The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-13 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

AN INDIAN SIIIT.—The judicial committee of the Privy
Council gave judgment on Friday, in five cases, in refe-
rence to the appeals of the Rajah Sahib Perhbad Sein,
the proprietor of Raj Ramnugger. The majority of the
appeals were allowed, with costs ; but the fifth was in

reference to a boundary dispute, and was dismissed.
A PARTNERSHIP CASE.—In the Court of Chancery,
before the Lords Justices of Appeal, the case of
Mackenna v. Parkes was heard. Dr. Mackenna had ar-
ranged for a partnership for 21 years with the late Dr.
Parkes, and the agreement provided that in case of the
death of one partner, the other should have the option
of purchasing his share. Dr. Parkes died soon after the
contract was entered into, before Dr. Mackenna
had paid the whole of the money agreed on. Mrs. Parkes,
better known as Miss Amy Sedgwick, sued him for the
remainder, and the right of purchase was discussed, as well
as the sum which should be paid for Dr. Parkes's share.
Dr. Mackenna argued that the state of Dr. Parkes's health
was concealed from him, and Vice-Chancellor Malins had
ordered that Dr. Mackenna should pay £425 for the share
instead of £1,250 as originally agreed rpon. The Lords
Justices, in answer to Mrs. Parkes's appeal, ordered that
Dr. Mackenna should pay in addition £l7O, but gave no
costs of the appeal.

THE STAMP ROBBERY.-At Guildhall, on Friday,
Albert Hotz was charged with having in his possession
nearly £4OO worth of the blank stamps stolen from Man-
chester. The prisoner gave a long account of how they
came into his hands, which Alderman Dakin said was not
at all satisfactory, and sentenced him to two months' hard
labour.

A BEGGING-LETTER IMPOSTER.—At Bow-street, on
Friday, an elderly man, named Thomas Rodwell, was
charged with attempting to obtain money by false pre-
tences from the Duchess of Cambridge. The list of bene-
factors presented to her Royal Highness, however,
excited suspicion, from the form of the signatures. The
first was that of " Countess " Russell, and Lord Frederick
Paulet, equerry to the Duchess, instituted inquiries, which
elicited the fact that Rodwell was well known to the Men-
dicity Society. He was remanded.

WITHDRAWAL OF AN ELECTION PETITION.—
Notice of the withdrawal of one of the two petitions
against the return for York—Gladstone v. Lowther—has
just been given. The other case is to be heard.
It is stated that the French tenor, Roger, has
at this moment under his charge a young English soprano,
'Who sings magnificently the music of Handel, Haydn, and
Itiendelssohn. The name of this " wonder," who is to appear
during the coming season in London, is Miss Amelia Wat.. n.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur held a levee
on Friday at St. James's Palace on behalf of the Queen. The
general circle was well attended, and Lumerouspresenta-
tions were made, the names having been previously
left at the Lord Chamberlain's office for her 3lnjesty's np-
proval. It was announced that his Royal highness Prince
Arthur will hold another levee on behalf of the Queen at St.
James's Palace at two o'clock on Saturday the Rd April, on
which occasion the State apartments will be open for the
reception of company coming to court at one o'clock.
THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW.—The official " detail"
of the metropolitan corps of Volunteers who are to take part
n the Easter Monday Review, at Dover, has just been
issued. The conveyance is thus divided :—South-Eastern
Railway—from Cannon-street station, 6,150 ; from
Charing-cross station, 2,905 men. London, Chatham, and
Dover—from Victoria station, 3,505 ; and from Black-
friars, 5,774. These make a total of 18,4_25. The corps
from Kent, Essex, Hertford, &c., are not included. The
only country corps mentioned is the 35th West Riding of
York.
SOLDIERS' WIVES.—The officers at the head-
quarters of the Royal Artillery, with the concurrence of
the Commander-in-Chief, contemplate adopting some
scheme for the relief of the wives and families of men of
their corps, which consist of about 35,000 men. It is pro-
posed to forward the wives of soldiers, married with leave,
their husbands, when the women have been unavoid-
ably left behind at Woolwich ; to devise some means of
employment for the numerous and unfortunate class of
women married without leave ; to institute a nursery, or
creche, where children may be left, so as to enable their
mothers to earn something by work ; and to provide for
',iris in industrial training schools, &c.

EXTRAORDINARY POISONING OF RABBITS AND
FOXES IN THE NORTH COTSWOLDS.—An extraordinary
incident of poisoning by some malicious person or persons
has occurred in the bunting field of the North Cotswolds.
Lord Coventry's hounds met at Hilcote stone quarries,
when there was a good muster of the right sort. Stoke
Wood was drawn blank, and the hounds were proceeding
towards Meon Hill, when they came :Ton what was
afterwards found to be a poisoned rabbit, which they
began eating ; they, however, did not go much further
before three of the pack dropped dead. The names of the
three were Liberty (for whom his lordship stated he would
not have accepted 100 guineas, as she was the best he
ever saw), Conqueror, and Conquest. There was, of course,
great excitement, and much sympathy expressed for
Lord Coventry, who was much hurt at seeing some of
his favourite hounds lying dead before him, notwith-
standing every effort had been made by drenching
them with salt water and applying other restoratives to
save them. Of course, after this the field soon broke up,
and the hounds returned home. One of the dead hounds
and part of the rabbit have been sent to London to be
analysed. Close to the remains of the poisoned rabbit a
dead fox was discovered, which the huntsman (Squires)
said could not have been dead ten hours. Considerable
excitement and indignation has been occasioned in the
neighbourhoad in which the affair has happened, and it is
stated the matter will be made the subject of the stridest
investigation.

DEATH OF THE DUKE OF SCHLEsWIG-HOLSTEIN
AUGUSTENBURG.—On Friday afternoon a telegram arrived
at Frogmore House announcing the death of Christian
Charles Frederick Augustus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Augustenburg, son of the Duke Frederick of Schlesw'g.
Holstein and of the daughter of Christian VII., King
of Denmark (Princess Louisa Augusta of Denmark).
The late duke was born July 19, 1798. He succeeded his
father in the dukedom in June 1814 ; he married in
September 1820, Louisa Augusta, Countess of Dales-
kolde. The late duke leaves two sons and three daugh-
ters. His eldest son, Frederick, the present duke, is mar-
ried to Princess Ada Huhenlohe, niece of the Queen of EL g-
land ; the second son, his Royal Highness Prince Christian,
is married to her Royal Highness Princess Helena of Eng-
land. The daughte.rs are still unmarried. The late duke lost
his wife last year. The duke wa.s considered the handsomest
man of the Courts of Germany, and was of a most kindly
disposition. His death has been expected for several days,
and his daughter, the Princess Henriette, who had been
visiting their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Christian at Frogmore, left England on Sunday last, in
consequence of a telegram announcing the serious illness
of the late duke.

THE CENSUS IN AMERICA. - The important matter
of taking the census of the United States is being, arranged
at Washington, to be carried into practice next year. On
the 19th and 20th February the Census Committee, of
which Representative Garfield is the chairinan
after discussion, decided to recommend the
meat of a different Census Bureau, and to adopt the
plan of Dr. Huff, who superintended the taking of the
census in 1865 in the State of New York. Under the old
system some districts were enabled by fraud to return
many inhabitants in excess of what they contained, and it
is now intended to appoint special officers to gather the
returns, instead of working through the United States
marshals, as heretofore. The committee favour an increase
of the members of the Congress to 300. The present appor.
tionment is one representative to an aggregate of 1`35,000
inhabitants, and if, as is probable, the House will reject
this proposal, the next election will raise that aggregate to
150,000 inhabitants to every member. The effect must
be, under any circumstances, to increase the representa-
tion of the Western States. The New England States will
lose some of the members they now return if the numbers
be not increased, and so will Pennsylvania, and even New
York. Indeed, five is the estimated loss of the last State,
two for Massachusetts, and one for each of the other New:
Arland States.— dinolo- American 77,7148-