The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-05 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice Smith

and a Common Jury.)
WILTSHIRE v. HARTNOLL.

Mr. Keane, (IC., and another learned gentleman
appeared fur the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant
Robinson and Mr. Ford for the defendant.
The action was brought- for, compensation for
goods alleged to have been illegally detained, and
the defendant's pleas were that he was not guilty,
and that the goods were not the property of the
plaintiff.

Mr. Kean stated the case. The plaintiff, Mrs.
May Wiltshire, was a widow since 1855, and for
some time after the death of her husband, who had
been a harness-maker at DeTiZCS, where she
carried on the business. She removed first
to Romsey, and afterwards to Willow in
Hampshire, her son, who was a sailor, sometimes
living in the house with her, but not subsequently
to 1862. It appeared that there had been some ill-
feeling between them, and that the plaintiff had
brought an action against the son, and that he, by
way of reprisal, had her confined as a lunatic iu the
Fs6h6e, at onnd order of the Lords Justices, she was released in
18i
Asylum,discover in Hampshire, in 1865. By an
discovered that her son was dead, and
that the defendant had seized her furniture and
r
clothes, alleging that he had a claim on them by
reason of money advanced to her son. Some of
the goods were sold by the, defendaut, others seized
for rent by a party named Wild, to whose care
they had been entrusted by the defendant, and
the remaining portion she was unable to recover.
Amongst the property which the defendant had
seized were the whole furniture of a house, clothes,
plate, &c., and the plaintiff was placed in a most
distressing situation.

The plaintiff was examined and cross-examined
at great length, and supported the substantial
points in her counsel. She stated further that the
property was left to her solely, that her son had no
claim on her, and that she had never authorised to
dispose of or use her goods in any way.
The case was not concluded when we went to
press.
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MARKETS.—This day.

MARK LANE.

A very limited supply of
whoat was on sale
hero to-day ; yet all kiuds moved off slowly, at prices
about equal to Monday. The quality of the samples was
but middling.

wheat were reported. The
0v
therefore, on the increase. Sales
proceededl Fair
f samplesso suppliesw l
slowly,
v,o
Ifa ta foreign
barelys,
late rates for iu forior kinds_
Floating cargoes of grain We.o a Clow inquiry.
Scarcely any barley was on the stands ; prices there-
fore were firmly supported.
Malt sold slowly, at late rates.
Oats were quite as dear as on Monday, with a fair con-
sumptive demand.
Beans, peas, and flour wore unaltered in value.
81117 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Mnglish and Scoteh :§2O 1,170 160 1,900
Irish •
Foreign ............... 15,180 —mtiz 8,200 160 sacks
qrs, brie
Per 81b to sink the offal.

WHITECLIJAPEL.
Per 81b. by the carcase.
Beef 3s 4d to 4s Gd Veal ...... 3s 10d to 5s Oct
Mutton 38 4d to 4s 8d I Pork ...... 33 4d to 4s Gd
Lamb

BOROUG II HOP.
There is only a molerate business doing in this market,
yet prices aro well supported.

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the meeting.
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NG, JUNE 5, 1867.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —Thia Day,

THAMES.

ROBBERY ON BOARD Srar.—Tl: comas Murck,
alias Marks, a ship-keeper, was b nought before
Mr. Paget, charged with stealing five; bottles of gin
and beer on board the ship Edith Moore, in the
West India Dock.

A day watchman, named Charles M ‘Leod, saw
the prisoner, his wife, and child, all uo der the in-
fluence of drink, and acting very extra Ivagantly on
board the ship Edith Moore. The dAy watchman
at once suspected something Wab!', wrong, and
searched the galley or cook-house on gleck, in which
he found a bottle three p !ts full of gin,
and a jar with ale in it. 113 aske t the prisoner,
who was ship-keeper of the vessel, b ow he c one by
the gin, and to which he replied, " I bought
them at a public-house on shore," IJ,nt could not tell
the sign of the hotne. M‘1,..0d sent for the
mate of the ship, who disccxered that a case
of gin had been forced open and plundered
and live bottles taken out. The bottle containing
gin in the galley was exactly similar to the bottles
in the case, and labelled i"a corresponding manner.
Two bottles of ale had beeu taken from a barrel for
exportation.
Mr. Paget determined on sending the prisoner
for trial, on which the mate said the ship was about
sailing. In answer to questions by Mr. Paget, the
witness said that cases of gin and other spirits, and
barrels of bottled beer, formed part of the cargo of
the Edith Moore.

Mr. Paget said the prisoner was paid to look
after the property on board the Edith Moore, and
not to plunder it. The cargo had been broached,
and these persons were found on board intoxicated.
It was a most disgraceful proceeding on the part of
the prisoner. He sentenced him to be imprisoned
for one month, and kept to hard labour, and he
was sorry he could not, without inconvenience to
others, commit him for trial.