Star.
London, England, 1826-10-17 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE.

A new Melo Drama was produced at this Theatre
last night, under the title of Luke ; or, Me Lost Sox.
The story is as follows :—Luke has been a servant of
Farmer Wake, discharged for drunkenness. The
Piece opens at a period when it is supposed that Luke
1 has risen into power, and is taking every means in his
power to oppress his Former master. He succeeds, and
finally reduces him to beggary. Luke is also in the pay
of the Squire of the village, who hires him to assist in
forcibly running away with Clara, the daughter of
Wakefield. Luke consents, and is in the act of carry-
ing the young Lady away, when he is met by Bets, a
sailor, who interferes and saves the victim from the
ruffian's grasp. This sailor turns out to be the long
lost son of Farmer Wakcfield, and Clara's brother. Luke
escapes, but in the end he is detected in an attempt to
shoot the sailor. In consequence of Luke's midnight
attack a discovery ensues, and he is consigned to the
Officers of Justice, to receive his reward. TICRRY, as
the revengeful Luke, was excellent. He made a power-
ful impression upon the feelings of the audience. T. P.
Coons was the Sailor, and he treated us with an unso-
phisticated specimen of the honest hearted and blunt
Tar. The other parts were well supported. The cha-
racter assigned to Mrs. H. Hughes made her highly
amusing, and was loudly applauded. The House was
crowded in every part.

LAW REPORT.

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COURT OF RING'S BENCH, OCT. 16.
COLLIVI O. cox.

This was an action brought by the Assignees of the
plaintiff, a haberdasher, residing in London, to recover
from the defendant, a tailor, residing also in London,
the sum of 1311. odd ; being the balance of a bill of 1621.
furnished to the defendant, for goods advanced to his
wife on credit, in the course of 16 months.—The defence
set up was that the plaintiff had studiously concealed
from the defendant the circums, ante of his advancing
so much to his wife in so short a time, believing the
husband to be perfectly ignorant of the fact. To prove
this, the book-keeper of the defendant was called, who
deposed that the plaintiff calling for Mrs. Cox one day,
and not finding her in the way, he offered to send Mr.
Cox to him, upon which plaintiff said—O, no; Mr. Cox
must know nothing about it. Mr. Cos also stated, that
when the plaintiff presented him the bill, he said—This
is not tradesmanlike to let my wife rua up this long bill
without letting me know it. The plaintiff replied-11
we were always to inform husbands on these occasions,
it would very much diminish our business. On these
grounds the defendant resisted payment.—These cir-
cumstances were denied by the plaintiff.

NEW MEASURE ACT-CLARKE AND OTHERS V. THACKER.

Mr. Farm. POLLOCK stated that this was an action to
recover the value of s nne brandies, which they had fur-
nished to defendant. The brandy in dispute was lying
in the Docks at the time the bargain was made between
the parties in the present action, and it was sold to de-
&ndant at the usual reduction in price, to be paid for
ooe month after delivery. The brandy was delivered to
defendant in pursuance of this agreement, in the month
of January. Now it so happened that doting the time
which transpired between the time of the brandies being
sent in, and the time payment was demanded by the
plaintiffs, the new Parliamentary Act, respecting the
alteration of the wine measure of the country was passed,
in consequence of which Act, defendant refused to pay
for the articles, unless on the scale of the g new measures.'
He (the Learned Counsel) maintained that, as the agree-
ment had been entered into between the parties by
written letters, prior to the new Act, the defence now
set up was altogether nugatory, and mast fall to the
ground.
Mr. &Ann: (for the defendant) said, that his defence would be
directed to the written correspondence solely.
A number of letten, &c. were now put in and read, to prove the
agreement between to parties, the purchase of tits brandy, &c.;
when, afteg a long discussion between the Counsel for the respective
parties, and the Lord Chief Justice, the plaintiffs were nonsuited.
The LOAD CHIEF JUSTICR charged the Jury, that
their verdict must depend upon the credit which they
gave to the evidence of Palmer, as opposed by that of
the bankrupt. If Palmer told the truth, and they be-
lieved him, he should hold, in point of law, that the
defendant was entitled to a verdict, on the principle,
that if a tradesman gives credit to, and deals with, a
man's wife clandestinely, and without his knowledge,
for articles not suitable to her degree, the value of goods
sold and delivered under such circumstances could not
be recovered in a Court of Law. This principle had
been solemnly decided in the late case of Montague tr.
Baron, 3 Barn. and Cress. 631, and 5 Dowl. and Ryl.
532. If, however, on the other hand, they disbelieved
Palmer, and gave credit to the bankrupt, then the
plaintiff was entitled to a verdict ; but still they were at
liberty to examine the bankrupt's bill, and make such
deductions as appeared to them to be reasonable, with
reference to the description and quansity of articles sold
to the wife of a tradesman, in circumstances like those
of the defendant.
The Jury retired for about an hour, and found their verdict for
the plaintiff—damages KC the plaintiff baying failed in proving
part of the demand, amounting to 301. in consequence of the illness
di wituess.

We are happy to learn from Ireland, that mach good
has resulted from the late rains, and that there will be
an abundant crop of potatoes.
Saturday as a butcher was returning from Gloucester
market to his residence at Upton, with his horse and
cart, one of the wheels got into a ditch and stopped his
progress. Upon this the two•legged brute became so
violently enraged, that he jumped down, and with his
cleaver chopped of one of his horse's ears.

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