The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-13 00:00:00

A—RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE AT
THE STATES OF JERSEY FOR 1844.
(From the Jersey and Guernsey Neun.)

The States of Jersey have been summoned only
fourteen times during the past year, owing to the
lethargy and indolence of the bailiff, which is five
times less than the year before, and they have done
no earthly good whatever worthy of a legislative
body. They began the year with a debt of
61,842/. 13s. 20., and, notwithstanding our cur-
rent expenses of the year exceed our revenue by
nearly 3,0001., they have since managed to saddle
us with a further debt of about 200,0001. for
building a floating dock. They calculate, how-
ever, to meet it all in time, by trenching deep
into the impost which was expressly granted for the
purpose of establishing a college ; but, owing to the
influence of the shipowners, it has always been
diverted from that purpose. Thus, it is not to be
wondered at that education should be at such a low
ebb in the island as to render it difficult to find men
sufficiently qualified to fill public offices. By the re-
turns of the Statistical Society, it appears that there
are not less than from 3,000 to 4,000 children in the
town parish of 24,000 souls, without any
means of instruction whatever, so that our
merchants are reaping riches at the expense
of a national calamity. Our late Dean, with
becoming zeal, prevailed on the States to promise the
erection of a large school-room adjoining the hos-
pital, to mitigate this evil ; but we have not heard
that any measures have yet been taken in the matter.
The States have done nothing during the past year to
reform the manifold abuses under which the island
groans. They have not even passed a single Act
worthy of note. Some Bills have been introduced,
and very good ones in their way, but none of them
have been brought to maturity. There was one by
the constable of St. Helier's, for regulating inquests,
requiring witnesses to be sworn, and reducing the ex-
penses from 51. 12s. to about 2/. 10s. It was brought
in on the 26th of January, ordered to be printed on
the 9th of March, pledged to be brought forward at
the following sitting, but allowed to remain au greffe
—or, in other words, to be kicked under the table !
Mr. Le Sueur brought in another Bill on the 9th of
March, for regulating the levying of penalties, a very
large amount of which, he said, was due to the public,
but remained in arrear, because no person had been
designated or authorised to receive them. This Bill
has also been thrown aside. The constable of St.
Saviour's, Mr. Godfray, brought in a Bill to prevent
tresh witnesses being heard in criminal cases before
the grand jury, after verdict by the petty jury, which
being, as we think, a very injudicious measure, he has
abandoned it. Surely a person convicted of crime
ought never to be deprived of the means of establishing
his innocence, even down to the last day before the
execution of his sentence ! A resolution was
pas,ed by the States to procure 1,000/. of copper coin
(by the bye, we should like to know what profit
is made on this speculation, and how it is disposed of) ;
another to print Le Geyt's manuscripts, which have
been taken by tender, at a very low figure, and the
third to remove the register book of contracts from
the care of Mr. P. de Carteret to that of Miss
Quesnel, at the public library, for safe keeping.
The oyster fishery, once a lucrative branch of our
commerce, but which has been tampered with
from time to time until nearly ruined, has been
brought before the Assembly twice, the Hospital
three times, the Impost twice, and the Habeas Corpus
twice; the last time to appoint Mr. Le Breton De-
puty, at three guineas per day, to prosecute a suit on
behalf of the Court, before the Queen's Bench, con-
trary to law, which only allows the States to appoint
a Deputy to represent their common concerns to his
Majesty in Council; and which measure was brought
in, adopted, and carried without being lodged
alt greffe, contrary to law, by which the island will
be taxed about one thousand pounds without its con-
sent. In short, the States have done literally nothing
during the past year, excepting to vote money for the
repairs of roads, enlarging the harbours and markets,
and regulating weights and measures. It is abso-
lutely ridiculous to call them a legislative body—they
perform none of the uses which belong to a popular
assembly; but are an excrescence—a public nuisance
—which every well-wisher of the country must wish
to see abolished, that something better may be erected
in its place.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Jam. 11.
LLOYD v. MASON.-JUDGMENT.
This was the petition of a solicitor who had been dis-
charged by his client pendento lite, to be paid his costs
out of the funds in the cause.

His HONOUR having stated at length the circumstances
under which the said solicitor became employed for
Lloyd, referred to an order which was made in the Rolls,
in the year 1838, directing Lloyd to pay the costs, and
to a second order of the same year, also of the Rolls,
directing him to pay the amount within four days.
In consequence of that order Lloyd was thrown
into prison, where he remained till his death,
in February, 1841. A person named Brown, who
was named executor in Lloyd's will, shortly
afterwards instituted two other suits, for the
purpose of reviving the first and second suits which had
been carried on by Lloyd ; and in May, 1843, a:decree
was made on further directions relative to the four suits,
by which the rights of the parties were declared, and it
was referred to the Master to tax the costs of all the
parties in these suits. The claim of the solicitor
arising out of this arrangement was in some respects
opposed by Lloyd's executor, Brown, on the ground that
the solicitor's lien had been forfeited by his having had
recourse to the remedy against the person, and thrown
Lleyd into prison. His Honour, having recapitulated
the arguments of counsel on this head, gave it as his
opinion that the petitioner was entitled to what he
sought. The form of the decree to be a; matter of ar-
rangement between the parties.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 11.
(Sittings: in Banco.)

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the place of residence, occupation, and profession of his
client, the plaintiff. This was done, but it was found that
the plaintiff did not reside at the place described in
the particulars. Upon this the defendant obtained a rule
for an attachment against the plaintiff for contempt, in
having attempted to practise a deception on the Court by
a mis• statement as to the place of residence.
Mr. Lush now showed cause against the rule, and sub-
mitted that there had neither been contempt nor misde-
,cription. The place described was a lodging, for which
the plaintiff paid rent, whereat his letters. and parcels
were directed and received ; but he admitted that he
did not reside there.
Mr. Platt and Mr. Butt were heard in support of the
rule.

The Court eventually discharged the rule, although
they thought the plaintiff was not free from blame. The
costs of the rule to be paid by the plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
Three men, named respectively Howell, Smith, and
Franklin, the last being a young man of colour, were
brought before the Lord Mayor charged with having
committed a burglary in the George and Vulture
Hotel, in George-yard, Cornhill. The justice-room
was crowded during the investigation.
Eliza Ann Hughes stated that she was in the ser-
vice of Mr. Warrener, the proprietor of the George
and Vulture Hot,l, and that at a little after ten
o'clock on Friday night, upon going up stairs, she was
surprised at finding that the door of No. 6 bed-room,
which had been locked, was then unlocked ; that she
went in, and did not immediately see anybody, but
upon turning round, she beheld, to her great astonish-
ment, the two prisoners, Howell and Smith, whom
she had never seen before ; that she asked them what
they wanted there, to which they replied, they wanted
Mr. Gattier, a gentleman who lodged in the hotel ;
that she ran out, screamed, and came down stairs,
and that the two men followed, and overtaking her,
put their hands upon her mouth ; that she thrust her
hands away, helloed out, and that Mr. Warrener then
made his appearance, and took them into custody.
Mr. George Warrener, who appeared with his arm
in a sling and his eye blackened, stated that at about
ten minutes after ten o'clock he heard the screams of
the last witness, and upon running to her assistance,
saw the two prisoners, Howell and Smith, and imme-
diately seized them. They violently resisted, struck
him violently, and not only blackened his eye, but
sprained his thumb and wrist. They were, however,
secured and taken to the station-house. Franklin,
the third prisoner, had been seen by one of the
waiters lurking about the hall of the hotel part of
the house.

Edward Fitzgerald, a waiter at the George and
Vulture Hotel, stated that a little before ten o'clock
he saw the prisoner Franklin in the servants' hall,
and asked him what he wanted, to which he replied
that he took the place for a beer-shop, and then
walked away. Upon witness's return, he again saw
Franklin, a few minutes afterwards, near the same
spot, and observed him walk away down George-
yard.
Inspector Marchant deposed that at half-past ten
o'clock Howell and Smith were brought in custody
to the station-house, in Tower-street, upon the charge
of housebreaking. Witness went to the George and
Vulture Hotel to ascertain whether any property had
been removed, and upon looking about the neighbour-
hood found a cab waiting in Lombard-street. The
cabman stated to witness that he was waiting for
three gentlemen, and witness sent him to the station-
house, where he identified Franklin, who was subse-
quently apprehended. Upon Howell some keys were
found, one of which opened the door of the bed-room
in which that prisoner and Smith were found by the
servant girl.
Isaac Florry (a City policeman)
deposed that he
searched the lodgings of Smith and of Howell. In ,