The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-07 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

THE CORPORATION' OF HALIFAX.-11l the Court of Chan-
cery the case of the "Attorney-General v. the Corporation
of Halifax," has been concluded. The bill was filed at th(
instance of Messrs. Holdsworth, millowners, of Halifax
praying that the corporation might be restrained from suf-
fering the sewage of the borough to flow into the,
Hebble Brook. An injunction was granted in the court
below, and the defendants appealed. but now asked leave
to withdraw their appeal. The plaintiffs consented on
condition that the costs which they had incurred were
paid. Their lordships granted permission for the with-
drawal of the appeal, the defendants paying the whole of
the costs.

THE ALBERT AMALGAMATIONS.—Two insurance corn
panics, which had been amalagamated with the Albert,
have been ordered by Vice-Chancellor James to be wound
up. They were the Metropolitan Counties and the
Western Life Assurance. In the case of the latter his
Honour directed the liquidators to carry the premiums;
when received, to a separate account.
THE CORNWALL RAILWAY COMPANY.—An action lias
been brought in the Court of Queen's Bench against the
Cornwall Railway Company, by a labouring man, named
Penvcr, who sought to recover compensation for injuries
received by his child, five years old. The evidence wan
very coutradict::ry as to the origin of the accident. The
child fell off the step of the carriage, and the wheels
passed over his leg, necessitating amputation. Verdict for
the defendants.

THE NEW CROSS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—The daughter
of a publican at Ilford, named Harris, has brought an
action against the London and Brighton Railway for injtuics
received in the accident at New Cross on the day of
the Licensed Victuallers' Fête at the Crystal Palace. The
evidence was very voluminous and conflicting, and occu-
pied a considerable time. Serjeant Parry said that the
company had settled a great many claims arising out of
the accident in question, but resisted this because they
believed it was a sheer imposition. Tho jury appear to
have arrived at that conclusion, for after a consultation
of half an hour they returned a verdict for the defendants.
BREACH or COLLIELY RIILES.—A collier named Hancock,
living at Haydock, has been brought before the county
magistrates on a charge of infringing the colliery rules.
He fired a shot in workings where safety lamps are ex-
clusively used. The mine has already sufferad from two
explosions within the twelvemonth ; and the magistrates
observing that fines seemed to bo useless, sentenced the
offender to two months imprisonment without the option
of a penalty.

Errm;srvE RAILWAY ROBBERIES.—Five men and two
women have been charged before the borough magistrates
at Shrewsbury with stealing fourteen woollen shawls,
seventy-seven yards of shirting, and forty yards of brown
holland from a railway truck at Shrewsbury station. One
cf the rrisoners was discharged, and the others re-
niqmled.

Tirn ETON GOVERNING BODY.—Tho 119tv "or
coyern-
ing body for Eton is appointed. It consists of tho provosts
(t.r opio) of Eton and King's; Dr,Scott, Master of Balliol,
representing the University cf Oxford; Dr. Thompson,
Master of Trinity, representing the University of Cam-
bridgi; Professor Stokes, repuzscnting the Royal Society;
Sir Roundell Palmer, nominated by the Lord Chief Justice
of England; and Dr. Lightfoot, of Trinity, Cambridge,
chosen by the Eton Masters. The governing body have to
nominate, by co-optation, not less than two nor zhOire than
four additional members ; and their choice ha e,flll9n upon
the Rev. William Carter and tho litht Hon: Fysncer
Wainole.—Dailit Mtg.'