The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF "THE SUN."

Sir.,—The report of my death having been very
extensively circulated, 1 should esteem it a great
kindness if you would permit me to avail myself of
the publicity of your columns to inform my many
friends in England and America that I am still in
the enjoyment of sound health, and that my facul-
ties are still sharp and my sympatbie3 acute enough
to read with concern tbi3 anti-dating of my demiae.
—I am, sir, faithfully yours,

HENRY RUSSELL.
74, Kensington Gar Jon-square, Bayswater.
Nov. 16, 1869.

LA IV INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

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VICE-CHANCERY.

The action against the President of the Poor-
law Board (Fielden v. Goschen) was resumed this
morning before Vice-Chancellor Stuart.
His Ilonour, in delivering judgment, said he
had heard all the evidence which the plaintiff
had to produce in support of a claim of lien as
vendor, but he could discover no analogy between
the case of the concession and the agreement be-
tween Sir S. M. Peto and the plaintiffs, and that of
an ordinary case of vendor and purchaser. There
being a total want of evidence that Sir S. M. Peto
acted as agent for Mr. Goschen, the case must be
dismissed.
Bill dismissed accordingly.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
MADDICK V. BEETON.

To-day Mr. H. James, Q.C.,sho wed cause against
a rule calling upon the defendant to show cause
why he should not answer certain interrogatories
by way of an appeal from the decision of Mr.
Justice Willes, who had refused to make an order
for their being answered. The action was for
misrepresentation, to the defendant's knowledge,
in the sale of the Mustnated Sporting and 'Theatrical
News, that the circulation at the time of the sale
averaged 8,500 per week, and the advertisements
£l3 per week. The learned counsel contended that
the interrogations should not be allowed, on the
ground that the plaintiff could prove as well as the
defendant whether the statement was made to him.
The Lord Chief Justice said it might be that the
defendant would not go into the box. Mr. James
—And it might be that the plaintiff did not wish
to give evidence. The Court, however, made the
rule absolute for answering the interrogations ex-
cept the one asking when, if at all, the defendant
purchased the copyright, of whom, and what he
gave for it.

POLICE INIELLIGENCE.-71as Day.

BOW-STREET.

CA TION TO PUBLIC-HOUSE P U RCITISERS.-Mr George
Wells, a licensed victualler, was summoned by the Board
of Inland Revenue, for selling win, without a license.
Tin Excise officer, la wing proved the purchase of a
small portion of wino at Mr Wells's houi3, and also that
the dt,fendat.t ha I not a lie us. for the sale of wine,
Mr. Wells said he certainly had said the wine, but had
nut the slightest idea the license lie hold did not empower
him to do so. Ile had lately purchased the public-house,
the first one he had ever had, and when the transfer
was made and the money paid, he thought he had
paid all that was necessary. With respect to the wino
there certainly was a few bottles amongst the stock he had
taken, and finding it there he naturally thought the right
to sell it was included in the license attached to the house.
The article was one of little or no demand in th 3 neigh-
hood, and until the Excise officer came in and bought
some, he had never been asked for it. Ile was but an im-
perfectly educiiteti man, and ho really had never read the
papers ho bad received on the completion of the house to
know what he was entitled to do.

Sir T. Henry said ho thought it would havo been better
had ho done so, as he would thou have known that his
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license did not entitle him to sell wino. To do that a
separate license was required.

Mr. Wells—l urn quite sure there aro hundreds of pub-
l'eans doing the thing 1 am summoned here for. They
don't know the licAise dues not allow them to sell wine.
When I took the hous.., finding a few bottles of wine
there, I thought it right to sell it. I don't, of course,
deny selling the wine, but I declare I did so under the
belief that I was doing no wrong by sAling it.
Sir T. Henry-1 can't agree with you that hundreds of
publicans are selling wino without a license.
Mr. Wells- lam quite sure there are a great many who

lon't know that a separAs license is necessary to do so.
Sir T. lleLry —The penalty for selling m ine as you
Lave douo is £25, but as you state you have acted under
ignorance I shall only inflict the mitigated penalty of X‘•
Mr. Wells—Well, I suppose I must submit, although I

think it a very bard case.
Mr. Joseph Allen, a licensed victualler, at Stepney, was
summoned for the same offence, but he said he had acted
entirely from ignorance. There was not enough call
for wine in his neighbourhood to make it worth
his while, now that he knew tho state of the law, to take
out a wine license. The officer came into his house, called
fot a glass of sherry, having a bottle of that wine in his
house, he sold him a glass, and for that he supposed he
sheuld have to pay a fine. Had he known that his spirit
license did not authorize him to sell wine, he should not
have done so.

Sir T. Henry said ho had no alternative but to inflict

the same penalty that he had done in the former case
viz., £5.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE FOG.—T brae boys named Richard Mahoney, George
Cooke, and Wm. Burgess were charged before Mr. Knox
with throwing lighted torches, to the common danger of
passengers.
Cantler, 196 C, saw the three boys last night about ten
o'clock in Windmill-street throwing lighted torches at
passers by, and took them into custody.
One of the boys said he merely picked up a piece of a
torch dropped by another lad.
Another constable said he saw the boys flashing lighted
torches in the faces of persons who complained of them,
and having cautioned them, but without any effect, they
were taken into custody by him and Cantler.
Mr. Knox fined the boys ss. each.
WRONGFULLY IN CUSTODY.—Mary MOM; a good-
looking, well-dressed young woman, was brought before
Mr. Knox on the charge of stealing a £5 Bank note from
Mr. T. Inglis I'Anson, trainer, of Hungerford House,
Mallon, Yorkshire.
On the case being called on,
Boyce, 55 E, said there was no prosecutor in at-
tendance.

Mr. Knox said he should like to know something of the
case.

Boyce said that on the previous night he was called
upon to take the accused into custody for stealing a £5
note, and she was taken to the station and charged. He
afterwards asked Mr. I'Anson, the person who charged
her, to let him examine his pockets, and on doing so found
the £5 in his breast pocket.
Mr. Knox said the young woman appeared to be a very
ill-used person, and was entitled to compensation. She
was discharged, and he would advise her to consult a re-
spectable solicitor.

THAMES.

THE TABLES TIIENED.—The tables were turned on a
woman named Margaret Andre, wife of Antonio Andre,
who had sworn on a previous day that a respectable
woman, named Johanna Green, had stolen a gold crucifix
from her on Thursday last.
Green was remanded on bail until this day, and she came
to the door of the court in a cab, and was too ill to be re-
moved. Andre, who is an acknowledged prostitute, did
not appear, and Mr. Benson ordered her immediate dis-
charge.
Mr. Lazarus, clerk to Mr. B. J. Abbott, solicitor, then
applied for a summons against Mrs. Andre, as she called
herself, for wilful and corrupt perjury.
Mr. Benson said he was afraid there was an awful
amount of perjury committed in that court daily, but diffi-
cult to assign it, and that people ought to be very severely
punished who tampered with the solemn obligation of an
oath. He granted a summons.
Directly afterwards Mrs. Andre came into court, and
Mr. Benson said—l have discharged the prisoner, and
have granted a summons against you. It is statad that
you had your crucifix attached to your chain on Thursday
night last when you stated that Mrs. Green snatched it
from your chain ?
Mrs. Andre—Very well, your worship.

The Donegal, screw line-of-battle ship, 3,246
tons, 800 horse power, is expected to be formally
commissioned at Portsmouth this morning by Cap-
tain William N. W. llewitt, V.C., for special Ser-
vice to the Pacific, where Captain Hewitt will re-
commission the present flagship, the ironclad Zea-
lous, for the flagship of the newly-appointed. Com-
mander-in-Chief ou the station, Rear-Admiral Far-
quhar. The officers and men at present serving on
board the Zealous, under the flag of Vice-Admiral
Hon. George F. Hastings, C. 8., will return to
England in the Donegal.
In the Royal Gun Factories, Royal Arsenal,
Woolwich, the men have commenced working five
days every week instead of four, which has been
the maximum since the .reecnt reductions in the
establishment were made.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Dsy

SURE IV SD UltY AUTUMN MEETING.

Gladness..

Baroness

Pericles

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LONGLEArE HANDICAP.

Eleven ram
WHITE HALL WELTER.

Provider
David Copparlield
E: arts

Seven ran.

w J

SURE WS B URY RACES-YESTERDAY.
SHREWSBURY CUP.

Ecarte
ttompiug Girl
Cocoa Nut

Foul teen rau.
ACTON BURNEL STAKES.

Leoville
Zerliba ....
Lollypop
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SON'S.
Vibration
Crown Pieco •

Seven ran.
ONSLOW HANDICAP.

Seringapatam... 1
Juanita 2
Annie Stewart 3
Ten ran.
MONKNIOO4 HANDICAP.

Masterman . .

Chanoinesse.
Lady Sophie
Seven rau.
CALDECOT N U ItER Y HANDICAP.

Squib
Princess
Blue &II
Eleven ran.
ANGLESEY NURSERY.

1

Ptarmigan
Fanny Grey f
Magdala

Diono..

Candour
Sallie

Six ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 3 SON'S.

Seven ran.

RACING FIXTURES-1870.
FEBRUARY.

Derby 10, 11 I Newton °5, 26
narrow 17, 18