The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-20 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY

SCHOLBRIDGE V. WARD. CLERK.
This was an issue directed under an appeal against a deci-
sion of the Tithes Commutation Commissioners.
The plaintiff set up that the commutation was excessive, in-
asmuch as the lands of the parish (Tenterden) and the Weald
of Kent were distinguished in two classes, upland and town-
land, for the latter of which there had been an established
modus of 4d. tithe per acre. At the trial the Judge stated
his opinion to the Jury, that the if odus had not been proved,
and the terdict accordingly was found for the defendant.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL now obtained a rule nisi for a
new trial on the ground of misdirection.

GUILDHALL-( THIS DAY).
Ctin acx-rates.—Mr. George Simmons, of 203, Upper
Thames-street, appeared before Messrs. Magnay and Fare-
brother, the sitting Aldermen, on a summons granted at the
instance of the Churchwardens of the parish of St. Mary's, to
show cause why he refused to pay the sum of 13s. 4d for
Church-rates.
The Churchwarden being sworn stated, that he called se.
veral times on the defendant, who refused to pay as he was nut
a member of the Church of England, and also expressed dis-
approbation of the manner in which the money was expended.
Mr. Alderman FA ItEBROTHER said, that tthatever might
be Mr. Simmons's private opinions, he (Mr. Alderman Fare-
brother) was bound to administer the law as he found it. Even
supposing their feelings of opposition► to Church-rates were the
same, there was no means by which he could avoid making an
order for the yi) went of the claim.
The defendant said that the salaries paid to the different offi-
' cials about the church were exorbitant, and if he were obliged to
pay this claim now, he would have no future means of appealing
against these abuses.
Mr. Alderman MAcNAY said Mr. Simmons could keep a
watchful eye over the proceedings of the vestry, which he sup-
posed was open to the parishioners. He agreed with his brother
Alderman that they should make an order for the claim.

MARLBOROS
DAUGH-STREET.
(THIY.)
James Connor, an elderly labouring man, Catherine his
wife, and Mary Murphy, apretty-looking young woman, were
placed at the bar before Mr. LONG, the presiding Magistrate,
on the following charge :
Police-constable No. 94, of the F division, stated that, about
five o'clock yesterday evening, he was called to No. 15, Stacey-
street, St. Wks's, where he heard violent shrieks and cries of
murder proceeding from the upper put of the house, and, on
entering the back attic, he found the prisoner Catherine Con-
nor lying struggling on the bed, with her clothes torn nearly
entirely trom off her person, and her husband, who
was holding a knife in his hand, threatening to mur-
der her. The prisoner Murphy was also beating and
.cratc.hing her about the face. Witness approached the
bed to rescue her, when Connor, uttering au oath, raised
his arm, and was in the act of stabbing his wife, but witness
caught him by the sleeve, and after a desperate struggle suc-
ceedi din wresting the knife from him, upon which they all
attacked him, struck him several violent blows, and at length
threw him down stairs. With the assistance, however, of two
policemen, he succeeded in consigning all the prisoners to the
station-house. From the account of the landlady of the house
jealousy was the cause of the uproar.
The MAGISTRATE remanded Connor, and fined the two women
ss. each for assaulting the police.

HATT ON-GARDEN.—(T HIS DAY.)
George Hitchcock, an errand-boy. was brought up, charged
with having stolen a small piece of silver, the property of Mr.
Hedges, a gold and silver chain-maker, in Clerkenwell.
The complainant stated that he had missed a great deal of
silver and gold latterly, and one week his loss amounted to
nearly 41., and, in order to find out the offender, he had placed
the above piece of silver, which was only valued at about three-
pence, on the desk where the prisoner bad to sit, and in an
hour afterwards it was gone, and, on searching the prisoner, it
was found upon him.
On being asked what he had to say, tie prisoner aelrnow-
, :edged having. taken one piece of gold Irevious to the trans-
action, which he had sold to a gold-refiner, but his master