Star. — London, England, 1828-01-25 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH, JANUARY 21. His Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCiSTEn and suite have returned, after a short absence in the Metro pHs, to Lulwotth Castle, where the Royal Duke, it is understood, means to take up his residence for some t ime. Here we have had a number of Parties, Balls. and Suppers, which have been well attended in general. On Thursday evening, Mrs. BAYLES WARDELL, in the Belvedere, gave a splendid Ball and Supper to the . Officers of the 4th Dragoon Guards, and a large party o f Ladies and Gentlemen. Quadrille dancing, which, i t a ppears, during the present season is quite the rage i n a ll parts of the country, commenced early, and was kept up without intermission for a considerable time. BOULOGNE, JAN. 21. The British residents at this gay and crowded resort, h a ve at length accomplished the long desired object of obtaining the erection of a large and central English Church, calculated for the accommodation of the exten seve and increasing Protestant Espicopal congregation that has for so many years been established in this town The spacious and elegant edifice, formed on the design o f the able and intelligent Architeccof the Department, is rapidly advancing, and will, it is supposed, be gad,' for public service before the arrival of the season s when the influx of such additional numbers of tempo rary visitbrs renders the present confined building very inadequate to the public wants. The permission that has been obtained to authorise the complete erection of a regular Protestant Church, affords a gratifying proof of the rapidly extending spirit of liberal and enlightened feeling amongst our continental neighbours. DON MIGUEL. PLYMOUTH, JAIWAST 23. Sitnrclay, the Prince embarked in the Admiral's barge, under a royal salute from the batteries and ships in commission, and visited the Breakwater. Afterwards his R o y a l Highness went on board the Britannia, flag s hip, where he partook of a de juni with Capt. HAWKRR, and the Officers. His Royal Highness dined with Earl NORTnitalt, at whose house a limited number had the honour of meeting his Royal Highness at dinner. In the evening, a large party assembled, and his Royal Highness amongst the rest joined, in " the gay and sportive" dance. Valuing was the order of the evening, and his Royal Highness seemed highly delighted with the dancing, conversation, and appearance of the Ply- mouth I, tales. Sunday, the Prince and suite attended Divine Seivict. at the Roman Catholic Chapel, at Stonehouse, where Mass was performed and a Sermon preached by the Rev. J. CusTELLO. Afterwards.his Royal Highness embarked ett the Vic•ualling Office steps in his own barge, which is a very splendid one, under .a royal salute from the citadel and batteries, atid*cm,onboard the Portuguese frigate and brig, lying. in :the Sound. As the barge passed each ship in the Botradi the yards were manned, the crews cheered, asd a Stier salute was flied. His Royal Highness dkae4.4,AS.Ciaf:klittii• Monday, the Prince aueUded a review of siSsr troops on G•tvernsnent Parade, Mount - .Wissoviseve•lte was received with soyq 3 hainnor . . the ivertin g he dined with Major qihio. 4 1Ni - f Ysitol .. C.tigaiicks., at the Citadel. The avenues laAdist.to the. Citatlel.grere' lined with soldiers; every tenth .man • bearing a torch, and as his Royal Highseis preceeded the military presented arms. On his arrival' chi, Citadel, the band of the Royal Marines struck up the Portuguese March, and as be entered the gate played " Gorr save the King." The POrtdgueta standard was hoisted. and a royal salute was .fired. fir:m.ow ramparts. Royal salutes were e . li t ofiiefA trkeo,,thllurfOch, pf his Royal Highness and that the Nei une,gigeo., O'er dip. leer Lady (.Absent; gave e BA" the Lientertant rehroneosti's.oihnoeud,ew, a a s nd daric ter, w h ich his Royal a I to fuesdA j y, the ' Prince it enlored tileipert of ' shooting. in the woods of Saltram. *0 Highness's party bagged a large quantity of gam!. In the evening his Royal. Highness entertained the Admiral, the Lieut. Governor, and Captain . Bantams of the Britannia at dinner. The paq.7, including his Royal Highness's mite, arnmsqted to twenty-frilly. This day the Nines: was to have gone out hunting witkillr.l}usiraecs boundPO; having promised to •Nstvoniie the itiOst Avening; his 'Cruel Highness was tintsfiling is:stave himself ilurhig the day, and therefote gave up the . pleasurs3of the chace. hi 'the afternoon. RoyOHiglinitsstaltici l the Citadelp"whare he i• :petted tiseTOrilfications, ind partook of a dilsieit at this Lieat.-Goyerypr'a house. His Royal HighAtii dined at *the lleyal • The ball was, is might hilibeen'eipected;attended by every family of Conieiriente is the rielifibdurbood. The Prince mingled with Ke' atieeis; atiditeined to enjoy the scene estrearely.• ills Royal Highness was dressed in plain black clothes, and wore a single stet upen)iis hr east. In compliment to his Royal Highness; a guaid of honour of the Royal Marines listed the ball and staircase leading to the ball room.. The Royal Marine Band was in attendance, and on the Prince's entrance, whilst the soldiers presented aims, played the Y. rtugnese national air. The Marquis and Nlarchioness de PALM!LLA arrived on Thursday last, and joined Don Mtoutt. atthe Royal Hotel. His Royal Highness dines this day , with the Lieut.- Governor MajOr4enerai Sir Jogs CAMSRON, at the Citadel. . brusarritio Heinz DUTY Tax,=—Wednesday night, pursuant tb pnbhc requisition, a numerous Meeting of the Inhabitant Householders of St. Leonard Shoredi ch, took place in the Vestry Room, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning both Ilouses of P.irliaMent for the total repeal of the Inha bited Hutise Doty. An eztraordinary instance of politeness on the part of one of Barclay and Perkins 's draymen was yesterday witnessed itr Fleet-street. A lady, desirous of passing from one side of the way to the other at a time a dray drawn by thiee horses was going along, the driver of which, a man of Herculean form, perceiving the anxiety of the lady to cross, immediately stopped the horses, sod making her a bow that would not have disgraced a courtier, actually handed her over, and then drove forward his vehicle. The celebrated Spanish poet Qnevedo, whilst resid ing on his little domain, was charged with being the author of some satirical writings which were in circa latioes,and which gave great-offence. Despoiled of his pr, perty, and thrown into the humid cell of a prison, beneath which a river 'Bowed, he became the victim of Ibiberable and neglected disease. For 15 years he en listed this cruel ineoceration. A touching exposition of his sufferings engaged at length the pity of Olivares;' be was treated with more humanity; a discovery of the original libels' 1111,10 a knowledge of the real author , and Queeedo's Perlect innocence being recognized, he was set at lib e asy, ~ang the blow-was struck; and this illustrious Victim-of tespiclow died in 1645 of the infir mities cunuacted 'in bis hideous diingeon. COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(THis DAY.) CRIWIN AL INPORMATIONTRIt KIN() V. THORSTOW. Mr. CAMPIIILL moved their Lordships fora criminal information, to be directed against a Gentleman named Thornton, the proprietor of the Gloucester and Chelten• ham Herald, for a series of libels published in that Newspaper, reflecting on the character of Mr. Marshall, the master of the ceremonies at Chelten ham. It appeared that at an election of a master of the ceremonies at Cheltenham, Mr. Marshall, who had been an Officer in the Army, and a Captain Crofton, were rival candidates to fill the office; when the former Gentleman was elected by a large ma jority. Since that time, however, a series of libels have been inserted in the above newspaper, signed 44 Versa," highly detrimental to the character of Mr. Marshall, who has been unable to perform the functions of his office in consequence; neither could I* hold op his head in society if he suffered the imputations to pass unnoticed. The writer went on to state. that he had no pretensions to a Gentleman, an Officer, a man of honor, or a Christian. Lord TENTIRDEN intimated that enough had been stated for two distinct charges to be answered, and the Court granted a Rule to chew cause. E I. 4 0 et. rte. in. gr; the 11411 ten en MN Ise Ms tbs. IWO lea kips 4 adia but lc* di aye os are as r a we the a.-- deb reek lI MP PIM no VIP red nes Mid the die 0 af rd am kr do kid k slat the mit Olt iii INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAN. 24. Thomas Harris, a young man, came before the Court to be discharged, but was opposed by his father-in-law. It appeared that shortly after the insolvent married the opponent's daughter they separated, and the Lady re turned to her father's roof. To recover 171. for her maintenance her father brought an action 2gainst the insolvent, bat recovered only 31. ss. The costs in the action were 401. and to relieve himself from the pay ment the insolvent went to prison.—The Court ordered him to be discharged, when William Cundale, who lately carried on the business of a brewer at Trowbridge, was opposed for having the day before he surrendered, disposed of all his property, and aplied the proceeds to his own use. He was sen tenced to six months' imprisonment. SELECT VESTRY AT BOW, MIDDLESEX. A Meeting of the Parishioners of St. Mary, Stratford, Bow, was held on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament to introduce a clause into a Bill that had already passed a Vestry, for the purpose of Lighting and Watching the Parish. It appears that the business of the parish has been conducted for more than a century by a dozen persons, composing the Select Vestry; but that at the present time, from various causes, seldom more than five persons have the management, such as disbursing the different rates. auditing thek own accounts, and the appointment of all parish officers. with the exception of the Surveyors of the Highways. At a Meeting held at the Vestry Room in December last, a pledge was given by the senior Churchwarden, that if a Reqrsisitton was re spectably signed and presented to him, a Meeting should be called for the purpose of obtaining the sense df the parish on the subject of the abolition of the Se lect Vestry. In the course of a few days, such a door ulein was presented to him, but the Churchwardens .aid other parish officers, after consulting together six days, refused to convene a Meeting, alleging, that a it would be altogether improper and annecessary." In consequence of this refusal, the above Meeting was held at the Bombay Grab Inn, which was respectably and numerously attended, when a number of Resolu tions were utranimously passed. and a Petition agreed upon to he presented to Parliament, to permit a clause to abolish the Select Vestry to be added to the Bill for ,Lighting aed Watching the Ravish, and to allow the rated inhabitants a voice in the disbursements of the parish money. DEATH OF MACDO.NALD OF GLENGARRY. We mentioned yeste — Ci — r the melancholy death of biecnoweLD of Glengarry. The following are some additional circumstances connected with this sad event. Wednesday ee'nnight, Glengarry, accompanied by his two daughters, embarked at Ineergary, the seat of the Chieftain, on board the Ben Nevis steam boat, for the south, where it was intended the young Ladies should spend the remainder of the winter. They arrived the same night at Corpach, near Fort William.— lgeet morning they got through the locks and en countered a severe storm, in consequence of which. when about six miles from Fort William. the vessel's engines would no longer perform their office, and about three o'cloeic be drove on shore nearly three miles below la veescsdell. The Ladies, the crew, and passeqgers, got all on shire, except one individual, Clanronaldt butler, who was drown'ed. - Unfortunately, Glengarry himself. in leaping from the boat to a rock, slipped his foot end fell headlong on the rock. He, however, recovered himself and swam ashore, walked op to the house at Invericadell, which is about a mile distant _from the shore, and went to bed; but, in three short hours, the Chieftain was a corpse !—Ediabergh Advertiser. /WITHER PARTICULARS. Wednesday, the 16th instant, Mr. Macdonald, of Glengarry, left . Fort William, in loverness-shire, for Edinburgh, accompanied by his two eldest daughters. *they were passengers by the Stirling steamboat. The day was remarkably boisterous, and the Stirling had not proceeded above six miles in its coutse from Fort William when the gale increased to a hurricane, and the engine refused to we: It. The stearn•packet was soon drifted ashoreon a rocky beach opposite to Inverscadell. Glengarry then leaped from the steam•packet upon a projecting rock, and in the fall his head struck with great violence against the rock. Notwithstanding he was stunned by the severity of the concussion, Glengarry swam ashore from the rock. The Misses Macdonald and the other passengers were with difficulty saved, excepting a domestic servant of Mr. Macdonald, of Clanronald, who was unfortunately drowned. Glen garry, on reaching the shore, complained of pain, but walked with his daughters to Inverscadell House, a mile distant from the shore. He undressed himself and went to bed, but no serious apprehensions were then entertained. However, it soon appeared that he had been dreadfully injured. After enduring with for titude the utmost extremity of pain , he expired at In verscadell, on Thursday, the 17th inst. at six o'clock in the evening. His distressing fate has excited very general interest. Glengarry was an enthusiastic Highlander, and valued immeasurably the honours of Chieftainship appertaining to his house. This predominant• feeling displayed itself so as to conceal from public observation much of the kindness of heart which will be long re membered by the Highlanders, whom he so zealously encouraged in maintaining the athletic habits of their ancestors. The young Chief of Glengarry is 19 years of age, and is a very promising intelligent young SIM- The Stirling was reduced to a wreck, and.is sunk. A numerous Meeting of the inhabitants of St. Paul, Covent Garden, was yesterday held at the Vestry, when they agreed to reduce tie salary of the Vestry Clerk from 6001. to 4001. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOKMTERSALVS, JAN. ri The attendance yesterday was numerous. but the biPedull war •cry languid till after five o'clock, when business comnweeed.— With the exception of a slight but marked improvement in The Colonel for the Derby, the odds were not much affected by the betting—• Dram 'I to 1 apt Merckant(no takers) 25 to 1 apt Defiance 11 to 1 agst The Colonel (1! tak) 113 to 1 apt Omen 12 to I apt Sorcery 27 to 1 apt Amy 15 to 1 agst Druid 28 to 1 apt Finesse 1$ to 1 apt Southcote moo to 30 apt Hampden (tak) 20 to I apt Folly 1000 to 25 agst Shoveller (tak) 20 to l apt Navas% 1000 to 25 apt Mona 20 to 1 apt Mariner 1000 to 25 apt Barnard* SOO even between Defiance and brother to Racbael. 38 to 1 apt Le•telle Thereat remain as before. Sr. testa. LS to 1 apt Easy Bedlam 1000 to 10 apt Lesteile (taken) 114 to 1 agst Velocipede (takes) No others mentioned. FREE HANDICAPS. FIRST SPRING MEETING. unto. Monier—Sweepstakes of 100 each, h. ft.—A.F. Lord Cleveland's Chateau Margaux, S yn, 9st 21b Mr. Wyndham's Camel. 5 yrs, Su Slb Lord Cleveland's Memnon, 5 yrs, 9st 216 His Majesty's Fleur de Lis, S yrs, 9st Lord Whuncliffe's Pastime, S yrs, 9st Lord Easter's Enamel, 5 yrs, sat 101 b Redgauntlet. 5 yrs, sit 10lb )Ir. Payne's Relent's, 6 yrs, set 10Ib Colonel Wilson's Lamplighter. 4 yrs, In 191 b His Majesty's Leviathan, 4 yrs, sat Sib Duke of Richmond's Alderman, 5 yrs, Sst Mr. Wyndbant's Stumps, 5 yrs, Bst 71b His Majesty's bea Mortgage, 5 yn, sat 716 Mr. Mills's Belsonl. 4 yrs. sat Mb Mr. Rush's Carthage, 4 yrs, est 11112 Lord Tavisteck's Royal Oak, 4 yn, est 6lb Duke of Grafton's Problem, 4 yrs, sit sib Mr. Yates's Paul Pry, 4 yrs, sic Sib Mr. Paynes Babel, 4 yrs. Ist 31b Duke of Grafton's Paul Jones, 4 yrs, Sat llb Lord Orford's Vicar, 4 yrs, est Lord Wharncliffe's Dragon, 4 yrs, 7st 11Ib Lord Tavistock's Leeway, 4 yrs, 7st 41b. Sweepstakes of 100 each. D.M. for 3yr olds. Mr. Galley's Mameiuke, 9st Sib Duke of Richmond's Guinan, eat 10Ib Lord Vetulam's Brocard, flit 101 k Mr. Stonebewer's Souvenir. eat 1016 Mr. Dilly's Othello, list Sib Sir J. Shelley's MaresSeld, Ist Sib Mr. Rush's Rhoda colt, Ilst sib Mr. Wyndham's Gaberluazie, Ist 716 Lord Cavesdash's Espagnolle colt, Ilst 716 Mr. Wyndham's Grampus, Su Sib The King's Maria. Bst bib Mr. Walker's Trandatios, est Sib Duke of Richmond's Miss Craven, Ist 51b Mr. I,rby's Tom, Bst Sib Lord Jersey's Chrysalis. est Slb Mr. Yates's Sharpshooter, Bst 21b Mr. Payee's Serenade, Mt ulb Snowdrop colt, list Duke of Richmond's *salutes Lord Stradbrooke's Manion. 7st Rib Lord Reeser's Marinette, 7st 91b Mr. Mills's Lunacy. 7st Sib Lord Lowther's Nonsuk, let 916 Mr. Omni.% Pilot, 7st 616 Mr. Hunter's Lumen. 7st 41b The Turf will this year melee additional lustre, from the num. ber of his Majesty's horses engaged to run at the various Meetings. The two best bones in the Kayal stud are entered for the Gold Cop, this year at Orford, as will be seen by the following statement r Air. Deism Radcliffe names the King's Leviathan, 5 yrs names the King's Fleur de Lis, 5 yrs Mr. Macclesfield names Liston. aged Lord Abingdon names Whimper. 4 yrs Lord Churchill names Ruby. 3 yrs Mr. W. H. Askant names Lusborough, aged Mr. J. Vane names Endemere, 4 yrs Mr. Weyland names Defence, 4 yrs Mr. Simeon names Zoe, 3 yrs Sir. Langton 011111,3 Trumpeter. 4 yrs • Mr. Strickland names Albatross, 3 yrs Mt. Asniesky names Moorßustard, 4 yrs Mr. Dilly's Cement's, 4 yrs. COCKING. The annual grand sir days' main, between Nash and Fleming, commenced on Monday, at the New Royal Pit, in Little Grosvenor. street. Milbank, for S sous. a battle, and 100 soya. the odd; Nash being the favourite at starting, at 11 to S. In Monday and Tuesday's lighting, Fleming won five battles out of each main of seven ; and his cocks were of course the favourites. Yesterday, however, Nader birds turned out very fine, winning five battles, the sisth being drawn, and the other won by Fleming. The match, there fore, sten& bus :—Fletulag, 1 1 —Nuh, S. The main consists of 44 nuts battles. The only bete made were-- 18 to 1 apt Elizabeth 20 to 1 apt Zoe A beautiful black horse, presented by his MAJESTY to Don Mrouat, is now in the stables of the Royal Hotel, Plymouth. He was a favourite horse with the Kiso, who has frequently, hunted him. He is worth 6001. and stands fifteen hands two inches. Hi; name is the Black Prince. A most ingenious house has been constructed for him on board one of the Portuguese ships, under the superintendence of Mr. PHILLIPS, the :adios., of Plymouth. Thursday last there was shot in the Humber, near Whitton Sands, as fine a specimen of the wild swan as ever came under the observation of the ornithologist. The plumage of this beautiful bird was of a pure and ;spotless white throughout; the down, covering the breast and back, being of remarkable depth and fine tenure. The quill feathers of the wings were of extraordinary size, and the feet presented a web of such expanse, as must have endued the bird with immense power in the water. The wings, when extended, measured. from tip to tip, eight feet; from the point 'of the bill to the extremity of the claws, five feet six fiches; and the whole weight of the bird was twenty four pounds. We understand that the turn-out of the workmen in the woollen trade in Rochdale and the neighbourhood is now complete, and both parties express an intention of suffering every extremity before they will give up their respective objects. A meeting of the workmen was bad on Wednesday last, when a number of reso iutions, for thejnanagement of their funds, were unani mously agreed%; as were also the following : That it is the opinion of this Meeting, that as the woollen trade le the general support of this parish, we consider that every one who has the woollen trade to depend upon, ought to contribute to the fools dear Union: we are therefore determined not to lay oat env inessay with any butcher, shopkeeper, publican, milkman, taUor, draellialter, &c. who refuses or neglects to contribute. That district meetings be sidled •as early as possible to appoint substantial persons in each district to visit every botcher, keeper, publican, milkman, and every one dependent on the s t i = in their district, to solicit their aid in support of the Union. The employers, on their part, are determined not only to compel the restitution of the money extorted from different manufacturers, aid the abandonment of all attempts to restrict the :favor construction of machines, but also to pot an end to the union amon& workmen. THE MARKETS. CORN RXCHANGR, MARK.LANIC. hammy 23. Them was very little done this morning in the Wheat trade, itM very fine dry samples fully maintained Monday's currency. having very little of such kind at market. Barley was extremely dull, and to effect sales lbwer prices must be submitted to. Oats have not improved, and'aeles wens mere difieult this morning than last mar ket. day. In Deans and Peas there is as alteration. SUITHFIRLD MARKET. Jat,oaar ?S. Beef and blokes may berated at an advance of ad . per stone, 44.10 d. being the quotation the Gnat Meat. Veal maintains ks advance of lastntarket.day, prime Tsang Calves fotehiog 6d. to Ts. per stone. In the Parktrakublintis little to node*, dairtfed Meat is Os. so is., 44. peg stenos—Hearts, 454; Shafts 217 30 nll l 4 001 Calves, 137. • Beef, per kali; 41. to 41;10d. Mottos, 50. Od. to 48:10d. Veal, 51. to Ts. Pert, is. 4d. td is. 4d.--May, per load, Al .fs. g 4 131 r. Clover, dt4 to XII 104. straw, Al So. to Al 130. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT . OF tfiW&lrf - lavescav 24.-- The Loa* CHANCiLLon was occupied in his private room until nearly:est tomelnisintr of a personal nature, in wisichlhilsaiiiels had agreed to avoid the publicity of a discussion in Court. On his Lordship's coming,into Court, he proceeded to dispose of some motions arising from points of prac tice, and of no public interest. As halfprst two the Court broke up, the Lord Chan cellor being called elsewhere. VICE CHANCELLORS COURT, JAMIAST 24. • The VIca•CHANCELLoR took his seat at ten o'clock; but ending no Counsel to attend him, his Honour re tired into his private room. In about half an hour his Honour returned to the Court, and having complained to the Counsel, who had by that time assembled, of the non-attendance of the bar, begged it to be understood that he should for the future take his seat precisely at trn o'clock. No busines of public importance came before his [ Honour. , Jaz 24. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wm inns. ST. CATHERINi DOCKS. RIM 9. THZ DIRECTORS OF THY ST. CATHERINE DOCKS COMPA NY. In this case Mr. JOHN WILUADIS had obtained a role to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to the managers of this Company, to compel them to issue their precept to the Sheriff fur summoning a Jury to asst.: the amount of compensation which the C , nspany ought to allow to the watermen of St. Catherine', Stairs, for taking possession of their moorings. Mr. W. ADAM appeared for the Company,ind chewed cause against the rule. These watermen stated that they formed a Society among themselves, called the Tronaway Society, and that they possessed. as tenants at will or the CorporatiOn of London, a certain piece of ground covered with water at St. Catherine Stairs, in which they had fixed moorings for their boats, and paid a shilling a year to the City of London for this privilege. The Dock Company, they said, had deprived them of these moorings, by which means their earnings had declined from 21. or 31. a week to a few shillings, . . because the stairs became useless to them afresthe loss of their. moorings; and they said that from that cir cumstancemany of their boats had been injured. and %ix of them. destroyed. But in she first place this Society was no Cofporation, and the Company did-,not seen hat injury had been done to-thee, Eno - what compensation to award them. - In the second place, -they- st weed nn title to these moorings, by which they could convey any thing to the Company, in considetatna of any compensation that should be awarded them. The soil of the place was not in them, but in the Corporation of London, and this Society had no interest in it, even if they had been a Corporation. lf they called for com pensation, they must convey some title to the place in question to the Company, which it was obviate. they could not do. If the Company had commktel a-tres pass, then the remedy of these watermen was by action of trespass, as individuals; and about thereswit of that the Company were not very anxious. 'they had paid no rent to the City of London fur these munrisks since 1825, and they had do sight or interest in the soil. But the Company had not'taken possession of their moor ings, nor could they do so, because tie Act confined them to grounds above high water mark, and it was with respect to such grounds only that the Directors could issue their precept to 'summon a Jury to award compensation. The Society had - no right to call upon them to summon a Jury in award compensation. rela tive to the soil below high water intik ; nor hi d ,Company, under the Act of Parliament, aoy power to grant such a request. Then they said that Mr. H red wi:ke, the surveyor, and Mr. urge, one of the officers of the Company, had made them a promise nr com pensation, if they gave up these moorings. But, Ist - sides that, a promise on , the part of these Gentlemen would not be binding, unless they had authority from the Company to make such a promise, these gentlemen positively denied having any recollection of having made any such promise. If the watermen thought themselves aggrieved, their only remedy washy action of trespass. Mr. PLATT followed on the same side. Mr. J. WILLIAMS, in reply, and in support of the rule, said it was perfectly clearlthat these men had a joint interest in the soil, although they were no corpora tion. And of this beneficial interest they had been de prived by the Company, by which means, instead of V. or 91. a week. they earned only a few shillings; and the Company might well be indifferent about an action of trespass, when the patties were reduced to the con dition of paupers. Tot remedy was clearly under the Act of Parliament, for they had an interest under the City of London in the soil, which was to be considered as an hereditament or tenement. It had been decided that, where a party had a right to cut sedges growing up above the surface of a pool of water, he had an in terest in the soil which was considered as a tenement.— So this was an hereditament or tenement, and was pro perly the subject of a precept for summoning a Jury to assess the damages. Any interest whatever came within the meaning of the Act. Then, had these parties an interest? It was clear that they bad interest in the soil of this place to which their moorings bad been at tached. This interest they had got from i the Thames Navigation Committee, and had paid for it up to the year 1825, when this Company began its operations. The right of mooring necessarily conveyed some in terest in the soil to which these moorings were fixed. Lord TENTBRDIN—Your argument supposes that the Corporation of London are owners of the soil. They are conservators of the navigation of the Thames; but whether they are owners of the soil is a different question. Mr. Wita.tams in continuation—These watermen, besides paying a shilling a year for this privilege, stated, that they had been in the habit, as an additional consi deration, of repairing St. Catherine Stairs. They evi dently had an interest in this soil as tenants at aill of the Corporation of London. Lord TSNTIRDIN—YouJay that they have takes the land to which the moorings were fixed. Mr. Wiwasss—Exactly so, and now they are obliged to moor at a distance of eighty or ninety yards horn their former places, and in a much more inconvenient situation; and their former moorings are taken away, land the place converted to the purposes of the Dock Company. The watermen, therefore, haveeleatly suf. fired a very material injury, and were entitled to corn. posatiou under the Act ; and a Jury ought to be sum moned and sworn, to assess the amount of compensation which ought to be given them by the Dock Company. Lord TeriTtanatt—l give no opinion at present whether we dm issue the mandamus : but I think it may be taken for granted that some damage has been sus tained. Mr. Ai:aut.—The mandamus I consider as out of the question ; but the Company are ready to follow any suggestion in another way that your Lordship thinks proper. In fact, the Company would. have settled with them before, if they had not made a most exorbi • demand- cant Lord Tzwrzootw—Then the best way will be to rekr . --„-r -. „_.~.