Star.
London, England, 1830-08-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGE,t E.

FA MOUTH. AUGUST 23.—Wind W.N.W. to W.—Arrived the
Hermes steamer, from the Mediterranean -sailed from Corfu 7.oth
July, Malta Gth August, Gibraltar 16th, and Cadiz 16. h ; Duke of
Marlborough packet, from Li.bon—sailed on the Bth; Gip.ey, Bo.g.
from Aux Cayes; and Magnet, Taylor, (tom Malta. oil the 1•ort,
the Erato, Carter, from Gallipoly ; and Ann, reprice, I,:oin Purt-at,
Prince—sailed 20th July.
Dux, Aug, 24. —Wind %V.—Arrived the Charles. Milne, front
Tobago; Diana, from New York ; and Hopewell, front Jam .ica.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 2.4. Wind W.—Arrived off the Wight, the
Buckinghamshire, Glasspoole, front China—sailed the 14:h March,
and St. Helena lit ult. Also, the Aurora, from Batavia; Arundel,
Medwinter, front Jamaica; Lyra, Drysdale, from Antigua ; 1.A$11:1.
Byrom, from Demerara ; Sophie, from Matanzas; St. John, Danish
brig, from St. Thomas's; Grant, Waring, from S 7. Croix; and Co-
rinthian, Chadwick, from New York.
Cowes, AUG. 24.—Arrived the Tucker, Milne, from St. Domingo ;
Herald, Page, front Havannah ; Matchless, Chawley, from Matanzas ;
and &mar, Johnson, from Virginia.
PLYMOUTH. AUG. 23.—Wind W. to S.W.—Arrived the Jane and
Elizabeth, Wood, front Requexada, very leaky, and must discharge,
bound fur London.

SCILLY Auc. 2.3.—0 ff the port, the Richard Reynolds, from Ja-
maica, and Indian Chief, from
BassvoL, Aug. 23.—Arrived the Lord Eldon, and Edward Colston,
from Tobago; Sylvia, Purnell, from Jamaica ; N. S. del Carmen, from
Bllboa; Navarino, Harris, from Archangel; and Lady Dundas,
White, from Aalborg. •
Hopussan, Aug. 23.—Arrived off the port, the Nottingham, from
Jamaica; Cheshire, from Barbadoes ; and James Grant, from New
York.

Javelins:it., Am. 23.—Arrived the Hannah, O'Neil, from Jamaica ;
Wm. Neilson, Johnson, and Hermitage, Badger, from New Orleans ;
and Hautonia, Wage, from Sashimi..

DUBLIN, Aug. 23.

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FATAL DUEL WITH MR. O'GRADY.
Saturday, the Commission Court was opened by the Right lion. the
Lord Mayor, Lord Plunkett, and the Hon. Justice Vandeleur.
Captain John Roland Smith, and Captain Edward Markham, were
placed at the bar, to plead to an indictment charging them with
having killed the late Standish Starner O'Grady, Esq. in a duel—
they pleaded not guilty. Both gentlemen were dressed in mourn.
ing. Captain South, when called upon to plead, appeared deeply aff, med.
Mr. North said he had been instructed to apply to the Court for liberty
to send up bills for murder against Captain Smith and Captain Mark-
ham. At the last commission bills had been sent up for manslaughter
only against those gentlemen. That bill was found, but no bill had
been sent up for the more grave offence of murder, and those now pro.
secuting wished that bills for murder should be sent up.
Lord Plunkett stated that he had learned from the Clerk of the Crown
that bills had been sent up fur murder, but the grand jury found only
fur manslaughter. Judge Vandeleur said he had been a Judge at the
last commission, and what he recollected of the facts that had occurred
was this—a bill for murder had been sent up, but the grand jury would
riot filid the bill, as they objected to the words malice prepense, aid
his brother judge and himself agreed that the words should be expunged.
It was under these circumstances that the jury bad sent down bills for
manslaughter.
Mr. North They did not ignore the bill for murder. Judge Vandelesit :
They went very near it, for they said they would not tied the bill. Mr.
North : The party prosecuting has now got other witnesses which he
had not at the last commission. Lord Plunkett: A bill for man-
slaughter has been found. Fur whom ate you now acting ? Mr.
North ; I appear on the part of the crown. Lord Plunkea : Were you
concerned on the last occasion ? Mr. North s No, my Lord.
Lord Plunkett--The clerk of the Crown was right in stating to you
that you could not now proceed on new bills for murder, while a bill
for manslaughter was depending ; it was necessary, then, that the Court
should be consulted upon this occasion. Upon the bill fur manslaughter,
one of the parties has been prosecuted, and acquitted. It is now a hovel
proceeding to attempt to send up bills for murder, and quash a bill for
manslaughter. The proceeding is entirely informal, especially while a
former bill is still depending. This was an application at best to the die.
cretion of the Court, and considering that the prisoners had surrendered
themselves, finding there was only a bill of manslaughter against them,
nothing would then induce the court to quash the bills feu manslaughter,
and send up capital bills, unless they could be coerced to do
MT. North was entirely, he said, in the hands of the Court. It was
not the wish of the patties prosecuting in this matter to maarrass the
court. It was their wish to have tile matter fully investigated—they were
desirous tbat the opinion of the court should be fully expressed, as d
they had no anxiety to proceed contrary to that opinion. Judge Van-
deleur said, that he had mentioned to Lord Plunkett what had oc-
curred before him, and the circumstances on his mind were these.—
The prosecutor did not apply to Baron Pennefatlier, or himself, to
have the bills for murder ignored; but he might say that the pang
prosecuting assented to it, because he acted On it. On what
ground could the court r.ow quash the bills for manslaughter ? The
court did no know how the evidence was given—a number of persons
were examined. The bill was not informal, and how the court could
quash the indictments lie could not well conceive. Lard Plunkett :
We are quite of opinion that the application cannot be granted. 'there
is no ground for it, and if we have any discretion, we ought not to ex-
ercise here ; but we give no intimation as to the meths of the case, which
have not come before us as yet. The bill has been found, and it must
be acted on.

Mr. Shell, as coursel on the part of Captain Eimii and Captain Mark-
ham, applied to their Lordships ;o tix a day fur the trial; suppose the •
court would say IVedriesday. The reason for his stating 11 edncsday
was that Mr. Bennett and Mr. O'Loghtin, who were also counsel for
the prisoners. were IJOW on circuit. Lord Plunkett— Suppose we say
Tuesday. The case will not be called on Wine Tuesday. After wire
witnesses were sworn, and sent before the grand jury, the court ad.
jnurncd to halt-past ten this morning.—Dablin Morning Register of
.I.ondity.

Thursday night, as a party of gentlemen, belonging to
Newcastle. were returning from Shields in two gigs, the drivers of
which raced one against the other rearly all the Way,•'oa turning a
corner leading to the New Bridge, the lino gig came in contact with
the curb stone, and was overturned. Two gentlemen were in conse-
quence seriously injured. The second gig being close behind, gteat ar.
prehension was entertained that it would go over the passengers of the
first, when the horse being suddenly checked, instantly dropped do.n
dead.

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OXFORD ClRClllT—linoucxsrea. Acct. 23.
to: bustutts of the ASPLICS commenced this tuorniog at ninr o'clock.
Mr. Justice Busanquet presides in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice
P.u-k at Nu 4 Prius On the Civil Side there arc thirty-five causes en-
feted for trial. tao of which ate special juries.
Mr. Justice DOSANQUET, tit Itis charge to the Grand Jury, said,
ahlnutah the calendar contained the names of a great number of pri-
NO"tfl, yet he believed it did not exceed the usual number foe this
populous county. After r,eaarki-4 noon some of the principal chatges,
his Lordship said that a paper had been sent to the Judges, (which
paper. however, did not bear any signatures,) complaining of the parish
officer* of Wootton-under-Edge not paying proper attention to the wants
and necessities of the poor : it professed to come from the workmen and
labourers of that parish. Ile took that opportunity of adverting to the
eircumstank to say, that an anonymous communication could not be
attended tdlrbut, even if the paper had been duly signed, it related to
n subject in which the Judges had no jurisdiction, and in which they
had no duty to perform. Ile hoped, however, that those gentlemen re-
siding near the place would take an early opportunity of inquiring into
the circumstance alluded to.
Janus Cole ass, aged 52, was convicted of entering the brewhouse of
George ffill, of the parish of Woodchester, and stealing a copper, his
ptoperty.—Sentenced to seven years' transportation.
Itafurt Rick was charged with having, on the 14th of June, felo-
niously entered the garden of Saul Timmons, of Winterborne, in this
(minty, and stolen a shirt, value 2s.
The prisoner, in his defence, said—" Really, my Lord, upon my
word. 1 had not the least idea of wealing the shirt ; but the fact is this
I saw a bird sitting on the garden hedge, so I picked up a stone, and
threw at it ; down it dropped, and into the garden I went to look for it;
but not being able to find it, oh, thinks I, it has got under the shirt.
So, you know, I takes held of the shirt to lift it up, and see whether the
bird was there, when I was charged with stealing the shirt."
The Jury did not give credit to his defence, and returned a verdict
of Guilty. Sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard
labour.
Several cases of petty thefts were tried during the day, none of which,
however, were of sufficient interest to notice.
In the Civil Court, Mr. Justice Park was occupied the whole day
in ;In action of ejectment, of not the least interest except to the parties
eel: caned.