The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-15 00:00:00

'Before the Chief Baron, and Baron:Bramwell, Martin,
and Channel/0
RHODES V. HULL.

Mr. Huddleston moved that the defendant be dis-
charged out of custody on the ground that bis appre-
hension was illegal. It appeared that a man held the
warrant for the capture of the defendant. They went,to
his residence at Siddenham about twenty miles from
Reading, and then one of the Men placed a ladderagainst
the window and got into a room where belay down and
cried murder. 'Upon this the other man considered
himself justified, the whole thing being a stratagem.
The defendant was arrested and taken to Reading Gaol.
Rule granted.

WESTMINSTER COUNTY. COURT.
(Before J. Bayley, Esq.)
THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE SUED FOR A CAB FARE.—
BERRIDGE V. SIR J. A. COCKBURN.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a
fly and cab proprietor at Kew, against the Right Hon.
defendant, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas, to recover the sum of 145., for the hire of a
fly from Richmond to Hampton Court, a distance of ten
miles. Defendant also charged 4s. for waiting whilst
his lordship and friends dined. The transaction occurred
in May last, and, on application to his lordship, he said
that he would pay the 10s., bitt not the waiting time.
Plaintiff then took out'a summons, when his Honour
expressed an opinion that it was a case of disputed fare
under the Metropolitan Carriage Act, and therefore that
he had no jurisdiction, but during the sitting his lord
ship, who was then on the circuit, sent a request that
the case should be adjourned for the case to be argued.
The-case was called on again to-day, when Mr. Davies
appeared for the plaintiff; and a legal gentleman, whose
name did not transpire, for the defeilOant.
His Honour still•held that he bad'no'jurisdiction.
' The'defendant's solicitor said there was no desire to
take any technical defence, ' He relied on the law of the
case, as it might appear he did not offer any objection
as regarded the jurisdiction.
His 'Honour said that. be would hear the merits by
consent, but be did not consider it as a case strictly
within his jurisdiction.
By the plaintiff's evidence it appeared that he had
charged "post chaise" price, Is. a mile, and therefore
was not entitled for waiting time.
' • His Honour suggested that 10s. should be paid,
without any order or coats ou either side.
This.was assented to, and the matter dropped.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

SCOTLAND.
WICK BURGHS.

The declaration of the poll was made at Wick on Satnr.
day.

The SHERIFF having read the returns, the majority in
Favour of Lord John Hay was declared to be 104.

Lord JOHN HAY very briefly addressed the electors.
Dr. BANNISTER, -as agent for Mr. Sbaw, protested
against the validity of the election, on the ground of treat-
ing, intimic:ation, and bribery.
The large assemblage then quietly dispersed.
[lt is worthy of notice, as showing how complete our
arrangements were for getting the earliest returns of the
elections, that the state of the poll at Kirkwall at 2
o'clock, on Thursday. was known in The aura office and
published 12 hours before it was known in Wipk.]

IRELAND.
LONGFORD COUNTY.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.

White ..
Greville..,
Forbes ..

... 1,930
... 1,496
... 932

WICKLOW COUNTY.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Milton
Hume
Monck

1,491
... 1,141
... 858

ANTRIM COUNTY.
CLOSE OF THE FOLL.

Pakenham
DliCarthey
()Tara ...

• 4,538
▪ 4,223
... 1,453

CLARE COUNTY.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Conyngbam
Calcutt

... 2,852
... 1.375
... 1,227

Fitzgerald

DUBLIN COUNTY.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Hamilton
Taylor

... 2,450
~. 2,340
... 1,645

DOmvillo

TIPPERARY COUNTY.
The O'Donoghue and .Mr. Waldron were yesterday
returned without opposition.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO THE NEW
PARLIAMENT.

(From the London Gazette of last evening.)
CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 11.
Members returned to serve in the Parliament summoned
to be holden at Westminster, the 30th April.
County of Cumberland, Eastern Division—The Hon.
Charles Wentworth George Howard, of Castle Howard,
Yorkshire ; William Marshall, of Patterdale Hall, Esq.
Western Division Henry Wyndham, of Cocker-
mouth castle, Cumberland, EP(I. ; Henry Lowther, of
Lowther Castle, Cumberland, Esq.
APRIL 13.
County of Orkney and Shetland—Frederick Dundas,
Esq., of Hanover-square, London.
Borough of Wallit.ford—Richard Malice, of Lowndes-
square, Middlesex, Esq. •
APRIL 14.

County of Sussex, Eastern Division—John Geo. Dod-
son, of Seamore-place., Middlesex, Esq. ; Henry North
Holroyd, commonly called Viscount Pevensey. Wes-
tern Division—Charles Henry Gordon Lennox, com-
monly called Earl of March ; _Henry Wyndham, of Pet-
worth, Esq.
Wick' District of Burghs—The Hon, John Hay, com-
monly called Lord John Hay, Post Captain in the Royal
Navy.

LAW CHARGES IN ENGLAND.—According to an official
document the estimate of .law charges in England for
the current year, under the head " Solicitor, Treasury,
and Law Charges," was 35,8161.
THE TOBACCO QUESTION.—Ey a return just issued it
appears that last year the " real value" of tobacco, &r.,
imported was 2,240,270/. The duty last year exceeded
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