The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUEENS BENCH; June 26.
(Sittings at Nisi Prins.)
GURNEY THE ELDER V. GURNEY AND ANOTHER.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
A great number of witnesses were examined on both sides,
at the close of which counsel addressed the jury at consi-
derable length on the point at issue.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS then summed up, and the jury,
after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the de-
fendants.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A young man, named John Jenkin, who styled him-
self a cutler by trade, was brought before Alderman
Gibbs yesterday, charged with having endeavoured to
obtain by imposition pecuniary relief from Pascoe St.
Leger Greenfell, Esq., of Hyde Park-square.
Mr. Pelham, who attended for Mr. Greenfell, stated
that yesterday morning the prisoner called upon Mr.
Greenfell with a petition, of which the following is a
copy:— " London, June 8, 1846.
" These are to certify that the bearer hereof, Mr.
David Jenkin, master, with two others, seafaring men,
were part of the crew of the merchant-schooner Jane, of
Swansea, which unfortunately run down, on the night
of Friday, the sth day of June instant, on her passage
from St. Ives, bound to Swansea, laden with ore, when,
melancholy to relate, out of her crew, consisting of
master, mate, three seamen, and one boy, only the said
three men were saved, who, finding their vessel sinking,
took to their boat, in which they remained for several
hours, till picked up by the crew of the sloop Industry,
Swansea trader (Walters, master), who landed them at
this port on the 7th day of June instant, in a distressed
condition.
" Given under my hand at Swansea, this Bth day of
June, 1846. "G. J. WALTERS, SL, ,
" Master of the Industry."
Several names were attached.to the petitionstaned
sth
which
se-
veral sums marked down as contributions from
gen-
tlemen whose signatures were forged, 15,
a:vi°,tnge
was the name of" J. H. Vivian," placed
brought with him a
contri-
bution of 10/. 10s. The prisoner J.
H. Vivian, Esq.,
letter, purporting to be written by
as a fit person for
M.P., and recommending the
prisoner Mr. Greenfell being in a
the exercise of his sympathy
rto call upon him at his office, in
hurry, told the prisoner
Thomas-street, in the afternoon. At his leisure, Mr.
Greenfell having looked more closely at the petition, sus-
pected the
genuineness of the instrument, and wrote over
Bel rave-square who replied that the
to Mr. Vivian g ,
whole was a gross imposition. The prisoner was, upon
his next visit, taken into custody. Mr. Greenfell thought
the fellow ought to be proceeded against for forgery,
but he (Mr. Pelham) was afraid the magistrate's juris-
diction was confined to a summary disposal of the case.
Alderman GIBBS having looked over the documents,
which were written in a good clear clerk's hand, asked
Mr. Greenfell whether he had given the prisoner any
money.
Mr. Greenfell replied in the negative.
Alderman GIBBS—You ought to have given him the
shilling. I can only treat him as a rogue and vagabond.
What have you (to the prisoner) to say to this ?
The prisoner—It is all false, my Lord.
Alderman GIBBS—What is all false ?
The prisoner—The paper. My cousin gave it to me.
My father was lying dead, and I wanted to bury him,
and tried to get a little money to do it. I buried him
yesterday.
Alderman GIBBS—What are you, and where have
you come from ? You are not a sailor.

The prisoner -I worked eighteen months ago a
Gropnw(yli. I live there now. I am a cutler, and %ir (irked
there.

Mr. Greenfell confirmed the statement made by the
solicitor, as did Mr. Vivian, and both of those gentlemen
thought the majority of the signatures were false.
Alderman Gums then committed the prisoner to pri-
son to hard labour for three months.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
" DuriEs OF A MAID-or-ALL-Wonic."—Norah Biyant
was charged with having stolen some articles of wearing ap-
parel belonging to her mistress, who said the prisoner had
been in her service about three months. She missed an
under garment, the worse for wear she admitted, and a
piece of flannel, and on searching the prisoner's box she
found the articles.

The prisoner said they bad been given to her by a former
mistress, and she had stated as much to the prosecutrix.
Prosecutrix said she had been to the lady that morning,
and the lady had told her that she never gave the prisoner
the articles. The lady had also missed property while the
prisoner was in her service. Proseeutrix had also missed a
diamond pin and other property, which she believed the pri-
soner had stolen.

Mr. MALTBY decided on remanding the prisoner for a few
days.
The prisoner handed in a written paper which she had re-
ceived from her mistress, which paper contained a summary
of the duties, as servant of all work, she was expected to
discharge for the sum of 9/. a year.