The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

THE SUI, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1864.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE,

THIS DAY.

BELFAST IMPROVLIENT (No. 2) BILL.

A scene of the utmost excitement, one altogether without
precedent, occurred this morning in the committee-room
No. 8, of the House of Parliament, in which the Belfast
Improvement Bill was being considered. For the last fort-
night the subject has been in progress, Mr. Johns being
the solicitor for the promoters and Mr. Ray for the ratepayers.
Some questions arose yesterday relative to a list of witnesses
being furnisted, and this having been complied with, Mr.
Ray was asked to hand in a list cf the witnesses he pro-

poq2d to examine.
Mr, RAY said his list would contain more than 100 wit-
nesses, ;but !he did not bind himself to call the whole ;
if he could not defeat the bill without going through the
entire lot, he should do CO.
The CHAIRMAN' ordered the committee room to be
cleared, as they would not hear Mr. Ray further, his
manner being highly discourteous.

Mr. RAY was about to proce:.d with his examination,
when

The Cif/MIKAN Of the committee informed him they
had come to their decision, and that was that he should

leave the room.

Mr, RAY then said it was his decision to remain in
spite of the committee; and, further, that nothing should
make him submit to it.

Upon this Mr. Gaskill, the chairman, ordered the officers
of the house to be sent for, in order that Mr. Ray might be
taken from the room, and in a few minutes four or five
policemen made their appearance, when, with the
loudest protestations against the illegality of his arrest,
Mr. Ray threw himself on the ground and resisted
his expulsion in the most determined manner.
The efforts of the police were for some time quite useless,
as Mr. Ray had succeeded in grasping the barriers of the
room, and all attempts to make him loose his hold were use-
less. The constables continued pulling, while Mr. Ray, in
the most excited manner, violently exclaimed against all
capture except by the sergeant.at -arms. Eventually a
most determined effort was made by the constables, and,
with the utmost difficulty, and despite the most determined
struggling, the offender was dragged from the room.

The committee immediately adjourned until to-morrow.

The greatest confusion was created in the lobby of the
house by such an uproarious proceeding, and it was some
time before the usual quiet of the place was restored in
consequence of the obstruction occasioned by the groups of
idlers who kept assembling in small parties to relate the
occurrence to every enquirer.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day,
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

:Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Black

burn, Mellor, and Shee.
GLOVER V. DUSSON AND OTHERS.

Mr moved for a rule calling the plaintiff,
Sergeant Glover, to show cause why the writ of summons,
the copy and service therec f, and all proceedings should not
be set aside on the ground that such writ of summons did
not come within the meaning of the Common Law Pro.
cedure Act of 1852, and that the plaintiff should pay all
costs of the application. The action is brought by the
plaintiff against the defendants, Julien Henri Busson and
Fanny his wife, Colas de la Moire and Merit) de la Moire
his wife, the female defendants being the daughters of the
late M. Billault, Minister of France, and the alleged cause
of action being for services rendered by him under con-
tract with the Comte Persigny, the then French Minister
in this country, and M. Billault, to write and publish cer-
tain articles in a newspaper of which he (tbe plaintiff) was
then proprietor (the Morning Chronicle), and the ground
of the application was that the defendants were not the
executors of the late M. Billault, that they possessed no
assets belonging to his estate in England, and that
no contract was ever entered into in this country
between the plaintiff and the late deceased gentle•
man ; that the defendants, being French subjects,
could not be sued under any alleged contract between
the plaintiff and M. Billault. Tho learned counsel, in sup•
port of his application, cited several cases to show that the
contract must have arisen in this country to enable the
plaintiff to issue a writ under the Common Law Procedure
Act. The case has been several times before Mr. Justice
Crompton and Mr. Justice Mellor at Chambers, the first
application being made in January last, and from time to
time adjourned, at the request of the plaintiff until the first
week in March when Mr. Justice Mellor refused to come
to this court.
The Lord Chief Justice with other judges concurred that
Vlore ought, upon the authority of the cases cited, to be a
rule to set aside the writ and all proceedings thereon.
Rule niei accordingly.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CRUELTY TO 1101SES.—Joseph Hudson, general dealer,
of 14, Bromwell-road, Clapham, was charged at the instance
of Mr William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly ill-treat-
ing and torturing a horse by working it in an unfit state.
George Smith, one of the officers of the society, said that
while in Charles-street, Berkeley square, in company with
another officer of the society, he saw the defendant driving
a horse attached to a cart laden with grease tubs. The
horse was lame in one of its forelegs, which was so bent
over that every step it took it dragged on the ground, and
the poor animal seemed in great agony, and several of the
passers by cried " shame " on seeing its condition. On
spoaking to .the defendant about the horse ho said that
he had brought it from Clapham, and that he would
not have brought it cut, but that they were pressed for
horses.

The defendant said that he had worked the horse in the
sAme condition for seven years.

Smith' said that could not be true, as some of the society's
officers Faust have scan it.

The magistrate said it was a thatneful and disgusting
thing to work a horse in such a state, and fined the defend-
ant 405., or a month's impthonn:ent in de:ault.
Francis flatten, a farmer at Hendon, attended to answer
the complaint of Mr. William Love, chief officer of the
Ruyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
of causing or procuring to bo cruelly ill-treated or tortured,
one of his horses.

Mr. Love said a boy wa3 charged at this court a few days
ago with cruelty to the horse in working it while in art unfit
condition, and the case was then adjourned that the owner
might bo proceeded against for sanding the horse out while
unfit for work.

Smith, one of the society's officers, proved seeing the
defendant's bay driving two horses attached to a wash cart
—a heavy vehicle. He stopped the horses, and under the
saddle of cne of thorn he found a large wound. There was
a sack under the saddle, which was pressed into the wound
and saturated with the discharge. He asked the boy who
the horse belonged to, and he said to Mr Hatton, farmer,
at Hendon, and that he was going to a distillery at Pimlico
for 150 gallons of wash. The boy also stated that his
brother put tho saddle on the horse. He then took the boy
into custody, and had since seen Mr Hatton, who admitted
the horse was his, but it had fallen down and hurt its back.
It was a poor old horse, and very small.
Young, another officer of the society, corroborated, and
said*the wound was three inches long.
The defendant was fined lOs and costs, and the boy was
discharged.
A RETURNED CONVICT AT WORK AGAIN.—Eliza
M'Donald and Joseph Grives, said to be husband and wife,
were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a watch
valued at £5 and some money from the person of Mr. Adam
M'Kinlay, civil engineer, 34, Charles-street, St. John's-
wood,

Robert Morrell, 135 E, said—This morning, about half-
past one, I was at the corner of John-street and Goodge-
street when I saw the female by the side of a man who was
lying on the ground. As soon as I went up the female tried
to get away, but thinking there was something wrong I
detained her, and then asked the man whether he had lost
anything, and the man, who was very drunk, said " Watch,
watch." Some men then got round me, and I told them
to stand back, but the male prisoner persisted in getting
close up, and I saw the female pass a watch to the male
prisoner, but the latter, no doubt finding he was observed,
dropped the watch isamediately.
Mr Knox—ls the men who was drunk here.

Morrell—He is. The male prisoner then got away, but
the watch was picked up and given to me. I then took
the female and the drunken man to the station, and gave
information, and afterwards the male prisoner was taken
into custody. On the female being searched at the station
a sovereign was found in her hand, and some silver in her
pocket. On the way to the station ehe said that if I let her
go ehe would put two or three good cases into my hand.
Wm. Tooley, 169 B—From information I received from
Morrell, I went into George-street, near the station, and
saw the male prisoner coming towards me. As soon as he
saw me he turned round and set to running. After a sharp
chase, I stopped him, when ho said, " I am innocent this
time—l was not with the woman." I then took him to the
station.

Adam APKinlay, of 34, Charles-street, Sr, John'p-wood
—The watch is my property. I had it safe last night, but
don't recollect anything more about it, or whether I fell
down. I also had a sovereign and some silver in my pus •