The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-16 00:00:00

000 , LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
Arrived
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j. before Term, at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief
rinids" Justiceand
a Common Jury.
senes°,4l COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
, THE EXECUTORS OF BARKER v. THOMAS HARRIS.
10,1 IMO This was an action by the executors of Barker,
tunber-merchant, against the proprietor of a twelfth
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ovent-garden Theatre, to recover the
Illth part of a bond of 17001. passed by the proprie-
'tors to the creditors of the Theatre in I€l2.
I, Mr. P. POLLOCK stated the case to the Jury, and
"0. SCARLETT conducted the defence.
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•SCARLETT contended that the action could
r, not be supported on the bond.
sor,
n4O. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was of that opinion,
ism Ar•L„ !!it! directed a nonsuit to be entered against the
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.Pl4intiff, with liberty to move for a verdict to the
mount sought for.
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...I hese Sessions commenced this morning before
Ir. Comm and a full bench of Magistrates.
WESTMINSTER WATCH.
uz Scoles was indicted for stealing, on the 22d
September last, three sovereigns, one half-sovereign,
k'al II shilling, from the person of Joseph Warner.
The prosecutor stated that he is a clerk in the
.14ranch Batik of England, established at Newcastle,
d on the night in question was returning from
bSouth Lambeth, where he had spent that evening.
ee came over Vauxhall-bridge, and in Westminster
,a met with the prisoner at the bar. He
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thoughtL he had been drinking. The prisoner
41* him home to the Anibry (quere Ahnonry),
ere another woman opened the door, to whom he
!lye a shilling, and then he had about him the mo-
,01" laid in the indictment. He staid with the pri-
ner a short time, and when about to quit the
„441se, he found that his pocket was turned inside
Ilt, and the money was gone. He immediately
" I have been robbed ; ' upon which the pri-
aer replied, " I know nothing about it. I have
.44 none of your money except the silver you gave
411 e." Witness then called the watch, who searched
tie,
room but found nothing. The watchman did
llot search the woman at the house, nor until he
tat to the watch-house. Nothing was found
40011 her.
The watchman was next called, and corroborated
14e testimony of the prosecutor.
Mr. CONST—Why did you not search the woman
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the house when you first went ? Watchman--
1 thought it was of no use, because she could have
lit4e4de away with the money in the time between my
ing called and my coming.
Mr. CoNsT—Did you not come then when you
,were called ? Watchman—Not immediately.
Mr. CoNsT--How was that ? Watchman—l
lanle about five or ten minutes after I was called,
It is a Very dangerous place, and I did not like to
to there alone.
CONST—But you are a watchman, and it is
r4ur duty to protect the lives of his Majesty's sub-
":e4 ? Watchman—The watch are so continually
Called for there that we take no notice of it.
CONST—This is highly discreditable to those
gh have the government of the watch. They
,'T3uld neither approve of such conduct nor sutler it.
a'
dery person wanted assistance, he might be mur-,
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- before he could obtain it ; for the watch, it
appeared, often heard themselves called, and yet
went their rounds, and took no•notice of it.
The Jury, after a short consultation, acquitted
'O5 prisoner.
The watchman now stood up, and we believe
(for he spoke so low that we could not distinctly
Deer him) said, that he acted by orders when he did
t go alone to the place in question.
The CHAIRMAN said, that if those who had autho-
tty to put those places down still chose to keep
,ern open, they ought at least to adopt such mea-
t,res as would afford some protection to the lives of
Majesty's subjects.
The prosecutor now applied to the Court to be
awed his expellees.
CnAtnuitN—How can I ? The Court cannot
I:?Ptove of your visit to that house, and you ought to
ie satisfied that you are asked no questions about it.
'hould have thought better of you had you not
made this application,
th The prosecutor then withdrew, to make way for
be, Watchman, who also requested his expellees.
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Lk,RAIRMAN What! is it because you did not
.7 Your duty ? No, the Court certainly cannot
vant you your expences, and it must repeat, that
rue steps ought to be tdken to abate the nuisance
that part of Westminster.

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