The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-27 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Peers present—The Lord Chancellor Campbell, Lord
Brougham, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, Lord
Wensleydale, and other peers.)
KYLE et. al. V. JEFFREYS et. aI.—BILL OF EXCEPTIONS.
ELIZA. COOK'S " OLD ARM CHAIR."

This was a bill of exceptions taken to the charge of the
Lord President of the Court of Session in Scotland to
the jury at the trial of this cause. This was an
action of damages for an infringement of the registered
copyright of a song by Eliza Cook— " The Old Arm
Chair"—assigned by her to the respondent Jeffreys. The
Lord President, in the absence of production of the formal
instrument of assignment, to prove the assignment of the
copyright to the respondent, charged the jury to the effect
that secondary evidence was admissablo to prove that fact.
To this charge the appellant took exceptions and
appealed. It appeared that there was-Ist. A
preliminary objection to the bill of exceptions in
respect that the appeal was not entered within
14 days in terms of the Act of Parliament. 2d. That the
exceptions were too general, and not special. And 3d, that
the Lord President's charge and verdict of the jury were
general and not special, and which might have been special
if the appellant had desired it. After hearing counsel for
the appellant, the Lord Chancellor said he saw no sufficient
reason given for • disturbing the decision of the Court of
Session on the bill of exceptions. His lordship affirmed
the decision of the Court of Session, and dismissed the ap-
peal with costs. Lord Brougham, Lord Cranworth, Lord
Chelmsford, and Lord Wensleydale entirely concurred.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A " GENTLEMAN."-Wm.
Fowler, 65, a gentlemanly-looking man, was charged with
scandalously indecent conduct in Hyde-park, in presence
of some females, on Saturday evening. . .

The case was proved by Browning, park constable, in a
very clear manner against the prisoner, and his evidence
was further confirmed by a female, who in answer to Mr.
Beadon, said she believed the prisoner did it for the pur-
pose of annoying females, and also that he was the same
person who had acted in a similar manner a month pre-
viously in the same place.
The prisoner, who gave the address of 51, Wigmore•
street, and said he did nothing but " amuse himself with
drawing and painting," put several questions to the wit-
nesses, but with no effect. _

Mr. Beadon said it was one of the most disgraceful cases
he had ever heard, evidently done with the view of insult-
ing and annoying females, and he should commit him far
three months with hard labour.

Browning said he knew nothing of the prisoner, but ho
answered the description of the person complained of.

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

Lorrnox, June 2(.—Wind this day at soon—Southerly;
light, pleasant breeze, with fine, clear, sultry weather.
QUEENSTOWN, June 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—En-
chanter, from Callao ; Rosamond, from Bahia ; Pimore
Mayo, from Matanzas; Cloriado, from Monte Video.
Off port—William Vale, from Savannah for Grimsby.
Rom, June 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Naval Bri-
gade, from Bombay.
DuniaN, June 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Palmer,
from Barbadoes
WATERFORD, June 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ellen,
from Trinidad.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON. Monday Morning.

Showery.
Arrived, Attie 26—Phoebe, steamer, from the Cape of
Good Hope.
Sailed—Elling, for Sunderland.
LivEurooL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.W.
Arrived, June 24—Wanderer, from St. Ludo; Ohio,
from Cuba. •

(BY suBMAILINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Wind W. ; tide, fourth hours' flood ; weather very fine.
Arrived, June 26—Fides, from New York ; Havelock,
from Dunkirk.
Sailed, June 26—Cincinnatus, for Melbourne ; Wallfleet,
for Port Phillip.
DEAL, Monday Morning.

Wind calm.
In the Gull Stream—Euphrosyne, for Mauritius ; Pa-
tricia, for Jamaica--both from London.

THE CONDEMNED MURDERER IN NEWGATE.—
The prisoner, Samuel Adams, who was convicted at the
last sessions of the murder of his wife's sister, still
remains in Newgate, awaiting the execution of the
sentence. When he was first admitted to the gaol he
exhibited a very morose and sullen disposition, and did
not appear to be in any way affected at the dreadful crime
he had committed, but since his conviction it is satisfac-
tory to state that he has shown a more becoming demea-
nour, and pays attention to the religious exhortations of the
Rev. Mr. Davis, the chaplain, who is with him a consider-
able time every day. The prisoner is very much deformed,
having two club feet, and it appears that some
yearsof
ago
he received an injury on the head, the consequence
ere d
him
which was, that when he drank spirits, it rendered
almost a madman and hardly conscious of Oat he did, and
there is no doubt that he committed the act for which his
life is forfeited while in one of these
paroxysms. The
the day for
sheriffs have now entire responsibility of fixing
the execution, and according to the usual course of allow-
ing two Sundays to intervene betweenthe conviction an
execution will take plat
the carrying out the sentence,
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reply stated tha,
he did not consider there were any circumstances in the case
that would justify him in interfering, and that the law must
consequently take its course.