The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-29 00:00:00

A NEW BRIDGE AT BLACKFRIARS.

The Committee of the Corporation of London for
the Bridge House Lands have had under their con-
sideration for some time the best mode of providing
for the public convenience, which has been some-
what jeopardised by the state of the present bridge.
After much deliberation they determined to call
upon the principal engineers in England for de-
signs for a new bridge, leaving them quite unfet-
tered in their arrangements and designs. The pro-
ductions of these gentlemen, and of some rising
engineers who were desirous of bringing forward
their ideas voluntarily, have been under the consi-
deration of the committee, who, doubtless, have had
enough to think of, since the designs submitted to
them are not less than 12 in number, many of them
most elaborately drawn, with details of construc-
tion. The engineers were Mr. Barlow, Mr. Bre.re•
ton, Mr. Goodchild, Mr. Bruniees, Mr. Jos n
Cuhitt,
Messrs. E. Bidder and E. Clarke, Mr. R.W. NTYIe
(grandson of the architect of the present .bridge.),
Mr. Fowler, Mr. Hawkshaw, Mr, G Rennie, Sir J.
Rennie, and Mr. Page. Amid such a variety of
highly-creditable designs by men of acknowledged
talent, the committee were called upon to exercise
tneir best judgment, and on Saturday they finally
decided to select the design of Mr. Page, and fip•
pointed him the engineer for its construction. The
pains taken by the committee to obtain th most
appropriate design reflects Upon them the highest
credit.— Observer.

THE FIRST ABOLITION OF THE PAPER DUTY,
About A.D. 500
the Emperor Theodoric abolished the duty
on p
which contributed to the revenue
of the
Roman aPY---,
Empire, and upon which fresh imposts had been
laid by successive rulers, until they became oppressive.
Cassio
dams congratulated the whole world on the repo.
of the impost on an article so essentially necessary to the
human race, the general use of which, as Pliny says,
« polishes and immortalises man,"—Afechanke Itavzitif,

LAW 1A TELLIOENCB.—( 'his Day.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Peers present,—Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, Lord

Chelmsford, arid other peers.
THE HON, DAME GRACE CHARLOTTE MENZIES v. srr;

ROBERT AIENZIES, BART.
These were appeals and cress appeals from several in-
terlocutors of the Court of Session in Scotland. Counsel
for both parties consented that the noble and learned lords
present should dispose of both appeals as on a special case
for arbitration without reference to the judicial procedure
in the cause.
With regard to first appeal, which called in question the
right of the late Sir Neil Menzies to burden his entail
i
lands with a fourth share, as a life-rent provision thereof n
favour of his widow, Lord Cranworth affirmed the decision of
the Court of Session, and dismissed appeal with costs. And
as to the cross appeal which raised the question as to the
right valuation of the shootings let and unlet on the estates
of Foss and Kannochet, Lord Cranworth was of opini°l!
that £35 per annum for building shooting lodges, and £3°
for a policy of insurance during the widow's life,
was a reasonable and proper deduction to be made
from the occupation rent to be paid by Sir Robert Menzies.
Lord Wensleydale and Lord Chelmsford entirely col'
curred .
Lord Cranworth affirmed the decision of the Court of
Session, and dismissed this appeal without costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day')

MARLBORO UGH- STRE ET.
APPLICATION TO THE MAGISTRATE.—This rerning,
Jeanne Marie, the young French girl who was complainant
against her father, Victor Marie, a few days ago at this
office, for the most gross conduct towards her, attended b.
fore the Hon. Mr. Norton with her mother, who she saia,
was fearful that her husband would be able to find bail and
come and ill-treat her and his family as he had done befnre;
Mr. Norton—Do you think your father is in his rig Pu.
senses ? . _

yV
Applicant—He once took vitriol, 10 years ago, and the
doctor said he thought it had affected his head. He is d
every three weeks or so.
Mr. Norton—lf he does get out he must behave him'
self, or the parties who are bail for him will have it for•
felted and be the sufferers.
Applicant—Cannot my mother have a separation ?
has threatened all of us, and we do not know what to d°
with him?

Mr. Norton—lf he does come out and further molesto
you or your mother, you can come to this court again.
The applicant thanked the magistrate and retired.

THAMES.

SMUGGLING ON TOWER-lllLL.—James Lincoln, a re'
gular contraband trader, was brought before Mr. Woolryell
charged with unlawfully carrying and conveying 71 110. °f
foreign manufactured tobacco, which had not paid duty. t
Mr. Thomas Smith, a Custom-house officer, said he met
the prisoner just before 8 o'clock yesterday (Sunday) torn:
ing on Tower-hill, and suspecting from his bulky appea..,r,,
anco that he had smuggled goods about him, he stoppedhl7,
and said, " Have you anything liable to duty about Yo°'
The reply was in the negative. He did not believe the Pri-
soner, and upon conveying him to the station Wl°
found upon him 71 lbs. of compressed foreign 1139.11,11:
factured tobacco. It was concealed under
prisoner's clothes, and round his body. The Cologne steamer, from Rotterdam, had arrived at the c
Katherine's wharf a few minutes before he stopped tb.
prisoner, and he had no doubt the prisoner brought rll.B
tobacco from that vessel and that it was smuggled to tlao
country by one of the crew or a passenger. The prisoner'
a tall, heavy fellow, about 50 years of age, said in defence'
it's all right.
Mr. Woolrych—No, it's all wrong. You are fined e
18s. 9d., the single value and duty on the tobacco, and 111
default, 14 days' imprisonment and hard labour.