The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-25 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

BROOKES V. lIODGSON.
Sir T. WILDE in this case moved on behalf of the as-
signees of the defendant for a rule to show cause why the
consent, signed by the defendant to a judge's order, should
not be set aside, together with the judge's order founded on
that consent ; and also why the writ of ti. fa. should not be
set aside. The ground on which he moved was, that the
consent was fraudulently obtained, and was a fraud under
the Act of Parliament of the Ist and 2d Vic. chap. 110, sec.
9. The defendant was a linen-draper, and the plaintiff was
a wholesale trader in London. The traveller of the latter
having gone to the defendant he looked over the books, arid
told the defendant be did not think lie could carry on his
business, and asked for security on behalf of the plaintiffs.
He produced a paper which was the consent in question.
The defendant signed it on the understanding that it was not
to be enforced, unless the other creditors of the defendant
pressed upon him. Next day, however, a sheriff's officer
entered, and took possession of the whole of the defendant's
property. He (Sir T. Wilde) now applied, on behalf of the
assignees of the bankrupt, to have the consent set aside.
Motion granted.
The Court will hear new trial motions to-morrow.

iron
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THIS DAY.)
George Ward, labourer, employ of Messrs. Cottam
of the Cornwall-
road, Lambeth, was charged with stealing a pair of brass
hinges, intended for the cast-iron lighthouse, now in pro-
gress for the island of Bermuda.
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The prisoner was taken into the employ of the above firm,
being at the time in very distressed circumstances. On the
preceding night the prisoner was seen in Roupel-street car-
rying the pair of hinges, which were of considerable value,
and formed. part of the cast-iron lighthouse for Bermuda.
When stopped he tried to make his escape, but was ulti-
mately taken into custody.
The foreman of the works attended; and stated that the
firm employed 100 men, and that of late articles of consider-
able value were missed off the premises, but, although a strict
watch was kept, still no discovery took place until the pri-
soner was detected as above described.

The prisoner said that the articles were given to him by
one of the workmen on the premises; and as others are sus-
pected of being implicated in the robbery, the prisoner was
remanded until Wednesday.

dd was
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charged with an assault of a very ferocious character on
the person of a decent female, named Susan Greengrass.
The parties live in the same house. The prisoner is the
landlady and has been threatening the life of the complainant
for several days. Mrs. Greengrass complained of having lost
some things, and the prisoner thereupon bundled up. all the
complainant's goods which were in the kitchen and threw
them into her room up stairs. Mrs. Greengrass put them
down: again, whereupon the prisoner attacked and beat her
in a very savage manner—she fastened her nails in her head
and tore half the hair away. Such was the violence and
obstinacy of the assault that it required the combined exer-
tions of four persons to tear her away from the unfortunate
complainant.
The magistrate fined the prisoner twenty-five shillings,
which, not being forthcoming, she was sent to prison.
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-( THIS DAY)
Lownort, Arnu.2s.—Light S.E. breeze, and fine.• -
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 24.—Wind N.W.--S!d. Africa, Ceylbri •
Lord Win. Bentinck, Port Phillip.
DEAL; Amu. 24.—Wind S.E. to E.S.E.—Aird. Ariadne,
Campbell, China ; Allerona, Voss, Buenos Ayres to Antwerp ;
Johanno, Rio, for Stockholm ; Zodiac, India, for Rotterdam ;
Columbine, Robertson, St. Domingo ; Cid, Arrianga, Ha-
vannah ; Janet Muir, Heron, Africa, and sailed for Leith:
Sailed Nero, Puck, Valparaiso ; Funchal, Cape Coast Castle ;
E. Boutcher, St. Kitt's ; put back, F. Burr, for Boston.
OFF DARTMOUTH, Arum 24.—Agnes, Fox, Trinidad.
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 24.—Arrd. Liverpool (s.), Gibraltar.
SWANSEA, AP/IL 23.—Arrd. Malcolm, .Valparaiso.•
SUNDERLAND, APRIL 23.—Ski. Pioneer, Miramichi ; Con-
cordia, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 24.—Wind, N.W , fresli.—Arrd. Mer-
toun, Kerr, Bombay ; Joseph Porter, Wilson, Ichoboe, left
Feb. 28, St. Helena, Ist ult. ; Catherine, Coffee, Buenos
Ayres, Feb. 4. Off, pith-Stom, King, Hudson, Laguna, sld.
6th ult.
OEF CORK, APRIL 21.—Isabella, Scott, Ichoboe.
LONDONDERRY, APRIL 17.—Arrd. Ann, Johnston, Trinidad.
Sld. Fellowship, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Fanny, Phili-
delphia ; Margaret, ditto ; Lavinia, New York.
SHIELDS, APRIL 23.—Skl. Isabella, St. Helena. •
ICIIOEOE.—Arrd. previous to Feb. 27.—Eliza, Kincaid,
Cape of Good Hope. The rollers set in very heavy at
Ichoboe, between the 19th and 26th of Feb. Several vessels
got adrift, and had their stages washed away. The John
Jardine lost an anchor, the Golden Sprig lost an anchor, and
got in contact; the Jessie, lost her large boat. Her Majesty's
ship Winchester, within two days' sail of Ichoboe, was spoken
on the 25th of Feb. by the Isabella, off Cork.

THE SICK AND POOR.—At a meeting of the five
District Societies of St. Marylebone, held at the Court-
house, on Tuesday, the Rev. Dr. Spry in the chair, the
reports from the several districts were read, from which
it appeared that during the past year 3,801 persons had
been relieved by their visitations, and that the sums dis-
tributed amounted to 1,3951. Os. lid.