The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-06 00:00:00

SBERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY).

(Before Mr. Undersheriff Burchell.)
LIBEL—BADMAN V. VISCOUNT DRUMLANRIG.
This was an action to recover damages for libel.
Mr. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Edwin
James, Q.C., for the defendant, who suffered judgment to
go by default.
The case was called in, and Mr. James addressed the
jury, and said that they would be relieved entirely
from any trouble, as it had been arranged between him and
his learned friend that they should be discharged without
giving a verdict. The action was brought by the plaintiff,
who is better known by the soubriquet of Johnny Walker,
for a libel published in Bell's Life in London. It was not
-until after judgment had been entered for default of plea,
*hat defendant knew anything of the matter, but he now
openly said he did not cast any imputation on the plain-
tiff's conduct. Viscount Drumlaurig was unconnected
-with any of the subsequent letters
Mr. Robinson sai I after what had been stated, he was
satisfied, as the plaintiff's sole object was to vindicate his
character. Had the case been gone into, he should have
called witnesses who would have completely refuted the
slanders which had been repeated in every way to his
great injury. He would have called unimpeachable medical
witnesses, who would have proved that the only cause of
plaintiff not fighting was severe illness, and not from the
Motive imputed to him in the libel.
The jury were then discharged.
The damages were laid at 1,0001.

MA.RLBOROUGII-STREET.- (THIS DAY)

CHARGE OF ROBBERT.--Elizabeth Mendy, a woman of
the town, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with
stealing, at the Crambourne Coffee-house, Crambourne
court, Leicester-square, a gold watch and 5 sovereigns, the
property of a gentleman, name unknown. Joseph Tyler,
waiter at the above coffee-house, stated that on the morn-
ing of the 15th of June, the prisoner came into the coffee-
room with a gentleman, and partook of breakfast. The
gentleman afterwards fell asleep, and witness took no fur-
ther notice of him until he went to clear away the things.
When he woke him up, at that time, prisoner was
sitting close by him. After he had taken the things away,
prisoner came and asked him to allow her to go upstairs,
which he did, and while she was away he went to the
gentleman and asked him if he knew the woman he was
with, and if he had his property all safe. The gentleman
felt, and said, " Oh, yes, it's all right; I know hwr well."
The gentleman then fell asleep again, and in the meantime
the prisoner went off. Witness at a later period of the
morning aroused the gentleman, and again requested him
to examine his pockets carefully, and on his doing so he
discovered that his watch had been cut from the guard,
and five sovereigns taken from his pocket. The gen-
tleman gave witness a description of th 3 watch, and re-
quested him to look after the prisoner, as he (the gen-
tleman) was obliged to go to Paris on business, and
would not return for a few weeks. After the gentle-
Man was gone, witness swept the room, and close
by where prisoner had been sitting with the gentleman
he picked up two gold studs and the swivel of a guard
chain, which he now produced. On the following Satur-
day prisoner came into the house, when he taxed her with
the robbery. She denied it at first, but on his threaten-
ing to give her in charge, she admitted that she had
pledged the watch at a pawnbroker's in the New cut, and
that if he would go with her to her lodging near there, she
would give him the ticket. He accordingly proceeded
there with her, but on the way she gave him the ' double,"
and got clear ff, and he saw no more of her till last night,
When he gave her into custody. Witness added that the
gentleman, whose name he understood to be Lewis, would
be in town on Tuesday next.
Mr. Hardwicke remanded the prisoner until that day.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

WEST-END OF LONDON AND CRYSTAL PA-

LACE

The extraordinary general meeting of proprietors re-
quired by the Wharncliffe Order for the approval of the
company's bill now before Parliament, was held yes-
terday at the offices, 8, Adelaide-place, London-bridge.
Resolutions approving the bills and authorising the
directors to proceed with them in Parliament were
passed, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.

The following are the titles of the bills :—•
1. A bill to enable the West-End of London and
Crystal Palace Railway to extend their line from Nor-
wood Station to Bromley and Farnborough.
2. A bill to authorise the West-end of London and
Crystal Palace Railway to enter into working arrange-
ments with the London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway.