Star.
London, England, 1824-11-10 00:00:00

VIE OFFICE OF vie JUDGE PROMOTXD BY DAME AND

NICHOLSON V. WILLIAMS.

In this case articles had been exhibited against the
defendant, Williams, for brawling and exciting a dis-
turbance in the parish church of Tring, Hertfoi &hire,
during Divine Service, on Sunday the grtth of July, by
having affixed to the porch of the church a notice to the
parishioners, calling on them to meet in the vestry, to
consider of the propriety of removing the Churchwar-
dens from the office, and also far reading the notice in
the church. Williams now presented an allegation,
which he prayed might be acceptecl. He stated that a
meeting had been held in the church, to consider of,
some alterations necessary to be made in the parish ; a
majority of the parishioners objected to the alterations,
but no minute was entered in the Yesicrbook. The
Churchwardens, prompted by tbc, gactur, proceeded to
make the alterations against the exprese desire of the
parishioners, and they were desirous to have the
Churchwardens removed from their situation. The Rec-
tor refused their request to call a !Kranz, when
hams admitted, that by the authority of the Lord of the
Manor, the Overbears, and the major part of the
parishioners, he read the notice after Divine Service, but
he denied that there was any brawling or disturbance,
excepting when the Constable, by the Rector's desire,
took him into custody, and then same disturbance ante,

but tha► was not dining Divine Service. This allot•
tion, Williams trusted, would he received as some ex-
tenuation of his offence, hr in miiigation of assts. -
Sir JOHN Nlcnot.i, rejected the admissipn of the alle-
gation, and observed, that it was rather an attack upon
the Minister than a defence to the charge.. The refusal
of the Minister could not justify any other person to read
any Notice in the Church. If the Minister did wrong he
could be punished, but an admission of the offence in
the allegation pleaded was rather mole unfavourable
than otherwise for Williams. The Rev. Gentleman had
certainly done wrong in giving him into the constable's
co tody, but he advised Williams to get out of the busi-
ness as easily as possible, because he should think, that
the longer he continued in it the greater expense he
would run to, and the greater triumph it would be to
his adversaries.

GRIGG V. OREM.
This is a suit for restitution of conjugal rights, pro.
moted by a husband against his wife; it has been de-
pending in the Consistory Court of London ever since
1819; and now comes up to this jurisdiction on an ap-
peal from a grievance—namely, that the Judge of the
Court below had refused to rescind the conclusion of
the cause, and to hear a certain affidavit read, at the
prayer of Mrs. Gregg's proctor.
On behalf of Mr. Gregg, his Proctor appeared under
protest, complaining that the presertin of the other
party's appeal relate] to an act of the Court below, sub-
sequently to which act the party had repeated)i com-
plied a ith assignations and orders of that Court, and
consequently that this appeal could not be entertained.
After a long discussion on this question of practice,
Sr Jur-- bircnou. ob,erved, there was indi-

Ar ... strong .
cation, at present. of designed delays on Mrs. Gregg's
part.; but upon this point he could at present offer no
decided opinion. In consequence of not having had
laid before him the process of the Court below, the
learned Judge complained that he proceeded under
some difficulty and much uncertainty. He eatertained
the appeal, however; overruled the protest ; and de-
clared that this Court would retain the principal cause.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, NOV. 9.

George Bradley, whose case was heard on a former
day was brought up to receive the judgment of the Court.
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS observed, that the insol-
vent, who earned his livelihood by playing upon the
harp, requiring a cheap instrument for that purpose.
went to Mr. Herriot to purchase one at £2O. Mr.
Herriot not having one made at that price, lent him one
worth £3O, until he should have made him another.—
The insolvent, however, sold the latter, and never hav-
ing paid for it, Mr. Herriot was obliged to sue him for
its amount. The Court con,ideied this conduct on the
part of the insolvent most fraudulent; and therefore or-
dered him to be remanded within the walls for eight
calendar months.
Robert Savage, a Smithfield salesman, was opposed
by Mr. Arnold, who swore that he had been in the habit
of employing the insolvent to sell cattle for him ; and
having upon three occasions directed him to pay in £5O
out oithe produce of the sale to Messrs. Hammersleys'
bank on behalf of him (Mr. Arnold), to the account of
his Landlord, the insolvent told him •he had done so;
whereas it turned out that he had only so paid in one
1:50,. and still owed him the other £lOO.
A creditor, named Bernard, also opposed the insol-
vent's-discharge, but did not establish a case against him.
The Couar severely censured the insolvent's conduct
towards Mr. Arnold ; and ordered him to be remanded,l
under the 16th section of the Actifar six smooths, within
-the walls of the prison.

EUMPTION OR MILITARY 1114111 TOL-PUTY4-1-411 a
Court held on Tuesday Wu:right, two toll-keeper; were
brought before the Justices of the Peace, at Glasgow, for
illegally exacting toll-duty; in the one case for the horses,
and the other for the gig, of two Ofßcers in the Dragoon
Guards, while oil march. In the first case, the Officer
was moving his quarters, in terms of an order, his ser-
vant was riding one of his horses with a regimental
bridle and saddle, and leading the other horse, fully
'equipped with regimental bridle, and saddle with hol-
sters, and regimental cloak strapped behind the saddle.
The toll-keeper stated, in defence, that the servant was
dressed as a private servant, without uniform—that he
did not perceive the equipment of the horses, and that
he was not bound to believe the assertion of ever? one
who might say that his horses were in his Majesty s
vice, and on march. The Justices found that such
horses were exempt from toll-duty; but as the servant
admitted that ha bad no anifoim, and that he did not
call the attention of the toll-keeper to the equipment of
the horses as evidence to support his assertion, they, in
the whole circumstances of the case, merely ordered
the toll-keeper to repay the duty, and inflicted no fur-
ther punishment. In the second case, toll-duty had
been exacted for the gig of an officer, driven by his
servant on the line, and within sight of the party pn
march, although the servant produced a certificate to
the toll-keeper that the gig belonged toe Captain on
march with the party. The defence was, that the toll,
duty had been exacted 'under the idea that there is no
exemption for the private carriages of Officers on
march, or carriages conveying their family or private
effects. The Justices, in respect of the clear nature of
this case, and of the certificate produced to the toll-
keeper at the time, fined him one guinea, which they
sent to the Infirmary, and found him liable to the
sum of ss. expenses.
THE BAT.—A curious circumstance, connected with
the natural history of this little animal, was some time
ago noticed in Linlithgow. A worthy burgher, with
provident foresight, had laid in a fipe double Gloster
cheese, against the next inlyius, and for safety put the
kebbuck to win upon a shelf, in a remote corner in the
house. It is well known that many hundreds of bats
were dislodged from their hybernating recesses, when
the old church of Linlithgow was lately repaired, but
little was it imagined that many of them changed to
such a different abode. When the cheese was taken
down, it seemed all sound enough, except that a small
hole appeared in one side, but the first cut discovered
that it was entirely hollowed out, and that an immense
number of bats, in a dormant state, were quietly in pos-
session of the interior.
Sr. MARTIN. LIM.; SlUitilille•—in TRIRCii Telescope
for 182.5. we are told that the few fine days which some
times occur about the beginning of November, have
been denominated " St. Martin's little Summer; to
this Shakspeare alludes in the first part oaf King Henry
(Act I. Scene 2), where Prince Henry says to Fel.
staj; " Farewell, thou latter Spring farewell, all hal-
! lowa summer r arid in the first part of King Henry VI.
(Act I. Scene 2.) Joan /a Pricelle wiys— _
“ Assigned I ant to be Ai Faslish scourge;
This id& the siege. assuredly Fit rube :
a Ripest Se. itestin'ttiresveep Way= doom
"lilacs I have swered *ails* sews wars it