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

THAMES.

ALLEGED FRAUDS IN THE SALE Or 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 lat day
of June and the last day of August a bundle or trace
of bay 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 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 31. and costs.
Mr. relham 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 eight trusses were deficient in weight. He
purchased the hay of Mr. Morteicu, who acted is
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 tell his
(Morteieu's) clerk so; but in the whirl of busineo
the clerk omitted to tell him of the fact.
Mr. Wells contended, under the 14th section, til!
the bay should be weighed in scales or weigh!: Plru
vided by the clerk of the market, or by sia `"
gatherer.
by stating
Mr. INGHAM, however, overruled this,.. _ lawful
that the section only specified that it shot!.lart
w'a;"no-i
for the complainant to have it so weig d
compulsory, and then the consequencesshould be paid
it was not due weight, the difference bewere, that if
him by the seller forthwith. The penalty if the hay
that the seller would not incuer
.e..yery,
b r4th section said
in the pre•
was weighed on or before tahnt,d 11
or agent. That pre-
and therefore the ob.
sense of the buyer, his servith,
vision had been complied with,
jection could not standte.nde d that Mr. Morteieu wile
Mr. Wells then
which
ho could
b
y another
afterwards recover from°ctntc
the farmer the penalty,
the seller, and subjce
SUMMODS• g however, thought that the defendant
' Mr. ING" '
was the r
he l Mm •
eal sesale.
l er, and r. orteseu his agent
t
effecting' -
Dir. Wells urged several more objections, but
Dir. INGHAM thought that every provision had bees
complied with, and fined the defendant for each of the
eight trusses 55., making 40s. altogether; and 11. 51.
costs.

WANDS WORTH.
THE BLACK BAG DGDGE.—Yester John Wright
alias Wilson, a stout-built young fellow, of about 18
years of age, was charged before Mr. Paynter with
stealing two valuable overcoats from the hall of the
residence of Edwin Jay, Esq., Devonshire-bow,
Devonshire-place, Wandsworth -road.
Prom the facts sworn to it appears that a new art'
tem of robbery has been adopted which has, unfor.tu_:
nately, been but too successful. A stout, acetti,2!_g
young, and well-dressed fellow obtains a bllackl up
bag of large dimensions, but which willbreo
a small space, and furnished with
.this
and' buttivi`n7{
suburbs, selects the most inviting 11
as be find*
succeeded in getting admission tovdtiabge7;PremiStia' rs'
connoitres the house, and, accordingly
If a dommeesnt,
the place so he acts. and the Jew's
the bag is unfolded in a moment,
but instead of
presents himeelf
prescriptive rights are invaded;u,aa inquiry if there
clothes" being called
t5O t
or
be any rejected palerto. pantaloons is put in
but if there is no servant
a more genteel m
in the way,
tvhceoat or two hanging up in the
manner;
are 50 to 1 that the loose
plate, or a
will find their way into the "black bag," and th.,
as the fact in this case. On Thursday, about
eleven o'clock, Alfred Spice, 47 V, s very
half
latter
past