The Sun. — 1841-07-30 (London, England)

LAW AND POLICE. lay, Lord  ju-lgrae,:t in the case the Attorney-General v. Dulwich College," which has been before the Court for years. It was an ex officio information, filed upon the certificate of the Charity Commissioners, for a declaration of the Court as to the parties entitled to participate in the funds, and for an extension of the charity. The information was dismissed. A man of the name of Pilbeam was convicted yesterday at Maidstone of cutting the throat of his wife with intent to murder her. The wound was not fatal, and he repeatedly declared, after having committed the act, that he was sorry he had not killed her. He was sentenced to be transported for fifteen years. —At Shrewsbury, on Tuesday, a gentleman of the name of Evans, sued Mr. Pratt, a gentleman in the neighbourhood, for the recovery of a bet of 1001. The parties had agreed to run two mares four miles across the country, play or pay, without going through a gate. It appears that the defendant's mare came in first, but she had gone through a gate, and the plaintiff therefore claimed the bet. Verdict in his favour with 1001. damages. At Durham on Tuesday. Mr Crawford, son of the late Member for the City of London, obtained a verdict of 150/. damag. s against the Durham and Sunderland Rail•way Company, for injuries received while travelling on the line on the 3d of November last. His cheek-bone was broken and forced into the socket of the eye, and though he had not a grey hair in his head at the time of the accident, within a month after, the whole hair became perfectly white.  Uourt 7e:  goie  At the Kensington police-court on Wednesday, Edmund Malcolm, the driver of one of Cloud's omnibuses, was held to bail, himself in 1001., and one surety to the same amount, on a .charge of driving at a furious rate near Kensington turnpike on Saturday last, and thereby breaking the leg of an old man named King. The defendant and the driver of an omnibus were racing on the highway, when a collision took place between them and a cart, in which King was sitting, who was thrown from his seat, and the wheel passed over his leg. He had undergone amputation of the leg, but was still in considerable danger.  Alderman Kelly stated on Wednesday, at Guildhall, that he had received three contributions for the poorwoman from Hunslet, charged with begging. They were 10s. from Mr. Rickard, of the Stock Exchange ; 10s. from a gentleman unknown ; and 2s. 6d. from a gentleman of the Jewish persuasion.  A ‘• happy couple " appeared at Marlboroughstreet on Wednesday, haring fallen out on the Sunday Neither of them thought fit to carry the meat to the bake-house, upon which a quarrel arose, and though only the fifth week after marriage, the husband nearly twisted his sposa's nose off. The Magistrate recommended obedience in the wife, and severely reprimanded her husband.  A lady on Wednesday appeared at Worship-street, mysteriously apprising the sitting Magistrate that he and his colleagues were on Wednesday to be massacred by conspirators from Homerton. The chief clerk they would hang, and the clerk next to him was to be cut up, and the Magistrate himself sent to the treadmill. The lady was, however, assured that there would be abundant force to withstand them, and expressing herself satisfied, withdrew.