The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-30 00:00:00

WHITMORE V. GREEN.

The arguments in this case, which was an application for
a new trial in an action of trover, had been tried before
Lord Abinger, engaged the Court the entire day. The
points raised were chiefly of a technical nature, and pre-
sented no feature of interest.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

MOTT V. PAIN.
Mr. Nash appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Cole conducted
the defence.
This was an action to recover 111. Is. 10d. for rent and
necessaries, supplied under the following circumstances :
The defendant's brother, who at one time carried on a
lucrative business, became embarrassed, and sank into the
most deplorable distress, and, being in a decline, he was un-
able to support himself. Being intimate with the plaintiff, who
then kept a beer shop, be took a lodging in his house, at the
rate of ss. a week ; but, having no means of subsistence, the
plaintiff supplied him and his wife with food and money for
some time, but having a family, and the brother being, of
course, a heavy burden, he applied to the defendant, who. was
in an extensive way of business as salesman in Newgate market,
but now residing on his property at Reigate, to contribute
towards his brother's support. The defendant promised, on
various occasions, to call and see his brother, but having
failed to do so, he was again applied to by the plaintiff, who
stated that he should be compelled to send the invalid to the
workhouse as he could no longer aid him in his distresses.
The defendant desired that his brother might be taken proper
care of, and he would pay the expense which would be thus
incurred, at the same time handing 10s. to the person sent to him,
whom he desired to give it to the plaintiff. On the 6th of
February the defendant's brother died, and the defendant
paid the funeral expenses. It was therefore contended, on
the part of the plaintiff, who is now a clerk in the London
Gas Company, that he was entitled to a verdict.
Mr. COLE, on the part of the defendant, contended that he
was not liable une.er the circumstances of the case.
The UNDER. SHERIFF summed up the evidence, and the
jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 61.

'UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
The police of the L division gave information that a man
was found lying dead in a raw-pit on the premises of Mr.
Thomas Lett, the timber merchant, of the Cornwall-road,
Lambeth. • .

From the policeman's statement, it appeared that between
four and five o'clock that morning, according to custom, he
went into Mr. Lett's timber-yard, and on looking into a deep
saw-pit he obs'.ifved a man;dressed in sailor's clothes, lying
with his head downwards, and his feet resting against the
sides of the pit. On a close inspection he (the po-
liceman) found the man was qdite dcad, and appeared
to have been so for some hours. It was impossible to
say how the deceased got into the yard, which is
surrounded-by high paling:4, except on the side situated next
to the River, and, there being some barges lying alongside
the wharf, it is probable the unfortunate man got from some
of them into the yard, and by accident fell headforemost into
the pit, where he was found as aboye described. The body
of the deceased was subseluently conveyed to the vault of
the Waterloo Church, in the Waterloo-road, where it remains
to await a Coroner's inquest.