The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1841.

on the success of the cause for his costs, to sue Messrs.
Prideaux and Bushe, in order that they might render an
account to the defendant. Wlliie the suit was pending,
Prideaux and l'ushe became bankrupts, and the plaintiff
then told the defendant unless she paid the costs, or
made him an assignment of her property as a security
for them, he would commence proceedings against her.
This being refused the present action was instituted.
The Learned Judge having briefly summed 'up, the
Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the full
amount claimed.

BAIL COURT, Nov 23.
THE QUEEN V. PARKER AND ANOTHER

Mr. CHAMBERS applied on behalf of Benjamin Parker
and John Parker, to remove an indictment which had-
been found against them in the Central Criminal. Court
into this Court by certiorari, and also that the defendants
should be admitted to bail in a less amount than had
been ordered to be taken by the Central Criminal Court.
It appeared that two indictments had been found against
the defendant Benjamin Parker at the September ses-
sions, one for obtaining goods under false pretences, and
another for conspiring, in conjunction with Joseph
Parker, to obtain goods under false pretences. The
indictment against Benjamin Parker alone, was tried at
the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court, and he
was acquitted. He was then called upon, in conjunction
with his brother Joseph, to plead to the second indict-
ment. They both pleaded accordingly, and traversed
to the next sessions. Shortly afterwards, another brother,
John Parker, was brought in, and it was represented
that the man who had pleaded as Joseph Parker had
been taken by mistake, and that John Parker was
the man meant. Joseph Parker was then discharged on
his own recogaizances, and a fresh bill was preferred
against Benjamin Parker, John Parker, and Philip May,
for conspiring to obtain goods under false pretences. That
verdict had ben removed by certiorari into this Court as
far as regarded May, and as the same questions would
arise respecting the Parlcers, he thought his Lordship
would have no difficulty in granting the certiorari. With
respect ta the bail, it appeared that the Court had or-
dered Benjamin to give bail, himself in 1,0001. and two
sureties in 500/. each on the last indictment, and him-
self in 5001. and two sureties in 2501. on the first
indictment---:those two indictments being identical,
and the second one having been rendered neces
sary only in consequence of the error committed in
respect to Joseph Parker, and thus he was called upon
to give bail, himself in the enormous sum of 1,500 L, and
four sureties also in 1,5001., which he was utterly un-
able to procure. Under these circumstances he trusted
his Lordship would reduce the amount of bail.
Mr. IlumenEYs opposed the application, and said that
it was a complete " Comedy of Errors." Joseph and John
Parker were twins, and it was almost impossible
to distinguish them. . His client contended that
John went occasionally by the name of Joseph
and that he was the person meant in the first indictment.
The person who had pleaded to it wrongfully had
been discharged by the Recorder, who had or,
dered him to enter into his own recognzances in 1,000/.
The prosecutor had no wish that he should have been
called on to enter into recognizances at all. The second
indictment charged them with obtaining goods to a much
larger amount than the first. If the first were in the
Court be should have no objection to having it quashed.
Mr. Justice PATTESON—Let Ale first indictment be
moved into this Court by certiorari and quashed. Let
the second indictment be also moved into this Court,
and when the defendants have pleaded, let them be ad-
mitted to bail as May has been, each prisoner in 1,000/.,
and eack to find two sureties in 5001. each, and let 48
hours' notice of bail be given.
The prisoners were then brought up by the keeper of
Newgate, and after having pleaded " Not Guilty," were
removed in custody, on the understanding that they
were eventually to be handed over into the custody of the
Marshal of the Queen's Bench.