The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-13 00:00:00

POLICE COMMITTEE.— This Day.

(Before Mr. Alderman Wire.)
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.-_. William, Fairbarik, in the
einploy of Mr. Thomas Ward, cf Barking, Essex, was
summoned for working a horse iii au unfit state.
Police-constable, 653, stated that he was on duty on
26th Sept., in Fenchurch•street. His attention was
directed to a horse the defendant was driving in a cart.
Shortly after the horse fell, and on witness examining it
he found an old sore, the size of the palm of a man's
hand on the shoulder. The collar was in a beastly state
from the discharge of the wound.'

The, defendarA denied,4hat it was an old wound. The
horse, he said, was all right when he left the Borough,
and that the wound complained of was caused by the
horse falling down.

Mr. Alderman Wire fined the owner ss. and costs,
and the defendant 2s. 6d. and costs.
SUNDAY TRADING.—Hiss Sarah Leighton, of the
Green Parrott, Green Arbour-court, was summoned for
having her house open on Sunday last, contrary to the
act and after a previous conviction.
May, one of the detectives, deposed that on Sunday
last, about 25 minutes to twelve o'clock, he saw two
men knock at the defendant's door, and afterwards ad-
mitted. He followed them in and saw four persons
there; two men were sittingon a barrel drinking out of a
pint pot. He was in plain clothes, and hecalled the female
who was behind the bar on one side, and informed her who
he was and that he should summon her. She replied
he had seen nothing to make a cue against the house,
and that one of the men was a lodger, and the others
his friends.

The female in question who attended for the de-
fendant, denied there was any drinking, and said the
measure and glasses on the counter were those that had
been used the previous night.
Mr. Alderman Wire said he was bound to believe the
oath of the policeman, and he found the defendant had
been previously convicted.

The defendant replied the conviction alluded to took
place four years since, during the lifetime of Mrs.
Leighton, and was the only complaint that had been
brought against her during 55 years she resided in the
house.

Mr. Alderman Wire said he should in this case fine
the defendant only in the costs, and his reason for doing
so was not that be disbelieved his statement, but be.
cause he disapproved of an officer going into a house in
disguise.

Mr. D. Morgan, of the Woolpack,FHalf-moon•street,
was summoned for a similar offence.

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Police-sergeant 8 stated that— about half-past eleven
o'clock on Sunday morning last he found 20 persons in
front of the defendant's bar (men and women) drinking.
Pots and glasses were on the counter, which was wet.
The defendant admitted the fact, but excused himself by
stating that he was up-stairs at the time, where he had
been confined for several days previous from illness.
He was fined 10s. and costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

MANSION.HoUSE.

CHARGE OF LIBEL.—M. Romannetti, a French gentle-
man, residing at 75, Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, was
charged before the Lord Mayer with libel, in writing
and sending to Mr. Garratt an insulting, slanderous, and
libellous letter, reflecting on the character of Mr. Cor-
bett, hi, partner, and- with also forwarding a similar
letter to the latter gentleman.

I Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution. The pri•
soner, who was unable to speak English, was unde.
fended, but had the assistance of a French gentleman,
named Pinton, a French advocate, as his interpreter.
Mr. 13::rry stated that Mr. Corbett and Mr. Garratt
were partners, carrying on business as wine merchants,
Old Jewry, and were gentlemen of the highest respec-
tability. In the early part of 1353 the defendant sepa-
rated from 'his wife, and by the deed of separation, of
which Mr. Corbett was one of the trustees, the wife,
who was possessed of property to the amount of 2001.
per annum in her own right, agreed to allow the defen-
dant 301. per annum out of her property in this country,
and 251., the rent of an estate belonging to her in Cor-
sica. The defendant had received these amounts under
the deed for two years, but in consequence of some dis-
agreement between himself and wife, and who bad sued
him in the Boulogne courts, the defendant repudiated
the deed, and had subjected Mr. Corbett and also Mr.
Lowe, the gentleman who prepared the deed, to much
annoyance. On the 6th October Mr. Garratt received a
letter signed by the prisoner, in which he charged Mr.
Lowe and Mr. Corbett as "conspirators," "conspira-
tors to defraud him," " an association of robbers," " a
troup of conspiring robbers," in withholding his rents,
&c., &c. The proceedings were instituted under 6 and
7 Vic., chap. 96, commonly called Lord Campbell's
Libel Act.

Evidence was given in support of the charge, from
which it appeared the deTendant's wife was an English
lady. Mr. Corbett and his brother were the lady's
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xustees.

in order to allow the defendant to obtain legal assist-
ance the case was adjourned for a week, the defendant
entering into his own recognisances of 100/.

GUILDHALL.

SAtraT a respectably-dressed
young beforeer Alderman Hunter with
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wa llsred chargederi cll Caper,
assault.

Mr. Sayer, tobacconist, of 77, Holborn-buildings, de-
posed that last evening the prisoner Caine into his shop
to take a light for his cigar, and on complainant asking
him if he wanted anything. lie replied, " No, you
puppy," and followed complainant into his parlour,
where he abused him very much, he aimed a blow at
complainant, which missed him, but broke a pane of
glass in the parlour door. A. scuffle took place between
them, in the course of which the prisoner fell into a
box of pipes. A friend of the prisoner was with
him, and encouraged him to cc serve the com-
plainant out." He believed the prisoner had been
drinking. The prisoner, who said he was also a tobac-
conist, residing in Featherstone-buildings, said he went
to the complainant's to get some tobacco, but that he
was treated in a very unbecoming manner by him. He
and his witnesses gave a different account of the transac-
tion to that by the complainant, and said the latter
struck him first. A policeman was called in, but the
complainant was reluctant to give the defendant into
custody until he insisted on it. At the station the com-
plainant offered to settle the matter for sa.
Alderman Hunter dismissed the complaint.