The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(134)re the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices.)
APPEAL --TEE COUNTESS OF MORNINGTON V. KEANE.
The further hearing of this part-heard appeal was re-
sumed this morning.
This was a suit brought by the Countess of Morning-
ton to enforce specific performance of a certain
agreement in articles of separation, entered into
between her late husband- and herself in 1834.
The contention is whether an annuity provided
to her of one thousand a-year upon a house
in No. 3, Saville-row, 'Westminster, had priority to the
defendant, who had an incumbrance on the property in
question.

- Counsel in the cause, Mr. Rolt, Q.C. ; and Mr. Free-
hog appeared for the plaintiff.
The Solicitor-General (Sir Hugh M'Almont Cairns),
Mr. Wilcox, Q.C., Mr. De. Gex, Mr. Hislop Clarke,
and Mr. Druce, for the defendant.
The Solicitor-General resumed his argument for the
the defendant, and in conclusion asked that the appeal
be dismissed with costs.
Mr. De Gex followed o■ the same side.
The case was likely to occupy the court the whole of
the-day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
FEMALE PICKPOCKETS.—CaroIine Cox and Jane Harris,
two decently-dressed females, were charged before Mr.
Bingham with attempting to pick pockets in Regent-
circus yesterday afternoon.

Police-constable Braddick said he Ea w the prisoners
on the previous afternoon at the corner of the Regent-
circus on each side of a lady, who was looking into a
baker's shop. Cox put her hand under the lady's mantle
and felt her dress. They then walked away. He fol-
lowed them, and when at the corner of Cavendish-street
he saw Cox go alongside a lady who was crossing the
road, Harris being behind. He then saw Cox put her
hand under the lady's mantle. They then walked along
Oxford street till near Marylebone-lane. The prisoner
Cox then stood besides lady, Harris being behind. Cox
again put her hand under this lady's mantle and felt
her dress. They then went back to the Circus and
crossed Regent-street. He then called a constable, and
with his assistance took them into custody. Cox, who
had had her gloves off all the while, then put them on.
He knew Cox well, She had been in custody three or
four times, and Harris had, he believed, been in custody
b fore.

Russell, 166 C, corroborated the witness's evidence in
the most material parts, and said he observed the pri-
soners pass him twice and saw them together about a
quarter of an hour. He did not notice the other officer
followina them at the time.

Mr. Wontner, who appeared for the prisoners, said it
was a remarkable thing that the officer should follow the
prisoners about for a length of time, knowing them to
tie pickpockets, see them attempt to rob four ladies and
not t .ke them into custody. It was also remarkable that
although he observed the females he did not observe the
officer.

Mr. Bingham said the officer knew how to do his duty,
and if he was a Police Commissioner instead of a magi-
strate, he should say he had done his duty very properly.
He was quite satisfied with his conduct. He had no
doubt they (the prisoners) were pursuing their avocation
to the best of their ability, anti he should thertftte com-
mit them for three months.