The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-07 00:00:00

ME SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1866.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn, and Justices Mellor. and

Shee.)
IN THE MATTER OF AN ATTORNEY.

Mr.Woollcott moved for a rule calling on an attorney to
show cause why ho did not pay a sum of £7 10s., under
the following circumstances. It appeared that in the case
of Sullivan v. Goodyear the plaintiff sued an attorney at
Swansea for a sum of £5, and, having obtained judgment,
entrusted the writ to the attorney in question to be served
on the defendant. The attorney received the amount, but
when applied for payment gave some evasive answer. Thy
plaintiff then commenced an action against him, and suc-
ceeded in getting a judge's order for the £5, and £2 10s.
costs.

Mr. Justice Blackburn considered that all that was neces•
sary for the plaintiff to, do was to get execution on tht
judge's order.

Rule refused.

DIVORCE COURT.

(Bcforo Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, tho Lord Chic:
Baron, Sir J. P. Wilde, and a Special Jury.)
RYVES AND RITES V. TILE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

The examination of Mr. Nethercliffe, the expert, which
commenced yesterday, was resumed this morning with a
view to identify the handwriting of George 111. and other
parties, whose names were appended to some of the docu-
ments put in evidence on behalf of the petitioner.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(Before Mr. Justice Keating and a Common Jury.;
RAPPER V. FULLER.

This was an action to recover £2l 145., to which the
plaintiff pleaded thlit he was not indebted beyond £2
ls. 61., which he paid into court.
Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Brandt appeared for
the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Tindal Atkinson for the
defendant.

' The plaintiff is a coach-builder, carrying on business in
Long-acre, under the name of Xing and Co., a firm which
had been established for more than a century ; and the
defendant is a doctor, residing at Albany-street, Regent's-
park, and was in extensive practice.
From the evidence of the plaintiff it appeared that he
was the inventor and patentee of " the miniatu:e
brougham," which was very much patronised. In 1864
the plaintiff placed himself in communication with him
respecting the hire of a brougham, but ultimately agreed
to purchase me, for which he paid £lOO in cash, and gave
a bill for the remainder. The brougham was duly delivered,
but in the early part of 1865 it was sent back to the plaintiff
to be repaired, the defendant in the meantime being sup-
plied with the use of another brougham. The brougham
was again damaged, and sent to the plaintiff, and during
its repairs the defendant was again supplied by him with a
brougham. The charge was made for the repairs and hire
of the broughams.
This evidence was confirmed, and it was stated that the
charges made were those usual in the trade.

For the defence it was contended that the defendant had
bought the brougham with the distinct understanding that
it was to bo kept in repair for 12 months, and that, while
under repairs, the plaintiff was to give the defendant the
free use of another brougham, which was moat positively
denied by the plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE WAY STREET ACCIDENTS ARE OCCASIONED.—Wm.
Malkin, a coachman in the employ of Mr. R. Mullinger,
job-master, of Chester-street, Grosvenor-place, was charged
before Mr. Knox with being drunk and incapable of driving
a pair of horses attached to a carriage.
Sergeant Edwards, 2 C, said that while in Bruton-street,
Bond-street, the previous afternoon his attention was
called to the defendant by a gentleman, who said he was
driving in a reckless manner. He went after the de-
fendant, who was in charge of a pair of high-spirited
horses, and found him sitting on the box, the horses going
at a trot and the reins hanging down quite slack, the de-
fendant being helplessly drunk. He then took the de-
fendant into custody, and sent the horses and carriages
home.

The defendant said he was sorry for what had occurred.
In answer to Mr. Knox, the sergeant said the streets
were very crowded at tho time, and the defendant was
driving to the common danger of passengers.
Inspector Bowles said the defendant was very drunk.
Mr. Knox said it was shown that the streets were
crowded, and that the defendant was drunk and driving a
pair of high-spirited horses, and the defendant might be
thankful that no accident occurred.- Tho public must be
protected, and the defendant would have to pay a fine of
40s. or a month.

Testimonial to the Champion of the Thames,

.____.___

Last night, the presentation of a splendid testimonial to
Mr. Henry Kelley, the champion sculler of the river
Thames, took place at the Canterbury Hall. Tho pro-
ceedings were inaugurated by an elegant suppr, at which
over 200 gentlemen were seated at the tables. Mr.
Thomas Beard presided ; the vice-chair being occupied by
Mr. Charles Bush, the well-known and liberal supporter
of all aquatic sports.
The testimonial, which was placed on the cross table in
front of the chairman is a massive silver vase-shaped cup,
34-inches in height, standing on a plateau of rock-work
and water, with water-lilies growing, and swans grace-
fully floating. It is surmounted by a figure of Britannia
presenting a laurel wreath, and on its sides aae a view of
Putney and a representation of a boat race, and it is in-
icribed—" Presented by subscription, to Henry Kelley, in
recognition of his skill and prowess as a sculler, and in
commemoration of his having on August Bth, 1865, m-
itered to the banks of the Thames, the possession of the
Championship of England." Its handles are formed of
figures of Father Thames, with bulrushes and water-lilies
entwined.
The loyal toasts of the Queen, their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal
family, having been warmly responded to,
The CHAIRMAN said he now came to that part of the
interesting proceedings which he might well call the busi-
ness of the evening. He owed some apology to the com-
pany for taking the chair on that occasion, because he
thought some other gentlemen better fitted to discharge
the duty, and one more intimately associated with aquatic
sports, could easily have been found to perform so pleasant
a duty. (No, no.) He thanked them for their cheering
assurance, and therefore ho would proceed with his task.
When he looked at the splendid testimonial then before
him ho felt that it was one of which Mr. Kelley might
well be proudt and that he was worthy of it they
might all rest assured, or he would not have been at
that table. (Hear, hear.) In the trial of life Kelley had
earned a reputation which he felt assured he would never
lose, and every gentleman present, he was sure, partici-
pated in that feeling. Re might dilate upon the qualities
of Kelley untilhe quite wearied his hearers, because he felt
satisfied that whatever he might say it was no more than
their friend Kelley was entitled to. (Cheers.) Their guest
had started young in life, and, like all other persons, he
had had his ups and downs, but ho had well preserved his
balance by the pluck andcourage which they all knew him
to possess. When he entered that room he honestly con-
fessed he was to some extent ignorant of the performances
of Kelly; he, however, knew him to be the champion
sculler of the Thames, a man of indomitable courage, and
one highly respected in both public and private life. He
had been well informed since then by Mr. Stanley, and
now he was enabled to tell them that Kelley's first public
success was the winning of the Leander Coat and Badge,
and after that fortune smiled upon him, for at the Thames
National Regatta he three times won the champion
sculls. (Cheers.) Ambition seized him, he challenged
MacKenney, was again successful, and this success
he followed up by defeating Buttle at Norwich. His
next essay was the contest with Messenger, the then
champion, which ho won. The contest with Chambers was
a circumstance over which Kelley had no control ; he
was not successful ; but a run of good fortune he could not
expect to last for ever. The loss of the great object of his
ambition to many a man would have been the break down
of life ; but not so with Kelley ; he maintained his courage,
set steadily to work again, and in a comparatively short
time he challenged Chambers, and wen back the great
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to try the prowess of our English watermen. Two matches
were to be rowed on the Tyne, one was five miles straight,
and the other 21 miles out and home. The contest was fora
large sum—.£l,ooo ; but it was not that which would ani-
mate their friend, it was the honour of England that
would be his strength and his support. The splendid tes-
timonial which he now had the pleasure of presenting to

their guest had been purchased by public subscription to
mark the high estimation in which Kelley was hold—(hear,
hear) —and as long as he pursued the straight course his
friends would be but too happy to give him every support.
(Hear, hear.) He (the chairman) had no fear of a depar-
ture from the honest course by Kelley, and, therefore, he
need not point out to him the position of one who took
liberties with his friends, and was now looked upon
with contempt and scorn. (Cheers.) With honour
Kelley was sure of friends, without it ho would fall into
utter insignificance. (Hear, hear.) Ho would not trespass

on their time. further, but in the name of the subscribers,
ho had the honour to present to Mr. Kelley the splendid
testimonial now before him for his acceptance, and to in-
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vito the party to pledge the health of the Champion of the
Thames in a bumper. (Loud choors.)
The toast was drank with great enthusiasm.
Mr. H. KELLEY, who seemed quite overpowered, rose to
return thanks for the elegant present. Ho said he never
felt greater happiness than he experienced at that moment
—it was of such a nature that it precluded him from
giving utterance to his feelings. He thought the testi-
monial was more than he deserved. (" No, no.") He lost
the championship, it was true, but he had regained it, and
in doing so ho had only done that which there were
many other men desirous of doing if they had the
opportunity viz., retrieving their laurels. (Loud
cheers.) There was no fear for aquatic sports with
such patrons as it possessed, and with such gentle-
men as Mr. Bush, and the Morton family—(cheers)—there
was no cause for men going wrong -(cheers)—all they had
todo was tokeep honest, andsuccess was certain. In the next
race he should try to win, and they might depend upon it that
if he defeated the American ho would never loose the
championship of the Thames, because he never intended
to take another turn. (Cheers and laughter.) He trusted
they would excuse him saying more ; he could not give
proper expression to his feelings, but he was certain that
with such staunch support as aquatic sport had there was
no fear of it ever going down. (Cheers.) He begged again
most heartily to thank them for their great kindness.
The CHAIRMAN said ho had now another toast to give
them, and it was one they would chink with the greatest
pleasure—it was the health of their genial and generous
vice-chairman—their mutual friend, Mr. Charles Bush.
The toast was drunk with the utmost cordiality.
Mr. C. Buse returned thanks. He said it afforded him

the greatest pleasure to take part in the interesting pro-
ceedings that evening, because he was very deeply at-
tached to aquatic sport. It was indeed his hobby. (Cheers.)
The success of Kelley was spoken of in all countries, and
he rejoiced at it, because it showed the value of upright-
ness and integrity. Where all was fair and honest the
respect of all men was to be obtained, but a de-
parture from that led to consequences quite the reverse
He hoped he should be long spared to participate in
aquatic sport, Iliad to continue that support which had been
so kindly acknowledged by the chairman. If it was left
to himself he would never leave it. (Loud laughter.)
With respect to what our guest had said about thore being
plenty of good men ready to come out, all ho could say in
reply was that he should be most happy to second their
endeavours. Theta was one great factlivhich stood out with
honour in the aquatic world. No one ever heard of a rob-

bery being perpetrated by a boat race. (A cry of 4' no
maceing.") He couldonly thank them most heartily for their
kind recognition of his efforts. (Cheers.)
The CIIAIIWAN said the next toast was one that would
give the greatest pleasure. It was the health of the prime
mover in raising the testimonial, and the gentleman who
had catered for them so successfully that evening, viz.,
Mr. Charles Morton, who had the gratification of having
troops of friends, all true to the heart's core. (Cheers.)
Mr. C. MonzoN briefly, but very neatly acknowledged
the compliment. Ho said what he had done was a labour
of love, and therefore his whole energy had been devoted
to it.

The health of the Chairman having been proposed and
responded to, the party broke up shortly before 12 o'clock.

the special commissioner of
the Poor-law Board, resumed and concluded the inquiry
THE SICK IN THE STRAND UNION WORKHOUSE.
--YeTstHerEdaybiMPrO tN
.
as to the management of the sick and infirm poor in the
Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland-street, Tottenham-
court-road,POOR-LAW on charges brought before the Poor-law
Board by the late head nurse of this and other work-
houses. The, case was watched: on behalf of the
committee of the Association for the Improvement of
London Workhouse Infirmaries by Mr. Ernest Hart,
Dr. Anstie, and Mr. J. C, Pailinson. -Dr. Joseph
• hied at great lee th
Rogers was exam g • He repeated and
confirmed the statements made by the nurse at the last in-
quiry, and spoke to the obstacles which he had to encoun-
ter at the hands of some of the former guardians. A
document, signed by Mr. Stott, and Mr. haddock, as
guardians of the Strand Union, was handed to Mr. Cane,
with a request that it be laid before the Poor-law Board.
It expressed concurrence in all the chief grounds of com-
plaint against the condition and management of the Strand
Union. A vote of thanks to the commissioner, in which
all concurred, concluded the proceedings, Which had lasted
for nearly eight hours.

A VALUABLE CARGO.—The British ship Golden
Light was cleared at the Custom-house ha this city yester-
day for Liverpool, by Mt. A. Soullard, with a cargo con-
sisting of 2,071 bales upland cotton; 479 do. Sea Island
do., and 158,826 feet lumber. The cotton weighed
1,094,0651b5., and the total cargo was valued at 480,986
dols. This, if not the largest, is, we believe, one of the
most valuable cargoes shipped from this port this season.
Savannah Herald, May 10.

Freedom of the City to Prince Alfred.

THIS DAY.
Tho ceremony of conferring the freedom of the City of
London upon his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, took
place to-day, at Guildhall, the civic functionaries having
taken the greatest pains to give eclat to the prbceedings.
The Guildhall yard was covered in, and tiers of
reserved seats were placed on each side, all of which
were occupied by the friends of the executive com-
mittee, or else by those who had the influence of procuring
a ticket from those appointed to manage the affair. The
Prince, on his arrival, wes conducted to a raised dais in the
Guildhall, and there, in the presence of a very large Com-
pany, his Royal Highness went through h.s part of the per-
formance with the greatest patonce.

After the formal business was transacted, his Royal High_
uess partook of luncheon.; and haviNg delighted the citi-
zens with his condescension, his Royal. Highness quitted
the city. The guests, however, were tot iu such a hurry
to leave the entertainment provided fur them by the
"executive committee."