The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 20.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
CHARLES MOORE MOTTRAM'S BANKRUPTCY.
In this case the bankrupt carried on the business of a
wholesale draper, in Friday-street, and to-day was fixed
for his adjourned last examination. The bankrupt's
accounts on a previous occasion were objected to, in con-
sequence of the small profits which appeared to have
been made on transactions to the amount of 38,626 L, and
in his amended balance-sheet, presented to-day, he gave
a long statement of his various purchases, showing the
manner in which he had disposed of his goods, whether
at a profit, at a loss, or at cost price.
Mr. Reed appeared for the assignees ; and Mr. Thomas
attended as counsel for the bankrupt.
The bankrupt underwent a lengthened examination
relative to this profit and loss account, but being quite a
matter of figures the detail would be very uninteresting.
One curious fact transpired in the course of the evidence,
viz., that in the trade a description of goods called " lead-
ing articles," were sold at a small profit, and even some-
times at a loss, to induce purchasers to take other goods,
which would yield ten or twelve per cent.
In answer to an inquiry from the Court, it was ad-
mitted that this statement of profit and loss was not the
actual result of the bankrupt's books, but the best ac-
count he could give from his memory.
After some discussion,
Mr. Commissioner FANE declared that he should pass
the bankrupt's last examination, it being desirable that
everything connected with the estate should be speedily
settled, so that the circumstances should not have escaped
from the recollection of the parties concerned. The
question of certificate could not bo at all affected by the
passing of the bankrupt on the present occasion, and that
question he meant to decide on an early day, and while
the features of the case were fresh in his recollection.
The bankrupt then passed, and received his protection,
on the understanding that he immediately applies for his
certificate.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 19.
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.)
Joshua Foster and Thomas Smith, neither more than
eighteen years of age, were indicted for robbing John
Davies, ensign in the 32d Regiment, of his watch.
Mr. Cardwell conducted the prosecution ; the pri-
soners were defended by Mr. Wilkins.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. Davies, a young
gentleman, about nineteen years of age, that, on the
evening of the 2d of April last, he was returning to the
barracks in Manchester, and passing along in front of
the infirmary in company with two other officers, both
younger than himself, when they were suddenly, with-
out any provocation, set upon by several persons. The
parties met them and passed, but immediately turned
round and attacked them from behind. Mr. Davies was
first struck on the side of the head, and knocked down,
but recovered his feet, and was a second time thrown to
the ground. While getting up the second time, one of
the assailants put his hand inside the prosecutor's coat
and pulled out his watch. The guard broke, and the
watch fell on the pavement. Mr. Davies picked it up,
put it in his pocket, and closed with one of the attacking
party, whom he recognised as Foster. A policeman,
hearing the disturbance, came up, and some one calling
out " Joe, hero's the peelers," Foster ran away. He was
pursued by the policeman, and caught, but he succeeded
in breaking from the officer's hold and making off. Ho
was again pursued and taken, Mr. Davies never having
lost sight of him. The other assailants ran away.
Mr. Laurie and another gentleman, both very young,
who were in the company of the prosecutor, corroboratd
this statement. They were unable to identify any of the
parties. Mr. Laurie, it was admitted, was rather fresh,
and bad spoken in a jocular way to several ladies of a
certain class whom they had met. He denied, however,
that he had spoken to or in any way insulted two
women who were in company with the men by whom
they were attacked.
A. female of a certain class, who came up while the
scuffle was going on, identified Smith as one of the party.
He was striking at one of the officers.
His LORDSHIP, at the close of the case for the prose-
cution, intimated that he did not think there was any
case against Smitb.
In summing up, he left it to the jury to say whether
they thought there was an intention to rob these par-
ties, or whether the watch had been pulled by the guard
out of the prosesutor's pocket in the course of a scuffle
arising out of some affront, real or supposed, and not
begun with any intention of committing a robbery.—
Verdict, Not Guilty.
James Connor was indicted for burglariously entering
the house of Frank Mtwara, at Staleybridge, with in-
tent to steal.

Mr. Whigham conducted the prosecution. The pri-
soner was defended by Mr. Monk.
It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, that
he is a dealer in rags at Staleybridge, and occupies a
house of eight rooms, of which, however, cnly two of
those below are occupied—one as a stable, and the other
by himself. On Tuesday, the 21st of May, ho had gone
to Manchester with a quantity of rags, for which he,
as usual, was paid in ready money. The prisoner saw
him set off in the morning, and return in the evening.
The prisoner had been frequently at the house of the
prosecutor selling rags. On the evening of that day the
prosecutor retired to rest about ten o'clock. A person
of the name of Hayes slept with him. There was very
little furniture in the house—merely a bed and an old
hamper. His trousers, containing his money, were put
under his head. In the middle of the night, he was
awakened by a noise in the room, and looking up he saw,
indistinctly, a man about the middle size standing at the
foot of the stairs leading to the upper rooms. The man,
seeing that the inmates were alarmed, ran up stairs, and
the prosecutor could then perceive he had no shoes on.
While Hayes and the prosecutor were putting on their
trousers, they heard the person getting out of the win-
dow. The glass was broken, and the party could froir
the window readily get on the roof of a pigstye, and
from thence into a yard communicating with the next
street. They went out of the house, and took different
directions, for the purpose of, if possible, intercepting
the intruder. Hayes went round to the back, and saw a
person whom he believed to be the prisoner coming out
of the yard. He was, however, unable to seize him.
Near the door of the prosecutor was found a pair of
shoes, which were very positively sworn to by a person
who lived in the same house with the prisoner as a pair
which he (witness) had sold to him.
Verdict, Guilty.—To be imprisoned for twelve months.
James Howarth, aged 19, was indicted for a burglary
in the house of James Howarth, at Walmesley-cum-
Shuttleworth.
The prisoner, it appeared, was a distant relation of the
prosecutor, and had, some time before this occurrence,
been on a visit with him. It appeared that, taking ad-
vantage of the knowledge thus acquired, he took an
opportunity of breaking into the house and carrying
away a sum of 701 in silver,-besides a few guineas and
notes, to the amount of upwards of 4001., which were in
a box at the head of the stairs. The silver he spent, but
the guineas were found in his possession. The notes,
with the box in which they were contained, he had put
at the foot of the hedge near the prosecutor's house, and
afterthey he was were,
taken into custody.—Guilty. on the prisoner's information, found there
To be imprisoned for twelve calendar months.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Bofors Mr. Justice CitEsswELL.)

ALMS V. GARDINER.
This was an action on the case against an attorney for
negligence.
Mr. Martin and Mr. Robinson for the plaintiff ; Mr.
Knowles, Mr. Watson, and Mr. Cowling for the de-
fendant.
The plaintiff in this case had formerly been an artist,
and had, in the exercise of his profession, saved a sum
of about 3001. He subsequently entered the church, and
in the beginning of the year 1840 he wrote to the de-
fendant, a solicitor, with whom he had for some time
been acquainted, to consult him about an investment for
this sum. The defendant directed him to pay the money
into Barclay, Tritton, and Co.'s Bank to the defendant's
credit witk the Lancaster Bank, and shortly after wrote
to say that he had obtained an eligible investment on the
joint and several bond of two persons of the name of
Baines, father and son, the elder being a farmer at Chip-
ping, near Clithero, and the younger keeping a shop as
a chemist and druggist at Manchester. He described
the father as possessed of a nice estate, and the son as
having married into a respectable family. The de-
fendant, it appeared, had subsequently lent the
same parties 2001. on his own account. It proved that
the farm cultivated by Mr. Baines the elder, ho had
in right of his wife, by whose father it was left to her for
life, and after her death to her children. The son
carried on business for some time at Manchester, but
failed in qualifying as a surgeon, fell into difficulties,
and was finally obliged to give up his shop—his wife,
who was of a respectable family, but who brought him
no fortune, being obliged to go back to her friends. It
appeared, too, that at the time the money was lent, the
father was not in good credit, and proved unable to
repay it.
Mr. KNOWLES addressed the jury for the defendant,
contending that the services which he had sought to
perform for the plaintiff were those of friendly advice,
and not in the course of his business as an attorney ;
and that therefore ho was not required to do more than
take the same care in investing the money of the plain-
tiff as he had alone in investing his own.
His Lordship summed up, and
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 3001.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--Gloucester' Aug. 19.
CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. SergeantATCLIERLEY.)
This morning having been specially appointed for the
disposal of the charges of rapes and unnatural offences
comprised in the calendar, they were accordingly taken
at the sitting of the Court, and as they were more than
usually numel•ous, they occupied nearly the whole of
the day.
Samuel Pates was indicted for an unnatural crime,
committed with a mare at Charlton Kings, on the 4th of
July last.
Mr. Skinner prosecuted ; Mr. Cooke defended the
prisoner.
The evidence was incomplete, and the accused was
accordingly acquitted.
Robert Crook was indicted for a similar offence, com-
mitted on the 6th of May last, at Bourton-on-the-hill, in
this county.
Mr. Skinner prosecuted ; Mr. Huddleston defended.
The details of this horrible case do not, of course,
admit of recapitulation ; suffice it to say, that it ter-
minated in a conviction, and that sentence of death was
immediately recorded.
The above two cases,
and the investigation of a charge
of rape, occupied the time of the Court during the whole
day. There still remain six similar cases, which will be
taken to-morrow.

THE Moons.—We understand that bit Is are very
plentiful this year on In,c;leb)rough and the surrounding
moors. The cry of this has rather cheered up the spirits
of some of our Ingleton sportsmen, as thegam was Only
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