The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COIII3ION PLEAS, Nov. 19.

In a case in which the plaintiff was a shoemaker,
and the defendant a clerOman, Mr. Seijeant- JONES
•ho►ti•ed cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Ser-
leant Spankie for judgment, as in case of a nonsuit.
He said he had a long correspcndence set forth in
his affidavits, which he was reluctant to read, and
would therefore give a peremptory undertaking to
rto trial at the next A54:2;..A.

Mr. Seijeant SPANKIE at first hesitated to accept
the undertaking.
Mr.-Serjoant JONES —This is an action against a
clerayman for the amount of a shoemaker's bill.
Mr. Serjeant SPANKIE..--Although the defendant
is a clergyman, he is a'clergyman without a cure of
(soles).—(Great laughter.)
.:The peremptory undertaking was accepted, and
the rule discharged.
Their Lordships rose at twelve o'clock, to meet
the other Judge.= in th. Exchequer Chamber.
Mr. Justice' PARK ,at at Nisi Prins at Guildhall,
at one o'c:ock,.but the causes disposed of were not
important.

POLICE INTELLIOE,NCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

While the LORD MAYOR was engaged in the
routine business of the Justice-room, in walked the
beadle of his Lordship's ward, bearing on his-
shoulder a long pole, on which was a placaid repr►-
ienting the heads of two asses. The beadle ad-
vanced to the bar, and with a very grave face, said
lie had taken the pole and the likenesses of the asses
from a man who had the rudeness to go into his
Lo dship's ward to dispose of such improper com-
modities to the residents and the passers-by. Under
the impres•ion that such a mode of proceeding was
extremely improper, be had stripped the bearer not
only of his show.ho-tril, but of a numb, r of oh.
noxious verses which he had been singing about in
no very musical tones.

'Tic LORD MAYOR, who. burst, into u laugh the
moment he saw the picture alluded 0, and his own
beadle bending under ihe weight of the board, *aid
he did not see why the placard bearer should have
been deprived of his good.; upon such frivolous
grounds. If he bad been permitted to go on with
his trade tunuoleated, he would probably have sold
ott his ktork in a short time.

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The officer thought it very unfeeling in any man
to go about in that kind of a way. The people were
all grinning at the swop, which attacked the whole
Court of Aldermen, and ought to be put down. He
then produced a copy of NT:lieS which had bern
taken from the placard bearer. The following he
emhidered a most audacious insult to, the tipper and
lower houses of the Corporation
Now pale is the pint of each Ilalderman's nose,
" And sad must the souls of the Citizens be,
" Since summut Is wrong, as the locksmiths suppose'
" When the wards is no loner on terms with the Key.
" Poor Galloway growls, Charley Pearson he pouts,
" And Figgins and Wiggins, and Scrogpis is queer,
" For Nowember to them, without guzzlemg bouts,
" Might as well he wiped affirm the months of the year.
" And I'm Wowed if t'sult nuts now to witness the gloom
" Of the fellow wet axed bitch a price for his room
" In Cheapside, anol now prays fora conwicted doom
" On the head of the Waterloo Coachman."

Thu LORD MAYOR considered that it was well
the people bad some amusement at this cull period
of the year, and he had no objection to be made
one of the sources of the general mirth, but he be-
lieved that he ought not to stand alone in the
business —(Laughter.)
it was here mentioned, that this picture repre-
sented two objects, and of course snore persons were
moult than one.

ills LounswP said, the man who was driving the
trade, had hawked about his poetry in other wards
without being interrupted ; unti he WV no reason
why the song should not sell in Langbourne as well
as elsewhere, he %souk, not throw any obstacle in his
way. The beadle was then directed to give up the
poetical effusions to the placard bearer, but he was
complimented for his zeal in supporting the dignity
of the Corporation.
Some lime afEerwards the placard bearer came to
the Justice-room, and in a very shy manner requested
that his Lordship would be so good as to order him
his board back again. As for the " pictre," he
knowed nothing at all about it, but if it wa'ot liked
by his Lordship„ why he'd shove it off the board.

The LORD . MAvou, with a great deal of good
'humour and vod sense, advised the plaeard-beurer
nut to take away the effigy, but to keep it safe, as it
might answer very well for some future mayoralty.
Mr. Ilobler told the phicard-bearer that he must
take care not to obstruct the King's highway by
colltettng crowds, for if he did he would be subject
to a penalty.-•--The man replied, that wherever he
appeared with his goods he was sore to have a
crowd after him, for the people would not listen
to nothing eke, burring a song, the burden of which
was--

" You think you've an linter, but may I go to grass,
'4./krultm rode for a Nuttier, if you ha'ptgot a Ilan."

Thepl:leard-bearer theit d4urted ;ith his whole
stoek•in-trade.

We were told that Sir C. S. Hunter, while the
case was undercx:unination, walked into the hull of
the Mansion-house, and was about to enter the
justice-room, when he saw the " pictre" at the top
of the pole, upon which he suddenly turned into the
opposite room.