The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-25 00:00:00

BOYDEN V. MILNE.---KEEPING HIS WORD.

This was an action to recover £5 7s. for writing on walls,
&c., at publiehouses.

Mr. Buchanan, for defendant, said a sum of money had
been paid into :court, which was even in excess of the
amount agreed upon for the work. Plaintiff said
he did originally agree to do the work for a cer-
tain sum, and a letter (ornamental) was chosen by de-
fendant. After the work was nearly finished, defendant
altered his mind, and required a different letter. That being
so plaintiff was clearly entitled to charge a further sum.

To answer this Mr. Buchanan called the defendant, who
deposed that after the completion of the work plaintiff asked
for 50s. A lad named Leeson said he heard Mr. Boyden
ask the defendant for 505., and say "If you don't pay me at
once I will summon you for double the money."
Mr. Buchanan—And he has kept his word. (Laughter.)
His Honour (to plaintiff)—Now, is all this true, or
purely an invention ?
Plaintiff—Such a remark never came from me.

His Honour—There is flat perjury somewhere. I shall
give plaintiff a verdict, and defendant may take other steps
if he likes.

A CASE FOIL THE ARBITRATOR.--WORKMAN V. FORSTER-

FORSTER V. WORKMAN

These were cross summonses. Workman had sued
Forster for £5 Bs., and Forster had sued Workman for
£2 7s. 63.

Mr. Buchanan, for Workman, said this was purely a
matter of account, and the accounts between the parties
were very lengthy.
His Honour—lt had better be referred.

Mr. Forster said that Mr. 'Workman owned to owing the
£2 7s. 6d., while the £5 Bs. was disputed altogether by him
(Forster).

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His Honour observed that he heard a great number of
cases every day. This one would probably take two hours
—now it could be settled in one quarter of the time over the
arbitrator's table, and Mr. De Jersey, who generally acted
in that capacity, was both quick and satisfactory.
Referred accordingly.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COILMIT A RAPE.—Pierre
Garciaus, a Frenchman, aged about 56, was charged with
the following assault on a female, named Kelly, residing at
57, Berwick-street, Soho. Mr. Charles Albert acted as in-
terpreter.

Eliza Kelly, of 57, Berwick-street, Soho, said the priso-
ner invited her to go and dine with him and a friend at his
place in St. Ann's-court, Soho, on the previous afternoon,
and she accepted the invitation. Shortly after dinner, the
prisoner, having got rid of his friend for a few minutes, in-
vited her to stop into the next room, as he wished to show
her something, and on her doing so he immediately seized
her, and, making an improper proposal to her, threw her on
a bed and held her tightly by the throat, and then struck
her twice on the mouth. She struggled violently with
him, and screamed "murder," and some persons coming
down stairs to her assistance she managed to get away from
him. He had tried to lock the room door to prevent her
escaping.

In answer to the charge the prisoner said the prosecutrix
had tried to rob him of half-a-crown, and had been in cus-
tody on different charges.

The prosecutrix denied having been in custody, but on
the prisoner again asserting that she had, and on her being
pressed by the magistrate, she admitted that she had been
charged with stealing a soldier's medal, remanded, and dis-
charged ; and also that she had been charged with stealing
a 'coat, but discharged.
The prisoner was remanded.

THE FORBES MACKENZIE COMMISSION GONE A
ROVING.—The Glasgow Herald has the following :—The
Royal Commissioners brought their public inquiry to a close
on Saturday forenoon, but their labours among us still did
not cease. Rightly conceiving that ocular demonstration
was the most satisfactory of all evidence, a party of them
set out on a cruise through the clubs and shebeens at a late
hour on Saturday evening, so that they might satisfy them-
selves of the actual state of affairs atter 11 o'clock. We
understand that the party consisted of Sir George Clerk
(the chairman), Professor Swinton, Mr. M'Geachy, and
Mr. Colin Campbell Grant (the secretary). They were
accompanied by Inspector Coglan. On entering a club in
Icing-street, at half-past 12 o'clock, the inmate, not anti-
cipating a royal visitation at that hour, began to shake "in
their dispositions" as the door of the apartment opened and
the commissioners were ushered in. However, they were
soon reassured that the commissioners did not come With
any immediate hostile intent, as the latter was very cour-
teous, Sir George Clerk remarking, '• I hope you are enjoy-
ing yourselves," by way of apologising for any intrusion.
They looked into the various apartments, took a quiet
laugh, aucl departed.