The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-18 00:00:00

KING'S BENCH.-SATURDAY.

At the sitting of the Court this morning,
The ATTORNEY-GRNEBAL wished to apologise to their
Lordships for his absence yesterday, and to request, as a
personal favour, that the interest of his clients might not
suffer in consequence, as it did not arise out of any disres-
pect, but was occasioned by urgent public business else-
where. He therefore hoped those cases which were struck
out in consequence of his non-attendance might be rein-
stated on the paper.
Lord DENMAN—The Court cannot think any disrespect
was intended, and under the circumstances will order the
cases to be restored to the paper.
Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr. KELLY made similar applica-
tions to have causes restored to the paper, as in consequence
of the absence of the Attorney-General, they were called
on sooner than was expected.
Lord DENMAN said that the Court would grant the ap-
plication on:the present occasion, but he wished gentlemen
of the Bar to understand that in future it would be ex-
pected that Counsel should be in attendance when a case
was called on. _ _

The Crown paper was then proceeded with, the cases in
which were merely questions of parish settlement, involving
no matter of public interest.
The Court rose at one o'clock.

O'Gorman Mahon is to be brought up for judgment (for
an assault on Mr. Wigley) on Monday morning (this day.)

BAIL COURT.
GOODMAN V. LORD TORRINGTON AND OTHERS.

This was an action to recover 1,500/. from the defendants,
Lord Torrington and four others, officers of the 7th Fusi-
leers. One of the defendants being in want of the sum of
1,000/., applied some time ago to a person of the name of
Goshen, resident in the Haymarket, for a loan of that
amount. Goshen stated that it was inconvenient for him
at the time to advance the money, but he had a friend who
he thought would advance the sum, or at least a sum of
800/. The person to whom Goshen referred (Goodman,
the plaintiff) could not advance the whole sum, but he
agreed to lend 500/., provided the borrower and the other
four defendants would agree to give him a bond for 1,500/.,
payable at the end of two years. This arrangement was
acceded to, and a bond for 1,500/. was made out and sub-
scribed by the defendants, and delivered to the plaintiff.
Various other collateral securities were at the same time
granted. When the money came to be paid, and the trans-
action ultimately settled, the borrower found that, after de-
ducting the expenses of the loan, there was due to him a
sum only a little exceeding the half of the 500/. The de-
fendants having allowed judgment to pass against them by
default,

Mr. SMITH to-day moved the Court for an arrest of judg-
ment, and for a reference to the Master to take an account
of, and report upon, the sums actually due to the plaintiff.
The COURT granted the motion as prayed for.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLB OR 0 UGH- STREET.

The following application was made to Mr. DYER :
A cab-driver, named Cook, residing at No. 74, Great
George-street, Hampstead-road, picked up a large pocket-
book on Friday, about one o'clock, in South Audley-street.
He had two persons (a publican and a gunsmith) in his
cab; whom he was driving to the Red House. He put
the pocket-book under him, and on reaching the White-
ferry-house, Pimlico, he got down to assist his fare to
alight. The two persons possessed themselves of the
pocket-book, and went into the public-house. The book
was opened, and in it the cab-driver saw a 201. note, a
check, and several papers. The two persons shut up the
book hastily, and gave it to the landlord of the Whiteferry-
house, telling the cab-driver it was to remain there until
the owner was found. The cab-driver called at the White-
ferry-house on Saturday, and, on asking about the book,
was told by the landlord that one of the persons had re-
turned for it, and had got it away, telling him he wanted
the money to pay his brewers with. The cab-driver
wished to know what he was to do in the matter.
Mr. DYER desired Schofield, the officer, to make the
needful inquiries.