The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-18 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

:Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Byles and a
Common Jury.)
ROBERTSON ♦. SLAUGHTER.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a chip
broker and agent, at Lloydß, egainet the defendant, a
miller, for an assault. The defendant pleaded a
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uatification.

It appeared Lotu the evidence that the plaintiff and
defendant were at a eels at Sutting, near Dartford,
near where the plaintiff re-ided, o❑ the 7th August last.
For the defendant it was urged that the plaintiff was at
the sale in a partial state of intoxication, using insulting
and offensive observations to the auctioneer, to
the annoyance of the public, amongst whom were
a number of ladies. He went up to the defendant and
addressed him, "Now, Uglyy, have you men George
Manley here." Defendant asked him if he meant him
(defendant), and on repeating the offensive expres-
sion the defendant kruck him a blow on the nose, which
caused it to bleed a little and abrased the skin, which
the surgeon, who was in the room, plastered with a little
gold beater's skin after having wa-hsd the blood off with
a sponge and cold water. The plaintiff denied that be
was in tke habit of taking spirits in the morning. To a
glass of rum he was a stranger, but took gin medicinally.
The landlord of the Bull, at Dartford, however, proved
the plaintiff had three glasses of rum and water at his
house before going to the sale, and it was shown that he
had been smoking and drinking ale before that. The
plaintiff denied that he drank any rum that morning.
The learned judge, having summed up, the jury re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, damage, one farthing';
they were unable to say on what count they returned
tkeir verdict, and had to be locked up to reconsider it.

COURT OF B kNKRUPTCY.
(Bofors Mr. Commissioner Gun!burn.)

'THE APPROACHING OV TUB PRINCESS ROYAL,
His Honour intimated that the Court would not sit
on Monday next, which day having been appointed for
the marriage of the Prtncers Royal,

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Prondergapt, Q. C.)
IMPORTANT TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.-PARKER

T. NORD.

This was an action to recover 151. 15.. 6d. from
defendant, woollen draper, by plaintiff, a commercia
traveller.

Mr, Buchanan, of Basinghall-street, appeared for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Marsden for the defendan%
One of the items of the claim consisted of 4/. 4s. for
a month's notice, defendant having agreed to give half
a guinea per week and 3i. commission.
Mr. Buchanan insixted that the plaintiff had received
no notice, but a letter was put in in which defendant
requested plaintiff to send home his pattern case.
His Honour—l think that is a notice, for it is
virtually depriving plaintiff of all connection with the
house.

Mr. Buchanan—ln a letter sent afterwards they offer
explanations, viz., that the pattern case was wanted for
a town traveller.

His Honour—l think the plaint if 1113 ua t have taken
it as a notice. Thd question then arose as to commission,
the defendant alleging that plaintiff could not recover on
a sale of 321. as the goods were returned.

His Honour thought the objection a good one.
Mr. Buchanan—Were the goods according to sample.
Defendant—Yes.

Mr. Buchanan—Then you had no right to receive the
goods back again.
His Honour —I think plaintiff cannot recover for any
returns arising out of hie Fate. If I give a verdict fur
101. that will be sufficient.

Mr. Buchanan having asiented on the part of plaintiff
a verdict for 101. was given.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
PEOYIDINt IDAINST THE COLD.— John Smith, a poor
miserable-looking fellow, was charged before Mr.
Beadon with stealing two larnbs'-wool shirts, the pro.
perty of Mr. lirooks, hosier, &c., No. 374,
Oxford-street.

Cole, 317 A, deposed that about nine o'clock on
Saturday slight he saw the prisoner in company with two
other men dodging outside the prosecutor's shop, in the
doorway of which a quantity of woolle❑ goods were dis-
played. He watched them for about a quarter of an hour,
when the prisoner left his companions and sneaked into
the doorway of the shop, and took t ,e two lamb,'-wool
shirts produced from a lot of others piled just inside the
shop. The prisoner then ran off do vrn Brunswick-street as
hard as he could, followed by witness, who came up with
him in Noel-street. As soon as he caught hold of the
prisoner he threw down the shirt,' and begged of him
to let him go, as he only took the shirts to keep him
warm, and intended to pay for them. On searching
him at the station nothing of any ♦alue was found upon
him.

The prosecutor's shopman identified the property as
belonging to his muter.
The prisoner. who pleaded guilty, was committed to
the House of Corrcction fur three months, with hard
labour.