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London, England, 1841-11-15 00:00:00

CROXFORD V. RICKARDS.

This was an action for goods sold and delivered, which
had been tried before the Under Sheriff of the county
of Middlesex, and in which the Jury had returned a
verdict for the plaintiff.
Mr. FRASER—I now move for a rule nisi, calling on
the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should
not be set aside and a nonsuit entered, or a new trial
had. He made this motion, first, on the ground that the
defendant had been taken by surprise. On several occa-
sions the defendant had, for the convenience of
the plaintiff, consented to postpone the trial, and
on the occasion when it took place the . defendant
applied for a postponement, trusting the same courtesy
would be extended to him which he had so frequently
extended to his opponent. This, however, had been re-
fused him by the plaintiff's attorney, although the Coun-
sel for the plaintiff was willing to do so. The de-
fendant was consequently not prepared with witnesses to
prove his set off. Another ground was that the plaintiff
had given no evidence whatever as to the value of the
goods, and that the quality of the goods supplied was
different from what was stated in the bill of particulars.
On these grounds he made the application.
Mr. Justice PerrEsoN, on looking over the-affidavits,
said the case seemed to have been conducted very loosely
On both sides. He thought the Court was bound to
grant the rule nisi.—Application granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 13.
FORRESTER V. PADDOCK.

This was an action brought to recover compensation
for injury done to the land and premises of the plaintiff
by the working of coal mines under them by the plaintiff,
as agent to the Duchy of Lancaster. The mines in ques-
tion and the land of the plaintiff are within the manor of
Newcastle-under-Lyne, of which the Crown as Duke of
Lancaster, is Lord. The plaintiff claimed compensation
as by usage. The defendant denied the usage, and upon
this issue a verdict was found for the plaintiff.
Sir Thomas Wylde obtained a rule nisi to enter a ver-
dict for the defendant, against which Mr. Sergeant Tal-
fourd, Mr. Sergeant Channell, and Mr. Sergeant Wrang-
ham this day showed cause at great length.
Sir T. WYLDE replied, and had not concluded when
the Court rose at two o'clock, their LordShips' presence
being required with the other Judges in the Exchequer,
to hear a Crown case.

COURT OF REYIRW, Nov. 13.
No case of interest occurred to-day.

POLICE INTELLAJENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Joseph Jones, a young knight of the thimble, aged
24, and in altitude about five feet four inches and a
quarter, was brought before Sir Peter Laurie by City
police constable, No. 362, to answer the alliterative
charge of being drunk and disorderly.

Sir P. LAURIE—WeII, officer, what has this man
dnne ? Offictr—He was drunk and disorderly last
night, your Worship,
Sir P. LAURlE—Disorderly, in what way ? Officer
—He assaulted people.
Sir P. LAURIE—IS anybody here to complain of in-
jury ? Officer —No, Sir.
Sir P. LAURIE—Then who did he assault ? Officer
—Pro2ctutes, your Worship.
Sir P. LAURIE—He did, did he? Offiler—Why
he made their nops bled,

Sir P. LAuniE (looking stecidfvtly at the prisoner)
—Wr,at ar.! you ? Priwr:e- (dr:Iv:log himself up)—l'm
a journeymaq tailor.—(A li:ugh.)
Sir P. LAURIE--And you think you have a license
after you get drunk to ill-use unfortunate wcinen ?
Prisoner—No, your Worship.
Sir P. LAURIE--A person who wears such a heal of
hair as you, will do anything in the street. You must
be fined .ss.

[lt is necessary to explain that Mr. Jones wore his
hair not in ringlets, but combed down over his coat col
hr in a profusion which would bid defiance to rheuma-
tism in the neck, and a pair of bushy jet whiskers ap-
peared to be an equal protection against an attack of
toothache.]

S.r P. LAURIE—Was he very drunk ? Officer—
Not very ; perhaps he was more foolish.
Sir P. LAURIE—WeiI, he is fine 4 ss. ; but I think
be had better be cropped. It he'd have his hair cut off
l'd forgive him. Pritoner—l h Iva% got the money, so
I'd take you at your word.—(Laughter.) The prisoner
then ret;red, and soon after, Mr. Roe, the officer, an-
nounced that a barber had been sect for to dock his
head, but the young man wished to preserve his whis-
kers, as they were not inelnried in the stipulation.
After the lapse of half an hour, Scomfield, the officer
at' the f;omptcr, called out, " Your Wo-ship, this is the
young man who has had his hair ant off."—(Laughter.)
Every eye was turned towards Mr. Jones.
Sir P. LAURIE—Wt 11, Mr. Jones, you look all the
better for the operation. Mr. Jones (simpering)--
Yes, Sir.
Sir P. LAURIE—Go home and follow your trade, and
don't wear long hair any more, or get into street broils.
A new question was here mooted, " Who's to pny
the barber."

Sir P. LAURIE—What is hi. chmand ? Mr. Roe—
A shilliog, Sir Peter; and be hesitated Lt first before he
would operate.

Sir P. LAURIE—Is the hair-dresser here? The re-
ply was " Yes."

Sir P. LAURIE—Let him stand forth.

The knight of the comb and scissors approached the
bench, and the Magistrate told him that what he had
done was not a sentence of the Court. An overture
had been made, and Mr. Jones bad agreed t') it. You
demand a shilling, I understand? Hairdresser--
Yes, Sir.

Sir P. LAURIE—WeII, I'll pay you out of my own
pock( t cheerfully (handing over the shiliing), and I
dare say the young man will not have occasion for your
services again under a similar accusation.
The little tailor (the form of whose visage was
changed) made his best bow to the Alderman and de-
payted the Court, surrounded by mirth, in which the
party milking Lis exit appeared to participate.
Adolphus Abrahams, a person of respect.'
able appearance, was charged by Mr. Ashton, the land-
lord of the White Bear, Bride-rune (known as Cogers'-
ball), with unlawfully possessing a brass candlestick, iris
property.

Mr. Ashton having stated the fact of the candle-
stick being found in the coat pocket of the prisoner,—
A Gent'emau in Court testified something in his
favour.

To counterbalance this the contlnts of the pri-
soner's pocket-ho;. were produced, and among other
things there were 26 duplieatei of pledges of snuff-
boxes, capep, svater-bottles, umbrellas, and divers other
utensils and things which are to be Auld in taverns.
Sir P. LAURIE ordercd the prisoner to be remanded
to Tuesday next.

BO W- S TREE T.
William Harris, an elderly and respectable-looking

man, we S placed at the bar before Mr. Twyford, charged
with having been drunk on Friday night, and with having
assaulted a policeman.
Police constable 96 F stated, that while on duty last
night, at about half-past nine, in Lincoln's Inn-fields,
the prisoner came up to him and said that he was drunk,
and asked witness to take him home. Witness refused

to comply with the request; upon which the prisoner
struck him twice with his cane, saying that he paid for
the police, and that they should take care of him. The
prisoner was drunk at.the time.
The prisoner, w-ho seemed to be a very singular cha-
Vacter, said that that was the most unprecedented case
that had ever occurred. While passing, yesterday even-
ing, through. Lincoln's Inn fields, he saw the last witness
abusing a poor female, and he remonstrated with him
upon the , impropriety of his conduct. The policeman
then took him into custody. He had m rer asked the
policeman the way home, and he was perfectly sober at
the time. •

John Bremer, who was called as a witness by the pri-
soner, stated he had parted from him in the Strand at a
few minutes before nine o'clock, and he was 'then per-
fectly sober.

The police inspector on duty at the station• house last
night, another policerminf and the gaoler, stated that the
prisoner, when brought to the station-house, at about a
quarter to ten o'clock, was noisily drunk, and policeman
96 F stated that no woman, nor any person whatever,
was present when the arrest took place.
The prisoner was sentenced to a fine of 10s. The fine
was paid, and he was then discharged.

John Richard Paccard, Joseph Paccard, and Thomas
Kennett, who stand committed to the Central Criminal
Court for the manslaughter of Atch...el Aungier, were
brought up from the New Prison, Clerkenwell, for the
purpose of being admitted to bag, but not being pre-
pared with the requisite sureties, they were again re-
manded until Wednesday next, and in the meantime
sent to Tothill-fields Prison, the offence with which they
stand charged having been committed in Westminster.