The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-01 00:00:00

IN RE THOMAS BODGEII-LOAN SOCIETIES.

The insolvents' schedule showed the greater part of
his liabilities to have been incurred either as principal
or_ security to Loan Societies.
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS in ordering his dis-
charge said, those transactions with Loan Societies
Were always very doubtful, and in the Loan Societies
themselves his daily experience in that Court taught
him there was much which required to be set right.

IN RE JOHN MARSHALL.

The insolvent had carried on business at South-
ampton as a manufacturer of steam-boilers, and sub-
kequently as an engineer and general founder in Col-
chester-street, Whitechapel. In 1839 he became
bankrupt, when the amount of his debts was 4,0001.
The sum from which he now sought to be relieved was
nearly 2,0001. A number of creditors opposed.
After a number of cases were heard against his
discharge, the Court ordered the further hearing to
be adjourned to produce two witnesses.

CRIMINAL COURT—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice MAXLE.)
FORGEEY.—E. Bannister and J. Cumpbell, who
were acquitted on a charge of forgery on Monday
last, were this morning arraigned for a misdemeanor,
in having an engraved plate for printing notes, re-
presenting Bank of England notes, in their possession.
By arrangement with the prosecutors, the parties
pleaded guilty, and were respectively fined one shil•
ling and discharged.
FORGING AN ACCEPTANCE.—Edward John Steven-
son was indicted for feloniously uttering a forged ac-
ceptance to a bill-of exchange for 691., with intent to
defraud John Malinson.

Mr. BODKIN opened the case for the prosecution,
and called

John Mnlinson, the prosecutor, who is carrying on
bbsiness as an outfitter. Prisoner, who stated he
resided in Ratcliffe-highway, called upon wit-
ness. Subsequently a person named Williams called
on witness, and afterwards Williams and prisoner
called together, and selected goods for purchase to the
amount of 821. The goods were sent. Williams and
prisoner again called, and -Williams said that he sup-
posed cash was always acceptable, and gave witness
four 51. notes. Witness had subsequently applied
for payment of the balance, and saw Williams
and the prisoner together. The prisoner had
before then told witness that Williams was
about to get some bills discounted, and that if he
would come down they would settle his account. A
bill for 691. 17s. was given, and witness paid in cash
81. 175., being the difference between the amount of
his account and the bill I:iven to him, Williams
having refused to take out the difference in goods, or
to have any further transactions with him in con-
sequence of witness's unbusiness-like conduct in
asking payment of his account. The bill was drawn
by J. T. Cutting.
The prisoner stated that the drawer was the Cap-
tain of a vessel then at sea, and that he was a respect-
able man.

James Carter, a policeman, who has lived in Ips-
wich for 36 years, knew a Captain Cutting there, who
has been dead these three years. Never knew any
other Captain Cutting.
Cross-examined--Knew another man named Cut-
ting, who is not a captain. The other Cutting is a
fisherman. Has heard him called Captain Cutting,
within the last few days, in London. Witness said
to him, '"You are Captain Cutting here, but you are
not in Ipswich."—(A laugh.) . .
From the evidence of other witnesses it .appeared,
that when taken into custody, the prisoner had
stated his name to be Williams, but had after-
wards • admitted that it was Stevenson. It
further appeared that several persons had sent goods
to the premises in Ratcliffe-highway, occupied by the
prisoner, all of which had been removed at an early
hour in the morning, and the policeman who searched
the premises found nothing there but. empty pack-,
ages and cases of shavings, &c.

Mr. CLARMON, for the defence, said he should
in °duce the person who had accepted the bill, and called
John Thomas Cutting—l have commanded the
Eliza, a fishing-boat of 14 tons. They call me Cap-
tain Cutting in Ipswich. The acceptance to this bill
is my writing..
Cross-examined—l have left gaol twelve months.
I was there six months. It is five or six years since.
I commanded the Eliza. I have a rowing boat now.
I wrote my name to that acceptance in Ipswich in
July last. I had no goods from Williams, but I con-
sidered I owed him money. I had lost some cloth of
his. My family have applied for relief to the work-
house. 1 hawk apple 3 and other things about the street.
Mr. BODKIN (handing him a piece of paper)—
Write y(ur name on that.
The witness went to the table, and wrote his name.
I wrote my name and the direction then, which is
written across it. I had nothing given me for ac-
cepting it.
Re-examined—Williams told me he would take up
the bills, and that I should have no trouble with them.
I was in gaol for smuggling—never for debt or for
felony—only fur smuggling.
• Mr. CLARKSON—You have never been to prison,
then, for anything affecting your character for honesty?
Mr. Justice MAULS.—What ! not for smuggling ?
—(A laugh.) It is committing a fraud on the re-
venue, and that is dishonest. I cannot suffer such an
observation to pass unnoticed.

Mr. I3omiug replied.
Mr. Justice MAULE summed up, and the Jury
found the prisoner Not Guilty.
There was another indictment against the prisoner
for a misdemeanor, which he traversed until next
sessions. The indictment was for a conspiracy to de-
fraud.

Mr. CLARKSON applied to the Court to admit him
to bail.

Mr. Justice MAULE—What is the value of the pro-
perty ?
Mr. CLARKSON—Under 200/., my Lord.
Mr. Justice AIATILE—Then let him give bail, him..
self in 200/., and two sureties in 100/. each, for his
appearance next session.
Mr. BODKIN—With the usual notice, my Lord ?
Mr. Justice MAULE—Of course, with the usual
notice.

NEW COURT
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
Elizabeth Millington, a genteely dressed young
female, was indicted for stealing on the Ist of last
month, a gold watch, chain, seals, &c., the property of 1
R. Dick, from his person.
Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Charnock defended the prisoner.
From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the
prosecutor had been to see a relative in Holborn, with
whom he remained to a late hour, and having drunk
pottle deep of .:,trong Scotch ale, when he got into the
street his head reeled round, and he became
unconscious, and upon getting home he missed his
watch, which was brought to him next morning by
a policeman, who had taken it from the prisoner.
The chain, seals, &c., were at the station-house.
The prosecutor said 'be was so stupid that he could
not state what occurred, but of this he was confident,
that he did not see the prisoner that night.
'The COMMON SERGEANT—If that is the case it is
impossible to convict the prisoner.
The prisoner was accordingly acquitted.
The COMMON SERGEANT told her to be cautious
for the future, because if she was placed at the bar
again she would be recollected.
The prisoner declared that the prosecutor gave her
the watch to take care of because he was tipsy, and
that, having it in her possession, she did not make
away with it as she might have done.
COMMUTATION or P UNTSIIMENT.— James Andrews,
who was convicted on Friday last of a robbery upon
the person of a gentleman named Harris, and sen-
tenced to fifteen years' transportation, was this morn-
ing placed again at the bar, in order that that sen-
tence might be commuted to ten years.
The COMMON SERGEANT said that it had been in-
timated to the Court that he had fallen into error at a
later period than was at first believed. He would,
therefore revoke the first sentence, and the judgment
of the Court no vv was, that he be transported ten, in-
stead of fifteen, years.
HORSE-STEALING.— Joseph 11Icyers and J. Edwards,