The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-16 00:00:00

LAW IN Day.

CITY OF LONDON COURT.
(Before Mr. Gilmour.)
IMPORTANT NOTICE.-CAMERON V. CRANE.
This was a case of a somewhat singular and im-
portant character, sent down from one of the
superior courts, in which the plaintiff, as executrix
under the will of her late father, sued the defendant,
a clerk iu the City of London Union, 51, St. Mary
Axe, upon an I 0 U.
Mr. Macrae Moira appeared for the plaintiff, a
governess at Hexham ; ➢lr. F. Kent representing
the defendant.

Mr. Moira, in opening the case, said that he felt
bound to inform the Court of some singular facts.
In the first instance, the action was entered in one
of the superior courts, and upon the defendant's ap-
plication the cause was removed to the Westminster
County Court, but when it came on for hearing
defendant objected to the jurisdiction. Subse-
quently Mr. Baron Bramwell sent the case down to
this court. The learned counsel said that his client
had written letters to the defendant, and had re-
ceived replies, and in one of the answers, dated
May sth, he expressly said he would rather pay the
plaintiff than her attorney.
Mr. Kent said he should object to the jurisdic-
tion of this Court.

His Honour, after conferring cith Mr. Grant,
the acting registrar in court, found that the defen-
dant might have been sued in this court as having
employment in the City.
A witness was then called to prove a positive
promise to pay on the part of the defendant.
Mr. Kent admitted the probate of the will, and
also the I 0 U for the debt, the latter instrument
having been signed by the defendant. Mr. Kent
proceeded to argue that the money had been lent to
defendant's wife, who bad persuaded the defendant
to sign the I 0 U. Defendant was at variance with
his wife, and had not received one penny of the
money. Although he had given the I 0 U, there
was no consideration for the document.
His Honour called the attention of Mr. Kent to
the promise to pay.
Mr. Keut said his client had been driven into a
corner in an unguarded moment. The mere pro-
duction of the I 0 U was no proof of a considera-
Von, and there was a case of Stone v. Macnab, 7
Taunton 432, directly in point.
His Honour, without calling upon Mr. Moira to
reply, found a verdict for the plaintiff, with costs.
Mr. Kent applied for time to consider what steps
the defendant should be advised to take.

Mr. Moira objected to any departure from the
usual course. His client was a poor governess,
earning a living in a rather hard way, and she had
been dealt with very shabbily in this case, being
sent from pillar to post. He should press for a
forthwith order.

His Honour made a fourteen days' order, and it
was understool that an application would be made
for a forthwith order.

POLICE LV TELLIG ENCE.-THLS DAY.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT OS A FEMALE.—Jam3S
NrCarthy, a painter, was charged before Mr. Knox
with violently assaulting a woman named Caroline
13.trker, residing in Porter-street, Newport-market.

The injured won-1m was not in attendance, and
the following certificate was handed to Mr. Knox :
" This is to certify that Caroline Barker is not in a
fit state to attend the Police-court," and it was
signed by Dr. Calthorpe, of the Charing-cross
Hospital.
Christina Barker, a girl about 12 years of age,
and daughter of the injured woman, said that on the
previous night prisoner, who was an acquaintance
of her mother, came in and got into bed and kicked
her mother. He afterwards got out of bed and put
on his boots, and on her mother asking him what
he was going to do he took up a poker. Her mother
then got out of bed, when the prisoner struck her
and threw her against the wall, and then took a
knife off a plate, and also took up a candlestick.
Upon that she (witness) ran down stairs, and directly
afterwards her mother came running down stairs
crying " Murder," and streaming with blood.
Sergeant Shillingford, 4 C, said the woman was
very much injured, having received two bad wounds
on the head. The candlestick was broken in two.
George Hamilton, 56 C, said that on being called
by the last witness he saw the woman run down
stairs, and she fell down in a pool of blood. Hav-
ing secured the prisoner, he took the injured woman
to the Charing-cross Hospital.

The prisoner, who had nothing to say, wag re-
manded.

Ann Fay, the wife of a painter,
charged with
suicide through distress, was brought before the
magistrate and discharged, £2 received from " A.
H." and " E. H. H." per the Rev. G. Hough,
chaplain at the House of Detention, being handed
to her, for which she expressed her gratitude.

THAMES.
VIOLENT ASSAULT ON POLICE CONSTABLES.—
Jeremiah Cleary and John Grady, Irish labourers,
were brought before Mr. Benson, charged with as-
saulting Police 'William Dunaway, a police-sergeant
and detective officer, No. 11 H, and George Foster,
a police constable, 207 H, in the execution of their
duty.

Dunaway said this morning, at 1 o'clock, I was
passing over Tower-hill and saw a number of per-
sons about a coffee stall on Tower-hill. I went
to see what was the matter, and the labourer
Cleary said, " What the - are you looking at ?"
Some one said, "He is a policeman." I was
struck, and Foster, who was with me, was hit.
A general row ensued, and I and Foster, and a
third constable, were beaten. If it had not been
for the aid of two constables of the City force we
should have been severely punished. I ought to
have told your worship that an Irish gentleman has
been recently plundered of £250, and we have now
two men in custody at the station-house for being
concerned in the robbery.

Foster, who had been severely punished, and one
of his teeth knocked out, identified the prisoners as
having been engaged in a most flagrant outrage,
which at one time threatened serious consequences.

George Padfield, 188 H, said he was also as-
saulted by the prisoners. Clary struck him and
wounded hitn. The witness had received a wound
on the lip, and w. 13 maimed terribly.

Mr. Benson said this was the most wanton and
brutal outrage he had ever met with. He sen-
tenced the prisoners to six weeks' imprisonment and
hard labour.

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