The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Jul4l 21.
Their Lordships sat to-day in a Committee of Privileges. Tim
Peers present were—the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shafte3--
bury, Lord Kenyon, Lord Sondes, the Earl of Egrernont, Lord
Redesdale, Lord Skelmersdalo, and Vi),:count Hawarden.

THE FITZWALTER, BAWNY.
The examination of witnesses on behalf of the claimant to
the Barony were resumed to-day, and proc►'eded with up to one
o'clock, when the further consideration of the claim was
adjourned.

THE EARL OF ROSSLYN V. AYTOVN•
Their Lodships then proceeded to hear the further argu.
merits on this ap,,eal.

VICE-CIIANCELLOR'S COURT, Jaly 21.
BOOTII V. LIGHTFOOT.
The further arguments in this part-heard case were resumed,
and occupied his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England the
whole day.
No case of any importance came before Vice-Chancellors
Knight Bruce or Ntligram during the whole day.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD CIRCUIT Worcester, July 19.
CROWN COURT.—( ' Lord i ti Le.oreJustice 2114 DA L.)

FORGERY.—Two respectable-looking men, of the namtle
of Grainger and Simpson, were charged, the one with forgir g,.
and the other with uttering, knowing it to be forged, a pre-
misso:y note, in the name of Messrs. Blackwell, surveyors and
extensive mine agents, resident in this county.
1 he Jury, after a long deliberation, acquitted the prisoners.
A second indictment charged them with the forgery of
another promissory note, with intent to defraud the same firm,
and a subsequent count of this indictment also charges them
with uttering the said note, knowing it to be forged.
Mr. F. V. LEE (with whom was Mr. Baa Doe), conducted
the prosecution, and Mr. ALLEN defended them.
be evidence was similar to that given in the preceding case.
the chitf variation being in the time at tv.hich the occurrence
took place. The incidents of the case, although they occupied
the attention of the Court some hours, were void of interest.
The Jury, slier the lapse of nearly an hour, pro; ounced a ver-
dict of Guilty. The Court sentenced both the prisoners to
transportation for seven years.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT—Lincoln, July 18.
The Judges arrived here from Oakham at half-past five on
Saturday afternoon, when they immediately proceeded to open
the Commission for the city and county.
The business is exceedingly light, there being but seven in-
dictments. In the city there was but one prisoner, and in that
case the Grand Jury ignored the Bill.
CRIMINAL COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice P
ArrEsoN.)
Robert Taylor, aged 17, was charged with stabbing his
brother, Jeremiah '1 aylor, at Bcston, in this county. The
brothers, with other labourers, were drinking in a beer-house,
kept by one Balderson. They began to quarrel and scuffle, and
Jeremiah Taylor struck his brother, upon which the young
man challenged him to get up and to go out into the yard, and
have a ;mind. They went out (the other persons being brutish
enough not to interfere), and fought, the elder brother falling;
on his right side. On taking him up it was found he was
wounded in the left side, Assistance was procured, and the,
wound was dressed. It was between the seventh and eighth,
ribs, two inches long, and a quarter of an inch deep.
The surgeon .5 tatcd that it had the appearance rather of a cut
than a stab. _ .

The prisoner's brother never appeared against him.
In his defence the prisoner said he had been provoked, and
his brother running at him, he had accidentally wounded him
with a knife, with which he had been eating bread and meat.
Guilty.--Seatence, six months' imprisonment.
James IV/cite pleaded guilty to a cbare of setting fire to
a rick of clover hay, the property of William Morros, of Kin.
mond-le-Noire, on the 13th of July instant.
Jane Ashton was charged with having. on the 18th as March
stolen 3271. 2s. 7d. from John Maltby, of Beckingham, Volts-
The prosecutor deposed that he was at Caistor fair t.‘n the
18th of March, and was walking in the public streets in the
evening. Saw the prisoner, who spoke to him, giving him
" fixture name." He told her she was mistaken in him, when
she asked him if he would take a walk. He refused. On re...
turning towards the inn, a man came up, and pinioned his arms.
and placed his knees against his back. Another man and thee_
prisoner came in front, tore his waistcoat open, and took from
the inside pocket a yellow bag, containing 3271. 2s. 7d. in bills
and notes. 13 certain prisoner assisted in taking the money.
Having obtained it, the prisoner and the men left him, in dif-
ferent directions. He gave an alarm, and meeting two police-
officers, stated to them what had occurred, and accompanied
them to a beer-house, kept by one Samuel Vicars, where he saw
the prisoner. This was five minutes after he lost the money.
Identified the woman, and gave her into custody.
Samuel Vicars corroborated the above testimony.
Guilty.—Fifteen years' transportation.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Samuel Burroughs, an intelligent country lad, about 14
years of ape, Harriet Bunce, a fine grown young woman,
about Li, but' in a most wretched and filthy state, and Mare
Mears, aged 16 years, were charged as follows
Christmas, park constable, No. 5, stated that between five
and six o'clock yesterday he found the prisoners sleeping at
the foot of a tree near the Magazine-barracks, Hyde-park ;
they were huddled up close together to keep themselves warm,
and were actually steaming with the dew that had fallen on
then. Witness, in pursuance of the -orders which had
been given by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, took
them into custody. He further stated that there were no less
than from 50 to 100 females, from the age of 10 to 60 years,
who nightly slept in the Park, and it was the determination of
the Commissioners, in consequence of the numerous complaints.
that had been made to them by the surrounding inhabitants,
who were continually been shocked and annoyed by scenes of
the grossest indecency, to put a stop to it.
Burroughs said that he was an orphan, and not being able to
get any work at his native place in Gloucestershire, he had
come up to London about a month ago, and had since been
wandering about the streets, living how he could, and sleeping
at night in the Park.
The two girls said that they had no relatives or friends, and
were utterly destitute.
Mr. HA abwic IC said the nuisance must be abated, and as a
warning to others, he should commit them all three for a month
each to Westminster Bridewell, to hard labour.
The Constable said the females had infested the Park for the
last five or six months. _

Caroline Herries,,ratlier a degently-dressed young woman,
was brought up by Police Constable 1\ o. 153, of the A division,
and charged with a similar offence, and was committed for six.
teen days.