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

LAW AND POLICE.

ATPLICA'TION TO REMOVE A CHIEF JUSTICE.—At a
meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council,
an application was made to remove Chief Justice Beau-
mont, of British Guiana. A memorial had been pre-
sented by the inhabitants to the Court of Policy, praying
that he might be removed ; and Mr. WDermott, the pro-
prietor of the Colonist newspaper, made a similar request.
Cu opening the case, the Attorney-General stated that
several charges of misconduct were brought, especially by
Ur. M`Dertnott. The case is still proceeding, and is
likely to last for some days.

IMPORTANT CASE UNDER TIIE COMPANIES ACT.--In
Vice-Chancellor Giffard's court the case of Mr. Hornby,
who applied to be struck off the list of contributories to
the Ottoman Bank, was heard. In 1865 the applicant was
Induced to become a director by Farley, the manager of the
company, and to accept 100 shares for the purpose of
qualification. The shares were allotted, hut Hornby paid
nothing on them, and he never took any part in the business
a the company. In April 1866 he wrote to the secretary,
insisting that his name should not appear either as a share-
holder or director, and asked for an official notification to
that effect. The resignation was accepted, and the
1.00 shares transferred to Farley. It seemed that the
transfer was not actually registered till the 18th of
May, when notice was given of a meeting to wind up. the
company, and at the meeting held on the 16th of May
resolutions were parsed approving of such a course being
,ul,,pted. On behalf (.f Mr. Hornby it was contended, (1),
that he brol never rendered himself liable as a shareholder;
and (2), that if Ile had there was a valid transfer of the
shares before the commencement of any proceedings
for winding up the company. The Vice-Chancellor
held that under the Companies Act of 1862 the
winding-up could not be considered to have commenced
so as to invalidate any transfer of shares until a resolution
had not only been passed, but also confirmed. At the
time when this transfer was registered, what had occurred
was that a resolution had simply been passed for winding
up the company. Mr. Hornby's name would therefore
have to be removed from the list of contributories.

EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK.—At the Con.
tral Criminal Court Edward John Clarke, a collector,
pleaded guilty to embezzling and stealing £32 and
£ll 9s. odd, the moneys of Messrs. Tyler and others, of
Newgate-street. It was stated in evidence that the pri-
soner had been between eight and nine years in the service
of Messrs. Tyler, and had embezzled altogether about
£5OO, which he had received on their account.
The Recorder sentenced him to five years' penal

servitude.
ANOTHER, CASE UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ACT. —At
Marlborough-street, John Hall, a hawker of photographs,
was charged with selling photographs of " My First Ser-
mon" and nine other paintings. Mr. Graves was the
prosecutor. It was stated that the prisoner had been twice
convicted at liow•street, and each time fined £5O. After
hearing the evidence, Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should
have no hesitation in ordering the prisoner to pay the
penalty of £5 for each spurious copy sold by him, or a
month's imprisonment in each case if default occurred.
The trade of pirating copies appeared to be a very profi-
table one to some persons, and he had no doubt the
prisoner would not be inconvenienced by the penalties he
was now called on to pay. The penalties and costs,
amounting to £5l 25., not being paid, the prisoner was

locked up.
USING OMNIBUSES IN AN UNFIT CONDITION.—Mr.
Joseph Edwards, an omnibus proprietor, was summoned
before the Lord Mayor for using two omnibuses, running
between Mile-End and Bayswater, after receiving notice
from the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police that
they were no longer in a fit and proper condition for
public use. The Lord Mayor inflicted a penalty of £2,
together with Cs. costs.

TUE MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
It is now understood that Mr. Gladstone will not preside,
as had been anticipated, over the Economic Science section
of the Norwich meeting of the British Association for the
Advancement of Science. Mr. Goschen, M.P., will pro.
bably be present.
SIR ROBERT NAPIER. —Tho commander of the
orces in Abyssinia has announced his intention of visiting
the Crystal Palace to-morrow, with Lady Napier and hie
staff. Sir Robert will arrive at half-past one, and the
great fountains being played at two, he will witness the
display from the balcony of the Queen's Corridor.
Luncheon will be served shortly afterwards, and the con-
cert, at which Sir Robert Napier will be present, will
begin at four o'clock. Military bands will perform in the
grounds from seven, and at a quarter to ten there will be a
display of fireworks with special devices appropriate to the
occasion, and illumination of the fountains and park as on
Saturday last.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CILICETER.-011 Monday
a young man named Thomas Bridges Gillow, 13 years of
age, of Greenstreet, near Faversham, was batting against
the Borden Club, at Borden, a village near Sittingbourne,
when he was killed by a ball hitting him hard under the
left ear. It appears that Gillow had made a very fine
cut at the ball, when the bowler threw again, and the ball
bounded frpm the ground. Mr. Gillow turned on one
side to escape the effect of the rebound, when the ball
struck on the jugular vein, and killed him at once. He
was seen to fall, and the game was stopped. He was a
player of considerabL promise, and his death has cast a
gloom over the cricketing circles in the neighbourhood.
The unhappy dispute between Mr. Hugh Mont-
gomery Moore and his wife respecting the custody of their
children came before the Lord Chancellor at Dublin on
Saturday for his decision upon a petition presented by
Mrs. Moore to be allowed to retain possession of the
younger child. Some time since her husband applied for
a writ of Habeas Corpus to the Queen's Bench, but that
Court allowed the matter to stand over pending judgment
of the Lord Chancellor upon the petition. In the meantime
Mr. Moore took away to France the boy whom he had
taken from her in Waterford. At the Suggestion hit
lordship, an understanding was come to that the father
should retain the boy and the• mother the infant daughter,
and that mutual facilities for seeing the children should be
afforded.