Star.
London, England, 1825-03-17 00:00:00

" BERKELEY HUNT AFFAIR.

" THE Purr Draxer.—We extract the following Advertisement
from the Times of Saturday last. Wbo, we would ask, but ONE
MAN would take all this trouble? Who that eNe WAN is, we leave to
the sagacity of our Headers. The thing speaks for itself :
" ' ADVNIIMAXINT.—The report that the Ladies refused tickets
for the' Berkeley Hunt Ball, is wholly without foundation, for on
no occasion has it been more numerously or more fashionably at•
tended.'

"In order to puff off the Affair,' in the best possible manner,
the following paragraphs appeared in the Carries on Friday last, and
in the Morning Pea on Saturday, and where, we have no doubt,
they were amply paid for :
" The report mentioned in some of the Papers that several
Ladies returned Tickets for the Berkeley Hunt Ball, is wholly
without foundation, for on no occasion has this Annual Festivity bear
more numerously or more fashionably attended.' "—Morning Pest.
" We copied a paragraph from a Morning Paper of Tuesday, men-
tioning that at the last Berkeley Annual Hunt Ball,' one hundred
Ladies were said to have refused tickets.' We are now requested to
state, that on no occasion was the ball more fashionably or more
numerously attended."—Courier.
" We very much fear that Colonel Berkeley Is ill-advised. Asap
old•sportsman, we are somewhat surprised that he forgets the old
proverb,' Look before you leap.' We presume this is a postscript
loth. letter to Mr. Clank. Perhaps we may find time to recur Ps
this affair again."
Journal Office, Cheltentuum, March 14;
SlR—Herewith I send you the particulars of an atro-,
Cious outrage committed upon the Editor of this Jour-
nal, at three o'clock this afternoon, by Colonel Bet Ice-
ley, who, in company with two Persons in the garb
of Gentlemen, Called at the residence of the aforesaid
Editor (Mr. Judge,) at 13,Northfield-place, inthis towns
and inquired if Mr. J. was at home? The servant an..
sweted in the of Then tell him we wish to
speak with him—ls he alone?" " Yes." Mr. Judge
desired them to walk in, when the following conversa-
tion ensued:— •
Colonel I3.—Pray; Mr. Judge, will you give up the Whim of
those papers that have appeared in the Cialterskan JoisrlselF
Mr. J.—As I have no knowledge of you, will you do Me the
favour to say whom I have the honour to address E
Colonel B.—Colonel Berkeley, Sir.
Mr. .I.—. Thea, Sir; if you will wait upon me at the Cite, I shall
be happy to give you every satisfaction.
Colonel B. and his two Friends—No, Sir ;—Now, Sir—Now,
Sir—Now, Sir !
When, without further ceremony, Colonel Berkeley
commenced the most atrocious attack upon Mr. Judge,
by beating him over the head and face with the butt-
end of a hunting whip, while one of his companions
secured the door of his room, and the other placed him-
self before the fire, as if to prevent Mr. Judge, from
seizing any implement for his defence. In the scuffle,
Mr. Judge was thrust into the passage, where• some
heavy blows were inflicted in the presence of several
witnesses, which cut Mr. Judge's eye and cheek in a
dreadful manner.

In the course of an hour Berkeley ordered his carriage, and left
this town for Gloucester.
Mr. Judge continues very Ill; but I am happy to say, not
dangerously.
You stay rely upon the correctness of this communication, and is
at your service. I am, your obedient Servant,
JOHN JOSEPH HADLEY,
Joint Proprietor of the Cheltenham Journal,
Mond., five o'clock, March 14,1835.