The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-13 00:00:00

WOOL MARKET,

Since the close of the public sales, avery limited bufiness
has been transacted both in foreign and colonial wool, yet
prices generally are well supported. Owing to the high
rates demanded by holders, English wool has become rather
heavy. The imports, last week, were 280 bags from Ham-
bro', 1,051 bales from Algoa Bay, 628 from Port Philip, 695
from Taganrog, 29 from Bombay, and 40 from Alexandria.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS LAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chw2cellor.)
APPEALs.—IVELLESLEY V. MORNINGTON.-MORNINGTON

Y. WELLESLEY.

These are appeals from a decretal order of Vice-Chan-
cellor Kindersley determining the order of preference of
incumbrancers and annuitants on the earl's estates in Eng-
land and Ireland, and the mode of taking and passing the
accounts before the Master and Receiver during the life of
the late earl.

Mr. Itolt, Q.C., resumed and concluded his arguments
for the appellants in these part-he ird appeals this morning.
Mr. Freeling followed on the same side. The arguments
will occupy the entire day.

_
(Before the Lords Justices.)
APPEALS: THE ATHENAEUM LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

V. POOLEY.

Mr. Bacon, Q.C., resumed his argument for the appel-
lants in these part-heard appeals this morning.
It is probable the arguments will extend over several
days.

These are appeals from a decree and order of Vice-Chan-
cellor Sir John Stuart, granting an injunction restraining
appellants from establishing their claims in an action at
law against the defendants on the Westminster Improve-
ment Bonds, Debentures, &c. &c.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kindersley.)

IN RE TILE NEWCASTLE COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY.

-PETITION FOR WINDING-UP BY ORDER.

Mr. Glasse, Q.C., resumed his arguments for the pe-
titioners in this part-heard petition this morning. It is
probable the arguments will occupy the entire day.

ROLLS' COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.)
COLLINS V. COLLINS.

Mr. Roundel Palmer, Q.C., resumed his argument in
this part-heard cause for the respondent. The contention
is whether there was an agreemet to sell and purchase, or
an agreement to arbitration only. It is probable the argu-
ments will occupy the entire day.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

The December session of the Central Criminal Court
commenced this morning, before Sir R. W. Carden (who
sat for the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor), Aldermen Law-
rence and Rose, the Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, and othet civic
authorities.

The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said that, in
consequence of some cases which appeared in the calendar
having been mentioned last session, they would not be
brought again before them, as bills in all cases had been
found. Owing to the short time that had elapsed
since they hwi last met, the number of prisoners
awaiting trial was not large, and the offences with which
the majority were charged were not of so serious a descrip-
tion as usually was the case. There was one person charged
with wilful murder, but he thought it would turn out that
at the time he committed the act he was not in a state of
mind so as to distinguish between right and wrong. How-
ever, with this the Grand Jury would have nothing to do,
but if they were satisfied that he was the person who com-
mitted the murder, then they would simply return a true
bill against him. On his trial before the petty jury
the state of his mind would be strictly inquired into,
and in the event of his being acquitted on the ground of
insanity he would be properly secured in order to prevent
his committing further acts of violence. There was also a
charge of manslaughter of a very aggravated description
committed by a person • named Samuel Asquith, during
what was called a prize fight, which two persons had been
induced to fight for the sum of five pounds, in order that
others might be enabled to win money by betting on the
result of the contest. It was much to be regretted that
only one of the parties so engaged was in custody, for he
was of opinion that those who caused the two deluded and
uneducated men to fight were the most culpable of the
whole party. The jury would therefore merely have to
inquire whether the deceased died from the injuries he
there received, and if they were of opinion that the pri-
soner inflicted those injuries, then they would return a true
bill against him. It was much to be regretted that about
a fourth of the persons at present in custody were charged
with the offence of uttering counterfeit coin ; but
he (the Recorder) was of opinion that if the retail
shopkeepers, who were the persons who generally suffered
most seriously from such a circumstance, were to exercise a
little more caution, much loss would be prevented. It
generally happened that the coin was never examined until
the parties uttering it had left the shop, and it could not be
too frequently or strongly impressed upon all parties that
more caution was necessary than hitherto had been exer-
cised. There was a case in the calendar of a most fright-
ful desctipton, in which the parties were charged with
an outrage upon their own children. It was almost
impossible to believe that such things really existed; but
if they did, it was right they should be made known, in
order that the causes that led to them might be discovered,
and a remedy devised. It might be that the indiscriminate
residing together of the sexes that unhappily existed in
some parts of the metropolis was one of the causes that led
to such unfortunate results ; but ho should be exceedingly
sorry to think that Virtue 4id not exist to a great extent,
even under such unfavourable circumstances. If in the course
of the investigation it should turn out that depravity of such
• description existed to any great extent, he did not think
that the philanthropists of the metropolis could occupy
themselves in a more humane duty than in endeavouring to
discover a remedy for so alarming an evil. He did not think
there was any other case which he need trouble them
with ; but in the event of any difficulty arising to them in
the execution of their duty, the Court would most readily
lend them its assistance.

The Grand Jury then withdrew, and, after a short time,
several true bills having been returned, the trials proceeded.

OBTAINING GOODS UNDER PALSE PRETENCES.

Elizabeth Stacey, Peter Stacey, and William Elsom were

indicted for procuring from Anthony Herd a quantity of
furniture, under false pretences. They were also charged
with conspiracy.
Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Orridge appearedfor the prosecution,
and Mr. Ribton defended the prisoners.
Thomas Smith said—l am foreman to Mr. Hird, in
Tottenham-court-road. The female called at the shop in
the early part of October. She drove up in a pony chaise. She
said her name was Chesterfield, that she had taken a house in
Grosvenor-road, St. John's-wood, and she w ished some person
to call to see what was required to thoroughly furnish it. I
went, and, having looked over the place, she asked me our

terms. I told her cash down. She said it would not be
convenient—although her husband was a retired maltster,
at Weymouth, and she had an income of £4OO or £.500 a
year—to pay the money immediately, but she would pay
half down, and the remainder in a short period. I agreed
to those terms, on the understanding that she would give
me a respectable reference. She said she would do so, and she
immediately gave the name of Mr. Scott, 48, Alma-street,
Hoxton. The next day I went, and there I saw the pri-
soner Elsom, who said his name was Scott, and he assured
me that Mr. and Mrs. Chesterfield were substantial people,
and I might safely let them have the goods. A large quan-
tity of goods were supplied before I saw the husband.
When, however, the goods were sent I went to the Gros-
venor-road, and there I saw Mr. Chesterfield (Stacey), who
told me that his wife had gone to Mr. Hird's to get
some more furniture. I then returned to Tottenham-
court-road, and when I went again to the house in Gros-
venor-road I found the house entirely empty. I traced the
goods to Lyndhurst Villa, Peckham, from which place they
were transferred to Dame-street, Islington. No money
was ever paid for the goods. The prisoners obtained the
property mainly through the representation of Scott (Elsom)
that the other persons were respectable people.
Roberts, the carman to Mr. Hird, proved to delivering
a quantity of furniture, carpets, and other miscellaneous
articles at 24, Grosvenor-road, in the early part of October,
The auctioneer, who let the parties the house in St.
John's-wood, said they quitted the premises before any
rent was due.
Other witnesses proved the removal of the goods, which
were ultimately taken into custody by the police, and also
that the prisoner Stacey never carried on the business of a
maltster in Weymouth.
Mr. Ribton having addressed the jury for the prisoners,
The Recorder summed up the evidence.
The jury had not returned their verdict when we went
to press.

POLICE INfI'ELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTEMPTED RAPE BY A MASTER.—Jose Alvarez San-
tullano, an Italian tailor, of 29, Sherrard-street, Soho, was
charged before Mr. Beadon with attempting to commit a
rape on Prudence Dainton.
Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for
the accused.
On the prosecutrix entering the witness-box, she said
she did not wish to press the charge from a feeling of pity
to the wife.
Mr. Inspector Webb said an attempt had been made to
keep the girl out of the way by stratagem, but he had felt
it his duty to prevent it.
The prosecutrix, whit is not 15 years of age, and a very
timid girl, gave her evidence in a very becoming manner.
On being sworn, she said she had been in prisoner's
service 14 weeks, having come from Gloucestershire, and
only having a cousin in service in London. Soon after she
went into the prisoner's service he began taking slight
liberties with her, and on the previous night, while her
mistress was out, he sent her up into the bed-room, and
following her up threw her on the bed. [The witness here
described the prisoner's conduct, which, though proving
that an assault of a very gross nature was committed on
her, did not prove that the capital offence was committed.]
She resisted as much as she could, but could not cry out as
the prisoner prevented her doing so.
The prosecutrix underwent a long cross-examination by
Mr. Lewis, but without shaking her evidence.
Allen, 315 A, proved taking the prisoner into custody,