The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart.)

PROM Y. SOADT-JUDGMENT-110TION FOR. DECREE,

His Honour the Vice-Chancellor:said—The plaintiffs,
infants, by their bill, pray for the assistance of the court to
give effect to the representations alleged to have been made
by the late Dr. Anthony Dickson, the maternal grandfather
to their father and mother before their marriage, that the Ed-
rington estate, and 105,000 Sicea rupees would be settled on
them and their children. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor
referred to the evidence produced, both written and parole,
on both sides, which was extremely contradictory ; but, on
a minute and careful consideration of the evidence, his
Honour came to the conclusion that the balance of evidence
was in favour of the plaintiffs, and declared accordingly,
and remitted to his chief clerk to ascertain whothar it
would be for the benefit of the plaintiffs to elect to take the
105,000 sicca rupees, or the estate, or the residue. No costs
on either side. His Honour refused to grant an injunc-
tion, but granted liberty to apply.

ROLLS COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls.)

LEES V. MASSEY.-MOTION FOR DEOREE.-JUDGMENT.
His Honour tho Master of the Rolls said—l have looked
into this case, and am of opinion that the m ord "relations"
in this will means "neat of kin ;" and, therefore, I must
make a declaration that the next of kin are entitled to take
the estate of the late Thomas Lee. Costs of all parties to
come out of the estate. His Honour made the usual admi •
nistrative decree.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( TRIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SWINDLING OP A GERMAIZ BY A NOTORIOUS FOREIGN
CARDSIIARPEIL—Jacob Mindl, described as a German
courior, but who is said to be a well known cardsharper, and
frequenter of billiard-rooms, was charged with defrauding
David Piepes, a German commercial clerk, out of employ,
of his silver watch of the value of Lt.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared
for the prisoner, Mr. Albert intreproting the evidence.
_

From the evidence of the prosecutor who said he resided
at 208, Marylebono-road, ho was passing along Oxford-
street on his way horns when the prisoner asked him some-
thing in English which he did not understand. A gentle-
man, who was close to the prisoner, said to me in French,
that the prisoner was a German. The prisoner then asked
for a street which ho did not know, and walked on with him
and just as he was about to leave the prisoner said,
" Will you take something to drink with me ?' and
ho wont into an hotel with the prisoner and the
other man, who said he was a Swiss. While they were in
the hotel a short man, who said he was a Spaniard, and
had just returned from America, where he had inherited a
largo fortune, came in, and after a short time said ho pre-
ferred wine to beer, and asked what sort they would take,
he having joined in conversation with them. Prisoner im-
mediately said, " It's usual, and custom requires, that we
should play for our score," and took from his pocket a sort
of cigar-case, which contained a red and a white countec,
the ease being so constructed that when a person calleid
"red," prisoner opened it and showed "white,' and vice
versa. The prisoner and the Spaniard and the Swiss then
played, and the Spaniard lost five times, and said, " I owe
you for the opera, the dinner, and some bottles of wino."
Some gentlemen then came in, and prisoner said, "We are
not comfortable here, so we will go to another hotel," which
they did, and the Spaniard then said to the prisoner, " I've
lost several times, it's your turn to guess," and he placed on
notes,
and asked prisoner to stake his £2O.
not got so much, but would stake his
prisoner and the Swiss then placed their
watches
. The Spaniard said they were not
the,Prisonera t table
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table..
hadble
worth £2O; and the prisoner, turning to him, said, "For
God's sake lend me your watch for a minute and help me
out of this difficulty; in a minute I will give it to you back,
and £6, the third part of the £2O I shall win off the
Spaniard ;" and he then gave him his watch and he laid it
with the others. Ho should have taken the money if the
prisoner had won, but all ho wanted was his watch. The
Spaniard then went to work, and on the first occasion the
prisoner was to guess he gave a blow on the table which
upset the counter in the case, and the Spaniard won, and
took up his own £2O and the three watches. He then said,
" Gentlemen, I want my watch—it's not a fair game."
Mr. Lewis—That was your opinion

The prosecutor said the prisoner then said he would give
him another chance of winning, and took him with him to
get some money to play the Spaniard again,
they got into the street the prisoner said, "What do you
want?" He told him he wanted his watch, and as ho could
not get it ha gave him into custody. and as soon as
Mr. Lewis said it had been held in a similar case that the
watch was only lent, and that the person had his remedy
in the county court.
_ _

Mr. Bingham said he did not think a man who did not
come into court with clean hands had much to complain
of, but he must have the watch restored.
Sergeant Rogers, C division, said he thought if prisoner
was remanded he should bo able to show that he was con-
nected with a gang of swindlers.

Mr. Bingham said ho should remand tho prisoner, but
would tako good bail.

THAMES.

THE SAILOR ON A LEE SnonE.---William Sloane, a stout
man-of-war's man, who had nothing. on his person but a
bluo shirt and a pair of canvas trousers, but who was not-
withstanding in a cheerful humour, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with committing a violent assault upon a
man who did not appear against him.

Police-sergeant Stimpson, No. 21 IC, said that the pri-
soner was intoxicated last night, got into a row, and ill-used
a man. He ascertained that the prisonor was a deserter from
her Majesty's ship Queen, at Portsmouth, and left her on
Tuesday. The prisoner had lost or spent all his money,
and been robbed of his clothes in a house of ill-fame in
Shadwell.

Mr. Yardley said the prisoner could scarcely be considered
a deserter, for his pass ticket extended to the 9th instant.
He directed Stimpson to convey the prisoner to the Croco-
dile receiving ship, off the Tower.
A MEAN AND BRUTAL ScousnnEL.—James Stotter,
a coalwhipper, aged 35, was brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with committing a violent assault on Mrs. Sarah
Chandler, landlady of Ship public-house, in Bell-wharf,
Shadwell.

Mrs. Chandler said the prisoner had been in the practice
of frequenting the Ship, making a disturbance, and calling
for beer and liquors which ho had not paid for. On Friday
night ho came to the house with others, and called for a
pot of beer, which he carried into the tap-room, drank part
of it, and refused to pay for it. She took away the pot, and
ho snatched it front her and threw it at her head. If it had
struck her it might have killed her, or done her a serious
injury. The prisoner then took up another pot and struck
her on the arm with it. She had been in great pain all
night, and her arm was bruised.
Mr. Yardley said the prisoner was a mean and brutal
scoundrel, and sentenced him to two months' imprisonment
Oa hard labour.