The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-11 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

A middle-aged woman, named Charlotte Scott, was
charged at Bow-street, with forging the name of Anne
Lee, alias Brien, a depositor in the Savings'-bank,
Charing-cross, with intent to defraud the managers and
directors of the institution. She was remanded.

John Mullins, butler to the Hon. Mr. Murray, of Rut

land-gate, was charged, at Marlborough-stieet, with
having robbed his former master, Mr. Keate, surgeon, of
Albemarle-street, of a considerable quantity of property.
He was remanded for a week.

Mary Jones was committed for trial, from Union-
hall, for stealing a child four months old, belonging to a
man named Hellers, Walserley-street, Hackney-road.
This being the first:day of Term, the Courts were
opened in the usual manner.
COURT—rAsszoNA.3I37.E.
The Duke of Bordeaux and suite left town yesterday
at seven o'clock in the morning. His Royal highness,
it is said, is about to make a tour in Wales, but probably
he has some other object in view.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager continues in the en-
joyment of good health, and is expected shortly to return
to Marlborough House for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Ducie, and Lord Moreton,
arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, on Tuesday
evening, from Rufford Hall.
Brighton is very full of fashionable company, and will
be enlivened during the month with no less than four
grand balls, under the patronage of the Duchess of So-
merset, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marchioness
of Thomond, Countess of Abingdon, the Countess of
Airlie, the Dowager Countess of 11,,sse, the Countess of
Grenville, Lady Hetharn, Lady Rabett, Lady Petre,
Lady Twysden, Lady Lawley, Lady Falkner, Lady
Keats, Lady Otway, Lady Westphal, Lady Easthope,
Lady Strange, &c. The Turkish Ambassador and suite
are among the latest arrivals of distinction.
The Duchess of Cambridge, it is said, will visit
Brighton in a few days.

BTISCELLELNEOuS.
A correspondent of the Post, in reference to the elec.'
tion of Grand Master of the Society of Freemasons,
says,—" Lord Salisbury hai not retired from Masonry.
No brother can cease to be a Mason. The Noble Mar-
qsis has solely resigned the offices in Masonry he held
under the present Pro-Grand-Master, the Earl of Zet-
land." This does not look like brotherly conduct.
A convict named Conde, sentenced to transportation
in the spring of last year, and transferred to Pentonville,
has lately become insane, and has been sent by an order
from the home-office to the Government department of
Bedlam.

The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society have just
published their regulations for the examinatiou 3nsi ry

gistration of members, associates, and apprentices. There
ire t‘vn f!;illr.vl the trr rtri:l
latter being to give a eercineate of qualification for as-
sistants, whilst the higher examination qualifies for the
diploma of the Society. The minor examination em-
braces an inquiry into the elementary principles of che-
mistry, materia medica, practical pharmacy, physician'o
prescriptions, and the antidotes for common poisons ;
and the major examination embraces the same subjects,
only one more extended scale.

The first meeting of the members of the Society of
Arts, for the present year, was held on Wednesday even-
ing at the theatre of the institution, John-street, Adelphi.
Dr. Roget, V.P., F.R.S., in the chair. Mr. Wishawf
the secretary, read an interesting paper on the subject
of cleaning the streets of the metropolis, justly contend-
ing that in a sanatory point of view it was of the first
importance. Other papers were read by Mr. Croucher
and Mr. Thompson.•
The churchwardens of the parish of St. George, East/
Middlesex, have distrained the goods of several of the in°
habitants for church-rates. From the premises of Messrs.
Crook, 38, Cannon-street-road, for a rate of ls. 10d., a
cloak and cape, valued at 225. Gd., has been seized; and
from Mr. Charle3 Bower's, of 18, Cannon-street-road,
a cloak and cape, for a rate of Is. Bd., valued at 235. Gd.
other seizures have also been made.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
This was the first day of Hilary Term, but, contrary to
usual custom, the Lord Chancellor did not give any break-
fast to the Judges, in consequence of an arrangement having
been made that his Lordship should not do so excepting at
Michaelmas and Easter Term. His Lordship sat at eleven
o'clock and proceeded to hear appeal motions, which occupied.
the Court the whole day.

VICE-CHANCERY-(THIS DAY)
The VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND took his scat in bis
Court at Westminster to-day at ten o'clock, and proceeded to
hear motions, none of which possessed any points of interest:
It was most unusual for his Honour, on the first day of Hula/
Term, to take his seat in Court at so early an hour, but an ar-
rangement has been made for the expediting of public business,
by which the Lord Chancellor gives hia public breakfasts $t
the commencement of two terms only, instead of four, as
formerly. _ _ _

(Before Sir J. K. BRuci.)
DICKENS V. BERGER.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD moved, on behalf of Mr. Charier!
Dickens, for an injunction to restrain the publication of a work
by the defendant, which was a piracy of one published by the
plaintiff. Air. Dickens had published a work shortly before
Christmas, entitled " A Christmas Carol," the principal cha-
racter in whith was an old man who had spent all his life in
money getting, and who was converted to the genial influences
of the season by means of certain ideal pictures or repro:
sentaiions which were made to pass before him. The alleged
piracy was published in the 16th Number of a periodical called
" Peter Parley's Illuminated Magazine;" and with the excep-.
tion of some vulgarities of expression, which he supposed were
introduced on account of their supposed suitability to the
readers of a twopenny publication, it was identically the
same work as Mr. Dickens' " Christmas Carol." The
scenes were the same ; the machinery, whether natural
or supernatural, was the same ; and the names even the same,
with the exception of one, into which a new letter was intro-
duced. The Learned Sergeant stated that his Honour had'
granted an injunction against the printer, on the previous days
in a private room, and the injunction sought in this case was
substantially the same.
His Hi:moult said that if the affidavits were similar to those
which he saw yesterday, there could be no doubt that the plain-
tiff had a right to the injunction.
Mr. Sergeant TALFetran said there was no difference be-.
tween the two sets of affidavits.
His Horton R. then granted the injunction.
A similar injunction was granted against three other de-
fendants, named Cleave, Clark, and Strange.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
( Sittings in Banco.)
This being the first day of Hilary Term, Lord Denman, Mr,
Justice Patteson, and Mr. Justice Wightman took their seats
upon the Bench at one o'clock.

LOEB AND OTHERS V. STANLEY.
This was an ac, ion of assumpsit, which was tried at Guildhall
before Lord Denman, in which a verdict had been entered for the
plaintiff, with leave reserved for the defendant to move to enter
a nonsuit. The plaintiffs w ere drapers residing at Southampton,
and the action had been brought to recover an amount alleged
to be due for goody sold and delivered. The defendant pleaded
that since the debt had been contracted he had become bank'
rupt, and had obtained his certiffcate ; and the application .
stated that since the defendant bad become bankrupt, and be-
fore the commencement of the action, the defendant had re'
nerved his liability, according to the provision of the Act.
Mr. WHATELY now moved for a rule nisi to enter $
nonsuit. These notes had been put in evidence at the trial in
support of the replication. These notes were in the name of
Mr. Stanley, but were not signed by him. They all began
"Mr. Stanley presents his compliments to Messrs. Lobb." That
he contended was not sufficient. The Act stated that the re-
newal must be signed by the debtor, and he contended that
this was not a signature within the meaning of the Act. Ile
therefore moved for a rule nisi to enter a nonsuit.
Lord DENMAN—Take your rule.—Application granted. .

BAIL COURT.---(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Justice Williams took his seat on the bench short!!
after one o'clock.
As is generally the case on the Erst day of term only a for
motions were disposed of, which possessed no public interest.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
Their Lordships came into Court shortly after one o'clock.
Nothing of public interest came before the Court up to the
time of our going to press.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY)
The Lord Chief Justice, Justices Coltman, Erskine, and
Cresswell, took their seats on the bench at half-past twelve
o'clock, an unusually early hour for the first day of Term, oc-
casioned by the Lord Chancellor's discontinuing to give the
usual breakfast to the judges, at the commencement of each
Term, as hitherto been the custom.

Several common motions of a merely technical nature wore
disposed of, and the Court rose early.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CLERKENWELL—(THIS DAY.)
Mary Edmunds, alias Wilson, a young woman having the
appearance of a servant, was charged with obtaining goods ou
false pretences from shopkeepers.
On the previous evening the prisoner went into the grocery
establishment of Mr. Sweeny, residing at No. 2, Vernon-places
Ragnigge-wells-road, and ordered a large quantity of tea and
sugar to be sent to her master, Mr. Breton, of Percy-crescent•
She was to call again for the parcels. She did the same at
other shops, and when carrying off part of the property was
arrested.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say in defence, was full/
committed for trial by Mr. Combe.
A carter named Brown was charged with assaulting the toll-
bar keepers at Islington, turnpike.
It appeared that on the previous day the prisoner drove up s
horse and cart, and tendered fourpence. The toll-bar keeper
was writing the ticket, and the prisoner, irritated at the delay,
took off his coat, jumped into the street, and assaulted both the
toll-bar keepers in a very violent manner. A large crowd col:
leeted, and it was not without much difficulty the prisoner s
violence could be restrained.

Mr. GREENWOOD told the prisoner he had rendered him'
self liable to a penalty of 101. for each offence-201. in all. Ile
would fine him 3/.—The money was paid.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Seven boys, under thirteen years of age, were charged
with destroying their clothes in St. George's workhouse.
From the porter's statement it appeared that the defendants
were heard to say they tore up their garments with a view of
being committed to gaol.
Mr. COTTINGHAM—Then they prefer the gaol to the work-
house ? Porter—Yes, they do. In the gaol they are ere'
ployed chiefly in picking oakum, and have no hard labour to do-
Mr. COTTINGHAII—Then it appears that sending them to
gaol is no punishment. If that is the case, the sentence ell
them ought to be reversed, and instead of sending them tO
gaol commit them for a month each to the workhouse. Mr.
Cottingham said that it was a misfortune the good old prec"
tice of punishing young delinquents by a good sound flagella'
tion with a birch rod was done away with, for it had amore
wholesome effect than imprisonment.
Porter—That it would Sir ; I wish we had the power of
doing it, and we should not have shoals of strong hearty ben
pouring in upon us night after night. They make a laugh e,
us, and refuse to do any kind of work.

Mr. COTTINGFI Aat then committed the defendants for udays
each to Brixton gaol—a sentence which seemed to give satis-
faction to the whole of them.

LORD BROUGuam.—The following extract, from the
Semaphore de Marseilles, is only one instance, among belt'
dreds, of the ignorance displayed by Frenchmen, when thei
write on Englishmen and manners:—. Cannes, Jan. 4......L0rd
Brougham has taken leave of us, and is now on the road to
London, where he is anxious to attend two meetings, at whiell
two of his friends are to be put up as candidates. He is 119.
desirous to secure the appointment of one of his proteyies to
the Episcopal see of Exeter. Lord Brougham received mall
visitors during his sojourn in his delightful villa. The re's.,
distinguished persons of the neighbourhood hastened to Pl-7
their respects to the ex-Chancellor of England. M. Bored'
Attorney-General at the Court of Aix, came to visit his nobly
friend. A grand dinner was offered to the Attorney-General,
by the judges of the tribunal of Grasse, at which Lord Brougho°
was present. After dinner the conversation turned on an in:
teresting subject—namely, the comparative state of English
and French legislation. The English orator evinced a clear'
ness and depth of reasoning truly remarkable. He proved
himself, on this occasion, worthy of his oratorical reputation-
The sensation produced on the auditory, by so beautiful suld
magnificent a display, was lively and profound. Lord Broughal
expresses himself in the French language with elegance la
facility, and, but for a slight English accent, nobody %veil
know him to be a foreigner. Among the distinguished per
snnages whom the Noble Lord received in his chateau were the
Dowager Duchess of Bedford, Lord Fitzelarence, brother t°
the Earl of Munster, of painful memory ; Count Foscarini.,,*
noble Venetian ; Colonel Hill, and the illustrious and venerabi:
Admiral Lord Collingwood,. celebrated by Lord Byron ie e°
of his poems."
THE STATE TRIALS.—We understand that thee
Government in Ireland is fully prepared to enter upon
.t".
prosecution of " O'Connell and others" on the appointed niq.
At a late hour on Monday night the briefs for the Clew:"
Counsel (13 in number) were ready for delivery. The br
are partly printed, and partly lithographed, and each cont!ti_a:
a
between 340, and 350 pages. The letter-press printing
in each brief occupies 170 rages, so that it would seem there's
plenty of one sort or another to be proved. All persortlne,l;
corned are called upon by the Crown to be present in .1
by Sunday the 14th, at the latest ; and on !Monday, it is 7_
pected, the battle of the lawyers will in good earnest begio
Post.
THE BANKER'S-CASF ROBBERY.--The following
caarseetllivehincuhmwearss ostfotlhene
from
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tohfeEbnagnlaknedesnoetleesrkcorointaiwneeddtenp7. the
last, in the City :—No. 55,551, May 1, 1843, Lin/ ;
No. 72,934, May 4, 2001. ; No. 73,198, July 6, .
No. £7,159, April 7, 401. ; No. 11,764, Nov. 13, 5;
No. 71,304, May 4, 2001. ; No. 65,247, May 89 sol.
No. 65,24:4, May 8, 30/. ; No. 65,249, May IN 51. -
No. 90,158, Oct. 12, SI. ; No. 22,356, Nov. 0
No. 61,230, Sept. 9, 20/. ; No. 96,859, Jan. 5,
1,7151.
convicts
NOTTINGHAM COUNTY GAOL.--Since the
• • one of the Govern e.
escaped from this gaol, Capt. Williams,
there.
inspectors of Prisons, has for several days been engaged
secure'
This gaol (a confined one) was never considered very
ere
Hopes are entertained that the other escaped felons. the
long be taken ; the most active look-out being kept •"J
xp erienced town police. 100 .--Tots:t