Star.
London, England, 1825-06-25 00:00:00

L.IW REPORT.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ;UNE '24. •
A TAILOR'S BILL.-BATZ AND !INLAY D. BELL.

The plaintiffs in this action are the celebrated tailors
in Duke-street, St. James's ; tht defendant is a Gentle-
man rehicling in Dean-street. The action was brought
to recover 1051. being the amount of their bill for
clothes made for Mr. Bell. The only peculiarities in
the case were the extraordinary dimensions of Mr.
Bell, mho was stated to be on the verge of seven feet in
height, and 20 stone in weight, a circumstance which
occasioned considerable difficulty to the plaintiffs in
fitting their customer, and some rather high charges,
such as six and seven guineas for a coat. Several wit-
nesses were called, and letters read, to prove the deli-
very of the clothes, and the defendant's acknowledg-
ment of the debt.
There was no defence, and the Cow lemma having directed
the Jury, they immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages £lO5.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. JUNE 24.

COUSINS AND ANOTHER U. BROWN AND ANOTHER.

This was an action brought against the defendants,
who are Sheriffs of London, for an escape. The Sheriff
had arrested a man named Fletcher, for the sum of
SOL at the suit of the plaintiffs, and let him go at large
without taking a bail bond. Shortly after the arrest
Fletcher became bankrupt.
Mr. Serjeant WILDS, for the defendants, contended
that the plaintiffs were not injured ; that it did not fol-
low that Fletcher would have given bail, but probably
would have gone to jail ; and the bankruptcy being full
proof of his insolvent state, the justice of the case only
required nominal damages.
The Cissar Jusvica charged the Jury that they were not bound
to give a verdict for the whole sum for which the man was arrested,
but in his opinion something more than nominal damages was re-
quited.—Verdict fur the plaintiffs—Damages, £l5.

PREROGATIVE COURT, JUNE 25.

WOIDWARD V. WOnDWARD.

This was a suit in which two papers were propounded as being,
either one or other of them, the will of Mrs. Sophia Woodward,
late of Clifton.
Sir 3onstHou. pron-.unced judgment. The
testatrix died at the advanced age of seventy-seven,
leaving property in the funds to the amount of 6,0001.
and which she had disposed of by two papers, marked
A and B. By the first of these papers she bequeathed
various small legacies to different relations, amounting
in all to ab ut 5001. and left the residue of her pro-
perty to Mi.s
_SJphia Dixon, to whom she was much
attached. In her last illness she called fo- pen and ink,
and drew up a paper cancelling the former one, and in,
which, alter bequeathing her It 'use and furniture to
one of her i.ephews, she re-appointed Miss Diann resi-
duary lisatee. This, paper she did nit sign, owing to
her b ing seized with an attack of spasms, but it was in
proof that she had repeatedly alluded.to it subsequently.,
and had always tecoatised it as contain'ng her last will.
Under these circumstances the COURT was bound to pronounce
it a valid inittument, and to decree for it accordingly.

ELECTION OF SIiERIFF.&

Yes'erday. a Common H ill was held, for the purpose
of electing the Sheriff. of lentdon and Middlesex, for
the year ensuing.
The dimes of the respective Candaites were read
over by the Town Clet k. Amongst them were---
• Mr. Alderman Carman, Sir C. nowea, Mr. PIIILiT Hutto,
Mr. Tams Coots, Mr. Jona FOWLER Dove, &c. The shew of
hands was decidedly in favour of Messrs. Iluan and Dove, and the
Commost &musty declared that the electiOn bad fallen on Prime
Haan, Esq. Citizen and Scrivener, and Joust Fovnza Dove, EN.
Citizen and Stationer; but it was .then announced that Messrs.
Wool.r.zir and Kamm had demanded a Poll.
Upon the name of Mr. PHILIP 'Ulm being put in
nomination, Mr. HENRY Flux r stepped forward amidst
loud hissing. He was about to make some observation,
when he was interrupted-by
111ya,Sheriff Diowtr, who said that t e could not allow
any discussion. Previous to the names being read, it
was competent to any 'everyman to make observations,
but Mr. Hunt had suffered chat time to pass by. (Here
there was a general uproar, and Mr. Hunt very re-
luctantly retired).
The Sumner afterwards announced that Messrs. Min and
Dove had also demanded a poll.
The SHERIFF then announced that the different Mem-
bers of the Corporation w. uld retire to the Court of
Aldermen, and announce how far the election had pro-
ceeded, and the poll should commence as soon as possible.
Polling for one hour commenced at three o'clock, and on casting
up the same the numbers were—
Dove . . 42 I Marten . . 4
Hurd . . 30 Woolley . . 4
RSCHAED CLAIM Esq. was unanimously re-elected Chamberlain ;
Messrs. Lewis and Gria.max. Bridge Masters; and the four former
Ne Conners were re appointed.
The following Gentl.men were removed from the situations of
Auditors of the City and Bridge House Accounts, having served
Itwo years, viz. Mr. RICIMID Soma and Mr. &often Ilyacosize.
Mr. Rosette CARTEL and Mr. RICHARD WALTER were continued
for another year; and Mr. Cumices Baum and Mr. Wu.Lta
CARTER were elected for two years.
The Auditors read astir Report for the present year.
A Court of Aldermen was afterwards held, at which the Chain-
berltin and Bridge Matteis were sworn into their respective oMces.