Star.
London, England, 1829-11-03 00:00:00

LAW. INTELLIGENCE.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 2.
Adjourned Sittings in Middlesex—Special Juries.
ROBINSON V. MESSRS. WATERIIOUSE.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the owner
of the Auction Mart for the sale of horses, in Little Britain, for
the recovery of the value of two bills of exchange, accepted by the
defendants, the coach proprietors, carrying on business at the Swan
with Two Necks, Lad-lane, and also to recover the value of some
horses sold to them.
It appeared that the defendants became involved, and. offered a
composition to their creditors of 10s in the pound, which was to
be paid within a mouth; this was accepted by the creditors, but
the defendants did not attempt to make the tender to the plaintiff
until a calendar month after, when he was absent from his resi-
dence, and afterwardseefused to accept it.
Lord TINTINIDIDI thought the best coarse to adopt was, to take
the opinion of the. Court in term, to decide whether or not this
composition was to have taken place within a lunar or a calendar
month; and for that purpose proposed that a verdict abould be
entered for the defendant, subject to be reversed and a new trial
granted, if the Court should think the period was in law a lunar
month.
The Counsel assented to this suggestion.
mourn AND ANOVA= a. TTISZLL.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, anomie', to recover
the amount of their.biil of costs for acting professionally for the
defendant.
The justice of the demand having been fully proved; the Jury
found a verdict for ,the plaintiffs for £99 ss. 4d. the amount of
the bill.

WILSON V. COPELAND.
This was an action in trover, brought by the plaintiff, an uphol-
sterer, against the late Sheriffs of Middlesex, for taking a quantity
of household furniture under an execution issued against. the goods
and chattels of LordMontford, by creditors of his Lordship. Two
questions arose :—First, whether the goods taken were the goods
of Lord hlontford, or if hire. Brantley, who was his Lordship's
mistress? Secondly, whether an instrument given by Mrs.
Bromley, to cover a, debt which Mr. Wilson claimed for uphol-
stery, was a colourable transaction, for the purpose of protecting
the goods for Lord Mootford ? The facts were these :—Some
years ago, Mrs- Bromley lived as chamber-maid at Hatchet's
Hotel, Piccadilly. Lord-Moat ford lived there at the same time,
and they both left, the Hotel together. After some time, they
resided ill a house, in .York-strett, Portman-square, which
was taken in she name of Mrs. Bromley, and furniture was
sent in by the plaintiff, of the value of 4410. Lord hiontford
came to her occasionally, and the creditors of his Lordship, con-
cluding that the furniture could not belong to Mri. Bromley, made
a seizure.
The Arroaser-Guntaiz, who was Counsel for the plaintiff,
contended that thajurniture had been bons fide the gift of Lord
hlontford to Mri. promley, and that no proof could be offered to
the contrary. •
A number pf iiltricsses,were examined in support of the plain•
tiff's case. , . •
Mr. Guaasx;for the defendants, said he should prove that the
whole had been jprchased by Lord Montford; and that the written
document, by which the goods appeared to be the property of the
plaintiff, was nothing snore than a colourable transaction, to pro-
tect the furniture'against the 'Noble Lord's creditors.
The Jury, under all the circumstances, found a verdict for the
defendants.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 2.
Before Mr"lustice Game; and a Common Jury.
COFFIN AND ANOTHIS V. LLOYD.
This was an astion brought by the firm of Griffin and Dun-
comb*, wine-merAhants, for, wine supplied to the defendant, a tailor,
to the amount of 4100. The defence was, that the plaintiff Griffin
was indebted tothe defendant, •in his private capacity, in a larger
sum, for clothez;. but it turned but that no adjustment of accounts
was made before the notice of dissolution of partnerphip.
Verdict for plalntiff—Hamaigs, 4100 10s. 10d.
FIREDESTRUCTIVE
AT CLAPHAM.

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The inhabits tits of Clapham. conimon, and its vicinity,
were yesterday swarming thrown into a state of considerable alarm.
in consequence of the breaking out of a fire in the workshop of Mt.
Mills, juo. °nese( the most extensive buiders in the neighbourhood
of the metropolis. The workpeople (a large number) had, it seems,
gone to breakfast ot eight o'clock, and soon after a dense cloud of
smoke was observed to issue from the windows of the workshop,
and before any art could effect an entranA.,, se as to discover from
what precise.spot the smoke precluded, the flames burst forth with
astonishing rapi*ty, and in the coprse of two dr three minutes the
whole building *a/ one mass of frame. The greatest anxiety was
instantaneously manifested by;all: the neighbours, not merely be-
cause they were excited by feeffngsof commisseration for the pro-
bability of loss by Mr. Mills, but because unless an obitacle was
speedily thrown ha the way. so as to present the consuming ele-
ment from communicatipg to the adjoining buildings and stacks of
timber which.yreto in the yards belonging to Mr. Mills, the most
disastrous,conmAuenees would arise. The two parish engines were
very soon on We spin', hot here an tinlooked for obstacle presented
itself-not a &Ova water was to be procured in the ordinary way.
A consultation was then held, the result of which was, that various
messengers vfartreent to all the water carriers in the neighbour-
hood. and others to the London engine stations. The former par-
ties were soon in motion, and such a spectacle was never before seen
in Oliphant Common, there being at one moment upwards of, to
carts in the largepond by the Church. On the arrival of the carts
• at Mk. Mills' they were again at a stand still for vessels wherein to
deposit the water. They were not. however, long kept in suspense,
as all the water tubs belonging to the surrounding houses were
presently brought into the road. foto these the owners of the carte
pumped out their Water, and the pariah engines were supplied by
the means of placing the sucker in the largest tubs, which were fed
'from the smiler ones by the neighbouri. About nine o'clock the
West of England, the Protector. and the Guardian fire engines ar-
rived. and were slickly In action. Their combined exertions were,
however, unable to pavent the complete destruction of the build-
ings, ands large portion of the timber was also consumed.
Saturday 'afternoon tra Inquest was . held at the Red
.
r Deism, on the body of Rebecca Ambrose, a ,
• childtbree yen, and a halt old, whose father is a respectable baker
-in Delstoo. It appeared that the mother of the deceased sent a
'boy for. two pennyworth of turpentine, to clean a stove. and. he
bravest ol of Vitriol, supposing it bruit. The phial i • which he
bruises it being laid on a table its a room in which the deceased
wasleft by herself for a few moments, she swallowed the contents.
Medical assistance'was instantly procured, but without effect, and
she died iu a few hours in dreadful agony. Verdict--" Accidental
Death.