The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-02 00:00:00

IN RE HAMMOND UPTON.

The insolvent, a farmer, near Margate, was opposed
by Mr. Woodruffe, on the part of a Dr. Chambers, on a
judgment debt. After judgment had been obtained, a
deed of dissolution was entered into between the insol•
vent and his mother-in-law, with whom he had been in
partnership. The examination was rather amusing, as,
amongst the list of creditors, no less than six or seven
tailors, four wine merchants, and sundry perfumers ap-
peared. The schedule disclosed no assets.
Mr. Cooxx, for the insolvent, granted that the sche-
dule did not appear to disclose anything, and he craved
some short time to prepare a more satisfactory one.
a he interim order was consequently deferred.
THE TALICKR COMPANY.—IN THE MATTER OF
JOHN DAVIS.

The insolvent, a director, in 1839.40, of the far-
famed Talacre Coal Company, petitioned the Court.
He was supported by Mr. Sturgeon, and opposed by
Mr. Cooke, for the Talacre Company, and by Mr. Wilde,
on the part of William Littlejohn, Secretary to the said
company.

Mr. STURGEON contended that his Learned Friend,
Mr. Cooke, had no locus standi in that Court.
The Hort. COMMISSIONER would wish to know for
whom Mr. Cooke appeared ? If, as he said, for the
Talacre Company, he (the Commissioner) would wish to
see the deed or charter constituting that company. Per-
haps the Learned Counsel would mention names, as it
had been almost judicially determined that corporations
had no consciences.—(Laughter.)
Mr. COoEE—Then the principal member of the corpo-
ration could have co possible conscience, for he (Mr.
Cooke), if allowed, would be prepared to prove that a
sum of 30,0004 which aught to have appeared in his
schedule, was omitted. He (Mr. Cooke) appeared for Mr.
Chappelow and Messrs. Handyside and Taylor. The
deed of the Company was, he believed, in Ireland; at
all events he had it not in Court.

Mr. Commissioner FoNBLANQUE—I shall always
strictly require companies of this nature to prove their
existence by deed or charrer. I know the mischief that
accrues to the public from them, and sitting here, I will
give them no sort of encouragement.
Mr. WILDE said that he appeared for a creditor, Mr.
Littlejohn, and the objection did not therefore apply
to him.

Mr. STURGEON objected to his Learned Friend re-
ceiving any instruction from Mr. Asharst's clerk, it hav-
ing been already decided that he had no standing in that
Court.

Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE would lay down no
rule upon the subject, but such oral instruction from a
foreign party would be certainly very inconvenient.
Mr. WILDE would, with all deference to his Honour's
opinion, where a seeming fraud had been committed by
some one, receive information from whatever quarter,
with the intention of laying the circumstances of that
fraud before his Honour and the public, and therefore in
the exercise of what he conceived a proper discretion,
and until obliged to desist by an order from his Honour,
he would go on as he had already done.
The insolvent was then examined with a view of
proving that he was a trader, and, therefore, (as an in-
solvent) out of the jurisdiction of the Court.
(The case was still proceeding when we went to press.)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man, named Thomas Smith, was brought
before the Lord Mayor, charged under the following
circumstances :

Henry Cabrow, a person in the employment of
Messrs. Price and Co., perfumers, stated that the de-
fendant called at the shop at a little after seven o'clock
on Tuesday morning, and asked for Mr. Price. Al-
though it was intimated to him that Mr. Price was
not in the way, and a request was made of him to
call at ten o'clock in the morning, at which time he
could see the gentleman, he insisted upon remaining
in the shop, and declared that he would not leave it
until he could communicate with Mr. Price. As the
conduct of the defendant was calculated to impede
the business of the shop, witness called a policeman
and gave him into the custody of that officer.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, what have
you to say to this charge of interrupting the business
of the shop?—The defendant said that a friend of his
had sold a horse to Mr. Price, for which another horse
and a cheque for the difference, amounting to, as We
understood, 501., was to be given by that gentle-
man, and he (defendant) called at the time appointed
at the house of the purchaser with the horse, at the
desire of the seller. Upon going to the house he saw
Mr. Price from the street in the shop, and he en-
tered, and, upon inquiring, was told by a young lady
that Mr. Price was not within. He observed to her
that he had seen Mr. Price in the shop a little while
before, and that the gentleman had promised to leave
a cheque for him, and he would wait. The shopman
then told me to sit down, and immediately went to a
person at the back part to communicate something.
Upon his return the shopman told him he could not
stay there; and when he said he should wait for
what he was entitled to receive, the shopman, who
had before invited him to sit down, called a police-
man and gave him into custody, and he and the
horse were taken together.
The Loan MAYOR (to the shopman)—Who called
you at the back of the shop ? The shopma*--I don't
consider that I am bound to answer that question,
my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—You must answer, Sir.

The shopman—Miss Price told me to go there.
The Loan MAYOR—Answer me, Sir. Was it
Mr. Price that called yOu ? You are 'upon your
oath. The shopman—lt was Mr. Price, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—I discharge the defendant.
The shopman—My Lord
The Loan MAYOR—There is no occasion for more
words. Defendant, you are discharged.
A female of respectable appearan but appearieg
to labour under much mental distress, who stated her
name to be Hannah Haines, was charged with having
contemplated self-destruction.
One of the City police stated that he found the
prisoner in the neighbourhood of the river Thames in
a deplorable state of mind, and when he inquired the
cause of her distress, she stated that her husband had
deserted her, and rOlahed her of all her clothes, and
taken away with him the servant-maid ; that she had
struggled with adversity and actually with starvation,
until that day, when her landlord threatened to seize
what trifling matters of furniture she had for rent,
amounting to 3s. 9d., and that she had come to the
place in which she was apprehended for the purpose
of putting an end to her existence. The witness
added that she had given to him the names of very
respectable relations of her husband, and their ad-
dresses, and seemed desirous, upon his suggestion, to
seek the humane interference of the Lord Mayor.
The Loan MAYOR—What do you say, prisoner ?
The prisoner—l am plunged, my Lord, into the
deepest poverty and distress by the conduct of my
husband. He sold the business which he had been
carrying on, and abandoned me twelve months, ago,
taking with him and his par!imour everything of the
least- value: HO bad commenced the world with
property and good expectations, equal, I believe, to
those of the rest of his family, but his prodigality de-
stroyed all.
The Loan MAYOR—I perceive that the names to
which you have referred are respectable, and I am
surprised that you should contemplate so awful a
crime as self-murder. Do you suppose that any of
those individuals will be willing to serve you ? The
prisoner—l think they would not refuse, my Lord.
chose of my own family who are within my reach are
poor, with large families.
The LORD MAYOR—You shall be taken care of b 3
the matron at the Compter until Friday, and, in the
meantime, I shall cause inquiries to be made into
the particulars of your statement. •
The prisoner expressed her gratitude in a few broken
but intelligible phrases.