The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-12 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Bovill, and
Justices Willes, Keating, and Smith.)
KNIGHT V. WHEELER.

Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., moved on behalf of the defen-
dant for a rule nisi, calling on the plaintiff to show why
a verdict for £2O 155., which he had obtained, should not
be set aside as being against evidence. The case was heard
before Mr. Justice Keating at the sitting after last term at
Middlesex. The plaintiff was a stonemason, carrying on
business at Devon Wharf, Mile-end, and the defendant was a
bankerand brewer at High Wycombe. The plaintiff entered
into a contract with the Board of Works at High Wycombe
for the paving of the town on April 7, 1865. Some extra
paving was required, and at the, request of private indivi-
duals it was executed. A portion of this work formed the
plaintiff's claim. It appeared that the defendant was ono
of the local board of works, and it was alleged that he gave
the order on his own responsibility. The defendant de-
nied this, and the case turned en the credibility of the evi-
dence pro and con.

Thu court considered that there was a sufficient case
made out fur a rule, which was accordingly grautud.

SHOREDITCII- COUNTY COURT.
(Beforo Mr. Dasent.)
SUTTON T. PAIMER.

This was an action to recover the value of a ring, under
somewhat singular circumstances.

Mrs. Sutton said before her marriage she lived with
her sister, and defendant was a lodger in the house. On
the 18th Juno last a party, including herself and defendant,
wont for a walk through the Victoria Park. As they were
go!ng along they began to "lark," and defendant caught
sight of the ring on her finger. He took it off and put it
in his pocket, saying that she should not have it
any more. She begged defendant to give it back
to her, as it was a present from Robert, to wham
she was then engaged, and is now married. Defendant
then declared that he had lost it, but agreed to make it
good.

His Honour—Was it an engagement ring ?
Mrs. Sutton—lt was. 1

Defendant admitted having taken the ring off Mrs. Sut-
ton's finger for a lark, but he had no intention of keeping
it. After he put the ring in his pocket ho jumped over
some hurdles, and ho supposed the ring must have got out
of his pocket. He told Mrs. Sutton he would get her ano-
ther, but ho had not done so.

thing to lark with young ladies'
His Honour—You see, defendant, it is a very dangerour
engagement rings. It is
quite clear that you aro liable for the money now sued for,
and you must pay it.

Verdict for the plaintiff, with costs.

A SOI-DISANT IIEIR, OF KING JAMES THE SECOND.

A middle-aged man, who stated that his name was Wil-
liam Derbyshire, and that he was son of James Derby-
shire, handed in a paper, and said he had been authorised
by order of a judge to come before the court and prove
that he was the heir of King James the Second. (A
laugh.)

The paperor.t was formally received by one of the registrars
of thee Cu

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE LOWEST DEPTH Or MlSERY.—Churchill Long, 11,
Stephen David Long, 10, and Thomas Fields, 8, were
charged before Mr. Knox with begging.
Sergeant Bunco, 50 0, said that about eight o'clock yes-
terday evening, ho saw the boys standingjby the door of
Mr. Cook's, the :confectioner, in Coventry-street, two on
one side of the door and one on the other. They seemed
to be nearly dropping for want, and begged of different
ladies for pence. He took the boys to the station and
sent for food for them, they stating that they were very
hungry. He afterwards went and made inquiries re-
specting the boys, and found that Fields had no father,
and that his mother, who goi her living by washing, lived
in Crown-street, Soho.. Tho father of the Longs, who
lived in Prince's-courf, Drury-lane, was a shoemaker,
but in such a bad state of health that he
was unable to work, and the mother was hourly
expected to die. They appeared to be respectable
people overpowered by illness and poverty. Field's mother
state(crying
bitterly)
,saaisdketd her to lothatherboy seeing the distressed
him
go out with some
fusees to get a few halfpence. She had other children.
She went tout to work when she could got it, and before
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the death of her husband never had to do so.
Mr. Knox asked the poor woman whether she would like
her boy to go to school, and she said she would.
The father of the Longs came forward, and he appeared
to be in a sad state of health. Ho said that he had only
been a week out of bed, and that he was scarcely able to
attend the court that morning, his wife being so ill that he
loft her senseless when he came away.
Mr. Knox ordered the boy Field to be sent to Feltham,
and gave the boys Long back to their father, stating that
if he would like them to go to school, and could attend
again, he would see what could be done.
Some temporary assistance from the poor box was
kindly ordered by Mr. Knox to be given to the poor man,
who seemed very grateful for it.