Star.
London, England, 1825-01-25 00:00:00

TAE KING V. LAING.

This was a rule obtained in the List Term, by Mr.
Evans, calling on an attorney at Lincoln to show cause
why a criminal information should not be exhibited
against him for endeavouring to provoke Mr. Gresham
to fight a duel with Mr. Fisher of that city.
Mr. SCARLETT now 'hewed cause against the rule,
which he thought the Court would not have granted if
they knew the real situation of the party app!yinr. Mr.
Gresham, who complained that the defendant nisl:ed
him to fight a duel, had been a waiter at a tavern..4l4.
was the common subject of jests among his friFusis.
Some person, by way of hoax, wrote him a chalenge.
in bad English, and Mr. Laing, to carry on the jest.'
borrowed a pair of old pistols without flints, its he came'
don n West-street, and laughed at him on the subject ;
but never, as the affidavit asserted, followed him
through the town. The truth was, the motion was
suggested by a rival attutney, who promised to con-
duct it for 51.

Mr. EVANS submitted, that if persons would make
practical jests, they ought to pay for them; and. that it
was clear Mr. Gresham did not think the conduct. a.
Mr. Laing a mere jest, when he was contented to pay
.51. for redress.

The COURT, adverting to the statements respecting'
the interference of the rival atibrneb discharged thIP
rule Without costs.
IN THR MATTER OP ROBRRT smaa, sat.
Mr. Men awarn ER begged to mention the case of this
Gentleman, who had been five years a prisoner in the
Rules of the King's Bench, and against whom, in conse-
quence of violent behaviour towards- LOid; Darnley's
family, an order had been made, directing the MA/shall
to refrain from.granting him day. rules.. The Learned,
Counsel now prayed that this order might be rescinded,
on an affidavit that Mr. BUgh was 4111 i eted with' a..
chronic disorder, for which warm bathing was record-
, mended :he had no intention of ann4yirig any, one. •
The CouRT inquired whether the. affid as itsaated that:
a srarm-bath could not. be obtained within the Rules?

Mr. MIREWITHJSR said they did, war; but pethars
the Court would allow hitn to mention the Cite :Juin.
The COURT said it would require a great deal to'coovince.ihret
theta warm-bath could not be obtained within the lisdis.,--311t.
took nothint by. his uwtiott..

THE XING V. CARLTON AND OTHILRits
• This was the rule against the British Press 1.9 r a.
criminal information, at the instance or 8U George
chetwynd, which was partly arguecttwo, Terms back, •
and in which Mr. Russell still. remained to.he bean&
Mr. Ruascu. stated, that he had fisteir44ollklMrlnlkt;
tory instructions of Sir George Chet*yniLto preNs,ilty,
case to a decision. lie therefore entreated the ebturt
to fix a time for its further consideratiik, 'My withOit
each appointment; it was not likely to becilled on it- a
time in the day when it could be heard.
The LORD CMS, JUSTICE said, that he a yl! hi;
Leatted Brothers would consult with. Mr., utice
Bayley, who had left the Court, and try to li; -a tune
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for the discussion.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JANUARY
This beingfthe first clay of Hilary ifsd.
ships did not come down till past Oct ifsloCi.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1825.
. .Corraimex or ST. PAtn..—HOLIDAY AT sus BANE.
THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened at 94 for the Account, with little doing.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
The new Brazilian Loan has come out this morning at 95, which
is much lower than was expected: in the earlier part of the morn,
ing it bore a premium of 5 per Cent. but DOW It is done at 31 to
4 per Cent.
Current Prices: New Spanish 141 IS, Old 20121, Russian 461
97, blesican 811 1. Colombian New 91, French Serip 141 15j,
Austrian 97, Portuguese 901, Gas Ij, Brazilian Strip 16j.
SHADWA. rata rocs TO-DAT.
Alliance Assurance - £lOO - £lO se 9 pre.
Do Marine - 100 . 5 3
Anglo Mexican Mines - 100 - 10 90 100
United Mexican ditto - 40 - 10
Real del Monte ditto - 4do • .70
Brazilian ditto - 100 - 5 17 19 pre.
Colombian ditto • 100 - 5 35 37
Ilia de la Plata ditto - 100 - 5
Buenos Ayres ditto - - 32 54
Chinon ditto - - 14 16 pre.
Anglo Chilton - .... 9 10 pre.

The PI ench P4pet s of Sunday have reached us. They
relate chiefly to the death of the King of NAPLES,
which we already knew to have been sudden. lle had
gone to the Theatre a few days before, and, notwith-
standing his advanced age, had joined in his favourite
amusement, the chase, on the 29th of December. On
the 30th, he was attacked with a slight cold, but on the
Sd of January he was so well, that he resolved to go
out the next morning, little anticipating that his next
journey would be to the grave. He was heard to cough
at six o'clock on the morning of the 4th; but on the
Officers of his chamber entering his room at eight,
with his Physicians, they found him dead, with all
the appearance of violent convulsions. The Council
of State immediately assembled, and the new King,
FRANCIS the FIRST, was proclaimed with the usual
ceremonies. Advices from Bucharest, dated the 21st
of December, communicate the pleasing intelligence
that the plague bad ceased to ravage that city, and the
little less pleasing news that Derwisch Pacha had been
taken plisoner by the Greeks.

Lettersiby a Leeward Island Mail have been received
in Glasgow. The dates from the Islands are from the,
Ist to the 18th of December- The weather was favour-
able for the crops. Some damage had been done by
Leavy rains in Barbadoes. By this Mail, we learn that
Martial Law had been proclaimed all over Colombia.—
Glasgow Courier.

This forenoon we received German Papers to the
18.11 inst. The following are extracts:—

CASSEL, JANUARY IS.
The prices of corn have not risen as was hoped, but,
after a temporary appearance of a rise, have fallen
almost looter than before; nor is there the smallest
reason to expect anything to give more animation to the
corn trade, so long as Germany is overflowed with
foreign gord4, and its ready money goes to hngland,
France, and the Colonies, and no means ate found to
force a market for German manufactures and produce
in exchange. If there was an appearance of more life
in the latter fairs at Leipsig, this is a mete delusion; the
low prices of corn having become stationary, must
cause by degrees a great deficiency in the public revenues
of those States which depend on the produce of the soil;
and if, while no means can be discovered of raising the
prices, no saving is made in the expenditure ; but the
limitation of the public consumption depresses the
prices still farther, and where less is consumed, the
profits of the citizen are alsti less. In consequence of
this simple course of things, the economical system
seems now to begin to produce its effects in our
country. Last summer, the commission for the mea-
surement of the country was suddenly dissolved, and
many valuable fruits of its labours rendered useless.
—lt is probable that the Government very reluctantly
took this step, but it was taken. Even this admirable
system, distinguished by its simplicity and comprehen-
siveness, which was introduced into the Administration
at the commeacement of the present reign, has been in
part abolished. The tribunals of Fulda and Marburg
are suppressed, and incorporated with that at Cassel, to
save the expenses. Further retrenchments are feared.
lven the vacant offices of Minister of Justice, and of
the Interior, have not been filled up at the beginning of
the new year, as we expected.

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The Allgenteine Zeitung of the 18th instant, received
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this morning, copies from the Telegrafo Greco the fol.
lowing Declaration for enforcing the blockade of the
1, Provisional Government of Greece:
I " The President of the Executive Body considering
that the Greek Government has taken the necessary mea-
t:
1 sures to fort► the regular blockade of the places still in
the bands of the enemies of the Greek nation ; consider-
-1 iog farther that it has appointed a regular naval force
closely to blockade the fortresses of Patras and
Lepanto, gives notice :
" 1. Ships of every description, whatever flag they
imay bear, are forbidden to enter the forts of Patras
and Lepanto.
" I. After the publication of the present proclama-
, i tion, the Commander of the Greek naval division, and
every Captain under his orders, will be bound to forbid,
for the. first time, every ship steering its course to either
iof the said two places (as soon as it is proved that its
ears° is tint Turkish property) ; to enter them and to
give a written certificate that they have been summoned
to put back; but to detain and send before the comp.-
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tent tribunals all these ships which may be found on their