The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-08 00:00:00

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

SMITII V. LORD DYSART.
11.IT.BARSTOW moved for a distringas in this case to
compel the defendant to appear. It appeared from
the affidavit that a person went to Lord Dysart's resi-
dence, and after having appointed a day to see Lord
Dysart to serve the writ, he called on the day ap-
pointed, but was told that Lord Dysart had left in the
morning. It also stated that Lord Dysart's solicitor
said he would not appear.—Application granted.
BOSANQUET AND OTHERS V. GRAHAM.
Mr. OGLE moved for a rule to show cause why the
judgment signed against the defendant, as a public
officer of the Southern District Banking Company,
and all subsequent proceedings, should not be set
aside for irregularity. The motion was precisely
similar to one made yesterday by Mr. Thesiger, the
scire facias being merely against another party.
Application granted.

EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY.

BELL V. ANDERSON.
This was an action for demurrage, tried before
Lord Abinger at the last assizes in London, when a
verdict was returned for the defendant.
It appeared• that the plaintiff was the master of a
vessel called the Union,and the defendant had en-
tered into an agreement with 'him for the transport of
a cargo of coals from the north of England to the
port of London. Five days were to be allowed for
clearing the vessel, and for any additional time she
might be detained the plaintiff was to be allowed
V. per day demurrage. The vessel arrived on the

-10th of March at Greenwich, where she was detained
-until the 21st, when she came up to London, she hair-
ing been entered in the meter's list at Greenwich ;
but the meter not having come on board until that
day. The plaintiff claimed demurrage for the days
the vessel was thus detained. A verdict, however,
was entered for the defendLnt, on the ground that she
had not arrived at the port of London according to
the terms of the agreement until after she had left
Greenwich.

Mr. ERLE now moved for a rule to show cause why
this verdict should not be set aside, or a new trial
granted, on the ground that the defendant was answer-
able for the delay of the vessel in arriving at the port
of London.—The Court refused the rule.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)-
Their Lordships this, day, took the demurrer paper,
and were occupied the whole morning in hearing ab-
struse or technical arguments on points of law, en-
tirely destitute of interest to the public.

NSOLVENT COURT-(T HIS DAY).

UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND FUND.—In a case where
an insolvent's petition was filed through the agency
of this charity, Mr. Commissionet Harris said he
would make a general order, that the attorney appear-
ing for such insolvents should receive no money from
the fund until after the hearing. In the present in-
stance the insolvent's conduct had been such as to in-
duce the Court to refuse no less than three applica-
tions for bail on his behalf, and yet, after getting an
advance from the charity, with which the detaining
creditor was paid, the insolvent was discharged, thus
prejudicing the interests of the more worthy appli-
cants.

IN RE lIENRY THOMAS

The insolvent had carried on extensive business as
a cab•owner and job-master. At a previous period
be had also been a butcher in Newgate-market.
Mr. WOODRUFFa opposed his discharge on the
ground of fraudulently and vexatiously defending an
action brought by the detaining creditor ; also for
having made away with a quantity of property, and
sold a certain reversionary interest to which he was
entitled, to the detriment of his creditors.

Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said he should order the
insolvent to be remanded for six months from the date
of his vesting order, for unnecessarily defending the
action ; and as there was considerable suspicion about
the case, an assignee was appointed to watch it closely.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Bond, the newly-appointed Magistrate in the
room of D. W. Gregorie, Esq., of Queen-square
police-office, sat with Mr. Jardine at this office this
morning.
Two little boys named Stanfield and Jones, about
8 years of age, were convicted of stealing fruit in
Covent-garden market, and sentenced to six days' im-
prisonment each. Mr. Jardine said he was deter-
mined to put a stop to these petty depredations, as
complaints were hourly made by the market people.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Robert Hulton, a young man, shabbily dressed, and
who looked as if he was famishing, was charged with
committing the following daring robbery :
Wm. Southwood, shopman to Mr. John Saunders,
of No. 54, Regent-circus, tailor, stated that about
half-past five o'clock last evening as he was standing
by himself in his employer's shop, the prisoner, whom
he had for some time observed looking in at the win-
dow, suddenly threw open the shop-door, and rushing
forward for between two and three yards snatched
down a great coat from off a peg on which it was hang-
ing, and darted out of the shop with it. Witness pursued
him calling " Stop thief," and in Sherrard-street,
Golden-square, he was stopped by the police with
the stolen property in his possession. The coat was
valued at three guineas.
Mr. MALTBY (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to
say anything in your defence ? Prisoner—No. I
admit having committed the robbery as the witnesses
have described, but I was forced to do it by hunger.
I have been in a state of destitution for many days,
and God knows that it is the truth, that from Satur-
day morning last, until this morning at the station-
house, when one of the constables, out of compassion,
gave me a penny loaf, I had not tasted food of any
sort. I have applied to the parish, but they would
not assist me, and starvation at last made me reckless
of what might become of me.
He was then fully committed.
A respectable looking, tall, middle aged man, who
was described on the charge sheet as a grazier, staying
at the Euston Hotel, Euston-square, was charged with
having been found at 10 o'clock last night in an ex-
tremely intoxicated state, in King-street, St. James's-
square, shouting and conducting himself in such a
disorderly and violent manner, as to cause a mob of
persons to assemble about him. He afterwards
forced his way into some of the houses in King's•
place, Piccadilly, and commenced stricking at every
person that came within his reach, and
.at length he
was taken to the station-house, where on searching
him, eleven sovereigns and some loose silver were
found in his pocket.
The defendant said he was very sorry for what had
happened, but he had taken too much wine; he had
also lost twenty-seven sovereigns.
Mr. Clements, the chief usher of the Court, said the
defendant three times, previously appeared before that
Courtunder similar circumstances, on each occasion he
was fined Si.
Mr. MALTBY said he should now fine him 21., which
was immediately paid.