The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.---(This Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury )
MALES Y. TOWNSEND, K.P.
This was an action to recover 45/. on a bill of
exchange. It appeared from the plaintiff's ca,,e that Mr.
Lucas, forme/1y manager of the Kentish, Mercury and
now part proprietor, was engaged by the defendant as
his election agent in March last, the paper usiin its
influence against the defendant through the in-
strumentality of the other partner. After the
election was over the defendant agreed to give
Lucas 50 guineas as a remuneration for his trouble.
In June, Lucas being indebted to Mr. Bryant-in a sum of
451. for money advanced on a bill of sal.e, and being
desirous of leaving Greenwich fur London, he applied t
Bryant, who agreed to give up his claim on receiving a
bill of exchange from him accepted by the defendant.
The bill was given for four months, and just before it
became due ho wrota to the defendant, informing him of
it, and asking what he was to do with it. The defend-
ant wrote to Lucas, stating he had been dreadfully
put to it lately, as he must be aware, and that it
was impossible for him to meet the bill. He
would, however, try and make arrangements for paying
over half, leaving Lucas to provide the other half. After
the bill became due, the defendant offered to renew it
with a bill for 601. payable in 12 months by 51. monthly
instalments, the idea of raising the money through a loan
office being abandoned on account of the expense. The
offer, however was not accepted, and the plaintiff came
forward and paid the money.
For theddence it was contended that the bill was an
accommodation bill for Lucas, and was given without
consideration, and Mr. Townsend went into the box
and stated that Lucas was a friendly agent and not a
paid one. After his election, he never provided him any
remuneration, Lucas called on him and asked him
to assist him, and he agreed to accept the bill in
question on the express unerstanding that Lucas should
meet the bill on its coming to maturity, a'l his
subsequent acts were guided by the under-
standing betwern them. Atter the bill became due,
Bryant proceeded against witness for the recovery of the
amount of the bill in the County Court • but before the
day of hearing the defendant received a note from
Bryant, stating that the money had been paid by Lucas's
attorney. In the course of his conversation with Lucas
respecting the bill, he offered to give him 251., not ad-
mitting his liability for services rendered. Lucas was
one of 15 electors who started him for the representation,
and on the night before went into figures at defendant's
house as to what it would cost him.

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The learned Judge having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages
451. Bs.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA.S.
(Before Mr. Justioe Bylas and a Special Jury.)

DALTON V. THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

This was an action at ising out of the late fatal acci-
dent at Lewisham on Sunday night, 28th June last.
The plaintiff, administrator of his son, who was a piano-
fortc-makev,l27 years of age, earning about 21. per week,
is a labourer residing at Dartford. Tae son, who partly
supported his parents, was in the habit of visiting them
on Sundays, and it was on returning from such a visit
that he was killed by the collision at Lewisham station.
Toe defendants rsked the question whether the plaintiff
had sustained a loss, the deceased being above age, living
apart from them, and was not bound to maintain his
parents.
The learned judge reserved the point, and a verdict
was returned for the plaintiff for 1201. and the funeral
expenses.

POLICE INTELLIGENCF.— (This Day.)

BOW-STREET.

WIFE BEATING —An Irt,hrnan, named Macarthy,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with
assaulting hie wife.
Catherine Macarthy, whose appearanc3 wag anything
but prepossessing, than made her appearance in the
witness-box. The oath having been repeated, the
complainant commenced a regular Irish how!, and
begged to be s x3used kissing the book on account of its
being the first book she ha I ever kissed against her
husband. After a great deal of howling and crying she
at last took the oath, and then proceeded with her
aocount of the transaction. From her statement it
appeared that the prisoner early this morning got up
from his bed, while in a state of intoxication, and com-
menced beating her.
The Magistrate—You don't moan to say he got np
and without saying a word commenced beating you, do
you ?
Complainant— Oh, yea, your worship, but I had been
jawing him for some tune before because he would not give
me any money to buy something to oat. The villain has
kept me three days without giving me money to break
my fast with.
Magistrate—What did be hit you with ? I think,
however, you might as well Lave washed your face before
you came here. You do no good by appearing in the
dirty state you now are.
Complainant— Oh, your worship, he beat me with his
hands and sticks and other things, and nearly killed me,
as my marks show, but I've marks where I can't show.
(Laughter.) He I !rinks all his moneyaway. He called
me bad tames, your worship, and then I called him the
same.

Magistrate to the prisoner—What have you to say to
beating your wife I
Prisoner—She's constantly jawing me about getting
drunk—but I don't. Why it was only yesterday morning
she came up to me in bed and gave me a licking with the
poker. She takes away my boot•, so I can't get out, and it
was only the other day she locked me in the room from
morning till night, and kept mo a regular prisonar. She
el mays wants to be master. This morning she commenced
the row by hitting me with a plate which out my face.
Mr. Jardine—l see how it is, I shall this time merely
bind you over in your own recognizances to keep the
peace for four months, and if you beat your wife in that
time you will be sent to jail.
Mrs. Macarthy left the court highly pleased with the
doision,