The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-23 00:00:00

LAW LIND POLICE.

In the Bankruptcy Court, Mr. Commissioner Foe"
blanque delivered a very important judgment as to the,
construction to be placed on the attestation clauses of
the Insolvent Act. He said that he had had a confer-
ence with three other Commissioners on the subject, and
that, in their opinion, the " attorney or agent in the
matter of such petition," who was directed by the Ao;
to make the attestation, meant " an attorney at law, an
°
not such a general attorney as a party can make to do
such acts as himself might have done." This judgment
is directly opposed to the opinion of Lord Brougham, se
to the proper construction of the attestation section. ,
There were twenty-three insolvent cases disposed
by Commissioners Fonblanqiie and Fane, but they re.
sassed no features of public interest.
Philip Turner was indicted on Wednesday, at Glouces-
ter, before Mr. Sergeant Atcherley, for sending on the
15th of July last a letter to his daughter, threateninil
to kill his son-in-law, William Salmon. After the tri
had commenced it was agreed, at the suggestion of the
Judge, that the prisoner should withdraw his plea °f
not guilty, pleading guilty instead, and entering into hie,
own recognisances to the amount of 1,0004 and coo
up and receive judgment if requisite.
At Liverpool, Michael Riley, convicted of a robberi
from the person of John Ashton, at Manchester, Os
sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve calendar months'
and Thomas Hurst, indicted for shooting at George
Taylor, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harp'
was found guilty of an assault.
In the civil side the case of Gregory v. Williams,
which was an action for libel was tried, before Mr. Jug.
tice Cresswell. The libel which imputed to the plainti"'
the agent to a Mr. Wynne, improper conduct in the ex.
cution of the duties of his agency, was contained in 1.:
letter addressed to that gentleman. The jury found for
the plaintiff, damages 150/., which, however, was re.
duced to 1001., the sum claimed in the declaration.
In the case of Dresser v. Clarke and others, the jil,rl
found for the plaintiff for 130/. This was an action V
the Yorkshire District Bank against certain parties wno
had become sureties for advances made by bank "
the contractors for the erection of a church atthe Wethervp
The church uas to have been erected by subscriptienntle
The poisoning case at Stepney has terminated The
acquittal of the accused James Cockburn Beho,qiminal
trial occupied the attention of the Central `dr
Court for two days.
In the New Court, the Common Sergeant
sentenced
Justinian Burrell to seven years' transportation, for CM'
bezzling 541. 165., the property of his employer.
Octavius Clark, the gentleman thief who pleaded
guilty to a variety of indictments, was sentenced to h°
transported for ten years.
A builder, named William White, was indicted for
confederating and conspiring with William Atkins, and
by means of false pretexts, to obtain from a person c,f
the name of Dunn a quantity of grocery of considerable
amount, with intent to cheat and defraud him there();
Atkins opened a grocer's shop at Fulham, and in order
.
to obtain goods from Dunn on credit referred hire 1
White, who was represented by Atkins to be a wen°,
large property. The goods we're sent, but before t
time of payment arrived the shofi was shut up, and
c b.f,l
Atkins and White were off. He was convicted and —.
tenced to twelve months' hard labour.
The Lord Mayor committed a man named Willi°
Harden for trial, from the Mansion. house, for steal
several bags of sugar, the property of Messrs. Fenn sn,
Co. The prisoner had represented himself to the Prf„
secutors as Mr. Joseph Morris, of Kingston, a gentleiv`i
of known respectability, whose card he produced, els
which he had obtained by representing to Mr. MOrrof
that he was the traveller of Messrs. Hands and Co.:,
Mincing-lane, and that he had called for orders. ed
Richard Robinson, a boy eleven years of age, was i'llcetlj
101. at Wandsworth, and in default of payment sentell f
to six weeks' imprisonment for having placed a piece at
wood across the rails of the South-Western Railwel
Wimbledon.
Mr. Cottingham, at Union-hall, ordered Edward 114;
blow, who had attempted suicide, to be detained no"
should provide sureties not to renew the attempt.
Thomas C. Cowley was again remanded from i-4,1;
beth-street on a charge of fraud and swindling.
is the man who obtained credit at several public-honm
by representing himself as the executor of the late m"
Harvey, of South Australia.

COURT-rasHIONABLE. tlef
The Duke of Sutherland arrived at Dunrobin
Sutherlandshire, last week, from Lord and Lady Elate
tyre's seat in Renfrewshire. The Noble Duke's soi°llbe
at the venerable seat of the Sutherland family will not.re
of any lengthened duration, having, early in the eosiltra
month, engaged to meet the Duchess of Sutherland 01.$,
and Lady Blantyre, Marquis and Marchioness of -"of
and a numerous circle at Inverary Castle, the Duke,.
Argyll's seat in Argyllshire. The most extensive aitcLio
tions and improvements are in progress at Duar°,:j
Castle, and the pleasure grounds and plantations attaale
to the ducal residence.
Aaos
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely and Lady
and Catherine Loftus are expected from Ireland au're•
the middle of next month, for the purpose of beiogj,:pe
sent at the marriage of Viscount Loftus and Miss
Vere, daughter of Lady Elizabeth Hope Vere.
after
The Marchioness di Salsa (Lady Strachan),
protracted residence in Italy, returned to this country
week. ste
Earl and Countess Cadogan, and the Ladies of
and Honoria Cadogan, have left town for the is "l
Wight, having engaged a residence at Cowes for sever}
weeks. Ans.
The Earl and Countess of Dysart, Viscount arl-ntie.
eountess Emlyn, ;the Hon. 0. and Lady Caroline -i'dor
combe, have joined the circle assembled at Cs",etir
Castle, the Earl and Countess of Cawdor's seat,

Nairn, North Britain. Atari
Viscount and Viscountess Milton, Mr. and Lad.Y"" at
Thompson, and the Hon. Mr. Dundas, are at Fah'
visiting Sir James and Lady Anne Mackenzie at
Luichart Lodge, Ross-shire. pri•
Lord and Lady Claude Hamilton arrived at thersdai
of Aberdeen's residence in Argyll-street on Ills fog
from the Priory. The noble pair, in the coursa:°'lncer-
days, will (proceed Awerykie Lodge, Laggano a
ness, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness
Abercorn. b
The Hon. and Rev. Dr. Wellesley, brother of t ed.
of Wellington, is making a tour of visits in Scotian and
The Hon. E. Lloyd and Lady Harriet W'stlllo.
family have arrived at Cors-y-gedol for the ant,uosl goo-
Viscount and Viscountess .Arbuthnot and tuhfitbnos
Captain Arbuthnot, RN., have arrived at Aio.
House, Kincardineshire, for the season, from L°llvisit to
Baroness Le Despencer has been staying e s wit/
Lord and Lady Farnham, at Farnham Cestn
lei
Cavan.

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Lord Stanley is named as one of the stewards of Good"
Lord
races nextillyleasrCETlshile"rMi Goodwoodirli. i tji
Ilrbiaarrechl2sOtsaukbesscnriebaerrlys, year. The
Cup upwards of 301 anti
Stakes alreAdle
fortdebtsß o Borough C2ooml,p the r is. at present .
a whollythei u n ten:listredg:lo
except xf ctehpet bryi s the
rkeeper,turnkey,
ere
o o oasnt do d
y,
o matron,
under the provisionsredsthocutto
. of
the
n newobitnasmoieveney Act.
On Thursday it was ascertained that there were 51/011!
130,ri prisoners confined for debt in Whitecross-streve_!
1 son, in which place some time ago there were as 111901375
as 300. It is understood that some hundreds of Pers.ue
have been discharged under the new Act, either by tee
Court of Bankruptcy or under the 2(1 clause, ali
which latter provision several insolvents, remand d 00
tho Insolvent Debtors' Court were included, all d to
whose cases subsequent proceedings were includes
r_4
rise. Several schedules of prisoners in Whitecross-st
_u_ta
Prison have been filed in the Court of Bankruptcy, gLe
discharges obtained. . ,i, SO"
A bazaar, or fancy fair, in aid of the St. Ann• ued
ciety Schools, was held on Thursday, to be coon, .
for three days, in the London Tavern, ' Bisliqsg et%
street, one of the large rooms of that establisloliolii
having been almost gratuiteusly clowied W the Ci‘l