The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-29 00:00:00

STULZ V. ANGF.RSTEIN.

In this case, on Tuesday, when Mr. Sergeant
STORKS was about to show cause against a rule ob-
tained by Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE for a new trial,
the court advised that the parties should enter a
stet processus.

Arr. Sergeant STORKS to-day had consulted his
client, who preferred having the judgment of the
Court, and he begged to be heard against the rule.
The Learned Sergeant contended that the jury who
tried the case were adequate judges of its merits,
and they, after much consideration, found a verdict
for the defendant, thereby declaring that the sum
which had been lodged in Court to meet the plain-
tiff's demand was sufficient. The sum claimed was
401., and that lodged was 161. He felt confident
that the Court would protect minors, and would
not countenance any tradesman who should pander
to the extravagances of youth. Whatever might
have been the station of society that this. young
gentlenian moved in, five coats in ten weeks, were
too much. The bill was extravagant in the ex-
treme ; two dress coats were charged at five gui-
neas and a half each, and two frock coats at 8/. ss.
each, independently of an outside coat anda velvet
waistcoat. Mr. Stulz ought to have made inquiries
from the father of the defendant, who had within a
very short period previous contracted debts with
many of the west-end tailors.
Mr. Justice BOSANQUET—I do not think five
guineas and a half is too much for a dress coat.

Mr. Justice PARK—Nor do I think the bill ex-
orbitant ; they were dress coats.
Mr. Sergeant STORKS—Oh, yes, my Lords ;
but Si. ss. is charged for three other coats.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE - Really, brother,
the bill is not so exorbitant.

Mr. Sergeant STORKS-It was left to the jury,
and they found that it was, and that the sum of
161., lodged in Court, was quite ample to cover the
plaintiff's demand ; therefore he hoped that the
Court would not show favour to the tradesman who
would pander to the extravagant follies of youth.
Mr. Angerstein was a most extravagant young man.

The„. LORD CHIEF JUSTlCE—Brother, who do
you appear for ; is it not Mr. Angerstein ?
Mr. Sergeant STORKS—It is, my lord.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTlCE—Therefore don't libel
your own client.
Mr. Sergeant STORKS—LibeI him, my lord, I
don't mean to libel him. His father will, in fact,
have to pay all the costs and his debts ; besides, he
is the ostensible plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE contended that the bill in
question was a moderate one. What, were two
dress coats and two morning coats too much for a
young gentleman in the Guards, and who moved in
the first circles of fashion, and those only got during
the fashionable season, from the months of April to
July ? He considered the present proceedings most
disreputable. A young gentleman in the Guards,
whose station is an introduction into society, resist..
ing his tailor's bill on the ground of minority, was
not creditable.

Mr. Sergeant SPAN KIE followed upon the same
side. He contended that had the cause been tried
by a ,ommon jury, who would have been better
judges than a special jury, who did not try it on its
commercial merits, but with a strong prejudice
.against tailors' bills, the verdict would have been
different.

Mr. Justice PARK—There was, then, no tailor
on _the jury?
Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE—No, my lord, we had no
measure of justice in that way. (Loud laughter.)
Rule discharged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. Dorgan, a hatter, was brought before the
LORD MAYon, a young woman, named Mary
Neele, having sworn that It male baby, of which she
was the mother, was his child.

The girl said that she had had a mistake upon a
former occasion, in consequence of the attentions of
another person, but her first was dead. The de-
fendant, with the knowledge of that slip, made pro-
posals to her, which, as they were introduced with
the aid of some brandy and water, she did not
reject. Although she told him what would pro-
bably be the consequence, he seemed to disregard
the danger until the mischief actually stared him in
the face. He then suddenly " flared up," accused
her of incontinence, swore that his judgment on the
question was more accurate than hers, and re-
proached her with her kindness to him as a proof
that she was equally indulgent to others. She, how-
ever, declared most solemnly that the hatter was
the father, and she pointed at the goggle eyes, and
little snub nose-of the child as proof positive of the
fact. -

The hatter said that if the child was really his,
he would, with great pride and satisfaction, sup-
port it ; but he was convinced that there was not
the slightest relationship between them. The lady
had spoken of his fervent addresses to her ; but she
and not he was indeed the seducer, and of her
capabilities of drinking brandy and water he had
witnesses in the justice-room.
Here two women stepped forward, and declared
that the young woman had all the accomplishments
of a contraband trader in the commodity she carried
in her arms.
The LORD MAYOR asked one of these witnesses
whether she did not keep a house where the sort of
smuggling alluded to was carried on ? Witness—
No, my Lord ; lam a responsible woman, as keeps
a umbrella shop.
The LORD MAYOR—And how did you happen
to know that this young woman was so very bad?
Witness—How did I know? Why I couldn't
help knowing of it. Didn't she live under my roof ?
The LORD MAYOR—Ay, I told you that your
house was one the door of which was never shut
against the stranger. Witness—Aw, your Lord-
ship, it's in sich a naughty neighbourhood that
there's no getting of decent people to live in it, so
we're obliged to take any as we can get.
The LORD MAYOR—Then they have been
together in your house ? Witness—Oh dear, yes,
my Lord. I've opened the door for her myself
when she corned to meet him, and I often told her
she ought to be ashamed of herself.

The Loan MAYOR—WeII, if she wanted any
confirmation of her story, you have supplied it. I
never heard a clearer case.

Mr. Morgan—My Lord, I hope, as the matter
is so doubtful, you will not call upon me to pay
much. A shilling a-week is quite enough.
The LORD MAYOR—I have no doubt upon my
mind as to the strength of the case, and you must
pay the expenses of the lying-in, and 3s. a-week for
the support of your child.
A young female of respectable appearance ap-
plied to the Loan MAYOR in great distress of mind,
and requested his Lordship's assistance under the
following circumstances

_ .
Her husband had been for some time, she said,
employed as a traveller for the house of Messrs.
Bone and Swainson, fringe-manufacturers, of Ca-
teaton-street. In the month of October he went to
the west of England, where he transacted business.
The 25th of January, however, was the last day he
bad been heard of by his employer or family. On

that day he left his inn at Taunton and never re-
turned. It was ascertained that he had packed up
his clothes as if for a long journey ; and he had
ordered the waiter to prepare his bill, after which
lie walked out, but did not return. In his trunks,
besides his clothes, were the patterns which he took
out with him to exhibit to the customers of the
firm. The last communication made by him stated
that he had just recovered from a severe illness.
The LORD MAYOR said that all he could do in
such a case was to request the assistance of the
press, by means of which so many services were
rendered to the cause of humanity.
MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday Robert Last, butler to Mr. Richard
Mayne, of No. 30, Green-street, Grosvenor-square,
one of the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Po-
lice, was brought up for final examination, charged
with stealingplate belonging to his master.
The prisoner declined saying anything, and was
fully committed to Newgate for trial.
J. Bond, who was charged on several warrants
on Monday last, with keeping a common gaming-
house in the parish of St. James, known by the
name of the Athenaeum Clubhouse, and who was
committed to the New Prison, Clerkenwell, to give
twenty-fours' notice of bail, was brought up, when,
after some discussion between his solicitors, Mr.
Taylor and Mr. Sutton, and Mr. Noel, the attor-
ney for the prosecution, Mr. Edward Fuller, coach-
builder, 77 and 78, Margaret-street, Cavendish-
square, and Mr. Joseph Labourn, Liveryman, New-
road, Sloane-street, Chelsea, were accepted, in the
sum of 260/. each, for his appearance to take his
trial at the ensuing Middlesex Session.
The bail having been taken, Mr. Bond surren-
dered himself into the hands of some sheriff's officers
who were waiting for him for estreats of former re-
cognizances.

Ephraim Bond, the third brother was then
brought forward on three warrants, charging him
with being one of the proprietors of the said Athe-
naeum Club-house.

Mr. Taylor, solicitor for the defendant, addressing
the Magistrate, said that he thought a very great
outrage had been committed on his client. Mr.
Bond had that day attended at the chambers of Mr.
Justice I'atteson to put in bail upon the three war-
rants(now produced ; but in consequence of one of
the bail having described himself as a wine mer-
chant, without having yet received a license, he was
refused, but the other was taken, Mr. Justice Pat-
teson remarking that he would give Mr. Bond till
Friday to produce his other bail, and that during
the interval he should have his (Mr. Justice Patte-
son's) protection, and be free from molestation. Mr.
Bond had in consequence fearlessly come to the
office that evening, to see his brother Joseph, when
Mr. Noel, the attorney for the prosecution, who was
present the whole time at the chambers of Mr. Jus-
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to be detained.
Mr. Noel with some warmth denied what Mr.
Taylor had stated, and said that Mr. Justice Patte-
son gave orders merely that Mr. Bond should not be
molested Nthile going in and out of his apartments.
Mr. Taylor was then sworn as to the truth of
what he had asserted ; after which Mr. Rawlinson
declined interfering, and Mr. Bond and his friends
left the office.