The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-03 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

LOTTERY IN AID OF THE GERMAN WOUNDED. —At the
Central Criminal Court, George Madder, described as a
newspaper correspondent, and Abraham Lentner, agent,
were charged for conspiring with others to defraud several
persons of money by the sale of tickets of a lottery
in aid of the German wounded soldiers and the relatives
of the dead. A merchant named Felsenthall was
originally charged with complicity, but it appearing that
after receiving a letter from the representatives of the
Crown Princess of Prussia and Count Bernstorff, they
considered the lottery illegal, he withdrew, and was now
called as a witness in the case. The prisoners, after the
withdrawal of Mr. Felsenthall, continued their applica-
tion for subscriptions, and hence the present prosecution.
The prisoners were acquitted on the question of fraud.
CHARGE OF FORGING THE NAME OF A MAJOR-GENERAL,
Thomas -Hallam, 28, clerk, was charged, before the Lord
Mayor, with forging and uttering a cheque for £315, with
intent to defraud Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.,
bankers, Lombard-street. The prisoner had been a
sergeant in the Marines, and was employed in the office
of that service in Spring-gardens, under Major
General Lowder, deputy adjutant-general, who has a
banking account at Mesrrs. Robarts and Co.'s. The
prisoner obtained leave of absence at the end of last No-
vember, and never returned. On the 23rd of that month
a draft for £315 was presented at the bank, purporting to
be signed by General Lowder, with instructions to charge
it to that officer's account, together with an order for
a cheque book. The cheque was dilly paid, and the book
delivered. It afterwards came out that the whole affair
was a fraud. Major-General Lowder stated that the body
of the cheque was in prisoner's handwriting, 'mit the signa-
ture was so like his own that he could not undertake to
swear it was not his. He never, however, drew such
a document, and, if it was his signature,
prisoner must have used a sheet of paper
to which he had attached his signature in order
that some sort of letter might be .written in his absence.
He, however, had not adopted this plan for at least 18
months, and even before that prisoner had no right to
have possession of the paper. The prisoner was appre-
hended about a week ago in Liverpool, and had then nearly
.£1.50 upon him. He was committed for trial.

A marriage is arranged between Baroness Eliza-
beth Van, Dedem, Lady in Waiting to the Queen of Hol-
land, and Mr. Lecky, the well-known author of the " Rise
and Fall of Rationalism," " History of European
Morals, &c.
THE GARROTTING IN BIRMINGHAAL—We are
glad to learn that Mr. Ralph Harrison, the manager of the
Birnzingleam _Daily Gazette has so far recovered from the
brutal attack of Saturday night as to be able to resume
his offcial duties. No trace has as yet been discovered of
the perpetrators of the outrage.
METROPOLITAN PAUPERISAL—ACCOrding tO time
statistics of the Poor-law Board, the return of metropoli-
tan pauperism for last week shews a decrease of 1,401 on
the preceding week. The number of indoor paupers was
36,988 and outdoor 125,390- total 162,378. This is a de-
crease of only 302 compared with the corresponding
period' of last year, an increase of 10,702 over 1869, and a
decrease of 4,451 compared with 1868.
WRECKAGE.—NearIy 200 casks of oil from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been driven on shore
along the south-east coast of the county Wexford, and on
Monday the occurrence was reported to Mr. Coghlan, the
receiver of wreck. None can tell out of what ship they
were washed overboard, or if she herself be still floating
on the sea. The casks are marked, and information may
be gleaned through that channel. The working people
laboured hard to save the oil and 'prevent its return again
to the deep.

THE CHURCH AT HULDIE, MANCHESTER.—The
Bishop of Manchester has gone through the ceremony of
reading an "admonition" to the churchwardens and
sidesmen of the Church of St. John .the Baptist,
The communication had previously been addressed to the
incumbent. •It sets forth that the usages of the church
in question go beyond the limits of the liberty whichis
permitted by the rubrics and canons of the Church of
England in regard to ritual. After reading the admoni-
tion, the Bishop said that, as obedience to his directions
had been promised, the matter might be considered as
settled.

THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY.—Lord Hartingtony
the new Irish Chief Secretary, appeared at the annual
distribution of prizes of the Royal Dublin Society, and
seemed to make a favourable impression. He observed
that he had long felt a deep interest in the
Irish people, and did not come amongst
them as ' a stranger, being •connected with Ire-
land by relationship and property. They had
learned that this useful and meritorious society had
prospered, and the Government had not neglected the
extension of art eduction in Ireland. He" thought it ivas
impossible to overrate the importance of art .education,
both in its material effects and its intellectual advan-
tages. Lord Clonbrock, who subsequeLtly addressed
the assembly said that the school had made steady pro-
gress, and that the Irish school stood first in comparison
with five of the most advanced schools in England. The
Lord-Lieutenant said he could speak with some experience
as he had been present at two previous ceremonies of the
kind, and he was convinced of the progress of
the institution and its beneficial influence. In
conclusion he expressed a hope that an exhibition of Irish
portraits might be got up in Dublin, which would answer
the double purpose of illustrating the history of the coun-
try and forming a valuable exhibitiou of works of art.
No doubt the Government would be glad to aid the
furtherance of such a project,