The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE

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

MONEY LENDERS AND THE PUBLIC-IMPORTANT QUESTION-

VANE V. CRAXFORD.

This was an action to recover commission for procuring
a loan for defendant, for whom Mr. Horry appeared.
Plaintiff stated that he saw an advertisement in which
defendant required a loan of £3O. He negotiated the
matter, and introduced the business to the Real and Per-
sonal Advance Company. After a short time, and before
any money was advanced, it was discovered that defendant
owed rent.

Cross-examined—I have defendant's written authority at
home, and it says that the commission would be paid when
the money was obtained.
His Honour—Then the money was never advanced at
all ?

Plaintiff—No, but it was quito ready. •
His Honour—You cannot recover commission before the
work is done.

Plaintiff—l have recovered in a similar case at another

court,

His Honour—Very likely the facts were entirely diffe-
rent.

Plaintiff—Then does your honour say that I am to lose
all my time and labour?
His Honour—You sue for commission, and if you know
the meaning of the word you must see that you cannot re-
cover as it has not been earned. I would recommend you,
Mrs. Crawford, not to have any more to do with cases of
this kind. Plaintiff will be nonsuited.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

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WESTMINSTER.

CRUEL ROBBERY OF A SERVANT.--Mary Ann M'Cormish,
a smartly dressed young woman, was placed at the bar
charged with stealing a watch and chain, and a great quan-
tity of wearing apparel, the property of Sarah Wren.
The prosecutrix said that she was in the service of one
of the foreign ambassadors, but had lodgings at 3, Exeter-
place, where she slept. She left her lodgings on Wednes-
day'morning to go to her employment, and at that time all
property, consisting of the watch, chain, seals, a cloak,
gown, and other articles of wearing apparel, were left safe
in a box in her room. On her return there on Wednesday
evening she found everything she possessed stolen, and
gave information to the police, who apprehended the pri-
soner, and found all her property.

Mr. Selfe inquired whether she was acquainted with the
prisoner ?

Prosecutrix replied that sho was not, but she had heard
she came to lodge in the house 10 days ago.
William Watts, 253 B, said he went to a lodging house,
69, York-street, Westminster, in consequence of some in-
formation he received, and waited there for the prisoner
last night. When he first took her she denied all know-
ledge of the robbery, but pawnbrokers' duplicates relating
to the property were discovered in her pocket, and she was
wearing prosecutrix's boots.

Several pawnbrokers produced the property.
The constable stated that prisoner had previously had
9 months' imprisonment for obtaining goods under false
pretences.

Prisoner said she was very sorry.
She was committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A NOTORIOUS IMPOSTOR.—Wm. Price, alias Morgan,
alias " Black Welsh Tom," who described himself as a
carpenter, was charged before Mr. Knox, with begging
and assaulting James Fryer, officer of the Mendicity
Society.

Fryer said that at half-past six the previous evening, he
saw the prisoner following different gentlemen, and
begging of them. On the prisoner leaving a gentleman in
St. Alban's place, he went up to him and took him into
custody. At the station he went to search the prisoner,
when he pulled a paper out of his pocket and tried to get
it into his mouth, and in attempting to get it from the pri-
soner he kicked him violently on the knee and tore his
coat, and it took five persons to get the paper from the
prisoner.

The following is a copy of the paper alluded to :
" Riverhill, Sevenoaks, Kent, Dec. 24.
" Tho bearer, Wm. Morgan Williams, has been in my
employ upwards of twelve months, during which time ho
conducted himself to my entire satisfaction. About four
months since he received injuries which totally disabled
him from following his usual avocation.

J. EDMD. HILL, Contractor, &c."
In answer to the magistrate, the constable said he had
known the prisoner, some time as a beggar, and he had
been committed four times-at this and Marylebone Police-
courts—on one occasion being committed for three months
for begging and assaulting him (Fryer). The letter was
the writing of a notorious begging-letter impostor.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner, who was a notorious beggar
and impostor, had been guilty of violence to the officer,
and would be committed for three months with hard la-
bour.