The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-13 00:00:00

THB TRUCK SYSTEM.

At the Stonehenge County Court, on Tuesday, the
judge, W. Mackworth Pried, Esq., in the else of Janne
.Burke v. Theron Catts, gave a Judgment adverse to the
payng of wages.. the truck system.
Mr. Rundle appeand fee defendant.
Tee plaintiff is a navvy, and had been working for a
short time on the emanations at the Merles Tows and
Devompon Tunnel. Defendant is a contractor.
Plaintiff stated that he asked a gagger ea the works for
employment. Thepager told him a WWII day os which
he mold begin. There was se noteinent of terms. He
rewind a deka the first day he worked, aid with
the ticket be procured some nentesaries at the shop
at Mork* Tows. He understood from the men
that the people were paid ones a fortnight. He
hsd several Hans, and got provisions by means of them.
Ha had worked eight of nisi days, when the defendant
brought a paper to him to sign. Defendant stated it was the
arrangement which was signed by all the other men, and it
referred to the payment by tickets. He refused to sign it,
and was told to leave the work. The time-keeper mad* up
the account, and handed over to Min 9 .21st., and plaintiff
wee told that he had had tickets to the mount of the
remainder .f the wages due to him, 146. 9d. Plaintiff
refused to be satisfied with this account, end brought an
anion to recover the 14s. 9d.
The plea pat is by defendant was the general Woe, and
that payment had been made.
His Honour held that .paymest.useent mutest iamb,
and that evidently had sot hem made, therefore the plea
could not be sustained.
Mr. Bundle wished to amend the plea, as the plaintiff
had received full value for the money.
His Honour declined to allow the plea to be amended,
because, he nand, he could not countenance the system et
payiag lessee in bacon, candles, beer, &c. ; for he did not
believe it would ever combat* to provident habits unapt
the labourivg classes.
Mr. Bondi, elicited from the plaintiff that be knew be
had received quantities of rode, bat he warned his mosey
as well. He was ready to pay th• trodeames for what he
had bad, provided they would nodose the tickets he had
given them.
His Honour said the parties had better arrange that
asiosist themselves. He gave judgment for plaint&

Has MAJESTY AND THE LATE MR. II
very callous sad tatrnstios fast that the last letter written
by the late Mr. Hue, was to the gamin, intercalate her
that be had • balance to pay lots her hands, saved from
the wreak of her father's property, of which the duke had
mad, him • Imam About a imam persona, aurae whom
was Hume, bad aablistilard la pay ',the duke's debts, sad
Hume =sagged it all—ho wad -Ike deka's medic paid off
all Ms debts, soszeat his. gesposoy, sllewdt him to die a
popular and meneted man, sad, is clearing up his own
affairs in tie world, bad $ smesiderates bassos to pay into
the beads of his 4d (viand's daughter. This, of wane,
will weakish people, who weld sever have supposed the
radical Hume os good terms with a rend duke. But there
was eetnethiag more thaa that. He wag se good terms with
the Queen, who bad, as a girl sad woman as Princess sad
Quese, the highest regard for hi., sad fir whom he had
the most sabosadad revue. Wall, hi wasn't aide a
; bat that was aristocrues
,tsalt—aot the
gamma's.— rorlabrowri.