The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

LAW AND POT.In.E.
AN INDIAN APPEAL.—The House taf Lords hayed (0
an appeal from a, decree of Vice-Chancellor Weef stste
Lord Chancellor) in the case of the " Secretary °Ago!
for India v. Underwood." The decree Anti
the respondent Mr. Underwood to be e
to a repayment out of the Arindras 13
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Service —Annuity Fund of the surPS estry
him as subscriber to that fund. It was origieakiscriber'
fished in 1787, on the understanding that the sue,tv the
were to contribute half the value of their 0,1910
East India Company finding the ether haliboribs,t!
were afterwards adopted under which the 511 of til;
were repaid any excess paid over half the value upon
annuity, which were disallowed in 1853. Thedgent,fteo
was whether this alteration disentitled the respor,, to tb,
had been a subscriber for many years before
excess of his subscriptions since that date, it beirk,o, the,,
on his behalf that the new rules were forced liPt bolo'
directors by the East India Company. The Cour,' Cll°'
decided in the respondent's favour, and the 1,1000.51
cellor, in an elaborate judgment, explained 111-84)urf,
the House of Lords. Lords Chelmsford, Wes' isios
Colonsay, having taken a contrary
favour of the respondent was reversed. 'beet 4,9°
At the Mansion House, James Acomb,
publican, was charged on remand before the 1-J,l.° by fP,,,
with obtaining two cheques for £25 and' £9 inclorek,ofri
pretences from Sir Robert W. Carden and Co. ,st°c d.
Royal Exchange-buildings, with intent to defran col
cos to
prisoner had been twice a bankrupt, and had d
from his creditors the fact that he was possesse
coal
view, the dee
shares in the Central Bank of London. Neu:: of tb
deed of assignment, but again made no mention to
shares. In February last he took the certificatestooo
Robert Carden and Co , and asked them to aeeePot,
of them for him. They gave him £25 on aceou of the
afterwards handed him £9 lOs the balarlee col"
A
transaction. It subsequently came to /0".,
ledge of the bank authorities that the Pris°therecsr
concealed the shares from his assignees, and theY,wbose
stopped them from being transferred. Under
oo pre:
cumstances, Messrs. Carden instituted the Pres rio-sei
ceedings. In answer to the usual caution the
riiP,l,l
said the shares passed from his possession in -AP or
and from that day to this he had neither owll,..ecioni. 7
l
them. They only remained in his name nom" for tliej
merely desired to obtain the best price for thenlraitt
benefit of their real owner: The Lord Mayoitr ee'io
the prisoner for trial, and consented to adm he
in Or
—his own recognisances in £2OO, and two, sureties
each. ;
AN OFFICER CHARGED WITH FRAUD. —Henry
who formerly held a commission in the Indian ""t
been finally examined before Mr. KnOX, 3 fsr,
borough-street, with obtaining 210 f 7
pretences from Mr. Hadmen librarian
o_eed
James's-street. It seemed the prisoner 'd
prosecutor £196 for opera tickets. He bore ch
sent in a cheque for £lO in payment, asking "--able,
The prisoner, whose relatives werehighly respect A bel,l
had an account at the bank, but it was closed, an`:,i,
received due notice. He was committed for trl
being refused.
Af.;,-,j3el, or
KEEPING DANGEROUS FUSES.—James 111,d
brassfounder who was charged with having a '3"
-.'en, 0,
b'er of Ordnance and grenade fuses in his possesi°,o,
has been shewn to be a person of very good c.473d fr„
He maintained that the fuses were all models, shite
allowed to leave the court, bail being given for a
oi
come up for judgment when called upon. a intA
KILLING A STEPFATHER.—CharIes Thomson, 00
16, who killed his stepfather by striking hill'. L
head with a saltcellar, has been committed for fru;
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CAPTURE OF SUNDAY GAMBLERS.—At the ClerGessl
Police-court John Attaway, aged 17, and Den,flYiNesse.J.
aged 15, were charged with gambling with ha I°,
Wellesley street, Euston-square ; Edward IsTaPe'rs Todt
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Richard Roach, 14, ditto, at Sidney-street, Som
EdWard Salmon,' 16, ditto, at Skinner-scrieotir
Pancras; and Charles Bushell, 15, and Thomas 0
0b0,714
ditto, in Maison-street, Somers-town, were als° be 1901
Mr. Cook said it would be necessary for him th
essespo
severe than he had hitherto been in dealing wit tsto
this sort. He then ordered each of the defend an ter!
confined in the cells of the court for one day ii/e
ing of that'being that they would be discharged
o'clock. - asdel
CURIOUS CHARGE.— A curious case has bee per`"
investigation at Cheltenham, where a ladY,ni;for,
styling herself the wife of General A-1 r'se/..te
Battle, has been charged with defrauding; iso.iir
drapers to large amounts, by means °"-n, coo.
less cheques. The original prosecutor hall tegedoi
drawn, Messrs. Lewis and Allenby, °I deirslity
street, charged Mrs. McGregor with having, aring.lo ,
them of £2O, by a cheque on the Agra Bank, L'ee std
name of Porter. Other large drapery houses weir Sheol-
have charges against her. She was remandeeAes
believed to be connected with one of the first fa 7"
Cheltenham. jlOl4

A DARING OFFENDER.—Frederick Allen, tue,..novo-•
appeared of the Volunteer beerhouse, befor
ford magistrates to answer four summonses for
house open at prohibited hours. ,he 00
having been made to the police of u-tior„,
ber of drunken persons seep about 13,rett. 'he;
Sunday mornings, a watch was accordinOr"hstt'ip
constables, who were simply told to report
nthl'lllo4,l
saw, observed forty-seven 'persons served
the space of two hours, over a wall at the back °
fendant's house. The defendant himself served tbielerit
The chairman, after expressing his surprise at t n*tp
of the new system of detection, said the defendan t
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think himself lucky in not having forty sunita°ooo
answer instead of four and then the penalty Avc.ADeej
amounted to between £3OO and £4OO. As there fia
e x efr
no previous conviction, he was only fined 40s. in
ej
-a in all. $lll A, ot
SHOOTING AT CHILDREN.—A Hull boatin3eifel. e
George Thacker, has had some fine sport at by 01
the trifling sum of sixty shillings. Being awekehis tl/90t
stones falling upon the deck of his boat, he left " .
and seeing a number of boys on the bank of Wild Vw
o
threatened that "if they were not soon off he Wt°tiebeel
them pretty quick." To spew that heti:leant it, he re 910,
his gun and fired at the lads, some of whom 10,911,
on various parts of the body, but were not ser•vtevuo,
hured. Believing that the defendant did not Isl. th J 1
urt the boys by discharging a shot-loaded g 20,• is e
the magistrates imposed a mitigated fine of
of three cases, with the alternative of three mOvtbg
prisonment.

Petite ati
AN UNSOLVED TRAGEDY.—The
engsge„.o
states that the other morning some women aiinie,Teo
the. Paris Central Markets in unpacking then , of ,"
si
which pork was generally packed, found in Is
Is
two human heads freshly cut off ! Infornstati:oea.,,,be
given to the police, and an investigation cotara:saia "
the course of the day a journeyman butcher Wit'
implicated.
Mr. W. E. Baxter, M. 7 thi
.P Secretary 0- or,
ole
ralty, in replying to a vote of thanks from th irlll,..cPra
of Arbroath for the administrative reforms to by
has taken part, says
:•—" The task under inde
colleagues and myself •at the Admiralty siv3tnite°ll.ool
light one, and we had to face a determinea, itel)on
bitter opposition. But already the fruits of n.,..5t ereao
system begin to appear, and I feel confident tne
the naval service itself will be sensible of thj
nature of recent changes."
A lad/ 130101,013
A SALMON GORGING A KITTEN.----- „ry -
Jones, caught in the River Ogwen, at Bethesenopr.'clif
weighing and upon being opened,. Pr.t', stru'irell;
cooking, a newly-born kitten was found in The °.`
having, no doubt, been drowned in the river' eawilorPtr
known abhorrence of carrion on the part ore re
course makes the singular occurrence all the 01
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On the 19th inet , 2B7lRETatitoSn.-Phlces La"/
Gl9°' of
daughter.
On tho 20th inst., at 7", Prince's-gate, Airs. fie"
of a sou.

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MARRIAGES. A• S' TY
On the 19th inst., at St. Mary's, Putney, CaPtaili. hill'
to Elizabeth, only daughter of James Fran?'s
eoe,
Esq., of Astley House, Putney. r twip, if
On the 18th inst., at Rushbrook, co. Cork, Alt line, l
Esq.,. PLC.D., late of Calcutta, t , Geraldine Caro ft
surviving daughter .of the late Sir John JO
Gerald, Bart,

1:1E4 TIM. PSPS
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On the 19th inst., at Torquay, Major-Genera a.
et t
Payne, late Royal Marines. Robert SRifjv
On the 20th inst., at Greenharn, Newbury,
aged 72.