The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-17 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

LORD BROUGHAM AND THE DENTIST.—In the Court of
Exchequer, on Tuesday, Mr. Lowe, a dentist, brought an
action against the executor cf the late Lord Brougham to
recover the sum of £157 10s. for professional services and
artificial teeth. The plaintiff is a dentist at CarFs'e and
Penrith, and attended Lord
_Brougham during four or
five months in 1862. When the account was presented
his lordship objected to it, and it remained unpaid till his
death, when it was presented to. his executor, who likewise
disputed it. The present Lord Brougham, as defendant, paid
£B2 into court, which it was contended was ample remunera-
tion, as the prices charged were higher than those ordinarily
charged by the plaintiff. A letter from Lord Brougham
to his brother was read declaring that he was utterly
astonished by the bill presented to him. Mr. Hepburn
and Mr. Cartwright, the eminent dentists, gave evidence
as to their charges, which were much below those of the
plaintiff. The jury, after some deliberation, gave a ver-
, diet for the plaintiff, the damages being £22 108. beyond
the amount paid into court.
A WELL-EARNED REWARD.—At Bow•street, on Tues•
day, Mr. Vaughan awarded the sum of .£5 from the
Police Reward Fund to Sergeant Mason, of the X divi-
sion, for a very daring capture of two burglars and the
recovery of the stolen property. The constable, though
unarmed, stopped a cart with four desperate burglars,
two of whom were armed with life preservers. He
succeeded in overcoming two of them, and in
saving the property. A subscription has been raised for
the sergeant in the neighbourhood of Uxbridge, where the
capture was effected, and the commissioners of police have
nromoted him to a first-class sergeautcy.

A CHARGE EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD.-111 r. William
English, silk weaver, of Bethnal Green, has been dis-
charged by Mr. Newton, at Worship-street, the
magistrate holding that there was not sufficient corrobo-
ration of the charge brought against him. It will be
remembered that he was accused of appropriating some
bank-notes in 1851, and the evidence was naturally con-
flicting. The defendant said he had been cruelly used,
"--rt Mr. Newton refused to listen to his explanations.
A HOPEFUL PRISONER.—The oldest burglar in England
was on Tuesday charged at the Southwark Police-court
with loitering in an area, with intent to rob. A prison
warder said that he had been sentenced to death many
years ago, and his sentence was commuted to transporta-
tion for life. Since then he has been twice transported
for life, each time of course receiving a ticket of leave,
and in September 1866 he was sentenced to eighteen
months' hard labour. Since then he has been convicted in
the country, and is now sentenced to three months' hard
labour.

THE NEW CHIEF COMMISSIONER op POLICE.—
On Tuesday Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson, the new
Chief Commissioner of Police, issued the following address
to the superintendents, inspectors, sergeants, and men
under his command :—" Colonel Henderson trusts that
he will receive the cordial support of the whole police
force in the discharge of his important duties, and he
will on his part devote his utmost energies to promote the
efficiency and welfare of the force which he has the honour
to command." The above address was read to the men
at every police-station.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH'. -- The public health
returns for this week are of a; satisfactory character.
During the seven days ending on Saturday last, the rate
of mortality in London was 23 per 1,000, as against 26 in
the other large towns of the United Kingdom. The
deaths in the metropolis were 1,426, or . 156 below
the average for the sixth week of the year, and
205 less than the number given in the previous
return. The mortality from scarlet fever, measles, and
whooping-cough is on the increase. So far, during the
present year, the deaths in the streets have exceeded the
calculated number by one. The Registrar-General suggests
a fine on the drivers of the " fatal vehicles." The mean
temperature during the week was 47.5, or S'B above the
average.
CONVEYED AWAY BY A MISTAKE.—A case, which
!illustrates the predominant authority of a conveyance
under the Landed Estates Court, was disposed of on 'rues-
. day in the Court of Chancery Appeal. A piee3 of waste
laud in the town of Baillieborou,gh, County Cavan, the
property of Lord Lanesborough, was by mistake
included in the map annexed to the conveyance of a lot
which was sold in the Landed Estates Court in 1865.
The error was nut discovered until 1867, when the pur-
chaser proceeded to enclose the strip. Lord Laneshorough
brought at action of trespass, but the Court of
Common Pleas held that the conveyance was conclusive.
He then applied to Judge Lynch, in the Landed Estates
Court, for'an order to• compel the purchaser to reconvey
the piece in question, on the ground that the solicitor wile
had the management of the purchase ought to have seen
that the map was correctly drawn. The judge made an
order to that effect. The purchaser appealed, and the
Court of Chancery Appeal has reversed the deci-
hsion, and held that the strip should be returned. This is
ot the first instance in which property has been irre•
Coverably conveyed away by mistake, under the i4slcfea.
'We title of the Lauded Eztatea Court..