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

TALLOW.

.The market zontinues flat, and prices aro again lowor.
We quote P.Y.C. on the spot 435. Vown tallow, 42s 6,.1
not cash.

1864. 1865. 1866.
Stock—(this day) 59,100 46,163 41,411 23,595
Prices of Y.O j4ls 0,1 to 50s 61 41s 0,1 3s 06.
—s 0,1 —s 00 —s od 0 1
Delivery last week 2,859 3.176 2,711 1,922
Do. from Jane 1 . 37,527 51,988 43,8 8 32,901
Arrival last week
Do. from June 1 51,696 65,618 56,984 36,9(18
Price of Town 43s 9 1 51s 34 45s Jul 45s 0,1

LAW IN TELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

'Sittings at Nisi Prius, 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 Ballantine 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 ?" I
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 IVOIlla
give .me £lO. After some discussion- lat 'last
consented to take that, and he, said he
would draw up an 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. Torn 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 reading it, when he came to
the words, " run 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." He
replied that I need not be alarmed at that
that he should make it run at least eight or
ten weeks ; he 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 Ballantine 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.

PO LICE IN TEL LIGE NCE This Day.

THAMES.

IMPOSITIONS ON STEAMBOAT PASSENGERS.-.John
Tracy, one 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 11.
Mr. Paget said the prisoner had attempted a
scandalous imposition, which the constable had pre-
vented, for which he would fine the prisoner 105.,
and he now gave notice that if there was any more
of this he would increase the fine.