The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-08 00:00:00

CAPTAIN ACKERLEY IN COURT.

Just as the Lord Chief Justice had concluded his obser-
vations the eccentric Captain Ackerley, displaying his two
flags, viz., the Union Jack and the Red Admiralty Flag,
rose up in front of the judges, and in loud voice said, With
great submission I.can show the Court it has jurisdiction.
The act of Parliament -

Chief Justice Cockburn—We never hear any body after
we have decided on a case.

Captain Ackerley—As Crown officer I claim precedence
before everybody—(loud laughter)—and the Court must

hear me.

The Lord Chief Justice—The Court, I take it, has the
power of deciding who it will hear.
Captain Ackerley—No, it hasn't. I'm the Crown officer,
and it can't stop me. (Laughter.)
The Chief Justice—One of my learned brothers suggests
that your proper course would be to go before the Admiralty
Court.

Captain Ackerley—Oh, I've been there, and they won't
do anything. (Laughter.) Here I'm saddled with this
poor devil of an Indian, who I am bound by oath to sup.
port, and I can't get any redress. He's got the great bear
on his medal—(loud laughter)—and his right to what I
claim for him can't be disputed. (Loud laughter.)
The Indian referred to here got up and made some ob-
stacles in the same strain as the gallant captain, but finding
the court refused to hear anything further from them they
both withdrew amidst the laughter of the assembly.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(Before Mr. Justices Byles and a Special Jury.)
HIIGHSON V. WINDHAM.

This was a claim brought by the plaintiff, who had been
clerk to Messrs. Chappell and Co., solicitors, for extra-
ordinary services performed in getting up evidence in the
suit of " Windham v. Windham and Giuglini."
The jury gave a verdict for the defendant.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)

COW BEEP AT NEWUATE MARKET.-LANE V. WYLDE.

This was an action to recover a balance of account for
meat entrusted taithe defendant, who is a salesman of New-
gate-market, to sell.

Mr. Beard appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Buchanan re-
presenting defendant.
Mr. Beard called evidence to show that on the 19th of
January last a large quantity of meat was sent to defend-
ant, and the market price was 35 10d and 35 8d per stone,
Defendant had only accounted for sales at 3s Bd, 38 3d, and
3s, and there was also a difference in the weight.

Mr. Buchanan called his client, who deposed that the
meat in question was cow beef, and had been sold at cow
beef prices. (Laughter.) One was a useful cow, but the
other was a yellow cow. (Renewed laughter.) Ox beef
was fetching 4s per stone.
Cross-examined—You cannot make ox beef out of an old
cow. (Great laughter.) A good cow might fetch £3 10s.
but these were not good. The fore quarter does not fetch
so much as the hind quarter. You would not like a rump
steak cut off a stinking piece. (Roars of laughter.) I sold
the meat for the best price I could get, and plaintiff ought
to know better than to bring me here.
Evidence was then called to prove the weights, after
which his Honour said there was a mistake somewhere, but
he did not see how plaintiff had made out that it had occurred
on the part of defendant, whe indeed had given a straight-
forward account of the transaction.
Verdict for defendant, with costs.

We are requested to state that Mr. Anderson, of
the Surrey Theatre, was unavoidably prevented from
attending the meeting of the managers of the metropolitan
theatres which was held at the Lord Chamberlain's Office
onFriday last.
. THE LATE DUKE OF CLEVELAND.—It is stated
that the late Duke of Cleveland has left Mr. Morgan Vane,
a distant relative, residuary legatee, which is in effect a be-
quest to him of about half a million of money. Lord Wm.
Powlett, as heir to the late Duke of Cleveland, is also stated
to have given up the Powlet estates, worth, it is believed,
about £25,000 a year, to his younger brother, Lord Harry
Vane, M.P. for Hastings-
ADVANCE IN THE PRICES OF EARTHENWARE.—
The earthenware manufacturers of the Staffordshire Pot-
teries have advanced the prices of earthenware 5 per cent•
on the net value in the foreign trade, and from 45 to 7f per
cent. in the home trade. This rise is occasioned by several
recent advances in the price of coals, and by the increased
value of borax and several other articles used in the menu-
facture.

PRESERVATION OF FRUIT BY COLD.—A novel
method of preserving fruit is practised in Indiana,
U.S., which dispenses with the necessity for sugar, boiling,
or cans, while the natural flavour is retained. The plan
is to store the fruit in a pine where the temperature can
be reduced and maintained below 40 degrees Fah., and
above 32 degrees Fah., the freezing point, To those accus-
tomed to build ice-houses this presents no formid-
able difficulty, and by surrounding any apartment with
charcoal and sawdust, or other non-conducting substance,
and with the aid of ice on the one hand and a little fur-
nace heat on the other, the preventative conditions of fer-
mentation are easily secured. The moisture of the atmo-
sphere is absorbed by the use of chloride of calcium. These
means and somo attention to the action of light seem to be
all that is necessary to preserve even the most delicately-
flavoured fruits in their natural state. Apples and grapes
keep perfectly, and even strawberries—the most difficult of
fruits to preserve in full fl ivour—can, it is said, be kept
from season to season.
CAPE MAILS.—The Union Company's Cape Royal
mail steamship Briton, Captain Boxer, left Plymouth on
Saturday afternoon with the month's mails, and about LO
passengers for Ascension, the Cape, and St. Helena. ,Among
her passengers is Mr. Solomon (Solomon and Moses), for
St, Helena,