The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-20 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron Martin and a

Common Jury.)
There were several oases set down for hearing this
morning, but up to a quarter to 11 o'clock none of the par-
ties wore ready.

Mr. Baron Martin said it was a great shame that the
time of the court should be so wasted, and when it was
occasioned by the attorneys in the suit, it would be only
serving them right if actions were brought against them
for their neglect, considering that they were paid.

Central Criminal Court.—This Day.
(Before tlie'Recorder j
THE CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST THE POLICE.

The charge of perjury preferred against Mathew Hayes,
a police-constable in the S division, was proceeded with
this day. It will be recollected that last session the in-
dictor ent against Berry was tried, and resulted in an ac-
quittal, the charge against him being that ho wilfully com-
mitted perjury in the evidence given before the magistrate
at Marylebone police court in swearing that he and Hayes
took two young men, named Pierce and Dye, into custody
near 63, Gloucester-crescent, Regent's-park, on a charge of
attempting to commit a burglary. The lads said thepolica
arrested them near Eversholt-street, Camden-tovin, and
that so far, from attempting feloniously to enter the pre-
mises in Gloucester-crescent they were never near the
place at all on the evening in question. The lads had
stood their trial at the Middlesex Sessions on the charge
and the result was an acquittal, and the present proceed-
ings against the police-constables were instituted.
The witnesses who gave their evidence at the trial of
Berry last sessions were then examined by Mr. Sleigh, and
afterwards cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine, who
appeared for the defence.
The trial will not be concluded to-day.

NEW COURT.
CHARGE OP ROBBERY ON LORD MAYOR'S-DAY.
William Albert was indicted with having committed
larceny from the person on Lord Mayor's-day.
From the evidence of the police-constables it appeared
that the prisoner was seen standing near a lady
and gentleman at the top of Cheapside, and shortly
after he had taken up his position, a gentleman, who
had noticed the prisoner, pushed him away from the
side of the lady, entertaining a suspicion that he intended
to pick her pocket. Some other persons having noticed
the prisoner, and amongst them were the policemen, who
distinctly stated that they saw tho prisoner put his hand
into a lady's pocket and take therefrom a purse. The lady
declined to appear against the prisoner as the articles in,
the purse were of trifling value.
The learned gentleman who defended the prisoner denied
that he had committed the offence with which he was
charged. There was the usual hurloyburley always pre..
valont on the 9th of November, and the prisoner unfortu-
nately got raised up in a crowd, and the present charge
was the result.

One of the jury, before the deliveay of the verdict, asked
the Common Sergeant if he could inform him of the ante.
cedents of the prisoner. _ _ _

The Common -Sergeant said the English law did not
allow that, the verdict must be returned upon the evidence,
as they were not supposed to have any previous know-
ledge of the persons they had to try.
The Foreman said the jury had given the prisoner tho
benefit of the doubt, and had agreed upon a verdict of not

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SACRIFICE OF Two HUNDRED MEN AT DAHOMET.
—A letter from Lagos, on the coast of Africa, of the 10th
of October,says :—" The frigate Zonobie, carrying the flag
of Rear Admiral Viscount Fleuriot do Langle, command-
ing the French naval squadron on the Western Coast of
Africa, has just visited St. Paul de Loanda, the chief place
of the Portuguese establishment of Southern Guinea. The
admiral was well received by the Governor and the autho-
rities of the country. He reports that French commerce
has sensibly increased at this point during the last three
years. On leaving St. Paul the Zenobie visited Mossa-
medes and Elephant's Bay, which serves as training
ground for the ships on this station, The day after the
arrival of the frigate at Lagos an English schooner brought
news from Dahomey. The King was preparing to go to
war with the Ashantees, and, to propitiate fortune, had
ordered 200 men to b 3 sacrificed to the Genii. This is the
third time within a year that he has indulged in this hor-
rible barbarity."
STORM IN THE CHANNEL.—A weather-bound cor-
respondent at Ostend informs us by telegraph that the sea
was so rough there yesterday morning that no steamers
could venture out, The mails from Calais were very late
yesterday.