The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-13 00:00:00

IN RE ANDERSON.

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The bankrupt was a wine and spirit merchant of White-
friars. He came before the court owing upwards of 5.200/.,
and entiauiting his assets at 1.100/.. independently of
2,270!. of property held as security. This was the sitting
for exsminstion and discharge.
A n adjournment was ordered for additional accounts and
pending the appointment of a new assignee.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—Ararir 12.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)

'MET r. STEVENS.-PATENT BREAD-MAKING COMPANY.
This was an action to recover two weeks' wages in lieu of
notice.
I laintiff demoted to having been summarily dismissoL
Crosa-examined by Mr. Girdlestose for the company—
] wan discharged for bad bread, but I can explain that. The
German yeast was completely rotten, and running with
maggots. I had bad potatoes, and the flour was very queer.
showed the yeast to the manager, and he said be was very
sorry, but I must do the best I could with it.
Honour --What with rotten German yeast'
Plaintiff—Yea. It was very common to put potatoes in
the brood. The manager told me that they were obliged
to get f hinge at cheep prices, so that something could be put I
before the shareholders, as they were doing very badly.
lave had to use yeast completely rotten and maggotty, and
once I went to the board. and was refused admisaiou. I had
sample of the bad yeast. We had to squeeze out the
moisture through our fingers.
Girdlestone—Who supplied the east?
Plaintiff—Messrs. Wilkin and Pugh, of St. Mary-axe,
and Mr. Matthews. Several times before I have found
maggots in the yeast, and I have used it. The flour was
weak sometimes, and beans were ground up to strengthen it.
A gentleman once found a bean in the flour. IHe took
away the bean but left the floor. (Laughter.) My bread
was storeys good when I was at Islington, and when I went
to Brampton I bad flour at Ms. per sack.
His Honour—Then it comes to this, that you had filthy
materials and made up filthy bread.
Plaintiff—l made up the best bread I could from the ma-
terials.
Ills Honour—And thought nothing of the stomachs of
your eusb•mers.
Plaintiff laughed.
Mr. Giollestone— I confess that all this tapes me by
surprise. 1 have witnesses who will be able to contradict
uU this.

—Plaintiff (in answer to his Honour)—Good flour was 41,.,
sod we paid 34e.
Mr. Gardlestone—Now were not complaints frequently
made about your bread!
Pkiotif —Wheuever my bread was bad it arose out of
bad flour, bed potatoes, and rotten yeast. Ilia Thompson
complained of my bread. On one occasion the flour was so
weak that the bread was almost block, end it tamed
mouldy.
Mr. Girdlestone—lf your honour will grant me a remand
for an hour I will prove that all plaintiff's statements ere
false. We buy the very best articles in the market.
Hu Honour (to plaintiff)—What causes the German
yeast to be bud?
Plaintiff—Sometimes the weather, and sometimes t
being washed by ass water.
Hie Honour thee agreed to allow the case to stand over
until defendant's witnemes arrived.

"...ihendeiondant7s—S.ritnessriirrTved, Mr. Stevens rid—l
am managing director of this company. Plaintiff had good
materials. and at first made good bread at Brompton, but
afterwards be made very bad bread. He made no excuse.
I saw the yeast one day, and it was rather soft, but be said
be could use it. He never had yeast with maggots. I
believe be made bad bread wilfully, and to injure us. We
have • great deal of difficulty in carrying on the business.
There is a hostile feeling. Good breed was turned out at
the other breeches, and with the same flour. I was never
shown soy yeast with maggots.
Cross-examined—l never said that 1 wished to show some.
thing to the shareholders.
Mr. Girdbutone —Nor that be was to use the bad yeast
Mr. Stereos—No. Plaintiff made good bread at lalington,
and he was removed to Brompton.
Mr. Wilkins said—l am a yeast merchant of St. Mary.
axe. I partly simply defendants with German yeast. We have
orders to supply the beat yeast. Never soot in any yeast
with maggots. The warm weather will affect_ yeast.
Cross-examined—Bad yeast is returned. Warm weather

will take the strength out of German yeast.
Mr. Paine-1 saw some yeast of which plaintiff com-
plained. It was soft, and I left it to plaintiff to make bread
el. The bread from that yeast was Dot particularly bad.
The yeast was useable. Plaintiff thought the soft yeast
eoeld be used, and he need it. There was a consultation
about sending some one for some fresh yeast, but the soft
was used.
His flooour —That allows that there was a doubt.
Paine-1 have seen German yeast on the Company's pre-
mises with maggots in it, but not for use. Potatoes are used
in our bread, and it ix customary for millers to put in bean
Soar to the wheat flour. A bean was found one day in the

Maitre brother deposed that be was in defendant.'
employ. The company was very particular. They provided
the best yeast and the best potatoes. The company are not
'paring. They try to get the best materials. Potatoes are
necessary in bread to keep it moist. I was sent down to
Bromptoo to examine some bread which had turned bad in
consequence of the potatoes being bad.
His Honour—That is just what plaintiff says.
Witnees—l believe the dour wan the same. Bread may
be good in appearance but bad in quality. Plaintiff is a good
baker.
Mr. Girdlestone said that he would admit plaiutdrs oa-
;ability, but be had neglected his work.
The superintendent of the company at Brompton de-
posed to plaintiff's having made bad bread, the same being
Goer, bad coloured, and heavy. lie lost iitenstotners in one
day. One hundred and ninety quarterns of ',Wotan breed
were sold at a loss in consequence of the badness. The last
day plaintiff made bread the yeast, potatoes, and flour were
good. I saw them. Groves, who COMO before plaintiff,
made good bread.
Cronvetamined —1 maw new potatoes when I came into the
bouse. I have seen bad yeast, but it is always sent back.
The yeast was not very good a fortnight before plaintiff left.
I have sent back some bad yeast to Xessis. Wilkins and
PUA!L.

'Plaintiff—The bad yeast epoilt the bread.
Paine, recalled—Tbe day when plaintiff used bed yeast the
bread wee not bad. It was not so good as it might have
been. (Derisive laughter.)
Plaintiff —Sioce I have left the company have had to sell
some bad bread down Petticoat-lane at three-halfpence per
loaf less than the customary• price. The men at work for
the company es. the maggottv yeast, but of course will
not come up for fear of losing then. eitnations.
A witness, called by the plaintiff, said he law the yeast
running with maggots.
Croas-ezemined—He told me it was the same yeast as he
bad made the bread with the night before.

Plaintiff's hrother—The hot weather will torn the yeast.
but we always send it back. Our duty is to use nothing
bad. I told niy brother that 1 believed this waa a con-
&piney.
Plaintitf--Paine offered to give evidence for me.
Mr. Girdlestone forcibly urged that the plaintiff had
you's' neglected his duty by using veut with maggots in
it. if the company could not discharge a servant fur
doing Co. then it was crushed entirely sod without hope.
Hue Honour reviewed the evidence with great care, and
maid it was extremely unlikely that a man with a good cha-
racter, and who waa in good employment, would change in
a single night and wilfully injure his employers. There
was a doubt as to the materials provided.
31r. Oirdlutone urged that good material, had been need.

Mr. Stevens (readetl)—Evel if the yeast ;Tal plaintiff
bad no right to use it. Our orders are to nu geed mate-
nab). Plaintiff has been twice diechsmed before. Fire days
before plaintiff wu discharged he bad good materials, but
made had bread.
Plaintaff—We had the wont materials.

Mr. Stereos— I repeatedly reasoned with plaintiff, but
with little effect. It lima the wish of the company to use
good articles.
Cross.examined —The price of the flour wu 33c, 345., and
3f,i. The best millers only charge 3.1 a. Our company
bound the widlars down not to adulterate. We are most
particular.
His Honour did not think the company had mad* oat
their damn, end found for plaintiff.
Verdict for plaintiff, withered&