The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-03 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT-TUESDAY.

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This was general petition day.
IN RE DOXSETT CHARITY.
Mr. PEMBERTON appeared in support of the petition pre-
sented in this case, praying that a new trustee might be
appointed of a certain sum of stock bequeathed by Mr.
Doxsett for the benefit of the Ministers of Enine Dissenting
chapels. One of the present trustees, the Reverend Mr.
Fletcher, was wilfing to be discharged from his liability.
The :MASTER of the ROLLS made the order as prayed.
DAWSON V. STOCKEN.
Mr. KINDERSEEY appeared for the petitioner in this
ease. The petitioner prayed that the Master might be di-
rected to review his taxation of the bill of Mr. Scarf, the
petitioner's attorney in the suit of " Dawson v. Stocken."
A petition, with a prayer similar to the present, had been
presented a short time ago by the same party, and was
dismissed by the late Master of the Rolls on grounds which
he submitted were not applicable to the present ease.
As the solicitor of the petitioner, in October, 1834, he
sent his bill of costs, amounting to 81 IL, but which, on
the taxation of the Master, was subsequently reduced to
7551. 7s. The petitioner objected to various items in the
bill, on the ground that clerks' attendances, of the most
simple description, had been charged as solicitors. The
present petition" differed from the former, inasmuch as it
not only objected to particular items, but also objected on
the principle that the officers of all the Courts, in taxing
bills of costs, recognized a difference between the charges
allowed for solicitors' and clerks' attendances. The former
petition only objected to particular items.
Mr. PEMBERTON opposed the petition.
The MASTER of the ROLLS dismissed the petition with
costs.

COMMON PLEAS.-TUESDAY.

OSBORNE V. CLIFF.

This was an action brought to recover damages for an
alleged breach of an alleged warranty of the soundness of
a bay gelding, bought in December last, for the sum of
751. The evidence was, as is usual in cases of this kind,
of rather a conflicting character. Verdict for the plaintiff
—Damages 25/.

EXCHEQUER COURT.-TUESDAY.

SHOUT V. \VILSON.

This was an action for damages, by reason of a false ar-
rest. The plaintiff was a salaried clerk in the house of
Messrs. Shout and Nicholas, pickle-manufacturers, in Mil-
bank-street. He was the son of a former partner. The
defendant was an auctioneer, and arrested the plaintiff upon
a bill of exchange accepted by the firm, believing him to be
one of the partners.
Mr. ERLE stated the case for the plaintiff, and called
witnesses to prove the arrest. Verdict for the defendant.

SURROGATES COURT.-TUESDAY.

TONGUE V. TONGUE.

In this case, which was a suit for nullity of marriage ap-
pealed from the Arches' Court of Canterbury, a prayer was
now made on behalf of the wife, the appellant, that the
costs should be paid by the husband, and the alimony be
continued, and was opposed on the ground that a sentence
having been pronounced against the wife, the Court had no
authority to make such a decree. Dr. Barnaby ordered
the costs to be taxed, and the alimony to stand over.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

Yesterday William Thomas, aged 24, was convicted o
stealing two penny pieces and six halfpence, the monies o
Obadiah Blackham.

Joseph Langford, a young man of respectable appear-
ance, was indicted for robbing his employers, Messrs. James
Coster and Co., of Cateaton-street.
Mr. CLARKSON, for the prosecution, had been informed
that the prisoner intended to alter his plea of Not Guilty
to that of Guilty. The prosecutors were in a most exten-
sive way of business, and employed a great number of young
men. It was to inform those that the slightest offence
would not be looked over, for if they each took but a shil-
ling's worth of property per day, the amount would at the
end of the year become an enormous sum. As the plea of
guilty was recorded, the prosecutors were most anxious that
the slightest description of punishment should be awarded.
The family of the prisoner was of the highest respectability.
No evidence being offered, he was acquitted. _ _

The RECORDER then sentenced the prisoner to be impri-
soned for four months in the House of Correction, to be
kept to hard labour, on one of the four indictments that
had been preferred against him.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

The man Phillips, who has been in custody for some time
on a charge of robbing Mr. Vulliamy, watch and clock-
maker, of Pall-mall, of several valuable clocks and watches,
was brought up for another examination.
Mr. Vulliamy, aided by the police, contrived to trace the
four clocks stolen by the prisoner. They had been pledged
with different pawnbrokers, and three of them, having been
unredeemed at the year's end, had been sold by public auc-
tion. None of the parties who had received the clocks
in pledge would undertake to swear to the identity of the
prisoner.
The prisoner was then further remanded.