The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-08 00:00:00

years,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS _DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.)

IN RE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.--,-EX PARTE NICOLL.
Mr. Henry Empson was examined by the Attorney-
General as to the way and manner of making his affidavit,
read by the Solicitor-General, as to the date of the last
transfer of shares to Mr. Nicoll. The entry in the re-
ference-book tallied with the date of the transfer, and the
transfer of the shares. On the 7th January he accepted a
transfer from the Bank, and executed a blank transfer.
The transfer of M'Leod's shares to him, the last transfer,
,he
applied to the Bank in September for indemnity for taking
transfer shares, which they refused,
Mr. Stapleton said he was in the situation of a man ac-
cepting an accommodation bill, and must take the conse-
quences. • When he took 10 shares no allusion was made
to the transfer of Nicoll's shares.
Tho witness is now under the cross-examination of the
Solicitor-General. At the close of the examination,
Mr. Stevens, for Mr.• Nicoll, will resums his arguments,
which will probably last all day.

• (Before the Lords Justices.)
APPEAL.-EVERSFIELD V. THE MID-SUSSEX RAILWAY

COMPANY.

This was an appeal motion from an order of Vice-Chan-
cellor Sir J. Stuart, granting an injunction against the
company, restraining them from taking a triangular piece
of ground, belonging to the, plaintiff, consisting of
three acres or thereby, at the Bridge of Urwel, for the
purpose of repairing the banks of the railway.
Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner,
after considering the.terms of the act of Parliament, came
to the conclusion that the company did not require to take
this land for the necessary purposes of the railway ; and
their lordships declared that the company were not entitled
to take these lands; and their lordships also declared the
injunction perpetual, with full costs against the company.
(Before Vice Chancellor Sir R. G. Kindersley.)
WILSON V. BEDDARD.

The contention in this case arises under the will of the
late Mr. Taylor, by which he bequeathed an annuity of £75
to his sister, payable out of his leasehold land and
messuages, declaring that if she objected thereto the
bequest would be forfeited. His sister alleged
that the annuity was made payable out of her
own property, and that the bequest was made
payable out of property that did not belong to him. She
contendedthat her annuity was payable out of his general
real estate.

Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Kindersley, after considering the
conditions under whi"h the bequest was give; was of
opinion that the sister had not a powerof election, and that
by the acts done by her in challenging her brother's be-
quest to her, the bequest of the annuity of £75 to her was
null and void. A decree to this effect will be adjusted on
the minutes. .

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.)
EVANS V. EVANS AND RODINSON.

The hezring of this case was resumed this morning by
Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., counsel for Mrs. Evans, calling
Field, the detective officer who had been engaged by the
petitioner, Mr. Evans, to collect evidence to prove
adultery on the part of Mrs. Evans. He was sub-
jected to a very severe examination with respect to the
several entries he had made in the diary he had kept during
the time he was engaged making his iniuiry.
At the conclusion of the examination,

Dr. Deane addressed the jury on the part of the respon-
dent (Mrs. Evans), and was followed by Sergeant Pigott
for Mr. Robinson.

In the event of the verdiot .being returned this evening
we shall publish it in our late edition.

CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT.
(Before Mr. Seymour Jones.)
SENDING A MAN TO PRISON FOR 35. 6d.
Upon a judgment summons being called, a wretched-
looking woman with a squalid child in her arms stepped
into the box portioned out for defendants, and said that
she had no means of paying.

Judge—Where is your husband ?
Woman—He has been very ill, and has now gone into
the country for work. _ _

Judge—Here is a debt of only 3s. 6d.—it ought to have
been paid, and I shah send your hi..zhand to prison for
fourteen days for not appearing.
The poor woman, who appeared too much astounded to
say anything, then left the court.
PRACTICE AND PREACRING.-RUGRES V. WALSIIAN.

• _
This was an action for £2O, money lent. A solicitor, for
plaintiff, proved an admission.

Judge—l don't like admissions. They are vague. They
are given in evidence before me, and lam a judge from
whom in small debts there is no appeal. It is a very
onerous place, and what would be my feelings as I left, the
court, if I thought I had been harsh or unjust to a de-
fendant?

Ultimately a verdict was obtained.
SHARPE V. CLARKE.-ROUTINE.
Upon this case being called, it was reported officially
not served.

Mr. Jay—The woman is in court and has it. She ad-
mits service.

Judge—But we have it upon oath not served.
Mr. Jay—l don't know how that can be. Why, she
says her husband has had it. Here it is (producing it).
Judge—l can't help it. It is reported not served, and
must be struck out. The plaintiff must be at the expense
of another summons.

CHELMSFORD COUNTY COURT.
(Before D. C. Macrae, Esq.)
IN RE JOHN FELTON.-SINGULAR CASE OF INSOLVENCY
AND BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY COURT JURISDICTION.
This insolvent was described as of Hadleigh, Essex, agri-
cultural labourer, and now applied for his discharge, sup-
ported by Mr. Weston, from the offices of Mr. Wells,
Moorgate-street, City. It appearod that the insolvent was
arrested on a disputed debt of £3O, alleged to be owing to
a person named Carte, who had made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors.

Mr. Weston urged that the insolvent only admitted
owing £5, and as he had been arrested for ahe was
obliged to apply for the protection of the Court, as his earn-
ings were only 7s. a week, on which he had to support a
wife and five children.

His Honour granted an immediate discharge.
This case shows the great advantage of the extension of
jurisdiction in cases of insolvency to the County &tuts, as
the insolvent had only,suffered a month's imprisonment,
and obtained relief at a small expense.

POLICE INTELLIGEXCE-(THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.

STEALING A GOLD RlNG.—Bridget Mahony was placed
at the bar charged with stealing a gold ring, the property
of Mr. Hawley, jeweller, High Holborn.
Henry Salmon, shopman to Mr. Hanley, said—Last
night the prisoner and another woman came into the shop
to look at some gold keeper rings.- I asked 'thein What
price they would go to, and they slid they did not mind
the price as they wanted a good one. I showed them some,
but they kept upsetting the tray. I asked which of them
wanted the ring, and the woman who escaped said she did.
I told the prisoner she had better leave the tray alone,
when she again upset them, and on putting them back I
found one missing; and I then accused her of stealing it. I
knew the other woman had not got it, and I told her I was
certain she had it in• her possession. After a short time
she produced the missing article and placed it on the
counter. I sent for a constable to give her in charge, when
she threw herself down on her back in the shop and pre-
tended to be drunk.

Police-constable F 162 said—On taking the prisoner into
custody she declared she was drunk. She refused to give
her address.

The prisoner said she was drunk, and did not know what
she did.

She was fully committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE SOCIAL EVIL AND THE POLlCE.—Gabrielle Duclos,
a French prostitute, one of a large number frequenting
Regent-steeet, was charged with annoying gentlemen in
Regent-street.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, attended
on the part of the prisoner.
Dodsworth, 333 A, said that at 5 on the previous after-
noon he saw the prisoner stop a gentleman in Regent-street,
seizing him by the aa-m. Having been repulsed by him,
she left, and shortly after he saw her stop another, and he
then took her into custody.
In answer to Mr.. Lewis, the constabla,said he was not
aware the prisoner had just left her home. First saw her
at 5, and took her at a quarter past. The gentleman was
not talking to her. He had not taken any other, and had
not singled the prisoner out, nor been told to take hPr by
other women. No gentlemen complained of her. She had
been locked up since 6 o'clock on the previous day. Had
had her in custody before, three months ago. She was
then discharged.

Mr. Lewis said when eemplaints were made against per-
ems of the prisoner's class he considered the police were

Mr. Beadon said he was glad to Say the evil was less,
but the nuisance must be put a stop to.
Mr. Lewis said there was no breach of decency. She
had ken locked up since the previous day, and bail had
been refused.

Mr. Beadon said that was in the discretion of the police.
Mr. Lewis said that all that was required was that they
should appear before his worship the next day for punish..
ment. He thought it was a pity the discretion was with
the police.

Mr. Beadon said she must pay 10s., or seven days.

THAMES.

George Essknehin, a youth aged 16, a native of Hesse
Cassel, in Germany, was brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with stealing a silver watch and guard chain, the
property of George Luther, a skin dresser.

The evidence was interpreted by Mr. Lewis Strauss, a
licensed victualler, and landlord of the Crown public-
house in Rupert-street, Whitechapel. It appeared that the
prosecutor was residing at 1, New-street, Stepney, near the
London Hospital, and the prisoner had been lodging with
him and slept in the same room. There was a silver
watch and chain deposited in a cupboard, and the prose-
cutor saw it there sixteen days ago. On Monday night the
prisoner broke open the cupboard, abstracted the watch and
pawned it with the chain for 145., at the shop of Mr.
Fryatt, pawnbroker, in the Mile-end-road. He com-
menced squandering the money, and was detected in a
public-house by Porter William Dunaway, a police-con-
stable, No. 129 H, who produced the watch and chain.

Mr. Yardley said the prisoner was described as 16 years
of age, surely he must be older than that.

Dunaway—He has been in England only six months,
and his passport describes him as 16 years of age only.
Mr. Yardley—He is a tall, strong, lusty youth. I should
have thought him to be 19 years old at least.

Thy prisoner, in defence, said he had no work and no
food.

The prosecutor said he ms.intained the youth, and gave
him food and lodging while he was out of work.

Mr. Yardley :said the prisoner was very ungrateful to-
wards the prosecutor, and he (the magistrate) was very
sorry indeed to see a young man commencing life in this
way. It was the prisoner's first offence, but it was a serious
one, and he must inflict a severe punishment. He sen-
tenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept at hard
labour for three calendar months.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Malt was in moderate supply, and sluggish request, on
former terms. Good sound oats supported Monday's cur-
rency; but damp parcels were the turn lower. Beans,
peas, and flour were very dull, but we have no change to
notice in their value.

To-day's market was fairly supplied with English wheat,
the quality of which was by no means first-rate. For all
kinds we experienced a slowi nquiry, at the late decline in

value.
Only 2,320 quarters of foreign wheat have come fresh to
hand this week. Nevertheless the trade was in a depressed
state, and prices were nominally unaltered.
In floating cargoes of grain very little was doing.
For all kinds of barley the demand ruled heavy at late
rates.

Flour.
690

ARRIVALS THIS WEER.
Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats.
English BBO j 1,140 i 1,670 2,320
Irish
Foreign 2,820 8,41400 0 i --5,7560 700 Ali
bls

• WHITECHAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Ed ; mutton, 2s 8d to 48 4d ; lamb,
Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s Od to 4s
2d per 81b. A fair demand.

BOROUGH HOP.
Them is an improved feeling in the demand for most
kinds of hops, at very full prices.

THIS DA I 'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Dec. B.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
moderato breeze, and foggy.
FALMOUTH, Dec. B,—Arrived—Ocean Traveller, from
Callao.

SWANSEA, Dec. 7.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Star of 'the
West, for Caldeira ; Henry Ranking, for Caldeira; Ber-
dunkha, for Havannah.

QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
orma, from Honduras.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—
Alhambra (steamer), for Gibraltar.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind S.

Arrived—Mary Oxley, from Quebec ; Frankfort, screw
steamer, from Naples ; Compeer, from Ibrail ; Marco Polo,
from Melbourne.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Wind E. • tide, low water; weather, hazy.
Arrived-Gibraltar, steamer, from Cadiz.
Sailed—Sir E. Banks, steamer, for Calais; John Bull,
steamer, for Hamburg; Holland, steamer, for Ostend.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.N.E., light.
Passed, in tow—Sebastopol, from Callao, for London.

THE ROYAL PROCLA.2UATION.

For once, perhaps, expectation, so often disap-
pointed, will be satisfied, and the Royal Proclama-
tion, now announced from India, will be welcomed
with applause on all sides. For our own part, we
sincerely trust that no petty cavillers will aim at
detracting from the merit of a document which
deserves the highest praise possible, namely, that
it is worthy an occasion, the importance of which
could not be surpassed. Its tone is grave and dig-
nified, and yet merciful and considerate ; and to
the natives of India it guarantees all that they could
desire or expect. To this solemn declaration the
princes of India may appeal for the scrupulous
maintenance of every treaty and engagement made
with them. All aim at territorial aggrandisement
is for ever disclaimed, and chiefs who have been
trembling for their passessions may now be at rest.
Her Majesty holds herself bound to the people of
India by the same obligation which binds her to
her other subjects. Convinced herself of the truth
of Christianity, she disclaims all right and desire
to impose her convictions on any of her subjects ;
and all interference with their religious belief or
worship is forbidden on pain of her Majesty's
highest displeasure. The ancient. rights, usages,
and customs of India are to be respected. Finally,
a general amnesty is extended to all but those
whose hands are red with the blood of unoffcnding
victims.

In view of sentiments so announced, what we
have written on the subject of our dealings with
the native states may appear uncalled for. It must
be remembered, however, that the purport of the
Proclamation has been kept a profound secret, and
though it grants all that we have contended for, it
has yet to be acted upon. Where so many facts of
a contrary nature are on record, it cannot be ex-
pected that the most gracious words, even from
the most august quarters, will at once disarm sus-
picion, and soothe the rankling of past grievances.
'We have still to see the abandonment of ceded

stricts, the abolition of Contingents, Inam Com-
missions, and- public sales of Zemindaris. When
these things are done the Royal Proclamation will
have been carried out, and the flame of loyally will
burn as brightly in India as in England.—Home-
ward Mail.

NEW -BOAT LOCOMOTION.—The Greenock Tele-
grae notices a novel mode of propelling a boat, which ,is
the invention of a Mr. lluchanan. It is called a sculling
machine, and is wrought by two levers; but instead of the
paddle being placed in the stern, it is placed in the middle
of the keel. A great speed is obtained, and the paddle is
completely hid from sight.
THE WELSH IRON TRADE.—The iron trade in
the southern part of the principality is graduallyrecovering
from the late serious depression, and throughout the hills
more confidence and activity are observable. The prices
for all kinds of railway iron are firm, and the finished iron
meets with a steady sale, while the demand for pig iron is
good and steady. A small rise in wages is talked of, but
as yet nothing definite has been agreed to. Puddlers
generally have more work. The spring orders are also ex-
pected to be good. The foreign demand continues more
active. The Aberdare Iron Company are about to erect a
new forge, with 20 puddling furnaces in connexion there-
with, and also to greatly extend the rail mills, thus giving
employment to several hundred more men.
CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.—The report of the
Crystal Palace Company, issued in anticipation of their
meeting on the 15th, states the available balance to be
£37,698, out of which a dividend is recommended of 2s. 6d.
per share, carrying forward £12,625. A considerable ex-
penditure bas been charged against revenue during the last
half-year for various permanent additions, especially in the
refreshment department, and in improving the means of
access to the Palace. The number of visitors during the
six months has been 1,058,206, showing an increase of
21,541 over the corresponding period of 1857, and of 48,594
over that of 1856.
STATION-MASTER ABSCONDED.--Information has
been issued by the police that Win. Paterson, station-master
at Gore-bridge' on the North British Railway, absconded
from Edinburgh on Thursday with £4OO or £ooo. Pater-
son is described as about 40 years of age, five feet eight
inches in height, and stout, with square shoulders, dark
hair and whiskers, mixed with grey, sallow face, Scotch
accent, mild voice, and has an agitated 'appearance when
speaking. Ho was dressed in dark clothes.—Scokonan.
It is presumed that the message of the President
of the United States was delivered yesterday at Washing-
ton. In that case it may be expected by the Africa, which
will leave New York to-day, and be due here on Sunday
week.
_ _ _

EmtArum.- —ln The Sun of Saturday last, a
report appeared of a case of stabbing, heard at Worship-
street, in which Mr. Forrester was represented to have ap-
peared for the prosecution. It should have been that lie
appeared for ivir, Deard, on Dehalf of the accused.