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London, England, 1845-02-19 00:00:00

FEBRUARY 18.

The Vice-Chancellor of England took causes to-day. The
minutes in the case of Wilson and Wilson were also ar-
ranged.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-, Feb. 17.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN
and a Common Jury.)
The Court heard two or three causes this morning, but no
general interest attached to any of them.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 18.

:Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CiIICF B,utox and

Common Juries.)
BAYNE V. YOUL.

In this case the declaration was on money lent, and an ac-
count stated. The defendant denied that he had had the
money in the manner and form alleged, upon which issue
was joined.
Mr. Watson and Mr. Simons appeared for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Sergeant Jones for the defendant.
The plaintiff in this action was a young man, carrying on
business as a tobacconist, at Greenwich ; the defendant was
also a young man, who dealt in horses, at Ripley, near Guild-
ford. It was alleged that the plaintiff agreed to advance
lOW. to the defendant while they were travelling together in
a railway train. The result was, that some stock, belonging
to the plaintiff, was sold out, and a cheque for the amount
given to the defendant by the broker. Two fruitless applica-
tions having been made fur the money, the present action
was brought.
After the case had proceeded for some time, the plaintiff,
being unable to proceed with his case, was non-suited.

SHERIFFS' COURT, Feb. 18.
(Before Deputy-Sheriff J. R. KENNEDY, Esq.)
STULTZ V. LITTLE.
Thi3 was an action brought by Messrs. Stultz, Houseley,
and Co., the celebrated West-end tailors, to recover 13/. Is.
from a gentleman, named Little, residing in Pall Mall East.
Mr. Finn appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Mellor for the
defence.
Mr. FINN briefly stated the cause of action, which was to
the effect that Mr. Little, in June last, employed his clients,
first to alter and remake a riding habit for Mrs. Little, and,
afterwards, to supply a pardeseau, a lady's garment, something
analagous in its use to a gentleman's Chesterfield, or top coat.
The prices charged were :—For altering the riding-habit,
2/. 55., and for the pardeseau complete, 12/. 55., making in
all 141. 103. It was the practice of the trade to allow 10 per
cent. if en account was paid within six months, which would
reduce it to 13/. ls. The defendant requested the bill to be
sent in on the completion of the articles, which was done,
when he objected, in strong terms, to the prices charged,
and in a day or two after called at Messrs. Stultz's establish-
ment where, after using very improper language towards Mr,
Housley, who was present, he tendered, as payment in full,
a Bank of England note for 10/. This Mr. Houseiy refused
to take as a settlement of the account, and the defendant
left. Nothing further was done till Christmas, when the
account was sent in in due course, on which defendant posi-
tively declared he would not pay it. In consequence of
this refusal the present action was brought.
Evidence was called to prove this statement, and that the
prices charged, considering the standing in the trade of the
Messrs. Stultz, were fair and reasonable.
Mr. Mellor's defence was, that the prices were extrava-
gant, and that the 10/. offered was a fair sum in discharge
of the account. Evidence was called to show this.
The
,fury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict
for ill. 14s.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Feb. 17.
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPtIER.D.)
IN RE GEORGE G BULLOCK.

The insolvent, an artist of some reputation, applied for his
interim order,. and was opposed by Mr. Buchanan, on the
part of Mr. Nock, a West-end gunmaker. The insolvent
had purchased a gun, valued at 381., the latter end of 1842,
at a time when he was rather in difficulty, and on the ground
that he had not then any reasonable prospect of paying, Mr.
Buchanan contended that his petition should be refused. It
was also contended that his balance-sheet was irregular in
many respects.
The insolvent was examined at some length, and said that
some years ago he had derived from his professional exertions
between six and seven hundred pounds a-year, but the de-
pression in the fine arts had considerably injured his income.
He had painted for many noblemen and gentlemen, and Earl
De Grey had got no less than ten from him. one of which
was in the Castle of Dublin. He had fully expected to pay
this sum, especially as Mr. Nock had written to say that he
should not be pressed for the amount.
The Hon. COMMISSIONER would not name a day for the
final order, but the insolvent in the meantime should have
the protection of the Court.

THEROMFORD BANK.-LN RE JOHNSON, JOHNSON, AND .(ANN,

A meeting of the creditors claiming on this estate was
held in the private room upstairs before Mr. Commissioner
Holroyd. The meeting was appointed for eleven, but did not
take place till late in the day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

COMMITTAL OF A SOLDIER non. FELONY.—William Smart,'
a private in the 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards, was
charged with picking the pocket of a young man, a grocer's
assistant, named Henry Pearson, under the following cir-
cumstances.
Henry Pearson represented himself to be a grocer,
residing in Tottenham-court-road, and that he was drinking
the previous night (Sunday) at the White Hart Public-
house, Tottenham-court-road, in company with the prisoner.
At that time he had money on him to the amount of 325.,
255. of which was in his left-hand breeches pocket, and the
remaining 7s. in his right ; he had also a knife, penholder,
and a cigar. case. He got rather tipsy, and went home in
company, he believed, with the prisoner and the potboy.
Next morning he missed the money, which was in his left-
hand breeches pocket, as well as the cigar-case, penholder,
and knife. He learned then that the soldier had been seen
to put his hand into his pocket, and was in custody for it.
He was not aware of this before, from his having been so
tipsy at the time when the offence was committed.
'1 Bridges, potboy at the White Hart, deposed to
his going home with the prosecutor the previous even-
ing. The soldier, who had been drinking with the
latter, accompanied them. While on their way he
saw the prisoner put his hand, successively, into the
prosecutor's breast pocket, and two coat skirt pockets.
He noticed on one of these occasions that the prisoner ap-
peared to transfer something into his own coat skirt pocket.
On noticing this, witness put his hand outside over the
pocket, and found something square and hard. He then ac-
cused the prisoner with the intention of robbing the prose-
cutor. The latter at this moment fell, and on helping to
lift him up he (the witness) noticed a cigar-case at the feet
of the soldier. Witness then, to satisfy himself, placed his
hand again over the outside of the prisoner's coat skirt
pocket, and found the hard substance gone. He was sure
the prisoner had dropped the case to escape detection. There
was another young man present who could speak further in
support of the charge.
A respectable-looking young man, whose name we did not
catch, then stated that he was proceeding home in the evening,
when his attention was called to the prosecutor, in company
with the potboy and soldier. He went up close to them, and
watched them, observing that the prosecutor was drunk. He
saw the prisoner not only in regular succession feel all the
coat and waistcoat pockets of the prosecutor, but at last put
his hand into the left-hand breeches pocket, from which he
appeared to abstract something, and drop it into his own
pocket. He then looked out for a constable, and gave him
ia charge.
The police-constable who took him into custody said he
found the parties at the corner of University-street. On his
going up to them, the potboy and the last witness charged
the prisoner with picking the pocket of the prosecutor in the
manner described. He (the constable) seeing something in
the street picked it up, and found it was a cigar case. the
prisoner on being taken t o the station-house, was asked if he
had any money, Mn answer to which he replied, he might
have eight or fourteen shillings, but that he had no gold. He
was afterwards searched, and amongst 61d. of copper, a
sovereign was found; also a knife anepen-holder.
These articles, as well as the cigar case, were identified by
the prosecutor.
The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say re-
specting the charge, said he was called into the public-house
by the prosecutor, who treated him first with a glass of gin,
and aftewards with a bottle of sherry. Seeing that prose-
cutor was drunk, he went home with him, and on the way
the prosecutor pulled out a handful of copper and gave it
him. He put it in his pocket intending to preserve it for the
prosecutor, and did not know there was a sovereign amongst
it till he was taken to the station-house.

The sergeant of the prisoner's company, who was present
at the investigation, said the prisoner had been in the regi-
ment four years, and had always borne a good character.
Mr. HALL remarked, the case was so clear, that there was
nothing left him but to commit the prisoner fur trial.
He was then removed.

LAMBETH.
Charlotte Daniels was charged with having stolen several
valuable articles from the house of Major Richardson, in
whose service she was employed as housemaid. The property
consisted of household furniture, carpets, hearth-rugs, plated
dishes, linen, wine-glasses, decanters, &c., &c.
Police-constable Hockaday took the prisoner into custody
on Saturday, from information which he had received.
Two other persons who had been in the service of Major
Richardson were charged at this Court on Saturday, and their
share in the robbery having been proved, they were re-
manded until Wednesday.
Sufficient evidence having been adduced to conneot the
prisoner with the robbery, she was remanded until that day.

LEWES ELECTION.—LEAVES, Mornir.—The with-
drawal of Mr. G. B. Kemp from the field on Saturday evening, dis.
possesse4 this election of all interest. The consequence was, the
re-election of the Hon. U. Fitzroy (a Lord of the Admiralty) without
opposltlon.