The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-09 00:00:00

PARKER V. TAYLOR.

Mr. Justice ERSKINE, in summing up, said that al-
though it was suspicious that -in all the time from April,
1838, when the I 0 U was alleged to have been
given to Parker, in discharge of which the transfer
was made, he never took any step to obtain pay-
ment; yet it was possible to account for that lenity on
the ground of the near relationship of the parties. It
was also suspicious that the bill of sale was not exe-
cuted until the night before the distress was put in by
the defendant, which distress must have been ex-
pected by Stockbridge and his family. It was for the
Jury to say whether the evidence of Stock-
bridge cleared away those suspicions, and satisfied them
that the sale to plaintiff was bona fide.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found a verdict
for the defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-lIOUSE.

Mr. Hobler, jun., applied for a warrant to take into
custody a person who committed an extensive forgery
and fraud on the Ist December, upon a house in the City.
The individual, it appears, is not known by name.
He went to the house, the principal of which is in pur-
suit of him, on the Ist of December, and produced Bel-
gian bank-notes, as they appeared to be, for which he
asked and procured Bank of England notes. He re-
ceived in exchange for his Belgian notes one Bank of
England note for 300/, six for 1001. each, five'for 501.
each, two for 401. each, ten for 51. each, and small Bank
of Ireland notes for 11. and 1/. 10s. each. The whole
amount with which the delinquent got away is upwards
of 1,4001. A warrant was immediately granted, and
placed,iin•the hands of John and Daniel Forrester. •
The Belgian notrs, it was stated, were not discovered
to be forgeries until they were sent to Belgium for pay-
ment.

A cab-driver, named Jams Austen, was summoned
for having refused to take a fare.
The servant of Mr. Moses, of Finsbury-circus, stated
that he went, by the desire of his master, to the stand at
Moorfields, where the defendant was with his horse and
cab, and desired him to drive to "take up at the •Citeus.
The defendant, who knew that Mr: Moses wanted to go
no further than froundsditch, and, was in Abe habit of
paying no more than the legal fare, refused to drive
" the Jew." The cabmen on the stand were in the habit
of treating any gentlemen who resisted their, attempts at
imposition in a similar manner, and Mr. Moses was de-
termined to see what the Act of Parliament would do
for him.

The cabman, whose appearance and tone of voice were
quite unanswerable evidence in favour of the prosecution,
said that he had a respectable gentleman, the waterman
who attended the stand, to prove that he (the cabman)
was engaged to another gentleman at the time Mr.
Moses's servant addressed him.

The LORD MAYOR—Let him appear.
The waterman came forward, and said that just before
Moses's servant appeared, a gentleman, who came by one
of the railway trains, carne and engaged the cab.
Mr. Moses's servant—l got into the cab on the stand,
and I saw neither this waterman nor any gentleman at
all near the place.
The LORD MAYOR—What do you say to that, Mr.
Waterman ? Waterman—Lord! please your Lordship,
the gen'lman when he came up, gives me and the cab-
driier an inwite to go into the public• house, and have a
drop afore they'd go, so we goes in. and then we sees the
young man get into the cab which he had no right to.
The LORD MAYOR—Oh, that was it. You three gen-
tlemen went into drink before the job was commenced ?
Waterman—Just so.

The LORD MArou—Very well. You have fully con-
firmed the account given by the young man who has
complained. My decision is, that the cab-driver pay the
sum of forty shillings penalty, or go to prison for one
month. The cab-driver—l sha'n't pay no forty shillings.
The LORD MAYOR —Then you must be locked up for
a month.

Mr. Moses's servant said that his master desired him
to hand over any penalty which• might be paid, to the
Lord Mayor for the benefit of the poor.
The Loup MAYOR—I hope Mr. Moses will serve the
public further by helping me to punish fellows of this
description, as often as attempts may be made to dis-
appoint him.

His LORDSHIP stated, in the course of the day, that he
had received from an anonymous contributor, to whom
he returned most sincere thanks, the sum of 101. fur the
benefit of the poor-box.