The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-10 00:00:00

WICKS V. HEAP.

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This was an action to recover the sum of 31. 10s., for
money lent. The deft ndant pleaded that he was not in-
debted. On the part of the plaintiff two witnesses were
called, who deposed that the defendant had frt quently
admitted .that the money had been lent, and had often
promised to pay as soon as possible.
Mr PAYNE, for the defendant, elicited that the parties
had formerly been friends but had quarrelled. The
attorney's cierk admitted that he had gone to de-
fendant's as a friend of plaintiff, to ask defendant to
make terms. He denied that be went for the express
purpose of getting an admission, as they had witnesses;
th( y were relations of defendant, and plaintiff did not
wish to call them. '1 he Learned Counsel strongly urged
that the jury ought to look on these cases with great
suspicion when there were no documents to prove the
loan. Witnesses were for some reason kept back.
The SECONDARY said the question was, were the
witnesses to be relied on—there were ne means of clip-
dieting the case by evidence.

The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict fur
the amount claimed.

MARLBRo'-STREET.—(THISDAY.)
George Vincent, a young man of decent appearance,
was charged with attempting to pick pockets.
Mr. James Robinson, of Pembroke-mews, Grosvenor-
square, coach maker, stated that about eight o'clock last
evening, as he was passing along Piccadilly, he felt
some one press against him from bchind, aad turning
sudden!y round, found the prisoner close to him. lie
was in a stooping position, with his hand against his
(complainant's) coat pocket, and in the act of attempt-
ing to draw something out. He immediately seized him,
and g .ve him into the custody of the police.
Air. MALTBY asked the prisoner what answer he had
to make to this charge ?—The prisoner said he merely
pushed up against Mr. Robinson in passing in a hurry ;
it was done quite accidentally, and not with the inten-
tion of robbery. His friends were in respectable cir-
cumstances, his father having been in business for
many years.
. . . . .

Mr. MALTBY—But at the station•house I see you re-
fused to give your address.
Prisoner—l did so, as Ido not wish my friends to
know that such a charge has beets made against me.
The name I gave is not my right one.
Mr. MALTBY—WiII you give your right name and
address now? Prisoner—l must decline doing so; it
would bring such disgrace on my amity.
Mr. Robinson said there were two other young men
in company with the prisoner.
The prisoner said he was on his way borne by himself.
Police constable,B4 of the C division, stated that he
had seen the prisoner and two other men come out of
the Egyptian•hall about a quarter of an hour before.
They were pointed out to him by an indifferent person
as suspicious characters, and he watched them following
up a lady for several hundred yards. -
The prisoner said that none of the police knew any-
thing against his character.
Mr. MALTBY said, in order to afford the opportunity
of making further inquiries, he should remand him
until Monday next.
Chart die Burt, a middle-aged female, dressed in deep
mourning, was charged with having been found by the
police, at two o'clock this morning, drunk in St. James'.
street, and causi: g a great disturbance.
The defendant said that lit r husband had been totally
ruined by play, at one of the gaming-houses there, and
being in distresged circumstances, she went to ask for
relief, and was turned from the house in a very insulting
manner. This irritated her feelings, and induced her to
make the disturbance complained ol—Discharged.

NAYLAND.—FATAL AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
—The following dreadful accident, which has cast a gloom
over the village of Nayland, occurred about two o'clock on
Friday last. As the two daughters of Mr. J. S. Mortimer,
of the White Hart Inn, were returning from Colchester in a
little pony gig, when passing a waggon, laden with coals,
and drawn by four horses, belonging to Mr. Grimwade, of
Polstead in the narrow way, opposite the Post-office, Nayland,
on emerging into the broadway, by the Vine Inn, the eldest
Miss Mortimer urged the pony forward, by incautiously
touching the reins. The pony started a little to the off-
side to clear the fore-horses of the waggon, when she was
thrown from her scat on to her head, directly under the traps
of the wheel-horse, the wheels passing over part of her dress,
and though between the wheels, they did not touch her.
Assistance was immediately at hand, but on being taken up,
most melancholy to relate, the vital spark had fled, her neck
being dislocated by the fall. No blame could be attributed to
the younger Miss Mortimer, who was driving, nor to the men
with the waggon, who were walking by the side of the
horses at the time. The following day an inquest was held
before Harry Wayman, Esq , and a highly respectable jury,
when a verdict " Accidental death " was returned.—
Ipswich Express.
CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—Yesterday (Monday)
morning, two partridges alighted in Mr. Fraser's garden, in
St. Alary Elms. On attempting to capture them, one of
them flew into Mr. Smart's bedroom through the window,
where it was soon taken, and the other flew to the roof of a
neighbouring home. It is supposed the birds had been on
the wing till they were exhausted, and being unable to clear
the town, dropped into the first open space that presented
itself.—lpswich Express.
We learn from a Clonmel correspondent that a

considerable sum has been abstracted freni one of the joint-
stock banks of that town, by persons employed in the estab-
lishment. There is also a rumour of a borough functionary
being implicated in some suspicious transactions with the
' same concern. For obvious reasons we abstain from any
observations, and decline giving the names of the parties.—
Deblin Evening Mail.
THE. IloN. Mn. BOUVERIE, M.P.—We • have ob-
served with great pleasure the progress of this popular repre-
sentative among his constituents. Two weeks ago his re-
ception in Kilmarnock was of the most flattering description.
During last week a similar reception awaited him in the
Clyde burghs. In each and all of these Whig, Tory,
and Radical, having extended the right hand of friend-
ship to him, and in every instance with expressions of
personal regard, which must have been most gratifying
to the recipient. Nor has this manifestation of kind
and friendly feelings been the result of trimming or wavering
opinions on either side—it hasbeen achieved by the straight-
forward, manly, and useful bearing of Mr. Bouverie as a legis-
lator. He has never concealed his opinions from friend or foe
—he. has given effect to them by his votes—in all cases honest
conviction has been the basis of both—and so highly has his
integrity been appreciated, that difference of opinion betwixt
him and the electors is now regarded by both as forming no
barrier in the interchange of good offices and friendly feel-
ings. Accordingly, in the performance of any local duties de-
volving on him, Mr. Bouverie has neitter known nor in-
quired into the political opinions of those who sought his
services, it was enough for him that those services were
sought by an elector or inhabitant of the Kilmarnock and
Clyde burghs. We have preferred saying this much of Mr.
lionverie's present position with his constituents to giving
any account of his public appearance in the burghs; these,
we would scarcely add, were chiefly remarkable for a nar-
rative of his stewardship, frank, faithful, and unflinching,
which, in everyinstance, was received with gratitude and
extreme satisfaction.—Glasgow Argus.
SUICIDR OF MR. Fisit, BANKER.—Yesterday Mr.
Wakley, M.P., held an inquest in the drawing-room of the
Finsbury Bank for Deposits and Current Accounts, upon the
bady of Air. William Croft Fish, aged 55, proprietor of the
bank and senior churchwarden of the parish of St. James,
Clerkenwell. Constable James Thomas, 139 G, deposed that
he was called into the bank by a servant shortly after five
o'clock, last Sunday m-irning, who told him that Mrs. Fish,
baying missed her nusband, was alarmed for his safety, and
wished him to examine the house for him. He did so, and
finding the closet door fastened upon the inside, he forced it
open, and saw deceased dressed in a morning gown sitting in
it, and leaning a little on one side. He was quite dead, and
besides the dressing-gown only had on his shoes, shirt, and
flannel waistcoat. There was a rent in his dressing gown,
upon raising which it was ascertained that he had shot him-
self through the right side, and that this ball (a musket one)
passed out of the opposite side and fell inside his dressing
gown. Upon removing him a large double-barrelled pistol
(which witness with the ball produced) was discovered con-
coaled beneath the dressing gown. 'Flie right barrel was
dis-
charged, and the other was loaded, having the cap on the
nipple, and the trigger cocked. Mr. Croft, chief clerk in the
bank, examined.—He knew deceased 25 years. About four
years ago he opened the bank upon his own account. Last
Saturday night he was exceedingly depressed,and complained
of his head, which he said was " ready to burst." By the
Coroner—There was a run upon the bank. Other evidence
having been adduced, the jury, without a moment's delibera-
tion, returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."

SPLENDID RUN WITH THE-SURREY STAG HOUNDS.

—On Tuesday, the meet was at Mr. Fuller's, Addington
Village, open house to the hunt-the respected master and
a large field of the right sort was at this favourite meet.
After a capital run of three hours, the deer was taken in the
river, off Erith. Many of those who crossed Plumstead
marshes will never wish to do so again, especially if mounted
en grey horses, for the mud of the ditches disfigures both
man and horse; so much so, that is impossible to recognie
either.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustoggi,
early walk yesterday morning in the pleasure-grotioul
of Osborne House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, till
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were toll
yesterday forenoon to the sea beach for their us

exercise.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party n/.
Osborne House on Monday evening.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred was taken his osec
morning airings, both Monday and yesterdays in
pleasure-grounds of Windsor Castle.

A deputation, headed by the 114 23 or of Leeds, bad •si
interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his 0
residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Gillespie and Mr. Dowie had an interview With
the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday. '1
Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Counct /
indisposed yesterday, at his residence in Curzon-01j
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England,Pits,
a committee meeting yesterday, at the office in Wrll4o,
hall-place. There wt re present the Bishop of 113°
the Bishop of Ely, and the Bishop of Oxford.
yesterday
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Lord Granville Somerset lett town
Norwich.
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Dispatches were received yesterday afternoon
Colonial-office from the Governor of Gibraltar.

GREAT MEETING IN THE CITY ON nitiE
SUBJECT OF THE CORN-LAWS. 01
The Lord Mayor has forwarded to Mr Dillon the subjos
reply to the requisition, signed by nearly 1,200 elect°t tube
the City of London, requesting his Lordship to greelesi
Guildhall for a meeting on the corn-laws, at d toprefe„,fet.
the same. It will be seen that his Lordship calls the ""-•
ing for Monday next:—
" Mansion-house, Dec. 9,1,81510
"Gentlemen,—ln pursuance of the requisition whicu.ogoi
the honour to receive, requesting me to convene a Inee,i2oftlie
the electors of the City of London upon the sulljeel' 014
existing corn-laws, coupled with your derfre that ILebt
preside at the meeting, I beg to acquaint you that 1.°70
appoint such meeting to be holden at the GuildhsuLt,al
said City on Monday, the 15th day of December Well"'
one o'clock precisely. rel°
" I think it proper, however, to observe, that I 101 l
confidently in the prudence and foresight of her Dietiafg
Government; upon them rests the responsibility of Pr°„„ifit)
against the evil which you apprehend. My compliell,:sl
your request must, therefore, be considered Wei/
magisterial act.
‘, Whilst I hold the office which I have the honour die'
I desire to avoid mixing my personal opinions with Woo
charge of my public duties; but I am, at the serne
nor
willing to afford my fellow-citizens every reasonablelo4
tumty of expressing their sentiments upon public curs
confident that they, will manifest due prudence ant, ,
lion, and avoid at all times creating unnecessary 218""pilts,J,
" Subject to the foregoing expression of my sennin;boe
have no objection to preside at the meeting, if such Ger
continue to be your desire.—l have the honour to'h
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ticmen, your most obedient servant,
" JOHN JOHNSON, gel.