The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-06 00:00:00

NEW RULES FOR THE SHERIFFS'
COURT.

Three sets of new rules have been printed and distributed,
having reference to the Sheriffs' Court in the City. In the
first set (rules of practice) considerable modification has
taken place in the rate of allowance to witnesses. Thus—
gentlemen, merchants, bankers, and professional men will
be allowed from 10s. to 20s. per day ; tradesmen, auctioneers,
accountants, clerks, and tradesmen, from ss. to 10s. per day ;
citizens and journeymen, 3s. to ss. per day; and labourers
and the like, 2s. to 3s. per day. The rule repealed by this
allowed 75, 6d. as the highest amount, and 2s. as the
lowest, to witnesses, was the cause of much discontent.
Other alterations have also taken place, the use of which
will be seen in the working. The second set (rules and
orders as to costs) entirely remodels the costs to
be allowed, in taxation by the l‘laster, to soli-
citors and counsel practising at the court. The
third set is headed Friendly Societies' Act—Rules of
Practice. Some discontent was felt when the Friendly
Societies' Act was passed, referring to County Courts and
excluding the Sheriffs' Court, and it was asked how the City
Remembrancer overlooked an omission of such vital im-
portance. In 1858 a short act was passed giving the
Sheriffs' Court the same jurisdiction as the County Courts,
and Mr. Kerr (the present judge) has framed at some length
a set of rules for the guidance of those who may be obliged
to sue under the act. The rules are signed by the Recor-
der, Common Sergeant, and Mr. Kerr, and approved by
the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.

Mr. Kerr has spent considerable time and labour in the
construction of these rules, and it is said will not rest until
he succeeds in getting increased jurisdiction for the court
by a new Act of Parliament.

"O LICE INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN UNSEASONABLE VISITOR.--Fanny Parker, a smart
young female, living in the neighbourhood of the Waterloo-
road, was charged before Mr. Beadon with unlawfully ring-
ing the bell at 69, Davies-street, Berkeley .square.
Mr. Wm. Morgan, carpenter, of 69, Davies-street, Berkeley -
square, said that between three aad four that morning, he was
aroused by a loud knocking and ringing a his front door,
and on hastening down stairs, and opening it to see what
was the Matter, he found the defendant standing there.
He asked her what she wanted, and she tried to force her
way in , and as he could not get rid of her, he called a con-
stable he saw on the opposite side of the street, and gave
her into custody.
In answer to Mr. Beadon, the complainant said he had
known the defendant for six months, and was trying to
reform her, but on Friday last, when he called to see her,
she took up a knife and threatened him, and her language
was very bad.

The defendant said it was all false, and she only called
because he told her to do so.

Mr. Beadon said ho should order her to enter into her
.ecognisance in the sum of £lO not to go near the house
tgain.

Defendant, as she was leaving the court, said—" Ho is
only wild because I won't have him." (Laughter.)

BREAKING THE WINDOWS AT ARCHBISHOP TENNISON'S
SCHOOL.—EIIen Morris, an old woman, was charged with
breaking the windows at Archbishop Tennison's School,
Castle-street, the property of the Rev. W. G. Humphrey,
vicar of St. Martins, and others, trustees.
The prisoner demanded relief at the workhouse adjoin-
ing, but it being refused, owing to her being drunk, she
collected a lapfull of stones, with which she commenced
an attack on the windows, but, by mistake, at the school
instead of the workhouse.

She was ordered to pay the damage, or be committed for
a month.

THAMES.

SMUGGLING TEA FROM THE HACKBAT MERCHANT
SlllP.—Daniel Stanley, employed in the East and West
India Docks, was charged before Mr. Selfe, with stealing a
quantity of tea from the merchant ship Hackbat, lying in
the East and West India Docks.

A constable in the service of the company
said that yes-
berday afternoon, as the men were leaving the docks, he
was in the Commercial-road, facing the dock entrance,
when he observed the prisoner coming out. From his
manner witness thought he had something con-
cealed about his person. He smirched the pri-
soner, and found a quantity of tea tied up in a
handkerchief, which was between his legs. He
also "found some tea in his shoes and in some of his
pockets. He (witness) subsequently went on board the
ship, when 12 chests of tea were pointed out to him as those
from which it was supposed the tea was taken, and he was
informed that the prisoner had been at work there that
day. In one of the chests was an opening frotn which a
quantity of tea had been taken.
The prisoner said that it was the first time he had taken
anything from the docks.

Mr. Selfe said that he must be punished for attempting
to smuggle tea from the docks.
He was sent for a mbnth to the House of Correction with
hard labour.