The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-14 00:00:00

MAW AND POLICE.

At the Court of Bankruptcy, on Monday, the Investiga-
tion into the affairs of the Romford Bank was resumed.
The bankrupt, Alderman Thomas Johnson, underwent a
long and searching examination by Mr. James, the re-
sult of which was anything but satisfactory. The case
was adjourned to the 4th November, the assignees re-
fusing to make any allowance to Mr. Johnson, but con-
tinning the allowance to Mr. Mann.
At Harwich, in the case of Mason v. Simmons, which
was an action against an insurance office, to recover
damages for loss by fire, the jury found for the de-
fendant.

At Appleby, the case of Webster v. Wilson was tried.
The defendant was late mayor for the borough of Kendal,
and the action, which was for assault, arose out of the
proceedings at the late election for town councillor for
that borough. The jury retired, and were absent some
considerable time. When they returned into Court the
foreman said they found their verdict for the defendant,
and that each party should pay their own costs, and
that the regulations for the election were not proper.
The Judge then took the verdict in the words in which
it was delivered, leaving it to the parties to apply, if
they thought fit, to the Court above to enter the verdict
as the Court should think at.

At the Mansion-house, a young man, who stated his
name to be William Charles Prince, was brought before
Sir John Pirie charged with having robbed Mr. Kip-
ling, hosier, of Cheapside, of a diamond pin, at Don-
caster, nearly two years ago. The prisoner was appre-
hended in King William-street. Sir John Pirie was
quite satisfied with the evidence, and directed that the
prisoner should be delivered up to the constable from
Doncaster.

At Guildhall, John Bampton, who was described as a
coal-merchant, &c., residing in Brackley-street, Barbi-
can, was charged with having left his wife chargeable to
the parish of St. Giles Without, Cripplegate, and was
committed to Bridewell for a month.

At Bow-street, Patrick Larkins, a supernumerary
letter carrier in the General Post-office, was charged with
stealing two letters, containing 700 L and upwards, the
property of the Post Di:ector-General. He was re-
manded.

George Edwards, alias Johnson, I; notorious " cracks-
man," was committed. for trial from the Marylebone
Police-court charged with burglary.
At Queen-square, on Monday, in the case of a :ecruit
who refused to take the oath of allegiance, Mr. Burrt'll
stated that the Act of Parliament gave magistrates the
power of discharging persons who had hastily enlisted,
if they had not taken the oath of allegiance, and made
application to him to be released from the obligations
into which they had entered within four days from the
date of their enlisting. The Magistrate refused to detain
the recruit.

Several persons were committed for fourteea days
from elerkenwell for destroying their clothes in the
Holborn Union workhouse.

At Worship-street, on Monday, a middle-aged man, of
very respectable appearance and good address, who gave
the somewhat doubtful name of John Tompkins, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with
assaulting Eliza Quin, a child five years of age, in a
second-class carriage of the Eastern-Counties Railway.
He was called upon to find bail.
At Lambeth-street, Charles Wallen, a fish-porter, or
assistant, at Billingsgate, was charged before Mr. Norton,
with stealing sundry printed lists, containing the names
of those persons qualified to vote, and also those claim-
ing to vote in the parish of Whitechapel, from the door
of the Baptist chapel in Little Alie-street, Goodman's-
fields. The prisoner was discharged on the ground that
the second Sunday. in August, the time prescribed for
their being up, had expired before he took them down.
On his leaving the dock Mr. Norton adverted to a gross
blunder in the Reform Act, which gives a magistrate the
power of convicting parties guilty of the offence of de-
stroying or carrying away these lists in a penalty not
exceeding 40s. or not less than 10s., but prescribes no
mode by which the penalty is recoverable.

COURT-PASUIONAPIXaI.
Yesterday was:the birthday of her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, who completes her 52d year.
Lady Augusta Somerset, daughter of the Duke of
Beaufort, who for some time had held the appointment
of Lady of the Bedchamber to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Cambridge, has recently resigned that situa-
tion in the Royal establishment.
Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothesay arrived in town at
the close of the last week, from their seat, near Christ-
church. His Lordship is still in a very indifferent state
of health, which is a source of uneasiness to his family.
Amongst the fashionables who have been staying
lately at Worthing, are the Duchess of Cleveland and
Lady Augusta Poulett, Lady Elizabeth Dullin, Viscount
and Viscountess Andover, Countess of Beauchamp, Mr.
and Mrs. Peyton, William Conyngham Burton, Esq., &c.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, with Lord
Alan and Lady Louisa Churchill, have arrived at Arsaig,
the Noble Duke's shooting quarters in Perthshire.
The Earl of Digby has arrived at Sherborne Castle,
from London. The church bells rang a merry peal on
the occasion. _ _

The Earl of Lonsdale, the Postmaster-General, ar-
rived at Lowther Castle, Westmoreland, on Saturday
evening last. The Hon. Colonel Lowther arrived at
Lowther Castle on Thursday last, where the Hon. Gen-
tleman will remain during the greater part of the shoot-
ing season. The gallant Colonel, in the course of a few
days, will be joined by se:ral distinguished visitors.
5:1 suite have left the
Count and Countess Zichy
Clarendon Hotel for their chateau the vicinity of
Presburg.