The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-25 00:00:00

POLICE.--v - ESTERDAY.

GUILDHALL.—LIARILITY or MASTERS TO SCPPOILT
vaunt Area isticia Irritant tacoate, of the firm
of Chapman, Elcoate and Co. printers, in Shoe.lane, was
summoned to show why he refused to continue a payment
of 10s. per week to his apprentice, who from illness bad been
unable to work for some weeks past. It appeared that about
three years back James Edwards was apprenticed to the de-
fendant, but no premium was given. He was to receive 10s.
per week for the first three years ; 12s. per week for t!,e next
two ; and IBs. per week for the remaining period of his ap-
preatioeship. About eight weeks back he was taken ill, and
the first week, Edwards was paid the 10s. but Mr. Elcoate
declined continuing it on the grounds that it was not the
rale of his house or the trade in general to allow an appren-
tice his wages when ill, unless a premium bad been given
with him.—Ald. }lnnis asked for the indenture, which was
produced, but there were no seals attached to it, and Mr.
Collett, who attended for Mr. Elcoate, said that that very
fact rendered the document of no avail, as the words
above the signatures ran, "signed, sealed, and de-
livered," which was not the case.—Alderman Finals
said that be thought the instrument was a is gal document,
as Mr. Elcoate had made it such by employing his appren-
tics under it for nearly three years.—Mrs. Edwards pro-
duced a doctor's cer Wields, which stated that her son could
not attend, as he was exceedingly ill, being in • rapid decline.
She also deposed to her son working regularly for Mr. El-
costa until the last few weeks, and that no complaint. had
ever been made about him, nor had be been ill during that
period.—Frederick Pratt, compositor, deposed to signing
the indenture produced, and afterwards delivering it to Mr.
Elevate. It was in the lame state then as when he signed it,
as far as regarded the seeds. There never was a seal on it.—
Mr. Martin raid that made little ditierence.—Mr. Collett
begged to differ with Mr. Martin. He contended that as
the indenture was not sealed it could not be • valid
instrument.—Alderman Sir Wm. Magnay said that
the defendant had taken him u an apprentice, and
would, if the young man had not fallen ill, have
gained considerably the latter part of his time, and therefore
he thought, as he had so taken him for better or for worse,
be was bound to continue to support him according to the
terms of the indenture.—Mr. Collett said that there was a
case in " Burn's Jugice," where it was held that if an appren-
tice was ill for any time, the master was not bound to main-
tain bins. He was in • position to show, if the alderman
allowed him, that it was the custom of the trade not to
support any apprentice when ill with whom the master bad
received no premium.—Ald. Sir W. Megnay was of opinion
that, as the master would have been the gainer had the
apprentice continued well, it was not too unreasonable that
he should support him when he was so unfortunate as to be
afflicted by illness. He should make the order fee continuing
the payments.—Mr. Collett said that as that was the case,
and be had been told by couosel that the indenture was not
valid, be should appeal against the decision.
WORSHIP-STREET.—BENEVOLINCE —The following
additional sums have been received by Mr. Hammill and Mr.
Broughton, for the relief of Mrs. Charlotte Thomson and her
unfortunate finniiy, the receipt of which it was requested
might be announced in the public journals :—The half of a
61, note from "N.H. H. ; anonymous, '2l. ; D.," 61. ;
"H. H.," 10s. ; "F. 8.," 1/. ; "H. J.," per post-office
order, 21.; " Beta," 10s.; end a 101. Bank of England note,
through the medium of Messrs. Coutu, the bankers, and
which was stated to be a remittance from Paris. Mr. Ham-
ann also announced the receipt of a 51, cote hem

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" W. H. C." for the poor-box.
CLERKENWELL.—Citsarrir.—Our reporter is re-I'
quested to state that 61. has been forwarded to the poor box
of this court by " W. H. C.," with a request that it might
be acknowledged in the Daily News and, other newspapers.
MARLSOItOUGH-STREET. Tns 110118 E-KILLING
Casa.—Mr. Nunn, accompanied by a gentleman, understood
to be hie professional adviser, came into court, to request to
be furnished with a copy of the depositions taken in the case
of enmity to a hone beard before and decided by Mr. Hard-
wick last week.—The professional gentleman said Mr.
Nenn's object in asking for a copy of the depositions was,
that he might indict ono of the witnesses fur p, rjury, as that
witness had sworn to matters which were not true. This
witness had stated that he saw Mr. Nunn in Bond-street at
12 o'clock at eight. Now this was not true, as Mr. Nunn
was many miles front London at that time. Then, as to
the alleged cruelty, and the appearance of distress in the
animal, he could also prove, though the animal certainly
died shortly after arriving in London, that the statements of
the witnesses were very much exaggerated.—Mr. Mutant=
said there were no depositions taken, only the particulars of
the charge and the decision, therefore he could not comply
with the application, even if he was inclined to do so. But
he should rather advise Mr. Nunn to take no further steps in
the matter. He had read the case, and it was his opinion
that Mr. Nunn had done sufficient to clear his character by
the regret be had expressed at the unlooked-for termination
of the affair, and the generous manner in which he bad after-
wards shown his contrition. He thought, therefore, that the
applicant, as Mr. Nunn's professional adviser, would take
the wi est course in dissuading Mr. Nunn from the step he
appeared desirous of taking.—Mr. Bingham then referred
the parties to the clerk's office, for the purpose of having the
evidence taken in wart when the summons was heard shown
to them.
13•101410111 CIPTIIILED.— W. Stephen, the keeper of a
coffee-shop in Castleatreet, Leicester. sqoare, cud twenty-
three other persons, principally belonging to the lower
orders, were charged with having been found in a common
gambling-house.—Mr. Norton attended for the prisoners.—
Superintendent Beresford, of the C division, produced his
authority for entering the defendant's (Stephen's) house in
Castle-street. He went at two o'clock on Sunday morning
with a number of police-constables, and on obtaining admis-
sion into the coffee-room he proceeded to force open a trap-
door which led down to the lower rooms. With some diffi-
culty the trap-door was opened, and then witness went
down into the roam below, and found several persons as-
sembled, and implements of gaming in different parts of the
room. nem were a roulette table, roulette balls, dice, dice-
boxes, and fragment* of burnt gaming implements, dis-
coverk on the premien. In addition to these articles
there was a quantity of " caps " found. These caps
were kw the purpose of fraudulent tossing. They
were pieces of metal hollowed out, so as to St
over the piece of money to be used in tossing.
These were left on the piece of money or dexterously re-
moved by the hated, just as the fraudulent operator waited
to make appear head or tail—Mr. Norton took objections in
mental ewes. The result wee, that Mr. Bingham dis-
charged lire of the dekadants, and convicted the following:
Willem Stephen, the keeper of the coffee-shop, three