The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-17 00:00:00

ANDREWS V. SMITH.

Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Honeyman were counsel
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Arnold for the defendant.
The plaintiff in this case was a valuer at Peckham,
and he brought his action against the defendant to
recover the sum of 221. 15s. for having made a valua-
tion of the stock on a farm at Beckenham, Kent,
which the defendant had been about to take. After
some negotiation the affair went off, and then the
defendant refused to pay the plaintiff his charge, and
was obliged to bring the present action. The defen-
dant paid 51. into Court.
The defence was that the plaintiff had done more
than he was authorised. Witnesses were called on
both sides.

The jury found a verdict for plaintiff-171. 103.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 15.
LATONE V. ELLIS.

This was an action on a policy of insurance of a
vessel, called the Napoleon, of Christiana, the risk
in which attached upon a voyage from Monte Video
to Havre. A previous policy bad been effected at
the Falkland Islands, for Patagonia, Monte Video,
and Falmouth, on a cargo of guano, to be taken in, but
when the ship arrived at Monte Video, the captain
was required to take in a cargo of hides. To avoid
the payment of duty to the French Government he
was paid 1501. to alter his flag to the Monte Videan,
and then a new policy became necessary, as the port
of destination was to be Havre. This was the policy
upon which the action was brought. The original
policy was for 4501., and according to the charter-
party the captain was paid 2501. on leaving the
Falkland Islands, for the first month. The question
now was, whether this money was recoverable as
freight under the second policy. The principal
matters urged in defence of the action were, that
this money was not to be had back as freight, that
it was, in fact, demurrage, and that there was a
fraudulent concealment in not stating this, as a
large portion of the cargo consisted of guano, in
which case the rate of premium would have been
much higher.
The jury retired, and after a considerable absence
retured into court at an advanced hour with a ver-
dict for the plaintiff—Damages 3001.

COURT OF INLAND RE VENUE, Dec. 15,

(Before HART DAVIS, Esq.; C• J. HERRIES, Esq. ;

and CHARLES PRESSLEY, Esq.)

Thomas Hough, of Bsgnigge-wells-road, chemist
and druggist, was charged with receiving into his
stock and vending spirits, the produce of illicit distil-
lation. The case was similar to others reported at
previous sittings of the Court.
The COURT convicted the defendant in the full
penalty of 1001., with liberty to petition the Board for
mitigation.
John Slipper, of 87, Leather-lane Holborn,
chemist and druggist, was charged on a similar in-
formation.

Mr. Anstey, Surveying-General Examiner, said
that being empowered to put down the trade of illicit
distillation, he went on the 4th of September with a
search-warrant to the defendant's, having told him
that information had been received of illicit spirits in
his possession. In the shop found several bottles of
spirit polish that defendant said had come from Pitch-
ford's. lie produced the invoices, which showed that
the whole of the articles had been pm chased below
the charge for the duty alone.
The defendant then addressed the Court. lie said
that he had never used cheap polish until he had
purchased the cheap spirits that had been seized at

the Excise-office sales, the produce cf parties who
had eluded the law. There was a large body of
Excise•oflicers, whose duty it was to protect them in
carrying on their legal trade, but they had neglected
to do so. If the law gave them further powers by
the recent enactment, he wished to see them carried
out fully, and it would be for the benefit of all. He
had carried on a legitimate trade, until he found that
his legitimate trade dwindled down to nothing at all.
An illicit trade was no advantage to him, but he
found himself completely undersold by his neigh-
bours, that he sold under it for four or five years, and
no notice had been taken, which he hoped would be
a reason for mitigation. Had he had the slightest
knowledge that they had power to seize this polish
he must have been a madman to run the risk, for he
had other business besides selling this article. Had
he received notice it would have prevented the in-
fraction of the law, hich was rather the object than
the punishment fur it.
The Conn.'. gave judgment in the penalty of 1001.
W. Sykes, oilman, 7, York street, Middlesex
; Gilbert, 64, Tottenham-court-road,
oilman ; Philip Chambers, 4, Red Lion-street ;
Thomas Macaulay, 47, Cur;ain•road, Shoreditch,
varnish maker ; &hard Smitb, Aylesbury-street,
Clerkenwell, oilman ; George Gee, Wood street,
Old street road ; and Thomas Hahon, 58, Bath-
stri et, St. Luke's, were similarly convicted in
penalties varying from 50l to 2001.

POLICE INTLLLIGENCE
LAMB IL

Julia Collins, a nororiou% character, was finally ex-
amined before the lion. G. C. Norton, on a charge
of being concerned, with four persons already com-
mitted for trial, in drugging and robbing a gentleman
named Same of a valuable gold watch, chain, and
seals, and a purse containing about 141. in gold and
silver.

The prosecutor identified the prisoner, and said,
that upon being forced into the house No. 2, Sussex-
place, Dover• road, by two women named Plummer
and Hills, he saw the prisoner, who was the owner of
the house, come down stairs.
A witness mulled Davis deposed that on the day
after the robbery the prisoner came to where he lived
and exhibited a gold watch, chain, and seals, and
mourning ring, which she said she had taken from a
gentleman on the night before. She also said that Plum-
mer and Hills brought the gentleman to her house;
that two pints of gin had been brought in, and that the
gentleman was " dosed" by a mixture of snuff in
the glass of gin which he drank; and that as soon as
he went-to sleep his purse had been taken from him
and its contents shared among the two women,
Plummer and Hills, and two men, Stephens and
M'Donnell, who went away. The prisoner then en-
deavoured to get away the gentleman's watch, but,
though perfectly stupid, he held it so tight that she
was obliged to cut the bottom of his fob off, and get
the watch in that way.
The barman at a public house and the constables
swore to having seen the prisoner in company with
the four persons already committed for trial on the
morning of the robbery.
Sergeant Goff, 8 L, said that from information
given to him on Wednesday last he apprehended the
prisoner at Croydon on that night, but found none of
the stolen property on her.
In reply to the questions of Mr. NORTON,
Sergeant Goff said that he had been informed by
the witness Davis, who had been examined on Thurs-
day, and who was not now present, that he had given
information to two sergeants of the M division of the
fact of the property stolen being in the possession of
the prisoner, and said that if they had used the least
exertion the property would then be found on her;
but they refused to have anything to do with the case,
and finding this he (Davis), in ten days after, came
and told him (Goff) of the matter.
Mr. NoirroN, on hearing this, charged Sergeant
Goff to communicate the particulars to the superin-
tendent of the M division, that an inquiry might be
instituted, as it was a matter which, in his (Mr.
Norton's) opinion, should receive the fullest investi-
gation ; and if it was found that the witness had given
information as he had stated to the police, and that
they had neglected to act upon it at a time when the
stolen property could be recovered, the officers so
acting were unfit for their situations, and should not
only be discharged front them but severely punished.
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial.

RAILWAY SHAKE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, DEC. 15.
STOCK EXCHANCM—The market to <lay was very inactive,
the less satisfactory accounts of the London Stock Exchange
producing a depressing influence. But little business was
transacted.