The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-09 00:00:00

TIIAMES.

ALLEGED FRAUDS IN TUE SALE OF HAT:
Charles Brown, a farmer of Essex, appeared to a
summons issued at the suit of David Jones, cow-
keeper, under the 36 Geo. 111., cap. 88, sec. 3, which
enacted, that any person selling between the Ist day
of June and the last day of August a bundle or truss
of hay of that year's growth, under the full weight
of 60 lbs., should, for every such truss that may be
short, forfeit a sum not exceeding 55., and not less
than 21. 6d.
This was a somewhat similar case to that discussed
on the previous day, when the salesman, however,
and not the farmer, was the party charged and
mulcted in the penalty of 3/. and costs.
Mr. Pelham prosecuted, and Mr. Wells defended.
The case excited considerable interest.

The complainant proved that on the 16th ult. he
purchased a load of hay in Whitechapel market. On
being taken home it was found to contain 33 instead
of 36 trusses, as specified by the Act, and on being
weighed tight trusses were deficient in weight. He
purchased the hay of Mr. Morteieu, who acted as
agent for the defendant Brown, and sold the hay
under the presumption that it was a full load.
Mr. Wells said the defendant did not send it to
market as a load, but merely what it was—namely,
33 trusses.

Mr. Morteieu said that Mr. Brown did tall his
(11orteieu's) clerk so; but in the whirl of business
the clerk omitted to tell him of the fact.

Mr. Wells contended, under the 14th section, that
the hay should be weighed in scal or weihts ptro_
vidcd by the clerk of the market or byg the 011
gatherer.
Mr. INGHAM, however, overruled this, by statinglwfui
that the section only specified that it should
for the complainant to have it so weighed.
ere,
be paid
that if
compulsory, and then the consequences
hwould It was was not
it wascompulsory,
not due weight, the difference
him by the seller forthwith. The 1r
4th s
section said
penalty if the bay
thLt the seller would not incur tht:P
delivery in the pre.
was weighed on or before the
senco of the buyer, his servant, o agent. That pro-
_ therefore the oh-
vision had been complied w ud
itb, .
jection could not stand.
Mr. ded that Mr. Morteieu was
W ells then ten
co::
i,
penalty, which he
the seller, and subject to th
fanner by could
from the another
afterwards recover
summons. however, thought that the defendant
Mr. hionAm, . v _1
.1 sena, and lir. lv orteieu his agent
was the rea1,
effecting the 53
C:
mr.lVvlls urged several more objections, but
..ir. isorrAiu thought that every provision had been
' Cony - ii,4 with, and fined the def6hdant for each of the
ht trusses 55., making 40,.
eight altogether; and 11. ss.
costs.

IVAND S WO ATITH.
THE BLACK BAG DODGE.—Yester John Wright
alia.3 Wilson, a stout built young fellow, of about lti
years of age, was charged before Mr. Poynter with
stealing two valuable overcoats from the hall of the
residence of Edwin Jay, Rig., Devonshire-house,
Devonshire. place, Wandsworth .road.
Prom the facts sworn to it appears that a new sys-
tem of robhery bas been adopted which has, unfor.tu-
itately, been but too successu!. A stout, active,
young, and well-dressed fellow obtains a black calico
bag of large dimensions, but which will roll.usiptsithte
it small space, and furnished with this
suburbs, selects the most inviting. vihllatt,lnendYliving
re-
succeeded in getting admission tot e premises,as
counoitres the house, and, accordingly
i,rEsefitii himself
the place so he acts. If ahe finds
domestict and- the Jew's
the bsg is unfolded in a
there''old
clothes" being called
o'rpantaloons is put in
prescriptive rights are inuvuarntdeodna•lnebutinicintsithe..yadioff
be any rejected paletotabut
if
there is no servant
a more genteel manntru;es
are
the 50 to 1 thatin loosetthbeeh all,
in the way,
into the "black bag," and the
will find their
plate,
7 r':Y/3 this CIIB,T. On Thursday, about
Mee was the facto'clock, in or a stray coat or two hanging up
Alfred Spice 47 V a
. ~ , , very
half-past eleven