The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-27 00:00:00

COMMON LAW.

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SALMON FISHERY ArrEAL.—ln the Court of Queen's
Bench, before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Black-
burn, Mellor, and Lush, the case of Waite (appellant)
v. George (respondent) was heard. This was an appeal
from an order of the English Fisheries Commissioners
directing the removal of certain ranks of " putchers,"
used by the appellant in the River Severn for catching
salmon. The commissioners held a court of inquiry, at
which the appellant was heard ; but he produced no
documents, - and relied on evidence of user for at
least sixty years. The case was part heard on
Saturday, the 18th, and again on the 25th, when
it was stated that no deeds were produced on that inquiry,
and none asked for, because the mode of fishing only was
under investigation. The claimant, however, had deeds
going back to the 17th century, shewine the conveyance of
a fishery at this place, whereupon the lord Chief Justice
said it would strengthen the case, by shewing the existence
of an ancient fishery at that place, and suggested that the
case should be sod back to be re-stated by the Fishery
Commissioners.—The Attorney-General and Mr. Hannen
appeared in support of the order of the commissioners ;
Mr. Manisty, Q.C., and Mr. 11. j.-Lines for the appellant,
the owner of the fishery.—This morning the Attorney-
General said his learned friend (Mr. Mamsty) wished the
case to be sent back to the commissioners, to take further
evidence, and re-state the case, to which he had no objec-
tion.—Case remitted accordingly.
ComrEssATloN CASE.—In the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion-
square, before Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell and a special
jury, the case of Gupillis v. the Midland Railway Com-
pany was heard. it was a question of compensa-
tion affecting property at Kentish-town. A sum
of £750 had been offered, and after a long
conversation as to the value of the property, in which the
surveyors, as usual, differed very considerably, the jury
gave £750 for the land and .£l7 for the kerb, which will
carry costs being beyond the offer made.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

. GUILDHALL.
A STRANGE CONFESSION OF A MARTNER.—Thomas
Towning, a master of a sloop, a few days ago gave himself
up charging himself with having robbed his owner of £l7.
He was brought before the alderman at the Guildhall,
and remanded. He was now placed at the bar before
Alderman Lusk, ALP., for further examination. The
prisoner had been drinking very heavily, and was under
the delusion that some men were following him about
to murder him, and under that impression, he
thought, if he got into prison they could not get
at him there.— Alderman Lusk asked him if he still had
the feeling that the men were following him.—The pri-
soner said he had not.—Alderman Lusk said he had com-
municated with the owner of the sloop, and he had replied
that he was not aware that the prisoner had robbed him
of anything. Under those circumstances he would be dis-
charged.—The prisoner said he worked the sloop on the
principle of shares with the owner, and two-thirds of the
1;17 belonged to him (Towning).—He was then dis-
charged.

MANSION HOUSE.
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—John M`Carthy and
'Tames Knowles were charged at the Mansion House with
robbery and assault, under the following circumstances :
Francis Scott, a seaman, stated that on Saturday night,
shortly after eleven o'clock, he was walking along Tower-
street, when the prisoners and another man came up be-
hind, and two of them caught him by the arms while
Knowles took some money out of his pockets.
They then threw him down on his back and ran off.—
Jas. Fox, 144 H said that at a quarter-past eleven he was
crossing Towe-hill, and heard cries of " Stop thief." He
saw the prosecutor rising up and the prisoners running.
away. He caught M`Carthy, and a gentleman seized hold
of Knowles, who knocked him down, but he did not suc-
ceed in making his escape. The third man got off.
M`Carthy's real name was O'Brien, and he was known as
a notorious character in Rosemary-lane, which was one of
the worst places with which the metropolitan police had to
do.—The prisoners were remanded till Wednesday.