The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-13 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

THE FAMILY ENDOWMENT SOCIETY.—The Lord Chancell-
lor and Lord Justice Giffard have given judgment in tho
Court of Appeal, on the appeal from the order of Vice-
Chancellor James to wind up the Family Endow-
ment Society. The petition was originally presented
by Major-General Pitt, one of the accountants of
the Family Endowment Society, which was one of the
many societies amalgamated with the Albert, and
the question was whether the collapse of the Albert
had released the shareholders from the obligation to pay.
The Vice-Chancellor held that the smaller society had
not ceased to exist so as to prejudice the rights of its
creditors, and the full Court of Appeal has sustained this
decision.

CHARGE OF ARSON.-At the Central Criminal Court,
William Seamark, a cabman, was charged with setting fire
to a stable belonging to William Shuther, a cab proprietor.
The prisoner was a driver whom the prosecutor had re-
cently discharged. When he was arrested he said it was
not half a fire, and he wished the whole lot was on fire.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was
sentenced to penal servitude for seven years.
ROBBERY AT. TILE AMERICAN MINISTER'S.-At the Liver-
pool Police-court, two young men were charged with being
concerned in the late robbery at the London residence of
Mr.. ➢Motley, the American ➢Minister, when jewellery and
plate to the amount of £2,000 were stolen. They had
offered in pledge to a Mr. Cohen a statuette of Victory,
which was of massive silver, and being suspicious of the
affair he called in the police. The prisoners were re-
manded.

A rICTIME CASE.—An action has been brought, in tho
Second Court of Queen's Bench, against the widow and
executrix of Mr. Flatou, picture dealer, of the Haymarket,
for the non-delivery to the plaintiff within reasonable
time of 200 engravings of Frith's " Marriage of the Prince
of Wales." The defendant pleaded that a reasonable time.had
not elapsed. It was stated that her Majesty had stipu-
lated that she should have the original picture, and the
engraving was to be struck off from a copy. As there
were some 189 figures in the picture, it was a work of time
and until the picture was finished, it was apparent that
the engravings could not be taken. A conference took
place, which resulted in the case being postponed for a
consultation with Mr. Graves.

A SLIT INTOLVING £lo,ooo.—An action has been brought
against Barclay and Perkins, the brewers, to recover
£10,400 for malt supplied. It was decided against
them in a City court, and a motion for a new
trial has now been made in the Court of
Exchequer. The defendants' argument was that one of
the firm of maltsters was in New Zealand, and that his
partner had assigned the business to the plaintiffs, as
trustees for their creditors, in his absence. When the
partner in New Zealand returned he might disallow the
acts of his partner, and claim the money again. They
had offered to pay if they received an indemnity
against any future claim. The court thought that the
defendants were quite right in defending the action in
order to obtain the security of the judgment of the court,
but they must submit to a verdict against them. Dauber,
the absentee, was bound by the act of his partner. He
might, perhaps, file a bill in Chancery, but as regarding an
action for goods sold and delivered, the defendants had n•
answer in law. Rule refused.
TILE NEW CROSS AconENT.--The New Cross accident has
been again brought before the Secondaries Court at Guildhall.
About a month ago a man named Plank obtained a verdict
for £1,130 as damages from the Brightom Railway
Company. The latter, deeming the sum exces-
sive, obtained another inquiry. A large propor-
tion of the claim was for alleged loss on the
sale of a public-house, and after hearing several
witnesses, the jury gave a verdict for £630 inclusive, being
£5OO less than the former verdict.

ArrExtpTED ➢lulnuß.—At the Central Criminal Court,
John Alexander, a respectable-looJcing man, aged 47,
was indicted for attempting to murder his wife. The
prosecutrix, who was a professional singer, had excited
tie husband's jealousy by her conduct. The jury,although
they found him guilty, also suggested extenuating cir-
cumstances. The Judge, whose charge shewed evidently
that he entertained similar views of the case, discharged
the prisoner on his entering into recognisances to keep the
peace for twelve months.

THE OVEIiEND AND GURNEY PuosEcunoN.--Mr. Daw-
son, solicitor in the Overend-Gurney prosecution, has sued
Mr. Moir, one of the counsel, for the delivery
of papers. The case came before Mr. Justice Willes, in
Chambers. It was stated that Mr. Moir had been paid
123 guineas, one moiety by Mr. Dawson and the remainder
by Dr. Thom, and was willing to surrender the papers.
The judge said the rapers should be given up, but that
the action ought not to have been brought.

The _Eastern Budget says that great festivities
have taken place at Cattaro to celebrate the suppression
of the Dalmatian insurrection. The municipality waited
upon Count Auersperg to thank him for the amnesty
granted to the insurgents, and express their loyalty to the
Emperor. The town was illuminated in the evening.

We learn that the Emperor of Austria, on reeeiv
ing the reports of the majority and minority of his
Cabinet on the present crisis, sent an autograph letter to
each of the Ministers, informing them that he has received
their resignations, but that he desires they should remain
in office for the present.—Eastcr it Budget.
SONGBOOKS IN PARIS.—How fond must the
French be of popular street songs ! It appears that the
penny songbook represents a must flourishing trade. No
less than 27,000 penny songbooks are sold every day
throughout France. What is still more surprising is the
immense number of persons engaged in the trade.
It is the custom for a man or a family of
beggars to procure the song books and tramp the
whole country round singing the songs in them.
This attracts attention, and then they sell the little books.
The singers in France number about 800,000. They may
be divided into three great orders ; those at fixed posts,
the tramps who wander about and sing in the streets, and
those who freqeunt the low eating-houses. The song-book
which has sold the most is one containing the Femme a
barbe, which Theresa made notorious. This song,however,
is of German origin.—Daily News.
THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND.—
The arrangements for the contest for the Billiard Cham-
pionship of England are rapidly approaching completion.
The match will, in all probability, be played in St. James's
Mil, London ; and two more able exponents of the science
of the game never took up the cue than John Roberts, the
present champion, and William Cook, his antagonist. The
approaching meeting will be invested with unparalleled
interest. For eighteen years Roberts has stood unchal-
lenged at the head of his profession, and it seems reason-
able to suppose that during this time he must have lost
some of the accuracy of sight and execution which made
him so formidable an opponent to the American, Starke,
and frightened Johnathan Re:afield from meeting him.
Cook's career has nut been so long, nor is he so old as was
Roberts, when the latter aspired to the championship, but
he has already acquired a reputation which his performances
fully justify. As the manipulator of the four highest
breaks on record, and the scorer of 1,00) points in one
hour and thirty-three minutes—an unequalled performance,
Cook must certainly prove himself a dangerous opponent.
The advantage of youth which he possesses will in all
likelihood cause him to be the favourite. It has been
arranged that while balls of the same size as at present,
being 2 1-10 inches in diameter, are to be used in the
match, there i# to be a reduction in the size of the
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