The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-30 00:00:00

SHERIFFS' COURT, JAN. 29.

(Before Mr. BURCHELL, the Under Sheriff.)
STEPHENS V. PELL.

This was an action brought by the Rev. Richard
Stephens, Rector of Belgrave, Leicestershire,
against the defendant, the proprietor of the But-
tocks Booth Tavern, near Northampton, to recover
the sum of 350/., under very peculiar circumstances.
In September, 1832, the defendant was appointed
assignee of the estate and effects of an extensive
farmer of Barby, named Lord, whose estate was
mortgaged to the plaintiff for the loan of 4,0001.
About this time the plaintiff put a distress into the
bankrupt's premises for 3501., as reserved rent for
the interest due upon the mortgage, and there being
at the same time two other executions on the pre-
mises, the defendant induced them to be withdrawn,
by giving an undertaking, in his capacity as assignee,
to pay their demands in full out of the produce of
the sale of the bankrupt's effects. The bankruptcy
was subsequently superseded by the Court of Re-
view (the report of the proceedings of which, and
of the judgment of the Lord Chancellor, appeared
in this and other papers at the time), and the bank-
rupt's effects not having come into the possession
of the defendant, he had nor the means of paying
the demands, as he promised, out of Lord's estate.
The value of Lord's estate was estimated to be 4,000/.
Mr. VINCENT denounced the action as ungracious,
and more particularly in a clergyman, and contended
that there was an end of the undertaking the mo-
ment the commission of bankruptcy was superseded.
lie dwelt upon the hardship of the defendant (who
has ten children) being compelled to pay this and
similar demands, through his solicitude in his offi-
cial capacity to benefit the state of a bankrupt.
Mr. BURCHELL having summed up, the Jury found
for the plaintiff—Damages, One Shilling.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

John Dean, a servant to Miss Tate, of 86, Jer-
myn-street, was yestesday placed at the bar, on sus•
picion of stealing a gold snuff-box.
The prisoner, on Saturday last, went to the shop
of Mr. Smart, a gold refiner, in Princes-street, Lei-
cester-square, and offered the box for sale, the lid of
which had been taken out of the frame. Smart
inquired where he had got it from, when he replied
that a lodger of his, of the name of Todd, had left
it with him for 21. which he owed him far• rent.
On being asked his own name and address, he said
his name was Clarke, that he resided at No. 12,
Marshall-street, and that his object in bringing the
box there was to ascertain whether it was worth
the money. Mr. Smart's man was then despatched
with him to ascertain if the address was correct,
when the prisoner on their way said that his name
was Dean, and that he lived in Jermyn-street. He
was then taken into custody.
Sir Felix Agar and another gentleman yesterday
gave the tnan an excellent character for honesty.
The prisoner's account was, that in clearing
some timber out of one of the rooms in the house
where Miss Tate resided, he had found it in one
of the pailfuls of rubbish which he had taken up.
He had shown the lid to his mistress, who knew
nothing of it, and he had taken it to Smart's to
ascertain its worth.

The box was produced : it was massive, and of
an oval shape. There was on the lid a beautiful
enamel medallion representing Venus and Cupid.
Its worth must have been ten guineas.
Mr. DYER observed that the man would have the
benefit of a good character and should he discharged.
The box must he left with Plank.

MAR YLEB ONE.
I. Hearn, William Tierney, Patrick Galway.
John 0' Shaughnessy, John O'Donnell, Luke Barry,
John M'Mahon, Thomas Morrison, and Thomas
Casey, nine ruffianly-looking fellows, were placed
at the bar before Mr. RAWLINSON, charged with the
following brutal and outrageous conduct :
Michael Wolf, an Irish labourer, resided, as did
also the prisoners, in Calmall-buildings, Oxford-
street. On the night of Saturday last, about half-
past eleven o'clock, he, accompanied by a young
man named Drury and two fellow-workmen, were
returning home from the pay-table, when, on ar-
riving at the entrance of the buildings, Drury left
them for the purpose of purchasing some tobacco.
Witnesi had nearly atrived at his own door when
he heard cries of " Murder," and immediately ran
to the spot from whence the cries proceeded, where
be saw Drury on the ground, and the prisoner Mor-
rison standing over kicking him. Witness inter-
fered on his behalf, when he was knocked down by
one of the prisoners (all of whom were standing by),

and while down was kicked by O'Donnell and some
of the others, whom he could r►ot swear to, till he
was rendered pe►fectly senseless. On recovering,
he found himself in the pa-sige of No. 12 in Cal-
mall-buildings, five doors from his own residence.
He walked out, bu► had not proceeded more than
two yards before the prisoner Hearn rushed out of
one of the opposite houses, and gave witness a des-
perate blow on the head with a poker he brandished
in his hand. Witness staggered a little, but imme-
diately closed with the prisoner, and having wrested
the poker from his grasp, ran away to the station-
house, from whence two policemen, by direction of
the inspector on duty, saw him safe home.
John Drury left the witness, as had been deposed,
at the corner of the buildings, and in a minute or
two after he was met by the prisoner Morrison, who,
without any provocation, snuck him a tremendous
blow in the eye, wh;ch felled him to the' ground.
Several persons then interfered, and he was dragged
away.

Mr. RAwuNsoN—What could be their motive
for ill-trea►ing you ? Witness—Twenty-five of them
have entered into a Union, the same as they do in
Ireland ; they call themselves the Loyal Brothers,
and are sworn in to strike all those who do not
belong to them. Neither I nor Wolf have joined
them.

Mr. RAWLINSON —Where are they sworn in ?
Witness—At the Grosvenor Arms, George-street,
Grosvenor-square, and each then declare their re-
solution to fight for each other till they die.
Ellen Murphy, No. 24, Barrett's-court, heard a
disturbance in Calmall-buildings, she being at that
time on a visit to a friend there, and on going up to
see what was the matter, she saw the last witness
lying on his hands and knees ; the prisoners were all
standing round him, kicking him. She attempted
to assist him up, when one of time prisoners struck
her, and she then went away.

The prisoners, who all denied the charge, were
ordered to find good bail to answer the charge at the
Sessions.

ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—A young man, who gave
his name Eduard Rhodes, was placed at the bar,
charged as follows :
Mrs. Eliza Hatton, widow, 95, High-street,
stated that the prisoner had rented a ready-furnished
apartment in her house for the last five weeks. On
Friday he went out, and not returning the two fol-
lowing days her suspicions were excited. On enter-
ing the room occupied on Monday morning she dis-
covered that the bed, bolster, pillows, blankets,
sheets, and carpet had been taken away. She went
round to the different pawnbrokers in the neigh-
bourhood, and found that the bed, bolster, and pd-
lows had been pledged at the shop of Mr. Graves,
Marylebone-lane, for 1/. Bs.; and that the blankets,
sheets, and carpet had been pledged for 9s. with
Mr. Jones, of South-street.
The pawnbroker produced the things, which
were identified by the prosecutrix as belonging to
her; and the prisoner, who pleaded distress in ex-
tenuation of his offence, was fully committed for trial.