The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-06 00:00:00

" The advanced guard has arrived at Antalo.

" Kassai will meet Sir Robert Napier, on the
20th instant, two marches south of this place."
[This message was forwarded from Alexandria on
the 28th inst., at 2 p.m.]

AMERICA.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 6.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Germania sailed at two o'clock to-day with the
English, French, and German mails, and a general
cargo, including jewellery to the value of 44,400
francs.

QUEENSTOWN, March 6.

The National Steamship Company's steamer Erin
arrived here last night. She embarked passengers
this morning, and proceeded for New York. All
well

SOUTHAMPTON, March 6.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ripon arrived here to-day with 71 passengers,
£39,831 in specie, Egyptian bonds to the value of
£9,900, and a general cargo, including raw silk to
the value of £250,000.

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the steamer Bangalore on the 3d inst.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ALLEGED WHOLESALE
SWINDLING IN THE TEA TRADE.-IN :RE HANNAAH

AND PATTERSON.

These bankrupts were described as grocers, trad-
ing in copartnership in the New North-road, and
to-day was appointed fur the :last examination and
order of discharge.

The bankrupts, who have filed no accounts, are
now in Newgate upon a charge of swindling various
firms in the wholesale tea trade of no less than
£2,500 worth of tea which they sent to Scotland to
be sold under the hammer. The case was to have
been tried at the last sitting of the Central
Criminal Court, but upon the application of the
prisoner's counsel was adjourned until the April
sessions.

His Honour adjourned the case until a future
day.

CITY OF LONDON COURT.
(Before R. M. Kerr, Esq.)

THE COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDER QUESTION-IMPOR-
TANT DECISION-ASCOTT V. FLORENCE.

This was an action by a tenant against a land-
lord to recover certain rates and taxes which the
tenant had paid under the following circumstances :
—The plaintiff had held under the defendant a
certain small house for which he paid an agreed sum
per week up to the time of the passing of the last
Reform Act, and defendant paying all rates and
taxes. When the Reform Bill passed Mr. Florence
sent a written notice to the plaintiff to the effect
that for the future the rates and taxes must be paid
by the plaintiff, as well as any other charges that
might be made, but no deductions could be allowed
from the rent.
Mr. Florence handad in this written notice, and
called a witness to prove that it had been left with
the plaintiff.
Plaintiff—l understood from your honour that if
I had paid rates and taxes I could sue the landlord
for them.

His Honour—But you said nothing about the
notice. You see that the Legislature have given
you a vote, and you must pay for it. You come
under the conditions of the compound householders'
clause in the new Reform Act, and under that
clause the rates and taxes which had formerly been
paid by the landlord are ordered to be paid by you,
and in return you get a vote.
The plaintiff thought this was hardly fair.
His Honour—You received the notice, and it has
been pro Ted here, and I can only administer the
law as it is laid down. It is quite clear that Mr.
Florence has protected himself by this notice, and I
must decide in his favour.
Defendant—l do not ask for any costs.
His Honour—Yon are entitled to the verdict.
Verdict for defendant,