The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-15 00:00:00

REED V. THOMAS.

This was an action for goods sold and delivered. The
plaintiff was an upholsterer, and the defendant carried on
the business of a milliner, in Hereford-street, Park-lane.
It was stated that the plaintiff supplied furniture to the
defendant ❑nder the belief that she was a widow, naraed
Morgan. The value of the furniture thus supplied was
proved•to be 1511. 2s. The defence set up was, tir.it the
defendant wr.s a married woman, that her real m.me was
Norman, and that her husband was now living in America.
This defence was made out by proof of the mamiaL.-,e, and
by proof of letters recently rec?ived from the husband.
Mr. HUMFLEY, who was for the plaintiff, sulmitted to
a nonsuit.

COURT OF EYCIIEQ UER, MA Y
IIARVEY V. THOIdsON.

This was an action on the case for negligence. It was
brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, on of the
proprietors of the Royal Victoria London and Leith steamer,
to recover compensation in damages for the loss or two bales
of goods, of the value of 1471. 18s. 10d., which had been
shipped by the plaintiff on board the defendam's steamer on
the 13th February, 1886, and were alleged to }luxe been
lost through the negligence and improper conduct; or the
people of the steatner, in excessively loading h,s. The
defendant pleaded—fir,t, the general issue ; and secondly,
that the loss was not occasioned through any negligence or
improper conduct, but from the accidents and perils of the
sea and of the navigation.
Ills LOILDSHIP summed up, and the Jury foluid for the
plaintiff for the amount claimed.

POLICE' INTELLIGENCII.

MANSION-HO USE.

On Saturday a well-dressed impudent relit)• .v, named
Gosling, was brought before the Lord Mayo r, charged
with forgery.
William Savory, servant to a gentleman who :resides in
Wimpole street, in 1835, employed the prisoner, .svhom he
considered to be an attorney, to get for him tb e sum of
111. 10s., which was due to him from a gentleman a in the
country. The prisoner, he had documents to p rove, re-
ceived the money, and in order to qualify him to I lo so had
forged the name of witness to a receipt at the banking-
house at winch the order for payment was left, bt always
denied that he had got a farthing.
In answer to the Lord Mayor, Savory stated tb it he had
never authorised the prisoner to sign his name.
Gosling—Bless your soul, I sign a great m any men's
names, and receive their money. He admits tha t he au-
thorised me to receive his money. Now, they wouldn't
give me the money he authorised me to receive u ithout his
signature, and, as a matter of course, I signed it. It was a
bona fide permission.
Savory—He received the money in January.., as I can
prove by ALssrs. Curtis and Roberts's books ; a ad in June
he came to me, and told me it was necessary the he should
have 2/. at once in order to serve the defendant vvith a de-
claration. Witnes3 Was obliged to borrow the tom, as he
was very poor at the time, and he handed it c n'er to the
prisoner, who thenceforward most carefully avoid, Ui ltimi
Gosling—Oh dear! it's a mistake. I 'fever av, icier* ';
it was you that avoided me.—(A laugh.)
The Loan MaYoa—And have you had no rztplanation
from him ?—Savory—None at all, my Lord. He always
runs the moment lie sees me ; and it was with &ifficulty I
got hold of him yesterday, for he bolted like a rat..

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Gosling—Quite an error, upon my word ; never tbouzlit
of such a thi.,g as bolting.

Savory—Why did you run, then, when you 9s ve rue?
. Gosling—Run! Why I was running for time: oney, to
be aure.—(Laughter.) - It's not likely I'd run fct7- nothing,
is it ?

The LORD MAYOR—Then you admit you got tb ,:morkt•Y?
Gosling—Oh dear, yes. 1 handle a good deal f money
in this way for people. _ _

. . .
The LORD MAYOR—I dare say ; and you pity -them in
this way, ton.—(A laugh.)
Savor) —The dirtiest trick of, all was his comi ig to me
for money to get the "declaration. That was an: ost scan-
dalous robbery.

Gosling—Not a bit of it. It's a clear debt. I owe you
the whole of the money. It's not convenient f tr me to
pay you just now, but you shall have it all in a , lump.—
(Laughter.)
The Loan MAYOR—WiII you pay him ? ;ocling—
Pll sec about it, my Lord, because you recormuct Z it.
'rite Lotto MAYoa—ln the meantime you shall .1)0 locked
up in the Compter.
Gosling—Oh, very well, my Lord; very well.
Savory—This is imgcntlf,manlike conduct. ,u
hear from me for this ; upon my honour you ; ,ban.'—
(Laughter.)—Remanded.

80117- STREET.

Eliza Smith was charged with haying picked Ate po,kets
of the lion. Henry Frederick C. Barrington r na of Mar-
=duke joirreys, Egg., barristers, on the night 1, afore, in the
Strand. The prosecutors were passing througl t the S:r4:1:1
on their way home to Stuue-buildings, Line. de% lun, et
about one ()clock on Saturday morning, when tilt• risoner ac-
costed them, and requested them to purchase E az ,e floi‘ers•
They refused, and desired her to go away, buts be persisted
in following them, and they each felt her p:.at against
them hef,lre she quitted them. Shortly r.fte.,-wa rds they
discovered that both their handkerchiefs bad bee a stolen,
and • a policeman haying accompanied the gentl :men in
search of the prisoner. they found her sitting on the step
of a deer. She refused to, he searched at ills Ltatiou-