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LAW INTELLIGENCH.—Feb. 9.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
LING V. OWNER—THE ORM. CON. CASE.
At the sitting of the Court, Mr, F. I. Smith, on behalf
of the plaintiff, applied that the letters which had been
produced by the defendant's counsel should be impounded ;
but the Chief Justice said. the application had better be
made to -Mr. Justice Willes, in his private room. Subse-
quently, his lordship said that he had consulted Mr. Jus-
tice Willes, and the letters must remain'iu the hands of
the Associate, to await an application that might be made
on additional materials.

COURT .OF EXCHEQUER.
'Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.)
CRISP V. SIR R. GILL.

This was an action, brought by the plaintiff, for slander,
the defence was, the words uttered were true.
Mr. Slade and Mr. Sanders appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Edwin James and Mr. Powell for the defence.
The plaintiff was a butcher, at Bath, and the defendant,
while on a visit to that town on the 16th of July, 1856.
bought some meat at the plaintiff's shop, amongst which
was a piece of neck Of- mutton, for which the defendant
paid, amounting to 18s. 96d. The meat purchased was
wrapped up in a clean cloth, and carried to his own car-
riage in his presence.. Some days after the defendant called
at the plaintiff's shop, and, in the presence of several cus-
tomers, made use of the words, " I meant'to have been
customer to your shop again had you not taken upon your-
self to change my meat; you extracted the lamb I bought
and put in a piece of mutton which I could not eat." The
defendant was told by the plaintiff's wife he had bought
mutton and not lamb, upon which he walked out of the
shop. The plaintiff met the defendant and complained of
the manner in which he had endeavoured to cake away
his character, when the defendant used the gross expres-
sion' "D— you and your character as well," and it turned
out that he had followed the defendant to the public li-
brary ant abused him, saying, "If he called himself a
gentleman ke was ashamed of it."
During the trial some observations were made by the
learned counsel with regard to duelling. He said when a
man is insulted a duel would take place.
The Lord Chief Baron said he believed those days were
gone by, and it was an honour to the country it was so.
air. ia..ie bait/ ILL a......... way.,..
apologise for his impertinence waii•t7.--!!"-t.... refused to
Mr. Edwin James addressed the jury for the defendaui,
urgiog that the defendant was justified in the course he
had pursued. The publication of the slander complained
of had been done by the plaintiff himself by his abusing
him in the public library.
The Lord Chief Baron, in summing up, said if the defend-
ant used the words complained of bona fide, the defendant
was entitled to a verdict ; on the other hand, if he had
acted maliciously, the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict.
The jury having retired, after an absence of three quar-
ters of an hour, returned a verdict for the defendant,
expressing a wish that each party ought to pay kis own
costs.
learned judge said the jury had nothing to do with
costs.

Verdict for defendant.
The other cases disposed of daring the day presented no
feature of real public interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 9.

FERENQE OF THE POLICE.—A gentleman whose name did
MANSION-HOUSE. ALLEGED IMPROPER INTER-
not transpire, complained to Mr, Alderman Wilson (who
sat for the Lord Mayor), of the interference of the police in
what he considered to be an unjustifiable manner. He
stated that on Satur.lay evening, being on his way to a
dinner party, he stopped in the open space between the
the
Royal Exchange and Exchange-buildings, for purpose
of having his boots cleaned, as thole were several boys with
their brushes standing there. Just as one of his boots was
finished, however, a policeman came up, who compelled all
the boys to move off, notwithstanding his remonstrancea ;
and although one of the boys off-red to cleanse the other
boot if complainant would go with him down a neighbour-
ing court, the policeman would not allow him to do so,
and complainant consequently was compelled to go away
with one boot clean and one dirty, which made him look
perfectly ridiculous. There was, he conceived, no grounds
for the policeman's interference, as the boys were stationed
on an open space where they offered no obstruction to
public traffic.
Alderman Wilson—Certainly not. Where is the in-
spector t Why was this boy sent away
Inspector Scott—The boys belonging to the schools are
allowed to stand there till four o'clock. Out of these other
boys some turn out to be thieves occasionally, and so we
do not allow them to stand.
Alderman Wilson—That is just what they and I
—com-
plain of. These boys try to earn an honest penny, but you
tal ya away,
should
Tuol
afterd not:o msi
xp bl
oaei
enal
aol lncoktwi ewd to i
Dhe
will not allow them to do so, and compel them to become
thieves. Ido not see why
clean boots in the streets as well as the Brigade boys ; and
at all events, they Mightbe allowed
the Brigade boys are gone
you take the policeman's number ?
Complainant—No, I did not; for when
I complained,
was only he told me I had bettor come here, as he
carry-
ing
out his instruction'.
Alderman Wilson—There have been no such orders is-
sued from this Court, and even if a boy has just come out
of Holloway, that is no reason why he should not be al-
lowed to get his bread honestly in this way, and I think it
is exceedingly improper to prevent them. Has there been
a case of this kind before?
Mr. Goodman (chief clerk)—No; this is the first case of
the kind.
Alderman Wilson—Well, I should like to see the police-
man, to tell him that when a boy is getting an honest liv-
ing, without obstructing any public thoroughfare, it is very
hard that he should be interfered with ; and in this case
the matter is made worse, became it seems he actually
compelled a gentleman to go to a dinner party with one
boot cleaned and one dirty.
Inspector Scott—But these boys often get together in
groups of five or six, and then when a gentleman stops to
have his boots cleaned they sometimes pick his pocket of
his handkerchief.
Alderman. Wilson—That is the gentleman's look-out.
Inspector Scott—l don't say that this boy was a thief,
but some of them are.
Alderman Wilson—Well, that is no reason why you
should punish those who are not. I am quite certain the
Lord Mayor has not issued such orders to the police, and
if the Police Commissioner has done so I should like
you
to tell him what I have said.
inspector Scott said he would certainly do so.
The complainant then withdrew, alter thanking the
alderman for his courtesy.

BOW-STREET.—POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—A boy of
about 12 years of age, named George Edward Selby, who
had been for the last fifteen months employed as shopboy
by Mr. Palmer, bookseller, and Post-office rec,dving-house-
Jardine, charged i
with stealng a registered letter contain-
keeper, Lamb's Conduit-street, was brought before Mr.
ing a half sovereign and 45, in silver.
It appeared that on Saturday, at one o'clock, a parcel of
letters from Mr. m
Palmer's Feceiving-ho
in e reached the Ge-
neral Post-office the ordinary course, and with a letter-
bill in the ordinary form ;.but in this letter-bill there ap-
peared an entry of one registered letter, which was not to
be found in the bundle.. Another letter, not registered,
was wrapped in the bill.
1 Mr. Cole, inspector of letter-carrier was was instructed to
inquire into the matter, and found that the missing letter
but apparently containing moneY,
had been made up and. registeredbyllrs. Palmer, who was
and placed in the bundle, which hty on the post-shelf till
the collector called for it.
. She had teen fisted to make
up the bundle by the prisoner. Mr. Cole, suspecting that
very positive that it was safely wrapped up iu the bill,
a child of 12 years of age was nt.t unlikely to yield to such
a temptation, went in search of tho prisoner, whom be
found at his father's house. Tho boy at first denied, but,
:3ti:g.n
up:ewssaerdd,s. acknowledged
do widl,esdo
on.i being
letter. He had been desired byllrt. P. to clear the box and
,Pcodunted them, and to super.
face up the letters— i. c., place them with the face or super.
that he bad stolen the
sle' thei number-13: Mrs. P. madeout the bill, wrapped the
e- istercd letter in it, and tied them up in thebundle. After
registered
'had laid it on the post counter he abstracted the re-

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Cumous DELUSION.—
Wm. Fergusson, an Irishman, was chervil with annoying
Dr: Fergusson, of Park-street.
Dr. Fergusson stated that he had been continually an-
noyed by the prisoner for the last sixteen years, although
the prisoner was a complete stranger to him. The prisoner
was in the habit of coming to his house, accosting him in
the street, and writing letters to him, and judging from
the defendant's appearance and his acts, he had no doulat
his mind was deranged, and that it only required a moment
of irritation to occur to render him a dangerous person.
The prisoner believed he was dogged by the police and the
Guards in perple and fine linen, and he was always apply-
ing to him to get him a wife. Lord Clare was persecuted
in the same way, and it would be sufficient evidence of the
man's mind to show a letter in which be bad proposed
himself as a husband for Lord Clare's daughter.
The prisoner hoped Dr. Fergusson would take a different
view of his condition. He would faithfully promise, if
released, never to annoy the doctor again. His business
was with Lord Clare more particularly.
Dr, Fergusson said the prisoner knew no more of Lord
Clare than of him. The prisoner was f, r‘nerly in the Irish
constabulary, but having quarrelled with his chief and
challenged him, he was dismissed. From that time he had
been a constant nuisance both to himself and to Lord Clare.
If a lady patient drove up to his house for advice the pri-
soner was sure to send bim a letter begging him to use his
good offices to get him the lady for a wife.
Beadon asked if the prisoner ha I been in custody
fora similar offence before?

Dr. Fergusson replied, repeatedly.
Mr. Beadon thought it would be unsafe to allow the pri-
soner to go at liberty, and therefore directed him-to be
taken to the workhouse, where the state or his mind would
be properly ascertained.

MARYLEBONE.—DISTRESSING CASE.—Mr. Brough-
ton handed to our reporter a communication made to him
by a poor w'dow named Allsopp, whose five sons had been
killed in battle while fighting in the service of their Queen
and country. The letter received by the worthy magis-
trate ran thus :

"9, Brown-street, Bryanston-square.

" Worthy Sir,—Having experienced your goodness to
me through Mr. Franklin, your chief officer at the court,
induces me to entreat your benevolence once again. The
weather is much against my affliction (applicant is suffer-
ing from a severe and perhaps incurableinternal complaint).
Coals are very dear, and my reduced circumstances make
me very poor indeed, not being able to do anything to ob-
tain a living. Most worthy Sir, lam afflicted,by.the )igh
hand of God, whose purposes are known only to
Would _thscut
nd rinaeed I hav• Z
-no'. wish o live. -faid-pray
Triee-my poor sons return from the Crimea ; but they are
wafted into peace, where all sorrows and troubles have an
end. I have no snore sons for. England or the Queen. I
had three at Cebu', in the Indies; they are dead; so are
two who were. in the Crimea. I have lost all.! lam now
a poor destitute widow, the grand-daughter of a general,
and the daughter of a captain, all slain for England's
glory. My husband was an officer, but he had to sell his
commission to pay his debts, which deprived him of a pen-
sion at his death. Since the death of my husband, and
the loss of my poor children, I never received a shil-
ling from Government. Worthy air, that is the thanks
I received for bringing up five beautiful young men to be
slain. Indeed, Mr. Broughton, I received more relief at
your hands than I have received of any, unless what little
the workhouse allows me to pay for my lodgings. When
the Duke of Wellington was alive he always gave me a
little help, and sodid Lord Fitzroy. I have been compelled
' to part with everything I had to obtain a little living,
and am glad to get a coal or bread ticket, which is difficult
to obtain., I hope, worthy sir, you will consider me, and
God will bless you. " E. ALLSOPP.
" To his Worship the Sitting Magistrate."

Accompanying the above was a note from Col. Phipps,
in reply to an application made by the widow to H.R. H.
Prince Albert : -

" Windsor Castle, March 26, 1856.

" Lieut.-Colonel Phipps has received' the commands of
his Royal Highness Prince Albert to inform Mrs. Allsopp
that the very numerous and pressing. applications for pecu-
niary assistance must prevent compliance with her request.
The enclosure contained in Mrs. Allsopp's letter is herewith
returned.

The poor widow was, by direction of the magistrate, as-
sisted to the amount of 75., which was given to her to Mr.
Franklin, the fisher, on Saturday last, tho day following
that upon which her sad complaint by letter was received
and made.

Mr. Broughton considered that the caso was one of a
most distressing kind, and he hoped that the bereaved
mother of the sons who had sacrificed their lives in war
would ultimately, upon further inquiry in the proper quar-
ter, be placed beyond the reach of want.

SOUTHWARB.—A HARD CASE.—Two young women,
of respectable appearance, who were described as ballet-
girls at one of the prindipal theatres of the metropolis,
were )obarged with uttering a counterfeit, half-sovereign
to a linendraper iu Newington-causeway.
, -it 'appeared froin the evidence that on Tuesday evening
•the prisoners went into prosecutor's shop, and selected a
silk dress. In payment they handed to the shopman what
appeared 'to be 'a half-sovereign. The shopman went to
the , cashier, who examined it, and being soft, and of a
whitish appearance, he placed it in a detector, when it
bent like lead. The prisoners were at once detained, and
given into the custody of 9. police constable, for uttering a
counterfeit halfjpovereign. It was shown that the young
women were respectable, and not known as common uttorers
of base coin ; consequently the magistrate, with his usual
discernment, 'discharged them on their own recognisances
to appeal this day. After the young women had left the
court on Wednesday, Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk,. ex-
amined the half-sovereign carefully, and had his suspicion
that it was a genuine coin. He sent it to a goldemith's in
the vicinity of the court, where it was tested, and found
to be genuine. The cause of its being so soft was in the
coining, and the whiteness was no doubt the result of a
chemical' powder used by actors and others engaged at
theatres; and there was not the least doubt at all that the
young girls, 'when they uttered it, believed it to be genuine.
As soon as the linendraper ascertained that he had made
an error in mistaking the genuineness of the coin he com-
municated '‘Vith the young women, and after apologising
for locking 'them up like felons, presented them with a
sovereign, which they took,

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ensuing half-yearly meeting a dividend of 4i per cent.
per annum, for the half-yearaending 31st December,
1856.
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MELBOURNE GOLD CIRCULAR.
The demand for gold is on the increase, and the
competiion among the bankers is keeping up the
price at the gold fields, so that the supply in town
is not equal to the demand. The price is from 765.
3.1. to '7Bs. according to quality, and from the ex-
cha,!ge having been.altered to one p.m. Our Ade-
laide neighbours are using every effort to establish
a trade t ► our gold fields by the Murray, and have
shown some spirit in doing so, particularly at the
Ovens. Having brought up goods by water, they
are anxious to make returns to Adelaide in gold and
black sand through the same channel, but a diffi-
culty has arisen regarding a port on the Muri ay
for exp:niting g ld, the gold export duty act
naming only seaboard- ports. The news from the
dig,gings is encouragine from the discovery of new
field, and fair accounts from the old ones. We
have it reported that rich quartz reefs have been
found at South Muckleford, and at Mount Black-
wood. At Tarrengower the quartz reefs are very
productive. From M'lvor we hear that the quartz
claims are producing a fair return, and that there
has been a rush to a new field near Sander's Sta-
tion, th-s sinking being only about nine feet, and
the gold plentiful. Number of persons arrived,
821 ; numher that have left, 203 ; addition this
week, 621, and year, 14,817. The escorts have
brought—Mount Alexander and Bendigo, 18,654
ounces ; Ballarat, including Geelong, 17,602 do. ;
Ovens, 11,577 do. ; Maryborough, 7,545 do. ;
Fiery Creek, 3,393 do. ; M`lvor, 1,628 do. ; Daisy
Hill, 650 do. ; Bladkwood, 361 do. ; Avoca, 365
do. Amount this week, 61,775 do. ; and year,
2,246,175 do. Gold shipped in 1856, 2,480,127
ounces ; per steamers to Sydney, 2,240 do. ; per
Corriemulzie, to Calcutta, 2,614 do. ; per Meteor,
to Hong-Kong, 3,262 do. Total, 2,488,243 ounces,
or 103 tons 13 cwts. 2 qrs. 3 lbs. 7 oz., at 80s.,
9,952,9721.
Exchange on London :—Drafts against gold pur-
chand at par. Freight, 40. per ounce, delivered
at the Bullion-office, Bank of England, London.
Insurance, 11 per cent.

There is a n rovement in business
generally, notwitut..._. Ihe late depressioniin
the wheat and flour market. Money is easier, and.
may .1 had to any extent on good security. Mer-
chandise is moving off, but, as yet, only slowly.
Bit with the arrival of the drays from the interior,
with wool, now a matter of daily occurrence, things
will look up, and every one will feel it. Some
articles are even vetting scarce in our market. Wo
might inst nice oilmen's stores, currants, and one or
two other articles of equally general consumption.
Sugar is firm, and is likely to continue so at pre-
sent prices.
The harvest is likely to be everything that can
be desired.
In the way of auction sales, the great event of the
week has been l‘lesrs. Wicksteed, Betting, Town-
send, and Co.'s s tle of the Paringa and Britannia
Mining Company's property. The average price
per acre was 2/., the rates varying from 18s. to 6/.
Ils. per acre. Some of the township allotments
sold as high as 60/. an acre, and the whole sale
li'escialel64l c9t9ilo. n,lBtso.
realised
before held in South Australia.—.ldclaide nckly
Despatch. the 3d.,
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