The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-22 00:00:00

COURT OP COMMON PLEAS.

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(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Justice Willes and a
Special Jury.) -

DAWKIN;V. LORD ROKEDY. ,
The hearing of this case was resumed to-day, the ex-
amination of Colonel Dawkins being continued, but the
evidence, which consisted chiefly of the verification of a
mass of correspondence, was not interesting to the public.
At the close of the examination in chief of the plaintiff,
The Solicitor-General contended that an action in this
case could not be maintained, for, according to civil law
action for false imprisonment could not be brought for-
ward after four years subsequent to the offence charged.
He contended also that in conformity with the provisions
of the Mutiny Act and military law a civil tribunal could
not try a case like the present.
Mr. Bevil' followed on the same side.

Mr. Karslake replied.
His lordship delivered a most elaborate judgment, in the
course of which he stated his opinion that this case could
not be decided by a civil court, and that there was no
ground' for imputing malicious or improper motives to
Lord Rokeby, who made his statements before the courts of
inquiry in his capaCity. But even had it been otherwise
and that the court was a competent tribunal to try the
case, the defendant would be protected by the law, which
held that a witness could not be subject to any legal con-
sequence in consequence of the evidence in the witness
box.
The plaintiff was accordingly non-suited.
BARKS V. DEKLY.
(Before Mr. Justice Keating and a common jury.)
This was an action to recover a sum of £24 on a bill of
exchange of the defendant, to which it was pleaded that
the defendant had not accepted the bill, and' that it was
merely a bill of accommodation for which no value had
been received.
The plaintiff is a printer and engraver in business at
Islington, and it appeared that from time to time he ad-
vanced different sums to his son, who was a jeweller living
at Newington-butts. The plaintiff's son was intimate with
the defendant, and was in the habit of accompanying
him to races, and advancing money for certain purposes,
and to enable him to go abroad occasionally. These
sums amounted to a sum of 466, but the bill of
exchange was the only amount at present in dispute.
The plaintiff held the bill as part payment of the sums
lent to his son. The bill not being paid the action was
commenced.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

HEARTLESS ROBBERY.—Charles Herman, lately porter in
the service of Mr. Priest, eating-house keeeper, of Charles-
street, Soho-square, was charged with stealing a box of
wearing apparel of the value of £5, the property of Caro-
line Hall, a fellow servant, the robbery being one of a most
cruel nature. The prisoner was further charged with
stealing a truck from his employer.
It appeared that the prosecutrix, Caroline Hall, a married
woman, having her husband in the hospital, had been
obliged to go into service, but on Saturday last she was
compelled to leave her situation in consequence of her
being about to become a mother. She gave the pri-
soner, her follow servant, her box, containing her wearing
apparel, to take to the booking-office in Oxford-street,
and he started with it for that purpose, taking his em-
ployer's truck with him. The poor woman afterwards as-
certained that the prisoner had never been to the booking-
office. She then gave information to the police, and the
matter being placed in the hands of Sergeant Cole, of the
C division, an experienced officer, he last night succeeded
in finding the prisoner in Berwick-street Mews. Ou tax-
ing Lim with the robbery he at first said that he know
nothing about it, and that he never lived at Mr. Priest's,
but subsequently he said that he would tell the truth, and
that he did have the things, and sold them for 10s., the
value of them being about £5.
Sergeant Cole asked for a remand, which was granted,
Mr. Knox kindly ordering the poor woman a sovereiga
from the poor-box.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THROUGII FURIOUS DRIVING.—
John Hunt, of 23, George-street, Sloane-square, coachman,
was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and
furiously driving and damaging a brougham, the property
of Mr. Richard Hollins, jobmaster, Albion-mews West,
Hyde-park-square.
Thos. Beale, 119 0, said that about 12 last night, while
in Park-lane, he saw the defendant driving a brougham at
a furious rate down Park-lane. Directly afterwards he
heard a crash and saw that the defendant had come in
collision with a brougham, knocking the hind wheels com-
pletely off, besides doing other damage. He went and
stopped the defendant, who drove off at a furious rate, and
took him into custody, the defendant being drunk at the
time.
Mr. Hollins, jobmaster, of Albion Mews, West, said .£2O
damage had been done to his brougham.
A cab proprietor stepped forward and said that his cab
had also been damaged by the defendant to the amount
of .£7, but the driver was not'in attendance.
Mr. Knox said he would remand the defendant for a
few days so that the cabman might attend, and then a
better estimate of the damage might be produced. He
would take bail, but should require two sureties in £3O
each.