The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.)
(Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.)
RUSSELL V. ADAMS.-EREACH OF PROMISE.

The Lord Chief r,aron summed up the evidence this
Morning, at the conclusion of which the jury retired to
consider their verdict. They had not returned into Court
when we went to press.

At two o cbck the jury returned into court and informed
the learned judge that they could not agree.

The Lord Chief Baron said he was one of those
who thought it a disgrace to human nature that
juries should be starved into giving a verdict,
yet he felt that as they had not been engaged an unusual
time in considering their verdict, it might yet be possible
for them to come to some conclusionif they gave the facts some
further consideration. The learned judge then recapitulated
the leading points of the evidence, and remarked it was for
them to say whether the plaintiff had proved her case to
their satisfaction; if not, it then became their duty to
return a verdict for the defendant.
The jury then again retired, and, in about 20 minutes,
eturned into court.

In answer to the usual question whether they were
agreed,
The Foreman said— As the plaintiff has not made out her
ease to our entire satisfaction, we of necessity find a Verdict
for the defendant.
There was a slight attempt at cheering, but it was in..
atantly suppressed.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Sir C. Creswell, Judge Ordinary )
DANtIES V. DAVIES AND HUGHES-A CLANDESTINE HAR-

RIAGE IN THE KITCHEN.
This was a suit for a dissolution of marriage promoted by
the husband against his wife on the ground of adultery
with the co-respondent.
The marriage took place in May, 1841, the petitioner and
the respondent at that time being in the service of Mr.
Pressland, living at Cosford, Staffordshire, as valet and
cook respectively. The marriage was without the know-
ledge of the master, but they continued to live there until
the year 1846, when for some unassigned reason the peti •
tioner left Mr. Pressland's service, and entered that of Mr.
Otters, in Bedford-place. The respondent remained at her
place, and the co-respondent, William Hughes, succeeded
the petitioner as valet. An intimacy ensued between
Hughes and Mrs. Davies, which resulted in the birth of a
child, of which Hughes was the father.
This morning the Judge Ordinary gave judgment for the
petitioner, and the decree nisi was therefore granted.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Mon-
day, Feb. 9.—Admissions on payment, 1,177; do. by sea-
-8:)11 tickets, 961 ; total, 2,138.
The Lord-Lk utenancy of Wilts is now vacant by
the demise of the venerable Marquis of Lansdowne. It is
rumoured that the Marquis of Ailesbury is likely to MC-
ceel to the office.—altsborY Journal,

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SHARE BIARKETS—This Day.
- 1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF HORSE STEALING.—A PERSON
CHARGED WITH STEALING HIS OWN PROPERTY.-Mr.
Frederick Fletcher, a fish salesman at Billingsgate market,
and residing at 12, Globe-road, Mile-end, was charged be-
fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a horse of the value of
£4O, the property of Mr. Godwin Winter, corn dealer, of
Claybrooke House, Fulham, and Leicester-place, and whose
town stables are at Anglesea-yard, Haymarket.
Mr. Beard appeared for Mr. Fletcher. _

The prosecutor said, that last night between eight and
nine o'clock he drove from Fulham to the Anglesea•yard,
where his town stables were. Shortly after Mr. Fletcher
came into the yard, and unharnessed the horse, and wished
to take it out of the yard.
Mr. Beard said he might as well inform his worship at
once that his defence would be that the horse was Mr.
Fletcher's own property.

The prosecutor then said that Mr. Fletcher, having
unharnessed the horse, sent his man for a halter and wanted
to take the horse away, but he would not allow him and
sent for a constable and gave him in charge. Mr. Fletcher
laid claim to the horse, and previous to doing so he claimed
the harness.

Mr. Beard asked the prosecutor whether he did not know
that Mr. Fletcher had been defrauded out of a horse, trap,
and harness.

The prosecutor said ho had a stamped receipt for the
horse signed by a person named Clark.
Mr. Beard—Yes, the man who stole it from us.
Mr. Tyrwhitt--I never heard such a case of horse steal-
ing before, and I have heard a good many. It is quite clear
there was no stealing et the horse at all. The accused is dis-
charged.

Mr. Beard then asked to have the horse restored to Mr.
Fletcher, who he said was a highly respectable job sales-
man at Billingsgate.
The prosecutor declined to give up the horse, and upon
this Mr. Beard served the police with a notice to deliver the
horse to his client.

A PROSECUTOR WANTINCI.—JuIie Porn, a well dressed
female, was charged with stealing a gold watch of the value
of £2B, the property of Mr. Evan Grant, of 12, Dover-street,
gentleman.

The accused was placed at the bar, but there was no pro-
secutor in attendance to go on with the case.
Inspector Wilson said he did not think Mr. Grant in-
tended to appear.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said if that was so the accused must be
discharged.