Star.
London, England, 1825-01-19 00:00:00

"ING of CREDITORS of MARSH and CO.

COURT' O 1 ALbERMItIVI
(e.erday the tom) Aliciost held a Court of Alder-
' Guildhall, for the dispatch of public business.
Halms, Esq. recently elected by the Court of
Council to be Bailiff of the Town and Borough
,11waik, attended, was admitted, and sworn into
'ice.

CHAMBERLAIN reported the balance in hand on
Ans' Fund account for the quarter ending the'
.411 t, when the Court directed him to take the re-
measures fox the discharge of 11,1001. of the debt.
!port was also presented from the Committee ap-
to consider of proper situations for the stand-
carts, with proposed standings on them, and
Mr their governance, which was read, and re-
to the RECORDER and COMMON SERJEANT for
Jvice and opinion.
ty the 4th of March nest was appointed for
ig The several Victuallers.
'e[ition from Candlewick Ward, for an increase of
omen, was referred to the Alderman.

creditors of this firm held a meeting yesterday.
T the preliminary part of the business of the day
gone through, and it was settled that in order
„•e the creditors ample time to examine the volu•
accounts presented by Mr. Wilkinson, the ac-
,lit to the meeting, that the final examination of
Lnkrupts should be further adjourned to the 28th
auary, Mr. Wilkinson, at the request of a creditor,
lye:- the balance-sheet; in the course of which, it
ing that Mr. Fauntleroy stood indebted to the
at the period of its failure in 47,0001. various
!ms on that and other points were put to the ac-
;ant from different qu niers, the answers to which
Ished the fol!oaing facts:
In: in addition to the balance cf 47,0001. standing
Ist Fauntleroy, a sum of 95,000/.hati been abstracted
the fund, of the house, and was not yet clearly ac-
ted lot : of this sum 33,000/. had been taken out
colts to the balance su uck in May, 1821, and 62,0001.
that period. The 33,000/. the accountant stated,
'tom an entry in that balance-sheet in Mr. Faunt-
's own hand-writing, (which was exhibited to t'Ep
,ng), demonstrably traced to the possession of
tleroy ; and the accountant expressed his full con-
at that the 6!,0001. had gone the same way ; thus
it‘bing, as the accountant in reply to several clues-
from the creditors distinctly stated, that so far
the banking-house having benefitted by the funds
'At in illegally, or otherwise, by Fauntleroy, its
itT asset• had actually been diminished in the vast
Tel 14.2,0001. by his conduct.
being asked whether or not the firm had derived
Temporary benefit from those illegal practices ?WI..
kinson answered, " Not to the best of his judgment;
01A the sums in question were bought on one day,
lken out usually the next, and in so artful ir man-
a, would have escaped the observation of any ac-
int however able, unless his attention had been
:d to the course of the transaction by previous
ion ; that the whole system was evidently calcu-
and intended by Fauntleroy to deceive his partners
clerks; a►.d that
.unless he (Mr. Wilkinson) had
of the forgeries before he undertook the investi-
jolt of the accounts, he should not, from anything
met his. observation in them, have considered that
F4untleroy possessed any considerable excess of
real at any one time : such was the artful manner in
the •v. hole had been conducted."

esterday, a meeting of the Australian Comparl was.
at the London Tavern. The Report was m ist fa-
'-le as to the state of the Company. It declared
tnce of 10,0001. in the hands of the Treasurer, al-
, only 11. per share has been yet paid. The shares
al 401. premium.
Last year, 10,494 vessels passed the Sound. Among
number were 3,539 British.

The receipts of Customs for the Port of Bristol, in
past year, exceeded those of the year preceding by
thousand pounds.
Ir. Alderman Cox, the plaintiff tin the trial of Cox
KIIAN, presided yesterday in the New Court, rOld
We believe the worthy Alderman is one of the
.sioners appointed to decide on the Spanish
to which appointment there is a salary of 15001.
Yes erday morning, as six poor Irish labourers were
n from Cuckolds' Point to Limehouse-hole in a
it was upset, and all, save one, who swam to the
were drowned. The boatman shared the same fate.
A shocking murder was committed in Falkirk on
se'nnight. James Henderson, a carter, was
Lied, it is suspected, by his soa, and beat in such a.
a, to occasion his death in a few hours. The
parricide has absconded, and a description of
. is given.
ain FRANKLIN, with the expedition for proceed-
the mouth of Mackenzie's River, sets off in a few
They emhark at Liverpool for New York, from
they go to Kingston, Upper Canada.
A few eveuings since, two of the Blockade sentinels,
at Black Rock, near Brighton, observed a
galley towing two other boats towards the shore.
Ipon this, the sentinels kept a sharp watch upon their
soceedings, and as soon as the two boats touched the
the Blockade-men waded into the sea, up to their
to seize the crew, whom they supposed to he
The fair traders, however, observing it
" all riht," jumped overboard, and swam to
which took them on boarG, and insmediitely
off to sea, leaving the two other boats, and their
cargo, consisting of 70 casks of foreign spirits, as
. to the vigilant b;ockaders. One of the captured
Ais called the Prince of Coburg, of Brighton ; the
ar, the Plough, of Hastings.
The equalization of the wine and beer measures,
takes place on the Ist of May next, is important.
old wine gallon contained 231 solid inches, and,
. beer 282; the new equalized gallon is to con-
-277 solid inches, which will be an increase of one-
in the size, as compared with the old gallon.—
' measure said to be now in contemplation, is
:ion in the duties on all wines; it is thought
and othei wines (Capes excepted) will all be
an equal footing, and only pay a duty of ss.

distinguished inhabitants of Moscow gave,
Ith oh, in the saloon of the Club of the Nob'.
concert, for the benefit of the sufferers by the
of the 19th of November. The receipts
to a very considerable sum. Several of the
/, of b ,th sexes, performed in the concert, as
many other amateurs and the first professional
ID Moscow.

OLb DAILEY SESSIONS—THIS DAY.
SENtE N C E
this morning, as soon as the Ile&utustt tonic his seat
on the Bench, his Lordship proceeded to pass the awful
sentence of the law upon the following individuals:
Dwegu—Joseph Wilson, James Stevens, Samuel Hunt, George
Welder, Patrick Crawley, William Snook, and Henry Durbam,for
burglaries; I%lary Conner, Elizabeth Daley, Mary Smith, Ann
Maloney, James Meads, Charles Wood, Benjamin Wilson, Ann
Margaret Wright, otherwise Lock, John Norton, and William
Martin, for stealing in a elweiling•house ; Cornelius Wood, for a
'rape; James Duell, for a highway robbery; Henry Patton, for
sheep-stealing; and James Lennard, for uttering counterfeit money,
he having before been convicted for a similar offence.

To IitIIANSPOSTED Fos Ltra—John Clark, Elizabeth Lewis,
Charles Fuller, and Elizabeth ]lesser.
Thirty-five were sentenced to seven years' transportation.
Four were sentenced to be imprisoned for two years in the House
of Correction, and a numerous list of others, from one to Ifi months'
confinement in the same jail, and kept to hard labour.
On five individuals the judgment of the Court was respited until
next Sessions.

The Proclamation was then read, and the Sessions adjourned
until the 17th of February next.

Yesterday, Ann Butler, was indicted for obtaining 3s.
by false pretences, with intent to defraud John Hill.—
Guilt y.
John Worley, aged 30, a respectable-looking man,
was indicted for obtaining, by false pretences, a quan-
tity of cheese, value 4/ .11s. 6d. the property of W. Car-
rington, with intent to defraud him.—Guilty.
Wm. Kilpatrick, aged 19 years, was indicted for
stealing a number of gold seals, chains, keys, and other
jewellery, the property of his master, Mr. M'Beth, a
jeweller, in Ryder's-court, Leicester-square.
Mr. BRODRICK said, that the capital part of the
charge had been given up, for, though the rroperty
stolen was to a great amount, yet he had not evidence
to prove that it was all stolen at one time.
Mrs. *Beth stated, that on the 16:1a of December,
she was cleaning the shop, and struck against a box of
the prisoner's, which by some accident was open, and
therein were found articles of jewellery, the property of
her husband, and also duplicates of articles pawned at
different pawnbrokers' in the neighbourhood, which
were found to be the property of her husband.
J• Smith, a shopman to Mr. Harrison, a pawnbroker,
produced a ring, seal, key, and locket, pledged by the
prisoner on the 23d of November.
Mr. PHILLIPS, for the prisoner, said, how could you
take such things from a person of such youthful ap.
pearance ? Witness—He gave a good account of him-
self, and I had seen him before.
Mr. PHILLIPS—That circumstance ought to have
made you more suspicious, and you ought not to have
taken in new articles without some inquiry.
Mr. M'Beth identified die property produced.
A number of witnesses were called, who gave the pri-
soner a good character.
Mr. Serjeant ARABlN—Before I state the case to the
Jury, I feel it to be my duty to do that now which mliy
not be so easy to do hereafter—a great deal of property
has been pawned at different pawnbrokers' by the pri-
soner, and it must he given up to the prosecutor:
A number of pawnbrokers delivered up property, and
it was identified by the prosecutor.
Mr. PHILLIPS—ReaIIy, it is a shame such a quan-
tity of valuable property should have been taken into
pawn from such a boy ; and they fully deserve to lose
the money they advanced on it.
Mr. Serjeant ARAB'S sommed up the case, and the
Jury found the prisoner Guilty of Larceny.
A Gentleman, with whom the prisoner formerly
lived, stated to the Court, that the prisoner bad pawned
property of his of considerable value, and the pawn-
brokers refused to give it up, without an order from
the Court.
Mr. PHILLIPS said, that the prisoner should plead
Guilty to the indictment, to save the time of the Court,
and thereby compel the pawnbrokers to give up the
property.—The pawnbrokers then delivered up a vast
quantity of jewellery.—The prisoner being removed
from the bar, the prosecutor recommended him to the
mercy of the Court.
Mr. Serjeant ARABIN said, that the prisoner might
think himself fortunate that the capital part of the
charge was given up, and that the recommendation
could not avail the prisoner.

NEW COURT.
Henry Durham and James Linton were indicted for
burglariously breaking into the house of Mr. Frazer, in
Norfolk-greet, Strand, on the 28th of November last.
It may be recollected, that at the last Old Bailey Ses-
sions, a man named Levi Abrahams, was tried and con-
victed of the above offence, and is at present under sen-
tence of death. The facts which were proved upon Abra-
ham's trial were, that on the 28th of November, be-
tween twelve and one o'clock in the morning, the female
servants of Mr. Frazer were alarmed by a noise in the
house. They opened the parlour window, and screamed,
which brought the watchman to the spot. Abrahams
was taken by the watchman in the area, where were
found three centre-bits, a dark lantern, and a crow-bar.
' It appeared that the kitchen window had been forced
open by the-crow-bar. A little dog was found in the
kitchen, with its throat cut.
The following evidence was brought forward on the
present occasion against the prisoners :
Rebecca 1 homas, oncof Mr: Frazer's servants, de-
posed, that when her fellow-servant opened the parlour
window to give the alarm, she saw two young men
standing at the parlour rails, who, after looking down
the area, wing away without offering any assistance.—
She saw Durham at Bow-street, about a week after the
robbery, and had no doubt he was one of the two per-
sons who were standing by the rails.
John Bachelor, a coal-porter, stated, that as he was
passing Howard-street, which runs through Norfolk-
street, on the 28th of November, he met a person run-
ning in the direction from Mr. Frazer's house,.he at the
same time heard a woman scream in Norfolk-street. He
had no doubt that Durham was the person whom he
saw running.
Two watchmen deposed to the finding of the imple-
ments of house-breaking in the area, and that the win-
dow had been forced.
Sarah Vanderveldt deposed, that on the 28th of No-
vember she lodged at 25, Earl-street, Seven-dials, in
which house Levi Abrahams and his wife also lodged.
On the 28th of November she dined with Abrahams and
his wife, and Durham was likewise present. Abrahams
and Durham went out together that evening. Abrahams
did not come home that night. On the next morning, as
she and Mrs. Abrahams were going to-look for-Abra-
hams, they met Durham. Mrs. Abrahams asked him
where her husband was? He said, "Hush ! come up to
your room." She would not, and they walked together
towards the Fox and Goose, and then Durham told, Mrs.
Abrahams that her husband was in St. Clement's watch-
house. She asked what he was there for? He replied,
" The fact is, that we broke into a house last night, in

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folk-Ai:et, in the Otrand, and a dna% head was cutl
off, but Abrahams did not dolt. 1 held the Job, and
Linn= cat its throat.!
Cross-examiaell—Her hstsband had been stied at the Old Bailey.
and at present was in the Rouse of Correcti.m.
Mrs. Abrahams corroborated the testimony of tke last wifeless,
and added, that Durham sheaved her the sleeve M his shirt; which
was stained with blood, which he said was that of the dog.
William Cousins, a liow-street officer, stated, that subsequently
to the 2st of November, be examined a box belonging to Durham,
at the Fez and Goose, and found two large skeleton keys.
This was the case for tilt prosecution.
Durham, in his defence, denied that he was guilty of the crime.
or that he had acknowledged it to Mrs. Abrahams.
Lintott also denied the charge.
Oriana Spencer stated, that about a year ago the prisoner held the
situation of overseer to a cotton plantation in Demerara. He bore
a good character. He returned to England in May last.
The RICORDZR summed up the evidence, and the Jury, after
some consideration, returned a verdict of Guiliy againit Durham,
and of Not Guilty as to Lintott.

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