The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-05 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 4.

REVENUE CASES.-THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SHEPHARD.
This was an information filed by her 11,1.,jesty's Attorney-
General against the defendant for having, in the month of
Alarch last, malted various quantities of barley, without having
served the usual notice with the Excise.
The defend•nt was an inhabitant of Mendlesham, who
had for some time carried on conjointly the business of a farmer
and maltster. At the commencement of March last, he withdrew
his notice, because, as he had stated, a sufficient quantity of
barley had not been sent to him to induce him to continue to
carry on the business. On the 31st of the same month, the Ex-
cise officers of the district, in consequence of certain informa-
tion they had received, proceeded to the premises of the de-
fendant, where they found a large quantity of barley in progress
of fermentation. A farmer from the neighbourhood stated in
evidence that he had a short time previously sent some barley
to the defendant to be malted, which defendant had received.
It was attempted to be shown that the barley had been wet
by the servant of the defendant without his permission. This
allegation did not appear to have been supported by evidence.
The Jury instantly returned a verdict for the Crown upon
two counts, with a penalty of 200/. on each.

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. TILLSLEY.
This was an information filed against the defendant, who
was a brick .maker in Staffordshire, charging him with having
in the month of September last manufactured aqu intity of
bricks upon which the duty had net been paid.
It appeared from the statement of Counsel and the evidence
adduced, that after bricks are moulded, they are raised into
hacks or heaps, when they are counted by the Excise officers,
and when the amountof duty on them is then ascertained. '1 he
makers are in no case at liberty to take them to the kiln to be
dried 'until this has been done. In the month of September
last the Excie-officers thought they had reason to suspect that
the quantity of bricks in the kilns of the defendant was greater
than that for which the duty had previously been paid. They
proceeded to the spot, and mentioned their suspicions to him,
when he told them that there were then in the kilns, besides
the fresh bricks, 3,000 more, which had before been burnt, but
which had been found too so't. The officers on drawing the
kilns found that the entire number of bricks in them at the
time amounted to 54,681, while the number of unburnt bricks
on the premises of the defendant upon which the duty had been
paid, amounted only to 42,815, leaving a surplus of 11,866.
The officers of the Excise proved the case for the Crown.
They admitted that it was not unusual to dry a second time in
the kilns bricks which had already been burnt, and on which
the duty had been paid. Last season was very wet, and as
the bricks were consequently softer than they generally are,
a greater number of them required to be re-burnt. They were
told by the foreman of the defendant that h:s brieks that sea-
son should be unusually hard, as they were to ba used by a
Canal Company.
Shaw Whalley, foreman to the defendant, deposed that to
his knowledge no bricks on which the duty had not been paid
had been placed in the kiln at the period in question; but a
great number had been put in to be re-burnt.
The Jury, after deliberating for some time in their box, re-
turned a verdict for the defendant.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 4.
( Sittings at Nisi Prins. )
BURROUGHS AND ♦NOTHER V. LEWIS.

The plaintiffs were coal-merchants, and brought this avtion for
goods delivered. The defendant, a medical man, proved that
he received the coals as from a coal-merchant named Pennider,
who had formerly a connexion with the plaintiffs, and was in-
debted to the defendant. The latter had in several instance
refused to take in the coals from the servants of Burroughs
until he received a written assurance from Pennider that they
came from him and were to be set-off against his account. It
seemed, however, that the plaintiffs throughout looked to de-
fendant for payment.
His Lordship (Mr. Justice COLTNIAN) summed up, and
The Jury found for the defendant.
(Sittings in Banco. )
STUART V. STEELE.
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The Court also sat in Banco—the— Lord Chief Justice, Mr.
Justice Erskine, and Mr. Justice Cresswell—in the Vice-Chan-
cery Court. They were occupied the whole day in hearing
Mr. Richards move for a new trial in the case of Stuart v.
Steele, on a policy of insurance, the trial of which occupied
three days, when a verdict was given for the plaintiff, with
points reserved.' The present argument will also occupy some
days, and the material points will be best understood from the
report of their Lordships' judgment.

I,VSOLT'EN7' DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 4.
IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS ATKINSON.
The; insolvent in this case was a member of the Society of
Friends, and in conjunction with a person named Kennet, the
proprietor of extensive salt mines in Cornwall. His discharge
was opposed by Mr. Cooke, on behalf of Mr. Thomas Williams,
who claimed as a creditor for 585/. 12s. 9d. Also for Mr.
Bennett of Manchester. After a short hearing
The COURT ordered the case to stand over to next Thurs-
day, and in the mean time the insolvent was to file certain
books in detailing the partnership accounts.
IN RE HENRY LOUIS DELPLANQUE.
The insolvent described himself as a dancing master, and had
been in the habit of teaching at various schools and private
families in the neighbourhood of Kensington, Hammersmith,
and other suburban districts.
In the insolvent's examination, he stated that a short time
before last Easter, he applied to this Court to be discharged, but
the arrest b: ing a friendly one, the detaining creditor dis-
charged him. His reason for beimg arrested was to endeavour
to induce his creditors to compound their claims. His debt
with the opposing creditor, Mr. Richardson, of the Bell and
Anchor, Hammersmith, was for board and lodging and for the
keep of a horse and gig, which, upon being unable to meet
Mr. Richardson's demands, he took away and sold to a friend.
He was in custody at present, at the suit of an attorney named
Cross.
Mr. Commissioner BowEN remanded the case until the de-
taining creditor was present to give evidence, and in the mean-
time let the insolvent produce any book of pupils he may
have kept.

Wednesday the 12th of January, from Paddington to the Gar-
rick's Head Tavern, in Bow-street; he was secompaiiied by
two men and a female. The prisoner paid the fare, and alio
for some refreshments which the party had. He seemed at that
time to have plenty of money, perhaps 61. or 71
Policeman 77 apprehended the prisoner in a brothel in
Steven-street, Lisson-grove, on Friday, the 14th of January.
He was then in the company of two females. Witness took
one of the girls to the station-house, and upon his doing so the
prisoner exclaimed " Strike me blind if that girl knows any
thing about it." This witness produced a spoon and fork he
had obtained from Mrs. Wilkinson.
Allen identified the crest as the same he had seen on the
sugar tongs in the prisoner's possession. None of the plate
had been found.

This dosed the ease for the prosecution.
Mr. DOANE addressed the Jury for the prisoner.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up, and the jury found the
prisoner guilty.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS sentenced him to 18 months' impri-
sonment and hard labour in the House of Correction.

NE W C 0 UR T.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT COlN.—Elizabeth Scott, aged 33,
who appeared at the bar with an infant in her arms, was
charged with unlawfully uttering, on the 17th of January, a
counterfeit half-crown.
Messrs. Bodkin a• d Ellis conducted the prosecution on the
part of the Mint; the prisoner was undefended.
Miss Townsend, straw-bonnet maker, of Duke-street, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields, deposed that on the 17th of last month the
prisoner went to her shop and purchased a bonnet shape, price
Eql. for which she tendered a bad half-crown in payment.
Witness immediately wont out and brought a policeman back
with her, who took the prisoner into custody.
James Wall, police-constable 63 F. corroborated the
evidence of the last witness, and further stated that he
searched the prisoner, and found on her two other half-crowns,
one of which was bad and the other good, and a good shilling.
Witness produced the two half-crowns.
Mr. Powell, solicitor to the Mint, was then sworn. He
stated that both half-crowns were bad, and had been cast from
the same mould.

The prisoner, when called upon for her defence, strenuously
asserted her innocence. She said that she was the worse for
liquor, and did not know that the half-crown was bad. She
could not produce any witnesses to character.
Mr. Justice CRESSWELL haviog briefly summed up, the
Jury found the prisoner guilty.
lhe Cou RT sentenced her to nine months' imprisonment in
the House of Correction and hard labour.
Several other trifling Mint cases were disposed of in the
eourse of the morning.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
UNION-HALL.
Two burglars, named Cox and Searle, were brought
up, charged with breaking into the premises of Mr. Jones,
landlord of the Waggon and Horses, opposite the Fish-
mongers' Alms-houses, Newington Butts, between one
and four o'clock yesterday morning, and carrying off
considerable property.
Policeman 141 L, stated that he was on duty near the
spot that morning, and on passing the house about four
o'clock, thought he heard voices in the bar of the house,
and supposing that some thieves had entered the pre-
mises, he im nediately rang the bell to alarm the land-
lord, and , left another policeman, L 117, at the front,
while he went to the back of the premises to examine
them; and on going round the_house he met the prisoner
Cox, who was pursued by 1-11 L, and on taking him into
custody found all the property on him, except two silver
spoons, which he found in the back premises, besides a
dark lantern, which was found in the prisoner's coat-
pocket.

The prosecutor identified the property as his, and Mr.
TRAIL said ho should commit COx for trial, and remand
Searle until Monday week, as there is another charge
against him of a similar description.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday the re-examination of George Turner, a
broker's man, Philitia Turner, his wife, and John Mott,
a Sheriff's officer, was proceeded with before Mr. Bing-
ham, charged with stealing a quantity of lace, children's
dresses, and other articles, that were under an execu-
tion of the Sheriff's writ.

The prisoners made no defence ; but bail was applied
for by two professional gentleman on the part of Mutt
and the wife of Turner, when. the Magistrate refused to
allow bail on the part of Mott, and required two suretius
of 100/. each for the appearance of the female prisoner,
at the next Central Criminal Court.
he prisoners were fully committed.

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DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND
LOSS OF LIFE.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
A number of workmen are still employed in digging out
the ruins of the houses, and it is still feared there may be one
or more persons buried in the rubbish. We are glad to state
that the number of persons killed is not so great as was stat.•d
yesterday. As far as has been ascertained yet, only Miller
and a boy of the name of Smith are dead. By a typographical
error in the heading to this fatal occurrence, which appeared
in The Sun yesterday ten was substituted for two.
INQUEST ON THE BODIES.
Last night, at eight o'clock, Mr. Wakley held an inquest at
the King's Arms, Coal-yard, Drury-lane, on the bodies of
Thomas Miller, aged 53, and John Smith, aged 13, the two
persons who unfortunately perished by the fall of two house in
Charles-street, Drury-lane, on Thursday evening last. The
case excited considerable interest, and the Jury-room was
much crowded.

The chief particulars have already appeared in The Sun,
and the evidence of William Allen and other witnesses adduced
tended to -how that the deceased Miller and several other per-
sons were engaged, about half-past nine o'clock on the morning
in question, procuring some of the wood-work from 14 and lb
in Cha.le-street, which had been condemned by the Court
Leet. Miller was tearing away some of the lining of a
story-post, with a crow-bar, when the bressame, which was
resting on it, gave way, and both houses, at the same time,
fell with a tremendous crash. Miller fell headforemost into
the cellar, and the ruins fell on him, the bressame striking
him on the back of the neck. A great many others were
picking wood at the time. The boy Smith must have been
amongst the number, as his body was afterwards taken out of
the ruins, and with that of Miller were found to be quite dead.
It was further stated many poor persons had been getting
wood from these houses during the last four or five days, and
the houses are said to have no owner. Several of the Jurors
were desirous of having a person of the name of Fogerty
called, it having been mentioned that the fall of the houses
was caused by something which he had done to the story-
post, but the Coroner objected ; and the Jury, after expressing
a wish that some precaution should be taken, returned a verdict
of Accidental Death.

THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.
This week's arrivals of Wheat have been small, but good of
Barley and Oats.. There was tattler more done in Foreign
Wheat at Monday's prices. Barley still dull of sale. Beans and
Peas as last reported. The Oattrade dull at previous prices.
Flour as last stated.