The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—Mis Day

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)
WEDDING FAVOURS FOR THE ROYAL MARRIAGE•
ROBINSON V. THE GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.

This was an action to recover damages for the non•
livery of a certain parcel within a reasonable time-'•
Longstaff appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. l3eard for
company.

It appeared that on the 9th March plaintiff's mane
came into the city and purchased a quantity of wedd
favours for sale on that day. The parcel was deposited NI
the company's clerk about two o'clock in the afternoon,l
it was marked "by first bus." The goods, unfortunate
were not delivered till eight o'clock at night, when plain
lost the sale.

Mr. Beard, as a preliminary defence, said that the cc
pany did not undertake to deliver parcels by every WA I
the roads were so blocked with traffic that it was imports,
for the company's vahicles to go by their ordinary route
In answer to this it was sworn that plaintiff's roan°
found no difficulty in going backward and forward by
company's buses on the day in question.
His Honour asked if the parcel could not have been C
tied for is. by a porter?
A witness—Oh, yes.

One of the defendant's servants said—l took the poi
but I said that I could not undertake to deliver it by 11
particular time, as the buses were not going their us
routes. I forwarded it by the first bus that I saw.
buses do not call, but we go to them.
A second wi.ness said that the buses were out of th
time and course on the 9th March, and every customer
informed of the fact. Perhaps not one bus in an hour pass
down Cheapside. Some of the vehicles were blocked UP
three or four hours.

His Honour—My own experience is that it was liar
possible to get along on that day.
Mr. Beard—And the streets were thronged with Pel
Mr. Buchanan—l got into a cab, and the man said,
is no use your sitting there. I have not been able to WC.
for two hours." I sat for half an hour, and then got 01
of it.

His Honour—l do not think there was a special contra
and I cannot say that upon this particular day the comps
was guilty of any negligence.
Verdict for defendant with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBORO UGH-STRE ET.

GOING TO THE DERBY.—Edward Douglas , of the 'MI
stock Hotel, Covent-garden, was charged before Mr. gill
with being drunk and disorderly in Coventry-street, d
morning, about four o'clock.

Leyland, 556, and Sergeant Howe, 21 C, proved at fel
this morning the defendant was drunk in Coventry.otrs
having been just put out of the One Tun pubho-how
Arundel-court, and as he was causing a great disturbaal
they requested him to go away. The defendant refuse
and was then taken into custody.
The defendant said ho had been to the Derby, and an b
return to town dropped into a public-house to have a el
and there had Ira overcoat taken from him. On going
t' Leicester-square "the constables dragged him through
mud in quite an unconstitutional sort of way. Be
not the least drunk, and would like to know whether A
staggered P

Sergeant Harrison, the acting-inspector at Vine•Btree
said the defendant was drunk.
Defendant said the constable pushed him abc-it, and till
he had lost his hat, and had that morning the inc°ll/:
nience of walking from Vine-street to the Court without
hat.

Mr. Knox said that persons when they got drunk vrel
apt to lose their hats, and he (Mr. Knox) had no doubt a
defendant was drunk. But for the defence he had toe
he should have only fined him the usual drunkard's fee 4
55,, but as it was he should find the defendant 108.
The defendant was then removed, stating that be
been nicely " cleared out," and must send for the money'

WESTMINSTER.
DERBY SPOILS.--RJbert Brown and Joseph Greenal
two rough-looking men, were charged with unlawfullY
ing in their possession divers articles supposed to have'
stolen.

Joseph Case, a detective officer, 142 B, said that at t;e!
o'clock this morning he was in Grosvenor-row,
when he saw the prisoner Brown driving a cart, is Wlt
there were three other men. They pulled up at the Che7if
0
Cheese public-house, and two of the men, getting on.t 0
cart, ran down a court. Witness then told the priBoo
that he must stop him, and inquire what he had got in tj
cart, and found a bag containing a gentleman's coat,
a book in the pocket, a number of knives and forks With
crest upon them, and some spoons. The prisoner Greer
away was lying in a corner of the cart apparently 501eer,
but witness moved him, and found under him a rug'
lady's cloak, and some cloths marked "F. Cos."
Mr. Arnold—Did the prisoners say anything ?
WitnesF—Brown said nothing, but that the things in th
cart all belonged to him. Greenaway, when I
took hire t
the station, said he was sorry he h adbeen in the cart aloe!
with the others.
Brown said that Bell Mears hired his cart to drive
Epsom to pick up bottles on the course, and promised
give him 10s. He took him and brought him back, and a'
not know what was in the cart as he was at " Tottenhailiti
Court Corner," three hours, while Bell Mears was is °lli
out of the cart, and, therefore, of course, could not te
what he was doing all that time.
Mr. Arnold—ls anything known of these men ?
bag
Policeman—Greenaway is constantly about with -14
characters at Chelsea, and Brown has been seen sele
times with Mears.

Mr. Arnold—ls Mears known to the police ?
Police—Yes, your worship.
Prisoners were remanded for a week.

THAMES.
, 016
CLEANING A FEVER HOLE.—Mr. Edward Fulcue., to
Inspector of Nuisances, and Sanitary Inspector tom,
Board of Works for the Poplar district, applied to ;32
Woolrych for an order to compel a man named Will:fob
Hart to repay to the Board the sum of £29 is. 2d., 17"00
had been expended in cleansing, ventilating, and laYlit
a water supply to 15 small and dilapidated houses*"
court or alley called Irish-row, Well-street, ropier. fps
Mr. Fulcher explained that the tenements in Ves-iii
were in a very filthy state, and many persons existiato
them had been attacked with fever ;• in fact,,4o,
noxior.s vapours which proceeded from the buile.7o,
and the overflowing cesspools attached to t,.„011
were injurious to the health of the inhalwTatot
of the immediate neighbourhood. The prone!
was summoned, the case was fully made out, and an 0
made upon him to do the necessary sanitary w0re..44
had failed to do so, and the orders of the magistrates "1
carried out by persons employed by the Board. Nelf
was changed, the noxious cesspools were filled uP, net
houses cleaned and lime-washed, water laid on, and Pr°Ffut
retiring-places constructed. The houses were not fIC de
the habitation of human beings before the magistrate 113:0,
his order, and deaths from fever and smallpox had g/
curred in Irish-row; now all was changed, and the 11°-
were comparatively healthy and comfortable. 1114
c
An old woman, the wife of the defendant, said he °
not attend and was very ill. She alleged that the preProi
in question was very unproductive, and let for a veil °leo
utn. T here was also a great difficulty in collecting d o
rents of the " estate," inasmuch as the occupiers 110034
truly Irish mode of pacing the rents in Irish-row, us-
threats when rents were demanded.
Mr, Fut

(cher admitted the old couple, Mr. and Mrs. of
were in great poverty, and that they only held a lee
Irish, row,
Woolrych said the district board had acted very rtfit;
perly in the matter, and with due regard to the Pubre
health and convenience, and kindly taking into cons! ide
tion the poverty of the defendant, and the small ten
obtained from Irish-row, he made an order for the P:for
ment of Bs. per month until the district board of 11°.ro
were re-imbursed the money expended in carrying out
(Mr. Woolrych's) orders.
as
Mrs. Hart thanked the magistrate for his kindness
retired.
A great number of fever holes in the Poplar district had
been lately purified under the direction of Messrs.
and Ellison, and Mr. Fulcher, the inspector, and others
iith
tory works are in progress in the parishes of All
Poplar, Bromley, St. Leonard, and St. Mary le Stratw,lo
Bow, forming the Poplar district under the control of
Board of Works.

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THE CHANCERY VACATION.—To-day the r —fi
cery offices reopened, on the termination of what is c's" ecl
the Whitsun vacation.
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TRINITY TERM.—To-morrow (Friday) 'r,-13e
lie
term commences, and considerable business is peod7v 00
he common law courts. The arrears number se ra.,,,-37, rlf
229 rules, of which 114 are in the Queen's Benell• ieo
60 are Jules for new trials. In the three courts the
for new trials exceed 100.
ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS —There are --
150 applicants for the ensuing term, of which 100 are °
gartil applicati•lns, to be admitted on the roll.
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H
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GREY MARE'S TAlL.—Many years aiti'liolb
rash young shepherds thought they could ct; b°
the precipice on the left side of the fall. They 111°-a
„,ero
attempt ; but when little more than half-way uP, the I° " air
most of the two became giddy, and, with a cry of derri.....
fell to the bottom and was killed. A portion of his
a shepherd without his plaid in Scotland is a phenco!' ate
which a point of rock caught in the descent, hung 1-41,:rbe
precipice for a number of years after the accident: he
other young man got to the top without accident; D., eu'roi„
had no heart to remain in the district afterwards, and A,
grated. The ascent has been several times made sinT3•
day in pre"
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This gentleman's modes operandi was unique.
took a shower bath under the fall;
w apparel, made for the precipice, u
monkey fathion,—Once a Tre4* aldiethhebne, inornil_aa:t%riee'4o