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

LAW INTELLIGENC

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CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
This was the first day of Hilary Term, but, contrary '0
usual custom, the Lord Chancellor did not give any break
fast to the Judges, in• consequence of an arrangeraent haviulf
been made that his Lordship should not do so excepting at
Michaelmas and Easter Term. His Lordship sat at elertea
o'clock and proceeded to hear appeal motions, which occupiei
the Court the whole day.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY)
The VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND took his seat in 1316
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 brat day of Hilitri
Term, to take his seat in Court at so early an 12our, but an
rangement has been made for the expediting of pvblic business,
by which the Lord Chancellor gives hia public breakfasts St
the commencement of two terms only, instead of four, Ite
formerly.
(Before Sir J. K. Baucir.)
DICKENS V. BERGER.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD moved, on behalf of Ne. chele!
Dickens, for an injunction to restrain the publication of a v 704
by the defendant, which was a piracy of one published by the
plaintiff. Mr. Dickens had published a work shortly. befog.
Christmas,- entitled A Christmas Carol," the principal chs'
racter in width was an old man who had spent all ins life il3l
money getting, and who was converted to the genial influence..
of the season by means of certain ideal pictures or repro'
sentations which were made to pass before him. The allege'',
piracy was published in the 16th Number of a periodical calla'
" Peter Parley's Illuminated Magazine ;" and with the oicer
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 nature"
or supernatural, was the same ; and the names even the saute'
with the exception of one, into which a new letter was intl.!:
duced. The Learned Sergeant stated that his Honour'
granted an injunction against the printer, on the previous (11;
. in a private room, and the injunction sought in this case lc
substantially the same.
His HONOUR said that if the affidavits were similar to o°l°
which he saw yesterday, there could be no doubt that the plaitt•
tiff. had a right to the ii,junction.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD said there was no difference br
tween the two sets of affidavits. .

His HoNou R. then granted the injunction.
A similar injunction was granted against three other d°'
rendants, named Cleave, Clark, and Strange.

QUEEN'S BENCH.:-(THIS DAY•)

( Sittings in Banco.)
This being the first day of Hilary Term, Lord Denman, --Ift°
Justice Patteson, and Air. Justice Wightman took their sob'
upon the Bench at one o'clock.

LOBE AND OTHERS V. STANLEY.
This was an ac ion of assumpsit, which was tried at Guildhal
before Lord Denman, in which a verdict had been entered fort
plaintiff, with leave reserved for the defendant to move to eats
a nonsuit. The plaintiffs were drapers residing at SouthamPolli
and the action had been brought to recover an amount allegS
to be due for goods sold and delivered. The defendant pleat
that since the debt had been contracted he had become bsa
...".
rupt, and had obtained his certiffcate ; and the applicatiy-
stated that since the defendant had become bankrupt, and'?"
fore the commencement of the action, the defendant bad riv
newed 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
support of the replication. These notes were in the name',
Mr. Stanley, but were not signed by him. They all btea
"Mr. Stanley presents his compliments to Messrs. Lobb."
he contended was not suffieient. The Act stated that the..,..}-t
newal must be signed by the debtor, and he contended tru
this was not a signature within the meaning of the Act.
therefore moved for a rule nisi to enter a nonsuit.
Lord DzNISiA x—Take your rule.—Application granted.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) fif
Mr. Justice Williams took his seat on the bench eb°l.
after one o'clock.
As is generally the case on the first day of term only s
motions were disposed of, which possessed no public. interest.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS
Their Lordships came into Court shortly after one 0 to
Nothing of public interest came before the Court up to
time of our going to press.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DA
The Lord Chief Justice, Justices Coltman, Erskine, 10
Cresswell, took their seats on the bench at half-past twee,'
o'clock, an unusually early hour for the first day of Terra, of
casioned by the Lord Chancellor's discontinuing to giv,
Sev e. as
usual breakfast to the judges, at the commencement 0, '-
Term, as hitherto been the cutom.
eral common motions of s a
merely technical nature irePl
disposed of, and the Court rose early.

POLICE INTELLIGENCO•

CLERKENWELL—(THIS DAY.)
Mary Edmunds, alias Wilson, a young woman havinkibilo
appearance of a servant, was charged with obtaining gooP
false pretences from shopkeepers.
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gre'6
On the previous evening the prisoner went into the ,40,
establishment of Mr. Sweeny, residing at No. 2, Vernon-P;ol
lilagnigge-wells-road, and ordered a large quantity of tea,.,lt,
sugar to be sent to her master, Mr. Breton, of Percy-cry
She was to call again for the parcels. She did the so' ",0%
other shops, and when carrying off part of the property -
arrested.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say in defence, wee -
committed for trial by Mr. Combe.
A carter named Brown was charged with assaulting the
bar keepers at Islington turnpike.►
It a;ipeared that on the previous day the prisoner drove t",,stP
ho: se and cart, and tendered fourpcnee. The toll-bar Ilk,
was writing the ticket, and the prisoner, irritated at the Tilie
took off his coat, jumped into the street, and assaulted betticolo
toll-bar keepers in a very violent manner. A large crowd di
lected, and it was not without much difficulty the prise!
vimence could be restrained.
Mr. GREENWOOD told the prisoner he had rendered se
self liable to a penalty of 101. for each offence-20L. in all'
would fine him W.—The money was paid.

UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Seven boys, under thirteen years of age, were chi
with destroying their clothes in St. George's workhouse. t/
From the porter's statement it appeared that the clefetr„a;ol
were heard to say they tore up their garments with a via
being c
COTolumnatedH to gaol. trorW
Mr. TINGAISI—Then they prefer the gaol to the - ,to•
house? Porter—Yes, they do. In the gaol they On Jo'
ployed chiefly in picking oakum, and have no hard labour t°to
Mr. COTTINGHAM—Then it appears that sending then 90
gaol is no punishment. If that is the case, the sentence, to
them ought to be reversed, and instead of sending thewt.
gaol commit them for a month each to the workhouse. or
Cottiugham said that it was a misfortune the good old Pgoe
tice of punishing young delinquents by a good sound &tore
tion with a birch rod was done away with, for it bad e"'
wholesome effect than imprisonment. or
Porter—That it would Sir ; I wish we had the pc° boys
doing it, and we should not have shoals of strong heOrtY AI)
pouring in upon us night after night. They make a 100
user.d refuse to do any kind of work. l4OO
r. COTTINGHAm then committed the defendants for -
goy
each to Brixton gaol—a sentence which seemed to gio
faction to the whole of them.

tb°
LORD BROUGHANI.—The following extract, fronlboty
Semaphore de Marseilles, is only one instance, atnell /pet
dreds, of the ignorance displayed by Frenchmen, when Lao
write on Englishmen and manners:—" Cannes, Jan. 4.—d to
Brougham has taken leave of us, and is now on the o.thiell
London, where he is anxious to attend two meetings, at" Ali'
two of his friends are to be put up as candidates. Lie j!es t•
desirous to seewe the appointment of one of his pr0te,96,,,0f
the Episcopal see of Exeter. Lord Brdugham received .;30G
visitors during his sojourn in his delightful villa. The,„ poi
distingui,hed persons of the neighbourhood hastened ~`"0
their respects to the ex-Chancellor of England. ;11. "JD.
Attorney-General at the Court of Aix, came to visit his rie°,ll,
friend. A grand dinner was offered to the AttornerGenffbo
by the judges of the tribunal of Grasie, at which Lord Br°uP
was present. After dinner the conversation turned OncalinglOP
teresting subject—namely, the comparative state of
and French legislation. The English orator evinced afioce"
ness and depth of reasoning truly remarkable. lie tstiO:t
himself, on this occasion, worthy of his oratorical
The sensation produced on the auditory, by so beautilPostl
magnificent a display, was lively and profound. Lord 13r°,°
expresses himself in the French language with elegan `rout
facility, and, but for a slight English accent, nobaliii,sver
know him to be a foreigner. Among the distinguisbeur;th.
sonages whom the Noble Lord received in his chateau cgteher
to
Dowager Duchess of Bedford, Lord FitzclarenceOr°o.oi,,,
the Earl of Munster, of painful memory ; Count kosc'rapiv
noble Venetian • Colonel Hill, and the illustrious and venip one
Admiral Lord Collin dcelebrated b•L rd Byron
gwoo o
of his poems." f tbe
A tbs. ~,,
TIIE STATE TRIALS.—We understand
Government in Ireland is fully prepared to enter
,uPtel'a dal;
prosecution of " O'Connell and others" on the aprin CrOk
At a late hour on Monday night the briefs for ti,l,ehe brie";
Counsel (13 in number) were ready for delivery. coital%
are partly printed, and partly lithographed, and ea'cr!;_,
between 340, and 350 pages. The letter-press print-leo ",
in each brief occupies 170 pages, so that it would seel!on's
coo
plenty of one sort or another to be proved. All Per!, Dubs,
cerned are called upon by the Crown to be present lit e
by Sunday the 14th, at the latest; and on 3londaY,
pected, the battle of the lawyers will in good earnest
Post. , folio he
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THE BANKER'S-CASE ROBBERY.—The d In
are the numers of the Bank of England notes contalliveeagiegl,a9.
case which was stolen from the banker's clerk on
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last, in the City —No. 55,551, May 18.13, 6, bOli
No. 72,934, May 4, 2001. ; No. 73.195, 13, ,D 5
No. i 7,159, April 7, 44. ; No. 11,764, 8.
No. 73,304, May 4, 200/. ; No. 65,247, slay 8 •
51.
No. 65,24:4, May 8, 30/ ; No. 65,249, May 13, .1,
No. 90,158, Oct. 12, 51. ; No. 22,356, IsOTOOl--14°
No. 61,230, Sept. 9, 20/. ; No. 96,859, Jan. 5,
victs
1,715/. con tit
NOTTINGHAM COUNTY GAOL.—Sincehe .evfor
escaped from this gaol. Clio. Williams, one of the
li,,pectiqs 91. Prisott, et,ty, e.. 11 01!;.*:- ~rgrer;
his gaol (2 coniiiiitd.clAt t was never col., 01,11„ the
Hopes are entertained tti,d the other escaped le.Tept PJ
long be taken ; the most active look-out beilig
xp erienced town police.

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