The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-20 00:00:00

MYER V. PENNELL.

The plaintiff was a tailor, carrying on business in Old
Bond-street, and brought this action to recover 2,5001.
There were several bill transactions to a very large amount
between Lord Foley and Mr. Henry Jadis, and application
was made to the plaintiff to discount bills. The defendant
was a discounter of bills, and occupied a shop in Duke-
street, and he acted as the agent of Mr. Jadis ; and
through the agency of a Mr. Richardson, a bill broker,
bills to the amount of 2,500/. were discounted by the plain-
tiff. The bills were dishonoured, and an action was brought
by the plaintiff against Mr. Jadis, and the jury found for
the plaintiff, but that verdict was afterwards set aside. A
second action was then brought, but in consequence of the
absence of Mr. Richardson the plaintiff was nonsuited.
The liabilities against Mr. Jadis were subsequently disco-
vered to amount to 31,0001. and against Lord Foley to
311,000/., and the plaintiff was now compelled to come
against the present defendant, and the question now was,
whether Mr. Penell was liable.
The plaintiff was nonsuited.
THE KING ON THE PROSECUTION OF GORDON V. TURNER
AND ANOTHER.

Mr. STEER stated that this was a prosecution instituted
against two of the police force, whose duty it was to pre-
serve the peace of the Battersea district; for a most violent
and wanton assault, and for a false imprisonment by them
of the prosecutor Gordon. Some time since there had been
disputes among the parishioners of Battersea, on the sub-
ject of the right of the poorer inhabitants to depasture their
cattle on the Latchmoor mead, a piece of Open common
ground belonging to the parish. On the 18th of January
last the prosecutor, with some other persons, attended a
a meeting in London, at which Mr. Wahley presided, and
which was held for the purpose of asserting the rights of
the parishioners. On his return home he was wantonly
assaulted and carried first of all to Chelsea station-house,
and on the folloiving morning, after being locked up in
a damp cell all night, taken to Wandsworth strtion-house,
and thence before a magistrate, where he put in bail to
answer any charge at the Sessions, but none was ever made.
The jury returned a verdict against the defendants.

EXCHEQUER COURT.-SATURDAY.

WIGLEY V. &GORDIAN MAHON.

This was an action to recover damages for the assault
and battery committed by the defendant upon the plaintiff
within the precincts of the Court of King's Bench. The
particulars of the transaction have been frequently reported,
and it is not therefore necessary to repeat them now.

Mr. PLATT and Mr. HUMFREY conducted the plaintiff's
case.

The defendant appeared in person and addressed the
Jury at some length, and with considerable force.
The LEARNED JUDGE having charged the Jury, they re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, with one farthing damages.
Mr. PLATT trusted his Lordship would certify, so as to
entitle the plaintiff to his costs.
Mr. Baron GURNEY would take time to consider.
The case took up the greater part of the day.

ADMIRALTY COURT-SAT URDAY.

THE VELOCIPEDE.-SALVAGE.

This is an appeal from an award made by the Cinque
Port Commissioners of salvage, in a cause of salvage insti-
tuted by the owners and crews of thirteen Deal and Rams-
gate boats against the master and owners of the schooner
'Velocipede, 72 tons burthen. The schooner was pursuing-
her voyage from Dundalk to the port of London with a
cargo of butter, bacon, and other provisions, when, upon
the 9th of February last, the wind blowing fresh from the
W.N.W., she ran upon the high part of the Goodwin
Sands. and when the tide had ebbed was left there dry.
The boats now claiming salvage then came out and ten-
dered their assistance, wbich was in the first instance re-
jected, but subsequently accepted, for the purpose of
lightening the vessel, in order to get her off by the next
tide. She was accordingly lighted by the removal of 412
firkins of butter and 30 bales of bacon into these boats. In
this service 13 boats, and, as it was stated, 84 persons were
engaged. Anchors were taken out, and upon the next tide
the schooner rose and got safely into Ramsgate Harbour.
The boats followed her, and the cargo was re-shipped.
The value of the property was 2,9601., and the award
made by the Cinque Port Commissioners was 485/., about
one-seventh. A tender had been made in this Court of
3001. ; and upon these facts the cause now came on for
hearing.
Sir JOHN NicHou, stated the case, and did not think it
was one in which the Court was called upon to interfere.
He was, therefore, bound to pronounce against the appeal,
and remit the cause, with the costs.