Star.
London, England, 1824-03-03 00:00:00

TROD HAVANNA li.

We have received Havannah Papers to the 6th inst.
By an arrival at llavannah, in 18 days, from Sall Juan
de Ulloa. information was brought that all the vessels
of the Expedition destined for that. place had arrived ;
the greater part of the city of Vera Cruz was destroyed,
and the communication between the Blangulla and the
Castle was .unintertupted.

In the House of Commons last night, Mr. HOBHOUSE
after expressing his approbation of the " sound, wise
and liberal views," which the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER had displayed in his Financial Statement 10
the year, stated that the measures founded upon them had
not satisfied •the wishes of the country, which had been
led to expect a more considerable diminution of Taxes,
and in order that greater justice should be done to the
Public, moved a resolution tending to repeal the whole
of the Window Tax. The CHANCELLOR- of the Ex-
CUEQUER ably vindicated the superiority of his plans;,
fairly admitting that " he was aware that the roped.
tions which he brought forward on a former evening were
not calculated, in the ordinary sense of the word, to be ,
very popular; but that he knew he did his duty in not
taking any course but that which w;as calculated to up-
hold,those great principles which ought to regulate our
commerce, merely for the purpose of obtaining a tempo-
rary popularity. He also assured the House, that by act-
' ing as he had done, he had taken " the most efficient
means for effecting, and that at no distant period, still
further reductions of the public burdens." Of this he gave
what might be considered an immediate proof; for he an-
nounced that he had found the means of effecting a
flesh reduction of £200,000 in the public bui diens,
and of effecting it in a branch where they might
sometimes be found to occasion a denial of justice
—he meant the 'Duties on Law Proceedings.
They did not yield more than 180,0001. per annum in
England, and 20,0001. in Ireland, and theit place would
be supplied, not by a new tax, but by an expected im-
provement of 100,0001. a-year in the produce of the
Crown Lands, and by a saving to the same amount in
the collection of the Revenue, in consequence of new re-
gulations which were about to be adopted.

The House received this statement with loud cheers ;
and Mr. Homousz having pressed his motion to a di-
vision.' it was rejected by a majority of 155 to 88.

Dispatches were last night made up for Mr. BEG°,
the Italian courier, to take back to Spain, in reply to those brought
to Loudon a few days since by Mr. Bum, from Sir Wu. ATouar,
our Ambassador at Spain.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
held at the Foreign deice, in Downing-street, which sat till about
five o'clock.
This day, at one o'clock, another Cabinet Council met
at the Foreign Office, in Downing•street.

EAST INDIA HOUSE-THIS DAY.

THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.
This day a General Court of Proprietors of East
India Stock was held ,at the East India House, for the
purpoie of taking into consideration the public conduct
of the Marquis of Hastings.
The CHAIRMAN, on taking the chair, said, the object
of their meeting was to take into consideration the pub-
lic conduct of the Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings.
The Court bad been called together by a requisition
signed by nine Proprietors.
The requisition having been read,
Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD rose to bring forward the
motion. He commenced by a warm eulogium on the
distinguished career of the Noble Marquis, which had
repeatedly received the approbation, not only of that
Court but of both Houses of Parliament—(Hear, hear).
The Hon. Gentleman preceeded at very great length
to chew, that however opinions might differ as to the
necessity, or even policy of the wars in India, yet that
the conduct of the Marquis of Hastings was such as did
him infinite honour; and his country almost unbounded
glory.
When our Reporter quitted the Court, at half-past
one o'clock, Mr. KINNAIRD was still speaking, and read-
ing extracts from the Journals of the Company and
the Houses of Parliament, chewing the great benefit
I ender ed the country by the conduct of the Noble Mgr-
quis, in the Field and in the Cabinet.
The Honourable Gentleman had a variety ,of papers
to produce on the subject, and the debate seemed likely
to continue several hours.

•
BOW ..STREET.--THIS DAY.
_
SUAMMIL OIFFILIGIL.-•-THIt Comtism/stay OF MR KIENIONV:h
Taller, O. Slit/TIN Kum, Hsu, AND d6ODZIAN.
The defendants were chargiNl with breaking the lamps o.
Ketisingtan road, about one o'clock in the morning.
The Patrol stated that the defendant King, with .evert or elat
others were passing along the road. King Was foremost, and
being laid hold of he got away for a short time but was secured. -
It was stated by the Inspector, that not less than fifty lamps of,
night were destroyed, each' of which cost, 6s. 6d. The same cut.
duet was pursued on the other roads.
The Patrol swore positively that King mast have brillea
the lamps.
Mr. Mnomom., from the respectability of the parties, said he
should he sorry in the first instance to press the Act to its full
tent. The defendants had certainly come within the Act,
if the case was proved; and in the 'second instance it would ce't-
tainly be pressed to the fullest extent. With respect to King, the
patrol had sworn positively to him ; but as there was no ch,,:e
against the others, they were called as witnesses, att.! swore
tively that King did not, break the- due lamp positively swou, : ,
nor that they either saw or anew who did it ; the ci,o,plAir.t n.
therefore dismissed.

COURT OF (17=7771, MARCH 2.
ELOPEMENT OF A %VAR!) OF COOL!.
This was a question relative to t::e secret marries,
a ward of the Court with a Mr. James, a clergyman tri
Wales. The lady, who was only 13 years of age,.l,;)
left her guardian's house in compani v.,ith Mr.
and had been married by banns in a village- whele sly
was totaJv unknown. The application which had bet
.made on the part of the guarjians of the young lad..
was, that . James, as the husband of this young lath:,
j should be deprived of :he bencfit'of the funds belong. •
ling to the ward, and should be &elated guilty of a
contempt of the Contt. Tiie,Lord Chance:lor had, in
compliance with ti,i; application,.made an order, de-
clariag Mr. J tmes tube guilty of a contempt of Court.
When the marriage was discovered, Mr. James had left
England for France, and the yonug lady had returned
to her guardian's hou,e.. The order then made by the
Court wit,, that Mr. larre3 should, before nest Term,
appear bef:we the Cow t to await its ju !gtnent.
Mt. liNiGnr now stated, that Mr. James IA AS in at-
tendance upon his Lord:Alio, and was ready to minim
to any older his Lordship should think proper to make.
The Learned Counsel wi.hed it to be understood that
no contempt of the Court had been intentionally com-
mitted, arid that Mr. Jame did not Icrsi,w %that the
young lady was a ward of Court at tbe time he married
her. Under these circumstances it was hoped that no
harsher order would he desired than was fitting to the
case. 'lle Gentleman, however, was now ready. to
submit to any corder his Lordship might deeru 'proper
to pronounce.
Mr. HART said, that on the pa: t of the pia: Jiatis his
instructions were, that no other order was desired, than
that which would secure the property, nor• iwthe hands
of the Court, belonging to this young lady. Tilde was,
however, one point in which he was anxious to collect
his Learned Friend, and with respect to which a mis-
taken representation, he thought, had been male. It
was said, that there was no I.ltentional contempt rt
Court committed, and that the gentleman was not
aware that the y,,ung 1 idy was a ward of Cro:rt. No
affidavit. he believed, had been made .if this tact.
Mr. KNIGHT said hr had an affidavit to that effect in hi. !untl.
Mr. Harr was sorry for it, because affidavits had hall fiied on
the other side, distinctly contradicting the assertion. .1 he uoject of
the guardiaus, however, was only to secure the property.
The Loan CHANCEL/11X said it would be necessary to ascertain
that point before any order was pronounced
Mr. Hasa would look over the affidavits, and lie had do doubt
but that smile arrangement might he niutle.
The Loan this the Welsh ease?
Mr. 1-l Ant• replied in the .lE6r:bailee.
The LORD CHANCELLOL—Then I think that a very clear case
has been made out by the affidavas filed on the other side.
Mr. Haut had no doubt but that ha could arrange with his
Learned Friend out of Court.—No order, therefore, was at pre-
sent pronounced. ,

SPORTING IN'I'LL,LIGENCE.

SPRING AND LANGAN. • •
This fight, which has been so long anticipated, was last night
settled. at Cribb's, where there was a numerous attetitheice ~f the
Fancy, particularly in the interest of Spring, with a sprinkling of
the flowers of Erin, who were in favour of the Pat-hinder. There
was a great deal of sparring as to the preliminary arrangements-
Langan sent in his proposals, which, with tew exceptions, were ap-
proved by the Court; though from the noise that prevailed, tile
particulars did not exactly reach us. Langan offered to fight on a
stage elevated six feet high above ground, which was agreed to.
A deposit of fifty pounds to-night—agreed to; the next deposit on
St. Patrick's Day of fifty pounds a-side, to which eonsicLrable lie-
sitatitm was expressed, for this season, on the part of Spring, that
Reynolds, the friend of Langan, was to have a benefit on or :.bout
that time, which was calculated. to produce £l2O, and Lan,;
presumed to be a sharer of half, was violently negatived by Spring's
'supporters, and plausibly met by Spring himself.
nantly repudiated any intention to shy off for such a rais.ll (for it
was only at this period of•the debate that he made his appearance).
Langan, however, gave way to his customer in this pthot, rather
than lose another opportunity, and " the thing was dime." It was
then agreed that fifty a-side were to. be put dawn before the be-
lite& of Reynolds--namely, on the 14th of March. The stage is
not to be turfed, and the boards on which tkey are to fight are to
he three inches thick. It was settled that the ,um was to be made
up £5OO at each side. The fight to take place on the Bth of June,
at 100 miles distance from London, and the Commissary-in-thief
(Jackson) lo name the place. The articles were signed, and the
crowds who waited to hear thefirisk separated, satisfied with their
respective friends. Spring, take his conduct altogether, behaved
modestly, and Langan was more sparing of the shillelah than might
have been, and, in point of fact, than really was expected.

Dr. RUMSEY, of Amersham, expired suddenly on
Thursday morning. He had gone to Chalfont in his carriage., ac-
companied by his daughter, who had been set down at Mr. NAsu's.
and he was proceeding far.her, when one of the horses got his leg
aeries' the pole of the carriage. Dr. RUNISHY, being alarmed; opened
the carriage-door and let himself out: he walked a few paces, and
sat down on a bank, exclaiming he bad but a few minutes to live,
and expired before.pssigtance could he procured.
COUNTY OF &AVAN ELECTION.—At the conclusion of
this election some rioting took place, and one man, of
the name of Smith,was killed. Strongly resembling the
person who proposed Mr. Coote, it was at first rcprted
that it was that individual who had been murdered.—
Two persons are implicated .in the murder—Weir, A
constable, who is in custody, and against whom the Jury
on the Coroner's Inquest have brought in a verdict of
Wilful 41furcler. The other is one of the Staff of Ott
Cavan Regiment, and has for the present escaped.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, MARCH 3.

The arrivals are, English Wheat, 3,100 qrs. Barley 1,700 or*,
Oats, 7,100 qrs. Irish Oats, 1,000 qrs. Flour, 1,900 tacks. Th.es4,
quantities are only moderate, but there is not much disposition on
the part orourlkrs to purchase Wheat to-day ; the prices
therefore remain as last quoted. Barley is rather dear.-r. Bean'
and Peas are unaltered. The Oat trade remains in much the barn*
state as hat reported.
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MARRIED.
Yesterday, the Rev. Lord John Thynne, to Anne Constantin,
third daog:iter of the Rev. C. C, Berestord.

DIED.

On the '23th February, at Wisbucli, in the Isle of Ely, John
Eder, 1•:.1 many years an active Magistrate of that rlace, and on
of the Luutenants of the County.
i ond y , C.ll, eril-st re et, 'Lie u tetant- General Sir George Woods
K.C.ii. of aie Hun. East India Company's Bengal Arasy.
zfse: a long illness, Mrs.' Lane, wife of George Lme,
of the

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