The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-10 00:00:00

PRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY.
The Emperor has just exercised his prerogative
of mercy in causing the remainder of her punish-
ment to be remitted to Miss Doudet, whose case
excited considerable interest in Paris about three
years ago. Five years' imprisonment was the
sentence of the Court, and there still remained
two years, from which she is now released.
The ',Yalta Public of Lyons states that M. de
Mercy, who since his military degradation has been
in confinement at Perrache, is shortly to be removed
to the prison at Tours.

The Caen to Cherbourg Railway will be open for
working some short time before the official inau-
guration takes place. A regular circulation on it
will commence on the loth inst.

BOURSE, July 9.—The following were the latest
quotations :—•

4i per Cents 94 75
Do. end month —
3 per Cent. ....
Do. end month 6B 50
Bank Shares 3lOO
Credit Mobilier
Do. Account 637 50

Credit Fonder
Belgian 4,1
Piedmontese (5)
.Roman 9l
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Illome Debt 3B

RAILWAYS.—FOR CASH.
Orleans- .... 4 1275 Midi
Northern
New Ditto ' 765 Eastern
Lyon and Mediteran.. 770 Grand Central —
New Ditto — Sardinian
Geneva

jUg,LLIGENCE—(This Day.)

ROLLS COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir J. Romilly

HARTSBORNE V. NICHOLSON.
The question raised was the validity of the be-
quests, on the construction of the will of the late
Joshua Williams, to the minister and:churchwardens
of the parish of Minstrelsey, Westborough.
His Honour the Master of the Rolls was of opi-
nion that the first bequest was void, and that the
second and third bequests viz., 51. and 151.
annually to the minister and churchwardens for a
school and schoolmaster to educate the poor children
of the parish, were good and valid bequests, and
decreed accordingly.

DIXON V. GAXPERE.
His Honour the Master of the Rolls said that he
had read and considered the statements in this
petition—that it was not necessary to repeat them
—and that he had written to the Lord Chancellor
on the subject ; that he could do nothing more
than confirm the Lord Chancellor's order, with the
additional one-fourth undivided moiety, and grant
the prayer of the petition.
His Honour granted the usual decree of pay-
ment, or foreclosure and sale without costs.

PHILLIPS V. DRYDEN.
His Honour the Master of the Rolls said that this
case was brought before him yesterday by Mr.
Whitmore, and when he heard it he came to the
conclusion that, according to the true meaning,
and fair construction of this settlement, the powers
given to Elizabeth Mary Bryden to dispose of this
650/.. by appointment was absolute. That she bad
a right to appoint trustees,—her children, grand-
children, or others. And that the appointment
in favour of her husband was a good and valid ap-
pointment. His Honour declared accordingly, and,
at the request of the counsel, ordered the fund to
be brought into court.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr.
Baron Martin and a Common Jury.)
DUCAR. V. EADFORD--SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
This was an action for compensation in damages
for injuries received to an eye, through the alleged
negligence of the defendant's servants. The plain-
tiff claimed 500/. damages.
Mr. Sergeant Petersdorff and Mr. Gibbons were
counsel for the plaintiff. Mr. Huddleston, Q.C.,
and Mr. Lloyd were counsel for the defendant.
The plaintiff is a sewerman, in the employ of the
contractor, and the defendant is a butcher, carry-
ing on business at the corner of Sun-court, Shep-
herd's-market, May, fair. On the 9th March last,
about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon, the
plaintiff was passing along with the foreman, and
when he came to the defendant's shop he was
caught in the eye with a meat hook that bung on
the iron bar of the blind. The plaintiff was held
up as it were by the hook, and his companion bad
great difficulty in extricating him from the firm
hold of the hook, haring to lift him to get him off.
The defendant came out with one of his assist-
ants, and the plaintiff's friend said to him—" This
is a sad accident." Defendant replied, " I can't
conceive how any of my people could have been so
foolish as to leave the hook in such a position."
Plaintiff's friend asked what had better be done.
Defendant said, " take him to a surgeon." Plain-
tiff's friend asked who was to pay the expenses,
and defendant replied, as it would only cost a few
shillings, he would pay for it. Plaintiff was taken
to a surgeon in the neighbourhood, who attended
to the injury, and he was afterwards an out-patient
at St. Mary's Hospital for some time. A portion
of the eve-lid had to be cut away, and it was now
so much contracted that, it, fell over the eye, and it
could not be raised or lowered without difficulty.
The plaintiff said the sight of both eyes was weak-
ened in consequence of the accident. Dr. Walton,
who operated on the lid of the eye, said there was a
certain amount of deformity in the eye, but he was
sanguine the sight would not be permanently in-
jured. The man was not out of his care, and he
anticipated he would have to take away another
strip of the lid to complete the treatment.
Some months were required to test the full benefit
of an operation.

The plaintiff, who lost some time in attending
the hospital, &0., was in the receipt of a guinea
a-week, and he was still in the same employ.
Mr. Huddleston, having addressed the jury for
the defendant, urging that if the defendant had
exercised care and caution in passing the defen-
dant's shop the accident would not have happened,
and that the defendant was not answerable for the
plaintiff's negligent. e

The learned judge summed up. It was for the
jury to say if the defendant was guilty of negligence
in leaving a meat-hook in the way, as described, or
if the plaintiff by his conduct contributed to the
accident by his own negligence.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff,
damages 501.

CITY POLICE COMMITTEE—(This Day)
Ten boys were summoned for causing obstruc-
tions in Lombard-street. The officers stated that
the defendants were marching in procession down
the street, and as each one " cried" a different
article, they, in addition to the interruption to the
traffic, made a by no means harmonious concert.
Fined 2s. 6d. each.
Mr. Thomas Beard attended for the defence of
several omnibus drivers charged with furious
driving, and obtained mitigation of the penalties.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROXBERY AT MASSIE'S.—Emma Gingham, and Isaac
Jacobs, the former a barmaid at Massie's, were charged
under the following circumstances :

John Villera, residing at Victor-lane, Leeds, said he
was in the Crown public-house, bept by a person named
Massie, in Cranboure-past,,age, when, being a little
fresh, he lost his watch. He went that morning, and
saw the prisoner Jacobs there, who said if he gave him
71. 10e. he would get the watch for him. He gave the
prisoner 71. 10s., and shortly alter received the watch
from the female prisonei.
Sergeant Glass said he took the male prisoner into
custody, and told him he was charged with stealing
71. 10s. He said be knew nothing of the watch or the
money. He then took the female prisoner into custody.
She said she knew nothing of it, only that she had the
watch to mind. The male prisoner said he was asked
to look after the watch, and had got into trouble. The
female was a barmaid at Massie's house. On searching
Jacobs he found Si. 108.
Jacobs said he certainly was in Massie's house.
Gingham said she did not know who she received it

from.
They were then remanded till Friday next.
While Sergeant Glass was giving his evidence, and
saying he searched the 'prisoner Jacobs, Massie, who
was standing behind the dock, observed, " You should
not have served me so." Mr. Beadon heard the re-
mark, and ordered him to be turned out of court.
Welsh, the gaoler, having requested him to leave, Massie
said, " Don't put your fingers on me or I'll mug you."
He, however, thought better of it and left the court,
but not till Mr. Beadon bad told him if he resisted he
should commit him for a month.

THAMES.
A FAMILY PARTY IN A BEER SHOP—Mrs. Brandy,
the wife of James Brandy, a beershop keeper in Bromley,
appeared before Mr. Yardley, to answer au information
which charged her husband with having his house open
for the sale of ale and beer at one o'clock on Wednesday
morning, contrary to the statute.
Police sergeant, 6 K, said he went into the defen-
dant's house at one o'clock in the morning, and saw six
men and three women regaling themselves and making a
good deal of noise. Some of the party were drunk, and
the landlord, Brandy, who. looked as if he had been
drinking brandy, was the worst of all. Indeed all the
party were mole or less intoxicated.
Mrz. Brandy, to the policeman—How can you say so?
Mr. Yardley—Well, Mrs.' Brandy, what have you to
say to this ?
Mrs. Brandy--It was a family party, sir, and I told
the policeman so.
The police sergeant—No ; you did not.
Mrs. Brandy—l'll take my dying oath of it. My
father was there, and the others were my cousins.
Hera Mrs. Brandy introduced a little old man, her
father, a buxom widow, and five others, and said with
the exception of her father they were all cousins.
Mr. Yardley—How many cousins have you?
Mrs. Brandy—l don't know bow many, sir.
The widow—l was there, sir. lam a o main, sir.
The police-sergeant—l did not see you.
The widow—Yes, you did, and asked me if I had
sold my mangle.
Mr. Yardley—Do you keep a mangle ?
The widow—No, sir.
Joseph Pittman, the little old man, said
Your worship, we were a nice little singing•party, My