The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

LAW INTEL LIGENCE.—(7his Day.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
HILL V. EVA.NS.

This appeal came on to be mentioned at the sitting of the
Court this morning.
Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., said that after the opinion ex-
pressed by his lordship that the patent was a good patent
in law, it would be improper in him to say anything on the
subject with a view to obtain an alteration of his lordship's
opinion. He would only mention the question of costs.
The learned counsel submitted on three grounds that his
client should not be made liable to pay costs.
Mr. Rolt, Q.C., contended that the costs should follow
the result of the suit.

The Lord Chancellor said that he would dispose of the
question of costs when he decided the cause.

APPEAL-JUDGMENT-DAVIS V. BENNET.

This was an appeal from a decision of the Master of the
Rolls, declaring that the residue of the testatrix's estate
was desirable per capita, and not per stripes, among her
two sisters, Jane and Anne, now living, and her deceased
sister's children, Elizabeth and Ann, amounting altogether,
in children and grandchildren, to 24.
The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the words by
which the testatrix dire ;ted the residue of her personal
estate to be divided between " her two sisters Jane and
Mary, and their children (lawful issue) equally"—meant
that it was to be divided into one-third equal shares, and
that her two sister and their children were to take equal
shares collectively. And also directed the other point to be
argued, whether, under the word " respectively," there
was a substitution of the children of Elizabeth and Anne,
and subdivision of the residue into four parts, as has been
suggested by counsel.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

BOW-STREET.

CHARGE OF EXTENSIVE SWINDLING.—The two men,
who gave the names of Sheen and Keeling, were again
placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, on remand, charged
with obtaining goods under false pretences.
A great number of witnesses wore examined, all of whom
stated that the prisoners had carried on business in all parts
of the city in all kinds of assumed names.
Samuel Dickens said ho was a lodging-house keeper in
Norfolk. street, Strand. On the let of December of last
year the prisoners lodged at his house. They represented
themselves as " Martin and Henry." Sheen said he was
Martin, jun., and that he was carrying on the business of
his father, who was in Ireland. He told me their offices
were in St. Mary-axe. They lived with me six weeks, but
they never paid any rent. They left on the 7th
of January, and in payment Sheen gave me a bill of
exchabge for £l2. He (witness) drew the bill, and
Sheen accept it in the name of "A. Martin." Before it
became due they left the apartments. On opening the two
travelling bags they had loft behind, brickbats and stones
were found in one, and some old and dirty linen in the
other.

r. Fred. Pontifes, of Shoe-lanepcoppersnaith, said—On
the 3d of July last, Sheen called at our place of business in
company with another man. An order was given for
goods to be supplied to "Hughes and Co," to the amount
of £2 10s. The articles ordered were sent and payment
applied for, at 13, Broad-street Buildings, where he saw
Keeling, who said he knew nothing about it as Mr. Hughes
was not at home. Shortly after another order was received
for goods amounting to about £3O, and a reference was given
to Messrs. Haines, St. Mary-at-Hill. The inquiry was
made, but the goods were not supplied. The first lot of
goods had not been paid for.

Charles Bent, porter in the employ of Messrs. Pontifex,
■aid he took the samplesof the goods to the office of Hughes
and Co. He saw both the prisoners. The shorter one
(Keeling) took the goods. The other one said the master
was not at home, and that ho would have to call the next
day for the money.

Robert Witts, an assistant to Messrs. Hampton, of St.
Martin's-le-Grand, said the prisoner Sheen called in No-
vember last and ordered a quantity of carpet for an office.
The goods were sent to St. Mary-axe, but they were never
paid for. . _

Mr. Jones, an auctioneer, said he carried on business at
410, Oxford-street. Some goods were brought there ;
amongst them was a Brussels carpet, chairs, and other
things. An advance was made on them to a lady. The
money was repaid and the goods were given up. A police-
constable called at our office and told us not, to part with
the goods. After that a solicitor came and threatened us
with proceedings if the goods Were not given up after the
amount of the advance had been repaid.

Mr. Henry—Then you parted with goods after you had
received notice not to do so by the police.
Witness—l was threatened by a solicitor if I did not
do so.

Mr. Henry—You ought not to have parted with the
goods.

Witness—l consider we took every precaution.
Mr. Henry—No you did not; don't say so, or I shall
make some very strong observations.
Mr. Bonham, the partner of the former witness, said he
saw the goods sent for sale. Sore© of the things were iden-
tified as having bean obtained from Mr. Herring. Ho did
not know that the whole of the goods had been obtained
by swindling. In giving up the goods they had acted
under what they thought good advice.
Several other witnesses having been examined,

The prisoners were committed to take their trial for for-
gery, conspiracy to defraud, and obtaining goods under
false pretences.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BURGLARY AT A TAVERN.—A man who refused his
name and address, was charged before Mr. Yardley with
burglariously entering the Princess Charlotte Tavern
Princes-street, Hanover-square, and stealing a quantity of
silver, the money of Mr. John Richardson, licensed
victualler.

On being placed at the bar he gave the name George
M'Laren.

James Stevens, 112 C, said about half-past 6 this morn-
ing I was passing the Princess Charlotte Tavern and heard
the rattling of money in the house, and seeing no light I
tried the door and found it secure, and on coming to a
second door in Swallow-place, the prisoner rushed out and
I caught him by the collar of his coat. Prisoner said,
" What are you holding me for, let me go," and hearing
some other person in the house I tried to drag him up to
the docr, but c ,uld not. I then heard a noiso as if some
one had jumped off the counter. I took prisoner to the
station, and hastened back to the house and called up the
landlord, the door being still open, and the landlord made
a search, and on going into the house I found a box on the
floor with 6d. in it behind the door from which the prisoner
came out, and which opened into the public bar. I then
went back to the station.

In answer to Mr. Yardley, the constable said he found
the fanlight over the door unfastened, and it was large
enough to admit a man, :and there were the marks of a
man's hands on the ledge. "On searching the prisoner at
the station," continued the officer, " I found £2 lls. 10d.
in silver in his pocket, and in his waistcoat pocket £1 18s.
6d. in silver also, and in another some more money and
Lucifer matches."

Mr. John Richardson, of the Princess Charlotte public-
house, said—l went to bed at one, and the fanlight I saw
closed. I was not disturbed till the constable rang the bell.
The bolts of the door had been drawn, The box produced
had contained £1 in silver, and was in the till when he
went to bed. The constable showed him the box and the
money was taken from it. A bag had also been taken.
Sergeant Bason, 112 C, said—l examined the fanlight,
and found marks of something having been forced in the
middle of the sash.

Inspector Garforth said, he believed the prisoner had
been transported in the name of George Bull, but ho had
lost sight of him for some time.

Mr. Barnes, the prosecutor's barman, proved fastening
the fanlight over night.

Mr. Yardley said, the charge fell short of burglary, and
the prisoner, who is a determined looking follow, was com-
mitted for trial.

The commission on literary and artistic copy-
right, instituted by an Imperial decree of December last,
instituted by an imperial decree of December last, held its
first s:tting at the Ministry of State the day before yester-
day. Count Walewski, the Minister of State, presided, and
inaugurated the labount of the commission by an able and
appropriate address on the nature and importance of the
duties which they were called on to perform, after which
the general discussion was adjourned to the next sitting.
A Vienna letter of the 20th says :—" We had a
heavy fall of snow here yesterday, so heavy indeed that no
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lions, Master Victor 159 millions scudi, and so on ; while
Master Prussia, with his two big boxes of cavalry and in-
fantry, and no deficit, is weeping bitterly, and wiping his
eyes "I want to have a deficit
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A letter from Hamburg states that considerable
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quantities of vegetables and fruit are regularly imported
there from the United States. By the two last steamers,
3,600 tons of fine freshttpples had arrived from New York
for consumption in Germany.
The King of Prussia presided on the 20th at the
traditional fete of the Royal Orders. Among the numerous
orders conferred on this occasion, We may remark that of
the Red Eagle of the First Class, given to the Aide-de-
Russian Minister of War,
Camp of the Emperor of Russia) and to M. Miliutine,