The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-27 00:00:00

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LORD MAYOR'S COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr and a Common Jury.)
BRAUN V. ROSENTHALL.

This was a writ of trial sent down from one of the supe-
rior courts, and the officer of the Lord Mayor's Court had
summoned, in accordance with the provisions of the act,
50 jurymen. At a quarter past ten about 20 were in at-
tendance, and at the half hour 12 were sworn, and his
Honour took his seat on the bench, but neither plaintiff,
defendant, nor counsel made any appearance.
His Honour remarked that perhaps the parties to the
suit thought that no court would sit to-day, and requested
the officer of the court to see if ho could find the plaintiff's
attorney.

After some delay, the clerk to the plaintiff's attorney
came into court, and said the case was referred ; regretting
that he had been unable to spare tho jury the trouble of
attending.

His Honour observed that the whole machinery of the
law bad been put into force for this single case, and the fees
payable on it were only 45., out which 2s. went to the jury;
but, as the parties did not attend, tho jury would not even
receive their miserable twopence each. (Laughter.) He
was sorry they should have had Lu .tteud,
court should have been opened upon such an accasion, but
the law was imperative. The jury would bo discharged,
but they would not receive their twopences.
The case was then struck out.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

UNFORTUNATES AND THEIR LANDLADIES.—AmeIia
Clements was charged beforo Mr. Knox with wilfully
breaking a fanlight at 23, Noel-street, Soho, the property
of Susan Kelly.
The complainant said the prisoner came to her house
with another female last night, and, after abusing her and
stating that she had been the cause of a girl of 14 being
seduced, broke her fanlight.

In answer to Mr. Knox, the complainant said that it was
done through jealousy.

The prisoner said she went to the house to got a poor
young woman's box, which the complainant refused to
give up.

A witness was then called for the prisoner, who said that
she broke the window, but accidentally.
Rose Herbert, the young woman whose box was stated
to be detained by the complainant, said she was an unfor-
tunate and resided with the complainant. Thero were four
other females residing in the same house, all of whom led
a gay life. A few nights ago she (witness) went home
intoxicated, and the complainant locked her in the room all
night, and threw water on her, and beat her, and if she
had been taken ill sho would not have been able to have
got assistance. Sho had since ieft the complainant's house
and the complainant detained her box.
Sergeant Smith, 1 C, said that, on going to Noel-street,
he found the witness with an umbrella in her hand and not
the prisoner. The witness said sho broke tho window, but
the complainant gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Knox said that, practically speaking, the complain-
ant kept a brothel. If the young girl (Rose Herbert)
thought proper to take a summons cut against the com-
plainant for assaulting her by beating and throwing water
over her she could do so ; and no doubt the complainant
would be made to smart for it. He should discharge the
prisoner, as there was no proof she broke the window, and
he would advise her to consult a solicitor.