The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 117, 1858.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
The Lord Chancellor did not sit in court to-day.

COURT OF APPEAL.
(Before the Lords Justices.)
LACE V. LEE -JUDGMENT.

Toe patties in this case were partners carrying on
business in Liverpool. The plaintiff filed his bill of
indemnity for payment of 2,2581. 88. 3d., paid by him
under the defendant's letter of agreement, dated 11th
July, 1856. By that agreement the defendant became
bound to indemnify the plaintiff against any claim or
demand that might be made against him, in respect of
the leasehold premises in which their business was
carried on, or any legal contract or obligation entered
into by mortgage or otherwise to that extent. The
defendant alleged that the agreement was obtained by
fraud and misrepresentation, and therefore void.
Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart by his decree de-
clared that the plaintiff was entitled to credit, and to be
indemnified of the sum claimed of 2,2581. Bs. 3d., ani to
be relieved of any legal obligations entered into by him
in respect of that agreement.

Against this decision the appellant appealed.

Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner,
in delivering judgment this morning,were of opinion that
the defendant had not proved either fraud or misrepre-
sentation before the agreement was entered into, and
that the plaintiff was entitled to the relief and indemni-
fication asked by his bill.

Their lordships affirmed the decree of Vice-Chancellor
Sir John Stuart, and dismissed the appeal with costs,
subject to modification. Costs to be arranged by counsel
in the cause.

CITY POLICE COMMITTEE.
(Before Sir F. G. Moon.)

IMPORTANT CONVICTION.--A POPULAR ERROR.—Mr.
John Brown, of Fore-street, was summoned before the
presiding Alderman, and charged with having unlaw-
fully beaten a large carpet at a quarter-past 11 o'cl2ck at
night on Monday last. The officer stated that he warned
the defendant nut to beat the carpets, but defendant in-
sisted that he had the right to do so after 10 o'clock at
night. Oa the present occasion defendant expressed his
conviction that be was allowed by Act of Parliament to
shake his carpets before 8 in the morning and after 10
at night.

The Alderman informed defendant that the Act ex-
pressly forbade shaking carpets at night—it only allowed
door-mats to be beaten. As the defendant had evidently
erred through ignorance, he would only be fined the
costs. It was only right that the public should know
the law.

Too FAST AND TOO SLOW.—The driver of one of Mac-
namara'a omnibuses was charged with furious driving.
Mr. Thomas BearJ, for defendant, said he had a
jibbing horse, which bolted.
. . _

The Al3erman eaid it was an ingenious defenoe, and
he would only fine defendant the colts.
Another officer then charged the defendant with
driving too slowly.

Mr. B9ard—You're very hard to please. (Laughter.)
The Alderman dismissed the summons.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

THAMES.

DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Thomas Jones, a tall
and athletic young man, well known to the police, was
brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with highway rob-
bery. _

Mrs. Celia Faller, a lady residing at No. 7, Sidney--
street, Commercial road East, stated that last night.,
about half past ten o'clock, she was passing along Sidney-
street, with a new dress tied up in a handkerchief in her
hand, when the prisoner snatched the new dress from
her and ran away. A boy, who was in the prisoner's
company, said, "Don't call out, marm ; I'll halloo for
you." Notwithstanding what the boy said, she screamed
aloud for help, and called out "Stop thief." The pri-
soner then threw away the bundle, and was soon after.
wards stopped. The dress was worth 20s.
Mr. Charles Irons said he heard the cry of stop thief,
and saw the prisoner running as fast as he was able,
and throw away the dress. The prisoner was stopped
by a neighbour, and witness picked up the dress and
handed it to a police-constable.
Charles Abbott, a police-constable, No. 504 IC, stated
that he found the prisoner in North-street, Mile-end,
surrounded by upwards of 100 persons. The prisoner
said he had done nothing. He took him to the lady,
who was some distance off, and she immediately identi-
fied him.

Roche, the gaoler of the court, said—The prisoner has
passed through my hands for a similar offence before.
Lie is a very desperate thief.

Mr. Yardley asked the prisoner if he would plead
or be sent for trial

The prisoner refused to plead, and-was committed to
jury for trial. ,
AN IRISH EJECTMENT.—Jeremish Mahoney, an Irish
shoemaker, a most violent fellow, was charged a ith as-
saulting James Harris and John Coombes, brokers' men.
The prisoner has been for some time dwelling in a
court in Rosemary-lane, and has kept the neighbourhood
in continual uproar by his abusive tongue and his dis-
position for rows. Be was field to bail to keep the peace
for two years by Mr, Selfe on Saturday the 10th inst.,
and it then appeared he got very drunk, threatened his
neighbours, and broke a good deal of crockery and sundry
panes of glass. He did not keep the peace long, and
on Monday broke 'out again, got drunk, and was
ejected from a public-house where ho was disturbing
the landlord and his guests. Yesterday a distress was
levied on the prisoner's goods and chattels for non-
payment of rent. While the broker and his man were
making out an inventory, the prisoner got into a vio-
lent passion, swore he would be revenged, broke up
a table and chair, aad made a furious attack on the
complairiant,, butii with the leg .f a table,
and ek..ot.ing them from the house. Both complainants
were severely injured.
The prisoner said he ejected the two men from his
house because the distress was illegal,
The magistrate said that such lawless proceedings
could not be tolerated in this country. It the distress
was unlawful there was a legal remedy. He fined the
prisoner 51, and, in default of payment, two months'
imprisonment in the House of Correction.

CASE OF MARGARET ROBINSON.

GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Inspeelor Hamilton this afternoon informed Sir
P. Laurie that he had made the inquiries he had
directed as to.the extraordinary statement made be-
fore him on Thursday last by the girl Margaret
Robinson of her having been inveigled from
Scotland by a woman named Da Silva for im-
moral purposes, and found the whole of the state-
ment of the girl on that point altogether untrue.
Since she was in Court she had made another
statemenl7, which shy said was as correct as the
other was false.

The statement No. 2 was then read. It attri
Luted the present condition of the writer
to the unkindness and unnatural coniuct
of her sister, to escape from whom she
was glad to undergo any privation. It then
entered at length into the manner in which she had
been admitted into one cf the charitable institu-
tions in Scotland, and, on the representation
of a clergyman residing at Renfrew, had been
sent from thence to the Westminster Reforma-
tory, where she remained for a short time,
but ultimately she left the institution of
her own accord. The paper next alluded
to the extraordinary story she had
told to the policeman on London-bridge,
about her having been brought from Scot-
land by a woman named Da Silva, and taken
by her to a brothel in London. This was
altogether untrue, nothing of the kind ever hap-
pened to her, and how she happened to think of
the tale was in consequence of a story in every re-
spect similar having been told her by a girl named
Porter, and she (Robinson) thought if she substituted
her own name for that mentioned by Porter she
should be sent home by th• authorities in Lon-
don. The only object she had in view was to
return to Scotland.

Miss Davenport, a lady connected with the
Westminister Reformatory, confirmed the state-
ment about the girl having been in that institu-
tion, and having left of her own accord, and that
she had been admitted on the representations of a
gentleman residing in Renfmwshire.
Sir P. 14311 Tie said he had received the follow-
ing letter from the girl :
" Dear Sir,—J am extremely sorry for having
told you the story I did, and lam glad it's all
found out. I feethappy now I have told the truth ;
I have much to answer for, and I hope you will
forgive me. I leave my case in your hands and
those of the other gentlemen.
" Your humble servant,
" MARGARET ROBINSON."
The gill refuses to return to the reformatory,
and for the present she remains in the City of
London Workhouse.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(Front the Mining Journal of this day.)

We have upon several occasions remarked upon
the injury done to mining and to the Mining Mar-
ket by speculating for the " account." It induces
numbers of persons to speculate beyond their
means ; it partakes largely of the nature of gamb-
ling ; and, too often, some of those who operate in
this manner, whilst ready enough to receive profits
if they win, are not always capable of paying if
they lose to any extent. The loss in Wheal Har-
riett, which has been the all-absorbing topic of the
week, has, it is understood, fallen not so much
upon the public as upon some of the dealers in
the market, who had purchased largely for cash,
and to a still greater event for the " ac-
count," at 2 to 21 per share ; and when the
news arrived that the lode had failed,
shares dropped in a moment to 205., and a panic
seized the market • good shales, in consequence,
have been sacrificed, and mines which were rising
in price, as well as in public estimation, received a
blow, declined in market value, and a general stag-
nation ensued. We understand that more than a
dozen experienced agents inspected the course
of ore at the 74, and concurred in valuing
it at 601. per fathom ; and although at first
the suddenness of the change was con-
sidered unprecedented, we learn that at Condur-
row, the adjoining mine, the same thing once hap-
pened, and the lode .afterwards became rich again.
Here, then, is comfort for Wheal Harriett, and
probably the holders may again sea the shares rise
when the effects of the pancic are over. Two hours
before the ore failed, it is said, a Cam borne agent
went underground and inspected it, and on getting
to the surface purchased shares at 40s. each, which
showed his opinion of it. The shares opened at
20s. to 215., have fluctuated from 17s. 6d. to 205., and
leave off at 20s. to 225., and firmer. North Roskear
have been in request, and advanced to 305., 325. ;
'a lode having been cut worth 601. per fin. in the
60 cross-cut in the whole ground. South Frances,
230, and very little doing. North Frances, owing
to the number of sellers, have declined from 8i to
7i, 8 ; the lode, valued at 301. per fm., is not
looking so well, and many parties have been selling
" bears " in consequence ; the poition and pro-
spects of the mine, however, are such as to beat the
market in time.

TILE PRINCE NAPOLEON JERO3IE.

(Prom the Daily News.)

Tl.e PrinC-e Napoleon Jerome has just given ut-
terance to some vary important truths, indicative
of the independent view which he is known to
take of political and social questions. It was at ►he
opening of the Central of France Exhibition, got
up chiefly by the citizens of Limoges, whom the
Prince congratulated upon conceiving and accom-
plishing a scheme of the kind by their own activity
and resources, without being indebted to Govern-
ment for either suggestions or aid. " What we
ought to fear," observed the Prince, "is the ab-
sorption of individual energies by collective power,
the substitution of the Government for ►he citizen
in every art of social life, the enfeebling of all R:r-
Bernal initiative under the tutehge of an exaggerated
ad min istra t ive centralisation."

This is the language, not of Imperialism, but of
sound sense ; it is in direct and pointed variance
with the cuckoo-cry of French G.. vernment jour-
nalism. The most notable fact of the epoch is, that
what the French call the haute comment-a—that is,
large commercial speculations which look through
years fur a return—have never revived since 1848;
and that no capitalist now thinks of investing
money except on such enterprises as the. State sug-
gests and upholds. Thus the French have become
manufacturers of money rather than creators of
wealth. Agriculture pines, foreign trade progresses
in no marked degree. There is but one source of
impulse in the country, that of the Government,
which, however equal to the great works of mdile-
ship, can never direct individual energy in the
creation of wealth.

No person cau be in a better position of being
made sensible of this than the man who has under-
takers the administration of the French Colonies.
The colonial failures of our neighbours have been
avowedly owing to the total dependence on the
Home Government, and c rresponding mistrust
and discontinuance of all exertion not prompted
by it. The result of such a sys'em is, that Go-
vernment itself must shrink from adding to
its burdens and desiring new colonies. To render
Algeria, for example, self-subsistent, must be the
first achievement and the principal aim of a pru-
dent French Government, Napoleon Jerome bas
undertaken this enterprise. It will, no doubt,
task his utmost energies. But bis speech at Limoges
certainly indicates a knowb dge of where the defect
lies, and whence the remedy should come.
Much conjecture has been expended to account
for the high functions and position recently be-
stowed upon the Prince. Since be threw up the
Madrid Embassy, rather than carry out certain in-
structions which he deemed unworthy and illiberal,
Prince Napoleon Jerome has merely held military
command, and that of a subordinate kind, in the
Crimea. Since his return, he has given himself to
dissipation one day, and scientific research the
next, avoiding politics as a sort of forbidden
ground. Several efforts to marry him to the
daughter of some reigning family have failed. Lat-
terly ho became embarrassed, and it is probable
that on applying for the means of ridding himself
of these embarrassments, the Emperor offered to
him an occupation and a position somewhat aloof
from active politics, but still with sufficient scope
to satisfy an ambitious and original mind.
The motives of the Prince for accepting such a
position are obvious enough. The views of the Em-
peror have been differently interpreted. Some re-
call a famous speech made a nce in the Chamber of
Deputies by M. Thiers. That statesman, when
questioned as to the use of Algiers to France, re-
plied that its chief use was the great facility which
it afforded of transporting 50,000 French soldiers
to any point within the Mediterranean before the
rest of Europe could be aware even of their em-
barkation. This notable revelation of' M. Thiers,
accompanied by the circumstance of the new Go-
vernor of Algeria being responsible to the Emperor
alone, and holding communication solely with him,
have led certain parties to imagine that a great
coup or expedition is meditated some day or other,
however distant.

On the othdr hand, however, the Prince in quei-
tion has not shown any military genius, nor is
he a grout favourite with the soldiery. He is more-
over strongly opposed to Russia and the politics of
the Russian party, in concert with whom alone such
an expedition might be planned. M. Thiers' tastes
are civic and his tendencies liberal, and he does not
swim at all in the same water with M. De Monty.
On these grounds we reject altogether the notion
that the appointment of the Governor of Algeria
has had any connection with any of those schemes
which timidly ingenuous people are fund of attri-
buting to the French Emperor.
We should rather consider Lis policy to proceed
from a desire to place his relative in that prominent
and powerful position which would best enable him
to hold a protecting arm over the young son of the
Emperor, should any catastrophe or untoward event
call that son prematurely to the throne. Nothing
ought to be more unsatisfactory to the Imperial
mind than a survey of the men who now hold high
dignities, offices, and commands in the Imperial
regime. More than half of them have been profeseed
and zealous Orleanists or Legitimists. And their
antecedents are not such as to lead any one to sup-
pose that they would make any great sacrifice to
their more recent loyalty. Much comment was
made inFrance onthe fact of the Duke of Malakhoff
embracing the Duke D'Aumale and dining with
him. Such conduct was honest and generous on
the part of the old soldier, and by no means neces-
sarily evinced any want of fidelity to the Emperor,
under whose banner he cinquered. Still such cir-
cumstances give rise to doubt and to thought.
People ask, what would be the conduct of the Ba-
roelei. an the Caste'hues 01: certain occasions n
in certain crises. And no one is surprised to find
that the Emperor thinks fit to put high trust in his
own relative as the most efficient protector and na-
tural guardian of the Prince, should it be his fate
to succeed whilst yet in his minority.
The wisdom and liberality of the sentiments de-
livered by the Prince at Limoges ; the apparent sin-
gularity of such an enlightened eulogium on the vita-
lity and value of local institutions under a system
which is generally regarded as the very climax of
centralisation—are not, perhaps, unsusceptible of
explanation. The expressions are the genuine ex-
pressions of him by whom they were uttered, but
they would hardly have been uttered thus publicly,
without some previous understanding with the
Emperor. It will not be the first time that Louis
Napoleon has sought by indirect ine,ns to hold up
before his people two separate aspects of his Go-
vernment, and it may easily be that after the recent
epoch of terror and repression he is more than ever
desirous of showing that the Imperial regime is not
absolutely intolerant of philosophic views and
liberal sentiments.