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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
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HOUSE OF • LORDS.—APP'
Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, -eonigisarnA
Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, and other peers.
MOWATT V. Bran.
The further hearing of this part-heard appeal was ap-
pointed to be heard at half-past 10 o'clock.
Sir Richard Bethel, Q.C., resumed his argument for
the appellant in reply.
This case has been already reported in The Sun.
At the conclusion of the arguments of counsel the
Lard Chancel' )r reserved judgment.

LPRIOX 4D. STAMPED 51 sj

Ihanded down to posterity the chronicles of
the mighty game. In a contest between two such
Powers it is most probable that the virtues and
vices, the acts of heroism and of perfidy upon either
side, were very similar in kind and degree. Carthage,
however, was worsted, and " Punic faith" has re-
mained a term of opprobrium from the days of
Scipio to the days of Napoleon. Had England
been defeated in her great struggle with Imperial
France, an I had the inventions and indignant
philippics of the French chroniclers of that day
remained the only records upon which the opinion
of posterity could have been formed, we should
have been the heroes of no pleasant page in the
annals of the human race. If the first Napoleon
could have razed London to the ground, have made
the whole island desolate, and removed the inha-
bitants to perish in swamps and mines, such,
undoubtedly, would have been the historical
impression concerning our forefathers to all
tim-. - But these Carthaginians carried on com-
merce with greater spirit than any other
nation of the ancient world. They travelled
more, they knew more of what was really worth
knowing, than their rivals. Intelligence and
treachery do not teem to go hand in hand, . as
far as our own immediate experience has enabled
us to form an opinion upon the point. There is,
perhaps, scarcely any na. ion of antiquity which
presents such remarkable problems to the histori-
cal inquirer as these Carthaginians. They were
among the most powerful races of which we have
any record ; their struggle with Rome proves it.
Iti peace they must have been highly civilised, for
their ships traded with the Syrian ports on the one
aide, and passed through the Pillars of Hercules
on the other. In war they must have been intel-
ligent as well as brave, for they ban claim as their
own one of the three great generals of antiquity.
But of their Finals we know next to nothin.
Their literature `gas probably of no great account,
for that of Rome was but little worth at the'date
when Carthage fell. Still, one would imaginethere
must be something which might now be brought
to light. A few chapters from the pages of hos-
tile hi,torians ; a few splendid stanzas from a hos-
tile poet—beyond this what do we know of tbis
grand people ?

APPEAL IN ERROR—BAGSHAW V. SEYXOIIB.
Mr. Cohen and Mr. Clarke, counsel for the appellant
and respondent in this case, appeared at the bar of the
house and stated to the Lord Chancellor that of olusent
there should he a judgment for the defendant in error;
and that the judgment of the Court below should be
affirmed with costs.

The Lord Chancellor assented, and ordered accord-
ingly.
APPEAL IN ERROR —lll3/AHON ♦. SIR T. B. LENNARD, BART.
The further hearing of this impor.ant appeal and writ
of error, on 'hill of exception from a judgment of the
Exchequer Chamber iu Ireland, vas rebucried this morn-
ing at 11 o'clock, and was expected to last the, whole
day.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C., and a Jury )
LEVY V. LEWIS. -AN AMBIGUOUS DOCUMENT.
Mr. H. Jacue3 appeared for the plaiatiff, and Mr.
Francis for the dt fend tut.

This was a new trial, and occupied nearly the whole
of Monday. Plaintiff is the proprietor of a loan office,
in Crtberine-str( et, Strand, and defendant is the maim-
ger of a loan office in Fett,r-lane, and the present action
was brought to recover ill, 5f4 for one quartir,s rent (.f •
premises held by d. fendant of plaintiff, in Fetter.'ane.
- Tease premises were, at one time, much celebrated as a
spuoging-house, in the occupation of plaintiff, who was,
at that time, a sheriff'A officer, and have been, ever since,
held by defendant—a bone of contention between him
and plaintiff. Several actions have come off, and many
disputes arisen between the parties, until at length the
present action may be looked upon as a clincher.
Defendant's counsel pleaded a set off against the
account, which set off proved to be taxes paid by de-
fendant under protest, which taxes amount to consider-
ably more than plantiff's claim. Now there existed be.
tween the parties one of those peculiarly ambignoui legal
documenti which are Et.Dorados to the lawyers, and
which were so •...orled thaA it would have added at
4east ten years to the age of Vulva °rill-2400ne tokreet -
out a responsible party. • This beautiful t:' 'tutee was
drawn up by Mr. Lawrence Levy, son and solicitor to
plaintiff, for plaintiff, and by Mr. Gregson for defendant.
Of course, Mr. James was surprised that any one could
for one moment refuse to see that plaintiff was entitled
to recover, and, on the other band, Mr. Francis put it to •
any reasonable Man if the doaument did not expressly
clear the defer dant from all responsibility. On a for-
mer occasion the jury found for defendant, and blamed
the lawyers for drawing up such a document. On the
present tria' Mr. James contended that defendant could
not recover for taxes paid by him unless deducted at the
time, but it appeared that defendant in a great mea-
sure pa'd them under compulsion. Plaintiff, it was
alleged, dis rained upon one of defendant's tenants,
who in turn sued defendant, and, in fact, the pre- •
mises at Fetter-lane appear to have been a very mire
of wealth to gentlemen of the legal profession. One
novel point arose in the case, and that was the
production of Mr. Pearce the counsel to give evidence
against plaintiff, he (Mr. Pearce) having been in the pre-
viouir actions counsel for defendant, The evidence was
very co itradictory, an 3 the jury had the "legal" docu-
ment handed in. It was read, and re-read, read out
loud for the benefit of all, and read to each for the single
benefit. The more it was read the more obscure did it
became, until at length it was thrown aside, and a ver-
dict given for defendant, with 4/.

We call attention to the subject at this time, be-
cause it is highly to be desired that the present
G ivernment should be made aware of how deeply
the British people are interested in the result of
discoveries of this kind. The subject is one which
lies so completely out of the pale of political strife
that we would keep it entirely clear of any remark
which might be distorted into a party meaning.
We may, however, Fay that our historical students
owe much gratitude to Lord Palmerston and to
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, for the cordial and
unvarying support which they have ever afforded
to enterprises of this description. All men of liberal
education, in their position and with their oppor-
tunities, would no doubt have acted in the same
spirit, and certainly a Cabinet which contains two
names so eminent in literature as those of Bulwer
and Disraeli is not likely to flinch from the duty of
digging up the monuments of Carthage, Cnidus, and
Halicarnassus. Until the present time the business
is entirely in our own hands. Neither France nor
any other nation is interfering with us ; but, no
doubt, if we hang back others will eagerly rush in
to take advantage of the golden opportunity.—
Times.

POLICE INTETJ.TGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
-UNPLEASANT LODGERS.—Emma Ellen Lake and
Mary Leping, sisters, both stylishly dressed, toe former
representing herself as the wife of Capt. Lake, of Alder-
shott, were charged, the former with an assault and
creating a disturbance in Pall-mall, and the latter with
causing a disturbance at the station.
Mr. Price Ayllen, of 45, Pall-mall, lodging-house
keeper, said the prisoner Emma and her sister came and
took loclgings at his house, the former representing her-
self as the wife of Capt. Lake, of Aldershot~. Her con-
duct was not at all what it ought to be. Oa the pre-
vious night she went out at 10 o'clock and came hack at
one in a cab. She was my tipsy at the time and re•
fused to pay the cabman. lie zemonstrated with her
on her improper conduct, when she gave him two or
three blows in his face.

In answer to Mr. Beadon, the prisoner Emma Lake
said she was highly respectably connected. She was a
married woman, and took the lodgings on the recom-
mendation of the prosec itor's own sista.. She went out,
and when she returned the prosecutor refused to let
her in.

Mr. Inspector Webb Faid the prisoner Mary came to
the station, and her conduct Res so disorderly that she
was obliged ultimately to be taken into custody.
The prosecutor said they had conducted themselves
abominably. He wished them to leave his house.
Tue prisoner's having consented to immediately leave
the prosecutor's house, Mr. Beadon ordered a constAble
to see that they did EP', and they were discharged.