The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-27 00:00:00

LAW INT:

.This Day,

ROLLS COURT.
ELLICE V. ROUPELL.

This was a case in which the plaintiffs prayed
that they might be at liberty to examine Alfred
Douglas Harwood, of Copthall-court, City, and other
witnesses, who could prove any matters tending to
show or establish the due execution by R. P. Roupell and
his wife of an indenture of Sept. 26, 1853, and the right and
title of the plaintiffs thereunder, and that such testimony
might be recorded by the court in order to the perpetuation
thereof.

His Honour ordered the plea to stand for an answer with
Liberty to accept.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH:
DR. CAMPBELL AND THE " SATURDAY REVIEW."
In this case the Rev. Dr. Campbell, proprietor of the
British Ensign, brought an action for libel against the
publisher of the Saturday Review.
Verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £5O.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT.
(Before tho Common Sergeant and a Jury.)
BREAK DOWN OF AN ENGINE ON TUE UNDERGROUND

RAILWAY AND DETENTION OF TILE JUDGE.

This morning considerable surprise was expressed at the
lateness of the judge, whose non-arrival by half-past 10
caused some discussion in court. At about 10 minutes to
11. Mr. Chambers, Q.C., the Common Sergeant, arrived,
and on taking his seat on the bench, said " I must apolo-
gise for being so late, but an engine on the underground
railway brae down and caused some detention."
Mr. Robinson—We are very glad to see that your lord-
ship has arrived safely.
Several undefended cases were taken, and the Court then
prodeeded to try those which were defended.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

FORGING A BILL OF EXCHANGE.—Wm. James Taylor,
a respectable looking man, was charged before Mr. Knox
with forging a bill of exchange for £5O under the following
circumstances : _

Mr. Henry Passey, cap manufacturer, of 17, Little New-
port street, deposed that in the month of November or De-
cember, 1861, the prisoner called upon him and offered him
a bill for £5O (produced), and asked him to cash it. He
kept the bill and made inquiries, and left it with a Mr.
Harding. It was drawn by Wm. James Taylor, and ac-
cepted by Thomas Harding and Sons, and was made pay-
able at the Argyle-place branch of the Union Bank.
Mr. Horace Welsh Harding, of the firm of Harding and
Sons, 108, Regent-street, said he managed the business of
'the firm, and the acceptance was not written by him or by
his authority. The firm banked at the Union Bank. In
1861 he obtained a summons at this court against the pri-
soner, but he did not attend to it, and he had not seen him

since.
Mr. Agar, superintendent of the Windsor borough police,
said he apprehended the prisoner, who described himself as
an accoutrement maker at Kingsland.
James Stevens, 27 C, stated that he received the pri-
soner in custody, when he said that he thought the matter
was settled, as he bad done business with Mr. Passey seve-
ral times since.
The prisoner made no defence, and was committed for
trial.
PARISH PROSECUTION OP BROTHEL-REEPERI4..—Johrt
Septimus Saul, described as a builder, 27, St. James's-
market, was charged before Mr. Knox with keeping a
brothel at 32, Great 'Windmill-street; and.
Antonio Corton and Sarah Littleton, 8, George-court;
Julius Lilienthal and Elizabeth Brinton, 4, Francis-
street ;
John 'Whitley and Victorine Whitley, 8, Great James-
street ;
Ann Donohoe, 7, Great James-street ; and Mary Wood
mid Frances Jackson, Great Windmill-street, were charged
with a similar offence.
Mr. Allen, Carlisle-street, Soho, prosecuted for the parish
authorities of St. James's, and Mr. Edward Lewis, Great
Marlborough-street, defended some of the prisoners.
Sergeant George Appleton, 26 C, deposed that he knew
Saul as the keeper of the house 32, Great Windmill-street
and Wood and Jackson as his servants.
In answer to Mr. Lewis, the sergeant said he had seen
Jackson at the house for the past two years.
Mr. Allen said that Saul was not only the keeper of the
house mentioned, but of several others of a similar descrip-
tion.
Mr. Knox committed the prisoners to the sessions, fixing
the bail, Saul in £lOO himself, and two sureties of £5O; the
servants at £4O each, and two sureties of £2O each.
The whole of the other prisoners were committed to the
sessions, as also was Sophia Campbell, 51, Rupert-street,
subsequently brought up, bail being taken for them.
Some of the prisoners wero stated by Mr. Allen to be no-
torious brothel 'keepers, and that they had kept their houses
open in defiance of the attempt of the authorities to sup-
press houses of the kind in the particular localities.