Star.
London, England, 1830-01-22 00:00:00


THE MAN OF LEISURE, IN CHELTENHAM.
•1-1. I• . No. 'VIII. L ..tohlusa
• 4,!° a' t •" Proms the Cheltenham .ItiaMeedos *ln *ler
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7• La sm. llivs Atte
**• Dle ali your sports. f;. •f. I ',lf, ,ft
" All your solentakko; 'tie the Hines dot tagaattlie* ?"
Diatomite sad lkaittilal: i'Nit Mei; '3
" Se Nathaniel, as ceeeersdag ione eetatitimil•
lan alit=
Atm ia the posterior of thia dews be readesS
the Sleet ealanseo4-401 Ws most main, old leagued
geolleseao--belore the Priaosse-- . . . imam Majesty.
readmit! me--1 will Mu thy royal issee.emt Phi large."
Smaaseraaaa. Miser's /at. w. ti. ar. 1. IL
lining, at the dose of toy Let eseabanstbetth Ow *Mt with
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whisk. their Majesties and the Primeness bonne end sloe Bed and
Centel, of Coventry, 1 caltasele, thins thedtP#fly Of the
series, by stating, that contrary le ill the ,sopeltadeps.alich the
geed people of Cheltenham had termed. the likeleteas pmesgrared
titteleitive board with theirpressacaThe spkeslid banqueting room
of Sari's Crenate displayed on this occasion a went of great mini-
faint. A select party of the nobility bad been 'invited. and the dia•
nee was snot, sompteous. The King, QOlllll, and Princesses dined at
our table at the bead of the room—she noble host and hostess, and
flint' Mans, at another. An excellent bend of musk was in at-
tendance upon the greed staircase, and performed several popular
airs daring the repast. After dinner the windows were thrown
*psi", and,the Royal Family appeared en the balcony, when the
Ell, of ctiientry bean permission to pledge to their most gra-
nova Sena :gm's health and the saintados was received and re-
echoed with lend acclamations by crowds of peopled all ranks as.
ersibbldin trent et the house.
Onl'hertday, previous to their visit to Sari's Croome, the Wag,
the Queen, and the Princesses, naked " the fair sod splendid" city
of Gloucester; and alighted at the Bishop's Palace, where their
Majesties were pleased most graciously to receive an address of re-
spectful congratulation from the Bishop, attended by the Dean and
Chapter of the Cathedral, and the Clergy of the Diocese. The
Mayor and Corporation were afterwards presented, and the Town
Clerk addressed his Majesty in their name. The royal parties vi-
sited the Cathedral--ne Pin manufactory of Mr. Alderman Wea-
ver—the lailiwiary....and the County Prison which was then build-
Mg agreeably to the plan of Sir George Weariness Paul, Bat.
and the philandirephic Howard. Their Majesties returned to the
Briar:spa Palace. and as soon as their equipages were in readiness,
returned to Cheltenham. The concourse of people assembled in
Gloucester to witness the arrival and departure of the Royal Fa-
sally was immense—she joy bells rang throughout the day, and at
eight the dty was Unattested in hamar of the event. It was on
that evening that the celebrated conjuror, Highnan Palatine. was
permitted to entertain the court at Bay's Hill Lodge; and so muck
pleased and gratified was the good King by the astonishing feats of
" the cunning man." that he condescended to enter into the amuse-
ments so far as to cut a pleas of silk out of the Qesea's gown, which
Milkman Palatine most dexteronly restored. Oa the Sunday fol.
Inwing. their Majesties and the Princesses set out for Gloucester at
nine o'clock, for the purpose of attending Mein service at the Ca-
thedral. Soca after ten o'clock they arrived at the extremity of
the city's boundary, where his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Sir
John Guise, and the other members of the corporation, were
in readiness to receive them, and neatened them in civic
procession to the Bishop's Palace. At degas their Majesties en-
tered the Cathedral, preceded by the Mayor and Corporation, the
Bishop, Dan and Chapter, with all die formalities suited to the
oceans. After service they withdrew to the Palace, partook of
refreshments, and at three o'clock rammed to Bay's Hill. Ie she
evening the Royal Family sneered on the Mall, and continued
their promenade for a coesiderable time, to the great gratification
and delight of a vast concourse of the inhabitants and visitors of
the town, sod people from the adjacent who stood on each
side of the walk, in deep ranks, with their bats of, and his Majesty
continually saluting them.
A few days afterwards, the King honoured Southern with •
visit ; and evidently gratifiedas his Majesty was by the dellaktfiq
auntie°, and the curious rebores which that amine sande° then
contained, he was not less charmed by the unaltected simplicity of
character, the unsophisticated excellence of maderasuding, and the
benevolence of bean which his host. Mr. Heiner., displayed. He
we; as the King justly observed, " a noble specimea et the true
Egli* gemdensaa." At on o'clock his Majesty returned to receive
the Mayor. Recorder, and some mambas of the Corporation of
Bristol, who were deputed to wait upon the Zing with a loyal and
humble application that he would be pleased to honour that City
with his presence. His Majesty received the deputation most
g-acionly. and they had the honour individually of kissing his Ma-
jesty's hand ; but la reply to their Address stated, that "'be was
pleased with the dutiful congratulations of tie citizens of Brian ;
that he should have had great panne la visiting that city. If kis
time had permitted ; but that be would eagerly embrace the
sanest opportunity of gratifying their wishes." The Mayer.
Chamberlin, Sheriffs, sod Town Clerk of Bath, had subsequently
the bermarof a similar audience. Os the Alt of August. their
Majestiersed the Princesses set alt for Worcester, for the purpose
et sandhi/ the grand musical meeting—the King having. seam
dayroreviestely, presented fin hundred guineas to the fends of the
eineityola aid of which it was established. Oa the road. the Royal
peetreensimet by a king cavalcade,' sod multitedes of peel& of
neap rank hen every quarter of the adjoining candle, who,
with a win which ambi only be excited by the most ardent feel
lags of twenty, grimed them in their pregame. From this mani-
festant, et*, there was but ens draw-hack t—the rapidity with
which the King travelled, was soon bond to have Sternly
" keened up" some of theism pea berme en the reads, by width
be most frequently paned ; end in this journey. to Worcester eat-
'Menne Mashy was experienced at one or two stage% where the
innkeepers, as It afterwards transpired, had seat their good horses
en at distant farms, Oil that they might have some reasenable pre-
late lee garbs intake suds for his Majesty% me. At elakt
**deck in the evening, the Is observed at en observers" arrived at
the Xplecopal Palace. lbws they were most dutifully end disc-
tioaatele received by tidier Surd. The sky was illasaimated,
and SO 4rakenat wee the globule= of the hour, that MS
the (bakers truilent *see - broke dins* their seigtismi,
theta end !Ilkulinient• inn* . dweller . : bower .of Hip
saipkreas mat. *liehea Vale* an ink ,owing: =MO:
lug thi Rho In 4ra stink. elk the lane
edited up the Dideami Wan tadleers of the- royal Inn.
ind ',died all ewer tie he' o'clock his Majesty held a
Sink at lbe Paiute ; amidst elevem,icionmankd by she Queen and
the Itiaa nam. reseeded treat the, i'slace to the Cathedral at the ;
noithee K which they were met by the clan at netnews= of
4111essegalt,' Hereet4 and • -
paredibe theirreesptiern and b.
of anises elikaimined wish geld
the Oarematimis sakes Ras admirably b.,
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phicesneet of die sten,4BlBBolopnenr lelsemeoll lambi ISM
issided to kale sale. mulfoole malts Swords: In the
Fineakeeiattio.' Neat Mr.
Cabbed should pine the
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lirtinatt elbserted that be, in the put of Mr. Cobbett, could
IN objadoll.l6st.
COURT• OF KING'S BRKCH, Jan. Cl.
aim= efts WNW w rmen
This was M. Simi front the Lord Chancellor. to have the deci.
• don of a Jury the soundness of the mind of Joseph
Heinpleby on dee 111th of June. 1898, beim( the day oo which he
executed a mortises deed, and two other deeds. By the forms of
pleading, the defendant set forth that the said deeds were executed,
but at the tins* Mr. Homploby was not a person of sound =lnd,!
and capable of managing his own concerns.
The ATTOIIMIT•GINBILII, Mr. Guam, and Mr. Comm, were
Counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. ilsoomeau. Mr. F. PoLuxut, and
Mr. Batuasec, were for the defendant.
The onus of proof misting to unamaidness rested on the defen-
dants, who opposed the deeds, consequently they commenced the
proceedings.
Mr. Becommu addressed the Jury. Mr. Hompleby was a
gentleman who succeeded in business. and amassed a ccesiderable
fortune ; he was always considered a man of strong plain seder.
standing, and good common sense. He was an affectimate hus-
band. and always evinced the greatest Madness for bia family. He
( Mr. Brougham) should, however, prove to the Jury that all on
a sudden, one Mkbose ordinary symptemiwidah generally discover
themselves in persons 'Slued with insanity took place ; he took a
dislike to all those whom before be treated with great kindness.
Mr. Hompleby was also naturally a person of the most ddicate
habits, yet all at once he became quite the reverse. It would be
proved by the evidence of eminent professional men that in the
eyeing of 1825 Mr. Hompieby was seised with a lit of apoplexy.
Thelma remedies were applied, and he gradually recovered his
health until the beginning of 1524. whin be was seised with a se-
amed It, from which he never perfectly re overed; that attack left
hint considerably Aided with palsy, and his mind never recovered
its proper tone ; his habits were completely changed. In 18211, such
were his aberrations of mind that be would frequently perform
the alices of nature in his shop, and before his customers, and also'
what in company with a young lady, his daughter-Imlay, and
when reminded of it, he would laugh in the mow childish manner
imaginable. That laughter would then be succeeded by a It of
crying. He would also frequently remain for hours together
in the water closet, and sonsetlases insist upon having his
meals there. Insanity also generally produced erroneous
pensions in the unfortunate subject respecting his peconlaryi
affairs. Suck was the case with Mr. Humpleby. He would at
one time consider himself as the most wealthy person in the land.
and at another, that he should die from starvation.. and became
most dreadfully depressed. He would at dines exclaim. " Gon
kelp me, I shall die in a workhouse," and murmur in a distressing
manner. At other time, he would be frantic with joy, and bent
out " Thank Goo. lam worth twenty thousand pounds." After
the spring of 1826, his wife, to whom he was before so much
attached. was treated with the greatest violence and cruelty. He
used to knock her down. and on one occasion struck her a
blow on the breast which, if it was not the cause of kmr
death, tended greatly to accelerate the disease, of which she
shortly rfterwards died. His sister also, to whom be always before
this period had 'hewn the greatest affectioo. and who was in the
habit of spending months together at his house' all at once was
treated quite the reverse. He turned her out of door, saying that
to maintain her would co.t him 410 a year, which must ruin him.
He would at times remain in the open air, without any covering,
and seemed to the heaviest rains, for hours together. He (Mr.
Brougham) therefore thought, when the Jury had these facts cor-
roborated, and likewise the opinion of several eminent men they
could entertain ao doubt use commencement of Mr. HomPieby's
malady, and that time was the only question for their present con-
sideration. The Learned Camel, in the course of Ids address,
said that it was the universal opinion of all the medical profession,
particularly that put who bad paid the most attention to insanity,
that where derangement of mind arose from an attack of palsy, is
such a case recovery was hopeless.
The Learned Counsel then called a great number of witnesses,
who deposed to the facts stated in his opening. It also appeared
that in Jute, lin. a short time after the signing of the deeds, a
commission, under the great seal, issued to try whether Mr. Hem-
picky was of sane tied, and the Jury foetid that be was of sane
mind in 1828.
Drs. Burrough, Memo, and Rowley, saw him in 1827, and con-
sidered him of unsoond nisi, which they considered to be the
effect of palsy. TM medical men were supported by the evidence
of Mr. Humpleby 's sister and others, who stated instances of loco-
Walt mansions.
The Arroanne-Gaxsam. addressed the Jury, for the plaintiff.
and contended that there bad been so proof of mental imbecility'
which amounted to besanityp—a weakness of aged, occasloood by
disease, be admitted; but it could not be said Mr. Humpleby was'
insane at the time he executed the deeds.
A number of *knew% who conversed with Mr. Humpkby
before aid at the time of the making of the deeds, deposed, that
they had not the slightest shadow of suspicion that he was bewail
when be 'masted those instruments.
Mr. BSOUOMPAII. is reply. said. the question was, whether Mr.
Humpleby was of sound mind. and entirely capable of goverelegi
himself and property. at the time he executed the deeds? Upon'
the broad features of the caw, the weight of evidence proved, in'
his opinion, the total incapacity of Mr. Humpieby to meads the
instruments ht qtestion.
Lord Tesuartum, in summing up the evidence, said, if the Jury
should be of opinion that the defendants had proved to their fads-
fatties the unsound..ess of Mr. Humpleby 's mind at the time he.
executed the mugger deed, they ought to bad for the defendant.
11 the facts had not been proved, the plaintiffs were wadded to
their verdict.
The Jury found a verdict far the plaintiffs, and ;that Mr. Hum-
pithy was of sane mind when he executed the deeds.
The cause was not &deal until nine o'clock last eight.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Auntary 21.
Wham Chrodat, late of Lower Town, In the parish urGwennap,
near Truro; Cornwall, retail Weever; was heard on his petition S.
be disebarged. With the mieptioo `of his detaisiag endues, his
debts amounted to no Wore Ow 417.

Oa the insolvent being swan,
The Cour Cossauemouis said—" I sin going to read something
to you, to which you are to swear," and cautioned the insolvent to
be very particular, so it contained a tree imputation against a
party claiming 111..
The Cuter COMIIIIMIONSi then read the following passage from
the insolvent's schedole:--14 I deny owitortbh Mr. any swig
than 'boot As, for the following reams, els. In March last I pi*
chased sundry brewing stoma Olga to the asseost of AS .lOs 1141
of which, very aeon dim postitaskig them, I paid him Li 1111. IMO
in cash and goods .rollopoil It to about 11M, when he rea
qutred me to give hand rue abs " which wool
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int day of A Asir, 'esittillit boiler of Adis Ikbotobli•
,Teuro, Meows& - paned oat .40 poshoi.
'tam, the prior of which I did pot sheave at theAispc and
Foodeoney amok payable to Wit of Mg order. fpsiatimiimall
&Mond, which I dam, b prase* of said Job*
fretniall the wrkMgitt thy bidretleeretef,
woo say Wrings. 1..,p50ne14 aoltbee the. lEn OA and of tin
weed sip*. hos b000r,0440-sloos • 1 signed Sid
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POLICE INUILLIGENCE.
• 110,771MVET.
A itentleassa, who stated his tome to be Holum, gave informa-
tile of *Wig hero robbed Oa gold watch, chain, and seals, wink-
whammies the funeral procooolim of the late President of the Royal
Academy. Mr• as stated, that he was standing in St. Pam'.
Churebiard, when he was surrouoded by a pne of fellows, who
used gran Woitsoll towards him, and is spite of great resistance on
his port, robbed Ms of his watch sad appendages.
As died? wools , in groat distress of mind, and said
she had Inds lint to Main a portico of an annuity
ammistiog to 413, sod on her sewn hone she was hustled. near
St. gonsoot's Char* at the that the funeral proces.lon was
peados, sad robbed of the what* &stealth
• wham crow Manyd
assembled to other robberies took plass during Ike day in the immente
Hs the wow/
ATTON- ARD N.
Yesterday nursing Helena Bryan was brought before Mr. Ser-
geant Sauna sod Mr. Lana.
Henry Fals, shopusan to Mr. Lorard, glass-otanufacturer, of
Chichester-place, Gray's Inn.road, deposed that on the morning of
the 19th instant, the prisoner came to his motor's shop, and said
she trisbrd to match a tripe-dish- She also asked the price of a
par of tut glass salts. Waness went to the back of the shop to
eaU his mistress, and, oo morning, he saw the primmer hastily
fold up her apron. She left the shop without purchasing any thing.
Suspecting her, be followed her, and brought bet back to the amp.
On searching hat apron, the pair of eat glass salts produced, were
foond.—Sba was committed for trial,

UNION-HALL.
Yesterday Thew Ilake and Jabs Us were brought before Mr.
Hoax and Mr. Rums, charged with having been concerned in
breaking into and robbing the house of Mr. Bowles. at &BA. in
Middlesex, on the night of the 19th of October last. A man a bled
Woods, m was also concerned is the burglary, has since expiated
his life as the ecaffeld for the offence.
Mr. Bowles and other witnesses having detailed the particulars
of the robbery, in the course of the evidence it was stated, that
the parties concerned In the offence, furnished themselves with a
quantity of laudanum, for the purpose of nixie' in the beer which
it was their interstice to km treated the complainant's servants
with. To effect ibis, Wood, who was acquainted with all Mr.
Bowles's domestics, was to have looked them to drink, on
the night that the Muse was broken Into, at a public house in
the neighbourhood. There was no opportunity, however, fee ac.
complishing this purpose, which was to have been done in order to
throw the servants Into a state of stupefaction, so that the bane
could be ransacked without the danger of being disturbed in the
dame. The bottles containing the liquid. tardier with a paper
containing arsenic. which is supposed to have been intended to
poison the dogs kept on the premises, were found near a bay-stack
close to the house.

The prhoner, Lee, made a voluntjy confession, In which he
implicated Wood, (the man since executed.) Sales, and two other
men, not in custody.
Lee's confession was borne out In all its principsi circumstances
by several witnesses, and both the prisoners were committed.
Mr. Hose apprised Lee, that it would rest entirely with the
Judge, before whom the cue was tried, whether he would be ad-
mitted as appt over.
Information was yesterday communicated to the police
of a daring robbery, committed on the morning of the 17th inst. on
the premises of Mr. Hewn°, • gentleman of fortune, residing at
Bromley, Middlesex. It appeared that the burglars obtained an
entrance into his stable, and plundered it of a variety of harness,
horse.eloths, and other property. A reward of £lO for the die.
emery of the offenders, payable on their eonsmitment, said a
Nuke reward of sflo on their conviction, has been offered by
Mr. IL

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For sometime put, several other robberies, which tell
wary little to the weak of the local police, line recently been com-
Witted along the Bromley, Bow, aid Stratford roads. The bone
of Captain Nelson was twice entered within the apace of a few flans
and a good deal of property removed therefrom. Mr. Homphrim,
tbe:leadlord of the Link Driver public-house, bas also been ant-
ferer by be depredations, as It Is supposed, of the same gang, he
baying been paid two visits, and at each done been fobbed. An
attack was likewise made on Dr. Barelay's premises, from which
several coppers and Satan, were removed ; and an attempt was
made on the residence of Mr. M. Scales, at Old Ford, bat was
only partially successful, owiag to Mr. S. having in time discovered
their object, and fired at them.
Jonx Ann Kn.—Poor John Aitken, who, in his
time, put mettle into millions of heels—who, for nearly half a on-
tory, was the presiding musical genius at all our concerts. balls,
peupy weddings, fairs, and kink, has gone the way of all the earth.
Ili ead on Wednesday, and was interred on Saturday, the 11th
cost. la his infancy be lest his eye-sight, by that inveterate din.
, the small pea ; Dr. Jamie's lairsatko came too late fir
=lf
,leatsd be had na.reeralloctioas of ever bevies mused cm the ea-
world. This *Malty axed kis destiny as a4difkr for life;
ipol though be was always poor, be was et a chrerfil /Imposition
Istiloyed a sWal *se mmtly, and seldom complaistd• of the hues
ilske-of his lot. Asa performer, sod more particalady le tali
he bad no rival is this quarter; kis ear was moat mock mid
Attie.
secution so varied, free, and excellent, that no moo could say
pHillif With ah atom of truth,
•• aid Orpheus played GO well, he moved old Nish,
But you mow only your thidiestieb."
Hentettutoposed music gratefully; hat as his pieta were eons.
'sifted to no ether telpg.gkau Ammo yeaspy, they have perished
along with thele msfarnmate amebae. Lill our celebrated blind
hellion, he was radar an a Ilaierrafteman. sod, among
other artirise, eminienk menabenred last-rate fiddle bows,
which were Moldy ono end. and ben* a good price. Lika him.
too, he was so fat from requiring a guide, that be sometime* acted
as one himself ; knew every Urea and lane in Dumfries, and the
whole bridges, tells, village% and farns.borne, in a wide district of
country wooed. It was hie custom to pl.to a few rows of pa-
gashes, and three be alwayelatied made sea Clean work
• who possessed the power of valor. However tarp the
.he readily singled out his own furrows. approached them, not
but as the crow lies, and sever was mewed of en.
awed* molds neighbour... tin on occasion, he set out with
two oompaoloos on • dult winter sight, to penmen at a, meat
somewhere as the Annan *trot Locher, and by the way proposed
that they should leave the ;public road and proceed by snare bye.
path with which he was familiar. But his coarradeoshoeght the
eapeeienetu rather dangerous. sod bad no idea of btu, sewed. head
and ears, amidst the glean and cold:of a winters s sight. into the
bags or pitfalls that abound in the droamsolesodes of the Lothar.
Of. therefore. he set by himself, threading his stream path, with
the Once and security of a wild animal. and am euly sawed a mile
se two of travel bat reached his destine:MN partook ed some re-
freshosoot, aad put his Ude lo tune, loos before his companions sr-
rived. On another uccadoss. he was engaged to pl.y at a ball at
AseleSeld, and as the pay promised to be good, be hired a bone,
willeis carried double, and departed, to company with anti., blind
another of the bow. whom he frequently Stand with at fake, arid
oCwhems it may be said with perfect truth—
Jock loped Mar like a very brither,—
.
They bad been feu for nights together."
When about three Wks out of towel, they met with a waggish se-
mtaistance, who inveigled them into enversation. and. warier pra-
ires el admiring it. repeatedly Wend their steed rowed. On
Imolai that. he plant the bones head the wrong way. Wad poor
Skies Was terttbly provoked, when, to plate of And.lield, he st-
iffed. after:lots of jolt*, near his sofa door; at the Tows•beati.
fie Ali trio& might Ida caution, and as all (more emaalem, he
meheaceedioeylittp of beklistp perky. with any ~whin: en
the bars,-
andsame crony were lieu adepts at sweeping
"; • Aitken
while this ode stood below, the mbar ascended the woof
• , and they areessenally toned slo lAdet rosy -by the
Odds taroks of awful bathos'. Wish MAW Tom he
instnitsequlkittd, and the two worthiesfretrostly amused them-
mgree by.rusning teem, playing at the simootoei. &e. &c But
Atha weed to complain that Tao 14.14 Nair flirt there his ain," or
la easy Words. that he theasediftaiio eireamattaire that led to
titled% but semi to ''
pawl eacelleat atypical scholars, and was, upon
t reputable Helm. kit a family of orphan
recommend • thirisable humane.—