The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-09 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

:Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Campbell and a
Special Jury.)
ELLIOTT V. HIGGINS AND OTHERS.

This was an action brought for the recovery of 6741.
from the executors of the late Mr. Higgins, a surveyor,
for work and labour done in the valuing of certain houses
and timber on a projected line of railway in connection
with the London and Birmingham Railway, between
Northampton, Warwick, and Fenny Compton. The
liability of the deceased was not disputed ; the only
point being the amount per mintage the plaintiff was
entitled to receive, vis., one half or one quarter per cent.
On the suggestion of Lord Campbell, a verdict was
taken for the lesser amount.

COMMON PLEAS.

:Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Cresswell and
a Common Jury.)
WICKING Y. STEEL AND ANOTHER.

This was an action for the recovery of the amount of
an attorney's bill. The question involved was the
liability of George Steele, one of the defendants. It
appeared that one Alexander Steel held certain land
some years since at New C roes, under the Haberdashers'
Company, and carried on business there as a market-
gardener, his brother George, formerly a gentleman's
servant, assisting him with money. During the occu-
pation of the land some alterations took place on
the South• Eastern Railway, and the plaintiff
was employed by Alexander Steel to conduct an
action against the company for compensation, and it
was in respect of that the bill of costs was claimed
against George, as partner, his brother Alexander
having left this country for America.
The Jury, under the direction of the Judge, returned
a verdict for the defendants generally, with leave for the
plaintiff to move to enter the verdict as against Alex•
ander Steel, the jury being of opinion George Steel was
not liable.

The learned Judge said he had power to, strike the
name of George Steel out of the record.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

SOVTHWA.RK.

THE ALLEGED ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. James
final
beershop keeper in Long-alley,
dence taken on Friday last, from Wm. Layton, a weahsarbgreodugyvhtitbhefaosrseall:llltrinng urmchrasm.
Harriettf for Callaghan, a tall powerful looking fellow, well known
to the police,
Moorfields, and robbing her of 91. 7s. From the examination,evi-
Scot Scotter, the wife of a
trades-
man, residing at 16, Castle street, Rent-street, it ap-
peared that on the previous evening the prosecutrix (his
sister) paid a visit to his family. Between 10 and 11
she left, and witness, his wife, and a Mr. Ross accom-
panied her to put her in a cab to go home. They had
not gone far when Mrs. Scotter was knocked down and
kicked about, and Mr. Laytenon, his wife, and Mr. Ross
went up to protect her, wh they were surrounded by
the prisoner and three others and dreadfully ill-used, so
much so that the prosecutrix was so ill, as well as Mrs.
Layton, that they were unable to attend to give their
evidence.
Mrs. Scotter now attended, and said that she was
walking with Mrs. Layton along Kent-street on Thurs-
day night last to look for a cab to go home. Mr. Lay-
ton and Mr. Ross followed behind. Just as they came
to the Crown the prisoner rushed up to her, seized her
by the shoulders, and putting one of his knees on her
stomach thretv her into the road. She was then kicked
about until she became insensible. She thought at the
time that she had been robbed of 9/. 75., but when she
got home she fortunately ascertained that she had left
it in her dressing-table.
Mr. Burcham sentenced the prisoner to two months'
hard labour in the house of Correction.