The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-02 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was ordered
to he transported tnr ten years.
Upon the application of the prosecutor the gold watch
and the other property found in the prisoner's possession,
were ordered to be given up to him, as there was no doubt
that they were the produce of the robbery.
This case concluded the business on the Crown side, and
Mr. Byron Parke then proceeded to assist in disposing of
the cause list.

EVANPORL V. LORD W. PAGET.

This was an action to recover the amount of two bills of
exchange, one for 4,800 franca, and the other for 651. ac-
cepted by the defendant.
.Mr. S a-ge ant Channell and Mr. Willies were for the
and Mr. Petersdorff aapeared for the defendant.
The acceptances were admitted, but the defendant made
sev-ral special pleas, among which were—that the accept-
ances had been obtained by fraud—and also that no cwi-
sideration had been given for the bills.
Mr. PEDERSDORFF then ca!lcd in support of the de-
fendant's case a person named Samuel Lawrence. who
stated that is the year 1835 he was carrying on the busi-
ness of a Horse Repository at Brussels, where the trans-
actions referred to took place, and in the month of Au-
gust Lord William Paget wished him to accompany him
to the eitabl,shment of a horse and carriage dea'er named
Bondroit, to look out a carriage and horses, and he did so,
and Lord ‘Villiam seleet,cl a phaeton and pair of horses,
for which he was to give 4,000 francs by a bill at six
months, and in consideration of the credit 800 francs more
were to be given. Lord William also purchased a
chariot for 651., and two bills for the respective amounts
were drawn and accepted by his Lordship and given to
Bondroit, and it was arranged that the carriages and
homes were to be sent to his repository the Lest day.
The witness swore that the carriages and horses were
never sent, aid when he apDlied to the plaintiff, who car-
ried on business with Bondroit, for either the bills cr the
carriages, he refused to let him have either one or the
other, and his Lordship, in point of fact, never received
any consideration for the bill..

This witness on being cross-examined said his name
was S•imuel Lawrence Laza:us, and that he was of the
JeAish permlasion. He admi:tcd that he had taken the
oath upon the New Testament, but he said that although
he was a Jew to did not fallow his religion very strictly,
and he considered the oath as binding upon his conscience
as though he had taken it upon the Old Testament. He
had left Brussels about 5,0001. in debt, but he had since
paid all his creditors.

In answer to a question from Mr. PETERSDOUFF the
witr.eis described the plaintiff as a dealer in carriages and
bill discount 3r, and he said that Bondroit was a horse.
dealer and a notorious usurer.

A witness named Bush, who stated that he was also pre.
sent when the transaction in goc,tion took place, corrobo-
rated the evidence of the witnais reipccting
Mr. Sergeant CHANNEL then put in a letter identified
as the handwriting of Lord W. Pazet, in which the writer
said he hal no objection to the plaintiff being the drawer
of his bill for G5l.

Baron PARKE addressed the Jury, and said it was for
them to consfler whether the defendant had made out, his
plea of %ant of consideration, and whether the accept-
ances had been fraudulently obtained from him by the
parties, and without there being any ii,tention on their
part to let him have the property for which they were
given.

The Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, found for
the plmintiff upon the 65/. bill, and fur the defendant upon
the bill for 4,800 francs.

Mr. Setaeant CHANNELL said that of course the interest
upon thy 651. bill, amounting to IV. would be included.
The Jury said they would nut give any ilitgrest.
Baron PARKE said it was the regular rule to &low ir-
terest, and he recommended the Jury to do so, and the
Jury then contented that the interest should be added.
(Before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury. )
THE QUEEN V. THE LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILVVAY

COMPANY.
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS (with whom was Mr. Patera-
dorff, ) stated that this was an indictment charging the Com-
pany with having neglected a duty imposed upon them by
their Act of Parliament, in reference to public ways. Their
Act authorized them to interfere with the public highways,
but only upon certain conditions ; one of which was, that
when they did take up any portion of an old road, that
they should provide an equally good and commodious one
for the public. LI 1836 the Compiny's works had been
brought to a place called Red Lion-court, running from
Berrnond.ey-street to College-street, an irregular passage,
varying from six to forty feet in width, and with foot pave-
ments on each side; and the cnarge against the Compaey
was that their viaduct completely blocked up this footway,
without giving the public any equivalent for i,.
A witness was then called, but after his examination
had been shortly gone into, it was suggested that the mat-
ter might be arranged by a reference, and a verdict of Not
Guilty was then taken by consent.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.
Ann Connell was yesterday placed at the bar charged
with having stabbed a man of the name of Collins, in the eye.
The complainant stated that he was passing along Drury-
lance last evening, when he was stopped by the ; risoner, WllO
requested him to treat her, and he did so. She then took him
to her own hou,e, a-id when they were in, locked the door and
demanded his money.ning
seized a knife threate He refused to give her any, and sLe
to take his life unless he delivered
up his money. He still refused, and the prisoner stabbed him in the
eye. Complainant then a!tempted to e-cape by the window, but
found he could oot do so without endangering his life. He
called loudly for the police, and the pri,oner broke a leg off
the table, and commenced beating the complainant about the
head and shoulders; by this time the police-officer had suc-
ceeded in obtaining an entrance, and took the prisoner into
custody.
The police-officer was called, who corroborated the latter
part of this testimony.
The prisoner, in her defence, merely denied the charge,
and she was fully committed for trial.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER
AND LEEDS RAILwA v.—An engine-driver named Innes
Ras killed on the above Railway on Friday last, in conse-
quNice of Lis engine coming into collision with a luggage
rain. It was entirely his own fault, and a verdict excul-
pating the Company Gas been returned by a Coroner's Jury.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 1.
The House sat to-day, to hear appeals. The Pet,rs present
were the Lord Chancedor, the Earl of Bandon, and Lout
Colburne.
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THE MARQUIS OF BREADALBANE V. CAMPBELL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case,
affirming the judgment below, with costs. The only question
in the case related to the validity of the entail of the lands
which formed the property of Combie.

LAWRENCE V. BLAKE.
Their Lordships then proceeded to hear the arguments in
this appeal from the decision of the Lord Chancellor of Ire-
land. The case is an extremely heavy one, and likely to oc-
cupy several days.

Shortly after two o'clock the further consideration of the
cas".was adjourned till Monday, the Lord Chancellor having to
attend a Council at Buckingham Palace.

ROLLS' COURT, APRIL 1.
KING OF HANOVER V. SIR H. WHEATLEY.
The defendants in this case, it may be recollected, obtained
an order for a Commission to Hanover to cross-examine two
of the plaintiff's witnesses, but a difficulty having arisen as to
the form of the order, the case was brought on again
for the purpose of obtaining theldirection of the Court.
The MASTER of the RoLLs this morning stated that search
having been made an order had been discovered in a case of
Campbell v. Scongall, which appeared to him applicable to
the present case, and directed the order to be drawn up in the
same form.

VIOE-CFIANCELLOR'S COURT, MARCH 31.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE CORPORATION OF GRAVEIEND.
This ca,e, which was before the Court at intervals
during the greater part of last week, was concluded to-lay.
It was a motion for an injunction to restrain the clrpo-
ration from applying the pier tolls in payment of certain
loans which it was alleged it had made in contravention
of the Pi r Act=, and to the prejudice of the proper credi-
tors of the tolls. His Honour thought that no part of the
motion could be granted at present. He should, there-
fore, make no order.

APRIL 1.
RAYNE V. BENEDICKE.
HI3 HONOUR the Vice-Chancellor was occupied nearly
the whole morning with the further arguments in this part-
I.eard case, which came before the Court upon a motion to
(issfilve an injunction, restraining the captain of a vessel
trading between Newcastle and New York from leaving
Cowes for New Yotk. The ground upon which the in.
junction was obtained was the belief of the plaintiff who
bad shipped goods on board the vessel, of the intention of
the captain to devote part of the cargo to the repairs of
the ship, the owners being insolvent.
The arguments were not concluded in consequence of
the absence of Air. K. Bruce, who was engaged in the
}Luse of Lords. The Learned Gentleman will reply to-
morrow (this day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, MARCH 31.
In the course of the day an order was communicated from
the Lord High Chancellor to the Learned Commissioners
of this Court. enjoining upon them to require from the dif.
ferent official assignees a monthly return, upon oath, of all
the balances whic may remain in their hands upon the
respective estates to the collection and administration of
which they may have been appointed. This matter has
been frequently pressed by the Commis;loners themselves
upon the official assignees, but hitherto without the least
effect.
ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.--KINGSTON, APRIL 1.
James Oldbrook. who was on Wednesday night con.
victed of manslaughter, was ordered to be transported for
fourteen years.
Richard Edwin Oseman, 21, was indicted for feloni-
ously stealing fifty-five pounds in gold and silver, fiur
ten-pound bank notes, one five-pound note, and other anti.
cies, the moneys and property of George &icy:al Field.
Mr. Chambers conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
Clarkson the defence.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor kept
the Compasses public house, Bankside, and the prisoner
went to lodge with him in the month of November, and
continued there till the 12th of December. On the 11th
of that month, Mrs. Fiel 1, the aunt of the prosecutor,
plated about a hundred pounds in gold and silvt r in sepa-
rate bags in a box in her bed-room, and left the place
secured. The next day the prisoner was observed to go up
stairs, and he did not make his appearance any more,
and upon the annt going to the box the same day,
she discove;ed that it had been broken open,
and that all the money was gone. Nothing was heard
of the prisoner until the month of March in the present
year, when, from information that was received, an officer
was despatched to Worcester, where he apprehended the
prisoner, and on searching his box a bag was found, which
was clea•ly identified as being one of those that had con-
tained a portion of the stolen money. A gold watch, a
new suit of clothes, and bills for atticles he had purchased
to the amount of between 201. and 30/. were found in his
possession.