The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-20 00:00:00

JITI.I.IEN AND ANOIIIER V. BULKLEY.

The plaintiff in this action is the well-known conductor
of the musical promenade concerts, and the defendant is
a captain in the army. The action was brought to re-
cover the sum of 111. 2s. 6d. for the hire of boxes at her
Mijesty's Theatre and at Covent-garden Theatre.
Mr. James Bennett was called, and proved that the
defendant went to the plaintiff's shop and engaged a box
at the Opera, for which he agreed to pay 91. 95., and a
box at Covent•gaiden Theatre at IL Ils. 6d., with a
book, 25., amounting together to the sum claimed.
The UNDER SHERIFF said if the defendant agreed to
the amount of charges, no question could arise.
The jury accordingly gave a verdict for the plaintiff.
WEST V. SWEENEY.

This was an action to recover the sum of 51. under the
following circumstances :—lt appeared that the defend-
ant was tenant of premises in Portman-street Barrack-
yard, and he agreed to give up the same to the plaintiff
if the landlord would grktnt a lease. A deposit of 51.
was paid down, and an agreement entered into, the de-
fendant undertaking to return the 51. if the landlord
would not accept the plaintiff as tenant, and grant a
lease. The landlord was applied to, but it appeared he
could not grant an unconditional lease, as, in anticipa-
tion of the removal of the barracks for improvements in
the original lease, although it extended over thirteen
years, there was a condition that if it should be required,
possession was to be given up without compensation.
No satisfactory lease being to be obtained, the present
action was brought to recover back the deposit.
The defendant did not plead to the action, and the
jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 51.
In a case of no interest, Mr. Thomas, for the defendant,
called for the plaintiff's books, and the attorney was
looking over it, when the Under-Sheriff interfered and
said that, although the counsel was privileged to do so,
no other person was. The counsel could only have jus-
tice in view, but it was just possible that others might
have other objects.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

On Wednesday Robert Randall, the driver of a cart,
was brought up on a warrant, charged with assaulting
Elijah West, a city tollman, at Moorgate.
West stated that the defendant drove up to Moorgate,
on Saturday, with a cart laden with egg chests. Witness
demanded 2d. The prisoner said he had never paid toll
on such goods before, and began to swear. Witness told
him if he took wrong toll he was answerable to the law,
and therefore the best way was to pay the money and
inquire afterwards. The defendant said he should go
back. Witness would not allow him to turn the horse,
and said he would prevent that, for be might recover
his toll three way s : either by distraining at the mo-
ment, by obstructing the passage, or by bringing an
action at law for the money. The defendant then told
witness to let go the horse's head, and he would pay him,
but instead of paying the money he attempted to dash
en. Witness again seized the bridle, and the defendant
struck him with the butt end of the whip, with such
violence as to dislocate his thumb. A friend, however,
who came up, suddenly pulled the joint into its place
while he was conversing with him.
The defendant said the cart had only " empties,"
which had been brought back by the railway for nothing,
and he had paid toll when they went into the country
tull. There were 22 fowl coops and nine crates for
shipping fowls as sea stock. He struck the collector for
taking hold of his horse, which was a very high-spirited
animal, and it was a wonder he had tot bitten the col-
lector and kicked the cart to pieces. He never shrank
. from paying what he believed to be due. He was sorry
immediately afterwards.
West stated that as the defendant was a poor man he
did not wish to be severe.

Mr. Alderman MusonovE adjudged the defendant to
pay ss. and the costs, which he managed to do in the
course of two hours.

THAMES.

Mr. Peter Mellish, the vestry-clerk of the parish of
St. Paul, Shadwell, accompanied by the churchwardens,
overseers, and other functionaries, came before Mr.
Broderip to obtain summonses against various persons
who endangered the public health by carrying oa nui-
sances in the parish. The complaint originated out of a
public vestry meeting, held a few weeks ago, to consider
the best means of abating the nuisances in the parish,
and which followed the exposure of the carcases of dead
cattle, removed in a putrid state from a screw steam-ship
from Holland to the premises of Mr. Cowan, a bone mer-
chant and tallow-melter in New Gravel-lane, adjoining
the London Dock.

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Mr. Mellish said, the parochial officers were anxious
to carry out the 9th and 10th of Victoria, cap. 96, for
abating nuisances, and he held in his hand the certifi-
cates of two medical gentlemen, that they had examined
the premises of Mr. Swinott, a dust contractor, Mr.
Cowan, bone boiler, Mr. Parsons, the proprietor of a
laystall, and Mr. Rumsey, a tripe dresser, and that they
carried on nuisances prejudicial to the public health.
Mr. BRODERIP said he would grant the summons.
This was a step in the right direction, and he hoped it
would be followed up by others, for the improvement of
the district and the comfort and health of the people.
Yesterday Thomas Hen field, a coal-dealer and green-
grocer in the Commercial-road East, was charged before
Mr. Broderip with assaulting a lad named James Brown,
a toll-collector, in the Commercial-road East.
The complainant, a boy about fourteen years of age,
said the defendant drove his horse and cart up Jamaica-
street, which is at right angles with the road, and
crossed the road to the opposite side of the way, where
he took up a chest in his cart. On being asked for the
toll, sixpence, or the ticket of the day, the defendant
said he would not pay any toll, and attempted to drive
on. Witness held his horse, and the prisoner then
struck him a violent blow on the mouth, cut his lips,
and caused him to bleed profusely ; threw him down, and
after falling upon him, forced his knees into his breast,
and put him in great pain. He tried to rise, but the de-
fendant would not let him, and seized hold of his necker-
chief, and twisted it until he could scarcely breathe.
The defendant also put his foot on the top of his
throat, and cut him across the hand with his whip.
He was very seriously injured, and he really believed
he should have been ridden over and killed but for the
interference of the bystanders. His statement was cor-
roborated by two of them.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said the lad was
holding on by the horse's reins, and that when he put his
foot upon his neck it was to prevent the horse treading
upon him. He called a witness. named Greenwood, who
said the boy was not struck intentionally. The defen-
dant added that an important question was involved,
whether he was liable to pay the toll, which he contended
was illegally demanded.
Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, said the defendant hal
no right to assault the boy. If he considered the toll
illegal, he might have paid it and summoned the boy,
and in that way have tried the question.
The defendant observed, that the tolls on the road
were most exorbitant, and he considered he had a right
to resist the demand of 6d. He only crossed the road
from Jamaica-street, neither swerving to the right or
left. Be was always given to understand that on every
trust in the metropolis he might drive his horse and cart
100 yards without being subject to toll; but the boy ran
from a side bar, where there was no turnpike-gate or
table of tolls, and demanded 6d. of him.
Dempsy, a police-constable, No. 247 K, believed the
distance was not more than 60 or 65 yards.
Mr. Symons thought, in that case, the defendant
would not be liable to the toll.
Mr. BRODERIP said that, prima facie, the case of as-
sault was made out, and it was a must violent one. He
would give the defendant an opportunity of raising the
question at the sessions. He held him to bail, :himself
in 331., and two sureties in 151. each.

ESTMINSTER.
Anne Thomas, a dirty, dissipated-looking woman, was
finally examined, charged with stabbing Esther M`Cave
with a table-knife.
Prosecutrix stated that she entered the Castle public-
house, Great Ct:apel•street, Westminster, on Sunday
evening, and was advancing to the counter to get some
refreshment, when the prisoner, without any provoca-
tion, struck her a violent blow in the lace. She inquired
what she did that for ? when prisoner suddenly raised
her hand and stabbed her with a table -knife in the left
cheek. Prosecutrix and prisoner both fell on the ground,
when the latter made several other thrusts at her with
the knife, and wounded her slightly in the arm. Pri-
soner was secured by those around, and prosecutrix con-
veyed to the Westminster Hospital. Prisoner was heard
to say, a short time before prosecutrix entered the public-
hcuse, that she would stick the first person who came in.
A witness proved that the prisoner took the knife
from her bosom and inflicted the wounds as described.
Prisoner, who had been drinking very freely, endea-
voured to escape.

Mr. F. Wildbore, house surgeon, Westminster Hos-
pital, proved that there was a superficial incised wound,
an inch and a half long, on the left cheek, near the ear,
which he dressed. There was also a slight wound on
the arm.

Prisoner implcred forgiveness, and the prosecutrix
oined in the entreaty.
Mr. BURRELL observed that it was a very serious
offence, and it was his duty to send it for trial at the
Central Criminal Court.
SOUTHWARK.

A tall, powerful-looking man, named John Flynn,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Seeker, charged with
creating a disturbance in the Feathers public-house.
Stoney-street, Borouuh, and stealing a gold seal and
key from Mr. Henry Goss, the landlord.
It appeared from the evidence of the latter, that the
prisoner entered his house the previous evening in a state
suppliedof intoxication, and demanded to be with li-
quor. He was refused, and requested to leave the house,
when he became very turbulent, and used disgust-
ing language. The complainant then endeavoured to get
him from the house, when the prisoner snatched the seal
and key from his watch-guard. The police were then