Star.
London, England, 1824-06-03 00:00:00

WILLIS V. DE THIERRY.

This was an action to recover the sum of 32/. 18s.
the amount of a tailor's bill. The plaintiff resides in
St. James's-street, and the defendant, Mr. James De
Thierry, is the brother of Charles Baron De Thierry, a
French Nobleman, who at the time this debt was con-
traced (in April, 1592), resided at Cambridge.
The defence set up vas, first, that the defendant was
a minor; secondly, that the debt was contracted by the
Dowager Baroness De Thierry, and not by the de-
fendant; and thirdly, that a contract was made at the
time the goods were ordered that twelve months credit
should be given.
J. Emmerson, the foreman of the plaintiff, stated,
that he went to Carnbri.iLre in April, and was intro-
duced to the plaintiff by the recommendatory letter of
a friend. Tire articles were charged the usual West-
end prices: A• dress coat and silk collar, 51. 101. dress
trowsers 91.115. two pair of brown duck trowq.rs 3/. Ss.
These were fair and reasonable prices—(.4 birV,). The
Jury gave a verdict for the whole sum claimed.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JUNE 2.

Thomas Coles wasindictedfor perjury.

Mr. Cuawoon said his clieni was a young man,
named Gill, who entered into business, as a woollen-
draper, on Snow-hill, in January, 1821 ; shortly after-
wards he married 'a young Lady, entitled to 1,0001. on
her wedding-day. This induced Mr. Gill to move from
Snow-hill to Cloth-fair, for the purpose of increasing his
business. But the fortune of hi; wife became a matter
of litigation in the Court of Chancery, and he had, in
depending upon it, entered into a more extended scale
cf business than his capital would admit, and he got
consequently involved in debt, and applied to the de-
fendant (Coles), who was a monied man, married to a
sister of James Gill's wife, and was at the time Clerk of
the Works carrying on in the Regent's Park. This ap-
plication for 4001. or 500/. was made in February,
1822, to Mr. Coles, who offered him 4001. for twelve
months, at the rate of 25 per cent. per annum. Gili
refused to give so great a consideration; but his difficul-
ties increasing, he at last agreed, and, in March, 1822,
4001. was given to Gill, who gave his warrant of at-
torney to the defendant for 4771. which with the interest
at 5 per cent. would, at the end of twelve months,
amount to 5001. 17s. In September, 1822, Gill was ar-
rested, and he disclosed his affairs to Coles, who entered
up judgment, and sold property of Gill's to the amount
of 1,0001. The other creditors of Gill brought the sub-
ject before the Court of Common Picas, and the defen-
dant Coles answered by ao affidavit, swearing most
po-
sitively that be paid Gill 477/. in Bank of England
notes. This was the perjury assigned to the defendant.
James Gill corroborated Mr. Curwood's address to
the Jury—On cross-examination, witness stated that the
warrant of attorney was drawn up for 4771. by his own
Solicitor.—Mrs. Gill, wife of the witness, was present on
the Ist of March, 1822, when Mr. Coles paid her hus-
band 4001. in Bank of England notes. He counted the
notes after Mr. Coles, and handed them to her ; she
counted them, and lodged them in a place of safety
up stairs.
Robert Gill was present at his brother's house on the
day when Mr. Coles lent his brother James 4001.

Mr. ALLEY made a long defence for Coles; after
which Mr. A DOLPIIUS called

Mr. Phillip Brooke, a tailor, in Foley-place. He
knows Robert Gill ; he heard him say that his brother
James borrowed money from Mr. Coles, but he did not
know how much.--Not Guilty.