The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-04 00:00:00

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.

DALRYMPLE V. 3IIALL.
Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Montagu
Chambers for the defendant.

This was an action to recoyer compensation in damages for
eertain slanderous expressions which the defendant, the pro-
prietor of a few houses at Hammersmith, had used towards
the plaintiff, a widow lady, who was one of his tenants at the
time.

It appeared that the plaintiff, who had lived in Chelsea,
owed some rent, and that the defendant, after having been
unable to levy a distress, proceeded to the house, caused a
crowd to assemble, and called her "a vagabond bitch, a
swindler, and a thief," saying that he could prove that she
deserved each of these aspersions. He also said that " she
had left Chelsea through cheating her tradespeople, and that
he should take care she did not cheat any one in Hammer-
smith, as he would fellow her twenty miles for the purpose of
exposing her." He carried his threat into effect, as he had
called upon two of her tradesmen in Chelsea, aspersed her in
the way mentioned, and advised them not to trust her. It
appeared, however, that she had discharged the account of
these persons, with the exception of a few shillings each, and
that they considered her a person whom they could trust.
One of them, in consequence, refused to execute an order.
The defence was, that the defendant had acted as he did
under great provocation, as, after his broker had been re-
pulsed, the plaintiff sent him a note to the following effect :
" Fools I did you ever catch a weasel asleep ? How is
Lushington (the broker) after having had his hand in the
trap ;" that but one word, namely, " thief," was in the eye of
the law slanderous, and that there was reason to believe that
the witnesses might have been mistaken, and that that word
bad been added by the plaintiff's attorney, well knowing
that unless such a word was used, that an action would
not lie.

Mr.,l"ustice ERLE told the jury that if they considered the
defendant meant by the word " thief " to charge the plaintiff
with larceny, they should give their verdict for the plaintiff ;
if Rot, for the defendaut.
The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
JOHNS V. LOWLEY-FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
This was an action for false imprisonment brought by the
plaintiff against Lowley, the landlord of a dwelling-house in
Ratcliffe-highway, who gave him into custody and charged
him at Thames Police-court with stealing away the fixtures.
The charge was heard by Mr. Ballantyne and dismissed. It
was proved upon the trial that the plaintiff had put up
some fixtures for John Turner, Mr. Lowley's tenant, who,
intending to remove out of the house, resold them to Mr.
Johns, and he was in the act of taking them away when the
landlord same to the spot and gave him into the custody of
the police.
The LORD CHIN, BARN directed the jury to find for the
plaintiff, and at the same time in estimating the damages, to
take into account that the defendant had ground for an action
of trespass, and damages against the plaintiff.
Verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, 10/.
=Counsel for the plaintiff, Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Haw.
kins ; for the defendant, Mr. Humphrey, Q.C.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
The Court was engaged all the morning with an issue
of no public interest, being a part-heard case from yes-
terday.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

IN RE A. W. SLEIGH.

This insolvent, who, it will be remembered, was connected
with the expedition under General Flores, came up for his
final order.

Mr. BUCHANAN appeared on behalf of the insolvent, who
was opposed on the ground that he had not accounted for
a sum of 300/., which he was possessed of in 1843. In the
course of a long examination, it appeared that he had been one
of the Commissioners in the Manchester constabulary, but the
appointment expired under the Act, and he had been in
expectation of obtaining another appointment. He had spent
the money on necessary expenses, and in 1845 received 1251.
from his wife's relations, and had mainly depended on his
literary labours.
Mr. Buchanan was about to address the Court on behalf
of the insolvent, when
His HONOUR said he did not see any ground for the oppo-
sition, and would grant the order.

SHERIFF'S COURT.--(THIS DAY.)
SMITH V. COLLINS.
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The plaintiff in this case is a tailor in Regent-street, and
he brought the action to recover the sum of 2/. 12s. for goods
sold. It appeared by the evidence that the defendant
ordered a coat, and the plaintiff's foreman swore that de-
fendant selected a blue cloth, but when he called afterwards
he said he had ordered a black coat, as he never wore a blue
one iu his life; and plaintiff rather than lose him as a cus •
toner said he would make a black one, but he completed the
blue one and sent it home; it was however returned by the
defendant.

Mr. THOMAS said he had a witness who could prove that
the order was for a black coat, but on the evidence already
given he felt confident of a verdict, for even supposing a blue
coat to have been originally ordered, the contract had been
set aside by plaintiff's promising to make another.
The jury immediately gave a verdict for the defendant.
SMITH V. plaintiff
This was an action by the same plaintiff against the de
fondant, who is a surgeon, to recover the sum of 3/. 35., for
goods sold.

...
The defendant pleaded a tender of 2/. 9s. which had been
paid into court.

The evidence went to show that the defendant ordered two
waistcoats, but they were objected to. One was a French
shawl pattern, the ether a silk cross-bar; the first was
charged 11. 10s., and the other 11. 55., with Bs. for buttons.
Mr. THOMAS, for the defendant, called for a bill which was
delivered in the first instance but returned, and which was
fur hf.,wever, was nut pr:Zuced.
The plaintiff's foreman said he took the waistcoats holne,
but defendant did not like the make, and said he onlyordered
them out of "courtesy," ac he went for quite a different put-

pose, namely, to sell a rifle, but as plaintiff asked hi 'tn for the
orJer, and as had ordered them, he would take one.
The UNDER-SHERlFF—Ordered two out of court ess, and
then said he would take one!
Witness—Yes, sir. The waistcoats were sent back some-
times once and sometimes twice a week for alterafionS •
Mr. TnomAs called a witness named Payne, a t eilor in the
Strand, who swore that the 2/. 9s. was a full West t-eni 1 prim
The shawl pattern was almost as old as Adam—( 'j,anghter)
—the other was not a novelty.
The witness to prove the tender was not present E.
The UNDER-:.^:1110,IFF said the question now W le Oi"tlY one
of value.
The jury gave a verdict for the full amount.

CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
The cases brought on this morning are totally unfit for
publication.

CLERKENWELL—(THIS
Wm. Jordan was charged before Mr: I;rcertiffood With
stealing upwards of 100 yards of valuable dull; cas hmere,pd
other fabrics, the property of Mr. Turner, draper and silk-
mercer, of High-street, Islington.
It appeared that the goods were exposed for: ;:sale close to
the shop-door, where they were seen safe by 110 Prosectfter
yesterday evening about eight o'clock, soot i after which
time the prisoner was met carrying them b y a policeman,
who arrested him, and after inquiry took him to. the shop of
Mr. Turner, who was not aware before that Ito had been
robbed, and, upon making a search, identified ti lon as those
he had placed near the door for sale.
The prisoner, who said they had bean give] a :him to card
by a stranger, was fully committed to take his. ti

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING. -IA orEDNESDAT,
EXNING FIELD.
THE DIII:III7.—FIRST TIES.

Valiant beat Agricola Ithadamantlaus: beat Fire-
Buonaparte beat Farmer's Boy I away

THE CUP.-FIRST TIES.
Regina beat Vampire Dowager Quota beat Spin'
Victor beat Fancy Boy ster
Mealey beat Damask Rose

THE OAKS.-FIRCT TIES.

Daisy beat Bashful
Revoke beat Ales

ISilesia beat ' Vida

THE PORT STAKES.-FIRST TIE B.
Mainmast beat Rhea I
Brutus beat
Destiny beat Shakespeare Foxhunter rt In a bye

EXNING SIM(RS.
Mr. Arabin's nd Mentor beat Mr. Dobede's 7 )unkirk.
Mr. Fyson's Fatima beat Mr. Dobede's Dian a.
Mr. Fyson's Fairmaid beat Mr. B. Smyth's katight Marsha
Mr. Moody's Rosetta beat Mr. Gillett's Gleiatilt.
THE WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASE&

TTJESDAY.
Handicap of 20 sous. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with
100 added. Four miles. 23 Subs, 7ofwb ow declared.
Mr. Jones's bg by Glaucus, aged, lOst (Mr_Brotherton) 1
Mr. Walters' Cavendish, aged, lOst 21b
The following also ran :—Mr. Moseley's Jerry, list; Mr.
Clark nd Gipsey Queen, 9st 101 b; Mr. Dougla g's Avoca, 1O
81b, fell. Won by a heal..
The Hunt Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added, were won
by Mr. Davenport's Moonlight, aged, 12st (at wner), beating
Mr. Mytton's Richard First, 6 yrs, 12st ; Con.rad, 12st 101 b;
and Ironsides, 12st, by a head.