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London, England, 1833-07-01 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH-(TRIS DAY.)

PHILLIPS S. JONES.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who sued by his
next friend to recover compensation for services.

Mr. Richard appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Erie for the
defendant.

It appeared from the evidence for the plaintiff that he was
put into the defendant's service on trial, with a view to be ap-
prenticed to him as a jeweller ; the agreement was, that the
plaintiff was to be on trial for six weeks or two months, and
then to be apprenticed on his father paying the defendant
ten pounds. He remained, however, twenty-three months
without being bound and then dismissed. This action was
brought to recover compensation for the twenty-three months'
services, which were worth Ss. or Ss. a week.
On the part of the defendant, it appeared that the boy, from
sbme defect in his right hand, seas exceedingly difficult to be
taught, and that, consequently, his services were worth no.
thing to the defendant; whereas the boy had, in fact, received
some benefit, from being taught twenty-three months.
His Lordship was clearly of opinion that the boy's services
were worth something, and it would be for the jury to say
what.

The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 201.
LEWIS V. MORRIS.

This was an action brought by Mr. Lewis, of Crutched-
friars, an attorney, to recover 111. 4s. 43. from the defendant,
who was a widow, and kept a public-house in Lisson.grove.
It appeared from the plaintiff's witnesses, that the defendant
employed him to prepare a lease of some premises, and that the
fair demand was the sum now claimed.
On their cross-examination, it did not appear that as re-
garded a few small items in the account, there was any founda-
tion for theni. A solicitor who was called to prove the rea-
sonableness of the charges pointed out a few items which were
overcharged.
Sir J. ScsatErr contended that the demand was excessive.
The defendant was a poor widow with eight children, and
upon the occasion in question all she wanted with the plaintiff
was to compara the lease with the agreement, which she sup_
posed would not cost more than about two guineas. The de-
fendant had supplied the plaintiff with four gallons of
French brandy, which amounted to more money than any
fair demand that the plaintiffcould claim, but which she would
have been willing to have abandoned, if the p'aintiffhad agreed
to have allowed the one to go against the other in preference
to bringing this action.
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The delivery of the four gallons of brandy was proved,
amounting to 61. 125., and Mr. Milton, a conveyancer, who was
concerned for the landlord in preparing the lease in question,
stated that if all the business in the plaintiff's bill were done,
it should not have been charged more than 51. 10s. ; but he
thought that some of the items were unnecessary, and, deduct-
ing those, the charge should only have been about 4/.
The LORD CHIEF Jusrice told Mr. Follett that he thought
the 61. 12s. for the brandy could hardly be covered by the
plaintiff; for, without reference to the brandy, he had gone
through the bill and had brought it down to 41. 12s. 4d.
The cause, however, proceeded.
Mr. Phillips, an attorney, stated, that much of the business
stated in the plaintiff's bill was not necessary, and that some
of the business that was done was not charged at the usual price.
Some charges were misplaced,and others were doubly charged. If
the whole of the business were done, 51 Ils. 2d. would be a
fair charge, but for that only that was necessary witness
thought 5/. 10s. was sufficient. _ . .

Goimiticn, the taxing master of this Court, stated that
the plaintiff had charged some business twice over, and some of
the business was unnecessary. If he should tax the bill as it
stood, he should bring it down to 61.
The plaintiff, under his Lordship's direction, was then
nonsuited.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

RIO JANEIRO, APRIL 30.—Extract of a Letter :—The prin-
cipal question now in agitation before the National Assembly
is that of the copper currency, which is alarmingly bad, owing
to the immense quantity of counterfeits in circulation. Every
thing is quiet apparently, although reports have been in circu-
lation for some days past of an expected Rusga, but I can nei-
ther see nor hear of any thing to warrant the belief that a change
of Government is contemplated by any party. Exchange on the
27th of April, 36.