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

/131.441V37, for which he gave me half a crown iu payment.
hg e him his change, but not out of the till. I served
11° again with another bottle of lemonade and Brandy,
foriladwilich he gave me two fourpenny pieces. Ho then
a glass of pale brandy and water, for which he aave
46 a shilling, and I gave him sixpence change. There
;ere severel other people drinking withWell..l
served two or three others with I:quor, but I received
Zara them only a sixpence and some halfpence. During
itttiela I did not receive a shilling from anybody but
13;". When Mrs. Kis* returned she examined the
chi to ray presence, when we found there three bad
t64"ogs and no good ones. Mr. King was informed of
(311 his return. Wells again came to the house
t 4 (Planer to eight in the evening. Mr. King then
It Ito to try with the detector in the till what money
Cale
afterwards. Afterwards the servant in the house
Cale to the bar and took a pint of porter into the par-
-I,aleh !lr, Where Wells was, and a " screw" of tobacco, for
f she brought back a shilling, which I broke, and
_i:at2ilds it was a bad one. Mr. King then asked the ser-
_tt whom she had taken the shilling of ? She said
gave it to Rowe, and Rowe paid ior the beer with
IQ Aflr. King then sent for a policeman, and gave Wells
th Charge. The shilling that I broke I compared wit's
0 °three other bad ones that had been previously taken
Ql
thb of the till. One of the three appeared to be cast in
samemould as the shilling that was broken. The
.(...therto did not correspond with the broken one; those
.t.ro bore the date of 1839, and the other one, and also
he broken one, were dated 1816.
roa%-examined—The plaintiff had come to the house
threeth weeks or a month. The only persons who were in
a house that afternoon besides Wells had only some
ki
a, for which they paid in sixpences and halfpence.
(The case was proceeding when our report left.)
S
lit,
COURT.—(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
HART V. TOLLEY,
toThiS was an action brought by plaintiff, an attorney,
I,Leecver the sum of 191., the balance of a bill for pro-
-711111 services.
Defendant's
pleaded that he was not indebted.
Viefendant's attorney took an objection to the case
inging tried, on the ground tiler, there had not been due
°f trial
of trial. In this case there had ,been four notices
Atrial and the like number of notices of countermand
continuance. He therefore urged that the plaintiff
%bound to go to trial on the first.
t 'he Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that a
iC for the Court above, but he would takewas a noteques-
of
F.cbiection.
fa,„:Ppeared from the evidence that, in 1845, defendant
forindicted for perjury, and plaintiff was retained
bin the defence, and he was acquitted. The
at %Mounted to 241., and plaintiff had paid
par,oll account. Plaintiff's clerk was called, and
e"eti that the business had been done, and that the
RP were fair and reasonable.
that Several letters were put in, from which it appeared
A the defendant had offered two shillings in the pound,
bm " Plaintiff had agreed to take five shillings in the
and, rather than go to expense, and ultimately offered
114 e 2./. and the costs, but defendant refused the offer.
The
Attorney did not call any witnesses.
poit'ae Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that the case ap-
sitor:d to him to be fully made out, and, on the jury he-
al:I:1g, observed, that it might easily be understood that
la ,-,'"t°reay would take Si. rather than be out of pocket
ease where there was a doubt of getting the money
tki Ir 'I, but the offer did not prevent him from recovering
on •
claim
Th • •
• eJury gave a verdict for Si.
POOLE V. WEILE.—TROYER,
44T his was a writ of inquiry to assess damages in an
Tltt of trover, under the following circumstances:—
der 'e plaintiff's COUNSEL said that, by not pleading,
tetett'diant admitted that he had converted certain pro-
bo lebelonging to plaintiff to his own use, and it would
tier nece.,sary, therefore, to show the circumstances un-
whieh defendant got possession of it, but it would
44 Preyed that he had pledged a gold watch for
4:14 'various articles of silver plate for Si., but he (the
4ed Counsel) submitted that plaintiff was not bound
1)3 4
Vdia7eerecunt the pawnbroker would advance or on
ettil"Y would fetch at a "knock out " sale, but was
to what they were worth to him, and he would
evidence of their intrinsic value.
fir,4E44, Dodd, a silversmith in the City, proved he had
, watch, which complete was worth 121. at least.
letehTh"e,Pawnbroker's assistant proved that the watch only
eu 51., and the plate 6/. 2s. 4d. They were nut
tlg •
Ire?,ht le or knocked down to his employer. There
teas knock out sales," at which pawnbrokers at-
Need to buy, but these articles were not sold at such a
title UNDER-SHERIFF said that the plaintiff was en-
eacerk' the full value, or as near it as the jury could
feteitn• According to the evidence the watch only
4 kips.' 5/e though it was worth 12/., but if the sale was
(pe the plate would fetch its full value.
eJltrY gave a verdict for 18/.

,4ll(istl4-r-, COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.---A most distressing
Attb:,telliar accident occurred last Friday forenoon, at the
,two h,-;TD- Quarry Coal-pit, situated near Maryhill, about,
pelage from Glasgow, the property of Mr. Barclay, of
4ogs, It appears that there are two shafts to the work-
the aft,-"tilh' the men were in the habit of descending the newer
Lace, through the smoke and vapour from the engine fur-
'tr. 121" c going down to their work. On Friday, it appears,
air cee4''icisOn, the manager, saw some cause to divide the
th;r„se, by which the ventilation of the pit was carried
the air:- "Ilexpected result of which was that the direction of
the Ce_enrrent was reversed, the engine furnace attracting
'thee "eat towards the old from the new pit, thus making
lanoit'eut the down-cast. The consequence was that the
'WM drip hich ought' to have escaped by the up-cast shaft,
411 ed, n back into the new workings, which it completely
apeedirtu five of the unfortunate miners there employed were
noel, IX suffocated. A signal was given from below that
Pttn tng was wrong, when the water that was being
reverse Ped out of the pit was again thrown back, which so far
...._rd the current of air as to allow the miners in the old
7i▪ ings to escape by the old or down-cast shaft. Only two
escaped by the
e matter will
of
mil
rt, namely, the near
tit the whole ew or up-cast shaft. We have no doubt
proper authorities,escommunication with the
the proper parties. This
.and the
sonitghuoiraotrigh.ly investigated by the
hla
been one that, with requisite
curred. —.North British 1111 me, if there be any, fixed on
caution, ca
needal casualty seems
hot
have
e haveoe.
?,LTHE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE-SHOW.—YaepSetnert-0
1
. Y, no sooner were the doors of the Bazaar thrown
,I,ie public than the vast area occupied by the cattle-show
rename densely crowded, the visitors throughout the morn-
ing.. n
as kJ g chiefly of the agricultural class ; but during the af-
ternoon a change succeeded, and the show became visited by
,et t ropolitans. On Tuesday (the first day of the show) the
anger indicator" registered 10,800 and some odd per-
and it is said at least three times as many people passed
elr_ough the show yesterday. Amongst the visitors were
ter_ne rved the Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Portman, Lord Hill,
Sibthorp, M.P., Colonel Austen, the Marquis of Has-
kt the Earl of Harborough, Sir John Conroy, Bart., Sir
T•
hrogmorton, Bart Sc
c.
c.
46 itb„ 4-'-4EMBEIC FOR PRESTON.—Mr. Grenfell, M.P., '
Of ths:lt to leave England for a short time, the delicate state
!'ealth of one of his daughters having occasioned her
or it, Tailto recommend her wintering in the south of Franceh
lough taly.
Mr. Grenfell, therefore, leaves London with is
'rcinediately, and will remain abroad until the
to his -g of Parliament. That no inconvenience mayresult_ren_
sell:tebonstituents from his absence, his son, Mr. C.W.. V G
• for Sandwich, will act as his locum tenens, should
With ih°r other business require his services in connexion
e interests of Preston.—Preston Chronicle.
va
1411 the 22d ult. Mdile. Jenny Lind gave her fare-
Ake
concert in New York. It was her thirty-third .in
,Ille She left on Tuesday for Philadelphia, after whichh
.ciew Baltimore, Washington, Charleston,.llavahnaat,
thtSe er:•eans, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.. Having
.sung
ve 43es, she will return to New York in the spring, and
tip series series of concerts previous to her departure for
'4lty UNION ON CHURCH MATTERS AND THE
Nee 'h." • 13Ereenerr —Yesterday a general meeting of the
-1411.-:15 of this society,' of which Dr. Pusey, Archdeacon
'A'r° e,, the Rev. Mr lble, Lord John Manners, and other
test. alas are te leaders, was held at their rooms, Latices-
eeerittee, Strand when the following resolution was adopted
et,t.stuat this union desires to assure the Rev. W. J. E. Ben-
ang rf St. Barnabas) of its warmest sympathy, and to thank
ilectiii°,r, the courageous stand he has made against recant per-
Ilitee;n and while it prays him to persevere unto the end,
e t
ot i;18 rihn, for the sake if the Christian Church and pome
r induced a post to which, by God's provi-
titl`3 he has been called."
e -
hear, as an on slit, that Baron Rolfe's selected
.lop
.Baron Cranworth, of Cranworth, in the county of
tst
%rd ."a" and Lady Beaumont have gone on a visit to
and Lady Kenmare, at GaLston Park, Ireland.
,
town 'count and Viscountess Torrington have left
Yote's Court, Kent.
4:111,.
- FONBB.AL OF THE LATE MARCHIONESS OF
littttVALLLls. -Yesterday morning the mortal! remains of the
shi Marchioness of Cornwallis were removed from her Lady-
to late residence, No. 12, Park-terrace, Portland-place,
la the Eastern Counties Reiiway, for its final resting-place
IN lee family vault, at Eye Church, Suffolk, between Ipswich
Cere"orevich. The principal mourners were the Earl of
IN vralother d istlis, Duke of Richm
p on, Duke of Manchester, and
k4l distinguished ersodns.
e f,
kite eekeNAL CONCERTS.—The first of four perform-
Noll' of Rossini's Stabat Mater was announced for last
t, but in consequence of the severe indisposition of Mr.
tit:, Reeves, was necessarily withdrawn. Some disappoint-
Post was manifested by a very crowded house, but as the
seoeruoeinent was evidently unavoidable, good humour was
tutu restored, and the miscellaneous pieces given in substi-
-0111 were well received.
ottLe are happy to announce the safe accouchement
Marchioness of Douglas (refe Princess Marie of Baden).
kLadyship gave birth to a daughter last evening, at the
koi4IF residence in St. James's-place, and, with the infant, is
g on most favourably.
.
a man cannot possess anything that is better than
0:07,a wife, nor anything worse than a bad wife.—Eliza
s Journal.
i0Z..1113 GAS COMPANIES.—A meeting of the parish-
of St. James's, Westminster, was held last night tn
`` s i
Rooms, Brewer-street, Golden-square,
.to consider
best means of protecting their interest against the coa-
eo'n of the Chartered, the London, and the Equitable Gas
qa-Ranies," and " whether the circular of the Chartered
th:t;tulPany be true or not," it having been stated therein
Ly " object of the amalgamation is to benefit the public
Pure and
expenses, and thus enabling the supply of a
and brilliant gas at a cheaper rate, and to obviate the
fier,allee of continual disturbance of the pavement of the
th-",;" Mr. W. Geesin, senior churchwarden, presided.
is4"cm by Mr. Coppock, that the names of the requisition-
read, as well as the requisition, was rejected ; and Mr.
Deint'lgood moved a resolution pledging the meeting to ap-
• e committee to support the Western Company and to
tiol;''e the progress through Parliament of the Amalgama-
th Bill for the three companies. Mr. Woollams seconded
APrm°tion, which licited come observations from Kr.
e.,,)g4e, but was carried, there being oaly a few dissentients.
11Thaafntetlitte was then. appoint. d, an I the proceedihgs ter-
oß
44N4i Ij,cm,-117,-A forgery was found on Tuesday to
• to-'ll,:nenaniitted on, the house of Messrs. Masterman
34be6lche.il
i. o'4 ,counterfeited was that of an eminent
ri
8-'"Exidianged. The sum obtained by the
Cho am/ the
370/., and it is to be regretted that no positive
' ae.Yete been found to the perpetrator of the fraud.