The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-24 00:00:00

KIRBY V. PICKERING..

An injunction having been obtained against Mr. Picker-
ing to restrain him from selling any more of the Bridge-
water Treatises written by the plaintiff, entitled " The His-
tory, Habits, and Instincts of Animals,"
Mr. PARRY, at the rising of the Court, stated on behalf
of Mr. Pickering, that it had been impossible yet to put in
an answer to the bill, and to move to dissolve the injunc-
tion ; but. as soon as the Court sat after the holydays, Mr.
Pickering would be able to, show that he had not concealed
from Mr. Kirby the fact of 5,000 copies of the above work
having been printed, nor any other fact connected with the
agreement.

KING'S BENCH-WEDNESDAY.

DELBOS V. ABERDEEN.

In this case, which was not concluded yesterday when
w..) went to Press, the Jury returned a verdict for the
Plaintiff.

SITERTFFS' COURT.-WEDNESDAY

ISLINGTON tIARKET.-RHODES V. PERKINS._

This was a case instituted by Mr. Rhodes, of Islington,
against Mr. Perkins, of Blechingley, the owner of Islington
market, to recover compensation for Mr. Rhodes's land,
which is required to make roads to the new market.
The Jury returned a verdict for the claimant for 1,307/.

INSOLVENT COURT-WEDNESDAY

The Court sat last night to a late hour to dispose of the
arrears. It will sit again to-morrow for motions, and, on
its rising, adjourn for the holydays, until the first day of
January.
Frederick. Blayney, described as an accountant . and
agent, lately residing in Hamilton-place, New-road, was
opposed by Mr. Nicholls on the part of Miss Eliza Payne
and Mrs. Robinson-; as likewise by Mr. Cooke on the part
of several creditors.

He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment from the
date of filing his petition.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

L A MBE T H- S TREET.

Yesterday Thomas Sullivan, William Jourdan, and
Andrew Morrison, underwent a further examination before
Messrs. HARD WICK and NORTON, and several county
Magistrates, relative to the Custom House robbery, and so
groat was the anxiety of the public to see the prisoners and
hear the particulars of the inquiry, that the Justice-room
and every avenue leading to it were crowded long before the
prisoners were placed at the bar. The prisoners .Sullivan
and Jourdan were led from the strong room with an iron
chain made fast to one of their legs and arm, and these on
being placed in the felons' dock they took care to jirk so
that their noise could be heard all over the office.

Mr. Adolphus, Mr. Walford (solicitor to his Majesty's
Customs), and Mr. Hobler attended to prosecute, and Mr.
Clarkson and Mr. Humphries appeared to defend Sullivan
and Jourdan, and Mr. C. Phillips for the prisoner Morrison.
Mr. Adolphus said that the course he intended to pursue
was to call one or two of the witnesses who could identify
the prisoners in such a way as to connect them with the
robbery, and then to request the Magistrates to remand
them to a future day. The Learned Gentleman then called
Thomas Anson, who stated that he was foreman to Mr.
Tullett, a wine end spirit merchant in the Wegtminster-
road, and that in June last the prisoner Jourdan came to
his master's house, and gave an order for a gallon of gin, a
bottle of port, and a bottle of sherry, which he directed to
be sent to No. 7, Stangate-street, Lambeth. They were
sent to the place as directed, and were paid for, and that
was all he knew about theni. _ _ _

William Lock, in July last, was carman to Mr. Tullet,
and at that time knew the prisoner Sullivan, from Lis being
in the habit of comit, into his master's shop. In July he
changed a note for the prisoner, and should know that note
again if he saw it.—(Mr. Adolphus here handed a five.
pound note to the witness, which he identified to be the
same.) The figures 5, 35, and his own initials on the note,
were written by him, as he was sure the 5 was the sth of
July, though he had omitted to mention the month, and
that the note was the one he had changed for the prisoner,
Thomas Sullivan.

Cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson—Did not know whe-
ther the note was for 51. or 101. until he had seen it. He
had written the name of Mrs. Jones, Mount-street, Lam-
beth ; but did not know why he had done so. He had been
with Mr. Tullet some time, and might have changed as
many as 1,000 notes for different persons.
By Mr. HARDWICK—He left the service of Mr. Tullet
on the 15th of July last, and the only note he changed
from the Ist of that month until he left, was the one he
had changed for Sullivan ; and he recollected perfectly the
prisoner giving him the name of Mrs. Jones, Mount-street,
which he wrote on the note.
MAGISTRATE—Did you suppose the prisoner lived at the
house of Mrs. Jones, and therefore gave her name when
you marked that name on the note ? Witness--I did; your
Worship.
By Mr. NORTON--It was customary with him to mark
the month as well as the date on the notes he changed ;
he could not account for his not doing so on the note pro-
duced, except his being in a hurry at the time. He would
not change a note for a stranger, or those whom he had not
seen before ; he changed the note in question for the pri-
soner only from his having seen him before in his master's
shop.
Mr. Adolphus here observed that the note in question
formed a portion of the extensive robbery at the Custom-
house, and having traced it by the testimony of the last
witness to the possession of the prisoner Sullivan, he had
to request a remand of the prisoners to a future day.
Mr. Phillips rose, and said that, nothing had been stated
affecting the prisoner Morrison, and he must, therefore, re-
quest his discharge.
The MAGISTRATES on this ordered the discharge of
Morrison.
Mr. Clarkson requested to know what course it was the
intention of the prosecutors to pursue, and also the grounds
upon which it was sought to remand the prisoners.
Mr. HARDWICK understood that agents had been sent to
different parts of the Continent, and, from letters and
communications from them, it appeared they had been
enabled to trace out witnesses who could speak to the pri-
soners, as they had given an accurate description of their
persons, in reference to the robbery, and therefore they
(the Magistrates) felt bound to remand the prisoners, so as
to give such witnesses an opportunity of coming to this
country, and seeing the prisoners.
Mr. Hobler was then sworn, and confirmed the observa-
tions of Mr. Hardwick. He said that, taking into account
the probabilities of changes in the weather, he thought

would' require a fortnight to bring to this country the ne-
cessary witnesses and collect the required evidence.
A lengthened and somewhat personal and angry discus-
sion here ensued on Mr. Clarkson insisting on his right to
cross-examine Mr. Hobler, for the purpose, as he said of
testing the veracity of his statement. Mr. Adolphus de-
clarecUMr. Clarkson had no right, in a case like the pre-
sent, to cross-examine Mr. Hobler, or any just grounds for
doubting his veracity, while Mr, Hobler himself retorted
sharply upon his learned- opponent ; and the discussion was
put an end to by Mr. Norton, who said they (the Magis=
trates) could not enter at present into all the sources of
information of Mr. nobler, as the attorney for the prose-
cution. It was sufficient to have the fact stated on his
oath as an honest man and a respectable gentleman in his
profession.
The prisoners were ultimately remanded for a fortnight,
aad were escorted to Clerkenwell Prison (as from thence)
in a hackney-coach, handcuffed and chained, and guarded
by three officers of the establishment, besides a party of
police, who followed in a second coach.