The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-22 00:00:00

WARRANTY CASE.

The following case was tried in the Sheriff's
Court yesterday (Tuesday) :
HUNT V. BlGNOLD.—Plaintiff is a clerk and
defendant a dog-fancier, of Leadenhall-market.
Plaintiff staten that he saw a very fine Newfound-
land puppy dog exposed for sale at defendant's
stall, and inquired the price. Defendant told him
that £3 10s. was the lowest figure, that it was
thorough-bred, and would take the water well.
Plaintiff was assured that the animal was a
treasure, and having paid his money, carefully
conveyed it home. One day he resolved upon
giving it a bath and took it to a pond, but doggy
would not go in. (Laughter.) As coaxing was
no use, plaintiff tried force, and threw his bargain
into the stream, when, to his dismay and disgust,
the dog's tail changed colour. (Roars of laughter.)
The dye came off. (Increased laughter.) In fact,
the dog, which was nearly black when purchased,
turned a very different hue when washed.
His Honour said it was nothing new for parties
to paint animals, or dye them, whichever was the
proper term. He had known a tax-gatherer for six
or seven years whose pony had changed colour five
times during that period.
The defendant said that he was a respectable
man, and had had his stand in the market for 20
years. He knew nothing about the dog's tail. The
animal had been purchased in the way of trade, and
was well worth the money. .

. His Honour said there was nothing about " dye-
ing" in the warranty, and ho could only say that
plaintiff must keep his bargain unless he could per-
suade defendant to take the dog back.
Plaintiff said he would like to have his money
back.

Defendant—Come, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll
give you 30s. for the dog.
His Honour had nothing to do with their bar-
gains. As the evidence was, he must find for the
defendant, with costs.

The 78th Highlanders are under orders to move
from Fort George to Edinburgh this week: They
are expected to arrive in Edinburgh on Friday.
"Among the arrangements proposed for Italy
which have attracted more or less notice lately,
says the Independence, " there is one combination
in virtue of which the Grand Duke of Tuscany
would assume the Government of Romagna with
the title of Vicar-General of the Pope, and would
stand in nearly the same relation to the Holy See
as Prince Couza does to the Sublime Porte in the
Danubian Principalities. This project might have
had some chance of success six months ago, but now
it has not the slightest chance of acceptance."
CHARGE OF MISAPPROPRIATING SHARES.—At
the Guildhall Police-court, yesterday, Mr. William
Francis Vandervell, described as a merchant, resid-
ing at No. 1, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly, was
charged with unlawfully, misappropriating 105
shares in the London and Westminster Bank, value
£4,000, and certain stock in the London, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway, value £250, with intent
to defraud Mrs. Anne Bruce Borland and. others.
He was remanded.
The late Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden has,
1.4 y her will, left the estate of Utrikirch, near Fri-
burr, to the Princess Hohenzollern-Sig maringen,
with' reversion to the latter's son. The Duchess of
Hamilton is to have the villa at Baden-Baden, and
the Hereditary Princess of Saxony the estate at
'Mannheim, in which are comprised the mansion and
_garden given by the town to the late Grand
Duchess, and the edifice at present occupied by the
Grand Ducal Institution for young ladies.
A NOBLEMAN IN THE RANKS.—The heir to a
Scottish earldom was discovered in the garb of a private
soldier a few days ago. On being recognised, his lordship,
who formerly held the rank of an officer, at once admitted
that he had enlisted. How far this act wtll bar certain
legal proceedings already commenced against hint is yet to
be decided.— United Service