Star. — London, England, 1822-12-12 00:00:00

Till: ARMY. New POO Cats.—The hearing of this fmportant ease has been definitively fixe.l for the Bth of January next. • Monday a troop of the loth llossars marched into Clonmel frnni Carrick, and proceeded on Tuesday to Cahir, to do.duty. Saturday a detachment of the 71st Light infantry marched i-.:,, Clonmel, on their route from Dublin to Fermoy, to join t .:.ir head•quarters. • Weirest.ay morning the 7th Hussar: marched from the Royal jt..riacks having received the route for Newbridge, county of wht,re they are to he stationed. s j ne day the first detachment of the Enniskillen Dragoons marched into town, and succeeded the 7th in their head-quarters. 3i o nday morning 2.10 men from Albany Barracks, embarked at Cowes for Portsmouth. we understand that it the determination of Government to —body tour additional Veteran Battalions immediately.—Cori LORD PORTSMOUTH'S CASE. COURT OF CHANCERY-TDIS DAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR proceeded to state the pe tition,which was to question the soundness or unsound secs of the mind of Lord Portsmouth. He said, that the Commission is to inquire into the soundness of the mind of the party, though originally the province of she Court was only to inquire into Idiotcy : but it has been long settled, that if the party .is found to be incapable of managing his affairs, then the person holding the office of Chief Commissioner of Luna tics (for he did not dispose of this case as Chancellor) issued a Commission ; and if be issued a Commission ti• inquire into the soundness of the mind of the party, if a Jury should find that the party was incapa ble of managing his affairs, that would not be suffi ;'ent to give the Chief Commissioner any further wer over him, unless that finding was preceded by •i;,ding that the party was of unsound mind; and, J su pport of this doctrine, his Lordship quoted s Titsiderable number of cases from the decision of Lord Hardwicke ; for be could not of himself take upon him to declare whether the patty was of un iinind mind or not, but to list that question of the country, that is, by a Jury; for the Crown shall not otherwise do that by which a party shall be deprived of his liberty; and after that finding, there was a right of traversing that finding. He then went over the sub stance of the affidavitsot the physicians, and observed, that it it had not been for the caveat, he should have issued the Commission for the Inquiry some time ago. However, although this petition was presented by Mr. Newton Fellowes; the brother of the Noble Lord, his Lxdship said it did not belong whim, at present, to call Fellowes the heir apparent to the Earldom. There was a great variety of solemn instruments executed by the Noble Lord ; and at first, when this applica tion was made to him some years ago for such a' commission as this, he thought that, upon a perusal of all the affidavits, there was a great deal of evi dence of eccentricity of conduct, but, upon the whole, the evidence was in favour of sanity, and the evi dence of hardship and of ill-treatment was extremely scanty ; therefore, then, he could not grant the corn. mission, but the question was now, whether matters were altered so as to call for a new inquiry ? He r. fished it to be understood that he gave no opi nion upon the alleged sanity or insanity, cruelty, adultery, or impotency. He decided upon neither of these points: for he may be Impotent, and not be an object of a commission ; he may be treated I.:di cruelty, and not be a subject of a commission; he may have had an adulterous wife,and not be a sub ject of a commission. Whether any of these facts es,ted, he gave no opinion; for he would not preju t:ce the question with any opinion of his upon either of the points : the only question with him was—whether or not there was ground for inquiry whether the Noble Lord's mind was sane or not?- 2le then took a view of the affidavit of Dr. Bankhead, and observed that the Learned Doctor did not appear to embrace the question to be examined into ; though he agreed with him in some parts, for a man may have a 'depraved mind without being of an unsound mind. As to that of the other Physicians, the whole of the medical evidence preponderated greatly in favour of unsoundness of mind. He then observed upon all that had been said of what hao pened at different parts of England and Edinburgh, and all which had been solemnly denied on oath, upon which he would say nothing, for he would not touch the character of any individual ; but the ques tion was, whether there was ground for inquiry into fac:s ? upon these grounds he was of opinion that the Ccnlmission should issue. With respect to all other points, of security of the Noble Lord's person, &c. he would say, in the course of this week, what should be done; but it was his duty to say, upon the whole of the case, there was grouad for issuing this Commission. The ATIORNICY-GENERAL proposed the Commis sion to be executed in Middlesex. The Loun CitArscuton wished to know whether there should not be power given to adjourn from , place to place? but, to save unnecessary expense, and for other purposes, he believed it had better be in Middlesex.—llere the matter rests. The charge of Baron GRAHAM to the Grand Jury at.Hertford, has very naturally excited considerable surprise. it has been said, that the People have no thing to do with the laws bat obey them ; and, mon strous as the doctrine may be, it is one that appears :1 have no small share in ' ;illation. When, however, new law is made with the avowed object of les sening the severity of former ones, we should least of a:i expect opposition to them from those whose only :L-.;v is to see them faithfully administered. That a third Assize may give more trouble and create addi ic,;ial expense to the Judges we will admit ; but it is an experimental measure; and if it should afterwards t;ecome a permanent one, we doubt not that either r.zare Judges will be created, or the present ones corn ?cr.sated for their increased labours. But whether :ins be the case or not, we may ask how far it is pood policy for a Judge to find fault with those laws cf the 'Legislature which we ate taught it is the duty of every person to respect, and certainly most of all those individuals to whom their execution is so im mediately entrusted? :Nly , rzarotra Atreus at KIST G KINSTZAD.—Some evenings ego the loud report of a gun was heard in East Grinstead Church yard, and when the frightened inhabitants arrived at the spot, they found two very respectable young men lying at a grave, bolh shut in the legs. The account they gave was, that they had been 'induced by some London resurrection-men to take out a corpse recently interred, and that in the act of se doing, they had teen washed, and allot at. Nothing fartherh as yet transpired;' 4% Loth the parties are highly respectable, their motives for such base employment romaius a mystery. 1 • NATAL INTELLIGENCZ 1114=•=1..M.8 „ WiterdaY a Court if Uleeeteli WWI held at the Bast India- House, when Colonel Alantsonsia WALICKII took the usual oaths, on being appointed Governor of &. Helena. The following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz.—Captain Wit.zsam hlrrcnitzt., Bridgewater, consigned to St. Helene, Bombay, and China; Captain RICHARD At.saoza, Waterloo, consigned to Bombay and China. The Freden, Ezeraost, from Boston to Gottenburg, drove on shore at Lerwick on the 19th ult. and filled with water— crew saved. FALMOUTH, Dac. 10.—Wind N.—Sailed the Lady Louisa packet, for America; and George the Third, for Jamaica and N4eira. Pcrasotrru, Dan. 10.—Calm.—The cargo of the Princess of Wales, lately arrived here in distress, has began to be trans shipped on board the brig Jane, to be conveyed to London. Poarsmourn, Dec. 11.—Wind E.—Arrived his Majesty's ship LIANDML, from India; and the Ann, from Valencia. — Sailed his Majesty's ship PHA swim, for Plymouth; also the whole of the outward-bound, 55 in number, fur their de:* nations. DZAL, Dan. 11.—Wind F.S.E.—Arrived this day and sailed for the River, the Suffolk, ALLISON, from Quebec ; Hannah, Discus, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Creole, from Per nambuco. Sailed about 3 r. at. the Hannah, Lama, for Botnbay. Passed through the Downs this day, a fleet of outward-bound vessels from Ramsgate harbour. Ittawicu, Dec. 11.—Arrived the Henry Freeing packet. with Mails from Cuxhaven. The Ann, of London, was seen yesterday, near the Cutler Sand, without a rudder, and towed by a smack : she has not come in here. Sumps, Dec. 4.—A melancholy accident happened this day in our harbour. The boats of his *Majesty's ship now lying there, having returned from escorting the keels down the river, the men were ordered, as usual, to draw the contents from their muskets, from which the officer, according to custom, had pre viously seen the priming blown ; one of the men, however, find ing some difficulty in drawi j ag his piece, reprimed it, and dis charged It at the 0144- - buoy, when the OA unfortunately rebounded, and struck a sailor, named James Johnson, who was passing in a boat at the time. It entered his right side and passed out at his back, and after lingering some time he died. As soon as the accident was known to the Commanding Officer, he sent the Assistant Surgeon of the ship to attend upon the wounded man, and every care and attention were paid to him. The men belonging to the ship have volunteered a day's pay to assist the wife and family of the deceased. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. Admiralty-Office, Dec. 7, 1822. Sta—l am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that their Lordships' attention having been called by a letter and memorandum from Lieutenant Stokes, late of his Majesty's ship Iphigenia, of which the en closed are copies, to the paragraph in the newspapers therein al luded to; and their Lordships having compared the statement of Mr. Harrison, Muter of the Zephyr, as given in the newspapers, with this official and authentic report from Lieutenant Stokes, they think it due to the owners in whose employment Mr. Harri son may be, to communicate to them the true state of the case in question. I am, &c. (Signed) J. W. CROKER. " J. W. Buckle, Esq. Chairman of the Committee of the Ship-owners Society." " The Hungerford, Strand, Dec. 4, 18 4 29- " Sot—ln consequence of having seen in the Times and Courier of Saturday last, an article which professes to be an account of the capture of a pirate schooner, by the brig Zephyr, Harrison master, and the Iphigenia's pinnace, under my command, and which differs essentially from the verbal report I had the honour to make to you on my return to Havannah ; I beg leave to place in your hands the accompanying memorandum, drawn up some time since, relative to that affair, and to point out some of the flagrant falsehoods in the account to which I have referred. "That account, I am convinced, was written by Harrison, the master of the Zephyr. Those who have read his statement, and are unacquainted with his character, will be somewhat surprised at hearing that neither he nor one of his crew boarded the schooner which he has gratuitously called a pirate. They wit nessed the affair from the taffrail of the Zephyr, at about pistol shot distance, and when they saw that the Iphigenia's pinnace had taken possession of her they gave us three cheers ; the inci dents he relates, such as his clearing for action, (by the bye, he had not a gun in his brig) his calling to me to shove off, the blow made at the bowman of the boat, the recapture of the Sarah, and the detention of the American ship, are all perfectly fabulous. So long as I was on board his vessel, in pursuance of your orders, for the purpose of affording him protection, I considered myself entitled to exact from him implicit obedience ; and accordingly he exercised no more authority with respect to the measures which he represents himself to have directed than did his cabin boy. Had &e proved a pirate, the merit of het capture would have belonged exclusively to those who were in the Iphigenia's pinnace. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) " PRINGLE STOKES, " Lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Iphigenia." MEMORANDUM. In consequence of the reports of the piracies com mitted on the coast of Cuba, I was ordered by Com modore Sir Robert Mends to give escort, in the pin nace of the Iphigenia, to the Zephyr and Sarah, two English merchant vessels about to start from the Ha vannah. In the pinnace were, besides myself, Mr. William Pedder, passed as midshipman, Mr. A.Lace, assistant-surgeon, a cockswain, fourteen seamen, and four marines. The Zephyr was n brig of about 500 tons, the master's name Harriso n; Mr. George Tho mas, a Lieutenant in the Navy, was acting as mate. The Sarah was a small schooner out of Nassau, New Providence, laden with bale goods; her owner, Lieu. tenant Podmore, Royal Navy, was on board of her. —Neither the Sarah nor the Zephyr had guns or ammunition. As it was not unlikely that an attempt to board these vessels might be made by the pirates, provided the pinnace were not seen, I went on board the Ze phyr, as she, being much larger than the Sarah, afforded a better ambush for my boat when hauled up alongside. We got outside the Moro of Havannah by seven A. H. and by sun-set the vessels were consi dered as sufficiently distant from the land to require no longer my convoy ; but deeming that I ought to prolong as much as possible our chance of getting hold of a pirate, I decided upon not quitting until day-light the nest morning. The Sarah was in con sequence directed to keep close to us, to fire a musket if she saw anything suspicious, and was supplied with ammunition for that purpose. At day-light, being between Matanzas and the Double Headed Shot, two schooners were seen to windward ; one was recognised as the Sarah running down to us ; the other, a large two topsailed schooner, having the appearance of a cruiser, was edging down to the Sarah. About a quarter of an hour after the stranger hoisted American colours, and fired a mus ket. The Sarah hoisted English colours and hove to. Stranger luffed to, down boat, and sent on board the Sarah, then furled and kept away for the Zephyr, hoisted her colours. As she approached we hove to, I got into my pinnace with my crew, and requesting Ilr. Thomas to let me know when the schooner was nearly in the wake of the brig, I stood by to shove off to board her in the pinnace, because, if she proved honest, all would be right; and if she was otherwise, we stood a good chance of surprising her, as the plan we were upon was knovel one on that coast. Mr. Thom• s let me know when she was about pistol-shot i distar e in the wake of the brig, I shoved off, and boarded her on the larboard quarter without resist ! a tie, for we were on board too quickly for them to have prepared for it even if they had been so in clined. As we boarded, some hands abaft were busy hauling down the Am erican colours, and hoist- ing the red, yellow, and blue ensign of Colombia.' As her crew appeared rather numerous, I put about fifteen of them in irons, and them proceeded to eye. • mine whit I had' got hold of. She proved to be the schooner Mai ia, out of Pampata, Margaritta, her ton nage about 200 tons, 'aving eight guns .and forty. men. The Captain of her (named Baker) produced a commission from the Republic of Colombia, autho rizing him to capture Spanish vessels, together aid) a roll of public instructions in the Spanish language. The letter of instructions from the owner wllich ac companies this memorandum, was found in the Cap tain's trunk, together with the original, of which it is the duplicate. Shortly after we got on board the privateer, a large ship was seen a-head. The Captain of the privateer told me it was a vessel which he had boarded the evening before. I got the Master of her on board the Maria, and questioned him. He told me that the boarding Officer of the privateer had treated him po litely, paid him for some potatoes with which he had supplied him, and detained him no longer than a few minutes to examine his papers. I likewise sent Mr. Pedder on board the Neutrality, for I thought it possible that this might not be the Master of her, but one of the Prize-masters belonging to the Maria. Mr. Pedder questioned the crew, and reported him self satisfied that there was no deception. I requested Lieutenant Podmore, the owner of the Sarah, to come on board, that I might have his evidence re specting the boarding Officer of the privateer. He reported that his conduct had been perfectly correct. I had strictly examined the privateer whether there were any bale goods on board, or anything that looked like plunder. Finding nothing of that kind, and deeming myself unauthorized to detain her, un le,s I could establish some act of aggression against our commerce, I thought myself bound, in the ab sence of any circumstance of a crimillatory nature, to let her go: so, having released the men I had put in irons, I shoved off from her about one o'clock P and pursued my way in the Iphigenia's pinnace to Havanna!), where I arrived about noon the following day. PRINGLR STOKES, Lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Iphigenia. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. A new tragedy, which had been for some time announced, under the title of The Huguenot, ascribed to Mr. SUM, after much " preludising" in the way of the - puff preliminary, was last night pccduced at this Theatre. The distress of the piece arises principally from the filial virtue of the hero, Adolphus Polignue (Mr. Mammal's.), who, to screen his father from punishment for a murder, comnfitted in the vio lence of passion, aggravated by insult, exposes his own reputation to the stain, and is sent as a convict to a prison in Orleans. Before this misfortune had befallen him, he was attached to Margaret Ronson: (Nliss Kcci.v), who retires, after their separation, to a cottage in the nei g hbourhood of Orleans, with her father (Mr. Be RTf.CY). Here again the virtue of filial devotion is manifested, and the fair Margaret resolves to marry Count Montville (Mr. Yams), in order to deliver her father from pecuniary distress. This she does under the persuasion that Adolphus had deserted her. It is just on the eve of the intended nuptials that her un happy lover Grit hears of her intention to become the wife of another. He retolves to witness the ceremony, and having won the guard to whom he is intrusted, by saving the life of his child, he obtains his permission to repair to the church. Here he has an interview with Margaret, when an explanation takes place; her agitation betrays her secret to the father and the Count, his disguise is torn off by the attendants, and she is up braided with an attachment for a convict and a murderer. Margaret boldly resists the imputation of guilt thus cast upon her lover, but Montville, after procuring his condemnation to death, determines that she shall behold the brand upon his arm as he passes to execution. Ilis wish is in that respect accomplished, and the wretched Adolphus, though implored by Margaret with the tenderest entreaties to avow his innocence, is prohibited from doing so by the obligation of an oath. She is then abandoned by her father, upon which, in a state of despair, she follows her lover to the scene where he is about to surrender his life. In the meantime the fathei of Adolphus arrives at Orleans in a dying state in search of his sou ; they meet at the place of execution ; but just as the son is about to suffer the father dies, having pre viously confessed himself to be the criminal. The sentence of Adolphus is of course recalled, and instead of perishing on the scaffold, he is restored to the arms of Margaret. This outline of the leading features nt the story will be sufficient to strew that the incidents are strongly marked, and that what is called stage. effect has not been unattended to in their conception and arrange. ment. It is impossible to speak too highly of Mr. MacnzaDy's acting. Pride, love, and despair, were the great passions he had to describe, and he described them faithfully and forcibly. I lis powers were strongly put forth in taunting his rival, and the manner in which he declared his innocence at last, was in the highest degree pathetic. The character of Margaret, which was assigned to Miss F. H. KELLY, had also the advantage of being admirably performed; but the spirit with which she defended the character of her lover, was as impressive, in one tone of elocution, as the tender anxiety with which she encouraged him to announce his innocence was in another. Her de claration—that though she did not love him, she would die for him—produced a sensation in which every heart participated. The other characters were also well supported. the falling of the curtain, Mr. Miaow, who had performed the part of La Roche, advanced to the front of the stage, and announced " the Tragedy" for repetition, amidst a strong contest of- hisses and applause. The former were evidently directed against the Piece, but Mr. ABBOTT, with much good nature and submission, taking them to himself, as expressive of censure for an error committed by him in explain ing the dying confession of the Count de Poitgnac, whereby the denouement had been somewhat con fused, apologised for his fault, which he said was oc casioned by the agitation of the moment. This ex planation interrupted the strife between the " con tents and the not-contents," which was not after wards renewed. An apology was also made for the non-appear ance of Mr. FAWCETT as Whimmey, in the Afterpiece of the London Hermit, through indisposition. Lord and Lady Etiaanzasst have returned to Flo rence, where they are prepating a grand fete, against the arrival of the Autocrat of - Europe and the Em peror of AUSTRIA, who have resolved to visit Flo rence after they have seen Venice. FOREIGN TRAM The Merchant, ShirOgener, and Shill-Master's Custom and Excise Guide, com prising every species of Information relative to the Trade between the whole of the British Dominions and all other of the World : including a Ga zetteer of all tri rt ' s rrading Places; accompanied by Maps, drawn:and engraved expressly for the work; by Mr. Pore, of the Custom-house, Bristol, is just published. Eighth Edition, brought down to Nov. 1, 1822, price 11. Is. sold by all Booksellers. • ' BPOR77IPG FATAL ACCIDENT, COMING FROM THE FlGirr. The.gentlensast's name, who was killed on Tuesday with the Gas-light-Man, is Roe, not laws, as stated in the Star of yes terday—be was a silversmith, residing in A !derogate -street. The accident happened in the hollow, half a mile north of the Green Man, Finchley-Comnson, at about nine o'clock. in the evening. I licknsan was killed instantaneously—les brains were scattete4 about the road, and the head was crushed to atoms. Mt. Roe seemed to have some animation, but he was soon dead. SPARRING. Harry Huh, a man whose prowess in the prise-ring has hear heal admired, and whdke dvility out of it is proverbial, took his benefit yesterday, at the Fives -court, but the melancholy tame trophewMch bad held the unfoi tunate liickman, threw a damp upon the sports. There was no setting -to of any note. .T+* Hodson sheaved, but Shekels did not. The latter has reteived the most severe punishment, and he has proved himself a Ter, brave man. The lucky hit which won hint thefight was on the temple of Hudson, the one on the body not taking the effect a spectator would suppose. It has been stated that neither could answer to time, but Shelton was led to the scratch, or rather held visit k, beyond Ids time. A meeting has been held upon the subset, but the address of Hudson yesterday has set that matter at reit.—Josb mounted the stage with his head tied up, and very %seer in the ogles, and addressed the spectators in nearly the following words It has been talked about whe ther Shelton was entitled to the stake-money, and my friends are too honourable to be mean, and they have told me to say, that Shelton shall have the money. lam ready, and so is my money, to fight Shelton again for £lOO, and be may name his own time." BANSTEAD (BUCKS) COURSING, DEC. 10. CV! AND COVIR. Mr. Branum's Fly beat Mr. Hawker's bl. d. Mr. Aston's br. b. beat Mr. Gee's Faulty. Capt. Hand's Groggy beat Mr. Ilarding's wh. d. Mr. Phillips's bl. b. beat Mr. Mason's Oliver. Mr. Beard's Pope beat Mr. King's br. d. Mr. Spencer's Gift beat Mr. Owen's tan b. ?MST TIG Fly beat Mr. Aston's br. b. Groggy beat Mr Phillips's b. and Gift beat Pope. • SECOND TIE. Gift beat Fly, and won the Cup ; and the Cover was adjudged to Groggy. MATCHES POI TIM GUINEAS. Capt. Swan's br. b. beat Mr. Hervey's George. Mr. Hunt's Fanny beat Mr. Grovvenor's r. d. Capt. Johnson's Fun beat Mr. Owen's wh. 4. Mr. Harrison's Spindle beat Mr. Kul) yeti's Flora. The hares were strong upon speed, and afforded very excellent runs. TROTTING MATCH. Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, a trotting match took place on the Hackney-road for SO guineas, between a grey horse, the property of Mr. EVANS, and a black horse, the property of Mr. KIN?. They were to trot against each other for one hour, at the expiration of which time the black horse won, having done IS miles in the hour. About seven o'clock on Thursday evening much surprise was excited amongst several inhabitants of Wide targate, by a chorus of plaintive notes in the air, accompanied by a strange fluttering sound, which was soon found to be occasioned by a flock of wild geese, that seemed to sail on the pinions of the storm. As a Lady was walking in the neighbourhood of Cwm, Carmarthenshire, on the evening of Wednes day se'nnight, followed by two favourite terriers, she was most unexpectedly surprised by a ferocious and savage attack on the dogs, by an animal of the at species, and answering to Buffon's description of-the catantountain, or ocelot, one of the fiercest of its kind. The fight was unusually long and severe, and terminated in the death of cote of the dogs, leaving the other nearly lifeless on the field. The animal has hitherto escaped; and, it is said, has for a consider• able time past committed great havoc among the feathered tribe at Cwm and its vicinity. Tuesday evening, as a genteelly dressed woman was standing on the pavement in the Strand, opposite. to Bedford-street,waiting to cross over, one of the wheels of a mail-coach cart (which was driving rapidly &lAA the Strand, towards Clearing-cross), when opposite where the Lady was standing, unfortunately flew off and struck her on the brea,t, which levelled her to the ground; she was instantly taken up in a state of insensibility, and conveyed to a surgeons shop,when, on restoratives being applied, she gradually recovered. —Two of her ribs were broken, her breast bone was likewise fractured, and in other respects much injured. Hopes, however, are entertained of her recovery. Yesterday, in consequence of the density of the fog, a very melancholy accident happened in the Westminster-road. A gig, containing a lady and gentleman, came in contact with a carriage, both ve hicles proceeding at a rapid pace. The pole of the carriage struck the horse of the chaise with great violence on the breast, which caused the animal to rear up and overturn the vehicle. • The lady was thrown with such violence to the ground, that two of her ribs were broken, besides other severe contusions. The gentleman was also hurt in a shocking manner, and the unfortunate individuals were can red to- a place of safety in a deplorable condition. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHEw.—Yesterday afternoon the fat cattle, sheer, and pigs, began to ar rive at Mr. SADLER% yard, in Goswell-street, which are intended to compete for the Christmas Prizes offered by the Smithfield Club. Her Grace the Duchess of Romallo, the Marquis of EXETER, and a long list of distingui,hed breeders and graziers, have already sent in their stock, previously to the judges examining and making their award of the premiums. Monday morning Mary, the wife of Wm. Kerney, labourer, was brought-to-bed of three fine boys, at No. 9, Strathaverr place, Chelsea. The circumstance, we are happy to say, fias excited the attention of the benevolent in the neighbourhood, many of whom have visited and relieved thepoor family. flow.svascr.—Yesterday thirteen Publicans appeared to an swer informations against them for keeping open at late hours. Mr. Witcrams, who was Solicitor to the new Licensing Bill while in Parliament, stated the view which the framers of the Act had with respect to late hours. Tn country publis•houses, frequented by poachers, nine o'clock would be the hour of et elusion; but as to those in the vicinity of the Theatres, which did not close till twelve o'clock, it was known their principal business then began, and it ought not to be considered a late hour. The definition was left to the Magistrate's thscrreon.-- The first information was against an a-la-mode beef shop, Ivhich is also licensed, in Clare-court, Druty-lane, at which some per sons were at supper, and two gentle:i.en were seen to drink a small glass of brandy each, at twelve o'clock on Saturday night. The Vestry Clerk of St. Clement's attended for the defendant, and contended that the taking a small glass was not tippling, which was a continuance of drinking beyond necessary refresh ment. This case was, however, droitped, from an error in the information. In most of the other cases the defendants pleaded Guilty, and were fined. • GIIILDIIALG—A you..g man applied for a warrant against hia wife, to whom he was lately married. On Sunday. however, she eloped, and, is be enders' • abor leave - in consequence of having ar married but a few months the applicant. The Magistrate told hini, her, that would be attained The applicant said, he escape so; she should meet As, however, be had not facts he had stated, his p; ' dersiood, was now about to leave town, !I another husband living, whom she bad the before she became connected with im : that if his obje:t was to get rid ti ed by her flight. to thought such a woman ought not to eet the severest I.z.nistiment of the law. t the best documentary, evidence 1 ,4 to e rayer could not be granted. . • 1 i / li 11 ~. ! :..1 1 1, lilst• • I . .i..ii . ! 5 * I : I. i