The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-31 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

Glades Cleaver, Walthamstow, Essex, limehurner, to
to surrender, Aug. 6, at nine, 7, at ten, and Sept. 11, at
twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Thornbury,
Chancery -lane.
Robert Barthrop, Stanford place, East-street, Kent-
road, commercial-agent, Aug. 11, at ten, 14, at eleven,
and Sept. 11, at ten, at the Court of Commissioner.
Harvey, Wilson, and Wood, Lincoln's Inn-fields.

William Jeffs, Is ibella-place, Kennington, common-
brewer, Aug. 7, at twelve, 14, and Sept. 11, at eleven, at
the Court of Commissioners. Stevens, Wood, and Wilkin-
son, Little St. Thomas Apostle.
Martin William Becher, Burwood-mews, Titchbout n-
street, horse-dealer, Aug. 7, 14., at twelve, and Sept.
11, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Evitt,
Price, and Lucas, Haydon-square, Minories.
Thomas Hind, Queen-street, victualler, Aug. 7, at one,
14, at twelve, and Sept. 11, at eleven, at the Court of
Commissioners. Cluton, Carter, and Fearon, High-street,
Southwark, and Crown-office-row, Temple.
William, otherwise William Vey Spencer, Swanage,
Dorsetshire, cattle-de der, Aug. 12, at four, 19, and Sept.
11, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Wimborne Minster, Dor-
setshire. Fryer, Wimborne ; and Swain and Co. Fre-
derick's-place, Old Jewry, London.
Stephen Liversidge, Mashrough, Rotherham, York,
ironmonger, Aug. 17, 18, and Sept. 11, at eleven, at the
Angel Inn, Rotherham. King, Castle-street, Holborn ;
Oxley, Rotherham.
William Willie, Taunton, Somerset, victualler, Aug.
17, 18, and Sept. 11, at eleven, at the Castle Inn, Taun-
ton. Ciowes, Orme, and Co., Bench-walk, Temple;
Buncombe and Stone, Taunton.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT-BITKINGHAM, JULY 29.

SMITH V. PURCELL AND KENCH.

The plaintiff was a woman somewhat advanced in
years, who had resided in the house which was the
scene of the trespass of which she complained fur a
very long time, and she earned a comfortable sub.
sistence as a charwoman and washerwoman in the
town of Stratford. Her house was furnished in a
very humble style; but amongst other articles of
furniture were a bed, bedding, bedstead, and vari-
ous other smaller articles of household furniture.
It chanced that she had a man and his wife of the
name of Ashby lodging in her house, and the ar-
ticles he had enumerated, with others, formed the
furniture of their sleeping -room. They unquestion-
ably belonged to the plaintiff, in whose possession
they had continued for the last 18 or 20 years. In
April last year, the defendant Purcell, under a writ
obtained by one Pater, against the goods of Ashby,
(who, as he had stated,- was at that time lodging
with the plaintiff), came to the plaintiff's house.
There he first took the implements of Ashby's trade,
to an amount greatly exceeding the sum for which
the writ was issued ; and, not content with that,
he proceeded up stairs, where he stripped one of
the rooms of all the furniture it contained, consist-
ing of the bed and other articles he had mentioned.
The plaintiff was sent for, and on her arrival she
distinctly informed the defendant that the goods
were her's, and not Ashby's; but he desired her to
hold her tongue, told her that he should take them,
and that -" if there were law for them, there was
law for her," and she might get them as she could.
He then packed them all up, and deposited them in
a public-house, Miele they remained to this day.
Evidence was then given of the trespass, and the
seizure of the plaintiff's goods by the defendant, as
opened by the Learned Counsel ; and the person
who made the bed for her 20 years ago proved the
one taken to have been the same.

Mr. Serjeant STORKS, for the defendant, was
quite sure that they had already seen enough of the
case to be convinced that his client had acted bona
fide in discharge of the duty which was imposed
on him by the writ which he was called upon to
execute.

The Jury found their verdict for the plaintiff,
which was entered for the damages laid in the de-
claration, subject to be reduced to 10s. if the goods
were all restored to the plaintiff in the state they
were in at the time they were taken.

MIDLAND CIPCJiT-NORTITAMPTON, JULY 29.

Joseph Mallard was indicted for stealing a quan-
tity of tools, the property of Elizabeth Bowman,
widow, at Chapel Brampton, in this county.
The prisoner was found guilty, and having been
tried more than once before, and bearing a very had
character, he was sentenced by the LORD CHIEF
BARON to be transported for seven years.
Thomas Shepherd was indicted for stealing a loin
of beef and a shoulder of mutton from the shop of
George Leatom, of Benefield, butcher, on the night
of the Ist of January last.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Guilty."
The prisoner having been capitally convicted on a
formerora
year'socca imprisonment and hard labour, thesion, when his sentence was commuted
f
Learned Judge sentenced him to be transported for
the term of his natural life.

who is charged with
The trial of Timms White,