The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-10 00:00:00

IN RE THOMAS HOLFORD.

This day was. appointed for the choice of assignees under
the fiat against the bankrupt, who had been a linendraper and
hosier in Regent-street. The particulars of the case appeared
in The Sun on:the 15th of December, when he was last before
the Court. _ .

After the admission of a few proofs in which there appeared
no points of general interest, Mr. Isaac Salomon was appointed
assignee.

IN RE HENRY RICHARDS.

A dividend was declared this day in this matter, when a sum
of Is. 3d. in the pound was paid.
A former dividend had been paid on the 17th of July, when
2s. 6d. was received by the body of the creditors. It was stated
that the assignees were likely to raise sufficient funds from the
assets to enable them to pay a further dividend of about 2s.
more in the pound, thus making of a dividend on the whole of
nearly 7s. in the pound.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

Three boys and an unfortunate woman of the town were
brought before the Lord Mayor by M'Arthur, the superin-
tendent of the " lock-up," at the Mansion-house.
The boys, it was stated, had called at the side door of the
Mansion-house, near to which is the window in which so many
panes of glass were demolished the day before, arid said they
wished to speak with the Lord Mayor. M'Arthur told them
his Lordship was engaged on public business of importance and
could not see them until the charges were concluded. " Oh,
then," cried the boys, " We can't wait, we must see him at
once." M'Arthur told them, if, as he supposed, they wanted
relief they must go to " No. 65, Cannon-street, and apply to
the relieving officer." " No," replied they, "We won't do
so, but we'll smash the rest of the b----y glaze." They were
about to put their threat into execution when they were seized
and locked up until his Lordship finished the business in which
he was occupied at the time.
The Loan MAYOR put a few questions to the boss, to which
they answered that they did not mean to break the windows,
and that all they wanted was to be supported without going to
such a place as Peckham workhouse, the accommodations of
which they did not by any means relish.
M'Arthur said there was no doubt of the intention of the
three young vagabonds, who assailed him with the most re-
volting language.
The LORD Mairoa said he should try to deal with such
spirited persons in a manner adapted to their violence, and sen-
tenced each of them to hard labour for three calendar months,
and to be fed not a bit too abundantly. His Lordship expressed
his intention to punish, with the utmost severity known to the
law, all who should hereafter be brought before him upon
proved charges of window breaking—a mode of obtaining pro-
vi-ion of late very much practised.
The wretched woman said she had no resource but Bridewell
or the Compter, or rambling in the streets. She could not,
she declared, appear in the cold without acceptinc, the worst
alms she received from unthinking people, who, instead of giving
her a iew pence, a.died her to drink gin, and the effect of spirits
upon her head was next to madness.
The LORD MAYOR—You have been lately in Bridewell ?
Defendant—l was there but a fortnight ago. I got no spirits
thcr,:,, and I am happy and comfortable there. I wish your
Lordship Nvould ask Captain Kincaid, the Governor, whether
I do not act as I ought in such a place ; but in the streets the

life is dreadful beycind bearing.
The defendant, who had evidently been drinking in the course
of the morning, then began to cry aloud, and begged hard to be
lielyed out of her present dreadful situation.
The LORD MAYOR—I shall send you to Bridewell fcr
fourteen days; you will then beccme yerfectly sober, and if
you conduct yourself properly I shall render you some assist-
ance when you come here after your discharge.
The defendant then cheerfully accompanied the officer to
Bride well. _ _

The Loan Mavoa acknowledged the receipt of 51. from
I'. B. Richards, Esq., Naplet ; 5/. from a lady with the initials
G. S. ; and a New Year's. Gift of 10s. for the Mansion-house
poor-box. His Lordship aho acknowledged the receipt of half
of a Si. note, No. 64,144, for the Rosal Free Hospital, Gray's
Inn-road. The gift to the hospital was inclosed in the follow-
ing note :—" Ihe benefits conferred by the above admirable
institution on the diseased suffering destitute poor, induce an
old soldier to tri,u! le sour Lordship with his mite towards its
support. Ihe other half note is sent by post, addressed to
the secretary of that charity, with the request that he will
acknowledge t}.e receipt to the Chief Magistrate at the Mansion-
house. N. N."