The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-21 00:00:00

COURT OF (QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Mr. Justice Black-
burn, Mr. Justice Shee, and Mr. Lush.)
ALDRIDGE V. WRITING. -CURIO US POINT.

In this case the plaintiff, on behalf of, the Mayor
and Corporation of Portsmouth, laid an information
against the defendant, a coal-merchant, who was
fined 40s.'for an alleged infringement of the bye-
laws of the corporation.
The defendant appealed against the decision, and
the case now came before their lordships for
argument, on a rule which he had obtained at the
last term. It appeared that under the provisions
of a statute, regulating th© rights of corporate
bodies, the corporation of Portsmouth had made
certain bye-laws, imposing a charge for metage on
coal unshipped at the quay of the town. The de-
fendant had some coal which he purchased and
brought from a vessel without paying this metage,
which constituted the infringement of the bye-

laws.
At the conclusion of the argument, their lord-
ships decided that the bye-law was too extensive in
its operation to come within the meaning of the
statute, and that the finding against defendant
should be reversed.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Lefroy.)
THE MODE OF PAYING BUILDERS' SALARIES:-A

SINGULAR CASE.-A MODEL TEETOTALLER.-DRIS-

COLL V. NEWMAN AND ANOTHER.
This was an action to recover 10s. for work done.
Plaintiff said he was a labourer, and had worked
for the defendants. He had in the week worked
44 hours, and his pay was 44d. per hour. Ho was
entitled to 17s. 7d., and his money was given to
him from the pay-window in an envelope. When he
examined the contents of the envelope he found that
there was only 7s. 7d. in it. He applied for the
10s., but defendants refused to pay it.
His Honour—What do you say to this, defq-
dants ?

One of the defendants said that he had put the
full amount in the envelope.
Plaintiff—There were other men complained that
they were short paid, and defendants settled with
them, but made me stand back.
Defendant—That was so, but I may perhaps be
allowed to explain. When we pay the men we
notify to them that they must examine their money
before leaving the pay-window, as mistakes cannot
be rectified afterwards. I may add that the day
on which the men were paid was St. Patrick's-day,
and the men left at 9 in the morning and did not
return until 1 o'clock in the day. When they did
come in they were intoxicated.
His Honour—Was the plaintiff intoxicated ?
Defendant—He was. ,
His Honour—Do you hear that, plaintiff ?
Plaintiff--It is quite against my principle to get
intoxicated. lam a teetotaller.
His Honour—This was St. Patrick's-day.
Plaintiff—Well, I did not drink anything but
half-a-pint of six ale and part of two pots of beer.
(Laughter.)
His Honour—Well, I should have thought that
this was rather against your principles as a tee-
totaller.
Plaintiff— I did not drink any spirits.
- Defendant—He left the premises before he made
any complaint.
Plaintiff—l deny it. Directly I found out that
my money was short, I went back.
His Honour—Was plaintiff discharged?
Defendant—Oh ! dear, no. He could have gone
to
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to give.
his evidence like an honest man. He had been in
the service of the defendants for some little time,
and the court could not in this case impute perjury
to him. He would have a verdict with costs.
Verdict for plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

LADY OMNIBUS TIIIDVES.—Two well-dressed women,
named Mary Jones and Elizabeth Wilson, both stated to
reside at the east end of the town, and known to the police
as omnibus thieves, were charged before Mr. Knox as sus-
pected persons, loitering in Oxford-street for the purpose
of committing a felony.

Sergeant Coles, C division, said that on the previous
afternoon he saw the prisoner and another woman not in
custody in Oxford-street, and knowing the prisoners as
thieves, he followed and watched, and saw Wilson with
her left hand, glove off, trying a lady's pocket. The pri-
soner and the other woman, observing him, got into a
Citizen omnibus at different places in Oxford-street. He
told the conductor what sort of person he had inside.
About an hour afterwards he saw the prisoner and the
other woman again in Oxford-street, and watched them,
and saw Wilson put her handinto the pocket side of a lady's
dress. The prisoners and their companion again observing
him walked a little way, and then all stood together for a
short time and then hailed an omnibus going towards the
City. He followed the omnibus till it got to the corner of
the Tottenham-court-road, and having got the assistance
of another constable took the prisoners into custody.
Mr. Knox asked the sergeant what he knew of the
prisoners and the other woman ?
Sergeant Cole said that Jones had been in custody at
that court and the Mansion-house, and he believed had
also been at Clerkenwell, and Wilson had been sentenced
to three months' imprisonment at that court. He knew
the prisoners also to be regular omnibus thieves, and upon
each of them he found a sharp-pointed knife used by
omnibus thieves. The other woman he did not know.

The prisoners made no defence.
Mr. Knox committed them for three months' hard la•
bour each.

WESTMINSTER.

INDITSTRLIL SCHOOLS, REFORMATORIES, AND CRIM E.—
A very respectable-looking, middle-aged man entreated
the magistrate to assist him under circumstances of a very
painful nature.

Applicant stated that he had a daughter who was a
source of great anxiety and trouble. She was commonly
addicted to pilfering and tolling the falsehoods necessary
to conceal her dishonesty. As all endeavours to check this
by parental authority had been found fruitless, he was
most anxious to get her into some institution by
which
she might be reclaimed.

The clerk observed that applicant had been here a few
days ago to ask advice upon the subject, and had been re-
ferred to the Rev. Sidney Turner, Government Inspector
of Reformatories.

Applicant said he had been to his offices in Parliament-
street, and was informed that he could not assist him. He
wished to get his daughter into an industrial school.
Mr. Selfe—What is hor age ?
Applicant—Between 14 and 15.
Mr. Selfe—Then she is too old for an industrial school.
Applicant—Then what am I to do with her ?
Mr. Selfe—l am sure I cannot advise you.

Applicant—lf she is too old for an industrial school,
cannot I get her into a reformatory ?
Mr. Selfe—Has your daughter been convicted of any
offence ?
Applicant—She has not. I wish to prevent that if I
can. . .

—Mr. Selfe—Thon I cannot assist you, as she has not
been convicted. There is no mode of sending her to a
reformatory unless she has been convicted.
Applicant—What am I to do.
Mr. Selfe—Chargo her when she commits any offence,
and bring her hero, then, if committed, she may be sent
to a reformatory.