The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-04 00:00:00

COURT OF REQUESTS.-MONDAY

A LOQUACIOUS MODERN TRAPPlST.—Mr.DanielDavid
Few, a little old gentleman, very much resembling Mr.
John Arthur Roebuck, M.P., was summoned for the sum 4
of 16s. 6d. for rent alleged to be due and owing to Peter
Thomas, his landlord. Daniel's appearance was most ex-
traordinary ; although known to be in possession of consi-
derable property, his garb was that of the most squalid
wretchedness, and upon his head he wore a bundle of calico
rags knotted together, for the purpose of keeping warm a
head which either time or depravity had rendered quite
bald. Mr. Peter Thomas having stated his complaint, the
following dialogue took place :
Mr. Commissioner Dußois—Now, Daniel, take those
rags off your head.
Daniel—l shan't ; I mought as well ax you to take that
there wig off—there ain't no for to compel me, and so I
shan't take 'em off.—(Considerable laughter.)
COMMISSIONER—WeII, upon my word, I never saw any
one so determined to be comfortable at the expense of de-
cency. Do you owe this money, Mr. Daniel ?
Daniel—No, I doesn't ; and as I said to him afore he
comes to this here Court, Muster Thomas, says I, if you
goes for to swear as how I hoes you this ear money, s'elp
my —l'll physic yer. Now, as I said afore, if so be as
you'll swear him I'll put you up to summut as you don't
no nothink about. I'v seen a good deal in my time, and—
COMMISSIONER—Do hold your tongue Sir, and hand up
your rent book.
Daniel (with a knowing wink)—Wide—oh—in regard
of that, I sharnt hold up no rent book, not till sich times
as Peter Thomas swears I owes him 16s. 6d. You aint
got no ord'nary feller to deal with, and this here concern
just puts me in mind of what happened jest this time 9
years. A feller summoned me to this ere werry place for—
COMMISSIONER—SiIence, Sir ! Pray, do be quiet, and
hand up your rent book. I shall not allow you to entrap
the plaintiff into a false oath. Will you hand up your rent
book ?
Daniel—There, now ! you just reminds me of a feller as

I heard when I was a boy—a poor hinnocent man was—
CommissioNEß Order, Sir order ! If you don't
keep to the point, I'll dismiss the case. Keep to the point, Sir.
Daniel—That's the worry thing as I likes, and I often
says to my wife—" Sarah,"—when she's pitching me a
long yarn—" Sarah," says I, " whenever you goes for to
tell me—"

COMMISSIONER—For Heaven's sake, keep that man
quiet ! Now, Daniel, if you do not think proper to pro-
duce your rent-kook, I shall make you pay the whole
amount sued for.

On this intimation Daniel handed up the rent book—

from which it appeared that his landlord had made an over-
charge of nine shillings. On being asked how he would
pay the balance, 7s. 6d., Daniel pulled out a handful of
sovereigns, and paid it forthwith. Then, turning to the
Commissioner with a patronising air, he delivered himself as
follows :—" You see, Mister Sir, there's three sorts of
people wot owes money. In the first place, there's the
Tory he says he shan't pay—slap. Then there's the
snivelling Whig'; he promerses to pay. Then there's the
bout and bout Radical, he ses, Vy, I DID pay:—(Consi-
derable laughter.) Now, my Lord, I don't belong to none
o'n em,•and so 1 wishes you a werry good mavvning."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

A gentleman, named Bult, of Hornsey-lane, Highgate,
appeared before the LORD MAYOR, to complain of treat-
ment which he and his family experienced on board a
steamer, called the Brocklebrink. Mr. Bult and his family,
consisting in all of nine persons, came away from Southend
in the Broch/cbank, steamer for London. In consequence
of an accident which happened to the boiler soon after
their departure the vessel was stopped in her course. They
had proceeded very little further upon the voyage when a
similar accident happened, and the distress of all the pas-
sengers was very great. Witness applied to the Captain
to put back to Southenk and the Captain was willing to
do so, but was prevented by other persons. There were
no provisions on board, and, in fact, no accommodation of
any kind ; and the Captain admitted that the vessel was
not sea-worthy. They were detained six hours by the
incapable condition of the vessel ; and after a vast deal
of annoyance reached London, he (witness) having in-
curred an additional expense of 41. His great object in
applying to the Lord Mayor was to expose the matter
properly ; for although the seaworthiness of the vessel was
denied by the best authority, she went off next morning
upon, he believed, a similar mission.
The LORD MAYOR advised Mr. Bult to send in his bill
to the proprietors, who, he had every reason to suppose,
would pay it, and lay up the worn-out hulk.