The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

CUALING V. TOMS.

The appellant in this case having objected to the
qualification of the respondent as an elector; of the
borough of Totnes, the revising barrister refused to
entertain the objection,. on the ground that the notice
served upon the complainant was not sufficien t.
Mr. COCKBURN, for the appellant, stated :that the no-
tice was sent by post, in strict accordance with the 100th
section of tho Act, which provides that at the time of
posting the notice a duplicate should be pr esented with
the letter to the postmaster, who, on con sparing that
duplicate with the notice itself, should put tihe post-office
stamp, with the date upon both documents, and that the
production of the stamped duplicate should bo proof of
the service of the notice. The revising barrister held
that the evidence of the person who delivered the letter
to the postmaster was necessary. That decision he (Mr.
Cockburn) submitted was directly opposed. to the letter
and intention of the Act of Parliament.

Mr. Sergeant Ii INGLAirot contended that the words of
the Act required the notice to be presented to the post-
master by the objector himself, and that it was not com-
petent to do that by a third person ; or, if so, that third
person should be called to prove the service.
The COURT was of opinion that the Act had been
complied with by the objector, and they reversed the
decision of the barrister.
Their Lordships then rose.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 18.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLINQUE.)
IN BD TOLLEMACIIIi, LORD ISUNTINGTOWER.
This day having been appointed for the final hearing
in this case, his Lordship attended in Court, accompanied
by his solicitor, Mr. Lewis.
Mr. EDWIN Jaime applied for a futher adjournment.
His Lordship was placed in. the somewhat singular posi-
tion of an only son to a wealthy nobleman, but yet who
was altogether dependent: upon his mother for his
pecuniary allowances. He hoped to be enabled, however,
to pay all creditors, and at the next hearing he should be
competent to say in what manner, for as to-morrow was
appointed for the judgment in another court in a suit
for an increased allowance entered by Lady Dysart
against her husband, which suit ought and was likely to
be decided in her favour, she would be enabled to spare
more to her son than at present she could possibly do
from her limited allowance of 3,0001. per annum. His
Lordship's father, with an, income of 50,0001. a year, had
not expended one shilling upon his son from the day ho
was sent to Eton, where of course he was obliged to live
as did his equals. Upon that ground he craved a further
day, before judgment would be given by his Honour.
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE said he wonld rather
rest on the justice of the father than the affection of the
mother.
Mr. CRANIUMS attended for some of the creditors, but
as they
i only wanted their money, he could have no hesi-
tation n acceding to Mr. James's proposition, as it seemed
a very reasonable one.
The case was then deferred till the 20th of January.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

A young woman, named Edith Bloomfield, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with
having committed a felony.
Mrs. Hughes, the wife of a haberdasher, in Graces-
church-street, stated that the prisoner purchased a
table-cover in the shop for three shillings, and pre-
sented a sovereign to be changed. A boy, who at-
tended the shop, handed the sovereign to witness, who
was at a desk, and who gave to the boy a half-sove-
reign, two half-crowns, and two shillings, to hand to
the young woman. The prisoner said to the boy,
"You have not given me the half-sovereign." The
boy, who was a stupid fellow, had not counted the
money, as he ought to have done, and he stated that
he dia not see the half-sovereign.
The LORD MAYOR expressed some surprise at the
idea of charging a person, under such circumstances,
with a robbery.
Mrs. Hughes said that she had never given the
prisoner into custody. The prisoner insisted upon
being searched, and in that manner she got into the
custody of a policeman, who brought her before his
Lordship.
The prisoner declared that she had never received
the half-sovereign from the boy at all.
The Loan MAYOR—There is not the slightest im-
putation upon you, and the policeman acted very
foolishly in taking you into custody. There is foun-
dation for an action for false imprisonment in such
a case, and I regret very much that you have been
subjected to such annoyance.
Mrs. Hughes very readily gave the full change to
the prisoner, who respectfully thanked his Lordship
for so marked an interposition.
Since the Lord Mayor sentenced five young women
for being disorderly, and breaking the Mansion-house
windows, to imprisonment for two months in Bride-
well, and intimated that it was his intention to punish
every window-breaker to that extent, there has not
been a single case of window-breaking in that exten-
sive district.
The following letter, inclosing a Post-office order
for 51., was received by Sir Peter Laurie at the Man-
sion-house, and Sir Peter handed it to Mr. Goodman,
the chief clerk :
" The Rev. Thomas Strong presents his compli-
ments to Sir Peter Laurie, and having read the very
affecting case of Charles Harley, from Ely, whose
wife robbed him, and deserted her children, in the
Britannia, of the 9th inst., takes the liberty of re-
questing two sovereigns may be forwarded to him,
should Sir Peter not have lost sight of the poor
fellow. Mr. Strong begs to inclose a Post-office
order for this purpose, and requests Sir ;Peter will
put the remaining three sovereigns into the poor.
box—a fund so kindly and liberally expended that
Mr. S. only regrets he has not more to contribute to
it. Mr. Strong would feel obliged by, Sir Peter
Laurie ordering a note to be sent to him, per post,
acknowledging the safe arrival of the Post-office order.
" Southernhay, Exeter, Nov. 15."
BO W-S E ET.

Yesterday, after the night charges bad been dis-
posed of by Mr. Hall, the Court was somewhat puz-
zled by an application in broken English, from a stout
hale-looking Frenchman, considerably advanced in
years, and attired in rather seedy habiliments, who
represented himself as one Buchoz Hilton, to whom
Louis Philippe was indebted to the amount of several
thousand pounds, for alleged services of an extraordi-
nary nature in the " Revolution of July." He pre-
sented the Magistrate with some printed copies of an
address to the Queen of England, whose intercession
in his behalf he earnestly implored, and then produced
the Time: of October lOth, to which he said he
wished to direct his Worship's particular attention.
The paper contained a report of a similar visit by
the Frenchman to the Marylebone-office, the reporter
having added, that the same party was taken into cus-
tody nine or ten years ago for collecting a mob oppo-
site to the residence of the French Ambassador, in
Manchester-square, where he had stationed himself
on the back of a donkey, and offered to sell blacking
made of the blood and bones of Louis Philippe's
satellites.

The MAGISTRATE—What do you wish me to do
,hen ?

Applicant—At de beginning, your Lordship, I
wish to know if it is necessaire to have a license in dis
country to stick up de bills for show in de streets of
London ? The Times newspaper is so much in love
with Louis Philippe, that it is always writing lies and
nonsense for to please him ; and for what it has said
of me, it deserves to go to the madhouse.—(A laugh.)
Here is the Times, which says, that nine years ago I
was riding a donkey. It was not me, at all, for it
was, a—what you call a gallows, with the King sus-
pended—and I was only walking by the side.
The MAGISTRATE—Let me look at the paper.
The Frenchman handed it over, arid continued his
story.—The Queen of dis country is too good and too
generous ; and if it had not been for the lies in the
Times, she would have said to Louis Philippe, " Ah,
before you come to me, you must settle dis business;
you must pay Buchoz Hilton what it is you owe him."
But she see the Times, which has done me great in-
jury, and is all not true. I shall show you that Louis
Philippe has been to me a traitor, and he may come
with his long sword, on which is the words " Ge-
mappes, Vainly," and he may bring his son " John
Veal" (Joinville), the giant-keeler, who I skill prove
is a " poltron " and I shall—

The MAGISTRATE--Nell, I can't assist you. You
may put up your hills wherever you can get permis-
sion to do so, if there is nothing illegal in them.
The Frenchman bowed very politely, and then
withdrew, apparently very well satisfied with the re-
sult of his application, the nature of which neither
the Magistrate) nor any body else, bad been able to
imagine.