The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-08 00:00:00

THE TRUST DEED QUESTION.

His Honour (Mr. Commissioner Goulburn) decided this
morning that when a creditor had signed a trust deed he
should be entitled to apply to the Court of Bankruptcy for
permission to issue process against the debtor upon default
being made in any of the instalments. There was a clause
in the Act of Parliament under which a creditor was en-
titled to a Court, andthe Court of Common Pleas has ruled
that such Court is the Court of Bankruptcy, and no other.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day,

OLD COURT.

The May session of the Central Criminal Court com-
menced this day, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and
the other civic officials.

The calendar is a comparatively light one, although
comprises the names of 92 prisoners for theft:
_ _

The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said the cases
to be tried would be of the ordinary description, and
although the calender was a light one, it was to be re-
gretted that it contained a charge of murder. It would
present no further difficulty, and it would be a great
satisfaction when those cases of child murder be-
come more rare than was now the case. There was
a charge of manslaughter, and a complicated case in which
several insurance companies were concerned, but with
these exceptions the cases called for no remark.
After a short time the trials commenced in both courts,
but were confined, during the early part of the morning, to
Mint cases.

Mary Ellis was indicted for uttering a counterfeit half
crown.

From the evidence of the prosecution it appeared that, on
the evening of the 17th of April, the prisoner went into the
French Horn public-house, Crutched Friars, and, having
been served with a small quantity of gin, tendered half-a-
crown which was counterfeit. She was recognised as the
prisoner who had succeeded in passing one about a fort-
night previously, and was therefore given into custody.
For the prisoner it was contended that the witnesses had
made a mistake in the identity of the prisoner, but the jury
returned a verdict of guilty.
The Recorder asked if anything was known relative to the
prisoner, as he observed from the depositions that she had
refused all information concerning herself.

The officer said he had been unable to discover anything.
The Recorder said it was very painful to see a young
woman in the position of the prisoner. He then sentenced
her to 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day.

THE ALHAMBRA PALACE APPEAL.

This morning the appeal of Mr. Frederick Strange, the
proprietor of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-square, was
taken into consideration by th.G Middlesex magistrates.

It will be recollected that some time since a move-
ment was commenced on the part of the managers of
the metropolitan theatres to suppress various kinds
of entertainments which had been given at the
principal music halls in London, and which, it was con-
tended, were "stage plays" within the meaning of the 6th
and 7th of Victoria. Mr. Strange was proceeded against
very strictly after he commenced the lesseeship of the
Alhambra Palace, for—contrary to act of parliament—
allowing the performance of an oriental divertissement,
which, it was contended, was a "stage play," and for
the representation of which ho had not the requisite
authority. Tho entertainment in question was the dagger
dance from the spectacle of " Azael the Prodigal," and as
the ladies flourished their harmless instruments of death
in various ways, it was contended by the law preservers
that it was a stage play, and, therefore, in perform-
ing it without a license, Mr. Strange had sub-
jected himself to a penalty of £2O. The magistrate
decided that the act had been infringed, and in-
flicted a nominal penalty on Mr. Strange, who appealed
against the conviction, and hence the present proceedings.
The Canterbury and Oxford Hall Company, it will
be recollected, were also favoured with the at-
t.mtion of the Associated Theatrical Managers for the
performance of the brilliant optical illusion at the Can-
terbury Hall, entitled " Hodge Podge," but Mr. Norton, in
disposing of the case at the Lambeth Police-court, ex-
pressed a hope that some alteration would be made in the
law, as it appeared to him it was most desirable some de-
finite steps should be adopted with a view to enable the
proprietors of the music halls to give a species of entertain-
ment of a very attractive nature without infringing the law.
The crusade, however, was kept up, and matters became so
complicated that Mr. Locke, the member for Southwark,
had introduced a bill into Parliament, which stands. for a
second reading on Wednesday, to regulate the various kinds
of performances at music halls as well as at theatres.

The question in dispute to-day contained in the question
aye or no was " the Dagger Dance," a stage play. The
counsel for the appellant, Mr. Strange, contend it was not,
and the other side joined issue on this point.
The magistrates had not given their decision when we
went to press.

(We shall give the decision in our late edition.)

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, May B.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but cloudy
at times.

HARWICH, May s.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Tasaloe, for
Caldera.
OFF DARTMOUTH, May 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Tra-
falgar, from London for Madras.
OFF TORBAY, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—John
Brewster, from Colombo.
PLYMOUTH, May 7.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Pasgo, from
Buenos Ayres.
MUMBLES, May s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Zehluna,
from Coquimbo.
BRISTOL May 7.—Wind :S.E.—Arrived—Orchid, from
Barbadoes ; Ostrich, and Wingolf, from Havannan ; Gre-
nade, from Mauritius.
LAMLASH, May s.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Stella, for St.
John's, Newfoundland.
FALMOUTH, May 7.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Oberon,
from Bahia ; isfargaretta, from Rio Janeiro ; Ljohnken,
from Havannah.