Star.
London, England, 1812-06-04 00:00:00

Ndria INTELLIGENCE.

•
The British squadron off Brest have taken up no
anchorage, and will in future blockade Brest ..s Cash*
was heretofore blockaded, by l)ing at aucltor within
bight of the enemy.

FALMOUTH, JUNE 1.
Arrived the RAPiD schooner from the Eastward i
and the ECM from Messina, in 32 days ; fel, in w ids,
off the Land's End, an English
_ frigate, in thus Lf
A French privateer. _Wind W. and variable.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE s.
His Majesty's ship Rosissunin is appointed convoy
for NOVA Scotia and Quebec. His Majesty's ship
ACTRON remains with the homeward hound West
Indiamen for the Downs: The ships for the Last
Indies, under convoy of his Majesty's ship JUNCI.4,
have dropt down to St. Helen's.—Wind W.
DEAL, JUNE S.
Sailed this morning the whole of the outward-
bound coasters and colliers, under convoy of the
COUNTESS OF ELGiN dt utter, for Portsmouth. Came
in the POMPEE from off Flushing ; and the STIRLING'
from the River. S.iiled his MAjesty's ships VALIANT
and CRETAN for off Flushing.—Wind N.E.

SHEERNESS, JUNE S.
Sailed this morning his Majesty's s'iip Twerp with
the convoy far Hudson's Bay. —Wind S.E.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 2.
Arrived the John Tobin, ft nn Barbadoes ; sailcd
25th Arri: : spoke the 12th el May, in lat. 41. le.
.mng. 47. '29. the Trinidad, 111•GowAN, from Ttint.
dad, bound to Greenock ; on the 29th of May, in
lat. 47. 33. long. 31. 20. fell in with a brig, vtith.,ut
her masts, and toll of watn-, laden lt i II planks; stavci,
arid cod fish, wi:h the name Uhice of Po: tiaud"
painted on her stern.

VAUXH I.L.—TLis elegant scene of summer aurae-
t;cin opened last night, under a m ,st brilliant displ .y
of luminous objects. The Proprietors, at considerable
expense, have greatly improv,4 the Gardens since
List season. The Orchestra appeared a blaze of light.
A superb Crown was displayed at top, and the Plumes
of the PRINCE REGENT were cx'tibited in the m. st taste-
ful order. In addi,ion t t!:e improvenn:nts in di:
Ru-
tunda, which have cost the Prop-lett)! s ni:ar L-42000,
.•l: pant Chinese lamps ureic hung in veriolis parts of
the Gardens. The th splay c,f superb chandeliers, and
festoons of variegated lamps. made the place a scene
of fairyism and enchantment. The female singers art,
Mrs. BLAND, MIS. STIRLING, and Miss NIAETTIL
whole of their songs were loudly applauded. Mrs.
STIRLING made her first appearance in these Gardens,
and met a liberal reception. 'roe small increase in the
price o f admissi-n did not occasion the least opposi•
tion. The company appeared highly delighted with
the whole of the arrangements, and many persons of .
fashion and elegance were present. The band in the
orchestra performed the overture to Loelinska, and
Don Juan, in a superlative style. A glee, " Erin the
smile," was also sung in a most impresaive and scien-
tific manner. In short, the whole of the amusements.
including the cascade, fire-woo ks, acc. 3tc. afforded
the highest satisfaction; and when repeated with the
same taste and allurement, will not fail to produce a
rich harvest" to the Proprietors of these delightful
Gardens.

MANSION House Farm—Last night the Leap
MAYOR gave a splendid Ballsdioner, and supper to
a large party of the Royal Princess, NoLaity, and
their Ladies. The Mansion House, which has been
long preparing for this Fete, was fitted up in a chile-
rent way to what has ever been before, and nothing
like the confusion, which formerly ensued at the
Easter Ball. The Egyptian Hall was elegantly
illuminated, and only one long table went from top to ,
bottom, with a square one at each end, much broader
than on former occasions, and ornamented with tem-
ples, &c. About an hundred and fifty sat down t,
dinner, at eight o'clock—where was a profoxion of all
the delicacies of the season. At the upper table sat the
LORD MAYOR, LADY MAYORESS, the Dukes of YORK,
KENT, CAMBRIDGE, and Gcoucesreft, the Foreign
Ambassadors, with many of the Nobility of both '
sexes, who were ~11 most splendidly dressed. The
tables were removed after dinner for the dance, as
the ball-room and several other rooms had tables laid
in them for a cold collation, where about seven hun-
dred were expected to sit down between two and
three in the morning. Captain Dusumt, of the West
London Militia, appe;red in. full armcur, and took
his station immediately after dinner behind the LORD
MAYOR, where he rested on a high seat. After din.
ner the Loan MAYOR gave 4g The King," 114 The
Prince Regent," ""The Queen," "The Royal Dukes,"
gg The Princesses," which were drank with great en-
thusiasm. The Lcrds and Ladies, Knights and
Squires, &c. who had honoured' the entertainment
with their presence, received a hearty welcome
from the LORD and LADY MAYORESS. Soon after
ten the, Ladies withdrew to the Venetian Parlour,
which was fitted up as a Drawing Room ; and about
eleven, the long table in the Egyptian Hall being
removed, the LADY MAYORESS, with the splendid train
of female beauty, returned, when the Ball was opened
by his Royal Highness the Duke of Geouctsven
and Lady GEORGINA CECIL : about two o'clock, eight
supper-rooms were thrown open, on the second Boor*
one of which was the long ball-room, where between
seven and eight hundred sat down to supper. The
company broke up between 4 and 5 this m
Mr. B
altsauttessoirs, Bowler)
(who was so desperately wounded
by the is in a fair way of recovege

LAW IIiTELLICENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 3.
DUE OBSERVANCE OF THE. LORD'S DAY.
THE %ZING v. BENT.

-This w:is an application for having a conviction
nrder the statute of Charles 11. made for the more
due observance of the Lord's Day—quashed.
Mr. COMMON SIMJEANT appeared against the con-
f• hit h 'tared, on the information of a person
named George Mitchell, that Joseph Best, of the
parish of St. Luke's, grocer, being a person above the
age of fourteen years, had on a . certain occasion, to
wu, on the .sth cf April last, exercised his worldly
business, labour, cr work, on the Sabbath Day, the
same no: being a work of necessity. The informa-.
tics bore that, as the informant was passing the door
of the detendant on the Sabbath Day in questioh, he
s. w him, the s.:id Joseph Best, behind his counier,
sera ing a girl with an article which he wrapped up
in paper. and for which the said girl returned him
paymt nt in copper. The informer saw the defen-
dant take the money, upon which the girl went away.
The conviction then went on to state, that the defen-
dant was thereupon convictedin the penalty of ss.
two-thirds to the poor of the parksho and one-third
*to the intormer.
' Lord Et:Lamm/town-44 I do not see it here
stated vs,..t is the worldly calling of the defendant.
He is called a grocer, but no more. Neither is it
stated what article it was which he wrapped up in
paper ; nor that he sold it. It does not appear upon
the conviction that he acted in any way of his ordi-
nary. dealing 'or business. It might have been (for
ought the proseiutor knew to the contrary) a Prayer-
book, or a selection of Psalms or Hymns, appointed
for the day's service, or any other innocent commo-
dity, which the defendant handed to the girl, wrap.
ped up in the paper, and that the copper was given
an return for it. Who sustains this action ?"
Mr. OnctioN SERJICANT--••" That weight falls on
my Learned Friend, Mr. Garrow."
GARILOWS4 It does indeed, my Lords, by
devolution, fall to me, not to argue, but to support
this conviction, and I said last night, to my client, it
was a labour I should not be able to discharge.--
l'here is, indeed, dbthing in this conviction, except
uncertainty."
Loud Etaxxsottouolt—g4 It certainly is an unsup-
portable conviction. Let it, therefote, be quashed."
tiwItECKS.

Mr.t
information v med
shouldrule,,forafiled
against to shew cause,
wh y
a co
persons, ,f the names of Gilgow and Cornish, the for-
mer of v horn had been a merchant, in the town of
Merazi. n, to Cornwall, and the latter Major of the
Cornish Local Militia, for a most outrageous and vio-
lent assaul' upon the person of Mr. Blewett, the
24tlayor of Merazion, while in the execution of his
duty. It appeared from the affidavit, upon which
the appication vas groUnded, that on the 21st of
Match last, Mr. Bkwett, having taken possession of
the orrck of a vessel which had been lately. WxeckeJ
on that part of the coast of Cornwall, had removed
the grea.e7 pm of the wreck to his own house, for
the benefit of such underwrites or parties, as might
apiear to he interested, and was proceeding to remove
Are reminder, when a considerable mob collected,
for the purpose of preventing him ; and apprehensive
of a riot, and being informed that a party of the lo-
cal iniAia were in the neighbourhood, lie sent Gil-
gow ( who at first .ippeated willing to assist him) for
a tretachavni of the militia, who soon after returned,
accompanied by Major Cornish, and a party r f the
local militia, but instead of tendering him the assist-
ance he had reason to expect, they joined the rioters;
and, under thedirection of Gilgow and Cornish, he
was surrounded by six grenadiers, with fixrd. bayo-
nets at his breast, with orders from their officer (Cor-
nish), if be attempted to interfere,to run him through
the body; finding himself in this perilous situation,
he did not attempt to make any resistance, but retired
as fast as he could. In the mean time the mob, assisted
try the soldiery, under the orders of Gilgow and Cor-
nish, carried off the whole of the wreck, both that
which l.e had collected at his own house, and what re-
mained on the shore, and for this violent and out-
rageous c, ruble, he hoped the Court would grant the
Rule for a criminal information.
Lord Eat+Emronouoir observed, that it was rather.
a singtilar circumstance that the Mayor should carry
she wreck to his own house, and if it was only to in-
vestigate this circumstance alone, he thought the rule
slwts;cl be granted, in order, that upon the showing
car:se, the whole of the facts might be before the
Court. His Lordship added, that it was a most mis-
clivons principle which prevailed along the coast,
particularly along that of Cornwall, that wrecks were
public property, and the object of devastation and
plunder ,o> all who should think proper to participate
in it.—Rule granted.