The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

IN RE DODDS.

The question raised in this case was a question of
costs, claimed by the jailor of Jersey, for bringing Mr.
Dodds, solicitor, to this court on Wednesday last upon
writ of baboac corpus, when he wag remanded.
The Lord Chancellor said although he might have some
difficulty in awarding against Mr. Dodds the coats in
the cause, yet there was a distinction between costs in
the cause and the fees and expenses to be paid to the
j tilor, lawfully incurred by him in making the return to
the writ of habeas corpus ; and as to these expenses his
lordship entertained no manner of doubt that Mr. Dodds
was liable to pay them, and his lordship granted ass
order against him accordingly. As to how they might
be recovered his lordship could not say.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices
Wightman, Erle, and Crompton.)
BIDDULPH V. LEER-JUDGMENT.
Lord Campbell this morning delivered the judgment
of the Court for the defendant in this case, which in-
volved a question of title to certain estates in this
country, under the will of Richard Biddulph. The case
was one of considerable importance to the parting, from
the magnitude of the property involved.

NICHOLSON V. ELLIS-JUDGMENT.
In this case the plaintiff, Clerk of the Peace for the
city and liberties of Westminster, claimed of the defen•
dalt, Clerk of the Peace for Middlesex, certain fees, by
virtue of his office, under the 7th and Bth Vic., which
transferred the adjourned sessions for Westminster to
Clerkenwell. It was contended by the defendant that
the act making the transfer only gave the fees to the
then holder of the office, in lieu of compensation, and
that the plaintiff, as his successor, had no right to re-
ceive them. The Court were divided in opinion—two
on each side.

Lord Campbell said, in cases where the judges were
equally divided in opinion, generally no judgment wadi
given, but as it was urinal for the junior judge in much
cases to withdraw, the majority would be two to on•
for the defendant, which would allow him to take the
case before a court of error.
Judgment for the defendant.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron, Barons
Martin, Bramwell, and Channell.)
READ V. KING—JUDGMENT.

This was an action brought to recover damages for
alleged injuries to a horse and ♦ehicle, owing to the
worrying of the horse by the defendant's dogs. The
case was tried before Mr. Baron Bramwell, at Guild-
hall, when evidence was given to prove the doge,
which are of the terrier breed, were ferocious and
mischievous. The defendant denied that they were
ferocious or mischievous. One was blind, another par-
tially so, and the third was deaf, and he called evidence
in support of his case. Th• jury, however, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff with a certain amount of dama-
ges. Last term a rule was obtained by the defendant to
set aside the verdict, which was argued a few days since,
in the course of which Mr. Lecke, Q.C., who supported
the rule, argued that the plaintiff had failed to make
out by equation that these four wretched little ours wer•
equal in ferocity to one Bengal tiger. The Court took
time to consider the puints raised for a new trial.
The Court, this morning, delivered their judgment
deciding the rule to be made absolute for a new trial.
Rule made absolute accordingly.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MONEY BY FALSE PRETENOES.---.
Sarah May, 24, of 24, Little Windmill-street, St.
James's, was charged before Mr. Bingham with attempt-
ing to obtain the sum of 21. from James Rutland,
baker, of 20, Old Bur;ingtou-street, by false and
fraudulent pretences.

Elizabeth Hunt, a little girl of 9 years of age, who
gave her evidence in a straightforward and artless
manner, said that on the previous evening the prisoner
came up and said she had been to her mother's who had
told her she had gone for some bread and asked her
where she got it. She told her at Mr. Rutland's, in Old
Burlington street. She then said she was to go and ask
Mrs. Rutland to lend her mother 21. as a person had
called with a bill. She said her sister had taken a doll's
house home for her. Witness took the message to Mr.
Rutland—for there was no Mrs. Rutland—and he went
home with her.

Louisa Hunt, the mother of the last witness, said she
had never seen the prisoner before, and never sent her
for the money.
The child said she was sure she was the woman.
Wm. Hunt, the father of the child, said he saw the
prisoner in company with the child on the previous
evening, and having been told what had occurred, he
put 2a. in a piece of paper, and told his child to go
and wait till the woman came, and then give it to
her. The child took the money, and as soon as he
saw the woman approach and attempt to take the
money he seized her.

Die child said the prisoner told her, if she got
the money, to go and wait in a door way in Savile-
row ; and when her father gave her the money oho
went and waited till the woman came.

The prisoner said she knew nothing about it. They
were mistaken in the person.

Remanded.