The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-12 00:00:00

Mr. Justice COLZRIDGE—I don't consider them as my servants.

Mr. PEACOCK said—His friend had stated that the press had
fallen heavily into penalties, and the plaintiff was seeking to reap a
rich harvest in consequence of its having done so. The affidavit
stated what the plaintiff had done in Scotland subsequently to the
Ist of March. This was a proceeding against the Globe newspaper
for penalties amounting to upwards of 3,0001. The plaintiff had
brought seven or eight similar actions, and also others in Scotland.
Mr. Smith, the attorney for a defendant, of the Caledonian Mer-
cury, in Scotland, applied to the judge there to compel the plaintiff
to give security for costs in that action, on the ground that he was
residing out of the kingdom of Scotland, and was then domiciled in
England; that was opposed on the ground that the plaintiff was
domiciled in Scotland. It was then declared in writing by the
plaintiff's counsel, according to the practice in Scotland, that the
plaintiff had left England and was then living in Scotland, where
he intended to continue to reside. If, therefore, the declaration
was true, the present affidavit of the plaintiff was false.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE wished to know what the answer in
Scotland was?

Mr. PEACOCK then again read the affidavits of Macaire and the
plaintiff, declaring that the plaintiff had appointed a mandatory,
and had left Scotland, and was now resident, and intended to
continue to reside, in England. The plaintiff did not swear
that he was proceeding in his action against the Caledonian 141cr.
cury by his mandatory, nor did be state that he was permanently
domiciled in England.
Mr. Justice COLEILIDGE—I think the answer will not do : it is
not merely comparing one affidavit with the other, but the plain-
tifi 's attention was distinctly pointed to dates by the defendant's
affidavit, but he had not fixed any .—Rule absolute.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
.111AIVSIOIV-HOUSE.

Edward N. Durup, a young man, who had been clerk to
a merchant, appeared yesterday against his mother, the widow
of Wm. Durup, who was stated to have been many years ago
secretary to the Right lion. Gorge Canning.
Mrs. Durrup was accused on the previous evening, by her
son, of having robbed him of his watch, a gold repeater, of con-
siderable value, but Inspector M'Lean, after having inquired
into the circumstances, refused to take such a charge, and ad-
vised the parties to attend before the Lord Mayor, and submit
the case to his Lordship's decision. Mrs. Durup was accompa•
Died by a respectable pawnbroker, in whose care she had depo-
sited a quantity of her property for security against domestic
plunder.
The Loan MAYOR (to the complainant. )—Well, sir, with
what do you charge your mother ?
Complainant-1 do not charge her with anything ; but lam
desirous that she should show cause why she detains a gold re-
peater watch, which my father gave to me upon his death-bed.
I was advised to bring the matter before your Lordship, and to
take your decision.
The LORD MAYOR—Do you make any charge ? Com-
plainant—No, my Lord, that is impossible ; the watch has
never been stolen, but it is detained by my mother, and I wish
to know for what reason.

The LORD Mayon—What proof have you that she detained
your property ? Complainant-1 am satisfied from her own
statement, and the statement of Mr. Barker, the pawnbroker,
that she detained it.

Mrs. Durup—The watch was his father's, my Lord. He is
our only son, and his father left me all he was possessed of in
the world.

The LORD MAYOR—Has the father left a will ? Mrs.
Durup—Certainly he has, my Lord, and in it he has left me
the whole of his property. The treatment I receive from my
son is dreadful.

The LORD NlAroa—Be so good as to change places with
him.

Here the mother was sworn, and the son became the accused.
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Mr. Durup then reluctantly gave testimony as to the
violent conduct of her son towarls her, and his threats to do
her some desperate injury. He had, she said, claimed the
watch as his, and pawned it without her permission or know-
ledge, and he afterwards pushed her about and threatened her
with all sorts of ill-treatment.

The LORD MAYOR—Do you swear that you consider your-
self in danger in consequence of his threats ?
Mrs. Dunlop—l understand what your Lordship means by
putting that question to me ; but I expect to leave England
in a few days, for the Continent, where I expect to be pro-
tected by my relations. I wish to get away in peace.
The Loan MAY0R....1 shall, for your sake, bind him over
to keep the peace towards you.
The young man then solemnly assured his Lordship that he
would not beat, or otherwise ill-treat his mother, and the Lori
Mayor was, at the expostulation of the mother, satisfied ly i t
the recognizances of the son.
A young man, named Bradley, was committed
tr trial upon
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several charges of embezzlement, upon the pr
Jones, to whom he had been acting t capacity of com-
mission clerk.
Thomas Johnson was charrr-ed by Mr. Silvano Francisco
Luis Peter, a merchant,
from the front of his sv it aving attempted to steal a pin
irt.
The prosecuto
stated that as he was landing from a steam-
vessel at Fresh Wharf, the prisoner, who had been a passenger,
and ,kept dodging about him, made a grab at his pin,
amidst the confusion caused amongst the crowd on going
ashore, but was seized by him and secured.
The prisoner was committed to Bridewell for three months.
Two well-dressed females, named Ann Burke and Eliza
Thomas, were charged with having committed an aggravated
offence of uttering counterfeit coin.
It appeared that the prisoners walked into the Queen's Head
public-house, in Tower-street, and called for a quartern of gin,
for which Burke paid with a new shilling. The waiter took
up the shilling, put it into the till, and gave the change to the
woman, who afterwards called for another quartern of gin, and
put down another new shilling. The waiter took up the shil-
ling, bent it, said it was bad, and threw it upon the counter,
and then, upon examining the first shilling, ascertained that
was a counterfeit.

Burke then said that a young man, who stood near her at
the bar, had paid for the first quartern, and Thomas stepped
behind the young man, and contrived to slip a small paper par-
cel into his pocket at the moment a policeman was entering to
take the prisoners into custody.
John Medhurst, a gardener, stated that he was in Tower-
street, and saw the prisoners, who were quite strangers to him.
He had some shrimps in his hand, and Thomas having asked
him for a few, he gave her some. Thomas then beckoned to
Burke, who was on the other side of the road, and witness went
into the public-house, the prisoners following him. The wit-
ness then confirmed the statement made by the waiter as to
the payment given for the gin, and the conduct of Thomas in
slipping something into his pocket, and saying that he had put
down the first shilling.
William Dolby, a policeman, stated that when he went into
the public house he distinctly saw Thomas go behind the
witness, and drop a parcel, which was found to contain nine
counterfeit shillings, into the young man's pocket.
The LORD MAYOR said the case was a most atrocious one,
and committed the prisoners for uttering and being in possession
of counterfeit coin.