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

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

HABLEY V. DALE.
Mr. QUAIN moved for a rule to show cause why the
costs of the demurrer i 9 this case should not he taxed
for the plaintiff. It was an action in trespass for false
imprisonment, and under it an important qut.srion arose
as to the validity of a warrant issued fur ttle apprehen-
sion of a person by Mr. Sergeant Manning, the. judge
of the Whitechapiffl 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 in favour of the plaintiff, and the
case wont dewn to trial on the plea of not guilty, and a
verdict was found for the plaintiff, with 40s. damages.
He applied for a rule to set aside the verdict and for a
new trial, 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, placid in this singular position—he bad a verdict
with first 40s. and then a farthing; damages, but was
witont a certificate, though he had judgment in his
favour on the demurrer. Mr. Quain contended that he
was at least entitled to the cots of demurrer; the Mas-
t:?r, however, had decided that he was not, on the ground
that the County Court Act depriv,d 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 cases 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.—
j Rule granted.

EXCHEQUER --(THIS DAY.)
The COURT gave notice that they would hold sittings
on Friday and Saturday the 6th and 7th February, and
on Monday the 9th, Tuesday 10th, Wedueliday 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',-(T -CIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
PETERS V. ROSS.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of 61.
ls. 6d. on a bill of exchange.
The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, and
that he did not accept the bill.
Mr. W. R. BUCHANAN, 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 be 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 staV:-
ment, and if thin WAS any truth in it defendant should
have pleaded it.
Toe jury found for the plaintiff.

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIEs.—Last night, the Ear
of Cadogan was proposed and elected a fellow, Peers being
entitled to admission without delay. The Rev. Mr.
Hodson was admitted by Sir R. H. Inglis (who was in the
chair), and Thomas Leach. Esq., 8.A., was proposed in the
usual torm. Mr. Lepton, F.S.A., presented to the Museum
two singular warlike iron instrument`, 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 Cmsar from Gaul and his landing
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
Cicsar did not land at Dover, as some have supposed, nor at
Deal as others contended, but on tht! flat and open coast
near St. Leopard's, known as Pevensey Bay. This opinion
was sustained by many ingenious and learned arguments;
and with regard to the Battle of Hastings, the Astronomer
Royal maintained, and very satisfactorily showed, that it had
been lost merely by the incaution and impetuosity of Harold.
Thanks were voted to the author almost by acclamation.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.--WOOLWICH, JAN. 2g.—Cap-
fain Riddell's company (6th battalion marched. at a quarter
before 8 A.M. to-day, from the garrison to the arsenal station,
headed 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.m, 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
rah_n:voibnsgervatory and lecture-hall for the officers of the gar-
wilosnand severelywstast.eher. injured about the head. The sufferer
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FATAL NAPTITA EXPLOSION AT HIGHGATE.—
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adjourned inquesrtesounintehde
Highgate, the
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Wynn Edwards, a law student, aged twenty-four, who was
gave it as his opinion that a satisfactory
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been examined, the naptba.coroner summed up at great length and
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verdict could not be
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cashau;toyl:lNi,tsootsrPbedreafin°nrggreG; of the lamp in question.
red with the coroner,
to afford an opportunity of obtaining the information alluded
to by the Learned Coroner. One of the chemists is to bed
selected by Mr. Wakley. the second by Dr. owensi. ,
art.,' and
the third Mr. Holliday.
THE GALE OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.----In the
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south of England it blew almost a hurricance on Wednesday
was furtherlPli ueblion the
night. In consequence of the severity of the weather the
outward Channel Islanda mail•pacl.et, which left Southamp-
ton on Wednesday midnight, was oblia;ed 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 TELEGRAIII..-.-The people of Boston
are constructing a tire alarm telegraph. Forty-nine miles
of wire have been stretched over the city, (living under the
arm of the sea which separates the main portion from South
and East Boston. The first of the forty cast icon signal
boxes has been placed on the Reservoir in Paancock-street.
These will be so distributed that every house in the city will
be within fifty rods of one. Whenever a lire occurs, resort
will be had to the nearest box, where, by turning a crank'
in,tartaneaus communication will be made to the central
ataiaka and from that, which stands related to the whole fire
dapartalaut of the city like the brain to the nervous system,
instant-, knowatlge will ha communicated to the seven dis-
tricts into which the city is divided, by so striking the
alarm bell simultaneously that the locality of the fire will be
known exactly to all, 'Phis 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
Boston.—Scientific AMU ican.