The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-17 00:00:00

SCOTT V. CARDEN.

Mr. Sergeant TADDY stated the plaintiff's case. This
was an action to recover compensation for eleven months'
superintendence in the capacity of editor of The Lady's
Magazine, of which the defendant is proprietor. In July,
1834, the defendant went to the Continent, with -an inten-
tion of returning in six weeks, during which absence the
plaintiff was entrusted with the editorial management.
A letter was written before the defendant's departure
by the plaintiff, requesting a rate of which was
answered. Instead of six weeks, the delay on tin Con-
tinent •continued for eleven months, as Mr. Carden (P AI
not return nail June, 1835. Previous to his ret,:xn
letter was written by the defendant's bnitier, dat;at Dec.
27, 1834, requesting to knew if the plaintiff would he sa pis_
fled with three guineas a month foe his services, the ar,swer
to which, together with the plaintiff's general i-Jeornpf..teney,
were the chief ground of defence. The ilefendnuic on his
rcturct cnclowa thirty-three guineas to the plainf:d as the
sow to which he was entitled at the rats; of tlr.ce guineas
Month._

Mr. S. BLANCIIOT (101)0;3e0 that, from what he could
judge ten [Niue:ls a montili was a fair ~ate of payment for
such a urtgaz.AueC as hi' felt confident 'the duties were some-
what ariAucos.

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„.• Ml\ :Sf`rgP.atit BOMPAS opened the case for the defence.
str.:t chiefly upon the plaintiff's answer to Mr. Robert
.u3"...iens letter, and also as to his incompetency. In the
letter previous to his client's proceeding for the Continent
he declared a readiness to accept any remuneration Mr.
Carden would please to offer. In his answer to the pro-
posal of three guineas per month from the defendant's bro-
ther, he stated himself to be satisfied with that sum, and
would leave the rest to the defendant's generosity. He
would give the. Jury a specimen of the plaintiff's power of
original composition in the following lines : •
I have fought with beasts at Ephesus."—St. Paul.
" To use the horsewhip is against the law ;
Truth is a libel, sure—without a flaw ;
The swindling miser's free from honour's code,
To appear rich and fleece is now the mode;
In lands of dirty purse-proud debtors—then
What's to be done with honourable men?
Disdain their paltry pelf, but let them be
Consigned to shameless immortality." •
He would bring forward Miss Strickland, the chief contri-
butor to the Magazine.
Miss Elizabeth Strickland, examined—Was in the habit
of contributing prior to July, 1834. She did not know
who the manager was, Had a very Material 'objection to
the manner in which it was conducted. Thought ten
guines a month a fair remuneration when the editor per-
formed all duties incumbent upon him. The arrangement
of the plates of the magazine was done by a resident at
, Paris. A considerable share of the duties in conducting
the other departments were done by Mr. Page and herself.
She would therefore consider three guineas ,1 month, or a
third, as a fair remuneration to the plaintiff for his trouble.
Oaths were introduced, highly pernicious to the interest of,
the magazine.

Mr. Sergeant TADDY replied, after which
The Learned JUDGE summed up.
The Jury found a verdict for the defendant,

EX CHEQUER COURT-IVIONDAY.

HART V. BVIIKE.
IV.; was an action for assault and. false imprisonment,
1-Jrouglit by the Plaintiff, a Jew, residing in Goldstone-
street, Whitechapel, and carrying on the business of a
coal-deales and black-lead pencil maker, to recover from
the defendant, a soap manufacturer, in Old-plaee, Old-
street, compensation in &tillages for wantonly, and without
reasonable or probable cause, giving him in charge to a
police officer, upon a charge of felony.
The Jury found a farthing damazes.