The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-29 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings in banco before Lord Campbell, Justices Cole'
ridge, Erle, and Crompton.) '
THE QUEEN V. THE TIVERTON BURIAL BOARD•

This case came before the Court as a demurrer to
special verdict, relative to the Bishop of Exeter's refolisi
to consecrate the Tiverton Burial Ground. _ _

The real question is whether a 12 inoh wall, built 1/
the board as a line of demarcation between the Disoeu•
ters and Churchmen's burial grounds, was sufficient or
not.

The arguments of the learned counsel are expected tc
occupy the whole of the day.

COURT OF CONIMON PLEA.S.
(Sittings at Nisi Priug, at Guildhall, before Mr. J1136°.
Byles and a Common Jury.)
MACKAY AND ANOTHER V. JUDKINEL
This was an action to recover 321. 10s. 6d. Pn a - big
of exchange.

The bill became due on the 21st March, which 016°'
a Sunday. It was presented on the Saturday, and ft
honoured. A. notice to that effect was posted to
defendant, informing him of the fact, but he denied WI
received it, and pleaded that he had not had notice
the dishonour.

The Learned Judge said the miscarriage of a Otic°
through the post was no plea of want of notice.
After bearing the evidence,
The jury, without allowing the learned Judge to 9110
up, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damse
321. 10s. 6d.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—{This DAY')

BO W-STREET.
1 is
FURIOUS DRIVING.--.A young man named Ting-_,..0
the employ of the London Parcel Delivery Coror":'0
attended in answer to a summons, charging hi°
furiously driving a cart, whereby another servant of
ssi
company narrowly escaped death, and a horse Ole
at 251. was killed on the spot. aoe
George Rope, a driver in the service of the Lon, I
Parcel Delivery Company, said—On the 21st iostsn"to
was driving one of the carts up Holborn, on my waithet
Hammersmith. The defendant was driving Inisci,jlo
of the company's carts up Oxford-street.
I was going up Holborn the defendant came on no,
side, and for some di&tanoe he kept driving before 04
I drove down Great Queen-street to avoid bio,
hiving got as far as Bow•street, I heard a horse go
loping, and in an instant afterwards the wheel of oi
cart I was driving was taken off by the defendanfdito
the horse was killed on the spot. He had no right"
fellow me. He drove at about seven miles an hour.
After a number of witnesses had been examined,
Mr. Henry said he heard that an independent Isietko
would be in attendance on Wednesday next, an",hel
further hearing of the summons was adjourned till
day.
STEALING MEET.--A respectably dressed man naps
Springthorpe, and a butcher's servant named wade
were placed at the bar, the former charged with re Ooeir f
ing a large quantity of beef and mutton, the pro
of of Mr. G. Kent, butcher, of Upper King-street,'
born, and the latter with stealing the same.
le
From the evidence of the police it appeared thetbs
consequence of certaia circumstances, Mr. JL°P;:eielf
prosecutor, entertained suspicions that he was :Of
robbed, and accordingly a watch was kept 010;401
movemonts of the persons in his employ. On 96).0 to
occasions afterwards the prisoner ;Wadley was lei,
take a large quantity of meat from Mr. Kent's to
ogee
it at a cook-shop kept by Springthorpe, in 141160
street. This morning Wadley left Mr. Kent's 81101/40
a tray full of meat, and having entered Springthelpo
house, the police followed and took both prisoner°
custody. ifips
Springthorpe denied he was in the habit of resebrig
large quantities of meat from Wadley. He could est°
witnesses to speak to his having purchased his to_A (cS
them. The meat left by Wadley was not intent:it°
him (Springthorpe), and Wadley knew it if he Ch'
say so. tb
Wadley said he was not to blame. He believed
meat was not intended for Springthorp. W
The Magistrate said in order that the whole trs°oooll
tion might be enquired into he should remand the
till Wednesday next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. isot#
ROBBERY AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S. --,.,,dreb
Lochlin, a greyhaired old man, in the dress of a Ig" ,
was charged under the following circumstances- goe.
Thomas Edwards, of 28, Charles-street, 1101)„,-gtbi
road, said that on the previous day he wasp at,-Q
tap-room of the Golden Compasses, when bes.is fir
noise as of wood cracking, he went in and Saw 'WSr
sonar in the act of tearing down a gas branch. ,80
diately the prisoner saw him he desisted. Be
served that the branch was not detached from """0.1101
but only bent down with great farce. He than r
the landlord, and upon big coming in the prisoat
he bad done nothing. ,p.
The prisoner said he did not pull the branch o°oo
Mr. Bingham said he was sorry to hear hi°l.,ieg
such a defence. He would prevent him destroy
publican's property for some time.
Committed for three months. 01,:
AN UNDESIRABLE TENANT.—John Martin, as 0;0 400
man, was charged with eomrnitting the following
° s
upon his landlady. t
The prosecutrix said that on the 19th of .0s
went to 9, Peter-street, to give the prisoner olio I
leave, and having told the prisoner she and
leave her house, he began assailing her with .-tovol1ds
01
S he
disgusting language and using the vilest throats iti
her, threatening to knock her eye out. ki tb,pt
i
to make her escape, but before she could do so d
a pail of dirty water over her.
eer
85 C confirmed a part of the prosecutrix's 800-
Fined 20.. or fourteen days.

LAUNCH OF THE FORTE F.RI,. —ll4o'
(THIS DAY.)
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The launch of this magnificent specimen —.be PP'
architecture took place to-day at Deptford, in yort'
sence of a large and brilliant assemblage. Therienisf
is a5l gun frigate—a sister ship to the InWettober
which was launched from the same slip in Sep
last. Wife
The frigate was named by Lady Pakinginni after
the First Lord of the Admiralty, and iinynedi3lb,
wards she glided into the bosom of Old Fatber,,, sea.
in beautiful style, amidst the hearty cheers of 0'
tators. .to eloS6
The For is a remarkably fine vessel of its
and was laid down at Deptford dockyard in 'l_,
1854. Her principal dimensions are as follow • 10,
COlig " 0
Length between perpendiculars ..................... ?ef
„ of the keel for tonnage ..................... 50
Breadth extreme
„ for tonnage ................................. „
..... ••
„ moulded
Depth in hold ............................... . .... n•• .
.r
Burthen in tans, old measurement ..•••• 4.,49.61
1,i)86.73
12 ~
~ new ~
engine-room
21 7/ Register ............... P
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The engines are by Messrs. Mandalay and
are of 400-horse power.

catit°l.l
Lady Franklin, widow of the celebrated O. .- .
$a 80'
last week at Bona, in Algeria.
A telegraphic despatch from Vienna states tlit4'ciiree;
de Rothschild Lad resigned his seat all on thattilf. hO'
tors of the Austrian Credit Mobilier, and tul-
d
caused a fall in the sharer. c;r fieti of
SIR HENRY MEREDYTIL—The obivary of ..-- ois -
Meredyth, contained in one of het
Dublin joo 1103001)1.
yesterday, is announced to be groundless. The 11
baronet himself declares it is without foundatiol'