The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-13 00:00:00

a ca4h-box containing about 11/. was stolen from
t'.e defendant's warehouze, and the police were
called in, but were unable to detect the thi f. No
suspicion at this time appeared to be en er7ained.
against the plaintiff, and he continued in the de-
feudant's service until the 22d of December, when
the defendant suddenly dismissed km. He then,
it appeared, wont to London to loek for another
situation, and upon his returning to St. Alban's,
on the night of the 10th of Dezember, he was
taken into custody by a policeman, upon a warrant
obtained by the defendant, under wuich he was
charged with stealing the cash-box that had
been lost in October. He was subsequently
taken before the bench of magistrates at St.
Alban's, when, in addi ion t) the ch trga of
stealing the cash-box, Mr. Barford preferred
another against him of stealing wine. T►iis latter
charge was dismissed, butthe magistrates committed
the plaintiff for trial upon the charge of stealing the
Icash-box, and in due course he was tried and ac-
quitted. The defendant had, however, obtained a
true bill against the plaintiff for stealing the wine,
and this indictment was postponed to the ensuing
session; the plaintiff, during the interval, a period
of two months, being in custody; but when the
session cams on, no evidence was offered against
him on the charge for stealing the wine, and he
was diScharged. In consequence of these proceed-
ings the plaintiff had been put to 701. or 801. ex-
penses ; a professional gentleman at St. Alban's
named Annesley, having, it appearcl, very kindly
taken his case in hand and made the necessary ad-
vances ; and the present action was brought to re-
cover damages for the loss and inconvenience the
plaintiff had sustained. . . _

- The plaintiff, who was the principal witness,
proved a great many of the above facts, and he de-
nied mast positively that there was any founda-
tion foreither of the ohs les that were made aga;nst
him, orthat there was any foundationfor thesupposi•
tion entertained by the defendant that anything im-
proper had taken place between him and his mis-
tress. He was subjected to a most searching cross-
examination by Mr. Pollock; and in the course of
it, it appeared that h's wages usually were only Bs.
a week, and that at the time he was dismissed he
was receiving 0n1y.125., and that a sum of 7/. 14s.
was found in his box at the time he was appre-
hended, a good many of the coins being of a similar
denomination to those that were in the stolen cash
box. He said that he had saved this money by
threepence and sixpence at a time, and that occa-
sionally he received extra money when he was sent
to London with parcels, and that this was aho laid
by in order that be might be enabled to go to Ire-
land to visit his father. He :Omitted, however,
that a very short time before December he had asked
Mrs. Barford to lend him some of his wages in ad-
vance, and that he had told two or three persons at
St. Alban's after his dismissal that he had no money,
and that they had given him small sums to help him
to get to London to look for another situation. The
plaintiff stated in the course of his examination that
he had bee❑ on intimate terms with a girl named
Anne Stone, and that he had given her money and
had also taken her a bottle of wi'te, which he said
he had purchased at. the George Inn. It appeared
this girl was examined as a witness against him,
and he would not deny that when he saw her at
the magistrate's office he said to his attorney,
"That .will do for me." The plaintiff likewise
stated that the defendant was not only jealous of
him but of every man who came to the warehou-e,
and and if any commercial travellers came whale
he was away and saw his wife upon business he
used to suspect directly that there was something
wrong going on, and he (plaintiff) screened his wife
and said that he was as thick in the mud as they
were iu the mire.

Some other evidence having been given,
Mr. Pollock submitted that the plaintiff had
failed to make out bis case, and that the defendant
upon the facts before the court, had reasonable and
probable cause for giving the plaintiff into custody.
The Lord Chief Baron said that with regard to the
cash box and the money he tb ought there was evidence
for the- jury that the defendant had reasonable
grounds for suspecting the plaintiff ; but with re-
spect to the charge of stealing the wine, he could
see no evidence whatever to support it.
Mr. Pollock said the defendant was prepared
with evidence upon this point.
The Lord Chief Baron said it appeared to him to
be a case in which some arrangement might be come
to between the parties.
Sergeant Shee said the plaintiff had no other ob-
ject than to vindicate his character, as it would be
impossible for him to obtain employment while
these chargas were hanging over him.
A consultation then took place between the par-
ties, and it was- arranged that a verdict should be
returned for the plaintiff for 1501.-50 Z. as damages,
and the remainder to recover costs.
The Lord Chief Baron at the close of the business
addressed the special jurors, and said he was sorry
they had been put to the inconvenience of attend-
ing two days without having any business
brought. before them, in consequence of his not
being able to come to Hertford ; but the fact was
that his absence was quite unavoidahle. He said that
the business in the Court of Exchequer was ex-
pected to have been brought to a conclusion by
Wednesday or Thursday evening at the latest, but
one case lasted two days, and as all the otherjudges
had gone upon their respective circuits he was coin-
' peiled to remain to finish the business. The last
cause did not terminate until four o'clock on Fri-
, day afternoon, and he insole liately proceeded to
the train and came down to Hertford to assist in
disposing of the business of the circuit.
Thu special jurors thanked his lordship for the
explanation he had given, and they were then dis-
missed from further attendance, the business of
there assizes having been broug it to a termination.