The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 10.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN TUE BANKRUPTCT OF ROBERT POTTER.
The bankrupt, described as of 9, Lansdowne Villas,
Bromptom, and of .50, Haymarket, tavern-keeper, who
owned the well-known house called the Waterford
Arms, came up on the question of passing his last
examination. The balance-sheet, prepared by Mr.
Glover, has the following items :—Creditors, 1,5481.;
ditto, holding security, 2701.; profits, 1,400/.; losses
1,5621.; trade charges, 1,0451.; personal and domestic
ditto, 840/.-' property taken by assignees, 127/.;'
horses, 1251.; good and doubtful debts, 136/.
Mr. Lawititicz supported. The bankrupt passed.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 10.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Liar.)
IN RE WILLIAM COBBETT.

Mrs. Cobbett applied this morning on behalf of
her husband, who, she said, had been in prison for ten
years, that the Testing order made upon a creditor's
petition might be annulled, upon the ground of in-
formality. Mr. Cobbett had been taken upon an at-
tachment for costs, upon which the vesting order had
been issued as a matter of course, but Mrs. Cobbett
contended that her husband never having been
" committed," a vesting order could not be made.
Mr. Commissioner LAW said he did not think a
vesting order should issue of course. It was not the
function of this Court to keep people in•prison, and it
was not the cause of Mr. Cobbett's long detention.
Mrs. Cobbett replied that this Court had inflicted.
a grievous punishment upon her husband by re•
moving him to a part of the prison allotted to fraudu-
lent persons.
Mr. Commissioner Lew said that was the doing of
the Secretary of State. This Court did not approve
of such things.
The matter was then ordered to stand over, that it
might be subsequently brought in a more regular
manner before the Court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BO W-STREET.

Sidney Robert Sparks was placed at the bar before
Mr. Jardine, charged with being concerned in a series
of frauds effected by newspaper advertisements.
The prisoner had summoned a Mr. Parrott, of
whom he had rented an office in Great Queen-street,
to explain why he refused to deliver up certain papers
and account books, of which he had taken forcible
possession. At the time fixed for the hearing of the
summons Mr. Parrott was present, but the complain-
ant (the prisoner) had not arrived. The papers were
handed up for the inspection of the Court, and they
proved to be the form of advertisements, agreements,
letters, and other machinery, by which the swindling
operations of a rather numerous gang in the metro-
polis are successfully carried on. The magistrate
consequently directed an officer to retain the docu-
ments, and dismissed the summons. At a latter
period of the afternoon the prisoner arrived at the
court, attributed his previous absence to an
accident, and sent in an application to his
Worship to grant him a fresh summons against
Parrott free of expense. While awaiting the reply
of the magistrate Sergeant Thompson, of the F divi-
sion, received instructions to take the prisoner into
custody upon the criminal charge.
Mr. Parrott, and several of the unfortunate men
who had been victimized by the prisoner and his as-
sociates, were then sent for to appear in the character
of prosecutors.
Thomas Burgh Long, of 15, Thistle-grove, West
Brompton, clerk, proved that he answered an adver-
tisement in the Times about three weeks ago, offering
his services as clerk to the advertiser on the terms
proposed—namely. " that he should deposit 501. as
cash security, it being an office of trust." He called
at what appeared to be the business office of the ad-
vertiser, at 7, Brownlow-street, Holborn, and which
was called a "Loan, Investment, and Emigration-
office." He found the prisoner there, officiating as
" chief clerk," and was informed by him that the
manager, Mr. Campbell, would listen to no other se-
curity than a cash deposit. Witness then left 101,
and on the following Monday gave the person who sat
in the inside office as Mr. Campbell a cheque for 401.
Witness was then " put to work," whidh consisted of
going out once or twice to make inquiries relative to.
certain " references" or securities,' and at the end
of the first week received 21., according to stipulation,
as his first week's wages. He could get neither
wages nor deposit after this, and one day he found the
offices shut up.
The prisoner cross-examined the witness with the
view of showing that he personally received no
money from him, and that, according to the terms
of the agreement signed between the parties, the
time had not yet arrived for the repayment f the
deposit.
Charles George, of 71, St. John-street, Clerken-
well, proved a similar negotiation with a man calling
himself Stanley at offices in Kingsgate-street, Hol-
born, where he had also seen the prisoner frequently
in company with Stanley. Witness paid a deposit of
101., and only received 103. in wages. [Stanley was
brought before Mr. Hall last week, and discharged,
the Court having no jurisdiction.]
Mr. Parrottj repeated his statement as to letting
the prisoner an office at 79, Great Queen-street,
on
the I.sth of April, in ignorance of the character of his
tenant, till he found the place surrounded by young
men who bad been duped by him.
Mr. JARDINE remanded the prisoner to Tuesday
next.

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Hamlet there dues not appear the actor in his part, but
Shakepere in his mentality. And perhaps Mr. Kean
cannot avoid that, even were he willing; for the contem-
plative nature of the character of itself is peculiarly
adapted to his clear analytical intellect and ductile
thoughtfulness. None but an intellect of the very highest
order could grasp the part with such power and turn it to
such advantage as is done by Mr. Kean. Even beside its
beauty as a depiction of mind it has a quality which ren-
ders it popular, not merely to the million, but to the calm
and cool thinker. It is the most picturesque delineation
we have ever seen, here or elsewhere, of the pure ideal.
Voice, gesture, costume, everything is brought to bear
with such a unity, as to make the highest possible
approach to perfection—if perfection can exist in any-
thing resulting from human skill. We have seldom
seen an audience so completely bound up in ties of feeling
with a performer as Mr. Beans last night. A sktigle
cough was the signal for a general " bush" throughout
the house, until at times the enthusiasm burst beyondd, ael;
bounds ; for the people did not stop to Bp
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Personslikchildren with a box of jewels, squander their
precious endowed with strong feelings and passions,
often, •gs without knowing their value.—Eliza Cook's
p thin
Journal.
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Almost every heart possesses some one deep me-
mory, some one powerful feeling, which has its harmonious
connexion with a particular hour and a particular scene.—
E.iza Cook's Journal.

LET OT GRASS PARRS IN PERTHSIIIRE.--011r
correspondents throughout the county report a considerable
rise on the let of grass parks this season ; the difference, as
compared with last year, ranging from 12 to 20 per cent.
This they attribute to the present low price of lean stock,
which is fully as much depressed as grassparks are enhanced.
L—Perth ,Advertiscr.