The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-28 00:00:00

PORTLEsS V. RIDLEY.

The plaintiff, who keeps a boarding-school at
Kensington, brought this action against the defen•
dant, a teacher of music, to recover 80/. The de-
fendant being upon terms of intimacy in the plain-
tiff's establishment, money was advanced by Mrs.
Portless for his use in providing music in his teach-
ing. In consequence of some dislike on the part of
the plaintiff he left the house, and was soon after
arrested for the debt.

Sir JAMES SCARLET; on the part of the defen-
dant, endeavoured to show that the plaintiff, who is
a widow, was desirous of marrying with Mr. Rid.
ley, and that, in consequence of his refusal to be-
come Benedict, love was turned to hate.

The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 231.

FREEMAN V. MOYES.

This action was brought by Admiral Freeman,
who lately died in the county of Hertford, for the
use and occupation of premises by the defendant, a
printer, without a lease. The plaintiff clamed more
than 231., which had been paid into Court, saying
that the rent for the time the defendant occupied
depended on whether he continued on sufferance.
The premises in Tooke's•court, Castle-street, Hol-
born, had been leased by the Admiral to the Abbe
Rufigny, who sub-let the same to the defendant,
a printer. The lease expired at Christmas, 1831,
and Mr. Rutlege, who received the rents, entered
into an unsuccessful negotiation with the defendant
for the renewal of the lease. The defendant then
gave notice that be should quit at the end of
the quarter. He accordingly sent the key, but Mr.
Rutledge would not receive it, on the ground that
the defendant had made himself a tenant from year
to year, and that the notice was irregular.
The Jury found a verdict for the defendant.
GODING V. ABBOTT AND OTHERS.

This action was brought by Mr. Goding, the ale-
brewer, as the payee, against the drawer of a pro-
mi•sory note for 1001. made the 20th of December,
1827, and payable three days after date.
Reuben Martin, alias Gad, the pugilist, was de-
sirous of opening a public-house in Berwick-street
Soho, and he appl,ed to the plaintiff for the loan of
1001. The money was advanced upon a note drawn
by the defendant; the name of Dignam, an attor-
ney, was also attached to the instrument. Martin
carried on for a time a good trade, and made various
payments on account of the note, as %veil as ale re-
ceived from Goding's Brewery. On one occasion
he desired the collecting clerk to return Abbott's
note, saying it was paid, and he wished to return it
to his friends. The clerk said he should have it
when he went to the counting-house. Martin never
got the note, and it appeared at this trial that the
money paid on it did not exceed 53/. The plain-
tiff consequently sought to recover the difference of
Abbott. Martin had oecome insolvent, and could
not pay his account with the plaintiff.
The jury found for the defendant.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 27.

(Before Lord LYNDHURST and a Commo❑ Jury.)
WATKINS v. HUGHES.

This was au action brought by the plaintiff to re•
cover the sum of 31/. due, being the balance of
art account.

Burling—l am in the service of the plaintiff.
In December, 1829, I went along with my master
to Romford Maiket, and saw him sell some cows
and three calves to the defendant. They after-
wards went into the Bull Inn, Romford, and I saw
the defendant pay to my master the sum of forty
pounds. He promised to pay the remainder on
the following day‘
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant A NDREWS —I
am not aware that it is the custom to give four
years' credit for cattle. My master never took a
bill from the defendant for the money. I do not
think ha ever took a bill in his life.

Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILLIAMS—I
heard my master ask the defendant for the money
in Smithfield about twelve months ago. He then
said he had no money, and he might get it how he
could and be --.

The Jury found for the plaintiff, costs 40s.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 27.

JAMES COCHRANE'S BANKRUPTCY.

A mee ing of the creditors under the fiat awarded
against James Cochrane, of Waterloo-place, Pall-
mall, bookseller, was held to-day, for the proof of
debts and the declaration of a dividend.

Mr. SWEET attended on behalf of Mr. Valpy to
prove for about 9001. The claim arose out of a
project which had originated with that gentleman
for the publication of the Roscoe Novelists. It was
agreed between Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Valpy that
the former should take all risk, and that the latter
should be paid for printing the work and have a
share of profits. Captain Chamier was a partner
with Mr. Cochrane, and therefore liable to his por-
tion of the debts ; but the Captain denied that he
was a partner, and to obtain a release he offered to
pay over 4,5001. to the assignees if the creditors
would sign a bond of indemnity. It was the inte-
rests of the creditors to accept the money, and Mr.
Valpy was ready to sign the bond if his proof was
first allowed, and thus the creditors would receive a
sum of money to increa-e their dividend.
Mr. TAYLOR, on behalf of the creditors, sub-
mitted that Mr. Valpy was a partner with the bank-
rupt, and therefore could not prove. It was for the
creditors to stare if they would accept the offer of
Captain Chamier.

Mr. Commissioner EVANS said, if he understood
the question, the partnership was denied by Captain
Chamier ; and, as an offer had been made by him
to get rid of all claiins, it was for the creditors to
decide if they would accept it.
Mr. TAYLOR said the creditors were ready to
agree to the indetnni►y, but the official assignee re-
quired the opinion of the Court.
A proof was made on behalf of Sir Charles
Morgan. .

Mr. John Nicholls, collecting clerk to V'zitelly
and Co., printers, appeared to prove for a balance
of an account. He had applied for payment, and
received a draft on Cockburn and Co., giving Mr.
Cochrane 261. 4s. in change; but, on presenting
the check, he was informed that the bankers had
" no effects."
Mr. Johnson, the official assignee, said this was
a severe hardship on the clerk.

Mr. Cochrane had no doubt the defendant would
have been paid, and was anxious by future exertion
to indemnity the clerk.

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The COMMISSIONER decided that the proof could
not be received, as Mr. Nicholls was acting for his
employers; they must prove the amount. The
Commtsstomm said the meeting could be adjourned,
when a final dividend would be made.

The adjournment was agreed to, arid the creditors

present signed the release to Captain Chalaier. The
assets will be small, consisting of books, prints, &e.,
independently of 4,500/. to be paid by Captain
Chamier.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Nor. 27.

(Before B. ROTCN, Eq., M.P., Chairman.)
AFFECTING CASE OF DISTRESS.

Mary Ann Gronan, a pretty female, aged 30,
pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a drinking
glass from a lodging-house in George-street, Blooms-
bury, kept by Thos. Sands.
The prosecutor said she had lodged in his house
only three nights, and lie believed she had been led
to the act by extreme destitution.
CHAtamAN—What kind of lodging-house do you
keep ? The prisoner, who appeared much affected,
said, with considerable emphasis, " It is not a bad
house, Sir."

The CHAIRMAN-4 am clad to see you still re-
tain a sense of propriety sufficient to feel shame at
its being supposed you were living in such a house.
The prisoner, with bitter tears, declared that she
was a married woman. Her husband was a Ger-
man, and had three months ago deserted her, leav-
ing her with three young children, one of which
was since dead, and the other two were in St.
Anne's workhouse. She had done everything to
procure some means of existence in an honest
way, and it was through the greatest distress and
starvation, that she had committed this her first
offence.

The CHAIRMAN, commiserating her case, sentenced
her to only one week's imprisonment from the com-
mencement of the sessions, and said he would take
a note of the case, and see if something could not
be done for her at the expiration of that period, of
which he desired the officer to remind him.

The prisoner shed abundant tears of gratitude on
learning the disposition of the Court in her favour.
On the prosecutor's apply►ng for his expenses,
the Chairman told him it would have been more to
his credit if he had ►iot brought the case there. On
inquiry of the policeman, it appearing the house was
a well-conducted one of its kind, the expenses were
allowed.

MEXICO.—His Majesty's brig Plover arrived
at Falmouth on Monday night, having on board General
Bisadre, Plenipotentiary from the Court of Mexico to
the Court of Russia. Just before the packet left, the
General received a despatch from the city of Mexico,
which contained a printed " Courant," giving an account

that General Santa Anna had marched out of Mexico
with 10,000 troops, and had obtained a complete victory
over the insurgent army, which had been entirely routed
and dispersed, and General Santa Anna was in full loo`_
session of the country. The Plover brought home 110,000
dollars. Those mines which had been stopped by the re-
bels were set to work. The Plover left Tampico on the
4th, Vera Cruz on the 14th, and Havannah on the 27th
October.

THE PATRIARCH OF COVENTRY.—There

is now living at Butcher Row, in Coventry, a man
named Cohen, in his 107th year, having the full possession
of his mental faculties. His bearing is aff•eted, but his
eye-sight comparatively good. He has been confined to
his bed for a week; a circumst ince, he says, that never
happened before in his life. He has never received parn.
chial relief, and is now ch;etly supported by the industry
of his offspring. His wife died last Ester, having lived
to he more than ninety. He has a daughter now about
sixty, and a grandson about forty. For about fifty years
this venerable man has occupied the same house, the roof
of which fell in last week.—Leicester Chronicle.

THE BOBBIN-NET MANUFACTURE.—This
is a branch of manufacture nearly new. It began in 1311,
and by 1831 it employed in its machinery, and in the
various subsidiary processes connected with it, about
211,000 persons, had attracted capital to the extent of
2 310,000/., and produced manufactured goods to the
amount of 3,417,700/, out of a raw material costing
originally about 150,0001. While it has greatly increased
the population of several manufacturing towns, it has
spread employment over the country more than any other
business of the same absolute extent. Of the 4,500 machints
which it employs, about 1,000 belong to persons who
work them themselves, and who thus unite the character
of jnurneymen with that of :mutter in the same individual.

In the two years previous to 1831 wages had fallen consi-
derably, from the competition in the market, and from the
unavoidable transfer of the manufacture to other countries.
The same causes have continued to operate to the present
time, and Mr. Felkin estimates the capital now employed

in the trade to be 1,932.0001., and the number of hands

159,300. Meanwhile, by improved processes, the number
of yards of net made in the latter peiind exceeded th ,t
mate in the formed by 7,ooo,ooo—being, in 1831,
23,400 00W square yards ; and in 1833, 30,771,000. It
would appear that about three-fourths of the goods manu-
factured are exported. France has begun the manufacture
for herself, and anybody who has been at Calais must have
heard of the number of English workmen employed in
that frontier town in this particular branch of business,
which employs 600 machines. The machines employed
altogether in ihe north of France amount to about 1,600.
—ttilisnrhester Chronicle.

A SKETCH—About a fortnight ago, an

itinerant " shaver," named Cahill, was committed for two
months from our bench, for assaulting a younl, woman
named Pelling. On Monday morning a spruce, jolly
looking dame with a most good humoured face, appeared
before their Worships, " like Niobe, all tears," ro beg iheir
Worships' most respectful pardon, she was " very sorry,
but really, indeed, Mr. Cahill would never do so again,
and she hoped their Worships would let him out of prison."
Sir D. Scott inquired why ? The good lady hesitated, and

hen said he wag an old friend of hers. Sir D. Scott—

"Is he any relation to you ?" The applicant took up the
corner of her apron confusedly, blushed, looked down,
and whispered, " No, not yet, but perhaps he is going to
be a very near one." Sir D. Scott—" 0, then he was to
be married to you, was he?" " Yes, Sir," said she, quite
abashed by the inquisitive eaz~ and uproarious merriment of
the assembled court. " Well, well," said Sir David," you
must speak to my friend Mr. Milford about it." Mr.
Milford asked whether the lady wished him to give her
away ?—(Laughter.) Mr. Fuller—" No, she wants a
husband."—(lncreased lau4hter.) Sir D. Scott—" She
wants you to shorten the term of his imprisonment that
she may become a bride." Mr. Milford—" If it is a fair
question, may I ask, pray, how old are you ?" Sir D.
Scott—" No, no, that won't do."—(Great laughter.)
The bride elect laughed and Sir D. Scott then said,
" Well, as you don't seem to mind, how old are you ?"
" Seventy-six last Good Friday," replied she. The Court
was so convulsed with laughter, that we were unable to
hear what else the fair bride was saying, till we observed
Sir David tell her she had not got much time left and so
must make the best use of it. The old lady said she meant
to do so, and stated, " I sell cakes in summer, and in winter
I goes out washing, but you know they don't drink so
much gin in the north country as they do here, and that
makes us last a little longer." Sir D. Scott said, if she
would get the prosecutrix to intercede for her, the magis-
trates would attend to the recommendation ; " but," said
the Baronet, with a sly look, " Mr. Cahill is rather faith-
less; he was taking indecent liberties with a young wo-
man." " Aye," sighed the expectant bride, " but I was
not there to see." She then retired.—Brighton Guardian.

HORRIBLE SUICIDE.--OR Monday an in-
quest was held on the body of Mr. Westwood, aged 63, a
shopkeeper, tesiding in Mulgrave-place, Woolwich, who
committed suicide by shooting himself with a cavalry pistol.
Several letters and slips of paper were found near him
One of them said,---." Dear wife and children, I
bid you farewell. We shall all meet in Heaven. God
have mercy on my soul ; I am a miserable sinner. I
wish (here follows several names) to be jurymen on the
Coroner's inquest."—lt appeared as though the deceased
had a full conception of what he was doing, and had de-
termined on self destruction, for in one he said, " I belong
to a burial club held at the Earl of Chatham, in Thomas-
street," and desired the money received from the club to
be expended upon his burial. In another slip he said his
age was sixty-three, and that he had been married nineteen
years last May to about as good a partner as any man in
England had. Another stared, " Gunner Gist of the
Horse Artillery, has to pay 2s. for putting in a glass that
he broke," and went into a detail of his d bts, and also
mentioned that he had lent two books to Miss Lucy, the
daughter of the landlord of the Red Lion. The letters
were directed to " Harriet Westwood, the lawful wife of
Malroyd Westwood." After hearing the evidence, the
Foreman of the Jury said there had been sufficient ad-
duced to prove the insanity of the deceased, and the Jury
returned a verdict accordingly. The unfortunate ma❑ had
thrice previously attempted to destroy himself—once by
hanging, once by drowning, and once by cutting
his throat. He had formerly been in the army,
but of late years had lived apart from his wife, and car-
ried on business as a dealer in clothes, and, but for his
eccentric mufflers, was considered to be it good neighbour.