The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-18 00:00:00

LAW---THIS DAY.

LORD MAYORS' COURT.
(Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.)
IMPORTANT QUESTION OF COMMISSION.-THOMPSON V,

TAYLOR.

This was an action to recover £2B 10s. for commission,
plaintiff having obtained an order to the extent of £570.
Mr. Robinson (instructed by Mr. Price) appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Joyce (by Mr, Charnock, of King
William•street), for defendant.
It appeared that the plaintiff had obtained an order for
defendant, who is a ship store dealer, and the plaintiff said
that ho was entitled to his commission for having actually
agreed with defendant that he should be paid. In fact de-
fenlant had really received £2OO cash, and had offered
plaintiff £lO, but as defendant held a mortgage upon the
customer's property, it was refused.
Defendant, on the other hand, said that he had agreed
to pay a commissicn, but he had most positively told plain-
tiff that he would not pay one farthing commission until
he received his £570. He had only received £2OO, and
the ship, with the debtor, had now left this country.
Defendant held a mortgage upon the ship, which had
gone to Natal. Defendant never paid any one com-
mission until all his claims were satisfied. In the course
of the case imputations were cast upon each side, and in
summing up his lordship said that if the defendant had
been unfortunate in business there was no ground why
imputations should be thrown out. It was true he had
compounded with his creditors and paid 75. in the pound;
but when he came into court upon oath to give evidence,
such matters should not be set against him. As regarded
plaintiff he did not come into court with such a clear case.
He also had been unfortunate in business, but there were
also other circumstances involved, and plaintiff had ad-
mitted that he had been discharged by the Blackwall Rail-
way Company for lending the company's money to another
clerk. It would be for the jury, under all the circumstances,
to say which side was entitled to most credence.

The jury, after a long consultation, retired after in-
fot ming his lordship that there were eight on one side and
four on the other. (Laughter.)

POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.

MR. WEMYSS JOBSON AGAIN. OR Mr. Tyrwhitt
taking his seat on the bench this morning, shortly after 11,
the hour at which the business now commences, much to
the annoyance and inconvenience of a large number of per-
sons—professional and business men—who are at the court
at 10 o'clock waiting to see the magistrate,

Mr. Wemyss Jobson, of 7, Leicester-place, Leicester-
square, came before Mr. Tyrwhitt, and said that as an old
resident in the district he had called to see whether through
the instrumentality of the Court he could learn anything
of his family, who were some thousands of miles away, and
of whom he could get no tidings, notwithstanding he had used
every effort, but who, he believed, had been prevented hear-
ing from him through his letters being intercepted. He
was aware the court could do nothing for him in the
matter, but he thought if the press was kind enough to
give publicity to his application it might have the desired
effect.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no doubt the press would assist
in the matter.

PARISH PROSECUTIONS OF THE BROTHEL KEEPERS OF
ARUNDEL-COURT.—EIIen Churchill and Ellen Daly were
charged before Mr. Tyrwbitt with keeping a brothel at 8
Arundel-court, Haymarket, on the evidence of Sergeant
Appleton, 26 C.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, said
the prisoners were:only servants, the principals not being
taken. He therefore hoped the full amount of bail would
not be required.

Mr. Tyrwhitt fixed the bail at two sureties in £4O each.
John Birkin and Sarah Barrett were next charged with
keeping a brothel at 10, Arundel-court.
They were ordered to find two sureties in £4O each.
John Birkin and Caroline Spone were also charged with
keeping a brothel at 9, Arundel-court.
Ordered to find two sureties in £4O each.
Ann Jason and Charles Skilling were charged with keep-
ing a brothel at 12, Arundel-court.
The prisoners were ordered to find two sureties in £4O
each.

The prosecutions were instituted by the parish authori-
ties of St. Martin's, the charges being preferred by Inspec-
tor Draper, by whom, with the assistance of Sergeant
Appleton, Sergeant Ward, Sergeant Horsey, and Sergeant
Gordon, the prisoners were taken into custody.
Mr. Lewis defended in all the cases,

WESTMINSTER.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE THROUGH DRINK.--Ann M 'Kenny,
a dissipated looking woman, was charged with attempting
to commit suicide from Westminster-bridge.

Henry Raman, a private in the 3d ,hussars, said that
at half-past eleven last night he was going over Westmin-
ster-bridge, when he heard screams as if from a woman,
and, crossing to the other side, saw the prisoner hanging
over the parapet with her body suspended over the water.
He immediately seized her by the hair of her head, and
dragged her back on to the footway. She was very violent
and excited, and kept crying, " Let me go." She had a
handkerchief tied over her eyes. _ _

Police-constaole Roncliffe 66 A, proved apprehending
the prisoner, who was still very excited when he took her
into custody, she said, "If I'm locked up I'll be a b-
corpse before morning." She was under the influence of
liquor.

Prisoner, in answer to the charge, said she was very
sorry.

A person among the auditory here exclaimed that a wo-
man had knocked prisoner about yesterday morning, cut-
ting her eye as it at present appeared. That had excited
her, and caused her to commit this offence.
Another woman said the prisoner had been assaulted in
the presence of a constable, who refused to take the charge.
Mr. Arnold thought the constable's conduct very impro-
per, and remanded the prisoner for a week.
We learn since that there is no foundation for the second
woman's assertion.