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

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

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

COURT OF APPEAL.
(Th.fore the Loris Justices.)
LACE V. LEE-JUDGMENT.

The parties in this case were partners carrying on
business in Liverpool. The plaintiff filed his bill of
indemnity for payment of 2,2581. Bs. 3d., paid by him
under the defendent'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 cr 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. 84. 3d., and to
be relieved cf 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 lordship- s 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•str:et, was summoned before the
presiding Alderman, and charged with having unlaw-
fully beaten a large carpet at a quarter-past 11 o'cLck 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. On the present occasion defendant expressed his
conviction that he was allowed by Act of Parliament to
shake his carpets before 8 in the morning and after 10
at night.

Th; 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-
samara's omnibuses was charged with furious driving.
Mr. Thomas Beard, fur defendant, said he had a
jibbing horse, which bolted.
Too Alderman said it was an ingenious defence, and
he would only fine defendant the coats.
Another officer then charged the defendant with
driving too slowly.

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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

THA:vIES.

DARING HIGHWAY RcnzßY.—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 resijing at No. 7, Sidney-
street, Commercial road East, stated that last night,
about half past ten o'clock, she was passinc: 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, whe was in the prisoner's
company, said, "bon't call out, marrn ; I'll halloo for
you." Notwithstanding what the boy said, she screamed
aloud for help, and called out " Step thief." The pri•
soner then threw away the bundle, and was soon alter-
waidt stopped. The dress was worth 20s.
Mr. Charles Irons said he heard the cry of stop thief,
and paw 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-c3nstable, No. 504 K, 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 bas
passed through my hands for a similar offenca before.
fie is a very desperate thief,
Mr, Yardley naked the prisoner if he would plead
or be sent for trial ?

The prisoner refused to plead, and was committed to
a jury for trial.
AN IRISH EJECTMENT.—Jeremiah Mahoney, an Irish
shoemaker, a most vio!ent fellow,"was charged with as-
saulting Jame.; Harris and John Coombes, brokers' men.
The prisoner has been for some time dwelling in a
court in Rosemary-lane, and bas kept the neighbourhood
in continual uproar by his abusive tongue and his dis-
position for rows. He was held 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
neigh hours, land broke a good deal of crockery and sundry
panes of glass. He did not keep the peaoe long, and
on Monday broke out again, gut drunk, and was
ejected from a public-house where he 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, seed made a furious attack on the
complainants, etrikiog both wish the leg of a table,
and tj tet.ing them from the house. Both complainants
were severely iejered.
The prisoner said he ej.Dcted the two men from his
house because the di-trese was angel.
The magistrate saki that such lawless proceedings
could not be toleratt din thi 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 cf Correction.