The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-17 00:00:00

<THISDAY.)

EL_EcTIONEI

The election of a successor to the late W. Baker, Esq.,
to the office of coroner for East Middlesex, took place this
morning at the sessions-house, Clerkenwell.

The Sheriffs, Mr. Alderman Hale, and Deputy Conder
having arrived, and the necessary forms having been gone
through,

Mr. GEORGE OFFOR, of Hackney, came forward and
proposed Mr. Humphrey as a fit and proper person to fill
the vacant office.

Dr. GASKILL, of Chelsea, said it afforded. him great plea-
sure to second the nomination.

• Mr. Alderman and Sheriff HALE asked if there was any
other candidate to propose, and no response having been
made, he declared Mr. Humphreys duly elected.
Mr. HUMPHREYS was then sworn into office, and re-
turned thanks for his election.

After a few observations from Mr. O'Brien and Mr.
Dempsey, the proceedings terminated.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

ROLLS COURT.

(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.)
JUDGMENT.-TILLET V. CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE

COMPANY.

The plaintiff filed his bill for specific performance of an
agreement entered into by the defendants with him, to form
a new street from Charing-cross to the bridge, and erect
certain houses along the same of a particular description, as
should be fixed and settled by Mr. C. Lee on the one part and
Mr. R. Witherell, on the other, or their nominee, in case of
differences. The memorandum is deed July, 1853, and a
regular contract was subsequently entered into by the
parties in terms of their original agreement.
His Honour the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judg-
ment, said that he must hold the memorandum as part of
the contract, but on reading the contract, and looking to
the evidence in support of it, he could not decree specific
performance of the contract, in respect that the particular
description and character of the buildings had not been
fixed and determined by the referees or their nominee.
Whether it could yet be done was very questionable ; there
was nothing done and no nominee named, and he could not
decree specific performance of the agreement. His Honour,
on the authority of the case of Gregory, 18 Vessey, junior,
in 1793, and the case before Lord Eldon, of Miller and
Green, and the case of Darwin and Whitaker, held that the
agreement in this case could not be enforced. His Honour
dismissed the plaintiff's bill, but without costs, because a
contract had been entered into between the parties.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.

IMPUDENT ItODEERY.—Mary Sullivan was placed at the
bar before Mr. Hall, charged with stealing a decanter and
several other articles.

From the evidence of the prosecutrix it appeared that last
night, about 6 o'clock, the prisoner came to her shop, in Gil-
bert's-passage, Clare-market, and offered a decanter for
sale, which she instantly recognised as her property,
and which must have been stolen but a few
minutes before from her shop door. She told
Sullivan that she did not intend to buy the decanter,
as it was hers already, but she would stop her stealing. A
constable was then called, and she was given into custody.
A large pair of shears was also found in her possession,
stolen from the same shop.
The landlord of the public-house in Bear-yard said last
night the prisoner entered his tap-room and stole a large
iron teakettle from off the fire. It was full of boiling
water at the time. She afterwards came in front of the
bar with the property wrapped up in an old apron, and had
half a pint of beer. She had a short time previously been
refused credit for some gin, and he supposed that it was in
consequence of this that she had stolen the tea-kettle.

Several other cases of robbery having been clearly proved
against her,
Mr. Hall sent her for trial at the sessions.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STEALING A FOWL—A MORNING'S AMUSEMENT.—
Kato White and Catherine Johnson, two smartly-dressed
girls, were charged with having in their possession a large
and venerable live cock, supposed to be stolen.
The case created a good deal of merriment, the constable
who stood in the box with the bird having some trouble to
keep it quiet.

Robinson, 151 E, said that about seven that morning he
was in Hetford-street, Fitzroy-market, when he saw the
prisoners go up to where a group of fowls were collected,
and, after some difficulty, White seized a large Cochin
China cock and put it under her shawl, and go as far as
Howland-street with it. He went after her and asked
White what she had got under her shawl, when she replied
" Nothing," but the very moment the cock set up a crow
as if to contradict her, Sho then said it was her own, and
that she was going to take it home, but believing it belonged
to Mr. Hewitt, residing in the street, he took them back to
the shop, where it was identified.

In answer to the charge Kate said she had, of course,
been out with her companion enjoying themselves, and
coming home they thought to have a lark, so she suggested
that she should try and catch one of the fowls, and after
some trouble she succeeded in getting hold of the cock.
(Laughter.)

The constable said the girl at the time was pinching its
beak. (Laughter.)
Kate said that was only because it made such a noise.
She could, however, assure his worship it was only a joke.
It was no use to her. •

Mr. Bingham said he supposed not to cat. He was not,
however, satisfied that it was only a joke, and should order
them to pay 10s. each for the unlawful possession.