Star.
London, England, 1808-11-04 00:00:00

VINCENT AND OTHERS V. HURLOCK AND ANOTHER.

The plaintiffs are bankers at Newbury, and the
defendants, previous to their bankruptcy, were bank-
ers at Bath. They dealt with each other in bills and
cash-notes. At the time of the bankruptcy, the plain.'
tiffs were creditors of the defendants to the amount of
upwards of 4.0001.; and this action was brought upon
a bill of exchange, amounting to 9501. which was
claimed under an endorsement from Hurlock and
Co. After the case had proceeded its full length, it
appeared in evidence that the bill in question was not
endorsed by Hurlock and Co. but by a person of the
name of Jaques, and therefore the plaintiffs were non-
suited.

COATES AND OTHERS in LEWIS AND ANOTHER.

This was an action brought by respectable mer-
chants at Kingston-upon-Hull, against the defendants,
who are respectable merchants in London, to recover
the price of 20 pipes of linseed oil. The plaintiffs
consigned this oil to their broker in London, a gen-
tleman of the name of Butterworth, for sale. The
usual mode of sale in that commodity is on the cre-
dit of four months ; but Mr. Butterworth, the broker
of the plaintiffs, sold it for ready money, to be deli-
vered in days,. allowing a discount of 2t per. cent.
On the next, which was the sth of November, being
in failing circumstances, he prevailed on the defen-
dants, who were the purchasers of this oil, to advance
him the sum of 5001. which, in fact, turned out to
be more than the oil was worth. Some time after-
wards Mr. Butterworth became insolvent. The plain-
tiffs were not aware of this contract for ready money,
but took it for granted that the sale was on the usual
credit of four months, and therefore did not demand
the money of Mr. Butterworth ; but on his bankrupt-
cy, requested the defendants that they would not pay
it over to him.

The question was, whether, under these circum-
stances, the payment of 5001. to the plantiff's broker,
was payment to the plaintiffs themselves ? It was
equally hard on the plaintiffs and the defendants,
whichever of them should lose the money.
Mr. Butterworth himself was called as a witness.
He stated, that he hid been broker to the plaintiffs
for 20 years ; during the whole of that time he had
sold their goods, but never mentioned their names ;
he always sold them in his name, as principal. Upon
which the plaintiffs were nonsuited.

Last week, as THOMAS BAKER, Esq. of Front, in
Sussex, was taking she diversion of shooting, his gun
burst, and shattered his left hand so dreadfully as to
render immediate amputation necessary.
The fortune-teller, Joseph Powell, who is sentenced
to one year's imprisonment and whipping, yesterday
underwent his sentence, behind the tail of a cart from
Mutton-lane, Clerkenwell-green, to the end of Ayles-
bury-street. He has been Tour times convicted of the
same offence ; he endeavoured to evade his sentence
by pleading ill health, bl e. his plea was not attended
to.—Jeco6 Moses, a sable son of Ham, was also ac-
commodated with a whipping from the Sessions House
to Back.hill, pursuant to his sentence, for defrauding
several tradesmen. The scene of punishment was
crowded by spectators.
Wednesday evening, whilst the Gloucester mail coach
was loading at the Golden Cross, Charing Cross,
the horses set off full speed, along Pall-Mall, St.
James's-street, and Piccadilly, to the Gloucester
coffee-house, where they were stopped. There were
two Gentlemen inside, one of whom jumped out,
and the other remained, and both escaped unhurt.
The porter, who was on the top of the coach loading!,
it, got down behind, and escaped without injury....
Fortunately, although several carriages 'were in '1
streets through which they passed, no mischief WWl'
done. .1

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night, during the storm of wind, the miller Lelongiqg
to the wind-mill near that place, finding it out of Ins
power to stop the sails of his mill, called it
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