The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-30 00:00:00

OBSERVER.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

CRIMINAL COURT OF APPEA.L,
TEE LATE PICTURE ➢RAUD CASE. -THE QUEEN
♦. CLOBS.

This was an appeal against a conviction at the Cen,

tral Criminal Court. The prisoner, a piotnre.dealer, was
indicted and tried at the last October sessions of the
Central Criminal Court for obtaining money under false
pretences The indictment contained several counts. The
jury acquitted the prisoner on the count charging him
with obtaining money under false pretences, but found him
guilty of the other counts, which charged him with having a
painting in his possession with the name of Linnell on it, an
artist of celebrity residing at Itedhill, in Surrey, and
that the prisoner well knowing the picture to be a copy,
fraudulently represented to Mr. Fitzpatrick that the
painting was an original and sold it to him for 1301.
The learned counsel for the prisoner urged, in arrest of
judgment, that the counts on which the prisoner 101
been found guilty did not amount to a criminal offence.
Judgment was accordingly suspended for the decision of
the Court.

The Court quashed the conviction, on the ground that
the second count on which- tha prisoner had been con-
victed was faulty.

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COURT OF BAT IRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commise,bner GoWburn.)

IN RE HERMANN.

This bankrupt was described as of Great St. Helen's,
merchant, and to-day was appointed for a choice of

assignees.

Mr. Chidley was the solicitor to the petition, and
proof■ were pat in in support of the choice.

Mr. Abrahams applied for an adjournment, on the
ground that he represented creditors to the amount of
between 2,0001. and 3,0001., who resided at Lyons, and
there had not been sufficient time to get the necessary
proofs and powers of attorney to vote on the choice.

Ilia Honour considered this a reasonable ground for
an adjournment, which was accordingly granted.

IN BE DAVISON AND GORDON.

An application was made on behalf of the assignees of
these bankrupts (who it will be remembered were con.
victed of very extensive frauds), for the allowance of
the costs of the prosecution out of the estate.

The application was granted.

Royal Highness the
piTinfic:Cco,,unsaoT;
t—elfillecrol‘Miast
ejetoLaicnkdinhgidharci Palace on Wed-
nesday afternoon from Windsor Castle, when the Queen
will hold a Privy Council. Oa Thursday the Queen will
be accompanied by the Prince Consort and the Princess
Royal At the opening of Parliament. His Royal High-
ness Prince Fred9rick William of Prussia will also be in
thef
tlhteo yrta l
opbaer:,y .
theT neLl‘olrdasterofthe Horse, the Mistress
o
Steward, and other leading
members of the loyal household, are summoned to be
in attendance at Buckingham Pa!ace at half-past one
p.m. It is not yet positively decided whether the Queen
and Court remove from Buckingham Palace to Osborne
othieanc
on Friday or Saturday next, but her Majesty and Royal
family intend to reside about a fortnight at Osborne.
Viscount Palmerston's invitations for his full dress
Parliamentary dinner on Wednesday next, at Cam•
Righte'. l o
bridge House, inelade the Right Hoe. Sir George Grey,
Right Hon. Robert
Vernon Smith, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, the Earl
r Ho of nt.
hSei r
ECxhcahrel
(le mu
aWr, good, the Right Hon. the
of Mulgrave, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, the
Right Hun. Henry Labouchere, Viscount Duncan,
the Hon. Henry Brand, the Right Hon. W. F.
Cowper, Mr. Massey, Sir John Ramadan, the Right
Hen. Robert Lowe, the Right Hon. Sir Benjamin
Hall, Mr. Baring, L 9rd Ernest Bruce, Lord Alfred
Psget,:the Right HOD. the Speaker, the Attorney•Gtiv-
ral. IVianount Castlerosse, ke.
The Garter vacant by the death of Earl Fitz williata
has yet to be appropriated, and the Dukes of Somerset
and Newcastle have each been named as being likely to
be recommended to the Queen by the Premier for this
illustrious decoration. _ _

Toe visit of Lord Stratford de Radcliffe to England is
entirely in relation to his private affairs. He has looked
for leave of absence for same time past, but was detained
at C mstintinople by the important business of the em-
bas,y.
ILLNESS of LDRD PANMORI.—Lord Panmnre is far
from well, and 11 he does not speedily recover his present
attack the state of his health may necessitate his restg.
nation.

We understand Lord Howe's son, Col. Curzon, of the
Grenadier Guards, is to marry Miss Isabella Anson.
The Julia has arrived from Shanghai with 314,700:b.
of tea and 1,821 bales of silk.
GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OE STORE CATTLE.
Saturday a further decline in store cattle was noted
at Norwich. The decline during the past mouth has
been 1/ to 1/. 104. per head.
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD. The
number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending Nov. 28 was 2,253, of which 593 were new
case,,„

THE UNEMPLOYED OPERATIVES. NOTTINGHAM,
Satur.lay.—Trade remains in a deplorably depressed
state in Nottingham. A great number of laceinakers
are out of employment, some of whom are engaged
in making a road near the town.
LEWES AND UCKFIELD RAILWAT.—ThiS company is
now progres-ing
with the works in something like
earnest, having commenced operations at two distinct i

PROPOSED RAILWAY FRO 1I MARDEN. FOC Some
weeks past an engineer, accmpanied by assist int.,
has been surveying the Lori, situate between here
and Marden, in order to ascertain the practicability
of forming a line of railway from Marden, through
here to Tenterdtn.
EAST KENT Ranway.—The East Kent line of rail-
road will open on the Ist of January next from Faver-
abaci, to Caathain, mad to Stroud on the let of February,
dependent, of course, on the certificate of the Govern-
ment Inspector.
LETTERS FOR THE BRITISH FLEET IN CHINA
GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Nov. 23.—As very c widerab'e
delay fiaquently takes place in the delivery of unplid
lseutcrieirieatatdedrre tes,s)ete
thedhtopojt. a
Briteieslai
tfleieitoonng the China station,
in consequence of itA being necessary in all cases to send
Kong, i
desir-
able, in order to obviate this delay, thatalilet is
ttersad-
ad-
dressed to pore ns serving on board any of her Majesty's
ships of war in China ehoul4 be prepai,f.