The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-22 00:00:00

SHERIFFS' CO URT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL
OLTTLAWRT.—HOWARD V. THOMAS.
This was an inquiry to ascertain what property the
defendant, James Alexander Thomas, was possessed
within the bailiwick of the Sheriffs of Middlesex, the
`defendant having been outlawed.
Mr. PEARSON, for the plaintiff, stated the nature of
the proceedings which were instituted by the Crown, in
order that the defendant's property might be declared
fort, ited to the Crown, and available for the payment of
the debt due to the plaintiff, amounting to 368/. 19s. The
Learned Counsel said that in these cases the re was
aliva)s great difficulty in obtaining the evidence, as it
had generally to be elicited from persons who were inte-
rested in protecting the property for the defendant. He
would, therefore, call the defendant's brother, who was
one of the executors of the will of defendant's father, who
had left defendant some property.
Mr. F. W. Thomas was called, but did not pro Luce
the probate, although subrcenaed to do so, as he said it
was in the hands of his solicitors. He would, however,
admit that there was a clause in the will by which de-
fendant was entitled to the rents of the houses, Nos.
-34, 35, 36, and 37, Cumberland Market. Defendant was
formerly a tailor in Gray's Inn-lane.
The UNDER•SHERIFF did nut think that he could take
an admission from a witness.
Mr. PEAnson then tendered an office-copy of the will,
which was admitted; and it appeared that, in addition
to the houses, defendant was entitled to 200/. Testator
died in May, 1848. The witness said that the legatee
only received 78. in the pound, as shares which had cost
the deceased 7,000/. did not fetch more than 2,0001.
Defendant went to Port Adelaide in 1847, and nothing
had d
isbie:erh:ard of him since. In the event of his being
dead, the property would fall to witness and his brothers
The property was bought for 550/. The
.leases had 22i years to run, the rents amounted to 1001.
ar, subject to 36/. ground-tax, &c. Witness still
held the rents, but did nut believe defendant was alive.
The greater portion of the rents had been laid out in
repairs.
The jury found that on the 11th of October defendant
was entitled to the property in qu,,stion.

BOW-STREE'F.-(THIS DAY.)
Several of the inhabitants of New Oxford-street waited
Upon Mr .Hall this morning to complain of the number
of prostitutes who infested that neighbourhood. They
represented the conduct of these wretched creatures to
be most disgusting, and it was quite impossible for any
decent female to pass along the street after dark. The
pol►ee did all they could to abate the nuisance, but the
characters complained of were so much conversant with
the duties and proceedings of the police, that when one
of them made his appearance they scampered off away
from his beat. On a recent occasion a gentleman was
decoyed by two of the girls into a house of ill-tame, and
after they had rifled his pockets, they stripped him of
everything but Lis shirt, and then turned him out in the
street.

Mr. HALL regretted that he had no power to interfere.
It was impossible to rid the streets of London of every
nuisance, and this was one of that class which could only
be dealt with by a magistrate when some of these bad
characters so mieconducted themselves as to justify a
police-officer taking them into custody.
The gentlemen who had been appointed to attend upon
his Worship as a deputation from the inhabitants of the
district, thanked hid Worship for the courtesy he had
shown them, and retired.