The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-11 00:00:00

HARDING V. CRAWFORD.

This was an action to recover £9 2s. 10d. alleged to be
due to the plaintiff.
An agent, who appeared for the plaintiff, said that there
was a mistake in the account, and that instead of there
being £9 2s. 11d. due there was only £4 2s. 11d. It could
not be denied that a mistake of £5 had been made.
. His Honour—Well defendant, what do you say to this?
Defendant —I entirely dispute the plaintiff's case.
His Honour—Do you owe anything?
Defendant —Yes, I owe the plaintiff fivepenco. (Laughter).
That is the balance of account.
A clerk, who appeared for the plaintiff, urged that the
defendant had agreed to a balance.
Defendant—l deny it. All I owe is sd.
The Agent—We admit that there has been a blunder
of £5. _ _

His Honour—Defendant disputes the whole matter,
except as to sd.
Defendant—Yes, I entirely dispute the claim. As the
plaintiff has made a blunder of £5, I contend that I am
more likely to be right than he is.
His Honour inquired if any one was present to throw
any light on the matter on behalf of the plaintiff.
The agent said there was not.
His Honour—l will nonsuit the plaintiff, who can bring
his action in the superior court and have the matter
decided.
Defendant—Will you allow me any costs ?
His Honour—Yes ; ss.
Plaintiff was then nonsuited.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY FROM A CAB.—Joseph Rance, a young man,
who refused his address, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with stealing a travelling bag full of wearing apparel,
from a cab in Great St. James-street, the property of Mr.
G. ilarrland-Burke, barrister.

John Browne, groom to Mr. Neale, of the Load of Hay
Tavern, Paddington, said that on the previous night,
while with his master and two gentlemen, in a chaise gig,
going along Piccadilly, ho saw the prisoner pull a travel-
ling bag (produced) from off a cab, and run away with it
down Bond-street. His master drove through some streets
and got in advance of the prisoner, and as the prisoner was
crossing Regent-street, with the bag on his shoulder, one
of the gentlemen (Mr. Hallet), a licensed victualler, of
Praed-street, Paddington, stopped the prisoner, and gave
him into custody _ _ .

Olancostes, 315 A, said he had not been able to get the
owner of the bag in attendance, and Mr. Tyrwhitt re-
manded the prisoner.

THAMES.

AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.—Thomas Brown alias Parker,
described as a carman, aged 18, was brought before Mr
Partridge charged with being concerned with two others
in stealing two large and heavy rolls of Lisle thread, a
material for making gloves.
On Friday afternoon one of Pickford's drivers pulled
up his van and horses in Raven-row, Whitechapel, and
left them in charge of a boy while he went to a neighbour-
ing public-house to obtain refreshment. Directly after
wards the prisoner, who is also in Pickford's employ, and
two others, entered the van, told the boy it was all right,
and proceeded to force open a large package of goods, from
which they took two long rolls of Lisle thread, and called
a cab off the stand. The thieves were about to enter
the cab, but the cab driver refused to take them, and said
a robbery had been committed. By that time the driver
of the van returned, an alarm was raised, and the thieves
ran away. The prisoner alone was secured, and the pro-
perty recovered. The two rolls of Lisle thread were sup-
posed to contain 100 yards, and to be worth £lO.
William Hunt, a police constable, No. 424 IC, who had
charge of the case, said he found six new spoons on the
prisoner, and he believed they were stolen from another
package in the van. He wished for a remand to enable
him to trace the owner of the property, ascertain its real
value, and capture the other thieves.
Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner for a week.