The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-25 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 31.4 r 24.

S'TOCKLET V. HORNIDGE AND ANOTHER.
In this case Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD obtained a rule on a
former day, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause wig the
verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had. The ac-
tion was brought to recover damages for false imprisonment_
The plaintiff resided in Brussels, and bad acted as an agent
to Lord William Paget. The defendants, his Lordship's so-
licitors, had written to the plaintiff respecting the sum of 5001.,
which was stated, on the affidavit of his Lordship, to have
been due to him, and on his arrival in London to enter into
an arrangement, he was arrested for the debt in the Novem-
ber, 1835, and remained in prison till the May following-.
Sir F. Pollock was heard to-day against the rule Sergeant
Bompas and Mr. Busby are on the same side ; Mr. Sergeant
Talfourd and Mr. Channel on the other.
The Court was occupied nearly the whole day in hearing
the address of Sir F. Pollock.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Mar 24.

JOHNSON AND OTHERS V. DODGSON.

This was an action of assumpsit for goods sold and deli-
vered. The defence set up was that the goods were not ac-
cording to sample. At trial, before Lord Abinger, in Lon-
don, the plaintiff hz.,cl a verdict, subject to a point raised by
Mr. Creswell, that thcre was no sufficient contract in writing,
signed by the party chart;eable within the meaning of the sta-
tute of frauds. It appeare,4 that the plaintiffs apreed to sell
defendants a quantity of hous. The defendant, at the time,
wrote in his own buok a acotorandum of the sale to him by
plaintiffs of twenty-seven poCkets of Plaisteds and four
pockets of Selmes' hops. to be for Carded to him by the Leeds
coach. SampleS were subsequently Ztcnt down to the defend-
ant, and the goods forwarded according to order. The de-
fendant, however, refused to receive th*.:ll, and plaintiffs
brought their action. A rule to set aside the .'crdict and enter
a nonsuit was subsequently obtained by Mr. Cr.:•ivrell, against
which

r. TIIESSIGER showed cause.-IZulo discharged.
GOELBURN BROOKS.

This was a bill filed by a legatee to enforce payment of a
legacy, which, it was alleged, had lapsed. His Lordship, upon
coming into Court this morning, briefly gave judgment. The
principle which was to govern his decision was clear, namely,
that a legacy does not lapse by the death of the legatee until
the time of payment arrived. He must decree in favour of the
plaintiff.—llecreed accordingly.

ADMIRALTY CO URT, MAY 24.
THE MEG MERRILIES-SALVAGE.

This was a suit promoted by the owner and master of the St.
Patrick steam-boat for salvage services rendered to the brig
Meg Merrilies. The brig left Liverpool for Africa with a
valuable cargo on the 30th of September last, but met with
very bad weather, by which she was much injured. The
vessel had been dismasted, leaving only her foremast stand-
ing, when, on the 4th of October, she was fallen in with off
the Land's End by the St. Patrick steam-boat, which was on
her voyage from Waterford to London with passengers and a
full cargo, consisting of goods and live stock. The brig at the
time had a signal of distress flying, and was making water
fast. The St. Patrick hauled in her sails and proceeded
to the relief of the Meg Merrilies. After great difficulty, the
see running high at the time, the crew of the St. Patrick suc-
ceeded in getting a warp on board, and took the brig in tow
and gut her safely anchored in the Catwater, off Plymouth.
The value of the brig and cargo was estimated at 9501. For
a reward for these services the action was commenced.
Sir J. Nictior.L, after referring to the facts, awarded 7501.
to the salvors, with costs.
No other case of interest was called on to-day. Nathaniel
Si: leheath and James Graham Stokes, Esqs., were admitted
as Procurators-General excrcent in this Ccurt, with the usual
formalities.

DIVISION OV TUESDAY"--There were but 84
Members absent from the division, and of these not more than
half a dozen were lost to the Tories. Mr. Bish would have
vo:ed last night in the majority, but he was unfortunately shut
°sit on the division, having accidentally been locked in the
library, Colonel Thompson was absent, having accepted an
invitation to dine with the Mayor and inhabitants•of Hull yes-
terday, we believe, in celebration of the birth-day of the
Princess Victorid, Sir F. Burdett and Sir W. W. Wynn
came down on their crutches to swell the intolerant minority ;
and gush was the condition-of the Welch Baronet, that he had
to sit in the Speaker's room until the division bell rang. Be-
sides Colonel Thompson, Sir It. Heron, Sir G. Strickland,
Sir T. WinningtO. Me. Benett, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. B. King,
Mr. Wallace, Mr. Wintitig, Sir P. Bellew, Mr. R. M. Bellew,
Sir Wm. Brabazon, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, Mr. L. Dobbin,
and Col. Gore Langton, were all absent without pairs, and all
in favour of the Ministerial measure. _Messrs. M. O'Connell,
Dobbin, Langton, and Sir T. Winnington wero pnfortunately
kept aviay by illness ; and the two Messrs. Bellew have been
obliged to go to Ireland to pay the last tribute of affection to
a deceased parent. Sir William Brabazon is at present in the
county of Mayo, organizing opposition to the Irish Tithe Bili.
It will be for his constituents to say whether it is there or in
the House of Commons the calls of duty ought now to find
him. ' It is not by such untimely absence he will stimulate the
Liberal electors of Mayo to vote for him, on another occasion,
against Mr. James Browne. This is the first in which
the name of Sir F. Burdett figures among the Tories ; the
place which the alphabetical arrangement gives him i! not in-
appropriate—between Sir J. Buller and Sir C. Burrell, ultra-
Tory and Stanleyite.
Lady Grey has arrived at Mivart's Hotel, accom—
panied by the youthful Lord Grey, from Groby, after an ab-
sence from town of five years. The Earl of Stamford and
Warrington, her Noble father. in-law, visited her Ladyship
shoctly after her arrival in town.
Lord Maidstone has arrived at Mote Park, on a
visit to the Earl and Countess Romney, from a visit at Paris.
Count de Boigne has arrived at Mivart's Hotel,
from Paris. The Duke of Brunswick, Count d'Orsay, and
sevdral other distinguished noblemen, visited the Count yes-
terday, at the above hotel.
Lord Francis Egerton, we regret to state, is still
labouring under an attack of the gout, at his scat, Oatlands,
in Surrey, which prevented his Lerdship being present at the
division on the Church•rate Bill. Lady Charlotte Greville,
mother of her Ladyship, is on a visit to the Noble Lord and
Lady.
The grand review of the household brigade in
Hyde-park, which many thousands of persons assembled to
witness 3 esterday, is postponed to Monday next.
The circle ,in Hyde-park yesterday, from two till
five P. si., was very gay in consequence of the throng of car-
riages going to and returning kam the palace at Kensington.