Star. — London, England, 1827-07-28 00:00:00

WATRILINGPLACEI CHELTENHAM. Awe ft 3 . Eii~• ityrol Highness the Duke elf Gtooeterea Continues to rm., sieve benefit from our waters; !iriseslth improves, and his EWA! Highness every nwn'illtoielelts bps and the Problems*, &ter which he untfonnty Ades ;war., • BR LH HTeN, Jet? rte. The Criatt Mafch, Which terminated with us yeetitslap p ts yet theleading theme of conversation. All England, after tees. want s f ,sees in the firth innings, here much to pride themselves upon I n t he advantages gained eventually ; and Sussex. though beaten, I, v e t►e etrowlathrti to know that they triumphed over nearly the wme a dversaries in two separate instances previously. Another watch between tbe same parties is talked of.—The Hon:L. Lave- Vti GoWtf, attended by Ms tutor, strived yesterday, but left t he B el li Tort Hotel this morning, and embarked in the Ream packet frost the Chain-pier, to visit his father, Lord Grenville, our Ambassador at Paris. The Earl and Counteas of Mount Charles arr ived yesterday; they have a home on the Marine Parade. '1 SOUT Hlt li 9,, JULY U. Ills much admired watering place has been gradually improving w i t hin the tart two years, some large handsome homes having been b3ilt on the terrace, and other places, for the reception of families el distinction ; and to add to its great natural beauties the shrubbery has been inclosed, plantations, walks, and seats added fur the ac commed,tion and pleasure of visitors, and a person Is In daily 'attendance to prevent annoyances and keep it In order. THE ARMY. The .16th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Infantry, was ordered to march in divisions on the 23d, 24th, and 25th inst. from Mu!linger, for Dohlin. The nth (Cameronlan) Regiment of Foot was ordered to march co the 26th Instant, from Dublin, for Kilkenny and W-rerford. The 73d Regiment of Infantry has received orders to march, on tee SOth instant, from Waterford, for Fermoy. , The Depot of the 114th (York asd Lancaster) 'Regiment of Foot. unordered to march, on the 24th inst. from Hirt, for Mu!Ungar. A Detachment - belonging to the East India Company's Service. noharked this morning, on beard a steam vessel iu the River, fir Gravesend, on route to ch at i mm . Thursday, vile klunelburgh Troop of Mid Lothian Yeomanry pee so elegant sfejnine to their Colonel, Lord_Viscount hi ruirtu.n, in the Hail of the ". Honest Town," Captain Warcu.niginthe pair, at which were present, Lieut. Colonel Sir John Hope, Sir Wm. Arbuthnot, General Stirling, 42d Regiment, Philip Hondas, M.P. Colonel Teesdale, Major Wallace, Adjutant HUI, I•t Regi ment of Dragoons, with several other distinguished old soldiers, and niirens. The prise shot for by the carabineers of the Regiment on Monday, was woo by Corporal Mutter, of the Dalkeith Teoop, after alma rosiest, in which a great deal of dexterity was displayed. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. • The But India Company's outward bound ship Waterlos was tel well on the 13th of May, in let. 33. S. long. 21. 50 It The Dash, Dinars, and Agnes, nemesia", of Shoreham, were totally wrecked on Brighton beach, during a wicket gale at S.W. ea Thardey night. faun:arm JOLT C6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Saucy Jack. HOOKS, from Jamaica ; sailed on the 14th Jane. ?hit/steams packet sailed sense days previous. PLTNACTH, JILT S.W.—AniTed the Kin6ntab, Aluersosio, for Tenerife. • PLIAIVI , PUTH, Jinx 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Dart, fats me, from Otahritc; sailed as the 4th April. Sailed the' John, Dow, for Memel. Diaz, Juts' 97,—Wind Rasterly.—Arrived &tun the Primes. Vary. lisorrsawears, for the South Tern, CDT. sea's, for India ;and Pelican, and Leon. for M Aav be, ed •l • • the Dongarson Castle,. Fume, trom.the Ma and the r Ulttlal2lol, from Demerara. SHIPS INTRA= AT THE COST=IL OUS • Inwards—The Karl Bathurst, Pound. Rotterdam; Johan Carl, Reimers, from Ha mb rg h ; Frederi4 Albrecht, from Kesdaps. berg; Henrietta Auguste, Hammen, Win Mond Midas Roma from New York ; Hope, Milne, fro Northam. Clustresin , from Harlingen; Neptunus, Weetells, from Brussels; Britannia, Fos, from o.tend ; Leona, Dunk*. frost Leghorn; Denuwara. Venable', from Demerara • Penh, Joon, from Rip; and the Brothers, Winne, from Can. Cleared Outwards—The Isirgtha„__Reans. for Londeasdervy t lath°, Price, for Dublin; Minify", Whdaart,for Limerick; Victory. fay, for Cadiz; Jaime' lii Spencer. for Hantasfilh M. fastfued, for Pillats, Konin rg, Lod Ebbing; Crawford. IwVabr4a. Barcelona, and AIeACHI; Duke of York. Mewl, for la.boo;,Cadls, and Gieralyr. THE LATE REV. MR. WATERHOUSE. HUNTINGDON, JuLe The most strenuous exertions continue to be made to &min the fullest proof against Slade, the wretched young man abcitit to take his trial at our Assizes, for the murder of Mt. Waterhouse. Within these few days a pi.nd near the Rectory has been carefully searched, LA without effeet.--.During the period the corpse of the Rev. J.Vaterliouse was laid in its coffin, several of me lice Rector's patishioners attended the parsonage I , use to take a farewell glimpse of his remains previous to their interment. Amongst those visitants was Slack. IV: are informed that he did not evince the least emu tion at the sight of the horrid spectacle, but very coolly lethal ked " that the wounds could not have been made yds a knife. 7 and felt the premises with the greatest uncokern. When the vault was preparing. a bricklayer,. Rho was employed,'ind who was unacquainted with 10 men' looking at_ him proceed with his work, ob.. Rive,l, "Alit Concern looks very suspicious awainft Sladt. Why did he say he was herein)/ uhrtee- A it the.' time of the Murder. and contraflict himidlivarmassy tines?" The bricklayer was astooishi4 by a yaith Litonly rejnihiog, s , My name is Slade. it does not' signify where I wes•at thesime of the Murder. I now! am here." All I have 111 say," replied the brick. I lets "is what haewield before; that it looks donned suspicions against yea," to which Slade mode no reply, but remained With the greatest un concern, gazing at the place of Weis!. . We have before Mentioned that the late Mr. Waterhouse hod been repeatedly robbed. Shortly afterwards snitaining one of these losses, having business to trans- act with a shopkeeper r f this place, the conversation turned upon the Rbv. Gentlensan'slones, in the course at which he was considerably affected. "Ah ! well," aid the Pastor, g , I know the ()ender." a Thal why do Po not prosecute him?" enjoined the tradinm tn. The old Gentleman, at ter smile hesitation, replied, "I cannot, th e thing will discover itself." It is e remarkable carcass stance in the lire of M r.W. that though he reached theage of 19 in a state of celibact, and dot' bis usual testes and pursuits were of such's& nature as seemed calculated to de.sdett every trace of tender passion, his correspon dence consired almosetioirof )ore letters. Amongst the nu merous f a i r on whoa' he paid hi. addresses, sa s the once lamed laity Wolsteneroft distinfished during th e pet i od of the French RevOlutbrfe . Eat • her drmocratical writings. Several letters of Allis intellec. to I Amazon are amongst the papers of , the Reverend l;,p , Ceman.—li sin gi n gdon Jorrnal. i:rnmnured. that Captain YORICI o fah of Sir J. G.C.B. is about to lead to the Hymeneal altar Miss Fars """el, daughter of his Royal Highness the Duke at Guam& — *Cie trithin Chronicle. Ksionr or KERRY has been re-elected for the `e'"tY, basing vacated his seat in consequence of his acceptance of th .t Office of one of the Lords of the Treasury. LYNN. —A vacancy is I.kely to take place in the re -I:4lertation of this borough, in consequence of the appointment of W. BENTINCS to the Government of India.—Coweridgedsfe. ISARRYMORE succeeds JAMES WINSTON, Esq. at Drury lane Theatre. if Tii+ iN the anniversary of T HOM AS CHOMISILL. Earl ."", being tßheaded 1540; and death of &azaleas. Cowasr, isVf. Dow, llu Nun saws, the 1)1 ltttoi /no C'ari,t berg; from I from I fi Venal) &who Litho, Way, I &tat& tot Ma Wan T 1 01)tai your the p 4.1 LA the I me 1 'num to th IV: lion !mai %nth vita Rho PeTI sei Sla ua tin i.,5 ig a to Iy c . (Li col bel 1141 101 *CI tui tl 7 1 dr a!, rs ih tt of a , t 5 ti I 1 tt lit d Do- on • a est eli its red •• LAW INTELL(GENCE ;VOMIT OF - • • WILSTMIATIf V. WISSMIA. theLOR'D Clintecat.Lott said. he ha t reneinilletilj point respecting the costs in this case, and he was now of opinion that they ought to cove out of the fund in Court. He made this decision. b.I34USe, upon looking , further into the case, it appeared to him that it was the intention of all the parties :o put an end.to the suit,and that they had come to an agreement to that effect. GIBBON B. WILSON.' . . Counsel were heard in this case, on the motion for the new trial of an issue, to ascertain the legality of the plaintiff's claim as heir at law of Matthew 'Gibbon de. ceased. When the argument was concluded. The LORD CHANCILLOR, who had in its progress re. Marked upon the ruinous consequences of : the expense to which these repeated litigations put the yarties, said he thought there tad not been sufficient grounds Laid before him to justify hit sending it to be again tried.— The whole question depended on the credibility of the witnesses *he had been examined. Of that, the Jury who had heard the witnesses, who had heard them cross examined, who had had an opportunity of observing the manner in which they gave their te.timoisy, and who had seen the whole progress of the investigation, were best able to potion ace. The issue'sra. tried, to', before a Judge (Mr. Biros Iffillock) extremely competent to try such a cusesticsa. It appeared that both the Judge and' the jail' were satis . fied as to the credibility of Are' wit esses. this posnr being once establidied, the Cal! must be said to be filly made out; for several of the witnesses stated positirrely, that they had heard the tes tator acknowledge Mis relation•hip with the plaiot•ff, and the pedigree supplied whatever was wanting to e t blish his claim. Mr. llont4n, who wat (or the nee,: trial, • &red to pay all the expentes of the Lit trial. , if another itsue were nn. directed. Mr. flaAiti otj •cted, that this woeld be to buy the, Jeci3isn if the Court for so much as the c.sts might, irrir‘u ii to. 2,rhe Loan CnilltetLLOß said, that although the qua •ioh o expenie had s. me weight with him, it wal not upon that ground alone that he had made up his mind In c.t.es . like this it was inspossat:le to I , lstain clear demonstrttion on the point in question. He thought, hi wever, that so much ha.l been :done by the plaintiff to mike out his claim, Out he could not send it down for another trial. It had already undergone a long investigation before a p:oper tribunal, and it did not appearthut - the Learned Judge who tried it was dissatis fied with the result. . ' • COUIIT OF KING'S BENCH, Juror 57. TAYLOR tit LIEU AND OTII Sit& This was an action on a policy of insurance for 2,0001. effected by the plaintiff, a ship-o Timer in Lon• doe. with the S.ruth Devon Company. of which the :de (endows were directors, on the back Peggy, bound froth , Bristol w Quebec. The only question to be decided in the case was, whether the v ssel was seaworthy at the time of her :Ailing from Bristol ? On the part of the plaintiff, the master and two mates were willed, who proved that the vessel sailed very well on the voyage, in spite of die hea'ty weather nhich she experienced for some weeks. but that the crew being fatigued with the exertions i which.they had made, abandoned the vessel riff Cape, Breton, where she went to pieces shortly • afterwards. Oa the part of the defendants, several journeymen and apprentices. in the builiter's /arch to ssltich the Peggy was sent for repairs, proved that several most ttn.• portant repairs which were necessary, were not made, and that the vessel war, in their opinion, utterly un•seaworthy. Lord TENTZRDIN left the Juty to decide on the con flicting tebtimnny, wbo immediately returned a verdict for the defendants. ' The Court then aJjourned till Tuesday, the 9th of October. MIDDLESEX ADJOURNED SESSIONS. Yesterday 1 homes Burgess stood indicted for an as. sault . on Frederick Adolphus Price, a child ten years of age, by wantonly driving ogre: Bien on Whit M-nday. From the evident, It appeared that on the day in quesdon there is • hind of fair in iild.street•road, at which all the children in the neighbourhood assemble. Burgess, who is a carrier, was employing I .ldlnself in riding the children in bit car, certain distances for pence; tremsionolly driving at such a furious pace that It appeared impost. Obis to avoid some sort of accident, and be wet repeatedly remelt. Stveted with, but without' effect. Shortly after the child wrs knocked down, and one triseel•pmeed over his kg, lacerating it in eletching manner. Gerken and• Armstrong, who were present. declared it solely to have been caused by the wanton behaviour* Ourgees. nem was galloppink-his horse frightfully. *r. %OM, a surspi, dayeribed the wound as the worst be ever se* si she kt *Atheist breaking the leg; the whoie.of the Illeibi part Wilt Pkirll Clot away. The Caalossuw, art if dogmas child was out of danger? Buchan—l thigh I eta *mute to say that he Is. The Flaw. w t. ovvarebra be nearly sixty years of age, meld *was quit, occideolff. He was driving quite slowly, sud was looldag at a leg of mlon on a pole, which prevented him seeing the boy. The Jury fftend hl "Colley, and the Court ordered hint to pay la or go tovhe itsiormitt Correction far three montho--lite was then removed Is toatillry. • ASSIZZ INTELLIGENCE. 01PORD, —lacy re. After attending Divine- Worship in this city this morning, the Learned Judges proceeded to the Town Hall, Mr. Baron VotconaN presiding on the Civil Side, and Mr. Justice LigioatiALs trying the prisoners. CIVIL SIM . • sums V. DAVINPORT. This was an act , on brought by a respectable inn keeper in this city, to recover from the defendant, for. 'surly a tailor bete, but now residing on his own pro. party, at Somers Town, in this neighbourhood, the sum, of four pnundg ten shillings, for wine and spirits. :Mr..Cuswono, in staring the plaintiff's case, ob served, that there could 4e no substantial defence, and be could not conceive why the claim of his client was resisted, unless it were to shew that the defendant, not withstanding he was a tailor, hAd sufficient courage to, rater a Court of row, and resist a just demand, in the hope that be might have some chance in the fabled glorious uncertainty" of the result. The Learned C. , unsel, however, felt convinced that he would be dis appointed. That the wine in question and the spirits were furnished would be established to demonstration; and, therefore, in justice, these could be be no doubt th e plaintiff was entitled to a verdict; but then there way an Act of Parliament, called the Victuallers Act, by which it was enacted that no publican could recover the value of spirituous liquors sold on credit which did out amount to twenty shillings at any one time ;and of this Act it would probably turn out that the defendant intended to avail himself. As one time, in the course el this case, the plaintiff, seeing the smAllne,s of his de • *sand, was inclninfiggteitilersp rather than he ammieel by a law suit; btle7ol , llifflUl ant, true to his intention of mtbibiting his suPPObed doubted cognise, 6 , ruled the plaintiff to iicoceed to trial," as it was technically cal:Oil, which was literally calling •• time," and bringing him to the wraith. The day of derision hatf•ilow arrived ; and if the defendant intended to avail himself of so dishimburable a defence as that to which the Learned Counsel hackalluded, be was - sure the Jury would net listen to it ; hut, on the contrary, as the defendant bad drunk the plaintiff's wine and spirits, he would be made to pay fur them. It was then proved that the defendant had sent a written order on one occasion to the plaintiff for five bottles of port and one bottle of slant y, of the quality of which he Approved. It likewise appeared that be often called at the plaintiff's house, and,repeatedly bad two and thtee half pints of wine in the contse of a day, besides which, divers bottles of brandy were sent to him by his order. When demand was made for pay ment, he did not dispute that a debt was owing, but he s id that what he had drunk in the house ought to be' charged to the " election account ;" and he ought not to pay for certain brandy which he had given to the paupers in the winkbou e, or which he.was the Go. ve nor. The "election account" alluded to was, that for the election of a town clerk of this city, which coo' upwards of 2,0001. Mr. Jaavia, fur the defence, tinted the ca•e as a trumpery action, winch ought not to have been brought; and he cited the Victuallers' Act alluded to by Mr. Garwood, on which he invited that his client ought only to pay for the wine. He tmorover contended that the evidence, with r.spect to his client drinking in the plaintiff's house on sick, as it was called, could not be true, for, as the Jury well knew, it was always customary to pay for oreir thing had is that Way, and the wine plowed to have been •supplied, on the aniuen order, could not amount to 40.. as the Jury well knew by their capes ier.ce oft .e wine iu the common public-houses of Alford. 7 • • Mr. Baron IrAccuAx—Pmbably it is pretty full in the month. • Mr. Jake's did not know how that might be, but his clihnt•hal a clear right to avail himself of the law as it ►tood, and was also entitled to justice at the bands of a Jury. 'Mr. Baron VA tIOHAN, incharging the *hay, left it for them to fix a value on the six bottles of wine clearly proved tee have been supplied to the defendant, being of opinion that the whits could not be recovered. Ne t said, however. that it the action was a trumpery one, the defence certainly was trumpery ; and if the defen dant was conscious that he bad the articles alleged, he ught,• in common honesty, if he meant fairly ► to pay for them. Ti. Jury found for the thus fixing the defe.idant with the costs of suit. Streral other cases were caled on. which were of no public importance, ansi were mostly referred. 40s. ; CROWS SIDE. . Jabs Kench and Tiaras Beacham were indicted capitally, fur that they on Sunday, the Ist of July, in the King's highway, is the pa'ish of Kessington, in this county, assaulted William Buroham, put him in fear, and took from his person by force and against his will, one silver watch, value Sk his property. • Mr. TALIOURD conducted the prosecution, and stated that the peculiarity of this case rendered a few obser vations necessary. 'The prosecutor was unfortunately .detakand dumb. He was not born so, but at the age of ieiyears, being afflicted with the typhus fever, his organs orisearing and speech were rendered utterly useless. The difficul ies which he would otherwise be subject to, were removed by his having a sister who euuld interpret for him. He was thirty years of age, by trade a plasterer, and in the habit of going about by himself. On the Ist of July he left home to go to Kes sington feast. He had at that time a silver watch in his pocket, and was seen by a witness followed by the two prisoners at dark. Shortly afterwards that witness heard a scuffle in the road, a short distance from him, and in a few moments the two prisoners ran past him in a di rection from whence the sound of the scuffle proceeded. • The prosecutor followed immediately, and proceeded with the witness to a crowd which had assembled to witness a fight, and there the prosecutor immediately filed upon Kcnch, and by gesticulation charged him • with having stolen his watch. The prisoner denied it, • and both priso ler' were apprehended and identified, but no watch was foind. The sister of the prosecutor deposed to the Let of his being deaf and dumb, ■nd that on the lit of July, on his coming home at night, his clothes were ditty, and he elpressed to her by signs that be had been robbed 'of his watch. On her cross•eximination by Mr. Jusvcrt, she said, th..t she d.d not know whesher her brother was con versant with the sacred obligation of an oath, or that he would be burnt hereafter it he did nut speak the truth. The prosecutor was then called. and an attempt was made to examine him through means of the symbols of his s'ster, bee ,he could n•ot m .ke him understand the meaning of u oath." Evidence was then given confirming the facts opened br Mr. Tallourd, and the Jury found Kench Guilty—Death ; but acquitted the other prisoner, there being no direct evidence against him. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE told Keuch his life would probably be spared. weer ST/AUX°. • Anthony Webb, the elder. and his two sons, Anthony ad William, stood indicted for stealing, in the parish of Snwford, three lambs, the property of Mr. Briaris. The elder prisoner is a small farmer, living about four miles from the place when the lambs were stoles, and. his sons were with him. On the day after the lambs were missed. suspicion, from some cause. was excited against him, and his house searched. In a cupboard on the ground floor, the Car. case. of two lambs, and several joints of a third, were found, aid under a bed up stairs, the skins of dime lambs were discovered concealed. The skins were posi tively identi6:•d by the prosecutor's son, and two of them were proved by a butcher. who had accurately tried them, to be the skins belonging to the carcases found down stairs. The two younger prisoners were seen on the night of the robbery going in the direction of the prosecutor's field. Verdict—Guilty. Sentence deferred. NORTHAMPTON, Jucv 24. 7homas Werdex, aged 19, was indicted for feloni ou.ly ausaulting Layering Colenagn on the 2d of this lmonth, in the parish of Barb,. The prisoner, it ap peared, was the apprentice of the prosecutris's father, who is a wheelwright. On the day abovementiuned,l he followed the prosecotrir, who is just turned of ten years, into a certain out-house, bolted the door, anti , ci , mtnenced taking gross liberties with her remit. The •• WO scrammed oat, aid her. cries brought thesinsisi - *eve: to &Wise, what cede.' 'not L %Verna." Pfitoineit- bewever. °pressed the child's lace against hi. breast, so as to preemie herb:in' replyine, and gi b wele d " Laverne is not hsse..if.is inr.",Tne housekeeper being somewhat deaf. thou* she hrd been mistaken as as the voice she had heard, sod therefore went away ; upon hich the ptirner again assaulted the child and abused her person. The latter. however, being unable wno , e one material inatedient to const.tuo the capital .o Ore. The Learned June; stopped the trial, and directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner; which they did. , lit. Lordship then ordered him to be detained on the miner charge, and the witnesses to be bound over to prosecu:r him at the Quarter Sessions. Job' Quin, who was convicted of robbing Captain Blair, at Wredon barracks, and Miaad Ca POININ, victed of receiving the stolen property from Q.na, were brought up for judgments . ; The Learned Juno; after adverting to the aggravred circumstances under ahich this property bad been stolen by Quin, from a Gentleman who was Isis Officer, and had been his master, added. however, that the pi o secutor had acted indiscreetly in leaving such valuab'e property unlocked up. As no violence had accompa nied the robbery, he would recommend that Quia's hte, which had been forfeited to the law, should be spared but then he mils expect to be sent cut IS the country ior a period which vinu!d render it unl kely,that he would ever return to it again. lies Lordship then ordered sentence of death to be recorded against Q iin, ' and sentenced Canova') to be tray sportei for 14 years. The Assizes for this aunty terminated to-day. HERTFORD, Jove 26. CIVIL SID2-111/LLER V. J.lll/0. This was was an action lsf assault and battery. The plaintiff, being an infant five years of age, sued by his next friend. The defendant pleaded Not Guilty. The plaintiff was the child of a porn cottager at Hod- Jesden ; and the defendant practised as a physician in the same town. On the Id Of May, the defendant was driving in his carriage through Ho Idesden when some thing was tl rown at the vehicle. At this time there were several little boys playing in the road. The dr fendAnt got out of the carriage, and desired to know who had thrown stones at his chariot. One of the twys pointed out the plaintiff as the culprit, who immediately ran away, the defendant threatening to chastise him at the first opportunity. On the 3d of May, the defendant stopped at the co sage of the plaintiff's grandfather. The plaintiff, who was playing in the garden, set ing the de fendant, took to flight, and endeavoured to conceal him self in an out-house. The defendant pursued him, and brought him forth. He then pulled him along the toad to a pond, some parts of which were very deep, and seta. ing him by one arm flung him into the water. The child scrambled out with some difficulty, and afterwards be came exceedingly ill, from the violence he had sustained. These facts were proved by the boy's grandfather and his mother. The boy himself was exhibited in °outs. and he presented a pitiable sight, from his miserable appearance and tender yeah. The topics urged in defence were, that the defendant meant no serious injury to the child, but only to:punish I him slightly for his mischievous conduct in throwing *elms at the defendant's carriage; and the , , in the past of the pond into which the plaintiff was thrown, the water was not deep enough to dr iwn him. Mr. Justice PARK summed up the case for the Jory, who found their verdict lot the plaintiff—Damages 451. CORNWALL V SIR PETER SOANR, FART. This was an action for a spotting trespass, to which the defendant pleaded .1 not guilty." Both parties were Gentlemen of large landed property, .near Royston, in this county, their estates adjoining.-- They had been on friendly terms until a short time previously to the transaction in question ; but in conse quence of some misunderstanding, each had served the other with notice not to trespass on their respective lands. 0.1 the V3d of December last, the defendant was out with the hounds. The dogs following the game through the plainteslanct, the defendant Crossed a field for the distance of a few hundred ya,ds, and for this trespass the action was brought: A mutual friend htd endeavoured to compromise matte's, but without success. The Jury (which was speci4l) under the Learned Judges directions, returned th.ir verdict fot the plaintiff. Damages—One Farthing. Mr. JuAke PARK said, he was inclined to certify, to deprive the plaintiff of his t o ts, if he might ; hut re served that question, being of opinion that the action was most unneigbbourly and frivolous. lt•was quite clear that the defendant had done all he possibly could to avoid committing a wilful ttepas!. WINCHESTER, Jute SC Crru. Sin—Wore Lord Chia Justice Burr and Spatial Jerks. THE KING V. RICHARD IItANIPTOS. Mr. SCARLITT opened the pleadings. ta hich set forth that this was an information eget; st the defendant for having assisted in exhibiting a light, as a signal to a vessel at sea, contrary to tl e statute. Mr. C. F. WILLIAMS stated the case to the Jury.— This was, he said, a prosecution under a statute passed for the very essential purpose of suppressing the odious practice of smuggl rig. The fACIS of the preaeat case were shortly these :=On the 22d of Oct..rber, 1826.. the defendant, together with some other men, one of whom was named Steele, Were observed arranging a.light en a part of the coast called the Bourne station. Two officers of the Preventive Service near the slot went and found this light overhanging the rock. Three men ap peared to be holding it, but upon_their coming up, two of them ran away; and when defendant saw that the third (who was Steele) was in danger Irons the naval Officers, he ran up and threatened to bring on all his men to annihilate the officers. The Later prepared to defend themselves with their swords upon seeing a large band of the smugglers assembling near them, and thought it prudent to know Frampton and Steele to escape for the moment, as they knew them both well, and apprehended it would have been in •ain at the time to have succeeded in effecting their caption. They afterwatds met Frampton, and informed hint that he mould be proceeded against for the penalty, ter holding bora light to encourage smugglers. He never denied the fact, but said he thought it an Unfair proceeding, as no blows had passed between them, and the smug gling men, who were assembled in 101 l force, had not offered them (the officers) any violence. The tuts were ckasly proved in evidence, and the 'defendant found Guilty. TUN KING v. DANNY AND ANOTNIZR. This was a prosecution by the Crown against ' the ndants for lieving in their custody some copper uten sils and materials which had been purloined flop the dock-yard, Portsea. The case was against Darby, Mho was found gouty; Justice remiukeJ, thit bad the indict I•Ii r. li \ i 1 1 1 1 • i I I I I' , • • i i I 1 1 ll I 1 . . ~. , , 1 i , . 1 i ! i 1 . "I I I'l 1 i I , i k , 1 I i'l clearly proved and ;he Carts lent been framed • At, •