The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-08 00:00:00

due to Mr. Quilton—he was captured in the island of
Madeira, and brought back to this country. But the
question was, were the answers given by the bankrupt
sufficient to satisfy any reasonable person ? Was it
altogether, he would ask, out of the range of probabi-
lity that this story of the bankrupt was true. He
met, it appeared by his own statement, this person,
whom he had formerly known, and his wicked pur •
pose—for it was nothing else—being uppermost in
his mind, he said at once to Williams, " Can you sell
some goods for me ?" He answered, " I can." He
(the Learned Commissioner) did not find the state-
ment so grossly improbable that he could commit the
bankrupt to prison, from which he could not perhaps
get free unless by perjuring himself—taking it for
granted that the present story were true. But then
this other question arose, what was to be done with
him ? He had kept no books, his accounts were made
up from memory, and wholly unsatisfactory. He
would, taking all circumstances into consioeration,
adjourn the further hearing of the case sine die.
Mr. REID, solicitor for the creditor under the fiat,
in reference to the credit given so readily to the.
bankrupt, said that the bankrupts were in very ex-
cellent repute in Derby, and their accounts were welt
kept up with the highly respectable house of Phillips,
of Manchester, which recommended him to other
houses is the trade. It was impossible for them to
know of his irregular proceedings in London, and
therefore it was that credit was given to the amount
stated in these proceedings. He then made an applica-
tion under the 32d and 35th section of the sth and 6th
Victoria, c. 120, which orders, that where the bankrupt
has removed, concealed, or embezzled goods to the
amount of 101., he shall be prosecuted by the assignees
in the Criminal Court.

Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN—You may take the
order. I think this a most proper case in which to
put the Act of Parliament in force, and punish the
bankrupt.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKEIV WELL.

George Combes, living in Coram-street, was
charged with breaking the jaw of an unfortunate girl,
named Anne Gorman.

The poor girl was standing quietly by the wayside
in Chalk-road, on Tuesday evening, when the pri-
soner came up and told her to accompany him.
Knowing he was a violent character, she refused;
upon which, without further provocation, he dealt
her such a blow with his clenched fist as broke her
jaw, and felled her to the ground, where she lay in-
sensible for half an hour. Her head was terribly
swollen, and she articulated with pain and difficulty.
She was then conveyed to a surgeon. The prisoner,
far from showing any feeling for the poor creature,
walked off laughing.
The case for the prosecution having been con-
clusively established, the prisoner, in defence, endea-
voured to set up an alibi, in which he completely
failed.

Mr. COMBE—WiII you make the poor creature some
compensation for the grievous injury you have done
her ? Prisoner—l won't give her a farthing.
Mr. COMBE—Then you will pay 51., or go to the
House of Correction for two months.

Johanna Harrington was charged with cutting and
wounding Anne Connor.
The complainant, who is a poor woman living in
Baldwin's-place, Gray's Inn-lane, asked the prisoner,
on the 16th ult., for a debt she owed her, and Har-
rington, without making any reply, lifted an iron-
hooped can, and struck her on the forehead with the
iron rim of the vessel, producing a frightful wound,
from which she bled until she fainted. The prose-
cutrix was then conveyed to the hospital, where she
has remained up to this time, and at one period her
case was considered dangerous. She was still ex-
tremely weak, and was obliged to sit whilst giving
her evidence.

Mr. COMBE fined the prisoner 51., or two months'
imprisonment ; but the prosecutrix desiring a com-
promise, the Magistrate said, if reasonable compensa-
tion were made to the poor woman, he would mitigate
the fine.