The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LOINDON,s SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1866.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

SHERIFF'S COURT.
GOOSE CLUBS AND MEMBERS-SINGULAR ACTION.

VALLAUNT V. SACKER.

This was an action to recover damakls for the non-
delivery of a log of pork fit for human food. Plaintiff
stated he had been a member in a certain goose club held
at the defendant's house. The members paid so much per
week, and on Christmas Eve had that for which they had
subscribed. Although it was called a goose club, the mem-
bers did not all have geese, and witness, who had 10s. 6d.
in the concern, chose a bottle of gin and a leg of pork. This
was warranted to be sweet, but when the plaintiff came to
examine it on the Sunday morning he found it utterly
unfit for food. He took it back to defendant, who refused
to return his money.
Defendant said he would produce a witness, who would
swear that the pork was very good, and lie knew, from
his own knowledge, that better never was eaten.
Plaintiff—l showed it to Mrs. Sacker, and she admitted
that it was tainted and had turned soft.

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The witness alluded to by the defendant here stepped
into the witness-box, and stated that he supplied the pork
to the club. It was very good when delivered at defend-
ant's public-house on the Thursday.
Plaintiff—Yes, but it was hanging up in the bar from
Thursday till Saturday night, and the place is very small.
The Butcher—lt is beautiful and airy.
His Honour had no doubt that a quantity of meat being
in a bar amidst the heat of the gas might turn bad.
Defendant could assure the Court that it was perfectly
good ; she had eaten some herself.

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His Honour—l can hardly think that the plaintiff would
go without his Christmas dinner unless there had been
something wrong with the pork. Your contract was to
supply him with a good leg of pork, and I think his story a
reasonable one.
114 11l I
Verdict for the plaintiff, with costs.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BORROWING CHILDREN FOR BEGGING PURPOSES.—James
Chandler, a dirty fellow, living in one of the haunts of
beggars in Orchard-street, Westminster, was charged be-
fore Mr. Knox with begging, with two little children in a
most miserable plight, their features being hardly discerni-
ble for' dirt.

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Turner, a Mendicity Society's officer, proved seeing the
prisoner and the children run up to the carriages in Re-
gent-street yesterday afternoon, at the same time that he
did so, telling them to tell the ladies that " they had lost
their mother." Ile took the prisoner, whom he had known
as an importunate beggar for years, he having been several
times convicted, into custody, and on asking him where
the two children were he usually had with him, he said
they were too sorefooted to come out, and that they
were at home with their mother. The children then
in court were only borrowed by the prisoner
to beg with. While taking the prisoner into custody some
persons camp up to him and said he was only doing his
duty to the public in taking the prisoner into custody, and
an act of charity to the children, the prisoner being known
to them as a beggar for years. On searching the prisoner
ho found upon him l s. 9d. and two soup tickets.

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The prisoner asked the magistrate to discharge him, and
the children should go to their father.
Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for a month with hard
labour, and ordered the officer to take the children—who
were shivering and scratching themselves all the while
they were in court—to the workhouse, an order which was
promptly obeyed.

MARKETS.r-This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

The market was seasonably well supplied with fruit,
and the show of vegetables was somewhat extensive. On
the whole, the trade was steady at the annexed quota-
tions :

FRUIT—Pine apples, 58 to 104; hot house grapes, 6s Od to
lOs ; foreign do, la to 2s Od ; filberts, is Gd to 2s Od per lb ;
apples, 2s Od to 3s 6d per half sieve ; oranges, 4s Od to 8s ;
lemons, 3s 6d to is ; walnuts, is to 2s per 100.
VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, is 6d to 38 Od; white do.,
Gd to is 3d; Savoys, 8d to is 3d; celery, 8d to is 9d;
horseradish, Os 9d to 28 Od per doz heads ; greens, 3s to 4s
Od ; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od • carrots, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; onions,
2s to 2s 6d per doz bunches ; brocoli, Od to Od ; forced
rhubard, Os Od to Os Od per bundle ; Brussels sprouts, is
Od to 2s Gd per half sieve ; seakale, is 3d to 2s 6d ; and
mushrooms, is to is 3d per punnet.

. POULTRY. • -
turkey; 4s Gd to 12s Od ; geese, 5s Gd to 7s ;
ducks, 2s Gd to 3s Gd ; tame rabbits, is to is 10d ; wild do.,
is to is Gd; pigeons, 9d to is 3d; pheasants, 3s (Id to 3s
6d ; partridges, is 9d to 2s 3d; hares, 3s Gd to 4s 6d each.
Surrey fowls, 9s to 12s Od ; do. chickens, Gs to 8s per
couple. English eggs, 13, ' • French do., 103 to 12s per
120 ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to la od ; English is 4d to
is 8d per lb.

SPORTING INTRLLIGENCE.—This Day.

CITY BETTING_THIS DAY.
THE DERBY.
20 to 1 agst Janitor (taken)
50 to 1 agst Knight of Crescent (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Wolsey (taken)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TURF NEWS FROM NEWMARKET.

A two year old colt by Trumpeter has joined P. Price's
string. Haphazard and several more are shortly expected.
As Kingmaker, in Jos. Dawson's stable, was galloping
over Side Hill yesterday morning he bolted, and rolled
Completely over. After lying a second or two, ho got up,
but neither horse nor boy was injured.

Married, on the 16th inst., Louisa, sister of Mr. W. Ar-
null, trainer, to Mr. Evans, surgeon.

TURF NEWS FROM FRANCE.

Filibustier has been sold to the French Government for
10,000 fr.

Fifteen two year olds belonging to Count do Lagrange
left for Newmarket last week, under the care of R. Carter.
M. Fould's Melchior died last week at Tarbes.

M. Vaillant's steeplechase horse ileurlys has been re-
cently purchased by Mr. Powell for 12,500 fr., and has left
La Morlaye for England.
Perle, winner of the Omnium in 1864, is to be trained by
Cassidy at Chantilly for steeplechasing.
Count de Dampierre's stud is to be sold without reserve
on the 24th inst., at M. Cheri's, Rue de Ponthieu, Paris.
Mr. Lunel has declared forfeit for Coligny, Gavotte,
Grandiflora„ Carail, Cherbourg, and Australia, in all their
engagements.
Puebla 11. and Dame Blanche have arrived at F. Kent's
at Chantilly, to be trained for their engagements.
Tantale, by West Australian out of Termagant, 2 years,
belonging to Mr. T. Carter, died a few days ago at Chan-
tilly.

M. Vaillant's Adriors has arrived in England. L'Afri-
cain, wo hear, is to return to Franco, and will make his
first public appearance at the Military Steeplechases at La
Marche.

Orphelin, Columba, and Carmen, 3 yrs, with Pullus,
Leda, Nuncia, and a colt by Pretendant, two year old; be-
longing to M.' Fould, arrived at Chantilly on Monday
morning under tho care of their trainer, A. Jordan.
Three two year olds from Mr. Montgomery's Stud Farm
in Normandy have left for J. Fobert's stables, to be trained
for their engagements.

The first of the trotting matches(which have already been
announced) will come off at the Bois de Boulogne on the
23d of this month.

Muscovite, Tumbler, and Umpire will stand this season
at the Haras de Vineuil, near Chantilly. Address to Mr.
Thomas Carter, La Fouriere, Chantilly.
FoAL.—On the 3d inst., M. Fould's Margaret, a colt by
Cobnut.

TILE SPRING HANDICAPS.—The weights for the Chester
Cup and Epsom handicaps will be published on Wednes-
day next, the 24th inst.
RACES ON THE GREAT HEATH, QUEEN'S COUNTY.— On