The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-16 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE,

THE INDIAN SUCCESSION CASE.—On Monday Lore
Chelmsford gave the judgment of the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council in the great Indian succession case.
The appellant claimed the Raj of Tipperah on the Hills,
with the vast estates belonging to it, which are worth
between £60,000 and £70,000 a year. The late rajah had
made him his successor, but the respondent, the elder
brother, claims to be the rajah. That claim has been
allowed by the Privy Council, for Lord Chelmsford dis-
missed the appeal with costs.
THE DOCTOR'S BILL.—In the Rolls Coart, on Monday,
the case of Dr. Clarke was concluded. It will be remem.
bered that the appellant, a physician, charged £3lO for
attending on two young ladies named Sanger. At the
close of Dr. Clarke's case, an offer of 100 guineas, which
had been previously made by the guardians of the patients,
was renewed and accepted. The Master of the Rolls,
therefore, dismissed the summons, observing that he
thought it more than Dr. Clarke was entitled to, and that
if he bad decided the case he should have disallowed all
the charges for country visits-275 having been charged
for three visits to Brighton, and £7O for two to Worthing
—and he should have greatly reduced the charges for the
visits in town.

INEFFICIENCY or THE LAW.-At Clerkenwell, on Mon-
day, a lad was charged with having fought with boxing-
gloves on Sunday morning, near Highbury. The magis-
trate considered that he had no power to interfere in the
matter, as the place where the fight took place Was private
property.

A POLICEMAN'S MISTAKE.—At Marlborough-street, On
Monday, a gentleman appeared to complain of the inac-
tion of a policeman. A man was ill-treating his wife, but,
notwithstanding her fearful screams, the constable refused
to interfere, declaring that he had no power to do so unless
he heard the cry of " Murder." The magistrate held this
to be a mistake, but said that the police had a difficult task
to perform. _ _

ALLEGED POISONING.—The Leeds magistrates, op
Saturday, dismissed the charge against Richard Atkin-
son, who was accused of causing the death of a widow,
named Scott. Mr. Atkinson was a friend of the deceased.
and had compounded a plaster for her of arsenic and
herbs, to cure a cancer from which she was said
to be suffering. She grew worse, and died, the doctors
who attended her attributing her death to the applica-
tion of arsenic. It was shown that the accused had only
acted from kindness, and had previously made successful
cures.

A SUCCESSFUL IMPOSTURE. —At the Lincoln Assizes
.wo men were charged with obtaining money by false pre•
tences. They had inserted an advertisement in some pro-
vincial papers for persons willing to adopt a child three
months' old, £5OO to be paid by the advertisero. A
number of answers were received, and the impostors next
demanded ss. in postage stamps as a token of good faith.
In all 370 letters were received, most of them cont.tiiiing
the required stamps, and one of them with a£s note. The
prisoners were found guilty, and sentence was deferred.

THE QUEEN AND THE BORDERS.- -The BUM
fries Herald understands that there is a probability that
the recent interview between her Majesty the Queen and
Thomas Carlyle may result in a royal visit t the banks of
the Nith.

THE QUEEN'S JOURNAL AND THE LIFE OF THE
PRINCE CONSORT.—The Council of the W(.rking Men's
Club and Institute -Union have received from the Queen
several copies of the above works for their circu7ating
library, all bearing the royal antograph. About DAC
artisans are members of the institutions which at present
subscribe to this library, and bard:y a week passes without
fresh applications for admission to its advantages.
SACRILEGE AT DEPTFORD.—On Monday morninil
a daring act of sacrilege was found to have been corn
mitted during the night, at the church of St. Nicholas,
Deptford. After the administration of the Sacrament or
Sunday, the silver plate was deposited in an iron salt
under the vestry, and an entry was found to have beer
effected by the window leading to the vestry-room. tin
iron safe being forced open and the silver plate abstracted;
the thieves getting clear off with the booty. Before leay.
ing the sacred edifice they misconducted themselves in:
diaaraoefal manner.