The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-07 00:00:00

SALFORD MICHAELM.AS SESSIONS,

Before J. NORRIS, J. ENTWISTLE, J. BRIERLEY, and J.
H181110(1', Esqrs.
MASTERS AND APPRRNTIcRs.--David Price and Messrs.
Fairbairn and case came before the court
under the provisions of the old statute of 5 Elizabeth,
c. 4, s. 35, relative to apprentices, which directs that an
apprentice having tense of complaint against his master,
shall summon him before one Magistrate, and if he, for
want of good conformity in the master, cannot agree the'
same, he shall take bond of the master to appear at the
Quarter Sessions, where the matter shall be finally deter-
mined by four Magistrates. The application now to the
Court was by the apprentice Price, for an order to compel
his masters to take him back to their employ. He had
been bound in the year 1822, for' the term of seven years,
to, Messrs. Fairbairn and Lillie, who are very extensive
millwrights, in Manchester, employing 130 workmen,
and 12 apprentices. He worked with them until Mon-
day the sth of Seplember, 1825, when he and another
apprentice, of the name of Anderson, at a time when busi-
ness was very brisk, went to Liverpool, without permission
from their musters. Price stated that this sudden journey'
was made at a time when they had had some liquor, but
he admitted, on cross-examination, that when in Liverpool,.
they applied for work,there, and that they also had an in-
tention of going to America, and applied to a place where
they expected they could have been engaged to go there as
mechanics, but, •on finding they were wanted to go as
sailors, they gave up the 'scheme, and ultimately they re-
turned to Manchester, though, on the way, be (Price,)
called the other apprentice (Anderson,) soft, for returning.
They got to their work again at Messrs. Fairbairn and
Lillie',, on Friday morning m the same week, at breakfast
time. Their masters, scolded diem when they saw them,
they went
and Mr. Lillie threatened to send them to prison, but this
wastthorweaotrkaand they were permitted
s bneoftorPeu.t
'to ask for the wages for the time ttl,tlidtat:eyafthaer
toe
etually
i.notonetr:ustaiotiuhrday
worked' that week, being abonwt
event' first, 'and was refused
of 10s.' per week. Anderi_inn_s
big conduct that week, and
to be paid, on account of
d saw Mr. Lillie in the Way to
then lie (Price) wept, and
I asked him what he wanted.
the countlng-house, .
;" upon which Mr. Lillie gave
him my wages
vet to come near theplace Vt
him a kick, wad told him no
wes Counsel for the apprentice, and
Mrn.
. Couurn4AYa..
the masters;' it I utter hearing the facts
Mr..Covraf AN - for
of
strate the s
ease, and the arguments of Counsel, the four Ma-.
withdrew to consider upon their judgment. On
gi
their return, the Chairman
.stated, that this being a most
important case, both to masters and apprentices they had
jnaconsidered it, and it
wiely was the unanunous determi-
nation the Bench that the apprentice would be discharg-
ed, and the indenture at en end.
mr. Birchall inquired what cause must be mentioned,
in the order, as the statue required it to be mentioned?
The Chairman said," for the apprentice absenting tatn-,
self without leave, and without sufficient- cause."—.llfan-
. ()leder Gtitelte.