The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-08 00:00:00

DIMOND.

The insolvent, who-had been a tavern-keeper in
New Ormond-street, applied from the Queen's prison,
to be discharged on sureties. It was admitted that
the insolvent had been " friendly" put into gaol, in
order that her property might be divided among her
creditors, instead of one creditor getting the whole
under an execution.
The insolvent now attended with her bail, and they
were accepted in the sum of 1501. The discharge
was issued instanter.
This case affords an instance of expedition. The
insolvent had only been in prison a few days; the
schedule was filed on the Ist instant, and the libera-
tion on bail obtained on the present occasion.

SITTINGS OF TIIE COURT.
The present sittings have been fixed to the 11th of
May, and the Court is'appointed to sit every day, two
days being devoted to bail cases. There has of late
been an increase of business ; last week upwards of 40
schedules were filed. A recent decision under the
new Act in the Court of Bankruptcy, will, it is ex-
pected, give an accession of business to this Court, as
it has been held that a trader who has taken the
benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act must insert his
former debts, and, as a trader, is only allowed to an
amount of 3001., very few who have been relieved
will be in a condition to avail themselves of the new
provision. There are rumours in circulation respect-
ing an amendment of the law of debtor and creditor,
and it is thought that the Government will shortly
bring forward a measure on the subject, especially in
reference to the law of insolvent debtors.

LONDON SESSIONS.
The Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the City of
London commenced on Saturday morning, before the
Lord Mayor, the RecoMer, Aldermen Lucas, Fare-
brother, Gibbs, and Sir J. Duke. The business, beyond
several parochial and other appeals, consisted prin-
cipally of cases of assault.
A young man came to apologise for the absence of
a gentleman who was summoned on the jury, and
who was not in town when the summons was served.
The Recorder said that this was the second time the
gentleman had kept away ; the Court, therefore,
ordered that he be summoned to attend at the Old
Bailey, where he will have a fortnight's employ in-
stead of two hours.
Thomas Moore was indicted for an assault on
Robert Cheil, on the 28t11 of November last.
Mr. PAYNE said that this case verified the correct-
ness of the old proverb, " Two of a trade can never
agree." The two parties keep booking-offices in Old
Change, and arc rivals to each other. The prosecutor
is employed to receive at his office plate and other
valuable packages directed to the Castle at Windsor,
to which place they are conveyed by a carrier named
Gutterill. It appeared that the defendant received a
quantity of luggage, directed to her Majesty, and
employed another carrier instead of the person whose
name vs as on the direction. Words arose between
the parties, and the result was that Mr. Moore kicked
Mr. Cheil, and did him considerable injury.
The prosecutor said he had a warrant from the
Lord Chamberlain's office to receive plate and other
valuables to be forwarded to Windsor when her Ma-
jesty holds her Court at the Castle. On the day named
Lord Seaford sent a load of trunks directed to be sent
by Gutterill through the booking- office of witness.
Mr. Moore got hold of them by hailing and gammon-
ing the carman, and this he did often. On the day
of the assault witness went to the King's Head, and
Moore stood at the bar. Witness said to him, " Well
Tom Moore, you are not content with robbing me,
but you must rob another man." The prisoner then
came up and kicked him on the hip, and he was kept
from business several days.
The jury found the defendant guilty, and the
Recorder adjudged him to pay a fine of 51. to the
Queen, and enter into recognizances in the sum of
401. to keep the peace for one year towards all her
liege subjects, and especially towards the prosecutor.
Sally Mood, a young woman who has been before
the Aldermen nearly 100 times during the last two
years, on charge of " smashing the glaze," and some-
times of human kinds, was indicted for assaulting
George Crawley, the turnkey at Bridewell.
The Common-Sergeant stated the case, and George
Crawley stated that, on Lady-day, he was in Smith-
field-bars, when Sally came up, and gave him a violent
blow on the faco. He had been in the police seven
years, and frequently took her in custody. She had
teen fifty-eight times committed to Bridewell, and
often forgiven without a committal. Crawley was
fully confirmed by a witness, who was saluted on his
cheek with her "bunch of fives."

The prisoner said that she never struck Crawley,
but she called him a mean fellow, because he was
having a love affair with a lady in mourning in a
court, and she considered it not right.
In answer to this, it was proved that there is no
court in that thoroughfare, and that Crawley was
walking alone.
The sentence was that she be imprisoned one
month, and enter into her own recognizances to keep
the peace for two years towards George Crawley, and,
the consequence of a breach of them was fully ex-
plained. The prisoner is a well-behaved person when
sober, but mad when she gets gin. She is scarcely
ever out of prison a week together.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

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CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO SINK THE SHIP COLINA.
—There was a great assemblage of persons in the
justice-room and the avenues to it, in consequence of
the understanding that William Read, the shipowner,
and William Simpson, the captain of the
Colina brig, which was the property of the former
person, would be brought up for final examination on
3,t hie carihnaerlgnesuofrahaving coo,
pnasnpr conspired
yiof tot dehesfraumu d o
ft!ie it2so Alliancei„by
1 sinking that vessel off Holland. The examination
was appointed to take
place at three o'clock, in conse-
quence of . tila"nnavoidable absence of lir. Clarkson
till that hour. .

The Lord Mayor and
Sir John Pirie sat upon this
occasion. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin attended
upon the part of the prosecution ; and Mr. Wontner,
the solicitor, appeared for Read. As it was generally
understood that Simpson would be admitted as Queen s