The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-08 00:00:00

IN RE HARBOUR.

The insolvent's petition to be discharged was op-
posed by Mr. Woodruffe on the grounds of unduepre-
ferer.ce. He was supported by Mr. Cooke.
It appeared that the moment the opposing creditor
commenced his action against the insolvent, the latter
gave up certain property of which he was possessed,
stating that it was in lieu of money borrowed from
the person to whom the property was assigned. On a
former day the person was examined, when he stated
that he held the property only for the benefit of the
insolvent.

Mr. Commissioner HARRIS censured the insolrent's
conduct, and said he should, when passing judgment,
remand him for six months.

Mr. Cooke said the unfortunate insolvent had met
with a serious accident during the last week, having
broken several of his ribs, and otherwise severely
injured himself by a fall.
Under those circumstances the Court deferred
judgment until Monday, against which time affidavits
might be put in verifying them.

IN RE EDWARD NASH.--CONTEMPT OF C9I/RT.
In this case the insolvent had been committed to
prison for attempting to strike Mr. Norton, ODt of the
attorneys of the Court, while that gentleman was
passing the box occupied by the insolvent in common
with ther other prisoners, about a month ago. •Phis
day he filed a petition in Court, in which he denied
the several allegations upon which he was committed
for contempt.

Mr. Conimissioner HARRIS said it was well for the
insolvent that he had not attempted to substantiate
the assertions in his petition on oath, or if so, it was
very probable that he would have laid himself open to
an indictment for perjury. He should order the
case to stand over.

IN RE JOHN HENRY CAULFIELD.
The insolvent was an actor at the Haymarket
Theatre, the amount of debts which appeared in his
schedule was only about 95/.. of which 454 was stated
to be without consideration.

It appeared that the insolvent's wif
P, was also on the
stage, and their joint salaries amor,nted to Si. a week.
He had three children, beside", two
his wife's family to sup other members of
Krt. In explanation of the
statement in his sehed:,.,ie-
without Collsideri.4.:ion he , that 451. of his debts was
security in stated that he had become
1/7:15 sum for a friend, to several loan
societies.
11,ut that he (the insolvent) never got a frac-
tion of the money thus raised.
The Learned COMMISSIONER said, there were few
things in his mind, which evinced more culpability
than the reckless conduct of persons in becoming se-
curities to loan societies, of which so many instances
occurred every week in that Court.. However, as
there was no opposition against the insolvent, he
should order his discharge forthwith.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
FORGERY.—Dr. Bailey was again brought up this
morning before Mr. Hall and Lord De Montford,
having been remanded from last Thursday on a charge
of forging an I 0 U in the name of a Mr. Smith, the
miser of St. Giles's, deceased, for 2,0001.

Mr. Flower, and two other gentlemen, appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. C. Jones for Dr. Bailey.
Mr. Robert Tolcher was the first witness called,
who stated he was a short-hand writer. He attended
the trial of Bailey v. Smith in July last, in the Court
of Common Pleas. He was retained to take notes on
that trial. That action was brought on a promissory-
note for 2,8751., dated the 9th of September, 1841.
In that action the prisoner was examined a►.. a wit-
ness. He produced the note. An I 0 U was also
handed to the prisoner, then in the witness box. The
prisoner swore that the signature to the promissory-
note was Smith.

Mr. HALL here inquired if the several advocates
wished the case to go to the next sessions, or to have
another remand, in order that it might be tried at the
January sessions.
Mr. Jones, on the part of the prisoner, said that
there would not be time to prepare Dr. Bailey's de-
fence for the next session.

Mr. Flower, on the part of the prosecutor, said he
did not wish to offer any objection.
Mr. James Smith was then called, who stated that
he lived in Jeffrey's-terrace, Camden-town ; was the
brother, and administrator of the deceased, Robert
Smith. The I 0 U produced was not the signature
of the deceased. The promissory note produced was
not in the deceased's writing. It was for 2,8751. The
deceased lived in Great St. Andrew's-street, Seven
Dials. The note was dated 9th September, 1841.
The promisury note was a much better resemblance
to the deceased's writing than the I OU, which was
for 2,8751. The date of the lOU was Aug. 12, 1841.
Several other witnesses were called to swear to the
hand-writing of the prisoner.
Mr. John Bealby was called to prove that to the
best of his judgment the signatures to the promissory
note and the I 0 U were tracings.
After um° further evidence the prisoner was again
remanded. The Court was very full during the
whole examination.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Mary M'Donald, about 50 years of age, of squalid
and extremely wretched appearance, was charged with
having been found at eleven o'clock last night, lying
insensibly drunk in the carriage-way of Silver-street,
Golden- square.
Police-constable 135, of the C division, vao took
the prisoner into custody, stated that for several days
and nights past the wretched woman had been wan-
dering about the neighbourhood in a continual state
of intoxication.

Mr. llAnDwicK inquired if she was known ?—The
police constable said she was a married woman, and
the mother of a numerous family ; but her intem-
perate habits had separated her from her husband.
About three years ago, on the death of her mother,
she came into possession of a very handsome property,
consisting of 12 houses in Peter-street, Soho, in one
of which the was now residing. The income she de-
rived from this estate she nearly wholly expended
amongst a set of low drunkards ; and although she
had a comfortable home (kept so by her children) to
go to, she would for weeks together wander day and
night about the streets. Within the last three months
she had made three attempts to commit self-destruction.
The first time she threw herself from off Blackfriar's-
bridge and narrowly escaped drowning. In the two
other instances witness was called off his beat to the
house where she lodged, she having thrown herself,
head foremost, into the water-butt. On each occasion
life was nearly extinct.
Mr. HARDWICK said he knew not what to do with
the miserable object before him ; it was useless to send
her to prison, or to endeavour to reclaim her from the
pernicious courses she had fallen into. The police-
constable had better take her home to her family.
She was accordingly discharged.

CLERKEN WELL.—(T 11 IS DAY.)
Benjamin Bayley was charged with robbing the
house of Mrs. Brandon, No. 29, Gower-street, of pro-
perty to the amount of 1501.
It appeared from the evidence that Mrs. Brandon
is a widow lady residing in the above-mentioned
place. In Spring last, she went to Paris, leaving the
prisoner in charge of her house. On her return in
May she found that her house, which had been splen-
didly furnished and fitted out at her departure, was
.almost gutted of its contents. The bedding, carpets,
hearth-rugs, and time-pieces had been all pawned at
the pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood. The hair was
taken out of the sofa cushions, which were stuffed
with straw instead. The chairs were sold, and all
the glass, china, in short, every portable article.
On inquiry it was ascertained that the prisoner had
been engaged in one continuous scene of riot and de-
bauchery with the lowest characters, from the time
of his mistress's departure until within a fortnight of
' her arrival, when he absconded ; and although three
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was arrested in Tottenham.
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The prisoner was remanded until Thursday, when
Mr. COMBE said he would commit him for trial.

BODY FOUND IN THE THAMES.—This morning,
after the fog had somewhat cleared off, the body of a
young man, apparently of the an of 20, was disco-
vered floating on the surface of the water, near Shad-
well Dock. The Thames police were apprised of
the circumstance, and the deceased was conveyed
ashore, and the pockets examined; in one of them
was found 3s. 9d. in silver and halfpence, and also a
silver-mounted tobacco pipe. The deceased appeared
about 6 feet in height, dressed in ablue striped shirt,
blue jacket, double-breasted waistcoat, worsted
drawers, and shoes. Notice has been sent to the
Coroner, Mr. Baker, for an inquest.
NAVAL I NTELLIGENCE.—GIBRALTAR, Nov. 24.
Tier Majesty's ships Cambridge, 78, Captain E. Bar-
nard, and Warspite, 50, Captain Lord J. Hay, sailed
on the 19th for England ; the latter ship was to eall
at Cadiz on her way. Her Majesty's steam-vessel
Polyphemus, Lieutenant Commander John Evans,
arrived on the 21st from Malta, with the mail for
Eng/ and. She sailed last evening on her return, with
the :mail brought by the Company's steamer Mont..
rose.. Her Majesty s ship Formidable, 84, Captain
Sir Charles Sullivan, is to sail to-day for Malta. The
Lord Bishop of Gibraltar takes a passage in the above
ship. The Rodney, 92, Captain Robert Maunsell,
C. 13-, and steam-vessel Lizard, will be the only men-
of-war at anchor in the bar.