The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-16 00:00:00

ROCIIARD V. AUGER.

Mr. PLATT stated that the plaintiff, Mr. Rochard
was u miniature-painter in Regent-street. In March
last he was employed by the defendant, Madame
Auger, a French lady. to paint a miniature of her-
self. The miniature was completed, approved of,
and paid for. The likeness was so good, that some
friend of Madame Auger fell in love with the por-
trait, and got it from her; but she procured it again
on a promise that she would get a copy of it and
send to her friend. She accordingly took it to the
plaintiff, and requested him to make two copies, one
in an oval form for a locket, and the other a square
to hang up. The plaintiff began to paint the
copies, but wishing that Madame Auger should
give him another sitting before he finished them, he
made an appointment to see her. It happened, un-
fortunately, that he had made an appointment with
another lady—a lady of title, for the same hour ;
and when Madame Auger came, the former lady,
with a friend of her's, was with him. As soon as
Madame Auger's name was announced, the plaie-
t;ff ran down stairs, and regretting that he had
forgotten the appointment with the lady who
was then with him, requested that she would not
take the trouble to get out of her carriage, and
begged the favour of her to call again in the course
of an hour. Madame Auger was, however, exces-
sively angry : she seemed to think that the other
lady ought not to have precedence of her, and that
if she (Madame Auger) had been a Countess, the
plaintiff would not have thus disappointed her. She
then went off in a buff, and the plaintiff saw no
more of her. He afterwards finished the copies,
and sent them home in October, with a note to
Madame Auger in these words—" Mr. Rochard has
the honour to present his compliments to Madame
Auger, and has the pleasure to forward to her the
two miniatures ordered in May last, which are as
follows :—The square miniature, 15 guineas ; frame,
U. 165.; oval, 10 guineas; making together 281.
Is." This note, with the copies of the portrait,
was delivered at Madame Auger's house. The
messenger was desired to wait while Madame Auger
wrote an answer, and then the footman brought
down a note addressed to the plaintiff in these
words—" When Mr. Rochard will send Madame
Auger her likeness, Madame Auger will receive it;
but as the portraits sent do not resemble her any
more than himself, she begs him to keep them. She
has, besides, had her portrait painted in Paris, after
the impertinence which she received from Mr. Ro-
chard." The plaintiff returned the portraits, and
afterwards made application to Madame Auger for
payment, but having ultimately been referred to her
attorney, he had been obliged to bring the present
action to recover the amount of his charge, viz.,
281. Is.

Load TENTERDEN summed up the evidence, and
the Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 281. Is.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEc. 15.
CARTER AND ANoTIIER v. BRETTON.
This was an action of trover, brought by the
pla;ntiffs, as assignees of Peere, a bankrupt, to re-
cover of the defendant the value of five horses,
which had come into his possession subsequently to
reere's bankruptcy.
The Jury, without much hesitation, returned a
verdict for the defendant.

NORWICH. Dec. 12.

We had a great supply of Wheat to-day, the best sam-
ples of which nearly obtained last week's prices, but there
is a general dulness in the trade. There was also a good
supply of Barley, which was taken off without altera-
tion in prices. Other Grain remains at last week's prices.
Flour remains as labt week, but the highest price is almost
nominal.

Wheat (per qr.) ... 40s. 60s. 6-14. I.4.mns (per qr.) .. 26r. Th.
Barley
Oats 2os. 245. 295. Flour, fine (per sack) 445. 465.