The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

(Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,
Lord Crauworth, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Wensleydale,
and other peers.)
APPEAL-KER V. WILKIE AND ANOTHER.
This was an appeal from a decision of the Court of Ses-
sion in Scotland against the appellant. The appellant, by
his action of reduction and repetition, claimed payment of
surplus rates charged against him for building Kelvin-
bridge, near Glasgow, in respect of his property of Hill-
head, within the parish. The applicant alleged that the
board of trustees levying the rate had not been legally con-
stituted in terms of the Act of Parliament, and that no notice
was given of the adjourned meetings at which the rate
was made.

The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the Board of
Trustees was legally constituted, and that notice of the
original meetings was sufficient notice of the adjourned
meetings, and that the rate was lawfully made.
Lords Brougham, Cranworth, Chelmsford, and Wensley-
dale were entirely of the same opinion.
The Lord Chancellor dismissed the appeal with costs.
The Lord Chancellor intimated to the gentlemen of the
bar that this house would not sit to hear appeals to-morrow
(Thursday), but would sit again on Friday.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
His Honour was the only Commissioner sitting, and there
was only one meeting for the consideration of the certificate
of Messrs. Francis and Freer, bottle merchants, Great St.
Helen's. The case has already been entered into at. groat
length by Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, who being pre-
vented from attending through illness, the meeting was
again adjourned.

The other business consisted of audit and dividend meet.
ings, but nothing of the slightest interest transpired.

POLICE INTELLIGENOE-( THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OP A GILNTLEMAN.—•
CARRYING A DANGEROUS WEA.Pox.—Mr. Charles Stop-
ford, a gentleman residing at 20, North Audley-street, was
charged before Mr. Beadon with drawing a sword and
threatening to stab, while in a state of intoxication, police-
constable Lazarus Howes, 95 C, in Duke-street, Grosvenor.
square.

Howes, 95 C, said that at half past seven :the previous
evening he saw a crowd of persons collected round the de-
fondant in Duke-street, Grosvenor-square. The defendant
was very drunk, and was laying hold of a lamp-post, with
his head bleeding at the time, and a gentleman said he had
()tiered to see the defendant home but that ho refused to go
with him. He (Howes) asked the defendant where he lived,
ant he said in North Audley-street, but refused to let him
put him in a cab or to go away. Upon this he told him
that if he did not go away he should be obliged to take him,
and put his hand on his shoulder for that purpose, when
the defendant called him a - bully, &c., and seizing the
handle of an umbrella he had in his hand drew out a sword
from the stick fully two feet in length, and made a:thrust at
his breast with it, saying "I'll give you this." He (Howes)
however caught hold of the blade and wrested it from him,
and several persons seized hold of the defendant, and with
assistance he took the defendant into custody. The de-
fendant had at the time a quantity of spirits in his posses-
sion.

The sword, a most formidable weapon, about 2 feet long
with a sharp point, was here handed to the magistrate for
his inspection.

' The defendant said he had no questions to ask.
Mr. Beadon said it was a monstrous-looking thing. H.
did not make use of such a weapon ?
The Chief Clerk said such a weapon was all very well is
New Orleans. Was he an Englishman ?
The defendant said he was.
Mr. Beadon said such a weapon was only for a lawleaa
country.

lhe defendant said it should nat occur again. He would
not carry it any more.

Mr. Beadon said he would take care of that. He should
send the sword to the police stores.
The defendant said he took it out by accident.
Mr. Beadonsaid that might be, and he might have killed
the sonstable by accident. He should order him to find
two sureties in the sum of £io each for three months.
Sergeant Glass asked what was to be done with the
weapon.

Mr. Beadon said the defendant could have his umbrolla,
but certainly not the sword, and he would caution him to
take care, for if such a thing occurred again, and ho .iaaa
brought before him, ho would send him for trial.