The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-21 00:00:00

Lascelles to the prisoner for 2/.os. 3d. The following is
a copy of the cheque :

" 7, Fechurch-street.
" Messrs. TTankey,---Pay Mr—Morley,n or bearer, two
pounds and threepence. "ARTHUR LASCELLES."
Mr. J. Legge, cashier at Hankey's, said the Hon. A.
Lascelles keeps an account with us. We have received
a communication from him -relative to this cheque for
2001„ and we believe it to. be forged.
Upon the completion of the evidence by Mr. Lascelles.
the prisoner will be committed for trial.

GIFILDHALL.—SamueI Marshall Legge was charged
with conspiring with his two sons, who had lately be-
come bankrupts, to defraud Mr. Joseph Nicholson, of
107, Shoreditch, and others, of goods to the value *of
1,400/.
The evidence taken on the last examination showed
that the_prisoner had been living at 4, York-terrace,
Southampton, and that he and Joseph Legge, one of
the bankrupts, were found there in possession of a large
quantity of property belonging to the estate, and iden-
tified by the creditors, on Sunday, the 4th' of
the present month. The prisoner passed under the name
of Marshall only, and denied all knowledge of the
bankrupts until after Joseph Legge was in custody,
when he admitted the relationship existing between
them.

Mr. Clarkson then said that Joseph Legge had been
committed to the Queen's Prison under the warrant of
one of the. Commissioners in Bankruptcy, from which
place he had been brought up on a habeas corpus, to be
charged in this court.
Joseph Legge was then ordered to stand in the dock.
Mr. Clarkson briefly stated that about 15 months
ago Joseph and John Legge set up in business as cabinet-
makers and upholsterers in Churton-street, Pimlico,
where they opened a shop, as the learned counsel alleged,
for the purpose of getting into their possession the goods
of honest tradesmen without paying for them, which
they disposed of, with the agency of their father, who
established himself in _Southampton and different parts
of the conntry, and received the goods which the bank-
rupts consigned to him in various names, and would
doubtless have parted with them by auction or other-
wise had not a vigilant officer traced them out soon
after their delivery at the prisoner's house in Southamp-
ton and taken possession of them on behalf of the bank-
rupts' creditors.
In support of this statement a number of witnesses
were called, who proved the dispatch of considerable
quantities of valuable property by railway at Southamp-
ton by the younger Legges, and its receipt at Southamp-
ton by the elder prisoner sometimes in one and some-
times in another name. A creditor identified a portion
of the goods discovered at Southampton as his property.
The prisoners were remanded, as was also the wife of
the elder Legge, who was examined at a subsequent
part of the day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Elizabeth Anthony
was charged with having wilfully set fire to her master's
house, No: 82, Brewer-street, Golden-square.
The evidence presented a case of strong suspicion, as
the house, in which the prisoner was a domestic, was set
on fire three times -in four days, under circumstances
which left no doubt of wilful incendiarism. Prisoner
was remanded.

WORSHIP-STREET. John Lewis Robertson was
charged with having deserted his wife, Euphemia, who
had since become chargeable to the parish of St. Leonard's,
Shoreditch.

The prisoner cultivated the acquaintance of the com-
plainant towards the end of last year, when she was
comfortably settled in a small way of business, with 501.
in the savings' bank, and at Christmas married her.
After ill-treating her for three weeks he deserted her,
taking with him not only the ready money of her busi-
ness, reserved for paying liabilities, but also the remains
of the store in the savings' bank. The loss of her money
ruined her, and she was reduced to the parish.
Prisoner made 'a lame excuse about his wife's temper,
and said he had not spent all the money, and was willing
to live with-her again. •
Mr. D'Eyncourt adjourned the case for a week, to
give the prisoner a space for repentance and reparation.

ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT
INSTITUTION.

The thirty-eighth anniversary festival of this excellent
society, established to afford relief to decayed artists of
the United Kingdona, and for• affording assistance to
their widovis and orphans, was celebrated at the Free-
masons' Tavern on Saturday evening, the Right Hon.
the Earl Granville presiding.
Upon the removal of the cloth the health of " Her
Majesty," "His Royal Highness Prince Albert (the
patron of the society), Albert, Prince of Wales, and the
other members of the Royal family," not forgetting the
illustrious stranger, whose name the noble earl said he
was not at liberty to announce, " The Army and Navy,"
and other customary toasts, were drunk with all the
honours.
The Noble CHAIRMAN said he had next to propose
Prosperity to the Artists' General Benevolent In-
stitution." (Cheers.) In recommending that toast to
their notice he did not think it would be necessary for
him to detain them with a long speech, indeed he had
an objection to long speeches or. these festive occasions.
He felt that institution was most important to the inter-
ests of artists, and in pleading its claims to support he
could not but refer back with pleasure to the time when
the place he had then the honour to fill had been occu-
pied by the late Sir Robert Peel. He found that upon
that occasion their distinguished president showed that
the-principle on which the relief was afforded from that
institution was such as most to conduce to the benefit
of the artist, merit and distress constituting the only
claim to relief; and he was happy to see that the insti-
tution had been generally well supported by the public.
In looking over the report of the year when Sir Robert
was president, and comparing with that of this year, he
regretted to find that the receipts were 2001. less than
upon that occasion ; but, on the ,other hand, he was
gratified to find that, whereas, .n 1852, relief was
afforded to 24 artists, last year only 15 artists had re-
ceived relief, those who had been assisted being chiefly
the widows and daughters of artists. He though that a
gratifying fact, as showing the increased prosperity-
existing amongst artists. He thought it was impos-
sible to read the first item on the list of relief afforded
—an eminent landscape and portrait painter 501.
without feeling what distress of mind and bodily suffer-
ing might be alleviated by such a donation, properly
bestowed. When they consider how many men of
genius might be incapacitated for a time, by sickness
or misfortune, from gaining their livelihood, he was
sure they
.would all feel with him that it was their duty
to support the institution to the utmost of their power.
(Cheers.)
The toast having been drunk with great enthusiasm,
Sir CHAS. EASTLAKE proposed "The health of the
noble chairman, the right. hon. the Earl Granville," and
in doing se briefly alluded to an article which appeared
in one of our morning contemporaries last week, relative
to public dinners, assuring the meeting that every eco-
nomyin conducting the affairs of the
society.
The Twas
toast exercised_hving
been
en drunk with all the honours,
a
The Noble CHAIRMAN returned thanks for the way in
which his health . had been proposed and responded to.
His friend Sir Charles Eastlake had alluded to an article
which had appeared in a public print relative to there
dinners in aid of charitable institutions. He . did not
deny that the article was written with considerable
humour, but he could-not agree with the writer that as
much money would be collected for the charities without
these festive reunions, RS he believed there was no time
when a man was more disposed to be generous than after
a good dinner—(laughter)—and that they had decidedly
had that day, for he counted on the bill of fare no less
than fifty recherche dishes, the whole of which had been
served up in a style that would not well be surpassed.
(Cheers.) Though he was their chairman, he did not
possess a red riband, and he had left his white waistcoat
at home—(laughter)—and so far from being surrounded
by excessively dull-looking men, he did pot think he had
ever seen so many intellectual countenances before ;
whilst the business of the evening had been most agree-
ably relieved by music admirably performed. Therefore,
their dinner did not agree with that described in the
paper alluded to ; and though, perhaps, in some of these
festivals there had been too much of the donations ex-
pended in their management, the accounts of their so-
ciety showed that was not the case with them; (Hear,
hear.) He had had the honour of attending two public
dinners abroad, which he might be allowed briefly to
describe. The first occasion was at Pesth, a few years
since, on the opening of a railway, and the dinner was
laid out in a tent adjoining the station. The whole of
the company, with the exception of himself, were dressed
in the picturesque costume of the Magyars, with Hes-
sian boots, velvets, furs, jewels, &c. ; and towards the
conclusion of the dinner he was somewhat astonished
by five gentlemen rising at one time and all speaking
together— (laughter) —and presently afterwards one
gentleman, more animated than the rest, jumped
upon the table and addressed the company with
great volubility. That gentleman he afterwards
learned to be M. Kossuth, of whom they had since
great majority remaining
thheeardcorosponmyubchro.keAutp,th conclusion of this speech
the e
to dance polkas and quadrilles with the peasant girls
and ladies assembled to witness the festivities. Now,
he did not know how well prepared Sir Charles East-
lake might be to follow his profession next day, if he
were to come there booted and furred, and remain Id
dance pollias—(laughter)—but he had no doubt a great
saving of time would be effected if five gentlemen were
to speak simultaneously, though 'it might not be altogether
intelligible. (Laughter.) The other dinner he had the
honour to attend was at the Hotel de Ville last year,
when the dinner was brought to a conclusion, four
speeches delivered, and the company out of the room in
an hour and a quarter from entering it—(laughter)—
and on their return shortly afterwards, when the cloth
was removed, they were entertained with some excellent
music. Now, though he did not think it would be
quite agreeable to Englishmen to equal their neighbours
in expedition, he thought there might be some improve-
ments in conducting these dinners. He would have a
little music with the dessert, then the speeches of the
evening, and then a great deal of music—(cheers)—and
he thought that the knowledge of the entertainment
awaiting them would conduce to short speeches
(cheers)--and at the same time gentlemen who were en:
gaged in business throughout the day would be happy
to attend the festivals of the different institutions, being
assured of spending a pleasant evening, and getting
home at a reasonable hour. (Cheers.) He begged once
more to thank them for the honour conferred dpon him,
and to assure them Pat he had had the greatest pleasure
in being present to press the claims of that institution
on publiclsupport._ (Cheers.)
" Sir Charles Lock Eastlake and the Royal Aca-
r "The British Institution, and all the other So,
oieties established for the promotion of the Fine Arts i"