The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

RETURNS.

This was an information filial by the Attorney-Gen-
eral again 4 the defendant, a widow lady, to recover
penalties for non-deductions from her annuity of 1001.
per annum for income-tax, under the statute. The trial
took place at the last after-term sittings, before Mr.
Baron Martin, at Westminster, when it was show❑ that
the defendant was entitled, on the death of her husband,
to an annuity of 1001. a year, free of all deductions.
Under the advica of her attorney, when the income tax
was charged on incomes of 1001. a year, she refused to
allow the deductions to the tenants of the property from
which her income was derived, and in one instance the
attorney di,trained on the tenants for the deduction.
The defendant pleaded that, under her marriage settle-
►nent, she was not liable to the tax ; but the jury found
a verdict for the Crown in two penalties of 50/. each,
and leave was given the defendant to move to enter the
verdict for her, if the Court should 13,, of opinion that
the income was not chargeable under the terms of the
marriage settlement.

After healing the learned counsel on both sides,
The Court gralited the application.
Rule nisi granted.

SECONDARIES' COURT,
(Before Mr. Secondary Potter.)
IMPORTANT TO PERSONS BECOMING AGENTS.- THORLEY

V. BIJRGE.

This was an action to recover the such of V. 15s, for
goods sold and delivered.

Mr. Charnock was for the plaintiff, and stated that the
plaintiff was a manufacturer of some improved cattle
food, and that the defendant, who-carried on business at
Taunton, in Somerset, had applied for and been supplied
with goods to the full amount ; and on being waited on
by the plaintiff's traveller, defendant admitted that he
had sold a portion, and promised to remit the money,
which, however, he had not done.

Plaintiff 'a traveller was called, and gave evidence to
that effect ; but on the part of the defendant, it was urged
that he had only been acting as plaintiff's agent, and that
the goods had been sent to him in that capacity, and not
as a customer.

Mr. Ray tupnd, for the defendant, put in several letters,
with a view of showing that defendant, on seeing some
advertisement in the papers that the plaintiff was de-
sirous of appointing agents, wrote and offered his ser-
vices, and on the next day he received an answer accept-
ing of them, and subsequently samples, testimonials,
and show cards, were sent to him, and of erwards
goods in bulk to the amount charged. An invoice was
made out to the defendant, but he considered it merely
formal after the letters which had passed. Defendant
was called in support of this, and denied that
be over promised to send the money, but
be had written to say he was willing to pay for
what he had sold, less commission, although he hau not
received the money from his customers, and whom he
coal I trust, and offered to return the remainder of the
stock if the plaintiff was dissatisfied with his agency ;
but no arrangement had been made, and since then
be bad sold about two-thirds of the stock, which he
was prepared to pay, but objected to meet the demand
as a sale, and incur all the costs of the action.

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The leamed Secondary left it to the jury to say
whether it was a sale to defendant as a customer, or
sent to him as an agent, who was to account for sales
only. If they were of the latter opinion, defendant
would not be liable in this action.
The jury gave a verdict for defendant.

Yesterday information was
EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES
given of some extensive robberies which have been car-
ried nut in the most systematic manner. The first was at
the ei Mrs. Minton, Norfolk-villas, Notting-hill,
fromrewhdiecnhee was°f
stolen a quantity of silver table and dessert
spoons, forks, knives, and other property. A second took
a 25, Seymour street , Euston-
square.cet
tP! bter rveetstcsa, No.
i tied 0
ff
34 gold and silver watches,
gold neck chains, diamond
and signet rings, silver forks,
and other property to a considerable amount. A third
was committed at the house of Mr. Bradley, at Bath,
consisting of the family plate, a massive silver snuff-box,
and of copper money. A fourth occurred at
No 2,
a 2, ql
telanntottnYbury,-,park North, Islington, of the family
plate, engraved S. 8.11- 13." and "A. B. T." A
handsome reward is offered in each case for the appre-
hension of the offenders.
A. DREDGER PROSECUTED BY THE ALMIRALTY.—A.
man, named Henry Gardner, was yesterday brought be-
police court, charged with having, on
ftohree
2tdheoLf
April,iveriol
io
found an anchor opposite the Potteries.
It appeared that after landing it on the beadi be pro-
ceeded to the Inspector cf Admiralty Droits, and re-
ported what he had found and where be had placed it.
An officer was sent down to look after it ; and on the
.sth April be went down as usual to see that the anchor
was safe, when he found it gone. Inquiries were insti-
tuted, and it was then ascertained that the prisoner had
been to the Mersey Iron Works and sold the anchor for
2/. 15s When taken into custode, Gardener said that
he had reported the case to the Droits authorities, but,
as they had taken no notice of it, he thought himself
justified in claiming the anchor and in selling it, as he
was entitled to salvage. The magistrate ordered the pri-
soner to pay 101., in conformity with the 478th article of
'
Shipping Act, or two months' imprleon.
I the Merchants'
mut,