The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-15 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY.—In thf
Court of Appeal, before .tho Lord Chancellor, a petitior
has been presented under the direction of the arbitrator,
in the case of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway
for the payment out of court of the sum of £lO,OOO, being
moneys paid in by the receivers, and standing to the credi'
of the causes of "Gardiner and Drainbridge v. the Com-
pany." The order was given by the Lord Chancellor, sub
ji et to the consult of the other side.

THE NEW CROSS ACCIDENT AGAIN.--Another court tc
assess the damages arising out of the accident to the
Licensed Victuallers' train, at the Crystal Palace me in
June, has been held by the Sheriff of London. Two cases
were brought before it, one of Mrs. Dear, who received an
award of £1,500 for serious injuries received, and the other
of Mr. Allen and his wife, who were awarded £550.
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—Two women and a mat,
were found guilty at the Central Criminal Court, of a
street robbery with violence. One of the women had been
twice previously convicted, and was sentenced to seven
years' penal servitude, the other to twelve months. The
man was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and
twenty-five lashes.
ROBBING, LETTERS.—Two letter-carriers have been
charged, at the Durham Assizes, with stealing letters
One of them, who was only 18 years of age, was employed
at the Gateshead post-office, and had been previously con
victed. He was sentenced to seven years penal servitude
The other was employed at South Shields, and fifty-six
parts of letters were found on searching his lodgings. HE
was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.

CHARGE OF SHOOTING A POLICEMAN.—The grand jury
at the Dublin Assizes have thrown out two bills charging
eight Irishmen with shooting at a policeman with a
revolver, at Bishop Auckland, in July last, and also with
riot and assault. There were more than twenty witnesses
in this case whose collapse will thus materially shorten
the Assizes.

CHARGE OF FIRING A BARN.—At the Salisbury Assizes
a man, named Stocker, was indicted for setting fire to a
barn, near Itamsbury. Damage amounting to nearly
£2,000 was done. The prisoner, who was a carter
in the farmer's employ; assisted in putting the
lire out, and the chief evidence against him was given by
a person who had questicned him about the origin. A
young woman, named Sarah Giddens, stated positively
that he was walking with her when the fire broke out. ..No
motive was suggested for the offence, as there had been:no
quarrel. The jury found a verdict of guilty, and the pri-
soner was sentenced to eight years' penal servitude.
THE ALLEGED REMOVAL OF A DlNATlC.—Frederick Le
Vierge, an engineer, who was charged with forcibly remov-
ing his father, while delirious, from the charge of his wife,
and with striking her, has been discharged at Worship-
street, the magistrate holdingthat no unnecessary violence
had been used.

Blom Soucrro:zs.—Two men named Pugh and Bey
have been charged at the Central Criminal Court with
falsely representing themselves to be attorneys. One ,of
thorn had been an attorney's clerk, the other was a Sta-
veyor. The Commissioner observing that such a practi 60
must be put a stop to, sentenced them each to a fine c 4
£2O or two months' imprisonment,