Star. — London, England, 1820-11-29 00:00:00

~~ 1 REJOICINGS IN THE COUNTRY; '.4" • . 'Cr EVESIIME, Nov. 21.—The inhabitants of this an , cient and respectable Borough and its vicinity, who have already, in a most manly and constitutional Ad-, dress to her Majesty the Queen, unequivocally deve loped their feelings and expressed their sentiments of abhorrence at the odious Bill of Pains and Penalties, levelled against her honour and the liberties of the people of these realms, have not been tardy or remiss in their demonstrations of exultation at the glorious tiumph of her Majesty over her implacable persecu tors, by the death-blow given to this anomalous and nefarious. proceeding. The joy evinced en this mo mentous occasion may have been equalled, but could not have been surpassed by any town in these king doms. When the welcome intelligence was announced by the arrival of the Worcester Old Fly Coach, every countenance was animated with the most lively ex pression, and the enthusiastic gratulations whicirwere interchanged, are better imagined than described.— The town was most brilliantly illuminated, and on the following Thursday a large party dined together at the Cross Keys Inn, where harmony and happiness were strongly depicted in every countenance. The Chair was ably arid judiciously filled by Charles Ed ward Hanford, Esq. of Woolashill, and the festivity of the evening could not be surpassed. But this na tional triumph was not allowed to end here, for by the aid of Mr. Nathaniel Hartland, one of the Society of Friends, a subscription was set on foot, and twelve hundred individuals were this day plentifully sup plied with good beef, mutton, and bread, in comme moration of an event which has, under DIVINE PRO VIDENCE, averted from this country intestine rebellion and civil commotion. BRIDTORT, Nov. 25.—The inhabitants of this town never displayed such an unanimity of sentiment as manifested itself on Thursday, being the day fixed for celebrating their joy on the abandonment of the odious Bill of Pains and Penalties against our illus trious Queen. The morning was ushered in by the bells ringing a merry peal, and the British flags hoisted on the tower and Guildhall, and a band of music parading through the different streets. In the evening, a general and splendid illumination took place, and, with the exception of six houses, the windows were tastefully decorated with laurel, arti ficial flowers, and various devices, and transparen cies in front, applicable to the glorious occasion— the bells cheerfully ringing, and the town band play ing martial and loyal tunes, increased the gaiety of the evening, which proved unusually serene and pro pitious. We cannot refrain particularizing an ele gant triumphal arch of the Chief Magistrate, E. Ni cholas, Ecq. decorated wiih a Star of Brunswick, crown, and the initials C. R. in variegated lamps, adorned with laurels, altogether producing a beau tiful effect. Mr. Richard Fowler, an elegant trans parency (sixteen feet square), suspended at the- en trance of Wyke's-court, bearing the following in scription—" Her Majesty's acquittal, the Triumph of Innocence over unparalleled Infamy, and of Jus tice over a most unexampled Conspiracy ;" at the top C. R. with a crown and star, splendidly adorned with variegated lamps. Dr. Roberts, a figure of her Majesty, in her Royal robes, wearing a crown of glory ; the drapery, &c. well executed, with an ap propriate arch of artificial flowers. Mr. Major, George Inn, a transparency of her Majesty, holding in her hand the Bridport Address, with the follow ing motto—" Regina still, in spite of them."—Also, Messrs. Golding, Hounsell, Ewens, Newburg, Carter, Rendall, Tucker, Bull Ina, &c. &c. were particu larly conspicuous for their appropriate transparencies and embellishments ; but what attracted universal attention and admiration was an exquisitely finished transparency, exhibited by S. D. Robinson, Esq. sur geon, elegantly pourtraymg a most striking repre sentation of her Majesty, as large as life, seated be neath a crimson canopy ; the words—" I am inno cent, and fear not," issuing from her lips; the Bri tish Lion on her left, with his right paw firmly pressed on the V— C—'s chest; a splendid crown suspended above, surmounted by a dove with an olive branch : her Majesty is pointing with her left hand to the L—d C r, moving off with gigantic strides, bearing the Green Bag on his shoul der, with the sentence—" Not Ermi," inscribed in legible characters: betwixt the C r and the Lion are two culprits standing in the pillory, on which is inscribed—" False witnesses." On the right are depicted, Majocchi, De Mont, Sacchi, 4c. trc. moving off in rapid style to their native country, each bearing a Green Bag—the words " Non nil ricordi" inscribed on that of Majocchi. Beneath is represented another Green Bag, with the letters B--, V , C---ke, and Co. Fearing the weather would prove unfavourable, it was placed in this Gentleman's front parlour—windows open: such was the press of spectators, that Mr. Robinson po litely opened his house for their admission, and it is conjectured that not less than sow- persons alter nately viewed it, and departed highly gratified with this interesting and striking exhibition. It is not in• our power to give an adequate description of the manner in which all ranks appeared to testify their loyalty and attachment to our most gracious and victorious Queen ; and it is pleasing to relate, that the vast multitude conducted themselves in the most orderly and peaceable manner in their exultations— not a pane of glass .was broken in the houses of gloom, or the least insult offered to any individual. The evening concluded by parties of inhabitants re tiring to the different Inns, and enjoying the same in harmonious delight. The next night, the most magnificent display of fire-works that ever was ex hibited in this town took place. The effigies of Ma jocchi, holding in his hand The Courier newspaper ; and Mademoiselle De Mont, Felix Farley's Bristol Journal, and Flyndelfs Western Luminary, were burnt amidst the groans and hisses of a vast con course of people, assembled from all pai ts of the country. PERTII.—The friends of the Queen in Perth re solved to celebrate her triumph by processions, the first of which, consisting of workmen belonging to RuthVen printfield, entered the town on Friday night, without the knowledge of the Magistrates, and, after parading the principal streets, with a band of music, they retired without the least disorder ensuing. It having been understood that the seamen belonging to the ships in the harbour intended to have a simi- . - lir procession on Monday, the Magistrates issued a Proclamation against it; but the sailors being loth to be disappointed, the Magistrates sanctioned it, on tondition that they would advance no further than the watt end of South-street, which they faithfully obeyed. Some thoughtless young men, however, endeavoured to make them enter the City. and, on their refusal, they were assailed by opprobrious epi thets. In their progress to the New-shore, the mob succeeded in wresting some torches from the sailors, and with these proceeded' into town; with an evi dent determination to resent the failure of the pro cession. The Magistrates, in consequence, found it necessary to have 'recourse to mit i a d ry assistance ; and the soldiers of the barracks Yeomanry of the neighbourhood were called out ; hut peace was not restored till between ten and eleven o'clock.— Before, however, having recourse to military force, several of the constables and peace officers were much hurt, and Provost Ross received a violent blow from a bottle: the soldiers evinced the greatest forbear ance under the grossest abuse, and the pelting of stones and other missiles. An investigation is going on into the circumstances. On Wednesday night the inhabitants were again alarmed by a procession of sailors, who had gone up the rivet in boats as far as the Palace of Scone . ; but it was only an innocent manifestation of 'their feelings, and they dispersed peaceably. LAROS.—Weinesday.se'nnight, the joyful news of the Queen's acqpittal was celebrated at Largs. In the twilight, a bonfire was lighted up on that beauti ful green eminence east of the town, denominated, since the famous battle in 1263,- the Castle-hill, and another was' kindled on the Forth. These were soon confronted by similar lights on the opposite Islansts of Bute and Cumbrae. From seven o'clock till tc*, Largs, through all her streets, shone bright and beau tiful-. A select band of musketeers paraded the streets, with drums beating, flutes playing, banners flying, and firing platoons every four minute:. In the win-i dows, several transparencies appeared The parish bellman, without waiting for command, took to the great bell, and rang it both loud and long. It is a fact, which ought to weigh greatly in fa vour of Borough Reformation, that in no place where the Magistrates are fairly elected, has there been any disturbance in the course of rejoicing for her Ma-' jesty's acquittal ; the riots and outrages having oc curred only in rotten Boroughs,where the Magistrates hold their office by self election. CARRICKFEROUS.—Saturday se'nnight this town was illuminated, with the exception of the houses of a few families. In these houses a great number of. windows were broken at the close of the evening. PORTAFERRL—In consequence of the decision in the House of Peers on that important question that has lately engrossed their attention, the inhabitants of this town signified their satisfaction by a general illumination and bonfires on Wednesday se'nnight, which was as soon as possible after -the intelligence arrived. The populace expressed their joy by loud and continued shouts of " The Queen !"—" Long live Queen Caroline.!" At nine o'clock a party of the respectable inhabitants assembled at Keown's Hotel, a Chairman was chosen, and many loyal and patriotic toasts were given ; among them were the following : The King—The Queen—Duke of Sussali—Duke of Ghia cester—Our respected and resident landlord;. Andrew Nugent, Esq.—Lehtster, Downshire, and Donegall—ftrskine, Grey, and Carnarvon—and Alderman Wood—The Queen's Noble Sup. porters in the House of Peers—Brougham, Denman, and their Learned Colleagues—Town and Trade of Portaferry. —lt is also satisfactory to state, the greatest good order prevailed, and the amusements of the evening were enjoyed with much hilarity. Although Porta ferry cannot boast of the most splendid illumination, yet it may, most probably, of its being the first in Ireland thus to testify its loyalty. GLASGOW, NOVEMBER 25. It affords no slight satisfaction to turn from the, splendour and misery of populous cities to some of the neighbouring little towns, where the people, living partly by trade, and partly by agricultural labour, are not dependent solely upon either ; and where the dignity and manly independence of the Scottish cha racter are properly displayed. In Stewarton, the peo ple have, in general, large plots of . ground attached to their houses, which, when cultivated with tare,• yield them abundance of potatoes and other *egad bles. The cotton and wool trades employ the in habitants. The Stewarton bonnets are celebrated through the nation, and they are divided into distinct classes. The first is the red rings and.blue rings; that is, the bonnets worn solely by old men. They are sold just now at 7s. 6d. a pound, and there are from three pound to six pound in the dozen, accord ing to the size ; but the demand for them and the mi litary bonnets has gone to next to nothing. The Cockies," however, that is, the bonnets worn by dashing young men, are now uncommonly brisk, and many of them are sent to England. Those which four months ago brought 13s. a dozen, now sell at 14s. and all hands are employed, and in high spirits. As the cotton-weaving declined, the bonnet-weaving became brisk, and the muslin was abandoned for the bonnet. Two and a half years ago, there were not above 90 bonnet-weavers in Stewarton ; at this *day there are about 160, all as throng as they can be, and these, with the other persons engaged about the manufacture, earn about £5OOO a-year. This town is well off in another respect. Mr. CUNNING.. ME, of Lainshaw, whose intelligence and public spi rit do not require to be mentioned here, has greatly' promoted the prosperity of that town. During the winter, in particular, he gives a number of poor people meal and other things, according to their necessities, and he is constantly purchasing cloth for shirts, and mole skin for trowsers, to the poorest of the boys in the place. He attends the Sabbath Night School, and has a large class under his own particular care. And the diligence of the scholars is stimulated by prizes pro portioned to their good conduct. A fire broke out about one o'clock this morning in the house of a tallow-chandler, adjoining Hol land -street, Wardour4treet, Soho. the flames raged with great fury for a considerable time, and commu nicated their ravages to the adjoining houses, near Oxford-greet, till almost the whole of that end of the street exhibited one continued blaze ; water Isould not be procured for a considerable time, and the houses to which the tire had communicated were nearly reduced to ashes before it was extinguished. , i . i . ‘! I I . •i • LAW INTELLIGENCE.: • COURT OF EXCHEQUER. - Mr. Ex-Sheriff PARKINS attended yesterday in the Court of Exchequer, and thus addressed himself to his . Majesty's Barons of the Exchequer: "MY LORDS-I, Joseph Wilfred Parkins, late. Sheriff of the City of London and County of Middle sex, hold an affidavit in my hand, stating, that I have attended'here since the first day of this Term, and now until the last day, have waited in expectation that Mr. Common Serjeant Knowles would have, in ,fulfilment of his promise, made his appearance in this Court, to have shewn cause in support of his attempt to impose upon me, one Samuel Collingridge, an At torney at Law by profession, commonly called the Secondary of London, to' act as my Attorney, to yield unto his Majesty King George the Fourth, a true and just account of the issues and pro fi ts of the office of Sheriffwick of _the City of London, due to his Majesty from the Feast of St. Michael the Arch angel, in the 59th year of his late Majesty King Geo. the Third, for one whole year, in which account I have sworn to charge myself with all such sum and sums of money, asi myself, or any of my bailiffs, officers, or ministers for me have levied, or lawfully might have levied, to .his Majesty's use, and also to answer make of all felons goods, outlawed or at tainted men's goods, waifs, estrays, deodands, or other profits of like nature due to his Majesty, by rea son of the said office of Sheriffwick,. or by virtue of his Majesty's prerogative Royal, which have come to my hands, Under-Sheriff's hands, or any of my bai liffs, officers, or ministers' hands; and that I shall true answer make to the summons of the Pipe and Green Wax :---And I am further bound by my oath to deliver into the Exchequer, a book fairly - written on parchment, declaring where and of whom his Ma jesty is to be answered, the vicontiels written forth to me in the said summons of the Pipe, and in the same account. I shall vouch no franchise or liberty, nor make any petition, nor crave any allowance or discharge, but such as shall be just and true, and well and truly I have sworn to behave Myself in yielding the same account, as a true and just ac countant ought to do, without omission or conceal ment.—So help me GOD. "MY LORDS-I now beg leave to move for a rule of this Honourable Court, calling upon the City of London, to chew cause why I should not be at liberty to enter a warrant of attorney, and appoint my own attorney or deputy, to render an account of the issues and profits of the office of Sheriffwiek of Lon don, to his Majesty King Georgethe Fourth, for one whole year, that is to say, from the Feast of St. Mi chael the Archangel, in the 59th year of his late Ma jesty King George the Third, to the 30th day of Sep tember last." The affidavit being read, a rule was granted. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER 2s. THE LIMO V. DAVISON. Mr, GURNEY moved for the judgment of the Court on the defendant, who was tried at the last Sittings after Term before Mr. Justice Best, at Guildhall, Dondon ' and found guilty of publishing two libels , the one seditious, and the other irreligious. Two affidavits were put in and read on the part of the defendant. Mr. COOPER addressed the Court, in a brief but eloquent speech, in mitigation of punishment. Mr. Guam and Mraktlaitavarr spoke in aggra.: ration, and dwelt particularly on the circumstance, that since the defendant's conviction, the publication of the Deist's Magazine still went on. Mr. Justice BAYLEY delivered the judgment of the Court, and, after a suitable address, passed the fol lowing sentence:—" That the defendant be impri soned in his Majesty's Jail at Okeham, in the County of Rutland, for two years, and at the end of that time to find security for five years, himself in £2OO, and two sureties in £2O each. THE KING V. JOHNSON AND OTHERS. This, it will be recollected, was an indictment against the defendants for an alleged nuisance, in erecting a wharf opposite the Penitentiary, Millbank, whereby the navigation of the River Thames was obstructed. Mr. GURNEY (with whom was Mr. Nowt) now prayed the judgment of the Court. Affidayits were put in on behalf of the defendants in mitigation of punishment, stating that the alleged nuisance was now completely abated. Mr. SCARLETT, for the defendants, under the cir cumstances, contended that this was not a case for anything like criminal punishment. The COURT ordered the case to be referred to the Master, as a question of costs merely. The CHIEF JUSTICE said, doubtless the City of London will return the £4OO which they have re ceived in this case. THE KING V. HUMPHREY. This was an indictment against the defendant for an assault upon Mr. Thomas Philpot, an Attorney, and Mayor of Monmouth. The defendant, on his own motion, was now brought -up for judgment—. The alleged assault was committed by the defendant when in a state of intoxication. The next day he of fered to make an apology in writing, but it was re fused, and the present proceedings were instituted by the prosecutor, who removed the indictment into this Court from the Quarter Sessions. An affidavit was now put in to aggravate the punishment, stating that the defendant had since demeaned himself, in such a manner, by making gestures offensive to the plaintiff, as gave no earnest of his peaceable dispo sition.—The defendant put in an affidavit, declaring that he bore no malice towards the prosecutor ; and two respectable persons of the town of Monmouth depoied to the peaceable disposition of the defendant. The Counr, after hearing Counsel, sentenced him to be imprisoned for two months in Monmouth Jail,, and, at the expiration of that time, to enter into so curity for his good behaviour for three years, him self in £5OO, and two sureties in £250 each. THE KING V. EDMONDS. The defendant entered into'securities to be of good behaviour, and to appear to receive judgment of the Court on the first day of next Term. his bondsmen were Mr. Benbow and Mr. Clement. LEWIS V. J. W. CLEMENT, ESQ. MT. MARRYATT and Mr. CHITTY sheaved cause against the Rule obtained for setting aside the inqui sition of damages amounting to £5OO, obtained, 1;1 Mr. Lewis, the Attorney, of Canterbury, against the Proprietor of the Observer Newspaper, for An allegcd libel contained in the e iepcitt of' st case in the Insol vent Debtorf Court, in which the plaintiff's conduit was alleged to be implicated, The COURT, after heating Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. PLATT, on behalf of the defendant, ordered the Rule to be made absolute, for setting the inquisitina aside upon the terms of bringing the money into Court within ten days, and that the action should not abate in case of the death of either party. THE KING V. MARY WHITEY. Mr. SCARLETT prayed the judgment of the Court against this defendant, convicted of perjury in the prosecution of the Bowditches, of Taunton, for the alleged abduction Of Miss Glenn.—The defendant did not appear when called. THE KING V. HENRY HUNT, ESQ. Mr. SCARLET? rose to %hew cause against the role obtained on behalf of this Gentleman, for altering the mode of his treatment in gaol, and he stated that he had affidavits which, he trusted, would be a corn plete answer to all the serious charges contained in Mr.. Hunt's affidavit. Mr. CHITTY interposed, and said that he had seen his Learned Friend's affidavits, but they were of such a nature as to requite some answer. He therefore applied that the case might stand over until next Term for that purpose. The COURT said, that as it was the defendant's own delay, there could be no objection ; and the case wis accordingly ordered to stan..l over till next Term. This being the last day of Term, the Court sat until a late hour. 'A Petition to the LORD CHANCELLOR is now in circulation through the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying that the Assize and Jail Deliver) for this Riding should be in future holden at \Vakefitld. Larender, the Bow-street officer, h:is ap; iehended two men and a woman, charged with being con cerned in sending a basket of poisoned provisions to two horse-stealers in Maidstone JAil, by partaking of which they both died. The prisoners are -gypsies: the woman is supposed to have made a puddiog, in which a quantity of arsenic was intu oduced. One of the deceased men, previous to his expiring, made a eonfession of all the robberies he had been concerned in, and gave a clue to the apprehen• ion of the above persons, who formed part of the gang w ith whom he had been connected, acrd who, fearful of his impeach ment, had contrived the diabolical scheme to save their own lives. QUEEIt-SQUARE.—Yesterday, Elizabeth Letter was brought before the Sitting Magistrates, charged on suspicion of being accessary to the robbery and at tempted murder of Mr. and Mrs. Culy, of Whoop lane Fens, Lincolnshire, on the evening of the 21 st ( f August last. It appeared that about seven o'clock in the evening, four men, dressed in smock frocks, and with masks on their faces, knocked at the door of Mr. Culy, who is a farmer, and was suspected to possess great wealth. Mr. Cu lyi and his wife were the only persons at home at the time, and Are both considerably advanced in years. They inquired who was there? The answer was, that it was a man who had a letter fur Mr. Culy. The door was then opened, and instantly the four robbers rushed in, all armed, and commenced their attack upon the de fenceless inmates. Mr. Culy resisted, and saved his wife for a longtime; but being at length overpowered, the robbers, in the most brutal manner, beat himself and his wife till they were no longer able to resist, and then, with dreadful threats, compelled them to tell where all their treasure was deposited. Not con tent with this, the villains continued their cruelty, till they imagined their victims were dead, and then plundered the house of every thing valuable.— Amongst other property was a hoard of guineas, kept by Mrs. Culy, privately. There was also a great quantity of notes, in £2O, £5O, and of a larger amount, in the house, altogether amounting to £9OO, or £lOOO. Mr. and Mrs. Culy were discovered in this dreadful situation, and, with proper medical attention, were happily recovered. A reward of £5OO had been of fered for the apprehension of the gang. At that time several suspicious, and some notorious characters in the neighbourhood, absconded, amongst whom were prisoner's two brothers, also two men named .11enly, and a man named How, who were after wards apprehended by William Campion, Constable. of Spalding; two of them are in Manchester Jail, and the other in Spalding Jail ; they confessed the robbery, and implicated the prisoner's brothers, who are still at large. Campion came to London in pun. suit of them, and applied to Pace for assistance ; the latter traced out the prisoner to keep two garrets, at the Fortune of War, in East-street, Manchester square, where she lodged four of the Life Guards, to one of Whom she was to have been married yester day. The Officers went to her lodging yesterday, at an early hour, and found the shoes and part of her brothers clothes. She admitted they came to visit four weeks ago, when they left the things behind, aid purchased new clothes; but she denied any know ledge of their retreat or the robbery. The Officer said, he received information that the gang had shared the plunder at the prisoner's lodging ; that they divided the gold In heaps, and the small notes; but the large notes the prisoner's brothers kept, be cause the rest could neither read nor write. The de-. positions of Pace and the country Constable being taken, the prisoner was committed for re-examination. BIRTHS. the Lady of Cait. 'Marian, in York-place, Bathurst LW. of a daughter. Saturday, at Burlington House, Lear Calories Cavendishof a daughter. MARRIED. At Swords Church, Hamilton English, 1: 26:aptain in the 7th Royal Fus'leers, :o Bennett* 6 Maria , of J. Esq. of Baßyheary, county of Dublin. DIED. The 18th inst. at Girvan,ikiter Douglas Murray, Esq. writer. At Ardrossan, ow the loth ult. a few boors after her patt4e from Arran, Miss Cunoinghanse, only surviving slaughter of the late Archibald Cunninghame. Esq. of Thornton. The 22.1 inst. aged 63, at his seat, the l'tiory, *near Temple' more, Ireland, Sir John Craven Carden, Bart. The 16th Inc.t at Galashie's Manse ? the Rev. Dr. Douglas, the 73d year of his age, and 51st of has ministry. . . The 17th inst. the Rev. James ileatson, of P.Aport/e, ter of the Gospel, Dunbarney. Aged 76, the Rev. John Wood, M.A. for many years Meal' Of Newton St. Loe, near Bath. HIG H. W ATER at LON DON , nutoqiclst,- 4011 It , 0 • kit ruing - - • 4514-inuto 4tter Aturr.oen - ls --..--- lo LO N 1)t)' • Trotted , nti viohlucheff h, larytt. KM, ['Aiwa , - Place, Tempi& am • i' p :Tifr 1 vt! i s :'.. ,1+ Ai di I , i ,?ii i ~` I