The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-25 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

TIIE "ST. STEPHEN'S " MAGAZINE.—In the Court of Ex-
chequer, before Mr. Baron Channell, the case of Bennett
v. Lewis was resmned. The plaintiff, a printer, sued the
defendant for £2OO. The defendant paid £l4O into thud,
and alleged that that was a sufficient sum, as the magazine
was badly printed, and there was so great a delay in
getting it out that instead of appearing on the Saturday
it was impossible to place it in the hands of the public
before Tuesday. The jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff for £5l beyond the amount paid into court.

THE CASE OF SCALDING IN A CONVENT. —The charge
against a pupil teacher at a convent in Pimlico, for scald-
ing a child under three years old, has been tried at the
Middlesex Sessions. The defence of the accused, that
she placed the child at the edge of the copper to frighten
it, and had not the least idea or intention of its getting
into the boiling water, was accepted by the jury, who re-
turned a verdict of not guilty. The judge, in discharging the
prisoner, very properly reprimanded her for adopting such
a dangerous mode of punishing infants of so tender an
age.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF TEA. —At the Middlesex Ses-
sions William Tilly, 27, and Bernard Craven, 34, were
charged with stealing 200113. weight of tea, value £4O, the
property of David Cruttenden, from a barge called the
Rosa, lying in the River Thames. On the Ist of April a
quantity of tea was stolen from the barge in question.
About seven o'clock on the morning of the 2nd Tilly and
another hired a cart. in Shadwell from a man named Fearn,
who sent one of his own men with it. By direction of
the hirers this latter man Orove the cart to Millwall,
where the tea was loaded *nto it, Tilly being one of
those assisting to load the cart. A witness, named Collings,
a fireman, saw four men on land and two in a boat un-
loading something from the boat and taking it to the cart,
Craven being one of them, and at once give information to
the police. Craven was taken into custody the same day,
and made no answer to the charge. Tilly denied having
been near Sha.dwell on the morning in question, or having
hired a cart there. The jury returned a verdict of guilty
against both prisoners. Several previous convictions were
proved against Craven. Tilly was known as a companion
of thieves. The Assistant-Judge sentenced Tilly to
eighteen months' imprisonment, with hard labour, and
Craven to seven years' penal servitude.

FRAUD EY A FRIENDLY SOCIETY'S OFFICERS.—At the
Worship-street Police-court, Robett Welton, described as
a stonemason, was charged with embezzling certain sums
of money, the property of John Wilks and others. It
seemed that the prisoner was elected se(rotary of a society
called the Friendly Society of Operative Stonemasts, and
for performing that office received a salary of. 30s. quar-
terly. Richard Harlott, general secretary of the society,
stated that in April 1867 he was with the committee at
Bradford and Bolton, and an account (produced) was sent
to hint by the prisoner in April 1867. It bore no entry of
any Money having been sent to him on the 9th of April,
and he had not received any money from the Shore-
ditch branch of the society on the 9th of April.
He did not receive R 5 on the 18th of June, as was
stated. in the fortnightly account sent to him. In
consequence of not having received such money he
wrote to the prisoner respecting it, but he did not
receive any reply. The accused was remanded.—
William Hockie, the treasurer of the same society, was
also charged with embezzlement. James Wilks deposed
that prisoner was elected treasurer in May 1866, and his
duty as such treasurer was to keep a cheque-book and a
cash-book. The cheque-book should contain the entries
of all moneys paid by the members. The prisoner, as
treasurer, had a key of the cash-box, and Welton, the
secretary, had another key. Witness had seen it pro-
duced at the meetings, and had seen prisoner put in and
take out money, but on the 4th of Mard►, after the
prisoner was discharged in consequence of some dis-
coveries made, the box was broken open, but no money
was found in it. Re was also remanded.

THE BANKRUPTCY OF SIR MORTON PETo.—Before Vice-
Chancellor Stuart, the case of Fielding v. Goschen and
others came on for trial. In this case a motion was made,
which was in terms to dismiss the bill in the suit for want
of prosecution, but substantially for an order that the
assignees of Sir Morton Pcto might be made parties to it.
The suit related to certain foreign concessions in which Sir
'Morton Peto was interested. He was a defendant to the
suit, and had put in an answer to the bill, after which he
had been declared a bankrupt. The plaintiffs had since
filed a replication in the cause, which it was now said must
be taken off the file for irregularity; and, further it was
contended that Sir Morton reto's interest in the suit
having vested in his assignees, they, end not he, were the
proper parties to it. The Vice-Chancellor mad:: an order
directing the assignees to be added as parties to the suit
by a supplemental bill within one month from this time,
and that the costs of the motion should be costs in the
cause.

It is expected that the National Exhibition of
Fine Arts, at Leeds, will be opened by the Prince of
Wales on Tuesday, the 10th of the ensuing month. At a
private meeting of the Town Council, it was announced
that his Royal highness would also receive an address from
that body, to be presented in the infirmary building im-
mediately upon his arrival there.

ATROCIOUS MURDER IN RussrA.—Details are
published in the Russian journals concerning the murder
of the G6marine family at Tamboff. The culprit, a tutor
named Gorski, has confessed his guilt. He had gone,
he says, to the residence of M. Wanarine on the Ist
March last to give a • lesson to the son, but without
Any intention of committing a crime on that day.
While he was thus occupied the father went out.
Gorski then determined to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity. He had carried a, revolver and life•pr.,gerver
about with him for a whole week. He at once struck
his pupil over the head, and the latter dropped insen-
ale to the ground. On seeing him fall Gorski was
wired with remorse, and his first movement was to escape,
hut, fearing to be discovered, be again beat the boy until
life was extinct. There were three other persons in the
mouse—the mistress, the cook, and a man-servant. He first
called to the mother, saying that her son was bleeding at
the nose, and when she entered the room he shot her dead
.vith the pistol ; lie next sumtnond the man into the
lining-room, and killed him in the same manner ;
le fired twice at the cook, wounding her each time, and on
ler attempting to escape he depri‘ t d her of life with
,)lows of the life preserver. He waited in the kitchen
utii the lionseLeeper returned, and on her arrival shot at
but as the pistOl did not go off he killed her by a single
low with a log of wood. As the meolmnisni of the revolVet
t(1 become disarran,2ed he went out to get it repaired,
unl on returning met the eouchmao and the nursemaid. llt
.night have killed them both, he said, but his hand refuse(2
to obey his will. 11e then suffered so much from remorse
that he went home with the intention of committing sui
:Me. He put the barrel of the pistol to his mouth, but
the instinct of life was too strong, and he could not carr3
out his intention. Gorski admits that his object was t(
rob G6marine. He is only nineteen years of age, but
3 most energetic character. He belongs to a Catholk
family, but delares that he himself has no religious belief