The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-19 00:00:00

PETTIS V. PIZZEY.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is
an accountant, to recover the sum of 101. on an 1.0. U.
given for work and labour done by the plaintiff for the
defendant in preparing a balance-sheet to enable the
defendant to pass the Court of Bankruptcy.
Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, and stated
the fact that defendant had gone before the Court on his
own petition, and by the Act he was required to swear
that he was worth more than 150/. above the expenses
of the Court, and in the belief that defendant had sworn
truly he gave anundertaking to accept such amount as the
Court might accord for the preparation of the accounts,
but on the investigation of the accounts it turned out
that the estate would barely defray the expenses of the
court, and he thereupon refused to file the balance-sheet
nuless the defendant gave an 1.0 U. for 101.
It was now contended that the plaintiff was bound to
file the account under the undertaking and could not
recover on the 1.0. U.
Mr. Buchanan contended urgently against such a
proposition and urged that all the delay arose through the
misstatement made by the defendant, on which alone his
petition had been received. It was ultimately decided
that the case should be adjourned for two months, for
the production of the memorandum, and to ascertain
what the estate had realised.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBO ROUGH-STREET.
PAYING DEAR FOR A LARK.—Luoina Pert and
Robert Atkinson, two persons of respectable appear-
ance, were brought before Mr. Beadon charged with
being drunk and assaulting the police in the execution
of their duty.
Police-constable Cook 106 C, stated that about half-
past one this morning he was on duty in Hemmings-row,
when he heard a
great disturbance proceed from the
direction of Green-street, Leicester-square. On pro-
ceeding to the spot be
saw the prisoner Pert, who
was very drunk, jumping about and making use of the
most filthy expressions he had ever heard. He went up
to her for the purpose of removing her, when the
male prisoner, who was also the Worse for liquor, came
up, and,
rescue her from his cu-tody. Witness expostulated
laying hold of her by the arm, attempted to
with him, and explained the consequence resulting from
such proceedings, when he became so violent a 4 to render
the assistance of two other constables necessary to convey
them to the station.
Constable 53 C said he went to the assistance of last
witness, and was removing the male defendant to the
station, when he struck, him in the chest and knocked
him down, and while he was down he (prisoner) kicked
him with great violence about the body. Witness was so
much hurt that he could not get up without the assistance
of 35 C, who came to his aid.
Mr. Beadon asked the male prisoner who, and what,
he was ?

Prisoner said be was in the employ of Sir John
Watson, of 47, Parliament-street, and Stamford-hill.
He had only been in London a' few days, and last
night was his first appearance out for a lark. He was
very sorry, indeed, at what had transpired, and threw
himself upon the mercy of the court. The woman was
a perfect stranger to him.
Sir John Watson gave the male defendant an excel-
lent character for honesty, sobriety, and general good
conduct, and said no doubt the novelty of London life
caused him to be more excited than usual, and hence his
present position. i
Dir. Beadon said t was fortunate be had committed
himself no worse, and trusted a fine of 51. would be a
warning to him for the future. The woman would be
discharged on payment of 108.

TAMES.
BREAKING A WOMAN'S Lica—Frederick Clark, a
fishmonger, of Salmon
'B"lane, Limehouse, was brought
before Mr. Sells, charged with assaulting Mr. William
George
appeared
per,
there was
and breaking the leg of a
woman a r
public-house in Stepney
Ole for a pony at the Ben
jo
last night, and after it
had terminated there was a Song called for, and a German
n
enad Braithwait,
Ir
and could only sing in his own language. He sung a
Gel man soeg, and was laughed at, which so annoyed
him that he felt the room, and made a complaint to the
prisoner, who was in front of the bar. The
prisoner took UP the quarrel for the German,
and when Raper left the parlour, the prisoner
struck him and pulled his hat over his eyes. The com-
plaioant Ruper remonstrated with the prisoner, and
repeated his offensive eonduct. The landlord and
others attempted to turn the prisoner out of the house,
and he made a violent resistance, and deliberately kicked
Mrs. Braithwaite on the leg and broke it. She was
taken to the London Hospital, and a medical certificate
was now put in stating that she would not be able to
leave the hospital for some time.
Two witnesses deposed to having seen the prisoner
kick the woman, who had offered him no provocation.
Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner, until Wednesday,
the 27th inst., with liberty to put in bail.