The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

LAMBERT V. CANSDELL.

Mr. Gant—ln this case the plaintiff is the son of the
plaintiff in the last case, and it is for meat supplied, but
the facts differ as it almost amounts to obtaining goods
under false pretences, as she promised to pay the same
day.

The plaintiff proved the case.
His Honour—We will make the same order.

Mr. Gant—No, I must ask for the common order for
immediate payment.
His Honour—Nonsense—immediate payment—she
can't pay—you wouldn't get your money at all then.
Mr. Gant—That is my look out.

His Honour—How, sii t Your look out—it's my
look out. I don't consult you. Do you think lam a
mere tool, to do as the plaintiff pleases ? I am to look
after the interest of the defendant, and make an order
according to her means. lam called upon by the Act
of Parliament to do so, and I shall do so. You will
have the opportunity of telling some one else about it,
and you may tell them that I will do so. I will do
justice to the defendant.
Mr. Gant—lnjustice to the plaintiff.
His Honour—l shall order according to her means.
Mr. Gant—You know nothing about them.
A person here stepped forward and said that he was
instructed to appear for the defendant, and produced the
summonses.

His Honour—l don't believe you have been instructed
at all. I believe you got the papers from some one
else, and sent them away.
Agent—l was instructed yesterday. He then offered
to pay 1/. a month in each case.
Mr. Gaut—These instalments ruin plaintiffs, and the
judges were of that opinion, and in the last County
Court Act there was an especial clause prohibiting the
giving titne, except with the consent of the plaintiff.
His Honour—There is no such clause.
Mr. Gant—Your Honour will pardon me repeating
that there is.

His Honour—Oh, yes. I'll pardon your saying it,
and proving it, if you can, but you can't.
Mr. Gant—l will send you a copy of the Act.
His Honour—Thank you, but I dare say I can gut
one. I will send to the Queen's Printers when I want
one. There ie no such clause in the act. It would be a
monstrous thing, it would be absurd.
Plaintiff—l believe ehe can pay.
His Honour—And I believe she cannot.
Plaintiff—She took it late on Saturday, night but
would not pay the man, but said she would pay me her-
' self, but on going on Monday she said she could not.
His Honour—Of course not; the money was gone.
She had a necessity for it. That gets rid of the second
scandalous and caluminous assertion that she got the
goods under false pretences. She went to pay.
Plaintiff—But not at the time promised.
His Honour—l don't believe she can pay.
Mr. Gant—She wont pay when she knows by ex.
perlence that she can get
,off here sby paying 10s. s
week.

The Agent said the defendant was now paying 1/. a
month under an order of this Court and 30s. a month
under an order of the Lord Mayor's Court.
His Honour—Then you see—
Mr. Gant—l am an attorney of the Lord Mayor's
Court, and no time is given without the consent of the
plaintiff.
His Honour—Well, I shant order her to pay except
by instalments.
Order accordingly.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.

MARLBOROUII-STREET.

ARTFUL ROBBERY ON A COMMERCIAL HOUSE BY A
FORGED CHEQUE.—lsidore Seymour, a Frenchman, was
charged before Mr. Bingham with the following artful
robbery at the house of Mr. T. Bulghaus, commercial
house proprietor, No. 11, Penton-square, with robbing
him by means of a forged cheque.
The prosecutor stated that on Monday last, about 8
o'clock, the prisoner came to his house and asked if he
could have a breakfast. He told the prisoner that his
charge was 255. a week, and that he should require him
to pay at the end of every week. The prisoner had no
breakfast, but offered to pay him four weeks in advance,
and be produced a cheque on the Uaion Bank for 101.
Prosecutor observed that his change would be 51.. The
prisoner offered to take 41., remarking that he would
call another time for the 1/. As soon as he had the 41.
he left.
Mr. Bingham—What did you do with the cheque I
When did you present it ?
Prosecutor—l presented it the same day, when I found
that no person of the name attached to the cheque
cashed at the bank. (The cheque, which was dated
July 13, 1857, had written 011 it, " Ten pounds to be
peel on the 13th July.)
Mr. Bingharn—W hen did you see the prisoner aga'n ?
Prosecutor—Last night, sir, at the Argyll Hotel,
Great Windmill-street.

Police-constable Brown, A 91, stated that the prisoner
was given into his custody, and he remarked that he
committed the robbery as he was in want of money.

Tha prisoner, who made the same defence, was re.
manded for a week.

SOUTIIWARK.

ASSAULT AND R9BDERT.—Henry Nightingale, a tall,
lazy looking young fellow, and Mary Brian, a notorious
prostitute, were charged with assaulting John APWilliam
and robbing him on the Queen's highway.
The prosecutor, who exhibited a severe bruise over the
right eye, stated that he was a traveller, and had just
come off a journey from the West of England, and on
the previous night, while going home along the Ber-
mondsey New Road, he was stopped by the male pri-
soner, who wanted him to treat him. He told him to
get away and not annoy him, when he pushed him down.
making use of an oath, and ransacked his pockets. For
tunately for witness, ha had very little money about bias,
and that was secreted in a pocket under his waistcoat.
While attempting tc get up the female prisoner came to-
wards him and gave him a blow on the eye. At that
time a constable came up, and both pris mere were given
into custody.

The magistrate asked him :whether the female at-
tempted to rob him ?
The prosecutor replied in the negative. She came up
after the man had rifled his pockets.
The Magistrate asked him what he had been robbed of ?
He said that the only thing he lost was his pocket hand•
kerchief, but the intention of the man was to steal his
money.

The male prisoner here declared that it was all false
what the prosecutor had stated. Ho never pushed him
down or attempted to rob him, but the facts were these.
The prosecutor attacked him, and •in self defence they
both fell down.

The MagiA:ate asked whether he meant to say he
did not steal the handkerchief.
The prisoner said yes—He never had it.

Magistrate—Then I shall seal you before a jury, as
I am of opinion that you not only stela the handker-
chief but intended t 3 rob him of all he had. I don't
think however that the femida is connected with you in
that way, therefore I shall, not commit her.

The man then said it was no use going to trial, he
should plead guilty and have it settled at once.
female said she was drunk and did not know what she
was about.

The Magistrate sentenced Nightingale to four
mouths, and fined the female 51., or two months.

SWEARING IN OF MR. GABRIEL AS ALDERMAN OF
VINTRY WARD.—Yesterday a special court was held to
swear in Mr. Thomas Gabriel, the new Alderman for
the ward of Vintry. Alderman Gabriel was introduced
by Mr. Kennard, Mr. Higgs, and a great number of the
roost respectable inhabitants of the ward.
The R,iyal Commission of Inquiry into Military Pur-
chase had ci meeting yesterday at No. 1, Whitehall-yard.
The commissioners present were the Duke of Somerset
(the chairman), the Right Hon. Sidney Helloed, Lord
Stanley, the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, General Sir De
Lacy Evans, Goneral Wynytird, General Sir Harry
Jones, General Sir Henry Bentinck, and Mr, George
Carr Ulyn.

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Naval and Military Inteuigence.

THE CHINA SQUADRON.
The following is a list of the nav forces in the
China and Indian Seas, under the command in
e!:idf of Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C. 8.,
having his flag in the Calcutta, 84 :
SAILING SHIPS.
Guns. Men. Commanders.
Calcutta
Raleigh
Nankin
Sybille 4O 350 Capt. Hon. C. J. G. B. Elliot.
Pique
Spartan
Amethyst
Camilla l6 130 Commander G. V. Colville.
Comus
Racehorse
Acorn
Elk
Bittern, 6, tender to flagship Hong K ng.
incess Charlotte', 12, 480 men, Captain St. V.
King, three-decker, floating barrack, on her
passage.
Melville, 6, 219 men, Commander Trollope, two
decker, floating hospital, on her passage.
Belleisle, 6, 245 men, Commander J. R. Rodd,
two-decker, floating hospital, on her passage.
Mindon, 27 men, Master Commander H. T.
Ellis, two-decker, hospital ship, Hong Kong.
Alligator, store-ship, at Hong Kong.
Sapphire, hulk, at Trincomalee.