The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-06 00:00:00

CORONERS' FEES.

Mr. COBBETT asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether it was the intention of her
Majesty's Ministers to introduce any measure during the
present session to alter the law as regards the payment of
coroners' fees and expenses.
Sir G. C. LE WIS said there was considerable inconve-
nience experienced by coroners, in consequence of the
present state of the law on the subject, and it was hie
intention to bring in a bill to allow coroners to appeal to
the Court of Queen's Bench in reference to the payment of
their fees and expenses.
The Customs Acts Bill went through committee.
The Probate and Administration (India) Bill went
through committee.
The Prisons (Scotland) Acts Continuance Bill was read
a second time and ordered to be committed.

The Newspapers Bill was read a third time and passed.
The house adjourned at 10 minutes past five o'clock.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
,Before Sir C. Creswell, Judge Ordinary, and a Cemmoz
Jury.)
BROADBENT V. HUGHES.

The further hearing of this cause was resumed this
morning.
The case is not concluded.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

The Court was occupied the whole of the morning is
hearing a jury cause Welsensteia v. Stohvrassen, which
was only of interest to the parties concerned.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(Before the Lord Chief Justice Erle.)
FEBFALIN V. JACOBS.

This was an action brought for the recovery of a lam
of £lOO, the price paid by the plaintiff to the defendant for
a horse. The auimal was purchased at Hornchurch:Fair
by Freeman for the sum of £lOO, the defendant warranting
it to be perfectly sound. However, after it had bean in the
hands of the purchaser about a fortnight it died, and on •
post mortsin examination it was discovered that for some
time it had been labouring under a chronic disease.
The defendant alleged the horse was sound whoa
he was sold, and that death had been occasioned
by the plaintiff putting the horse in a cold box, after
subjecting him to a severe gallop, which brought on cold
which ended in the loss of the horse.

The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with £lOO
damages.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

The Court was occupied the whole day in hearing the
arguments of Sir Fitzroy Kelly relative to the infringement
of a patent granted for a certain metal, used for making
capsules and other purposes.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN BALDWIN.-FAMILT CURDITORS.-IMPORTINT

JUDGMENT.

The bankrupt was described as a tailor, of Cernhill.
This morning his Honour gave judgment upon a proof
of £2,000 tendered by the son and daughter of the bank-
rupt. The case had been adjourned on a previous occasion.
It appeared that the debts were about L 5,000, and of this
sum £3,000 was due to trade creditors, the remaining
£2,000 was now sought to be entered as a proof. Ths
bankrupt made a composition with the trade creditors to
pay 13s. is the pound. The present claimants bound thou-
selves under a covenant not to receive anything
until that amount had been paid. Some
informality occurred, and the original intention 4 not being
carried out the parties came to this court, and the present
proof was tendered by the claimants. By this mean tire.
Mho of the assets would be swallowed up by the relations:of
the bankrupt. It was a hard case on the creditors, who
were often taken by surprise in these transactions, but he
(the Commissioner) had no alternative than to admit the
proof—it appeared, however, to be a hard cue without
remedy, and he wculd not allow costs en either side.

IN EE CISTIN.
This bankrupt was described as of Wantage, Berke,
cattle dealer. The balance-sheet, by Messrs. Harty
Brother., showed—Debtor .to creditors, £225 18s. 115.
Creditor, by good debts, £ll 145.; doubtful, £4l; property,
£152; profits, £255; trade expenses, £102; but
debts, £397.
The solicitor to the assignees said he wished to
examine
the bankrupt, not with the view of asking for ea adjourn-
ment, but for information ; but the bankrupt had not ar-
rived, and the case was allowed to stand over for a short
time. This was the only case up to one o'clock.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THLS DA yj

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN AFRICAN SHOP TRlM—Samba an African, well
known at the West-end of the town, and who has been $
source of great trouble to respectable tradesmen, was charged
before Mr. Beadon with stealing a Glengary cap from the
shop of Messrs. Townsend, hatters, 371, Oxford-street.
Frederick Kent, a lad in the prosecutor's employ, said at
a lea) hour on Saturday night, while shutting up the shop,
he saw the prisoner in the shop tryiskg to thrust the cap
into his pocket, and then run off. He ws.s pursued and give*
Into custody. He had at the time ho was in the shop some
long-books.

Prisoner, who was all in rags, said, Oh no, me meala
to buy it. Me have the money in p_iy pocket, and, me van%
a nice cap. Me told by the man to go And me (to go. No
man in this country call me king. Me 'not guilty. " •

The constable said the prisoncr only tad. In. lid. in hL
pocket at the time. Committed for tria 1.
THE BEGGING NUISANCE.—During the past few days,
as usual at this season of the year who many influen-
tial families are brought to town, a la rge number of beg-
gars have been brought to this court, some of them the
most notorious in the metropolis. In meat cases the pri-
soners were committed for a month 'rich. In the neigh-
bourhood of the clubs they have bec pine aperfect pest.