The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-08 00:00:00

ARTHUR V. DASICEL

This was a case in which Robert Arthur sought to recover from
Benjamin Dartch 61. 10e., for rent due for premises occupied by de.
fendaut in Weigh House-yard, op to September last. Though some
objection was offered to the legality of the debt, it was clearly esta-
blished, by an admission contained in a letter sent by defendant to
the plaintiff, and a verdict returned for the full amount.

MACKAY V. WHITE.

Thomas C. Mackay, whose sale grindcry warehouseman, brought
an action against Thomas White, to recover a sum of .111. as. 6d , for
goods delivered at various periods. Mr. White had pleaded non-
liability, but he did not appear in Court, and evidence being called to
prove the delivery of the goods, accompanied with invoices in each
delivery, a verdict was immediately given for 111. 3s. •
There was only another case In which the defendant was said to live
at Darlington, at•Yorkshlre, and only came to London once a year.
It was dismissed as being beyond the jurisdiction of the Court.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

Isaac Harmon, 30, bricklayer, was indicted for the
manslaughter of Mary Anne Brown.
The pr.isoner and the deceased cohabited together, and
resided in Great Peter-street, Westminster. On the
night of the 10th January the prisoner went home in a
state of intoxication, and he was very angry with the
deceased for keeping him at the street-door, and not let
ting him in immediately ; and when he went into the
room he was heard to say that he would " pay her" for
it, and make use of very bad language towards her. In
a short time the noise of a scuffle was heard, and then
a heavy fall upon the floor; after which the prisoner was
heard to say, " My deer Mary, what is the matter ?"
He then gave an alarm, and on tne other lodgers going
into the rooms the deceased was found lying upon the
ground insensible, and shortly afterwards she expired.
The prisoner, on being questioned, said that the deceased
fell down from the bed ; but he afterwards asserted that
he lifted her out of bed and put her in the chair, and that
she fell off the chair to the ground, and he denied having
ill-treated her in any manner.
From the evidence of the surgeon it appeared that the
heart of the deceased was very much diseased, but the
immediate cause of death was congestion of the brain,
which he said might be occasioned by the action of the
diseased heart, or from great excitement. There were
no marks of violence upon the body of the deceased, and
the cause of her death was net by any means clearly made
out.—The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Thomas Niher, 42, sailor, was charged with having
feloniously uttered a forged order for the payment of
,eewiistit intent to defraud James W aters.
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