The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1861.

- THE POLICII COURTS.
MANSION-MOUSE.
Crow Bn r a gunmater, was brought before Mr.
Akkymea Elidaey, wbo sat on Thursday for the Lord
Mayer, upon a warrant signed by the Lord Mayor, charging
him with absconding from his work without having fulfilled
• coutrect entered into with Mr. Yeoman, a gunquasaufaie-
tura, carrying on businesses Tower-hill.
Mr. Woutner appeared for the defence.
Mr James Yeoman raid he carried on the businvs of :tun-
maker on behalf of his mother, who was a widow. In May,
lit 0, the defendant went to him and asked for employment,
and he made an agreement with him that he should have as
much work as be could do, and should have 20a. in advance
to pay for his tools and any other advance he required in
room to be deducted weekly from hi. wages at the rate of
71 percent. on what he earned. On Satunlay last he absconded,
haviag an amount of 51. tie. 6,1. due to Mr. Yeoman, which
had been advanced to him, and which he bad not paid
back. He ought by "rights to have continued in the em-
ployment until be bad repaid all that had been advanced
to him.
la answer to a question put by Mr. Alderman Sidney,
he mid the defendant's wages bad averaged about 30s. to
33.. per week ; but if he chose to work regularly be could
earn from :ti. to 41. per week.
Oa being cruas-examined by Mr. Weenier, be said the
primmer had given no notice ; but he had threatened to
rim away. He had not seen or beard of any written agree-
meat between his mother and the defendaat. He made the
agreement himself on behalf of his mother. The defendant
bad always had as much work as he could do. He had
sometimes comp Limed of nut having any work given to
him, but bad complained unjustly. It was as well, he
said, to give out bo many guns—say twenty—ss if they
brought ten is, they had tea more gives out, but if they
only brought four or five, they had only the number given
out again. They had as many gives out to them as they
had brought in. and if they brought none they had nose
given out, and in that in., the men sometimes grumbled,
although they had plenty of work in band. The men were
sot allowed to have too much at one time, and if they had
they sometimes wetted to draw money upon it before it
I was Caliber!. Ile had advanced the defendant between
and tN. altogether.
Mr. Wootner, in defence, mid. in the first place. accord-
ing to the law of contract., which was mther • difficult owe,
a contract must be mutual. As a rule of law mutuality
mot mist, which was not the ems in the quoitiou then
bdore 'tie Alderman. He said it was entirely ooe.sided,
and that wee all on the master's side. The primmer might be
11l at any time, or. from some other cause, not able to'
work, sod aught never lw able to pay lack the debt, and so
the hood would be for ever. In the next Owe, in the Statute
al Frauds it Meted that every contract nut terminable
within a year must be a written contract ; and in the de- '
fandsat's ease the contract had exceeded • year, and there- I
Ism he contended that, betting aside the non-existence of
mutuality the contract, it was not a legal one.
Mr. Ombra said there had been another act rowed
Mace the me alluded to by Mr. Wootncr.
Mr. Wisdom said that was true, but it did not overrule
the former one.

Yr. Alderman Sidney said it was a ease of considerable
pm!plesity. and he ought to be perfectly clear that his
opinion was a legal owe, and Le should therefore like the
csie to be adjourned ■ day or two, that he might take the
Lied Mayor's opinion upon the subject.
?tie case was secordnigly adjourned, the defendant being
admitted to bail an his own reaXoi.ance m 101.

JOSEPH ALLEN, Radcliffel.ridge, near Hate hester, smailwar
manufacturer—let dividend of ls. &Jet 2!. and any sub-
sequent Tuesday, at Hernainan's, Manchester.
Manchester, Iron merchant-Ist dividend of

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and inisubsequent Meads), at Iluntautau's,
blanched's.
Wn.uAN Loan (separate estate), Sbawforth, near Rochdale,
cotton spinner —lat dividend of Md.. Oct. 12, and any subse-
quent Tuesday. at Hernaman's, Manchester.
Gimsna Paten Bfanox, Manchester, uarpet manufacturer—lst

dividend of Is. 6 1-led., Oct. 4t, and ay sabasqueat Tuesday.
at liernaman's, 11 akkieuter.
AMOILNDIta Bud and JAMsi 81117211.11W00D Oulru, Man-
. . . .

cheater, commission agents-Ist dividend of 1 0-113 d., Oct. 22.
and any subsequent Tuesday, at Batsman's Manchester.
Olulunt Meuse, Stockport, cotton manufacturer-Ist dividend
of 16-lad., Oct. 22, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Herne-
eases, Manchester.
ISAAC IMMIMM. Manchester. cheese factor-Ist dividend of
as aid. Oct. t 2, and any subsequent Tuesday, at lierusman's,
Manchester.
JAMES MoGILLSON, East IlarUepool, draper-2nd dividend of 6d.
Onaddition to A. previously declared', Oct. 19, and any subs,-
qoent Saturday, at Baker's, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.