The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-27 00:00:00

EXCHEQUEIct.7—(THIS DAY.)

The nisi prius sittings of this Court in London, after
term. commencedi to-day at Guildhall, beford the Lord
Chief Baron.

Nu case of the slightest public interest was heard
during the morning.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Swings at Nisi-Prius at Guildhall, before the Lord
Chief Justice WILDE and a Common Jury.)
GIDNEY V. DYER.

This was an action for an assault. It appeared that
the plaintiff had occupie I premises in Earl-street, be-
longing to the defendant, as solicitor's offices, for some
years, and bad lately left them to occupy others in
Crosby Hall Chambers. Bishop;gate-strew. A dispute
had arisen between them respecting fixtures, and on the
17th of April the defendant called at the plaintiff's
offices, and accused him of taking away fixtures from
the premises in Earl-street, WiliC4 he had no right to
do. Violent langua;e passed between them, and the
scene terminated by the defendant assaulting the plain-
tiff with his umbrella, and inflicting several severe blows
on his head with it until it broke in the struggle.
Mr. Montague Chambers called witnesses to prove
his case, and the evidence was proceeding when we went
to press.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Bt,fore Mr. Under-Sherilf I3URCHELL.)
LLOYD V. BROMLEY AND ANOTHER.
This was au action to recover the sum Or 104, due for
four quarterly payments under an annuity hind. The
deleudeets (buseand and wife) suffered judgment to go
by default,'hut a difficulty arose ai to the amount due,
dtftndant not having admitted nny precise amount,The
only evidence being some letters written by his wife.
The Learned UNDER. SHERIFF held that as she was
a party to the bond her admission was binding.
The jury gave a verdict for 10/.
LENTRALL V. LAMB.
This was an action to recover the sum of n. 126. 4J.
on a bill of exchange.
Defendsut pleaded that be had subsequently to giving
the bill supplied pleintilf with twenty gallons of wine;
he, however, did not appear to support his pica, and a
verdict was given for the amount.
FRAMPTON AND OTHERS V. wILLIAMS.
This wan en action for tTapi!ations and breach of
covenant of a INise.
A greet number if 7-itnesses wvte ex:mined, bat the
case was not of the slightest interest, and was not con-
cluded when we left.

BOW-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
A young man, named Macon, a bootmaker, with two
young females, was charged with an assault.
Mr. Ellersdale, the landlord of the Red Lion, in Little
Drury-lane, stated that yesterday afternoon the pri-
soner was crusting a great disturbance in his house, and
he told him th:tt unless he behaved himself be must be
put out. Upon this the prisoner became very violent,
and struck witness a severe blow which rendered him in-
scnsible for so:ue minutes. The p. lice were therefore
called in, and the prisoner given into custody, but he had
scarcely get into the eareeilbefore the two females, who
had been drinking with him, and made use of eery
filthy language, attempted ari scue. The consequence
gas. that a general row ensued, and the two polict-con-
stables who were performing their duty were dreadfully
beaten and kicked; but, ultimately, 47 F, an inde:ati-
gable officer, and others, camo upon the sc; nf., and the
three were re captured, and safely lodged in the *Wiwi.
Several respectable witneises confirmed this state-
ment, and the prisoners having nothing to urge in miti-
gsvion of their conduct, except that they were slightly
inebriated, _ _

Mr. HALL fined the man 31. 10s., or forty days' im-
prisonment; and sentenced the females, who were noto•
rious characters, ta be imprisoned in the House of Cor-
rection for a month.

MARLB RO'-STItEET.—(THIS DAY.)
MYSTERI3US ROBBERY.--John Forrest, the son of
a respectable tradesman residing at No.. 26, Great
Pulanee-street, Golden-square, wets placed before Mr. -
Bingham cheeped on suspicion of having Olen a gold
watch, value 101., the property of Siccarni Gis,cora.
Tho prosecutor deposed the.; he lodged with the
prisoner's parents, and that about eleven o'clock on the
previous night he retired to rest, having previously
locked his bed-room door, and placed his watch on a
stand on the dressing table. The defendant. who slept
in the same room, came home ebout 12 o'clock, and
witness let him into, the room, s here he (defendant) sat
reading for some time. Witness then went to sleep, and
when he awoke at three o'clock this morning, he missed
his watch. He subsequently fdt in his waistcoat-pocket,
and found that 3s. had been abstracted therefrom. As
the prisoner was the only person he could suspect cif
robbing him, he taxed him with ir, and on his denying
knowing anything about the money or the watch, wit-
ness sent for a constable and gave him in charge.
Barber 59 C said, when he took the prisoner into
custody. he (prisoner) tcl f him Ile remembered seeing
the watch when he welt to bed. lie also said Le
usually locked the door, but last night he quite forgot
doing so. Witness seareht d the prisoner as well as the
bed-room, but could not find the watch.
The detendant denied all knowledge of the watch;
there a ere other ledgers in the house, and one of them
might have taken the watch.
Mr. BINGHAM—The robbery was enveloped in a deal
of mystere, and as there was not sufficient evidence to
warrant him in detaining the prisoner, ho should dis-
charge him.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT—THE KNIFE AGAIN.--James
Iklocne was brought up in custody of Giblett, one of the
a arrant officers of this court, charge I on a warrant with
cutting and wounding a lad earned Patrick Coolley,
with intent to do him some grievous bodily t arm.
The injured boy was in such a dangerous state as to be
unable to att,eid.
Wiliam Coolley, the father of the boy, stated that he
resided at No. 56, Dui:ley-street. On Sunday night
lase, about twelve o'clock; he was standing at the door
waiting for his son,
.when he saw the latter running up
the street, followed by the prisoner, who had a large
knife in his ham'. Witness heard the prisoner call
out, " You young thief, if I get hold of you I will
do fir you." All at once witness's son stumbled,
and the prisoner rushed upon him and cut him across the
face with tee knife, three or four times. The lad
managed to get up, and W 29 trying to get from the
prisoner, when the latter followed behind him and
stabbed him between the shoulders. The prisoner then
ran away, and witness's son fell to the ground from loss
of blood. Two gentlemen then came upe and assistance
having been procured, the njurect boy was conveyed to
the Charing cross Hospital, where he now lies, in a very
dangerous state, and, according to the surgeon's certi-
ficate, will not be able to bear removal for some days.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.