The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-07 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEMPIG, MARCH 7, 186

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)

JOINT-STOCK BANKS AND DISHONOURED BILLS.-HALL T.
THE MERCANTILE BANK.

This was an action to recover the balance of a deposit
account which had been retained by the defendants to meet
certain law expenses. It appeared upon a former hearing
that the plaintiff had an account at the bank, and he dis-
counted with them a bill of exchange to be placed to his
account. When the bill became due it was dishonoured,
and the bank sued both plaintiff and the acceptor. After
certain preliminary law expenses had been incurred plain-
tiff took up the bill and paid the costs as against himself.
He left a balance in the hands of the bank, which defen-
dants applied to the costs against the acceptor of the bill.
It was urged that plaintiff was not liable for these costs,
but on behalf of the bank Mr. Mathews contended that the
bill was now in the possession of the plaintiff, and there-
fore the bank were not in a position to sue the acceptor.
His Honour, to-day, gave judgment--He said, I have
looked into the case, and I find that the bank have no right
to withhold this money. They can sue the acceptor if
they have any claim against him, but they must pay
plaintiff the sum he now demands.
Mr. Mathews asked if the court would order the bill to
be given up to the bank, so that the acceptor might be
sued ?

• His Honour—lt is not necessary. You can sue the ac-
ceptor under the 78th Section of the Common Law Pro-
cedure Act of 1859.

Mr. Mathews had no alternative then but to go on with
the first action.

His Honour—That may bo, but the bank cannot retain
this money.

Verdict for the plaintiff, with costs.
THE ENGLISH LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY AGAIN.--GRIFFITHS
V. THE ENGLISH LIFE ASSURANCE AND ADVANCE COMPANY
(LIMITED).

This was an action to recover the sum of £3 16s. upon a
policy of insurance granted by the defendants on Feb. Ist,
1864, payable on the death of W. G. Griffiths, plaintiff
being described as of 14, Chambers-street, Whitechapel,
and defendants as of 75, Little Britain.
Plaintiff said- -I claim the money under a policy which I
now produce.

His Honour—ls the man Griffiths dead ?
Plaintiff—He is.
His Honour—And you cannot get your money ?
Plaintiff—No. I have applied for it, but cannot get my
money.
His Honour—ls that the company which has been re-
cently so much before the public ?

Plaintiff—lt is ; and I have here a newspaper with the
report of the case. _

His Honour—l suppose the report rather frightened
you ?

Plaintiff—lt did, and it has frightened a good many
others. When I saw the report I began to be afraid that
the company meant to shuffle out of its debts and liabi-
lities.

His Honour—Well, you will have a verdict for the pre-.
sent claim, though I very much doubt that you will ever
get the money.

Plaintiff—So do I, sir.

The verdict then passed for the plaintiff with costs, all
to be paid forthwith.

No one appeared for the company, nor was it repre-
sented in any way.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY AT A JEWELLER'S.-

Wm. Verzey, described as a blacksmith, and who was
convicted a few years ago for being concerned with others
in the plate robbery at Lord Foley's, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with being concerned w.th others not in
custody, in stealing a quantity of watches and jewellery,
of the value of £7OO, the property of Mr. Nathan Woolf
Jacobson, jeweller, &e., of No. 312, Oxford-street.
Mr. Jacobson said that on returning home on the night
of the 24th February last, shortly after 12 o'clock, he found
that a robbery had taken place on his premises—the thieves
having either entered by the private door or been let in by
one of the workmen. The total amount of his loss was
about £7oo—the property missing consisting of gold
watches and chains, bracelets, diamond rings, and other
articles.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you reside in the house?
Mr. Jacobson Yes, sir, and there are several
other persons residing in the house—about 20. The rob-
bery must have taken place between 20 minutes to 11 and
20 minutes past.

Sergeant Charles Cole, of the C division, said that yes-
terday afternoon, about five o'clock, he went to the Thir-
teen Cantons, Soho, and, addressing the prisoner, said,
"Bill, I want you, for being concerned with others, not in
custody, in stealing a quantity of jewellery, of the value of
£7OO, from a jeweller's in Oxford-street," at the same time
telling him that I was a police-officer. The prisoner said
that he did not know what he meant, and reluctantly went
with him to the station.

Police-constable William Loosley, 46 0, said that on the
evening of the 24th February, about 10 minutes past 10
o'clock, he saw the prisoner and two other men leave the
Duke of York publichouse, in Union-street. He followed
them into Oxford-street, when he saw no more of them.
He had seen the prisoner and the other men about the spot
—close to Mr. Jacobson's—nearly every night for a month
before, but not at all after the robbery.
Sergeant Cole said he should be able, if the prisoner was
remanded, to produce a person who saw the prisoner leave
the house.

Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if the prisoner was known.
Sergeant Cole said he had undergone penal servitude for
the plate robbery at Lord Foley's, and was shot at while
attempting to enter a jeweller and pawnbroker's shop at
Brighton.
The prisoner (who was roughly attired) said it was not
likely, if he had been concerned in such an extensive rob-
bery, that he would wear the clothes he did, and be with-
out a lodging.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded him for a week.

CONTICTION OF A COAL MERCHANT FOR OVERLOADING
Honszs.—Mr. Wm. Etheridge, coal merchant, of Old Kent-
road, and John Sayers, a carman in his employ, were yes-
terday charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, by the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the former with
having caused two horses to be cruelly tortured, and the
latter with having cruelly ill-treated them.
Mr. Wm. Love, attended to prosecute, and said that
cases of overloading horses in the streets of the metropolis
were of such frequent occurrence, more particularly among
coal merchants, that the society had deemed it right, after
having given a general caution to the carman, to proceed
against the master as well as the servant.
Captain the Hon. F. Charteris and Mr. Augustus Gardi-
ner, a gentleman residing at Highgate, then gave evidence
to the effect that on the 20th ult. they saw Sayers near St.
Martin's Church in charge of two horses and a waggon
heavily laden with coals—the waggon weighing 22 cwt.
and the coals three tons. The horses had come to a stand-
still, and were in an exhausted state. Sayers was sitting
on the box lashing the horses, and continued to flog them
in a violent manner for minutes. The witnesses and others
remonstrated with him, and he got from his box and tugged
and twisted the horses' heads about by the bits to no pur-
pose. The witnesses then went to the Royal Society to
lodge their complaint, and on their return to the place
Sayers had got the assistance of other horses, and proceeded
on his journey. The horses were poor, old, weak animals,
and the roads were in a slippery state, and the load they
had to draw was sufficient for four strong horses.
Evidence having been given showing that Etheridge had
superintended the loading of the waggon and sent it out
and that he had admitted the load was a heavier one than
ho was in the habit of placing behind two horses,

•
Mr. Cherry, the veterinary surgeon, gave evidence
showing that one of the-horses was very old, and the other
lame, and quite incapable of doing such a load as that
described.

After hearing a witness for the defendants,
Mr. Tyrwhitt made some strong iemarks on the defen-
dants' eonduCt, and fined Etheridge 440. and Sayers 20s. or
a month in default.

made a counter charge of ill-usage against the policeman,
and also with tearing his coat. The man assaulted by the
prisoner in the first instance did not appear. 'lt was stated
that he had been seriously wounded, and that the prisoner
had thrown him violently on a kerb stone and cut his head
open. The wounded man was carried away disabled and
bleeding.
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner.

The Great Jewel Robbery in the City.
..........._

MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.)
The prisoners David Roberts, Henry Geoffrey, Thomas
Casley, Thomas Brewerton, James Hurley, William Brown,
alias Scotty, Martha Geoffrey, Anne Casley, Louisa
Brewerton, and Ellen Hurley, who are under remand for
biirglariously breaking and entering the premises of Mr.
Walker, watchmaker and jeweller, Cornhill, and stealing
therefrom property to the amount of £6,000, were again
placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the prosecution.
There was also a second charge against the prisoners
for being concerned in a burglary, at the house of Mr.
Johnson, a jeweller, in Threadneedle-street.

A gentleman, an attorney, who said his name was Webb,
said he attended that day to inform his lordship that his
premises in the Euston-road were broken open last Christ-
mas, and property to the amount of £20,000 taken away in
an iron safe, weighing 7001 b. or 8001 b. The safe was after-
wards found in. Kennington-fields, the inconvertible
property was found safe, but that which could be negotiated
had been stolen. He had fortunately recovered the safe,
but his loss by the robbery had been over £l,OOO.
Sergeant Moss said—l am a detective in the City police.
I have been engaged since January last, in company with
Inspectors Potter and Brennan, to discover the perpetrators
of the robbery. On the afternoon of the 24th of February
I went to the house of Brewerton, No. 142, Whitechapel-
road.

One of the prisoners (Brewerton) asked that the wit-
nesses might be ordered out of court, and the Lord Mayor
directed them to leave the court.

Witness continued—lnspector Brennan and Ranger
went through the tea shop adjoining 142, to the rear
of the house. Inspector Potter and myself went into
the house by the front door. We found the Geoffreys and
the Brewertons. I told them I should apprehend them for
being concerned in a great, robbery at Col nhill. I seized
Brewerton, and Potter took Geoffrey. They commenced
struggling and exclaimed " Who are you ?" I then saw the
woman Brewerton run upstairs. I heard a great noise
overhead. By this time I had overpowered Brewerton,
and having given him in charge to another constable I
went upstairs, and found Mrs. Brewerton holding one of
the constables by the whiskers. I released Mr. Potter, and
then he searched the female and found a number of gold
chains in her pocket. They were in five parcels. I pro-
duce them. Parcel No. 1 contains threebrooch chains, two
seals, and one key ; No. 2 contains seven alberts, two
guard chains, three brooch chains, and one necklet ; No,
3 contains eleven guard chains, eight alberts, one guard, one
piece of chain ; No. 4 seven alberts, one guard ; No. 5 six
alberts, seven do. in separate paper, four do., two guards, one
piece of chain, and some broken gold. I also took some
money and bank-notes, and money from her pocket, and a
gold swivel chain, a braquet chain, and four jump rings. I
heard a noise down stairs, and I there found Brewerton
again struggling, evidently for the purpose of creating
confusion for the women to get rid of the property. I
handcuffed him, and afterwards they were all taken to the
police-station. Ranger was left in charge of the house. I
then went with Potter and Brennan to No. 13, Ely-terrace,
Bow-road, the residence of Casley and Geoffrey. Inspector
Potter knocked at the door, and Mrs. Casley opened the
window and looked out. She said what do you want—who
are you? Potter told her they were police officers, and told
her to open the door. We waited for a few moments and then
entered. We went upstairs, where I saw Mrs. Casley and
the male prisoner, Casley pssed from the back-room to the
front. We told them they were charged with others for
breaking and entering the premises of Mr. Walker, Corn-
hill, and stealing a quantity of jewellery. Inspector
Brannan took charge of the two prisoner; and I and Potter
went into the room I had seen Casley leave. I there found
a large box, which I found to contain a large quantity of
watches. I corded it up and the police took charge of it.
Superintendent Durkin, I believe, had charge of it. On
searching the kitchen I found a bunch of skeleton keys, a
jemmy, and a piece of steel.
Mr. Lewis—l shall prove that this jemmy corresponds
with the marks on the iron safe of Mr. Walker.
Witness continued—l found a life-preserver on a bed in
the back room. We also found some shawls and black
silk, which has been identified. I also found in the box a
large number of gold guard Albert chains. All the chains
I have been speaking of are gold. I also found some gold
coins and money. I also found one £5O-note, £196 10s. in
gold in a purse, one £5-note, £l9 in gold, a gold chain, tw•
rings, a keeper, and a box ring. A deposit note and other
things wore found, but I can't say where. There were 52
gold and one silver watches in the box. I have forwarded
a list of the numbers of the watches to Mr. Walker, and he
has identified them.

The Lord Mayor—The whole of the fifty-two ?
Witness—Yea, my lord.

Examination continued—l rode in the cab to the station
with Casley. Ho said, " You've nearly all Walker's pro-
perty in the box. Don't hurt my wife. I should plead
guilty myself to Walker's. My wife knows nothing about
it." He also said, " What robberies are you going to buff
to me ? Mind, I was not in the shawl robbery, or John-
son's. I was not in London at the time of either of them."
He said, " The two centre-bits you will find at Ned's
(Brewerton) are the things that we used at Walker's and
Johnson's." He said, "The gold charms found at my
house are from Johnson's. If I am asked to account for
them, I shall say I found them on Geoffrey's stairs."
The Lord Mayor asked if any of the prisoners had any
questions to put to the witness.

In answer to the prisoner Casley, Moss said—l was in
the cab with Sergeant Potter when you were taken to the
station. He must have heard what took place in it. I have
made no inquiry relative to the shawls. I have heard no-
body but yourself. say you were in Birmingham at the time
of Johnson's robbery. I charged you at Bow-street with
being concerned with others in breaking into and entering
Mr. Walker's. The charge of robbery at Mr. Johnson's
has not been dropped against you.
Scotty—You don't know the man, my lord. You don't
know of what he'd be guilty.
Casley—They say anything. A thousand pounds is
nothing to you, my lord, but it will put the witness into a
good shop. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—lt appears that the business has put
two of your friends into good shops. (Laughter.)
Casley—l have no objection to this witness's evidence.
It is all true except that which is perfectly false. (Laugh-
ter.)

Sergeant Moss—The prisoner Casley is called Counsellor
Kelley, and practices at a judge and jury society. I can
tell you some more of the conversation I had with your
father if you wish it.

Casley—Well, no, you needn't do that—you have said
quite enough.
Inspector Brennan said—l was with Inspector Potter
when the house of Brewerton was entered. I took Mrs.
Geoffrey in custody. The prisoners were taken to Leman-
street station.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

Foreign Mail racket List.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Mar. 21.
Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 15.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British pacilet Mar. 6.
Ditto, by British packet.... . ..... . Mar. 2>..
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 21.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Mar. 4.
Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 15.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton. Mar. 4.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton—Mar. 4.
Ditto, via Marseilles

India (Bombay), via Southampton. Mar. 14.
Ditto, via Marseilles ... Mar. 8.

Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseil e 3...
Newfoundland
Portugal • ... ••• • •Mar. 6.
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon..
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet .......... . Mar. 15
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton ......

Ditto, via Cork . .. ,
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Mar. 10.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 13.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,
and Mexico
Bahamas, via New York. Mar. 9.
Bermuda, ditto Mar. 16.
Cuba and Mexico Mar. 31.

navigation of the United Kingdrm
The Board of Trade have published ;the 'returns
in the present year, from
foofrththeetrmaodnetahnodf
January
which it appears that the total amount of the ex-
ports for that period amounted to £10,489,339
against £10,413,586 in the same period of 1864,
and showing an increase of £75,753. The chief in-
crease has been on beer and ale, cotton manufac-
tures, earthenware, hardwares and cutlery, linen
manufactures, thrown silk, and sheep and
lambs' wool, while there is a decrease on coals
and calico, cotton yarn, haberdashery and
millinery, linen yarn, silk manufactures, and
woollen and worsted manufactures. The imports
of the principal Articles for the month have been
larger as regards live animals, raw cotton, pro-
visions, rice, rum; cocoa, and unrefined sugar but
smaller in flax, tallow, sheep and lambs' wool, coffee,
wheat, flour, brandy, tea, tobacco, and wine. The
shipping accounts exhibit a decrease of 18,275 tons
on the amount of tonnage employed in the Foreign
trade for the entries inwards, and of 10,848 tons
for the clearances outwards. In the coasting trade,
however, there is an increase of 256,796 tons for
for the entries inwards, but a decrease of 3,613 tons
for the clearances outwards.