The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-05 00:00:00

IN RE LABHMAR.

This bankrupt WES decried as of Brighton and
Arundel, seed crusher, &c., and also came up for his last
examination.

Mr. Beard (from the office of Mr. Buchanan) did no'

oppose.
The bankrupt passed.

CITY SHERIFFS COURT.
(Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.)
DELEUSE V. SOLOMON.

This was an action to recover salary as a clerk and
traveller to the defendant.

The case was one of a very complicated nature, and
rested on th‘t evidence of the plaintiff, who claimed six

weeks wages.

Mr. Beard, from the office of Mr. Buchanan, appeared
for the defendant, and subjected the plaintiff to a very
searching cross-examination, and elicited that be (plain-
tiff) had taken out and sold goods on several occasions
which he had entered as sold for less than he actually
received, and in others he had entered goods as sold but
retained by him. In explanation of this, the plaintiff,
who said he was a native of Nice, said the goods had
been sent over by his father to the defendant, who had
not paid for them, and he (plaintiff) bad kept some oi
the money back, and had entered goods as sold so as to
save a portion of the " loss."

Mr. Beard said that it was a gross aspersion on his
client who had paid part by cheque and part by bill,
and the latter would be paid.

His Honour said that the plaintiff had placed himself
very much in a criminal position. It was quite clear
from the plaintiff's own admission that he had made
false entries—he had sold for one sum and put down
another, and such an excuse as that offered that it was
merely to secure a debt could not be admitted for a
moment, even if it bad been proved that there
was a reasonably doubt that it would be paid.
The defendant was justified in discharging the
plaintiff without notice the moment he discovered that
a fraud had been committed, therefore the plaintiff was
not entitled to recover. He hoped the gentlemen of
"Nice " would obtain a nicer knowledge of English law
before they took it into their own hands. As it was he
could only say that the plaintiff had not made out his
case.

A somewhat angry discussion then ensued between
the sqlcitora of each case, both claiming the "palm " of
virtue for their respective clients.

CRUSADE AGAINST THE WEST-END

BETTING-HOUSES.

At the Marlborough-street Police•court, this day,
James Hudson, butcher, 5, Earl-street, Westminster ;
Henry Reeves, draper, 12, WI-ion-street, Pimlico ;
James Joyce, gentleman, 27, S mth-street, Brompton ;
and John Puckeridge, farmer, Draycot, Wilts, were
brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with being found in
a common betting office, No. 24, Jermyn-street, without
lawful excuse.

Superintendent Hannant, C division, produced his
authority in writing, signed by Sir Richard Mayne,
commissioner of police, to enter the house, No. 24,
Jercnyn-street, used as a betting-office. Acting upon
these instructions he went there, and found the four
first-named prisoners in the front, of the bar in the shop,
which was fitted up as a wine•room, and the name of a
free vintner was over the door. The defendant Puckeridge
was found in the yard. On first entering the shop he
saw Mr. Thorp, the proprietor, behind the bar, and on
telling him who ho was, and the nature of his visit
tbero, be (Thorp) slammed the door rapidly, and before
witness could follow him, made his escape over the root
of an adjoining house. The defendants were eventually
conveyed to the station-house.

Mr. Beadon—Are any of the defendants supposed to
be the parties carrying on the business in Jermyn-street
Mr. Hannant—No, sir, there is nothing against th
defendants beyond their being found in the house.
Mr. Beadon—Let me hear what evidence you have to
show that the room in question is noted as a betting-
office.

Inspector Webb said, by direotion of the last witness,
be searched the house, and on a shelf in the bar he found
several memorandums and letters relating to betting and
raciog notices. In a room on the first floor he found the
ledger produced lying upon the table, with the names of
various horses entered therein to run for the Derby and
other races this year.

Mr. Hannant said that was all the evidence he had to
offer.

Mr. Beadon—Then the defendants must be discharged,
as there is not the slightest proof of their engaged in the

house.

It was understood that a warrant will be immediately
is,ued for Thorp's apprehension, as this is his second

offence.

PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

The Bankers' Magaiine furnishes the returns of circu
lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 11th of April,
1857, and gives the following as the average weekly cir-
culation of those banks during the past month, viz.:—
Private banks ... £3 759 808

Joint-stock banks..

3;151;153

Average weekly circulation £6,914,261

On comparing the above with the returns for the pre-
ceding month, ending the 14 h of March last, it shows—
A decrease in the circulation of the private

banks of £124,160
A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock
banks of 1(1,393

Decrease on the month £235,553
And, as compared with the return for the correspond-
ing period of the preceding year—viz., Apt ill 2, 1856, it
shows—
A. decrease in the circulation of the private
banks of
An increase in the circulation of the joint-stock
banks of

895,152
21,365

Decrease on the year .

£73,787

On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed
issues the following appears to be the comparative state
of the circulation :

The private banks are below their fixed issues £753,284
The joint-stock banks are below their fixed
issues .......................................... . ........ 148,901

Total below the fixed isaae

SHIPPING RETURNS.

The shipping statistic; of the Board of Trade for the
month ending the 31-t of March present extraordinary
evidence of commercial activity. The arrivals were very
numerous, and the clearances outward were also on a
scale to indicate that valuable returns, either in specie
or produce, must continue due to us. Subjoined are the
totals :
Entered inward :

TONNAGE FOR MAlica.
1855. 1854.
British vessels 229,910 290,266
United States' vessels 75,53/ 76,183
Other countries 29,012 85,212

1857.
317,262
86,216
132,437

338,086 451,60 565,915
The clearances outward were :-
1855. 1856. 1857.
British vessels 3} 2,6.33 467,535 546,509
United States' vessels ..... • 89,303 87,048 92,135
Other countries 100,965 150,339 154,267

552,051 701,022

792,911

With regard to the coasting trade it appears that the
aggregate capacity of the vessels entered inward in March,
1855, was 872,860 tons ; in 1856 it was 954,763; and
in the preser,t return it is 988,306 tons, including 9
foreign vessels, of an aggregate burden of ],717 tons.
The clearances outward were 923,034 tong in March,
1855 ; 990,072 'in 1856 ; and 1,065,897, including
1,936 tons of foreign, in 1857.

ViEcount Eversley hag been placed on the commission
now sitting for inquiry into the present arrangements
for transacting- the judicial business of the superior
courts of common law.