Star. — London, England, 1827-11-19 00:00:00

THE AitNl Y. I'Ard Prieto* held a levee at leis tr re in the Horse Guards, as 4iiitary Secretary td the Commander-in-Chief, this day, instead of to morrosi,wbkh 4 the usual diy for Lis Lordship to bold his levees. Lordtbip gave asittliatice to about 50 Officers. General Sir Gaoaoa MURRAY and Sir II TATCOZ are toi be the Master and Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. Last week ate Repot qf the 25th Foot passed ihrbugh Perth, f ro m Aberdeen, for embarkation at Greenock, to join the Regiment 'in the West Indies. The Southampton and Wing treopl of Yeomanry Cavalry had a 'held-day on Friday, and went through the whole of their CVOIStiODS in a most creditable Manner. Saturday, the Grenadier Company of the 65th arrived at Cork, from NUIP. NAVAL iNTELLIG ENCE4 Xuicnos (JAMAICA), SKr/. Buenos Ayrean brigantine( batitzt..l Commander, and the Mohawk, Captain HAMMOMD, latefy put into St. Jago de Cuba under susplcloss circumstances, and were taken possession of by the Government. their cargoes (jerked b ee n were sold, and the crews imprisoned. Cottony*, Oct. 29. —The Duke of York steam-vessel, (torn London to Gibraltar, put in here yesterday morning, alter ex periencing strong gales from the S.W. for twelve days, and a severe hurricane on the stst. —(arriwed at Lisbon the Snd November.) — The Swift steamer, from Falmouth to Malta, has also put in here, after being out 14 days. The Spanish cruisers on these coasts have just captured a large Gibraltar brig, of 11 guns, with 50,000 dollars on board, and car ried her into FerroL It Is reported that two otber smugglers frotn Gibrahar sre captured near this coast, The klenai, Eow*nos, from Bangor to London, was ea gore the Rocks at Warren Bohm on the 16th instant. The Thomas, l e asate, Irom Demerara, is supposed to be arrived in the Downs. The fine ship Lady ilannah Elite, Captain LIDDILL, is at presents loading a general cargo at Alicia, direct for Bombay. This is first shipment of goods that ever took place at that port for any 4 the territories belonging to the East India Company, and we trent that the spirited individuals connected with it will not be disap pointed In the ►ope of success.—SlidingJoorsaL Batirrot., Nov. 17.—The La Hogue, arrived from Jamaica, saw a skip on the Coleradoes on the 25th September, but could not make out her name. It was blowing very strong. DIAL, Nov. 17.—Wind R.—Arrived from London the Volusia, Roam, for Jamaica; Caroline, Caw for ditto; and Roches ter, SMITH, for the South Seas. Sailed hi s Majesty's ship Rattle snake for the westward. Ncv. ie.—Arrived from London the Arethesa, Gclatoutouto, Tor Jamaica. Pirnoove, Nov. 16 and 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived from Lon don the Thisbe, Cairn, and Clarendon, Punta, for Jamaica; Mary Ann,O'Binsx,from Calcutta ; Everetta,Nl. Aarsoa, from Honduras; Matilda, Fox, from Genoa; St. Andrew, D , from Sierra Leone, in ten weeks, leaky (the late Muter and eleven of the crew died in the country); the Flora, Pairing, front Jamaica; &s -ten, Barran, from Newfoundland. Sailed the Coromandel, and Lis Majesty's ships Tyne, Garnet, and Columbine, for Bermuda. FALMOUTH, Nov. 17 —Wind S.F.—Arrived the Fanny, Foura, from Labrador; Swan, Fare, from La Guayra ; Duke of Kent packet, Lawman', from Lisbon, sailed 4th instant. Arrived from London the Hibernia, llamas, for Jamaica; Fanny, 'news, for St. Michael's ; Four Friends, Fyne, for Lisbon ; and Sandwich packet, for Lisbon. Poassateuvm, Nov. l&—Wind Easterly.—Arrived the Fanny, TAYLOR, from Malaga. Sailed bis Majesty's ship Satellite for the Test Indies. FROM THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, NOV. 17. On Thursday his Majesty's frigate the Briton, Capt. Hon. William Gorden : and the Hayden transport, Lieutenant E. T. Gill, agent, arrived from Quebec, the former in eighteen, the latter in twenty.seven days. The Briton left Spithead on the 4th of September, boded at Sr. John's, Newfoundland, Mr. Brenton, Chief Justice of that island, and a detachment of the Newfoundland Veteran Battalion, and arrived thence, at Quebec, on October 13, in seventeen days, with Com miuioner Barrie, C.B. appointed to superintend, with the rank of Commodore, the Naval service on the Lakes of Canada, and a complement of officers for a ship on Lake Ontario. A ship is to be put into commission on each of the Lakes. Lieutenant Douglas, of this service, had been promoted to the rank of Commander. Ail was tranquil in the province. The Governor-General (the Earl of Dalhousie) had just returned to Quebec, for the winter, after a tour of inspection in Upper Canada, of the Rideau Canal, and the great operations which are in rapid progress under Colonel By, of the Royal Engineers. The Earl of Dalhousie is ex tremely popular, among all ranks and persuasions, and his Government is in the most flourishing con dition. The troops in the country were very healthy ; viz. the 15th regiment at Kingston, 68th regiment at Yotk, 71st regiment at Montreal, and the 66th and 79th regiment at Quebec. _ _ _ Thursday the Sapphire, 28, Captain Henry Dundas, and the Onjx, Lieutenant Cole, arrived from Plymouth; the Airow, Lieutenant Brooking, sailed on a cruise; the Britain came into harbour. Remain—Sapphire, Satellite, and Taps, Portuguese. In the Harbour— Victory, Revenge, Melville, Maidstone, Briton, Brito mart, acrd Perola, Portuguese. The Undaunted fri gate, Captain Augustus Clifford, C. B. is expected to call at this port to-morrow, on her way to Plymouth, to embark Lord W. Brntinck and suite, • for Calcutta: The Satellite, 18, Captain J. M. Laws, will sail to-mor row morning, for the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and Trincomalee, to join the squadron on the East India station. lonclay last a Court Martial was held on board his Majesty'a ship Victory, to try Commander Robert Deans, of his Majesty's skip Clio, for having run that sloop on shore off Coquette Island, sit the coast of Northumberland, on the 9th ultimo, whereby she lint her rudder and two anchors and cables. The charge was spe cially grounded on the first article of the fifth section of the New Naval Instructions, which tuna thus:—" Oo all occasions, where a ship is in pilot-water, or in the neighbourhood of tie land. of rocks, " of shoals, the Captain is to take particular care that the hand lead be kept constantly going, whether the pilot, or the master, thinks this precaution necessary or not; and if it shall appear that a skip bat been brought into danger of running on shore, or has been wrecked, by a neglect of this precautii.n, the Captain will be I ° 4l lll9unaitile fur it." The Court having heard Commander Deans oasratfie,,..nd evidence of all the circumstances, agreed, that the charge of r neglect of this Instruction bad been proved apinst Commander Deans; but in consideration of his hi g h dm rioter in the service, and his attention to every other part of his dory, did adjudge bins only to be reprimanded, and admonished to be more careful in future. lls. Samuel Hirt, Master of the Clin, was afterwards tried, for a neglect of the 524 Article of his instructions, which also refers to the keepin g the lead going in pilot water; when he was, in con "deretion of the good character given him by his captain, only re r i Mandedi and admonished to be more careful in future. The Court was composed of Captains—Norborne Thompson (Presi• 4 .°1), Sir M. Seymour, K.C. B. 11. Hill, Hon. George Elliott, and Commander Thomas Moncke Mason. M. Greetham, Eaq• Jadg. Advorate. WHALE FISHERY. Ertl. Nov. 16.—Artived beet last night, the John, Combe, Deeis's Straits. The John got dear on the 27th of Septt m- Det.having berm beset in the ice some days; she afterwards killed two day (making five in all). On the 50th the Captain of the Abram, of Hull, was on board, and informed them of his ship ,being beset, and could not get clear, the wind blowing strong in. Ile likewise informed them of three of his boats, and 15 men, being alining for [roc days,but the John afterwards karnt that these men w itepieked up by tbe Harmony of Hun. On the night of the 30th, it time on a strong gale from S.E. with heavy snow. From the 4th h ilhe Bth of October it blew strong from W.S. W. during which Wee there might he a probability of the Abram getting clear. Left the fishing ground on the 14th ultimo. Since the above was written `letter has been received from Aberdeen, stating that the Harmony un board four fish, and the 15 men belonging to the Abram. 4 Le bad 15 fish, 110 tuns ; all well. This intelligence was ',lilt by the Hercules, which has arrived at Aberdeeu with three 45 NM. in a garden belonging to bb7gaes, at Prestbury, ar Cheltenham, than is an apple tree at the present ale in fnU bloom. -rrur to Fi :eV t Abe, a lr bon, Ile K. rY yeti I'S, 4n14 Ch 10 th L b tun e th e f I e le t i Ott • 4 4 , rh Th e 1 1 br at , it t h I t CA t ea, I MI Arun LINO IN 1 ELLIGENCE. H UN TI NO. His liajesty's Stag Hounds Meet on Fliday, it LaTthatin, neat Stainees Sir John Copes Hounds to-morrow, at Tilehurat, Thursday, at UnhiS; Saturday, at Duvuersfieid. IStrin.-111r. Nicoll's Missoula on Thursday, at Wilteily Post; SitufdaY, it Bracket,. Water. The H. H. to.morroer, at Metteriy Gate; Thursday, it New Inn, Lamers; Saturdays at Preston HAMM. . Tbr tiambleJou Houuds on Wednesday, at Upturn; Friday, at Fither*. Fund. The Pembrokeshire FOx Hounds on Tbenda, at Cantaston Bridge. lllr. H. VlHelots Harriers nn Wedneaday, at Duapte GrOve Hale ; Saturday, at the Kennel. Allen'! Hounds on Wednesday, at Bartlemy HiU; Friday, at Sherburne. Worcestershi* Mundt to-morrow, at Cracome ; Friday, at Sbrawky. The Hound, show brilliant sport this season. They lute killed five brace of foxes in the last twelve days they have been out. Mr. Parker has had a further tract of country in the neighbodrhood of Ttwkr,bury given up to bim by Col. Berkeley. The Westacre Stag Hounds on Friday, at Rougham Village. • Lord Yarborough's Hounds on WednesAa y, at Scawby House; Friday, at Girsby House ; Saturday, at Beelaby. Lord Fitzwilliani's Hounds to-morrow, at Barnwell Wold ; Thursday, at Waybridge Wood. Lord Scarborough's Fox Hounds on Wednesday, at Haughton School House ; Friday, at Hodsock Priory. Sir Thomas Stanley's Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Hinderton. Sir Jacob Astley's Hounds ox Wednesday, at Rising; Thursday, at Althorpe; Friday, at Duker's Bridge; Monday (46th), at Theme!. Sir George Sitwell's Hounds to.morrow, at Hardstatr Common; Friday, at Handsworth Bar. The Badaworth Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Hut Green ; Thurs day, at Stare Foot; Saturday, at Fryston Hall. Mr. Wickstead's Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Wlstaston; Fiidsy, at Hankelow Hall. The Shropshire Fox Hounds on Wednesday, at Ateham Br Jge; Friday, at Twemlowa. THE EDINBURGH SIX FEET CLUB. The November meeting of this Club took place on Saturday sennight, at Hunter's Tryst. The sports commenced about eleven, and the Prizes were decided in the following order— let. Rine Shooting.—A handsome Silver Medal, in the shape of a target, to ►e gained by the three best shots. The successful com- 1 petiturs shuts were 4,6, and 7 inches distant fruns the centre of the bull's eye. 2d. 'farming the Hammer.—An elegant Silver Medal, with ap propriatejgure. A hammer, wrighing 161bs. was thrown 61 fret 6 inchetip►a double-handed throw. Another hamper, weighing 121bs. was thrown 96 fret 6 inches—a single-handed throw. • 3d. Single Stick.—A Silver Medal, the gift of David Birell, Esq.. Captain of the Club, was gained, after a remarkably spirited com petition between eight members. It is deserving of mention, that the same Gentleman carried *ft all these prizes. • At half-past five the Members of the Club 2nd their frields sat down to an excellent dinner in the Royal Hotel. Professor Wilton, Mr. Hogg the Ettrick Shepherd, and other Gentkintwof distinc tion, were of the company. It is needless to add, that the evening was one of the greatest conviviality, and social as well as intillectual happiness. PIGEON SHOOTING. An excellent Pigeon Match took place en Saturday on Bagabo Heath, between Captain Marsden and Mr. Willoughby, for fifty guineas aside, 20 birds each (blue rooks), 21 yards distance, three traps, one to be pulled alternately, the charge not exceeding two ounces of shot. Captain Marsden ►illed 16 out of his 20, and Mr. Willoughby killed IS—thus losing the match by one bird. Betting was in most cases even, and by some S to 4 on the winner. MATCH AGAINST TIME. Satorday, a nunierous assemblage of persons congregated opposite Buckingham House, in St. James's Park, to witness a Foot Race round the new railing, between two amateurs, for £lO. In conse quence, however, of the dreadful muddy and excavated state of the park, one of the amateurs, notwithstanding his opponent gave him fifty yards in advance, fat (cited his deposit money, and the Gentle men present were about to depart, considerably chagrined at the circumstance, when the other amateur offered, maugre all disad vantage, rather than the assemblage should be disappointed of see ing a race, to run the dine:ice in ten minutes, for any money. In a short period a good round sum was deposited is a Gentleman's hands, and a referee being appointed and the starting place marked out, the amateur proceeded on his task, and in defiance of the mud finally accomplished the undertaking in seven minutes and three quarters, to the admiration of the bystanders. The amateur in coming in was nearly covered with mud, and his whole appearance was extremely grotesque, which excited much laughter. • CRANIOLOGY.—This system seems, to be defective in the explanation of general character. For instance, gravity Is supposed to be the general characteristic of the English, and levity of the French. The one is comparatively a lump of le,ad—the other all air. The Englishman is all of a piece with himself, and shows a certain heaviness; slowness and stubbornness in all he says or does ; while, on the other hand, the looks, gestures, words, thoughts, feelings of the Frenchman, equally bespeak his origin ; are light, quick, variable—a mere volatile essence, without a bit of atria mertiouns. Now, does not this difference of character arise from a general difference of structure diffused through the nerves, the brain, the solids and fluids of the two nations? Or shall we absurdly ascribe It to a particular organ of levity in the one, and of gravity in the other? Just as well might we suppose, that Cribb has the advantage in point of strength over a petit moitre from a bump on his back ; or that the labour and patience of the ox depend on an accidental excrescence on his knee.—Londcm Weekly Review. When Marshal BLUCHER returned from London into Germany, he made a fortnight's stay at Frankfort on the Maine, where the people pressed daily to see him, as well as his carriage, a coach accommodating four persons, which had belonged to Bonaparte, and was captured with several other equipages after the battle of Waterloo. The author, who had known Marshal Blucher for thirty years past, happening to be at Frank fort at the time of the Marshal's arrival, hastened to pay his respects to his Excellency. One evening, being alone with him, and conversing on several political matters, more particularly on the subject of the battle of Waterloo, " Prince," said he, " I have read not only. all the official accounte, but almost every description published of that glorious affair. still I do n t consider myself perfectly on fait as to the subject. Pray tell me, was it you and your brave army, my dear Prince, that gained the battle, or were Wellington 'and the Eng lish the conquerors?' With the greatest affability the Prince replied, a Would you, my friend, learn the fact of the case? If so, lit me tell you, that neither Welling ton nor myself gained the battle. Napoleon lost and whavis extraordinary, this same Napole..n, who is one of the greatest tacticians of our day, has lost it from a false step in tactics. Grouchy and Bulow, Bulow and Grouchy—these ate the wheels upon which turned the fortune of the day.— Anecdotes of Foreign Courts. PORT or NAVARlN.—Navarin, now so: celebrated in our naval annals, is situated at the S.W. corner of the Morn, eight miles4l4. l o(plodon, long, 25. E. lat. 87. 5. N. The population amounts to about 8000. Solite of the houses are well built, but the stte.ts are narrow, dirty, and steep, from the nature of the ground. It is, or rather was a place of considerable trade, owing to the excellence of the port, which is the largest in the Mcrea, and capable of containing two thousand sail. The port is formed by a basin six miles in cir cumference, the mouth of which is secured by the island f Sphacteria or Sphagia. This island is two miles long, and a quarter of a mile broad. The entrance is by the south end of the island where the passage is 600 yards wide. At the northern entrance titre is not a .ufficient depth of water for the passage of large ships. Old Navarin lies at the northern extremity of the bay, and is supposed to occupy the seat of the ancient Pylos. The late engagement took place on the anniversary of the memorable battle of Salami;, which was fought on the 20th of October, 430 B.C. and on the day preceding he anniversary of the glorious victory of Trafalgar. Friday, between twelve and one o'clock, a sailor, in the act of descending the stairs of the Monument, on Ftsh.street-hill, fell down head foremost, by which casualty he broke both his legs, and was taken to the . • . THE APPROACHING EXECUTIONS The five unhappy memo are ordered fot eXecu lion on Thursday next, were all convicted at the Sep; tember Sessions. Their naives are, John Powell, Trio Mas Sackett, Charles braith, John Keaton, and Edward Lowe. Juba Powell; ',AO is only 23 years Of age, was con: witted of stealing from his employers, Messrs. Seise! and Cross (a highly respectable and extensive firm, carrying on the silk mercery, linen, and haberdashery business, in Compton.street i Soho-square), a variety of l silks, cambric', bombazines, ftc. Powell was employed as the clerk, or shopman, of Messrs. Sewel and Cross, and was the successor of Henry Dunn, the young man who, with a woman, was tried at the Old Bailey a few months ago, arid convicted of extensive robberies of the property of his employers, and whose sentence, upon a capital conviction, was commuted to transportation for life. Thomas Sackett was convicted of stealing from the person of Mr. James Sharp, clerk to Messrs. HAnkey and Co., the bankers, a pocket-book, .containing bills of exchange, and other securities of the value of 10001. Mr. Sharp was passing through Copthall-court, in the afternoon of the 4111 of August last, when he was hustled by a number of persons, among whom was Sackett, who tore his coat open, and robbed him of his pocket-book, containing the above-mentioned property. Upon the prisoner's being convicted, the Recorder told him that no hopes of mercy could be held out to him, as it was absolutely necessary to make a severe exam ple of those .who in mid-day, and in defiance of the I ,w, and of the security which the psiblic had a right to expect, dared to unite with a desperate gang, to assault and rob persons engaged in their lawful business. Charles Smith, whose age is only 21, was also con victed of an assault and robbery on the person of Fran- Jones, in the neighbourhood of Cheops:de. The prosecutor was returning late at night from the back of Honey-lane Market, when the prisoner knocked him down senseless, leaving him only time to cry " stop thief!" The watchman heard the cry, and seeing the prisoner running toward> him, hid himself in a door way, and run out and seized the prisoner, who threw into the road a watch, which was afterwards owned by the prosecutor in the watch-house. The facts were so directly proved, that the Jury, without hesitation, fodnd the prisoner Guilty. Keaton's crime is also that of highway robbery; and Lowe's, that of colouring base metal. CONDEMNED Szasson.—Yesterday the customary ser mon was preached in the Chapel of Newgate, Mr. Sheriff STAPLE and Mr. Sheriff Spornswoona, and their Un der Sheriffs, arrived at the prison a little after ten o'clock, and soon after proceeded to the Chapel, with the Governor, Ordinary, &c. &c. The other prisoners having been seated,the five ill-fated men were conducted to the condemned pew, in the centre of the Chapel, accompanied by Mr. BAKZR, who had previously vi sited and exhorted them in their cell. The prisoners Powell, Sackett, and Smith, were extremely well dressed ; and the whole of the unhappy men conducted themselves in a most exemplary manner. CORONERS' INQUESTS. An Inquest was held at Whitechapel Workhouse, on the body of Fisher, a sailor. It appeased that on Thursday evening a cart, loaded with whiskey, upset in Houndsditcb, of which the deceased drank so copious. ly as to cause his death in a few hours. Verdict ac cordingly. An Inquest was also held at the Black Rorie, Pop lar, en the body of W. Verne'', mate of the Delaport West Indiaman, now lying in the West India Docks, who accidentally fell overboard, and was drowned.— Verdict accordingly. An Inquest` was held at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of S. Boyfitt, aged 15, who died in conse• qtaence of injuriei received by the felling of a wall of Mr. Hopkinson's premises, owing to the late fire in Queen Street.' The evidence was the same as that given on the Inquest of another youth, who was killed by the same accident, as detailed inodr paper of Friday, and the Jury found a verdict of Accidental Death.— Deodand of Is. oa the bricks. THE MARKETS. --.... CORN EXCHANGE,• MARK-LANE, Nov. 19. In addition to a great quantity that remained over unsold from lasi week's arrival, we had a large supply fresh in this morning from Ranee, Kent, and Suffolk, when the mewling trade was ex tremely heavy, and the finest samples of wheat with difficulty obtained the prices of this day week, but the middling qualities were nearly unsaleable. Barley was also dull sale at the Com mencement of the market, but shortly after fine malting samples sold for 365. per quarter; Beans and Pease, of both kinds, were heavy sale, and a shade lower, and the same may be said of Oats, having had a large arrival from Ireland. In other articles there Is no alteration. Wheat, Kent & Essex, 50s 62s Suffolk, 505665 Norfolk, 485 525 Rye 30s 545 Barley 32, 364 Malt 60s 64a Pees, White Say 40s Boilers 4115 445 Peas, Grey 42. 46s Beans, Small (new) 52s 56s Tick, (new) 42. 468 Oats, Potatoe 26s 30s Poland 24, 28s Feed 161 20s Flour, per sack, 455. 50s. Rapeseed 20s 23s per Last: Last was. Foreign Oats Irish Oats 110 Beans, qrs. 3,877 I Peas 1,935 English Flour, sacks 8,26 1,495 Foreign do. barrels SMITHFIELD MARKET, Nov. 19. IMPORTATION Wheat, English quarters 3,637 Do. Foreign Do. Irish Barley, British Malt, British Oats 11,732 676 1,057 1.537 The market looks up this morning, the best Downs being worth 6d..t0 4s. 10d. per stone, and the finest young Stots sell at 411.6 d. to 4s. Yd. The inferior meat is likewise better than on last market day. In Veal the variation is unimportant, prime young Calves being 54. 6d. to 6s. per stone. The l'ork trade is steady, at 6s. to 61.4 d. per stone for the daisy fed meat, and larger hogs are ss. to Ss. 4d. per stone. Beasts, 2,820, Sheep, 21,400, Pigs, 159, Calves, 128. Beef, per stone, 45. to 4s. Bd. Mutton, ss. to 4s. 10d. Veal, 41. to H6s. Od. Pork, Ss. to.6s. 4d.—Hay, per load, £3 15s. to XS; Clo er, se4 les. to ses 156. Straw, £1 Bs. to £1 14s. LIVERPOOL, NOVEMSZIL 17. Corms —The import this week is 13,047, and the sales reach 17,980 bags, of which 9,250 were sold by auction. Secs a, /cc.—There has again been a good demand for Sugar, and and 9.0 hogsheads have been sold at very full prices; ISOO bags twiddling white East India have been taken at 745. Cofee has been in very limited request, and a few parcels have been disposed of at rather lower rates. Yesterday morning a respectable young woman, named Lawrence, while entering the new Church, at Haggerstone, fell down, and instantly expired. At the bench of Magistrates on Saturday, at the Swan Inn, Chichester, a lad not more than tea or twelve years of age, named Triggs, of Bosgrove was fined Si. fur setting a wire for snaring hares, on the in formation of a gamekeeper. A most excellent defence had been made tor the child, which, added to his tender years, seemed to have made an impression on the minds of the magistrates in his behalf, but the young urchin happening to exclaim, when the gamekeeper said that be saw him cut a blackthorn for the purpose of fasten ing down the wire, " No, that it was not, for it was a hazel," decided the case against him,—Hampshire legraph. 4 w.; di? COURT CH A NCR g*, Itterirsatis I+. 'lMt kritoha iv.batihstA t. b. svitanik. • IN THE stArrea tie •Toa nortsrsan caaatrini LORD Coaeoet.t.oe gave lodgment on the del tanner which had been filed in this tense. The bill stated, that early in the 17th century a grant had been made by the thin Lord of the minor of Hampstead of Certain copyhold heath land, the Proateds of which were directed to be applied in relict of the poor of the parish of Hampstead, and for other charitable purposes connected with the same parish. No provision was made in the grant for the event of the death of the then present trustees. Some proceedings were subset quently had in this tour% under whith a decree was ptonotlnted in the year 1726, directing, that when the original number of 14 trustees should be reduced to five, others should be appointed in the manner thereby ,pointed out; and it was ordered, that upon such new appointment the copyhold lands should be surrendered to the Lord of the Manor, and the new trustees admit ted on the pa;:xnent of a reasonable fine. The trustees were always to be inhabitants of the parish, and their nomination was to be subject to the approbation of a Macer of that Court. The decree had been frequently acted upon since it was pronounced; surrenders were made in due course, and the new trustees from time to time admitted upon the payment of a fine, which ap peared in all cases to have been fixed by arrangement between the Lord of the Manor and the trustees, and had hitherto always bean settled amicably. In 1826 the number of trustees being reduced to five, or below it, Sir Thomas Wilson, the Lord of the Manor, nomi nated_ others who were approved of by the Master and admitted: but Sir Thomas Wilson claiming a fine of 5,0001. which was ten times the amount paid in 1821, disputes had arisen, which the bill and information io this suit were filed for the purpose of settling. The bill prayed that the decree of 1726 might be eapounded as to the ressonabk fine, and that the proceedings to which Sir T. Wilson had resorted far enforcrng his claim might be restrained. The defendant demurred generally to this bill for want of equity, and thus the question came before the Court. Mr. Agar, who was of Counsel for the relators, argued that the estate was not copyhold, having been in 1698 taken from the waste of the manor, Hts Lordship saw nothing:on the face of the record to justify this objection ; and indeed if it could be made out, he did not see bow it applied. If it did, however, it was set at rest by the decision in " Northwick ta. Stangate " 3 Bosanquet and Puller. It was also urged, that as the original grantor meant to part with all his interest in the land but the yearly rent of ss. which he had reserved, the decree which imposed a reasonable fine on admittance was wrong, and ought to be rectified. His Lordship bad in spected the original grant, and found in it nothing which warranted such a suggestion. It was said that if the fine were to be paid the charity would be destroyed, and the intention of the grantor violated. This argument he could not understand. The grant was made to the trustees to hold the land according to the custom of the manor, and he t.'ok it that the cus tom of the manor was, that a reasonable fine should be paid upon admission. The decree therefore was in this respect correct. The mode of nominating the trustees was said to be objectionable, but he did not know how this had been made to appear. The last and most ma terial part of the ca e was that contained in the prayer for an injunction against Sir T. Wilson's proceedings at law. To decide this question accurately, it became ne cessary to look closely into the nature of the case. The original grant was wholly silent as to the fine, and as to the time or manner of its being paid. The decree of 1726 supplied these defects: it directed the number of trustees—the manner in which they should from time to time be renewed—the performance of the trusts—the class of persons from whom the trustees should be se lected—the times of surrender—and their admittance on payment of a reasonable fine. The lord of the ma. nor acted to a certain extent under the decree, and said that he would have new trustees appointed, as he bad a right to do. The new trustees were accordingly ap proved of and admitted: Here, however, the lord of the manor stopped, and having availed himself of the decree so far as he thought tit, resorted to other pro ceedings to enforce the further claim which he set up. The Court could never permit this. It could never allow the lord of the manor to attempt to enforce its decree by means of proceedings at law. It was compe tent to a Court of Equity, without any assistance front the Common Law Courts, to decide upon the reason ableness of the fine demanded by the lord ; and if it be necessary, a Court of Equity could refer any part *1 the question to the decision of a Court of Law. Think ing, therefore, as he did, that the conduct adopted by the lord of the manor was inconsis ens with his own pre. vious measures, as well as in contravention to a certain extent of the decrees of this Court, his Lordship ex pressed his opinion that the information bad been rightly filed, and that the general demurrer which the defen dant had put in ought to be overruled. Mr. HORNE said, he thought there ought to be a re ference to the Master. The LORD CHANCRLLOR said, when the question was brought betore the Court in a proper form, it would be easy to devise a mode of ascertaining what would be a reasonable fine. Mr. BEANIES said, the practice of the Court was uni versally, that when a general demurter was put in to a bill for an injunction, and that demurtet was overruled, the injunction was granted of course. The injunction to restrain the Lord of the Manor from proceeding at law was consequently granted. NZ PARTE DANDLE. IN R■ SOLARTZ. The Soticurna.GlNEßAL, Mr. Sergeant BocciQuirt, and several other members of the common law bar, aps peared to argue a motion for a new trial. The question arose upon a petition argued before Lord Eldon. who had directed an issue to try whether, in the transactions respecting which the petition was presented, usury had or had not been committed ? That issue was tried in the Court of Common Pleas, before Mr. Justice Best and a Special Jury. A verdict was found to the effact that there had been no usury, in direct contradiction to the Judges charge, and the present application was made on the ground of the verdict being given in drect op. position to the opinion expressed by the Judge in his charge. The LORD CHANCRLLOR, who had been looking over the Judge's notes of the trial, said, it appeared by the last paragraph that his Lordship was surprised at tha verdict, and conjectured that it had only been returned by the Jury, because they were unwilling to find a ver dict in favour of the usury laws. The Lord Chancellor thought that, under the circumstances of this case, it was not necessary to take op any further time in ar guing the present motion, as, unless some other facts appeared upon the Judge's notes, there were ample grounds for a new trial. Mr. Sergeant WsLow wished to be heard. He wu against the motion for a new trial, and be was eoaviscca Ii 1