The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-03 00:00:00

nu] SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAX 3, 1862.

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SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)
MODEL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE-THE CONFIDENT
LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE CO. V. BARNETT-WILSON.
These were actions upon promissory notes. In the first
case it seemed from the evidt nee that one of the parties to
the note was a minor, who had also insured his life for £2O.
Plaintiff's agent said that no money had been lent on the
policy, and his Honour said he could not make any order
upon the minor, therefore judgment would be against the
one defendant only.
In the second case an elderly woman came forward and
complained i hat when she took one instalment her card was
detained,

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His Honour—Well, plaintiff, where is this card ?
Plaintiff's agent—She must have it. The card has no
bearing upon the case, as she had a receipt with every pay-
ment.

His Honour—This is a very strange kind of business for
a fire and life office.
Plaintiff's agent--I do not think your Honour should
make such remarks on a most respectable office.
His Honour—We will see. How many fire policies have
you issued ?
Agent—Not one.
His Honour—And yet you call yourself fire office.
Agent—We did not think it prudent to do fire business.
His Honour—How many lives ?
Agent-30,000.
His Honour—You have issued 30,000 life policies, and
have you lent money on each ?
Agent—Certainly not.
His Honour—What is the highest amount of any policy ?
Agent—£l,ooo.
His Honour—How many shareholders have you ?
Agent-100. I will not swear to 100. There may be
90. I cannot swear to 80, or 70, but I will swear to 60.
There are 8 directors, whose names are published in a pro
spectus. The society is regestered under the Joint Stock
Companies Act. I think that bill will tell by its number
how many borrowers we have accommodated.
His Honour—This bill says 162, but you will not swear
that is all the loans you have made in 6 years ?
Mrs. Wilson said she had paid plaintiffs more than they
had given her credit for, and as the card was not produced
his Honour refused to adjourn the case for any books, and
gave plaintiffs a verdict for the amount admitted.

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POLICE---THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET, THIS DAY.

A foreigner, named Baench, was placed at the bar
charged with obtainings goods by false pretences.
Mr. James Tennant, of 149, Strand, mineralogist, said—

I received a letter by post on the 22d of November last,
asking the price of a certain collection of minerals for the
purpose of studying geology. 1 enclosed a prospectus, and
afterwards an order was received fur a five guinea collection.
The box was sent off directed to F. BaPnch, Esq., 59,
Union street, Portsea, on the 27th of December. I after-
wards received another letter acknowledging the receipt of
the box, and also ordering some books on geology. They
were sent off to the same address. The prisoner promised
on the receipt of the books to send a cheque on the London
and Westminster Bank. It did not arrive, and I heard no
more about the prisoner till the 19th of April, when I re-
ceived another letter evidently directed in a feigned hand,
and signed Caroline Berg, from a place in Hertfordshire.
Suspecting it was the same party, I sent a prospectus, and
af erwarls received another letter, signed Caroline.
Mr. Corrie—Have you any persons to identify the letters
you produce.

Witness—The prisoner admitted writing them when I
charged him with the offence yesterday. In the last letter
I received there was a post-office order for 15s. for a map.
Yesterday the prisoner called upon me to exchange the
m-lp I had sent its directed for something else. I happened
to be packing up a specimen precisely similar to that I had
sent to Port: ea. I continued talkir g with him for some
time, when I asked him if he had not gone by the name of
Baench. He at first denied it, but afterwards he said ho
had, and I then showed him the letter I had received from
Portsea, when he said that he wrote it. I told him I had
not received the money, and should not let him leave the
shop until he had given some explanation. He then pulled
out of his pocket a paper containing several pawnbrokers'
tickets, one of which was for a cabinet- of minerals, which
ho told me was the one I had sent to him, and that if I
would let him go he would pay me for it. This I declined
and sent for the police and gave him into custody,
The prisoner did not deny that he had written the letter.
Mr. Corrie was of opinion that the false pretence had not
been made out.

The prisoner said he expected money from abroad on
New Year's-day, but it did not arrive, and that was the
reason he did not send the mr nay.
Mr. Corrie suggested that the best thing to be done was
for Mr. Tennant to get back his property; and as it had
been pawned in London, and the prisoner offered to make
some arrangement for its return, it would be the wisest
course to consent to such a proposal.
The mater was then arranged out of court.

TIPS OF THE PROPHETS FOR THE TWO
THOUSAND GUINEAS.
BEACON, of Bell's Life.
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Having curtly glanced at tho doinss of the likely bel-
ligerents for the Two Thousand of 1862, it only remains
for me to say that, overlooking The Marquis, an outbreak
of whose temper I dread, Aivediston, Wingrave, and Caterer
are all bound to finish in the front rank, and seeing that the
public running of last year has hitherto borne out this, I
give the preference to