The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-11 00:00:00

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1814
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65
1634
73/4

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10%

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DA
OLD COUR 7.
(Before Mr. Justice MAULE and Mr. Justice EELS'
MURDER.—Alexander Moir, the baker, who stain
charged with the murder of his wife, Susan Moir, "r 6
placed in the dock immediately on their Lordships enter:
ing the' court. His appearance has undergone liftg
change since his examination at Bow-street.
Mr. BALLANTINE, who, along with Mr. Parry, °P-i
peered for the prisoner, applied for the postponement °f
his trial until next session, as his committal had been „
recent as not to allow sufficient time for the preparstlo''
of his defence.
Mr. BODKIN said there appeared to have been soil
misunderstanding as to the case coming on to-day. PP
true bill against the prisoner was only returned bis•,
night, and, owing to the circumstances mentioned to hips
by Mr. Bltllantine, he felt justified in consenting to the
application on the part of the Crown.
Mr. Justice ERLE said, if the parties thought the
terests of justice would be better served by postponing
the trial, he could have no objection to the applicatiopo
The trial was accordingly postponed until the Ile%s
sessions of the Old Bailey, and the prisoner was to'
moved.
MANSLAUGHTER.— Alexander Lovey, who was CI:
victed yesterday of manslaughter, was placed in the
dock to receive the sentence of the Court.
Mr. Justice ERLE, addressing the prisoner, said he bs,
been convicted of manslaughter, having been acquitteu
of the crime of murder to which it nearly approximated;
He had ill-treated his wife to an extent to make be"
talk of suicide, and to apply to a magistrate for a vier..
rant for her own protection. It appeared that eftel
this he had treated his wife with apparent kJ/1(1nel
which coupled with the character he had received, b. •
no doubt, induced the jury to acquit him of murder'
yet, after she adverted to the subject of the warrant, b:
preceeded to execute that dreadful act of vengeoliew
with which ho was charged, and after inflicting
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her a dreadful wound, I,ft her in a helpless state to th
street. Taking into consideration, therefore, his prerr
ous character, and the partial acquittal, but without for
gettinghis great guilt, he felt it his duty to transper'
him for the space of fifteen years.
The prisoner bowed to his Lordship, and was then re'
moved from the dock.

FORGERY.--George Lyon, a clerk in a banking-house'
who pleaded guilty to feloniously forging and utteril
an acceptance to a bill of exchange for 1101., to defolL,
William Miller Christie, and others was sentenced w
twenty years' transportation.

INCEI4DIARIBX.—.Iama Ryan, aged 28, described is
the calendar as a porter, was indicted with setting fir°
to a building, the property of Joseph Adams.
Mr. Ballantine appeared for the prosecution, and M
Payne defended the prisoner.
.„ Mr. BALLANTINE, in stating the case to the jury, s• is
the premises of the prosecutor were situated in 00
Llorscferry-road, Ratcliffe,
(2,
and contained a considerable,
quantity of timber. On the morning of the 17th ,
March they were destroyed by fire, the amount of le"
sustained being between 6001. and 7001., and the circus':
stubces under which the fire took place had WNW'
the parties to suspect that the prisoner had wilfullf
given rise to it. He had been seen close to the Pre;
mises shortly before the conflagration broke out, set'
footmarks which corresponded exactly with his 810,_el
had been traced over a vacant piece of ground to witblo
fifteen yards of the building. But these were not the
only mutters which seemed to attach the act to the,
prisoner. He first gave notice to the fire brigade 611 i
,
to the turucocka, for which he received fees of SS, 61°'

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SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(I.3cf,re Mr. Under-Sheriff BuacHELL.)
CA.RR V. HARRISON.
MUSICAL TALENT.—This was an action to recover
damages for breach of contract. The plaintiff is Miss
Agnes Carr, a concert singer, and defendant is OW
privtor of the Railway Saloon at Chatham.
Mr. JOYCE stated the case for the plaintiff, and it
appeared that in January last defendant directed Messrs.
Tumour and Fisher, theatrical agents in Bow-stree4
Covent-garden, to engage a female singer and others
for the Railway Saloon, and the plaintiff was engaged for
one month certain, at the weekly salary of 355.; but 011
, her going to Chatham, and taking her situation ai
" Character singer," defendant discharged her without
notice. and the action was brought to recover o°°
month's salary. De endant had pleaded several pleas,
the principal being that he did nut promise, and ale
that plaintiff a wholly incapable of singing." 11
Learned Counsel submitted, that after the unqualifie
engagement of the plaintiff; defendant was precluced frooi
giving evidence as to the last-mentioned plea, but.be
(Mr. Joyce) would prove, that plaintiff was dOlf
qualified to take an engagement such as had LOS
entered into.
Mr. Fisher proved engaging the plaintiff by order of
defendant, but had not heard plaintiff sing.
Mr. John Hallibone was called, and deposed that h.°
was in the employ of defendant as a singer, and was
present when the plaintiff wars introduced in the co
pany. He considered that she had very little music
talent.
Cross-examined by Mr. RYLAND—Plaintiff had po.
tune nor musical car, and did not know much shell'
time. The musicians were not put out, as the tunes well,
generally old Englishairs, and they kept on, and le"
the singers to go OH their own way.—(Laughter;)
Mr. H. Albert, conductor of the Sir John Falstaff
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Concert-Room, Deptford, said he had engaged plaintiff
at 53. per night, and she gave general satisfaction. Thei
did not look for first-rate talent; all they had to do
Md
to please the audience.
Cross-examined—She did not appear to have any osr,
for music, or to keep time, but a comic singer was 01
expected to have au ear for music.
Mr. C. A. Redding considered plaintiff competent,
although she was no musician, for she was full of comic
wit and eomicalities.—(Laughter.)
Other evidence was given to the same effect.
Mr. RYLAND, for the defendant, said after this eviv
dente he should not adduce evidence as to the cornP,e'
testy or incompetency, but would prove that on or
Pendant complainicg, plaintiff said she was more of on
actress than a singer, and ultimately accepted tlie.
amount due up to the date of her discharge. TP'
Learned Counsel then called Mr. Parris, defendants
stage manager, and was proceeding to examine him
to plaintiff's ability.
The UNDER-SHERIFF understood that that point had
been waived, but to him it did not appear on the agreement that it mattered whether plaintiff could sing at °P
or not—but he would take the evidence. •
Mr. Careuss, the pianist at the saloon, said that be
bad the greatest difficulty in accompanying plaintiff'
for she had no ear, and could not keep time or tune, op"
her voice was by no means good. He paid plaintiff 39P,
which she accepted in full.
Mr. BALL, a brewer at Chatham, confirmed the last
part of the evidence.
Mr. JOYCE replied, and contended that 355. was ill
that was due, as the plaintiff was only employed oPe
week. Any other sum due was by way of damages l°
be assessed by the jury.
The UNDER-SHERIII did not think there was any
dertaking in the agreement as to capacity; and it nrlgPllo
perhaps be considered that very little musical ability iv,
required to undertake such an engagement, which 05
pended as much on the acting as on the singivr
The main point was whether plaintiff had abandoned th°
contact.
The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict for
the plaintiff—Damages 41. 19s.