The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-10 00:00:00

IN RE HANWAY V. THE MARYLEBONE BANK.

The examination of this bankrupt, who was the
principal Manager and Director of the Marylebone
Bank, was again resumed this day. The subject of
investigation was the general items in the balance-
sheet, in which there appeared no point of public in-
terest.

At the adjournment the further hearing was fixed
for to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dec. 9.
IN RE WILLIAM STURGEON.-LOAN SOCIETIES.

The insolvent was principal clerk to the Mendicity
Institution. He had become security for a person,
since dead, to several Loan Societies, amongst which
the principal was the St. Pancras Equitable Joint-
stock Company. He attributed his insolvency to the
fact of having incurred those liabilities and the con-
sequent law expenses. An affidavit was put in de-
posing that he derived no pecuniary benefit from the
money thus raised. A
In reply to the Learned Commissioner, he stated
that in consideration of the length of his services the
committee of the Mendicity Institution would allow
him to retain his situation.

The COMMISSIONER said although the insolvent's
conduct was inexcusable in incurring those liabilities,
yet as he rendered such a clear and straightforward
statement, the Mendicity Institution might without
violating their duty to the public, retain the insolvent
in their employment.
lie was then ordered to be discharged.
IN RE HENRY JOSEPH TAUSIANT-DILL DISCOUNTING.

In this case the insolvent, who appeared to be
scarcely more than twenty years of age, applied on his
petition to be discharged from bill debts to the amount
of 1,3001.

It appeared that, after having carried on business
for some time, during which he contracted the above
liabilities, he was taken into partnership by his father-
in-law, he being unacquainted with his circumstances.
The insolvent then renewed the bills, and his father-
in-law, upon these facts coming to his knowledge, dis-
solved the partnership. He stated that all the money
he received for accepting these bills was 1351.
Mr. Commissioner HARats said he regretted ex-
tremely that none of the creditors in this case appeared
in opposition. If they did the Court would most as-
suredly inflict the severest punishment allowed by the
provisions of the 76th section of the Act, for the dis-
graceful recklessness with which he accepted those bills.

charges of robbing Messrs. Y.:enzies and Bruce, of
jewellery amounting in value to 551. • •
The Secretary of the Friendly Brothers' Society,
held in Seeker-street, Clerkenwell, applied for a war-
rant against one of their members for embezzlement.
The Secretary stated that the funds of the Society,
hv.ving been very low, the Committee emw• to it ;1;:-
termination to take the Standard Theatre, City-road,
for one night, and have a benefit in aid of their funds.
The benefit was had, but a member embezzled the
proceeds of it, and it was for this embezzlement he
sought the warrant.
Mr. CoMBE—Was it a musical or a theatrical per-
formance ? The Secretary replied, a theatrical one.
Mr. COMBE—Then the Standard Theatre is not
licensed for theatrical representations. You have acted
illegally by engaging it for such a purpose, and, as
you have done so, the Magistrate cannot assist you.
The Secretary—We apply for the warrant under
the 25th clause of the 10th of George IV., which
imposes a penalty of 201. on any member embezzling
any portion of the funds. Our law enables us to raise
the funds by extraordinary means, when the usual
ones fail.

Mr. COMBE-But your rules will not empower you
to pick pockets. When they are contrary to law,
you cannot expect the law will enforce them, or that
your complaints will be recognised. I cannot assist
you, and I advise you to be very cautious about your
benefits in future.

John Blond was charged with stealing ten books,
;the property of Mr. Blanche, bookseller,
in Theobald'B-road.—The prisoner was committed.

WO R SHIP- STREET.

EARLY DE/RAVlTY.—Margaret Herring, a little
girl, not quite ten years old, was charged before Mr.
Bingham with having stolen several small sums of
money from different children.
These charges were preferred against the girl by
children under nine years of age, whom she had
robbed by means of the following stratagem :—They
had been severally sent by their parents to make trifl-
ing purchases in their respective neighbourhoods, and
were intercepted on their way by the prisoner, who
asked them to show her what money they had, as
there was a woman lying in wait to rob and murder
them if they had enough of money. The children,
who were greatly alarmed, immediately complied with
her request ; but they had no sooner exposed their
money than the prisoner snatched it out of their hands
and took to flight. It was stated that she had com-
mitted numerous depredations of the kind, and was
the terror of the juvenile population of the district.
Police constable Redmond apprised the Magistrate
that the prisoner was taken into custody a few weeks
ago, for stealing half-a-crown from a little girl under
similar circumstances, but she was discharged on ac-
count of her extreme youth and apparent penitence.
The prisoner's mother, an old Irishwoman, came
forward, and bemoaned the wicked courses of the girl,
which she said she had endeavoured to arrest by every
means in her power, without success.
Mr. BINGHAM observed that it was a most melan-
choly thing to see a child under ten years of age en-
gaged in such a systematic career of crime, and pur-
suing it with a degree of craft and hardihood equal to
that exhibited by old and practised thieves. It was
evident that she had fallen into bad hands, and, for
her own sake, he should commit her for trial, when
the Court would probably send her to the Isle of
Wight, to allow her a chance of reclamation.
The prisoner was committed on the three charges.

TILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1842.