The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-05 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

LORD PORTMAN V. FLOOD.
This was an action of trespass, brought by Lord
Portman, against the defendant, who represented the
Marylebone vestry, involving the right of way through
Harewood•square. The plaintiff had attempted to fix
gates at the entrance to the square, in which he had
been resisted by the parish authorities, hence the present
action. At the suggestion of the Learned Judge, it was
arranged that it should be turned into a special case.
BROWNE V. SMITH.
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for the plaintiff—Damages 150/.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
A person, who gave his name as Taylor, made an ap-
plication to Mr. Henry for advice, as to the mode of re-
covering the sum of the value of a parcel lost by
the Parcel Mail Company. The parcel had been posted
at the chief office, but had never been heard of by the
person to whom it was directed. The chief clerk had
admitted the receipt of the parcel, and had given him a
letter to Mr: Slay, the cashier, desiring him to pay the
155., and giving him the authority of a member of the
company, a Mr. F. (the initial only was given), for the
payment. Applicant had presented this letter to Mr.
Slay, but he refused to pay it, saying that Mr. F. was
nct now a member of the company, though he had been.
Applicant wished to know whether the magistrate could
not grant a summons.
The Usher said, that before bringing the applicant
into Court be had told him it was useless, but he thought
if the magistrate saw it he would grant a summons.
Mr. llENair said he was very sorry that he must give
the applicant the same answer that he had given to hun-
dreds of applicants who had lost property by sendingsitt
by the same conveyance. He had no power to again a
summons ; and the only remedy was by an action
the Parcel Mail Company.
The applicant discontentedly left the Court, saying
that he would enter an action immediately.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
William Crisp was charged with leaping up behind
the carriage of Mrs. Jacobson yesterday, and annoying
the nurse-maid.
Mrs. Jacobson said she and her son, and the nurse-
maid with the child, were in the phtmon yesterday, about
half-past two o'clock, passing round the corner of Green-
street into Leicester-square, when she heard a scream
from the nurse-maid, she looked round and saw the pri-
soner hanging on the 'Axton behind, pulling back the
nurse-maid's head and scratching her mouth till the
lips bled, and a child six weeks old was in danger of be-
ing tossed out of her arms. It was not till they reached
St. Martin's-lane that they could get the man down.
Complainant had never seen the man before.
Emma Summerfield, nurse-maid to Mrs. Jacobson,
said the prisoner, who was an entire stranger to her,
leaped up and pulled round her bonnet, and scratched
her lips till they bled.
Mr. Jacobson, who was driving, on hearing a
scream, turned round and cut the prisoner down with his
whip. The prisoner made use of the most abusive and

obsCene language, and woufcl—n-ollea;ethephm- ton, so
that they were obliged to give him into custody. The
prisoner was quite sober at the time.
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imprisonment.
The following gentlemen were brought up, charged
with been found in a suspected gamblinegnrhyoussem
Charles Hamilton, Morris Albert, Robert Johnson,
Frederick Wilson, William Hemmings, H
Hallam, John Smith, and the doorkeeper, James
Townsend.
Superintendent Beresford said he had orders and
authority from the Commissioners of Police to enter the
house No. 2, Rupert-street, St. James's, and went a
quarter before two o'clock this morning, with two other
constables. He rang the front door bell, the door was
opened by the porter Townsend, whom he seized imme-
diately, as Townsend knew him well, and would suspect
his object, and gave him over to the custody of the other
constables. The gas was immediately put out. He
then entered, and found in the centre of the passage a
door covered with green baize and lined underneath
with iron. After knocking at this to gain admission,
without success, they made use of the sledge-hammer
and crow-bars, and with much labour succeeded in fora
ing the door off the hinges and one of the bolts which
secured it, but failed still to remove the door. Some one
opened the door from within, and the witness found it
had been secured by an iron bar, which turned on a
centre, fastened to the door itself, and fell into sockets in
the door-posts. The witness was met by another door
at the foot of the stair, fitted in a similar manner, and
having a small hole in it as a "look out;" this was open
also. Half way up the stairs he -found such another
door, also open. He passed into the first-floor room, and
found the defendants, but no implements of gaming in the
room, or on their persons. The stairs which led to the
upper part of the house was guarded by a similar door
at the foot, and at the top was a trap -door which fell
down over the stair-case and bolted on the lower side,
and over all an iron gate, so that any one coming from
above could not get down to the first floor.
lar. LONG said, as no implements of gaming had been
found the case failed against the defendants, and they
were discharged.

Sixteen gentlemen were brought up on a similar
charge from the house No. 64, St. James's-street, usually
known as the Cocoa-tree Club.

Superintendent Beresford said the evidence in this
case was similar to that in the former ; he found a great
many iron doors, bolts and bars, and the defendants
within, but no implemcnts of gaming. He said they had
ample time, while he was forcing the doois, to multi)
away with anything suspicious,
Air. LONG olsodinhArged defendants ill this case,