The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-20 00:00:00

LA. W INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUEENS BENCH, DEC. 19.
STOCKDALE V. CHAPMAN, ESQ.

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This was the second trial of an action of trespass aid
false imprisonment. The plaintiff is a person who nas
convicted in this Court of a conspiracy, and sentenced to
twelve months' imprisonment in the prison of the Court.
At the expiration of that period, which occurred on the
night of the 9th of February, 1835. he claimed to he ds-
charged on the morning of the 10th ; but he was told that
there was certain fees which he must pay befbre he was
entitled to his discharge. The plaintiff reused to pay
any of these fees, and he was told that if he would apply to
the defendant, the Mr.rshal, to be discharge:l without the
payment of these fees, on the ground of poverty, he might
go away at once. He refusr,d to do this, and was there-
lore detained for one day. On the llth he was told that
he might go, hut he refused, as Le said that he had written
to the Chief Justice. On the former trial the defendant's
pleas did not justify a detention for all the demands, but
tbr each of them separately. The Lord Chief Justice had
therefore left the case to the jury, as a matter for their
consideration. On the present occasion the pleas had been
,mended in that respect. The fees were defended under
the authority of the llth Geo. IV., and 1 Wm. IV., c. 58.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 51.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOU USE.

A man, who has been long known as a loose fish about
Billingsgate-market, was charged with having stole❑ fcur
pair of soles.

Roberts, one of Mr. Goldharn's men, having seen the
prisoner sneaking about the market, and suddenly leay.ng
it in time that was too rapid to be honest, followed him a
little way, and soon perceived that the queer customer's
breeches had fish as well as flesh in in them. The prisoner,
upon being asked whether he had not a few dabs abt ut
him, replied that he had nothing but what was his own.
Witness, however, took the liberty to drag eight fine soles
by the gills out at the waistband of the prisoner's kickseys.
The LORD MA-volt—Do you mean that they were next
to his skin ?

Roberts—Yes, please you, my Lord. He was what
they calls a. cooking of them. They'd a been done in a
few hours if he had to go far i❑ a wiolent run. These
people that go about looking after fish in this way never
smells of anything else, cause they always embraces them
next their body.—( Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—And what do they do with the fish
they escape with in this way ? Roberts—They soon get
rid of them, for people don't know the disagreeable place
they tome out on, or they would'nt like to buy 'em.
That's the reason gentlemen should never buy of fellows of
the kind.

A person in the crowd.—The fish don't take no harm,
'cause it's kept w.irm a little, and I hope your Lordship
will give it to some as will eat it?

The LORD MATOR—Prisoner, you have been lately dis-
charged from Bridewcll for pilfering in this way, and 1 must
send you there again.
The prisoner had unfortunately lost his character, or he
would be believed when he said that he was employed to
carry the fish for another person.
The LORD MAYOR—What! next your skin? The
prisoner—Aye, please you, my Lord. There's so many
thieves now, that they'd almost steal the very skin off your
back.—( Laughter.)
The Lora) MAYOR—WeII, you shall go to Bridewell
for two months, and see what you can catch at the
tread-mill.