The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings in Banco Moro Lord Chief Justice Cockburn
and Justices Mellor and Shee.)
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Derby and the Right Hon.
Lord Stanley took the usual oath of allegiance this
morning.

CHURCHWARDEN V. THE QUEEN.

It will be remembered that this case involved the ques-
tion of a petition of right on the part of the plaintiff, a
Government contractor, and that a judgment was given in
favour of the Crown.

The Solicitor-General now made a formal application to
The Court for the striking out of the traverse of certain
issues before the case was taken before the court of error,
for the purpose of reversing the judgment, but allowing
the Crown to restore traverse if necessary.
The rule was granted and made absolute.
WYLDE AND ANOTHER V. THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY
(TOWER HILL EXTENSION) COMPANY.

Mr. Keane, Q.C., on the part of the defendants, showed
against a rule which had been obtained, calling on them to
show why they should not issue a mandamus calling on
the sheriff to treat for certain property of the plaintiffs,
required for the purp3ses of the railway. By the com-
pany's act they were required to give six months' notice of
their requiring to take auy land or other property. That
notice had been given, and the object of the rule
was to compel the company to treat at once, with
a view to the settling of the compensation, to the plaintiffs
for their property. The learned counsel contended that
under the Metropolitan Railway Act the plaintiffs could
not compel the defendants to take the course they desired.
Mr. Justice Shee said that if the learned counsel's argu-
ment were correct then the company would not be bound
to take the laud for three or four years to the injury of the
plaintiffs.
The Lord Chief Justice said this was a serious question,
and the Court ordered that a mandamus should issue.

BAIL COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Common Jury.)

MILLER V. MELVILLE AND OTHERS.

Mr. Crooms was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brown for the
defendants.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Ann Miller, to try the validity of a claim set up by
the defendants to remove certain goods and chattels upon
which they had levied an execution for debts due by Mr.
William Robinson. It appeared that the plaintiff was
niece of a gentleman named Grey, and she acted as his
housekeeper. They lived at first at South fioc Clap-
ham-common, and wisilo there Mr. Grey became insane,
cud the plaintiff was appointed his committee. He
had previously made her sole executrix and legatee. They
removed to Oxford-lodge, Lower Tooting, where Mr. Grey
resides. It appeared that before his decease the plaintiff
had married Mr. Robinson, her own brother-in-law, and
against whose supposed property the execution was taken.
It was alleged that she never gave up the possession of the
furniture which had been removed from Clapham, and
which constituted the subject of the present action, and
that as the marriage was illegal he was not liable for the
debts of Robinson.

The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the whole
amount claimed, as the value of the goods and chattels
which had been seized.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

3,IABLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN ACTOR CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A CONSTABLE.—
James Mead, of No. 22, Davies-street, Berkeley-square,
described as an actor, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with violently assaulting Francis Allwood, 18G C, and be-
having in a disorderly manner.
Allwood said that a little before one o'clock on Sunday
morning ho heard a disturbance in Castle-street, 'Leicester-
square, and on going up found the prisoner and others
making a great disturbance. On his (the constable) telling
him to go away he refused, and kicked him violently on
the knee. [The constable showed his knee to the magis-
trate, and there was a bad wound on it.] He then took
him into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that being on the cap of the knee it
was a dangerous wound. The constable ought to be off
duty, as the wound would get worse.
Police-constable Gordon, 33 C, proved seeing the pri-
soner deliberately turn round and kick Allwood on the
knee, the prisoner being drunk.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner would be committed for
14 days. Ho had kicked the constable on a very awkward
and bad place.
CRUEL ROBBERIES.—Two lads, named Thomas Connell
and John Hogan, were charged with loitering in Walkers-
court, a market place, near Berwick-street, Soho.
Sergeant Charles Cole said that about 10 o'clock he saw
the prisciners in Berwick-street, and followed them into
Walker's-court. Knowing them as thieves he watched
them, and saw Connell go up to a female and put his left
hand into her pocket, and directly afterwards Hogan put
his hand into a man's coat pocket. He then took the pri-
soners into custody. On a previous Saturday five women
who had just received their husbands' wages were cruelly
robbed in the same place and in a similar manner.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoners for three months
each with hard labour.