The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-10 00:00:00

SOCIETIES,

This insolvent, who described himself as a schoolmaster at
Rotherhithe, came up for an interim order.
Mr. HUGHES said he appeared to oppose on behalf of nine-
teen several creditors, on the ground that the debts had been
contracted by breach of trust. The insolvent was a debt col-
lector, and in the course of his transactions bad received dif-
ferent sums of money which he had appropriated to his min
use, and then inserted the persons on whose account he had
received it as creditors. He had also incurred a debt to a Mr.
Raymond, for coals sold on commission, and was also indebted
to several lean societies.

The insolvent admitted the receipt of the several sums, and
said that he had been unable to pay through extreme poverty.
The LEARNED COMMISSIONER said that was a very lame
excuse; he had sold goods on commission, and would have re-
ceived a per tentage on the money he collected. The insol-
vent's answers were very unsatisfactory, and he fenced with
every question. If he did not answer more directly to the
question, the petition would be dismissed.
The insolvent said he could not nor would not swear as to
the various amounts, as every item in the schedule was from
memory. Mr. Wells, the accountant, had his papers.
The CoatutssioNza said a man who was a schoolmaster and
debt-collector needed not an accountant, but under every cir-
cumstance no insolvent ought to give his papers and books out
of his own possession.
Mr. HUGHES said that the insolvent was now Master of
the Charity Schools at Rotherhithe, at a salary of 80/. per
annum, with coals, candles, &c., and was also a defaulter to the
trustees. He had to apply for oue of the trustees to be ap-
pointed assignee to deduct 301. per annum for the benefit of
the creditors, but the final order must be adjourned sine die,
on the ground of the debts being contracted by breaches of
trust, and also giving accommodation bills, and borrowing
money as he had.

The insolvent denied that the :perquisites of the school were
so good.

Mr. HUGHES said the trustees were present to prove the facts
as he had stated.

The COMMISSIONER said that it was impossible that a final
order could ever be given in such a case ; but if the insolvent
consented to pay 20/. per annum till the debts (1501.) were
liquidated, the protection should be enlarged every six months,
but the petition would be dismissed if the payments were not
kept up.

GUILDIIALL.-(THIS DAY.)
John Haddon, Andrew Hariow, Henry Burkett, and John
_Holland were brought up before Alderman Kelly and Alder-
man Lucas, charged with being disorderly and creating a dis-
turbance in Golden-lane.

Police-constable James Ellis, 142, said that about two o'clock
in the morning he heard a great noise in Golden-lane, and on
proceeding there he saw the two first prisoners had a couple of
half gallon cans each, which they were clashing together and
making the most horrible din. '1 he third prisoner had a large
teaboard, which he was beating at a great rate, and Holland
was shouting with all his might. Witness desired them to
move on, which they did Until they imagined they were out of
the Winds of the City, upon which one of them said, " Now
we will kick up a row ; the Peelers have no right to in-
terfere in our amusements." They immediately commenced
the noise again, when witness seitied hold of the teaboard, upon
which Holland snatched it out of his hand and ran off. He
pursued hint, and when about to catch hold of him, he threw
the teaboard at his head, but fortunately missed his aim. With
the assistance of another constable, they were all taken into
custo,iy.
The prisoners said they had been at a wedding, and were
going for more beer, when the policeman came up. They
were not aware of the time, and were rather intoxicated.
Alderman KELLY said he should fine Harlow, Burkett, and
Haddon, 55., or seven days' confinement each, and commit
Holland for fourteen days for the assault on the police.

CLERKEN WELL.-(T I-11S DAY.)
William:Sullivan, a butcher's boy, was charged with driving
over Mr. J. Saunders, a respectable tradesman, residing in
John's-row, St. Luke's, and also over h. s two children, Edwin
and Alfred Saunders, whose lives are in danger.
Mr. Saunders, who seemed to be suffering pain, deposed that
about tVvo o'clock on the previous afternoon he was standing
near his own door, in John's-row, St. Luke's, when he saw the
prisoner driving 'down the street at the rate of ten or twelve
miles an hour. His little children were in the street, and he ran
to save them, but such was the velocity of the vehicle, that before
he could get thetn out of the way he was himself knocked
down, and the wheel passed over his body. Little Ed-
win was likewise knocked down by the horse and trampled on,
Gut Alfred was most seriously injured. In running across the
street he was knocked down, and the wheel of the cart passed
over his chest, so that when he was raised up his chest was
quite flattened, and he could not breathe.
A certificate was produced from a surgeon, stating that the
life of Alfred was in great danger, and that Edwin had been
seriously injured.
The prisoner, who treated the matter with the greatest levity,
was told by Mr. Mould, the clerk, that he might be trans-
ported for life if the child died, whereupon his conduct was a
little more becoming. He was perfectly sober at the time, and
was unable to offer anything in mitigation of his conduct.
He was remanded.

THE ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOLS, GREENWICH, AND
TILE CALEDONIAN ASYLUM SCHOOL, PENTosviLLE.--On Saturday the
boys of the latter school, with Captain Lamont, R.N., one of the
Directors, and the officers connected with that Corporation, paid a
visit to the royal establishment at Greenwich. The weather, for-
tunately, was remarkably line, and the scene was altogether of the
most interesting and animating description. The children of both
establishments were marched and paraded together, making in all
nearly 1,000 ; and the precision with which they went through their
drill exercise, together with their happy and contented countenances,
excited the admiration of a very large concourse of spectators. The
contrast afforded by the dress of the two establishments added not a
little to the beauty and interest of the scene. The one being that of
the Tars of Old England, whilst the others, as is well known, consists
of the Royal Stuart tartan of Scotland, with the kilt and plaid of the
Gael. The amusements of the day were greatly heightened by the
performances of the juvenile band of the Royal Hospital Schools,
who, out of courtesy to their visitors, chiefly played the airs of Scot-
land. The urbanity and kindness of Mr. Rouse, the excellent Secre-
tary and Superintendent of the Royal Schools, were conspicuous
throughout the day. The Painted Hall and the Chapel were also
visited by the Caledonian boys, and by way of finale to their delight-
ful treat, they had a run in the royal park of Greenwich.

SERIOUS ACClDENTS.—Yesterday a shocking acci-
dent occurred to a man named James O'Neal, aged 60 years, a
drayman, residing at No. 15, Noah's Ark-court, Park.street,
Southwark. It appears that he was in the service of Messrs. Bar-
clay and Perkins, the brewers, of Bankside, and whilst walking
along the corn-loft he missed his footing, and fell a great depth into
the stable, whereby he received a severe fracture of the skull and
various contusions about the body. He was removed to St.
Thomas's Hospital, where he now lies in a dangerous state About
the same time a man named Abraham Hicks, a bricklayer, was
brought into Guy's Hospital from Sydenham. It appears
that he was at work on a scaffold erected in front of
some new houses near the Dartmouth Arms station of the
Croydon Railway, and by some means he missed his foothold and
fell with great violence to the ground on a quantity of timber. He
was lifted up in an insensible state, and placed on one of the rail-
way carriages, and conveyed with great care to the hospital, where
he was found to have sustained such serious injuries that his life is
in danger. A third accident occurred to an aged man named
William Williamson, of Great Tower-street, City. It seems that
he was walking up-stairs, and through some cause he fell from
the top to the bottom, by which he received a compound fracture
of the right thigh. He was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital
where he now remains in a deplorable condition. Three
other cases were taken into St. Thomas's Hospital
during the day, but their injuries were not so serious as those above.
THE LATE FATAL FIGHT AT CHARLTON.—Yester-
day Mr. J. Payne resumed and concluded an inquiry in the board-
room of St. Thomas's Hospital, respecting the death of John Good-
hue, aged forty-five years, late head gardener to John Saunders,
Esq., of Charlton. The following is a summary of the evidence
adduced :—On the night of the 4th of June, Mr. Saunders gave a
grand entertainment to a select circle of his friends. The de-
ceased was standing in front of the mansion, giving directions to
the various coachmen. About half-past ten the carriage of Major
Cuppage arrived to take up the family. The deceased had an
altercation with the footman (William Green) respecting the car-
riage being driven across the lawn, which was contrary to the re-
gulations. Ultimately they began fighting, and in the first round
the deceased was thrown heavily on the ground, and before he
could get up, Green kicked him in the groin. The deceased was
taken to the lodge, where he vomited blood, and the next day was
removed to the above hospital, where he died on Wednesday the
27th ult. The medical testimony fully proved that the deceased
had not died from violence, but from long-existing disease of the
liver and spleen, The Deputy-Coroner went through the whole
of the evidence, and remarked at great length on the various
points of the case, after which the jury returned a verdict of
' Death from natural causes,"