The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-22 00:00:00

SUBRIENAING A DEFENDANT.-WILSON V. MICHAEL.

This was an action to recover an amount for goods sold
and delivered.

Mr. Mackay, from Mr. Buchanan, said that the person
who signed for the goods having left defendant's service, he
had been obliged to subpa3na the defendant
Defendant was then called and upon looking at the re-
ceipts produced purporting to be signed by some person in
his employment, he said he could not recognise the hand-
writing. He had never received the goods mentioned in
the receipts, and no one had authority to sign per procula-
tion. The matter occurred five years ago. Mr. Mackay
said he must elect to be nonsuited.

ACTION UPON A GUARANTEE-THOMAS V. ROBERTSON.
This was an action to recover £4 lls. 3d. upon a guaran-
tee for good supplied to a Mrs. Conquer.
Mr. Dunn, for defendant, said the name on the summons
was " Conquest."

Mr. Mackay said it was so, and the case was adjourned
to make Conquer—Conquest.

:MITE TO THE WEDDING ; OR, .CABBY V. BROUGHAM.

ROBINSON V. CHILDS.

Defendant is a livery stable keeper, of Farringdon-street,
and the action was brought to recover £1 damage sustained
in consequence of the non-supplying a brougham as agreed
by defendant.
Plaintiff stated that he agreed with defendant to have a
brougham upon a certain day, to convey a wedding party
to Iloxton Church. Defendant faithfully promised that
the brougham should arrive by a quarter to nine. Plain-
tiff waited impatiently until a quarter past nine, and then
he dare not wait longer. (Laughter.) He could not get a
cab, and rushed off to defendant, who said he was very
sorry, but his man had stopped away. The time now
began to get short—(laughter)—and the wedding party
was finally obliged to go to church in cabs, which cost £l.
Defendant—Why, he was only to pay 12s. for the
brougham.

His Honour—Ah I but the cabman was a knowing fel-
low, and seeing plaintiff in splendid attire made a capital
bargain. Ha might have been too late and lost the break-
fast. (Roars of laughter.) You must pay this £l Mr.
Childs, and be more careful for the future in disappointing
wedding parties. (Laughter.)
Plaintiff applied for the expenses of witnesses, but the
facts not being disputed, his Honour refused to allow wit-
nesses, telling plaintiff he might have brought the whole
wedding party.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(T1118 DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A CANNIBAL.—Nicholas Said, who stated that ho was a
native of Central Africa, was placed at the bar charged
with the following brutal outrage.

Mr. Good, landlord of the Marlborough Head, Great
Marlborough-street, stated that, at about half-past 10 on
Saturday night, the prisoner came into his house and called
for something to drink, with which he was served. He
then commenced making a very great noise, and he (witness)
requested him to desist, as his wife was upstairs very ill.
Prisoner, who was the worse for drink; then put his fingers
to his nose, and said he did not care a -, and he would
make as much noise as he chose. A man named Cooper,
who was at the time in front of the bar waiting to see his
wife, who was upstairs nursing Mrs. Good, persuaded him
to keep silence, when he seized him violently, and bit a
piece out of his ear. He also threw him (Cooper) with
such force against a door as to knock the panel out.
Not satisfied with this, he again seized Cooper
and threw him on to a mahogany table ; so great was the
violence that it broke a large piece off the top. Witness
went to Cooper's rescue, when he himself was attacked and
bitten in two places on his arm in a severe manner.
Henry Cooper, living at 3, Bentinck-street, baker, said
that, at the time in question, he was waiting, as stated by
the last witness, and, upon speaking to the prisoner, he
seized him by the ribs and threw him with tremendous
violence on to the ground. Whilst he was lying under-
neath, the prisoner seized his (witness's) ear in his mouth
and bit a piece clean out. He then bit him very deeply in
the neck, and attempted to get his other ear in his mouth.
Witness then managed to get upon his feet, when he was
again seized by the ribs and thrown with such violence
against the parlour door as to smash the panel in. Prisoner
again picked him up and threw him across the table and
split it right across. He was completely exhausted when
rescued from his violence.

This witness's ear was frightfully lacerated and covered
with adhesive plaister. He appeared to bo at present in great
pain from the prisoner's violence.
Prisoner in reply to the charg,e said, in Ft ench, that he
did not recollect it.
Mr. Beadon—You don't remember it, don't you ? then I
will make you. When a man acts the part of a cannibal I
will be as severe as I can. I fine you £5 for each of the as-
saults, or in default of payment two months for each
penalty.
Prisoner, a strong powerful fellow, was then removed.
He was dressed in Indian costume, and it was stated that
he had been in the employ of a Russian prince. His face
was tatooed to show the distinctive mark of his tribe.