Star.
London, England, 1807-03-10 00:00:00

THIRD DAY.

Immesliately after the gun fired from the Gladi
ator at nine, yeflerday morning, the very interetling'
trial of this Officer was continued. He himfelf read
a very able defence, in a mon imprtffive manner,
which took him till nearly.one o'clock. Then the
examination of evidence for the pzifoner went on,
via. of Lord Vircount MELVILLE, of Mr. STURGIS
BqURNI, and of Mr. H use: ssos, late. Secretary to the
Treafury. The evidence of Lord MELVILLE was par-
ticularly interefling ; his Lordfisip delivered it at
confiderable length, but with wonderful clearnefs and
precifion. The-evidence of Mr. 13:mass was not of
fo peculiar intereft : but that of Mr. HUSKISSON ex-
cited great attention and intereft. He recapitulated
a good deal of Mr. PITT'S late meafirres and hi; lot i
rate opinions. Sir Home gained much applaufe, for
the addrefs and great ability with which he combated
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the Connfel for the Admiralty Board, Mr. JA RVIS, on
many points. Sir Host! (hewed the fame Heady firm-
nefs a► on the firth day ; and the Court, which fat till
it was dark, was even more crowded than on the fit ft
day, there being feveral dillinguifired lactic; prefent,
After the great fatigue which he had undergone
in reading his long defence to the Court, the Prifoner
accepted the indulgence of a chair, which was of-
fered to him. The Prefident likewife offered a chair
t r Lord Ma vent.' when he came to the bar as an evi-
dence.

Dr. MgAarnuß, who Has to ably affifled Sir HOME
P4PHAM in his defence, is the Author of the Well
known work on Courts Martial, and was forme! ly
Secretary to Lord Hoon.

As we have forborne, in compliance with the or
ders of the Court, to Rate the evidence br the profe-
cution, it would be equally improper to (late the
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na-
ture of the evidente, offered defence till the trial is
doled. We hope to be able to lay the refult before
our Readers to-morrow.

The new Plan of Judicature for Scotland has
naffed 'the ordeal of the Faculty of Advocates in
Edinburgh ; and, after a long and molt animated
difcuffion, has received, in feveral furcellive divifions
on the principal points, the approbation by a decided
majority of votes of the Learned..Bidy.
The firft queftion was in fubllance, whether an
alteration was necelrary in' the Court of Seffion ?
which was carried without a divifion.
The fecond queßion, whether there Amid be ttials
by Juries in certain civil cafes? was carried in the af-
firmative by too againft 26.
The third quellion, whether the. Conn of Seflion
fhoul.l be divided into Chambers? was carried in the
affirmative by 78 againft
The lag vote was relative lo the Chamber of Re.•
view, againft the eitabliffiment of whiCh the votes
were 61, and for its eftabliffirnent 64. •
A Committee was afterwards appointed. wi'h in-
flruftions to report to the Faculty upon various;
points connected With the above queflions, and other
parts of the bill.
The great quellion re(peaing the fficceffion to the
entailed eßate of Roxburgh, has been decided in the
Court of Scflion at Edinburgh. The claimants were
Sir JAIME!' NoRCLIFFI INlsEs, -Bart. and General
KERR of Littledean. On a former occafion their
Lordfhips found for Sir Jamas ; but General KERR
having reclaimed, long memorials were given in, and
counfel heard at the bar for feveral days. Friday
their Lordlhips delivered their opinions, feveral of
which were given at great length, and they found,
by a confiderable majority, that Sir JAM es Not-
ctrrre lan's was entitled to fucceed to the eftate.

The body'of Mr. Charles Harrifon, of Limerick,
hardware merchant, who perifhed lately at Conway
Ferry, was found the 26th of Lill month: cafh and
notes to the amonnt of 78 guineas, his watch, &c.
were found in his pocket, which are fecured for his
friends.

, I A match of Single-flick Playing, between Davis
I and Harding, two Hampfhire men, and G bddard
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and Phillips, from Wiltfhire, took place on Tuefday,
I at Swallowfield, Berks, for 25 guineas a fide, amidft
a great cnncourfe of people. Davis was beaten by
Goddard. Phillips and Harding next mounted the
Rage, and the conteft was won eafy by Harding.—
The two conquerors then played for the decifion of
the match, and the prize was ultimately taken into
Hampfhire by Harding.
A boxing match, as fevere es ever was witn (Ter',
took place yellerday in Mary-la B mne fields, between
two men of the name of Jarvis., a lawyer, and Carter,
a drover, for a purfe of five guineas. After nearly
two hours of knock-down blows ; and, after they
- were unable to face each other, except by being led
to affirm by their feconds, the humane amateurs who
advanced the prize, declared it a drawn battle, and
rewarded the bruizers with five fbillings each for the
beating they had received.
Fiats.—Between nine and ten o'clock on Sunday
night, an alarming fire broke out at the houfe of Mr.
Cloverdale, No. 3, Judd Place, Somers Town. It
was firft difcovered in a back ehunber on the fecond
floor, where Mr. Cloverdale's daughter flept, who,
having incautioufly left a lighted candle near the bed
curtains, the whole was fuun enveloped in flames.—
The upper part of the houfe burnt with great fury,
and betore the engines could procure a fupply of wa.
ter, the roof tell in. By half pall eleven the devour-
ing element was confiderably reduced, and fuon after
eatinguifhed. The adjoining houfes were preferved
by the exertions of the firemen, but the whole of Mr.
Cloverdale's premifes were cunfumed. The railing
in front of Judd Place broke down with a great body
of fpeitators who had climbed on them to lee the fire,
in cunfequence of which feveral perfons were feverely
broiled, but it does not appear that any lives v ere
1011. A female, dangeronfly ill, was carried out on a
bed, during the fire, fa dreadfully alarmed, that lee
life is conlidered in the molt imminent danger. The
Pancras and other Volunteer Corps attended to pre-
I terve order, and protat the proper►y. 1