The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-01 00:00:00

ranee broker, of Lloyd's and Cornhill, and defendant a ship-
. owner, of Duncan-terrace, Islington. The parties had had
various business transactions together, and plaintiff had oc-
casion to write to defendant for money for various premiums
of insurance. Defendant sent £2O, and plaintiff wrote for
more money. To this letter defendant made no an-
swer, and again plaintiff wrote. Not obtaining
any replies plaintiff called upon defendant on Mon-
day, May 1. Defendant pleaded tillness as the cause
of his not answering the letters. Plaintiff then said, " Oh,
you could get out on Sunday, surely you could manage to
reply to me.' A conversation ensued about the business,
and defendant accused plaintiff of an intention to ruin him.
This being repeated, plaintiff said it was an untruth, a false-
hood, or a lie, and defendant flew at him, striking him such
a severe blow in the eye that his handkerchief was covered
with blood. Of course plaintiff was prevented from follow-
ing his business, and could not show at Lloyd's. Under
these circumstances the jury would say what damages they
would award plaintiff.

The plaintiff was called, and bore out the observations of
his counsel, adding that when he was struck defendant called
out, "Dare to give an Irishman the lie in his own house."
Defendant's daughter came into the room and said, "Oh I
father, you ought to be ashamed of yourself." Plaintiff,
at the time of the assault, had a large balance against de-
fendant.

Defendant appeared in person, and cross-examined the
plaintiff about business affairs. •

Plaintiff had, a short time before the assault, injured his
arm, so that, if he had felt disposed, he could not have re-
taliated. He admitted giving the lie, defendant having
accused him of keeping back policies. Did not kick defen-
dant, who called out, " Get out of my house, you vaga-
bond."

The surgeon proved the extent of the injury, and plain-
tiff's clerk said that the absence of plaintiff from business
considerably injured him.

Defendant said he had not come 'here to justify the as-
sault. He was very sorry for it. He threw himself upon
the mercy of the jury. He had expressed his regret for
this occurrence, and thought his apology would be accepted,
but it had not.

Ho was then sworn and cross-examined, and the learned
secondary summed up.

The jury gave plaintiff .tl5 damages.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE=(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ROBBERY OF £296 IN BANK NOTES, &C., BY A PAGE.—
Alfred Jakins, 16, a page, in the employ of Mr. Benjamin
Rawlings, private hotel-keeper, 38, Jermyn-street, was
charged with stealing the sum of £296165. in Bank of Eng-
land notes, &c., the moneys of his master, also with having
in his possession 4 gold breast pins, 6 gold shirt studs, and
4 gold buttons, all supposed to be stolet.
It appears that Sergeant Silverton, of the C division, hav-
ing received information of the robbery, went to the hotel,
and having questioned all the servants, at length suspected
the boy and went into his room, and und9r the carpot,which,
was nailod down, found the pins and stills now produced.
He asked the prisoner if he had taken the articles, and he
denied all knowledge of them. In a box he found about
100 cigars, some paper belonging to his master, several
knives, &c. After a further search, Sergeant Silverton
found behind a water tank a packet of notes, consisting of
two £5 notes, eight £lO notes, four £2O notes, one £5O, a
cheque for £2O 14s. Bd., one for £l4, and three others.
Sufficient evidence being given for the purpose, a remand
at the request of the sergeant was granted.