The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-11 00:00:00

TALLOW.

The market vontinues fiat, runt prices aro again lywel
We quote P.Y.C. ou the spot 433. Vown tallow, 42s 6.
net cad].

1864. 1865. 1866.
Stock—(this day) 59 lOO 46,163 41,191 23,595
Prices of Y.O 44lsOd to 50s 6(1 418 Od 3s Od
(—s 0:1 —s 00 —s Od 0,1
Delivery last week 2,859 3,476 2,714 1,992
Do. from June 1 ~ 37,527 51,988 43,8 8 32,0)1
Arrival last week
Do. from June 1 51,606 65,668 56,984 36,968
Price of Town 438 91 54s 3d 45s 93 45s 01

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron Martin

and a common jury.)

EMERY V. PARRY.-THEATRICAL DIFFICULTIES.

This was an action brought by the eminent actor,
Samuel Anderson Emery, to recover compensation
in damages from Mr. Sefton Parry, the manager
and proprietor of the New Holborn Theatre, for an
alleged breach of a contract of engagement.
Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Joyce appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Ballantiue and Mr.
M. Williams for the defendant.

Mr. Sergeant Parry having opened the case,
called Samuel Anderson Emery, who said—l am an
actor to plaintiff in this action. On the 22d May
I went by appointment to see Mr. Parry at the
Holborn Theatre, at the request of my friend Mr.
Tom Taylor, from whom I took a note. After the
ordinary courtesies of the day, Mr. Parry asked
" what would be the terms of my engagement ?"
said, " I should require £l2 a week." He declined
to give me £l2, because, he said, that he could not
afford it, but for the summer months he would
give me £lO. After some discussion lat last
consented to take that, and he said he
would draw up at agreement. He did
so, and showed it to me. It was as
follows :—" I hereby engage Samuel Emery, Esq.,
as Duck Fiddler's Joe,' in Mr. Tom Taylor's
new drama during its run for £lO a week." It
was signed Sefton Parry. I did not sign it. I
stopped him as he was rea ling it, when he came to
the words, " fun of the piece." I had never heard
of such an engagement, and said " I could not
accede to it, that it was too vague, • too indefinite
to satisfy me, and that it might mean only
a week or a fortnight, and be brought to
a close at your caprice or will, or it
may extend long beyond the summer." lie
replied that I need not bo alarmed at that
that ho should make it run at least eight or
ten weeks ; ho had nothing ready to supply its place
even if it were a failure, as " Flying Scud" was in
the provinces ; besides that, he had laid out over
£7OO in scenery and properties, and therefore he
must run it—and added, "I am, however, unlike
most managers in London, this theatre is my own
property, and I have no rent to pay." I then
signed the agreement. The theatre closed June 28,
1867. I was unengaged 14 days.

Mr. Sergeant Palau tine submitted that the agree-
ment was the one made after the conversation had
taken place, and that it must bind the plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant Parry contended that the contract
was based upon the conversation, and that this
agreement was given only as a guarantee of good
faith.
Mr. Baron Martin considered that that document
was the whole contract and nothing else, and no
other circumstance could interfere with it.

After some further discussion, the plaintiff
elected to be non-suited.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

TIIA3ILS.

IMPOSITIONS ON STEAMBOAT PASSENGERS.—John
Tracy, oue of those disorderly and dangerous fel-
lows called loafers, who prowl about the wharves
to impose upon and extort money from steamboat
passengers, was brought before Mr. Paget charged
with using foul and abusive language, accompanied
with threats, towards Police-constable 140 H.

Mr. Paget said the prisoner had attempted a
scandalous imposition, which the constable had pre-
vented, for which he would fine the prisoner 10s.,
and he now gave notice that if there was any more
of this he would increase the fine.

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.
ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Two young men
named Charles Partridge Martin, a sailor, residing
at 33 A, Dean-street, Soho, and John Bennett, of
8, High-street, Kingsland, were charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with assaulting Police-sergeant Godfrey,
18 C.

After the examination of several witnesses,
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was quite necessary that
police-officers should be protected against the vio-
lence of persons. He should fine Martin 20s. or
14 days, and Bennett, who had been cowardly
enough to assault the sergeant while he was down,
would be committed for 7 days.

NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC ASSOCIA7ION.

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Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held in the
School-house connected with the Roman Catholic
church of St. James, Spanish-place, Manchester-
square, for the purpose of forming a Young Men's
Catholic Association.

The Rev. Dr. W. IL ANDERDON, formerly of
University College, Oxford, and a clergyman of
the Church of England, presided, and, in open-
ing the proceedings, said he had received a letter
from Archbishop Manning fully approving of
the scheme, and appointing him (Dr. Andordon)
spiritual director of the institution. A letter
had also been received from Lord Edward 'Toward,
accepting the presidentship of the associa-
tion. The noble lord reminded them that, while
during late years more consideration had been shown
towards Roman Catholics in England than they bad
received iu former years, they still laboured under
many and grave disadvantages, so that it was well
that they should thoroughly understand their posi-
tion as a minority in the community. No time
should now be lost, but everything should be
promptly and effectively done to protect and defend
that minority. The rev. chairman endorsed the
views of the noble lord, and added that until within
the last few years Roman Catholic young men had
stood at a great disadvantage with respect to their
fellow-citizens in point of education. To account
for such a state of things would occupy too much
time. lie might say that they had scarcely fair
play with the rest of the community in respect
of the educational institutions of the country.
Such a state of things, however, might not be alto-
gether a disadvantage, for he believed that the real
education of a man commenced when the period of
his school education had finished ; indeed it used to
be a proverb when he was at Oxford that the edu-
cation of a man did not begin until after he had
taken his degree. In the great Catholic Association
of Ireland it was made a condition of membership
that everyone who joined it should promise to attend
the sacrament of confession once a month. It was
not intended to make that a condition of admission
to the new Loudon organisation—not at all events
for the present—and he was not prepared to say
that it would ever be one of the rules. Its great
object would be to develope a more energetic
Catholic life, and men would be admitted who
promised to aid in bringing about that result,
which, if accomplished, would be productive of
immense benefit to the Church and nation. A
library would he formed, lectures delivered, meet-
ing-rooms and recreatio❑ grounds provided, and
other agencies employed.
Dr. De Burow, Canon Hunt, Mr. Arundel, Mr.
Burke, and other gentlemen addressed the meeting,
some handsome subscriptions were handed iu to-
wards successfully launching the new institution,
and a large number of members were enrolled.
A vote of thanks to Dr. Auderdon for presiding
closed the business of the meeting.