The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-08 00:00:00

KEDGLEY AND WIPE V. HOLT.

This was an action for wages, due to the female
plaintiff, formerly Ann Fareweather, as servant to
the defendant. The defence was a set-off for
articles of wearing apparel, &c. paid by the defendant
for Ann Fareweather, who, at the time she was in
his service was between 18 and 19 years of age. It
appeared that she was a young woman from the
country, and had been engaged by the -defendant at
121. alear wages. She received no money of him
for a considerable period, but he paid for several
articles of dress for her, the amount of which he
now sought to set off against her claim for wages.
Amongst the different articles were—a silk dress,
11. 10s.; reticule, 2s. 6d.; lace cap, 11. 6s.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY observed, that articles of
this description were not necessaries, and could
not, therefore, be allowed as payments on account
of an infant. The defendant, who was to be con-
sidered as standing in the character of a parent to
her, ought not to have allowed these expences to
be incurred, and could not now claim the payment
of them from her.

Some of the payments fur necessaries were
allowed, and a verdict was taken for the plaintiff
for 101.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dr.c. 7.
DATIs V. GARKET.

This was an action brought. by the plaintiff, who
is proprietor of lime-kilns at Bewley Cliff, Would-
ham, near Rochester, to recover the value of a cargo
of lime shipped on board the barge Safely, of which
the defendant was proprietor, and which was lost
off the Isle of Sheppy, at a place which was out of
her ordinary course. The defence was, that the
alteration in the course of the vessel upon her ar-
riving at the mouth of the Medway, was rendered
necessary by the state of the wind and the tide,
which made it impossible to steer up the river at
that point. There was a great deal of contradictory
evidence called on both sides, and the Jury retbrncd
a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 441.

HIGH COURT OF DELEGATES, DEC.-7.
SIBTHORP V. SIBTHORP.

This *as an appeal brought before the Common
Law and Ecclesiastical Courts, against the decision
of the Dean and Chapter Court at Westminster.
The suit was originally commenced by Mrs. Sib-
thorp, against her husband, Colonel Sibthorp, for
adultery. The usual proceedings mere had, and
judgment was finally passed in favour of the wife,
whose prayer for separation was allowed.
The usual monition for alimony had been served
on Colonel Sibthorp, but was not obeyed. The
sentence of the Commissary Court decreed costs
and alimony, amounting to nearly 2,000/. This
part of the sentence was appealed against, and the
qmestion came. yesterday to be argt:ed before the
whole Commission ; but, in consequence of the mat-
ter being brought :to an amicable arrangement, the
Commission dissolved.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, DEC. 7.

Thomas Bernard, late a grocer and butcher in
Little Pulteney-street, who was remanded, _to .pro-
clocc creditor,. Mr. Stone to prove the
existence of a debt of 241., for whichi Mr. Stone
arrested him, came up again to-day, to produce that
evidence. After hearing which,
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said, that considering
all the circumstances of the case, it was impossible
to deny that there was a bona fide detaining credi-
tor's debt, and that there was no collusive arrest,
but the Court were of opinion that there was so
much of suspicion attached to the insolvent's con-
duct in his transactions as to the disposal of his pro-
perty to his brother-in-law, Crowe, that he was not
deserving of being immediately discharged. The
judgment of the Court was, that the insolvent be
remanded for four calendar months from the date of
tiling his petition.

It is imperative upon publicans, under Mr•
EsTcoutur's Act for regulating public-hot see, to have the
bar and tap-room in front of their houses; several, who
have expended thousands in improvements of their pre-
mises, have been obliged to re-alter them in codonnity
with the law•