The Sun. — 1849-09-20 (London, England)

DAY.) (Before Mr. ~nuni3spirwr )  IN RE ERIK". The bankrupt hud carried on business as ti factor at Beecies, Suffoik, and now applied for his certificate, which had been adjourned to this day. Au applicadon was made on behalf of the us',-ignees for further adjournment under the following ciroutustanc,s: It appeared that an action was pending b..tween the signees and a third party, and the assignees had obtained a verdict for 1,2001., but the assignees thought it possible that the defendant might take some steps to disturb the verdict. The bankrupt's solicitor considered that as the verdict had been given in favour of the assignees, the certificate ought to be now granted. Mr. PLnws, for the assignees, said that the verdict would probably be considered to bear against the bat,krapt, as it involved a question of fraudulent preferet:ce, and his Honour (Evans) had adjourned the case to know the result of the trial. His HoNoutt said the matter had been adjourned for consideration of the certificate, and he could nut dcricfe on the case unless the whole facts were before him, the case therefore had better be adjourned until the return of Mr. Commissioner Evans. The bankrupt considered it a hard case to be brought up again. Sir. YLEWS said bankrupt's expenses had been paid, and the assignees would undertake to pay or the next journey it Mr. Commissioner Evans th,,egtit lit. His HoNoun said there was nothing shown to entitle the bankrupt to his certificate on the mere asking; hut if the bankrupt pressed, he (tl,e Commissioner) would decide on what now appeared, but perhaps it would be better for bankrupt that he should not. The case was th.7n adjourned to the 2d of October.  EFzsbetii Warner had apartments with the prismirr dut Lig the summer and autinum of 1845. Deceased lived h h'-r, they frequently q, arrelled. Elzabrth Barker said, in 1846 prisoner 'iv( d *with her in the City•road. Often had cc.nversations with her about her litniband; he did not live with her.  Mrs. Lundell lived, in the early part of the present year, with prisoner, in Napier-street, Hoxton; she was always very jealous of her husband. On one hcctotion, about four or five weeks before the murder. prisoner told her that on the bight before she had asked the price of a pair of l istole, and she would bear of shmeihing before very loeg. Witness reified that she ;'id net think much of what jealoui people said; but it she thought she meant her _husband should write to di c, aced. A number of letters which were found by the police sergeant in the butlei's pantry were next put in and read, which shewt d the prisoner to be labouring under strong feelings of jealousy and revenge for some supposed iaj cry. Mr. COOPER then proci (Ad to address the jury or, behalf of the prisoner. lle remarked that the charge was of murder with malice aforethought, and commented strongly upon idle tales of yet.rs past being ralef,d up by the prosecution to prove the manner in which they lived; he then spoke of the manner of :the woman throughout the affair, and put it to the jury whether it was the conduct of a woman who was fond of her husband and meditated murdering him. The prosecution had called a clergyman to prove the pious conduct of deceased, but many of the most religious persons have been known to commit suicide ; the fear of losing his situation by his wife being there, when he knew she was ordered never to enter the house, might:induce him to commit suicide ; the surgeo❑ had said that the deceased could not have done it with his right hand ; but, o❑ cross-examination, he allows d it might have been done with his left. With a few more rem irks upon the evidence, he called upon the jury not to convict the prisoner upon such slight and circumstantial testimony. Mr. Baron PLATT having summed up at considerable length, The jury retired to consider their verdict at four o'clock. In about ten minutes the jury re-entered the court and returned a verdict of Not Guilty.