The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-22 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY).

(Before the VicE-CuANctmoit of ENGLAND.)
His Hosoun commenced sitting at ten o'clock, and pro-
ceeded to hear motions, none of which presented any peculiar
feature of interest.

(Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.)
CHAMBERLAIN V. THE CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAT

COMPANY.

In this case, which was heard before the commencement of
the vacation, his Honour, this morning, by consent, ordered
the motion to stand over, with liberty to the plaintiff to bring
an action against the defendants. -

QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY).
Their Lordships took their seats at ten o'clock.
Nothing of importance came before the Court up to the
time of our going to press.

EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY.

(Sittings in Banco.) d
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Their Lordships sat at ten o'clock, and dispose
motions.

STEW V. JONES.

Mr. PASHLEY showed cause against a rule nisi, which had
been obtained to set aside the verdict had in this case, or to
enter a nonsuit. It was an action for use and occupation of
a certain house by the defendant, Walt& Jones, who was one
of two devizees, under a certain will, and had under that will
conveyed a moiety of five houses to the plaintiff. Jones, it
appeared, had still remained in possession of one of the houses,
after the conveyance, and the action for use and occupation
was then brought against him by the plaintiff. The case was
tried before the under-sheriff of the county of Chester, who
had some doubts as to whether the relation of landlord and
tenant was proved to exist between the parties, and ac-
cordingly reserved this point. The ground on which the
rule nisi had been moved for was this doubt set forth on the
under-sheriff's notes.
The COURT was of opinion that there was no occasion to
raise the question of the relation of landlord and tenant be-
tween the parties, and that the rule could not be made abso-
lute. The Court then proceeded with the cases set down in
the peremptory paper.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Coltman, and Mr.
Justice Cresswell, took their seats on the Bench shortly after
ten o'clock.

The Court was occupied with hearing a motion for a new
trial, upon payment of costs; in the case of " Pariente v.
Pennell," which possessed no public interest.

QUEEN-SQUARE.-(THIS DAY.)

Two young men named Yates and Taylor, were charged
with throwing stones at the police and obstructing them in
the execution of their duty.
It appeared that about seven o'clock last evening a drunken
man named Luke was creating a disturbande and fighting in
St. Ann's-street. 147 B, whilst assisting in conveying Luke
to the station house, was struck on the back with a stone ;
on turning round to ascertain by whom it was thrown, he saw
Yates in the act of throwing some missile at another constable,
and he immediately took him into custody. Taylor endea-
voured to set him at liberty.
The defendants denied that they threw stones or obstructed
the police.
Yates was fined 20s. or 14 days. Taylor ss. or a week's
imprisonment.
A middle-aged man, named Thomas Smith, whose clothes
were a mere bundle of loathsome rags, and who wore a beard
of about six months' growth, was charged with begging.
Hescote, 175 B, a constable in private clothes, deposed
that about seven o'clock last night he saw defendant in New-
road, Chelsea, soliciting alms of every respectably dressed
person that passed. Witness followed him for about three-
quarters of an hour, and saw him stand opposite several
kitchen windows in Sloane-street. Ile was in such a filthy
state, that many persons said he ought to be removed from
the streets. His mode of begging was very singu-
lar. When endeavouring to excite the commisseration
of benevolent persons, he would stoop down and pretend to
pick something out of the gutter, which he would either eat
or pretend to do so, and this artifice frequently induced
people to relieve him, who no doubt thought that he was in
an abject state of distress. He had been in custody before on
a similar charge, when he was committed for a month.
Defendant—No, it was for fourteen days.
The defendant denied that he was a beggar, stated that he
obtained his living by selling fruit in the summer, and by
employment, when he could obtain it, in. the winter.
Mr. 13oND, however, disbelieved his statement, and told
him that as fourteen days' had not had the effect of driving
him from his old courses, he would send him this time for
twenty-one days. •