Star.
London, England, 1827-12-24 00:00:00

plaintlii t.
Lord Tare anew—Let him be calledi but we will
@alibi's by no bad marees.---sPlairitiff nonsuited.
COCKS V. MASTIERMA W.
• This was an action brought .so recover 1981. the
lamoupt of one of those bills of exchange drawn by Mr.
Thomas Dutton, whose name was, not long ago, often
before the public on peasant of his forgeries of such bills.
°Miner stated, that both the plaintiff and de-
fendant were at the beads of eminent London banking
houses. On the 24th of May last, a bill of exchange for
1981. *as presented at the counting house of Messrs.
Sumer', Cocks, and Co. This bill was drawn by Mr. T.
Dutton, accepted by Sewell and Co. indorsed by Dutton,
then by Harris, then by Higginbottom, then by Ander-
son, and lastly, by Masterman. The hill coming from
such an eminent house as Masterman and Co. was imme-
diately paid. On the next morning it was discovered
'that the acceptance of the bill was a forgery, and due
notice-of that circumstance was given at Mastetman's
by Mr. Cocks himself, and another Olson who accom-
panied him on the occa.ion. While the parties wee
tleiberating on the matter, a inmsage was sent by .them
to Mr. Gates, the attorney, to come immediately to the
house of Masterman. AI-. Gates attended accordingly,
and recommended, that in order to serve the intetests.
.of all panics, notice shooll be given, without delay, to
all concerned, that the bill was a bad one, and notice
was accordingly given. While this was passing in the
City, the following transaction •took place in another
part. Dutton called upon Mr. Sewell, and Sewell having
by that time information that his acceptance had
been forged, told •Dotton that he mtht detain him.
for a short time.. This was done with a view to
bare him taken into custody for examination rela•
tire to fie forgery. Mr. Sawed, however, dial not
mention that circunwance Mr: Dutton; but his own
con.cience informed him for what he was about to be'
detained ; and he went into a. back room and put a
'pistol to his head. The question then WAS, whether the
plaintiff hid a right to recover the amount of this bill
from Mr. Masterman? and on that head be thought the.
case of the plaintiff quite clear. Messrs. Cocks and Co.
had received no consideration for the bill, and had paid
it entirely on the credit of Masterman, who was evi•
dently bound to pay the money to the plaintiff, anti
having done so, it would remain for Mr. Masterman to
have recourse to those who stood behind him. He would
call witnesses to prove the facts, mad then he would be
entitled to their verdict.

ThO ATTORNEY GENERAL, who appeared for the
defendant, suggested that it would be better, in this
case, to admit the facts, and then make it a special
case for the consideration of the Cow'.

Lord TENTERDEM—I think it would be better to take
a special verdict, so that the whole *Elbe facts may
appear on the record. This may be the least expensive
mode; for in all probability it must:tome to a special
verdict at last.

The Avroassv GERattni.—There are a great many
bills in this situ.ition,with some shades of difference. The
be,t way will be immediately to take a Special verdict.
TIINTERDEN—That is my opinion. The matter
is of ♦ast importance to the mercantile interest, and all
roust be anxious that it should be carried to the House
of Lords for determination.

Mr. Cross, of the house of Cocks and Co. proved the
presenting and the it:lntent of the bill. Witness ac•
companied Mr. Cocks to the house of Mssterinan in
proper time to give notce of the forgery.
Mr. Gates, the attorney. give evidence of his attend-
ance at Masterman's, and of having recommended that
immediate notice should be given'to all the parties.
Some other witnesses vivre called, and proved that
notice was actually given to all the parties.
Mr. Guilt:CY—This, I suppose, is sufficient, ►inee it
is unnecessary to prove t e frets as far as Dutton is
concerned.

Special verdict for the pl.iiutiff, 1931.
- The Cuurt then Elj.iurneJ till Tuesday, the B,h of
datum y.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Drc. 22.
(Sittings after blithArlnws 'lNrat before Justice Pace, 'nil
Clinamon Jurits.)
AiSiONZES OF ROLFE V. EXECUTORS OE THE EARL
OF SHREWSBURY.

This was an action brought to recover the amount
of the bankrupt's bill, for attendance and medicine for.
nished during the last likes. muse late Ertl of Shrews-
bury. The amount dem:Lod:Al b Mr. R.she was
Mr. Sergeant TiIDDY (Niel whom was Mr. M.. 1.
Quart) stated plaintiff's ea:set:boil %%hick, and from the
testimony of Mr. lt•lfe, it appeased that the Earl bad
been, for many months preceding his death, labouring
under very 'serve indisposition, and that, for nearly
three months in LOncli.n, and as many weeks at Alton'
Abbey, in Staffordshire, Mr. Rolfe guve,his atteridantef
supplied instruments, furni•bed useiliCine chests, and
rendered otter professional &mikes to his Lordship.
He deposed to haring remained at Alton Abbe), at the
special request of Lady Shrewsbury, and under an as•
surance that he should not be allowed to sustain any
lloss from neglecting his business in town, while in at-
tendance upon the Earl.

On -being miss-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILD,'
respecting some'small items in his account,-
Mr. Justice PARK inquired if L9rd Stsrewsbity had
died insolvent ?

Mr. Sergeant WILDS assureJ his Lordship that he
bad no intention of taxing the bill. He had a teason for
putting those questions, which would appear when he
came to state the defendant's ease.

Mr. Justice PARK-. 4 made the inquiry for informs.
Lion. Ide not really know how the matter wa,
The Dowager Countess of Shrewsbury proved gene.
rally the attendance of Mr. Rolfe and his continuance at
her desire, but could not remember that she had under-
taken he should be compensated for less of ptactice itr
consequence of absence from London.
Mr. Sergeant WILDI appear. d for the defendants. Hlr
had but a very short answer to make to the present
action. A demand had been made by Mr. Rolfe during
the lifetime of the late Earl; that demand, by the con-
sent of both patties, had been termed to Doctor Foley,
and that raiment physician had awarded three hunklred
guineas as sufficient compensation for Mr. Rolfe. This
award was certainly not binding on either• party, but
both adopted it. The money was paid, and a receipt
passed by the Gentlemen who had that day appeared in
the witness' boS, to prom* a further sum of 5001.
The Learned Counsel, after some observations upon the
conduct of Mr. Rolfe,•called

Dr. Foley, who confirmed his statement respecting
the award.—The receipt was then put in.
Mr. Janice Nag—Brother Taddy, do you choose
to be nonsuited? .

filter some consgssation between the }leach and the
Counsel on both sides, the plaintiffs were called.

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lM ANSiON • HODSIti• ' • '
bunkers, one siztees and the oder' thirteen, Misted
irMentirefeed, who reside In -Peodturch-struer;
Owil: *eel vet*. abusing Aye mid kV eigllrreliOnwi
.nock them down, with a poktss, tenting *belt clothes.
_ Jut lit, at Alight. and WandeAng 'the streets in had,
coospasty by day: The witness; *he is married,' reddes in the sane
homes with the prisoners and bee faiiket sod mother. but had sepa-
rate apart men Is ; yet the yrieossem. would..a4 dim gal till elloweeden
of Whatever part of the house they thoughejlt, and behaved in sea
til,..getine:alatl npautt her In bodily:ntasn of
feartt
;naod her
protect
triiinig
fm t
ite b hers
'•vittier the pri.cesers were obstinate r. ,cud alse
oh alternative but that which she onwedispeed.
'He youngest prisoner cried bitterly, !ant ibulhigs made a few
to contradict the eildriace.._
The Alderman ordered them to end hail of which they
were locked op.
BOW-STREET.
GROSS ORTSACIL.--7.2-tilfday, Ames ',reign, one of she light;
weights, who is known in the.ting as the 0 Sprig uf..klyitle," and a
fellow named Broom were brought to this Om from /Cepoingtwa.4
watchhouse, charged with an atrocious assault .srpon;_hlse,
.Pnalltps,
the wilt of a baker at Kensington, and Art sister. Mary Aim Ake-
antler, two pretty. looking young women;olvmy,nsodest ippeuance.
Mrs. Phillips traced, that as she and her. Oster were passing
the Knightsbridge Barracks, L about half-pas( pie o'clock on Fri-
! day evening, it rained very hard; a. cbsise cart, driven by
16 defendants, drove up, and she asked Abe, it they 'would give
.ber and her si.. er a lift, which they accordingly did, as far as the
Prince of Wales public-house, at Kensington Pure, where thew
ail alighted. The defendants they. ash.ed,_ if dus and,har slater
would have any thing to drink? No, vrasakss,reply, but.as,vosi
have been so civil to us we will treat you. They ell. RI, this
.undemanding, went in, and the defendants pressed the witness
ad her sister to partake of so much .twee and water. that they
afilength found thennelves .ratber elevate 1 'Par witness.. how-1
retained sense enough to recollect that she tad 21 lost. in bee
fucker, and to fear that she ought he robbed of It ;.She amordiugly
Alined for the landlord, and rwnotitted it, into ids charge, and 'while
Aping io, the defeiidants were heard coati:iambs' together. and
uttering the must desperate thirsts. The. .orienwss autl, her sister
;Ape to departousil the,y were folltrived biske defendants, w in, the
*stunt theygot them uutside the dour,-kindred then down anti
clicked them in a most savage stunner, the defendants tiara/1.4,1
Ahem up neck and heels and flung thesis into a eat!, sweat ing 1.11.4 if
they couW not 11111/4. money, they would have something char. Theft
streams, however, speedily summoned a constable to their assist.
*ace, and the defendants wanted to charge the complainants with
intl‘itig IA own oCA sovereign. The constalatel honever, retuned
-gleing•iredence to the charge; and, therefore, having collected it
ignitor of watchniets, nu*, th.: defendants to the watataltuoso. 0.1 the
good thither, the defendants had the audacity to propose to the'
itimplainasits, that if they would consent to pass the night with them,
they (the defendants) would not press the charge.
Z. 111 r. MISIsNULI.-1 never heard of load a transaction in my life,
t The defendants, with the greatest effrontery, persisted krdixiymig
the assault, and pressing the charge of rubbery.
Mr. Marignott declared the thing too ridiculous and improbable
to obtain belief.
Brown—, Why Meg. Phillips not only robbed me, but.knothed
sere down.
Mr. Altesnutt. said such conduct was diegracefuLterebielleme
of men, and ordered the defendants to find:Pali fne7fibe smelt,
They were locked up in default. • ,
Palr.•Phillips, who attended his wife lot the alias, expunged his
Intention to indict at the Session*.
HATTON-G ARDEN.' -
A clerk In the employment of the Alderney Dairy Company, was
ht before Hr. Laura no .Saturday foe• eteamninatioes no a
of ember:lag several' *unit of money belingforto his em-
Mr. Nausea attended Apr tlis.prmccution.
ones. one of the carriers, stated, 'AM Ire-paid to the prieoner,
velsi was a clerk in the counting-house, the soolsolfgertlfei 1141. on
the 44th of November, 161. 90. at she eliteut Deereallaale sad
les. ajd. on the nth of Decemben, Ogee several nemilse received
from the customers of the. erinipewp, and handed tbrangronettotbe
prisoner in the regular course. of MoMees.
The cashier and the proprietors proved that the nionspenaspos
' ascoonted tor, or pail's:Lover tiatitlgetnCtberfrbrthe prisoner.
ti ; Several other sun** were not accriuoted fur either, but tbe three
mutat already stated were taken, and were corditieted suliciestatra
lend the prisoner to trial.
The witnesses were bound•over to prosecute, and the prisoner,
who said nothing ig his defence, was fully conuitted,to take his
Ward the ensuing Old Bailey Session*.

PrIA NIL
Sarah Young; who Is charged nn suspicion with the murder of
her infant child, uaderirent a final *lamination. ''• - •
Mr. retiree, anistant apothecary in the Mary-la•hoone-latr-
mary, stated, that every mention was paid to the child-Ail-It at
brought to the house, and that la his opinion its death 'vial oeco-
slossed by the exposure to wet end, cold, upon the pivententi., in
Baker-street. -
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This, in addition to fattier evidence which we reported oa kti7
day, completed the case; Odd she was committed tie trial.' t.
'!tie prisoner's mcitiik"; a widow nomed Evans, at Creiroei Hyde,
near Hatfield, is Hettfordshire, earns 8.1. per day on thy "gruvrids
of Lord Melville, and with these smolt means, it Is stated by the
(Meer who apprehended the prisoner, she is left to support four
small children behinging to the prisoner, whose huab.l'ad has de-
serted her.

Henry (better, a Paddington- mach:roan, was charged with en-
dangering the live! otitis iliaje..ty's. subjects in the Neil-ssiad; ea
San Jay the 16th instant, by furious driving.
Mr. Thomas, of Great .lames•street, Bedford-row, gave evidence
in support of the charge, arid
Mr. Gatemen asked the defendant what he hadee say in answer?

Conlon in—Why, I say as how my horses was not galloping
whatever; one horse was intoning, yos must know, your. Worship,
and the little lama n mare was cantering.
Mr. Gairritis—Camerisit is galloping.
Coachman—Oh, no, it an't ; my little mare can't trot out of a
walk, and she can't gallop at all.
Mr. Gairrrru—ls's all nonsense; this Gentleman says you was
Itachsg.
le:. Coachman—Don't you see. sir, I pushed on to get mad t'other
Mach. and pu1,1.-A up:in the clean.
.IJr. Gaunt's—That is no excuse ; you should have waited half
a minute, and let the other coach pass.
_ .

Coachman—Trot ,any honour, Sir, the Gentleman's mistaken;
my mare can't gallop—she's been used to carry a Lady, and sbe is
rather groggy.
Mr. Ga,rrtra—•Groggy ! I thought you was speaking of.a horse.
Coachman—Yea, Sir, of pay- hide brown mare—she is grOggy.
Mr. GILIFFITII—Y,ur mare groggy ! What do you meats, man?
"Ilea pray speak to be tadcrstood.
Coachrstan—Wby,.Sir, when?, horse is,s4ook afore, and lame a
both legs, we call 'eat groggy„.and theymin't gallop. If you'll give
me rinse, I wall brit* a GentlesSaan, what rode outside, to prom I
did not gallop. .1
Mr. Thomas—Do you mean that person who sat with you ogloW
the butt ?
Ott, no; that Coin/email on the box was my bropsre.--.? dl et
mean him, I mean another op the lrotar.• ~It • •
Time was given, but the defenlans 'plod ueeshiwistmeso,,amt be
washed 60s. mid costs.
4. A 11,131 i Tki:ST E RT.

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Saturday Da_niel /betsia, atlas Marina, was fulivempinkted,
charged with the • robbery of -.Mu Clotterbuck, daughter. el the
'Beadle of Stepney .• Zr appeamedilbat on the prenatally* Saturday
night she was aceosied by the prisoner, who requettetiiks .beese
-of seeing her home p but this being refused. he contineed to Kra
'iritikber until shelve near her h.oote, when be knockediane-dmelle
and robbed her of a silk umbrella,• her shawl, and halt a SOSiilek
with whickintiliwAlairPCP "'clime* but. 1120,31 0,1. w Sake** '
I- - .- • QUER:I4-6QP A RE. •--: . ....T
J Motsyseirl wits re.er:miined, (Charged with beitredabibinediris
'..dse desperate rubbery •oi Mi. Cushion, in Hyde •Parkis a dtb‘t%
Wands thr owing hint• irks a gravel pit, by which he wab emit? lush
Aired. Several circurnetances appeared to strengtbetr tilielsdspfiiieta
at the pi nioner's guilt' but hot btringi at present sufficient* kostelett?
41: 'be was ordered to give-24 biro' . of bait. •-, 4,- • ''• •
*Nosy Jones was charged With-. ing a piece of pork' ftwuCtilso
*bop arf Mr. Swat, in Chastei.etreet' verninster. i'Lb.bgistoeed '
at the bar, she elelatinied&-Wltat aril hatosseetistygiior children !'
and instantly fainted. irpagpaktaitastd, that she was the widow
of 'a edifier whp ktely gliedLon the continesp and that 1)e Cooed atiti
upon her. Delo& ihe,ailsoOnt of• a subacrifition made for her by the'
Officers of the Bee. so•vilifela in. treibaudtelonged.-Committer{.
s 4. • •
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Sixteen sheep,' the firoftetf of t fanner. it liethent •
Leicestershire, were late satilleiouslys'ind ceuelty de-
stroyed by come miscreants, who, ',With- it- blunt Litisttu-
*en', beat their brains out. • • -

Wednesday-a ntatinansed Barrett, while ienrking in
the bold of a .ship lying in the Cotennerclals Docks,
'ltotheArithe, discovered a kegof brand yetcletetf hs-one
ottheiprovisiorioaas, which he took out, - mad hiving
rhea out the bung, drank the spirit to such exceei,that
he was obliged to be carried to his residence,- where he
expired the following day.

I tiff had thought is• ince:atom est• bier to bring this i MIA
anima to vindicate hi:Wattmeter from this foul aspersiop.
Meisri. W. Grant,• Sihrird Smith, and ,W. Clarke, ' • : ' •
were called to ostablish*Stsase, but none of theta could . Tow Tomas. broth
charge their memory vr any particular words. Jae and maws Vi
Me. BAJDOHAI4-1 atis afraid, my Lord, that the neat Ir" .by dui
ternirt knock
person to be called must be Mr. Leonard Phillips (the „ace. etayt„g out lit.
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