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London, England, 1859-03-21 00:00:00

court, and the cunning Caroline, the votaries of
worldly wealth and honour. Taken altogether
this mast 'be regarded as a novel of a superior
class, for it contains some characters that are finely.
drawn, and some passages of life that are power-
fully narrated. It is written throughout in an
eloquent and impressive style, and its numerous
dramatis persona are sketched in a way that shows
the author to possess a considerable knowledge of
men and manners.

SPORTING NOTES.

ON NOTHING.

As I anticipated, the meeting at Warwick was
more successful than the programme had promised,
and Mr. Merry, by his earnest endeavours to make
things square, took a new lease of popularity. No
clerk of the course; after all, deserves better of
racing men than Mr. Merry, who has certainly
distributed amongst them much of the money which
he has received. Several complaints were uttered
at Warwick with respect to the refractory jockeys,
and " the Admiral" was once so indignant, that he
uttered a wish to be near certain of them with a
whip. He seems determined to keep his eye on
the principal delinquents, and there is, therefore, a
prospect of the offenders being marked and ulti-
mately punished. The racing really requires little
comment. King at Arms won the Trial Stakes,
and reversed the hopes of the Derby backers of
Rainbow. He has grown into a remarkably nice
horse, and seems to have plenty of pluck and stout-
ness. The form which he and Gladiolus have dis-
played must have produced a telling effect
on Kingston's subscription list. The reputa-.
tion which preceded Oxford was not unwar-
ranted. He is a remarkably fine twoLyear-
old, but requires time. The defeat which
Rattlebone sustained would indicate that the
youngsters previously brought out were a - very
" dicky lot," and until Northampton we are not
likely to 'See sa two-year-old of sound racing pre-
tensions. The heavy -weight experiment was tried,
but it failed, and deals of courses are not likely to
sacrifice the interests of a meeting by adopting a
theory which only receives a partial acceptation.
Yellow Rose was not brought with much prominence
into the betting on the Northamptonshire Stakes
by her success. Still she will be formidable next
week. The steeplechases were successful, but a
fashion to write them down prevails, and the cry of
" What would Lottery have •done with the horses
that ran at 'Warwick," is all bosh.
French turfites have thus early in the season
come out in great force. They were well repre-
sented at 'Warwick, and Count F. de Legrange was
a steward fully acquainted with the business of his
office.

-Birmingham and Coyentry meetings . are the
fixtures for the current week, but I know little or
nothing about the intended competitors at either
place. I shall not, therefore, attempt to guess the
winners, and. shall not indulge in any visions of the
future until the Northampton week.

A FRESH MAN.

LAW - INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DA Y. )

HOUSE OF LORDS.

JUDGMENT.-HOAHE AND OTHERS V. DRESSER,

ANOTHER.

It will be remembered that this is an appeal against a
decision of the Lords Justices of Appeal, in Chancery, re-
versing a decision of Vice-Chancellor Kindersley in favour
of the appellant...'
The cause was argued szteral days last • week and now
came on for judgment.
..The Lord Chancellor,. in delivering judgment, which his
tordship did at great length, going very minutely into the
1.47•4tt6.-,iya.b.etween the parties, observed that it was to be
.ancifila.cause had arisen between two highly
respectable
merchants of the city of London.
It appeared that two
of timber contracted
for had been consigned to M751141-Ts,
and Company, of
the value of X 1,312 ls. 9d. Messrs.
claimed the cargoes as part of the
for,' and sent their clerk to Messrs. ind4P____ eted
five elt46.id Company
Company' • desiring them to send. them the.. UM: -
of lading of, the two can of timber to enable
them to compare it with.the invoice in their possessicin, in-
timating that they had previous claims against Mr: 'Norr-
bon in Sweden, the consignor of the cargoes to Messrs.
Hoare and Company; and these documents would either. be
returned, or a bill of exchange for the value of the cargoes,
£1,312, ls. 9d. would be accepted by Dresser and-Company
and sent to them. They kept the documents, did not
accept,the bill in due time, and claimed a lien on the cargoes
for previous advances madei to the foreign consignor, Mr.
Norrbon. Meantime Mr. Norrbon drew bills of exchange
for the value of the cargoes en Messrs. Hoare and Com-
Hy, and the question raised was whether the appellants,
Hare and Company, were entitled to the value of the
cargoes consigned to them. Vice-Chancellor Kindursley
allowed and preferred their claim. The Lord Justices dis-
allowed their claim, and preferred the claim of Messrs.
Dresser and - Company to the cargoes in question.
His Lordship on the authority of the case of Baker referred
to, considered that the decision of Vice-Chancellor Kiu-
dersly was right in preferring the claim of the appellants,
Messrs. Hoare and Company, to the cargoes in question, in
respect that they had accepted bills drawn upon them by
their consignor before Messrs. Dresser and Company gave
them notice of their claim ; and his Lordship was not pre-
pared to say, either in law or in equity, that Messrs.
Dresser and Company had a good claim on the cargoes of
their debtor specially consigded, if not sued for in duo time.
Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, and Lord Kings-
down delivered opinions, entirely agreeing in the opinion
of the Lord Chancellor.

The Lord Chancellor allowed the appeal ; affirmed the
decision of Vice-Chancellor Kindersley ; reversed the deci-
sion of the Lords Justices, and directed the Court of chan-
cery to allow the appellant's claim for £1,374 with costs.

POLICE
..INTELLIGENCE.-(2711S DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A MILITARY RITFFIAN.—John Ick, a private of the
Scots Fusiliers, at present staying at the Tower, and who
appeared in the dock without his belt, was charged with
committing a violent assault on George Frewin, 611 A,
under the following circumstances.
The constable was unable to attend, owing to the serious
nature of the injuries he had received, and a certificate was
put in from the house surgeon of St. George's Hospital,
stating that ho was not in afit condition to attend the court
and would not be for a week.
From the evidence of Edwin Williams, it appeared that
on the previous night he was crossing Hyde-park when. he
heard the screams of a female, and on going to the spot,
near the Serpentine, he saw a female who told him she had
been assaulted by the soldier. The female continuing to cry
'• Police," a constable (the injured man) came up, and she
pointed out the way the soldier had gone, and they both
went after him ; but, just before getting up to the soldier,
the constable told him to go back for the female, and on his
return he found the constable on the ground, and the soldier
beating him over the nose and eyes in a very violent manner,
he believed with his fists. The female meantime left the
spot, and four other constables having come up, in conse-
quence of his springing the constable's rattle, the prisoner
was taken into custody, swearing vary much, and the con-
stable taken to St. George's Hospital. His (witness's)
clothes were saturated with the constable's blood.
pitGalr,eNeNn,h,e2r4e
iG,
was
asafohue took
nd that,F in addition
toditi Stonto. Gotehoerrge's
injuries,l-os-
he had received a severe wound on the temple, as from a
kick.

The prisoner denied he was the man, and was remanded
for a week.

THAMES.

A PRECOCIOUS TItIEF.-13,0E1nING A POOR WIDOW.
Richard Sidway, a boy about 13 years of age, was brought
before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 12 sovereigtyl;
the monies of a poor widow named Ellen Anderson, who
keeps a fish shop at No. 43, I Robin Hood-lane, pollYl,ura,'i'.?a
who by her own industry has maintained herself and ily
in a frugal manner for several years • me in a
,It appeared that the prisoner lived with iris paron
• -
"esterday six weeks
house next door to the prosecutrix.
1r
in her front room
she missed five sovereigns from a drawer' a very mysterious
upstairs. The money
manner. Mrs. Anderson ha see!,
d y, the 27th of February,
about three weeks before. On
Sun sovereignsa from the same
disappeared
the money in the drawer
the widow missed seven i 0. P
was given into custody:
little g.rl,
i the daughter of the prose-
drawer, and she then consulted the police, and the prisoner
Ellen Anderson, .8 r coming down the stairs of her
cutrix, saw the p I I;
the 25th of February, and asked
oillY.hsile ahcaaYd there, to which he replied.that
f r his mother, and then went out at the
he was lookfug
0,
T fni,, and climbed over some railings.
asthbouussienes:
nhliont-iblevrh'
Bellehambers, a boy dwelling at No. 9,
Henry li filiam
High-street, Poplar, said he was employed by
Cottage-row,
Bailey,
iron, back of the •..i.- .'-
ipbuilders, in Millwall, and
the prisoner an'tdvas inte same employ. About five weeks
playing with the prisoner iu a field. While the
prisoner was tumbling and throwing summersaults a tin
box fell out of his pocket, the lid came off,. and
:oesht:owoodb p
.r.,.
five or six sovereigns rolled out. He asked the prisoner
where he got them, and he said in answer that they were
sent to hint by a friend in the country.
ihim
James Joyce, of Ellesthorp-street, Poplar, stated that on
.
Wednesday three weeks the prisoner disilayed before
six sovereigns, and upon asking him where he got them, the
prisoner said that his grandfather had lately died and left
him 1300 a year, and his father had more than that. 'The
prisoner also said that he paid his mother £2 per week for
his maintenance. They were both at work in the same
factory when this conversation took place. ~
Evidence was given that no bequest bad been left to the
prisoner, and that lie said to his mother when ho was taken
into custody on. Saturday, "You know whether I did the
robbery or not:
._ _

In defence the prisoner said he was innocent.
Mr. Yardley coinnAtted the boy for trial.

The Gazette Musicale of this week announces
that a Straduarius violin has lately changed hands at Paris,
for the sum of 15,000 fr., £6OO.
BURNING OF A SHIP IN THE MERSEY.—LIVER-
POOL, SUNDAY.—Yesterday, while being towed down. the
Mersey, the Dutch barque Equator, bound from this port.
for Batavia, was found to be on fire; The crew at on u:ne!
their best efforts to suppress it, but finding their own
deavours insufficient, the captain caused s.ttheeausibt'upgsthpbuet
beached on the Cheshire side of the river•
but it waelthe
te
out to her assistance with several engines f__,
vesselat nig night before
as considerably
injured..ould be subdued,