The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-11 00:00:00

OLDERSHAW AND ANOTHER EXECUTRIX AND EXECUTOR

V. KING.

This was an action tried before Mr. Justice Willes on
a guarantee, when the jury found for the plaintiff, sub
ject to a special case as to whether the defendant was
liable in law. The question was whether there was
sufficient consideration expressed in the guarantee to en-
title the plaintiff to recover the whole of his claims in
respect to the future and past advances that had been
made.

The Court took time to consider their judgment.

BAIL COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Crompton.)

THE WESThIINSTER DISTRICT BOARD OF WORKS •. THE

WESTMINSTER GAS AND COKE COMPANY.

Mr. Sergeant Hayes, with whom was Mr. Bodkin,
applied for a rule nisi, calling upon Mr. Paynter, police
magistrate of Westminster, to show cause why he should
not adjudicate upon a summons issued by him on Ist
July, 1856, against the defendants, for breaking up,
&c., the pavement, for laying down gas pipes, mains,
&c., without the consent of the District Board first
obtained in writing, whereby the defendants had in-
curred a penalty of 51. The question turned upon the
construction of sec. 109 of the Metropolitan Manage-
ment Act.
Ruie granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.)

SOUTH WARR.

DARING GAROTTE ROBBERY IN THE BOROUGH.—
Thomas Murty, a ruffianly-looking fellow, was brought
up in custody of Sergeant Broad, 23 L, charged with
being concerned with two other men in committing a
violent assault upon Mr. Edward Mason, a banker's
clerk, and robbing him of a pipe, and case.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that
about 12 o'clock on the foggy night he was passing along
Blackman-street, Borough, towards his home, Oxford-
terrace, Clapham-road, and when near King's-place a
man rushed upon him and seized him tightly by the
throat, another man caught hold of his arms, while two
others rifled his pockets. He was so tightly grasped by
the throat that ho was nearly suffocated. Ile, however,
contrived to raise an alarm, when the fellows let go and
ran away. One of them, Charles Hunter, a ticket of
leave convict, was pursued, and taken into custody at
the time, but the others made their escape. Witness
was informed that another man was in custody at the
Tower-street police station on the previous night, when
he attended and identified the prisoner as the man who
grasped his throat. He then gave him in charge. The
ruffians ransacked his coat pockets, but fortunwely they
had not time to get to an inside pocket where be had
considerable property. All he lost was a pipe and case
Sergeant Broad, 23 L, said that he had been in search
of the ruffians since the robbery. On the previous even- 1
ing he was in company with 38 M, in Webber-street,
Idlackfriars-road, when he saw the prisoner look into a
public-house. As soon as he saw witness he bolted
off towards the New-cut, where he was eventually cap.
tune!. Witness took him to the Tower-street police.
station, and shortly afterwards Mr. Mason entered, and
identified him as the man who throttled him. On the
way to the station-house the prisoner said, " There
were otbera who ought to be taken as well as me, and
they might have taken him before."
Abraham Dearing, 3S M, said he was on duty in
Blackman-street on the evening of the fog, and he picked
up the prosecutor, wbo was nearly strangled. One of
the ruffians was taken near the spot, but the others
escaped. He knew the prisoner to be one of the men
who ran away.
The prisoner declared that all the witnesses were mis-
taken. He was not in the Borough on the night in
question, and he should be able to prove that he was in
a public-house near the Victoria Theatre at the time.
Mr. Mason swore positively as to his identity ; and
it being proved that he was a notorious thief and corn.
panion of ticket.of leave convicts, the magistrate com-
:witted him for trial with the other man, Charles Hunter.

LIVERPOOL RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY BLEORIC TELEORAPI-1.1
AINTREE PLAT E.

Gay

Eight ran.

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTERSALL'S, MONDAY.

Many of the members having left town for Liverpool
the attendance was only moderate, and beyond settling
on the Worcester events very little business was trans-
acted. The following were the only bets that came
under our notice.

KNOWSLEY NURSERY HANDICAP.
sto 1 apt Ella (taken)

LIVERPOOL AUTUMN gIIP.
11 to 2 agst Malacca
8 to 1 agst Flatterer
10 to 1 agst Maid of Derwent
10 to 1 agst Pretty Boy
10 to 1 agst December (12 to 1 also laid)
15 to 1 agst Falstaff

DERBY.
500 to 20 agst Schiedam
1500 to 50 agst Colonist
4000 to 100 agst Glenmasson

SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.—The undermentioned horses
were sold by Messrs. Tattersall •yesterday :—Gruyere,
by Verulam out of Jensala, 5 yrs, 75 guineas ; year-
ling colt by Alarm out of Aveline, 27 guineas ; Per-
fume, by Cotherstone out of Catalpa, 2 yrs, 30 guineas ;
Viaur, by Jack Robinson, dam by Charley Boy, 2 yrs
(untried), 42 guineas ; Ralph, by Jack Robinson out of
Decrepit, 2 yrs (untried), 50 guineas ; Snug, a yearling
colt, own brother to R ilph, 13i guineas.