The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-15 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

As EXORBITANT CHARGE.—In the Rolls Court, on
Saturday, a remarkable case was heard. Dr. Clark, a
physician, of St. Mark's-square, Primrose-hill, appealed
from the decision of the chief clerk, who allowed £B2 13s.
instead of a bill of £3lO. Dr. Clark attended a bc,,arding-
school at St. John's Wood, the two daughters of Mr. Wm.
Sanger, whose estate is being administered in this court,
being among his patients. One of these young ladies had
a slight illness, which did not interfere with her school
duties, and for his attendance upon her Dr. Clark
charged £2O 9s. 6d. Her younger sister had
a long and serious illness. Dr. Clark attended her, visit-
ing her at Brighton and W orthing, and charging £289165.
Dr. Clark also charged forty guineas for letters, con-
sultations with solicitors, &c. The guardians resisted
the claim, which the chief clerk reduced to £B2, and
hence the appeal. The defence was that doctors were
justified in raising their charges in proportion to the means
of the patient, and the severity of the ailment. The
Master of the Rolls said that if such claims were encou-
raged, the Court of Chancery wculd lay itself open to the
charge of devouring the means of orphans. The case was
not concluded.

THE ORDER OF FORESTERS.-At Bow-street, on Satur-
day, Mr. Stimson, late secretary to the London district of
the United Order of Foresters, charged with embezzling
certain sums of money, the property of that society, was
sent for trial, but was admitted to bail in two sureties of
£lOO each, and his own recognisances of 1200.
THE OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.—At Clerkenwell, on Satur-
day, the case of the Highgate omnibus accident, which
occurred at Christmas time, was again inquired into, and
the omnibus driver was exonerated from blame. James
Duval, a carman in the employ of Pickford and Co., who
was driving the van which came into collision with the
omnibus, was fined 20s. for furious driving. Mr. Henitz,
one of the committee of Lloyd's, and a Mr. Street wero
seriously injured.

A PAINIUL CASE.—On Saturday three respectable
young men were summoned by the Camberwell Guardians
for refusing to support their father, who had become
chargeable to the parish. He is 57 years of age, but ruined
by intemperance. The magistrate held that as he was
not incapacitated for work, it was not just to compel his
sons td'maintain him in intemperance, and the summons
was dismissed.

►SENTENCES OF DEATH AT ALINCHESTER.—Sarah Craw-
tord, aged 24, domestic servant, was sentenced to death
for the murder of her child. Michmot Johnson, aged 20,
was indicted for the wilfnl murder of Patrick Nurney, at
saitord. A quarrel arose in a beerhouse, when Johnson
stabbed Nurney, who died immediately. The prisoner
was sentenced to death.

PROSECUTION OF A BETTING MAN. —A betting man,
named Frank Salmon, of James-street, London, was sum-
moned before the Cinque Ports magistrates, at Margate,
last week, for keeping a betting stand at the Margate races
in September last. Salmon did not appear, but it was
clearly proved that he did keep a betting stand, and that
he touted for bets. He was fined £5O and costs, and, in
case of a distress failing, sentenced to three months'
imprisonment. Proceedings were taken against a number
of other professional betting men, but it turned out they
had all given false addresses.
RESCUE OF A WOMAN AND Two CHILDREN.—At the
Stafford Assizes, on Saturday, a young married woman
was charged with having tried to murder her child. She
had thrown herself and her two children into a pool of
water owing to great mental depression from the ill-
treatment of her husband, who was in the habit
of drinking. An alarm was raised, and a young collier,
named Clay, leaped in and saved them all three with
great difficulty: The judge complimented him highly on
his bravery, and said he would take care that it was pro.
perly recognised. The jury acquitted the prisoner, think-
ing she was irresponsible at the time.
AN "UNROMANTIC CASE. —At the Aylesbury Assizes a
case of breach of promise of marriage has been tried, in
which an elderly widower sued a middle-aged widow for
damages. The defendant had £7OO a year, and the
plaintiff appeared to hold an indefinite position, not
having paid his rent of ss. per week for twelve months.
The lady in September last signed a guarantee for the
rent and taxes of a house at Reading, taken by the plaintiff
for their joint occupation. The jury returned a verdict for
the plaintiff for £3OO.
A CLERGYMAN COMMITTED TO PRISON.—The Rev.
Charles Collins, a clergyman residing at Drayton, a few
miles from Stourbridge, has been committed to Worcester
Gaol in default of finding two sureties of £lOO each to
keep the peace towards Mr. John Harward, a Stourbridge
solicitor.

MEAT FGR THE NAVY. —We are glad to find that
the suggestion thrown out in reference to this subject has
already been acted upon. The Admiralty authorities have
resolved to make a trial of the preserved boiled beef pre-
pared in Australia, and imported into this country at a
price very much lower than the cost of that preserved at
the Victualling Yard. The contracts for which tenders
are invited are for 200,0001 b. of beef, to be delivered
between December 1, 1869, and January 31,1870. This is
about one-fifth part of the beef preserved in the same
Way last year at Deptford.—Br tisk Medical Journal.
HORSERACING EXTRAORDINARY. The most sin-
gular race on record was run at the last Bangor meeting.
For one of the stakes three horses started, and the
distance to be traversed was a little over three miles.
onn of the animals, it is said, bolted into a neighbouring
Waage, 113.1 a feed of corn, was brought back, remounted,
and es!ntually won the race by a mile and three quarters.
Thethird horse was three milesbehind the second, and the
time consumed in running was forty minutes. One or twc
snore such meetings as this, and Bangor, will be as cele.
bra ted as Epsom—only after a different
ton. Journal.

A MONUMENT TO lIUMEOLDT.—,It is contem-
phted by the friends and admirers of the philosopher,
Alexander von Humboldt, to celebrate the centennia.
anniversary of his birth, the 11th of September nest, by
erecting a suitable monument of marble in Central Park,
Mr. William Aufermann, of No. CG, Exchange-place, a
member of the committee, having the matter it
charge, has written to the North German Minister
at Washington on the subject, and has received in
reply the following letter :—" To your inquiry as tc
whether you might add my name to those of the committee,
I beg to reply that I shall be proud and always tc
sign my name in glorification of the memory of our great
countryman, and to contribute my share towards the erec-
tion of his monument.—Yonrs, &c., Fit. Vox G
The Park Commissioners have given their assent to the
project, and the work of raising funds, therefore, will bt
commenced at once.—.lVcw York Times.