The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-23 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMOA PLEAS. Jan. 2.

The court this morning took the demurrer paper, on
which it was engaged during the day. The cases argued
turned on technical points in law, and presented no features
of interest to the public.

COURT OF BAAKICUPTCY, Jan. 22.
THE TRJESG, READING, AND I.IBINGSTOIiZ RAILWAY
COMPANY.
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To-day was appointed for the last examination of the
bankrupt and for an audit.
Mr. Laurence appeared on behalf of the assignees, and Mr.
Edwin James on behalf of the company.
The business of the day was chiefly taking proof with a
view of ascertaining the amount of the debts.
A proof was tendered by Mr. Atkinson, who had been em-
ployed in taking the traffic and preparing the tables to go
before Parliament. His bill amounted to upwards of 600/.,
of which he had received 2001., for which an action had been
brought.
Mr. JAMES appeared and objected to the charges as being
excessive.

The examination lasted all this morning, and it was under-
stood it would be adjourned.
The audit was adjourned cis very few proofs were tendered.

SECONDARIES' COURT, Jan. 22.
CARTEIt V. HUNT.
The plaintiff in this action is a warehouseman in Basing-
hall-street, and the defendant is a weaver in Bethnal-green.
The action was brought to recover the sum of 91. 2s. on a
bill of exchange, and 101. ss. 6d, for money paid on account.
The defendant, who pleaded a set off, appeared in person to
defend the case, which occupied the attention of the Court
all the morning, but was of no general interest. It appeared
that the defendant was indebted to the pl.intiff, and it was
agreed that defendant should give up several looms in sAis-
faction of the debt, and pay any balance between the debt and
the value of the property. Oa the looms being valued it
was agreed that the defendant should give a bill for 91. 25.,
and he accordingly gave a bill for that amount; but before
the plaintiff could remove the property the landlady sent in
a broker, who would have seized the proi,erty of the plaintiff
had he not paid the rent, 101. ss. 6d., being part of the pre-
sent claim.

A great number of witnesses were examined, the defen-
dant endeavouring to show that the payment of the rent
formed part of the agreement, and that he was to have an
allowance for some '° extras" belonging to the looms.
The jury, however, gave a verdict for the plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
George Mills, a seaman, applied a few days ago for a sum-
mons against Mr. W. Phillips,lof George-yard, Lombard-
street, agent of the barque Wanderer, for having detained
his register ticket.
The summons having been granted upon the representa-
tion of Mills, Mr. Phillips attended, and said he was very
glad at being confronted with the accuser, as he should, in
all probability, have to change places with him, and appear
as a prosecutor.
Mills having deposed that Mr. Phillips held his ticket, the
answer was that Mills was hired as steward on board the
barque, to go to China; that he signed articles to that effect
in the usual way, and that he deserted from the ship.
Under such circumstances the register ticket was detained.
The Lonn MAYOR having asked Mills what answer he had
to make to that accusation, said that he had, in consequence
of violent illness, absented himself from the ship, but that
he had by no means deserted.
Mr. Phillips said he had been given to understand that
Mills had receives! two sovereigns upon condition that he
would on the voyage pay attention to two Chinese, and that
upon being accused of having been guilty of a fraud in
taking that for which he never meant to give any value he
replied that it was no fraud, it was only a debt. The letter
of Captain Priest, the master of the Wanderer, stated as
follows I hereby certify that George Mills signed articles
on board the Wanderer, on the sth of January, to perform a
voyage to China, and back to any port in Great Britain,
absented himself without leave on the Gth of January, and
has not since returned to the said barque Wanderer.—
Barque Wanderer, 16th January, 1847.
The Lour) Mayon—Then Mr. Phillips, do you charge
this man with the. offence of? having deserted?
Mr. Phillips—l do. I have not only the captain's autho-
rity, but I know Mills did not take his clothes on board
at all.
Mills—l admit I signed articles, but I was so ill I could
not get back in time.
The LORD MAYOR—This is a species of offence which
causes the greatest inconvenience to captains of ships, and I
shall as an example, send the defendant Mills to the House
of Correction for thirty days, and his register ticket shall be
annexed to his commitment.
Mr. Edward Lucas, of the firm of Lucas and Sons, corn-
factors, was brought before the Lord Mayor in the custody of
a policeman, under the following remarkable circumstances.
Mr. Edward Scott, of No. 7, Mount-place,,fiour- factor,
stated that about four months ago I had dealings with the
defendant. I bought of him about 148 quarters of peas, for
which he gave me a sale note, and an or&r for the removal
of the article. I bought them at 44s per quarter, and he was
to be allowed the regular market commission, he reselling
the same, and if I sold them myself he was still to have the
transaction,url.) d '
commission. The pease was lying at Dondan's granary in
ItHn.
a wasset
settlement
timeein en tb bargain, ati,an,,e and
months,a re
whichn market
pired on the 6th January. About the 29th or 30th of De-
cember, I called at the defendant's office, No. 53, East Cheap,
and saw his father; and I wrote a note to Messrs. Lucas and
Son, expressive of my wish th..t they should sell the pease on
my account, or I would take them at 535., and allow them
their commission, to which application 1 received no reply.
I served a notice on the clerk to sell the pease, and he gave
it to the defendant's father, who, in my presence, gave it to
the defendant; and last Wednes lay I went to the defendant's
stand in the Corn-market, and gave his father a bil! of the
pease, the defendant's father standing by his side at the time
and looking at it. It left a balance of 491. 13s. 9d. in may
favour, having tharged them 535. for the pease, which
sum 1 had been offered for them. The father said 1 was a
bad man, and walked away. About ten minutes afterwards
the defendant and his father were standing by their stand.
I was beside them, and a gentleman came up, and I took
from my pocket the sale bill which I had received, and held
it in my hand for this gentleman to look at, and I asked him
if it was not a legal sale note of the market? Whilst the
gentleman was reading the paper, the defendant stretch, d
out his band, tore it from mine, rent it in pieces, and
walked away. I requested the gentleman to give me his
card. The defendant came back again, and I asked him
what he could say against me, and he said, if you dim%
wish me to ruin you in the market, be still. I then had
no further conversation with the defendant, but I called
yesterday and saw him, and asked him to give me the sale
note, and he said I had better be off, and it I annoyed hint
any more, or mentioned it in the market, he would charge
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good profit.
The Defendant—l sold the peas at 445. a quarter to the
complainant, and he was to refuse or accept them by the
next market day. On that day be did not come, and I in-
ferred that he would keep them. On the following market
day he said he would keep them, and I frequently asked him
for some money on account. He refused to give me any,
and I then said that I should consider the contract at an end.
I knew he had nothing but that contract, and I snatched it
from him, for I had actually sold half the peas at a loss. I
admit that I took it out of his hand, but I consider that I
was folly justified under the circumstances.
The LOAD MAYOR said he considered the conduct of the
defendant, in snatching the contract out of the complainant's
hand, completely inexcusable, inhsmuch as it was nothing
less than the destruction of the evidence against him. What-
ever the defendant might think of it, the appearance of such a
case in the newspaper would be likely to draw forth observa-
tions from commercial men, not by any means favourable to
the person accused. As fur the indifferent opinion the de-
fendant or his friend might have entertained towards the
complainant, they certainly had ha, a commercial dealing
with him, and were bound to give him fair play, and it was
their own fault if they had transactions with individuals of
whom they disapproved. His Lordship thought it would be
to the advantage of the defendant to reconsider the course lie
had thought proper to pursue, and concluded by requiring
Mr. Lucas to enter into his own recognizances in the auto of
100/. to appear at twelve o'clock on Saturday to answer any
charge which might be preferred against him.
Mr. Lucas then entered into his own recognizance to
appear at the time specified.

BOW-STREET.
John Holmes was charged with stealing a purse containing
a sovereign and some silver, from the person of a lady
named Sudlow, at Farrance's (the confectioners'), in Cock-
spur-street, Charing •cross.
It appeared from the evidence of Inspector Haines and
Sergeant Langley (both of the A division), that they were
in company in Cockspur-street on Tuesday last, and saw the
prisoner leave Farrance's shop. They observed that he kept
his left-hand in his coat- pccket. The stopped him and took
the purse produced from his. pocket. He said it was his own,
but they had better keep it, as that would do them more
good than giving him three months. He afterwards said
that lie picked the purse up in the street. Langley had known
him for some time, and looked upon him as a suspected
person.
Mrs. Sudlow said that she had the purse in her pocket
when slit entered the confectioners' shop, but missed it when
she wanted to pay for what she had eaten. The shop was
much crowded.
Mr. JARDINE committed the prisoner for trial for
ceny from the person."
MARLBOROUG_Y-STBE ET.
John and Thomas llarborough, Henry Jones, and Aram
Goddard were again placed at the bar, on remand, charged
with breaking into the house of Mr. Lavessieur, cf Coram.
street, and stealing therefrom three gold watches, and several
articles of jewellery.
Sergeant Maurice, in whose hands the conduct of the case
had been placed, said that circumstances had come to his
knowledge since the last examination, which led Juju to be•