Star.
London, England, 1815-10-24 00:00:00

REJDING SCHOOL.

The Triennial Visitation of this ancient and cele-
hrated Schwa was held on Wednesday last, by the
Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, the Pre-.
%idea of St. John's, and the VVaiden of All Souls,
according to the app.iiiittnent of its distinguished
Pupil, Patron, and Benefactor, Archbishop Lama
On this occasion, the following young gentlemen,
Messrs. T. Vateer, Hattitieurite, Srueasteit,
nenotteer, Dcacoe, and Daesne, being six of the
Senior Selitil trs, itederwerit an examination. The
hooks, in which they were examined, were Hamer,
aba t!‘a Medea of Euripides.
They were first desired by the Visitors to construe
rata a portion of each of the tititiveoreettioned
Classics, and the fluency, wi h which they accom-
plish= J their task, as well as the elegance of their
diction, made 4 very favoureble impression upon ir
hearers, and aff 'riled a convincing proof, that tl:cy
bath understood the original language, and entered
into the spirit of the Authors, and into the grandeur
anti graces of their seteiments and style.
It= their hands these Grecian models lost nothing
of their native ext.:Better, and every one eresehe
seemed to give fill :issent to the ileclaretiou of H.'race,
Omits bigeniutn, Gra is dealt ore Pit undo
Al,t.aloo.
This exercise finished, the Master of the Sams',
Dr. VALPY, proceeded to examine them in the more
abstruse and difficult points of Grammar and Criti-
cism—in the Rules of Accents, in Piesedy, and in
EtymolOgy : iu particular, he called upon them to ex-
plain the nature of the Digantina, as n e.l hl Hoaten,
according to Dr. llesnev's its pitoacis, and to epply
it in many instances to the probable c rr.. iron of :he
present ter. All this they pelf remed ver. readily,
and with a great share of sagacity and in;;•••uity.
Dr. VALPY having then requestea ail of the patty
present to put what further questions they thougbt
proper to his pupils, Mr. MoxcK examined theta
chiefly in the doctrine of the Euclitus, and ir
peculiarities of the Anapaestic and lamhtc metres.
Their knowledge in all these matters was beerant
expectation, and well-grounded and accurate its the
extreme. He selected Mr. F. VALPY for an espl +na-
tion of Professor Porson's Camel reapectiug, the fills
font of the Tragic Senarian lambic, and received lionit"
him a minute definition of it, with all its limitations
and distinctions, and a full illustration of it by Army
examples.
To some persons many of the questions may appear
to have related to points more curious than irtiportant.
Let it be considered, bower= r, that an intimate aca
queintaece with the niceties of a language by no
means deadens the faculty of discerning its more con.
spicuous beauties, but is rather the acquisition of a
new sense, and of a new source of enjoyment. An
admirer of Nature at large can certainly never be-
come less one for being a Botanist, or a Chymist ; he
finds, on the contrary, in every object increased in-
terest and delight. These studies, too, serve to
strengthen the memory, tia sharpen the judgment, and
to give to the mind the most useful of all habits, that
of limiting general principles by certain exceptions.
They lead nut unfrequently et en to the correction and
improvement of the text. Above all the whole doc-
trine of metre is nothing hut a system of niceties, as
it is by these niceties only that it is distineniiltable
from prose, and that different metres are distin-
guishable from each other. Those, therefore, who
sty, that they do not think it worthwhile to attend to
these niceties, say in other words, that they do not
think it worth while to attend to the subject of metre.
These few observations have been indulged with a
view of obviating the objections of the unlearned, for
to all true scholars and lovers of the classics they are
perfectly supetfluous.
To these (and to these only the appeal was made)
the day was a day of exultation, reflecting equal he-
nour on the well known diacernmerit and ability of the
Master, and on the docility and application of his
Pupils. It was an exhibition which would have been
highly creditable to Winchester. Westminster, or Eton.
The Visitors were afterwards entertained with a
splendid dinner, in the Town-Hall, given by J.
&seine, Esq. the Mayor elect, at which were assem-
bled the most distinguished Gentlemen of the neigh.
bourhood, and of which, by the kindness of the Mayor,
the young Gentlemen examined partook.

The Duke of OLILEANS arrived on Saturday morn-
ing, at his seat at Twickenham, from Paris.
Two hundred and sixty Officers, implicated in
POILLIERIS insurrection, have been thrown into the
dungeons of Corunna ; but it was thought that Go.
verninent would not proceed to extremities against
them.

The Duke of NualoLK, we are happy to Iwo, is
somewhat better.

This morning died, at his house, in Bedford-row,
after a few hours illness, Jettcue WILLIAM KNAPP,
Esquire, LL.D. Banister at Law, of the Middle
Temple.
DUEL.--On Thursday Mr. MAWSEPLY and Coln.
nel lumps had a meeting, accompanied by their
seconds, in consequence of a dispute about t::eir re.
spective game. The former had found a fox on his
own grounds, followed him to his cover on the Colo-
nel's estate, and dug hint out. The Colonel complained
of his breaLing ground, and regnired an apology, which
was refused, and a meeting followed. They each
fired two brace, without effect, when the seconds inter-
posed, as two shot: were deemed sufficient apology for
one lox, and the parties retired from the ground.
A PARADOL—In February, 1814, when we were
in a state of doubtful warfare, Omnium was at a
Premium of 30 per Cent. and Consols upwards of 72.
Now we enjoy universal Peace, with commercial Be.
nests uilci own for '25 Years, and surplus We.... 1111 in
our Public Treasury of neatly Tsui AY aria a
liojf from a single (tharterly zlrcount, we bird C,il,:ols
unuer 62, and Ommum scarcely 16 per cent. premium
—this can only be accounted for by the at;zie4 of the
Public to avail themstives of the advantage seemed
by Mr. Blot, le his Contract with Government, M
all the Rise in the Funds above the low Price of 56
to the Purchasers of Tickets and Shares (in tl.is Lot-
tery) entitled to the 3 Priv, of A 50,000, the 4 of
£20,000, and indeed t, all the Stock Pi izos, with t! e
option of being paid the value irt Money, they
prefer it,) however high the Finds may r:se ; Lot
from the very great Demand we must an in-
crease in the price of Tickets and Shares before the
7th of November, as on that Day ALL the Capital'
may be drawn.

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

The Sessions commenced yesterday before Mr.
Vl;Arsoas, and a numerous Bench of Magistrates.

ST. PANCRAS IN AN UPROAR.
Three inhabitanti of the parish of Saint Pancras,
rained &aAvoca,' Bennett, and Callender, were put to.
the Bar, to take their trial on an indictment, charg-
ing them with unlawfully assembling and interrupt-
ing the proceedings of a meeting convened for legal,
purposes, and with assaulting one William Mathew
Thistleton, and forcing from his hand and against his
will, a certain -poll book, which was is yn pos-

fission.
The facts of this ease, which occupied the attention
of the Court the whole of the day, were shortly as
follow :—Certain respectable individuals, inhabitants
of the parish of St. Pancras, have, for some time
back, contemplated the erection of a new church and
certain new chapeli within the said parish. In fur.
therance of this measure various partial meetings
were held at different places, at which the friends of
the proposition attended, and consulted upon the
best course to be taken for ensuring the approbation
of the parish, to an application intended to be made
to Parliament for the regeisite powers to levy rates
and catty on the intended wOrks.. These proceedings
etched a good deal of ferment throughout the Pa-
rish, which is one of the most extensive in the me-
tropolis, and a warm opposition was commenced
against incurring the intended expense, the more
especially when it was recollected that the Parish
was already involved in a debt. of relo,ooo, for build-
ing_the new work-house; and that within the parish
there were no less than 500 householders who could
not pay poor4ates, and fourteen hundred house: maws-
pied. Notwithstanding this opposition, however, a
meeting of certain parishioners was called and held
on the 7th of July last, at the premises belonging to
the light horse volunteers, in Gray's Inn-lane, where
it was resolved to rt commend an application to Par-
liament ior buiLling the new church, and a general
meeting of the parishioners was directed to be con-
vened, at the Southampton Arms, Camden Town,
on the 110th of following, to consider the
proposition. Upon this occasion Mr. Peter Robertson,
one of the churchwardens, presided in the chair, and
through him the resolutions, prepared at the previous
meeting, were put. The attendance of the parishio-
ners was extremely numerous, and as it turned out,
extremely clamorous. Mr. Gale Jones appeared as
the champion of the Anti-Churcliites, and proposed
the following resolutions :

Resolved—fbat the Parlshiun era present will take measures
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for convening a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Parish, to
whom shall be submitted the considt ration of the propriety of
taking measures for obtaining from Parliament the releisite
powers for building a Church* and such Chapels as may be ne-
cessary within the parish.
That letters fur such Meeting, signed by the Rev. theVicer in
his own nano., and in the joint names of the Parishioners pre-
sent, be printed, iisned, and distributed.
That the Parishioners present be requested to assist the Vicar
CI issuing the letters.
That Mr. Tints be requested to render every necessary as-
sistance, by access to die ratabooks, and by web other means
as are in his power.
These were warmly supported, and it was stated
that the majotity was great in their support. This
was, however, denied on the other side, and a poll
was demanded. Poll books were then opened, and
Mr. Thistleton, Mr. Tuns, and other persons, pro
ceeded to take totes. The Anti-Chrociiter, on tender;
ing their votes, however, discovered that they were
entered as voting fer the Church, whereas they were
voting for Mr. Gale Jones's resolutions. This cl.sco.
very produced great confusion atmour, during
which the riot and assault described in the indict-
ment was alleged to have been committed, the poll
was discontinued, and the business of the day corn.
pletely interrupted. In consequence of these scenes,
the present prosecution was instituted.
Mr. GURNEY, having opened the case for the pro-
secution, called the following witnesses in support of
the indictment.
Peter Robertson, one at 0 e Churchwardens, de-
posed, that he was in the chair, at a meeting of the
parishioners of St. Pancras, held at the Southampton
Arms, and convened by regular advertisement, for
the purp ese of considering a pripoition for building
a new church, on the 30th of August last. There
were about three or fonr hundred persons present.—
A poll was demanded and commenced--a great tu-
mult arose, and finally the poll was declared null
and void ; saw the Detendant, Stanwood, exhibiting
'dm of the poll book leaves, which had been tom
from the la, oks, in triumph.
Mr. Thistleton was also present on the occasion in
questinn, and commenced taking an account of the
votes in a poll book; atter entering a few names he
was surrounded by twenty or thirty persons, who
behaved in the mist riotous manner ; the defendants
were mixed with the crowd, who attempted to take
his poll book from him : Bennett, at length, struck
witness on the arm, as he supposes, with the view of
snaking him let go the book, and Mr. Callender seiz-
ed the book and dragged it from him ; he was then
advised by a Gentleman named Waugh to retire,
lest he should be treated with further violence.
Mr. Waugh corroborated the statement of the last
witness, and stated, that the conduct of the Defen-
dants was most tumultu.,us and riotous.
Mr. ALLAY addressed the Court at censiderable
length on the part of the Defendants, and in strong
terms animadverted upcn the conduct of those per.
sons who, in defiance of the general voice of the
parish, endeavoured to involve them in an enormous
expense. He then proceeded to contend, that there
vas nothing either riotous or disorderly in the con-
duct of the Defendants, or more tumultuous than
was natural, considering the proposition which a few
individuals were endeavouring to force down the
throats of the poor parishioners. As to the assault,
I.e denied that any had been committed, and attri-
buted the violence of which Mr.Thistleton complain.
ed, to the confusion which arose on the discovery of
the fraud which was practised by those to whom the
duty of entering the votes was intrusted.
In support of this defence, several pariihioners
were called, who denied any thing like a tumult
greater than they bad befote witnessed on similar
occasions. 'They also denied that any assault had
been committed.
Mr. WATSON having summed up 'the evidence.
the Jury, after a short consideration, fogad the De-
• feadaatep--got Cook.