Star.
London, England, 1820-05-08 00:00:00

BARNES T. PETTIGAL.

This was an action brought to recover a sum for
board and necessaries furnished to the defendant's
wife. A tender of £7. 14s. had been made by the
e.efeadaitt, hich it was contended, fully coveted the
plaintiff's legal demand ; as it was admitted, on the
part of the plaintiff. that for certain at tides furnished,
amounting to he was net entitled to recover;
and the remaining part of the present demand, and
the only part left u.-zovered by the tender, was for
money lent, which by law theplaintiff could not recover.
Mr. MA Ravi TT, for the plaintiff, contended, how-
ever, that the defendant's tender was made to.cover
the money lent, and that the balance remaining was
for board and necessaries. Ile called witnesses to
prove that at the time Mrs. Pettigal went to board
at the plaintiff's she was destitute of almost every
description of necessary ai•parel, and that Mr. Barnes
supplied her with them; and the money so expended,
was that which constituted the demand tor money lent.
Mr. ScABLErr, for the defendant, however, called
witnesses to prove that, in consequence'of domestic
differences, and thee:pensive habits of Mrs. Pettigal,
sbe had separated from her husband, and %.-ent to
board at the plaintiff's, who agreed to take her at
the rate of £45 per annum. She had besides 2'20 a
year to fiud herself in other necessaries. At the time
Mrs. Pettigal was placed at the plaintiff's, the de-
fendant distinctly stated, that he would be answer-
able for nothing beyond the £45 for board ; the 5220
would be paid to her by the defendant's banker; he
would not be. answerable for one shilling lent ; and
he also desired those tradesmen who supplied him
not to let her have any article without money. The
defendant had frequently sent her clothes, which the
invatiably made away with.
The Ctiter slysTics observed, there could be no
pretence for
.keeping up this case. After the prohi-
bition, the husband was not liable to pay money
which Mr. Barnes. might choose to advance for her :
if such was not the law, no man would be safe
from ruin.

The Jurv, under his Lordship's directions, found
their verdict for the defend Ant.

OLD BAILEY.

Tim LATE Corcsetnacr.--Saturdiy morning, at nine o'clock,
when the Common SWZANT had taken his seat on the Bench,
shoemaker; JJta Firth, c..wke:per ; Bote.rt Cearge; '
Weans Simansvms, servant ; Thomas shoemaker ; and T.
Hazed, tote-shop-krzper ; were brought into Cot.rt in custody
of Mr. Adkins, keeper of the House of Correction, and Mr.
' Nodder, of Toth i _lds Pilsen. 11:111 was first placed at the
bar, and having been called by the Clerk of the Arraigns, and
basin: answered to his name, he was informed by Mr. Shelton,
that as no one appeared to give evidence against his, or to pro-
seeute him, he was discharged. The others were then put to''
the bar in succession, and the same form gone through with re:'
spect to each of them. None of them attempted to address the
Court except Preston, who, an being told that he was dis..
charged. waved hill hand, and exclaimed, " My Lord," in a tone
indicating the commencement of an oration. Ile was, however,
cut then in his intender? patriotic effusion by the Common SM.
MN; who said to Lim, " Come, Sir, give us none of your non-
sense, you arc discharged: officer, take him away." Preston
then bowed; and, accompanied by the others, was taken out of '
Court, and they were all immediately set rt liberty. The pri-
sorters, with the exception of l'reston, were very respectably
dressed ; and all of them .appeared to be uncommonly well in
health, and to have been well treated while in confinement.
Our Readers will recollect, that these prisoners were appre-'
hended on suspicion of having been, in various ways, connected
with the late diabolical conspiracies in Cato-street. Bilk for
High Treason, Sec. were preferred against Hall and George, but
the Grand Jury thondlit ht to throw the bills out. No bills
were preferred against the other prisoners.

Thursday, in the Court of Chancery, in the case
of Bradley v. King, Love, and others, the defendant]
Love was ordered- to be committed for a contempt
of Court, in disobeying an injunction. The defendants
are oyster dredgers.
Thursday, a fatal accident happened at Birming-
ham : a Gentleman who was a corn-factor, from
Stratford, was on the top of a coach that was driving
into the Court, at the Dog Inn, when, from a want
of precaution, he was thrust with such violence
against the building, that he expired before he could
be removed from the coach.
Monday, as Wellington Noble, son of Mr. Richard
Noble, iron-founder, Skipton, was playing with one
of his companions on the bridge crossing the Canal,
leading to G.iw Flat, by some means or other he
slipt through the railing of the bridge, fell into the
Canal, and was drowned. This is the third child that
has met with its death at this bridge.
CANTERBURY, MAY s.—Tuesday morning, about
half-past two, a fire broke out at the Marlborough
Arms pubtic•house, in Frindsbury. It was disco-
vered just in time to enable the family to escape, Mr.
ELLIOT, the Landlord, being able only to secure and
take with him a small box, containing some property.
The residence of the Rev. Mr. JOYWES was close to
the place, and the family were exceedingly alarmed,
but the premises escaped injury.