The Sun. — 1844-02-23 (London, England)

LAW AND POLICE.  In the Vice-Chancellor's Court the case of " Wellesley v. Wellesley" was heard. It appeared that the Bill originally filed by the plaintiff, Mrs. Wellesley (now Lady Wellesley), against the defendant, William Pole Tilney Long Wellesley (now Viscount Wellesley), her husband, for the purpose of compelling a specific performance by him of a covenant contained in articles of separation executed between them in 1834, whereby the defendant covenanted that on or before the Ist day of February, 1835, he would well and effectively, by a charge on freehold estates, or by investment in the funds, or by the best means that might be in his power, secure an annuity of 1,0001. per annum, to be paid quarterly to Colonel Paterson (Mrs. Wellesley's father), for the plaintiff's benefit. The counsel for the prosecution took an objection to the cause being now heard, upon the ground of the absence from the record of the Hon. William Wellesley, the defendant's eldest son, who, as being the tenant in tail in remainder of the estates, was a necessary party to the suit, and ought to be made such. The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that the objection was a valid one, and should prevail, but with liberty to the plaintiff to amend the bill, by adding the necessary party; the cause to stand over in the meantime, At Lambeth-street Thomas Brand and James Eccles, the young men who had been examined at Worship-street on the preceding day, on a charge of having caused the death of Ellen Goodlad, an unfortunate female of eighteen years of age, by inducing her to drink a pint of gin, surrendered to their bail before Mr. Henry. It appeared that the Coroner's jury had returned a verdict, " Died a natural death, caused by taking a large quantity of spirits called gin, and accelerated by a fall." Harriet Simmonds, the other female, who had had a drinking bout with deceased, and had a narrow escape with her life, deposed that the gin was ordered by deceased herself, and that she challenged witness to drink, each swallowing a pint of gin. Under these circumstances the accused were discharged. At Marylebone Alfred Davies, a boy about fifteen years of age, was charged before Mr. Rawlinson with stealing money from the till of Mr. Whalley, baker, Cumberland-street. He was committed to Newgate for trial. Daniel Carroll, a lad of eighteen years of age, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, at Union-hall, charged with wounding James Farrer, a youth of the same age, during a quarrel in a public-house. 'The case was proved, and Mr. Cottingham sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 51., and, in default, committed him for two months to the House of Correction.  George Biggs, a middle-aged man, of respectable exterior, was charged at Worship-street with having obtained by false pretences the sum of 31. from William Burroughs, a rockinghorse-manufacturer, living in Bowling-green-street, Clerkenwell. The prisoner represented himself as an attorney, and took the money under pretence of defending the complainant's brother, a youth, who had been committed for trial at the sessions for some small offence, but of course made no attempt to carry out his promise. He was committed for trial. At the Lancaster assizes, Edward Greenhalgh, a lad of the age of fifteen years, was indicted for attempting to administer to one Margaret Bury a certain poison, with intent to murder the said Margaret Bury. It appeared that there was no adequate motive assigned for the heavy charge, and that all the circumstances of the case might be accounted for on the ground of mistake. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Jolly was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Norris, at Wrightington, in this county, and stealing sundry articles therefrom. The jury found him Guilty, recommending him to mercy on the ground of his good character. Sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. This ca.se closed the assizes.  Oa Monday James Field, the master of the smack Lord Howe, of Queenborough, and John Gooding and Phineas Fridaywebb, his crew, were brought before Larkin Allen. Esq., the Mayor of Rochester, charged with being found in possession of 126 i ankers of contraband spirits on board of that smack. The detection took place while the boat was off Garrison Point, Sheerness. The parties were committed preparatory to the unloading of the prize. She is from 30 to 40 tons burden.