The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLI6rEN-CE.

SHERIFFS COURT, SEPT. ‘).-t.
FALSE IMPRISONMENT.—CATO V. HARI)MAN.
Mr. Chadwick Jones appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Hervey for the defence.
In this action the damages were kid at 501. The
plaintiff was a licensed victualler, residing in Jerinyn-
street, St. James's, and the defendant a valet, in the
service of Sir Alexander Grant, of Upper Grosvenor-
street. The parties met at last Epsom races on the Derby
day, where the defendant lost a sum of money, in bet•
ting with the plaintiff. Some time afterwards the plain-
tiff called at Sir Alexander Grant's house, for the pur-
pose of settling the bet. The defendant paid him the
sum lost, and demanded a receipt, which was refused,
on the ground that in transactions of this nature a re-
ceipt is not required. The plaintiff then came away,
and was proceeding down Regent-•street towards his re-
sidence, when the defendant overtook him and accused
him of robbery, at the same time calling a policeman,
and giving him into custody on a charge of felony. He
was then taken to Vine-street station-house, and locked
up i❑ a cell, while the defendant went into the Inspec-
tor's room, to enter the charge on the police-sheet. After
about twenty minutes' confinement, he was informed that
the Inspector would not entertain the charge, and he
wss accordingly released from custody. •
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF having summed up, a
verdict was returned for the plaintiff—Damages 40s.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

G UILDHALL.

A little boy, named Timothy Armstrong, was placed
at the bar, charged with stealing a purse, containing a
number of sovereigns, in St. Paul's-church-yard.
Mr. George Langdale, a gentleman residing in the
Old Jewry, said he saw the prisoner with his hand in a
person's pocket who was walking before him. He struck
him on the arms with his umbrella, upon which he
pulled his hand out, and dropped the purse on the
ground. The gentleman who was robbed took it up.
Constable 273 said that this person, on going to the
station-house, gave a wrong address.
Mr. Alderman PIRIE said he much regretted the
purse had not beets handed over to the police, as it
was the surest means of enforcing the attendance of the
prosecutor.
The prisoner was remanded to afford an opportu-
nity of discovering the address of the person robbed.
A number of prisoners were brought up for passing
counterfeit coin, who had been remanded from day to
day to procure the attendance of Mr. Powell, the soli-
citor to the Mint, when

The ALDERMAN said he should not detain per,ons thus
for the convenience of any one, and he should therefore
order them to be discharged.

WORSHIP-STREET.

STREET PR E A CIII NG.--Andrew Gardiner, a gro-
tesque-looking personage who wore a long and shaggy
beard, and styled himself a Christian Israelite, was
chrrged before Mr. GROVE, with having caused a dis-
turbance in Tabernacle-square, St. Luke's, to the. great
annoyance of the inhabitants.
From the evidence of several of the inhabitants of the,
square, who came forward to support the charge, it ap—
peared that for a considerable time past they had been
annoyed to an insufferable degree by a set of illiterate
persons calling themselves preachers, who were in the
habit of infesting the square twice or thrice a week, and
zolleeting mobs ir. front of the houses, to whoa► they
held forth for hours together. It occasionally hap-
pened that two or three of them arrived at the Same
time, and as each of them professed different doctrines,
some of which were of a most blasphemous tendency,
such scenes of riot and uproar ensued in their attempts
to bawl each other down that the nuisance could
no longer be tolerated. The arena of disputation being
seated in the centre of a densely•populated nei:ll-
- large crowds were in the habit of
mustering on such occasions, and not unfre-
quently the differences between the contending preachers
were summarily brought to a close by the disgusted
audiences rising upon them both and pelting them off
the field. A representation of the grievance was at
length forwarded to the Commissioners of Police, by
whom orders were tent to the officers of the district
to take the authors of it into custody, whenever they
were found offending.

The charge having* been proved,
Mr. GROVE said I have often suspected that some of
these pseudo preachers were in league with pick-
pockets, and got crowds together to enable their accom-
plices to plunder the silly people who were listening to
their nonsense.

The Magistrate then told him be must give a pro-
mise not to offend again or he wou►d be committed.
After some hesitation the prisoner gave the required
promise, upon which he was allowed to depart.

CONGRESSantiId
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lastly Peel, at Drayton Manor. The Dutch Minister and
Mine. Dodd took their departure on Tuesday last fur
Drayton Manor, to join the circle now visiting Sir Robert
and Lady Peel. Sir Alexander Grant, Bart. M. P., has
arrived at Dra3 ton Manor, on a visit to Sir Robert and
Lady Peel, who have a numerous circle visiting them at
that elegant scat. Sir Henry and Lady Emily Harding,
left Whitehall-place on Tuesday last, for Drayton Manor,
on a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peel.
A BRACE OF NINNIES.—Two rough fellows
(cabmen) with their faces coveted with blood and bruises,
were charged on Wednesday, at Marlborough-street, with
having fought in the streets. Mr. Henry—What did you
quarrel about? First cabman—l aint got no quarrel vith
him, as I knows on. Second Cabman—And I silo gut
no quarrel vith hint. Mr. Henry—Then what did )ou
fight about? First Cabman—Vy, I vos coming down
Condick-street, ven he sings out to my boss, " Wo."
"Ge arp," says 1. " Who are you ?" says he. " Who are
You?" says I. " Don't come it too strong,'' says I.
" Will you have a;:y of this ?" says he, pulling off his c ,at.
" You can't gim me none," says I; so at it ve vent, till
the pleseman came up snd stalked both on us off. Mit-
ssistrate—You had no business to quarrel in the public
•strect. First Cabman (Wiping, his left eye, whici ap-
peared to be nearly knocked out)—Ve vor always wery
good friends up to this here, aad ve shall be good friends
again, shalt us? Second Cabman (holding his lip,
which had
Lian;been split, together)—l dont vont to bear
masity.l'mworry goad frianda with you. Mr.
Henry—Ca away this time ; but if you fall out again, and
ire brought here, I will hold both of you to bail.
" WHERE DO LAWYERS COME FRoM ?"
Elia
, in one of his delightful essays, has said, " Lawyers
were children once, I suppose ?" and, no doubt, in the
mere literal sense, they really were; but your genuine un-
adulterated lawyer, even in .his lacteal days, only simu.
latcdintancy ; he was younaa but knew not youth. It
were no violent freak of fancy to paint Charles Phillips a.
rolicking, roaring boy ; one might imagine Lyndhurst
knuckling down at marbles ; but your attorney, your
issuer of writs, and drawer of cognovils, your mortgage
maker--he was never a boy. Poets, it is said, are born,
not made. May it riot be that lawyers are not born ?
I put it to any lady in the land, from Mrs. Edwards,
who lately had four children at a birth, to her Most Gra-
cious Majesty, whether she would suckle a lawyer ? In
the name
of the whole sex I answer "No !" There
have, probably, been women that would. Mrs. Brown-
rieg, who had a fine taste for cruelty, might have thine it;
Mrs. Bateman, perhaps ; but F °land, in 1840, contains
•n-
-no such women. I see, front my wincluvs, a chubby cherub,
nestling in the arms of a beauteous mother. The young
spirit, fresh from the presence of his Maker, breathes of
heaven ; purity is heartened in him. Will any one tell
ine that it is only a sucking lawyer ? The thougtit .s mon-
' strous ! In our early days, it is deemed prudent by mothers
and nurses to maintain as a mystery the means by which
little humanities come noon earth. 1 had two little sisters
whom the doctor broucht ; surely lawyers are creatures
whom—some one else brings."---ileads of the People.
OXENDON, ESSEX. Another of those Agri
cultural Associations, so beneficial to the farmer and the
labourer, is established for this district, under the patronage
of Sir Thomas B. Lennard. The first field-day took
place on Tuesday, and although the weather was unpro-
pitious, the hardy yeomen contended for the prizes. After
the business of the morning, which was in all respects Sir
tisfaztory, aboqt %Pi) gentlemen partook of su eticellent
dinner in the park, under a commodious marquee, erected
by Mr. Benjamin Edgington, 3, Duke.street, Southwark
and, although the rain descended in unrelenting storms,
the company were kept quite dry and free from any incon.
venience. Sir Thomas gave three fine bucks, and Mr.
Francis a noble baron of beef for the dinner. Too much
praise cannot be given to the Committee for the general 1
arrangements, and Mr. Cook's viands, wines, &c., were
unexceptionable,