The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-19 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

DETENTION ON A RAILWAY JOURNEY. —A case was heard
in the Newtown County Court, in which Mrs. Grady, a
draper, was the plaintiff, and the Cambrian Railway Com-
pany the defendants. From the evidence it appeared that on
the sth of May the plaintiff took a ticket by the company's
line to Manchester, leaving Newtown at six in the morn-
ing, and, according to the time specified in the company's
till, being duo in Manchester at half-past ten. On arriving
at Oswestry, however, she found that the train for Man-
chester had gone, and, declining an offer made to her by the
traffic manager to send her on by the special, she took a
ticket for Newtown and returned home. For the defence
it was urged that, in accordance with a notice on the time.
table, the company was not responsible for delays in the
arrival of passengers, and, further, that two offers had been
made to send the plaintiff on—by one train which would
have reached Manchester at 11'45, and by another which
would arrive at one o'clock. Judgment was given fur the
plaintiff for the full amount claimed.
A NOBLEMAN SUED BY A RATeiTentn.—At the Leal%
Assizes an action was brought by a man named Smith,
a rateatcher, against Lord Londesborough. The plaintiff
had been engaged by his lordship's agent to exterminate
rats on the estate for £5O per annum. On applying for
his wages the agent told him that it would be raised by
a rate on the tenants, which he (plaintiff) would
have to collect. Plaintiff then collected some money and
continued for another year, and at the expiration of that
period he had a claim of £lOO, exclusive of the amount he
had received from the tenants, and which came to £4B.
He applied to Mr. Young, the agent of Lord Londes•
borough, for the money, but was again told that he must
look to the tenants, and a number of letters were sent to
them, urging upori them that they should pay the plaintiff
what he wanted. The plaintiff was not able to get his
money ; hence the present action against his lordship. The
fury gave a verdict for the amount claimed.
" Tux LONG Frn3r."—Samuel Israel, 35, dealer, and
William Barnes, 33, baker, who were remanded from
last sessions of the Central Criminal Court, were
indicted for unlawfully obtaining by false pretences
from William Turton a quantity of hayseed, with
intent to defraud. Barnes and another man, named
David Morgan, were also indicted for obtaining by false
pretences from 'Thomas Dobson 200 bundles of willow
twigs, with intent to defraud. Barnes kept a small shop
in the Borough, and was in the habit of answering
advertisements in the provincial papers, and by doing
so a communication was opened with parties who had
anything to dispose of. By this means potatoes worth
£ll5 and other articles were obtained. The carriage on
the goods was paid by Israel. It was proved that Barnes
was really a respectable man, and had been the dupe of
the others, and he was acquitted. Israel was sentenced to
two years' and Morgan to nine months' imprisonment.
FORGING A HUSBAND'S NAME.—At the same court
Henry Prince was charged with robbery. It seemed that
the prisoner ran away with a respectable butcher's wife,
and the latter took a quantity of property with her. As
the accused was not there at the time, and was only found
with the prosecutor's wife subsequently, he was acquitted.
Catherine Allen was then indicted for forging an order for
payment of £909 9s. 3d., with intent to defraud. The
accused had run away with the prisoner in the preceding
case ; but prior to doing so had forged her husband's name,
and drew out all the money he had in the London and
Westminster Bank. The jury convicted the prisoner, and
she was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.

HEAVY DAMAGES FOR THE BITE OF A DOG.—At the
Shoreditch County Court a cage was heard in which
James Cobb, a groom, sued Mr. Charles Page, a
horse-dealer, for injuries received from the bite of a
dog. The dog was concealed by a bin in the stable, and
on the plaintiff going there on business the animal jumped
out and severely bit him. He was an in-patient of the
hospital for twenty-five days, and an out-patient until
June last. The plaintiff had previously been earning a
guinea a week, and sought to recover compensation for
loss of wages, and also for the serious and painful
character of the injuries he had sustained. The jury
awarded £4O damages.
THE ATROCITIES ON BOARD THE LYDIA.-At the Liver-
pool Assizes, Ainsell Larkin, a seaman, was indicted for
the murder of Donald M`Donald on the high seas. It ap-
peared that numerous atrocities had been committed on
board the ship in question. One night the deceased was
absent from duty, and when Larkin found him out he be-
came very angry, and struck 111`Donalil on the head with
a belaying-pin, and then kicked him. After lingering in
the greatest agony for three clays, M`Donald died. The
prisoner had been heard to say that he would kill the de-
ceased. The jury found a verdict of manslaughter, and
the accused was ordered to be kept in penal servitude for
life.

The Archbishop of York has left England for a
tour of four weeks on the Continent.

The services of a proposed Volunteer Artillery
Corps for Birmingham have been declined.
A new church has just been consecrated near the
Dishopstoke station, on the South Western Railway.
THE Moons.—The reports from the Cumberland
and Westmoreland Moors arc to the general effect that the
birds arc rather scarce and very wild. The disp!ay of
grouse at the gamedealers' shops in Carlisle last wevit %vas
unusually small, but the birds were in good plump co,
The price started at 10s. a brace on the 12t:1, a •1 on
Saturday had not fallen lower than Bs. per 1,:- • The
quantity of game that passed through Car way
during the first four days of the season wry ;-,:ller
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tian usual.