The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-11 00:00:00

LAW AND roLicE.

A BETTING TRANSACTION.—At the Ipswich Assizes, the ,
case of Simpson v. Mullet was heard. The facts of the
case shortly stated were that the plaintiff made a bet
of £25 to £5O with one Goodwin that another person
would run from Ipswich to the Bull, in Aldgate, London,
and back in 36 hours. Upon this bet the plaintiff deposited
with the defendant as stakeholder his 225, Goodwin
depositing another £25 out of his 250. The race did not
come off. The plaintiff then claimed the £5O in the
defendant's hands, and the defendant offered a cheque
for £23 15s. (his own commission of 2i per cent. having
been deducted.) This was refused by the plaintiff, who
brought his action for the whole £5O. By the direction of
the learned judge, a verdict was given for the plaintiff
for £25.
PERSONATING VOTERS.—At the Bristol Assizes a man
named Cogan was indicted for impersonating a voter
named John Ncwth at the late Bristol election. The
prisoner went to vote for Miles, but was objected to, and
then took the oath of identity and voted. The jury found
him guilty ; and Morris, the man convicted of a similar
offence on the preceding day, was brought up for sentence.
Jr. Justice Mellor ordered the prisoners to be kept in
'►rison for twelve months with hard labour.
CONVICTION OF A SOLICITOR FOR ASSAULT.—At the
Pontefract Police-court Mr. William Allatt, a solicitor
residing at Knottingley, was charged with assaulting
Sarah Beaumont. The complainant was on her doorstep
when the defendant, who was inebriated, struck her
with a stick, which she took away from him, and he fell.
She saw him again in half an hour in his shirt sleeves, and
he challenged her to fight. She was prematurely con-
fined on the evening of the following day. For the defence
Rhoda Hirst stated that when Mr. Allatt got opposite
Beaumont's house, he pointed his stick, and the com-
plainant got hold of it and pulled him into the house.
She phshed him out again by the shoulders, saying, " Get
out, or I'll give you some more." The defendant was
fined £2 and costs.
A DANGEROUS LUNATIC.—At the Monmouth Assizes
William Jenkins was indicted for maliciously shooting at
Sarah Green on the 26th of June last, at llisca,with
intent to do her grievous bodily harm. On the morning
of the 26th of June Sarah Green was in the garden
belonging to the house of her mistress, a Mrs. Jabob. The
prisoner was the next neighbour of Mrs. Jacob, and he
appeared at his bedroom window, which looked into his own
and Mrs. Jacob's gardens, and shouted " Heigh !" to
Green, and at once fired off a revolver, pointing it towards
her. She saw the flash and heard the report, but nothing
struck her, nor did she hear anything strike any part about
her. The accused was a Baptist minister, and had borne
an excellent character till the death of his wife, some two
years ago. The jury found that the defendant was insane,
and he was ordered to be confined during her Majesty's
pleasure.
THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF STEALING 4 CHILD.
—At Marlborough-street Police-court Charles Miller and
Bertha Miller were charged on remand with stealing
Elizabeth Chard, aged five years. It will be remembered
that the prisoners stated that the child's mother had given
them the child. The mother now stated that on the day
the child was abducted she went into an inn and left her
daughter for a few minutes while she went out, but on
returning the child was gone. She denied having said
that the prisoners might have the child. Mr. Tyrwhitt
committed the case for trial.

Mr. Frederick Calvert, Q.C., has, with the close
)f the session, retired from the parliamentary bar, where
for many years he has held a prominent position.

LYON v. HOME.—In this caso the order has
Jeen drawn up for the defendant to deposit £794 13s. 2d.
in the Court of Chancery by a certain day, on disputed
items in the account ordered to be taken.

RELEASE OF MR. PTGOTT.—Mr. Richard Pigott,
proprietor of the Irishman newspaper, was released from
prison on Saturday, having served half the period for which
he was sentenced.
CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND. The an-
uouzcement that General Dunne, M.P., will probably be
selected to fill the Chief Secretaryship for Ireland, about
to be vacated by Lord Mayo, will no doubt give general
satisfaction to the Irish people, as a more thoroughly
qualified man cannot be found, nor one more fitted for the
post of Chief Secretary, than the hon. member.—Limerick
Southern Chronicle.

FATAL RESULT OF DRINKING BRANDY.—The
Liverpool coroner held an inquest on Monday on the
body of William Henry Whitehead, 7 years of age, whose
parents, occupying a respectable position, reside in
Heyworth•street, Everton. The father of the lad kept
in a cupboard in his bedroom a bottle of brandy for medi-
cinal purposes. The child managed to get possession of
this bottle, and drank so much of the brandy that he was
found insensible, and shortly afterwards expired.
The following appears in the Dublin Gazette:—
" Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct
Letters Patent to 'be passed under the Great Seal of Ire-
land, granting to James, Marquis of Abercorn in the
Peerage of Great Britain, Earl of Abercorn in the Peerage
of Scotland, and Viscount Strabane in Pecrage of Ireland,
K.G., and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten,
Vie dignities of a I,‘farquis and Duke of this part of her
Majesty's United Kingdom called Ireland, by the names,
styles, and titles of Marquis of Hamilton, of Strabane, in
the county of Tyrone, and Duke of Abercorn.

BRIGHTON AND THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION'.
On Monday a town meeting was held at Brighton for the
purpose of inviting the British Association to holds its
1869 meeting at that place. The invitation is a joint one
from the county of Sussex and borough of Brighton. The
county invitation was decided upon at a meeting held on
Saturday, convened and presided over by the Earl of
Chichester, lord-lieutenant of the county. The town
meeting of Monday was presided over by the Mayor, and
was influentially attended. Both members for the borough
were present, and spoke in favGur of inviting the Associa-
tion. A resolution to that effect was passed, and a dap-
ccotOtoti, uitl leoretarlet, iv gyp etoteds