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:THE :SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY. MORNING, APRIL 1, 1842

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' CO&R—T72ll(irch 31.

IN RE ROSSETTA PHILLIPS.

The insolvent in this case was mother of the Messrs.
Phillips, the extensive lamp-manufacturers of Regent-
street, against whom a fiat of bankruptcy had lately
issued. She became liable for a very large sum on their
account by joining them in bills of exchange, upon which
she was eventually sued, and the detaining creditor in
the present instance was the solicitor engaged in those
actions.

Mr. COOK supported the application to be discharged
on bail.

Miss Fanny Phillips, the insolvent's daughter, said
that she claimed all the interest in the furniture and title
of the house, No. 29, Portman-place, Edgware-road, by
right of certain sums of money advanced to her brother
previous to their bankruptcy. The house and furniture
was their property alone, and the insolvent had no right
or title in them whatever.
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said this would be a sub-
ject for investigation more properly under the fiat against
the Messrs. Phillips than in this Court.
Bail having been justified in the sum of 1,0001. respec-
tively, the insolvent was liberated until the day of hearing.

IN RE THOMAS SADLIER.

The insolvent applied to be discharged on bail.
Mr. COOK, in suppcirt of the application, stated that
the insolvent had become' bankrupt about twenty years
a.;o, when a sum of about 1,0001. remained unpaid on the
dividends. At that time the office of official assignee
was not in existence, and the provisional assignee, under
the fiat against Sadlier, absconded, so as to throw consi-
derable difficulty in the arrangement of the affairs.
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said, it was unnecessary to
allude to a transaction which occurred at so remote a
period.
The insolvent was then liberated.

There were thirty-tWo town bail cases for hearing,
and nineteen country ; all the former of which-were got
through during the early part of the day, but were
marked by no features of general interest. Some delay
having occurred in several of the cast's, owing to the
absence of the attorneys concerned, the Learned Com-
missioner -said he wished the power of fining those soli-
citors, who were absent, were vested in him, as the
interest of the insolvents, and the public generally,
seemed to be disregarded, in too many instances, by
those concerned.

borated her father's testimony, and added that the two
prisoners had been at the shop together about a week ago
for a penny cigar. Besides the tobacco she missed about
four shillings from the till and some cigars ; some money
had been found on the prisoners, and amongst that found
on Kelly she recognised a marked sixpence. There was
a bell'ai the shop-door, and she did not know how the
prisoners got in without her hearing it ring.•
Police Constable, F 110, took the prisoners into cus-
tody ; on searching them at the station-house he found
on Evans 2s. 6d. in silver, and on Kelly ls. 6d. in silver,
sixpence in copper, two knives, and the duplikate of a
handkerchief.

Evans, who appeared quite at home under the charge,
said that he went into the shop for a penny cigar, and the
bell rung when he went in ; there was a tall young man
there, with a white coat on, who went out as he went in,
and the other prisoner did not come in for some time
afterwards ; he did not take anything, and he could
easily have escaped if he had chosen to do so.
Kelly did not urge anything in his defence.
Mr. HALL committed them both to take their trial.

Evans applied to have the money found on him re-
turned to him, that he might get something to est.—Ap-
plication refused.

He then asked if he might send for his friends.—Ap-
plication granted. .
The prisoners were then removed.
A showily- dressed and very pretty frail fair one was
placed at the bar charged with insulting and annoying a
gentleman. . .

7 The complainant, a gentlemanly looking young man,
with a large moustache said, that the prisoner and another
women were in the constant habit of calling after him ;
day or night, whenever they methim, it was 411 the same,
he was greeted with the cry of " There goes that little
cocksparrow again" This kind of thing was very
annoying ; he, would •not mind it so much if it
were said when he was alone, but alone, or
incompany, morning, noon, or night, the cry of
" There goes that little cock-sparrow," sounded in his
ears. In making this complaint, he was not actuated by
any vindictive feeling, but as he thought the prisoner
and her companions would not hesitate to call after him,
if he were walking with a lady, he was compelled to
give her in charge to prevent the recurrence of the
annoyance.

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The poor girl, who had been crying as if her heart
would break all the time the complaint was being made,
could say nothing in her defence, save that she was very
sorry for insulting the gentleman, and that she would
not do so again.
Mr. HALL asked the complainant if he would allow
charge to pass over this time, if the prisoner promised
never, under any circumstances, to annoy him again.
The gentleman at.onee consented to this arrangement,
and the girl having made a solemn promise never to call
the complainant a little cock-sparrow, or a big cock-
sparrow, or any other kind of sparrow, or in any way
whatsoever.to annoy him in future for ever, she was
discharged.
MARLBOROUGH- STREET
..
Mary Murray, a middle-aged female, of most wretched
appearance, with an infant at the breast, and two other
children, from three to five years old, dragging at her
gown, was charged as follows :
William Itorsford, one of the constables belonging to
the Mendicity Society, stated, that about half-past seven
on Wednesday night, while on duty is -Regent-street, he
saw the prisoner and her children sitting on • a step of
a door, soliciting charity of personi passing by, and at
intervals pinching the child at her breast, so as to cause
it to scream violently with the pain, to excite pity.
Knowing her as an offender, witness took her and the
children to the station-house.

Mr. HAnDwicx having ascertained that the prisoner
belonged to Scotland, and had a husband living there,
offered her the alternative of either bring sent to the
House of Correction for one month, or to be sent home
immediately.
After some hesitation, she consented to be passed
home to Scotland, with her children.

`ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Monmouth, March 29.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
Benjamin James was indicted for the manslaughter of
Sarah Sophia Fleming, at Chepstow, on the sth of Sep-
tember last.

Mr. W. H. Cooke and Mr. Hanmer conducted the
prosecution.; Mr. Keating defended the prisoner.
The prisoner was originally indicted for murder—that
verdict haring been found upon the Coroner's inquisi-
tion ; but the Grand Jury threw out the bill as regarded
the heavier charge, and• it was, therefore, abandoned by
the prosecution.

It appeared from the statement of Mr. COOKE, as it
was supported by the evidence, that the deceased, a
young girl, aged nineteen, a native of Bristol, had, for
more than twelve months before her death, been coha-
biting with the prisoner at Chepstow. On the evening
of Sunday, the 29th of August, they walked together
over Chepstow-bridge to Tidenham, in the county
of Gloucester, where they met sonic young men
of their acquaintance,, with one of whom, named
Edward Jones, the deceased left the party for some
minutes. Her absence roused the jealousy and anger
of the prisoner, who was slightly intoxicated, and on
their rejoining the party he attempted to strike her. He
was held back by Jones, and the deceased ran away in
company with the other girl. Upon her coming back
again,ti few minutes aftewards, the prisoner '-ran at her
and struck her with his fist on the right side a violent
blmy, which made her stagger. The prisoner, who was
much excited, swore he would murder her, but the de-
ceased kissed him, and succeeded in pacifying him, and
they went away together apparently good friends. It
was shown that they slept together on that and the fol-
lowing night in the fields. The deceased complained of
great pain in her side from the time she received the blow,
and though the prisoner, who seemed very sorry for the
effects of his violence, showed her every kindness in his
power, she gradually got worse, and entered the work-
house at Chepstow on 'Wednesday,' the Ist of Septem-
ber, where . she died on the following Friday. Upon a
post mortem examination of the body, it was found that
the immediate cause of death was acute inflammation of
the liver and lungs, and the surgeons gave it as their
opinion that that inflammation .was caused by the blow
which the deceased•had. received from the prisoner. It
was shown that when the prisoner was told of the danger
of the deceased, and that the constables were after him,
he replied that they might take him, and that he was
willing to suffer anything which Sarah (the deceased)
wished him to suffer.

Mr. KEA.TIG, for the prisoner, endeavoured to elicit
from the witnesses for the prosecution, that the deceased
about a month before her death, had had a severe fall in
the ruins of ChepStow Castle; and he, argued that the
injury then received, aggravated by her dissolute life,
and exposure to cold, had been the cause of her death,
rather than the blow given by the prisoner.
The Jury, however, returned a verdict of Guilty, and
Mfr. Justice PATTESON, after an appropriate address,
sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment.

HOME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, March 31.
CROWN CouaT.—(Betbre Mr. Baron GURNEY.)
John Williams 17, and Robert Horne,lB, were
indicted for burglariously breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Miss E. Grinley, and steal:.
ing therefrom three thimbles, a work-box, and a
book.

Two policemen, it appeared, bad watched their
proceedings, end afterwards followed them to a
house, where they found the stolen property and
four skeleton keys.
The Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they
were sentenced to be transported for the re-
mainder of their lives.

The LEARNED JUDGE said the constables bad

acted in a very praiseworthy manner, and it was
entirely through their exertions the prisoners had
been brougla to justice he therefore awarded
them 51. each beyond the usual expenses.
Mr. Baron GURNEY concluded the criminal
business about two o'cloCk, and he then proceeded
to dispose of some Common Jury causes.
nopwooD DUCIES.
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The plaintiff, who sued in forma pauper's.,
sought to recover compensation for a violent
assault committed upon him by the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. James were .for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Chambers for the' de-
fendant.

. .
The plaintiff- was a dealer in sand, residing at
Egliam, and the defendant a'gentlenian of pro-
perty also residing there. In the month of
August last the plaintiff-had three horses, which
strayed in the farm belonging to a. Mr. Burnett,
cba. which they,were impounded. ' The plaintiff
went to Mr. Burnett's bailiff, a farmer of the
name of Stone, on the subject, and he refused to
release the horses unless the plaintiff paidhim
305., which, after some hesitation, was agreed
upon. Whil2t they were talking the matter
over, the defendant walked up to him, and asked
Stone whether he had. got all the money,' and
added, " Take all the money from such a
vagabond, foe he hastreated me very ill."
The plaintiff replied that he could pay it without
his (defendant's). assistance ; upon which the
defendant laid hold of a gun which Stone had in
his hand, and struck the plaintiff, with the butt
end or it, a violent blow on the head, which
• felled him to the ground; he bled most profusely
from the wound, and was seriously ill three
weeks in consequence of-the injury he received.
The plaintiff attempted to defend himself; and
1 the defendant then struck the muzzle of the gun
. into his 'face. During the stiaiggle which en-
,sued, the gun was discharger, out fortunately
without doing any.injury.
A person of the name of Peiry, who was with
the plaintiff, proved the above filets; and Mr.
Gilbertson, the surgeon who attended him, was
called to prove the nature of the injury the
plaintiff had received, but he did not answer.

On behalf of the defendant, Stone was called,
who stated that when he (defendant) told him to
make the plaintiff pay every farthing, he (plain-
tiff) became very abusive, made use, of dreadful
language, and told him that his (defendant's)
father was hung for horse stealing; witness
gave the defendant his gun to hold for him,
whilst he went to let the horses out of the stable.
The plaintiff again abused him, and he certainly
struck him with the gun ; the plaintiff fell on his
knee, -but instantly got up again, and struck at
the defendant, who held the butt end of the gun
towards him to keep him off. Witness told the
defendant that the gun was loaded, and, there-
fore, to prevent any accident, he stepped back
a few paces and fired in the air.

The Jury found for the plaintiff, damages 25/.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Baron ALDERSON.).
WRAIGHT V. DAVIDGE AND ANOTHER.

This was an action by the plaintiff to recJvar
from the defendant, the late proprietor of the
Surrey theatre, and his partner, damages tbr
injuries received by her owing to her having fallen
from a platform in the pit.of the theatre, which.
it was alleged was not properly lighted and pro-
tected for the prevention of such an accident.

Mr. Platt and Mr. C. Jones were for the plain-
Mr..Thesiger and Sergeant Channel for the
defendants.

It appeared that in the month of September,
at which period, owing to the recent. destruction
of Astley's amphitheatre by fire, arrangements
were made for equestrian exhibitions at the
Surrey theatre, and various alterations were
made in the pit for that purpose, the
plaintiff, accompanied by some friends went
into the pit for the purpose of seeing the
performances.. The house was very crowded,
and the plaintiff got upon .a sort of plat-
form at the right hand side of the pit, and which
was raised nearly two feet from the level, and as
she was going froth it, in consequence of the
place being without any light, she fell down and
broke her leg in two places, and was confined fbr
nearly three mouths to her bed in consequence
of the injuries she received.
The
.defence set up was that the plaintiff had
no business to get upon this platform, and that
having done so, she was bound to use proper
care and caution, and that she had brought the
accident upon herself by her own negligence.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff,
damages

PETERHEAD, MATWH • 2L—GREENLAND FISIZEM.
—Eight of the whale ships belonging to this place have
already sailed
.for the fishing at Greenland, and they
will he succeeded by other two vessels, the Commerce
and Jane, *high are intended to depart for the same
plaCe in the course of a few days. The Jane will proceed
in the first, place to the seal fishing, and, if successful
at it, she will attempt the seahorse fishing on the coast
of Spitzbergen, *here these animals are found in great
numbers.—Aberdeen Journal.

THE CANTERBURY UNION BANK.—On Monday
and Tuesday, the Commissioners, under the fiat in this
bankruptcy, met at the Guildhall Concert-room, Canter-
bury 4 to admit further proofs of debts, to audit the ac-
counts,. and declare a dividend. The debts and claims
upon the, joint estate of the bankrupts, amount to
122,695 i, upon the separate estates—Mr. Hanrd's,.
16,5431. ; Mr. Baldock's, 11,264/. ; Mr. Snoulten's,.
2,900/. The -Commissioners declared a dividend upon
the joint estate of 45.. in the pound ; upon Mr. Bal-
dock's, ss, 6d. ; upon Mr. Snoulten's, 205.. No,dividend
was proclaimed upon Mr. Halford's separate estate.
It is stated that, during the three days of the ham.
fair in Paris, there were sold 40,000 hams, 500,000 an-
douTes, andouill lteg, and cervelas (different species
black puddings and sausages), and 2,000,0001 b. of salt
meat. •

LOGAN ROCK, NEAR THE LAND'S END.—This
gTeat lion of the West, after being kept for the last se-
v,,,ral years, by means of chains and props, from falling
oft the rock on which it stands, is once more brought
back to its former position. It appears that it had been
gradually wearing away the part on which it stood, until
it had became a foot distant from its own basis. By the
ingenious adaptation of four screw.,,, however, invented
by James Tregurtha and J. Hutchens, of the village of
Treene, they succeeded in forcing back the rock to its
original place, and it may • now be moved with greater
facility than before, and equal safety.--CornwallGazette.
Dr. Taylor Gordon has left town for Torquay, for
the benefit of his health.