The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-15 00:00:00

COMMENCEMENT OF EASTER TERM.

*This being the first day of Faster term, the Judges and
Queen's Counsel breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor at
Stratheden House. At the conclusion of the entertainment
the learned Judges proceeded in procession to their respec-
tive courts in Westminster Hall, where a large crowd of
persons had assembled to witness their arrival.

In the Court of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Ex-
chequer their lordships did not take their seats until half-
past two.

The Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, in the Court of
Queen's Bench, called the following gentlemen within the
bar as Queen's counsel :—Mr. Hayes, Mr. Blackwell, Mr.
Collins, Mr. Cole, Mr. M. Queen, Mr. Jesiah :Smith, and
Mr. Baggaly, Mr. Cleasby, Sir Thomas Chambers (Com-
mon Sergeant), Mr. Price, Mr. Mills, Mr. Milne, Mr.
Bradford, Mr. Carslake, Mr. Digby Seymour, Mr. Cole-
ridge, Mr. Denman, and Mr. Mellish.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A BARRISTER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING AN hz-
SPECTOR.—Mr. William Robert Brown, who described
himself as a barrister, of 25, Eaton-place, St. John's Wood,
was charged before Mr. Selfe with assaulting Inspector
Holden, of the C division, as follows :
Inspector Holden said that at a quarter to four the pre-
vious morning, hearing a great noise in Panton-street, he
went to the spot and saw the defendant and an unfortunate
female together, the defendant being intoxicated, and hav-
ing his arms round the female's neck. He told the defen-
dant to:move away, upon which he rased his umbrella and
struck him a severe blow across the shoulders, the umbrella
coming in contact with the rim of his hat, and thus saving
his head most probably from receiving a severe blow, the
umbrella being broken in two. He then, with assistance,
took the defendant into custody, when he became very vio-
lent, and while the charge was being taken at the station
the defendant said " You have escaped it this time, but
I'll give you a black eye next time I meet you."
Defendant—l did not know that the man was a police-
man.

Mr. Selfe—But you knew it when you got at the station.
What are you?
Defendant—l'm a barrister—that is to say, I'm reading
for it.

Mr. Selfe—l'm sorry to hear it. You are fined 50s. or
10 days.

ROBBERY OF PL ATE.--Harriet Wills, described as a
milliner, was charged with steaaing some plate, the pro-
perty of Mrs. Jane Ramsden, of 17, Queen-street, St.
George's.

Mrs. Ramsden said the prisoner occupied a part of her
apartments, and assisted her as a dressmaker. On the Ist
of April, at nine in the morning, she left the prisoner at
home, and on her return in the evening the prisoner was
gone, aad she had seen nothing more of her till the pre-
vious evening, when she missed two dessert forks, five
silver spoons, a pair of sugar tongs, and other articles of
plate, besides other property. The articles produced
were only a portion of those. The value of the pro-
perty she missed was about £5. She met the prisoner in a
street in Oxford-street, and gave h'er into custody.

Mr. Alfred John Melhuish, pawnbroker, 15, Duke-
street, produced some articles of plate pledged by the pri-
soner on the Ist of April for £2.

Brown, 63 C, said the prisoner owned to taking the
forks ,but not the spoons. He found some duplicates on
the prisoner relating to the forks and some common spoons.
Committed for trial, prisoner saying nothing.