The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-09 00:00:00

FOBERTS V. FOULKEI.

This was an action to recover the sum of 111. 15s. 4d. on an
attorne3's bill.
Mr. T. B. HUGHES stated the case for the plaintiff. It
appeared that, in 1844, the plaintiff spoke to a Mr. Wood,
who had acted as his attorney, to bring an action on a bill of
exchange, but as the parties were friends he declined, but, at
the request of defendant, retained the plaintiff to bring an
action in the name of Trapp, as plaintiff did not wish his
own name to appear.
Wood was ct,lled, and swore positively to this fact, At
the present time he was not in practice, as he had not taken
out his certificate. He admitted that Trapp was a client of
his own.
Mr. THOMAS contended that Wood had employed Roberts
himself, and was paid as the cause went on—that in this case
Roberts did not see Foulkes, and Trapp was his own client,
and set up by him against the defendant in that suit, who
was also his client. He considered this was most dishonour-
able in itself, and ought to throw great doubt on the whole of
the witnesses' evidence.
The jury gave a verdict for the defendant.

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
Eliza Cross, a remarkably good- looking well-dressed female,
about twenty-five years of age, was charged with feloniously
stealing a silver watch, a gold watch-chain, and three gold
watch seals, the property of Mr. P. Beambine, of No. 29.
Windmill street, Haymarket. It appeared from the statement
of the prosecutor, that a month or five weeks ai,o, between
nine and ten o'clock in the evening, he met with the prisoner,
who was a perfect stranger to him, in the neighbourhood of
the Haymarket, he got into conversation with her, and she
accepted his arm for a walk. Ultimately they repaired to
some oyster-rooms in the Haymarket, to partake of supper;
they drank rather freely, and on leaving there walked about
for some time, and then had some more wine. Eventually
the prisoner consented to accompany him to his lodg-
ings, and pass the night with him. He let her in
with his latch key unknown to the inmates of the
house. He awoke about five o'clock in the
morning, and found the prisoner had left the house; he also
missed his watch and appendages from off the dressing-table,
where he had placed it over-night. He gave information of
the robbery at the police-station in Vine-street, Piccadilly,
but no trace of the prisoner could be obtained. Between six
and seven o'clock last evening he met her at the end of Great
Windmill-street, and gave her into custody.
The constable stated, that on taking the prisoner into cus-
tody she at once asserted that the prosecutor had given the
watch to her She elso stated that she was a married woman,
and gave the address of her husband, who is butler in a gen-
tleman's family in the neighbourhood of Covent-garden.
Witness called on him, and on his being made acquainted
with the nature of the accusation against his wife, he pro-
duced two pawnbrokers' duplicates, which he said his wife
had given him, alleging that she had found them. He denied
most strongly any knowledge of the watch affair, and seemed
most painfully shocked at the untoward discovery that has'
taken place. One of the duplicates was of the watch pawned
for 11. 18s. and the other of the chain and three seals for 18s.
on the same day, at the shop of Mr. Ravener, of No. 18,
Queen's- buntings, Chelsea, pawnbroker, by the prisoner, who
was then living in the neighbourhood, and gave her right
name and address.
Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner if she wished to say
anything?
The Prisoner, with much firmness—lt is true I met that
gentleman as he had stated, and he persuaded me to take
supper with him ; after which he produced the watch, and
asked me if I did not think it very pretty. I said I greatly
admired it. He said he would give it me if I would pass the
night with him. I was tempted by the watch, to my shame
I consented. At his lodgings he wound up the watch, and,
putting it in my hands, said, "There, it is now your own."
He knew when I left in the morning. His money and things
were lying on the table. I did not pawn the watch until
four or five days after.
Mr. HARDWICK asked the prosecutor if there was any
truth in the prisoner's statement about his giving her the
watch. The prosecutor said—Certainly not."
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS DAY).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.:
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. MACCLINTOCK took the oaths and his seat for Carlow.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed:—
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudh y Railway.
Brighouse Sewerage, Drainage, and Lighting.
Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Railways.
Clonmel and narks Railway.
Coekermouth and Workington Extension Railway.
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway.
Creagh's Divorce Bill.
Cromford Canal.
I Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways
Junction.
fo,th, and Clyde Navigation and Bowling Bay Improvement.
Furness Railway
rja W....nern Railway (Cork Extension).
Great S„ottlithery.
„,. la a et' Manchester Railway
sterna(.oldam Illiiiikr;field and Sheffield and Manch lai Leeds Rail-
ways Amalgamation.
Killarney Junction Railway.
Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway.
Mallow and Fermoy Railway.
Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions.
blidland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Liffey Branch
and Longford Deviation).
Monmouthshire Railways.
Mountmellick Junction Railway.
Newport, Abergavenny, and liereford Railway.
Norfolk Estuary.
Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction
Railway.
Plymouth Great Western Docks.
Severn Navigation.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway, &c.,
Amalgamation.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway
(Peak Forest, and Macclesfield Canal Purchases).
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc-
tion Railway.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolver-
hampton line).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury to
Stafford).
Strathtay and Breadalbane Railway.
Taw Vale Railway Extension.
Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway.
Vale of Neath Railway.
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway.
West Riding Union Railway (No. 2).
Wexford Harbour Improvement.
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway.
LIVERPOOL AND BURY, AND MANCHESTER AND