Star.
London, England, 1808-11-28 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

Nov. 20. Samuel Pears, of Bread-street, London, warehouseman
and factor, and John Watson, John Watson the ranger, and
Joseph //arson, all of Preston, Lancashire, cotton manufactu-
rers and partners, at ten, at Guildhall, London.
Nov. 29. John Spencer Taylor, of Gracechurch-street, London,
straw hat manufacturer, at ten, at Guildhall.
Nov. 29. SanuiejAllen, of Cardiff, Glantorganshire, (amasser,
at twelve, at Guildhall, London.
Nov 29. James Denison, William Andrews Phelps, and George
Williams, of Friday-street, Cheapside, London, warehousemen
and copartners, at one, at Guildhall
Dec. 7. Henry Wilcock and John Wilcock, both of Manchester,
stay-makers, at two, at the Star Inn, Manchester.
Jan. 14. Wm. Bulgin, of Bristol, printer, bookseller and stationer,
at twelve, at the Wkite Lion, Broad-street, Bristol.

Saturday night's Gazette contains his Majesty's Proclamation,
as it appeared in TIM STAR of Saturday, summoning Parßamona
to meet on the 16th of January, for the dispatch of business.
The Gazette of Saturday night also contains an Order in Cana.
ell, forbidding all persons, except the Master-General of the Ord-
nance, for the space of six months, from the 6th December amt,
to export from this kingdom, or carry coastwise, any gunpowtine
or saltpetre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, without lanvit
obtained from his Majesty, or his Privy Council, upon pain .1
incurring the penalties inflicted by an Act pasted in the 99th ylne
of his hue Majesty's reign.

LAW INTELLICENUE‘

COURT OF RING', BENCH, NOVEMBER M.
THE KING V. THE REV. MR. curium:.
Judgment was prayed against the Defendant for a
libel, and other.misconduct towards a Magistrate of
the County of Lek ester. The Defendant was senten-
ced to three months imprisonment, and to find sure-
ties for his good behaviour for two years, himself in
AN% and two sureties in £5O.
TDEACING V. JAMES
Judgment was prayed against the Defendant, fount
uilty of writing a letter to Captain Gordon, a brother
Officer, with an intent to instigate him to a challenge.
The Prosecutor was the relation of the Cocueiztee of
a lunatic, :Tito whose house the Defendant had insi-
nuated himself, and therried the Lenatic's female
soreant, by which means he attempted to preeent•the
Prosecutor from gaining access to his-elation ; and
it was, upon the resistance. of this attempt that the
letter he qnestion was written.
Mr. Lewes, on behalf of the Defendant, commented
on the affidavits in mitigation of punishment, which
he had put in.
Mr. Serjeaat BEST, for the Prosecutor, denied the
truth of those affidavits, and urged the double atrocity
of the Defendent's proceeding in adding perjury to
provocation to duelling.
Mr. Justice G naSe reprehended the Defendant's
conduct, as highly as he commended that of the Pro-
secutor ; and delivered the sentence of the Court, that
the Defendant should be imprisOned for six monthi in
Chelmsford gaol, and find securities fur his good be-
haVieur foe two years. •
KING 4r. REV. T. neer:.
Mr. Gann vv moved for aeule to slim cause, why
a criminal infoi illation should not be filed against the
Rev. Thomas Bell, Vicar of Newport, in Essex, for
a libel on Mr. Poachin, a Magistrate of that County,
of the age of 79 year;, and the Vicar's neighbour,
a ith intent to excite a breach of the peace. Mr.
Bell was a tenant of Mr. Poachin, and it, appeared
that some disputes about payment of rent had incited.
the former to write a long and abusive letter to the
latter, charging him with having been hooted out of
the Militia, to which he formerly belonged ; with
having fraudulently procured himself a legacy ; with
having twice deserved the gallowS, and with almost
every crime, to which human nature isjiable. Mr.
Poachin's affidavit positively swore that he had given
Mr. Bell no provocation to these charges, and that
there was no pretence for their preferment.
Lord ELLEN/IC/ROUGH, in granting the Rule, said,
that though from Mr. Poachin's age, it was not likely
that the ltbel should lead to those consequences, to
avert which was the usual gronnd of a criminal infor-
illation, yet from the gross virulence an& malignity
Which had been just read, it was impossible to say to
what it might not b-ave led.
• Mr. PARKE obtained a similar rule against A. Con-
stable, J. R. Snow, and H. Harrington, Esqrs. Jus-
Car, ler improperly granting a publican's licence.
The affidavit in support of the modc:. set forth, that
Mr. Con-, .ble, who had-been a brewer, was interest-
ed in tie' cf the publican licensed, and had a
;nonage epc n it for 10,0001.
BASTARDY.
Mr. BEST obtained a Rule for a Writ of .Habeas
Corpus, to bring up the body of a young woman, !
who had been venerated by the Magistrates of Ayles-
tin y, to the House of Correction of Aylesbury, for
the space of twelve months, she having refused to I
discover the name of the father ,of her bastard &Male
Child. 'lt appeared upon' the affidavits in support of
the Rule, that the bastard was never chargeable on
the parish, the parties having the means of supporting
it. The Parish. Constable, repeatedly called upon her
to discover the name of the father, and she was at
last brought before the Ma'gistrates, but she still per-
sisted is her refusal. She was attended by two per-
sons of opulence, who were ready to indemnify the
parish from being charged with the bastard, and who
had actually prepared the draft of a bail bond for that
purpose, notwithstanding the Magistrates made out
her commitment as a vapante for twelve months
imprisonment, or until she should discover the name
.of the father of the child. The Court conceiving that
the Magistrates had no power to make such a pro-
viso, granted the Mule.
THE KING V. JOHN SAMPSON.
BLIRROUGHS shewed cense against this
which was for a Criminal Infolmation against a Ma-
gistrate in Devonshire, for having improperly with-
held. a licence to a public.house, which has been li-
cenced for sixty years.
• The Coeur, after heari the case fully, thought
the language used by the Magistrate on this occasion
indiscreet ; but did not clearly .ee.an actually corrupt
motive in him, and therefore discharged the Rule, but
would not go the length of allowing him his costs.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Mary, the wife of John Betts, was brought into
Court by Hakim Gorfisa which had bc.ca directed to
her father at the instance of her husband, who com-
plained that he hid been denied access to her by her
father who kept her under his own roof, and under
which the husband was not allowed to enter.
The return of the Writ was, that the husband had
ill-tieated and deserted her, and that the father had,
from natural affection, taken her under his protection.
Mr. WIGLEY observed, that the husband Wished to
have five minutes conversation with his wife alone,
and was in hopes of prevailing on her to go home
and cohabit with him in harmony.
Mr. GARI.LAV opposed it, and said he had a word or
two more to add, if the Court should refuse this leave.
• The Husband—" Upon my honour, my Lord, I

will—."
Lord ELLE-Nnonopmt---?, We take no pledges of
honour in this Court. If you have any thing to move
. it must be founded upon oath."
Mr. GA itROW" The honour of this strolling
• itayer my Lord, is but secur ty ran d wititong4
I should be oneisrilii la3t Who Would wish to inter,
pose *between hutband ind wife, yet I shall shew
your Lordships it woslJ be iirinitely dangerous to
bAt which is pi pose; by My :Learned Friend;
iir. Warm."
Lord EmAlgeowotirfw,; to-the Wife--". Hate yon
any wish to'keithdtii;tyiith your husband tint of thii
Court, and be in prigs him him foia
The Wifes,-.—A4 an AAA."
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