The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-14 00:00:00

SINGULAR CLAIM FOR WAGES.---I3ROAS V. TESTER.
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Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, who sought to
recover £6 125., wages alleged to be due under the following
peculiar circumstances :—Plaintiff had been in defendant's
service for 25 years, and he alleged that on several
occasions defendant had paid him wages short. The last
time he did so was in the year 1853, since which time plain-
tiff had received his wages in full. An account had been
rendered to defendant, who had promised to pay on many
occasions.

Defendant asserted that this was a trumped-up case, as
he had discharged plaintiff, but Mr. Buchanan called
another witness, who declared that the men employed by
defendant frequently went home without their wages.
His Honour remarked the period of the last short pay-
ment was very remote, and adjourned the case for the pro-
duction of a witness.

SOLICITORS AND AUCTIONEERS.-DIVIDING COMMISSION.

SEVERS V. BRIANT AND OTHERS.

Plaintiff is a solicitor, and sought to recover from defen-
dants (auctioneers) a sum of money for his share of the
commission obtained by tho sale of an estato situate at
Anerley.

Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Charnock
For the defendant.

It appeared that plaintiff was a solicitor to a person named
Murray, the vendor of the property. Plaintiff, defendants,
and a Mr. Hay, surveyor to Mr. Murray, agreed to divide
certain commissions. This was without the knowledge
of Mr. Murray, who, upon being informed of it,
said he supposed the solicitor was like all others,
and wanted to get all he could. A sale was held, but
through some alleged defect in the title to the property the
purchase was not completed. A second sale was held and
the property finally disposed of. Between the two sales
the defendants wrote to plaintiff and told him that having
made a different arrangement with Mr. Murray and Mr.
Hay, he would not be entitled to any share.
Mr. Charnock endeavoured to show that plaintiff had
aexised his client not to employ defendants, but Mr.
Murray proved that although plaintiff had informed him
that there were other auctioneers who would prove more
serviceable to Mr. Murray, yet he eventually advised the
employment of defendants. Mr. Murray had paid both
plaintiff's and defendants bill.
His Honour did not like these arrangements between
solicitors and auctioneers behind the back of the client.
Mr. Charnock contended that there was no consideration.
His Honour saw great force in Mr. Charnock's observe-

tions and arguments. As regarded the arrangements made
he thought such an arrangement was fraudulent. The
solicitor could not be taking care of his master's interests
under such an agreement.
The rlaintiff was then nonsuited.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SMASHING A PUBLICAN'S WINDOWS.—Ann Jones was
charged with smashing four panes of glass, the property of
Mr. W. Joseph Sanders, publican, of 37, Great St. Andrew-
street.

Mr. Sanders said the female came to his house on Satur-
day morning and broke pane of glass, came again in the
afternoon and broke another, and in the evening another.
She had also broken one on Friday.
Mr. Beadon—ls she related to you ?
Mr. Sanders—No. She has only lived with me "domes-
tically." She left me in November, taking some things
with her.

Mr. Beadon—Did she ask you for anything on Saturday
night ?

Mr. Sanders—No, she did not say a word to me, only
called me an old , tore down the shutter, and broke
the window.

The prisoner said she had been turned out penniless, and
she was now sorry she had been to the house, but she
would not go again.

Mr. Beadon told her she must pay the damage, and if
she went there again ho should order her to find heavy
bail.

John Lawson was charged with creating a disturbance
in the house of Mr. Latchford, coffeehouse-keeper, High-
street, Bloomsbury, and assaulting a constable.
The accused had gone into the prosecutor's house, called
for some coffee, and used abusive language to the waiter,
and refused to go when requested ; and a constable being
called to remove hint, he walked a short distance with him,
made a bolt, and afterwards kicked ,Jim several times on
the legs.
Fined 20s, or 14 days.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDST(Tuis EVENING).

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Lord CRANWORTH presented a petition from the pro-
testant dissenters of Northallerton, complaining of the de-
cision of the Lords Justices which excluded them from
administering trust funds of grammar schools.
The Earl of CARLISLE and the Earl of SHAFTESBURY
presented similar petitions.