The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-01 00:00:00

BRYANT V. BRIDGMAN.

The debt in this matter was 141. 2s. 6d., which with the
costs amounted to 201.
The plaintiff is a coal-merchant at Somerset.wharf, Strand,
and the defendant a coal-dealer in 13aldwin's-gardens, Gray's
Inn-lane.
The defendant detailed a series of misfortunes. He had a
bad leg, his wife had fractured her skull, and one of his
children had broken a thigh. lie was now much distressed.
The plaintiff declared that he had 500/. on his books of debts
under 20/ , and could not get any part Of them. He intimated
that the defendant had not been steady in his business.
It appeared that the defendant's father-in-law held a bill of
sale for money borrowed, which was exhibited when an exe-
cution was levied at the suit of the plaintiff.
It was urged that the bill of sale had defeated the creditor,
and a as an offence under the new law.
The Cott az, however, held that the case had not been
proved, and in consequence of the misfortunes of the defendant
dismissed the summons.
In anther case, a defendant who was summoned for a bread
bill of 51. 6s. ld., did not make his appearance, and an applica-
tion was made for his commitment for a period not exceeding
forty days. The defendant had an income, and was in the
habit of flitting about from place to place.
The Learned JuncE felt some reluctance to make an
order of committal. It was the first case under the Act,
and he much preferred giving the defendant another oppor-
tunity.
It was contended that the Act was imperative. The de-
fendant had been personally served, and had the means of
payment. The order of imprisonment would not extinguish
the debt, and the interests of creditors required that it should
be applied.
The Learned ti(J DGE, after some discussion, deferred grant-
ing the warrnnt of commitment. He was aware that there
were persons who would not pay without being sent to prison,
and it was well that debtors should know that the power would
be exerci,ed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

William Joyce and George Reegan, two little rascals both
about nine years of age, were placed at the bar before Mr.
Twvford charged with attempting to steal two pieces of timber,
about their own size, that is to say three feet and a half long,
from Thomas William Reed, a cabinent maker engaged upon
the wood work of the new buildings at the corner of Blooms-
bury-street and Broad-street, Holborn.
The prosecutor said that that morning shortly before ten
o'clock he was in the temporary counting-house, erected in the
building ground at Bloomsbury-street, when he saw the pri-
immediately ran after them, but before he could overtake
ing the two pieces of wood towards the fence. He
tshonemersthceayrr
)had thrown the logs over the fence ; two bigger
boys were wa ting on the other side to receive the booty, but as
soon as they saw him they ran away, leaving the younger as-
sistants in the lurch.
Mr. T.,vvroan told the prisoners he wanted to have the
power of whipping them, but he could not have that pleasure
under existing circumstances. He was unwilling to send such
young children to gaol, but would give the prisoners a short
imprisonment by detaining them till five o'clock, assuring them,
however, that they would not be let off so easily another time.
The prisoners, who seemed horrified at the mere idea of their
punishment, sere then taken back to the station, there to be
confined un•il the rising of the Court.
FoecEitY• —Howard Augustine Style, who stood com-
mitted upon two charges of forgery, was brought up again this
day upon a third charge.
It appeared that the prisoner, accompanied by a respectable
man named Diamond, called on Mr. Tomlinson, a pawnbro-
ker, in George-street, Bryanston-square, and requested him
to discount a bill of exchange for 3W. 13s 6d., purporting to
be the acceptance of Mr. Withers, the confecioner. It may
be recollected also that one of the previous charges against the
prisoner was for forging the name of Mr. Gunter, of Berkeley-
square, confectioner. Mr. Tomlinson knowing Mr. Diamond, had
no hesitation in discounting the bill, and it appeals that after
he discovered it was a forgery, he was not desirous of prose-
cuting, but was brought forward by the police. The prisoner
was formerly a chemist in Regent-street, and bore a good cha-
carter. In this case he had actually commenced repaying by
instalments the money of which he defrauded Mr. Tomlinson,
and a letter was found upon him when he was arrested, stating
amongst other things, that he had. hoped to taken up the bill
before it was due.—lic was fully committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
William Brydges, a waggoner, in the employ of a farmer
at Amersham, was charged with being drunk and incapable of
taking care of his team.
Police-constable, No. 160 C, stated that between seven and
eight o'clock last evening he saw the prisoner, who had charge
of a waggon and three horses, in a very drunken state, and
quite incapable of managing his team. To prevent an acci-
dent occurring, witness took him to the station house.
Mr. Hagnwice_What became of the waggon and
horses? Constable—_I lodged them in the green-yard. The
defendant will have to pay Ns. to get them out.
Mr. Hawiln addition to which let him pay ss. for
his drunkenness—it will be a warning to him.
The defendant not having the money was locked up.

TREATMENT OF RAILWAY PAS
SENGERS.

On Friday Mr. James Lee, a tradesman residing in Brydges.
street, Covent-garden, applied to Mr. Henry, at Lambeth
Police-court, for his advice and assistance under the following
circumstances : . _

Mr. Lee stated
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that last Sunday week Mrs. Lee and
himself went to visit
Walton station, for
k friend in the neighbourhood of Walton,
Surrey, and had obtained two day tickets at Nine Elms for
which ha paid 2s. Bd. each, as second
glass fare. On arriving
at Walton, one of the porters on duty
there cut off a part
of the ticket in the useal way, leaving
them one portion with
which to return by in the evening. On
coming back to the sake station in the evening, he (Mr. Lee)
looked out for the same man that had cut the tickets in the
morning, and requested he would procure them a place in the
second-class carriage in the train then about to start. The man
said, " Follow me," and Mrs. Lee and himself accordingly
followed him the
whole length of the train, when
he cxclaim:d that all
the second-class carriages were full,
and returning a short distance along the train, the porter
pointed to a first-class earriage and desired them to get into it,
which they did, and the train proceeded towards town. On
arriving at the Nine Elms station an officer came round to re-
ceive the tickets, and a few minutes after he had given up his
the officer came back to him and told him that they had
travelled by the wrong carriage, and that they must accompany
him to the inspector's office. They complied, and on reaching
the office they were surrounded by a number of the Company's
servants, and, though he calmly explained the whole of the cir-
cumstance, they detained them twenty-five minutes, and told
him that unless he chose to pay 2s. Bd. additional fare they
should be taken to the
station-house. He protested against his
improper detention,:as well as the demand for additional fare, and
refused to pay the latter, conceiving it to be an imposition, but
Mrs. Lee becomingalarmed at the threat of being sent to the
station, he, at her entreaties, paid the additional demand, and
was allowed to depart, He was told, however, that if he
had any complaint to make, it should he received and consi-
dered of, by the managing directors. He called at the sta-
tion on the following day, when he saw Mr. Stavin, the
superintendent of the traffic department, and a printed
form was placed before him by that gentleman, who re-
quested him to fill in, in writing, the nature of the circum-