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

OBSERVER.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

CRIMINAL COURT OF APPEAL.
THE LATE PICTURE FRAUD CASE.-THE QUEEN
V. CLOSE.

This was an appeal against a conviction at the Cen-
tral Criminal Court. The prisoner, a picture-dealer, was
indicted and tried at the last October session■ 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 Redhill, 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 Ia I
been found guilty did not amount to a criminal offence.
Judgment was accordingly suspended for the decision of
the Court.

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

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Gou(buro.)

IN RE HERMANN.

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

assignees.

Mr. Chidley was the solicitor to the petition, and
proofs 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 2,000/. 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.

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His Honour considered this a reaienable ground for
an adjournment, which was accordingly granted.

IN Ng DAVISON AND GORDON.

An application was made on behalf of the assignees o
these bankrupts (wbo 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.

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nesday afternoon from Windsor Castle, when the Queen
will bold a Privy Council. Oo Thursday the Queen will
be accompanied by the Prince Consort and the Princess
Royal at the opening of Parliament. His Royal High.
ness Prince Frederick William of Prussia will also be in
the Royal party. The Master of the Horse, the Mistress
of the
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in attendance at Buckingham Palace at half-past one
p.m. It is not yet positively decided whether the Queen
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family intend to reside about a fortnight at Osborne.
Viscount Palmerston's invitations for his full dress
Parliamentary dinner on Wednesday next, at Cam-
bridge House, include the Right Hon. Sir George Grey,
ettiaeaßnoige:hiotrHoofnthSeirECxhoahrelqneesWr,ood, the Right Hon. the
the Right Hon. Robert
Vernon Smith, the "VOA Hon. M. T. Baines, the Earl
of Mul4rave, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, the
Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Viscount Duncan,
Vie Hon. Henry Brand, the Right Hon. W. F.
Cowper, Mr. Massey, Sir John Ranisden, the Right
Hon. Robert Lowe, the Right Hon. Sir Banjamin
Hall, Mr. Baring, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Alfred
P.get,lthe Right Hon. the Speaker, the Attorney-G,*
ral, iViiconnt Castlerosse, ate,
The Garter vacant by the death of Earl Fitz william
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 Itedcliffe to England is
entirely in relation to his private affairs. He has looked
for leave of absence for some time past, but was detained
at Coustaatinople by the important business of the em-
bai*y.

ILLNESS OF LORD PANMURE.—Lord PALIMUCO is far
from well, and it he does not speedily recover his present
attack the state of his health may necessitate his resig-
nation.

We understand Lord Howe's son, Col. Curzon, of the
Grenadier Guards, is to marry Miss Isabella Anson.
Tue Julia has arrived from Shanghai with 344,7001 b.
of tea and 1,821 bales of silk.
GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF STORE CATTLE.
—On Saturday a further decline in store cattle was noted
at Norwich. The decline during the past month has
been 1/. to 1/. 10s. 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,
Saturday.—Trade remains in a deplorably depressed
state in Nottingham. A. great number of lacemakers
are out of employment, some of whom are engaged
in making a road near the town.
LEWES AND UCKPIELD RAILWAY.—This company is
now progres,ing with the works in something like
earnest, having commenced operations at two distinct
points.
PROPOSED RAILWAY FROM MARDEN. For some
weeks past an engineer, accompanied by assist tot.,
has been surveying the land, situate between bere
and Marden, in order to ascertain the practicability
of forming a line of railway from Marden, through
here to Tenterden.

EAST KENT itamwair.—The East Kent line of rail-
road will open on the Ist of January next from Faver-
sha,u to Giathatn, Lnd to Stroud on the Ist of February,
dependent, of course, on the certificate of the Govern-
ment Inspector.
LETTERS FOR THE BRITISH FLEET IN CHINA
GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Nov. 28.—As very c n Oderab's
delay frequently takes place in the delivery of unpaid
let'erJ adiire,sed to the British fleet on the China station,
in consequence of its being nece,sary in all cases to send
such lett?.re to the Post-office at Hong Kong, it is desir-
able, in order to obviate this delay, that all letters ad-
dressed to persons serving on board any of her Majesty's
ship of war in Chios should be prepaid.