The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-12 00:00:00

74.,aY, for which he gave me half a crown in payment.
ht him him his change, but not out of the till. I served
for-1 again with another bottle of lemonade arid brandy,
hadwhieh he gave me two fourpenuy pieces. lle then
rne aft glassh,. of pale brandy and water, for which he cave
filing, and I gave him sixpence change. There
._°re severel other people drinking with Wells. I
I,7orved two er three others with liquor, but I receiv:d
t, Da them Only a sixpence and some halfpence. During
iat time I did not receive a shifting from anybody but
tine'''. When Mrs. Rifer returned she examined the
Qat my presence, when we found there three bad
its rlga and no good ones. Mr. King was informed of
kt on his return. Wells again came to the house
to," quarter to eight in the evening. Mr. King then
1:e to try with the detector in the till what money
eit 4 afterwards. Afterwards the servant in the house
hato to the bar and took a pint of porter into the par-
w!l!)
serew Wells was, and " screw" of tobacco, for
aouleh brought back a shilling, which I broke, and
Itied it was a bad one. Mr. King then asked the ser-
lir..! whom she had taken the nhiliing of ? She said
gave it to Rowe, end Rowe paid for the beer with
14 01,11 r. Ring then sent for a policeman, and gave Wells
C'arge. The shilling that I broke I compared wiles
o:three other bad ones that had beea previously taken
thC of the till. One of the three appeared to be cast in
etie, lianle mould as the shilling that was broken. The
tly el', two did not correspond with the broken one; those
0.0 bore the date of 1839, and the other one, and also
.40 broken
one, were dated 1846.
'Cross-examined—Thep plaintiff had come to the house
ee, Weeks or a mouth. The only persons who were in
kie 'louse that afternoon besides Wells had only some
e/or which they paid in sixpences and halfpence.
(he case was proceeding when our report lett.)
SITER

IFFS' CO URT.—( THIS DAV
(Before Mr. Under• Sheriff Bur.car.u.,)

Thin HART V. TOLLEY.
to r Wits an action brought by plaintiff, an attorney,
fees !cover the sum of 191., the balance of a bill for pro-
ti al services.
lee3dant pleaded that he was not indebted.
be. efendant's attorney took au objection to the case
:abled, on the ground that there had not been due
ofrsv,uf trial. In this case there had
,been four notices
1441 mai the like number of notices of countermand
was
tonkeuritinuace. Ile therefore urged that the plaintiff
I,ll"(3und go to trial on the first.
tiotc: Learned UNDER-SHERIFF Said that was a ques-
the .the Court above, but ho would take a note of
lcuJection.
!IPPeared from the evidence that, in 1845, defendant
Le Indicted fka perjury, and plaintiff was retained
bill the defelacta and he was acquitted. The
Q. %mounted to 241., and plaintiff had paid
kr,°2 account. Plaintiff's clerk was called, and
014.Q' that tiro business had been done, and that the
„!'e% Were fair and reasonable.
tat Oral letters were put in, from which it appeared
tad the had offered two shillings in the pound,
PoanFilaiutiff had agreed to take five shillings in the
rather than go to expanse, and ultimately offered
172/ and the costs, but defendant refused the offer.
I);ifendant's Attorney did not call any witnesses.
e Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that the case ap-
titatl,(l to him ti) he fully made out, and, on the jury U-
-1414,:1+ observe d, that it might easily he understood that
o tt:cirriuY would take 51. rather than be out of pocket
ttikija,le where there was a doubt of getting the money
but the o tier did not prevent him from recovering
.411
The claim.
jury gav, s a verdict for Si.

Th. - P')OLE V. WEALE.—TROVER.
iteto
was w rit of intghery to assess damages i
of trova er, under ai
es: n an
following circumstanc—
tier„,ll Plaintifrii COUNSEL said that, by not pleading,
ant admitted that he had converted certain pro-
kutWeionging to plaintiff to his own use, and it would
,tiet „,,Ilecessary therefore, to show the circumstances un,
p;"-toh defendant got possession of it, but, it would
t4jed that he had pledged a gold watch for
14%"I various s.rticles of silver plate for 51., but he (the
Ithned Counsel) submitted that plaintiff was not bound
ghat amount the pawnbroker would advance or on
tatitt2,"3l Would fetch at a " knock out " sale, but was
brut,-4 to what they were worth to him, and he would
vidence of their intrinsic value.
see i,l)odd, a silversmith in the City, proved he had
Th:ue watch, which complete was worth 12/. at least.
ateli,TlPawubrolter's assistant proved that the watch only
°oath; .519 and the plate 61. 2s. 4d. They were not
~*er() to or knocked down to his employer.'Where
._,l'lltled,:ntook out bales," at which pawnbrokers at-
Utt; but these articles were not sold at such a
The TT
tied t„IPER-SHErtiFy said that the plaintiff was en-
t'Verta-i- '4B full value, or as near it as the jury could
`etch ,111,', • According to the evidence the watch only
ki:,-„"4, though it was worth 12/., but if the sale was
The- the plate would fetch its full value.
• JUry
gave) a verdict for 18/.

4114 • -41. COAI -rrr ACCIDENT.—A most distressing
N l'egular • '
s etherto Quarry
occurred last Friday forenoon, at the
~`ero The 4 'ottlarry Coal-pit, situated near Maryhill, about
veitle--IL" front Glasgow, the property of Mr. Barclay, of
,insgs, Y'
,Ikt a Ppears that there are two shafts to the wo k
b"l5 andt hrni-"e inesi were in the habit of descending the newer
oc, -e-ingh the smoke and vapour from the en. gine fur-
is-lr- :Il- /Nag. down to their work. On Friday, it. appears,
-r oos4vsises?n, the n ger, saw some cause to divide the
3:2, ethe ,--LuY Whichmathea ventilation of the pit was carried
`4O air --'kPeetod result of which was that the direction of
the cur current
Was reversed, the engine furnace attracting
the oo reat towarels the old from the new pit, thus making
ssii4ok..essasst, !he down-cast. The consequence was that the
..•1' de'ri .-‘e" Ought to have escaped by the up-cast shaft,
Ilecl, jeti back into the new workings, which it completely
akedu laci Nre of the unfortunate miner.s there emploeyo-ewd Ntvear
sosneth.Y tuffecalod. A signal was gwen ftromt bwals
bpting
Pllta, itig WAS wrong, when the waterhachka
tes. ved out of the pit was again throwthne , which so far
rsea 4, miners in the old
Ireskin- the current of air as to allow
shaft. Only two
essarsep to escape by the old or down-cast
tau_43: the ordinary means of comm
Weihave no doubt
ncation with the
I:sit s,_elly the new or up-cast shaft. , .
ssartie'san
Pro ' whole. natter will be thoroughly investigated by the
, per autuoritia,- d ,the proper the blame, if
veins to have
teen One that, with This. singular casualtyd -
tarrei-1.-North Pritislr:vaisiiit.e . caution, used not have oc-
there be any, fixed on
4, THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATT vr
~.
r, no sooner were' the doors open to
tile . of the Bazaar thrown
ss put he than the vast area occupied by the cattle-show
LE.sno .--YeSter-
r4eatiae densely crowded, the visitors throughout the morn.:
g belt-.
n a chan
tsruDo se,: chiefly the agricultural class; but during
.the 4l
t4ttr ge succeeded, and the show became visited by
14pascIPoaltans. On Tuesday (the first day of the show) the
k_s.seliger indicator" registered 10,800 and some odd per.:
ter_ii, kld it is said at least three times as many people passed
sbaue git the *show yesterday. Amongst the visitors were
Csiorvel the Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Portman, Lord Hill,
44... eel Sibthorp, M.P., Colonel Austen, the Marquis of Has-
It. G. the Earl 'of Ilarborough,‘ Sir John Conroy, Bart., Sir
T*Thr°gtaorten, Bart., Sec.
m P
is 4,1114 MEMBER FOR PRESTON,—Mr. Grenfell, —•I
ot,
telt to 1
e leave England for a short time, the delicate state
Pith .lealth of one of his daughters having occasioned her
(er to eil:',. to recommend her wintering in the south of Franceh.
sst'glat•srY; Air. Grenfell, therefore, leaves London with. the
,_-teetins,-,Paieraediately and will remain abroad until
ul ''''' his ' ' arliament', That no inconvenience
C.W.
Grantres
tell, Repelestitlleete f orn his absence, his son, Mr. C
151441 • tbr Sa .(.1. r'
I will act as his locum tenens, should
Wit, or ot_ o \To, . ,
services in connexion
4 he inter business require his
04 th rests of Preston.-Preston Chronicle.
*.ill O-ri" -421 ult. Mdlie. Jenny bind gave her .a
f re-
-,rilere -cert in
New York. It was her thirty-third. in
h
tlui ),,LIQI: She left on Tuesday for Philadelphia, after which
'i;stve 6",i‘e She
Washington, Charleston, Havanna ,
ki'ase tlahs, St. Louis,• and Cincinnati. Having sung at
-„\'' el
--'ss;ehe will return to New York in the spring, and
Grope, -lea of concerts previous to her departure for
L 0?,
41, i,,l'oN C a MATTERS AND THE
kap .w. -„ UNION ON gunc
riober. ""ENNErr -Yesterday a general meeting of the
'to -- of tt • • • • f which Dr. Pusey, Archdeacon
't rPe the lia toriet)i Manners and other t.tkta '- -4e Rev. Mr. Keble, Lord John,
-sr. --Ilaes * held at their rooms, Laucas-
pl,e , are the leaders, was .
n was adoed
-1, "Th e, Straud when the following resolutio ,
Ben-
e0-1t( atstthis union desires to assure the Rev. W. J. E.
foes barnabas) of its warmest sympathy, and to thank
t.i.ttit' -1,'"41e courageous stand he has made against recent per_-
:_atles-sI4TI while it rays him to persevere unto the end,
IC
to '"ros fthe sake if the Christian Church and poor,
Qt.. be
tee, inducedLe to desert a post to
W , has been called."
titl e hear dit, that Baron Rolfe 's selected
4t is .asan on
°rfolitßaron Cranworth, of Craawort , b in the county of
e
Leto a
'1,..t4 t-da,tld Lady Beaumont have gone on a visit to
t,, 411, -"L'ady Kenmare, at Galaton Park, Ireland.
-1111 eiT°lltlt and Viscountess Torrington have left
li --r seta's Court, Kent.
eo'4 Pu,
14,1sIres4s_ ,41RAL OF .
THE LATE MARCHIONESS OF
e" the mortail remains of the
sillplirellits.one-sYest daymorn
Cornwallis werell' removed from her Lady-
1° theitte residesnece No. 12, Park-terrace, Portland-place,
tthis 1.4. stern Counties Railway, for its final resting-place
c 1 .IS' 1111 Y vault, at Eye Church, Suffolk, between Ipswichf
estil 1 eif;'oh. The principal mourners were the Earl o
I *tlll,ei Duke ofßichmond, Duke of Manchester, and
IsTA "tuer distinguished persons.
slt;ta-Isif)„/tA.I. CONCERTS.—The first of four prform-
h*l4,l,rbossini's Staliat Mater was announce.d for last
s,lka kz„"t in. consequence of the severe indisposition of
.t Mr.
ss"ttlt ss`e•Vets was necessarily withdrawn. Some disappoin -
r`lt -as Inanifvery crowded house, but as the
los P 04,,, ested by a .
our was
hurt se„n`gtilt was evidently unavoidable, good hur.a .
I"tori ;,,,-"retl, and the miscellaneous pieces given in substi-
Iv -ere well received.
Irettil 141. e happy to announce the safe eccouchement
t,erttstrchioness of Douglas (hie Princess Marie of Baden).
Ittils,avlYthiP gave birth to a daughter last evening, at the
Sot ' 4541 • , i and, with the infant, is
tip ~. enee in St. James ssp ace,
" . Most favourably.
4otoosit44l Cannot possess anything that is better than
',.3.vife, nor anything worse than a bad wife.-Eliza
. Pr, ()lona/.
i .441 r.,_
I%.llers e'FAS COMPANIES.—A meeting of the parish-
, ',i,lli ,„°„; St. James's, Westminster, was held last night in
:41 4 - 'loons B - e Golden-square, to consider
,iti e best 3, Brewer-street, er-strea,..,
s, els ss Means of protecting their interest agains ' t the coa-
'tie "( the Ch t d the London and the Equitable Gas
444 psnes,,
anrere,
"whether the circular• of the Chartered
Ills Co es'
be not," it b^ • been stated therein
b tth „ any ee true or
OP e,l: : object of the amalgamation is to benebt the public
i-Ilre as,,,e'llg expenses and thus enabling the supply of a
-Aeist,--e brilliant as at a chear rate, and to ebviate the
tetNete.% of continual disturbance of the pavement of the
:s root: Mr. W. Geesin, senior churchwarden, presided..
1174 be li.e.,ns,lly Mr. Coppock, that the names of the requisition-
ss,, tds,--4„„u, as well as the requisition, was rejected ; and Mr.
„-atit a.-utt moved a resolution pledging the meeting to to
- e°romittee to su eort the Western Company and to
tin h Pro rpt
tht 13 ill for .g ess through .
Parliament of the Amalgama-
Mot . the three companies. Mr. . Woollams seconded
from Mr.
Ptagn 113• D, which elicited acme observations.
A coal %but sea. •
ki itte , carried, there being oily a few dissentients.
Oetted. o Was then appointed, full , thsproceedings ter-
-oli 'it
hate
C°
—A forgery was found on Tuesday to
-`ICO -4 eorhhaitted the house of Messrs. Masterman
14ttla Th6 , on
fltbsiber oe tn,lahle . counterfeited 'was t a b . h tof an eminent
ned by the
Qii `ation , , to& Etchange. ,The sum o tai ,
Nu. 'v9.3 '701., and" it is to be regretted that no positive
--0 44 Yet, beerifottad to the perpetrator of the fraud.