The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-12 00:00:00

LA W INTELLIGENCE.

VICE- CHAN CELL OR' COURT DEC.. 11.
COSTA V. ALBLRTAZZT.
This was a suit instituted by Mr. Costa against M.
and Madame Albertazzi for a specific performance of a
written agreement, to which a demurrer was filed.
Mr. WIORAM stated that the plaintiff was not the cele-
brated conductor at the Opera-house, but a teacher of
Italian music and singing, of the same name. The prayer
of the bill was for a specific performance of an agreement
entered into with this Mr. Costa by Madame Albertazzi's
father, and afterwards ratified by her husband. The bill
also sought for accounts of the profits made by Madame
Albertazzi during certain periods of time, and the present
demurrer only extended to one of these periods. It was,
in general, not advisable, on account of the extreme diffi-
culty of that mode of pleading, to demur to part of a bill,
and answer to the rest. Here, however, the periods in
question seemed to be so distinguished and separated as to
render it advisable to try that mode of defence. The
Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the facts of the
case. .

The VICE-CHANCELLOR, without allowing Mr. Wilcock,
who appeared in support of the bill, to proceed, overruled
the demurrer, and ordcred the costs to be paid by the
defendants.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dim 11.
WALKER t). OWEN.

In this case, which was not concluded yestenky when
we went to press, the Jury returned a verdict for the plain-
tiff—Damages 2601.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 11..
SHARPE V. PLACE.

In thi; case, which was ❑ot concluded when our reporter
quitted the Court, the Jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages 501.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—D2c. 11.
DAWSON V. ORBELL.

. This was an action brought by an appraiser at Romford,
in Essex, to recover compensation for an assault committed
against him by a horse-dealer of the same place. The
plaintiff called a man who saw the parties conversing in the
street in June List, and, having scarcely passed them, heard
a blow struck, when, upon turning round, he saw Mr.
Dawson's face bleeding. A surgeon was also called, who
stated that he had attended the plaintiff for about a week,
on account of the injury received, and that his charge for
that attendance was two guineas.—The Jury found a ver-
dict for the plaintiff with 10/. damages.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(MONDAY.)

OLD COURT.

Henry Knowles and Michael Harris, two young men who
surrendered to their hail, were indicted for a conspiracy in
attempting to defraud Mr. Thomas Cotterell, pawnbroker,
of Oxford-street, of 10/., by offering in pledge a metal gilt
watch, with forged marks of the Goldsmiths' Hall Com-
pany, the said watch being represented to be geld. The
facts of this case have from time to time appeared in our
Marylebone police reports. The system of fraud has been
extensive), carried on, and many pawnbrokers have been
" taken in," the watches being so thickly gilt as to resist
the usual test of aquafortis, which it was hardly considered
necessary to apply, as the Goldsmiths' Hall mark—a
crown and two figures—is generally considered sufficient
guarantee of the cases being gold, and these stamps have
been forged to an alarming extent.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Recorder
sentenced Knowles to six months, and Harris to four
months' imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
The RECORDER said that it should go forth to the pub-
lic that there were many such watches in circulation.
Adjourned at six o'clock.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday William Young was brought before Mr. LA-
ING, in the custody of Bayliss, the officer of this esta-
blishment, charged by Mr. William Bowles, landlord of
the Three Pigeons and Star, Hatfield-street, St. Luke's,
with having robbed him of a purse, containing Si. 10s.
The prosecutor stated, after he had been robbed, the
prisoner attempted to get away, and he was surrounded by
a gang, and hustled about, and, on his way to the office, a
fellow offered him 5/. not to appear against the prisoner.
Mr. LAING ordered that the police constables of the va-
rious divisions, &c., should have a view of the prisoner, and
he was remanded until Thursday next.