The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-17 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—In the Equity Courts, on Fri-
Jay, before Vice-Chancellor Stuart, the case of " Barber v.
Etches" was heard. Mr. Etches, a cheesefactor, left by his
will a certain yearly sum, derived from Crystal Palace
shares, to be applied for the purpose of promoting the open-
ing of the Palace on Sundays, and after that object
was attained, to he applied in adding to the attraction of
the Palace and grounds. The cause came on to be heard
on a petition presented by the Crystal Palace Company
praying that a compromise between the petitioners' and the
testator's representatives might be confirmed. The Vice-
Chancellor made an order as prayed.
THE OTTO3IAN FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION.— In Vice-
Chancellor Stuart's Court, on Friday, an application was
made on behalf of ➢lr. Cheetham, to take his name off the
list of shareholders in the Ottoman Financial Association
(Limited). It appeared that in June 1865 Mr. Cheetham
entrusted his brokers to sell some of his shares
in the company, which they did. His name was then re-
moved from the register, and that of Mr. White, the pur-
chaser, inserted in his stead. Mr. White paid two calls,
but alleged his incapacity to pay a third, but the official
liquidator, ascertaining that at the time Mr. White pur-
chased the shares he was an infant, removed his name
from the register, and placed thereon that of Mr.
Cheetham. The Vice-Chancellor refused the application
with costs.

A MAN WITH A GRIEVANCE. The difficulties which
beset popular members crop out now and then in odd
places. On Friday a Mr. Tommy applied to the magis-
trate at the Westminster Police-court for a summons
against Mr. Torrens, M.P. It appears that Mr. Tommy
has a " grievance," and thought himself fortunate in
getting Mr. Tcrrens to take the matter up in the House of
Commons. Somehow or other the papers on which Mr.
Tommy's case rested were purloined, and on a former
occasion an attorney's clerk was charged with their
abstraction. That accusation failed, and this was an
attempt to make the hon. member for Finsbury respon-
sible. The magistrate refused to 7ant a summons.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE BY A LUKES COACIIMAN.—The
Duke of Grafton's coachman was charged at Marlborough-
street with having cruelly flogged one of his Grace's
horses. The prosecution was instituted by the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but the
Duke, who was unable to attend, sent a letter stating that
he considered his coachman to be " the last person" who
would be guilty of the offence charged. The magistrate,
however, considered the case proved, and inflicted a
penalty of 40s.
WITCHCRAFT."—At Walsall, a day or two back, Mary
Peasant, a married woman, was charged with having
assaulted Ann Tipton. The complainant, who had been
very kind to the defendant, and had attended her in three
confinements, called, one day last week, upon her, she
having been recently confined, and asked her how she
was. The defendant said, "I would be much better if
you would pray fur me." The complainant said, "I am
not a professed prayer ; I dea't think I could du much in
that way." Defendant said, " I do, for I saw you, that
night you were sitting with me, throw ing something
ni the fire bile you were looking at my Ltasband's
watch. Put if yon will kneel down and bless me, I
will Le got better." Complainant then replied, " I will
do as you require me to do if you will not entertain such
wicked thoughts about me." Thereupon complainant
knelt down and asked God to bless defendant and her
family. A day or two afterwards, as defendant was at
her own door, complainant asked her how she felt. The
defendant requested the complainant to step into the house.
When they got inside the defendant said, " I have been
to a man at Walsall, who told me that you have witched
me, and I must draw your blood in order that I may be
cured. The defendant then darted at the complainant
and scratched her face, and attempted to cut her with a
knife, but the complainant effected her escape. The bench,
after hearing the evidence, sentenced the defendant to pay
a fine of 10s. and costs, or in default to be imprisoned flr
one month.

SAVING SEED OF DWARF AND RUNNER BEANS.
—lt is a common practice for amateur growers to save
their own seed of these vegetables, and tLe general way
of doing this is to leave a few pods along the bottom of
the haulm for that purpose. This is one of the worst
plans that could be adopted, because when several pods
are left to ripen, the strength of the plant is absorbed by
them, and the growth is consequently checked. Without
a free growth it is impossible to have beans; therefore,
one of the rows, or a portion of one, if it is a long one,
ought to be set apart for seed-bearing, and the other for
supplying the kitchen. This is the only satisfactory way
of securing a regular and continuous supply of these useful
vegetables.--Gardeners' Magazine.
CRICKET EXTRAORDINARY. —An exceptionally
good game of cricket is being played at Kennington Oval,
in the match between the Gentlemen and the Players of
the South. Mr. W. G. Grace, ably seconded by Mr.
B. B. Cooper, caused the telegraph board to assume the
unprecedented aspect of 280 runs without the loss of
a wicket. The two batsmen were thoroughly well
" set," and 3CO runs and no wicket down seemed
the most probable of results. But this was not to
be. After every change of bowling that was deemed
likely to succeed had been tried in vain, the Players of the
South at length resolved to essay a new bowler, and, strange
to say, he disposed of these two scoring bats within a few
minutes of each other, thus contributing a fresh exemplifi-
cation to the " glorious uncertainty of cricket." But it is
also remarkable that the other side obtained the enormous
score of 475, out of which the two batsmen who went in
first scored over 150 between them, and Charlwood scored
no less than 155 to his own bat.

AN EXCITING INCIDENT.—An incident of a pain-
fully exciting nature occurred on the Llane]ly Railway
and Dock Company's line, near Swansea, last week. In
a third-class compartment were a respectable married
couple with three children, the eldest of whom was a
little boy of between five and six years of age. The father
was nursing the infant, and the eldest child was
standing in the corner of the carriage looking out of
the window, when suddenly, and when the train was
going at its full speed, the door flew open, and the
child fell out. The fright and terror and the excitement
moved the parents. The father was with the greatest
difficulty restrained from springing out after his lost child.
The passengers shouted at the top of their voices to the
guard and driver, but the train proceeded fully two miles
before attention could be gained. It was backed, and
then it was found that the' child Lad been picked up by a
labouring man, by whom he v, as restored to hie distressed
parents, with no other injuries than a few superficial cuts
and bruises on the face and head.
CANOPIED STATUE OF THE QUEEN POLL BOMBAY.
—The Builder's engraving this week represents a monu-
ment which has been executed in this country, and is
about to be sent out to India. It is a present from the
King of Baroda, to the Victoria Gardens, Bomtay, where
it will be set up, and is the design of Mr. Noble, of
Bruton-street. The figure was executed by him, and the
architectural part by Mr. Larp, of the Kennington-road.
The figure of the Queen is of colossal proportions, being
more than Bft. in height, seated. Her Majesty is in
her full robes of State, with the sccptre and orb—emblems
of her dignity--and is seated on her throne. The figure
has a very dignified eppcarance. The material of which
It iA made Is white marble, The canopy, which is 42ft,
high to the top of the filial, is Of white Sicilian marble,
It Is Or Clothie type, and well executed, The background
of the interior la elightly relieved with a pale Sienna:
tinted marble, enriched with a diaper ioek@tl, and au
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