The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-15 00:00:00

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Mr. Justice Enrr.—You may t:,ko a rule to slow
cause why Mr. Wilkinson sl+oull not give you an ac-
count of the L.,ctioi:s he has comfne.cw(4,and the alone) s,
if any, he has received in respect of thew.
Rule nisi accordingly.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY).
(Bef ire Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE HASTINGS.
In the case of the baiderupt, who was a wine-mer-
chant in Limi--.treet, Ciiy, an application was made on
behalf ef a lady named IV:lain:6' to prove fur a debt et'
5,935/. for money lent.
Mr. Parnell, the official assignee, in answer to his
HoNoun, said that there was no doubt that money had
ben advanced to the amount claimed.
The facts were these:—After the advance had been
made, bankrupt, amongst other securities, gave a bond
for 2,000/. and also executed a deed by which he under
took, on failure in payment of the bond, to pay a firth, r
sum of 3,0001. by way of liquidated damages. The bond
was not satisfied, and it was then fund that the deed
had not been stamped; and the solicitor, in order to
avoid the penalty at the Sterol,- \ffiee—not being able to
obtain a r• -:,xecution i f the deed—toek off the font
,kin of parchment and affixed another. It was now cot.-
tended by the Solicitor to the assignel th,.t by this act
f the solicitor the deed had been cancelled, but they
were content to admit the proof fir the amount of the
bond.
His HONOUR said the debt did not Aliso on the deed,
but fir money lent, and asked whether the deed could
now be stamped. He did not think it could.
The Solicitor said it could, on presenting a memorial
to the Commissioners of Stamps, and paying a penalty
of 101.
The Solicitor to the assignee submitted that the
debt had beets compromised by giving the bond which
was valid.
His HoNoun said the failure of the security, or the
irregularity of the deed, did not release the original debt.
In equity the claimant was entitled to all she had lent,
and she ought not to be the loser by any irregularity.
The proof was then admitted.

MARLBRO -S'T'REET-(THIS DAY-)
CAUTION TO PLAY-GOERS. —George Skinner Evict
Alexander Robards were placed helore Mr. Bingham
charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance at
the Queen's Thcatre, Tottenham-street.
James Ettershank, the constable employed at the
theatre, stated that last night, shortly after the com-
mencement of the performance, the prism.e7s came into
the gallery in a drunken state, and immediately began t)
create a disturbance. He cautioned them not 0 inter-
rupt the audit9ry, and on their still persisting to make a
noise he forcibly ejected them from the theatre, and took
them to the sta ion.

The prisoners, in defence, said they certainly had been
drinking, but were far from being drunk. The noise
they made was in consequence of not being able t) get a
seat. _ _

Mr. 13INGHAII said it was not to be tolerated for one
moment that the audience were t.-) tie annoyed by two
drunken men, for whom the station-house was more tit
than a theatre. As a warning to others he (Mr.
Bingham) should fine them se. each, or in default to be
imprison( d for seven days.
POT-STEALING.— Thomas Johnson was charged with
pot-stealing.
Stringer, 193 C, was on duty in Porter-Street, about
nine o'clock this morning, when he saw the prisoner,
who appeared to have something balky under his
coat. lie stopped him, and asked what he bad got,
'►nd, on his declining to answer him, he (witness)
searched him and found the two quart pots
produced concealed in his trowsers. The prisoner then
sa'd, "I'll be d—d if it is not all up now; lam nailed at
last." Witness then took him to the station, when he
was again searched, and a knife used by pot-stealers to
cut ap pots was found upon him.
Humphrey Pres.t.(n, a water in the employ of Mrs.
Malcolm, landlady of the Two Chairmen, Warwick-
street, identified the pots as being the property of his
mistress.
The prisoner was fully committed.

SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.)
James Smith was brought before Mr. A'Beckett,
charged 1/2/, ith stealing two belt-crowns and two shillings
from the person cf William Harvey.
Prosecutor deposed that on the previous night he went
with two friends to the Surrey The ttre, and at the con-
clusion of the performance they went to the Surrey
Coal-hole, next the theatre, to partske cf some rc•fresh-
mentr. While stinding at the bar one of his fiends was
having some words with a man at the door, which caused
him to inquire into the circumstances; but as soon as he
got to the door the prisoner came behind him and pi-
nioned his arms with one hand, while with the other be
picked his waistcoat-pockets of two half-crowns and two
shillings. fie instantly called out to his friends, advising
them to get out of the house and bring in a policeman;
but before they got out an officer came in, and witness
gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr. A'I3ECKETT—Is the prisoner known? Paine, a
police-constable of the L division, said he was tried and
convicted at the Surrey Sessions, in Seut•mber las', f
a similar robbery at the Surrey Coal-hole.
Mr. A'I3ECKETT—This house seems remarkable f
robberies of this kind. I should recommend the police
to keep a sha-p look-out as to the cust milers, and ac-
quaint the landlord that his licence isrin peril. Has the
prisoner anything to say in answer to the charge ?
Prisoner—All I have to ay is that lam innocent of the
cha,-ge.
Nlr. ATECKETT—I shall commit you for trial, when
twelve men will satisfy their minds on that point.
Committed accordingly.