The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

CITY SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Rl.fore Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.)

THE RULES OF COURT.-CAUTION TO DEFENDANTS.

WOOLLET V. HINCII,
This was an action to recover the sum of 261. for goods
sold.
Mr. Huddlestone appeared as counsel for the plain-
tiff, and the defendant appeared in person.
The defendant said that lie had paid the money into
court, and complained of the extra expenses he had been
. put to through the engagement of counsel and the fees
hearing.ut
The Soicitor's Clerk said that the brief was not de'
livered to counsel till mid-day yeterday, in the hoP°
that defendant would settle, but he had not done so
until the last moment, and it was necessary to pay the
h.qring fees before plaintiff could apply to the C.Jur, for
CO2to;
Ar.r. Huddlestone said that there was a notice on the
back of the summons to the effect that unless the judg-
ment was confessed five days before the day nj hearing,
he would be subject to further costs, therefore the de•
fendant could not plead ignorance.
Defendant said the costs would be 9 or 10 guinea°, and
he had never disputed the debt, but from a pressure o
circumstances he had been unable to pay; but he had
dealt with Mr. Woollet to the amount of several thou;
sands, and he could not believe that Mr. Woollet had
pressed matters to this point.
Mr. Huddlestone said that the professional gentlemen
who instructed him were far above going on for costs,
The Solicitor's Clerk said it was necessary to employ
counsel, as the Court would only hear attorney or 0000.

eel.
His Honour said there was no rule to that effect ; he
would hear any one who could give evidence,
• Defendant said he bad repeatedly admitted the debt,
and had written to the plaintiff's attorney to that effee'
His honour read the letter produced, and said that
it was without any other evidence sufficient to establish
the case, and therefore there was no necessity for ratahr
ing counsel.
The Clerk said that the defendant might have den
the case in Coto, or not appeared at all.
Mr. Huddlestone said that the case if properly d'
fended was slot quite so easy as defendant chose to mall
it appear, for if defendant had resisted great addition&
expense must have been incurred, and which must 110°
fallen upon himself ultimately.
His Honour said that defendant had not comp
with the rules of the Court, and must therefore bear the
consequences. The learned counsel had been retitled,
and he must be paid, and all costs out of pocket, het
nothing for preparing the brief.
COSTS OF ACCOUNTANTS IN BANKRUPTCY—SAFFERS
V. DEWING.
This was an action tried yesterday, and is of 00e;
siderable importance to persons having their aff,valrg
settled by accountants. The plaintiff was describe'
an accountant, and sought to recover the sum of 1b
for services rendered on the defendant passing throug
the Court of Bankruptcy. • tiff,
Mr. Clarke, of Bedford-row, appeared for the Owe A:
and Mr. W. R. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, for the
fendant.
From the evidence it appeared that the defendoll
was made bankrupt last year, and Messrs. P‘'leriee,
and Saffery were enagaged as accountants and 1);641
pared the balance-sheet, but the plaintiff cherl'il
for preliminary business to the amount now elaialeea
although a bill to the amount of 431., had bled
before the Commissioner, and which con3Pr`soo
the same items—another action was pending in „t,
joint names of the partners, for a balance of the acootl;
The plaintiff was cross-examined by Mr. Buche
and admitted that so soon as a person was first in co°
he was " beset" by accountants, engaging to do bushigeos
cheap, but he denied that he agreed to take any s„,"es
allowed by the Court. A. bill was made out in the
of the partners for 431., to be shown to the Conilg.
sioner, and he allowed 101. out of the estate, but
fondant was to pay any difference. e v
03°
Mr. Clarke said that the bill was merely -
out to show to the Commissioner, but not to I,l33°the
the defendant from the preliminary business done by
plaintiff individually. e to
Mr. Buchanan put in a bill delivered subsequelwit io
the examination meeting, which was also made ,
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the name of the firm, giving credit for the 10/, renoivo;
and throwing off 51. on the original bill. Mr. Bache eer
contended that the first bill was made out to de
celo
the Court; he also objected to the charges, whiebewfot
4s. per hour for the principal and 2s. 6d. pet WO' fat
each clerk. fie considered these monstrous chargfe'l'
any young man had only to dub himself an ace )ue"(10;
and get nearly 2 guineas a day, and his clerk 1/.
but such were established charges in that profession.,do
The plaintiff admitted that the larger bill wag glite4
out with a view of getting a larger allowance from
Court.
Mr. Buchanan—ln fact to mislead the Court. 04
His Honour, on comparing the account, said 1'
the
clear that the charges in all the bills had reference t°ll/,
same work, and plaintiff coal,' not recover individue
and must be nonsuited.
The Jury said something was due, no doubt.
His Honour—No doubt, to the partnership.
Nonsuit entered.
PALMER AND SAFFERY V. DEWING. ialco
This was the second action for 171.10 ~ the be"
on the joint accouut. tha
• A discussion took place as to proceeding with ,ao.
case. Mr. Buchanan contended that he could show
thing was due—it was a kind of no cure no pay vessel
and that the plaintiffs were to take what they could 1'
from the court.
Mr. Clarke denied this. io
His Honour said that after the opinion of the Jerrie
the last case, it would be better for the parties te
Ultimately, Mr. Buchanan said his client would' 110
der his advice, pay 71. 10,., although contrary toe,
(defendant's) opinion as to the injustice of the charg
Judgment for 71. NS. f ar
Mr. Clarke offered to have a verdict entered °rat/
fendant in the first case, if he (defendant) would 1°
the costs, but this was refused.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This DI11.)

MANSION-HOUSE. -
A SCOUNDREL—James Griffia was charged wve
Banking a respectably dressed female named Ellen te(
ton. The complainant stated that she now earnen,c, she
living honestly as a tailoress, but that tvs o year del sr3:oot:
unfortunately became acquainted with the ,- hie':
cohabited with him, and had a child by him, iocoi,„'
however, was now dead. She had not seen
months before last night, when she met him in
gate-street. He told her that he was hard up, 04:
had no lodging, nor any money to provide Ow bi7A
he asked her to assist him. She gaTehe
sd. all the money she had about her telling hit°l3.Sh;
no wish to have anything more to do with him'
n 3
proceeded to leave him when he up with his hibtlot
gave her a blow in the face and a kick in the
body. Oa a former occasion he stabbed her in
with a penknife, the effects of which ii now vi"`"10;
The defendant in his defence said that he still eies,
tamed a great respect for the complainant and be
last night about 11 o'clock to her lodgings t° e„";wi/'i
after her when he was told by the young woLea",i,l,'"
whom she lodged that she was out ; she aie°,,,- 01,"'
was an improper hour for the compainant te be
and asked him to go and -look for her. 11° wry
and was much shocked at finding her, in vei4l o,°;
company. He remonstrated with 'her, on -01).:, 00'1
scratched his face, abused him, and tbre b'"6,10
collar. He denied having struck the coin9L°l3 ip
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all. es
The Lord Mayor, however, paid more attel%
the complainant's statement than the defendalltV
sent the latter to prison for three months, %.o'.
labour.

GUILDHALL.
A very respectably dressed young roan 0,0
$
mense beard, was placed at the bar before ' with
AldernAyie
Peter Laurie, charged with deserting from the 0"
Dragoons. r t:e
It appeared from the evidence and the prisoner ' t
merit that his name is Robert Bradford, at ailorhi osl
He enlisted at Manchester in August., 1854,,5vi.
mained with his regiment till the 11th Marei", "el
when he de,erted. from the regiment, which 0..0,,
stationed at Hounslow, having. inn that short l;Pb",11'.:1
time been made a corporal. Since his desertion orr
resided in London, under the name o.f Bone, and ficieditoo
at his trade as a tailor..
He admitted ho was a deserter, and was rant o'4
Holloway to enable Mr. Martin to counnuniew-"le;
the authorities relative to his being forwarded td.
bridge, where the regiment is at present statiorie
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THAMES. 1)1°/11utseli

DARING STREET ROBBERY. —Ann Dwyer, be "'tit,
and savage woman, aged 24, and dwelling at "selfide
of her apprehension at No. 24; Dovonshire-std be' $,
George•in-the-E Ist, was brought up on rerualr„pg.,'
Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting Benjamin ,e.Sr
a ship-smith, of King-street, St. George-in-,,,'4
and robbing him of a gold Albert chain, value o°'),
The prosecutor, an elderly man possessed, °f OV„,
property, was reeling about the neighbourheaeL
well on the night of the 3d inst„about 9 o'clock, 'lbef
for liquor, and was beset by the prisoner and ae",,10";pl
man, equally iniamous, and he went to the stall
in King David-lane, for protection. The women
about their business, the prosecutor reinaioeoo";;
station-house a few minutes and then left.
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afterwards assailed by the same woman, and, ek;o0b(
i; e
to his ac,ount the prisoner seized him by the t,is'eJ
comp' eestd it and nearly strangled him, while e 0 ' 0
,made snatch at his watch. The chain was br 1/
"r ,'')‘/
remained inffothrt e woman's ands. The ptherose°l3 eive— '6ll
thsperate e released hihmself , seized ~,i IP:P
gl
had the chain in her band, and she left her she"-vtie'L'i
2/. in his hands. The prisoner and her cod
made their escape. The former was apprehee
same night. cdoeCe
. Mr. Se fe asked f,r the boy, who gave a-1 pltt,
c
the la t caswn.
A pst olice-constable, named Edward Freeob,
le ill
250 K, said the buy could not be found. r,.0
Mr. self,,—Where Is the other woman, the
confederate I p'ecil
Paicetnan—She has escaped to tho north al ,000ef
Mr. Setfe said there was no moral doubt the rpriq)",
tort ad been assaulted and robbed, and that the
eP"
was a person of desperate character, wile 0; to 6eo!
was
repeatedly in custody, but it would be tleq.:lo,,co otie
this case for trial on the unsupported evi be 00;
drunken man, and the prisoner must thrreforenuiso,por
more let loose upon society, to which she was e obto'll3er
and a terror, but if any more evidence could be „0
to sustain the charge of felony the prisoner
con!ederate might be again taken into Gusto 9'