Star.
London, England, 1830-05-10 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

Saturday morning a young man named Elliott, $ composite, be-
longing to Mr. Hansard's printing-OMo, in Whetstone-park, Hol-
born, undertook for a wager of two son. to run three times round
Lincoln's Inn-fields in the space of twelve minutes. The first time
round the square was completed in three minutes and a quarter, and
the whole Unmet, was run in 10 minutes and 16 seconds, one mi-
nute and three-quarters within the given time. The distance is
about one mile and three uarters_:_ami

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, MAT &

JUDOMENT.-EX-PARTE TALIRLIE IN RE CHRISTIE.

The LORD CHANCELLOR in this case dismissed the
appeal. The question, his Lordship said, was as to the con-
struction of a covenant contained in a conveyance deed
affording a security to the petitioners. Christie and Co.
it appeared, were indebted to Fairlie and Co. in a consi-
derable sum of money, and further accommodation was
required by Messrs. Christie and Co. which the peti-
tioner agreed to advance upon sufficient security being
given. A deed was accordingly prepared, by which a
certain portion of Messrs. Christie's property was pledged
for securing the new debt as well as the then existing
debt. The bankrupts, in that deed, covenanted that
they and each of them, their heirs and assignees, would
severally pay all such sums of money as should be ad-
vanced by the petitioners. It was contended at the bar,
that although no demand would have been necessary as
to the joint debt, before any action could be brought, it
was requisite before the joint and several demand was
recoverable. The covenant provided that the security
made by the deed was not to become available but in re-
gard to some accruing liability. Upon the whole, he
thought the appeal ought to be dismissed.
SECONDARIES' OFFICE.

LIBELCLENENTS ♦. FLANAGAN, ESQ.
This was a writ of inquiry to assess damages in a case
of libel, the defendant basing allowed judgment to go by
default.

Mr. BROUGHAM, for the plaintiff, stated that his client
was the keeper of a respectable academy at Stoke New-
ington. The defendant was a gentleman of eminence at
the bar, against whom these proceedings bad been adopted
by the plaintiff, in order to save himself from utter ruin.
The latter had under his care the two sons of a Mr. Ho-
man, and a dispute having arisen between him and that
gentleman, the lads were taken from the school, Mr.
Homan not thinking proper to give the usual notice.—
The plaintiff then brought his action in the Palace Court,
and recovered damages to the amount of his demand ;
and on the part of Mr. Homan, an attempt was made to
shew matter to get rid of his demand. The defendant
was employed for the defence, and a few days after the
trials report appeared in The Times journal, from which
it appeared that he had made a speech deeply affecting
the character of the plaintiff.
Mr. William Harrison deposed that he belonged to the
Times newspaper. He called on Mr. Flanagan to ask
him to admit that he sent the report to the Times with a
request that it might be inserted ; and he (Mr. P.) ad-
mitted it. Witness said the copy of the Times produced
contained the report which had been copied from that
manuscript.
The COMMON SERGEANT addressed the Juty for the
defendant. He ascribed to his client that warmth of
temper, which, although calculated to do infinite service
to these he advocated, was liable to be worked upon to
the prejudice of the possessor. In conclusion, the Learned
Counsel said, that Mr. Flanagan had erred from feeling,
and that the Jury would consequently give to his conduct
the construction which alone it deserved, and none other,
by awarding only moderate damages.
The UNDER SECONDARY, on summing up the evi-
dence, observed, that the defendant had, by the course
which he had adopted, admitted the libels, and that it
therefore only remained for the Jury to decide as to the
amount of damages to which the plaintiff was entitled....
Damages Fifty Pounds.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL

Tax REV. Ma. SHITH AND THE CITY AUTHORITIEL--
Daniel Oliver. a yams aspirant to the gifts of the spirit, a mint
sanctified-looked reathogs, his white neckcloth foldedwithout
acme or wrinkle round his neck, and tied behind, his hair combed
smoothly down his theeiread, and a most celestial up-looking of the
visionary organs, totally estranged from view of the gross things of
this wicked orb, was charged with assaulting Henry Davis, a con-
stable of that privileged civic spot, St. Bartholomew the Great.
Davis stated, that a little after eight o'clock on Friday esening,
the quiet population of the parish were roused vy a aow4 collecting
in Bertboromew-close. The whole posse ososikasss tuned em—
end, when Davis reached the spot, be found the Rev. Mr. Smith
endrckd by upwards of a thousand persons, many of wises were
such characters as fully justified the reverend in asurtiog
that be arose not to an the just, but the to sysnethes.—
Davis requested AIL Smith to 'hangs the seen of lie *ling la-
bours, but without ter; lir. Smith refired to Nuesnio," and
the authorities of St. Sr itheloinew the Great dewed the best me.
died of inducing the porober to remove his pulpit would be to de-
prive him of his ematriatith, and seemingly endeseetwed to dis.
perse the crowd. Whlt a Ming otatteithent fiß*baud advice,
not to be exposes& ism the general dreams r of the eselettey re.
mir fused to emit the mesa was eiewinded ; and the Pm-
to tom asiosess, Davis wee knocked down, mid seriously
1,7;11. The reTi:,
,panieulady active I. nearing the
preacher spirit and musk the officer.
Mr. Dawldas, Vestry entethil Mr. Smith's
as esositWng of a set of thieves sad pickpecicets ; and MTartttrt
was with Mahe trouble they succeeded in dislodging him at last.
p" Pray. midi Sir P. Levitz to ,the prisoner, " are you the
arson's rig° a ?"
" No," replied the prisoner ; " I was only one of the congre.
gation."
Sir PILSEN—There are plenty et churches to go to if people feel
religicusthtelined—they ars not to create a mob in a public
dirt officers of the parish," observed Alderman Fan snowman,
“ the next time the Rev. Gentleman attempts to held forth eel die,
ought to introduce Punch and Judy, and it would be sure to divide
the cengregadon with
" It would have the desired effect." rejoined Sir Pirria—" I
have no doubt the late fire which took place in that =hoed,
induced the gentleman to select it as the scene
et his
The prisoner declared, that when the riot essomemed mem the
mob, be expected every moment to be trampled to dsmk, and was
wholly unconscious of what be did, whin he sin* dm
He was discharged with a esurlow to avoid exhibitions( the some
kind is future.

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newspaper proprietors, who bad been for some time waiting for that
purpose, presented themselves before him, and applied for sum
mouses against their employers for wages due to them.
One of them stated that his companions and himself had been
employed on the paper a considerable time, but that since the late
prosecution el lir. Alexander, and the other proprietors, the concern
had been a loving one, and they had been unable to get their wages
Mr. HALL. inquired what was due to them ?
The spokesman said altogether about 2001. and he then proceeded
to explain the manner in which the printing department of news.
Parwas
rs. HALM:Zhu, to prevent unnecessary litigation, he would
grant summonses to two only of the applicants, leaving them at
liberty to select such two whose eases they thought best capable
of proof—The applicants thanked the Magistrate, and withdrew.
itonnzaw.—Chariss Smith and Sarah Tomlinson were charged
with stealing a great quantity of plate, linen, wearing apparel, and
other property, of Mr. Dymocke, • barrister, Igincoln's.mn.6elds.
Several pawnbrokers produced plate, table-linen, sheets, and
wearing apparel pledged by the female prisoner, which Mr. Dr
mocke identified as his property that bad been stolen. Both th,
prisoners were in his service.
The female prisoner said that Smith gave her the plate to pawn.
and she pawned it and gave him the money she obtained upon it.
He told her that when he got the money that was due to him for
wages, he should be able to redeem it.
ge' prisoner Smith said he gave Tomlinson the articles to pawn,
to keep her out of difficulties, as she was afraid of being sent to
prison for debt.
The plate was marked with the initials of the prosecutor, and
two of the waistcoats bad his name written on the back et length.
Mr. HALLS, the pawnbrokers, said it was a lament*.
his thing that they still persist in taking in property like
that (alluding to the plate) whkh had marks upon it, from persons
whose very appearance must convince them it could not be their
own. Such conduct ought to be severely punished ; and he iris
quite sure that such conduct, when the ease come before the Court,
would not pass unnoticed by the Judge who presided at the trial.
He understood that some amendment was about to be made in the
criminal laws of the country, and he trusted they would be so al.
tared as to meet eases of this description. Pawnbrokers who acted
in such;* manner were no better, he would say rather worse, than
the thieves.

Bslmoo, the °sem said that a groat deal more property wab
pawned at other shops, and, to enable him to make further inqui.
ries, the prisoners were remanded.
On Saturday eveniz7tlaeed Reversed Boatswain was brought be.
fore Sir R. Maxis, with having been found packing in
the open air, at the a Mews, Charing-cross, to nearly 200
persona
Sir H. Brame asked him for his licence.
Mr. Smith said be really ludic not about him. He had preached
for 13 years in Covent-garden, and had never met with an interrup.
don before.

Sir R. Butxtz.—Then it is my duty to tell you now that
you have no right, with or without a licence, to preach in the
open air—and as long as I continue Magistrate in this district, I
will prevent it. Having given you this warning you may depart.
Mr. Smith.—The scriptures tell me to ge torth and preach the
wad of °on, and as long as I have strength I will do so. You are
a Magistrate, Sir Richard Blrnk, and u such I respect you; but
the scriptures teach me this—
Sir R. Btawni—My good Sir, I respect your feelings: they are
no doubt very good and rows but I cannot suffer you to
preach in such a place as~~aelag.aoss, which is within a very
short distance of St. Giles's, wham a population of at least 10,000
pawns, ready foe any sees of Wm:ldd, whether to break heads
or pick pockets, might boOsestiatl at a moment's warning.
Mr. Smith, after an ballataal attempt to persuade the Chief
Magistrate that no mischief mkt possibly arise from the exercise
of Isis holy calling, was apie told that he might depart, and he left
the (Ace, declaring his determination to preach the word of Goo
when and where he could.

When be reached the street his followers in waiting gate three
sheets, impassive of the satisfaction which they felt at seeing him at
iberty.
LAMBETH-STREET.

Janes Banker, ditionSCsehraise ,fhOf;saa Stephens, and Na.
Mon Cohen, were brought up fur re-examination, charged with the
commission of a daring highway robbery.
Benjamin Curtis, a sailor, stated that between seven and eight
o'clock on Thursday evening, the 29th of April, upon going along
Jubilee-place, Commercial-road, when be was partially intoxicated,
having been drinking freely at the Mercers' Anna, he was sur.
rounded by six or seven persona, two of whom held his arms, while
the others ransacked his pockets, and pulled out from one of them a
pocket-book containing three M. Bank of England notes, struck him,
and were about to escape, when, observing several persons coming
up, they repeated their blows more severely over the breast, threw
down the pocket-book, and at length escaped. Be was positive that
Stephens and Banks. were present.
Mary Cooper was passing through Jubilee-place, at the tune of
the robbery, said, that she believed that Cochrane was one of the
party, but would tot speak positively as to Cohen. She picked up
the pocket-book, and delivered it with its contents to the prosecutor.
The prosecutor and his witness, underwent a strict examination
from Messrs. Clarkson and Harmer, who attended foe the prisoners.
Cohen was discharged, the other prisoners were fully committed for
trial.