The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-13 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COMMON LAW COURTS.
(THIS DAY.) -
This being the day appointed for the interment of
Her late Majesty the Queen Dowager, neither the Cour
of Queen's Bench, the Court of Common Pleas, nor ti
Curt or Exchequer their sittings. They ital.
adjourned until to-n,c,rrow.

SHERIFFS' COURT.---(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff HURCHELL.)
LEWIS V. KNIGHT.
This was an action to recover the sum of 61. Os. 6"1
n a bill of exchange, of which defendant was ti
erawer and indorser.
The defendant plcaded that he did not draw or indon
the bill, and, secondly, that he had taken the benefit
the Insolvent Act.
A witness was called who most distinctly proved 1.1
defendant's handwriting.
For the defence, two extracts of the schedule filed
the Insolvent Court was tendered, as also the adjudice
Ursa The extracts alluded to a bill of exchange, L.
plaintiff's name did not eppear on the face of the I,r,
ceedings. It was, however, contended that there wll4
sufficient identity of the bill to prove that it was the el
mentioned in the schedule, and that, conscqutntly, d
fei:dant was released from all liability.
Mr. ILaaviarNs, for the plaintiff, objected to the 0('
mission of the document, although certified as cffit
copies, under the seal of the Court, contending, that t•
the plaintiff's name was not menticned, and he had fl
notice of defendant's intention to take the benefit of IL
Insolvent Act, the plaictiff was not protected.
Mr. MARRIOTT, !he defendant's counsel, said that IL
bill was sufficiently described, for after it once went of
of the hands of the drawer r indorser it was next 11
iaapossible to ascertain through whose hands it passed'
nor was an insolvent bound to do so. From the state
ment on the schedule there was good reason to supr
the bill had got into the hands of plaintiff without hi
giving any consideration, and after the insolvency. ,A
Mr. HAWKINS complained that such assertions show"
not be made, as they did not admit of proof under the
pleas.
Mr. MARRIOTT submitted that the whole of the state'
ment sworn to by the defendant on passing the Insvireol
Court was edmissable.
The Leal lied UNDER- SHERIFF— Am I to understand
your proposition to be that whatever an insolvent saves!:
to in his schedule is to be received as evidence in his
own favour, or against any third parties whose nitoae,
do not appear?
Defendant's COUNSEL considered so, where thin
could be no doubt that it referred to the subject.= stter
in dispute. it
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said he would 00°14
the evidence for what it was worth, and leave it -to tPto
jury to say whether they b( lieved the entry referred be
the bill in question, but lie would take a note of t.if
objections. In summing up, the Learned Under-Sheri,
said that he was of opinion that the plaintiff was toog
titled to a verdict, for the onus was on the definads,
cl' arly to make out that he:had been legally diechstr°
from his liabilities.
The jury considered for some time and then gave •
verdict for the defendant.
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that i4e) v.--uld
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retain the writ, and give Mr. Hawkins liberty to nio'
the Court above on the point reserved. •
Mr. HAwKINs applied to have the doeumentst pro•
dueed retained.
The UNDF.R•SHERIFF said he had no power to ,do as
Mr. Haw kips could obtain other office copies.

3IARLBRO -STREET—(THIS
DOG STEALING —James Brown, a notorious 4,°„it;
stealer, was charged before Mr. Bingham, with las/70
stolen a valuable spaniel dog, belonging to Mr. Cie°r°
Goodwin Ewant, 75, Maddox-street.
About o'cl,ck last evening, the , prosecutor -idj
pissing cut of Oxford- street into flanover-aquareais
a vaivahle spaniel dog following him. On arrivioghos
Harewood-place, he suddenly missed the dog, and 1:03
he was looking for it a young an came up to his", el
informed him that ho had seen a man pick the a 070,
up, and run up Oxford-street towards the Circus. '"
secutor went in pursuit, and the prisoner was d10P,50
by a constab!e in Swallow-pm:sage, who bad semi Ott'
drop drop the dog, and taken to the station. The pro%
for added, that he would not have lost the dog fot 2"tbe
John Anderson said ho was in Oxford-street on the
previous evening, near Earewood-place, when he 1t his
prisoner pick up a spaniel dog. and putting it ut tder
the
arm, ran off as fast as he could. Witness infornsed,ot
prosecutor of what he had teen, and they both ; of
after the prisoner, whom they caught in the cusWi
a constable in Swallow-passage. pet
Police-constable 396 A proved seeing the lariOcei
running along Oxford street with the dog r°Qlll,jog
under his arm. On seeing witness he dropped the Difa
and ran down Swallow-passage. Witness followed

and took him into custody.
Sergeant Hardwick, of the D division, proved jot
former convictions against the prisoner for a ity"
offence. ths
Mr. BINGHAM committed the prisoner unuo-e 945,
mond clase of no Act of Parliament passed isi.„.! 018
known as " Bishop's" Act, for six months to the P°
of Correction, with hard libou.t. Act
It is not generally known that the adoption of ihe.ost
abcvl3-1 amed, which interposes,:by its penal provlipp
so material a check on the growing evil of dog-oteAbo?'
owes its existence to the unceasing efforts of Mr. B'solo
the well-known gun-smith, of New Bond street. dig
gantl4man's intercouse with persons of the highet4der
unction, who had been the victims of professed isle'
stealers, enabled him to obtain their aid in the Legoett
turn to carry a measure, the absolute necessity of and
had become apparent to all who valued a usefunis
faithful companion. Since the above Act has bee Abe
force the crime of dog-stealing has been much Ufl
decrease in the metropolis.

SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE'
METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASES.--.W.-
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NESDAY.
The Metropolitan Handicap of 20 soya. each, 10 A,,„ye
5 only if declared, with 100 added; the second to
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his stake. (15 Subs., 4of whom declared.)
Mr. Tredgold's Maria Day, lOst (Fri'.ll) 5
Mr. Vevers's Vain Hope, 10,t 9113 (Archer) g
Lord Strathmore's The Doctor, list Ilb ...(Backlei) 4
Mr. J. Elmore a British Yeoman, 12st ... (J MAIO;
(ri
Captain Little's Chandler, list 41b
The following also ran:—The Marquis of Wateri°, of
Sir Arthur, llst Bib (Ryan)—Mr. De'u 9O
Cornwall, 9st 101 b (Boyce)—Mr. Butler's Lotterty),
81b (owner)—Mr. Young's Sarah Sykes, 9st (13":reit
Betting-5 to 2 agst Vain Hope, sto 2 Sg—ciler'
Arthur, 6 to 1 each agat British Yeoman and Chsgactof
10 to 1 agat Maria Day, 12 to 1 each agst 'The !roe;
and Sarah Sykes. Won by a neck, after a fo°.truaoski;°
the Doctor third by three lengths, the British '1"-d IP-
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fourth, and Chandler fifth; the others did not 13*"
post. of
The Free Handicap Steeple Chase Stakes of 5,,55j
each, with 25 added. Three miles. (11 St 1110) ;
Mr. Oliver's Trust-me-not, llst 21b (J. a t°4) ;
Mr. Vevers's b g by The Cardinal, lOst 81b (Are -d) -
Mr. Wilkin's Ima, 9st 13:b Creep
4
(Greeo4o
Mr. K. Hunter's My Uncle, lOst
The following also ran :—Mr. Hunter's'tlopv, fol/B
(Hunter)—Mr. Hardy's Blossom, lOst 31b eotWar",o
Mr. Terry's Jenny Jones, lOst 31b (Darby)-311-',,0300,„
Billy Morgan, lOst 31b (Bradley)—Lord Strata' oelP'
Miss Burns, lOst 21b (Frisby)—Xl r. Stewart r 5
9st 121 b (C. Balchin). t 1111/
Betting-4 to 1 eget Cardinal g, 4to 1 0g5;130,1)4
me-not, sto 1 each agst Billy Morgan and MIS-a OP
Won by two lengths, the same between second 11,_
The Aristocratic Steeplechase did not come °P. I
Match, 251. Three miles. usoll)
Mr. Fral's Sampson, Ilst 8)
Mr. Reed's The Cob, lost 71b (11• See