The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-21 00:00:00

LA IV EVTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT.
HABERGIIAM V. RIDCHALGLE.

Judgment was delivered to-day in this case,
which turned upon the construction of the fol-
lowing words of a will :—" Upon trust to my
brother-in-law, Henry Mitchell, and my brothers
and sisters to enjoy the rents during their lifetime,
and their children at their decease, but in the event
of any of them dying without issue their parts to be
divided in equal shares amongst the survivors in
equal shares." Mitchell and some of the brothers
and sisters pre-deceased the testator, and the ques-
tion was whether they were entitled to any share in
the property, which his Honour decided in the
affirmative.

ROLLS COURT.
LAND CREDIT COMPANY OF IRELAND V. LORD

FERMOY.

The Master of the Rolls g►ave judgment in this
case. The issue raised was whether Lord Fermoy
was liable for certain acts as director of the com-
pany, which the Court considered established by
the evidence adduced. Lord Fermoy then moved
for a new trial on the ground of perjury on the part
of one of the witnesses. The Master of the Rolls said
that this was not a case that rested on the evidence
of one witness who was guilty of gross perjury, in
which the duty of the COurt would be very clear.
But that was not the case. The first witness had
made an affidavit in which he did not state the
whole truth, but on the filing of an answer
more was elicited from him, and ultimately the
wholetruth was extracted. He thought the evidence
should have been sifted on the hearing of the case,
and there should have been due diligence in bring-
ing forward witnesses at the trial. It would be
laying down a very bad precedent if an application
for re-hearing were granted to a suitor on light
groiinds. He did not consider there was tali
grounds for a rehearing of the case in this instance,
and the prayer of the petition could not be com-
plied with.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
THE QUEEN V. THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF

HEREFORD.

Judgment was delivered in this case, which
came before the Court originally upon a motion
for a mandamus to the Dean and Chapter of Here-
ford to admit the Rev. Dr. John Jebb, Pmlector
of the Cathedral, and Rector of Peterston to a
canonry residentiary which had become vacant
on the 2d of November, 1867, but it was ulti-
mately arranged that the matter in dispute should
be submitted for decision in the form of a special
case, setting out all the agreed facts.
The Lord Chief Justice said that, according to
the interpretation of the Act of Parliament, the
Bishop of Hereford was right in claiming the
nomination. While much regretting that a gen-
tleman wbo had so long held the office of Progec-
tor, and who would therefore be greatly disap-
pointed, an order must be made that a mandamus
must go to the Dean and Chapter of Hereford to
admit Archdeacon Waring to the canonry.

POLICE IX7ELLIGENCE—This Day.

THAMES.

FORGING SEAMEN'S ADVANCE NOTES.—George
Lomax Cobham, aged 28 years, and described as a
seaman, of No. 64, High-street, Shadwell, where be
was said to have been lodging, was brought before
Mr. Paget on remand, charged with fraudulently
obtaining £1 10s. by means of a seaman's advance
note; £2 14s. of John 'Walter Lindsell, licensed
victualler, by means of another seaman's advance
note, and £2 15s. of James Pluckrose, of Lower
Shadwell, by means of a similar note. The pri-
soner had been dealing largely in fictitious advance
notes, and forging the names of owners and cap-
tains of ships. The case bad been remanded for a
week for the attendance of witnesses. It was now
stated by Patten, a police-constable, No. 247 IC,
that one charge was withdrawn, and that witnesses
to prove the forgeries were not forthcoming.
Mr. Paget said he could not allow the course of
justice to be interfered with in this way. Persons
must submit to a little inconvenience to ensure the
trial and punishment of offenders. If he was to
allow all manner of excuses to prevail to hinder
persons attending that court and giving evidence,
persons guilty of serious crimes would be conti-
nually escaping, and no one brought to justice.
,Summonses must be issued for the attendance
of the necessary witnesses. He would leave the
case in the bands of Inspector Turner, of the IC
division, who was a most experienced and intelli-
gent officer.

Prisoner—l say the notes are forgeries, and I
will save a great deal of trouble by acknowledging
my guilt.,

Mr. Paget said he would not take the prisoner's
admissions in the present state of the investigation•
A witness—Here is a forged note I cashed.
Another shopkeeper said he had lost very large
sums by forged notes.

Mr. Paget—The greater is the necessity for pro-
secuting the prisoner. Here are already four
charges against him.

Inspector Turner respectfully solicited another
remand.

Mr. Paget—Certainly. You shall have a remand
for a week.

Inspector Turner—And summonses for the wit-
nesses that are necessary to make out the various
cases against the prisoner.

Mr. Paget—•Take out as many summonses as
you may think necessary.
The prisoner was then remanded for a week.
He expressed an earnest desire to be sentenced,
and " have it over."