The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Oct. 1.
William Hamilton, a graduate of Oxford Univer-
sity, was opposed by Messrs. Peckover and Russell,
tailors, in Maddox-street, Bond-street.
The insolvent, who was before the Court on the
previous day, owed debts amounting to 795/., the
greater portion of which were incurred at Ox-
ford whilst he was a student at the Universty. He
was at College six years, and left two years ago, being
now twenty-six years old. Ile admitted that when
he contracted the debt with the opposing creditors he
owed about 5001. at Oxford. During his stay at
College he was allowed 1001. a year by his father, and
had made about 70/..a year by scholarships and exhi-
bitions.
Mr. Peckover complained that the insolvent had
btained clothes from them in five months to the
amount of 581. 10s., which he considered very extra-
vagant for a person in his situation. He was intro-
duced to them by a customer, and had made no
payment.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER asked the insolvent the
reason he had not taken his degree before the time he
had mentioned.
The insolvent said his debts at Oxford prevented
him. He likewise mentioned the facility of credit af-
forded to students.
The CHIEF CO:MMISSIONER expressed his belief in
both statements. He thought the debt with the op-
posing creditors had been incurred without reasonable
means of payment, because the involvements of a
party were known to himself, and his source of income.
It was urged on the part of the insolvent that the
complainant had not made proper inquiries of the in-
solvent; and the creditor, on being asked by the
Court, said he could not think of insulting a gentle-
man by asking such a question.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said, there was a good
deal in the answer; and singularly enough it was the
same made to him by his own tailor, whom he had
employed for forty years, and who resided in the
same neighbourhood as Mr. Peckover.
TllO COURT deferred judgment until Saturday, in
the hope of an arrangement being made, and it was
stated that the opposing party was satisfied by an ar-
rangement with the insolvent's father.
In this case the CHIEF COMMISSIONER mentioned
that he had received a letter from the insolvent's fa-
ther. He condemned the practice of sending letters
to persons who were judicially to hear cases.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
Bannister and Campbell,- who were placed before
the Lord Mayor on Saturday se'nnight, on a charge
of having in their Fissession 100 imitation Bank of
England notes for 5001.. each, upon which occasion
they were remanded, were brought up again to un-
dergo a further examination. Mr. Clarkson, with
Mr. Freshfleld, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Chambers attended on - the part of Bannister.
Campbell advocated his own cause.
The principal evidence adduced on the present
occasion was that of the engravers who had exe.
cuted the plate, Messrs. Hartwig and Collins, of
St. Mary Axe. •
Mr. Collins deposed that Campbell called at their
office in the beginning of September, and asked
whether they could engrave an exact imitation of a
Bank of England note. He was told that they could,
awl some conerAttion took place as to the price,
which was to be 355. for the plate, and 7s. per 1,000
for the notes. Several interviews took place relative
to the engraving, and Campbell brought them a
Bank note for 101., • and said the plate was to
he in exact copy -of that, only to be for 5001.
Witness asked him whether they were not all
running a great risk, and Campbell replied that it
only wanted a little seeresy.—Witness and Mr.
Hartwig took the proof to Mr. Bannister's and showed
it to both prisoners. Mr. Bannister held it up to the
light, and sail it was useless without the water-mark,
which must he an exact imitation of a bank-note.
They told him the water-mark Inuo.t be stamped on
afterwards, as they could not get it without applying
to the Bank. He said he did not want any trouble,
and nothing but the genuine mark would do for him.
Witness promised to get one hundred done for him,
and when he took them home Bannister said they were
no use, as they had not the water-mark, and re-
fused to pay for them, and demanded the sovereign
back which he had paid to witness as a deposit.
Witness and Mr. Hartwig then left the notes and the
plate lying on the table. Witness in answer to a
question from Mr. Clarkson, said, that the moment
their suspicions were raised, they communicated with
the Bank of England and Mr. Bush.
Mr. Chambers, on behalf of Bannister, prayed for
a remand, as did also Campbell, but the Lord Mayor
said there was sufficient evidence to satisfy him, and
lie should commit them both to take their trial at the
Central Criminal
TCourt.
HAMES-POLICE.
Caroline Copelautl, a female aged 19, called in the
poliee-sheet " Blanchard Copeland, of St. Andrew's-
terrace, Waterloo-road," was broilght before Mr.
Ballantine charged with making an attempt to commit
self-destruction in the river.
Henry Luton, a Thames-police inspector, stated,
that at a late hour on Friday night he was on duty
in a police galley, and heard the screams of a female
near Blackfriars-bridge, and on rowing to the spot
was informed that a woman had just thrown herself
from the bridge into the. river. He told his men to
pull away as hard as they were able, and soon came
up with the prisoner, whose clothes supported her on
the surface of the water, and who %vas floating
down with the tide. He got her into his boat.
and finding her in a state of insensibility, he conveyed
her with all possible expedition to the Thames-
police ship, Investigator, off Surrey-street, Strand,
where she was attended by a medical gentleman, and
by means of stimulants and other means, soon re-
covered. She had been in a very low state all night.
He collected from the prisoner that she had been
seduced, and was abandoned by her lover, and was
necessitated to lead the life of a prostitute to obtain
the means of subsistence, and becoming disgusted
with that state of existence, had determined to com-
mit suicide, and terminate her life and her miseries
together. He was afterwards informed by the people
about the bridge that she had thrown herself from the
middle arch, and if the police galley had not been
near the spot, she must have perished.
The prisoner; on being called upon for her defence,
held down her head, and said she had nothing to say.

THE

S OND 01q,

Mr. BALLANTINE said ottsnee of which the pri-
soner had been guilty was a. most serious one against
all laws, human and divinsc, and ;le would not part
with her until ghe found h all to appear at the next
Surrey Quarter Sessions, .la.Ad to keep the peace and
be of good behaviour in the mean time. The prisoner
was committed.in default o f bail.