The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1866.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Sittings in Banco, before Chief Justice Erie, and Justices
Willes, Byles, and Smith.)

SCATHE V. RUTLAND.-ATTORNEYS' FEES.

The plaintiff in this case, which came before the Court
on a motion on behalf of the defendant, was a solicitor,
who had agreed to get the defendant through the Bank-
ruptcy Court for a specified sum, but the parties differ-
ing about the amount commenced law proceedings. The
facts of the case were devoid of all interest, but the deci-
sion of the Court is of some importance to persons not
familiar with the law between attorney and client.

The Lord Chief Justice said that in case of a disputed
contract the costs might be tried before action was com-
menced, and, whatever the terms of the contract, they were
binding upon neither party, the taxation regulating the
maximum of the fees.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde, without Juries.)

CHILLINGWORTH V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.-CHILLING

WORTH AND OTHERS (CITED.)

In this case, which was part heard at the last sitting,
the petitioner brought a suit, the object of which was to
prove the validity of a marriage at Gretna• green, and the
legitimacy of the issue of that marriage.
The evidence proved the marriage, but was not consi-
dered sufficient in reference to the children, and the case
stood over for the production of additional evidence.

Dr. Tristram said that since the commencement of the
suit one of the parties died, and the question of the legiti-
macy of the children would not be pressed.
His lordship tk en decreed the legality of the marriage.

MARKETS.---This Day.


COVENT GARDEN.

The market is seasonably well supplied with both fruit
and vegetables. The trade is steady, as follows :
Fnurr—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; grapes, 2s Od to 3s ;
foreign do, Os to Os Od ; filberts, is 9d to 2s Od per lb ;
apples, 2s 6d to 4s Od per half sieve ; oranges, 4s to lOs ;
lemons, 3s 6d to 7s per 100.
VEGETABLES—Summer cabbages, 9d to is 6d; cauli-
flowers, 1s to 2s; horseradish, is to 2s per dozen heads;
greens, 2s Od to 3s Od ; turnips, 2s Od to 2s Gd ; carrots,
4s Gd to 5s Gd ; turnip radishes, 9d to 1s 3d; spring
onions, 9d to is 3d per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, 4d to 8d
per bundle ; forced asparagus, 3s to Gs per bundle ; old
onions, 2s Od to 2s Gd per half sieve ; seakale, is 6d to
2s 6d; mushrooms, 9d to is 3d per punnet ; cucumbers,
6d to 3s each ; cos lettuces, 10d to is 6d per score ; new
potatoes, 2d to 8d per lb.

POULTRY.
Goslings, 5s Od to 7s Od; geese, Os Od to Os Od; ducks,
8s Od to 4s Od ; ducklings, 3s Od to 4s Od ; tame rabbits, is
3(1 to 2s Od; wild do, Os Od to Os Od; pigeons, 6d to 10d
each ; Surrey fowls, 12s to 16s; do.chickens; 88 to lls ; barn
door fowls, 5s Oct to 8s ; Guinea fowls, 7s to 8s per couple.
English eggs, 7s to 9s ; French do., 6s Od to 7s Oct per
100. Fresh butter, is Od to is 2d per lb.

413, vagrants 161; military offenders 7 ; besides
355 prisoners in other prisons ; making a total of
1,961 male prisoners of this county.

THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION, WESTMINSTER.
The report of the visiting justices of this prison
was presented, which stated that the number of
prisoners in custody was 661—felons 492, misde-
meanants 132, vagrants 37.
THE HOUSE OF DETENTION, CLERKENWELL.

The report of the visiting justices of this prison
was presented. Number of prisoners this day in
custody, 178, consisting of prisoners for trial, 36 ;
for further examination, 96 ; for want of bail, 37;
deserters, 9.

All these reports were received and adopted.

Court of Common Council.

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A special Court of the Council was held yester-
day at Guildhall, under the presidency of the Lord
Mayor, for the purpose of electing a representative
for the City of London at the Metropolitan Board
of Works in the room of Alderman Finnis, who has
resigned.

Deputy SNELLING proposed Mr. Alderman Stone
to fill the vacancy.

Deputy OBBARD said that before the court came
to a decision he should be glad to be informed
whether, in the event of the worthy alderman being
elected, he would be able to spare the time that was
required for the performance of the important duties
that would devolve upon him as one of the repre-
sentatives of the City of London at the Metropolitan
Board of Works. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman STONE begged to be allowed to state
that he had never solicited the appointment, and, in
reply to the question that had been put by the
worthy deputy, he could inform him that, although
he could have wished that one of the senior alder-
men had been proposed to fill the vacancy, still, if
the court should do him the honour to elect him as
their representative at the Metropolitan Board of
Works, he should have plenty of time to devote to
the performance of the duties that would devolve
upon him. (Hear, hear.)

Alderman ROSE seconded the nomination o;
Alderman Stone.

Mr. 11. LowMAN TAYLOR said that before the
court came to a decision he should like to say a few
words upon the subject, and make them aware of
what they were doing. As one of the representa-
tives of the City at the Metropolitan Board he could
inform them that it was most important that any
gentleman who should be chosen to fill that position
should be prepared to attend every meeting of the
board. The court was aware that the Corporation
' had only three members to represent them. (An
hon. member said, " Not enough.") This was quite
true. The value of the rateable property in the
city of London was £1,410,850, and they returned
only three representatives to the Metropolitan
Board ; whereas for Bethnal-green, Mile-end, St.
Luke's, Fulham, Bermondsey, Woolwich, and one
or two other places, in which the whole rateable
value was only just equal to that of the city of
London, nine members were returned, and it ap-
peared to him that the city of London ought at least
to return the same number of representatives, and
that at present it was most inadequately repre-
sented by having only three members at the board.
Mr. MEDWIN said he thought the court was in-
debted to Mr. Lowman Taylor for the trouble he
had taken to obtain the information he had given
to the court ; and it appeared to him that the city
of London was not only entitled to have a larger
number of representatives at the Metropolitan
Board of Works on account of the value of rate-
able property in it, but also on the ground of popu-
lation. He did not allude to the night but to the
day population, and if that were taken into conside-
ration it would be found to be much larger than
that of the whole of the districts that had been
referred to, and if the City was fairly treated
it ought to have at least 10 or 12 members at the
board instead of having only three. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman Stone was then unanimously elected,
and the court afterwards adjourned.