The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-22 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-JtNE 21.
Sittings in BlDCo.—(Beform laud Chief 'notion Cockburn,
and hakes Williams, Crowder, and Willem.)
DAwSON V. HAttIB AND ANOTHII.-DISMISSAL OF •

CLIIIK.
The plaintiff in this case bad been employed u clerk by
the defendants, who are solicitors at Rugby, at • salary of
2001. • year, and be claimed damages for having been dis-
missed before the year, for which he bad engaged, bad ex-
pired. Whiht the plaintiff was with the defendants be had
received about 001. of them. _

KitTiiirjeZtli.linitinsTMd Mr. Lawrence appeared foe the
plaintiff, and Mr. Hawkins for the defendants.
There were a great number of pleas upon the record, but
the main question wee whether the plaintiff had negleeed
hie deity by absenting himself from the office of the de-
fendants. Darin the continuance of the employment the dr
fondants were desirous that the plaintiff should obtain the
pceitice of fastener to s county court, and they gave Mtn a
testimonial foe ability end attention to bonnets. TM plain-
tiff., hearing on appointment of the kind was vacant, left
Rugby one morning before the defendants arrived at the
office, and proceeded to London, and thence to Osborne, to
solicit the privilege of filling the vacant position. He went
to Osborne in consequeace of the reinnter who portmed the
patronage baring gone thither. The journey detained the
plaintiff away from the office for three whole days, and this
ahemce led to his dimities& Previous to leaving, the plaistiff
bad written to the dehmilente a note in which he said that
M had been celled le Landon on important business, and
would be beak the ant dn.
There wire scan ether rands tapas which the dlnalmal
was sought to he *Med, but his lordship =pressed his
ranks that they did set amen the step inn by the dr-
ead the delndests' anaseCoaniqueady said that
tetuZ sot W epos ans.
The jury food for the pitatitr for 1421. lt.. 4d., the
balance of thoyzrikselsey, eller deducting the samountca red by the prr

COUNTY COURT.--.ltrin 21.

(Bohn F. &Pet, 204., Jar.)

hASH P. VAILITTILD.-111,0111TAITT OVUM' AO TO
IlIWAILD• POP LOST PROPIATT.

This was an sotto& by th• pleint Mrs. Frescos
Jess Ma* assist the barriater .1 ties Inser
Tropks .ad esorotery to the Pa Drinking Foostains
Asoodatioss, to rooovor the as of 21, which he had adver-
tised me • reward for the rostoratios of a carpet beg coataia-
ies epee which he supposed be hod loot or

Plaintiff stated that on Wednesday, the 20th of April that,
she accompanied a friend of here, a county magistrate, In a
cab to the Pimlico Railway Terminus, but prior to arriving
there the mew a carpet bag on one of the mars. By advice of
her friend she took the bag with her, and aubeetAntly hem
en address of the defendant found in it sent it to him. On
going to Inca at his chambers his conduct wee an ungentle-
manly that she was induced to take these proceedings.
Defeadant maid that on asking the boy who brought the
bag who had found it, be said at first he did not know, but
afterwards that a female had, is a cab. The bag was left In
tha cab on the Tuesday (not on Wednesday as bad been
stated), end ought, from sevenl letters therein connected
with the institution addressed to him, have been returned the
next day. It wee not, however, till Saturday night, having
advertieed it in the =waft papas, that It sea brought to
him. He contended that the -cabmen ought to have bean
informed of the lading, for if his number bed been taken he
would be liable to punishment for not taking it to armload-
yard, when be would have been entitled to onrethird of the
value. He disavowed any offensive conduct towavds plain-
tiff, and stated that be offered to put the reward into the
fund, of any charitable institution.
A son of the plaintiff stated that the majority of the letters
were on the subject of the drinking fountains.
Hie Honour obeerved that than arose a question of law.
He found that with respect to property found in stage car-
riages the finder was to give It to the driver, but nothing wee
mentioned about cabs or cabmen. He therefore bad a doubt
on the subject, and would take time to minder him decision.
Judgment deferred.