Star.
London, England, 1825-11-14 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Novestarat 12.
RHODES V. DE BEAUVOIR.
Thiq case was argued at great length at the first sit-
tirgs of the Court. It goes to the validity of a building
Iwe obtained by the plaintiff for certain lands in Hack-
Lev, which lease is called in question by the heir and
,uCcessor, as oleained under circumstances which will
hold in equity.
The Loren CHANCELLOR spent two hours this morn-
. i 1 gaing through a retrospect cf the pleadings and papers pre-
I ::'3%.ry to his judgment.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 11.
FABIAN V. BROWN.
Mr. MARRYATT moved for a rule to shew cause why
the verdict obtained by the defendant in this cause
should not be set aside and a new trial granted. The
erfenclant was Captain Brown, who had been principally
vccerned in constructing the Chain Pier at Brighton,
h.„.„ag 17.(nii.mit of the 30,0001. which formed the
ot the Pier Company. He had, by the autho
rUr .if .he Company, employed the plaintiff, who is a
builder in extensive business, to assist in building the
p" •
•er, and when it was completed he paid him the
amount of his bill.
Several other additions were made for the conve-
rence ..1 passengers, a waiting-room, &c. which plain-
tiler ected by the orders of Captain Brown, who refused
payment, alleging that the Company were responsible.
an action fur work and labour done was then brought
:elitist Captain Brown, and a verdict given in his
tavour. As this verdict, however, was found contrary
to evidence, all the witnesses having proved that the
additional structures were elected solely at the in-
stance of the defendant, the Learn d Coun,el trusted
that the Court would grant the rule.
Mr. BaronGaanass—l think this case requires further consider.
rep. Take a rule to shew cause, Mr. Marryatt.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 12.
HAYWOOD V. PITT.
This was an action for seducing the plaintiff's daugh•
ter. At the last ‘Vorcestershire Assizes, the Learned
lud ,e who presided, suggested, that as the plaintiff's
slaughter and the defendant were stated to be still at-
tached to each other, and as a promise of marriage had
been made, a verdict for £l,OOO should be entered,which
should be set aside, on condition that the defendant mar-
ried the girl within a month. To this proposition the
icterklant acceded, and a vesdict for £l,OOO was en-
tered ;trCOtdioßly.
Mr. RUSSELL now moved to set aside the verdict,
staving, that the defendant, in performance of his en-
,;:agernent, had procured a license and the wedding
nng, and went to the plaintifFs house for his bride, in a
Tosr.chaise, for the purpose of taking her to church, and
:ulontriiLii:g the marriage; but the young lady refused
n) Live him, preferring to have the 1,0001. for which
sitrdiet had been entered. Upon this statement of
the case the Cool t granted a Rule A isi.
BLORE V. STOCKDALE.
The plaintiff in this case, a stone-mason, in Picea-
obt.ined a verdict for 3001. against the defendant,
r Oheiling him in the notorious publ'cation called the
Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Mr. BROUGHAM now moved to set aside the verdict,
°tube ground that the damages were excessive, and
sere probably enhanced, from a supposition chat the
libel imputed to the plaintiff that he had proposed mar-
when he was a married man, and that the Learned
,lacie had not sufficiently pointed out to the Jury that
fr..ae, Wilson might have been of sufficient age to re—
teire a proposal of marriage, before the plaintiff was
tat lit:l—Rule refused.
WALPOLE V. !OUR.
action was reel at' the last Hertfoi d Assizes,
.nd the plaintiff recovered 555. from the defendant,
o was a stakeholder for that amount on a wager at
clickit. Mr. ANDREWS now moved to set the verdict
aside, on the groped that the cause was altogether be-
rm!' the dignity of a superior Court to investigate, as
the question was nothing more or less than to determine,
whether the wager had been fairly won, according to
ti e laws of the game of cricket ? and the Learned
Counsel cited the case in which the Chief Justice -had
Mused to try a cause relating to a dog-fight.
Caw Jusnct—You should have made your objection before
tie came was tried. It is now too late to complain when the case
i. decided, and a verdict against you.
Mr. ANDRFWS—I did interpose when the case was called on ;
SI:: the Learned Serjeaot Onslow, who sat as Judge, ollherved, that
hr could not tell from the pleadings, what the cause of action was,
cud that he could not act judicially from the statement of Counsel.
, then took the liberty of suggesting, that the conduct of your Lord-
in the dog ease, was worthy *A imitation and adoption by all
Learned Judges.
ITY Ji,svice..-1 did that, Ma Andrews, which appeared to
right, without consider bug it was to be a rule fur other Judges :
Learned litetbren, will, of course, exercise their own discretion
lu hirnilar cages.
Ur. Justice Nasser . When-cases relating to wagers come before
e On the Circuit, 1 decline to try them until all the other business
Is gone through ; sod if then .the Jury express a desire to go
hmei l do not kiep them to waste theirtime in such investlgasiens ;
Dut lure the cause was tried, and the'Coutt cannot relieve you.
Mr. ANDREvis then suggested another ground,namell,
that a fraud had been practised by the parties who won
the wager. The contest was to be between eleven men
Cheshunt, and the same number from Enfield; but
'n td if all the Enfield men being from that town,
they had procured two superior players, living else-
where; and that besides, cricket having been decided
as one of the games recowsised in the 9th of Anne, no
nuiney lost at it could be rt covered.
tit Court, however, refused the Role.

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We are happy to learn that orders have been trans-
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stated to Jamaica by the Lords of the Admiralty,
tescinding the order which gave so much alarm to the
zn.YrehAnts, and directing that in future the .rules
Yegutiling the communications between Jamaica and
the South American States and the SPish settlements,
by means of ships of war, should be f;ormed to suit
the iinetests and convenience of the 13tithls Merchants.
j.sgere Coro ier.
The %scold of the Wallace Wight" arrived on Thurs-
day horn London, and was deposited in Edinburgh
Castle. During its brie visit to England, the rust with
viiich it was encrusted has been rubbed off, and the
I.'ontlen hilt repaired. It is gratifying to find, that the
wish so generally expressed by the Scottish people. that
this venerable Weapon should be suffered to remain in
the ernintry it so long assisted to defend, has been
attended to.

Sligars still continue to decline in price. Some short
tin* since •the grOcers were all c a'ter sugars.
lIPY loaded their warehouses and shops ss ith them on
iPeculation, thinking that they would te.ich an clot-
in, u'IY high ',rice. It is to be hoped, bit...ever, that
I' e I übiic v.ill take .care to benefit by this fall, and
et:'`wiage tar retail grcccrs who ix,' reduce the prestn,
Lu 1:18'. pi Les.

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WHIBLWIND IN THE BAHAMAS.

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NASSAU, (NEW 21/10VIDENCF..)
On the 24th of September, about five o'clalt in the
afternoon, this place was visited by a most tremendous
hurricane. In the course of five minutes it destroyed
or injured about thirty houses. The storehouse of J.
Thomson and Co. full of goods, was thrown down;
the goods, hoaever, received but little injury. Part
of the Poor House (a strong stone building) was also
thrown down, as well as several others. The scene is
represented as most awful, and, as might be expected,
the utmost consternation prevailed; it is gratifying,
however, to find that no lives were lost on the occasion.
The oldest inhabitant has no recollection of a similar
calamity occurring here before.

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards,
the 24th, and 62d Regiments of Infantry, marched on Saturday
from Westminster for Bristol, nn route for Ireland.
Detachments belonging to the Bth, 12th, and 94th Regiments of
Foot, marched on Saturday, from Westminster, for Plymouth. •1
Detachments belonging to the sth, 16th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 23d,
28th, 30th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 45rh 47th, 48th, 64th, 81st, 95th, and
96th Regiments of Foot, and the East India Company's Artillery,
embarked, on the 25th ulr. under the command of Staff Serjeant
MITCHELL, at Cork, for England.
A Detachment belonging to the 15th Font embarked on the
25th ult. at Cork, for England, on the Recruiting Service.
Detachments belonging to the 2d, 13th, 21st, 28th, 30th, 36th,
38th, 30th, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 51st, 52d, 54th, 59th, 61:h, 83d,
85th, 87th, 89th, 90th, 96th, and 98th Regiments of Foot, the
Royal Staff Corps, and the East India Company's Service, em..
barked, on the Ist instant, under the command of Staff Serjeant
Cararart.t., at Dublin, for England.
Detachments belonging to the Grenadier Guards, the Bth and
141st Regiments of Infantry, embarked on the 3d instant, at Cork,
for England. •

The Court Martial on Lieutenant BDISTEAD and Ensign Row-
ceorr, of the 53d Regiment (of which Major-General Sir EDWARD
B .• , President) adjourned on Saturday to this morning, to
examine witnesses in defence of Ensign Rowcaorr. The charges
originated in some intemperate expressions which were used by
Ensign Itowcaorr, in a misunderstanding which arose between these
Officers when on a shooting excursion.
THE NINETY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
In order to calm the feelings of those concerned for their friends
in the 96th Regiment, we give publicity to the following commu-
nication from Mr. C. J. Faincorni, Paymaster, 96th Regiment:—
" Having left Halifax on the I 9th of October (says he), and seen
letters there, front Fredericton and St. John's up to the 15th, I can
safely venom to assert, that the melancholy circumstance alluded
to is without the slightest foundation.
" The right wing of the 96th Regiment sailed on the 23d Sept.
from Halifax for Bermuda, under the command of Major Hutase,
in the Speke transport, which vessel the OILISTICS frigate, Captain
Ltreortaz.v, left safe at anchor at Bermuda on the 28th of Sept.
I further beg to state, that the Speke is reported to have arrived
at Portsmouth on the 31st oh. with the Royal Marines, relieved
by the 96th Regiment at Bermuda.
" The 2d and 3d Divisions of the 96th Regiment sailed from Ha-
lifax, the former commanded by Captain Careseaoss, in the Arab
transport, on the 2d of October ; the latter by Lieutenant-Colonel
Halllllall, on the 9th, in the Joseph Green. It was, therefore,
impossible that the report in question should apply to either. It is
true that a vague and unauthenticated rumour had been received at
Halifax, from Fredericton, of the loss of a vessel with troops on
board, off Sable Island, corresponding in some respects with the
time of the departure of the Speke ; but the arrival of the Oaasyss
frigate happily dispelled those fears."
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

WAR-0111C$, NoV. 11, 1825.
gd Regiment of Life Guards—Captain Chum Barton to be Major,
by purchase, vice Vyse, promoted; Lieutenant JamesjM'Douall
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Barton; Cornet and Sub-Lieu-
tenant Sir William Scott, Batt. to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice M'Douall ; Henry Lytton Bulwer, Gent. to be Cornet and
Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Scott.
7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Thomas Hunter,
from the haltpay, to be Paymaster, vice George Lawrence, win;
returns to his former half-pay of Ensign.
Ydßegiment of Dragoons—Major John Grey to be Lieutenant-
Colooel, by purchase, vice Hankin. wbo retires; Brevet Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Lord Arthur W. M. Hill to be Major, by pur-
chase, vice Grey ; Lieutenant Richard Twisletots Fawcett to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Hill; Cornet William Hull to
be Lieutenant vice Fawcett.
9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Frederick Willis, Gent. to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Rumley, promoted.
IGth Ditto—Lieutenant Charles Robert Cureton to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Ellis, promoted.
17th Ditto—Captain Francis Godolphin D'Arcey, Marquis of Car-
marthen, from the half pay, to be Captain, vice William Locke,
who exchanges, receiving the difference.
Ist Regiment of yoot—Ensign and Adjutant James Richardson

to have the rank of Lieutenant.
4th Ditto--Ensign Edward H. Clarke, from the 98th Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Clarke who exchanges.
6th Ditto—Ensign William Eyre to be lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Stuart, promoted; William Curteis, Gent. to be Ensign,*
purchase, vice Eyre.
Bth Ditto—John Howard, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
nestle's, promoted in the 37,. Foot.
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19th Ditto—Captain Thomas Dobbin to be Major, vice Lenn, de-
ceased • Lieutenant Thomas liamilton to be Captain, vice Dob-
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bin • Ensign Isaac Robinson to be Lieutenant, ;ice Hamilton.
421 s t Ditto—Lieutenant William Boyle. from half-pay of the 27th
Font, to be Paymaster, vice Richard Creser, who retires upon
half-pay.
24th Ditto—Augustus George Blachford, Gent. to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Sturgeon, promoted.
'sth Ditto—Major Courtney Chambers, from the half-pay, to be
Major, vice V. W. Hompesch, who exchanges.
33t1 Ditto—Lieutenant GeorgeWhannell to be Captain, vice Suther-
land, deceased.
41st Ditto—Ensign William Childers to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Gossip, promoted ; Ensign Charles William Perkins
Magee, from the 77th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Childers.
Slst Ditto—Ensign William Gordon to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Mathews, promoted ; Charles Augustus Arney, Gent. to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Gordon.
52d Ditto—Lieutenant George J. Strum, from the 25th Foot, to

be Lieutenant, vice Love promoted.
60th Ditto—Brevet lieutenant-Colonel John Galife to be Lieute-
nant-Colonel, without puschafe; Brevet Major Lewis 1m Thum
to he Major, vice Galiffe; lieutenant R. Braddyll Heslop to be
Captain, vice lm Thurn.
74th Ditto—Lieutenant Joseph Cripps, from half-pay of the 18th
Foot, to be. Lieutenant, vice Richard Davies, who exchanges.
77th Ditto Charles Frederick Burrell Jones, Gent. to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice blagra, appointed to the 411 t Foot.
84th Ditto—Charles Adair, Gent. to be Fasign, by purchase, vice
Forbes, promoted in the 17tb Foot.
37th Ditto—Ensign Nicholas lUilley Doyle to be Lieutenant, by

purchase, vice Ship, who retires.
98th Ditto—Ensign James Clarke, from the 4th Foot, to be En-
sign, vice Clarke, who exchanges.
Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Simon Kent, from halipay
oflhe 60th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice James Mackay, whe
dims upon half-pay.
Ceylon Regiment-..-Lieutenant Daniel Keogh, from half-pay of the
44th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase.
HOSPITAL sum..
'To be Iloapital-Assistants to the Forces—William Lucas, Gent.
vice Wll.on, appointed to the 96th Foot ; Alexander Callander,
Gent. vice Home, appointed to the 85th Foot ; David Dum-
breck, Gent. vine Kemlo, appointed to the 59th Foot ; Matthew
Baillie, M.D. vice Elison, appointed to the 50th Foot ; Thomas
Williams, M.D. vice Munro, appointed to the 77th Foot.
UNATTACHED.
Captain Augustus Frederick *Ellis, from the 16th Light Dragoons,
to be hlaiker of Infantry, by purchase.
To be Captains of Infantry, by purchase—Lieutenant Thomas
Inigo Wickham Freeman, from the 37th Foot; Lieutenant
William Gossip, from. the 41st Foot; Lieutenant John Steuart.
from the '3Olll Foul ; Lieutenant George Hogarth, from the 42d
Foot ; utrikant George Chichester, from the 59th Font.
To be Lieutenant of Infantry, by purchase.—Ensign Charles Stur-
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MENaItANIIA,
The undermentioned Officers kin been allowed to dispose of
their half pace:
‘lajor Akxameler S=wot (Brevet I.ientenant-Colonel), half•
pay 4th Foot; Captain ll.mry Hobert Catlett; lull-pay

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goons; Captain Lucas Hunt Jackson, half-pay 7th Garrison'
Battalion; Captain William I.e Grand, half-pay Bth Garrison
Battalion; Captain James Marsden, half-pay 60th Foot ; Captain
John William Pollard, half-pay 39th Foot; Lieutenant George
Tyner, half-pay 104th Foot.
The exchange between Lieutenant White, of the 61st Foot, and
Lieutenant Ross, half-pay 90th Foot, which took place on the lit
August,lBl6, was without the difference, Lieutenant White having'
repaid the sum he received on that occasion from Lieutenant Ro4s,
which has been placed in the Bank of England to the credit of the
Paymaster-General.
This Christian names of Ensign Lamest, of the 97th Foot, are
Joseph Richard.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of
the County of York, and Town and County of the Town of
Kingston. upon- Hull.
The Right Honourable George Lord Viscount Morpeth, to be
Deputy Lieutenant.
Militia.—Robert Richardson, Gent.. to be Ensign.
Commissions signed by the Vice-Lieutenant of the County of
Somerset :
North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry.—William Halbert Sbeppastl,
Esq. to be Captain ; Charles Wilkins, Esq. to be Captain ; Isaac
John Horlock, Esq. to be ditto.
East Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry.—Vincent Trevanyon Lang-
worthy, Gent. to be Lieutenant; James Bunter, Gent. to be ditto.
West Somerset Yeomarry Cavalry.—Robert Guy Evered, Gent.
to be Lieutenant.

LOSS Or THE COMET.

FROM THE GREENOCK ADVERTISER. NOV. 11.

Repeated failures have occurred in the attempt to
raise the Comtt since our last. To-day the steam-boats
have been busy in getting a proper hold of the vessel,
and it is confidently expected that they will he able to
raise her at six o'clock, when it will be ebb tide.

A little after ten o'clock, this forenoon, a body was
discovered flaatinA in Gout ock Bay, and was ascer-
tained to be that of Alexander Gray, the piper of the
Comet; his face and hands were dreadfully lacerated.
—lt was supposed that he had several hundreds of
pounds entrusted to his charge ; all, however, found on
his person was five pounds one stilling in paper, two
pounds seventeen shillings in silver, and fourpence in
copper money ; also a letter addressed to Mr. Peter
Cameron, merchant in Greenock, with one pound
sterling, and one to Donald M'lntosh, care of Mr. D.
M'Lean, manufacturer, No. 35, Portland-street, Glas-
gow, all of which are in safe custody; he was interred
in the Gourock burying-ground at half-past 11 o'clock.
Mrs. GallaCher, wife of the pedlar of that name, lost,
in the Comet, hal been in Gourock these many days.—
She is a decently dressed woman ; is seen continually
walking along the sea beach, and her grief was truly
affecting on the body of Gray being brought to the
church-yard.

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