The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE-( TILTS DAY).

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Lord Chief Baron Pollock
and a Common Jury.)
DOBBS V. lIELLIER.

This was an action of damages for trespass and conver-
sion of goods.

The defendant pleaded the general issue.
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It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff was due
the defendant £2O of rent in March, 1853, and it was then
agreed that he should become a weekly tenant, and sell his
stock of tools to the defendant for £5 Bs., the plaintiff to
re-purchase them again at one pound per week. The
defendant alleged that the plaintiff removed his furniture
without paying his rent, and left the shop -door open, and
the defendant took possession in June last. The money for
the tools was not paid. There was no person present when
it was agreed to let the house quarterly and the shop
weekly, at 3s. 6d. per week, to the plaintiff. 13 weeks'
rent was then due to defendant. The plaintiff alleged a
yearly tenancy payable quarterly, and denied the weekly
tenancy. The rent was £2O a-year, payable £5 per quarter,
and he had a right to remain until legally removed, but
unlawful possession was taken by the defendent and his
son, who commenced business as a blacksmith there on his
own account in August last, using the plaintiff's tools in
the trade.

Counsel on both sides addressed the jury, and the Lord
Chief Baron summed up the evidence. The jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff, £4O damages for the loss, and
£19175. for the tools.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner liolroyd.)
IN RE STREATFIELD, LAWRENCE, AND CO.-IMMENSE
LEATHER FAILURE.

This was the certificate meeting in the matter of Law-
rence, Mortimore, and Co., trading in London and Liver-
pool. The bankrupt's accounts have already appeared in
full.

This morning the court was so densely crowded that it
was a work of extreme difficulty to obtain entry. The mul-
titude were very quiet, and appeared greatly interested.
Mr. Kerslake appeared for the assignees, Mr. Watkin
Williams for the London and County Bank and the Na-
tional Discount Company ; Mr. Linklater for opposing cre-
ditors ; Mr. Lawrence for Lawrence ; and Mr. C. E. Lewis
for the two other bankrupts.

Mr. Lawrence was examined by Mr. Kerslake at great
length as to the money transactions of the firm.
The case is expected to last a considerable time.

SECONDARIES' COURT.

COCKSHOTT V. REV. H. lIRETT..--BREACH OP PROMISE

OF MARRIAGE.-DAMAGES £1,200.

This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages laid at
£5,000, defendant having suffered judgment to go by
default. Considerable interest had been excited by this
case, and it had been arranged to take it in the Common
Pleas Court, Guildhall, instead of the old-fashioned law
court in Basinghall- street. A special jury had been sum-
moned, and Messrs. Huddleston, Q.O , and Williams,
instructed by Messrs. Sharpe and Co., for the plaintiff.
The plaintiff is a governess. and a young lady of consider-
able personal attractions, filling a situation in Manchester,
and defendant is the incumbent of some place in the same
town. The parties had been acquainted for a considerable
period, and no less than sixty letters had been entered on
the counsels' briefs to be read during the proceeding of the
ease. Everything was prepared this morning for trying
the case, or rather for assessing the damages, and the
Common Pleas Court presented a rather lively appearance.
The special jurymen duly arrived, and some few proceeded
" over the way," when, lo I at the eleventh hoar, or more
properly speaking, at half-past ten, a clerk from Messrs.
Sharpe and Co. attended, and stated that the case had been
arranged between the parties, who had agreed to a verdict of
£1,200 damages. A telegram had been received from
Manchester, last night at half-past six o'clock to that effect,
and so there would be no cause for the services of the special
jury. _ _

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By direction of the learned secondary the special jury
were discharged, and those gentlemen departed gtinealess.
Considerable disappointment was felt by persons who
had " heard of the case," and two witnesses who arrived,
having been subpcenaed for the plaintiff, in haste, were
informed of the withdrawal of the case. It is usual in
cases where the matter is not arranged until a late hour to
pay the jurymen their fees, but in this matter a simple
discharge was the result, the only consolation being that
the plaintiff had obtained £1,200 damages.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

SINGULAR CHARGE Or ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—
Maria Reed, of 12, University-street, Tottenham-court-
road, a respectably-attired female, was charged with a
robbery with violence in Oxford-street on the 22d inst
Mrs. Caroline Whiffer, of 1, Milton-place, Dorset-square,
said that at 12 on the night of the 22d the prisoner came
behind her in Oxford-street, struck. her with an umbrella,
seized her by the throat, tore her boa, and then snatched
away her brooch, without saying a word to her. The
prisoner then jumped into a cab, and as soon as she had
gone she missed her brooch, which was quite safe twenty
minutes before.

A constable said the brooch had not been found.
Mr. Mansfield said it seemed to be done more from some
feeling of malice than with a felonious intention.

The prosecutrix said all she knew of the prisoner was
that 20 years ago she lived in the same house with her, since
which time she had not seen her.

Prisoner said she had known the prosecutrix for many
years, and she had carried on an intrigue with the gentle-
man who ought to have been her husband. (Laughter.)
The reason why she got into a cab was to avoid the prose-
cutrix's violence.

The constable said the prisoner, when he took her into
custody, had been drinking.
Prisoner—Oh, don't say that. I never drink.
Mr. Mansfield said it could not be permitted that the
public peace should be broken, and he should bind the pri-
soner over to keep the peace in £2O for six months.
WEST-END BEGGING.—A little girl, named Elizabeth
Ward, whose head was only just visible above the dock,
was charged by Leach, a constable of the C division, with
begging.
The constable stated that he saw the child lying in a
doorway, at 12 the previous night, shivering with cold.
He asked her why she did not go home, and she said that,
having been at the Marlborough-street Police-court all the
day on the charge of begging, she had got no money, and
so was afraid to go home. He therefore, with the view of
protection, took her to the station-house, where 4d. was
found on her, which had been given to her by passers by.
Mr. Mansfield said the effect of persons giving money
to children in the streets was to encourage cruelty towards
them when they did not take money home. He should
remand her for a few days. _ _

Eliza Mahoney, an aged beggar, who had been charged
at the different police-courts in the metropolis about 90
times, was again charged with begging.
A constable proved seeing her begging of gentlemen,
being drunk at the time.

A mendicity officer said she had been oharged times out
of number.

Prisoner—You are an old liar. I've only been to Bow-
street and this court.
Committed for seven days.