The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-23 00:00:00

HEMMING V. TREMERY AND ANOTHER.

Sir W. FOLLETT moved for a rule to show cause why
the verdict for the plaintiff should not be set aside and a
nonsuit entered. Plaintiff was a brickmaker, and de-
fendants were sureties to the Admiralty on behalf of a
builder of the name of Stretter, who contracted to build
certain works at the Deptford Dockyard. For this pur-
pose the defendants gave an authority to plaintiff to deliver
to Stretter 100,000 bricks, to be delivered in the Dock-
yard, and for the promotion of the works which he had in
hand there, " guaranteeing that they, as his sureties, con-
sented to the price of bricks, 5601., being paid by the proper
officer at the Admiralty out of the contract money, and
further that such money should not be paid without satis-
faction in payment to the plaintiff." Mr. Stretter failed in
completing his contract, and another builder was called in
to finish his work. The plaintiff upon this brought his ac-
tion against the guarantees ; but he (Sir W. Follett) con-
tended that the guarantee was not that the defendants
would pay, but that Mr. Stretter should not run away with
the money without paying the plaintiff ; and that they did
not become liable to pay until he had received the contract
money from the Admiralty and failed to satisfy the plaintiff.
The CouRT were of this opinion, and granted the rule Nisi.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-110USE.

A woman, named Ann King, was biought before the
LORD MAYOR, charged with having robbed a labouring
man of two sovereigns.
The complainant met the prisoner the night before in
the Borough, and was asked by her to make her a present,
a treat, in the shape of a drop of gin. Seeing that she had
no money, and that she had a pair of terrible black eyes,
he consented to divide a quartern with her, and after having
treated her"with great liberality, he took leave, and pro-
ceeded,over London-bridge. Before, however, he got half
over, he found that she was at his heels, and again he took
a farewell, but thought she was uncommonly affectionate on
parting, and upon putting his hand into his waistcoat-pocket
he missed two sovereigns which he kept in a purse. His
suspicion that she had acted an unkind part was confirmed
by the rapid movement she was making towards South-
wark. He called aloud to a watchman of the old school,
who was guarding the bridge, and she was speedily ap-
prehended.

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The Watchman, who was an Irishman, said, " Plase your
Lordship, I cotcht hould of her, and she said she tuk no-
thing, barrin her own."

The LORD MAYOR—WeII, you searched her, I suppose?
Watchman—No ; plase your Worship, I did not sarch her.
The LORD MAYOR—What did you do, then ? Watch-
man—Do ? Why, I searched him to be sure.—( A laugh.)
The LORD MAYOR—Why, he lost the money. Why
did you search him ? Watchman—Bekase I thought he
might have it about him all the while. The fact is, your
Lordship, I wont keep it a secret from you, I was duber-
some of him.

The LORD MAYOR—You become more and more unin-
telligible. You didn't suppose that he robbed her, did.
you ? Watchman—No, your Lordship, but he was tossi-
catcd with liquor, and I thought he might be wrong ; so I
begins to sarch him, and I keeps my eye on the woman all
the while. Well, she makes no more, but tries to chuck
something into the Thames, and sure enough over goes the
man's property.
The LORD MAYOR—What ! the purse ? Watchman—
Yes, your Lordship, the purse went . bang over, sure
enough.

The LORD MAYOR—Then what can you say about the
contents ? Watchman—Oh, the purse fell down by itself.
The sovereigns stopped on the parapet—(Laughter.)
A person who was passing at the time said that such was
the fact. The woman endeavoured to get rid of the pro-
perty, and was defeated in the way described.
The Complainant—l told her if she'd give me the money
I wouldn't say a word against her.
The Prisoner—My Lord, I knew him these eight years,
and he gave me the money in payment of what he owed
me a long time ago, when I was a married woman. You
know, Jack, you and I is old acquaintance.
Complainant—No, we an't. I never seed you afore with
my eyes, and my name an't Jack.—(Laughter.)
The Loan MAYOR said it was evident the prisoner was a
thief, and remanded her for further examination.