Lodgment not to be disclosed
8. On the hearing of any appeal, in an action commenced by ordinary civil bill or remitted to the county court, where any money has been paid into the county court, that fact shall not be communicated to the judge until all questions of liability and the amount of the debt or damages have been decided, and the judge, in exercising a discretion as to costs, shall take into account both the fact that the money has been paid into the county court and the amount of such payment.