The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Dag•

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
EXTRAORDINARY ACTION AGAINST THE TIOS'
THE LAW IN REPORTING.—WASON V. WALTEg'
rs
In this action, after speaking for about four VII f
yesterday, the plaintiff announced his intention t3e
guing into that portion of the case containing tb
libel this morning.
The facts of the case, or rather the assertiono
which Mr. Wason bases his present action, aPP,.(!,,
to be these :—ln 1835 the Lord Chief Baron,
Mr. Kelly, successfully contested against
Wason the borough of Ipswich. A cornlnitte:
however, subsequently appointed, set aside the 06‘;
tion on the ground of bribery and undue infinellcl
It is alleged by Mr. Wason that at this period "te
Fitzroy Kelly committed perjury. From thin d 3, e
till 1845 Mr. Wason seems to have r:
['mined inactive. At that period Sir •It'rso
roy wis made Solicitor-General by Sir R. 11°e1:1:,
Mr. Wason states, without any knowledge on tail
part of that statesman of the transaction which"iv
taken place 10 years before. lie was subsegtut
made Attorney-General, but still Mr. Wason OP;
no sign until, on the return to office of the C°,7crl
j
vatives, when he is promoted to the Bench as
Chief Baron, Mr. Wason immediately prePes
petition, which, through the agency of Lord 111:
sell, is laid before the house, and upon which a clio
cession arises, which forms the basis of .the preseso
action. In the meantime it is understood .‘l3t rid
great was the ill-feeling between Mr. Waso3 3
Sir Fitzroy that the latter had actually sent him
challenge, which was not accepted.
This morning Mr. Wason for nearly two 111;
adverted to the injustice which he had suffered D'is
the misconception which had been put ilP°3 511
conduct by the House of Lords. He strentooo,
protested the uprightness of his own course a nett
and condemned in severe terms all who dier ed
ff
from him. He then alluded to the libel, ands ltbet
that both in the report of the debate, and the fnfr tbe
comments which were made in the columns °Deo
Times newspaper most unfair statements had ot
made, which it was necessary that he should p
ri
in a court of justice.
It is rumoured that the learned gentleilla`l;
tends to call the Lord Chief Baron himself
witness.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKE7—Vis P4'
Market opens very quietly, at unchanged -11
te°'
Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales.
THE QUEEN AND THE LATE SERGEANT B 115" iv at'
The Rev. \V. Richardson, the rector of Miles
moil'
ting, has received a communication from Mr. G. g•
the fold
ton, of the Treasury, Whitehall, dated Dec. 14, to sera
lowing effect :—"Sir, -I am commanded by the rod
Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury to acquai:v
tea
that, upon the recommendation of the Earl of Verve',
aytuwer-General has been authorised to pay
to icliice
behalf of Mrs. Brett, widow of Charles Brett, the 1)°2,"/
men recently murdered at Manchester, the sum of
Manchester Courier. e-t tag
A MAN'S BRAINS BLOWN OUT.—An ieq--.1,°,0e-,
held at Newcastle on Monday on the body of J'
28 years of age. Several gentlemen were ehooting; tt
in a field, and the deceased had released a bird fff„t tti
trap A Mr. Harris fired with some baste and
deceased in the head, blowing his brains out. 11,11 tlte,eif
returned a verdict of accidental death, and exprel; int'
otiuion that persons using firearms should 000'5-
care. { e°ifi:
GREEK FIRE.— chemist, in a letter -° ot•
temporary, says : - " Water will only tempolosi,,l":, ifttt,:
gulch the flame, which bursts out again wben t'-odtw%
dries up, but it is important that the fire brigad° n,- Wevalv
,
p lic
ub generallyimmediately and pormanently extingui%
a solution of common washing soda—ono pound t°
lon of water." Corr
ST. GEORGE'S OPERA HOUSE. —The ne"
- 191 ro
cent-room rn Langha-place was opene-
German Reed for a series of performances of nc't°oitt°:,f;
last night. The first piece in the programme "scas,,,,go I.p
tation of Offenbach's "La Chatte MetaraorP:iti 041,0
Femme," under title of "Puss in Petticoats, ettalfAo
Mdlle. Anna, a debutant, sustained the part of ninol
much vivacity. Mr. Hargrave as Guido, the I°l'h% tanSY
very successful first appearance, and altogether opeoo,
trifle gave the utmost satisfaction. A new CO Coe
Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand, entitled osco joy
trabandista," followed, in which the humour to
ads
terrors of a travelling Cockney who suddenlY, 'lOl 17. r
self surrounded by brigands among the mountzon' ;I,ltltig
The music is highly dramatic and characterisiic;itg,
spirited introduction comes a graceful song
tinkling sheep bell," which was sweetly sung 1') tiO 0,1
bella Smyth, and g.tined much applause. Grig'o'o, roe 0,0
yelling Cockney, has a new ballad, entitled f 1.1.0 aOid
rock," which was encored. Miss Lucy Franl'e .lie,
widow of a robber chief, and Mr. Shaw, vinbe if 6,43
much broad humour in the farcical character 01•_ieot1Preg,
ling Cockney photographer, sang the music etTh'itsproso,olo
the operetta was received at its close, as during
.ideci
with loud applause. The entertainments colwebot
Offenbach's musical extravaganza, " Ching ilitist°rio
which has been so successful at the Gallery Of "isilesi°
The new venture of Mr. heed has our best Old
success.
We are informed that Sir Henry
has undertaken the duties of Comptroller-10-s'ecrelept,
War-office, with the position of an U.nd r0001.13,00,'
State. We have reason to believe that the
recototiveso
in taking this first step to give effect to ihn,,oot to4Dil
tion of Lord Strathnairn's Committee, are a op
f the° • pc)
a course of reform iu the administration o
will ultimatly be attended with increased
economy. Stork,3,bief 01,
ci