The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-08 00:00:00

Boner had been convicted a great many times of

violent assaults.
Baron Bramwell, in passing sentence, said that
the prisoner had been convicted of a very serious
offence, and there was no doubt that he was a very
violent man, and it was absolutely necessary to pro-
tect the public from him for a very considerable pe-
riod. Something had been said about his mind
being affected, and if it should turn out that this
was the case, it was possible if he was cured that
there might be some mitigation of the sentence, but
at present he felt it his duty to order him to be kept
in penal servitude for 15 years.
When the sentence was pronounced the prisoner
became very violent, and he made use of most, foul
language to the prosecutrix, and it was with consi-
derable difficulty that he was removed from the dock.
George Rayson,• 29, labourer, was indicted tor
feloniously being at large before the expiration of a
period of penal servitude to which he had been sea
tsnced.
Mr. Oppenheim prosecuted.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
This prisonef was one of three men who, it will
be remembered, escaped from Horsemonger lane
Prison a short time ago, and the whole of them
have since been retaken.
He was sentenced to six years' penal servitude,
that being the sentence he was undergoing at the
time he made his escape. He had served a portion
of that time, but his present sentence will commence
from the present conviction.
James Mitchell, 52, labourer, was charged with
feloniously shooting at Richard Lawrence, with
intent to do him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Wors'ey prosecuted. The prisoner was de-
fended by Mr. Pearce.
It appeared that the prisoner lived at 'Woking,
and that on the Bth of June there had been a
cricket n2L;tch in that neighbourhood, and there was
a good deal of drinking and disturbance. Even-
tually some quarielling and fighting took place, and
the prisoner was tilreatened with some violence,
and it appeared that he produced a stick and a gun,
and fired the latter among a crowd of persons who
had assembled near his cottage, and wounded twv
of them, one of whom was the prosecutor, who
was shot in the face, but fortunately not seriously

injured.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully
wounding, but recommended him to mercy, and he
was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.
CIVIL SIDE.
(Before Baron Martin.)

The cause list was made up this morning, and it
appears there are 107 causes entered for trial, 27 of
which are to be tried by special juries.
The learned Judge, at the opening of the Court,
announced that it was arranged that at the conclu-
sion of the criminal business Mr. Baron Bramwell
would dispose of the whole of the common jury
causes from No. 50, and all the special jury cases
would be tried in one court. The special jurors are
not summoned to attend until Monday.

BATSON V. TROUNCE AND ANOTHER.
This was an action to recover the sum of £lOO
that had been placed in the hands of the d, fen-
dents under the following circumstances :
Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Biren
were for the plaintiff; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., ap.•
peared for the defendants.
From the evidence adduced for the plaintiff it ap-
peared that a person named Harrington, who car-
ried on the business of a wine and spirit merchant
at Gloucester, became insolvent at the close of last
year, and, in consequence of certain statements that
were made by him upon his examination at the
Bristol Bankruptcy Court, the Commissioner, Mr.
Hill, gave directions that proceedings should be
instituted against him for perjury, and he was
taken into custody and underwent an examination
before the magistrates upon that charge. The plain
tiff, who it appeared was Harrington's brother-in-
law, went down from London, where he resided, to
assist him during t hese procceedings, and being anxi-
ous that he should be liberated upon bail, he applied
to the defendants, who carry on the business of auc-
tioneers at Gloucester, to become sureties for the ap-
pearance of Harrington upon his second examina-
tion. They consented to do so, but only upon the con-
dition that plaintiff should deposit in their hands the
sum of £lOO, which was the amount of the bail they
were required to enter into, and that sum was ac-
cordingly handed to the defendants by the plaintiff.
From circumstances that subsequently transpired,
it appears that the commissioners rescinded the
order that he had made for the prosecution of
Harrington, and directed that no further proceed-
ings should be taken in reference to that charge,
and an application was made to the:defendants to
refund the money, but they declined to give it
back upon various pretexts, and at last the plaintiff
was compelled to bring the present action, and the
above facts were distinctly proved by the plaintiff
and other witnesses.
Baron Martin asked the learned counsel for the
defendants what answer he was instructed to
make on their behalf to the present action.
Mr_ Hawkins said he should submit that the
liability of the defendants had not ceased, and that
subsequently they were justified in retaining the
money until that liability was put an end to, in
accordance with the conditions under which the
money was placed in their hands.
He called as a witness the clerk to the magis-
trates before whom Harrington was examined,
who merely proved, however, that the defendant,
Harrington, was remanded, and that the defendants
became bail for him. It was admitted that the
magistrates had received notice that the Commis-
sioner had given directions that the prosecution for
perjury should not be proceeded with.
Baron Martin said he was of opinion that no
answer had been given to the plaintiff's case, and
that he was entitled to recover. He added, that
in his opinion the defence that had been attempted
to be set up was merely a fraudulent pretence to
keep the plaintiff out of his money.
The jury immediately returned a verdict for the
plaintiff.
Mr. Hawkins said he should except to his lord-
ship's ruling upon the question of law as to the
point whether the liability of the defendant had
ceased.
Mr. Baron Martin said, with some warmth, in
reply, " And I shall order immediate execution."
If the plaintiff is not entitled to his money now
he will never be able to get it, and I will do all I
can to put a stop to such proceedings as these.
BRECKNELL V. PAGE.
This was an action to recover £590 and interest,
which it was alleged had been paid by the plaintiff
for the use of the defendant.
Mr. Hawkins, Q C., and Mr. Watkin Williams
were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Parry for
the defendant.
The plaintiff was stated to be a person possessed
of some little property, and it appeared that he and
the defendant had been for a great many years on
the most friendly terms, and it was admitted by the
plaintiff that he had at one time placed a consider-
able sum in Consols in the name of the defendant,
although he at the same time had a power of attor-
ney, by which he kept the control over the stock in
his own hands. The case on the part of the plain-
tiff was that about three years ago he had advanced
the defendant nearly £6OO to put him into a public
house in Brewer-street, upon the understanding
that he should assign the property to him as secu-
rity. He, however, never did so, and when the
plaintiff applied for his money, the defendant as-
serted that the money was not advanced as a loan
but as a gift. This was the defence that was set up
to the present action, and the defendant swore that
the money was given to him as salary for services
he had rendered to the plaintiff during a great num-
ber of years. The latter swore positively that there
was no foundation for this statement, and his evi-
dence was confirmed by a witness, who proved that
upon one occasion the defendant had admitted that
he owed the money to the prosecutor.
Baron Martin, in summing up the evidence, said
it was perfectly clear that there must be gross and
deliberate perjury on one side or the other, and it
was for the jury to decide where the truth really laid.
The Jury, after a very short deliberation, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.

THE FORGERY CASE AT CIRENCESTER.—In The
Sun of Friday last a report appeared of the examination at
Cirencester of Captain John Alexander Conroy of her
Majesty's Indian Army, who forged a cheque in the name
of Major-General Darmes on the morning of his marriage
with the daughter of Mr. T. Date, of the King's Head
Hotel, Cirencester. On Saturday morning Mr. Date re-
ceived a letter from a gentleman named Ingram, residing
at Hampstead, to the following effect :—" 45, Robert-street,
Hampstead-road, N.W., Aug. 1, 1862.—Sir,—I perceive in
The Sun of tc-day an account of a swindler who has
brought misery on your family. I have no doubt if you
apply to Mr. Wm. Dawson, innkeeper, of Windsor, yout willou.
find this fellow's antecedents may be ef some benetit oalymut
I have no doubt this man is the same who last winter,.edh niece,
Jaauary, put up at Mr, Dawson's house, rnarto
and forged a bill for £lOO, which purporteadrnp
his father, General Scott. He shortly dee ermanedfrleort
bduot ntboetreknwoiwll
his poor wife (only 21) without a penn‘rvs.onl,
nWtSiOnnthheasnloivyeadl
the name of the tavern kept by
be no difficulty in finding it out,Mwarsiii;alle.
servant
there all his life, and his m h
Acting upon tbis
your obedient servant, R. Ill"
proceeded to Windsor, found
household. Hoping the rascal ;_vri_llAgme. his deserts, I remain
hint, Mr. Date immediateely
d 'inquiries, which resulted in the
out Mr, Dawson, and znawas
the person who married Mr.
discovery that charge Coll
of bigamy will therefore be pre-
Dawson's niece. A-
-6 only left his wife at Windsor on the
ferred agaidst the prisoner, in addition to the forgeries. It
appears that I?
King's Head Hotel, Cir-
encester, of April,
encester, Candrjrived at the
the 16th of the same month. The prisoner
brought up yesterday on remand, when various wit-
posed to the facts stated in the paragraph above
:88s
referred to. He was again remanded. In addition to the
charge of bigamy front Windsor, it was asserted that the
prisoner has also a wife and faugly at Chesterfield,