The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-26 00:00:00

A W INTELLIGENCE.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY).

IN RE TTIOMAS DONALDSON.
The bankrupt had been a bill broker and ship-
agent, in Lower Thames-street, up to the last exami-
nation, and proof of debts to the amount of 14,7561.
had been made. At the last meeting a dividend of
ls. 6(1. in the pound had likewise been declared.
This day being appointed for declaring a further
dividend, the sum of 2s. 6d. in the pound was an-
nounced by the assignees.

CRIMINAL COURT—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.)
THIRD TRIAL AND ACQUITTAL OF
NICHOLAS SUISSE.
On the Learned Judge taking his seat on the Bench
this morning at ten o'clock,
Nicholas Suisse, aged 56, the valet of the late Mar-
quis of Hertford, who has already been tried and ac-
quitted on two indictments, charging him with steal-
ing and embezzling certain sums of money, and valu •
able securities, which had been the property of his late
master, was again placed at the bar, to be tried a third
time. The indictment in this instance charged him
with stealing 58 inscriptions in the French Funds, the
value of which amounted to 90,0001. •
• Mr. Idly, Mr. C. Phillips and Mr. Bodkin ap-
peared for the prosecution • -dr. Thesiger, Mr. Clark-
scin, Mr. Chambers, and Mr. James defended the pri-
soner. •
Mr. KELLY in opening the case said, that the
executors of the .Marquis of Hertford, in perse-
vering with these prosecutions, were only actu-
ated by a desire that justice should be done. The pri-
soner had been the valet of the late Marquis, and the
During
Marquis had had the greatest confidence in him.
"uring the last two months of the Marquis's life, the
prisoner had had access to all his property. He
should prove that, up to a late period of the Marquis's
life, these inscriptions, the value of which amounted
to 90,0001., had been in the Marquis's possession. At
the Marquis's death this property was missing, and
Was discovered to be in the possession of the prisoner,
and it would be for the Jury to say if the prisoner
could have become honestly possessed of this property.
The Learned Counsel then proceeded to detail the
facts of the case, and the evidence by which he pro-
posed to bring home to the prisoner the felonious pos-
session of these inscriptions.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS intimated that those por-
tions of the evidence detailed by the Learned Counsel,
Which were admissible, were not sufficient to prove
the case against the prisoner, that in fact it would be
' flaking the Jury to convict a man merely because he
had a large sum of money in his possession.
Mr. KELLY admitted that he could carry his case
no further than he had opened. After what had
fallen from his Lordship he would not attempt to go
051 with the case.
The Jury then, by the direction of the Learned
Judge, returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Tke vrisPfier was again arraigned upon another it,k-
dictment, upon which Mr. KELLY stated the prosecu-
tors would offer no evidence, and he was, therefore
again acquitted, and immediately_ discharged.
CHARGE Or CUTTING AND WOUNDING.— William
-Ravin, aged 22, was indicted for feloniously cutting
and wounding James Nash, with intent to do him
some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner pleaded
.• Not Guilty.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor is
a chair-maker, residing in the neighbourhood of
Stamford-street, and the prisoner was a journeyman
in his employ. On Saturday last the prisoner brought
in his account to the prosecutor to be settled, and
some dispute arose, on which the prisoner became so
violent, that the prosecutor sent for a police consta-
ble, after which the prisoner became snore quiet. The
Prosecutor, who was seated in his chair, imagined the
prisoner had acceded to certain terms which had been
Proposed, and that he was going away, instead of
Which the prisoner went behind the prosecutor, and
seizing a champagne bottle, which was standing on a
shelf, struck the prosecutor three tremendous blows
On the back of his head, by which the prosecutor was
felled to the ground, and had his head cut open by
the broken glass. The prisoner was immediately
taken into custody. He was quite sober at the time.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that the prosecu-
tor had refused to pay him his wages, and had seized
him to turn him out of the house, on which he (the
Prisoner) seized the bottle and struck the prosecutor
In self-defence.

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of the whole
charge.
'The prosecutor recommended him to mercy.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS sentenced him to six months'
nnprisonment, with hard labour.
CHARGE OF FORGERY.—Thomas Hills, a printer,
aged 25, was indicted for forging the name of J. Mun-
uil to a bill of exchange.
Mr. CHARNOCK having stated the case to the Jury,
called
Mr. Hancock, a solicitor—Had received the bill of
exchange in question from Mr. Pinner, the drawer of
the bill. The bill lad been dishonoured, and action
114k1 been brought against Munday as acceptor.
The prisoner stated to witness not only that the ac-
eptance was in the handwriting of Munday, but that
ne had seen Munday write the acceptance in White-
eress-street prison.
John Munday—The signature across that bill is
not my handwriting, and I never gave any person
authority to write my name. Prisoner had been in
trtnership with me. We dissolved partnership in
February, 1841. I was in difficulties,. and was obliged
t° go to Whitecross-street prison. I was there in
April, 1841, and prisoner came to me and asked. me
koacct a bill for 29/. od whickl ref Used
ta
do.ep I cameo tof prison in May following. Pri-
, airier was then in my employ. He told me he had
~Iteepted a bill in my name, and deposited it with Pin-
''et• I was exceedingly angry. I went to Pinner's
I!'ith him about it, and Pinner promised that the bill
. mould be destroyed. I was afterwards sued upon this
And had to defend the action.
Cross-examined—The partnership was dissolved in
1840. In 1841 I cocepted a bill drawn in the name
' °I. Munday and Hills. Ido not recollect who drew
It,. 'I think it was David Pinner. Hills was present
when I accep;el it, and it was accepted by his autho-
,itY. I never gave authority to Hills to accept bills.
t never said to Mr. Hall that I had given authority
° the prisoner to accept this bill. I never gave him
. '4l3' authority to accept bills for me.
The bill was then put in and read.
This closed the case for the prosecution,
CnoucH having addressed the Jury for the
Iltisoner, called
iti. Hall, a smith, residing in William-street,
-..nickf •
nars-road—Knows J. Munday, and has had
hill transactions with him—has bad a conversation
.wi,th J. Munday in reference to the bill which is the
t° fie
of this prosecution. I had about Si. due
Ine on a 15/. bill, which Munday said that Pinner
"right to give me, as he had given Pinner a fur-
.t: acceptance including the 51. Munday never
14 Hie the amount of the bill he had accepted. He
"el' mentioned the name of the prisoner, and never
aid that he had given the prisoner any authority to
Ittept bills for him.
The FOREMAN of the Jury said that the Jury were
b3' h° means satisfied with the proof of the forgery,
and that, therefore, without proceeding further they
0411 d return a verdict of Not Guilty.

NEW COURT.
Baron Rolfe sat in this Court to-day, and
i'r• Commissioner Bullock in the Judge's parlour.
(Before Mr. Baron RQLFE.)
117:111NT PROSECUTIONS. —Ellen Reason, alias Ellen
t Y‘nne, was convicted of feloniously uttering coun-
°lFeit coin, knowing it to be counterfeit, she having
before been convicted of a similar offence.
The COURT sentenced the prisoner to transportation
for ten years.
• 411 n Edward, alias Baker, was convicted of a
4Tlolilar offence, and was sentenced by the Learned
'Judge to fourteen years' transportation.
Thomas Cooper was convicted of a similar offence,
ud-sentenced to ten years' transportation.
HIGHWAY ROIMERY.—James Whittle and George
Yhite, two soldiers, were indicted for assaulting John
Hoare, on the Queen's highway, and stealing from
his person a watch and other property, of the value
of 4/.

From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor,
who 'was a gardener, residing near Plumstead, in
fl-ent, was going, on Wednesday, the 3d of August,
between twelve and one o'clock, towards his cottage,
when he was "net by two men, who knocked him
down, and took from him his watch and other Fo-
rty - The blow rendered him insensible, and when
Is senses returned, he missed the articles he had men-
tioned. The prosecutor could not state who the men
were; and would not know them again.
. George Baker, a policeman, 60 R, was on duty
tear Plumstead on the night in question. Saw the
Prisoners there, who were quarrelling. lie desired
them to desist, or he would send to the barracks.
Mary Anderson saw the prisoner in the skittle-
ground of the Royal Standard at Woolwich, on Tues-
day, the 2d of August. Witness was with them there
for several hours. Saw them there the next morn-
ing, when Whittle asked her if She could show them
a pawn-shop. Witness accompanied them to one.
Whittle went in, and White stopped outside ; when
he came out, they all went to the public-house, and
Stopped there till the picquet came and fetched them.
Ir°R4l . a policeman of the R division, 228, saw the
rrisoners on the morning of Wednesday, the 3d of
; t-,,,!lgust, about five o'clock, coming from Plumstead.
IN bite asked him which was the way to Woolwich.
Coleman, a private in the 73d Foot, showed White
a handkerchief, which he claimed as his ; and on
tearching Whittle, they found upon him the duplicate
of a Watch.
Policemtui R 158 took Whittle into custody at
" oolwich ; he told him he was charged with as-