The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-23 00:00:00

HADLEY V. DALE.

Mr. QUAIN moved for a rule to show cause why the
costs of the demurrer is this case should not be taxed
for the plaintiff. It was an ',talon in trespass for false
imprisonment, and under it an important question arose
as to the validity of a warrant issued fur the apprehen-
sion of a person by Mr. Sergeant Manning, the judge
of the Whitechapel County Court. The defendant
pleaded not guilty, and justification under the County
Court warrant. Issue was joined on the first plea, and
there was a demurrer to the second. On the demurrer
judgment was given iu favour of the plaintiff, and the
case went dewn to trial ou the plea of not guilty, and a
verdict was found for the plaintiff, with 403. damages.
He applied for a rule to set aside the verdict and for a
new tile], which was made absolute; and last term the
case went down for trial a second time, when there was
also a verdict for the plaintiff, but only a farthing da-
mages. Application was made to the Court to certify
for costs under the County Court Act, but it declined
to accede to the application. The plaintiff was, there-
fore, placed in this singular position—he had a verdict
with first 40s. and then a farthing damages, but was
without a certificate, though he had judgment in his
favour on the demurrer. Mr. Quain contended that he
was at least entitled to the costs of demurrer; the Mas-
tsr, however, had decided that he was not, on the ground
that the County Court Act deprived him of all expenses.
The 3 and 4 Vic. c. 42, sec. 34, enacted that a party
was entitled to costs of demurrer in all cakes when judg-
ment was in his favour. Mr. Quain submitted also that
the costs of demurrer were altogether independent of the
costs incident to the amount of damages in action.—
Rule granted.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
The COURT gave notice that they would hold sittings
on Friday and Saturday the 6th and 7th February, arid
on Monday the 9th, Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th,
and Thursday 12th, and at such sittings would proceed
to dispose of the business then pending on the new trial
paper, and also give judgment in all matters then stand-
ing for judgment.

SECONDARIES',-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
PETERS V. ROSS.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of 61.
ls. 63. on a bill of exchange.
The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, and
that ho did not accept the bill.
Mr. W. R. BUCIIA.NAN, who appeared for the plaintiff,
called Mr. Bradley, a solicitor, who said he knew the
handwriting of the defendant, and proved the signature
to be his.
The defendant, who appeared in person, said ho did
not know whether it was his or not, but he had not re-
ceived money for it.
The Learned SECONDARY said that was mere state-
ment, and if there was any truth in it defendant should
have pleaded it.
The jury found for the plaintiff.

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.—Last night the Earl
of Cadogan was proposed and elected a fellow, Peers being
entitled to admission without delay. The Rev. Mr.
Hodson was admitted by Sir IL 11. Inglis (who was in the
chair), and Thomas Leach, Esq., 8.A., was proposed in the
usual form. Mr. Repton, F.S.A., presented to the Museum
two singular warlike iron instruments, intended to drag
cavalry soldiers from their horses, by seizing them round the
neck in such a way that they could not disentangle them-
selves; they were probably not much older than the time of
the Civil Wars. The reading of the paper of the Astronomer
Royal on the departure of Censer from Gaul and his lauding
in England, with a Supplement of the Battle of Hastings be-
tween Harold and William the Conqueror, was continued.
The two later portions engaged attention last night, and the
view taken by Professor Airy was quite novel, viz., that
Cxsar did not land at Dover, as some have supposed, nor at
Deal as others contended, but on the flat and open coast
near St. Leoeard's, known as Pevensey Bay. This opinion
was sustained by many ingenious and learned arguments;
and with regard to the Battle of llastings, the Astronomer
Royal maintained, and very satisfactorily showed, that it had
been lost merely by the incaution and impetuosity of Harold.
'!'hanks were voted to the author almost by acclamation.
ROYAL ARTILLERY—WOOLWICII, JAN. 22.—Cap-
tain Riddell's company (6th battalion marched, at a quarter
before 8 A.M. to-day, from the garrison to the arsenal station,
beaded by the drums and flutes, and proceeded by the North
Kent Railway to London, en route to Dover, to relieve Cap-
tain Tullogh's company (11th battalion). The drums and
flutes attended at the arsenal station at half-past 2 o'clock
P-At, on the same day, to play the company from Dover up
to the garrison. About 12 o'clock yesterday a bricklayer's
labourer, named Daniel Sexton, in the employment of
Messrs. Kirk and Parry, fell from the top of the new building
at the
east end of the Royal Artillery barracks erecting for
an observatory and lecture-hall for the officers of the gar-
rison, and was severely injured about the head. The sufferer
hwaa;nimgmhiesdvviaeteulLtaken to the Ordnance Hospital, and, after
dence on a stretches
r.
dressed, was sent home to his own resi-
rnv ExPLOSION AT HIGHGATE.—
THE FATAL NA
yesterday Mr.
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resumed at the Woodman,
inquestt on the late Mr. Thomas
Wynn Edwards, a law student,
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rhaged twenty-four, who was
killed by an explosion of
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Several witnesses having
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satisfa aory verdict could not be
arrived at without at least the opinion practical
ed
a public
chemists being obtained upon the subject. They ha !l
duty to perform, and that was to satisfy the public upon the
safety or danger of the lamp in question. The jury
concur-
red with the coroner, and the inquiry was further adjourned
to afford an opportunity of obtaining the information alluded
to by the Learned Coroner. One of the chemists is to be
selected by Mr. Wakley, the second by Dr. Owensford, and
the third by Mr. Holliday.
THE GALE OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—In the
south of England it blew almost a hurricance on Wednesday
night. In consequence of the severity of the weather the
outward Channel Islands' mail-packet, which left Southamp-
ton on Wednesday midnight, was obliged to bring up in
the Solent ; and the mail from the Channel Islands, which
should have reached the General Post-office at 4 A.m. yes-
terday morning, did not arrive before midday of yesterday.

FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH —The people of Boston
s
are constructing a fire alarm telegraph • Forty-nine miles
the
of wire have been stretched over the city, diving under
arm of the sea which separates the main portion from Southl;
and East Boston. The first of the forty cast iron signal
boxes has been placed on the Reservoir in Hancock-street.
These will be so distributed that every house in the city will
be within fifty rods of one. 'Whenever a fire occurs, resort
will be had to the nearest box, where, by turning a crank,
instantaneous communication will be made to the central
office, and from that, which stands related to the whole fire
department of the city like the brain to the nervous system,
instant knowledge will be communicated to the seven dis-
tricts into which the ci:y is divided, by so strikipg the
alarm bell simultaneously that the locality of the fire will be
known exactly to all. This system, the perfect success of
which is now certain, will stand forth as one of the finest
achievements of scientific skill,
and a source of just pride to
BOStoll.—Scientific
.Atnerion.