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

LAW AND POLICE.

THE INDIAN SUCCESSION CASE.—On Monday Lorr
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, hut the respondent, the elder
brother, claims to be the rajah. That claim has been
allowed by the Privy Counci], for Lord Chelmsford dis.
missed the appeal with costs.

THE DOCTOR'S BILL.—In the Rolls Court, 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 had 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 OF THE Law.—At Clerkenwell, on Mon-
Jay, 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 PoLicElrAN'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 PorsowNa.—The Leeds magistrates, or'
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 shewn 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 bad inserted an advertisement in some pro.
vincial papers for persons willing to adopt a child three
months' old, £5OO to be paid by the advertisers. A
number of answers were received, and the impostors next
demanded 55. in postage stamps as a token of good faith.
In all 370 letters were received, most of them containing
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 Dune.
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 to the banks of
the Nith.

THE QUEEN'S JOURNAL AND THE LIFE OF TIIE
PRINCE CONSORT.—The Council of the Working Men's
Club and Institute Union have received fro:n the Queen
several copies of the above works for their circu'atin2
library, all bearing the royal autograph. About IO,COC
artisans are members of the institutions which at present
subscribe to this library, and hardly a week passes without
fresh applications for admission to its advantages.

SACRILEGE AT DEPTFORD. —On Monday naornin
A daring act of sacrilege was fonwl to have been coin
mitten during the night, at the church of St. Nicholas.
Deptford. After the administration of the Sacrament of
Sunday, the silver plate was deposited in an iron salt
under the vestry, and an entry was found to have beet
effected by the window leading the vestry-room, th(
iron safe being forced open and the silver plate abstracted.
the thieves getting clear off with the booty. Before lean.
ing the sacred edifice they ruisco_ndueted themselves in
disgraceful manner.