The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-12 00:00:00

ROBERTS V. DAT.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a gentle-
man, residing at Birmingham, against the defendant, a
licensed victualler of the same place, and it appeared
from the opening address of Sergeant Wilkins that the
action was originally brought to recover 245/. of
the defendant,i a stake holder on the Derby, in
which Wild Dayrell was the winner, but as 951.
bad been paid into court the plaintiff now sued
for the balance. The plaintiff, preparatory to the race,
laid various bets against various horses, and at the re-
quest of the parties he covered his bets and placed the
money in the hands of the defendant. A few days before
the race the plaintiff discovered that he had made a bet
with a person named Hitchson, and not Price, as he
supposed, and on the Sunday after he informed the de-
fendant that unless Hitchson covered his stake before
6 o'clock of that day he should consider the bet as off.
Hitchson did not cover his bet by the appointed time,
and the plaintiff desired the defendant to scratch it.
Before the race was run plaintiff gave the defendant a
list of the persons with whom be had bets (omitting that
of Hitcbson), who, in the event of his losing, were to be
paid the stakes. The defendant had thought proper to
pay'Hitchson, and it was in consequence of that that the
present action arose.

The case was proceeding when our despatch left.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

SOUTHWARK.

ROBBERY SY A SERVANT.—JOII7I, Parkin, a labourer
in the employ of Enoch Lewis, cowkeeper, of 18, Ber-
mondsey-street, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett,
charged with stealing a coat, the property of his master.
The prosecutor said that the prisoner had worked for
him several years, and on Sunday evening was in the
wash-house where witness had left his coat. Shortly
afterwards he had occasion to go into the back premises,
when he missed the prisoner and his coat also. He di-
rectly gave information to the police, and in the course
of the night it was discovered that the prisoner had sold
the coat to a man in Kent-street, and meeting him
shortly afterwards he gave him into custody.
William Young, a general dealer in Kent-street, said
the prisoner came to him on Sunday night and sold him
the coat produced for a shilling. He said his name was
John Smith, and that he was a labourer in distress.
The prisoner having been cautioned by the magistrate,
pleaded guilty to the offence. The prosecutor informed
his worship that he could not account for the prisoner
committing the robbery, as he had been in his employ
15 years, and never had been in trouble before.
Mr. A'Beckett took his prior good conduct into con-
sideration, and sentenced him to twenty-one days' hard
labour at Wandsworth, under the "New Criminal Jus-
tice Act."

A SINGULAR CHARACTER.—MichaeI Gavin, a smart-
looking Irish tailor, was charged with being drunk and
riotous in the streets. The charge was clearly proved by
Police-constable 73 M, who saw him turned out of a
public-house on Sunday night, when ho refused to go
home, and wanted to fight everybely.
Mr. A'Beckett (to the prisoner)—Will you promise
to keep sober for the future ?

Prisoner—No, your Worship, I can't do that, any
how, so you must not ax me.

Mr. A;Beekett—Why can't you keep sober ?

Prisoner—Why, I'll tell you. No one can keep sober
in this blessed countiy, for there are so many induce-
ments to drink strong liquors.

Mr. A'Beckett—Well, if you will not promise to keep
sober, I must fine you seven shill►ngs, or seven days'
imprisonment, for being drunk and riotous.

Prisoner (laughing heartily)—Thank you, sir. I'll
SOO4 pay the money, but I won't promise to keep sober.
I can't do that.

Mr. A'Beckett—You must take care of yourself, for
if you are brought before me a;ain on such evidence
you will be punished with more severity.