The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-15 00:00:00

TUE QUEEN V. ELLIS.

This was a me which had been tried before Mr. Justice
Patteson, at Stafford. The defendant, Samuel Ellis, bad been
indicted fo- having, at the last election for the borough of
Stoke-upon-Trent, given a false answer to the third question
put to him, in accordance with the provisions of the Reform
Act, at that clec:ion, ho having stated that he possessed
the same qualification that he had when his name
was placed on the reg:ster, he having at that time quitted the
premises which he had previously occupied, and as the occupier
of which his name had been placed on the register cf voters.
The defer.dant had been convicted.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD moved for an arrest of juilg.
merit, on the ground that the indictment did not
contain any sulgtantive 'averment of a traversable
fact. There was no allegation that there had been an elec-
tion. There was no allegation that a poll had been demanded,
without which no one would Lave had any right to put the
question to defendant. There was no allegation stating that
the defendant had no right to vote. In short, there was not a
single substantive averment throughout the indictment.
The Co It ea. granted a rule to show cause.

BAIL COURT-(T.EIIS DAY.)
This being the first day of Term, Mr. Justice Coleridge took
his seat on the Bench at half-past one o'clock.
Ilis Lordship disposed cf a few motions of no public interest,
After which the Court adjourned.

SECONDAHIES-(THIS DAY.)

LENNY AND OTHERS V. DIMES.

In :this action John Grimley Lenny, and another, were the
plaintiffs, and William Dimes the defendant. It appeared that
the plaintiffs are surveyors, residing at Bury St. Etibunds,
and the defendant practised as a solicitor in LondeT. In
1835 the defendant employed the plaintiffs to survey an estate
in the caiintry, for which he was professionally eoncemed.
The plaintiffs surviyed the estate, and prepared a map of the
estate, whiCh was forwarded to the defendant in London, who'
paid the plaintiffs their charges for making the survey, &c.
The defendant afterwards succeeded in disposing of
part of • the estate, and the person to whom
the estate, was sold required a declaration to be made by some
person that 'the survey which the plaintiffs hail made was cor-
rect, and the defendant wrote. to the plaintiffs, enclosing the
survey of the estate, and requesting them to make the declara-
tion requireth,;, The plaintiffs again compared the plan with
the estate, made the declaration, and forwarded the same to the
defendant in London, together with an account of, the charges
attending the making of the declaration, which amounted to five
guineas, for thejecovery of which sum the present action had
been brought.
Evidence was adduced to prove the facts, and
Mr. 11IILLiit' addressed the Jury at some length on be-
half of the defendant, contending that the defendant hal em-
ployed the plaintiffs in his official character as attorney for 11'r.
Fisk, who had purchased a portion of the estate which the
plaintiffs had sws;eyed, and he Mr. Fisk was the party liable
to the plaintiff for tl.e amount of their claim in respect of the
declaration made by them.
The Learned Secondary PATTEN then summed up, and the
Jury returned eifirdiet for the defendant.

POLICE-- INTE LLIGENC

GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Sarah Maithetch„ Ann Lamb, and Sarah Welch, tlree girls
apparently about 16- years of age, were placed at the bar,
citarged with being disorderly in the West London Union.
The officer of the Union stated that the prisoners were
brought home latiriiiiiht in a state of intoxication, and he re-
fused to take then) in. They immediately commenced abusing
him, and created &great disturbance. Each of, the prisoners,
taking up a stone, deliberately threw it through a window.
Mr. Alderman GlBBS—Matthews, what have you to say to
this charge? Matthews—Nothing.
Mr. Alderman 9iuus—Lamb, what have you to say?
Lamb—Nothing.
Mr. Alderman., tens—Welch, what have you to say ?
Welch othing.
The Police-oWer--Please, your Worship, they don't care
for going to prison sit all.
Mr. Alderman Giaas—Well, I must try them. They must
go to prison for 14 days; and during that time must be kept to
hard labour.
Matthews (leaving the bar)—That's right, your Worship.