The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-14 00:00:00

ME3iORANDUM

2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex
Militia—The commission of Ensign Charles Rivers Wilson
is cancelled from the Ist October instant.

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West York Rifle Rejment of Militia—Ensign Edward
Clayton to be Lieutenant, vice Hebden, resigned.
sth Regiment of West York Militia—Lieutenant God-
fred Edward Allister Radcliffe to be Captain, vice Smith,
resigned.
Leicestershire Militia—Hercules Akerman, Esq., to be
Lieutenant ; Charles Frederick Powell, Esq., to be Lieu-
tenant ; Henry Bickley, to be Lieutenant; John
Henry Bryar, Esq., to be Lieutenant.
Ross, Caithness, Sunderland, and Cromarty Regiment
of Militia—Kenneth Macleay, Esq., to bo Major.
Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkrkshire Regiment of
Militia—John Cockburn, Esq., late of the 63d Regiment,
to be Lieutenant, vice Dods, resigned ; Thomas Hugh
Dalrymple Hay, Esq., to be Ensign, vice Cavendish, re-
signed ; William Mitchell, Esq., to be Ensign, vice Thom-
son promoted ; Stuart Mitchell, Esq., to he Ensign, vice
Blake, resigned ; Lynch Bolingbroke, EN., to be Ensign,
vice Mitchell promoted.

BANKRUPTS.
James Wale, paper maker, ehilworth, Surrey, to sur-
render, Oct. 29, at eleven, and Nov.v. 24, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderman.
bury ; Nicholson, Lime-street, City.
John Allington, tea dealer, Norwich, Oct. 28, at one
and Nov. 2-1, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Loo,
official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Lilwrance, Nowa and
Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers.
John Roger Rees, grocer, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire,
Oct. 27, at twelve, and Nov. 21, at eleven, at the Bristol
District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ;
Miller, Bristol.

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official assignee ; Cobbett and Wheeler, tiMranchester.
Frederick Bracher, tailor, Old Jewry, Oct, 27, at two,
and Nov. 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Ea Nards, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; West, Char-
lett, -raw, Mansion-house, City.
• Michael Banes, muslin warehouseman, Watling-street,
October 27. at half-past twelve, and November 24, at one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alder-
manbury; Murray, Lonilon.street, Fenchurch-street.
William Fisher, butcher, Kilburn, Middlesex, Oct. 22,
at two, and Nov. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptoy. Johnson, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ;
Smith and So.), Barnard's-inn-
John Stocks Booth, piano forte dealer and music seller,
Sheffield, Oct. 24, and Nov. 21, at ten, at the Leeds Dia-
tri3t Court. Brawin, official assignee, Sheffield; Fernell,
Sheffield. •
William Lord and Thomas Lupton, zotim spinners,
Shawforth, near Rochdale,. Oct. 26, and Nov. 16, at
twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman,
official assignee, ,31.anchester; Holmes, Barnley; Sale,,
Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester.
Metropolitan Bread Company (Limited), Nov. 3, at

two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official
liquidator, 25, Coleman-street.
Grace Simonite, plate worker, Birmingham, Oct. 28 and
Nov. 11, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Chris-
tie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Southall and Nelson,
Birmingham.
James Charles Johns, commission agent, Duchess-street,
Portland-place, Oct. 28, at twelve, and Nov. 24, at half-
past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld offi-
cial assignee; Oldershaw, St. Swithin's•lane.
Charles Fould, merchant, Cannon-street, Oct. 31, and
Nov. 27;at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Sambrook-court; Depree and Auntie,
Lawrence-lane.

Charles Starkey, carman, Agar Town, King's Cross, Oct.
27, at half-past two, and Nov. 24, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee ; Smith and Son, Bar-
nard's-inn.

Cbarles Edward Back, grocer, Tottenham-court-road,
Oct. 22, at eleven, and Nov. 26, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman•street-build
inns; Millman, Danes Inn, Strand.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

Hugh Orr, grocer, Nelson-street, Tradeston, Glasgow.

Andrew. Smith, coach builder, Paisley.
Jas. Hunter, prevision dealer, Maryhill, near Glasgow.
Samuel Liberman, oil cloth manufacturer, Glasgow.
James Young, commission broker, North Albion-court,
Glasgow.

Alexander Robertson, farmer,Woodend, county of Banff.
Samna APlnnis, wholesale grocer, Pleasaunce, Edin-
burgh.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

DOCTORS'-COMMONS.-OCT. 13.

CASE OF THE REV. MR. SMITH.
A commission, appointed by the Bishop of Lon-
don, sat at Doctors'-commons to investigate a
charge against the Rev. J. E. Smith,' perpetual
curate of Norwood. The commissioners were Dr.
Lushington, the Von. Archdeacon Sinclair, the
Rev. C. B. Dalton, and the Rev. Mr. Gibbs.
The charge against the rev. gentleman. was, that
he at divers times invited, or permitted, a footman
named John Douglass to sleep in the same- bed
with him, and conducted him;elf generally towards
him in a manner unbecoming a clerk in holy
orders.
Dr. Phillimore appeared for the Bishop of - Lon-
don. Mr. Bodkin was heard for the Rev. Mr.
Smith.

The principal witness called in support of the
charge was Henry Mayhew, formerly a gardener in
the employment of Mr. Smitb, who stated that he
noticed in April last the footmen had not slept iu
his own bed on several nights ; that he had seen
the man come out of Mr. Smith's bedroom in the
morning, and that upon one occasion he had looked
through Mr. Smith's bedroom window and had seen
him and the footman in bed together. This state-
ment was corroborated by two female servants be-
longing to the establishment of Mr. Smith, named
Saluaont and Hunt.

The churchwardens of Norwood proved that at a
vestry meeting at which Mr. Smith's conduct was
investigated. that rev. gentleman admitted he had
slept with the footman, but alleged that his reason
for doing so was in consequence of his having a bad
cold.

Bodkin, on behalf of Mr. Smith, contended
that the Commissioners could not infer, from the
fact of his client having slept with Douglass, that
Mr. Smith had been guilty of any criminality. The
rev. gentleman was present, and was anxious to
deny on oath that there was any foundation, for
the charge of criminality, and he was sorry that
the Church Discipline Act did not authorise the
Commissioners to examine him.
The Rev. Mr. Smith, at the close of the learned
counsel's observations, solemnly asserted that he
had never been guilty of the least criminality ,in
thought or deed.

The Commissioners having deliberated for half
an hour,
Dr. Lushington said they were of opinion that
a prima facie case had been made out against the
Rev. J. E. Smith, of having invited, or permitted,
Douglass to sleep in the same bed with bim, and
having taken at sundry times divers improper fami-
liarities with the said J. Douglass, and having con-
ducted himself towards the said J. Douglass in a
manner unbecoming a clerk in holy ordezn.