The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, FEB. 19.
(Sittings in Guildhall, at Nisi Prins, before Lord DEN.
MAN and a Common Jury.)
TOWN V. STORY.

This was an action brought for a malicious slander,
uttered against the plaintiff by the defendant, who
pleaded the general i-sue.
Mr. PLATT, Q. C., stated the case. Both parties
resided in Whit chapel. The subject of the plaintiff's
complaint was a malicious slender, published against
him by the defendant, whereby it would be seen certain
damage had arisen to the plaintiff in the way of his trade.
It could not but he well understood how mischievous in
its corsequences would be any slander, uttered against
a tradesman's solvency. It would he shown in evi-
dence that the defendant claimed certain rent due by
the plaintiff on the premises which he occupied, but
which he refused to pay the defendant, as he conceived
he had no right to it, unless the defendant would indem-
nify him (the pltintitl. This circumstance formed part
of the foundation on which the slander complained of
was raised. The plaintiff was a manufacturer of chocolate
and cocoa, and was employed by grocers to prepare
these articles—they sending him the raw material. One
of the grocers who so employed the plaintiff was a Mr..
Walton, to whom the slander for which the present
action was brought, was uttered, and wha in conse-
quence had ceated to send his goods for reanufa tare to
the plaintiff's establishment. The plaintiff was thereby
much injured in his business. The Learned Counsel
procceled at some length to state the substance -of
the evidence which he meant to adduce in support of
his case, and then called the following witnesses :
Thomas William Clarke examined.—ls in the em-
ployment of Mr. James Walton, who carries on the
business of a grocer. Hs business is extensive. He
usually employed Mr. Town to manufactut'e choco-
late and cocoa for him. The amount manulacturool
for Mr. Welton was about 4001. yearly. On the 24th
of August lest Mr. Story, the defendant, ended at Mr.
Walton's shop, at about eleven o'clock in the morning,
and made some inquiries about cocoa. He called a se-
cond time and asked witness if it was Mr. Town who
manufactured cocoa and chocolate for him. Wit-
ness replied in the affirmative, when Mr. Story
said that be had that morning distrainA Mr.
Town for rent, to the amount of 391. 15s.e due by
him (Town) on the premises which fie occup ed from
Story, the defendant, in the present action. The wit-
ness here proceeded to detail a conversation which
took piece in his presence between Mr. Story and Mr.
Walton, tire substance of which was that, in reply to
, some questions from Story, Mr. Walton stated that
Torso manufactorel coffee, cocoa, and chocolate for
him—that he rent him the raw material, and that at
that vere time he (Toen) had got a great quantity of
bath cocoa and coffee belonging to him (Walton) en
his premises ; upon which Story observed that he had
seen at Town's place nothing but a few bags of cocoa,
a little coffee, and a large quantity of coffee flight
(which witness described as the chaff, that comes
from coffee, when being screened), when Mr. Walton
observe 1, that Mr. Town stated his willingness to pay
the rent demandel of hint by Story, if the latter
would indemnify him. Story replied that that was all
d—d humbug, and only said for the purpose of de-
ceiving. Mr. Walton then remarked that he had had
much dealing with Town, and always found him an
upright, straightforward sort of man, hut poor. The
defendant replied, " I cannot say so—l've found aim a
d—d swindling thief." The witness also stated that
Mr. Walton had in consequence of what the defendant
stated, withdrawn his employment from Mr. Town.
The witness was cross-exansined at some length but
nothing material was elicited.

Jam-es Walton—Was in the habit of paying from
1001. to 150/. a year for chocolate. Mr. Story called
upon ny, and in consequence of the statement he made
to me I was very angry with Town, and said I would
never employ him again. In my conversation with
Story, he said he considered Town anything but an
honest man. I have never employed him since. He
asked me where Messrs. Travers live,l—(they are the
largest persona in the trade in England, I think, and
they employed the plaintiff). I said I did not know
exactly, but I hoped he would not state to them what
he had stated to me, as I was sure they would take
their business from him, and they were his main depen-
dence. He also said something about there being a
great deal of hypocrisy and humbug about Mr. Town.
I discontinued giving work to Town because I did not
think my property would be safe with him in copse_
sequence of these seizures. I did not consider him a
dishonest man.

Sir F. PoLLocx addressed the Jury for the defem
dant, and

Lord DENMAN having summed up,
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—
damages, 7,5/.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A young man, of respectable appearance, named
ill'earthy, was brought before the Lord Mayor on
Wedoesday, charged by Mr. Lutge, of No. 80, Lud-
gate-street, furrier, with having been concerned, with
several other persons, in cheating tradesmen in the
City. Mr. Lutge re 'nested that the Lord Mayor
would remand the young man until the officers should
have an opportunity of finding the prisoner's father,
whom the complement described as deeply implicated
in the plot, and his Lordship acquiesced.
Next day M`Carthy, senior, was brought before his
Lordship, he having been picked up in the street in a
state of drunkenness, and lodged in the station-house,
where, upon his recovering, it was ascertained that be
was just the person the police wanted. It appeared
that while the father was tasting wines at the Docks,
the son was apprehended and charged at the justice-
room, so that the -state of sobriety brought a very dis-
agreeable state of things to the view of the former.
Mr. Lutge stated that several persons were involved
in the schemes by which tradesmen were now suffering
in the City, and that a person called at the shop and or-
do two muffs to be sent to his office, at No. 14,
Queenhithe, stating that if they were approved of the
money should be paid there. 'Witness sent a messenger

with the muffs, which the man imprudently left e%
office upon being told that he must call again• lie,ge
cull again, but he got neither muffs nor money. '".
younger prisoner subsequently called and ordered 0';
shawls to be sent to the same address, mentionieg
ld
when the shawls were sent both muffs and shawls eheush
be paid for. Witness accordingly sent a messenger w.lbe
the order, but desired him on no account to lee" 10
goods without the money. The porter, however,persuaded to disobey the instructions, and the e's°
quence was as might be expected.
o f Tthhee
pproi
st
ot enre
rssa, i dh
at
vhinntgh o
receivedtoo kt h ep shawlsarticular fo
from Mr. Lutge, not to leave them without reeeivieg
the mon. Th
11.fatherwas out, and that all was right, and the
many more goods would be required,
The son, however, having told him this:
he thought mr.,
might venture, particularly as the place was one dye .1,
and go tear
respectable appearance, to leave the sbavele,
off the receipt of the invoice.the
Mrs. Lutge, wife of the complainant, said thati-a„.•
elder prisoner called at the shop and saw her, au
dtbirecootif;i
dared the muffs to be sent down to No. the Quen-ld
hithe, and said that he would see whether y"-
answer. Jed
.„p
Mrs. Lutge declared that she never intended
to hare given credit to the man, and that she '-
pected something of the kind when he called.
Mr. Thomas Cox, of No. 14, Queenhithe, statei that
fro:
the elder prisoner took one floor of the premises
impetigo
him, and stated at the time that he was an
wine, and an exporter of hardware and other goods,: d
gave a respectable reference. Witness, however, f°
that numbers of tradesmen were calling with bille,diaere,
believing that he had got a regular nest of ogi° The
determined to get rid of them as soon as possible, ..de
prisoner left the premises the other day There ^- a
he was sure several persons connected with thee, :all
he was sure that if their apprehension were gee,er
known, crowds of defrauded tradesmen would be 'll
tendance. sad
Mr. Dawson, jun., of the house of Poo° „est,
Son, stationers and newsvenders, Carmen-s. ia
January,tkistatednooti,evryt
htteho aafittorhmde theo amountf ordered
iy ,ocu anorgpit younger
e. prisoner sgad.on ncd;
jor.
otheracan‘ vmdoiemrt
to jacctdisee s bd. el
.:fdhus
in;
preg
in the neighhourhood, but could 'not bear
and
the
about them. He then made out the bill, Pm gee
to th. -sia
order to the address, with strict injunctions
senger not to leave the stationery without being ePor
the amount, under any circumstances. Tlr, rn„:pcst"
ger, however, calculating upon the respeettwerCsrOa
ance of the place, left the goods on hie 011°
sibility. eget
The messcrger said lie was induced by the P.a it
prisoner, who said that the money should be 01
the aft 3rnoon, to leave the goods at the premise 6. ekeri
Mr. Smallwood, of No. 108, Strand, trunk rile the
said that the elder prisoner called at his eb°P,,rg t°
Ist of February, and said that his son was e.,-01-00
college, and required a portmanteau. The 00),°,-- area'
3. I. 105., and witness sent the portmanteau in the OP
mg to the premises. The messenger was put 0:Co 16c
ani. excuse, and no money had been received octit of
tae article. It was left at Queenhithe 00 licet)u
the respectability of the house. e toe
The elder prisoner said that he never b 01
charged with an offence, and that be had ahcaYii,:vite
with integrity. The whole business, arose from the
dietivc feelings of the landlord, whom' he bad re`u
paid. liars
Mr. Cox declared that he had no vindictive le,' ear
He certainly felt very much that his house sOtilloond
taro a nest of swindlers, and he resolved, %ben l'eneedill
that such was the case, to get rid of them es h-
as possible. Aay est'
The prisoners were then remanded till Teo—
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MORTALITY in the METIt°I3-14
The following are the results of " A Table of °
ere
is the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deal3-illb,A6
all Closes Registered, in tile week ending SaturiePv-
13th Fehr Lissy, 1841." The Table is ilsued from
ki
of the Registrar-General Weeth
. Melo%
CAUSES OF DEATH. TOP. 'I ,vreCt..g"
ni"2o4
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases. 111°.,
D:scases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs a ;66
376 18
Respiration
Diseases of the Hea-t and Bloodvessels .........
D:- If t 1 41, id ether 6°

iiseases of the 3 tomacti, dyer, am_ 64 4
Organs of Digestion... 6 9
K•

Diseases of the idnoys, &c. ........ ...... (I
Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.......... 6 1
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 0 103
Diseases of the Skin, &c7l
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ................... r 4
Old Age, or Natural Decay ........................ 8
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 1
Causes not specified ,. .....................
Deaths from all causes... .........................

.•
Average Weekly Deaths ...Average ' 533,,
Deaths in the
0.0, no
Week. mea Ia „
Western Districts ... 162 ...." 16'
North Districts
CentraLDistriets 253 ••••• 211
East Districts
South Districts ...
...... 90
te
Total 1137 ...... lig Are, to
It is stated that under the term Metrope inclusieol
prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, whicllloo Cif,' O.
City of London within and without the walls, 0004.
5t
Liberties of Westminster, the out parieblarylebSe;
000 bills of mortality—and the parishes of St. nicrsgow't
,
St. Pancras ; Kensington ; Fulham ; 61. Ic,
(Chapelry) ; St. Luke, Chelsea; paddingtOndt. marl .
Stoke Newington • St. Leonard, BromleYii, las au 00.
bow ; Camberwell% Greenwich ; St. Niel 011111 for
Paul, Deptford; and Woolwich. The poll laiereg ja
=rated in 1831 was 1,594,890. The weells doo'
1838, 1839, 1840, was obtained by dividing -
the three years by 156.
General Register-office, Feb. 18, 1841' il
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In noticing cot cl tby
any matter at this anon) tos
itst
either with the East or West Indic., it is Istbosc des!.
there should be no leaning towards either °lnialitni; at
interests, and that no facts should be kept rkut -aoestit:def'
culaLid to assist a correct judgment on tue,,,,gy sP.,B• ica
issue. The argument lately used to show ,-,, 'oroull.tot•
ence has ben given in the West Indies to t'';Eposi'" or
of rum rather than sugar, is impugned by a Carrolss6°% 01
Ho contends that rum is only made from di° 11,30jactire•
"skimming of sugar," and that therefore the P' TO 4 'Sr
sugar is necessarily involved in its manufdetare'oyer scr'c'
~ distilling.
k skimmings
m min
ference for making rum, rather than seuttil/g• tile ilitl
ho would not therefore attribute the decreaso igshe scarrd.
tation, but would rather find the cause in " orecti..lll
of labour, and its uncertainty• even wile% ' ocitu- al
Valuable Cf web, he asserts' with c'noe;she'“,,st%.
ready for cutting,—canes equal to 250 'cost t ',ire'
Eft; Uerga
a:
pease
, noalfnetrdvre;eylveencoaunnl,it,uni culture of which has already x '°P'oo4
alf°purril
the requitite labour, that the canes may h" Pd- ih,t • 1116
rotting i i the ground.' It th)uld be observe,cce pt/
staternent,; arc not so much made in "(cr.. ertic- O.
Western possessions generecaeclnlyt,oina°is litintoyb Gs bTiciahl:Wc:::erge: el
g'
frost
recell° arnatt iii
but look
17)0,kituipsoinaitdh,,thact
tnielgwrooersk
into: only
at any Pr,lc,c,iliat a 'lre' 0 ;
dow, . o.- 0;
great favour. The is, ( f courgse, ne of pr tt' ,
of labour must bring with it a scariitY , ioper'eeto
and in accounting f,r a diminution eft. 640-,or
should be taken into account.' As fur for rata roved
sugar,
aga'nst the protabilty of a preference ." be fr:f,
in the el°
that molasses was the only ingredient used ,led in rio
it might be conclusive could it tus°- Leo
Lure of rum ; and furthe,, that the material ca, soho, o
really contained only a certain quantity the
agog( the
Tatter, and was not surchared with it f,,P,1; t"rbec 49, 00
House of Lords on East India produce which I; roes'
di,tinct articles, are employed in the ma"a- of the -- e c''
gsTohfesuegvaidr,e,n,ce taken by the vorbo-
vis 'brae-
to
so that the question is staisll v11;1: wash ernt °hears:co gm; :t:hree schi:Fbsiiceb;
rial that might have come into the nie'dte:t ~,tnet frog° il
sugar does not firm part of there " skiinini°o-
rum is di >tilled. —rinses. ...,

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Bd. perelliptic stoves, 4d. per inch ; orol'ur",tert
with bright fronts, bright and black- bars, honfecb Or vet 6
100 s. ; brass poles for window curtains, ni „%le 3 190'
Is. 3d. per foot • 2 inches, Is. ;a 2 in" le-te io
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BIRTHS. south toles,
On the 10th of October at Sydney, l' , e'v f
lady of Mr. P. W. Flower, cf a daughter. lady o,
On the 18th inst., in Grotycner-street, th' Da"-
vidson, Esq., of a son.
On the 16th inst., at Putney, the wife of Mr' 11.
son, of a son. 11.

On the 17th
_in. , at MStA.lllllaßr:'Ss,te!tenlitarStellPehil:PAilly
Gascoyne, of Mickleton, Gloucestershire, B. O. vl.,
Howe, third daughter of the late Colonel Tifnin*', pay, nil,
On the 18th inst., at Finkenholt, Hants, Air. 0. to
oi
of Cowes, Isle of Wight, to Mary Anne, eldest daub
Rev. Robert Cole, incumbent of -Tidcombe.

lafteoßn
etehteorlostf
theof September last, Kalil',
pat FA,
of
South Wales, Hodson,p oldest son a Henry uw. b°'..t:
Hyde. Isle of Wight, and grandson of the Rev"
..
1, the-"
On
Hamilton, the
sth
relict in
sot f ' Line uGt eriel'aa-nt' t
parishes of St.
Andrew-4
er3csl
robe and St. Ann, Blackfriars an-ed 24. t qrs. poi
Da:t 11Ielbournet rode L,
On the 16th inst., at Balham,
Veteran Battalion, aged 77. 111,LarnLiiint°2s-aYst,re°f '67 9ticAtio,
roltrte f Stari'
Cavector °
youngest daughter of the Rcv. W. Armstrong, .. .W.
late
ford-le-Hope, Essex. Widow of the
On the 15th inst., at Rochester, Eliza', _ .1.•
Stokes, Esq., Assistant Commissary-General. „.1.0y..5tn'66.
On the 1711 inst., in Southampton-street, F"`,113.0., ag,e-bios,
Surrey,
Chitty, E?,q., of the Middle Temple, street, V ,13.
On the 11th of September last, at Youg-t°°-nd of heridet
C. E. Hodgkinson, Mate, R. N., late in c0n0n3„,.. o, e-
f t-'ertv 110,—
iesty's schooner Young Hebe, t the taking ° t •--- e
son of T. Hodgkinson, Esq., of Wimpole-stree , eta,
V acs,' et
square. 11. F* Cele°
On the 12th of October last, at Chusan, ~,,ant
Lieutenant 18th Royal Irish, eldest son of Lien,'
Vavasour, Royal Engineers.

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