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London, England, 1855-11-07 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

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The Lord Chancellor gave judgment to-day in this
case, the arguments in which were concluded on Satur-
day last. The case came before his lordship on appeal
from the judgment of the Master of the Rolls. The
question in the court below turned on the marriage set-
tlement made on the marriage of the plaintiff, the Rev.
Hugh Bold, and Miss Thesdoria Frances Hutchinson.
The Master of the Rolls decided in favour of the plain-
tiff, holding that, notwithstanding the settlement con-
tained no covenant on the part of the father, his assets
were liable to make good the :representation made by
him as to his daughter's intended fortune, her husband,
the plaintiff, having survived her.

FREAKS OF A MEDICAL STUDENT.—CharIes Thomson,
a fashionably-dressed young man, a medical student, re-
siding at No. 9, St. Thomas-street, Southwark, was
brought before Mr. Combe, charged with cruelly tor-
turing a cat, by causing a dog to injure the same, in the
Borough Market. Mr. Binns appeared for the accused.
Serjeant Baker, 8 M, the acting inspector at the
Stone's-end police station, stated that about two o'clock
this morning he was passing through the Borough Mar
ket, when he saw a dog worrying a cat and tearing
pieces of flesh out of its sides. The prisoner was there
urging the dog on ; and, perceiving such cruelty on his
part, he considered it his duty to take him into custody.
In cross-examination by Mr. Burns, witness said he
saw several people about the market at the time, and
they cried out "Shame." The prisoner was laughing
and jeering, and kept saying to the dog, " Seize ber,
seize her." The dog then flew at the cat and tore the
flesh off. Witness did not know to whom the dog be-
longed.

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The facts of the case have already been published.
The Lord Chancellor, to-day, after going at consider-
able length into the case, affirmed the decision of the
court below, and dismissed the appeal with costs.

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QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT.

In defence, Mr. Binns contended that his client had
nothing whatever to do with either the dog or cat. He
was passing through the Borough Market, like other
persons, when the dog flew at the cat, and his curiosity
made him stop to look at them. As for Mr. Baker, he
had made a mistake about his client.

Lord Campbell stated that to-morrow the Court would
proceed with the special papers after the conclusion of
motions, and on every day during term, as soon as the
Crown paper was disposed of, the Court would proceed
with the special papers.

Mr. Combe said, that as the evidence was not conchs
sive against the prisoner he must be discharged.

REECE V. HARRISON.
Mr. Sergeant Shee moved for a rule to show cause
why a new trial should not be granted in this case on
affidavits, on the ground that evidence had been impro-
perly received, misdirection on the part of the learned
judge who tried the case, and that the verdict was
against evidence. The action was tried at the last
Middlesex sittings before Mr. Justice Erle, and
was an action brought by the endorser of a pro-
missory note for 3001. given by three persons, of whom
the defendant was one, to a person named Strasbourgh-
The pleas were-Ist, that Strasbourgh had not endorsed
the note ; 2d, that the note was obtained by the fraud
of Strasbourgh ; 3d, that the note when overdue was
endorsed to the plaintiff ; 4th, fraud and covin, no value
or consideration being given for the endorsement ; and
sth, that the plaintiff acted in taking the note as the
agent of Strasbourgb, and was in collusion with him,
Strasbourgh having obtained and procured the note by
fraud. The defendant and the other two persons whose
names were on the nota were three of the directors of
tha London and County Assurance Company,
Strasbourgh being appointed in October, 1854, ma-
nager and inspector of country agents. Shortly
after his appointment it appeared by the
evidence that the compPny was in want of money, and
they applied to Strasbourgh to lend then 3001. He re-
fused to lend the amount to the company, but consented
to lend it on the note of an individual director, or "on
your's, Doctor," addressing the defendant. On the Ist
November Strasbourgh gave a check for 2921. 103., less
71. 10s. discount. At the next meeting of the board a
note was prepared, drawn on the 7th November, and
signed by the defendant and two other directors ; but,
before Strasbourgh took it, he said he must have the
date of the note altered from the 7th to the Ist of No.
vember, the day on which he advanced the money, and
the note was altered accordingly. Several of the direc-
t ra on the trial stated that the note was altered 2ft,er it
had been given to Strasbourgb, and although they did not
stateit, they insinuated that he had alter- d it, and had com-
mitted a fraud on them by not permitting an inspection
of his books to show he had not discounted the note
with money belonging to the company, but no evidence
was given that be had any money belonging to the com-
pany. It was not even suggested that Strasbourgh was
a defaulter. The pi 3bability was, that Strasbourgh had
not sufficient money of the company to discount this
bill belonging to them, because he had but been recently
appointed, and his duty was to go round to the county
agents and receive money from them.
Lord Campbell asked why Strasbourgh bad not been
examined on the trial.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AND PRO-
CEEDINGS ON PECKHAM RYE.

Yesterday, at the Lamneth Police-court, Samuel
ilawgood, the son of a pawnbroker in Surrey-place,
Old Kent-road, and William Smith, an assistant to a
pawnbroker, in Locks-fields, were placed at the bar before
Mr. Elliott, on the following charge :—Mr. Lund, the
superintendent of the P division of police, addressing the
magistrate, said that the inhabitants of Peckham had
subscribed a sum of 2501., as he was credibly informed,
for the purchase of fireworks, and to defray the ne-
cessary expenses of a grand demonstration on the an-
niversary of Guy Fawkes and the memorable battle
of Inkerman ; and from the fact of the intended grand
doings being made known by printed handbills, ex-
tensively circulated, there was assembled on Peck-
ham Rye on the evening before no fewer than from
25,000 to 30,000 persons, the greater number being
roughs, costermongers, and thieves, collected from all
parts of the metropolis. At about seven o'clock in the
evening, a procession was formed, consisting of three cr
four carriages, drawn by four grey horses in each, with
a band of music, and at least 200 persons carrying
lighted torches. This cavalcade was headed by men on
chargers, in military unlorms, to represent Lord Rag-
lan, Marshal Pelissier, and the Turkish and Sardinian
geierals, and in the centre a "dummy" effigy
of the Emperor of Russia. At the top of the Rye a
large bonfire was set fire to, and a display of fireworks
took place, during which, as he (Mr. Lund) under-
stood, the effigy of the Emperor of Russia was set fire
to and burnt, amidst loud cheering. The procession
being again formed, it was intended that it should pass
through the village of Peckham, but he (Mr. Lund)
knowing what the consequence of such a concourse of
people passing through a village at such an hour must
be, objected to their doing so, at least in proc-ssion. He,
in consequence, despatched a mounted sergeant to the
turning leading to the town to stop the procession, and
after a short parley be succeeded in doing so. Tne pro-
cession and. crowd then moved towards the King's
Arm Tavern, which faces the Rye, and on halting
in front of it some persons up-stairs were indiscreet
enough to throw some squibs among the crowd.
The consequence was that those below made an im-
mediate attack on the house, threw into it a quan-
tity of fireworks of different descriptions, forced the
door off the hinges, and at one time he thought
that nothing less than the burning down or the de-
struction of the premises would have been the con-
sequence. By great exertion and perEuasion on the
part of the constables, this was fortunately averted, not,
however, before some injury was done to the house, lout
to what extent he (Mr. Lund) had not been as yet in-
formed.

Segeant Holdaway deposed that on coming up to the
crowd in frwit of the King's Arms, he saw the prisoner
Hawgood throw three squibs, and as soon as he could
reach him he took him into custody. On doing so, and
while taking him to the station-house, he was pelted with
mud and stones, so that when he got to the station he
was covered from head to foot with the former, and
severely smart;ng from the injuries of the latter.
Sergeant Frazer, 26, said he was on horseback, and,
riding up to the King's Arms, he eaw various fireworks
thrown at the house and windows, some of them I;ke
balls of fire nearly as large as his bat, and he thought at
the Vme nothing could save the house from destruction.
Observing Ws brother sergeant in difficulties in endea-
vouring to get his prisoner along, he rode up to his as-
sistance and wag instantly attacked by the mob. He
soon received a blow on the small of his back with a
large stone, thrown with Euch force as to prevect his
breathing for a moment or two, and he was still suffer-
ing the greatest pain from its effects. He (witness) f,.e-
quently heard the cries of "Hyde-park the -," and
instantly a shower of mud and stones came towards him.
He noticed the prisoner Smith amongst the crowd, and
raw him rush towards Hawgood, and on his (witness)
preventing him, and telling him to keep hack, he
saw him deliberately stoop down, take up a piece of
macadamised stone, which he flung at and struck Ha).
Mr. Elliott observed, that if persons in the neigh-
bourhood were so foolish as to subscribe their money
for such purposes, they must expect to get their win-
dows broken and other damage done.

Mr. Sergeant Shce said it arose from an accident, but
the defendant made his appenance in court when the
learned judge was summing up to the jury.
Lord Campbell said the court could only grant a rule
to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside
on the affidavits, on the payment of costs.
Rule granted accordingly.

LEAKE v. YOUNG AND ANOTHER.—Mr. Hill, Q.C.,
said this action was tried at the last Liverpool assizes
before Mr. Justice Crowder, when a verdict was re-
turned by the jury, by direction of the learned judge,
for the plaintiff, with is. damage, and with leave to the
defendant to move to enter the verdict for him. The
action was one of ttover, brought by direction of the
Lords Justices in a case of bankruptcy against the plain-
tiff, a woollen manufacturer, and the defendants, who
were the assignees, and a question arose on the trial
with respect to the petitioning creditors' debt and the
act of bankruptcy.
Rule granted.

FRAY V. PCTTER. -SLANDER.--Mr. BOVills RAI, in
the absence of the Attorney-General from indisposition,
moved for a new trial in the case which was tricl at the
last Guildhall sittings, before Lord Campbell, and was
for slander, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff
damages 1001. on that poi:,ion of the declaration charg-
ing the plaintiff with having sent an anonymous letter
to the defendant. Tie action was brought by the plain.

The prisoner Hawgood, in reply to the charge, ad-
mitted that he let off tbrze or four squibs ; but Smith
denied the charge of throwing the stone as sworn to.
Mr. Elliott ordered Hawgood to pay a penalty of 10s.,
or be imprisoned for 10 days ; and observed that in the
cage of Smith, he had been guilty of a most scandalous
proceeding, for in stone-throwing no one could see the
end of it, and he must therefore pay a penalty of 31., or
in default to be imprisoned for one month.

tiff, principal lady's maid to Lady Zetland, against the
defendant, an elderly person, who had been 25 yerrs in
the same service as housekeeper iu the London estr-
blishment, and the alleged slander was stated to have
been uttered at Marlborough, in the presence of Lady
Zetland, and was to the following effect :—Tbat the de-
fendant had received an anonymous letter from Mrs.
Fray, and the language was of such a disgusting nature
that it was not fit to be produced in any court, and she
believed she had been aided by Mrs. Hislop and Emily,
and concocted by them, because Mrs. Fray could not
have been aware of what had been going on
in the establishment for so long a period back. She
then knew it was her letter, because she had recei,ed
one from her last week, and was similar to it—badly
written, badly spelt, and altogether like her. That Mrs.
Fray was often under the influence of drink. In fact,
she was often drunk, and according to her own admis-
sion, at the servants' table, she was a drunkard. That
she on every possible occasion made improper overtures
to Gunn, the groom of the Chambers, in every hole and
corner of the house, and that, in faith, the young man
had been a second Joseph in her hands. She assured
her ladyship what she had said of the plaintiff was per-
fectly true, and that she was unfit to be about her lady_
ship's person, or any woman—indeed she was not a re-
spectable person. The effect of this, the plaintiff
said, was to deprive her of her situation, and
injure her character. The learned counsel said
it would be necessary to call their lordships'
attention to the age of the defendant, which
was over 60, because the plaintiff had made certain
assertions with regard to her and Gunn.
Lord Campbell—That is the love, not the law of the
case. What he left to tb3 jury was, that if they be-
lieved the defendant made the statement compla'ned of,
bona fide, after being summoned to the presence of
Lady Zetland, it was a privileged communication, if
the plaintiff was entitled to especial damages if she lost
her situation in consequence.

Mr.
,Bovill then referred to the evidence given on
the trial, and to that of the plaintiff's, which showed she
was labouring under various grievances, suoh as being
rung to dinner, and having to put coals on her own fire,
which caused an ill-feeling on her part, and he was
prepared to show, from the family physician, that the
plaintiff was suffering at the time from nervous excite-
ment, bordering on insanity, and that it was her lady.
ship's intention to have discharged her in consequence
without no ice. He asked for a rule on the ground of
misdirection ; second, that the finding of thejury should be

for the defendant, and not the plaintiff ; thirdly, that the
finding of the jury was imperfect and unsatisfactory ; and
fourthly, that the verdict was against the weight of
evidence. . _

Lord Campbell said the learned counsel might take a
rule generally.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Sittings in Banco.)
JOBIL V. HINTON.

THE SUN LONDON WJEDNESDAY EY 141NQ IN (4 NOVEMBER 7 1855

REPRESENTATION OF SOUTHWARK.

A requisition signed by a number of master engineers
and other large employers of labour having been pre-
sented to Sir C. Napier, that he would favour them by
expounding his sentiments at a private meeting at which
n me but electors should be present, Sir Charles at once
acceded to a request emanating from so imporiant a
portion of the constituency, and last night was set apart
for the purpose. The place of meeting was a commo-
dious apartment in Nelson-square, known as Turner's
dancing-rooms, capable of accommodating about 300
persons, and at the hour appointed it was filled with an
influential audience, which, though a trifle less demon-
strative in its expressions of approval, was to the full as
unanimous and enthusiastic as any of the large public
out of-door meetings at which Admiral Napier has at-
tended.
Mr. Amos, of the firm. of Easton and Amos, having
been called to the chair, said that the gentlemen around
him, having found it inconvenient to attend large public
meetings where there was much crushing and difficulty
of entrance, had resolved upon inviting the candidates
to attend at that place to explain their sentiments.
Both had kindly expressed their readiness to do so, and
an appointment with Mr. Scovell had been made for
Thursday next. Sir Charles was then present, but,
under the altered circumstances of the canvass, it was
not probable that the meeting on Thursday would take
place. With this brief explanatory introduction he called
upon Sir C. Napier to explain his political views.
Sir C. NAPIER said that, when he had the pleasure of
addressing a very large meeting upon the previous even-
ing, he little expected that things would have taken the
turn they had, and that Mr. Scovell would have thought
proper to resign the contest. He could not say, how-
ever, that he was sorry that the hon. gentleman had de-
termined upon that course, because to continue it longer
could only be to keep up a great excitement, to lead to
no satisfactory results so far as the retiring gentleman
was concerned, and, in short, to do no good either to
Mr. Scovell, the constituency, or himself. (Cheers.) He
had been invited to attend there that evening to meet a
select number of electors, who, of course, had great in-
fluence in the borough. He responded to their invitation
with great pleasure, and should have done so with equal
satisfaction had Mr. Scovell still been in the field. The
object of the meeting wag, no doubt, to hear from him a
statement of his sentiments, and he shosild endeavour to
recapitulate them as briefly as possible while he varied
his language so as not to prove wearisome. To com-
mence, then, with the first and most engrossing topic—
the war. He was convinced that the country was una-
nimous in desiring the continuation of the war until it
should be brought to a happy and successful termina-
tion. (Cheers.) What that termination must be he
left to Ministers to decide upon their own responsibility;
because he did not think that a meeting of that descrip-
tion was exactly competent to decido with what amount
of humbling of Russia the country should be sarsfled.
(Hear, hear.) He was quite sure, from the proceedings
of the present Government, presided over by Lord Pal-
merston, that they would not make an inglorious peace.
If they did make an inglorious peace, or attempted it,
they would soon find that their tenure of office was at an
end. (Loud and continued applause.) The hon. gentle-
man in the chair had asked him before the proceedings
commenced whether he was a descendant of the great
Napier of Merchistoun, who bad invented a machine for
destroying any animal within a circuit of nine miles,
and three feet high. He believed that his worthy an-
cestor had invented a machine of that description ; but
he had thought that there were weapons enough of
destruction in his day, and so he carried his invention
along with him to the grave. Whether he would have
done so had he lived in the present age was another
question. (Hear.) However, Lord Dundonald, better
known, perhaps, as Lord Cochrane, who in his younger
days was the scourge of the enemy and the admiration of
the navy, had a means of destroying—he was going to
say every living being—nearly as high as his great an-
cestor could have done. Lord Dundonald had brought
his invention before different Ministers, and his secret,
although intrusted to a great many men, still remained
in abeyance. Among others he had communicated it to
him (Sir C. Napier), and, having given his utmost atten-
tion to the subject, he must say that he really believed
that Lord Dundonald could accomplish all that lie had
stated in the papers. What was the reason of the Go-
vernment for not adopting it he could not say. Perhaps
humanity deterred them, or perhaps a fear of failure. He
could not admit that a fear of failure was a good excuse,
because the effects of a failure would fall entirely upon
Lord Dundonald, who was the inventor of the plan, and
who offered to carry it into execution, and RCN upon :he
Government. Whether it was a humane invention or
not he did not stop to inquire; but when we went to war,
the best thing that we could do was to put an end to
it as soon as possible ; and probably, after all, that was
the most humane course which soonest brought a great
war to a close. (Cheers.) He (Sir C. Napier) bad
been called an old man ; but Lord Dundonald was 10
years older, and yet he ventured to say that that noble
lord was possessed of as much zeal, energy, and nerve
as any man in that room. He should not be at all afraid
to trust himself entirely to Lord Dundonald's care--to
go just as far as he went, and no further. (Hear, hear.)
The gallant admiral then went through the heads of his
political eLtechistn, and declared, as the sum of it all,
that he was not exactly a Whig, and not exactly a Ra-
dical, but something between the two, without a name
—gerhaps he might say that he was between a Whig
and a Radical, w ith a leaning always to the Radical
side. (Cheers and a laugh.) As ten days would pro-
bably elapse before the nomination, it was just possible
that other candidates might start in the meantime;
and the names of Mr. James, Q C , and of one or two
aldermen had been already mentioned. (Cries of
They'd better keep away," and loud cheers) It
the y did come forward, the only effect would be
to put themselves and him to trouble, anxiety, and
expense, for he did not believe that there was the
smallest Chance of any man in England now succeeding
in Southwark. He had come among them a total and
entire stranger. He bad met with more than kindness
at their hands, for he had met with the most entbusia,tio
reception wherever he had gone. He ascribed that, not
to his own merits, but to the resolution which English-
men had when they found a man unjustly treated to
come forward to his support. (Cheers.) With these
sentiments, had Mr. Scovell thought. proper to maintain
the contest, he should have gone to the poll in most
perfect confidence that he should have been returned by
a triumphant majority ; and to any new candidate who
might think of presentiag himself, he said with equal
c )nfidence, is the wores of the old Scotch maxim, that
he "had better keep his breath to cool his parritch."
Mr. HAWKINS (late chairman of Mr. Scovell's com-
mittee in this district), asked, after some complaints of
the operation of the Poor Law, if Sir Charles would en-
deavour to tiling about in. equalisation of the poor-rate f
Sir C. NArIER said that, while aware that the Poor
Law had many defects, he could not pledge himself to
do this thing or that thing, and he thought that he
should be a very unfit man for a legislator if he were to
state off hand that he would endeavour to abolish a law
which was the law of the land. All he could promise
was that he would do his utmost at all times to benefit
the poor._ (Cheers.)

Mr. IIAwKINs expressed himself perfectly satisfied
with th's answer.
Mr. ALSREY then moved a vote of con6dence in and
approval of Sir C. Napier. He expressed the obligation
which the meeting was under to the gal'?nt admiral for
hav:ng responded so readily to their invitation ; and ob-
served that the gallant officer's explanation bpi been so
lucid and satisfactory that, to his mint, it left "rothing
t ba required. If ever there were a straightforward,
honest candidate for any place, he believed that they had
one right before them. (Cheers.)
Mr. WIIITEHURST eeconded the motion, ard Mr. Amos
having expressed his perfect concutzenco it was, car, ed
with unanimity.
The meeting, which was probably more significant In
its import as affecting the interests of the candidate than
any that has yet been held, concluded with the customa, y
compliment to the ch&rman, and three hearty cheers for
the "hero Admiral."