The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-21 00:00:00

THOMAS V. WALKER.

The plaintiff is a painter in Judd-street, New-road, and I
the defendant a gentleman in the New-road. The action
was brought to recover the sum of 71. 4s. for work and
labour. The defendant admitted a debt of 31., and pleaded a
tender to that amount.
The principal witness was a person named Tribe, a painter,
in Middlesex-street, Somers-town, who did part of the work.
He considered the charge moderate. He further said
that defendant called upon him two or three times and said
he had tendered 31., and if witness would get out of the way
when the trial came cn he would give him 103. a-day while
it lasted, or a sovereign to go to Hampstead. He afterwards
said he would give the 21. or 3/. down if he would promise.
By Mr. TitonAs.—Plaintiff treated him with gin, and
they walked about together. Witness said to the defendant
" Give me the money down first." Did not mean to keep out
of the way, but to produce the money in Court t::-day.
He went about to get out of defendant all he could about the
case.
Two witnesses were called for the derendant,and estimated
the work at from 50s. to 3/., and a female was called to prove
the tender.
The jury, to the evident surprise of the audience, gave a
verdict for the full amount.
The list was very heavy, but the cases were principally
on bills of exchange, except two or three postponed by
consent.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday W. Child, a beadle employed in the neighbour
hood of Trinity-square, was summoned before the Lord
Mayor for having unlawfully used abusive and insulting
language towards James Welch, with intent to provoke a
breach of the peace.
The complainant, who described himself as a dealer in fish
about Billingsgate, said that on the 10th of November, as
he was in Queen-street looking at the moyoralty procession,
the defendant walked up to him, called him a lazy thieving
vagabond, and told him to go about his business. Witness
said to Child, " Mind what you are saying of ; don't accuse
me wrongfully," and:Child went away. Yesterday morning,
in Billingsgate-market, where witness was about his business,
Child watched him all over the market, and in fact was con-
stantly following and accusing him of being a thief, and did
all he could to prevent him from earning bread for his wife
and three children. Child had, about seven months ago,
pulled him before the Lord Mayor upon a false charge, and he
was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, but he solemnly
declared that he was completely innocent.
The LORD Mayon—When were you convicted ? Com-
plainant—On Whitsun Saturday.
The LORD MAyou—Were you ever in any kind of trouble
before ? Complainant—Never in my life, and he always
alludes to that when he sees me.
Child—What else did I say to you on Lord Mayor's day ?
Complainant—Nothing else.
Child—Yes I did; I told you you were in custody before,
and if you did not go away I should apprehend you again.
Arthur Frazer, a blacklead pencil-maker, residing in Brick-
lane, said that he was present on the Ioth instant when he
heardChildC call the complainant a skulking thief. The com-
plainant asked the officer's reason for saying so, but no an-
swer was returned.
W. J. Johnson, a porter in Billingsgate-market, said he
was standing at his master's form in the market, when the
complainant came up to him; and pointing at Child, there,
said, " Isn't it too hard that that man won't let me get a
morsel of bread for my wife and children? I am afraid to
go anywhere for fear of his attacking me wrongfully, and
accusing me as he did before." Child continued to watch
him still.
Child said that there were great numbers of thieves about
at the time, and as he knew the complainant, and had
brought him up in the late mayoralty, when he was con-
victed, he told him that he must go away, or that he should
go to the station-house. He (defendant) did not consider
that he exceeded his duty in cautioning the complainant to
be gone.
W. Collier, policeman 455, was called by Child as a
witness on his behalf. He said, that while standing at the
corner of Queen-street, he heard Child say to the complainant,
" If you don't go on, I shall take you into custody, forlliknow
you to be a thief." There were a great number of bad cha-
racters about.
Child—My Lord, there was a regular hustling going on,
and several thieves had been taken out of the crowd. I saw
the complainant amongst the mob, and, knowing him, I told
him my belief.
The Loup MAyon (to Child)—l wholly disapprove of
your conduct in calling the man a thief. Taking it for
granted that he had been impri-oned for the commission of
an offence, he had paid the penalty, and it is inhuman to re-
proach a person under such circumstances in a manner cal-
culated to interfere with his chance of becoming better, and
getting his bread by honest industry. Let me hear no more
complaints of this description. I dare say your fault is to be
attributed to over-zeal, but it is particularly censurable in an
officer to hunt out of honest labour those who may have
committed errors which they may be sincerely regretting.
His Lordship then directed that the expenses of the sum-
mons should be paid back to the complainant, and desired
him to go back to his occupation, in the honest course of
which he should certainly be protected.
The observations of the Lord Mayor gave great satisfaction
to the hearers.