Star.
London, England, 1822-12-13 00:00:00

THE BEACON NEWSPAPER.

Monday last, at Edinburgh, Mr. DUNCAN Swint-
sox, printer, publisher, and proprietor of the Beacon
newspaper (now discontinued), was cast in damages
of £ESOO, in an action for libel, brought by Mr. W.
Gtasos, Writer to the Signet. The offensive article
was signed " John Nimmo," and appeared in the
Beacon in June, 1821: it contained some severe re-
flections on the pursuer's conduct, who was employed
as Agent in the trial of Francis Mackay, for forgery,
in the High Court of Justiciary, in February, 1819.
The trial lasted from ten o'clock in the morning till
:en at night.
The Counsel for Mr. GIBSON were Mr. JEFFREY,
Mr. Cocicatrat4, and Mr. MoNcarErr. Toe Counsel
for Mr. STEVENSON were Mr. DUNCAN MiNEILL,
and Mr. PATRICK ROBINSON.

Many additional instances continue to be given of
landlords lowering their rents, for that appears the
only present resource to the suffering tenants y.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Bart. of Netherby, has for-
given all arrears of rent due over his whole estates,
up to the current year; and has granted a reduction,
varying from five to thirty per cent. according to the
circumstances of each case, for two years certain ; at
the expiration of which time, the rents are to be re-
gulated according.to the price of the principal arti-
cles of farm-produce.

Two clerks at the Bank have been suspended, in
consequence of their jobbing in the Funds, whi ch is
against the regulations of that establishment.
Last night twenty-five male convicts were removed
from Newgate, in a caravan strongly guarded, to
Portsmouth, in order to be embarked for New Soun
Wales, their place of destination for life. On their
quitting the prison they gave three loud cheers.
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MA NIIION.HOUSI. A NOVI= MAIL-COACH Itolllllllllro Friday
last the Exeter Mail-Coach was robbed of a parcel, containing
about 1,0001. in bank notes, and 401. in gold. The agent's of the
banking-house to which the property belonged, for some reason
or other. did not give information of the robbery at the Man-
sion-House until Monday, and then Mr. Brown, the Marshal, and
John Forrester, the officer, proceeded to make an investigation.
It appeared from what took place before the LORD Mavoa
yesterday, that Baker, the coach-guard, had received from the
banking-house in Exeter the parcel, and that it had been stitched
into his pocket, according to the practice of the house. He,
however, did not allow ft to remain long in that situation, but
cut it from his pocket, and stowed it away in the seat of the
coach, assigning as an excuse, that it was too heavy to carry.
There were two females in the coach on its arrival at the White
Horse Cellar, Piccadilly, where it stopped on Friday evening for
a short time. It was in that short interval the parcel was stolen.
The guard opened the door of the coach, having a light in his
hand, and looked under the seat where the parcel lay with a few
others. At the same moment, a man on the other side of the
coach looked in at the window, and spoke to the guard. The
guard then shut down the seat without taking out anything, and
closed the door of the coach. Very soon afterwards a man
(whom the women believed to be the same that had spoken to
the guard), said to them as they sat in the coach, " Give me
that parcel." Under the impression that he was a porter con-
nected with the coach, they raised up the seat, and handed him
the parcel nearest to them. It appeared to be covered with light
paper. The coach then drove off to the Bull and Mouth in the
and there it was discovered by the guard, that the valuable
parcel with which be had been entrusted, was gone. Upon
opening the seat, he asked the women who had been there after
the parcels? They replied, that no one had got into the coach,
but that a person had asked for a parcel at Piccadilly, and that
they had given him one from the seat, supposing that all was
right. The guard made no observation to them upon hearing
this account of the matter, but appeared much frightened, and
said to somebody that " it was a parcel of consequence." After-
wards he said he would go back to Piccadilly.
The Logo !Maros asked the female passenger who attended
yesterday, whether she did not think it singular that a stranger
should ask her for a parcel?
She replied, that the fact of the man having said " Give me
that parcel," convinced her that he was a porter employed to call
for it. The man to whom the parcel had been handed appeared
to be a young man ; but she could not at all describe his person.
Mr. Brown and Forrester having heard that the guard was
still on the road, went down to Ilounslow on Wednesday to meet
him, and there got upon the coach, for the purpose of observing
his conduct. Upon reaching town. they saw a person of bad
character on the spot where the coach stopped, but observed no
communication between him and the guard.

The case stands for re-consideration.
Bow-STazirr.—Rosiume or airs BIRMINGUAM Coarn.—Yes•
terday, information was received at the Office of the robbery of
the Balloon Birmingham Coach of a parcel from the house of
Massrs. Hanbury and Co. Bankers, London, directed to Messrs.
Taylor and Co. Bankers, in Birmingham, one of the principal
Bankers in that commercial town, to whom they are agents in
London. The parcel contained Bank notes to the amount of be-
tween three and 40001. The robbery was committed in the most
daring manner, and no doubt by some person, or an agent, who
knew the parcel and its contents, as it was actually stolen from
the inn yard of the Swan with Two Necks, Lad-lane. At the
same time, just before the coach left the inn-yard, a parcel, con-
taining Bank notes to a similar amount from the Bank of Messrs.
&chile and Co. was stolen. Officers were dispatched in pursuit
of the robbers.
tittrou-Ilat.L.—Yesterday the case of James Carrington, who
stood charged with unparalleled impositions on the benevolence
of several of the Nobility, Clergy, and others, by writing
begging letters," &c. wad finally investigated, and the prisoner
was committed fur three months to liriatun Tread-Mill.
Ctrl Tvrams--Wedro,day Mr.lltracomas applied to the Tom
Maros, in the name of the Committee upon Tythes, for per-
mission to hold a Meting of the City Parishes in the Egyptian
Hall. His Lordship immediately acceded to the request, but,
we understand, he is not to preside, as he is one of those em-
powered by the }tat of Parliament to decide upon the question.

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BETTING' AT TATTRRSALLi, DEC. lE

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ilusTi N C.
Mr. Meynell's Foxhounds meet on Monday, at the Ever*
Arms, Egginton ; Thursday, at Colke Abbey; and Saturday, at
Wielinur Bridge.
The Quonidon Fox-hounds meet to-morrow, at Bardon Hill.
Lord Anson's Hounds meet on Monday, at Lindley.
Lord Scarborough's Fog-hounds meet to-morrow, at Serlby.
Mr. Chaworth's Fox-hounds meet on Monday, at Briiworth
Kennels; Tuesday, at Clipstone Mills; Thursday, at Church
Brampton; Friday, at Maidwell.
COI3II4ING.

At the Coursing Meeting at Tilshead and Fishettos Down.,
Mr. Sperring's yellow puppy bitch, 14 months old, bred by Mr.
Corner, not only won her three matches on Wednesday and
Thursday, but killed her three hares, which was not the case
with many winners; out of 94 courses on Tuesday, there being
only five hares killed.

FOOT It ACV..
A foot race took place on Monday last, between the two ce-
lebrated runners. C. Corfield and J. Draper, natives of Chet:.
marsh, near Bridgenorth, who are both young. but out of train+
ing. The race excited very considerably interest, from the
known fame of the parties; the :.take was considerable ' • betting
even at starting. The distance was from Sutton to the Ball Inn,
Bridgenorth, full five and a half miles, aver bad roads, hills and
vales, which they accomplished under twenty-eight minutes
(being at the rate of 12 miles an hour. Corfield was the winner
by only a few yards. The race was finely contested, and equal
to any running in 'he annals of the sport.