The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-26 00:00:00

COURT OF KINO's BEINCH.—SAMDAT.

BOBBY V. CORM, ALIAS LADY HAWKS.
Mr. Dammam (with whom was W. ABRAHAM) stated
that this was an action for the recovery of the sum of
12/. 17e. for goods sold and delivered to Augusta
Corti, a Lady who has passed herself off for a long
time as Lady Hawke ; a title, however, to which she
had no claim, as it subsequently appeared.—The
Learned Counsel said that the plaintiffs were,in 1815.
ladies' hat-manufacturers in Bond-street, and bad
supplied articles to the amount mentioned to the de-
fendant, who, instead of paying so small a bill, pre-
ferred submitting it to the Jury.
Mary Ann Lloyd proved ttat she went, in 1815, to
Manchester-square, where Lady Hawke (as she called
herself) then lived. The straw bonnets she carried
were not liked by the Lady, but she described one, and
ordered it to be trimmed like no other bonnet that ass
ever seen ; indeed, she was so very particular is the
way she wanted the feathers put, that witness was
obliged to tell her Ladyship, there was no other way
or putting them on but by sticking the feathers
At the tip-top of the bonnet, a plan, of %%bids she
highly approved. The bonnet was made accordingly,
and delivered to the lady's mind.
Cross-examined.—Witness bad never seen her

Ladyship before, though she might have seen Lord
Hawke, but of that she bad no recollection. The
order was delivered in May ltl:s,and the hill accord-
ingly sent in to the Ladr at No. 12, Manchester•systare.
The bonnet had plenty of trimmings, French flowers,
and no less than 12 feathers.
Mr. DEsmax—What is your defence?
Mr. SCARIATT.--I say she is Lady Hawke, and has
pleaded as Baroness Hawke.
The CIIIKP JraTter—Witness, to whom were you
desired to carry the bonnet ?
Witness—To Lally Hawke.
Mr. SCARLET said he had but a few words to say.
This lady claimed to he by marriage the wife of Lord
11411.10.. I t was true that the latter hid tiled a suit
ofjactitation of marriage in Doctor's Commons, but a
decree hail been given against hint. She had uni-
formly lived with his Lordship as his wife, having cer-
tainly undergone a ceremony of marriage, being in-
troduced by Lord Hawke as Isis wife into society, and
alce confided with the rare of his children by n former
marriage. If this snit were maintained, this lady,
who had now unfortnnately been separated from Lon!
Hawke, would berendered liable to a vast number of
debts. His Lordship, in this very case, had begged
of her to take the bonnet, to which she objected as
being too dear; he had also had seals engraved fur
her, with her name and coronet as Lady Hawke, and
cards made and engraved accordingly. When Lord
Ilawke went abroad, he had her name inserted as his

lady in the passport. If, therefore, she was even not
his lady, he had imposed upon her, and ought not to
visit her with the cast of the expensive presews which
he pressed upon her aetwiptance. Ne would prove that
the lady had never brie in Mr. 11w:by's house, but
that then:der was, strictly speaking., Lord Hawke's.

. .
The Rev. Dr. Coglan was called to prove the house
in Manchester,sttare to have been the residekte of
Lord Hawke, and the lady to 'have ireen there as his
wife. The Res. Ilentleman begged permission to ex-
plain how he happened to see this lady. and expose
himself to the situation of being called here as a
wit ness.

The CHIEF JrATICR said, I►e could not see the re•
levancy of such an explanation.
Mr. SEARLE I T.—" lteallv no gentleman should fed
abashed at being in the company of such a lad►•.
have seen her, and she is K very accomplished and well
educated woman, and conceives herself to be the wife
of Lord Hawke.

The Rev. Dr. Coglan's examination was mutated.
He spoke as follows Having met Lord Hawke at
a public dinner, he invited me to his house in Man-
chester-square. 1 knew his father well, and 1 was in-
vited to dinner. 1 beg to say, that I should he the
last person whom his Lordship would cononflt, or make
a confident in a lousiness of this kind." The witness
was stopped by the Court, and desired to confine him-
self to answering the questions.
He then, in answer to que,tions from Mr. Denman,
said, that on the day he dined in Manchester-square,
he saw the lady at table; but was not formally intro-
duced to her as Lady Hawke ; she was certainly called
such by the servants; but not by Lord Ilawke, who
merely called her " Augusta." The servants and
witness certainly addressed her as " My Lady."
Frances Appleyarcl said, she had lived as lady's
maid to Lady Hawke, who lived in 1814 and 1,15 in
Manchester-square. Lord Hawke always called her
his wife, aid his children by his fernier wife railed her
•' mamma,"--and whenever the sent them with any
message, he said, " go and tell your noansma so and so."
'I he witness was 04.11 shewn a number of trinkets,
which she declared Lord Hawke had sant in to her

Ladyship, many of them weer ordered by his Lordship
to be engraved, .1 Lady Hawke." She al.° p ored
that Lord Ha►rke had ordered this particular bonnet
for her Ladyship, who protested again‘t the expense.
Jane Chamber!acne produced an order book, in
which entries were made of articles for Lady Hawke.
by order of his Lordship.
Mr. DRNMAN submitted, that this general statement
had no reference to the particular debt.
Chief Justice Aano•rr said he thought the evidence
very material; for herr was a Lady representing her-
self as Lady Hawke in the presence and with the
knowledge of Lord Hawke, and as such at the time
obtaining credit from tradesmen.
Mr. Dn'tMAN said the plaintiffs had no knowledge
of that.

Mr. SCARIATT contended that they had, for Lord
Hawke was present when tl.e order was given.
The plaintiffs were then non-snited.
This case lasted until a quarter before four o'clock,
and excited considerable interest.
11111 ZING V. VIC ALII/OreS CANAL (omrsxy.

This was all indictment for a nuisance. It appear-
ed the Regent's Canal Company, in the course
of their operations, hare found it necessary to substi•
lute a bridge for a purtio of the King's highway
lying within the parish of Kingsland ; and the charge
was, that whereas the road removed nu, 41 fret in
width, etclutite of a IV feet fuo:•p+th the bridge