The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-27 00:00:00

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1841.

called there for it • that the defendant at first hesitated
to deliver it up, and suggested that it did not belong to
plaintiff, and at last demanded ss. for its keep for a
month; that on 4th September plaintiff called at defend-
ant's, and said defendant's wife had insulted plaintiff's
wife, and defendant sent for a policeman, and gave plain-
tiff in charge for abusing him ; that plaintiff was taken
to the station house in Albany-street, where the defend-
ant did not make any charge against plaintiff, and the
latter was accordingly discharged.
The plaintiff, in support of his case, called Thomas
Fox, plaintiff's landlord, who only proved that defendant,
his servant, and other persons from defendant had
several times called for the ss. for the keep of the dog.
Samuel Gillman, a policeman, stated that at twenty
minutes past nine, on the 4th of September, the defend-
' ant's servant called him ; that he went to defendant's
shop, and found the defendant and plaintiff outside the
shop-door. Defendant said plaintiff had been to his
shop and used abusive language. Witness asked " What
language ?" and defendant repeated the expressions to
him, and plaintiff did not deny having. used them. De-
fendant asked witness whether he was justified in giving
plaintiff in charge for the abuse, and witness said "Yes."
On cross-examination witness said that defendant was
in the heart of his business at the time of his (witness)
being called. There was a crowd at the door. De-
fendant said plaintiff had called him a dog-stealer, and
that if the person who called on him for the ss. was not
his (defendant's) wife, it was his woman. Defendant
said if plaintiff would not annoy him, he might go.
Witness did not touch plaintiff.
William Moody, sergeant of police, said he was on
duty on the 4th of September last, at a quarter to ten,
when plaintiff and defendant came. He asked de-
fendant what charge he had to make. Defendant said
he wished plaintiff to explain what he meant by the lan-
guage he had used. Plaintiff would not explain. De-
fendant did not object to plaintiff being set at liberty.
Plaintiff seemed indifferent whether he stayed or went.
Defendant declined giving any charge.
Mr. CHADWICK JONES, for the defendant, in a very
impressive though somewhat humourous speech, explain-
ed to the jury the real circumstances of the case, that
early in May 1841, defendant found a little dog, kept it
and fed it, and took care of it. He had taken it to the
address on the collar, but plaintiff had left' that place.
The defendant kept the dog three weeks, and subse-
quently found the owner, who at the time made great
protestations of gratitude, and promised to pay the 55.,
but afterwards neglected to do so. Plaintiff and his ser-
vant called for the sum several times, but it was even-
tually refused. The plaintiff came on the 4th Septem-
ber and conducted himself in the manner which had
caused this inquiry. The defendant was wrong in point
of law, and law only, and had been wrongly advised as to
the rightfulness in law of the charge by the policeman.
The SHERIFF was about to sum up, but the Jury, with-
out turning round in the box, said they had made up
their minds some time, and gave their verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages, One Farthing.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
_ MANSION-HOUSE.

Jose Joaquin Gonsalvo Basto, who has already under-
gone examination upon the charge made by Mr. Pinto,
of having stolen wine warrants which represent the value
of 5001., was again brought up. The Justice-room was
crowded with commercial men, and although in conse-
quence of some misunderstanding between the parties on
both sides, as to the hour appointed for the resumption
of the inquiry, and the absence of witnesses resulting
from that misunderstanding, no new evidence as to the
particular case was adduced, the prisoner's position
soon became a much more' serious one than it was on
the last day's examination.
Mr. Simpson, solicitor to the financial agent to the
Government of Portugal said, the moment the prisoner
was placed at the bar, that he appeared upon the part
of the Agency to prefer a charge against M. Basto of
having stolen eight Portuguese bonds for 5001. each, with
which, as clerk to the financial agent, he was intrusted
for a certain purpose ; that as soon as it was discovered
that the bonds were missing, they were advertised, and
they were subsequently found to be in the possesion of
Mr. Jackson, of Piccadilly, who at once came forward
and gave every information he was possessed of with
the greatest readiness.

M. Antonio de' Peiba Parura da Silva, financial agent
to the Government of Portugal, Finsbury Chambers,
London-wall, stated that the prisoner had been tempo-
rary clerk in the employment of the agency, which was
considered as a national authority, and had been en-
trusted with a quantity of Portuguese Bonds which had
been sent to the financial agent for conversion. Witness
directed the prisoner to sort and describe in numerical
order a large number of the old Portuguese Bonds which
were to be cancelled, and the prisoner, instead of cancel-
ling, converted some of them to his own use.
Mr. Harris, solicitor to Mr. Jackson, who, it will be
recollected, was said to have advanced a sum of money
upon the wine warrants of Mr. Pinto, stated that his
client would appear at two o'clock, the time generally
supposed to have been appointed for re-commencing the
inquiry on the subject of the first charge. He (Mr. Hark
ris), however, thought it necessary to mention, in order
to prevent any misconception in the absence of Mr. Jack-
son, that that gentleman had advanced 1,0001. upon the
bonds, which the Magistrate might, at thatmoment, exa-
mine, if he pleased so to do. It was also proper to state
that Mr. Jackson, the moment he saw the advertisement
about the bonds, let the financial agent of the Portuguese
Government know that he held them.

Mr. Simpson said he by no means meant to insinuate
that Mr. Jackson had not acted on the occasion with the
greatest propriety.
Mr. Harris then produced the bonds, and said no doubt
at all existed that a gross fraud had beencommitted upon
the agency office.

Seagrove, solicitor to the prisoner, suggested the
propriety of hearing evidence before a conclusion was
come to against his client. He wished to know from the
*witness under examination whether the bonds produced
were of any value?

M. da Siva replied they were not now of any value.
The coupons were cut off and the bonds were cancelled.
Mr. Sadgrove—You would not have paid them then ?
M. da Silva--No. We pay only those with the
coupons.

Dir. Simpson—They were abstracted by the prisoner
in a perfect state, with the coupons, which were after-
wards cut off. A person who does not understand the
form of these foreign securities is liable to be deceived as
he may not know the difference between those with and
those without coupons.
Alderman GIBBS who presided, asked when the con-
version of the bonds took place ?
M. da Silva replied that it was made in June.
Mr. Simpson—At what price were they quoted at that
time?

M. da Silva—At about 291. or 301. for every hundred.
Mr. Simpson—Were the bonds in question amongst
those delivered to the prisoner to be cancelled?
M. da Silva—ln all probability they were.
Mr. Simpson—When the bonds were delivered to the
prisoner, were they in a, perfect state and worth 291. or
30/. in every 1001.?

M. da Silva—They had the coupons attached.
Mr. Simpson—Where ought these bonds to be now ?
M. da Silva—They ought to be cancelled as old ones,
and deposited with the other cancelled bonds.
Mr. Simpson—Have new bonds been given for old
ones at your office? M. da Silva—Yes, to the parties
who have brought them.
Alderman Gums—When did you discover that these
bonds were missing? M. da Silva—At the latter end
of August.

Alderman GIBBS—When did you discover where they
were? M. da Silva—l saw them in the hands of Mr.
Harris, the solicitor to Mr. Jackson, on 'Wednesday.
Mr. BODKIN, counsel for the prosecution, and Mr.
CLARKSON, counsel for the prisoner, entered the Justice-
room while the solicitors were pursuing the investigation.
Mr. Simpson requested to know whether the counsel
for the prisoner would have any objections to call upon
Mr. Campbell to state what he knew upon the subject,
that gentleman having (as our reporter understood Mr.
Simpson) taken the bonds from M. Basto to Mr. Jackson.
Mr. Clarkson replied that he had no question to put
to Mr. Campbell at all. The prosecutor, of course,
might call upon that gentleman.
Mr. Bodkin—No; we shall not examine Mr. Campbell
as a witness now. The Learned Counsel then adverted
to the case about the wine warrants, and intimated that
it would be necessary to postpone both cases.
Mr. Clarkson agreed in the propriety of a postpone-
ment. He said he was perfectly aware that Alderman
Gibbs considered it proper to send the charge relative to
the wine warrants elsewhere for investigation, and he
knew that M. Basto would not be able to find secu-
rities for the large amount of bail required. He, there-
fore, could not object to a further postponement of the
inquiry.—The prisoner was then remanded.

DISTRESS IN NOTTINGHAM.
NOTTINGHAM, THURSDAY.—The distress which exists
in this' large emporium of industry and skill is truly
frightful—such as to make the heart bleed at the
thought of ; hundreds are starving on straw beds, with-
out food, fire, or covering, and these are people who.
would work if they could get it. Each day parties of
men, with starvation in their looks, and dressed in ab-
solute rags, have been parading the town in pro-
cessions of two, three, and four hundred, carrying a
board, on which is printed in large letters—" Distressed
and out of work." Other parties, to the number of 30
or 40, drag carts loaded with sand through the streets,
and beg from door to door. The relief list at the Union
workhouse contains 3,600 recipients. The house itself
has 900 inmates crammed within its walls. A meeting
was called by the Archdeacon of Nottingham, at St.
Mary's Church, on Tuesday, of the clergy and laity, to
consider and devise the best means to alleviate the distress.
Dr. Macauley, who is stopping within a mile of Not-
tingham, addressed a letter to the meeting, advising the
same
is plan to be
establh a soup
pursued as at Edinburgh—namely, to
kitchen, which will cost about
with
100/. per largeeThe meeting determined to co-operate
another meeting of the townspeople, which is called
for Monday next, by Richard Morley, Esq., the Mayor,
in the Exchange Hall. Besides those receiving parish
relief, upwards of 2,000 are starving. Distress and
gaunt misery haunts the whole town. Trado is dead—
not a singld master employs full hands.
The meeting at Derby, on Thursday next, of the mer-
chants and manufacturers of the Midland Counties, will
be attended by 100 each from the towns of Nottingham,
Derby, and Leicester. Important revelations will then
be made.
At Leicester, trade is horribly dull ; in short, if
something is not done shortly, the consequences will be
frighful.

A beautiful white turnip was taken from the
field of Mr. William Tilke, Clisthydon, a day or two
since, weighing 181bs., and was exhibited on the tower as
a turnip lanthorn on the night the news came that Eng..
land was blessed with a Prince of Wales and Duke of
Cornwall.—Sherborne Journal.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Her Majesty's stag hounds, Tuesday and Wednesday
(weather permitting), Vale of Aylesbury.
Brighton harriers, Monday, Thunder's Barrow (near
Portslade) ;Wednesday,Patch am ;Friday, Dyke Road,lo4,
Brookside harriers, Monday, Newmarket Hill ; Thurs-
day, Salcombe Tye.
East Sussex hounds, Monday, Sneffield ; Thursday,
Honsted Pond ; Saturday, Ashcombe-14
Tickham hounds, Monday, Doddington ; Friday,
Gore Court-101.
Thanet harriers, Monday, Sea Mark.
Mr. Lushington's hounds, Tuesday, Lynsted Park ;
Friday, Macnade-11.
Mr. Robertson's hounds, Monday, Ghipland Gorse ;
Wednesday, Earle Whim ; Friday, Pallinsburn ; Satur-
day, Etal-104.
Mr. Candler's hounds, Monday, Tiddlesley Wood ;
Wednesday, Monk Wood ; Saturday, Broomsgrove
Lickey-101.
Albrighton Hunt, Monday, Himley ; Thursday, Ap-
ley ,• Saturday, Chillington.
Cheshire hounds, Monday, Harfold Bridge ; Wednes-
day, Duddon Heath ; Thursday, Duddon Heath ; Sa-
turday, Mere Hall-101,
Whitehaven harriers, Monday, Dislington-9.
Mr. Atty's hounds, Monday, Wynnstay.
Sir R. Sutton's hounds, Monday, Eagle Wood and
Gate, Barton ; Tuesday, Nocton ; Wednesday, . Wel-
lingore ; Thursday, Fiskerton Long Wood and Drinsey
Nook ; Friday, Langton, by Wragby ; Saturday, Cain-
by-11.
East Kent-harriers, Monday, Northbourn Mill ; Tues-
day, Rolling Court ; Thursday, Lydden Hill ; Friday,
Preston Forge-101.
Mr. Muster's hounds, Monday, Hainton ; Tuesday,
Lagbourn Bar ; Thursday, Langton Hal ; Friday,
Scamblesby Tillage--11.
Mr. Archer's hounds, Monday, Lifton Park Lodge ;
Thursday, Chapman's Well-101.
Mr. Hellier's hounds, Monday, Lion Inn, Alcester
Portway Road ; Wednesday, Stoneleigh Abbel —lO4.
Mr. Meynall's hounds, Monday, Poston ; Thursday,
Snelston ; Saturday, Hoarcroft-104.
Warwickshire hounds, Monday, Chesterton Wind-
mill ; Tuesday, Mitford Bridge ; Thursday, Grove
Park ; Saturday, at Honington— 104.
Mr. Mure's hounds, Monday, Branch Park ; Thurs-
day, Woolpit Heath.
Mr. W. Horlock's hounds, Monday, Norwood ; Thurs-
day, Weston Park Lodge.
Cambridgeshire hounds, Monday, Harlton Wheat-
sheaf ; Friday, Kennel-101,