The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-13 00:00:00

TIOL3IES V. SMITH.

This was an action brought to recover the sum of 81.45. 51,
for repairs done to some carts alleged to belong to the de-
fendant, who was, until lately, a potato salesman in Spital-
fields market.

The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, and the
evidence in support of that plea went to show that the busi-
ness belonged to Samuel Smith, the son-in-law of defendant,
whose name was painted on the cart, and who had actually
sold the carts, one of them to plaintiff himself. On the other
hand it was proved the defer-Want had sold the goodwill of
the premises, and when his son-in-law sold the cart he gave
him in charge for stealing them, but did not follow up the
charge.
The SECONDARY said the evidence was very loose, and if
Samuel Smith had been called he could have set the matter
at rest at once. In these family quarrels it was rather dn.
cultto discover the rights of the respective parties.

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The jury, some of whom said it was almost hopeless that
they should agree, suggested that they should be dismissed.
The SECONDARY said they must give a verdict.
After being locked up some time, they gave a verdict for
the plaintiff: _

BANKRUPTCY.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner Go ULII URN. )
WATTS.

To-day was appointed for the last examination of this
bankrupt, who was formerly a linen and cotton factor in the
Old Jewry. His examination had been adjourned in con-
sequence of his ill health, which had prevented him from
making out his accounts.
Mr. LAWRENCE, the solicitor to the tie, now stated that
the bankrupt was dead, and requested the Commissioner to
make a record of the fact, so that the necessary steps might
be taken to cam- on the proceedings under the fiat.
The Learned-COMMISSIONER said he did not see how he
could take the mere statement of the solicitor so as to make
any entry. In the case of Fanntleroy, the banker, who was
executed on the very day he was to have attended, the Com-
missioner under the old system had male an entry that
the bankrupt did not appear or send any excuse ; that
showed that even a matter of notoriety could not strictly be
received.

Mr. LAWRENCE said that no person who could positively
prove the death of the bankrupt was present, but a policy
of insurance had been paid.
The Learned COM3IISSIONER said there could be no doubt
of the fact, but it would be as well to call a witness, so that
he might make a minute on the proceedings, to say it had
been satisfactorily shown to him that the bankrupt was dead.

IVIAHLBRO-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
Edward White and William Flint, young men, dressed in
the garb of working engineers, were charged with being
concerned in the following robbery. About eleven o'clock,
last evening, tie prisoner White entered the shop of Mrs.
Ann Lacy, Well-street, Oxford-street, tobacconist, and asked
for some tobacco. While serving him, the other prisoner
came in, and asked also for some tobacco. They were acting in
concert, together, and they made every effort to confuse her.
While in the act of taking some silver from a bag, the
prisoner Flint rushed forward, and snatching the bag made
off with it ; and while waiting at this Court, before the
charges came on, she identified the prisoner Flint amongst
the crowd, waiting outside, and gave him into custody.
White was apprehended on the instant of the robbery.
The prisoners gave a very unsatisfactory account of them-
selves, and were remanded until to-morrow.
John Price and Henry Jackson, two young men, were
charged with stealing the hind check-braces from the car-
riage of Earl Dude.

Between seven and eight o'clock last evening, William
West, police•sergeant 106 of the F division, saw the priso-
ners, whom he knew to be bad characters, in Drury-lane.
The Earl Ducie's carriage passed, and the prisoners imme-
diately jumped up btArind. Suspecting that their intention
was to commit a robbery, he followed the carriage, and in
Piccadilly, opposite to St. James's church, the prisoners,
having unbuckled and secreted about their persons the hind
braces of the carriage, got down and were about making off,
when the police captured therri. In their possession was
found another set of carriage check-braces, which have no
doubt been stolen.—Remanded.

RAILWAY COMMITIEES.

(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee No. 1.

The Committee met at twelve o'clock this day. Mr.
Wckett, in the ab7erce of Mr. Strutt, took the chair.
THE EGE.BURY-ERIDGE AN CALDER.
This Bill was unopposed, and the standing orders were
declared to have been complied with.
THE ZAATzcztEsrr:R. AND LINCOLN YIN ZOW
RAILWAY AND CZIESTZE,VIELD AL 7D
GAINSECROUGE CANAL.
This was also an unopposed Bill, and the standing orders
were declared to have been complied with.
THE ATZDIZOATH AND X'OR!'AR.

Tlii3 Bill was declared to have complied with the standing
orders.

THE Lk:EDS AND grzinsx (ST. HELEN'S
ZiRJ .NCH DEVIATION).
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This Bill was unopposed, and the standing orders declared
complied with.
TUE GLASGOW, GAR IN imam, AND COAT-

BRIDGE ZXT:ONSIoN.

This Bill was unopposed, and the standing orders were de-
clared to be complied with, and the Committee proceeded
with a few Waterworks and Irish Harbour Improvement
Bills.

Sub-Committee No. 3.
This Committee resumed its sittingsat the usual hour this
morning, in Room, No. 8. There were present, Mr. Ag-
lionby, in the chair, lir. Aldan, and Mr. Thornely.
ox.roraD, Vin I NiVir, CHELTENIZA.bro AND

emouc.zsT:en.

The hearing of the opposition to this case was resumed.
The next petitioner against the Bill was Colonel Sibthorp,
who col planned tbat there were defects and imperfections in
the plans and sections, while the books of reference deposited
with the clerks of the peace did not correspond with these
deposited at the Private Bill-office.
Several of the allegations were admitted, others abandoned,
and a few proved. Most of them, h)wievei., were of a trivial
and unimportant character.
The next petition was signed by a number of landlords in
the parish of Hapnett, in the county of Gloucester, who al-
leged that a field in that parish was set down in the book of
reference as the property of Mr. Hope, a large landed pro-
prietor of the district, whereas itbelonged to the Rev. Mr.
Daubeney, the clergyman of the pariO.
The witness who was called to prdee this allegation ad-
mitted that he had unintentionally been the cause of the
error. He was waited upon by the party who had made cut
the book of reference, and to that party, in the hurry of the
moment, he said that the whole of the property through
which the railway passed belonged to Mr. Hope.
;The allegation was therefore abandoned.
Another allegation was, that two roads described on the
plans and sections were stated to be private occupation
roads, whereas they were public roads. Mr. Thomas Wells,

the surveyor of the high reels of the parish, proved this
allegation.
The allegation respecting the first road was admitted, bt t

the party n•ho prepared the bo.l of reference &elated tin t
Mr. Wells told him that the 2,:cond was a private uccupa
tion road.

Standing orders in reipect of the laft instance nct com-
plied with.

A number of other allegations were made out, and the
Committee resolved, zdter a four daya' heafing of the case, to
report that the standing orders had not been complied with
in the several instances already published.