The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-08 00:00:00

LAIV INTELLIGENCE /THIS DAY.)

CITY SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.)
ELLIOTT V. WOOD-TROUBLING A JUDGE.
The plaintiff in this case is a tailor, of Cheapside, for whom
Mr. Dalton appeared, and defendant, represented by Mr.
T. Beard, of Basinghall-street, is an aeconntant, of -Basing-
hall-street.

This was \an action upon a bill for clothes, and a dis-
honoured bill of exchange for £5 10s. The bill for £5 10s.
had been paid to plaintiff by defendant on account of goods
delivered, of which he was merely the endorser, it being
now in the hands of plaintiff. Several items in the plain-
tiff's bill were disputed—and indeed Mr. Beard pleaded a
set-oft; which turned the tables, and made plaintiff indebted
to defendant £2 14s.

Considerable discussion arose in reference to an item of
£1 ss. which had been erased from the bill, which plaintiff
believed had not been done in his presence.
His Honour examined plaintiff very strongly upon that
point, but Mr. Dalton said his client had sworn as much as
necessary, adding (to the judge), "And nowyll trouble you
to allow me to go on with the next item."

His Honour—No, sir, you won't trouble me at all. I
will conduct the proceedings as I please, and when there is
a doubt existing in my mind, I will adopt what course I
please to remove it. I have to decide, and of course I must
satisfy myself. In reference to a charge of £2 10s. for
coat, which defendant disputed, it app eared that plaintiff
had made a coat for £2 25., and defendant returned it, say-
ing it was not good enough, when plaintiff made, another,
charging £2 10s. His Honour was of opinion that some
price should have been fixed by plaintiff. Defendant must
take up the dishonoured bill.
Mr. Beard—lt was taken as cash.
His Honour—Oh, no; it was merely acknowledged as
an acceptance.

Plaintiff said he had informed defendant of the dishonour
of the bill the day following.
Mr. Beard asked how the notice was given ?
Plaintiff—By letter.
Mr. Beard--Can you prove posting ?
Plaintiff—No, but defendant called upon me two of three
days afterwards.
Evidence was then given that defendant had told plain-
tiff to take the bill to Messrs. King and George, solicitors,
and instruct them to sue in his (defendant's) name.
George Wilson, acceptor of the bill, said the bill was an
accommodation bill. It was given without any considera-
tion.

Cross-examined—I have never received anything from
Mr. Woods. I owe-him nothing. He never was security
for me for a loan. I was security for him. I put my name
to a bill for £lOO for him. This is for his accommodation.
His Honour—That is not the way to pay a tailor's bill.
Mr. Beard called defendant, who denied plaintiff's evi-
dence, but his Honour said plaintiff must have a verdict/
Upon the question of time, Mr. Dalton said defendant
had a very large brass plate up—:
Mr. Beard—And very little business.
His Honour thought the defendant should not have set
up such a defence, but he might have time.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.(This-Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ROBBERY THROUGH DISTRESS.—Joseph Wheeler, a
respectable-looking man, about seventy years of age, Was
charged with stealing two ladies' boots, value 75., the pro-
perty of Mr. Charles Sadler, bootmaker, 3, Eagle-place,
Piccadilly.

John Taylor, shopman to the prosecutor, said that about
five the previous afternoon he was sitting behind the desk
in the shop unobserved, when he saw the prisoner cut the
two boots from others that were hanging at the door and
walk away, putting them in a handkerchief while doing so.
He went out and stopped him, and on arriving at the
station he said he had done it through distress, as he had
had nothing to eat since the previous morning.
Simmons, 118 C, said the prisoner Was quite sober at the
time.

The prisoner (sobbing) said he had been driven to it by
hunger.

Mr. Bingham said it was strange so respectable looking
a man as he seemed should do such a thing. There was a
relieving officer in each district, who was bound to attend
to him and relieve his hunger. Poor ignorant people might
not know better, but he must have done so.
Committed for three months.

DISTURBING A CONGREGATION.--ThOMRS SmithSoll) a
tailor, was charged with creating a disturbance at the
Catholic Chapel, Warwick-street.

From the evidence of Beard, the constable of Golden-
square, and who also holds an office at the chapel, it ap-
peared that on the previous night, while the service was
going on, the accused walked into the chapel in a beastly
state of intoxication, and was with difficulty removed,
having greatly disturbed the congregation by his behaviour,
and on being ejected, and when outside, commenced shout-
ing in a violent manner. Fined 10s.