The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-07 00:00:00

officeit_F.rson was elected and sworn in, and exercised his
which
nithin ten days after the arrival of the letters patent,
tn""__, 11 was a clear recognition, and amounted to an appoint-
, ent in law. Mr. Watson had argued that the office was
_ ever filled, and that the election was informal, because it
isrtas too early ; there might have been some irregularity, but
was cured, and therefore it was rather too much fur those
persons to turn round now and repudiate their own acts, and
847 a that the office was vacant; but there could be no doubt
of that when once a person was elected and exercised the dutits
titli is °lace, that he was duly elected, and that he was en-
ted to hold the office for life, unless he was guilty of im-
't'Per conduct. Mr. Grimshaw could not have been pro-
/auntYlected at the adjourned meeting if the office had been
soldr. Justice COLEMDGE was clearly of opinion that Roger-
it was duly elected. For years he remained in office, and
„aPPe.ared quite shocking to turn round and say that after
'Li this the office was void. He was of opinion
that
thin, a coroner was not a corporate officer. Only
" of the consequences of the doctrine set up.
a man could be removed at the end of six
he could be removed after 20, so that a coroner who
ad performed a long course of duty, who had received
ii6°l2eY as fees, who had held inquests, recorded verdicts—
,tihnee of them, perhaps, for wilful murder—and discharged
r important functions afficting the public at large, as
or as n himselt; might be got rid of to gratify some caprice
tc,,,raakrY-feeling. The parties who appointed him recog-
st,Lr and enabled him to do all, now turned round
platicnalled him a usurper. His mind shrank from contem-
such g the consequences which must necessarily flow from
kiin" course
openings. The quarterly meetings wore well
J wia to be edays, but if by the expedient of an ad-
'll,,7,r,ntaent they could bring on whatever the parties pleased,
detente',flt notic
d the object of the Legislature would be utterly
Mr. Justice ERIA
• ! her side)simply
(whe, whilst at the bar, was counsel for
]batconcurred in the judgment of the Court,
Mr. Rogerson was duly elected.
Dee case has been in litiation since 1842, and great ex-
e has been entailed upon the parties.

RAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.)
tir BEAGLE V. STANDISH.
-EMPLE applied, on behalf of the Sheriff of Midllesex,
p • an attachment upon some goods in the possession of a
ttetrt°ll named William Withers. A distress was put in on
ut. April, but a person named Emanuel IN athan,
a was litig with the defendant as her husband, claimed
I.(Portion of the goods, and a distress two or three days after
ae*,lPUt in in his name, for 421. for rent, and the goods were
recta by Withers on his behalf, and they were
treed-
bY Withers, notwithstanding the plaintdiffh
a surn 'a should dispute his claim to the goods, an einttolomkao.ut
C,ole—ridillua.-" under the Interpleader Act, before Mr. Justice
the ge, by which the goods were ordered to be sold, and
the proceeds brought into Court, but Withers refused to give.
fotr°(lB 4- The sheriff was threatened with an action
with goods or their value. He apprehended that the actt oft
thet4.rs resolved itself into contempt of Court, and that
sit._ ore an attachment should issue.
rare'. Justice WIGHTSLAN said the sheriff should have taken
wet_ of the goods, and kept them in his possession. If he
,crt e te accede to the application, a similar one might be made
libeerrer a sheriff was in possession. It was the duty of the.
trained
t° keel) possession of goods on which he had. die-
ettc• Was there' any authority for a sheriff seeking an
he ail', t because he was unable to keep goods on which
that
?tizeci?
that he rAirtat had looked for a precedent, but confessed
had been unable to find one.
cite.. Justice WIGHTMAN said, then, having no authority to
Itaat 811PN:in of his application, he could not accede to it. It
th-' he bad said the duty of the sheriff to keep possession
a goods.
Witlra' TEMPLE then sought a rule nisi, calling upon
ers
rto show cause why the goods should not be given up.
riff MARTlti—Withers was a mere stranger, and the she-
Mm,ast, therefore, take his ordinary remedy.
eXee,l, „nEI4II-E was not aware that a sheriff had any remedy
kir.' V, an application to this Court.
against aaTIN said a sheriff might maintain an action
LosLNICI the trespasser.--Application efused.
LANK. NOTE. PATTY V. r
THE GOVERNOR AND
, COMPANY OF THE BANE OF ENGLAND.
bre, gh.-1(111N BAILEY said the plaintiff, a foreigner, had
tenturo.t ,aa action against the Bank. of England, for the de-
atoienupi a bank-note for 500/., which he allegedkha_d
seized(bereen-
him when he was abroad. The Ban
„enotice to stop the note from a person tin
the till,. real owner. The action was broughcalBe-13, bunt
talb„,endants obtained an order from Mr. Justice Patteso
latiaf,%„uPon the plaintiff to give security for costs for the
gigs -t"'",_(fla of the Master and in the meantime all proceed-
beennet° oe stayed. He Complained that such security. had
orfgiven, and he asked for security within a fortnight,
Appuheeaatuieltjudgment to be entered up.
n
agreed to.
BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
To_da IN RE C. ELSTON!.
" businessas appointed for this bankrupt, who had carried
eaarni, as a linendraper, at Guildford, to pass is last
kis
.4itiou—lie had not however filed his balance-shee
t.e _
ti afl"9ne said that adjournments could not be granted
the barikr time, at the expense of the estate, in cases w
The ),1"11Pt had not filed their accounts in proper time.
le a uarikrupt said that he had not had means to employ
ccountant until recently 641,1_3 nosonit said that w.as not a sufficient excuse, a
'rapt ou
,secou„,. ght not in fact to require the assistance of an
The e 'ant, but ought to © out his own balance-sheet.
books Qtarnissioner then asked if the bankrupt had kept
°light'taolla on being answered in the affirmative, said they
would have been lodged with the official assignee,l w o
feet. have assisted the bankrupt in making out his ba ance-
,:rhe ba
"•ign -t4-rupt said that he had taken them to
.the official
Q,ula ee, but they were in such a state of confusion that he
44444 make them out.
wi4hed ,clxouit said that was as bad as not keeping any, and
fatter, `o know from the accountant something about the
The b
thouvh aktillrUpt said his accountant was not present, al-
able rat
bad promised to attend, and he had not been
to
t,"ain a solicitor.
not k ',oNouit said the bankrupt's fault had been great in
blue eePibg proper books—it was not a case in which further
the ought to be allowed, and he should therefore adjourn
last examination sine die.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
John Johnson and William Johnson, cab proprietors, residing
placed
No. 6, Devonshire-row-mews, Devonshire-street, were
F'aced before Mr. Bingham, charged with receiving a horse,
Rig, and harness, value 451., well knowing the same to have
been stolen.
Mr. William Wood, No. 14, Camomile-street, City, livery-
qable-keeper, stated that on Thursday-week a person who
i!eve the name of Thompson, came to his yard, saying that
owas sent by Mr. Holland, in Finsbury-circus, for a
ne and gig, as that gentleman wanted to go to Merton
urgent business, and would return it next day. Prose-
„tY°r,knowin Mr. llolland, let the man have the horse and
''!g, which not being returned as promised, excited his sus-
l'leio
ns• He therefore proceeded to Mr. Holland's, to make
anillihi!i,ea, when he was informed that Mr. Holland never
orised any person to hire a horse and gig of prosecutor.
it:secutor then caused bills to be printed and circulated
gi:ngat the police, giving a description of the horse and
and also of the man who obtained them. He subse-
ghtint,lllietlY received information from a police-constable,
loat,,,,and. gig answering the description of the on h
Proe In the prisoners' stables. Yesterday afternoonb e,
st4,i'ed there, and on entering the mews saw gig
buttl,°9 in the yard. He inquired for the prisotyrs, and
.°1(1 that they were out with their cabs,
Ile would be at home to dinner at one o'clock.
i,,,,erafterwards saw the prisoners' mother, who, in ati-
fairitt° his inquiries, said she bad bought the horse and gig
yrkit'e.',,ab the same time producing a receipt for 17/. He
gm, 4 about the place till the prisoners returned, when be
e then, into
custody.
eonerluana Smith, 11 E, said he received charge of the pri-
Rh,r: Yesterday evening, and conveyed them to the station,
?7th „fthey made the following statement : That on the
netw ey were on a cab stand in Charlotte-street,
and itZ the hours of two and three o'clock, a man came up
11.,orse ii„e2 bYera if they knew any one who wanted. to buy a
'lid noted gig. The prisoner, Wm. Johnson, replied that he
Wow, +but if he (the man) would bring it to his place, he
the see what could be done. The man accordingly took
4,7ise and gig to the prisoners' yard, and alter some
bon
tntising," gave the man 17/. for it, which they considered
noneitr a 3 it was worth. They had bought it fairly and
Iq , : and had no idea of its being stolen.
n(lt, 'y to Mr. BINGHAM, Mr. Wood said that he should
to eiroceed any further, if he had the horse and gig returned
,
!lotlr
of f. Clarkson, who attended for the prisoners, said he should
his any objection to that, but he considered it hard that
lents should lose 17/. by the deal.
"t
etinr• BINGHAM said, on those conditions, he should dis-
`rge there,

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
Oh/ STEPNEY Munnxit.—ln the case of Henry Jones
••trison, a general dealer, residing at Dunstan's-place,fStenpn-
;Y, charged with a murderous assault on. the personoA _
p,(141, a woman with whom he had cohabited upwards of 18
'lliths the particulars of which appeared in The Sun of the
inst., the poor creature expired yesterday mo.rning from
ire effects of the injuries she had received. Harrison will be
r°nght up to this Court on Wednesday.
Aldis, who styles himself " The Leicester Pet," was
t,-rged with having assaulted Mr. Thomas Abbott, proprie-
-r
1, the Britannia Tavern Rateliffe-highwa):.
11% Abbott gated that the prisoner came into his house
4terday evening, and called for something to drink.
sowi
ng his quarrelsome character, witness refused to serve
when he took up a pint of half-and-half belonging to
one else and drank it off. Some words ensued between
ee; rr,rties, and witness ordered the prisoner to quit his hou,se,
Atiim,ll his refusal threatened to put him out. The
f,,rt,.--"or replied, " What! put me out—not vou nor,
and' Policemen could not do it. I'm the ' Leicester Pet,
I:tregular fighting man." He en struck witnT three
bl°'vs. A policeman came upland with some difficulty
r4oner was conveyed to the station-house.
add,d7. witnessed the violent conduct of the prisoner, and
Pali
1 that when taken to the station-house it took three
The to put him in the cell.
pri,soner said it was all false, if he had struck the coin-
Out he should have " left his mark."
of eto;BALLANTINE said he should commit him to the house
drums rection, with hard labour for seven days, for being
rik and disorderly.
fin'euew Prisoner, who aeared to have thought only a small
this 4,4• q pp
have been inflicted, looked rather chap-fallen at

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maWEATnER AND CROPS. —A most favourable seed
Tson was followed, in the early part of May, by un-
tiotineaobl!.euld weather, by which the bloom of garden
the '
ht
tewoas thrown at least a fortnight behind. Within
tropic
t lustvd:Y.
warm, and the
~ however, the sun has shone out with a
4,veninga or the winds have been
bloat e gpertoan,ti (2 n..
to v a delicious softness particularly favourable.
bind -,asing.
The crops are everywhere described as
brought
Wheat and oats were at one time be.
ve ut the extraordinary warmth has now.sare
t.l it well up. Inthe craps of vegetable
.., mit and early
at3und gardens
...Alit u
W
;and the earlier kinds are in con-
fix, use at the table. So far as we can ascertain,
,s,,t4iPtc)ra of diiease has yet been observed in the potato
11-"uPs, which, in the gardens, present a vigorous appear-
°te•--Inverness Courier. Tr!
1,,,_, E POISONINGS AT KENSAL NEW TOWN.—Upon
1))1',"Y as to the state of Mrs. Hickman, we were informed
theu,"*. Abercromby, the surgeon who has attended her fromi
int nrat, that she is so far recovered as to dispense with ta (-
Ilit'dicine, and that all the three survivors—viz., Mrs.
1ieb,,rn,,4:11 her eldest eon, Thomas Hickman, and Carotin,
th, ap-. uer `aster, who made the pie, will be able to etch.
d
eviderii'urned inquest on Wednesday next, and pie, w
the c analY34ti°ll
of the remains of the pie, witti
win be
„_,..3.4. the different stomachs, is still in progress, but
km 'Wig'. ted in time for the results to be given in evi
"31414*1 inquiry.