The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-13 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OP QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall before the Lord Chief
Justice and a Special Jury.)
TAYLOR AND OTHERS V. THE COMMISSIONERS OP THE
RIVER WEAR.

This was an action brought by the proprietors of a screw
vessel called the Haswell, to recover compensation in
damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained through
the negligence of the defendants.

It appeared that on the 7th of August, 1865, the vessel
was leaving the dock at Sunderland, having loaded at
one of the " drops" or staiis in the dock. It was
then discovered that she was making water very fast
through her bottom, which was the nature of the injury
co:eplained of. • The defendants were appointed Commis
sioners of the river and docks, under Act of Parliament,
and the plaintiffs alleged that they were liable for the in-
jury, as they should have kept the dock free from obstruc-
tion. The defendants denied their liability, on the ground
that they had no funds, or insufficient funds, applicable to
the purposes of the river ; that there was no negligence, &c.
Thirase is likely to occupy some days, but the facts are
not sufficiently interesting to the general reader to render
a detailed report necessary.

COURT OF BANRUPTCY.
(Beforo Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE THE REV. R. LEE, THE RECTOR OP STEPNEY.

This bankrupt was described as the rector of Stepney,
and to-day was appointed for the last examination.
The accounts show, debts, .£9,753 ; assets, £5,180 ; and
deficiency, £4,573. The largest creditor is Mr. J. Lee, of
Southampton-buildings, who claims £5,000, but holds
policies of insurance upon the bankrupt's life. The case
was not concluded when this report left, but it was under-
stood that an adjournment would bo ordered.

SHERIFF'S COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
TILE lIOUR SYSTEM IN TILE BUILDING TRADE.-BUCK Y.

AXFORD AND CO.

This was an action brought by a journeyman bricklayer
to recover wages in lieu of notice, he having been sum-
marily dismissed in the middle of the day. _ _ _

Mr. Merriman appeared for the plaintiff, and having
called evidence, contended that his client was entitled to a
reasonable notice before he was discharged from his work.
[n the present case ho had commenced the day, and was
entitled to finish it although he was paid by the hour, i❑
accordance with the terms of the agreement between the
masters and the men after the great strike.

Mr. Beard, on behalf of the defendants, said that the
effect of the hour system was that either side was entitled
to dissolve the contract at a minute's notice, and one of the
defendants said that he knew of his own knowledge hun-
dreds of cases where the men had left their work at a
moment's notice, in the middle of an hour even, and had
been paid up to the time they had worked. Plaintiff had
been paid for his work in the present instance.
Mr. Merriman urged that a system of discharging men
at a moment's notice was very unfair, and contrary to all
principles of justice, and ho cited the case of men who had
been punished at police courts for leaving their wcrk
without giving notice.
His Honour did not understand the reasonableness of :h•
claim sot up by the plaintiff, who was, by his own show-
ing, an hourly servant. it had been shown that ho was
engaged by the hour and paid by the hour, and according
to the evidence it did appear that either side had a right to
terminate the contract at any time. In this case the ver-
dict must be for the defendants.
Mr. Beard declined to accept any costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

FALSE RETS—A TICKET-OP-LEAVE MAN AT 'WORK
AGAlN.—Henry Blair, alias "Flynne Clarke," a ticket-of-
leave man, and James Bushnell, also known to the police,
were charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to enter
the dwelling-houses 15 and 23 Maddox-st., Regent-street,
with a false key; Blair was further charged with being in
the area of No. 15, Maddox-street, for the purpose of com-
mitting a felony ; and Hector Mackay, a young man living
in Castle-street, Oxford- street, was charged with attempt-
ing to rescue Blair from the custody of the police—the last
named prisoner being a one-legged man.
Solomon Paisley. 69 C, said that about eleven last night
he saw the prisoner Bushnell in Maddox-street. When
he saw me enter Maddox-street, he made a movement with
his arm, which made me notice him. I then saw Blair
leave the door of a dwelling-house. I think No. 25. 1
crossed to the opposite side of the street and passed them,
and went into Mason's-yard; but instead of going down
Mason's-yard I doubled back and watched them. I saw
Blair go to the door of No. 23 and try to get in with a key.
Blair then went and spoke to Bushnell, and tried the door
of No. 15, but not being able to get in with the key. Blair
then raised his leg and put it over the railings, and went
down the area-steps, Bushnell leaning sideways on the
railings on the watch. I waited about two minutes and
then walked up the street as if not taking notice of
anything, and Bushnell, seeing me, walked from
the railings of the area to a lamp-post. I laid
hold of him, and told him that I wanted him, when he re-
plied, " What for ? Leave go, I've done nothing." Seeing
a gentleman I called upon him to assist me, telling him a
man was down one of the areas, and some other gentlemen
coming up I asked them to surround the area, and they
did so, and I then sprang my rattle, and as soon as I did
so something fell in the area like keys. Sergeant Cook,
16 C, then came up just as Blair was getting out of the
area, and ho was afterwards very violent. I handed Bush-
nell over to a constable, and wont down the area and found
two keys. On searching Blair and Bushnell I only found
a photograph upon one of them. Blair said he went into
the area for a certain purpose, and Bushnell said he had
not done anything.
Blair—l never had any keys.
A gentleman, named South, proved assisting the police,
and while having hold of Blair the prisoner Mackay came
up and took hold of me and said; " Why don't you let the
man go ?" and it being supposed that his object was to
let Blair get away ho was taken into custody.
Blair said he was drunk, but the witness said that was
not true.

Mackay said that he merely told the witness to let the
man have justice, and not to strangle him, as they were
nearly chocking him.

A gentleman named Taylor, residing at Cambridge-
street, Pimlico, after giving similar evidence to Mr. South,
added that Mackay made use of the expression, "t don't
think you aro doing right, let the man have justice." Ile
assisted the police in taking Blair, who was very violent,
into custody.

Mackay, having called witnesses who satisfied Mr. Knox
that he was a respectable mau, and totally incapable of
mixing himself up with such characters as Blair and Bush-
nell,
Mr. Knox said that he did not for a moment believe that
Mackay was in any way connected with the other pri-
soners, who were burglars ; but he should fine him 405.,
not, as the charge alleged, for attempting to rescue Blair,
but for putting his hand on and interfering with Mr. South,
who was engaged in assisting the police, Blair and Bush-
nell would bo remanded,