The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE

PALACE CO U RT—FiunA r.
IMPORTANT TO MASTERS AND WORKMEN.
bRENESTIER V. HODGSON.
This was an action brought by the workmen, chiefly
Germans, employed in the sugar-baking factories in White
chapel, to determine their legal right to certain holydays,
or, in other words, to decide whether the usage of the
trade in that respect was law. The case occupied the
whole day, The Court was crowded with workmen, who
manifested considerable interest as to the result.
Mr. Gaselee and Mr. Locke appeared for the plaintiffs;
Mr. Williams, Help, and Mr. Corie for the defendant.
It was proved that for upwards of twenty years the latter
had enjoyed certain holidays, namely Christmas, Easter,
and Whitsuntide,' with the two following days consecu-
tively, and Good Friday; and it was the established prac-
tice of that particular trade, in London and elsewhere. The
masters wished to abolish the privilege, and the men, for
resisting, were dismissed abruptly for disobedience, and
their wages for the current quarter refused. This was now
sought to be recovered, together with a month's wages
instead of warning. No special contract had been entered
into. The men were merely told to go to work, which
they did, trusting to defendant's good faith. They had
not refused to obey lawful commands. The Learned
Judge teld the Jury that if they were of opinion that the
workmen had not pursued an improper course, their verdict
should be for the plaintiff.
The Jury after being locked up a considerable time,
found for the plaintiff. Damages, 4/. 19s.
ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

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ZIAZLEBENE V. wmaiNsow.
This was an action for slander.
Messrs. PLATT and GURNEY appeared for the plaintiff.
Mr. PETERSDORFF for the defendant.
Mr. PLATT said that his client sought compensation
from the defendant for having used the most gross slanders
against him, and which had had the effect of preventing
him from earning his bread, and of causing him to be
shunned by all his acquaintance. The plaintiff and
the defendant had formerly been in the service of
Colonel Clive ; and, upon that gentleman's death he
had left the defendant, who was a female servant in
his employ, a great deal of property, and amongst it
was a farm near Guildford. This farm the plain-
tiff managed for her for a length of time, to her en-
tire satisfaction; but at length, having ascertained that he
had clandestinely married one of her daughters, she turned
him away from her employ. After this occurrence the
defendant put forward the most extraordinary charges
against the plaintiff. She had accused him, among other
things, of having committed a murder, of sheep-stealing,
of being concerned with incendiaries, and with attempting
to break into her house. These charges had the effect of
causing the plaintiff's dismissal from the situation he had
obtained, and of preventing other persons from employing
him. Mr. Platt concluded by stating that his client had
no vindictive feelings to gratify, and that if the defendant
would even then offer an apology, he would consent to a
nominal verdict being entered.
Mr. PETERSDOEFF having declined to accede to this pro-
position the case proceeded, but after the examination of
one witness had been partly gone through, the Counsel
communicated with each other, and Mr. Petersdorff con-
sented on the part of the defendant to offer an apology.
A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff—Damages,
Forty Shillings.

In the Kendal workhouse there are twelve in-
door paupers whose united ages amount to 903 years, the
average being seventy-five and a half, each of whom is in
receipt of a small weekly allowance as pocket money to
gratify their little indulgences. Let Earl Stanhope note
this fact down, in order that he may not forget it when he
delivers his next philippic against the new system.—Lan-
caster Guardian.
On the morning of the Ist instant, a very aged
mare, belonging to Mr. Thorndike, of Ipswich, was
slaughtered, in consequence of the breaking up of her
constitution from what was believed to be dropsy, when
there was found within her a tumour, partaking of the
nature of cancer, of the enormous weight of 1171bs. A
stone was also found in the intestines, weighing 241 b
Parts of the spleen and bowels were attached to the tu-
mour, which had attained so large a size as greatly to
compress all the internal organs, and almost fill the entire
cavity of the body. Singular to relate, up to within a
month of the mare falling ill, she had manifested no com-
plaint, was full of flesh, and performed a regular and heavy
course of labour.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
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A letter from Tiipoli, dated July 18, says:—
" Almost every day the Pacha exhibits some proof of his
hatred towards the Europeans, and invonts all sorts of cru-
elties and annoyances against them. Lately, a Maltese
and an aged Greek, placed under the protection of the
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fortunate men were accused of having criminal relation
with a Turkish lady, and this severe punishment was in-
flicted upon them without their being allowed to say a
word in their defence. The cause of all the atrocities which
are committed is cupidity, and unfortunate creatures arc
placed under the rack, in order to extort money from
them."