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London, England, 1863-11-17 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Bramwell,
Channel], and Pigott.)

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. SILLIAN AND OTHERS..--THE

SEIZURE OF THE ALEXANDRA.

It will be remembered that this was an information filed
by the Attorney-General with a view of obtaining, on the
part of the Crown, a condemnation of the ship Alexandra,
as well as imposing penalties upon certain persons con-
cerned in the equipping, fitting out, and furnishing of the
ship contrary to the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment
Act. After a very protracted trial the jury found a verdict
for the defendants, the Attorney General tendering a bill of
exceptions to the Lord Chief Baron, before whom the case
was tried. Some further steps were then taken with re-
spect to the bill of exceptions in the court, when it was
agreed that the better way of reopening the whole ques•
tion was to abandon the bill of exceptions and move in the
court for a new trial. The Attorney-General, on this
arrangement, accordingly moved the court for a rule
to chow why a new trial should not be granted
on the ground of misdirection by the Lord Chief Baron,
and also that the verdict was against the evidence. After
hearing the learned gentleman at considerable length, the
Court, on the sth instant, granted the Attorney-General a
rule calling upon the defendants to show cause, and this
morning Sir 11. Cairns, on the part of defendants, attended
to support the finding of the jury, and also to state his
reasons why the rule granted to the Attorney-General
should be discharged. The learned gentleman, at some
length, proceeded to state the exact position of the case,
and then quoted a number of cases in which Lord Stowell
and other distinguished authorities had laid down the
law with respect to neutral States, and according
to whose judgment there was clearly no case to which the
plaintiffs could point to support their view of the case. In
the sth volume of Canning's speeches, page 50, several
observations would be found to support his argument; and
again in 1793 nothing could be more clear than the law
laid down with respect to neutral powers by the United
States, when application was made by England to them to
prevent the building and fitting out of privateers in Ame-
rican ports by the representatives of the French Republic.
The learned gentleman was proceeding when we went to
press.

The arguments in this case, it is expected, will occupy
four days at least.

SURREY THEATRE.

On Saturday a new drama entitled " The Game of Life;
or, the Swallows of Paris," was produced here with im-
mense success. On Miss Pauncefort, Mr. Shepherd, and
Mr. Fernandez the chief weight of the piece rested, and they
carried it through with great vigour and talent. Mr. Shep-
herd deserves much credit for his picturesque make-up as
the miser, and also for a characteristic representation of a
Frenchman in the prologue. Miss Pauncefort and Miss
Gordon were effective in their respective parts, and played
with much energy. The audience paid great attention to
the progress of the play, which, although very complicated,
is nevertheless very interesting and amusing. There was
exceedingly effective scenery, the conflagration that ensues
at the end of the second act receiving well-merited applause
—and altogether " The Game of Life; or, The Swallows of
Paris," may be recorded as a genuine success.
A broad burlesque, entitled " Mad Fred," which is a
rough burlesque of the Drury-lane play, was also produced
for the first time. Mad Fred is played by the chief low
comedian, Mr. T. Thorne, who seems to have obtained the
thorough goodwill of his audience. Of course the Pepper
mode of raising ghosts or spirits is brought into operation,
which, with the very clever scenery by Mr. Johnson, and
the singing of Miss JacDbs, carried the extravaganza to a
successful conclusion.

niE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1863,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

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ROBBERY BY A FOREIGNER.-Emil Lebred, who de-
scribed himselt as a chemist, of Vire, Normandy, was
charged with stealing a work-box containing money, a
deposit book, and other articles of the value of £4, the pro-
perty of Mr. Ole Tofte, 47, Wardour-street, Soho.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner lodged
in the prosecutor's house, and took advantage of the absence
of the prosecutor to enter one of his rooms and take away
the workbox. When searched by Michael Reardon, 72 E,
a shilling which had been taken from the workbox (posi-
tively sworn to, it having been given to the prosecutor's
little boy, and the prosecutor having marked it with the
initials of his son and those of the friend who had given it
to him) was found in the prisoner's possession.
The evidence having been read over to the prisoner by
Mr. Albert, the interpreter, the prisoner was remanded.