The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-01 00:00:00

JUDGES' CHAMBERS.

To-day there were several matters before the Chief
Clerk connected with the New Cross accident.
Messrs. Baxter, Rose, and Norton applied for and
obtained leave to plead "several matters." They
had also some summonses for particulars of the
injuries received. The rest of the actions against
the Brighton Railway Company are to be contested
in the superior Courts, ou the gruuud that the
amounts awarded before the Sheriff's Courts by
" good juries" have been excessive. Already many
actions have been tried, but there is still consider-
able litigation pending on account of the same

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.--This Day,

Francis Holyoak, 20, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment for defrauding several tradesmen in the West-
end by uttering fictitious chequeF. The prisoner bad
represented himself as the Hon. George Singleton.
His counsel said the prisoner was an orphan, and
alleged that he had been induced to act as be
had done by a man named Brown.

Mr. CommissiouerKerr sentenced him to eighteen
months' hard labour.

Harris Levy, 23, who was convicted last session
of a burglary, was brought up for judgment.
The Common Sergeant, having adverted to the
defence that the prisoner's mind was affected, said
he understood arrangements had been made to
send the prisoner away. Under these circumstances
he ordered him to be at once discharged.

POLICE IN7ELLIGEINCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRET ENCES AND
ROBBERY—George Mann and William Simmonds,
two low looking fellows, were charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with obtaining 421bs. of sugar and a jar
of raspberry jam, the property of Mr. Thompson,
grocer, of Grafton-street, Soho, by false representa-
tions, and Mann was charged with stealing two
pots of jelly from the same shop.
James Kidd, shopman to Mr. Thompson, said
that on the previous night Madn came in and
asked the prices of sugar, saying he had come from
Mr. Garraway, a neighbouring publican. He told
Mann the prices, and he left and returned, and
after stating that the prices were higher than Mr.
Garraway usually paid, ordered 421bs. of loaf and
foots, and said he would take 141bs. of each with
him, and believing the prisoner had come from Mr.
Garraway he let him have it, but sent a person to
see that Mann delivered them where he said he
was to do so, but before the person he sent got back
Mann, who it turned cut had left the parcels with
Simmonds, returned, and said he must have the
other 141bs. and a pot of jam, and he let him have
them, and afterA ards, he having given the person
directions that if the goods were not taken to Gar-
raway's to give Mann into custody, he gave the two
prisoners into custody.
Police-constable Merrett, 407 E, said that be took
Simmonds into custody, when he said that all he
had done was acting as porter to Mann. In the
dock Mann said, " We may as well make a clean
breast of it," and on finding two pots of jelly in
Simmonds's pockets, Mann admitted he stole them
from the prosecutor's shop.
Police-constable Voysey, 415 E, said that Mann

told him that he was obliged to get things by false
pretences for a living, as he was not allowed to beg
or steal.

The prisoners were remanded, it being stated
that they had been charged before at the court.

THAMES.

DEATH OF MR. LIVINGSTON, CHIEF USHER OF
TIIE COURT.—On Mr. Lushington taking his seat
this morning he received with great regret the
mournful intelligence of the death of Mr. William
Livingston, upwards of 21 years chief usher of the
court, who was a man of remarkable intelligence
and ability. His services have been mor3 than
once publicly acknowledged from the bench, and a
few years since on a vacancy taking place he was
strongly recommended by Mr. Self e for the chief
clerk of one of our metropolitan poice courts,
but, unfortunately, for the public, the kindness of
the magistrate was not appreciated in the proper
' quarter. Mr. Livingston was, in fact, more of a
clerk than usher, well versed in forms and prece-
dents, and i❑ an instant could name or refer
upon a case before the court. His talent was
highly appreciated by all. Mr. Livingston was
only 39 years of age.

The Midland Railway Company opened its Shef-
field and Chesterfield line to-day. An improved
service of fast trains is to be run to and from Shef-
field.