The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-09 00:00:00

IRE CRAMMING SYSTAX.

At the Bloomsbury County Court, yesterday,an
action wee brought by Mr.'W. B. Foy, • dergymen of the
*Much of Boglastd, sad proprietor of Bokine Academy, St. '
lakaatetivets, Remecetead, 'gated Kr. Alfred Mayhem,
Wormy, of Cony-street, Lincolepins, tvelding at Kew, to
theoves the sum of 101. 10a, for a month's tuition to see of
his soma
' Mr. Atolett, solicitor, wee for the plaintiff; and Mr. Pearce,
barrister, for defendant.
From plaintiff's evidenm it appeared that his eatabllsh-
cent, which was limited to ten pupils, was for the traintog
of young gentlemen intended fur the clerical, military, sad
other professions pre paratoryto t heir passing ID lllMilittiCS as
to their qualification. His tonne were 101. 10s. • month. and
on those, on the 28th of July last, ddindent's son, Alfred
Mayhew, became one of his *chola», with an agreement
with defendant that he should visit home every Satur-
day afternooo, sod return on the Sunday night.
He was tweeted by three different nesters to teach
what be professed, which was Euclid, arithmetic,
Zrarand decimal fractious, Virgil, Cesar, French. history
fpography. On she Monday (following he received a
letter from clefendeat, saying that not having acted as be
promised in in,tructlng his son, he bad told hem to lease ea
the following day far home, which the young gentleman did,
mad it was for the non-fulfilment of the agreement for the
menth's pay be now sued.
By Mr. Pasrue—W hen defendant's son came to him there
ware only two pupils staying at the house, the °there being
absent on vacation ; but the relaters IMO in attendance till
the following Ft idly, when they were away till the following
Monday afternoon, he (Ottani!) during that time being ill
in bed. He had tumorous testimonials from noblemen and
gentlemen wolfing his system of training, std was given
to understand that defendsni's eon was to be a cadet in
the Bengal service. He did not smoke much him-
'elf, bat never thwarted his pupils in doing so if
they liked, because if be did so indoors they would
be out more, his hours of study ceasing at two o'clock p.m.
after which they could go wbere they pleased, and were noi
restricted to hours. He would swear that ha never told die-
hectsat that be would devote eight or ten boors daily to his
1014'11 instruction, but ml 5 lot have said that he had come at
en environs time to have errs Mention paid to him,
Would also swear that while ddendent's eon was with him
he sever examined • pupil it hie studies while the letter was
mooking a meerschaum pipe.
Too defeadan', in reply, said that having had the eh of
ea
spOntmest fur hie sea se cadet In the Bengal service,
fa islia he was to pale an elesaination in November
ant, fa consequence of en advertimaieut of plain-
tiff's in the morning papers he had an interview with
him, and 'entered into the arremat ore deecnbed, the
plait ff himself preceding that to Memo- perfectly qualified
hie roc meat labour at instruction at least between sight aid
ten hours • day. It was an that Meld undemanding that he
placed his son with him reatoviog him thither trim the Rev
Dr. Thompraie, lecumbeet of Old Brentford, where he had
been doom Veb. Itts7, because that gentleman only being able to
instruct kiln about three hours • day woe doubtful if be could
yr(eet him. It was In consequence of what hie ma told
km en the first Sunday he came home, be took him away,
paying, however, into court for the days he had been there
21.12 e. Bi. foe *Wire use.
Alfred Mayhew, jun., • youth aged 18 years, said that the
whole Warn he was at plaintiff's be only received 17 hours
fastructkin, which hemmed instead cif increasing the learn-
' lag he did possess.
His Honour considered the mossy paid late mart sufficient,
' sad gam judgmeat foe daleadant—pl eintiff being ordered to
1 pay the coma, ansonatiag to 31. 13e. Sd.

A MAN SVFIROCATND IN A WELL.—Yesterday
afternoon Mr. W. Plummer, of Albany-road, Cmatierwea,
who woo employed in setting op a steam chaff cutting
losable In the premien of Mr. Woods, omnibus proprietor,
Walworth-common, being informed that than was • ge
to the yard pump, demanded into the well ia °riar to dis-
cover wre the Nola wag, He was told them was foul air
in the well, but he said be thought he might go down safely.
He went down to the ant plaidorm, sad hls hat felling from
his bead he descended a tow feet lower to the second platform
to recover it. As he did not return as scan as was et-
pooled, his brother, John Plummer wont down after him.
Ha fount him coming up the kids. but when within two
rounds of the top be gam a loud MOM end fell backwards
to the bottom gibs well. John Plummer sod three other men
andosvoureal to rescue him, but each of therm In torn become
lasenellthe, end fa that nese were brought to the sorfooo.
Yr. Woods aired SI. to my one who 'Amid bring W. Plum-
mier to the nefbmk and • tekkisysr named Pray, after two
wines, molosisi In doing so, but the unfortunate men
was (end Hit brother John, It le MOW, le in a serious
caddlion, bet th• other three men recuresod. DOOOlllB4 has
bib • widow sod fee children.
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