The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-22 00:00:00

MASTERS AND SERVANTS.

At the County Court of Middlesex for the
Hundred of Ossulstoti, holden on Thursday last,
a Gentleman 'appeared on the summons of the
father of a girl who had recently been in the ser-:
vice of the defendant, on account of non-payment
of the girl's wages. The defendant hired the.
girl as nursemaid, at six guineas a year•wages;_
the girl entered on her place on the 29th of Sep.-
tember, and on the.2Sth of. October following,
without giving any previous warning, or as..,
signing 'any cause of compiling, left her situation.
The true reason of her quitting it was, that het
father bad procured her a- situaiion...as lady's
maid, which she preferred to that of nurse-maid-,
The defendant, in consequenee,' refused paying_
her any wages for the month she had been in his
service ; first, on the ground of her misconduct.
in so leaving her place.; and, secondly, that the
hiring being a yearly hiring, she was entitled tO
no wages if she chose to leave her place before the.
:expiration of the year; but even if it should be'
considered that she would be entitled to wages
for the period she might serve, that a general,
hiring at annual wages did imply the -right of n
month's warning on the. part of the servant, as
well as the master, before the one could quit her
place, or the other • could discharge her from it;
The Court, however, made an order for the pay-
ment of the servant's wages.
Yesterday it was urged to the same Court, for
the purpose of obtaining a revision of the case
and the judgment, that the decision, indepen-
dently of the inconvenience that may arise from
it both to masters and mistresses, as well as ser-
vants, (lid' not accord with the case of Robinson
v. Hindman, 3. Esp. N.P.C. and Spain v. Ar-g,
nott, 2. Stark, N.P.C. or with the opinion 0
Chief Justice Abbott, in the case of Williams
•Rice, tried before him at the Sittings after last
Easter Term. 'But the gentleman acting in the
capacity of Judge was of opinion that the cases
above referred to only related to servants in bus"
bandry, and, consequently, that the judgment
must stand.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.-On'the 13th of Oc-
tober last, a vessel, off Island Glass Light-hou
while in the act of putting about, fetched stern'
way, and filled a pilot boat with water, then tow
ing after her, when, melancholy to relate, W
Liam Mason and Ewen M'Leod, both fine young
men, were unfortunately drowned.—(Edinbargh
Courant, Nov. 19.)

MARRIED.
On the 6th instant, at St. Marylebone Church, Mr. Thomas
Nunn, of Thayer-street, Manchester-square, to Miss Tomli°4'
of Westham, Essex.
On the 7th instant, at Dublin, John Dingwall, Esq. of Ard°
Aberdeenshire, to Ann, daughter of Captain George-Taylor, 0
Camden-street, Dublin.

DIED.
On Thursday last, in Dublin, the Rev. Doctor Barrett, Vice
Provost of the Dublin University. Ile was perhaps one of
best scholars of the age, and a most eccentric character ;. '
has died immensely rich, and, we belicve, without a will, an'
has left two nieces, children of a d."•,:ased brother. lie "
much attached to Dr. Kyle, the Provost, and revered him ;‘'

his learning. '
At Bushy Park, County of Wicklow, of a bilious fever, tb
'WilHon. Mrs. Howard : t' is valuable Lady is gr.!:,tly, lainove'l' i
At Barneid, Scotland, on . the .sth iiist.o liam Lockhar
Esq. of Barnold.

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