The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

THE QUEEN V. INGRAM.—JUDGMENT.
Lord CAMPBELL delivered the judgment of the Court
IR this case which was a rule for a mandamus requiring
:116 of the justices of Middlesex to issue his warrant to
bad been
En obstruction to a public way which defendant
been guilty of creating. It appeared that a com-
plaint
had been made before the magistrate of the de-
fendant's conduct; but inasmuch as the obstruction com-
plainedb of had been sanctioned by the official referees
'lacier the Metropolitan Building Act, the defendant
intended that the magistrate had no jurisdiction in the
akatter, and the magistrate himsolf taking the same view
0f the case, dismissed the complaint. This Court, how-
ever, Was of opinion that the authority of the official
;;_f.erees only extended to disputes relating to private
:lidings upon private land, rind not to obstructions of
he public way, and the magistrate was, therefore, mis-
taken in the view he had taken of the Ac'. Under
those
circumstances, the application for a mandamus
must be grauted.—Rule abscilete accordingly,
BAIL,

L C O URT.—Cr HIS DAY.)
QuuEri v. WILSON.
Sir F. THESIGER applied to th Court for a certiorari
to remove an indictment which had been found in the
Wilson,
Central Criminal Court, against the Rev. Archibald
v?ilson, for an indecent assault. The Rev. Gentleman
Counsel,
anxious not only to have the assistance of Qaeon's
i; "Bel, out to have the case tried by a special jury, and
Bence the present application.
Mr. Justice EILLE granted the writ, and directed the
nfendant to put in bail for his appearance at the trial,
41Mself in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each.
QUEEN v. JUSTICES Or LONDON.
thMr. Sergeant BYLES applied to the Court for a rule to
ew cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue for
ir Purpose of bringing up an order of the Justices of
e(44011 to be quashed. This application arose out
'I, it dispute which has for some time been raging
,the (city relative to the dimensions of the end
tilt' in omnibuses; the Act of Parliament required that
a !teats in omnibuses should be made of sufficient
length arid breadth to allow each person 16 inches,
ad som,3 time ago Mr. Alderman Wilson directed a
ilitaarts to issue against an omnibus proprietor named
acoanitma for infringing this Act. Macnamara, how.
decried that his omnibuses were not of sufficient
dll:ieuaio to allow 16 inches for every person the
Thiele was.licensed to carry, and therefore he refused
p,fla4ke any alteration 11
the seats. The upshot of this
h;fglB4l was a fine of 101., which Alderman Wilson
d,,,—e!ad, but the defendant appealed against the
41-stou to the session. At the hearing of the appeal
Alc'serman Wilson, although out of his rota, took
r,t ill the discussion, and ultimately the fine was con-
Cod, It was contended, however, that neither the
itte,,l°or the confirmation could be sustained, because
6-ell/lan Wilson, who was a party to the dispute, had
;Properl sat upon the bench when the matter was
44J udiettey dßule granted.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Robert Shelley was indicted for stealing a belly and
b leg of pork, the property of William Rushworth, a pork
utchf,r, by whom he had been employed as shopmen.
and I:?Peared that the prosecutor, having missed a belly
an -4 of pork upon Christmas eve, caused the pri-
fliel's lodging to be searched, and a belly and leg being
sd there, he claimed them, and gave Shelley in
charge. The latter ran away, but in a fortnight after-
"da gave himself
Of it. e., up, saying he wanted to have an
_end
the The prosecutor being asked how he recognised
leg, he replied by comparison with thirteen fellow
which he still h4d.
43x. :sergeant ADAMS—What! had you a pig with
fourteen legs? The prosecutor—No; but I had thirteen
legs, of ,ahich one was the fellow.
Mr. PANNE
how 7 who appeared for the prisoner, inquired
many bellies the prosecutor had? Prosecutor—
Only on of my own.—(A. laugh.)
Mr. I'AYNE—But how many bellies of pork? Prose-
eutor—Out of that pig I had two.
Mr. PAYNE— pig is better off than you
as—hwee hcaut ,t two
poigbehlleiehsa?s—t(wAo prosecutor—Why,
two legs . bellies the same as he has
Mr. S rgeant ADAMS—But I always thought a pig
Mr. PAYNE—Mr. Rushworth does not seem
learned either in arithmetic or anatomy.—(A. laugh,)
Mr. PA YNE pointed out to the jury the difficulty of
identifyin,; a leg or belly of pork. Ho accounted for the
Prisoner's flight by his desire to be at liberty on Christ-
mas-day, and for his delay in giving himself up by the
bad advic e of a person who ought to have known better.
The LE aimed JUDGE remarked that less proof of iden-
tity was i equired than if the pork had been found else-
Where On in in the lodging of the owner's servant.
The jtr!y, after a moment's consultation, found the
Prisoner t3ailty, and
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS observed that lie had been dis-
Posed to ilentence the prisoner to imprisonment for six
Weeks, bt it a worthy friend sitting near him observed
that it w.fts a dear Christmas dinner at a month. Tie
thought so too, and, taking into account the prisoner's
Previous good conduct, would sentence him to one
month's hard labour.