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London, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY.-(YESTERDAY.)

(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COM3IISSIONERS.
—REFUSAL OF SUMMONSES UNDER Till SMALL DEBTS
ACT.—In the course of an application for a summons
under the Small Debts Act, the Learned Commissioner,
at the rising of the Court, gave some very strong
reasons for the opinion which had been come to
by himself and Mr.,Clmmissioner Fonblanque, that they
ought not to take judgment papers as proof of juct-
ments. They were (he said) the most unintelligiblit
documents he knew of ; they ended with, " For that
whereas," &c., and he was asked to jump to a conclusion
that there was a judgment.
The attorney said it was not required except under
circumstances that the roll should be made up.
The CommisstoNEn—l must be satisfied there is a
judgment ; I must have a copy of it.
The attorney said if that was deemed absolutely neces •
nary the expense would be such that few persons would
follow out the Act.

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The Learned COMMISSIONER said it had been held
that they' were personally responsible if they ex-
ceeded the law ; he should, therefore, take care
to be on the safe side ; he must have an authenticated
copy—a mere office copy not authenticated would not do;
they
.might be good enough in the courts from whence
they issued, but not in others. There arose another
question. It appeared ,that. they ealy had power over
cases where judgments had been issued by courts having
competent jurisdiction. From that it would appear the
Commissioners must inquire as to the jurisdiction of the
other court, for if no jurisdiction existed the whole pro-
ceedings would be bad. From all these circumstances,
and as he might be called upon to commit under the Act,
he should refuse to take any proceedings except under
the strict letter of the Act. It should be underst )od that
the judgment paper only contains a few lines, although it
bears the seal of the court, as; though the whole proceed-
ings were detailed.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(TIIIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman
T. %Yowl)
EMBEZZLEMENT.—Edward Thomas, 23, lilleßdrapert
in the employment of Messrs. Shoolbred and Co., Totten-
ham-court-road, was placed at the bar charged with
havingappropriated to his own ust the sum of 5i., being
part of an account ,paid to him, on behalf of his em
ployers._ _ _

Mr. Doane was for the prosecution ; Mr. Clarkson for
the prisoner.
It was proved in evidence that Mrs. Duncan, a cus-
tomer, in Torrington-square, had purchased goods to the
amount of 1/. 53. 4d., but the prisoner only rendered an
account for 1/. Os. 4d. sold, and the latter amount he paid
into the cashier's hands. It was proved also that before
leavin.° the warehouse to call upon Mrs. Duncan he re-
ceived 305., lest change might be required, and he did not
return the full amount, for which offence he was dis-
charged the same evening. On the succeeding day he
returned for his clothes, and it having been ascertained
by that time that he had retained ss. received from Mrs.
Duncan, he was given into custody.
Mr. CLARKSON briefly reviewed the evidence for the
prosecution, and contended that nothing criminal was
proved, inasmuch as the goods returned not being mea-
sured, it would be absolutely impossible to say what
quantity had been sold by the prisoner. He (Mr. Clark-
son) admitted that the prisoner had, to a certain extent,
misconducted himself, because it was undoubtedly the
fact that he was in a considerable degree intoxicated,
and therefore unable properly to explain the state of his
accounts. He thought that sufficient doubt existed as to
any criminal intention on the part of the young man at
the bar to warrant the jury in discharging him.
The COMMON SERGEANT summed up in a manner very
favourable to the prisoner, and the jury, after consultino-
for a few minutes, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. de
was consequenty discharged.
THEFT.— William Anderson, a boy of 15, was indicted
for stealing from the person of Mrs. Ann Carr the sum
of 2L 18s. The prosecutrix stated that she was on board
the Prince of Wales, Margate steamer, and, on arriving
at London-bridge, she was pressed very much by the
prisoner, and, on searching her pockets, found that her
money had been taken. There was a crush at the time,
as persons were anxious to get ashore.
Hillier, a porter, thought that the prisoner was
the thief, and he then called a constable. Since that
time, however, he was somewhat doubtful that the boy
at the bar was the right one after all.
The constable, on searching the prisoner, after taking
him int) custody, fourd upon his person four sovereigns,
a fourpenny piece, some halfpence, and a gold watch.
Mr.CLARKSON commented upon the want of evidence
in the case, and particularly upon the different state-
ments made by Hillier before the magistrate and in that
Court, and contended therefrom that no jury in the
world could return a verdict of guilty thereupon.
The COMMON SERGEANT summed up, and laid great
stress upon the fact that the prisoner was in possession
of four sovereigns and a gold watch, and yet the jury
were left in total ignorance of who he was. The case
wai, however, in the hands of the jury.
A. Verdict of Not Guilty was returned.

The COMMON SERGEANT said he should make no
order for the delivery to the prisoner of the money taken
from him.

UTTERING FORGED ORDERS.—William Squire, 34,
draper, was charged with having feloniously uttered a
forged request for the delivery of goods, with intent to
defraud Richard Barnett and another.

Mr. Doane defended the prisoner.
Mr. Jo,eph Bates, foreman to Richard Barnett and Co.,
clothiers, Covent-gardtn, said that the prisoner had, on
the 3d of July, delivered an order, purporting to be from
Mr. Clitheroe, of Goswell-street- road (formerly an em-
ployer of the prisoner), for 31 yards invisible green cloth.
Witness refused to give the cloth, and two days after
the prisoner was taken into custody.
Mr. Doane called witnesses as to character.

The Jary returned a verdict ( f Guilty, and the pri-
soner was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, with
hard labour.

THEFT.—Francis Cavalier, 33, a watchmaker, was
indicted for .Ftealing a watch, value 24 10s„ the property
of Celestin Grosney.
Mr. Horry appeared for the prisoner.
The evidence showed that the prisoner had had the
watch to repair, and pledged it.

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Evidence was called to character.
The prisoner was indicted on other charges of a similar
character.

Verdict—Guilty. Scntenu, ore yelr's imprisonment,
with haul labour.

LABCENY.—John Smith, servant, aged 35, was in-.
dieted for stealing one dish cowl., one mug, and a
silver image of the " Good Queen Bess," the property of
Peter McEvoy, his master, and a 51. Bank note and two
sovereigns, the property of John Bradfield, his fellow
servant.

The prisoner was proved to have been drunk in a cah,
and offering the silver dish cover in payment of his fare.
Ile wa.; taken into custody, and the different artielcs and
sums stolen were, v.ith the exception of the two sove-
reigns, found upon him.
Guilty.—Sentenced to ten years' transportation.

MAItLBOROUG H-STREET.
(THIS EPA Y.)
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Samuel Cos and Susannah Ba tol-were placed at the
bar on the following charge constable, No. 44
of the C division, stated that, between the hours of ley n
and twelve o'clock last night, he was called by. Mr.
Bishop, a housekeepr of round-street, Oxford-street,
who said he suspected that there was a suspicious cha-
racter about his premises. Mr. BiShop then proceeded
to the back parlour, in which the female prisoner who
had been in his service as housemaid for two years was
sleeping, and acs knocking at tie door to arouse her,
when the male defendant came out of the room at ano-
ther door with his clothes on his arm, and was making
towards the street-door, when witness stopped him ; the
servant was found undressed and in bsd, and Mr. Bishop
gave, charge of both of them. The young man was o
good character and had worked for a considerable time
at a large manufactory in the neighbourhood. For se-
veral months past he had been courting the girl. It did
not, however, appear how Mr. Bishop made the dia.
covert' that his servant was harbouring her sweetheart.
Mr. MALTBY inquired it Mr. Bishop was in attend-
ance ? The constable said he was not, nor did he be-
lieve he intended to come forward.

Mr. MALTBY —The defendants will then of course be
discharged.
The youthful couple left the Court in a very despond-
ing mood.

CAMBRIDGE, AUG. 18.—Mr. T. Taylor, Fellow of
Trinity College, has been appointed Professor of the
English Language and Literature to University Col-
lege, London, in the room of Dr. Robert Latham, of
Upper Southwick street, Hyde-park, Fellow of King's
College, in this university, who resigned the chair a
short time since. The Rev. William Whitelock, 8.A.,
of St. John's College, has just been appointed to the
Mastership of Penrith Grammar-school, Cumberland.
The marriage of Miss Mary Frances Blomfield,
daughter of the Lord Bishop of London, with the Rev.
Prebendary C. B. Dalton, one of his Lordship's chaplains,
is fixed for Thursday next and will take place at Ful-
ham. The Very Rev. Archdeacon lisle has been
selected to perform the ceremony.
THE BISHOP OF ST. Asarn.—The Bishop of St.
Asaph (Dr. Carey) remains seriously indisposed, and
has been ordered not to leave London for his episcopal
residence in Wales ; indeed, fears aro entertained that
he will not survive his present attack.
GREENWICH REGATTA. —A very excellent rowing
match, under the patronage of Earl Fitzhardinge,
Admiral Stopford, and the nobiity and gentry of the
vicinity, amongst six young watermen of the place,
came off yesterday, in the presence of some thousands of
spectators. It was won, after five heats, by James Allen.
FOOT RACE.—Yesterday the match between
Brittle, of Tottenham, and Tucker, of London, came off
on two miles of road at Tottenham. The men were to
contest six miles, for 51. a side, and were restricted to
walk the distance fair toe and heel. They started at a
good pace, and performed the first mile together. Two
miles were turned in nineteen minutes, and half the dis-
tance concluded by Tucker in twenty-eight minutes and
fifty seconds, and at a lead of thirty yards. At the ter-
mination of the fifth mile the men were walking abreast,
both struggling for the goal. The race was however
won by Brittle by eighty yards ; he accomplished the
six miles in fifty-eight minutes and ten seconds. Both
utilm virainuu nuu wuLu taut clues -upon LO lIITII
throught the match.
Hull docks are crowded vi shipping. On Wed-
nesday the blue flag was hoisted, to announce that no more
vessels could be admitted. The warehouses are filled with
bales of manufactured goods for export, and all is activity along
the quays.—Leeds Paper.
THE CAMP AT BORDEAUX.—Extract of a letter,
dated Aug. 13 :—" Yest' rday took place the first re-
view of the troops at the Camp of St. Medard. Their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours
1. ft the Palace at nine o'clock, and reached St.
M. dard about ten. The review commenced about eleven
o'clo:lt, under the command of the Duke d'Aumale,
and lasted two hours. It was a mere inspection.
The camp indeed is a very poor affair, though great sums
of money must have been expended in erecting sheds and
barracks, and transporting forage and all orts of stores
tai this sandy desert. About 10,000 men were passed in
review. The spectacle was repeatedly interrupted by
heavy showers of rain, which added to the ;disappoint-
ment and annoyance of the spectators. It is calculated
that 30,030 persons were present to see this fine sight."
STRANGE OCCURRENCE AND AWFULLY SUDDEN
DEATH.—On Tuesday last, a Major Parry, of the Royal
Marines, arrived at Llwynduris, in the county of Cardigan,
the seat of John Griffith, Esq., on a visit to that gentle-
man. The, hour of his arrival in a post-chaise from Nt.w-
castle-Emlyn being as late as ten o'clock in the evening,
after partaking of some slight refreshment, he shortly
retired to rest, and complaining of shortness of breath he
desired the servant to tuck up the bed-curtains and open
the window in order to have a little air ; the servant re-
monstrated as to lifting tip t'e window, observing that the
night air was very cold, but thatthe tucking up of the bed-
curtains would afford him sufficient air. The servant then
retired. At an early hour in the morning the Major
range} his bell, and upon one of the maid servants
answering, he asked for a glass of water. He
was then sitting on a chair by the bedside with one of
the blankets wrapped about him ; the servant, after
taking up the water was desired to withdraw.
The footman some time afterwards went up to
inquire how he was ; he knocked at the door several
times, and receiving no answer, he gently opened
it, when he found the Major in the same position as
the maid servant had left him; oily that his head was
reclining on the bed, and was apparently dead. The
servant then communicated his fears immediately to
his master, who instantly left his room, and, upon
seeing the Gallant Major, observed that he was no
more. An inquest was held upon the body, and the
verdict returned was " Natural death." The Major had
secreted in a belt round his body 1051. in Bank of Eng-
land notes, and 111. loose money in his pocket. He has,
we understand, considerable property in the neighbour-
hood of L'anidloes, in the county of Montgomery, where
some of his family reside.—Carmarthen Journal.

REMARKABLE FECUNDITY IN THE BLACKBIRD.—
Early in the spring of the present year, Captain
Stephens discovered, in an evergreen, in his garden,
at the front of the house near Presteign, a black
bird's nest. He watched the industrious couple
regularly, and they brought forth five young
ones. In due time the brood took to flight. A short
time afterwards the old hen laid four eggs, began to
hatch, and the y6ung ones came forth; this second brood
also flew. The hen commenced her third hatch, having
laid four more eggs, and at this time there are four fine
young blackbirds in the nest, making 13 young ones at
three broods in the same season. The hen bird is so
tame as to allow the captain to place his hand on her
when she is on the nest.—Hereford Jour.. al.
THE GREENLAND FISHERY.—Since our last publi-
cation no less than four vessels have arrived in this port, after
successful fishing, viz., on Sunday, the Jane, with 3 700, seals
and one whale, yielding together 40 tuns of oil ; and the Lord
Gambier, 1,060 seals, three fish, 25 tuns; or. Monday, the
Forth, 113 seals, four fish, 60 tuns ; and on Tuesday, the Hebe,
two fish, 30 tuns. The latter vessel has made two good fishing
voyages this year, since the 23th of March. Several of the
vessels brought bears, which are valuable for their skins and
oil, and the Forth has on board a sea unicorn dead, the horn nr
spear of which, issuing from the nose, is three feet long. The
creature measured about eight feet, exclusive of the horn. The
unicorns are similar in general features, habits, oil, &c., to the
whale, with the exception of the horn and that the skin is
speckled. The largest measures about thirty-two feet, includ-
ing their bony weapon, which is one-fourth their entire length.
The ships brine no news of the Bon Accord, Truelove, Prince
of Wales, and Constantia, the latter on her second voyage.
Hull Advertiser.

TIIE LATE SUPPOSED MURDER IN WHITECHAPEL.

—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an adjourned inquest, at
the London Hospital, on the body of Michael Robert
Edwards, aged forty, a seaman, the person supposed to
have been murdered under an archway in Essex-street
(the new street), Whitechapel. It will be recollected
that a poor one-legged pot man was taken before the
Magistrate on the charge, but di,,eharged and r,mune-
rated for loss of time. Nothing yesterday was proved,
further than extensive injuries to the head, either from
a fall or blows, caused death ; and the jury, therefore,
returned a verdict of—" Found dyad."

BELL-STEALING.—During the last fortnight a
large number of house and garden-bells have been stolen from
the houses in the neighbourhood of Clapton and Stamford-hill.
In Springfield no fewer than six garden-belly were carried off.
Despite various stratagems fur the detection of the offenders,
no clue was obtained till last S.turday, ashen Hunter,a police
officer of the N division. observing a well-known character,
named Chapman alias Williams, walking along the Lea with a
coat slung over his shoulder, stopped him, and on searching
him found four bells, which were identified as belonging to
some houses at Upper Clapton. On Saturday Daltry, an
officer, apprehended two more notorious characters at the rear
of a house at Lower Homerton. It is sa'd that a rich harvest
has been reaped by a gang of fellows in the metropolis, who
have carried on the bell warfare with gteat success.