The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-25 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

THE PRIVILEGES OF ROYAL RESIDENCES.—The House
of Lords have been engaged in hearing the appeal case of
" The Attorney-General v. Dakin," in which the question
to Le decided is whether the Sheriff can execute a writ
within the Palace of Hampton Court. The defendant Daki
was one of the sher:irs of inrebruary ISUC,, and
the, charge arose front Lis officers having seized anti sold
the goods and furniture in a suite of apartments in
Mouton Court, assigned by her .Majesty to Lady Henry
Gordon. The goods weie seized under a writ of
issued against Lord Henry Gordon. The question was
whether the Palace Lad lost its privloge of immunity from
the execution of civil process by reason of the sovereign
having ceased to reside there, George IL having been the
Last siaerciEn who persorally ccenried it. Alter Lear:ng
arguments on both sides, the kat j,:dgts took time to
consider tie case, and ,ti further tunsidcratien was

adjourned sine die.
AN EXORBITANT CLIAROL—In the Court of Chancery,
on Thursday, an appeal was heard involving a point of
some interest. The bill was filed by Mrs. Turnbull, the
widow of an cfflccr in the Bombay Artillery, against
the agent of her husband and herself in this
country. Mrs. 'Turnbull wrote from India to •
Mr. Gordon, the defendant, who carries on business
as an army contractor in Piecadifly, authorising him to
provide her son, then a minor, with an outfit, &c., un his
appointment to a cornetcy in the 21st Hussars, hoping
that everything would be done as reasonable as possible.
The defendant's bill amounted to £699 17s. 3d., which
was asid to be double the usual price, and
included a great number of useless and extravagant
articles. The main point of the case was that the
defendant had Lot paid the full amount charged to
the plaintiff fur many of these articles, but had obtained
heavy discounts from the tradesmen from whom he
obtained them, and whom he paid in bills at. three
months. Thus a double 1.111,3 and double shot gun were
charged £ll3 Bs. 6d. Mr. Davy, of Threadneedle-street,
who supplied it, receiving only M from the defendant.
The question was whether the defendant, as agent, had a
right to take this profit. Vice-Chancellor Jameson,
hearing the case, directed a general account to be taken
in Chambers, but diallowed altogether the sums received
as discount. The defendant appealed, but the Lords
Justices dismissed the appeal, with. costs.
COMPENSATION FOR 11AJLIVAT ACCIDENT.—In the
Court of Common Pleas, on Thursday, the case
of " Sugar v. the Mane:ester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire Railway Company " was heard. An action
was tried at Manchester last assizes, when the plaintiff
had a verdict for £4,000 damages, for injuries received
by a collision •on the defendants' railway. A
rule nisi was afterwards obtained to set aside
the verdict on the ground that the damages were
excessive. After the plaintiff's counsel had been heard

against the rule, their lordships said they were of opinion
that there must be a rule for a new trial, unless the plain-
tiff would consent to reduce the damages to E!,COO. Rule

accordingly.
THE RIGHT OF PETITION.—At Marlborough-street
Police coart, on Thursday, Joseph Stoner, an elector of
Liverpool, was charged with creating a disturbance at the
house of Mr. Graves, M.P. for that borough. lie stated
that he was " a free born Briton," and that Mr. Graves
had not presented some petition he had entrusted to him
to the House of Lords and the House of Commons. He
gave an outline of his retitiou to the House of Lords on
the subject of the Irish Church Bill, and appeared much
excited. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded him fur further
inquiry.

A shocking outr4 a has bcen cc nitpit ted at Norfol.
A man named Wise ruz.n Las L, en kil;rd in a quttrLl at
Llo-
fi&la. The unfortunate man was iu,lud over a bunk by Li,
asfa:hnt, and bad his 01 ck b; o! en.
THE HARTLEY COLLIERY RELIEF FUND.A
meeting of the sulreribLls to the above fund has Leen
held at the Birmingham Exchange to dispose of the
surplus of the above fund. The surplus in question
amounted to about £2,470. It was recommended that the
amount be devoted to the South Staffordshire Hospital,
towards the building of a colliery accident wing. Ame
morial, signed by about S,CCO miners, prayed that the
amount be devoted as a fund fur the widows and orphan:
of men killed in colliery operations. The first named pion
was adopted after a protest.
01IFOLK AGRICULTURAL SOCI ETY. The annual
meeting of this society is being held at Attleborough.
Tilers is a large and c:iceilLut show ( f live stock.
The first prize for the Lest short-horn bo.l has been won
by Mr. Kersey Cooper, of Euston, with Ilogarth the
Second ; and that for the best short horn cow by M r.. 1. Holy,
of Broughton, Hunts, with Lady Anne. Major Barlow ham
prize for the best thoroughbred stallion,
won the principal
with Dalesman. Most of the SGutlidown sheep prizes
were won by Lord Walsingliam and Lord Loudes. His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales took the first prize
for the best pen of ten Sonadown ewe lambs. Mr. 'l'.
Brown, of Marham, won most of the long.woolled sheep
prizes. Messrs. Duckering, Lincolnshire, and Mr. Stearn.
Suffolk, secured most of the pig premiums. A prize for the
best-assorted collection of implements was awarded to
Messrs. Holmes, of, Norwich. The exhiLitlou was
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