The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(7711S DAY.)

ROLLS' COURT.
(Before tho Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.)
JUDGMENT—TENNANT V. HOOD.
This was a question as to the priority of payment of coati
of suit to the parties.

His Honour considered that he had no power to order the
parties to appear by one solicitor where only one set of costa
would have been incurred ; and whe e they appeared bl
separate solicitors that was no reason why they should not
bo paid their costs. His Honour directed the order of
priority in which the costs should be paid to the parties.
The interest to be paid on the same principle.
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11ASLEWOOD V. GREEN.-JVDGMENT.
This was an administration suit under the will of the late
Mr. Green, of Stockport. The contention was whether hie
grandchildren by his deceased daughter or his next of kin
were entitled to the residue of his property.
His Honour divided it into eight parts—five-eighths in
the issue of his daughter, and three-eighths to the heir at
law. Costs to come out of the trust estate.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Before Baron Bramwell and a Special Jury.)
BEATSON V. SKENE-LIBEL.
This was an action brought by General Beatson, who for
some time held command of the Bashi-Bazouks in thQ late
Russian war, against Mr. Skene, now vice-consul at
Aleppo, for libel.

Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and MC*
Grey appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Bovill, Mr. Lush,
and Mr. Garth for the defendant.
From the opening statement of the learned counsel for
plaintiff it appeared that in 1851 the plaintiff made a pro-
posal to Lord Clarendon and Lord Panmure, in consequence
of his experience in the government of irregular troops, to
take command of a body of Bashi-Bazeuks. The proposal
was entertained, and Gen. Beatson was directed to proceed to
Constantinople and communicate with Lord de Redcliffe. Oil
his arrival in Turkey the gallant general, having completed hie
arrangements, left for the seat of war, and was present at
the battles of Balaclava and Inkermann. In consequence
of certain proceedings, General Beatson tendered his resig'
nation, which, however, was not accepted at the time ; but
he was ordered to join General Vivian. General Smith
afterwards came out ; but although he (General Beatson)
did not receive official notice to transfer his troop.
to General Smith for more than a month after hie
arrival, he was well acquainted that it bad been decided
that he was to do so. After the command had been given
up, General Beatson learned, and this was the libel cool'
plained of, that it had been asserted by some parties tha
he had sent round a sort of round robin to the officers late!,
under his command, recommending them to refuse to serve
under Gen. Smith, therky nearly inducing mutiny ; but tar°
of the officers present, named Shirley and O'Reilly, left the
room expressing their strong dissent to any such proposal*
An inquiry took place into the charges he made against
Shirley as he (General Beatson) imagined he was the person
that had made the statement, but nothing satisfactory be
came known as to who was the propagator of the slander
until some time after, when General Beatson happened
by accident to meet a friend in London, wiz°
told him that the defendant, who was, et
the time the assertion was made, vice-consul at Constanti-
nople, was the person who had uttered the libel of which he
complained. The learned gentleman went at great length
into the whole of the circumstances connected with the
case, and concluded by calling the gallant general into th°
witness box for examination.

The case is not at all likely to conclude to-day.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)
THE LAW OF MASTER AND SURVANTe-CHAPHAN

MITCHELL.

This was an action to recover a sum of money as COur
pensation for alleged illegal dismissal. Ten shillings per•
paid into court.

Plaintiff said that she had acted for some time as for'
woman to the defendant. On Thursday, the 18th Nov.,
plaintiff was taken ill, and on Friday received a messge
from defendant, stating that he was very slack, and that sh:
had better stop away for a week or two, and he would send
for her when he wanted her. She was paid the to
shillings, the wages for the week partly served'
On the following Monday she was so much better that
'the evening she called upon defendant and said " Gilt!
evening." He said nothing about her going to work. TAP
next Monday she again presented herself, and again dr
Pendant merely answered her salutation. She called abort. a
fortnight after that, and then defendant told hOrilti
should not employ her again.

_
Mr. Buchanan cross-examined the plaintiff as to wlotrt,
she had not been told to lay up for the week, and whe'::
the 10s. paid in had not been tendered to her, but on"
firmly adhered to her statement of laying up for a 'O4
or two, and denied that she had been offered the 10s.
Mr. Buchanan then urged, on behalf of defeadant, that
his client had behaved with great liberality to plaintiff. 4
His Honour—There is no occasion to put it on that foot'
ing. Wages are payable during sickness. •
Mr. Buchanan—l think that it will be very hard upon
manufacturers if they are bound to pay their servants Iv•
any time they might stop away oven if it were by pernlir
sion.

Defendant was then called and said that plaintiff had di':
charged herself. She had thought proper to stop all.'
three weeks, and there had been no intention to give ll°
notice.

His Honour found for plaintiff for £1 in addition to th.
10s. paid into Court.

IMMORALITY A GOOD GROUND FOR DISMISSAL..-TAYO6

V. VAUGHAN.

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This was an action to recover 125., one week's wag°
actually earned.

Plaintiff said she had worked at defendant's warehoull
up to a certain Thursday night, and then defendant follow.°
her out into the street, and told her ho should not recluir_°,
her services any more. She had subsequently applied I 0
her wages, and payment being refused she brought the pre
sent action.

Dofendant said that plaintiff had not earned-a full week':
wage. She had not conducted herself with the greate•-
propriety in her situation—the threw her clothes over OS
men's knees. (Laughter.)
Plaintiff—Oh, oh 1 I didn't. (Renewed laughter.)
Defendant—Then on the Thursday night she has noir
tioned a man was waiting for her outside, and I didn't thin)‘
it proper. Her husband has deserted her.
His Honour—Well, immorality is a good ground for dig'
missal.
Plaintiff—No, it is not. (Laughter.)

His Honour—But it is, although it is no ground for Is'
fusing t. pay wages earned. Enforce the moral law, dr
fondant, but pay wages due.

Plaintiff denied that she had acted in the manner ilw.
puted by the defendant.

- His Honour—Very well, you will get your money, and
costs for your attendance.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( THIS DAV

THAMES.
BURGLARY SINGULAR CABE...-. George Andrews,
well-known thief, about 22 years of age, was brought before
Mr. Yardley, charged with burglario'usly breaking 1111 d
entering the dwelling house of Mr. Thomas Duke, No. 26,
Bower-street, Commercial-road East.
Me. James Duke, the son of the occupier of the house,
said that he sat up very late last night in his bsdroera
reading a newspaper, and after finishing the perusal of
he threw it down on the floor and went to bed. Soon after'
wards he heard the rustling of the newspaper on the door:
and thought a cat was in the room. This continued s'
intervals for two hours, and every time ho heard 111°
rustling of the newspaper he called out " S't, cat; et
out, cat." Soon after three o'clock this morning 11°
again heard the rustling of the newspaper on O.
floor and again called out to the supposed cat. Direetif
afterwards he hoard some one leave his room and run doWII
stairs. He leaped out of bed, and called out "police
thieves." He heard some one open the street door end
leave the house, and continued calling out police. In two
minutes afterwards the prisoner, who had no shoes on, vr°°
brought back to the house. There was an area and high
railings in front of the house, and upon examination of the
premises he discovered that a stout cord had been fastened'
to the railings, by which the thief had descended into the
area, broken a pane of glass, and removed the fastening
ef the kitchen-window. There were shutters to the windose
but they were not fastened, and the burglar, after loosenieg
the catch of the window, had no difficulty in obtaining
admission to the kitchen.

In answer to questions by Mr. Yardley, the witness said
that the only thing removed was a pair of spectacles frog'
the kitchen table. They belonged to his mother. The/
were returned to him this morning by a lady who picked
them up in Bower-street. The footsteps on the stairs, as the
burglar descended from the bedroom, were those of a Per'
son who had no boots or shoes on.

Michael Donovan, a police constable, No. 212 K, acid
that, at half-past three o'clock this morning, he heard
alarm, and cries of "Thieves !" and " Police !" in Bower-
street. He saw the prisoner with his boots in his hand
running towards the Commercial-road. The prisoner, wil:
came towards him, said, " He's gone that way,"
and pointed towards the pr3sccutor's house. • Wit;
ness stopped the prisoner, who repeated several
',
limos, "Ile has gone that way, polieeraan..,
At that moment the prosecutor called out, "Stup him,
and ho took the prisoner to the station-house and saarchol
him. He found some lucifer matches, and several house'
breaking implements on the prisoner.
Tho prisoner was committed for trial.

FIRE AT MILLwALL—Last evening, at half-posit
six o'clock, a fire broke out at the saw mills on the prowls..
of Messrs. Scott Russell and Co., ship builders of Mil Won.
An alarm was instantly given, and fortunately the recentlf
formed fire-brigade, under the directicn of Mr. Roberts/
(from Messrs. Brown and Lenox's Anchor Works) I".
quickly on the spot, and a good supply of water
available from the mains in the yard, the flames were ei
tinguished without the disastrous results which were at 011"
time anticipated, from the quantity of ti.mber, &c., near.