The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, DEC. 11.
BEVERLEY V. WALTER, ESQ.
This was an action to recover the sum of 121. 195.,
alleged to be due from the defendant to the plaintiff un-
der the following circumstances :—On the retirement of
Mr. Daniel \\Made Harvey from the representation of
Southwark, the defendant appeared as a candidate for
the honour. Opposed to him was Mr. Wood, the pre-
sent Member. The defendant, as was customary,
had a great many committees, at one of which the
greatest part of the duties of chairman and mana-
ger appeared to have bees performed by a Mr.
Rogers, an attorney. On one occasion when the defen-
dant happened to he present, u person named Walters
came into the room and addressed Mr. Rogers, in-
forming him that there had bee❑ an incident which
had happened at the Victoria Theatre the night before,
and which might be turned to good account for election
purposes. Walters represented that, there being in
one of the pieces played at the theatre a scene in which
there was the representation of a wall, a great many
bills were pasted on it, and some of these happening
to be ph:cards relating to the then coming election, and
being in the interest of the defendant, a great many
people called out" Walter for ever " se that it struck
those present that if the defendant would consent the
incident might be made of use to increase the excitement
in his favour. The plaintiff's witnesses then represented,
though not in any distinct terms, that there had been a
suggestion to put up more bills on the wall in the scene,
and to send into the house a body of people to greet the
appearance of these bills with cheers for the candidate.
The defendant, though in the room, was not proved
actually to have heard this conversation, but Mr.
Rogers made some communication to him, and then
told Walters that the defendant approved of the plan, or
had no objection, or words to that effect. It was for
the prico of admission for certain parties said to have
been sent in by the agents of Mr. Walter that the
present action was brought.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages, 121. 19s.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 11.
(Sittings in London at Nisi Prins.)
GREEN AND ANOTIIER V. GOSDEN.

This action eras brought by a loan society to recover
from the security of a borrower the sum of 111. 45., the
balance due upon a promissory note, to which the de-
fendant was a party. On the part of the plaintiffs a
itness named Potter, who described himself as the
agent to the Society, proved that on the 24th of Oct.,
1839, a peraon named Dixon, having just paid up a pre-
vious loan of 301., in which the present defendant had
been security for him, applied for a new loan of 201.,
and gave the name of the defendant again as security.
Dixon paid up 81. 16s. in the instalments of Bs. a week
prescribed by the rules, but afterwards discontinued
payment ; therefore upon the expiration of 12 months,
the date of the promissory note, this action was brought.
In his cross-examination this witness admitted that the
only members of the Society were the two plaintiffs,
Green find Tidderley. Green acted as secretary to the
Society, and the other as treasurer. There were no
trustees—no committee, or auditors—although the
printed rules—of which each borrower was required
to take a copy—set forth that there were
such. There were no shareholders, and the
society had received no deposits notwithstanding the
offer to give the public all the advantages of a saving
bank.—( Laughter.) Dixon commenced his payments
at the rate of Bs. a week, on the night when he made
his application, but he did not receive the loan until
the 29th of Nov. He had paid another instalment of
Ss. on the 7th of Nov., and the arrear of 1/. 12s. was
deducted from the loan. The interest, 11. for 20/. at
5 per cent., was also deducted. The rules held out
that no more than 5 per cent, per annum, 11. for 201.,
would be the interest if the whole sum remained unpaii
for twelvemonths. In this case the borrower began to
pay before he received the loan, and if he paid regu-
larly he would have paid half in six months. This
might make the interest 10 per cent., but it was in the
rules. Witness would not swear that Dixon received
altogether as much as 171. when the loan was cotn-
pleted. The payments were to be Ss. a-week for the
loan, 4d. for a ticket for refreshments at the bar of the
pubic-house (the King's Arms, Gray's Inn-lane) where
the Society held its meeting, and 2d. towards defraying
the expences of the Society. There were also fines and
other expenses to be paid by the borrower for not
paying the instalments regularly. Tidderley is now the
only member of the Society.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Sergeant BAMPAS made a speech for the de-
fendant.

The Jury, after two hours' consultation, found for the
plaintiffs.—Damages, 91. 14s.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE,

Abraham Michaelson, alias Darfie Volfron, was
brought up for examination, charged with having
robbed Joseph Alexander of a quantity of jewellery and
money. The prisoner was apprehended at Hull some
time ago, as he was going on board a steamer bound for
Hanabur6h, by a policeman, who received notice that
he had committed a serious robbery upon a poor fo-
reigner. He was then conveyed to London with part
of the property, which he had on his person, and was
remanded until more of the property, which he had de-
posited in the steam-vessel, should be brought from
Hamburgh, to which place she had sailed in the interim.
Joseph Alexander, it appeared, lodged in the same
house with the prisoner, and kept his money and the
jewellery which be had just purchased, in a box. Tne
prisoner, one morning, went away rather suddenly, and
soon afterwards the prosecutor found that he had been
robbed. The landlord of the lodging-house, a respect-
able man, made every exertion to discover the thief,
who was at last traced to Hull, where he was snugly en
hoard the Rob Roy steam .vessel, which was bound for
Hamburgh.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Have you got anything to say?
The prisoner shook his head, and intimated that he
did not understand a word of what was said or what
was meant by the proceeding at all.
The landlord of the lodging-house said that the pri-
loner talked as good English as any one in the room.
Inspector Brake said he had every reason to believe
that the prisoner was a most desperate character, and
handed a paper to Sir Peter Laurie, of which the fol-
lowing is a cop .--
Abraham 'Gutt Jelk, of the borough of Kingston-
upon Hull, saith as follows :—ln the year 1831 Abra-
ham Michaelson, alias Darfit Volfron, was tried at
Berlin, and sentenced to twenty-five years' imprison-
ment. He afterwards appealed against the sentence
to a higher Court, and got his sentence commuted to
nine years' imprisonment, which expired in June last.
The crime with wi.ich he was charged was for robbing
the postman and murdering the guard between Breslau
and Berlin, along with three others. The deponent
further saith that the above person was taken into cus-
tody at Frankfort, on the Oder, and he (the deponent)
was at the place above named at the time.
(Signed) " ABRAHAM GUTT JELL.
" Dec. 5. 1840. " Witness, A. F. Cadworth."
The prosecutor identified ear-rings and brooches, and
other articles of jewellery as his property, and it was
stated that they were round on board the Rob Roy
steani-vessel, upon her arrival at Hamburgh.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
'Fire LORD MAYOR received a letter from Captain
Fisher, the principal Harbour-Master, on the subject
of the wreck of a vessel which had gone down near
Northfleet several years ago, and which was found for
the first time, some days ago, to be likely to be an im-
pediment to the navigation. The vessel was called the
Providence, of Whitby, and she sunk in the year 1795
at Northfleet Hope, near the India Arms. A collier's
anchor got foul of the wreck. Captain Fisher, when
he heard of the circumstance, set his men to work, and
by them a considerable portion of the wreck was
weighed. The timbers were found to be in an extraor-
dinary state of preservation, and are of oak. It is ex-
pected that the whole of the wreckage will be cleared
away in a few days.
Much surprie has been expressed that this wreck
should have been so many years in a spot on which ships
are constantly letting go their anchors, without having
been ever before run foul of. Indeed the fact of her
loss seems to have been completely forgotten. It is
conjectured by Captain Fisher, and other men of expe-
rience, that she may have formed a shoal in which she
was completely embedded, and that the late gales have
caused the ground to be washed away.

G UILDHALL.
A young female named Mary Evans, was brought
before Mr. Alderman White, charged with maliciously
breaking two squares of plate-glass.
Mr. William Crouch said that the prisoner came into

his public-house, in King•street, Snow-hill, on Thursday
evening, and perceiving her to he intoxicated, he refused
to 7er; e her with !iquor, wizen sit c,-)inmel:eod srnesli-
ing tilt, glass in the ,:hop, and was with difficulty pre-
vented from demolishing the whole of the front window•.
Mr. Alderman WurrE sentenced her to a mouth's
imprisonment.

Mr. Crouch observed that he thought the punish-
ment quite inadequate to the offence she had committed.
As the law was severe in punishing- licenced victuallers,
he considered it should be e4ually strict in protecting
Coin).

SI-lIPPING

LOSS OF THE SHIP BENGAL AND THE
BARQUE CATHERINE JAMIESON.
It is our painful duty to have to record this week the
loss of the above-named two vessel', and the following are
the particulars, as far as they have transpired :
TUE BEN GAL —ln entering Table Bay on the nit,h
of the 17th inst , tro-qu., 13,:ngal, of Glasgow, 765
tons, from Calcutta, NMI, so Lnridon. being in waist ii:
water and retreshmen.s, and %chile working in, went on
shore at the east side of the hay, about ten miles from
Cape Town. The night was dark and stormy, accompa-
nied by thunder and lightening, and the wind blowing
strong from the south-cast. By her next tack she would
have made the shipping, but unfortunately she refused to
stay twice, and while in the act of attempting to wear.
struck heavily upon the sand, and has since become a total
wreck. The following day such a dreadful surf was run-
ning as to render it dangerous for boats to approach the
vessel for the purpose of lightening her; but the next day
( Saturday) nearly 100 tons cargo and stores were landed.
but since then any boats that have been sent have returned
without being able to get near the ship The last accounts
state that the sternpost had been broken in, and the water
ha; now free access through the vessel.
The cargo consists of 6.757 bags saltpetre, L 292 begs
dry ginger, 923 bags rice, 1.000 bags linseed, 209 bag.
kutch, 182 bags horn tips, 400 bales jute, 9 boxes tincal,
and 6,319 pieces redwood. Crew and pa.sengers saved.
THE CATHERINE JAMIE3GN.-This vessel, on the night
of the 19th inst., on standing in for Table Bay, got on
shore on the Mouille Rock, off Green Point, near the spot
where the Palmer was los:, and all endeavours to get her
off having proved fruitless, she is become a total wreck.
She was bound from Batavia to this port and London ; and
as the captain had been unwell the greater part of the
voyage, and brought on shore sick, we must defer further
particulars till our next respecting this occurrence.
The cargo, partly laden at West Australia, but mostly
at Batavia, consists as follows :----For this port 5,734 bags
and 100 casks of coffee, 1 tin box of shawls, 1 box of confec-
tionery, 4 baskets of sugar, 2 cases of tortoiseshell, 1 case
of cigar cases, and three tins of dower seeds. For London,
989 slabs of tin, 2,959 handles of rattans, 6 bls. of wool,
11 cwt. of whalebone, and 1 hogshead of seal-skins. By
prompt exertions about 2,000 bags and 100 casks of coffee
have been landed in a sound state. Crew saved.
These repeated disasters call loudly for the assumption
cf some measure calculated to operate as a preventive of
their recurrence. —Cape of Good Hope Shipping List,
Sept. 22.