The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-07 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS 11°.)

STOREY v. RicHARDSON. following Cri •
This was an action brought under the
eumstances
The plaintiff had been in partnership with tWo Perdeet
named James, and Robinson, as tailors. The
was an accountant, who had been employed by the
1,991'
soon after the commencement of the partnershiP,lll,. and
to make up their accounts at the close of every Yea;,', te
strike the balance due to each partner. For this 'flare
ceived five guineas a year. At the dissolution of the S the
nership the accounts were referred to arbitration/ a° The
award was made on the calculation of defendant•4s°
plaintiff now alleged that the defendant had made ell 953
these calculations, with respect to a certain reversion tiffsl
bond, the result of which was to make his 0%130'
share less, by a considerable sum than the amount t°t. to rr
he was entitled. The present action was brough4 p.
cover the deficiency from defendant, on the gr°ll°'
gligence on his part. tiff;
Sergeant Wilde and Mr. Crowther were for the Pag,ol'4
Sir F. Pollock and Sergeant Talfourd for the defelr3a, ges"
,
After the plaintiff's case had been opened by a 11:
WILDE,
oPi°i°o
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE intimated a decideubion°o
that the case was one which ought to be referred to sr •Iclo n'be
The Foreman of the Jury said—l. beg to eeinc'efer
your Lordship's suggestion. lam sure we should a
s
no
able to decide the case.—(Laugtiter.) a tiro
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE It does not delle,v°olll
us. I must say, I think a question of accounts to
much better referred to arbitration. ceac
Sergeant WILDE expressed his readiness t° tic 0
that advice. JO'
Sir F. Pou.ock, after consultation, said his cl„ 'e-t
or
to go on with the case. ,e jt
Mr. Robinson, the junior partner in the late
dot
Storey, James, and Robinson, was then ela.llltios,-
appearing from his evidence, on his cross-esanua",,i
the defendent was engaged by all partners, bad, 'be'
Sir F. PoLLocx objected that the record was t Age
much as it all along represented that the contra"„ or
tween the defendant and Mr. Storey alone.
4, hatibett
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE thought that poin— trial
be reserved. He again advised a reference. d the
Sir F. POLLOCK could not
agree to that, ea l 10t
proceeded. it
The case, depending on complicated accounts'
all day, o
ob'
f 5001.
it
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WESLEYAN CENTENARY.—The 8'11°"11V sdls it
jsearmlipLetsiLoANnsEllaassnscertained on Saturday last amountsd t°,f••'-') f
swquhaiarhe
gas
severalnow, days by
.. the report that an
ford-
however, taken a favours' moo° l'-*
name is
cisan he tell what • °An
eess, Common
serious and 1:,le tilra,'“4
rberpiodrgte Justices.r.bofciFrflbleillei:egvaitveci°l:
ACCIDENT AT CROYDON.—Mr. mD 0 0 t
DETERMINED. SUICIDE. accident
$
contradicted
about half-past. eight, a female
whose n'amhis son • no
unknown, have
rise to su .
of Waterloo-bridge circumstance •Of
illo
the bridge for- some time. ~In ,
_ Yesterday .arofre'
wAatsieobosferAtrvoeeLshdPries' Ablr3Netbisiiiieecireati:l:l-lki:reci:e.astrai°j'r-r;.: iorw- too-
to walk backwards an" ted the 5 re,
length she !noun and p
parapet on the
north side, facing Somerset
when herself headlong into the River, when s skive °II'
diatel sunk,She left 0.0
eo,
y and was seen no more.
the
It
parapet, which is in the possession of the toll-keePoteJl#
be the o,.the
is stated in a provincial journal to
tion
draiofin the Roman Catholics to erect a Peers
td COY
London, and that 100 wealthy Peers and it. f
moners d4 0
BRUSSELS, DEC. 4. price-
pee'
Importli.ett e nddliotny, The average
Wheat and Rye in the ''S turdaY' • ri'
week ending on a wilt ,
I, were—Wheat, 24f. 47c. ; Rye, 15f. 10c. per hec vie
Wheatremains exportatioilv,ao,
day last at
hibited. free from import duty;
BLASPIIEAIERs.—Aa inquest was held on 'Poor,
on the body of W. Howlett, upwards of 70 yea'.4; °f, oiv
and formerly lime h ,•Springfield.o 1 `2•9t". 5'
burner at n Lie _mos
deceased, whilst uttering the most dreadful imp rq,'' 00
suddenly obriefßoryee,C2.lcf..sLOce.wpige,r
El
s:::)coNcrt.r.,
was a fell to the ground, and instantly expired. vos,
.. professed Deist.—The verdict of the Jill ide, t
Died,,, by the Visitation of God."—Chelmsford 01'1 le °`
j 5
le
week the whole surface of the
ot, i 0
Wight, generally considered one of the warmest 5P
the kin' the lat°
kingdom was covered with snow.
severe
ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.--During t'',-„rset:
re gales upwards of 100 lives were lost on the v" so
rt s
shire coast, between the adjoining ports of BritiP°
Weymouth.
At WI;
MORE PAWNING BY LAUNDRESSES.---A- i vit,
ton-garden-office yesterday a woman was chargea ►l,lO,
sh- t
pawning a va • riety of articles entrusted to her toenr.fa „o
wasea fined 31., and, in default, committed to th ri,c7flijeo
i‘orw:enetion. The pawnbroker, named Castles, of
i , was ordered, to restore the which 'll-
property,
pledged for 74