The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-10 00:00:00

THE CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST " DR."
GRIFFITII JONES.—An application, which stood over from
a former day, was made yesterday to Lord Chief Justice
Cockburn at Chambers, by Mr. Lewis, jun., to admit to
bail Dr. Griffith Jones, who stands committed for trial on
the charge of forging the will of Mrs. Sophia Bellis under
circumstances which will be fresh in the recollection of our
readers. It was urged that the defendant could not pro-
perly prepare his defence unless the course asked were
acceded to. The application was opposed by Mr. Hardinge
Gifford, on behalf of the Crown, on the ground that if de-
fendant were admitted to bail he would not surrender; that
he was endeavouring to escape when arrested, and that he
attempted to bribe the official who arrested him. The Lord
Chief Justice said he could not get over the attempt to bribe
the officer, and on that ground, with other circumstances
in the case, he could not grant the application. It was only
a short time to the sessions, and under the able assistance
of Messrs. Lewis he would no doubt be prepared with his
defence. The application was accordingly refused.
EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT A POLICE COURT.—
The usual fortnightly petty sessions at Spittlegate Police-
court, near Grantham, was to have been held on Friday
last, when the following gentlemen were present :—C.-
Tumor, Esq., the Revs. C. B, Otiey, G. Osborne, and
R. Cartwright, and G. Nevile, W. Ostler, and J. Hardy,
Esqs. The Hon. and Rev. Ralph William Lionel
Tollemache, Rector of South W itham, also took his seat
on the bench. Before the commencement of the business,
the senior magistrate, Mr. Tumor, said it was his duty to
state that unless a gentleman on the bench amply apolo-
gised for the abusive language he had used towards the
county magistrates, they had decided not to sit with him
in the administration of justice. Some little time was
taken up, and no apology having been offered, Mr. Tumor
intimated that it was his painful duty to say the i esolution
would be carried into effect. Their worships, with the ex-
ception of Mr. Tollemache, then left the police-court, so
that there could be no mistake who was the gentleman
alluded to. After a short pause, Mr. Tollemache put on
his hat, and as he could not act, he left the room ; in other
words followed the example previously set him. Complain-
ants, defendants, witnesses, and hearers were left, some
with wry faces exclaiming they ought to be paid for the loss
of time, and others with levity insisting the scene was as
good as any play. The hearing of the majority of the cases
was postponed for a fortnight. One or two important cases
requiring immediate attention were ultimately disposed of
by Mr. Nevile and Mr. Hardy in the course of the day.—
Stamford Mercury.
THE Moors.—On the whole extensive moors in
the Highlands of Perthshire, the prospects of srortsmen
for the ensuing 12th of August are highly encouraging.
On the shooting grounds belonging to the Earl of Mans-
field, the Duke of Athole, Sir W. D. Stewart, of Murthly,
Mr. Butter, of Faskally, and others, grouse aro abundant,
and the early hatched broods are strong and wild, and
scarcely a diseased bird among young or old has been seen
this season. Owing to the cold, heavy rains which have
prevailed for the last four weeks, the late-hatched coveys
appear weak), ; but with more propitious weather they
would soon improve. On the Glenlyon, Glengarry, Glen-
tummel, Glenbruar, and, in fact, on the long range of hills
all the way north to Inverness-shire and west to Argyle-
shire, grouse and all kinds of game are numerous, and on
some of the moors where grouse were scarce last year they
appear to be Well stocked this year. On the extensive
shooting preserves belonging to the Marquis of Bread..
albane, which are considered the best nursery for game in
Scotland, grouse, blackcock, snipe, pheasants, wild ducks,
hares, &c., have not been so rife or in better condition
for many years. It seems that several proprietors of
shooting have allowed the heather to get too old on their
estates, which no doubt afforded sufficient cover for the
grouse, but for want of food the birds have been compelled
to seek shelter elsewhere. His Royal Highness the Maha-
rajah Dhuleep Singh and party have arrived at their shoot-
ing quarters at Auchlyn Killen, and the moors in that dis-
trict never gave promise of better sport than this season.
The accounts from the Forests of Blair Athole and the
Black Mount represent the deer and young fawns as being
numerous and in fine condition.—Perthshire Courier.
AWKWARDNESS.—Not that real awkwardness is
tolerable long, but here women have a permanent advan-
tage over men. Not only does timidity in them naturally
find more graceful expression, but they can generally find
something legitimate to do with their hands—same little
occupation with the needle, the shuttle, or the fan—to
mitigate the pains of embarrassment from which men's
hands have no safer refuge than the pocket—most other
expedients proving a worse, and often mischievous alterna-
tive. And if hands aro a difficulty to the shy man, what
can we say of legs, which, we presume, women need never
think of, as an incunabrance, at all ? Where is he to put
them? flow is he to keep them in order, so that they
shall not betray the perplexity of his soul ? What an in-
finite variety of bad tricks, with these particular mem-
bers, does not the demon of sheepishness suggest to its
victim in the hour of trial ! What postures! What oscil-
lations I Who does not remember that curate immortal-
iced in Shirley,
who, in the critical moment of courtship,
contrived with his own hands to tie his legs so firmly to-
gether with his pocket handkerchief, that he could not set
himself at liberty when retreat from the scene of discom-
fiture became essential ?—" On Manners," in Blackwood':
Edinburgh Magazine.