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 band at Swansea, this Bth day of
June, 1846. " G. J. WALTERS, SL,
" Master of the Industry."
Several names were attached to the petition, and se-
veral sums marked down as contributions from the gen-
tlemen whose signatures were forged, amongst which
was the name of" J. H. Vivian," placed with a contri-
bution of 10/. 10s. The prisoner brought with him a
letter, purporting to be written by J. H. Vivian, Esq.,
M P., and recommending the prisoner as a fit person for
the exercise of his sympathy. Mr. Greenfell being in a
hurry, told the prisoner to call upon him at his o
ureffice, in
Thomas-street, in the afternoon. At.his leis, Mr.
ofefl lt
the
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cse
.
Greenfell having looked more closely at the petition, sus-
pected the genuineness of th.esqinu=mwehnot,raenpdliewdrtoutaetOtvheer
to Mr. Vivian in Be4grave
whole was a gross imposition. The prisoner was, upon
Pelham) was afraid the mag,isestrdaotceusin,letinilltis.:
his next visit, taken into custody. Modry.iesGprortsehaeln
the fellow ought to be prooeeded against fur forgery,
given the pri, hand, asked
but
dictionhe (wMa
Aldermansr confined
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having a
lookedsummary
which were written in a good clear clerk
Mr. Greenfell whether he had
money._ saw any

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 Gnos—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—l worked eighteen months, ago at
Greenwich. I live there now. I am a cutler, and worked

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.
"'Merman GIBBS then committed the prisoner to pri-
son to hard labour for three months.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

" DUTIES OP A MAID-Or-ALL-WORK."—Norah Bryant
wa3 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. Prosecutrix 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 91. a tear.