Star. — London, England, 1818-12-05 00:00:00

::LLIGENCe. >ECEMBER z. ived the George, Worn, a and Genoa ; Atalanta, in 37 days for Southanap mber' in lat. 49.30. long., ne, from London to the TILE ARMY. Friday,and Saptrday last, the 23, or Coldstream regiment of Guards, commanded by Lieutenant-Co lonel WOODFORD, marched into Chatham Barracks, where they are expected toremain till the month of February. The Ist, or Grenadier regiment of Guards, are expected to return from the QUEEN'S funeral to Chatham to remain for the winter. Wednesday morning, while the people, in thou sands, were hastening on to see the funeral proces sion from Kew, the s'2d Regiment, lately returned from France, were cn their march westward, but, with the kindest consideration, turned off at Kensington Church, and proceeded by the Uxbridge-road to-' wards the place of their destination. Thursday morning, about ten o'clock, the Duke of YORK proceeded - from his apartments, Windsor Castle, in his regimentals, cap, &c. of the first Regi ment of Foot Guards, to the infantry Barracks, at tended by •Colonel COOKE and Colonel UPTON, and inspected the third Battalion of his Regiment, who arrived there on the Ist inst. from France, to attend the funeral of the late ChrEgg. Tuesday, the depots'of the 56th, 65th, eith, 86th, and 89th regiments. arrived in Canterbury, from Chatham. The 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons, now in barracks at Manchester, are under orders for the East Indies. They are to be relieved by the 7th Hussars, which are now on their march for that place: The 13th are to deliver up their horses at Manchester to the 7th, and proceed from thence dis mounted to the place of embarkation. The 54th Regiment, which marched from Man chester for Chester a few weeks ago, have left the latter city for Portsmouth, where they are to embark immediately on their arrival, for the Cape of Good Hope and India. It is rumoured that part of the 80th Regiment, now in barracks at Manchester, are to supply the place of the 54th, at Chester. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BOXING. Rarrnatr. AND Trattra....-Long before day-break, this morn. Ing, the Brighton toad was lined with people on foot, horseback, and carriages of every description, hastening to witness the com bat, on which so much money , is depending, between Randall and Turner. The battle was to take place at or near Crawley Common. Betting, last night, 6t04 on Randall. HUNTING. The Fast Essex Fox-hounds meet Monday next, at Toping hoe Hall; Thursday, at Wathersfield Town; and Saturday, at More Gardens, at ten each day. The Hat fi eld" Hounds meet on Monday, at Bower Heath ; Thursday, at Hitch Wood.; and Saturday, at Kennel, at half past ten. WANTIM ACT or Caert.Tv :—Thursday, a fine hound,belonging to Messrs. Astley and Davits ' Amphitheatre, of the Wesunin ster-llridge, made his escape by. some means from his kennel, and went to the shop of a butcher in Felix -street, West minstcr road, and took a piese of liver : the master perceiving it, s‘ized one of his stretchers, ran after the dog, and beat him in a most unmerciful manner: not cont Ont fwith that, observing the dog to crawl into a gateway just by, he went to his shop, took a knife, ran to the place where the poor animal was, and nearly severed he head from his body. At. a Steeple Cher* 1 4 1,5 t week, id the county of Waterford, no gentleman was observed to keep his seal so well as Mr. Cushion ! Joseph Pugh, one ofthe party of poachers inwhasei pursuit Wm. Robinson, game-keeper to FRANCIS HURT, tsq. of Alderwasley, was killed on the night of the 21st ult. has been apprehended. He has un dergone an examination before the Magistrates, and is remanded fur a fuitherhearing.—J. Hall, another of the gang, who was secured on tha spot, has been. liberated on his recognizance. _ _ There is at present growing in a garden at Mit. cham, a crop of green peas, in full blossom, from which a dish was gathered and brought to table on the 28th of November. A similar quantity is now it for gathering, and if the present mild weather continues, there is every probability of the whole coming to perfection. TILE LATE COLONEL BRADDYL.--11l the ST An of Monday, we noticed the sudden death of the late Colonel BRADDYL, of the 3d Lancashire Militia. This Gentleman was well known on the turf, and is all the sporting circles : he posiessed many eccenti cities of character. His original name was Wtr.sos : he assumed the name of BRADDVL, in purstiance of, the will of his maternal uncle of that name, to whose immense property he succeeded. It is somewhat remarkable, that his uncle died equally sudden, forty three years ago last autumn. Ile was one of the Stewards of Lancaster Races, and expired while riding round the course in his carriage. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—After the excellent Comedy of The Rivals, Rose d'Amour was performed 'for the second time, and Miss BEAUMONT again quitted herself to the delight of the audience. The Piece still experiences some opposition, but the ap plause is predominant, and great throughout. Dnunir-LANE.,—The Tragedy of Brutus was re peated last night with increased success. It has been judiciously curtailed. The performers were likewise all improved, and the success of the Piece was con sequently most complete. _ _ . . . Yesterday sennight, two perfect skeletons were discovered, about twenty inches below the surface of the ground, opposite Pitmaston-house, near Worcester, which are supposed to have lain in the earth since the battle of Worcester, in the year 1651. - Thursday the labourers employed in digging for the purpose of forming the sewer in Blackman-street; Borough, fonnd a human skeleton, at the distance of nineteen feet from the surface of the ground. - - - Three hundred weight of lead was a few nights ago stripped from the roof of the dwelling-house of Mr. Tnoursou, Commercial-road, and rolled up, ready to be carried away by the robbers ; fortunately they were detested by the watchmen and secured. In the afternoon of Thursday se'nnight, about four o'clock, a boat stationed at Eastware Bay, neat Folk stone, went to sea with a Midshipman and eight men for the purpose of going to Dover, and it is sup ' posed in consequence of the darkness of the evening (it being thick and foggy weather), the boat upset , near the Rocks, and every person on board perished. The boat was picked up the following morning lite. rally dashed to pieces, near the East-pier-head, at Folkstone. The midshipman's name was INl'MAtxr, he was about 20 years of age. DECEMBER 4. the Lucy, Com.ru, from seven weeks, experienced arried away her boom and slit several sails., and 'clo the Ist of December, in Ace the Mary, from Prince uth, out 13 weeks. Also own Hanover for Chiches nn Southampton for New from the Downs for St. sty's ship PRIMROSE. :EMBER 4. Id sailed the River, the rem Demarara ; City of liramichi in 20 days ; Ca elds to Grenada—the lat. from the River, the Doro aica; Princess Charlotte, 1 of the outward bound got with the wind at S. and moon with the flood tide, DECEMBER 4. or shelter. lECEMBER 2. t quite completed, was put older to take in the Wye, lost expedition, the work .ra time for the purpose. MCENIDER 1. le IndUSLIT, BLAKE, with DECEMIWR 3. Favoutite, ODALL, of and loss of bowsprit. DECEMBER 5. LLY, with grain from Dub• Ito this port, &masted. IIDON, DECEMBER. 4. he Fancy, Rome, from Darn- Sterling, White, from Quebec; Dram; the Alliance, Foster, iatsky, from Dantzic ; Betsey, , phis Juliana, Moller, Freund,- Volkring, from Stettin ; }lan 'row Janna, Waltenstein, from , from Neil ; Thenis, Johnson, •om Cadiz. _ tows, for St. Thomas's ; Nancy, Pain, for ILontsurgh ; Jonge ip, Kermey, for Lima and South icy, for Rouen; Nymph, Rad hew, for Jamaica ; Juno, Hut lid the Lisbon packet, Tucker, ;RCLIL. Liverpool and Manchester, lay, Bowed Georgias were ante of one farthing perlb. Indies complain generally rade. One from Kingston, imo, says---‘ , We are sorry tre not broken bulk of your a large stock on hand of ket is, in fact, completely lescliption of britich and as caused such a reduction we not thought ourselves e current terms of the mar nore favourable crisis. We e merchants on your side tr to gain more cereect in at an overstrained specUla ss in the markets of 'which vhich cannot fail proving imercial interest, both here f Colonial produce has this the demand both for the .n markets continues brisk, Inters say, they have every present prospects." ectable houses in Manches- Philadelphia, of the 11th to complaints contained in Indiec, in respect to the le dulness of trade ; but as a over speculation, and not tion Or falling off in the re only be of temporary dura.' :orrect itself. The following om New York, dated llth ritish goods, which was be. :s long-continued slackness, by the vast and unlooked. ve arrived within the last eak of this great emporium advices from other parts of in stating that the markets )cked with manufactured many articles in the soft an inferior fabric, can be d at Philadelphia, for less in England. All this is idity of the speculators on iose avarice will no doubt heavy losses they will sus 'ortunate than existing cir nt me to expect, having a last extensive consignment amiss, however, to state, wholly owing to the supe , which has enabled me to ul competition with which Only articles of a superior eable ; inferior goods are a aleable at any price." :irculated that an American s Straits and Baffin's Bay ; that she eatered Sir James I upwards of 100 fathoms and was proceeding with a passage through the Sound LAW INTELLIGENCE. ♦IC&CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DECEMBER 4. Before his Honour the Mom ofthe The MASTER of the Rot Ls was occupied from nine in the morning till four; in hearing causes, of no public interest whatever. In the course of the day a case was called on, James v. the Vicar of Croy don. which related to the production of accounts.— A Gentleman by his will had bequeathed certain estates to the Vicar, Churchwardens, and six inha bitants of Croydon, for the purpose of building a Court-house, a Butter-market, and procuring a Bu rying-ground. The sums for each of those purposes were specified, and the surplus was directed to be paid'into the Bank, under the controul and direction of the Court of Chancery. Some dispute arose about the production of accounts, but no decision was given, as his Honour the Master of the Rolls wished to read over the pleadings in the case. The following notice was put up in Court :—" The Lord Chancellor is not sufficiently recovered to attend Court on Saturday, being the first day of Seal." OOURT OF KING'S IiF.NCH, DECEMBER 4. HARPUR V. PARRY. - This was an action upon the case for a nuisance. The plaintiff, who is owner of the Jerusalem Coffee house, had built a neat little villa at Hackney for his family, and the defendant, who is a cowkeeper, and owner of some houses on Hackney -terrace, had emp. tied two of the privies of these tenements, and depo sited the soil upon a common field close to the plain. tiff's dwelling. The plaintiff had remonstrated against this nuisance without effect, and was obliged to remove it at his own expense, which the defehdant refused to pay, and therefore the plaintiff brought the present action. The CHIEF Jusycz intimated his opinion early in the cause, that the action was maintainable, and it was agreed oa both sides to withdraw a Juror, upon an understanding that the nuisance should not be repeated. SALMON V. ATKINSON AND OTHERS. This was an action of assumpsit, to recover from the defendants the sum of £2. 17s. being . the hire of a post chaise from Conway to Bangor, in Wales. The plaintiff is an Attorney, residing at Bath, and the defendant, Atkinson, is driver and part owner of the Holyhead mail coach from Holyhead to Liver. pool. On the day mentioned in the declaration, the plaintiff was an outside passenger on the coach in question, going from Liverpool to Holyhead, and after he had crossed Conway Ferry, with the other passengers, he stopt to breakfast at the coachman's house, the usual place of refreshment for passengers there, and after breakfast, when the coach was just about to start for Bangor, the ferryman came up to the coach, about 200 yards from the water side, and demanded 6d. of the plaintiff for his passage. The plaintiff said " it was a did impositibn," and re fused to pay, and wa's about to take his seat on the top of the coach, but the ferryman interposed his hand betweer. him and the coach, and insisted upon 'being paid his demand, but the plaintiff persisttd in the refusal. The coachman, then on the box, said— " Sir, that you may not break your word, I will pay the 6J. for you ; so get up." The plaintiff answered, " If you do, I'll notitay you again ;" and left the coach, a crowd having collected about it. The de fendant said, that the guard of the mail coach was hit miner, and be must obey his orders ; and he turned round to the guard to ask what was to be done? The guard answered, that the mail could not be detained there all day, and bid the coachman drive on, upon which the coachman drove off round the corner, and up the hill on the Bangor road. It was prbved that a person was sent to the plaintiff to tell hint that the coach waited for him ; but he an swered that he should have no further bother about it, and declined going. The plaintiff afterwards hired a post-chaise to take him to his journey's end, which cost him £2 17s. for which this action was brought. It appeared from the evidence, that Con way Ferry belongs to Colonel Lloyd, and that an allowance was formerly made by Government of £5O a year for the conveyance of the mail and the guard' across the Ferry, which sum was deducted from the salary of the postpaster in that town, but that of late this deduction was discontinued, and the mail and, guard crossed at his expense. It also appeared that the usual charge to ordinary passengers was a penny per man, and twopence for a horse and man, but, that for all passengers by the mail and other public coaches, a shilling is charged to every inside pas.;en-, ger, and sixpence to each outside traveller. Mr. SCARLET?, for the plaintiff, contended, that this extra charge to stage coach passengers was ille gal, and a gross extortion ; and that the conduct of the.delendant was in direct collusion With the ferry man to commit such extortion. Mr. GURNEY, in his address to the Jury for the defendant, contended that this was an action brought by the plaintiff for the sake of putting money into, his own pocket, and not with a view of benefiting the public. The CHIEF JUSTICE, in his charge to the Jury, declared his opinion, that the extra charge was ex tortionate and illegal. The point for their conside ration was, whether, upon the whole of the evidence, it appeared to them that the defendant had acted in collusion with the ferryman ? If they were satisfied that he had done so, the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages £2 17s. DELANCEY V. STRICKLAND. This was an action for goods sold and delivered to a Club of Military and Naval Officers, called " The General Service Club," of which the defeadant was a member and active malinger. It appeared that a number of Officers ;in the Army and Navy occasionally resident in London, during the close of the last war, had associated themselves into a club, for purposes of economy and comfort ; the defendant, Captain Strickland, being one of the founders. They held their meetings in several places; and the question was, whether the defendant was liable individually for certain articles of plate fur nished for the use of the Club by the plaintiff ; it not appearing that the whole of the articles were supplied at the instance of the defendant ? The case went to the Jury, under the direction Af . the Learned Judge, who ruled, that the plaintiff, might elect to sue the defendant individually, or the whole of•the Club, if be thought proper, and left it to them as a question of election.--The Jury found for the Plaictiff—Damages £lO2. 14s. CAIN. CON., SUPRZgR COURT, CALCrTTA. (noM " TW CALCOTTA GAirITZ" OF APRIL 9.) BRIGHTNIAN V. PROBATT. The case was opened for the plaintiff by Mr. Fait. (remora. The offence brought under the notice their Lordships, heinous as it was at all times, was, in this instance, increased in enormity by a breach of hospitality, and blackened by ingratitude. as being committed against the defendant s best benefactor. The defendant brought letters of recommendation from England to his (Mr. Fergusson's) client, received him with the utmost kindness and hospita liey—made him an inmate of his house, and did every thing he could to promote his welfare. This kindness and hospitality was requited by an unceasing exertion on thd part of the defendant, to seduce the wife of his benefactor. It would be proved that the plaintiff was a most kind and indulgent husband, and enjoyed in the society of his wife.the greatest possible domes tic happiness---ind although damages were not matter of any consequence to his client, who, by : talents and industry, had raised himself to opulence and respectability, yet it was incumbent on Lordships to lay on the heaviest damages, not tu demnify him for his loss, for that was impossible, had been deprived of every thing that was dear Km. The world would not sympthize with ' Lie was exposed to the coarse jests of the vulgar unfeeling sneers of the abandoned, of both sexes of alt ranks. Money could not compensate for . even if the defendant could pay it ; but the clam) . must be measured by the enormity of the crime more than the means of the party, and it was opinion of the most sound lawyers, that in a case this kind, where a man cannot pay for his fault v his purse, he ought, at least, to atone for it bl confinement of his person. He then stated the . cumstances which led to the discovery. In Dezember last, Mr. Brightman was living in Calcutta, while his house on the opposite side of the river was under going a repair; this seems to have been the period which the defendant first meditated his insidious sign. Letters had at that time been written by hi which, though without date or signature, would proved to be in his hand-writing. In the month March, Mr. Brightman, while in bed with his • perceiving a hand thrust into bed with the evi intention of awaking her, he started out of bed, pursued the defendant down stairs, who however escaped, and in a state of nudity tcok a boat came across the river. Here was et case of villain' unparalleled in the annals of depravity. Don never attempted any thing like it ; had he done he probably would have died contented. But most detestable arts had been used (as would appear by the letters produced) by this man of gallantry ' accomplish his purpose. This Werter Of the cot try service, this Lothario of the caddy, had wor , upon the *Fan as well as the vanity of his victii in one of his letters, among a great deal of Lonsent. and rhodomontade, he tells her that "he goes armed against his own life ;" this is meanness, baseness, • absurdity, without parallel. Now, though this r appear ridiculous and preposterous to any man senses, yet what effects might it not produce addressed to the vanity of a weak woman? defendant is no bOy, nor at all likely to be Lilo and if he quits his own profession of making ini and packing bales, to make love and seduce a riedwornan, he must pay for it. If Mr. Bright_ was an affectionate and indulgent husband, and was so ,to his (Mr. Fergusson'i own knowledge, was the more to be pitie.±. Ile then insisted on hea' damages; the defendant must be able to pay -• as he had obtained security to a large anioant, concluded with an eulogiurn on Mr. Brightman's ratter, and prophesied, that if the opposite part: tempted to throw out any thing against it they I be foiled. He then.examined several witnesses J. D. Cruz proved the registry of the marsh! Capt. W. Kinsey was witness to the mania., took place at Mr. Brightman's house ; had frequi dined at Mr. Brightman's, and knew the p:11 identifies Mrs. Brightman to be the same whom save married to Brightman. He was living in Brightman's house at the time of the marriage, lived there for six tveeks after, until he went to Chi lie has lived twice with them since that period, about ten days each time. He generally dines on Sunday. Mr. Brightman was a kind aid donate husband. Mrs; Brightman conducted herser as an affectionate wife; they appeared to live - vs happily together. The first time he saw the del"( dant was in Mr. Brightman's house in Cakut' was in the latter end of September : has often him there since ; knew Mrs. _Brightman after Brightman was engaged to her. She was a wid, but for what period does not know. cross-examined by Mr. SPANKI e.—Never obsen any thing extraordinary in Mrs. Brightman's condi towards the defendant. Mrs. Brightman is a enough woman, as the common run go, not lively than most women, at least was not sure she was. Dined with Mr. Brightman generall a Sunday, •he gave excellent dinners, was perfr sure of that, and plenty of claret. Does nut his friends' houses to be a spy upon their action to pry into what quantity of brandy and water drink, but that at Mr. Brightman's house the; take a little after tea, Ladies as well as Gentler Never said Mr. Brightman had a good riddant his wife, till after she misbehaved : then he said and that he thought so still. Mr. Wilson has been intimately acquainted Mr. Brightman for twenty years past; knew ' Brightman since her marriage, visited the famil' ten, and is of opinion that Mr. Brightman was markably kind, affectionate, and indulgent husband. Never saw any impropriety in Mrs. Brightman . - duct, and always looked on them as a very haj couple. They had one child, and Mrs,Bright was a fond and attentive mother ; did not know before her marriage, nor for some time after, • did not at the period at which it took place resit Calcutta; cannot recollect whether or not he w; Calcutta before the birth of the child spoken Never saw any thing slightly in Mrs. Bright. conduct ; has seen her frequently in female soci Witness does not generally dine on Sundays with Brightman ; saw Mrs. Brightman in company the defendant, it was about six week: ago ; Ca, live in Calcutta in 1814. Mr. Bently knows the parties ; generally there on Sunday, and has done so tur three . , ! •,, . . . . • : 4 • , ~... . . • . eof 4 I . was, 0: of , king / II ation 1,1 who ;pita- • :very (, • ' inns ' 'lrian ife of • ! tintiff toyed HMS.. 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' :. • . vidow, 4.. 11'0. 1 :, served - :induct ' i ,i I pretty ~ .! ~.. more e that . -4 , all) iii . i rfectly : go to it . ns, nor :r they ey did lemen. • lie ince of aid so, I I I • • d with ,s , Mrs. lily { of- Ls a re- ,l isband. 1 i's con- happy htman DW her as he , t % side in ./ I • was in a of.tnian's ociety. • 1-''": ith Mr. y with ame to 'l h 1 '1 I i • - , e dines • ' years 1 ' i b % '