The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF QUIEN'S BENCH.

Their lordships were occupied the whole of this morning
with hearing the arguments of the Attorney-General in a
case relative to the infringment of a certain design used in
the ornamentation of woollen fabrics. The case did not
possess the slightest general interest.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
FOSTER T. FOSTER AND BERRIDGE.

This cause was tried last term, and a verdict was given
in favour of the plaintiff, the jury assessing the damages at
£5,000. The petitioner was a major in the Indian army
and applied to the court for dissolution of his marriage, and
the present application was made on the part of the co re-
spondent to intervene on the ground that as both parties
were domiciled in India the court had no jurisdiction. After
hearing the arguments of counsel the application was re-
fused with costs.

ARCHES COURT.
(Before Dr. Luehington.)
JONES (CLERK) V. JEFF (CLERK).

. .
This was a suit instituted by the Rev. Mr. Jones, the in-
cumbent of the parish of Llandebar,in Merionethshire against
the Rev. Mr. Jeff, a clergyman of the Church of England,
for preaching in an unconsecrated chapel or building
after he had been warned that proceedings would be
instituted against him before this court on letter of request
from the Bishop of Bangor.
The defendant admitted the allegations in the libel.

Dr. Lushington, at some length, gave judgment, and said
that the defendant had, in open defiance of plaintiff,
preached in an unlicensed building after he had been
warned that proceedings would be instituted, and there-
fore he had challenged the present state of things. The
act committed was against law and canonical obedience,
and he should, therefore, admonish the defendant and
condemn him in all the costs.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)

SINGULAR CUSTOM AMONGST THE JEWS DURING PASS

OVER...-BRAVO V. DUTTON.

This was an action to recover for services rendered, plain
tiff being a sailor, and defendant landlord of the Red Lion,
Bevis Marks.

His Honour—Well, plaintiff, what is this all about ?

Plaintiff—lt is a claim for serving out the rum and statub
during Passover.

His Honour—For what ?

Plaintiff—Perhaps, I had better explain. You must
know that the Jews are very particular during Passover
week, and they will not drink any other liquor but rum and
shrub. It is necessary that the publican should employ a
person to attend specially to this duty, and I was chosen.
I went down to the docks and tasted the rum, saw it cleared,
and finally witnessed its being sealed up,
His Honour—What was that for ?

Plaintiff—So that it might not be tampered with. It is a
very particular and old custom with the Jews to drink this,
but it must be quite unadulterated,

His Honour—Well, and what did you do besides all this ?
Plaintiff—l served it out, so that there might not be any
mistake. I charged altogether for these services £2 25.,
and I have received a portion of that sum.

His Honour—Well, these are very peculiar services, and

I suppose valuable in a particular point of view. Defendant
is not here to dispute the matter, so you will have a verdict
with costs.

Verdict for plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR HISTORY OF A THIEF—RECONNOITRING IN
MAYFAIR —Thomas Coyle, a tall thin man, with one arm,
and James Goldsmith, both of whom lodge at low lodging-
houses in the neighbourhood of Tothill-street, Westminster,
were charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in Curzon-
street, Chesterfield-street, and Queen-street, Mayfair, and
going down several areas, for the purpose of committing
felonies.

William Kelly, 63 C, said that yesterday afternoon,
about five o'clock, ha saw the two prisoners loitering in
the neighbourhood of Curzon-street. He watched th-rn,
and saw Coyle go down several areas, while Goldsmith
waited for him at the top. Knowing that they had both
been in custody for robberies, he took them into custody,
when Coyle said that he had been to one of the houses, No.
4, Queen-street, to RA the housekeeper for a letter for the
hospital, and on his taking the prisoner there the house-
keeper said that Coyle had asked for a letter. Goldsmith
said that he only went with Coyle to assist him in getting
the letter. At the station the prisoners were searched, but
nothing was found on them, and, on making inquiries, he
found they lived at a very low lodging .house in St. Ann's-
street, Westminster.

Mr. Knox asked if anything was known of the prisoners,
when Sergeant Birch, 25 B, a most experienced officer, gave
the following history of Coyle :
Sergeant Birch said that two years ago Coyle was tried
at the Clerkenwell Sessions, and was convicted and am
tented to two years' imprisonment, for going to a house in
Bolton-street, and while the servant had gone to ask her
master a question for the prisoner, who had gone on a ficti-
tious errand, he stole a purse, containing a cheque on
Messrs. Coutts' and Co.'s bank for £2O, and a number of
sovereigns and shillings belonging to the Rev. Mr. Smith,
a clergyman from Dorsetshire. On the day Coyle was
taken into custody on the above charge he had been to the
house of the Hon.Pdr. Walpole, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-
square, and stolen a gold chronometer of the value of 50
guineas, having asked the servant to get him a sheet
of note paper that he might write a letter to
the gentleman at the House. He had also stolen
some property of value from the dining- room of
the Misses Maitland, in Grosvenor-place. He also
attempted a similar thing at Lady Somers', in Grosvenor-
place. At one house he visited he introduced himself to a
lady of title, and shook hands with her, passing himself off
as one of the Russell family, but the lady found out the im-
position, and instantly ordered him to leave the house. He
also called at Lord Howe's, Curzon House, Mayfair, but
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Goldsmith has also been unfavourably known to the
police, it being his practice to call at houses with French
polish, and, after leavir g, several things have been missed.
He is also known as the associate of thieves.
Mr. Knox committed them for three months each with
hard labour.