The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-02 00:00:00

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COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Before the Lord Chief Baron, and Barons Martin and
Bramwell.)

GEN. BEATsoN V. SKENE.

Upon the sitting of the Court this morning it was ex-
pected that this extraordinary case of libel would be pro-
ceeded with, but Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., who is counsel
for the gallant general, made an application to the Court
to postpone the further hearing of the case. The learned
gentleman said if the Court granted his application he
should be prepared to proceed to-morrow morning, or any
other day the Court might think fit to appoint.
The Court assented to the application of the learned
gentleman, and the case was postponed until to-morow.

In the Court of Queen's Bench and the Court of Com-
mon Pleas the business during the early part of the day was
totally devoid of public interest.

SHERIFFS' COURT.

4N UNHANDSOME REMARK £BOUT ♦ HANSOM CABMAN,

COHEN V. WEBSTER.

This was an action to recover damages as compensation
for injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the
driver of one of defendant's cabs.

Mr. Buchanan, for plaintiff, said that upon a certain day
plaintiff was in Cheapside, near the Mansion-House, and
was about to cross the road-wltn defendant's cab came up
and the wheel passed over his foot. He had suffered very
severely, and was even now quite lame.
Plaintiff was called, and sail that he had left the Syna-
gogue in the Old Jewry and WES crossing over towards the
Mansion-House. He looked abut him, and seeing nothing,
stepped off the kerb, when he was run over. He fainted
away.

His Honour—What time was it ?
Plaintiff—Between 11 and 2

The driver of the cab was called by Mr. Griffiths, and
said that he was only walking towards the Bank, and plain-
tiff stepped off the kerb, and before the horse could be stop-
ped the wheel was on plaintiff's foot. A gentleman present
advised that witness should take plaintiff home, and gave
plaintiff a shilling to pay the fate. Witness dil take plain •
tiff home, and refused to accept the shilling.
His Honour thought the driver had behaved very well,
which was something to be marvelled at in the conduct of
a Hansom. (To the driver)—Tour's is a Hansom ?
Driver—Yes.

His Honour—lt appears thatio ngligence has been shown
on the part of the driver, and I must find for the defendant.
Mr. Griffiths said that he had a constable present who had
been told by plaintiff that he (plaintiff) slipped off the kerb.
His Honour thought that was very probable, and allowed
the witnesses.

POLICE INTELLIGENUE.—( This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SCANDALOUS ClEAßGE.—Thomas Morgan, a respectable
looking young man, employed as porter at Mr. Sandilands',
55, Regent-street, was charged with stealing a pin of the
value of £l, from the person of Joseph Philipe, in Hyde
Park.

The prosecutor, whose real name is laid to be Cohen, and
who calls himself an interpreter of languages, but who
speaks execrable French and English, and acts as a
tout for one of the hotels in the neighbourhood of Lei-
eester-square, said he was in Hyde Park the previous after-
noon, engaged showing a Frenchman the sights of Lon-
don, when the prisoner and a companion pushed against
him, and the prisoner then stole his pin from his neck-
cloth. He followed the prisoner, who in his flight threw
the pin away. Having picked up the pin he continued his
pursuit of the prisoner, who, suddenly stopping, threatened
to give him "two or three eyes," and struck him on
the wrist. He afterwards gave the prisoner in charge to the
park-keeper. He had seen the prisoner in bad company
outside of the theatres. •

The park-keeper said that the young man when he took
him into custody said the prosecutor ought to be ashamed of
himself for what be had done to him, that he had unbut-
toned his trousers and put his hand on his person.
Mr. Bingham asked the prosecutor whether he had not
charged a young man at Bow -street with an exactly similar
thing, axd whether the magistrate did not discharge the
prisoner, not believing his (prosecutor's) evidence.
The prosecutor said that was the case.
Mr. Bingham then asked the prosecutor whether he had
not preferred a similar charge against a person at the Man-
sion-house ?

Prosecutor said he had never been at the Mansion-
house.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1860.

THIRD EDITION.