Davis, and William Cook, alilts
Brown, were charged before Mr. Beadon with loitering in
Sackville-street for the purpose of committing a felony.
Sergeant Joy, 96, said that this morning, a little before
one, he saw the three prisoners standing together at the
corner of Vigo-street and Regent-street, and having
watched them for some time, saw Davis and Cook leave
the other. They then rejoined and had some conversa-
tion, and walked together about halfway down the street,
where Davis looked down several areas, and then
went into the doorway of No. 16 or No. 17, and
then joined the other two. He continued to
watch them for some time, and saw them walk up and down
the street three or four times, each time making their stand
point the same house. On taking them into custody they
said they had only just come from Paddington, notwith-
standing that he had been watching them for half an hour.
He knew them as convicted thieves and frequenters of a
public house called The George, the well-known resott of
thieves. On one of them he found a cap which was used
to replace a hat by way of disguise.
Mr. Beadon said it was quite right they should be taken
into custody, as there was no moral doubt they were thieves,
but the evidence was scarcely strong enough. They were,
however, very luckily prevented from doing anything, and
must be discharged.

A SOLDIER CHARGED WITH STEALING A WATCH.—
William Robinson, a private in the Coldstream Guards,
was charged with stealing a gold watch from the person of
a German, named Condon, residing in Wardour-street,
Soho.

Mr. Albert interpreted.
The prosecutor deposed that he felt a tug at his watch
while leaving a cigar shop in the Haymarket, and at once
wive the soldier, who was with some companions in plain
clothes, into custody. He found his watch chain hanging
down, but the watch gone.
Mr. Beadon pnt somo questions to the prosecutor, and,
in answer to them, he stated that he believed the watch
was either taken by the soldier or his accomplices, but that
he would not swear that the soldier took it.

Upon this, and Mr. Beadon having received a good
character of him from his sergeant, the soldier was dis-
charged.

21115 DAY'S SHIPPING.

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LONDON, iCtinr4.oliid this day ginllitto—liti
Westerly ; light breeze, and fine weather.
PLYMOUTIE, Feb. 17.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Her
Majesty's steamer Magna, from Gibraltar.
DEAL, Feb. 17.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Mary Ann,
from China ; Wellington, from Madras ; Glencoe, from
Mauritius.
OFF COWES, Feb. 18.—Wind S.W—Arrived—Arago,
steamer, from New York, and sailed for Havre.
HOLYHEAD, Feb. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived— Zephyr,
from Liverpool for Old Calabar, with loss of foretop-
mast.

QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
Niagara, steamer, from Boston, and proceeded for Liver-
pool.

ELEbTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Feb. 16—Constantine Non Reincke, steamer,
from Burgos ; Ceylon, steamer, from Alexandria ; Jane
Cochrane, from Cardiff; Alliance, steamer, from Havre;
L'Etoile, from Carentan ; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey;
Black Eyed Susan. Susanna, and William, from Newport ;
Clara, from Cardiff.
Sailed—Laura, for Shields ; Isabella Croll, steamer, for
Cardiff; Alma and Woodlands, for Sunderland.
Arrived, Feb. 17.—Imperial, steamer, from Cardiff ;
George, from Neath ; Arcadia, from Newport.; Temora,
steamer, from Dublin ; Alexandrine, from Guernsey ; Le
Coq, from Cherbourg; Mincerto, from Cardiff; Problem,
from Newry.
Sailed .—Kron Prinsesse Louise, for Sunderland ; Temora,
steamer, for London; Banchory, for Seaham ; Flora, Light
and Sign, and Edward, for Sunderland.
Arrived, Feb. 18.—Argyll, steamer, from Carenton.
Sailed.—L'Etoile, for Carenton.