The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-30 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS.
(Before the Lords Justices.)
NELSON V. STOCKER-JUDGMENT APPEAL.
This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor
Sir John Stuart, holding that the husband was bound by
the covenants in the settlement.
Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner
considered that the defendant was not bound by the settle-
ment, and dismissed the bill without costs.
PAYNE V. MORTIMER-APPEAL JUDGMENT.
This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor
Sir John Stuart, holding that the defendant, on hia assign-
ment of the covenants to pay £5,000 on the bankrupt's
daughter's marriage settlement, had no preference over the
claims over the bankrupt's general creditors.
Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner
were of opinion that the original voluntary character of the
deed granted without value followed the assignment of it
for value, and created no preference over the other creditors
of the bankrupt.

Their lordships affirmed the decision of the Vice-Chan
cellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs.

POLICE IN2'ELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT ON A MARRIED FEMALE IN
REGENT-STREET.—Mary Ann Cartwright, a low-looking
female, was charged with the following outrageous assault
on a respectable married female, named Williams, in Re-
gent-street.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap
peared for the complainant.

Mrs. Anne Williams, of 21, Robert-street, Hampstead-
road, the wife of a clerk, said that about ten o'clock the
previous night, while walking up Regent-street near Tyler-
street, being at the time returning from her doctor's, the
prisoner pushed up against her in a very rude manner,
upon which she told her if she did so again she would give
her into custody. The prisoner then made use of the vilest
language towards her, got her on the ground, tore off her
bonnet, and then pulled a quantity of hair from her head.
She (complainant) kad at the time her watch-guard round
her neck, and while on the ground she felt a tug ac it. The
prisoner had another woman with her, who then commenced
attacking her (complainant), striking her several blows on
the head, causing her great pain, the marks on her face
being inflicted by the prisoner, who acted with great vio-
lence.

The prosecutrix, here turning round, said the other
woman was sitting in court, upon which Mr. Lewis re-
quested that she might be put in the dock, which being
done, she gave the name of Margaret Halloran.
Miss Atkinson, who was with the complainant at the
time, having corroborated the complainant, and proved
seeing the woman Halloran strike Mrs. Williams several
times, and described the assault as of a most violent na-
ture and quite unprovoked, the prisoners being entire
strangers,

Mr. Beadon committed them each for three months with
hard labcur.

THE NAVI'.

The annual inspection of the Chatham division of
Royal Marine Light Infantry was commenced yes-
terday by Major-General S. R. Wesley, Deputy
Adjutant-General, Royal Marines.
The jury rigging of the Greyhound, 17 guns,
recently launched at Pembroke, is nearly com-
pleted, and in a few days she will be navigated
round to Plymouth, at which port she is to be im-
mediately commissioned. The following are her
chief dimensions :—Length between perpendicu-
lars, 172 feet 6 inches ; length of keel- for tonnage,
151 feet 6 inches; extreme breadth, 33 feet 3
inches • breadth for tonnage, 33 feet ; breadth
moulded, 32 feet 4 inches; depth of hold, 17 feet 5
inches. The Greyhound is a beautiful screw cor-
vette, of 877 tons burthen, with engines of 200
horse power.
The fortified barracks on the heights are now
garrisoned by the Hants Militia.
The steam gunboat Hind (tender to the Russell,
at Falmouth) arrived at Plymouth on Monday with
supernumeraries.
The screw steam-frigate Orlando, 50, was taken
from Keyham basin on Monday, to the sheer hulk
for the purpose of being masted.
The paddlewheel steamsloop Gladiator, 6, was
commissioned at Plymouth on Monday by Lieut.
Clarke, for Commander H. Hickley.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :

Paymaster—John Tompkins to the Vulcan.
Second Masters—Thomas H. Hayman to the nada-
manthus ; William L. Dobbs (additional) to the Asia.
Clerks—John W. Thomson to the Clio ; Thomas John-
ston to the Edgar.
Assistant-Paymaster—John T. Farwell to the Amphion.
Mates to be Lieutenants—Harrington Campbell Onslow
and Francis Stirling.

ADMIRALTY, JUNE 29, 1859.
A despatch, dated the 12th of April last, has
been received from the Governor of Victor:a, New
South Wales, stating that the Colonial Government
steamer Victoria had returned, after an unsuccessful
search for anything to indicate the loss of her
Majesty's sloop Sappho, in the neighbourhood of
Bass's Straits, although each island and rock in
the vicinity of the Straits was examined by the
ship or boats, and the Victoria was assisted in her
search by H.M.S. Elk.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 48s 3d;
iarley, 31s ld ; oats, 24s 9d ; rye, 37s 6d ; beaus, 461
; and peas, 41s 9d.
TEE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s 10d ;
barley, 32s 6d ; oats, 25s 7d ; rye, 37s ld ; beans, 464 6d ;
peas, 42s Od.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 69,192;
barley, 906 ; oats, 2,661; rye, 63 ; beans, 1,419 ; peas,
95 quarters.