The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY V. COULTHARD.

This action was to recover 471. 102., with interest, for
three calls and one instalment, in respect of twenty shares
which were held by the defendant in this milway company.
A verdict was found for the plaintiff for the full amount,
liberty being given to move to reduce the damages by the
amount of the instalment, which it was contez.ded could not,
under the company's Act, be rec)vered.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster, before Lord Chief
Justice WILDE, and a Common Jury.)
lIOFIVBIZIAN V. BELL.
_ .

This was an action to recover damages for the false impri
sonment of the plaintiff by the defendant.

Mr. Prentice was couniel for-the plaintiff, and Mr. Ser-
geant Wilkins represented the defendant.
The plaintiff is a porter in Covent-garden Market, living
at 3, Were-street, Covent-garden, and the defendant is a
fi uiterer in the same market, and living at 26, James-street,
Covent-garden. It appeared that on the 30th of August
]sat, the plaintiff was taken to the Bow-street police station,
and given in custody there by Richard Moore, the beadle
of Covent-garden Market and the defendant, on a charge of
stealing 112 lbs. weight of potatoes in Southampton-street, the
property of the defendant. After having been confined at
the police-station for about a quarter of an hour, the plaintiff
was taken before Mr. Hall, the police magistrate at Bow-
street, by whom he was acquitted of the charge which the
defendant had attempted to establish against him. It was
under these circumstances that the plaintiff now brought his
action for false imprisonment.
Witnesses were called on behalf of the defendant.
From the evidence of a man named Joseph Williams, who
was employed by some of the greengrocers in Covent-gar-
den Market, to watch their carts, it appeared he had seen
two sieves of potatoes ; that he had inquired of several parties
in the market to know to whom they belonged, but could
not ascertain that they belonged to anf,one.,., The plaintiff
subsequently shot the two sieves of potatoes into a basket,
which the witness Williams helped him to put on his head,
and he took them away. When the plaintiff was given
into custody, he denied that it was on the 25th of August,
that he had shot the two sieves of potatoes into his basket,
but subsequently admitted the fact.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff on the first
issue, which was whether or not the defendant gave the
plaintiff into custody ; and for the defendant on the second
and third issues, which were whether or not the plaintiff stole
the two sieves of potatoes, and whether or not the defendant
had reasonable cause to suspect him of the felony.
This was substantially a verdict for the defendant.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sta,—Acopia The Sun newspaper, containing her
Majesty's Speech, was received here this evening at six
o'clock; it was immediately read in one of the largest
rooms in the town, and gave the greatest pleasure and
satit.faction to all present. —Your obedient fervent,
Portsmouth, Thursday evening. WM. GRAY.

ARRIVAL OF THB QUEEN'S SPEECH IN DERBY..--
We obtained an early copy of the Queen's Speech by electric
telegraph, but owing to the hurry necessarily attendant on
the translation, several awkward errors occurred, especially
one in the last paragraph. In the telegraphic dispatch the
word" wanton" convulsions appeared for " wars and convul-
sions;" and in one passage " England" was miswritten for
6' Ireland." We were, however, enabled by the kindness of
Murdo Young, Esq., to correct these and other errors beforo
many hundred copies were struck off. An express edition of
The Sun arrived at our office in the evening, and we beg to
tender our thainks to the spirited proprietor of The Sun for
his proverbial courtesy, energy, and zeal. A party of sixty
Free-traders were dining at the Royal Hotel in celebration of
Free trade—a noble baron of beef having been provided for
the occasion—when the Speech arrived. We lost no time in
conveying a copy to the dining-room, where the Speech was
read. The passages in reference to free trade, the repeal of
the navigation-laws, and the concluding sentences were vo-
ciferously cheered, especially the former. " The Proprietors
and Editor of the /Alb!! Reporter' having been drunk,
" Murdo Young, Esq., end the Free Press of Great Britain"
was drunk with all the honours. Derby Reporter.
DEATH or LADY BREWSTER.—We regret to have
to anncunce the demise of Lady Brewster, wife of Sir
David Brewster, who expired on Sunday last, at Edin-
burgh. This estimable lady was youngest daughter of
the la'e Dr. James Macpherson, of Belleville, and mar-
ried Sir David in 1810.
DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF PLY➢IOUTH.—We
regret to have to record the demise of the above respected
Countesf, who expired on Wednesday morning, at her
town residence. The deceased Countess was daughter
of Mr. Thomas Copson, and married in July, 1793,
Henry, eighth and last Earl of Plymouth. Several fa-
milies of distinction are placed in mourn;ng by the
Ilmented decease of her Ladyship.