The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—'I his Day.

THE EAST TEIGIDIOUTH RITUAL CASE.—In the Court of
, Arches Sir Robert Phillimore had appointed the case of
Flamank v. Simpson to be commenced to-day. It will
occupy some time in hearing.—Dr. Stephens, Q.C., Dr.
Swabey, and Mr. Droop appeared on the part of. the pro-
moter, the churchwarden of East Teignmouth, Devon;
Dr. Deane, Q.C., Mr. flannen, Dr. Tristram, and Mr.
Arthur Charles appeared for the defendant, on the pars
of the English Church Union.—The defendant is the pci
petual curate of East Teignmouth, and, in addition to
the charges alleged in Mackonochie's case, he was cited
on account of a credence table, and for omitting the word
"all" in the morning and evening prayers. He denied the
latter charge.—Dr. Stephens, in opening the case, said the
several charges as to lights, the mixed chalice, and the
credence table were admitted, but the word " all was
denied. The latter charge would be abandoned, on
account of the great expense that it would entail to bring
witnesses up from Devonshire. The learned eounsel pro-
ceeded to discuss the several points, and contended that
the defendant had not complied with the Book of Common
Prayer.—The case was proceeding when we went to press.
ALLEGED WHOLESALE SWINDLING.—In the Bankruptcy
Court, Mr. Registrar Brougham had before him the matter
of Hannah and Patterson.—The bankrupts were described
as grocers, of the New North-road, and to-day was ap-
pointed for the first meeting. It was stated that the
bankrupts were in custody of the police, and had been
remanded from the Mansion House upon a charge of
wholesale swindling, by means of which they were alleged
to have obtained over £2,000 worth of tea from various
houses in the trade. The bankrupts opened a
small grocery store in the New North-road, and
they soon ingratiated themselves with the wholesale
houses who have suffered, bypaying cash for all purchases.
At length, somewhere about September last, they began
buying upon credit, and ordered in the last three months
of 1867 over L'2,000 worth of tea, without the duty. The
terms of the credit expired with the old year, and on
December 31 the bankrupts disappeared. Inquiries were
at once instituted, and the persons were arrested in Scot-
land, the Bankruptcy Court messenger having seized a
large quantity of tea which had been forwarded to the
prisoners' hiding-place. The can stood over.,
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SURREY SESSIONS.—(This Day.)

A SRAM JEWELLER SENT TO PRISON.-At the Mansion
House, Peter M`Dermott was brought before the Lord
Mayor for final examination, on a charge of selling sham
jewellery on the pretence that it was genuine.—The pri-
soner met a well-dressed youth, named Howard, on
London Bridge, and offered him a watch chain, a ring, and
a scarf-pin, all of which he represented -to be made of
Australian gold, for £2 18s., the story he told being that
he was the mate of a ship, and that he took the articles
out of the captain's chest. The boy, having some suspi-
cions about the matter, spoke to a policeman, and the
prisoner was then given into custody.—The Lord Mayor
sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour
for three calendar months.

THREATENING THE MARQUIS TOWNSHEND. lieorg,e
Connor and Mary Davis, the latter with a child in her
arms, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt by the Marquis
Townshend with begging in Piccadilly. The Marquis
said that on the previous evening, about six o'clock, he
saw the two prisoners together in Piccadilly. The woman
left the man frequently to accost ladies in carriages, and
as he knew she had previously been convicted he watched
her, and saw her receive money from ladies in different
carriages, and each time go back to the man.
While looking for a constable he lost sight Of
the prisoners, but subsequently saw them coma
out of a public-house, and he then gave them into
custody. As the man was not known to him as a beggar,
he requested at the station that his own recognisance
might be taken for his attendance here that morning.—
The male prisoner said he knew nothing of the female
prisoner, and only met her by accident. He had a wife at
home.--Mr. Tyrwhitt committed Davis for a month, and
as she was being removed from the court she threatened
the Marquis with personal chastisement on the first oppor-
tunity. The magistrate had her brought back, and
ordeved her to find one surety in £lO to keep the Remo fa
six months. The man was discharged.