The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-19 00:00:00

HEAVY CITY FAILURE-IN RE RYDER.

The bankrupt was described as of Leadenhall-street,
City, and to-day was appointed for his examination meet-
ing.

The accounts show—Debtur to creditors, £7,116 ; ditto
holding security, £54,583; profits, £75,574. Creditor, by
consignments, £55,315; expeases, £5,328; losses, £5,915.
The bankrupt was expected to pass.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)
PISSEY V. MURDOCK- IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER

THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS PLEA.

This was an action upon a tailor's bill for goods sup.
plied in 1850. Defendant pleaded the statute of limita.
tions.

Mr. Abbott (for the plaintiff)—Defendant went abroad.
Does your honour think, under such circumstances, that
plea will stand ?
His Honour —Yes, if the statute had begun to run.
Mr. Buchanan (for defendant)—Of course, the plea is
perfectly good.

Mr. Abbott—Defendant went away directly the debt was
contracted.
Mr. Buchanan—That is not so, and statements should
not be made.

Plaintiff—Ho went away six months afterwards.
Mr. Bucbanan—Ah, the statute bad a nice little run
for six months.
His Honour held that the plea was perfectly good, and
found for defendant.

TUCKER V. GEARING-PLEADING INFANCY-IMPORTANT

DECISION AS TO PROOF.
This was an action upon a promissory note. Defendan
pleaded infancy.

Ms Honour called upon defendant to prove he was an
infant.

Defendant put in a document.
His Honour (reading)—Well, this shows that two per-
sons were married upon a certain day, and that on the 14th
July, 1840, a boy named Theophilus was born. That is no
proof. How do you show that you are that Theophilus?
Defendant called a witness, who did not answer, and his
honour, holding that the infancy was not proved, found
for plaintiff.

POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—(This Day

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

" COMING TO LONDON FOR A HOLIDAY."—TOO BAD
FOR A REFORMATORY.—A lad of 18 who refused to give
his name, was charged before Mr. Beadon, with being found
in the house of Mr. Fisher, 11 Stephen-street, Tottenham-
court-road, for the purpose of committing a felony.
A warehouseman, named Warnford, living in the house,
proved finding the prisoner, at one this morning, secreted
behind a partition, and on seizing him, the prisoner put his
hand in his pocket with the intention of taking out a knife ;
he struck him a blow on the arm with a poker, and detained
him till the arrival of the police. There were spikes on the
area railings over which the prisoner must have got to get
to the place where he was found.
Prisoner said ho only went there to sleep, when the man
came with the poker. He belonged to Barking in Essex.
Mr. Beadon—Then what were you doing up here ?
Prisoner—l had come up for a holiday (laughter.)
Appleby, 489, here stepped into the box, and said he had
known the prisoner for two or three years. He took him
into custody, and on asking «hat he had the knife (a large
clasp one) for, he said he was " sorry he had not got it out.'
About two years ago he took him for having a baker's
barrow, and he had been taken for robbing his father. He
once escaped from a Reformatory, but on taking him back
they stated that he was so bad that they would have no-
thing more to do with him. Ile believed after then he had
been got to sea by Mr. Bingham, but for some time he had
been about the district of the C division.
Mr. Beadon committed him for ;three months' hard
labour.