The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-15 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

WHAT IS WILFUL DAMAGE ?—This was the question
which the police magistrate at Lambeth had to answer on
Wednesday. A woman, while standing at the bar of a
public-house, threw a drinking-glass at a man who had
)ffended her. The glass missed the person for whom it was
ntended, and smashed to atoms a mirror value £lO. She
was given into custody for wilful damage, but Mr. Elliott
'ield that the charge could not he maintained.
CHAINING UP A BOY.—At the Woolwich Police-court,
Daniel Callow, hairdresser, Plumstead, has been com-
mitted for trial at the Maidstone Sessions on the charge of
:paining up his son (a boy of 13) for three days. A vast
:rowel assembled round the court for the purpose of hoot-
ng him, and, on his being liberated on hail in two sureties
)f £BO, he was passed through a house adjoining the court
nto another street. The crowd, hearing of it, gave pursuit,
%nd Callow had to run back and take shelter in the police-
dation till the crowd dispersed.
PRIZE-FIGHTERS AT NOTTlNGHAM.—Prizefighting seems
Rely to depart from England, like cockfighting and
ratting. Two men who had endeavoured to fight near
[Nottingham, but were prevented from "having it out " by
the police, have been committed for trial by the Notting-
ham magistrates.
THE RATCLIFF-HIGHWAY STABBING CASE.—Mr. Paget
has attended at the London Hospital, and taken the
3epositions of James Buckley, a cooper, who was stabbed
1)y. Felix Victor, a man of colour, in Ratcliff-highway.
Victor was present, in custody. The injured man made
the following statement :—" My name is John Buckley.
I am a cooper, and have been lately residing at
No. 8, Perseverance-place, Ratcliff-highway. On Satur-
day morning, the 10th of the present month, I was in the
Hoop and Grapes public-house. The prisoner was in the
music-room. I saw him come in and go out again. I was
in the street, and the prisoner pulled off his coat and said
to me, 'Feel my muscles.' He also said, Can you
fight?—put up your hands.' Ile said, If I hit you it
will be sudden death.' I burst out laughing, and he
sparred over, right at me. He had his knife in his hand,
but I did not see it then, and he struck me on the left ride
below the ribs, and I felt I was stabbed. I followed him
a little way, and then I fell. Then he ran away in the
direction of Shadwell Church. I knew the prisoner
before. He is the man." The prisoner, who conducted
himself with the utmost levity, denied the charge, and
was removed to the police-station.
THE OYSTER FISHERIES.—It seems that even the
Oyster Fisheries Companies cannot prevent men from
" poaching" on their pools. Ten persons have been charged
with the offence at Faversham. They were released,
however, on payment of costs, this being the first prosecu-
ion.

The Church News states that the Archbishop of
York is about to institute proceedings against the Rev.
Charles Voysey. He is instigated thereto by the Bishop
and Dean of Ripon.

ESCAPE OF A FENIAN. —A Fenian named Reidy,
vno had been committed for trial on a charge of
having stolen firearms from a house in Cork, has made
his escape from the Mallow Prison. He had previously
made two unsuccessful efforts to elude the vigilance of the
-golers.

The retirement of a Scotch Judge is reported.
Lord Curriehill has resigned his seat on the bench.
It is said that the vacancy is to be filled up by the ap-
pointment of Mr. George Dundas, Sheriff of Selkirk-
shire. This appointment is one which we believe will give
general satisfaction, as Mr. Dundas is well known to the
public for his great legal acquirement, and is held in high
estimation by his brethren at the bar.
The unfortunate disturbances in Blackburn
appear likely to continue. There was a series of fights
arising from political feeling, on Monday night, and in one
case, at least, serious, if not fatal, injuries were inflicted. A
woman, attempting to get her husband out of trouble, was
severely kicked by a man with whom he was fighting, and
lies in a precarious state. Some damage was afterwards
done to a Reform Club building, and to a convent. Several
persons are in custody.

DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE.—At the Bandon
(Ireland) Petty Sessions, on Monday, a prosecution was

instituted by the Commissioners of Excise against
Mr. Stanley, a local trader, for using starch in the manu-
facture of tobacco. Mr. Stanley pleaded guilty to the
charge, alleging that the article was not used with a frau-
dulent intention, but simply to improve the appearance of
the tobacco. The magistrates quite acquitted Mr. Stanley
of the fraudulent intent, but imposed the mitigated penalty
of £75. They agreed, however, to join in a memorial to
the commissioners to obtain an abatement of the fine.

A contemporary says—lt seems (or at least
it is currently reported) that the ox-King of Hanover
is likely to take his seat, as Duko of Cumber-
land, in the House of Lords. If ho should do
so, a curious question may be raised. By the
Royal Marriage Act (12 George HI.) it is provided that no
descendant of the body of King George 11. (with certain
exceptions) shall be capable of contracting matri-
mony without the consent of the Crown, signified
under the Great Seal, and declared in Council; unless such
descendant "persist in his resolution" to contraot such
marriage; in which case he must give duo notice be-
forehand to the Privy Council, and so forth. The
ex-King of Hanover married Alexandrina of Saxe-
Altenburg in 1843. Eight Sovereigns wore present
at the ceremony. At that
,time his father was
King of Hanover; and it is not supposed that he, the
son of an independent Sovereign, obtained the consent of
the Queen of England in form to the marriage. Suppose
anything happened to the az-King, ould l,ie e4n, &neat-
#l2gustut, ex•Prinee Ileroditary, suoolod h 4 A
_or Onid h 9 inherit in(' in flulandl