The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 185 7.

He had known of the engagement between him and i who upon a former occasion said he bad sold him
his sister. ' some of Messrs. Moses's property.
A medical man, who attended the plaintiff duel Mr. Lewis said he did not intend to offer any fur-
ing her illness, said that she was suffering from an ther evidence against the defendant.
attack of dysentery, which would be caused by the The Lord Mayor—Then he will be discharged.
atmosphere being in a lead state. Steel—My L ad, I complain of the course that
This was the plainsiff's case. has been adopted towards me by the prosecutors.
Mr. M. Chambers then addressed the jury for I was given into custody without the slightest
the defendant, but called no witnesses. He admit! ground existing for any charge against me. I
ted that the plaintiff was entitled to the verdict, know nothing whatever of the boots belonging to
but submitted that merly nominal damages would Messrs. Moses. I have always borne a good cha-
be sufficient to meet the justice of the case. The rawer, and have been in the habit of working for
defendant at the time the promise was made was fir,t-rate shops. This harsh proceeding has totally
only 21 years of age, and was sent to college by his ruined my character, and it has nearly killed my
father. During the vacations he fell in love with wife, who had been confined but a few days before
the plaintiff, as foolish youths would do—who %vas I was taken into custody.
much older than be was He was induced to make The Lord Mayor—l am very sorry to hear this
the propoEial, but great care was taken by the plain- statement, but it is totally out of my power to in-
tiffs family that the defendant's father was not in- terfere in the matter.
formed of it, which was exceedingly improper on The defendant -hen left the court.
their part, and ought to be considered by the jury Mr Lewis—My Lots', the officer, Thos, Hayton,
in giving the plaintiff damages. As to the defend- who has had the conduct of theseceses requests me
ant's pesitiou, whichever way the verdict went he to say that there is not the most remote foundation
weuld be ruined, as he had nothing at all. He sub- for the charges which the prisoner M'Carthy
mitted that the damages should b very small in- brought against him at a former examinaiion. He I
deed.
feels that the observations which were then made
His lordship summed up, and left it to the jury have done him a great deal of injury, and be isl
amour, say what amoun of damages the plaintiff was anxious upon oath to contradict these stae ments.
entitle! to for the breach of promise by the de- The Lerd Mayor—Officers should not pay atten-
fendant.
tion to what prisoners say. If th The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff— have their time pretty,r fully occupied.ey do they will
Damages, 1501.
Hayten—My Lord, I can't go into the s,reet but
what the people call after me ; they also annoy my
wife, and GAL after my cLildren "Your father's a
thief."

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
:Sittings at Nisi Prius. at Guildhall, before Mr,
Justice Williams and a Common Jury.)
COCKSHAW V. CRIIIKSHANK.

The Lord Mayor—You as a policeman are sub-
ject to all these things, but you need not pay at-
tention to them. Thieves will say anything of an
officer.

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The plaintiff in this case is a stationer and printer
in Horseshoe-court, Ludgate-hill, and he brought
his action against Mr. Cruikshank, the artist, to
recover 501. 9s. 6d., the price of goods supplied to
a life and fire insurance company for the working
classes, in which Mr. Cruikshank was formerly a
director.

expenses, and rey reason in calling on Lady M. Ross waR
in hopes of finding Mr. James Wt.atman, M P., of Vin-
ter's, in tows. I was desired to cad at. 6 Carlt.n•gar-
den4, and tta, th-re inf,r:nel that Mrs W.,atoian had
just lAt. for 60, P -o'ace I aqi defieiebt of 1/.
ant if you col%de.:cend to I,nd tot tha: amount I
will pay it to Mr. Whattuan, or return the same accord-
ing to order. _

" I am your humble servant,
" Mrs. Whatman. JOHN G. FAWCETT, Jun.
"I am compelled to leave town to-nigbt."
The above letter was delivered personally by French
to Mrs. Whitman at her brother's house, when he
represented that he was the son of the superinten-
dent of police at Boxley, who was a tenant of Mr.
Whstman's, and the lady gave him 1/. 10s.
Mr. Whatman proved that he had no tenant of
the mine of Fawcett now, and that French was not
the son of the superintendent of police, who was
his f enaut formerly.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

BOARD OF TRADE WHITEFIALL, APRIL 20.
The Ri4ht Honourable the Lor :s of the Cotutnitt-e of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Afars, a copy
of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at St. Peters-
' burgh, incleßing copy of a notice which appeared in the
Journal do Saint Petersbourg, of the Ist of April, and of
which the following is a translation :
Vessels arriving in Russian Baltic ports will no longer
be required to produce acquitt knees of Sound duties or
certificates of Danish quarantine previously to being
allowed to enter.
Masters of vessels will be acquainted by notices, that
henceforth they will be required to furnish themselves in
the ports of lading with certificates, attesting the sanitary
state of the country froth which they' come, which certi-
ficates must he attested by the Russian Consular Agent ;
or to procure certificates of quarantine in the English,
French, Dutch, or Norwegian ports which they may have
put into, these certificates being a'so required to be legally
attested by a Russian Consular Agent.

WAR OFFICE, APRIL 24.
25th Regiment of Foot Ensign Frederick Stephen
Terry to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice H. Priest-
ley, promote:.
2d West, India Regiment—The exchange between Ma-
jors Lewes and Miller, which was published in the Gccette
of the 17th inst, bears date 17th April, 1857, and not 17th
April, 1855. as previously stated.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Leicester hire Mil,tia—The Moat Noble Charles Cecil
John, Duke of Rutland, to be Honorary Colonel.
Forfar and Kincardine Regiment of Militia Artillery
—C ipt. Joh❑ Ramsay L'Atny to be Major; First Lieut.
William Taylor Blair Lurie to be Captain, vice L'Amy,
promoted ; Second Lieut. Alex. Leighton to be First Lieu-
tenant, vice Cruickshank, deceased ; Second Lieut. Allan
John Colqulioun to be First Lieutenant, vice Imrie, pro-
moted.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 18.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edward Mott., of
No. 16, Thornhill-square, Islington, Gentleman, to be a
London Commissioner to administer oaths in the High
Court of Chancery.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF
NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.