The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-21 00:00:00

COMMON LAW.

ACTION AGAINST THE METROrOLITAN RAILWAY COM
PANT.—In the court of C..enmon Pleas this morning, be
fore Lord Chief Justice Bovill and Justices Willes, Byles
and Keating, the action of Banks and Son v. the Metro
politan Railway Company was mentioned. It was broughi
to recover compensation in damages for an alleged negli
gence on the part of the railway company.
Ltclg,ment had been given in favour of the plaintiff in the
Lord Mayor's Court, and the present proceedings arose
apon that judgment. Several of the pleas had beer
objected to, and a rule nisi granted. This morning, on the
motion for its being made absolute, Mr. Day said that it
_evolved a most important question—that was, what con
stituted a record in the Lord Mayor's Court. He con
tended that the judgment must be lodged amongst the
records of the court before action could be brought, an
this rule had not in this case been complied with ; and eu
he had had no opportunity of traversing the plaintiff's alle
gation, he wished the motion to be tried before their lord
ships. After a long consultation, the court appointed nexl
Tuesday on which to hear the arguments.

POLICE INTEHLIGENOE.—This

MANSION HOUSE.

CHARGE OF FRAUD AGAINST A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER
—James Royce, described as a commercial traveller, lat.
of Barnet, Herts, was charged before Alderman Hale, at
the MansiOn House, with uttering a forged cheque.—Or
the afternoon of Saturday, the 13th December, the pri'
soner entered the shop of the Commercial Clothing Cora
pally, in Cheapside, and obtained three suits of boys
clothing on approbation, the arrangement being that he
was to select one of the suits and return the other two.
agreed to leave as security £3 10s., and is
payment of the sum tendered a cheque on Robarts, Lub
rock, and Co., bankers, for £lO, receiving the difference
£6 10s. On Monday morning he returned two of the suit;
c.,nd retained one, the price of 'Which was 255. He tiler
tieceived the balance between this and the £3 10s. left a;
,security. The cheque was afterwards presented at th(
oank, but was dishonoured.—A clerk from Messrs.
Robarts, Lubbock, and Co. stated that the prisoner haJ
had a small account, but at their request it was closed in
September 1866. Since then several cheques had been pre
sented bearing the prisoner's signature, but they had beer
returned.—Mr. Alderman Hale committed him for trial.

CLERKENWELL.

THE DANGERS or 13. u) ComrANv.--At the Clerkenweil
Police-court, this day, James Light and Sasan Adam!
were charged before Mr. Cooke with stealing a watch from
Mr. Cilling, a whitesmith, of Northumberland-street,
Strand.--The prosecutor at first declined to prosecute, but
the magistrate said he would hear the evidence. It then
appeared that on the previous evening Mr. Gilling went
to the Holborn Circus with his wife, whom he left in the
middle of the performance to get some ale for himself. He
was already drunk, and when he got into the tavern he fell
into the company of some unfortunates, whom he treated.
When he became too drunk to look after himself, the
women took charge of him, and, assisted by two men,
brought him to their house, rifled his pockets, stole hip
watch, and outrageously maltreated him. They were seen
on the staircase doing so by another unfortunate, who now
attended to give evidence, and proved that Light and
Adams were striking the prosecator and rifling his pockets.
The prisoners were remanded.