Star.
London, England, 1812-06-26 00:00:00

LEIPSIC, JUNE 1.

According to authentic intelligence, the Imperial
Austrian Court has assembled three corps d'armees,
in the eastern frontiers of the monarchy, each com-
posed of 80,000 men ; two of them in Gallicia, and
the third in Transylvania.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM DANTEICK, DATED MAY 16 :
All accounts received from Poland paint in the
most deplorable colours, the general misery ; as pro-
visions become more and more scarce for both armies,
and the cr utinual requisitions made for them have de-
prived the inhabitants of their last morsel of bread:—
'Fhe war has not yet commenced, although the armies,
as it may be truly said, have to combat with famine.
Forage is still more scarce than provisions, and hay
is not to be I,ad. The horses are fed on rye, meal,
and straw, %%inch has been used for thatch : they die
in great numbers. A Polish officer, who has lately
arrived from Warsaw, assures us, that in the country
through which he passed, all the houses were without
thatching, and that it is impossible to form any idea
of the misery of the poor inhabitants. In many houses
large holes were dug in the ground for the children's
protvction against bad weather, and to pass the nights.
A traveller, who left Frankfort on the Oder, 12
days ago, states, that thepublic roads were every where
covered with dead horses, and that a great number
of the inhabitants had left their homes, to avoid the
ill-treatment they received from the foreign troops,
the latter having previously robbed them of all the
little provision they had yet left.

FRENCH P.IPA AS.

DANTZIC, JUNE 9.

His Majesty arrived here on the 7th, at eight
o'clock in the evening, when least expected.
On the Bth, from three in the morning till noon, he
inspected the fortifications. On the 9th, at break of
day, his Majesty went upon the coast, and viewed the
different points of the road, from which "hevretnrned
at noon.

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DUMFitLES,ALVZ 19.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 25.

The Lotto CHANCELLOR this day opened the first
seal after Trinity Term, and continued to hear mo-
tions till after one o'clock, when he rose, but was suc-
ceeded by his Honour the MASTER of the ROLLs.
MOSS V. SEWER AND OTHERS.
Sir SAMUEL ROMLLLY, followed by Mr. BELL and
Mr. SHADWELL, moved for an injunction on behalf of
the plaintiff, to restrain the defendants from taking
away or removing from certain premises at Liver-
pool, a certain steam-engine, erected for the working
of rolling iron mills, upon the freehold estate of ono
Ncath, who demised by lease for 21 years, the premi-
ses at an annual rent of five hundred pounds, to one
Strickland, then a partner with the defendants, but
since become a bankrupt.
The defendant Sewer's name was afterwards substi-
tuted for that of Strickland, whose solvency was
doubtful at that period.
A covenant was inserted in the lease, for erecting
the steam-engine, and digging a deep-well, in con-
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sideration of a sum of money to be paid by the lessor
to the les'ee, or to be allowed to him as a deduction
from the rent.
The Bill further prayed for a specific performance
of the agreement against the assignees of the bank-
rupt, who are the defendants and bankers.
Mr. LEACH and Mr. HEELD opposed the applica-
tion, in limine, on the ground that a steam-engine is
not part of the real estate, but merely a chattel-inte-
rest, and not susceptible of such a lien as that claim-
ed by the plaintiff, and on the ground that all the
charges of the Bill were fully denied by the answers
of the defendants.
After a reply from Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, the Loan
CHANCELLOR, on rising, said he should read over the
affidavits and answers.—Judgment was deferred.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 25.
THE KING D. THE MAYOR OF HAVERFORDWEST.
This was a Mandamus at the prosecution of the
elaimani. to be admitted a Burgess of the Corporation
of Haverfordwest, by custom to admit the sons of
Burgesses, on attaining 21 years of age, under which
several issues came to be tried ; on all of which, ex-
cept the 4th, it was agreed that verdicts should be

taken for the prosecutor. The question was, whether
there existed a bye-law that no Burgess should be
admitted without an order from the Common Coun-
cil? Mr. Bateman, the town clerk, whose illness for-
merly occasioned the postponement of this case, now
attended, and proved 6000 instances of suclian order,
and only 13 admissions without.
The Jury, therefore, found for the defendant.
TUE KING V. FOOTE, ESQ.
Tn this information apinst an Officer on half-pay,
for assaulting and provoking to a challenge Mr.
Brent, of Great Burlington-street, by striking him in
the face, without provocation, as the parties met in
Bond-street, and by exclaiming, By God, Sir, you
shall fight me, name your time and place ?"—the
particulars of which came before the public, when
the rule was made absolute for the criminal informa-
tion in this Court, no answer to the prosecutor's affi-
vits being made by the defendant.
Mr. Serjeant BEST, for the defendant, agreed that
a verdict of Guilty should be taken, it being under-
stood, between him and Messrs. Scagturr and Gull-
ISEY (for the prosecution), that the prosecutor had no
resentment againstthedetendant, whom he considered

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the occupation of a person named Rhodes, between
Dalston and Kingsland road ? Upwards of thirty
Yesterday that highly disciplined corps, the Niths. witnesses were examined, all of whom recollected the
dale Regiment of Local Militia, commanded by Co- ' path which was the subject of dispute to have been
lonel W. N. leteaavEtt, was inspected in i field at the made by some brick-makers, and not to have been a
Craigs ; and this day the Dumfries-shire Regiment regular or a public road. The Jury consequently
of Local Militia, commanded by Colonel De Pevs.r EN found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages Is.
was inspected at the Kingholm, by Colonel M,Doc- HOLDITCH W. BIRCH.
GAL. The truly martial and soldier-like appearance' Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD stated this to be an action
of both Regiments met with the warmest approba- ' brBught by Edward and James Holditch, against
tion, and called forth the highest encomiums fruit's • Messrs. Birch and Heygate, the Sheriffs for the
the distinguished and gallant veteran who acted asi county of Middlesex, to recover a suni of acsoop, in
Inspecting Field Officer, who expressed himself, in : consequence of the said Sheriffs ortheir officers having
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the course of a most eloquent and impressive speech, suffered what the law termed an escape. The facts
so handsomely as to say, that he would not scruple : were simply these :—The plaintiff having brought an
tolead them against any enemy that might land upon action against a person of the name of George
these shores, with the certainty of a glorious victory. ' Grant, for £40,000, and recovered, they obtained the
This address of the gallant officer was received with whole of their verdict, save about £BOOO. For this
loud acclamations. In addition to this handsome i latter sum they sued out a writ in execution, milieu ad
testimony, it is but justice to add, that no corps what-' :atisfaciendune, against Grant • which writ was given
ever could have behaved with more decorum, order, to an officer of the name of Leech, to execute. The
and regularity, than these two gallant Regiments , Learned Serjeant then stated the nature of the writ
have done during the time they have been en perma-1 in question, by which, he said, it was incumbent on
nent duty in Dumfries. The Officers of the Niths- the Sheriff to convey the prisoner to the county gaol, 1
dale Regiment afterwards gave an elegant dinner in 'land there to hold him in safe custody, until the deist
the King's Arms Inn, to a very large party of Gen-' was paid, without admitting him to bail. If, after
tlemen of the town and neighbourhood and officers' having once been in custody, he was suffered to go
of the different corps now quartered here, and it was at large, the Sheriff would at once be fixed with the
not until a late hour that they separated. The table debt. This, he contended, had been the case in the
WAS covered with every delicacy the season could present instance. The officer, Leech, he observed,
afford, and the wines were excellent. took Grant on the 3d of last October, and conveyed
While we mention that the military duties have him, not as he should have done, to the county gaol,
been attended to in so creditable a manner, it is gra. but to the house of a man named Withers, in Pals-
tifying to remark, that Charity with its benign intlu- grave-place, Temple Bar, which was called a lock.up
once has shed a pleasing ray over the distresses of the house, and here he was kept until the 17th of the
poor, and that amidst the din of arms, the cry of the same month. This, the Learned Serjeant contended,
unfortunate was heard, and the soldier came forward was,to all intents and purposes, an escape, inasmuch
to relieve suffering humanity. Wednesday evening la' the terms of the writ had not been complied with,
a party of gentlemen with the most generous bene- by conveying the prisoner to gaol.
volence performed a play in the Theatre, for the be. John Leech; the officer alluded to, was then called
nefit of the hospital or poor-house. The Theatre and examined. He deposed that he had arrested Mr.
was crowded with a most elegant display of fashion Grant upon the writ alluded to, and conveyed him
and beauty, and the Performers (all of whom were to the lock-up house of Withers, from which he was
Military Officers) although their first appearance on sure he 'lever went from the time he was placed
the stage, acquitted themselves to the satisfaction of there, until he was temoved by a Habeas Corpus to
all present, and were received with reiterated.bursts the Fleet prison. He considered him, during all that
of applause from all parts of the House ; indeed so time, to have been in his closecustody, and conceived
generous a moti se could not but inspire every bosom he completely performed his duty according to the
with delight. The sum collected amounted to nearly usual practice, by having him so confined.
Forty Pounds. A spirited Prologue, from the pa- Mr. Serjeant LENS, in an able and animated argu-
triotic and loyal Muse of Colonel DE PEesTEa, meat, contended that the terms of the writ had been
ushered in the Play ; and it was received with.great fully complied with. The Sheriffs were called upon
applause. to keep their prisoner in safe custody—and this they
had done until he was rendered to the Habeas Cor-
pus. He strongly condemned the principle which
was laid down by his Learned Brother, of sending a
man directly to a common gaol, without giving him
time to send for his friends, or to 'use any means
which might be in his power to liquidate the debt.—
Such a practice was contrary to all usage, as well as
inconsistent with that humanity which was the' dis-
tinguishing characteristic of the laws of this country.
Mr. Justice Gums coincided i. ith the arguments
urged by Mr. Serjeant Lens, and the plaintiff was
Nonsuited.

The extraordinary Will of Mr. WILKINSON, the
late wealthy Ironmaster, in South Wales, is now un-
der the adjudicature of the Judges, in Serjeant's-inn,
in which many difficulties arise respecting the resi-
duary Legatees ; for, after specially bequeathing be-
tween three and four hundred thousand pounds to two
persons, he directs, that the remainder of his property,
nearly as much more, shall go b his illegitimate yipring,
without mentioning either of their names or number:
to whom, therefore, and in what portions, this sum
shall be decreed, is the question now pressing for de-
termination.

SWINDLING.- .A man, about 60 years of age, of
demure appearance and fluent address, has lately ob.
tained goods fraudulently of many tradespeople at :he
West end of the town. •

MURDER.—A barbarous murder was perpetrated
last Sunday, at Sindgewood•green, in the Isle of
Wight, by the apprentice of Mr. Hill, a Shoemaker,
on the body of his mistress. The boy, taking advan-
tage of his master's absence at church, knocked down
the woman with a hatchet, and cut her throat. He
then walked to Yarmouth, where his sister lived, to
whom he communicated the horrid act he had com-
mitted ; and on her remonstrating with him as to
his motive for so doing, he replied, he did not know,
but he was ordered to do it. He was immediately
taken into custody, and conveyed to Newport prison,
until the Coroner's Inquest should take a view of the
body. The Jury found a verdict of wilful murder,
on which he was committed to Winchester goal, to
take his trial for the crime.

The following is an ABSTRACT of the total Num•
ber of PARISHES in all the Dioceses of England and
Wales—and of the POPULATION thereof ;—the
Number of Churches and Chapels ;—Number of
Persons they will contain ;—and tbe Number of
Dissenting Places of Worship therein :

- 1,391
4,937,792
- 4,533
1,11511,10.1
- 9,498

Total number of Parishes
Population
Number of Churches and Chapels - r -
Number of Persons they will contain - •
Number of Dissenting Places of Worship
The Sheffield grinders, at the Park Steam Wheel,
roasted on Monday last, two sheep, in honour of
the abrogation of the Orders in Council.

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BIRTH.
Monday, in Lower Brook-street, the Lady of the Right Hon.
Lord W. Beauclerk, of a son.