The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-05 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE

THE LAW OF COPYRIGHT.—In the Court of Queen's
Bench the matter of Mr. Ashford was heard. In this in-
stance there was a rule calling upon Sir Robert Carden
and Mr. Graves, the eminent publisher, to shew cause
why the first-named gentleman should not state a special
case for the consideration of this court upon thirty-
seven complaints made by Mr. Graves against Mr.
Ashford, a printseller of Cheapside, who was fined for
unlawfully selling photographs of "The Railway Station"
and other pictures, the copyright of which was said to
belong to Mr. Graves. The point for Ashford was that
the engravings were not sold or delivered by him, but that
only a contract was made for the sale. The rule was
made absolute, so that a special case will have to be
si ated.

A QUESTION TOE THE JURY.—The Bail Court
was occupied for nearly a whole day in hearing
a case where Mr. Levy, a general merchant, brought an
action to recover £5O on a bill of exchange, alleged to have
been accepted by Mr. Bishop, an attorney's clerk. Five
persons were sworn, who said that to the best of their belief
andthey had frequent opportunities of judging—the hand-
writing of the acceptance was that of the defendant. For
the defendant it was stated that the acceptance was a,
clever forgery, and two persons were called who swore in
direct opposition to the et idence tendered on behalf of the
plaintiff. The jury ultimately found for the plaintiff for
the amount claimed.

BREACH OF CONTRACT.—In the Court of Common Pleas
the judges decided the case of Claydon v. Green, which
was an action for breach of contract. It arose out of the
sale of a public house with a provision in the agreement to
transfer the license. It turned out that the license was
taken out in the name of the defendant's son, who was
abroad in America, and under the General Licensing Act
the license could not, therefore, be transferred. The
vendor had, therefore, no power to perform his contract.
The action having been turned into a special case, the
court gave judgment for the plaintiff, and awarded him
£lO2 14s. 3d. damages.
CURIOUS CASE OF ASSAULT.—The same court heard
the appeal of Mr. Ashby, an officer connected with the
burial ground of St. Pancras, against his conviction for
assault by a metropolitan magistrate. The burial board
granted a private grave to Mrs. Ann Rowbot-
tom, for the burial of her husband, in perpetuity ;
but by a provision of the board, which applied
to all tombstones, &c., if the grave were not kept in good
repair the grant would be void. Since that grant was
made, the board, for good reasons, have prohibited any
persons other than those appointed to set flowers and
seeds on the graves. Since the death of Mr. Rowbottom,
Harris
~,s,,..xardener, has always been in the habit of
• • .

but one day Mrs. Harris was sent, and was
ordered off the ground by the appellant, and, not com-
plying with his request, was by him turred out,
which was the assault complained of, and for which the
magistrate convicted Ashby. For the appellant it was
submitted that the assault was a justifiable one,
as Mrs. Harris was planting flowers contrary
to the order of the board ; whilst on the other
side it was urged that the orders of the board
could not affect Mrs. Rowbottom, as the grant was made
to her before any restrictions were made.—The Lord Chief
Justice was of opinion that the conviction was correct.
Even admitting the absence of restriction, the grant was
made with the proviso that the grave should be kept in
good repair, and could that be so if a lot of weeds were
allowed to grow all over it ?—Rule discharged.
THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY AND HIS STEWARD.—TIIO
case of Mr. Waters, the late steward to the Earl of
Shaftesbury, should have come before Mr. Commissioner
Holroyd in the Bankruptcy Court. At a former sitting
it appeared that the accounts between the bankrupt and,
the earl were being taken in a suit in Chancery, and that
it was desirable the result should be ascertained. It was
now stated to the court that the bankrupt was suffering
from an attack of smallpox, and a medical certificate was
produced to that effect. In the absence of the bank-
rupt, the commissioner adjourned the proceedings till
November.

ILLEGALLY USING CORPORATION WATER.—At Bolton.
Police•court, Daniel Cain was charged with the above-
named offence. It appeared that the defendant paid for
water for brewing purposes only, whereas he had also
used it for the supply of the steam boiler and engine. A
fine of 10s. and costs was imposed. The same man was
also fined ss. and costs for affixing a lead pipe to a corn.
munication pipe.

HOPEFUL.—At Boston (Lincolnshire), on Wed-
nesday, wheat declined in price to the extent of ss. per
quarter. In barley, says the report, "nothing was doing,"
and oats remained stationary.

ILL-TREATING A BOY. —A man named James
Wynn has been charged at the Wolverhampton Police.
court with ill-treating his son, a boy 9 years old. Evi-
dence was given to shew that the prisoner's wife died in
April last, and left him with three children, of whom the
boy is the oldest. He wished the boy to nurse the other
children, but as he did not do so satisfactorily he took a
dog-chain and chained him up in the house in such a way
as to occasion great discomfort to the lad. A sofa was
near the place where the lad was chained, but he was not
able to sit or lie upon it. The prisoner was remanded.

At a meeting of the Leeds Town Council on
Thursday, the mayor stated that of the £l,OOO granted to
him by the corporation for certain expenses in connection
with the Prince of Wales's visit, he had spent only £636.
If no additional accounts were sent in he would have
pleasure in handing over some £360 to the borough trea-
surer. At the same meeting, two members of the council
endeavoured to force every member of the corporation to
provide himself with a cocked hat, to wear on special
public occasions. The councillors, generally considering
that they would be laughing-stocks, refused to accede to
the proposal.

The Belgian papers publish- a letter, dated May
23, from Miss Burdett Coutts to M. Wouters-Tiry, the
president of the Liege excursionists to England, in which
she thanks them for the present of the beautiful album
presented to her in their name by Baron du Jardin, the
Belgian Minister in London. In it she says :--" A slight
indisposition, which compelled me to leave London, has
alone prevented me from not sooner returning these few
words of thanks. I beg of you, sir, to be my interpreter
to those who have joined in the idea of affording me so
much pleasure, and of causing me such a delicate and
charming surprise."

THE BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY'S
Snow.—The present meeting at Falmouth is expected to
be one of the most successful ever held by the society.
The half-crown produced astonishing results. During the
day 8,400 persons paid for entrance, producing £1,050,
against 5,049 persons and £607 receipts the corresponding
day last year. Not only were the visitors on this third
day 3,350 more than at Salisbury last year, but they were
3,530 more than at the previous year's. exhibition, 4,193
more than at Exeter in 1863, nearly 2,000 more than at
Wells in 1862, axd 1,120 more than at Truro in 1861.
Hereford and Bristol are the only recent instances when
the Wednesday has been in excess of 1 husday's numbers
and it is no disgrace to Falmouth to have been distaLcel
by such competitors.—lirestcriz Morning Isracs,

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HER MAJESTY'S OPERA.
(THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LAN E).
Titiens —Nilsson—Kellogg.
TO-MORROW EVENING (SATURDAY), June 6, Mozart's
Opera,
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO.
II Conte d'Almaviva, Mr. Santley; Figaro, Signor Gassier;
Dottore Bartolo, Signor Foli; Basilio, Mr. Lyall; Don Curzio,
Signor Ag,retti; Antonio, Signor Zoboli; Marcellina,, Corsi;
Cherubino, Mdlle. Christine Nilsson; Susanna, Mdlle. Clara L.
Kellogg; and La Contessa, Mdlle. Titiens.
Conductor—Signor A rditi.
Dlors open at Eight o'clock; commence at haWpast Eight.
Stalls, One Guinea; kmphitheatre Stalls, is, and Is.; Reserved
Box Seats, 10s. 6d: Gallery, 2s. Gd.
Boxes, stalls, and places may he obtained at the new Box-
(Mice of Her Majesty's Theatre, under the Colonnade (second
door from Pall-mall), open daily from 10 till 5, under the super-
intendence of Mr Nugent; also at the Box-office, Theatre Royal,
Drury-lane (under the portico in Brydges-street), open from 10
till s. Tickets also at all Librarians' and Music-sellers'.

YI ORNING PERFORMANCE,
WEDNESDAY NEXT, JUNE lOTir,
Mozart's Opera.
IL DON GIOVANNI.
3ldlles. Titieus, Christine Nilsson, Clara Louise Kellogg.
Signori Bettini, Santley, Scalese, Zoboli, Foli.
Conductor, Signor Arditi.
Doors open at half-past One, commence at Two o'clock pre-

Boxes, Stalls, and places at the Box-office of Tier Majesty's
Opera, at Her Majesty's Theatre, and Theatre-Royal Drury-
lane.

HER MAJESTY'S OPERA.

JIIIEATRE ROYAL, II A YMARKET.
Solo Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.

THIS EVENING. THE LADIES' CHAMPION. Mr. Ken-
dal, Mr. W. Gordon, Miss lone Burke, and Miss F. Wright.
To be followed by A HERO OF ROMANCE. Characters
by Messrs. Sothern, Buckstoue, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers,
Clark, &c.; Mesdames Robertson, Fitzwilliam, Chippendale,
Dalton, Laws,- and Daebiguy.
Concluding with A CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT. Messrs.
Compton and Kendal ; Mesdames Chippendale, Dalton, Lewin,
&e.

Commence at Seven.

frITEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
_IL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.

Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon.

THIS EVENING, GO TO PUTNEY: A Tale of the Boat
Itace. Messrs. G. Belmore, G. J. Taylor, Miss Harris, and Miss
Emily Pitt.

At -a
quarter to 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. R. Phillips,
Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. G. Helmer°. Mr. C. J. Smith,
an 1 Mr. Benjamin Webster; Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her 140th
appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis,
&c.