The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT DERToR'S COURT, Aug. 20.
TIIE " COURIER " NEWSPAPER.--IN THE MATTER Or

CIIARLE2 ROWCROFT.

Mr. Cooke applied in this case for the appointment
of an assignee. The insolvent was editor and part
proprietor of the late Courier newspaper. The pre-
sent application, on Friday, after, the hearing of the
cases, the Learned Counsel made the application on
the part of a Mr. Walton, who had been recommended
to the office by creditors to the amount of 3,747/., out
of creditors to 6,0001.

The Chief COMMISSIONER said he recollected Mr.
Rowcroft had said his insolvency arose from the fall-
ing state of the paper.
Mr. Cooke remarked that it had now fallen into the
Globe.

It appeared that some of the creditors held shares
in the Courier, which, Mr. Cooke said, were of no
value.

Chief COMMISSIONER—Upon my word great things
were expected of the Courier at one time. The Com-
missioner appointed Mr. Walton assignee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURD AY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

ROBBERY or AN EMPLOYER.-- Aboy named Wheel,
who had been formerly in the service of Messrs.
Oppenham and Co., was charged with having stolen a
great quantity of squirrel skins, the property of the
firm ; and two men, named Williams, alias Sidney
Smith, and Radkins, and two women, named Guillam
and Harrill, were charged with having urged the boy
to the commission of the robbery.
It was quite evident that the boy was encouraged to
steal by the men and women at the bar, who had
been seen upon various occasions waiting in the
street for him when he was believed to have been
carrying on that system. The proofs, however, were
not strong enough in the opinion of the Alderman in
justifying him in committing them, a circumstance
which he regretted sincerely. The men and women
were, therefore, discharged. The boy was committed
for trial.

EXTENSIVE SWINDLING.—Herman Geiger, a wine-
merchant, of Manchester, who was apprehended by
John Forrester, was brought up for re-examination,
charged with having defrauded Mr. Hart, an exten-
sive wine-merchant in the City. The prisoner, who
was stated by Mr. Hart to have plundered tradesmen
in the neighbourhood of Mark-lane of goods and
money to the amount of 16,0001., had been assisted in
his schemes •by a man of the name of Benjamin
Dickinson, by whom the names of certain parties
were written upon bills.
Mr. Bodkin Appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Humphrey for the defendant.
Bail was, after some discussion, taken in two
sureties of 1001. for the appearance of the prisoner to
answer any charge that should be brought against
him at the Central Criminal Court.

THE RIVAL ISLINGTON OmNinussEs.--Complaint
was made by Wilson, the omnibus proprietor, against
Coulson, of the same trade.

Wilson's coachman stated that he had first taken
up a passenger at the corner of Hereford-street, when
Coulson's omnibus drove at a rapid rate against the
near horse of the former, and did the poor animal
dreadful injury.
A great deal of altercation took place between the
whips ; but Alderman Gibbs ended it by fining Coul-
son's coachman 20s. and costs, and declared that the
act by which the horse was wounded was most
wanton and cruel.