The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-30 00:00:00

BONN Y.

The bankrupt, George Bonny, was proprietor of the
well-known Clarence Hotel, ma Windmill-hill, Graves-
end, and this was the first meeting under the bankruptcy
for the proof of debts and choice of assignees. Messrs.
Martineau and Read, of Raymond. buildings, appeared
as solicitors for the petitioning creditors, Messrs. Whit-
bread and Co., the London brewers, who made Bonny a
bankrupt on the 3d inst. for a debt of 961. odd.
The total amount of the bankrupt's debts are under
1,200/, and the assets about 300/., but an execution has
been put in under a bill of sale. Mr. Evans, of Basing-
hall-street, has been appointed to prepare the bank-
rupt's balance-sheet; and Mr. Philip Wonley, one of
the partners of Whibread and Co., was chosen the trade
as.signeo, and accepted the trust. The next meeting fir
further proof of dt btu; and examination of the bankrupt
is the Sth of if,.!bruary next, to which day he was pro•
tected.

SHOCIUNG EVENT.
Mr. IlaaADer, the measpnwr, reported to the Ccurt
that a bankrupt, tumid Ephrtini Godbclt, had die:4
ce raving mad that (Saturday) morning. Ep!-Iraim and
George Godbolt were builders and carpenters, at 14 and
15, C,.ilege-place, Chelsea, and on Thursday last were
made bankrupts for a debt due to Mr. Joseph Lambert,
merchant, of Pimlico-wharf. Notices of adjudication
;4 were served upon the bankrupts on Friday evening.
34 The bankrupt Ephraim Godbolt had previously laboured
34 under ill health, and the fact of having been made a
bankrupt produced such a shock upon the nervous system
that he expired in a state of raving madness.
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
In the course of the morning Mr. Ahlerman 11011-
MIItT stated that the drawers in the cashier's desk, in
56 one of which the poor-box, containing the fund for dis-
tributing temporary relief to the deserving poor, was
yy kept, bad been broken open by means of a chisel or small
34 crowbar, between the hours of seven o'clock on Thursday
evening and seven o'clock on Friday morning, and 21,, a
76 donation that had been reeewly forwarded to the sitting
.11 Alderman for the poor-box, with about 11. ss. of other
moneys, stolen therefrom. Ile said it was a most ex-
% traordinary thing that a court which was established for
;% the protection of the public should itself be liable to the
p depredations of burglars, as was evident from the manner
Od in which that particular desk had been forced. The
worthy Alderman then expressed his intention to inves-
tigate the matter, and for that purpose directed one of
the officers of the court to call in the watchmen of Guild-
hall-yard, who have the superintendence of the premises
after the business of the day was finished.
Shortly after, two of the beadles-who have the super-
intendence of the arrangements for the hall watchmen
_ came into court, and were placed in front of the table,
ice, and questioned as to the manner in which the justice-
room had been entered by the person who took the
_ money.
John Wood and Sylvanus Notley said (in answer to
questions from Alderman Finnis and Alderman Hum-
phery), that they had heard of the robbery, but could
not account for the manner in which it had been done.
34 They had instructions to look after the other men, and
to wa'eh the hall. They generally opened the door of
the justice-room about six o'clock in the morning to let
in the charwoman, and sometimes the plumbers, carpen-
ters, and window-cleaners.
Alderman HUMPBERY thought it was evidently done
by some persons thoroughly acquainted with the ar-
rangements of the court, as none of the other desks in
the court had been tampered with in the slightest. The
woman who had the cleaning of the office declared that
she did not come until an hour after the door had been
opened by the officer Nutley-, and then she found the
door closed and fast. Besides, the breaking open of the
drawers in the desk could not have been eff cted without
making considerable noise, and there must be some
want of caution on the part of those who were on duty,
and left the place open to be robbed.
Notley said that he let the bolt down fer the char-
woman, and then left a watchman of the name of Don-
nev, a supernumerary, outside the court, to look after it.
-Alderman HUMPHERY—As the names of those per-
% sons who were on duty are down in a book in Mr.
Temple's office, we must have that gentleman and the
book before us, that we may be able to ascertain who
are the individuals to blame.
s Mr. Temple having been fetched from Guildhall, he
said that he employed Wood and Notley, and had great
confidence in their integrity, as they had both been a
great many years in the service of the corporation.
Ice. Alderman LIUZIPMERY said he thought that et judicious
discretion had not been exercised in placing the
watchmen on duty, and in consequence some dishonest
character had taken advantage of that to get into the
court soon after the door had been opened.
Mr. Temple said he was sorry to hear the Alderman
pass such severe strictures on the characters of the men
Ye before him, as it would probably tend to shake his con-
fidence in them.
Alderman FINNIS said that it was a subject that re-
quired to be well sifted, and until such was done the
two men, as superintendents of the watchmen, ought to
be suspended.

In ;inner to a question from Alderman IlumrHzey,
3: Mr. Temple said that these men had 283. per week, and
the watchman 21s. in wint,T.
Alderman IlumeHEnr was of opinion wilh Alderman
Finnis that the two men before him otNht to be sus-
Fended until the matter was brought properly before the
' Court of Aldermen.
The two men pleaded hard not to be suspended, as it
was a part of their duty to open the doors of the court at
an early hour to allow the woman to come in and light
the furnaces.
Alderman FIUMPHERY said that after it had been in-
vestigated, if it were found that they were free from
34 censure they would get the money for the time of their
suspension; but until then they must adopt the same
mode of proceeding as the Commissioners of Police did
under similar circumstances.
The matter then dropped, on the understanding that
it would be inquired into before the Court of Aldermen.
Alderman WILSON said he had visited a young child
that was at present in the hospital, in consequence of
having been knocked down on Friday of ernoon by the
cab that was conveying Mr. Sloane from this court to
ht the Compter, and be was happy to say that she had re-
ceived no injuries of a serious nature.
Alderman LIUMPHERY said, he would take care that
the subject of the necessity of a prison van for trans-
mitting the prisoners from the Compter to this court and
back should 13,3 brought before the notice of the next
Court of Aldermen. The corporation had already a
prison van, and the only question for consideration was
the expense of a horse to work it and a man to drive.
It was by far the safer mode for the transit of criminals,
and he hoped the corporation would adopt it.
Alderman BUYLPHERY acknowledged the receipt of
201 as a donation from the Goldsmiths' Company to
the poor-box; also 61., being the amount of damage
awarded and fine imposed for surreptitiously burning the
gas of the Gaslight and Coke Company, from the said
company, for the poor-bt x.

Alderman WILSON acknowledged 1/. for Jane Wilbred,
from " Anonymous."
At the conclusion of the general busitess of the court,
and as the Alderman was about to leave it, the cabman
who Lad been ergaw d to drive Mr. Sloane to the Comp-
ter applied to know who was to pay him for the damage
done to his vehicle by the violence of the infuriated mob.
He stated that the plate-glass windows were literally
smashed, and the doors put completely out of order. The
varnish and paint were grazed off the sides of the cab in
consequence of the polieman hanging on to keep off the
people, who impeded him at every stop.
Mr. Roe, having coacmunicated with Alderman Hum-
phery, paid the man 14 for the damage and fare, and
gave him 2s. 6d. for the loss of time he sustained in hav-
ing to rpply for the money.
The cabman appeared very glad on receiving the full
amount of damage that he claimed, and expressed a de-
termination never to run such risk again, if he knew it
beforehand.

MARYLEBONE.

William Reed, a determined-looking fellow, was
brought before Mr. Long upon the following serious
charge, preferred against him by Mr. Thomas Potter, a
member of the board of guardians and directors of the
parish of St. Marylebone:—
Complainant, who resides at No. 73, Crawford-street,
deposed that on the previous evening the prisoner came
to his house and demanded relief. The servant told him
that he (complainant) was engaged, and that he must
call again, upon which lie became very abusive and
threatening. Mr. Potter added, that in consequence of
the noise which he heard at his shop door he went out,
and, seeing the prisoner, asked him what he wanted? to
which he replied, " I wish to know if you mean to do
anything for me?" He (Mr. Potter) told him to go to
Mr. Messer, the relieving-officer, or to Mr. Scaice, if he
wanted work in the stoneyard, when he exclaimed,
" D—n Mr. Scaice; if I don't have relief hare I'll be
revenged, and I'll try what a bit of cold steel will do."
Prisoner, who was somewhat the worse for drink, was
given into custody, and at the station-house he again
threatened to give complainant some "cold steel," when-
ever an opportunity offered.
Prisoner (looking savngely at complainant)—And so I
mean to do, and that's all about it.
Mr. Potter—This man, Sir, is a most determined
character. About two years ago he hroke my windows
by throwing stones and other missiles, and upon that
ecasion my niece, who was in the shop, narrowly es-
caped being killed by a large pieco of granite, which
passed close to her head.
Mr. Loac (to prisoner)—you have used threats of a
most serious and alarming nature towards this gentle-
man. D.) you mean still to say that you intend to
murder him ? Prisoner—Yes, I do.
Mr. Lore—Then it is my duty to give him all the
protection in my power. The bail I shl.ll require of
you will be, 3 curself in 1001. and two sureties in 50'.
each, for your keeping the peace for the next :ix months.
As it %as impossible for him to procure the bail, he
will be imprisdneci for the whole p,ricd alluded to.
Mr. LONG received from the Goldsmiths' Company
their ant,nal donation of 201. fur the poor-box of this
count,

IVOR SIIIP-S7REET
Frederick George Jones, recently a confidential clerk
in the service of Mr. Wilmot Landridge, a lime-burner
at Rochester, was charged with having defrauded his
employers to the amount of 2001.
The prosecutor stated that he was induced from
charitable motives to take the prisoner (whose character
'had been seriously affected) into his employ. Ile made
him manager of a branch business in town. At first his
conduct was good, but subsequently his habits became so
expensive that suspicions .were raised, awl hie amounts

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