The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-07 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

FATHER AND SON.—A painful case has been heard at
the Mansion House. A jeweller, carrying on business in
the City, was summoned for having published a defama-
tory libel on his son, a young man 22 years of age. The
libel consisted of a private letter written by the father to
the. son, in which the latter was soundly upbraided for the
misconduct of his past life. It fell into the hands of a
third person, at whose house the son had been sojourning.
The defence was that the communication, as a private
letter, was strictly privileged. The defendant was com-
mitted for trial at the Central Criminal Court, his own
recognisances being taken for his appearance.
BUYING PAWNBROKERS' PLEDGES.—An incident which
will doubtless act a caution to those who are inclined to
invest in pledge tickets was mentioned at Bow-street
Police-court on Tuesday. A gentleman was induced by
an acquaintance to purchase some pawnbrokers' duplicates
for jewellery, pledged for considerable amounts, on the
ground that as pawnbrokers seldom lent more than
one-third, or at the utmost half the value of the articles,
the bargain would prove a profitable one. On examina-
tion the jewellery was found to be nearly worthless,
one watch purporting to have been pledged for £8 not
being worth £3. The magistrate asked how this was to
be accounted for, and was told that a system existed be-
tween the pawnbroker and the swindler by which a ficti-
tious amount was placed upon the ticket, the holder selling
it if he could and pocketing the proceeds, and the pawn-
broker taking the chance of the dupe redeeming the goods
at the sum marked upon the ticket.

A TRADESMAN IMPRISONED FOR POACHING.-At the
Wakefield Court-house, a clay or two back, Mr. Stringer,
farmer, basket manufacturer, and the owner of con-
siderable property at Horbury, was charged, along with a
labouring man named Joseph Hall, with night poaching.
It was proved that about ten o'clock on the night of the
11th ult. Mr. Stringer and the other defendant went
into a field where there were partridges, and were caught
trailing it from end to end with a net thirty yards long.
For the defence it was said that Mr. Stringer had a right
to be in the field where he was found, that he was a pre-
server of game, and that, as he had summoned the
witnesses against him on several occasions for taking his
game, they had " made up " a case against him in revenge.
Mr. Stringer was sent to prison for three months, and
Hall, who was acting as his assistant, for six weeks. The
case excited great interest.

EXTENSIVE DEFALCATIONS BY A COMMERCIAL TEA.
FELLER.—James Palmer, a young man most respectably
connected, was brought up at the Police-court, Liverpool,
charged with embezzling about £4OO belonging to Messrs.
Moore, Viccars, and Co., the well-known distillers of
that town. It was shown that he was apprenticed
to the firm, and that when his indentures expired,
he was appointed town traveller at a salary of £l2O a year
and unlimited expenses. lie absconded on the 24th of last
month, and on Saturday last he was apprehended in North
Wales whilst he was out shooting there. When charged
tti ith embezzling his employers' money he replied with the
utmost coolness, "'I don't what the amount is; it is so
large." Be was remanded.

OLD AGE.—At a village near Liskeard are living
t No sisters, in the enjoyment of perfect health and vigour,
aged respectively 93 and 89. They lost two
one aged 100 and : • .