Star.
London, England, 1830-01-30 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

• HUNTING. •
The Surrey Stag Hounds meet on Monday, at CrWaters, Ad.
dlington ; Thursday, at King's Head, Brim rand Saturday, at
Red Lion, Walton Heath.
The Surrey Fox Hounds on Monday, at Hassey Green; Wed.
nesday, at Locks Bottom ; and Saturday, at Worms Heath.
The Sanderstead Harriers on Monday, Wedneiday, and Bator.
day, at Kennel.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF RING'S BENCH. Ju. U.

MMUS V. et iDlaß'a.
This action was brought against the defendant, the printer and
proprietor of Beles Lift iss Leaden, for an alleged libel published in
that newspaper. The libel complained of appeared in that paper
in the shape of doggrel verses, purporting to be a converse.
don between the celebrated Harriette Wilson and Mr. Stock-
dale, the publisher of her works. These lines contained es.
passions which It was said were of a nature highly injurious
to the character sod reputation of the plaintiff. The plain.
tiff brought his action against the defendant in the
Common Pleas, to recover a compensation in damages for the'.
injury this libel was calculated to do him ; the Jury found a var.'
diet for the plaintiff with .1150 damages. This verdict was, bow-111
ever, set aside by a writ of error, for some mistake in theplead.
lop ; a new trial was coastguatd; granted. which came on to be
tried in this Court. On the second trial the Jury found a verdict
for the defendant.

Mr. CAMPULL on a previous day obtained a rule to show
cause why that verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial
granted.
The Aemartsv-Onstaatc now showed muse against the rule,
and contended that the doggrel vents complained of by:tbe plaudit'
could not be le any manner taken as rellecdng upon his character
and reputation. but must be considered as up Harriette
Wilson and her publisher, Stockdale, to public ridicule. If, how-
ever. it was taken in the other way, it could not Are thought that,
any observations purporting to have emanated from that lady,
whose tongue, it was well known, could lame no poison nor
scandal, would have the slightest tendency to Injure the phiotilf—
He, therefore, contended that these lines were only at a tendency
to bold up to ridicule Harriette Wilson and &ockdale.
Mr. Baouctuax followed en the same side. and contended
that tlds Court ought not to grant a new trial in a case of this
description, when a Jury bad decided that the publication: was not
libellous.

Mr. Dumas also appeared for the defendant, and submitted
that this publication could not be considered injurious to the plain-
tiff; the whole of it (emu supposing part of it might be considered
so) was rendered harmless by one line, in which Harriette Wilson
was 'apposed to say to the publisher, &ockdele," I am wrong, my
book has amply paid you. Press this it must be keened that an
that Harriette Wilson had stated In her works was untrue.

Mr. aryr also appeared on dissents side, and argued that the
publication could not be supposed to contain any libel en the plaintiff.
Mr. Campeau., in support of the rule, said that these lines were
certainly applied to the plaintiff, and were of a tendeocy_to injure
him in public estimation. Heap contended that Lord Tenterden
had misdirected the Jury in summing up, sad by that means the
Jury had misconceived the purport of the vines, and returned •
verdict for the defendant epos that misconception; be therefore
trusted the Court would make the rale absolute.

Lord TEXTIDIDOX observed, that be was 9f opinion the rule ought
to be discharged ; be had no direct recoliectloo of the manner in
which he left the case for the consideration of **Jury, but be was
actuated by the feeling that no person would conceive a bad impres-
sion of the conduct of the plaintiff from this publication. He thought
from what bad taken place since t►e trial, that be did let leave
the ease to the Jury with as much accuracy as he ought to have
done, and be regretted this the more, as the parties by that circum-
stance bad incurred a great aspen's. His opinion. however, was
that these verses did not COWS'S It libel on the plaintiff.
The other Judges concurred, and the role was accordingly
discharged.
The other motions for new trials were wholly uninteresting to
the public.

MOMS or IVO owes
The Important judgments which must occupy the Cost, are net
expected before Thursday. To-morrow (this day) is a dim is...
Monday the Court, by appointment. will take causes steadies 1,00
die peremptory paper. Tuesday will be no day in Westminster-
kali, and Wednesday is Crowe Paper day. a
It is reported that Lord COCHRANE has been applied
to by the Em
mand of his naval force, to direct the naval attack which
is to be made upon Portugal.
ALARMING FIRE AT Ga•vzsimp.—Sunday, the
24th lost. at five a.m. a most alarming Ire broke out on the pre-
mises of Mr. William Troughton, Bull Inn, Hlgh.strest. It seems
to have originated in the bar, bet from what cause it Is not yet ac-
curately ascertained. It was first discovered by softest the neigh.
bouts opposite, who immediately raised an alarm and proceeded to
arouse the inmates of the house. A plentiful supply dimmer was soon
obtained, and every assistase rendered by the inhabitants, among
whom the =Kennel were very active ; and indeed on such occasions
they are a particularly useful body of men. The dunes were disco.
vered raging with great fury in the bar, parlour, tap-rebel, kitchen,
and on the staircase. Fortunately there was *steely a breath of air,
or the conflagration must have been dreadful, as the adjoining house
is occupied by a painter, and the next to that by a tallow-chandler.
The engine belonging to the Corporation was the first on the spot.
There were only Mr. Troughton and the two maid-servants in the
house at the time of the Are. Mr Tonight= dropped from a win-
dow on the drat story backwards, without receiving much injury,
and the servants were rescued by the prompt aid afforded by the use
of some ladders which are kept near the spot. At see time great
anxiety was =laced en acceeet of the quantity of spirits knows
to be in the cellar, but fortunately they did am ignite. A great
quantity of spirits, and the whole of the utensils. furniture, kc. on
the first Boor, were entirely consumed ; and had it not bees that
the upper part of the house was brick built. there is ne doubt but
it must have been beret to the ground. We anderstand that the
property is all insured.—Madoster Genie&
THE LATE Ma. TOWEL—Wednesday an inquisition
was takes at the Red Uon, Parliament-street, before J. H. Gaza,
Esq. Constr, and a respectable Ivry, talemdre towelling the death
of Wm. Eaton Tooke. Req. aged 24, a gentles= of great respec-
tability, who terminated his =hose by sobs his throat. ' The
Jury having been swore, proceeded to the residence of the father
of the deceased, attlichmend-terrace, Whitehall, fee the purpose
of viewing the body of the unfortunate gentleman. The corpse
presented a shocking sight, there being two deep incised wounds
on the throat, which nearly extended from ear to ear. Elizabeth
Gatlin said—l have lived in the service of Mr. Thomas Tooke,
the father of the deceased, as housekeeper, for the last ten years.
My master is a Russian merchant, and the deceased. who is
his eldest son, and unmarried. was in partnership with Ms. My
master haa extensive premises in Broad-street, in the City, sad he
and the deceased were in the daily habit of going there together, to
trams business. My yang taster has besittrary unwell-with a
severe aikido= Mitten% end Ms spirits ha= been mesh de-
jected. He mum= item the City with his father as Tessday
afternoon, when he el ledimsmitise, and seemed low-
spirited. ile dined with t Below* showda o'clock, and soon after.
wards desired Ms bed to be eked. end sheet eight o'clock he retired
W his chamber: at die, twee We append ledge= and sewed. but
,I did not observe that his auleers were 4111seeet frem usual. At
half-past eight ids& I took Mat a cop of hog which he drank. At
I l o'clOck I again went to his chamber. andirSil " if he would
have a ruddiest?' and he said " Tea." left toe II the
room. I retired. At this time he wails hod, appalls* cam.
posed, and mid he erased whin elm Retools seven and
eight o'clock this weeks I haseissil at the door, het, receiving
no sower. I went in, the door net big fastened; on entering.
was shocked at the sight that presented itself—my unfortunate
young master was stretched as the deer, Trattorias in Ms blood,
which proceeded from his throat. tie was melte motionless, and
appeared dead. I alarmed the odor issestics, and the butler
went to the room, and Mr. 4yee, swim, of Parliansest-street,
attended in a few minutes.—By the Jury—l cannot account foe
the deceased conkatitting the rash act. He lived epos the best
terms with his Windy. lam eft aware that he bad met with say
W hie alieetlese. His affairs are kr a very les
="isitaatitritl have lately beard him repeatom*aW et
paha in the bead.—Vertikt. " Messing Paw,
speaking of this gadeash* event. says of $r Teske :-0 The
less of this ambhlwelrWees, aleis, and accomplished tem pods.
man, geode.= a malt simmeles yesterday. He was a yesth el
great promise, sad lit 4111* had the happiest= of itWeNdag Mat
he woo eaceedisds WSW& A more gessoes and boarteiset
heart than his ewer WS within a hoses bosom. His reapate
infonsatios was enswally Weed= fee his years. asid jegh
meet was excedeste He had already written sensed
-which were much messed. and with Ms nesserch and
and easemptides Wesel truth. had his We hese tweak he
net have Idled to bestow seed the dad oresimenerof 1011
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. day) srldtbleeteded the Sok eft= the laud mamba*
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, slaw WM= will maw the Ilk Feketiwry. H s wow was was
I and Masts, led it speresined s Oman eenediedete. stet bur
i NOMA de we eve die strew= haws utterly deranged is a kit
Men by itausweasery dhow!