The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-14 00:00:00

VHS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart.)

JUDGMENT -CONYBEARE V. THE NEW BRUNSWICK AND

CANADA RAILWAY AND LAND COMPANY.

The plaintiff filed his bill to set aside the purchase of 200
preferential shares in this company on the ground of misre-
presentation. He alleged—lst. That he was induced to
believe that the land was presently available for commercial
purposes, whereas the right to the land was contingent on
making the railway. And 2d. That it had been repre-
sented that dividends would be presently paid to the share-
holders, but no dividends had been paid.
His Honour considered that the plaintiff had failed to
prove his allegations, and dismissed the bill without costs.

ROLLS' COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Rouiilly.)
JUDGMENT-CORPORATION OF SONS OF CLERGY V. SUTTON,
His Honour postponed delivering judgment in this suit
till Monday morning at 10 o'clock.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Before Baron Bramwell and a Special Jury.)
BEATSON V. SKENE-LIBEL.
[This case was still proceeding when we went to press

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Befoie Mr. Kerr and a Jury.)

SINGULAR CASE OF MASTER AND SERVANT-LANG V.

JACOBSON.

- This was an action broffght by plaintiff, a domestic ser-
vant, against defendant, formerly her master, to recover
£l4 12s. 3d., being wages, wages in lieu of notice, and money
expended for defendant.

Mr. Charnobk, for plaintiff, stated that his client was a
native of Germany, and the most singular feature in the
case would be in reference to the book containing the ac-
count of the money said to have been expended fur de-
fendant. Now plaintiff could not bring forward that book,
and would swear that it had been handed to defendant.
Notice had been given to defendant's attorney to produce
it, but that gentleman had retaliated by calling upon plain-
tiff to produce it. She had not it, and the jury would hear
her evidence on the point. -
Johanna Lang said she entered the defendant's service
two years ago, at a salary of £lO a year. Defendant was a

widower, and upon the marriage of one of his daughters
plaintiff was raised to the post of housekeeper, at a salary
of £l2 a-year. After the marriage of the daughter defen-
dant himself took a wife. In December there was a sale at
the house, and then defendant owed plaintiff about £8 for
eight months' wages. There was also between £5 and £6

in the book. On the morning of the sale plaintiff asked
defendant to settle up, but ho refused, and said plaintiffhad
robbed him of many a shilling. Ho also blamed her for the

!ASS of sonic) wine.

Cross-examined by Mr. U. James—Defendant did not
pay up the wages and settle the book the first Monday in
each month. Ho kept the book. Did not ask for the wages
because she did not require them. When pressed frequently
to settle up the book defendant said he was too busy.
Re-examined—On the marriage of the daughter retched
gratuities amounting to £8 from the daughter and guests.
This accounted for her having money to lay out.
Two other witnesses deposed to having seen the book.

Joseph Lloyd said he was employed on the day of the
sale to do up the furniture. Saw plaintiff go into de-
fendant's room. She came out crying, and defendant fol-
lowed her out. Witness saw defendant put the book into
his coat pocket. Witness listened to the high words be-
tween plaintiff and defendant. He blew her up dread-
fully.

Cross-examined—Listened because ho thought it was too
bad to treat the poor girl in such a manner. As to the
wino, it was a pity it was not all stolen. It was muck.
(Laughter.)
Mr. James—Did you taste it ?

Witness (with a wry face)—Yes. I was asked by Lord
Aberdeen's butler to buy some. Didn't buy any. If I
had Lord Aberdeen's butler would have horsewhipped me,
(Roars of laughter.)
Mr. James—Why ?
Witness—lt was so bad. (Laughter.)
Mr. James—Very bad.
Witness—Awful. (Laughter.)
Mr. James—lndeed.

Witness (expressively)—Fearful I (Roars of laughter.)
Mr. James congratulated the jury upon not having to
try the wine now. As to the case, 265. had been paid into
court.

Defendant was called and said he had not got the book.
He owed plaintiff no more than £1 62. In cross-examina-
tion he admitted that he had burnt sonic papers.
The learned Judge pointed out that it was a question for
the jury, and they would say to whom they gave credence.
As to the book, they would recollect the evidence of
Lloyd.

The jury found for the plaintiff for £l3 Gs. &I, more than
she sum paid into court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCES-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SHOP ROBBERY BY A CONFIRMED THlEF.—Susan Col-

lins, a young woman, was charged with stealing a pair of
trowsers from the shop of Mr. Benjamin, clothier, of 34,
Dudley-street, it transpiring in the case that it was not the
prisoner's first visit to the prosecutor's shop with a similar
result.

Mr. Benjamin said the trousers were hanging outside his
shop at four the previous afternoon, when he saw the pri-
soner seize hold of them and walk off. He pursued and
stopped her, and gave her in charge.
Groves, 83 F, said while at the station-house a duplicate
fell from the prisoner's hand, which related to a pair of
trowsers stolen from the prosecutor's shop on the previous
day. The trowsers, which were pledged at Mr. Luxmore's,
St. Martin's-lane, had been identified by tie prosecutor.
Whitehouse, 113 F, said the prisoner had been charged
at Bow-street with stealing a pin, and sentenced to two
months, and at that time there were other cases against her.
Sho had then some duplicates in her possession relating to
property stolen from her lodgings:
Mr. Bingham committed the prisoner for trial, and said
the trousers must be given up to the prosecutor by th•
pawnbroker.
STEALING WORKHOUSE CLOTHlNG.—Harriett Holden,
an inmate of St. James's Workhouse, was charged with
stealing several articles of workhouse clothing, the property
of the guardians and directors of the poor of St. James's.
The prisoner had gone out for a holiday, and returned
minus some articles of clothing.

Mr. Bingham said the ratepayers, many of whom prac-
tised great self-denial.to pay their rates, must be protected,
and committed the prisoner for 21 days.

THAMES.

ROBBERIES BY A PAWNBROKER'S BOY. - Thomas

Henry Pickford, a boy about 13 years of age, and lately in
the employ of 'Messrs. Brown and HolEngton, pawnbrokers
in Catherine-street, Limehouse-fields, was brought up on
remand, before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a silver
watch, an Odd Fellows' silver medal, a gold chain, a silver
chain, and other property.

It appeared from the evidence of Mr. John Brown, one of
the prosecutors, that prisoner had been employed ia the ware-
house and slept in the shop, where watches, jewellery, and
other valuable property was deposited. On the 27th of
last month the boy was discharged because ho had absented
himself without leave for two days and nights. On the
20th of the same month a gold Albert chain, pawned three
days previously, was applied for, and could not be
found. The pawnbrokers had to make good the loss
to the owner of the chain. A few days afterwards
a silver guard (pawned for 35.), a guard chain (pawned for
45.), and a silver medal (also a pledge) were missing. A
silver watch pawned in February last was missed subse •
quent to the boy's discharge. All the property was traced
to the prisoner. He gave the silver medal, in the shape of
a star, and belonging to an Odd Fellows' lodge, to a girl
named Jane Darby, of 8, Hay-place, Victoria-road, Hack-
ney, by wham it was restored to the prosecutors. One of
the silver chains was sold by the prisoner to another boy
for 2s. about throe weeks before Christmas. At the same
time the prisoner produced a gold Albert chain and a silver
watch similar to those lost by his employers, and said he
had bought them. A boy named Walden had also seen the
prisoner in possession of a silver watch, gold chain and
other valuables, which he could not have obtained
honestly, as he was not in the receipt of any wages, and
was to give his services in the warehouse, for his board and
lodgings only, the first twelvemonths.
On being taken into custody by Police-sorgeant Wood,
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16 K, he said he had lost his watch, and had purchased it
from a Mr. Roberts, a watchmaker in Cambridge-road,
Bethnal-green: Wood asked the prisoner what he had
done with the gold and silver chains, and he said he knew
nothing about them. Mr. Roberts was called to prove
he had since sold a watch to the prisoner. A silver medal
and a silver chain were traced to the prisoner, and produced
and identified by Mr. Brown. The firm to which he be-
longed had been put to serious inconvenience by the rob-
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heHes, and would have to compensate tho owner of the
watch and the owners a all other pledges which could not
be found.

Mr. Selfo committed the prisoner for trial.

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