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

LAW AND POLICE.

OBSTRUCTION OF LIGHT AND Ant.—Tns BRISTOL
ATIIES,Enr. - The Lord Chancellor had before him on
Wednesday the case of Miles v. Tobin. It was an appeal
from the Vice-Chancellor Wood. The plaintiffs were the
lessees of the Bristol Athenaeum, which was built on land
formeey belonging to the defendants, but leased by them
to the plaintiffs. The adjoining land also belongs to the
defendants. On this land a building had lately been con-
structed which the plaintiffs alleged had kept light and air
out of the library of the Atheneum. For the defendants it
was stated that the library windows were not constructed
in accordance with the plan which was submitted to the
lessors when they leased the building, and which plan was
not to be varied without their consent. The plaintiffs
applied for an injunction to restrain the erection of the
building in question. The Vice-Chancellor granted the
application, and the defendants now appealed. The argu-
ments in the case have been concluded. The Lord
Chancellor reserved judgment.

REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.—In the ease of Cragg v.
Alexander and others, the plaintiffs, two ladies, prayed
for an order allowing them to redeem a reversionary inte-
rest which they had mortgaged. The mortgage was not
paid on the day required, and the fund was sold to one
Greenwood, who was a defendant in this case. When the
plaintiffs wished to redeem the reversion from Mr. Green-
wood he refused to allow them. Vice-Chancellor Stuart,
before whom the case came, ordered the money paid by
Mr. Greenwood for the fund to he repaid to him, and he
must then reassign the property. As Mr. Greenwood's
refusal had led to this litigation he must pay costs.

ACCEPTING SHARES WITH A CONDITION.—In the matter
of the Richmond Hotel Company, which has failed, an
application was made to remove the name of one Matthews
from the list of contributories, on the ground that he had
taken up the shares with the understanding that he would
have the company's gas-fitting to do. His Honour held that
there had been a binding application for and acceptance
of shares, coupled with a collateral contract for the desired
business. But whatever rights this collateral business
might give the applicant as against co-shareholders, ho
must be bound by the allotment as regarded creditors.
There had been no attempt to repudiate the allotment, or
to find any fault with its being an absolute one. The
application must therefore be dismissed with costs.

HEAVY DAMAGES AGAINST THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.— In the Secondaries Court, damages have
been assessed in the case of Pegler v. the South-Eastern
Railway Company. Complainant was travelling -en the
Greenwich line on the 4th of September, when a collision
took place between the train and an engine. The shock
to his system was stated to have incapacitated him from
carrying on his business, and the jury awarded him
£l,OOO.

CHARGE OF OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PAZ-
TENCES.—A young man named William Pitman, the son,
it was stated, of a respectable London solicitor, was on
Wednesday brought up at Guildhall on several charges of
obtaining goods under false pretences. It appeared that
the prisoner had by some means obtained possession of a
cheque-book belonging to the London and Western Bank,
Regent-street. He then went to different tradesmen to
to whom his father was known, obtained goods, and paid
for them by cheques, although he had no account at the
bank. No fewer than six several cases were disclosed,
and the prisoner was committed for trial, Sir Sidney
Waterlow remarking that it was time his career was
stopped, as he had been perpetrating these frauds not
only in London, but in the country also.

FORTUNE-TELLING IN WARWICKSHIRE.-At Leamington,
on Tuesday, Hannah Maria Moore was charged with
fortune-telling. The defendant resided at a lonely cottage
in the outskirts of Leamington. Rich and poor alike
have been in the habit of consulting her. On Monday
night the wives of two of the constables of Leamington
paid her a visit. She not only failed to discover the true
object of their visit, but out of compassion for their
indigence only charged 3d. for all her glowing promises.
It would appear, however, from a letter found in her
possession when apprehended, that she engaged to send
sweethearts to young women, as in the communication
alluded to her correspondent upbraided her for not having
fulfilled her promises. The bench committed her to gaol
for a month with hard labour. - ••