The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; AUGUST 23, 'lB6l.

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LIVERPOOL, Aug. 22

CIVIL COURT.
;Before Mr. Baron Wilde and and a Special Jury)

MILNE AND ANOTHER V. LEISLER.

This was an action to recover the value of 7,0
pieces of printed calico held by the defendant.
Mr. Temple, Q.C., Mr. Milward, and Mr. Hp-
wood appeared for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Edvard
James, Q.C., Mr. Leresche, and Mr. Ernest Ines
for the defendant. _

It appeared from the plaintiff's evidence the the
plaintiffs are cotton-spinners at Oldham, andhave
a warehouse at Manchester. On the 6th of Aigust
last a person named Atkin came to the wathouse
and purchased 7,000 pieces of calico. He waited to
buy in the first instance in his own name. As he
was a stranger he was asked for references• which
not being satisfactory he was asked the nave of his
principals, and he then represented that hebought
them as the agent of Grant, Murdock, am Co., of
Liverpool. He was then permitted to cart way the
goods. It turned out not to be the fact thrt he was
authorised to purchase for Grant and Co. The de-
fendant made advances to Atkin on thee goods.
Atkin was indicted at the sessions at Manchester
for obtaining these goods by false pretences, and
was acquitted, and the present action we brought
to recover back the goods from the def ndant, or
their value, on the ground that Atkins, laving be-
come improperly possessed of the goods,could con-
vey no title to the defendant, as, on theiale of the
goods, no credit had been given to Atkit, but only
to Grant, Murdock, and Co., for whom Atkin had
no authority to act as their agent ; ant his repre-
sentation that he had was a mere falselood. The
plaintiffs relied on the cases of " Kingskd v. Mur-
ray" (20 L. J.), and " Higgins and Burton." The
defendant relied on the Factors' Act, the sth
and 6th Victoria, cap. 39, and statel that they
had made bona fide advances on the goods
to Atkin, believing him to be an agent, having as
such lawful possession of the goods. 'Le defendant
also set up that if not agent for Grant, Murdock,
and Co., Atkin was vendee of the goods which had
been sold to him on his own respoatibility by the
plaintiffs.
The case had proceeded till the hour of luncheon,
when his lordship adjourned the Court as usual for
10 minutes.
It had been observed that his lordship was look-
ing ill for several days past, and particularly so thi
morning. At the expiration of the adjournment
Mr, Baron Martin entered the court, and an-
nounced that Mr. Baron Wilde was so ill he could
not sit to conclude the cause.
Amid many expressions of sympathy from the bar
the Court was then adjourned, it being announced
that, if possible, Mr. Baron Wilde would sit to-
morrow.

(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
BOOTH V. ASPDEN.

This was an action for slander and assault.
Mr. Monk, Q.C., and Mr. Kay appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Overend for the defendant.
It appeared that the plaintiff resides at Church,
and the defendant is a timber merchant at Black-
burn. The plaintiff purchased a quantity of timber
from the defendant, to be paid for in six months.
The plaintiff did not pay his debt when due, but
gave the defendant a bill for the amount, £37 108.,
which was dishonoured, and the defendant had to
meet it. The defendant accordingly went to see
the plaintiff about it, and asked him for some money
to meet the bill. He did not succeed in obtaining
any money, and was told that the timber had been
bought by the plaintiff as agent for his father, who
was at that time in difficulties. At the time the
plaintiff was wearing a conspicuous gold chain to
his watch, and the defendant, being made angry
under the circumstances, laid hold of the plaintiff
by his collar and knocked his hat off, using the ex-
pression, " Thou -- thief, thou halt taken the
stuff, and I will make thee pay for it." This was
the assault and slander complained of.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages, one farthing.

HOME CIRCUIT—CROYDON, Aug. 22.
(Before Mr. Justice Williams and a Common Jury.

TEKO V. PLIMLEY.

This was an action to recover damages for a
breach of promise of marriage, and the damages
were laid at £5OO, to which the defendant pleaded
that no promise had been made.
Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. C. W. Wood
were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Shee and
Mr. F. J. Smith for the defendant.
The defendant in this case is a market gardener
and florist at Shepherd's-bush, having 10 acres of
land, and at the time of his becoming acquainted
with the plaintiff was working for his father. The
plaintiff, who is an orphan, and had been well
brought up, was at the time of first meeting the
defendant in service at Notting-hill, and defendant
used to come to the house for his father, who served
them with greengrocery. A regular courtship en-
sued, after the manner ra aation,
wren as his duties would allow
him and she could get from her place, and when she
went into another service at Twickenham he kept
up the correspondence and visited, and also saw her
friends, making them and her presents of flowers
and fruits. Upon the occasion of his father's death
last year he wished her to go into black, and offered
to pay the expense. Since that time his attentions
began to cool, from what cause did not appear, and
when written to by a solicitor threatened to charge
her with intemperate habits, for which there was
not the slightest foundation.
The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, £75

hill, pi oduced a gold watch pawned at their estab-
lishment on the 12th inst. for £5 in the name of
John Matthew.
Mr. Joseph identified the watch as his property,
and one of those he had delivered to the prisoner on
the order. The value of it was £9.
Sir John Musgrove asked how many duplicates
were found on him.
Robert Packman, the detective officer, who took
the prisoner into custody, said that when he searched
the prisoner he found on him 27 duplicates, repre-
senting property to the extent of £6O ; 26 of them
were dated this month, and related chiefly to
watches, clocks, and gold chains.
The duplicates were handed in, and some of them
were of as recent date as Tuesday last.
Robert Packman was then sworn, and said he ap-
prehended the prisoner yesterday between 11 and
12 o'clock, at No. 2, Railway-place, Fenchurch-
street. He read the warrant to him, and told him
he must go with him. When he stated that the
charge was that of obtaining goods from Mr. Joseph
by means of forged orders, he made no reply. He
took him to the station-house and searched him, and
found on him a pocket-book containing 27 dupli-
cates, some of them relating to watches, gold chains,
and clocks. He also found on him 3d. in cash and a
bunch of keys. Prisoner gave his father's address.
Sir I. Musgrove asked if the other five watches
had been traced? _ _ _

A solicitor who appeared for Mr. Joseph said they
had, but that the pawnbrokers were not present.
The prisoner was then remanded.
Mr. Presse, a solicitor, said he had a charge to
prefer against the prisoner of a precisely similar
nature, in which he had obtained two gold watches,
value £l2, on the 10th inst., from Mr. Bryer, a
chronometer maker, of Barbican. _ _ _

_Sir J. Musgrove asked whether he had the pawn.
brokers present ?
Mr. Presse said he had not.

Sir J. Musgrove said he had better take out sum-
monses to compel the attendance of the pawnbrokers.
After the prisoner had been removed Mr. Henry
Pace, who seemed much affected, applied to Sir J.
Musgrove to be allowed a private interview with
his son. When the latter was apprehended he had
but 3d. upon him, and that was the change out of
some money his elder brother had given him to get
some refreshment, so that he had not one penny
upon him of the produce of the watches.

BOW-STREET.--A couple of ill-favoured
women, who at the station-house gave the names
of Anne Stubbs and Louisa Johnson, but in the
dock said their names were Anne Wilson and
Anne Johnson, were brought up on a charge
of assaulting Ellen Cronin, servant at a lodging-
house in Bloomsbury-street, they being subsequently
charged with attempting to obtain money by false
pretences from the Rev. Alfred Strugnell, of 43,
Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and with stealing
a black silk cape and a child's pelisse from that house.
I-, appeared that the prisoners went to the lodg-
ing-house in Bloomsbury-street, and asked to see a
gentleman who resided there. The girl Cronin told
them he was out, upon which they called her a liar,
and refused to leave the house. She tried to put
them out, and they assaulted her. Wilson seized
her by the hair of the head and tore her cap off,
while Johnson bit her thumb. They were taken to
the station-house, charged with this assault. They
were there recognised by description as being per-
sons who had previously attempted to defraud the
Rev. Alfred Strugnell. It appeared that they called
on the rev. gentleman on the pretence of applying
for an order of admission to the Lying-in Hospital
for Johnson, who, they pretended, was on the point
of being confined. They seid that the case was ex-
tremely urgent, and begged him " for God's sake"
to be quick. They also asked for money to pay for
a cab and for some linen which Johnson would re-
quire during her confinement. Hedeclined to give
them any assistance without inquiry, and on pro-
ceeding to the address they had given him in Cle-
ment's-lane, he found that they did not live there.
Johnson came up while he was making inquiry, and
showed where they really did live, which was close
by. Even then he declined to give them any money,
but put them in a cab to be taken to the Lying-in
Hospital, City-road, paying the fare (2s. 6d.) for
them, and, at the same time, telling the cabman to
return and inform him whether they really went to
the hospital. The cab had hardly got out of sight
when they called to the driver to stop, and, getting
out, refused to go any further. They entered a
public house, and asked the cabman to go in with
them and have some drink. He declined, and left
them there. Subsequently the cape and pelisse, the
property of a lady on a visit to a family residing in
the same house with Mr. Strugnell, were missed by
the servant.
The police intimated that there were similar
charges against two persons supposed to be the pri-
soners; but the evidence was not yet ready. They
were therefore remanded.
A cabman named
,T. White was charged on re-
mand with being drunk while in his employ.
Mr. Balding, cab proprietor, said the prisoner
went out with one of his cabs on Monday morning,
and kept out all day and night. Seven men were
sent in different directions to look for him, and
found him at last in Seymour-street, Camden-town.
at 11 o'clock in the morning, drunk and asleep in-
side the cab. One of the windows was broken, and
the horse was completely knocked up, having been
out more than 21 hours without food, for the corn-
bag was still full. When brought first before the
Court he was so drunk that he could not be exa-
mined. He was therefore remanded to yesterday.
His sentence was a fine of 13, or two months' im-
prisonment.

MARYLEBONE. Yesterday Edward Barn-
brook was charged, under the Police Act, with de-
facing a wall in Albany-street, Regent's-park, by
writing upon it with chalk.
The case was proved by Gaze, 256 S.
Mr. Mansfield—Did the prisoner merely make
marks, or write words ?
Witness—Words, your worship.
Mr. Mansfield—What were they?
Witness—" What nation can fight ?"
It was further stated that the nuisance complained
of had been committed for some time, and that the
prisoner was believed to be the principal offender.
(The prisoner was about two years ago charged at
this court with having damaged statues of the
Queen and Prince Albert at the entrance to the
Colosseum ; but as there was not sufficient proof of
his guilt he was liberated. He was also suspected
of defacing a painting in Marylebone church.)
Mr. Mansfield (to prisoner)—Why do you con-
duct yourself in this foolish manner ?
Prisoner—l have been reading the book ofDaniel,
as well as other books in the Old Testament, and
my object in writing as I have done is that of look-
ing to the fulfilment of various prophecies. I wish
to make the Bible universal.
The prisoner was remanded till Saturday.

WESTMIFSTER.—Joseph Dunden was finally
examined charged with robbing a cab while in mo-
tion through Eaton-square, at an early hour iu the
evening.
Mr. J. F. Phillips, of 12, Belvoir-terrace, Vaux-
hall-bridge-road, stated that at a little after 9 in the
evening of the 14th he saw the prisoner and
another man follow a cab passing through Eaton-
square, and after hanging upon the springs mount
the roof to some luggage which was there. Shortly
afterwards he dropped a dress, and then endea-
voured with his companion to escape, but being
followed by witness, was secured.
Prisoner, who made no defence, was committed
for two months to hard labour in the House of Cor-
rection.
John Wilson, a tall, powerful man, was finally
examined, charged with violently assaulting the
police, one of whom had two severe wounds on the
head, inflicted with a poker. •
Police-constable Robert M'Kay was called to take
the prisoner into custody for wounding his wife,
when the accused struck him two violent blows
across the head with a poker. A long struggle fol-
lowed between them, when M'Kay becoming weak
from loss of blood, the prisoner escaped, but was
followed into a house, where he had sought to con-
ceal himself, by two other constables. After a
desperate and long continued encounter he was
secured and conveyed to the police station.
He was fuliy committed for trial.

SOUTHWARK.—A dirty-looking woman, named
Mary West, was charged with wilfully smashing a
square of glass in the window of Mr. Beeston's, the
Windsor Castle, Suffolk-street, doing damage to the
amount of £l4 10s.
The prisoner went into the house on the previous
night, and abused the customers with such disgust-
ing language that the barman was compelled to eject
her. As soon as she got out she picked up a large
stone and threw it at the front window, causing the
above damage. She was then given into custody.
Evidence being given that she was a very trou-
blesome character,

Mr. Combe ordered her to pay the amount of
damage, and, in default, he committed her to the
House of Correction for two months, with hard
labour.

I,AllBETH.—Yesterday Thos. Sperling, aged
20, and John Smith, 19, well-dressed youths, were
placed at the bar on a charge of stealing from John
Borland, cheesemonger, High-street, Peckham, in
the gardens of the Crystal Palace, a gold watch, of
the value of 20 guineas.
The prosecutor deposed that on the evening be-
fore, while witnessing the performance of Blondin
in the Crystal Palace gardens, he felt a light jerk
at his watch, and on looking down observed his
hanging loose. lie in consequence laid hold