The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-26 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day

ARCHES COURT.
(Before Dr. Lushington.)
PLAMMACK V. THE REV. T. B. SIMPSON.

In this case, which has acquired so much publicity, and
is better known as the East Teignmouth case, came again
before the court this morning. The defendant is the
incumbent of East Teignmouth, and proceed-
ings were instituted against him in the Diocesan
Court of Exeter, by the request of the Bishop. of Exeter
for alleged practices in the peformance of the services of
his church, at variance with the ritual of the Established
Church. The charges against the reverend defendant were
for using lights on the altar when they were not required,
mixing water with the wine for the Holy Communion,
elevation of the patten over his head, placing the alms on a
stool at the side of the table, and omitting the concluding
words, " Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us all."
The Queen's Advocate, who appeared with Dr. Deane,
Q.C., and Mr. Hamer, raised an objection on behalf of the
defendant as to the jurisdiction of the Court, but that ob-
jection had been overruled by the Court below, and it now
came before his lordship for decree, it being contended that
the letters of request contained no dates.

His Lordship now gave judgment, overruling the objec-

tion.

. The decision is very important, as a largo number of
cases depend upon it, but there will bean appeal against it

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(More Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE TUE REV. J. C. EDWARDS-SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND A

HARD CASE.

This bankrupt, who is the rector of Ingolts'-wel], Lin-
colnshire, a prisoner for debt, applied to-day for his release
from custody. His debts are r 32G, of which 1:27 only is
due to the detaining creditor. It appeared that the bank-
rupt bad met with a very serious accident, the result being
that his leg was amputated. To this accident ho attributed
his present misfortunes. His Honour said he could not
interfere, nor could he order the release of the bankrupt
until after the choice of assignees.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

MARLBOROUGII-S TRtET.

REFUSING TO PROSECUTE OWING TO RELIGIOUS SCRUPLES.
William Young, errand boy to Mr. Charles J. Padgett, of
21, Brewer-street, Golden-square, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with stealing two gold chains, 18 gilt chains,
and a quantity of rings and earrings, of the value of about
£2O, the property of his employer.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar, Police-constable
Gordon, 33 C, said that Mr. Padgett declined to give evi-
dence against the boy, hoxing religious objections to doing
so. The boy was charged with stealing about £2O worth
of property.

Tyrwhitt asked the officer what was the nature of
Mr. Padgett's religious scruples?

Gordon said he believed Mr. Padgett was a follower of
Mr. Spurgeon.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that, if a person liked because of Mr.
Spurgeon to be robbed of £2O worth of property, li,(Mr.
Tyrwhitt) could not help it.
Gordon said there were other charges against the prisoner
at Marylebone.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would discharge the boy, and if
the officer thought proper to take him into custody on other
charges he could do so.

The officer took the boy into custody, and left with him
for Marylebone.

WESTMINSTER.

CRUSADE AGAINST POOR PERSONS.—WiIIiam Hewitt,
aged 9 years, and William Wilmott, aged 15, were charged
with begging under pretence of selling fusees on the street.
Sergeant Broocker, officer in tplain clothes, said that
the two boys were following passengers at the Victoria
Station on Saturday, touching their hats to several gen-
tlemen, the bigger boy evidently giving the lesser one
instruction from time-to time. Both had a box of fusees
in their hand ; the younger one had six more boxes upon
Lim. They had been there several times before, and he
had given the little ono halfpence when loitering about
the station and sent him home.

Hewitt's mother, a very creditable-looking woman, said
that sho had five children and a husband out of work.
Mr. Selfe —There is a now law by which bogging, under
cover of selling things, is an offence.
The Mother—l did not send him out to beg. I gave
him EV. to get two dozen boxes of matches, and they
ought.to havo turned in a shilling. I did not send him
out to beg. The children must do something for a living,
or else we must starve. There is no harm surely in his
selling matches.

Broocker—The sister also is out, and there are a grew
many complaints from the Victoria Station.

Mr. Selfe —lt may be an annoyance to some persons who
don't smoke to have fusees offered to them, but if these
poor boys are really only selling their matches—if it is
really a mercantile transaction in a small way, a bona fide
mode of getting a living, I should be sorry to interfere
with them.

The Mother—What are poor people with large families
to do if their children are not allowed to get an honest
livelihood? This boy's father is dead, and his stepfather
is out of work through illness.

Mr. Selfe—l should be very loth to see the streets swept
indiscriminately of these children. The crossing sweeper
might be included with others trying to get an honest living
however useful he may be. The shoeblack may be deemed
a nuisance if he follows and touches his hat and impor-
tunes persons, and yet the shoeblack is a recognised insti-
tution as much as the police magistrate, and I suppose ho
is not to be interfered with.

Inspector Humphreys—We have no desire to interfere
with any of these persons if they are really only endea-
vouring to sell their wares. There are sometimes as many
as 20 at a time round the Victoria Station and the Wilton-
road.

Mr. Selfe—l must admit I might be accused of buying of
them myself.

The boys were then discharged, with a caution that they
must sell their goods without importunity and annoyance.

THAMES.

AN Inuit CHRISTENING.—MichaeI and Ellen Mahoney,
man and wife, were brought before Mr. Paget charged with
violently assaulting and wounding a woman named Cotter,
who is now under medical treatment, and was unable to
appear. It was stated at the oitset that she had received
a dangerous wound on the head, -and that she had been
attended by Dr. Horton, divisional surgeon of police, of
High-street, Stepney.

John Cotter, of No. 2, Jamaica-place, Limehouse, said—
This man (Michael Mahoney) and his shister were having
a jawing match in Muddy-lane—
Mr. Paget —And where is Muddy-lane ?

The Irishman was a loss to state where it was, but Mr.
Livingston, the chief usher of the court, explained that
guddy-dane was in reality Old Church-road, Stepney,
running parallel with Arbour-street East, in which the
Thames Police Court was situated, and had been long
dignified with the name of Muddy-lane.
Cotter proceeded—Well, sir, I did not trouble myself
about the jawing match, but Ellen Mahoney threw beer,
and Michael hit mo a great big blow with a gallon can,
which kilt me and murthered mo quite, and his wife hit
my wife on the head with a glass tumbler and kilt her.

Michael Mahoney—Now, Misther Cotter, hishn't your
wifo my shister ?
Cotter—Yes, bedad it is so.

Mr. Paget—Then why did you not describe her as his
sister before, and not leave the thing a mystery ?
Michael Mahoney—Well, I joined with itly shister, and
she was getting tight. Her husband was getting tight
and quarrelling, and said he would servo out both of us,
and he catches hold of me and kicked me, and catches hold

of my wife's face.
Ellen Mahoney, a very pretty young woman, with a fine
baby nicely dressed in her arms, said sho invited her
husband's sister and John Cotter to the christening, and
they got up a row and beat her.
Mr. Paget—What christening was it?
Ellen Mahoney—My dear little baby, hero raising the
infant biller arms.
Mr. Paget said it was alleged that Mrs. Cotter had been
severely wounded, and that the wound was a dangerous
one. He could not dispose of the case till he had more
information as to the condition of Mrs. Cotter. He
must, therefore, remand the prisoners.