The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-14 00:00:00

WOLSTSIN V. VEINHOLT.

The Plaintiff is a young person from Germany ;
the Defendant is a merchant of London. This was
an alien upon a contra t, under Which the Plaintitf
botind bitiiself in the penaltyQf 001. to serve the
Defendant faithfully as a clerk for six years, from
May 1803 ; for which services during the'first twe
years, he was to receive 1251. per annum, and
per alumni for the remaining tour years. The Claim
was a quarter's salary, amounting to 371. los. and,
the plea Of :the Defendant was neglect in his duty
by the Plaintiff, and a discharge frutif the service in
consequence. . ,
Mr.GAItItOW, for the Plaintiff, said, that the duty
of his Client was to keep the books and condo& the.
correspondence of the Defendant. He said ho should
prove that this duty -had been faithfully performed.
There was no necessity for proving' the contract, be-
cause there was no Plea of ni est fitaint upon the
reCord.

Lord ELLENII.O.ROUGH observed, that it was for the
Defendant first to shew the grOunds of the distills-
sioti of the. Plaifltiti.

Mr. SCARLETT--t° Not, my Lard, after the Plain-
tiff has opened his case : and, besides, the nature
our allegations is negative:"
Lord ELLat;tuoitouGu—a Do you prove the'rieg»
.
le4t in his duty, by showing unatlirinatively what
he did•?`

After Mr. SCARLETT, in compliance with his
Li rdship's•direCtions had addressed the Airy,

John Gifford, apprentice to the Defendant, vas
called, Who deposed to some tritinqirregtilariti in
the Plaintiff, as to the hours of attendance, and as
to the -entries in the ledger. lie added, that Ow
Plaintiff used to come sometimes in a short jacket,
with spurs, accoutred fur the field: OR his cross,
examination he said, that the Defendant broke Open
the Plaintiff's desk,' and threw out his papers; - that
the porter vias ordered•to make no fire for the Main-
tiff as for the rest of the clerks; that the same person
was directed to lock him into the counting-house,
if be sfipuld be there at the; time of shutting up the
premises. He aIS4 deposed, that it would nut .rer
quire a pair of panniers to carry the German letters
to4wist for the last year ; and, in short, that all.the
foreign correspOndence, from the state of the Con-
tinent-, had ceased, on which accouut the Defendant
bad little or no employment for
.the
After the evidence had proceeded thus far, the
folloWing arrangement was made to settle the affair,
bet‘Ueen the parties, :and to avoid the necessity
of bringing actions progressively-each quarter, for the
suing to be due on each contra6l. The. Plaintiff to
take a verdict for his claim, and to refer the question
to a Gentleman at the bar, as to what gross Stun
should be paid, to the Defendant wholly to cancel the
engagement. . .

• • A dreadful affray took place, on Sunday "night;
in Whitecliapel, between a body of Bartnguese and
a ' body of Americanp sailorS. The farces had been
assembling on:both Sides, during theeourse of the
day, and about ten o'clock' at' fright they came to a
serious 'engagement. They , fought with snicks,
stones, swords;kniVes, and every other weapon that
they could muster. Two of the Americans were
• killed on the, spot, and several wounded, two of
Whom are not
,expeoled to recoyer.. One of the
rri,Al had tra&ui-ed by the point of the 'stick
of anumbieha, Witien.was forced into big head near
his ear. Some of the ringleaderis have been apple-
he iced afid'connuitted to prison.

LoNrioN: Printed-by RICHARD liAitiztr,of No. 4. Martlett-court, 130w.5treet ;
At the S'Ati.OrVicft No. i)ri; Strands where ildva II:se/news, OnleTs.