Star. — London, England, 1829-12-18 00:00:00

SHALSTZALIG Henry. 11. p. 2. a. 4. a. 10. . Before we proceed in the train of the Royal progresses' to the principal local attractions of the neighbourhood, it is fitting that the.urivalwf the Duke of York should be noticed. A few days , after the erection of the wooden-house had been completed, his Royal Highness rwrived in the town at nine o'clock, on a fine sum s, mere morning ; .but his* appearance amongst us was so sudden, that the. inhabitants were totally unprepared for his reception, and ise drove his new and superb curricle. drawn by long-tailed black . horses, through the street, and up to Bay's Hill Lodge, unnoticed. ; and pogreeted by the townspeople. When the fact of his arrival „ became publicly known, they crowded to pay their respects, and , I ,to compensate fur their unconscious remissness, by a double dis . play of.assiduity and homage ; the bells rang out their merriest .peals, and in the evening the town was illuminated in honour of ~ the event. That evening, f6r the first time, the Royal Family visited the Theatre, without any ostentatious preparation ; and their determination to gratify their loyal subjects in such a manner seemed so instantaneously formed, that it was not till six o'clock, .that Manager Watson was apprised, by Colooel •Digby, of the high .honour that was about to be conferred upon his establishment.— ;„,,Altort as the notice was, it soon spread like wild-fire, and in less thy). half an hour there was not a seat in the boxes, or in the pit, to be,obtained " for love or money." At eight o'clock. the Mos triousparty entered the centre box, amidst the most enthusiastic cheering--the band playing " Goo save the Bing !" and the au &epee joining with the performers in singing—or rather vocife- ratingevery verse of the national anthem. For nearly ten mi .. notes the popular acclaim continued. and during that time the .. Royal visitants continued standing, and acknowledging by bows, and looks more eloquent than words, the gratification imparted by • suck manifestations of affectionate loyalty. His Majesty then took his seat in front, the Queen sat on his left hand, and the Princess Royal on his right ; the Princesses Augusta and Elizabeth taking . their places on the left of the Queen. The Duke of York sat immediately behind the King. The comedy of " She would and she would not," in which that most inimitable of all comic ac tresses, Mrs. Jordan, played grotiso, was well performed through. out ; but the great treat of the evening was Mrs. Jordan's Au views, in the " Sultan." Every passage that afforded the slightest opportunity of complimenting the distinguished Patrons of the eve ning was eagerly seized upon by the audience, as the signal for plaudits, and cheers, and demonstration, of their joy—and of their enthusiastic reverence for " the Father of Lis People." At the end of the Entertainment, as if by a preconcerted arrangement— when in fact there was no arrangement at all—the spectators quickly retired from the interior of the Theatre, and instantly formed a procession, at the head of which they placed the musi cians, and thus arrayed, escorted the Royal Family to their homes. Notwithstanding the preparation which some of our most celebrated beUes had made. in the anticipation of the Duke's arrival. and the bewitching smiles and becoming dresses, with which they greeted him when present, their fascinations were not sufficiently powerful to detain him long an Inmate of the Wooden House, which pleased him so little that he took his departure on the second day after his arrival. An incident that occurred a few mornings afterwards, afforded the King not only momentary entertainment but lasting gradlica. tion : anmangst the gay and fashionable crowds, assembled on " the Mall" at il iin early hour, there appeared a poor weather-belten sailor, who bad travelled upwards of one hundred miles for the sale puryose of seeing the King; and there he stood, leaning against he pales, and smoking his pipe With as little concern as If he wets reclining against a mast, surrounded by his shipmates;— till suddenly his eye brightened up as he beheld the King; he held in his breath for a moment in silent ecstacy, then sent forth vo lume of smoke which almost stilled some of the exquisitely nerved courtiers.—Colonel Digby, fearing that the King might be dis pleased by the seaman's rudeness, told him he would be taken into custody if he did not go away; but, nothing daunted at the authoritative tone °Celle Royal attendant, the honest tar NOW that "he had often been imprisoned for serving his Majesty, anil *hoped his Royal Muter would not be offended with poor Jack, . for taking a whiff in his Majesty's presence." The Ring laughed heartily—gave poor Jack a guinea, and pursued his walk. Even at this remote period, it la impossible to contrast the pre• sent, with the past, condition of Cheltenham, without remembering bow forcibly its appearance recalled the aspect of that " Arcady the blest," where we are told " there were hills which garnished their proud heights with stately trees, humble valUes whose bass estate seemed comforted with the refreshing of silver rivers, meadows enamelled with all sorts of eye-pleasing flowers : thickets, which being lined with the most pleasant shade, were witnessed . too, by the cheerful disposition of many a well-tuned bird—each pasture seemed stored with sheep .. . • here a shepherd's boy, piping as though he should never be old ; there a young shepherd ess . knitting, and withal singing, and it seemed that her voice com forted her bands to work, and her hands kept time to her voice . music. As for the houses of the country, (for many houses came under their eye) they were all scattered, no two being sae by the other, and yet not to far off as that it barred mutual succour; a chew, as it were, of an aceompanyable solitaryneu, and of a civil wildness." How closely the scenery around Cheltenham re sembled, in its most prominent features, this picture of Arcadia, there are many of its venerable inhabitants yet living to testify ; . and even if such evidence were wanting, the traces of its most simple beauties remain; and the bold and romantic, and plc. unarm lineaments of its mountain grandeur, retain all their most attractive characteristics. The " home-excusions"ff I may use the phrase) of the Royal family, wen most frequently made to Dowdswell, and Chariton Park—and the.. Manor-house of the latter village was more than once heavaire4 by their presence :—but I think that without even the intermission of a day during their sojourn the public prome nades were graced by some one, if not by all, of our illustrious vi sitants; and walks through the meadows—by open footpaths, and hedge-row taut', had ever in the delicious summer-time a charm for the good King. One day, to the best of my recollection it was that on which the Duke of York arrived, and in the afternoon ' Aide out in the vicinity with his beloved father—the QueM the Princesses walked through the High-street—they were u rged # brown coats,-at that time a fashionable female costume— and were Mee hats As they passed leisurely along, Lord Malt land, who was riding a spirited horse, approached to pay his re opens, and as be raised his hat with becoming reverence from his head, his horse, alarmed at the movement, reared and flung him iieustraie at the feet of Royalty. He sustained no injury by the ' • fin, and When the first alarm had subsided, the Queen phyla*/ complimented him upon the humility of his obeisance. I bad air most forgotten to mention the extraordinary importation of hair• dressers from the metropolis, which was one of the first visiblecon sequences of the Royal visit :—in less than a week after the arrival of the Court, not less than fifty of these worthy "knights of the comb" made dieii appearance ha the town; and Geed them having frizzled his Oak in the very extreme of the then prevalent fashion, I took his station for several hours in the gateway of the Swan lan, exclaiming like &lying advertisement of his owg'skill, "'Twat I did this." Tliere *Mg beside, a whole host of men.milliners--.la that day tumid nondesctint«—that kindled the miasma and the assoiliwisb MI the dexterity of women; sad waned to pride them esbee../abst misty person- ropes dui- effeminacy. •Id altiftibei tis the regulleaniutinsents at the news, the two "fSitirstO dm, Gesey•the one the "re• puma ktber..7 and the ether.the nisei% of the emu modern wage-. dian—dluplaped their pewers,•whiEkVere Miriralled In the milli of their popularity ; sod Cate : yodel his disk attraction ceased, • V V ' t • i irty , • 4 - , 4 1g. ' 7.... 4 t ... 4 111PrA* 71 ' 5 . , y-444' , .' f " N•OF.LEISIIRE, IN CHELTENHAM. ~ z . No. VL 7i 4 ..t- . -.... ? r . . .-- .., From the Cheltenham Journal. • ITr-0 .) .."-` - 1? Lord, who would live turmoird in the. Court, And may enjoy such quiet walks as these!" exhibited a mechanical representation of the different stages of die woollen manufacturers—an exhibition which the King inspecied with minute attention. There was also in much repute among our higher circles, a profilist namedßosenberg, who gained considerable repute by hii " shade painting," (as it was termed) of the gioupe in which the King, the Queen, the Bishop of Gloucester, and Mrs. Forty, the venerable well-woman, were admirably sketched ; but in point of talent, he was but "as a farthing candle to the sun," compared to that inimitable and eccentric artist, Rdouart. In that day, as in the present, we bad mop-fairs—amine—gym such as I had witnessed here I few weeks since :—and then we had splendid equipages, phonons, and carriages, which fine, and glittering, and bedizened, u they were, would now-a.days be looked upon as little better than gilded waggons of quality :—but here they were, driven up and down the " one long street," with every other 1 1 emblem of courtly society—strangely Contrasted with the rustic ap pearance of every thing else; and then the humours of the country lads, and the blushes and downcast smiles of the country lasses — as the former were tempted by the drum and fife and the flaunting cockade, and the litter ogled by the dashing serjeant who beaded a military detachment beating up for recruits :—and then the squeaking of pigs, and the neighing of horses, and bellowing of cows,—and the streets fined with booths, displaying crockery ware and toys, and gilt gingerbread;—and, in the middle of the crowd —yea, through all the multitudinous din, rode the good, the kind hearted, the paternal Monarch ! He had heard that his people, many if whom had walked from their distant homes, only in the hope of feasting their eyes with the sight of Mijesty,—ardently and anxiously longed to see him amongst them, to render that day a day memorable for ever after to them and to their children and their children's children : and amongst them he went—in the middle of the day—he rode from one extremity of the crowd to the other, and blessings and prayers, such as it gladdened his ge nerous heart to hear, were put up to heaven for him, and for his family, as he passed along; and as he passed, be felt, in the words of our first modern lyrist, that, " Safe-built on bosoms true. The throne is but the centre. Round which Love a circle drew That Treason could not enter ! THE MAN OP LEISURE. beltenham, December 12th, 1829. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSA LL'S. The changes this week are somewhat important. The Cresida and Mouse colts,:who came up so strongly o n Monday, having got into still higher favour yesterday, they are both lo great demand. Brother to Grampus and Zucharelli (Landscape colt) are also get tins .up. Sir M. Wood's two are declining, to 1 apt Mummer, and 12 to 1 apt Cetus being currently offered. Sammi e Sal, and Wat Tyler are also going backwards. The following were the closing prices : DERRY. S to 1 apt Sir M. Wood's Mummer 10 to 1 Mr. Petre's Brunswicker 12 to 1 Mr. Dilly's Cetus 13 to 1 Mr. W. Chifney's Cressida colt (taken) 16 to 1 Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt (taken) 17 to 1 Lord Exeter's Mahmoud 20 to 1 Mr. Thornhill's Wat Tyler 20 to 1 Lord Sefton's Sal. Colt 90 to 1 Lord Tavistock's Custard 9.5 to 1 -- Mr. Petre's The Major 25 to 1 Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur 25 to 1 Lord Sefton's Mouche 25 to 1 Egremont's Brother to Grampus 25 to 1 Lord Sligo's Brine 25 to 1 Lord Lowther's Zucharelli 30 to 1 Mr. Roberts's Sister to Sailor 40 to 1 Lord Auson's Miniature colt 6 to 1 Lord Sefton's Mouche 8 to 1 Lord Queensberry's Sister to Emma 9 to 1— Mr. Stonehewer's Leeway filly 15 to 1 Lord Jersey's Fillagree filly 15 to 1 Lord Exeter's Shumla. 17 to 1 Mr. Pdaberley's Zelus The others as before. U. LEGER. to 1 Lord Cleveland's Ittby 12 to 1 Mr. Petre's Brunswicker No others backed. HUNTING. The Worcestershire Foil l lOnsni;;eet on Tuesdey at Cliffey ; and Saturday at Cotherldge. STAG HUNT. On Saturday last, a One deer was turned out near the ten mile stone on the London road, which afforded an excellent duce to the Cheltenham harriers and a numerous field of sportsmen. After a long and spirited tun over a difficult country, the deer was lost in flabbaron Fields, but we understand was found on the following day near Bibury.—Cheiresshala Chronicle. ANDOVERSFORD COURSING MEETING. The annual meeting of this celebrated Coursing Club, which has created so great an Interest in the sporting circles, took place ou Monday last, on the estate of W. I. Lawrence, Esq. at Bandywell Park. The weather was remarkably fine„ and a greater number of people had assembled to participate in the animated sports of the day than we ever witnessed on a similar occasion. The running was excellent, and most of the crack dogs within many miles of Andoursford were entered for the different heats. The Course for the Cup wu remarkably spirited and interesting, and was cleverly won by Mr. Butt's Brandy. The amusements closed with a dinner at Andoversford Inn, Walter Lawrence Lawrence, Esq. in the Chair, and the hilarity of the evening was continued until a late hour under the able Presidency of that Gentleman. The second day also exhibited excellent apart, and the whole of the pleasures of the meeting terminated in the most gratifying manner, both to Ike pubilc.spirited patron under whose auspices the Club was formed, and to those who have promoted it by enrolling their names as subscribers. A clock, composed almost wholly of glass, has lately been presented, among other pieces of curious mechanism, to the Society of Arts. LITERARY DISCOVERY.—Among the. letters now tying at the Post-office, which cannot be delivered because the re sidence of the party to whom they are directed is not known, is one addressed," Samuel Johnson, LL,D. Author of a Dictionary." And it would appear, from what is written on the board in whi c h this address is inserted, that some person having filled in a di rection with his pencil, the postman has been sent to a house in the city. in search of the doctor, who has been dead a few days nsore than 45 years. A gentleman returning last week in the steam-packet to Holyhead, was fined Elio for having a plion of whisky in his trunk ; finding, to his cost. that it would bare been better to have committed his " spirits" to " the vasty deep." As Isaac Glenny, Esq. of Glenvale, was lately ex ploring an ancient Irish cairn, in the neighbourhood of Newry, he made a fortunate discovery of 20 pieces of silver coin, in an excel lent state of preservation. Among them were one of the reign of an Alexander of Scotland, and others of Henry 11. and one of the Edwards of England, coined in Waterford. _ . Mr. Watling, of Birmingham, lately introduced, during a series of Lectures on vision, a microscope, through which a pair of scissors. so small that 12,480 pair were required to weigh an ounce (about 26 pair to a grain) was exhibited. This minute object was seen in the microscope under an angle of 10 feet. and appeared to the spectators as large and as formidable as the anchor of a first-rate man-of-war. We understand that it is decided to construct a bridge moss the Avon ! at Bristol, of stone, in oae semicircular arch, whose span shall be 300 feet, which is twice chit of the central arch of the New London Bridge! The banked the river on both sides are so high as to form natural and secure abstmeats for it ; and it is !aid that the height of the carriage way from tht surface of the water will be 200 feet ! The plans will be submitted to Mr. Telford, 'the eminent engineer, for his opinion of its practicability. Deeips far a chain bridge had been previously submitted. Tale SILENT REFORNATIONe.—During the late Ju bilee, which terminated In this diocese (Riphin) on Monday e'en. night. several respectable Protestants availed themselves of the opportunity to embrace the Catholic faith. We repot that we are not authorised to publish more than one name, as we do not wish to be as the saints are, of making unfounded &overdoes. A Min on, of very respectable Protestant artmealiew who Is mistress of Lord Palraustoses lamb Ireepseheol, parish 'of Ahamlisis, read her reeentakion during the last week of the Jubi Me, la the presence of the Rev. Mr. M`Hugh, P.P. and a large soogregationoe-Mrp Owner. • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 17. Lawn v. wintmertax. The Soucrron-Genanal. applied for an order to stay the issuing upon execution in this ease until he bad in opportunity of making a motion in the cause. Mr. Hoax; contra, was instructed to state that the execution had issued four days ago, and that there was every reason to sup pose it was executed yesterday. The Loan-Caancau.os directed the parties to write by post. requesting that should proceedings not have been taken, they might be stayed till the further order of the Court. COLOSIL FOR Tax courrr • or ZEN!. A Gentleman behind the bar moved that a tion for the ap pointment of a Coroner for the county of Kent might stand •in his Lordship's paper for to-morrow. The once bad been rendered vacant by the resignation of the late Coroner, in consequence°, his removal from the county to some other part. He meant to appear upon she petition, which would• not be opposed. Granted. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Ow. 17. V. MULES. This cause was continued, and the Plaintiff's evidence having closed, The Arrommv-Gensam. rose at two o'clock to address the 3ury, on the part of the defendant. In the course of a most able speech, which continued four hours, he contended, upon the documentary evidence, that the Corporation had no legal claim to the tolls re sisted by Ms client, and the principal inhabitants of Cambridge. It would appear upon the face of the written and parole evidence he had to adduce, that the demand was a modern usurpation, which had been gaining upon the inhabitants since 1815. A great deal of written evidence, consisting of ancient grants in aid, and other documents transmitted from the Crown to the town of Cambridge, proved that no mention had been made in any of those papers of the tolls in question. The witnesses called by Mr. Attorney-General, also proved, as on the former trials, that tolls had never been demanded for goods going in and out of the town before 1815. This case proceeded until the close of d, plaintiff's case at nine o'clock, when it was again postponed until tasnorrow (this day.)l COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 17. VAGGIUM V. BOD6IIOII. Mr. Sergeant Wane and Mr. FOLLITT appeared for the Plaintiff in this case, which was an action brought against the defendant, an Underwriter, to recover the amount of a Policy of Insurance ef fected on the ship George, bound from London to Buenos Ayres. Mr. Sergeant Tansy and Mr. Sergeant Jonas were Counsel for the defendant, and contended that the plaintiff could not recover, as the Captain of the vessel had broken the blockade established by the Brazilian Government at Monte Video in August, 1828. It appeared that when the ship arrived off Monte Video, no blockading squadron being in sight, the Captain, on account of the strong wind that was then blowing, sailed up the River Plate, and there cast anchor. Shortly after which the ship was taken possession of by the Alters belonging to the blockading squadron, and carried into Monte Video, where she and her cargo were condemned as a prize of war, by the Admiralty Court of Brazil. Witnesses had been called who stated that, in their opinion, if the Captain had tacked about instead of casting anchor, he might have effected his escape from the blockading squadron ; but as he bad not done so, the real question in the cause was. whether or not, as the vessel had by the constituted authorities of Brazil been declared a prize of war, for having broken the blockade, the defendant, under such circumstances, could be held responsible for the policy of insurance ? The 1.01111 Curse Jusrscs said be would rather not give his opi nion upon this point without sufficient consideration. He would therefore suggest, that a verdict should be taken for the plaintiff, sub *t to a special case for the consideration of the Courts above. This suggestion was acceded to, and a verdict to that effect was accordingly given. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Business began at the usual hour yesterday by the resumed ex amination of Mr. Hands, a surgeon. When Mr. Davies spoke of his dog his manner was much excited; be spoke in a very low tone of voice, saying that his dog was bis most faithful friend. I was introduced to Mr. Day, and Mr. Lawrence, and Mr. Hobler, and requested by them to give my opinion of Mr. Davies's state of naiad. I have no doubt that he was incapable of managing his own affairs; bis mind was certainly In an unsound state. Cross-examined by Mr. Ammons—My whole acquaintance was of about ten days. I cannot speak as to his usual snannersbefore the period in question. He did not appear to me to coosult me in any other light than as a medical adviser. I believe be might have said to me that he was unjustly confined, end did not receive from Ids friends that kindness which he had a right to expect. He con•-• pleined a good deal of his head ; he said he was not right--not comfortable. My impression is that he told me he was confined at the Furniture Inn Coffee-house. Q. Did be not tell you that he was taken away from the Fur ivers Inn Coffee-house forcibly, and put in confinement t—l can. net say but be might have said so.. Q. Was it not calculated to irritate Mr. Davies very much, to see his two attendants making his house their own, and amusing themselves at his billiard-table, assuming mastership, and doing as they pleased I—lf men did so in my house, and that I were in a state of irritation at the time, it would most certainly have clasps.: rated that irritation ; it was not soothing treatment for Mr. Davies. I went into his bedroom but once; he was , there after having spent th e rdebt in writing. I should have been surprised to Bear any * that his dog was his only faithful friend, unless to joke.. I do not recollect the lines of Lord Byron on the subject of his dog. I should regard such language, coming from a sane man, as i aklit. • M not a man say it in heart-broken earnest? don't know. e wee always anxious to convince those around him that he was in a sound state of mind, at least so he said to sue, By the Comuussoexu—His bodily health was tolerably good. I had no apprehension of his doing himself any personal violence, but I thought him unfit to have the management of his own pro , efty.He might take care of himself personally, but nut of Y• Ti t he Jury—l think him unlit to have the commend of pro prty, for be bought a horse for As% and expressed an intention elloodiag 4100 to the person from whom he purchased the animal. Mr. Piper examined by Sir C. WznisalLL—Had known Mt. Davies four or five years. Lived in Eastelmap. Went to his uncle to learn the plumbing business. The management chiefly devolved arm witness. In July last made observations on Mr. Davies s de portment. Saw a material difference in it. Generally saw Mr. Davies on business, and also purchased tea of him at his ware house. In July be seemed labouring under very excited feelings. He told witness be had been to Kensington Gardens and seen Lady Gordon (or some such name,) who had taken a great deal of notice of him. He said that she was very elegantly dressed, and thit he had seen her likeness in the Exhibition, which he meant to .purchase for several hundred pounds. He intended to visit the Lady. Reeollyited visiting him at Croucb. bill on business, to do several repair at the top of the house. Whilst witness was down there he read out of a book la a very Jacobean way ; could Dot say whether it was poetry or prose run mad. There was game prose in it. After having fastened she library door, asked witness to sit down end be would read the book to him. Witness It rather afraid of his manner, and requested him not to shut the drawlog room door ; was afraid of his meaner on account of his looks and actions. He threw himself about in a very strange stay, brought a chair and it opposite to him. The witness hardly knew whether he read or not ; it seemed a mixture of reading and spout ing. This sort of lecture lasted about an hour and a half. Witness became uneasy, and upon stating that he bad en engagement Its town. Mr. Davies said be would not detain him much longer. Kept him upwards of an hour and a half. At oar time. be re quested witness to load a large pocket pistol. Recollected the name of Dekher, the boxer, being mentioned. He said be bad been taking lessons in boxing of him. A little powder wax put id the pistol et the request-of Mr. Davies. He also requested shots to be put in, but witness only put in paper, being apprehensive of deeper. Did not obsergEwhat Mr. Davies did with the pistol after witness gave it to him. Mr. Davies complained of a combination against him with the tea brokers at the India House. The brokers were jealous of him in consequence of his success in business. He also said he met one of the brokers in • Philpot- lane , who sneered at him, upon which he stopped him. looked at him, and his (Da. vies's) looks were Mildest. He bad learnt boxing to guard. him self against the tea brokers. He exhibited to witness some of his exploits in that art ; told the wknem where Belcher lived. Did sot recollect his saying be bad any other business with Belcher. Ilemilimed riding from Crouch-hill to town with Mr. Da:. vie, who appeared exceedingly agitated, in cdrileepsenCe of ob: serving a hone and cut behind him at a great distance. He told witness he was apprehensive the man would do him senar.ln jury. Froward on wham to ride faster. The men (le mid) who drove the cart bad followed him several times; and' lerfdt afraid of him The tart was mating down a. eras road. 14: Davies did Dot state to witnes s the name of the penes driving the tart he merely described be horse as being a grey, and. tier .cart as a light one. In consequence of Mr. MASS being so Pert ing to ride faster, they pet their bones into a pelikip: and Kenn, near the HolaterrmA oonseipmnce of whams saying acidMs at this rate as itscallected strawbardaa lad olir being produced at Creaciridll Mr. Davis, was vaned ia asta?:, =e of witness not milngs anjwirtrayimtlik.ll, -4 4 not thbkit Aft fount: Davies MARRIED. At Dunham, in the County of Norfolk, Thomas Farquhar Chit ver, Esq. of Salle row, io Lu,;*y BEza, second daughter of Dr. Clarke, of Dunham Lodge. At Hampton, John Kingston, Esq. of Clairmont, Demerara, to Louisa Henrietta, second daughter of the late Sir Charles Edmon stone, of Duntreatb, Bart. Stirlingshire. DIED. On the 341 inst. at Clovelly Court, Sir James Hamlyn Williams, Dirt. of Clo/ellY Court, Dena, and gdwinsford, Carmarthen shire, iged 64. Rev. C. T. Mileham, of &oke Newington. At Brighton, In his 73d year, Wm. Walker, Rsq. late of Church Street. Stoke Newington. In Fenchurch street, in her 110th year, Mrs. Mary Jennings, late of Leominster, Herefordshire. COURSE OF EXI Amsterdam —.12 7 C F. Ditto at sight ...12 41 Rotterdam... 2 U 12 7 Antwerp ...12 7 Hamburg's 9 U 13 .15 Aittina ... 2 U 14 15/ Paris,3day's sight 25 SO Ditto ...2 U 24 0 Madrid ...351 Cadia ..36 . Barcelota —3sl Bilboa —341 :HA NGlit, Dec. 17. Seville 351 Gibraltar .. 476 Leghorn 474 Genoa l6 Venice 474 Malta Naples Palermo .. 1194 pet es Lisbon . . 43 Rio Janeiro .. 24e Dublin .- ... ie Cork . . .. ij arms-m-at the same time be spoke of defending himself against the combination of the tea-brokers. In the judgment of witness, Mr. Davies was not fit at that time to have the management of his =unlined by Mr. Baonnatex—Witness meant to say, that Mr. Davies was not fit to carry on his business; the ground of the judgment of witness on this head was his deranged state of mind. Witness could not form any idea of the book Mr. Davies read.-- Was well acquainted with Shakspeare, and to the best of witness's belief it was not Shakspeare. He used a good deal of action, but witness never heard any one spent in each a manner. Mr. Baoneaaca — you ever bear Sir Charles Wetherell speak, Sir?—(Bloch laughter.) Witness—Yes, Sir, I have. By Mr. Commissioner Psinzatoan—Mr. Davies told witness to put a good charge into his pistol. Mr. Davies did not observe wit ness keep out the shots. One of the Jury wished to put a question to Mr. Nobler. At the corner of the cheque for £2OO a memorandum was made in short-hand by Mr. Davies, Mr. Nobler wrote the same system. issue people used vowels. Mr. Davies had done so. but he (Mr. Haler) did not. Mr. Wasout here proposed to put in a letter written by Mr. Nobler to Mr. Lowden, the Chancellor's Secretary of Lunatics, srowing the state and condition of Mr. Davies, to which Mr. BROUGHAM took an objection. The letter was ultimately read. hi. Nobler, examined by Sir C. Wurnaam.—Was never a So licitor in a Commission of Lunacy before, and trusted never should be again. Had never said be did not care what became of this Commission, to as be had his bill paid. Mr. Hobler's letter to the Loan Csancmoa requesting per. mission to see Mr. Davies having beep denied by Mr. Davies's mother, that permission was read. William Davidson has known Mr. Davies about three years ; is a hair-dresser ; observed a change in Mr. Davies' disposition about the month of June, from being a very mild humane man, he became very boisterous; he took up a chair and dashed it down with violence; he always objected to publicity when he was get ting his hair dressed ; latterly, be courted publicity when be was getting dressed ; I only shaved him latterly ; be objected to do so himself, as he was very nervous; be asked ate upon one occasion 'to take tickets for a boxer's benefit ; he spoke of fencing, and pro ceeded to put himself in the attitude for fencing; be frequently talked of the theatres, and said that some persons there used to jeer and scoff at him whenever they did so, be used to put his arms across, which he thought frightened them. His manners were at times violent, and at other times quiet. His manner created ap prehension in me; I used in consequence, after using my razors, put them in my pocket. He frequently said that be would not hurt a worm." I, however. was afraid of him. I believe that from the beginning of June he has been unit to manage his Wain. I considered him not to be in sane state of mind. He told me that he went to dine at Clapham, and saw the persons coming from Ep som races, which gave him more pleasure than if be had been at the races ; for be saw a lady come out from her carriage, who looked at him, which he thought a strange circumstance. I think from what I saw of Mr. Davies, that he was incapable of manag ing his affairs. Cross-examined by Mr. Baoeturau—l shaved Mr. Davies with his own razors. He had his own razors in his counting-house, and in town. I saw Mr. Davies in his tea-business, and he was weigh ing tea in a flurried manner. Ido not think that he was fitted for the management of his tea.businesa. Dr. Davies, Physician to the London Hospital, deposed that he examined Mr. Davies in August last, in consultation with Dr. Cobb, Dr. English, and Dr. Frampton, all of whom coincided with hint in the opinion that the mind of Mr. Davies was unsound. Dr. F. Cobb confirmed the evidence of the last witness. Dr. English coincided in what had been stated by the other me dical men relative to the visit on the 6th of August ; but added, that having seen Mr. Davies on Friday last, it was his opinion that he is now perfectly capable of managing his own affairs; be was greatly mproved.—The Court then adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STRE BT. Tale Casa or Mai. Punaus.--Yesterday Sir R. Boum, after hearing some unimportant cases, said he had that morning received three packets, containing very voluminous communications on the subject of the inquiry relative to the death of the late Mrs. Phillips of Findsley. The pressure of public business, however, prevented him at present from devoting sufficient attention to the subject to give any decided opinion ; but between this and Tuesday next, he and his colleague (Mr. Haw) would make themselves thoroughly acquainted with all its bearings, and give such a decision as would afford satisfaction to the public on this most momentous gumption. It is now understood that the matter will undergo a solemn in vestigation on Tuesday, and that the Magistrates will hear, Mao ace, any evidence that may be offered tending to throw a light upon this mysterious business. Jeremiah Evans, the man who was taken into custody on Monday evening, while attempting to rob the wine-cellars of the grown and Thistle public-house in Chandos-btreet, and violently assaulted Police Officer Wood, by cutting his head with a wine -bottle, was brought up again yesterday morning for further examination, as the poor man was sufficiently recovered from his wound to give his evidence. The ease being clearly proved, he was fully committed to take his trial at the next Old Bally Sessions; and the father of the pri soner. who attempted to rescue him, was ordered to hod bail. THAMES POLICE. Yesterday, Mary Harvey, alias " Stroog Poll." was brought In a coach, having refried to walk from Sludwell watch-house, charged with assaulting Mr. John Davies, the landlord of the Black Bull public-house, breaking the glasses and windows, and knocking down several watchmen, constables, and headboroughs. The wretched woman bore evident marks of having been engaged in a desperate conflict; her clothes were torn to pieces, and her face was covered with recent bruises. Clo Tuesday evening the prisoner, after drink. ing two or three glasses of gin, began to be noisy, and was requested to depart. Mutad of this, however, she demanded more liquor, which the landlord declined serving her with. She then dealt the landlord a blow on the head, and followed up the attack with sweeping all the drinking-glasses on the floor. She afterwards flung some pint-pots through the window, and, making a rush through the door, sallied into the street, where she beat the con stables and watchmen.—The prisoner was sentenced to one mouth's imprisonment and hard labour. TOWN-HALL A tavern waiter was charged with stealing a cotton handkerchief, the property of one of the porters of Mr. Clemesti, music-aeller, Cheapside. The prisoner said the handkerchief was lying on the Sour, and be picked it up; it was identified. Several persons gave the prisoner a most unexceptionable character. The Alderman observed, that previous character bad nothing to do with a case like the present, and told the prisoner strong suspi cion attached to him ; yet he should have the benefit of the very excellent character given of him. Had it not beetkso, he should certainly have committed him. 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