The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-23 00:00:00

SUNDAY EVENING.

This was a summons to recover 10s. for one month's
wages actually earned. Defendant is of the Jewish nation,
and plaintiff is a stout young Irishwoman. Plaintiff averred
that she had given defendant a fair and proper notice to
leave—that she was a weekly servant, and had given a
fortnight's notice. Defendant refused to pay her anything.
She had to buy her own tea and sugar, and was charged for
a saucer she had broken. She had also been accused of
stealing some potatoes and eating them.

Defendant said that he wished to have his Honour's
opinion upon a certain point. Plaintiff asked permission to
go to the Moorfields chapel on Sunday evening, and said
she would be back in one hour. He (defendant) sat up for
her till one o'clock on Monday morning, and then went to
bed. Plaintiff did not return until ten o'clock on Moiday
morning, and was then discharged.

His Honour—lt is a very good ground of discharge.
Plaintiff—l had given notice, and my notice was up.
Miss Benjamin (defendant's sister) said that she had been
summoned by plaintiff, and having attended, no one ap-
peared, and the case was struck out.
Plaintiff positively swore that she was present on that
occasion, and that she spoke to Miss Benjamin, and was
told that she had summoned the wrong person, but
this was as positively denied, and Miss Benjamin stated
that she heard the cause called.

His Honour was of opinion that it was very extraordinary.
Miss Benjamin said she engaged plaintiff as a monthly
servant at 10s. She had advanced plaintiff 2s. 6d. occa-
sionally. Plaintiff had given no notice, and on the day of
her discharge had seven days to serve to make up her time.
Plaintiff—That was the only way I could get away from
the house, and they would not let me go out.
His Honour—You must know that the law allows Mr.
Benjamin to keep tho three half crowns you have earned in
his pocket. It is misconduct for a servant to pretend to go
to church, and then to leave her situation and not return
till 10 o'clock on Monday morning. It will be a nonsuit,
with no costs.

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A STRANGE STORY.—At the Bristol Bankruptcynr
Court, on Monday, Samuel Lewis,
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diff, corn factor, was exam by Mr. ne, before Mr.
Commissioner Hill, and made one of the most extraordinary
statements ever heard in a court of bankruptcy. He de-
posed that, about eight weeks ago, being in Cardiff, he ac-
companied a girl to a brothel, and was there robbed of notes
ounting to about £Bl5 ; that he did not discover his loss
till the following day, when he was at Merthyr, and that he
then gave no information to the police or any one else, fear-
ing that the matter would come to his wife's knowledge.
About five weeks since he came to Bristol, and there
met another " young woman," with whom he went
to the house, and was there robbed of between £550
and £6OO. He gave no information of the robbery, but
went home and told his wife of the loss, but not of the
circumstances under which he now alleged it had taken
place. He stated further, that on another occasion he had
been eased of £l5, and had several times lost smaller sums
under similar circumstances. He also told a most impro-
bable story about the sale of £350 worth of goods to his son
shortly before the bankruptcy. At the conclusion of t
examination Mr. Stone applied for the committal of the
bankrupt, as the story he had told was inconsistent, mere-
dible, and utterly impossible to be true. His Honour—
"My duty is very simple. I have now attended for 39
years in criminal courts, but I never knew such a case as
this, nor anything like it." The bankrupt was thee re-
moved ie custody.