The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TILLY DAY.)

ROLLS COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls.)

BOLDER°. V. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY-JUDGMENT.

In this action it appeared that the plaintiff by his bill
claimed to be refunded the excess of payments made by
him to the annuity fund of the retired civil servants of the
East India Company in the Presidency of Madras. The
plaintiff was in the civil service of the East India Company,
and subscribed to the fund for the relief of retiring servants
of the company ; and he alleged that at the time he
retired, taking into account his length of time of
service and payments made by him to the fund in
question, he had made over payments at the time he
retired. He now called upon the directors of the company
to refund to him the excess of payments made by him.
The directors contended that by the regulations of the com-
pany the plaintiff was not entitled to repayment of any
excess of money paid on account of the annuity fund. That
the regulations of the company were for the management of
the fund and government of the companies servants, and
that there was no provision made'for such a demand as the
plaintiff now makes.

His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, this morning de-
livered a long and elaborate judgment in this case, and
after adverting to the origin of the fund, and the scope and
object of the subscribers and directors of the company in
establishing the fund, his Honour came to the conclusion
that the plaintiff had not made out his case, and he dis-
missed his bill with costs.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice
Wightman, Mr. Justice Hill, and Mr. Justice Erle.)
THE NEW JUDOS.

Mr. Robinson, the Chief Master, this morning adminis-
tered the oath of supremacy and allegiance to Mr. Justice
Hill, the judge appointed in the room of Mr. Justice Cole-
ridge.

After the learned judge had taken the oath,
Lord Campbell said ho was happy to say that the words
n the oath of abjuration relative to James 11., the Preten-
ider, and his descendants, would no longer be admitted.

DELtY OF BUSINESS IN COURT.

Lord Campbell, having -aletl upon the gentlemen both
within and without the bar, without receivingany response
except mere matters of course, said he felt very much sur-
prised, after the intimation given by the court yesterday,
that counsel should move an application for new trials as
early as possible, and that the Court would take them the
first thing this morning. Notwithstanding that intimation,
he (Lord Campbell) had gone through the entire bar and
could not find a single case in which counsel were prepared
to move. The Court would not refuse to hear the applica-
tions later in the day, but he hoped for the future counsel
would assist the Court in disposing of the business before
then. The Court then proceeded to hear the arguments of
Mr. J. Brown in a part-heard case of little interest.
The delay in the Court arises from attornies not instruct-
ing counsel to move for new trials in sufficient time.

COURT OF ERROR.

Sir A. Cockburn, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common
Pleas ; Mr. Baron Watson, Mr. Baron Channel', Mr.
Justice Crompton, and Mr Justice Crowder, entered the
Court of Exchequer this morning for the purpose of fixing
the days on which courts of error will be held.

The Lord Chief Justice, announced that the Court would
meet on the 26th and 27th of Nov., to hear errors from the
Court of Queen's Bench. On the 29th and 30th Nov,,
from the Common Pleas; and on the Ist and 2d Dec.,
from the Court of Exchequer.

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