The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH,
(Before Mr. Justice Wightman.)
LACY V. RHYS.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the well-
known theatrical bookseller of the Strand, against the de-
fendant, the lessee of Sadler's Weis Theatt. „for represent-
a piece entitled " The Roll of the Drue," without the
permission of the plaintiff, he being the owner of the copy-
right, which had been assigned to him by the executors of
the author, Mr. Egerton Wilks.
The jury gave a verdict fcr the plaintiff—damages, £lO.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

MORGAN V. LANGEN.

Mr. Sergeant Piggott, on the part of the plaintiff, moved
for a rule to show cause why the venue of this case should
not be changed from Hereford to London The case had
been sent down for hearing during the last assizes, but had
been postponed owing to there not bring time to tts it. The
plaintiff was a governess, and the defendant a surgeon, and
the libel complained of was a statement made by the defen-
dant that she (plaintiff) was " off her head, and only fit for
a lunatic asylum."
The court granted a rule nisi.

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
NEWTON AND WINNINOTON V. DOMVILE.

The wilt propunded in this case was established, as also
was that in the next case, Blandy and others v, Sowden.
The court then proceeded with the cause of Folbrigg v.
Folbrigg and ()that s, it which it was said the testator was not
in a composed state of mint whoa the will was executed.
The court pronounced in favour of the will.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY BY A DOMESTIC SERVANT.—A well-dressed
young woman, named Rachel Savory, was charged before
Mr. Knox, with stealing a turquoise and gold brooch under
the following circumstances :

Helen Buckingham, lady's maid to Mrs. Corrie, who has
apartments at the house of Mrs. Mary Ann Hunt, 77, Mar.
ga.‘ et-street, Cavendish-squrre, deposed that on Tuesday,
between 12 and 1 o'clock, she placed her mistress's tur-
quoise and gold brooch in the pincushion on the dress ng
table. in the course of the afternoon she (witness) went
out, and on her return missed the brooch. She spoke to
her mistress, who said she had not seen it, and afterwards
to Mrs Hunt, and the brooch was found in the possession
of the prisoner.
Mrs, Mary Ann Hunt deposed that the prisoner was in
her service, having entered it on Saturday last. On the last
witness speaking to her about the loss of the brooches, she
questioned the prisoner, who denied all knowledge of it,
but subsequently took it from her pocket and handed it to
her.

Mr. Knox asked what sort of character she had with the
prisoner, and her age.
Mrs. Hunt said she had a very good character from the
prisoner's aunt, and that prisoner was about 20 years of
age.

Ann Franklin, servant to Mrs. Hunt, said she had been
robbed of some pocket handkerchiefs and other articles.
Mr. Knox said he should remand the prisoner fur a week.

THAMES.

BENEVOLENCE.—On Mr. Partridge taking his seat for
the third time since his appoin•ment he handed to our re-
porter a letter of which the tollowing is a copy :

" Sir,—l enclose postage stamps to the amount of 105.,
which I request may be applied for the benefit of the child,
Mary Mahoney, whose case was reported in the newspapers
of the 13th instant. I beg to state that my motive is the
consider ation that the just punishment to which her brutal
step-father was sentenced may possibly be productive of
evil of another kind to his victim, namely, that of want
from the cessation of the man's earnings during his impr.-
sonment,"

Mr. Partridge said the money should be applied accord-
ing to the wishes of his benevolent corre,pondent.
A LUCkY ESCAPE.—jano M'Cormack, an old and dirty
Irish woman, who has been convicted of felony three times,
and is known to be a most dexterous thief, was brought be.
fore Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 13s. 6d. from the
person of George William Fen Lewis, a waterman, of No.
8, Pill-street, Ratel4-Highway.
The prosecutor stated that he was returning from a
theatre at an early hlur this morning, when he was ac-
costed by the prisoner, who asked biro to treat ber, to which
he replied that he had no objection whatever, if a public-
house were open. They went to a pub ic•house, but could
tot btain schnis4ion, and he left her. Directly afterwards
he missed his money, 13s. 6d. It was wrapped up in a
small piece of paper. He ran after the prisoner, and said,
" Now, give me back my money, or I will send you to
primsor. n.'ilaruShideareluNsvede treoyreenstosroebearpfarthing to him, and he
gave her into custody.
Witness--I was sober enough to know what I was
about.

A Police conssable named William Andrews, 33 H, said
the prisoner was given into his custody. He found no
money upon her. He searched a narr,w court where the
man said he lost his money. He could find nothing there.
The prosecutor was the worse for liquor, indeed, very
drunk.

Mr. Partridge said the evidence did not go far enough to
justify him in committing
the prisoner for trial, and
ordered the prisoner to be clisoharged.