The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 9 1845.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BAIVERCPTCY, Dec. 27.
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.)
151ARSHALL v. CULLEN.

The defendant, Edward Biaufort Cullen, who ad-
mitted himself to be the proitector of a company called
"'The Great British Advertiser, and United Kingdom
Broad Sheet," was summoned, under the Small Debts
Act, for 151. _ _ _

It appeared that the defendant was discharged by this
Court under the Act about twelve months back, at which
time he owed a debt for lodging, and had renewed the
debt, paying 101, and giving his acceptance for 15/,
which had been paid away to Mr. Marshall, who had
sued the defendant thereon. Thedefendant was examined
on the present occasion on his oath. He said he had
formerly been in the army, and now received assistance
from his friends, who resided in Ireland. In answer to
a question whether he was or was not at the present time
connect. d with a company, he said he was secretary to
a newspaper company, on which he had spent a large
sum of money. It was " The Great British Advertising
Company." It was an undertaking on his own account.
He was the originator and proprietor of the concern.
The person to whom the defendant had given the bill
said he showed him about 1001. when he paid him the
101., and the reason he did not pay him all was because
he wanted to open a banking account, showing him a
prospectus of a company.
Mr. Commissioner GouLBURN decided the case by
saying that the defendant must pay 1/. a month or go to
prison.
The defendant made no objection to the order.
IN RE GRAHAM AND CO.

To-day was appointed for the proof of debts and choice
of assignees, under the bankruptcy of George Graham
and Co., warehousemen, in Cheapside. Gra!tam, the
senior partner, had committed suicide a few days back,
on account of his railway speculations. M‘Farlane,
another partner, had absconded ; and Adams, the other
partner, had surrendered to the fiat. The debts and
liabilities of the con•:ern are calculated at about 40,000 L,
the stock in trade about 9,000 L, and the good debts
about 10,0001. There is a large quantity of scrip," in
which deposits to about 7001. have been paid.
Mr. Lawrence, as solicitor for Adams, who was pre-
sent, made an application to the Court to allow him the
expenses of an accountant, in order to make out the re-
quired account. Adams, who had not mixed himself
with the speculations of the other two, had surrendered,
but he was totally unable to prepare the accounts of the
house. Adams had no knowledge of the speculations
until they had attained a fearful height ; but on ascer-
taining the position of the other members of the firm, he
consulted an attorney, and made an assignment for his
creditors, on which the fiat had issued. Mr. Adams was
the buyer of the house, and unacquainted with the rail-
way speculations of the other parties
Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN thought the application
was one that might be made at a future occasion. lie
asked whether any similar cases with regard to costs had
occurred.

Mr. Lawrence remarked that this was not a case with-
out assets. The debts were about 40,0001. The stock
in trade on the premises had cost 9,0001., and the debts
owing to the firm were about 12,0001., so that there
would be from Bi. to 10s. in the pound for the creditors.
His Horroutt asked whether there was any opposition on
the part of the creditors?
Mr. Brace, as solicitor to the fiat, thought the applica-
tion was premature, and that if granted it would prevent
M•Farlane from coming forward. The attorney fur
M'Farlane %vas in Court, and it was necessary that he
(MTarlane) who had kept the books should make out
the accounts.

The COURT said the application by Mr. Lawrence
could be considered on a future occasion.

Some debts were proved. Messrs. Thompson, of Man-
chester, were creditors for more than 20,000!. On the
present occasion they proved for 11,000/. Mr. Thomson
and Mr. Schwale were chosen assignees. By the next
examination the accounts must be rendered.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-ROUSE,
On Saturday a young man, named Dennis Shine, for-
merly belonging to the police force, was charged with
having assaulted most desperately several policeme❑ and
others.
The first witness was a jobbing porter, who appeared
with a frightful cut in the head. He stated that the pri-
soner, who was drinking and quarrelling at the bar of
the Bell public-house, little Friday-street, suddenly,
without provocation, seized a large poker, and com-
menced an attack upon every one in the room, in the
most ferocious manner, and amongst others struck the
w tness on the head, and stretched him senseless on the
floor, where he lay for some time bleeding copiously.
The waiter of the public-house stated that the pri-
soner was making a great row, and had commenced
strangling a man, when he interfered, but was prostrated
by the prisoner, who leaped upon his face, and injured
him greatly.
Another witness, who was present when the police
came, and Went to assist in taking him, also was knocked
down.

Four different policemen gave evidence that they were
called in, and used their utmost endeavours to capture
the prisoner, but were unable to do so for three- quarters
of an hour. He had gone up stairs and locked himself
into a room, where he defied any one to enter. He had
placed the furniture against the door, so that the police
could not open it. At length an entry was effected by a
policeman named Monaghan, who was knocked down
and seriou-ly injured by the prisoner, who had armed
himself with a pair cif tongs and a poker, and inflicted
the most desperate blows on all sides. The body of
police who were present at last managed to capture the
prisoner and take him to the station. house.
The prisoner only said that he was mad drunk, and
was determined not to be taken.
The LORD Msvon, having heard that Monaghan
would probably be able to attend on Tuesday next, re-
manded the prisoner till that day, but told him that he
should certainly be committed for trial at the Central
Criminal Court.
On Saturday, Mr. Stacey, the secretary of the City of
London Literary and Scientific Institution, Aldersgate-
street, was summoned by the churchwardens of St.
Botolph, Aldersgate, to show cause why he refused to
pay 38/. 10s., the amount of nine quarters' poor-rate due
to that parish by the institution.
Mr. Clarkson appeared fur the parish.
The question at issue was, whether the institution was
exclusively devoted to the advancement of literature,
science, and the fine arts, by voluntary contribution,
whereby it would be exempt from the payment of the
rate by the 6th and 7th of Victoria.
Mr. Stacey contended that it came fully under the
meaning of the act. He, however, tenanted a portion of
it by virtue of his office as secretary, and which portion
was assessed as a beneficial occupation.
On being cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Stacey
stated that the institution consisted of a lecture-room,
reading, and other rooms, and library ; and that the
lecture room was sometimes let for concerts, &c., and he
received money for it.
Mr. Clarkson then put it to the Bench, whether by
the latter admission, the defendant had not made him-
self liable to the claim. It could not be said that the
letting of the 1. cture-room for concerts, or for a dissent-
ing congregation, could be termed the voluntary ad-
vancing literature and the fine arts.
After some further discussion the magistrates on the
Bench, Alderman Sir C. Marshall, Sydney, and Mus-
grove, retired for about five minutt s, and then decided
that they were of opinion that so much of the institu•
tion as was voluntarily devoted to the advancement of
literature, &c., ought to be exempt ; but the lecture and
other rooms, which were, let out on hire, were clearly
liable to pay the rates.
It was at lencrth arranged to let the summons stand
over for a week, in order that both parties might :come
to a determination how much of the institution was legally
intitled to be assessed.

LAMBETH.