Star.
London, England, 1825-11-02 00:00:00

PLUMMER V. WOOD.

This case was argued upon demurrer. It ap-
peared to be otiginally ats Action to recovec.money for
commission. The maintquestion was, whether a judg-
ment in the Colonial Coutt of St. Christopher was a
bar to an action in England? or in other terms, whether
a judgment obtained in a fort ign Court was a bar to an
Action its England? The points west ably argued by
Mr. Mituutuo and Mr. STIMINS. The latter went to
considerable length in citing various cases, in which it
bad been held that a foteign judgment became an
estoitpel, or bar of action.
The Cot: ! decided for the affirmative of the proposition.

The Magistrates were occupied on Wednesday, at the
Town-hall. Devonport, in hearing the details of a case,
which, for in umanity and brutality, is unparalleled.
Two unfortunate females, named Mary Hockaday,
alias Douglas, and Elizabeth Soday, appeared, to charge
the master and mate of a S aansea vessel, called the
Peace, now lying in that harbour, with having treated
them in a most disgraceful and infamous manner, on
the Tuesday morning preceding. The defendants are
brothers, named T. and J. Bowden, the former the mas-1
ter and the latter the mate. Douglas had been taken
on board by the mate, with whom she had been ac-
quainted for a short time, on the Monday evening, and
the master sent on shot; for the other complainant, So-
day. They remained in the vessel about an hour, when
the defendants, without assigning any reason, ordered
them to leave the ship, refusing them permission to put
on their clothes ; they remonstrated; and begged to be'
allotted to dress themselves—this was still refused, and
at last they were put into the ship's boat, without any'
clothing, except their chemists, and in that state were
by two boys, belonging to the vessel, rowed towards the
Barbican. Dining their progress, the boat passing
close to a vessel at the mouth of the Catwater, the wo-
men caught hold of a boat alongside, alarmed the crew,
told the infamous manner in which tilt" had beta
treated, and were uermitted to come on board : the boys
having lost their charge, returned to their inhuman ens.
ployer s. The girls were given a jacket each, and sent on
shore—this was about one o'clock on Tuesday morning :
clad in a jack. t. without shoes, stotkins, or any other
covering, they sought their homes.. application was
made to the Magistrates on Tuesday .morning, and a
warrant granted. These particulars being stated, though
with more aggravated circumstances, which we cannot
pollute our pages with, the defendants expre-sed them-
selves sorry for their conduct, and offered to snake any
satisfaction to the complainants. The Magistrat, s per-
mitted the parties to 'cite, and it was then arranged
that the girls were to receive 251. each, and all their
expenses to be paid them. The understanding being
entered into, the defendants were held in recogn'sancee
for their appearance the following day, at the Guild-
hall, whell the more,' was to be paid. Thursday morn.,
ing, according to appointment, they met at Guildhall;
after a discussion, arming from a wi, h of the delendatits
to pay a fess sum to the girl S 'day than had Lk en agreed
on the preceding day, to which the Magistra es would
not liven. the I ull amount of 'l5l. to each was produced.
Mr Rodd addressed the girl Soday, the other not being
pr:sen•,.on her manner of and by his persuati, n,
she permitted hoar to retain newly all the mosey till sr e
was ready to go home to her hi, nds, who are said to l'e
re,pectable pertons at liodrnin.. She dictated that she
*ould ot.akc h:r pros :ft way of lie. -