The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-08 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

LEICESTER-SQUARE.—In the Rolls Court, on Saturday,
his lordship gave judgment in the suit of " Webb v. Wyld
and Tulk," and decided that the plaintiff's case had failed,
as the court could not grant an injunction to compel the
defendants to keep the ground in proper order. Mr.
Tulk, he held, was morally bound to get the square put in
a proper state, and as Mr. Wyld could not be in a better
position than Mr. Tulk, he should dismiss the bill against
both defendants, without costs.
PIRATING ENGRAVINGS.—At Southwark Police-court,
on Saturday, there was another conviction for selling
pirated copies of engravings belonging to Mr. Graves, of
Pall Mall. Penalties amounting in the aggregate to £l2O
were inflicted, with the alternative of six months' imprison-
ment. Less than a month ago an equally heavy sentence
was pronounced at the same court under similar circum-
stances.

A CLERICAL DISPUTE.-At the Worcester Assizes, the
ca3e of the Rev. J. Merest, rector of Upton-Snodsbury,
who was indicted for sending threatening letters to the
Rev. R. Workman, of Southampton-street, Strand, was
concluded. Great interest was excited by the
charge, and the court was crowded. Differences
had arisen between the plaintiff and defendant
from negotiations about the sale of livings. The prose-
cutor expected to derive an advantage from the purchase
and sale of the living, and the defendant thought, as
trustee, he had no such right. The plaintiff's object was
to prevent further annoyance, and as the defendant
pleaded guilty and offered an apology, the matter was
adjusted.

ALLEGED POACHING.—At the Pramlingham Petty Ses-
sions, a gentleman, named Culley, was charged bythe Duke
of Hamilton's gamekeeper with having killed a hare. It
seems that Mr. Culley was driving home from a coursing
match, and had his greyhounds with him. The hare
crossed the road, and the dogs chased and killed it. He
denied any intention of killing it, but he and his compa-
nion were each fined £2 10s. and 12s. costs.

ASSAULT BY A LADY.—A singular case as heard at the
Winchester Petty Sessions, Miss Louisa Rivers, daughter
of the late Rev. S r H. Rivers, Bart., was charged
with wsa,u tng Mks At man. The complainant
said that she was going along the Hornsey-road
with a, friend, who was reading poetry to ber, when they met
Miss Rivers, who said, " Can't you move off the path for
a lady ?" and struck her, knocking her off the path.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and said " she had given the
girl a slap." She was fined £1 and costs, 10s. Gd.
TRIALS FOR MANSLAUGHTER.—At the Lancaster
Assizes two men have been found guilty of the
manslaughter of their wives. One of them, named
Martin, while infuriated by drink, beat his wife so cruelly
on Christmas Day that she died two days later. lie was
sentenced to five years' penal servitude. The other man
who was recommended to mercy on account of the pro-
vocation he had received before striking his wife, was
sentenced to twelve months' imprbEonment.

THE RELEASE OF THE FENIAN PRISONERS.—
There appears to be some doubt about the avowed inten-
tions of the Government. No intelligence had been received
by the Irish or English committee, up to Saturday even
ing, which justified a belief that it was the intention of the
Crown to pardon all the prisoners, but, on the other hand,
the English committee had received intelligence of a
directly opposite character. In order to set all doubts at
rest on this head, Mr. M'Donnell, the secretary, has been
Instructed to write to the Under Secretary for the Houle
Department cu the aubiect.