Star.
London, England, 1830-05-11 00:00:00

IRISH NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES.

On Sunday, pursuant to requisition, a highly respect-
able meeting of the inhabitants of Galway took place at
the ball-room of Kilroy's Hotel, to take into considera-
tion the Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposed augmen-
tation of the stamp duty. Valentine Blake, of Menlo
Castle, Esq. J.P. John Ireland, Esq. J.P. P. M.
Lynch, of Kenmore, Esq. Nicholas Lynch, of Bama,
Esq. James Lynch, Eeq. James Joyes, Esq. T. J.
Blake, Esq. and Mark Lynch, Esq. took part in the
proceedings. Spirited resolutions were adopted by the
meeting, and a petition against the new duties unani-
mously adopted.—Connaught Journal.
The meeting at Cashel on Monday was very numer-
ously and most respectably attended ; Matthew Pennefa-
ther, Esq. in the chair. The most cordial feeling ex-
isted, and gentlemen of opposite political opinions enter-
tained but one sentiment on the gross impolicy of the
threatened increase of taxes on this already overbur-
dened country. Before the meeting separated, a requi-
sition to the High Sheriff was set on foot for a county
meeting, which was signed by Colonel Pennefather and
other highly respectable gentlemen.— Clonntel Adver-
tiser.

The Earl of Glengall, not knowing that a requisition
for a county meeting was in progress, has strongly
recommended this patriotic step.—lbid.
The requisition for the approaching meeting at Car-
rick-on-Suir is signed by Lord Duncannon, Messrs. 31.
Cox, C. W. Wall, T. E. Lalor, D. Osborne, H. Briscoe,
J. Walsh, J. Kelly, L. H. Jephson, and upwards of
thirty other highly respectable and influential gentlemen.
—lbid.

ARMAGH COUNTY MEETIwo.—The city of Ar-
magh was the first town in the north of Ireland to op-
pose the projects of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Primate of Armagh returned Mr. Goulburn to Par-
liament ; and the Primate's agent sat in the Chair when
a petition was forwarded to the same Mr. Goulburn, with
a request that he would present it to Parliament. The
county of Armagh meets on Monday next, to petition
against the alteration in the spirit duties ; Down, Antrim,
and Derry, will follow the example ; all Ireland will
shortly be up.—Newry Telegraph.
Almost every town of any note in the kingdom has
already assembled. Every barony and parish should be
at their duty. The spirited parishioners of Maycullen
meet on Thursday next.—Connaught Paper.

TRADE.—At our market, on Saturday, there was no
alteration from the week preceding worthy of being re-
ported. At Huddersfield, on Tuesday, a good deal of busi-
ness was done ; but no improvement in price. At Brad-
ford, on Thursday, we are happy to state, there was a
tolerably brisk market. We are not aware, however, of
any further advance in price ; but certainly it is not only
wanted, but expected' with great confidence.—Halifax
Chronicle.

ADVANTAGES OF "A TIGHT FIT."-0110 evening
this week, a singular method of swindling was success-
fully perpetrated in Leeds. The following are the par-
ticulars :—A soi-disant gentleman having taken up his
quarters at an inn, proceeded to the shop of a bootmaker,
and directed that he might be waited upon with a pair of
boots, " rights and lefts," at a stated time. He then
gave similar directions to another tradesman ; and has-
tened to his inn, to await the result, having so arranged
that they should not come at the same time. Presently
came tradesman No. 1. The boots were tried and ap-
proved, but the one for the right foot " fitted too tight,"
and the gentleman requested that it might be taken back,
" stretched a little," and returned. This order was of
course complied with—its fellow, " fitting to a hair,"
being left in the room. In a few moments, the second
tradesman arrived. The operation of " fitting on" being
gone through, the important discovery was made that the
left boot was too strait, and the manufacturer was ordered
"to get it altered a little" forthwith. He left the place
for that purpose, and, in the mean time, the commercial
traveller slipped on the two odd boots, and marched off
with Lis boot-y ! Soon after, the two respectable trades-
men, who bad been thus duped, learned the trick that
bad been played them ; and a wag observed, that in the
one case the impudent rascal had committed a down-
right robbery; and in the other let had left nothing
behind wherewith to con-sole the rightful owner.—
Halifax Chronicle.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE CHANCELLOR'S CHANCELLOR'S COURT, MAT 10.

The Court was occupied by some motions of no interest
during the day. It was understood to be his Honour's
intention to hear motions twice a week during the term,
as there is at present a considerable arrear.

ROLLS' COURT, MAT 10.
HUNLOCK V. CELL.

This case came on for argument upon a point reserved
for the consideration of the Court. It arose upon the
construction of the will of the late Sir J. Hunlock, by
whom powers of appointment and revocation had been
given. The first power was a power of appointment to
male issue ; the second to daughters, exclusive of sons ;
and the third was a power to appoint the surplus of the
accumulated rents to any child.
Mr. PEMBERTON and Mr. BLUNT were heard for some
of the parties, and Mr. BICICERSTETH and his junior for
different interests.

His HoNoy it, having beard the case, fully decided in
favour of the power, as it existed upon the face of the
will of Sir J. Hnnlock.

His HONOUR intimated to Mr. TINNEY this morning,
that he would not suffer the minutes of a decree to be re-
discussed, unless the whole were re-argued. The effect
of such a course was, that the time of the Court was un-
necessarily occupied, because parties were unable to agree
among themselves. His Honour directed the case to be
re-argued.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAT 10.
(Sittings In Banco.)
IHMTON ALE CASE.
REX V. BALDWIN AND CRADOCK.

Mr. BROUGHAM reminded the Court that Mr. Camp-
bell had obtained, on behalf of the ale brewers of Burton-
on-Trent, a rule to show cause why a criminal informa-
tion should not be filed against the defendants as pub-
lishers of a certain Treatise on Brewing, in the work
called " The Library of Useful Knowledge," in which
treatise it was imputed to the complainants that they em-
ployed illegal ingredients in the manufacture of their ale.
This the complainants had distinctly denied, and swore
that they used only the legal ingredients of malt, hops,
and water ; and he must say, in justice to them, that
they had afforded every means in their power for inquiry,
and had even opened their brewhouses for examination,
which gave the best opportunity for inquiry, and had
offered to submit their ale to any chemical test that
might be required. The fact was, that the learned
person who had written the treatise, had himself
been a practical brewer for 20 years, and that he had been
misled by a circumstance which was sufficient to mislead
any one. He had stated, as the fact was, that he found
it impossible to make ale of the flavour and quality of
Burton ale, out of the three single ingredients of malt,
hope, and water, and without the use, but in a harmless
degree, of the articles which had been mentioned ; but he
said that he could make ale of the flavour and quality of
the ale in question, of certain saline ingredients—such as
gypsum, for instance. Now, it so happened, that the
springs at Burton-on-Trent, the water of which was used
by the brewers, flowed over a rock of this substance, so
that the ale was naturally impregnated with the saline
ingredient. The writer of the Treatise not having been
aware of this fact, was almost necessarily misled, but the
circumstance fully accounted for the flavour and quality
of the ale, without the use of any other ingredients than
malt and hops and the water of the Burton Springs. It
was agreed that this statement should be published in all
future editions of the work, and on this undertaking and
on making this statement in Court, it had been settled
between his learned friend and himself that the rale should
be discharged.
Mr. CAMPBELL observed, that his clients had never
entertained any hostility towards the honourable and
learned persons who patronised this work. The whole of
their object was to clear their own characters, and he had
the affidavits of all the brewers of this article, and the
affidavits of eminent chemists besides, to the fact that the
complainants used nothing except malt, hops, and the
water of these springs. His learned friend had very•
handsomely stated, that these gentlemen had afforded
every means and opportunity in their power for the fullest
inquiry and examination, and the statement which he had
made was quite satisfactory, and he hoped that the ale
would circulate as extensively as the libel had done.
Mr. BROUGHAM-4t might be proper to add, that the
gypsum was not deleterious.
Lord TEN Tannin—The lovers of Burton ale may now
drink it without fear.
Mr. BaousHare—ln moderation.

Rule discharged.

Statement agreed to be inserted in future editions of
the Treatise on Brewing:—
" The Committee of the Society for the Diffusion of
Useful Knowledge, on occasion of this new edition of the
Treatises on Brewing, desire to recall the attention of the
readers to what was said of Burton Ale in the first edi-
tion. Soon after it was published, the Brewers of Bur-
ton-upon-Trent complained that they were misrepresent-
ed, and made affidavits that they used none of the illegal
ingredients which the writer had recommended, and the
use of which, they conceived, was imputed to them.—
Upon these affidavits they applied to the Court of King's
Bench, and subsequently laid before a Sub-Committee of
the Society copies of the whole of their affidavits, in-
cluding the affidavit of an eminent chemist who had ana-
lysed the ale, and also the water front the springs in
Burton. In addition to this, they offered to allow a che-
mist to be appointed by the committee to analyse the ale
when brewed, and the water with which it was brewed,
to show that nothing was to be found in the ale but what
was also in the malt, hops, and in the springw of water
from which they obtained their supply. The readers of
the treatises, it is hoped, will perceive that it was not
intended to accuse the brewers of using these ingredi-
ents ; and had it been suspected that there was anything
deleterious in them, the use of them would not have been
recommended, nor, at the same time, had the committee
been aware of the evidence adverted to, would such direct
allusion have been made to the ale brewed at Burton.

" The Author of the Treatises has, however, himself
often brewed with the ingredients alluded to, and, thereby,
procured a flavour similarto what he is now informed the
brewers of Burton-upon-Trent are able to procure from
malt, hops, and pure water alone. Their method of doing
so he confesses he does not know, otherwise he would
have described it in the present work. While on this
subject it may be remarked, that almost all the practices
that have been adopted for the preservation of malt liquors
were known from time immemorial in the brewing and
cellarage of wine. Even those of which the brewers in
Burton have felt so much fear of being suspected, were
adopted among the Greeks and Romans. Honey has
boon mixed with wine as well as with beer in all ages,
and sulphate of lime, pounded rosin, and sea salt, are re-
commended by Palladins, an agricultural writer, who lived
in the time of Mucus Antonine."

JUDGMENT.

HOISUALL V. PONTLIZOY.

This was an action for goods sold and delivered.—
The plaintiff had published a catalogue at Liverpool of
certain lots of ivory to be sold by auction, on the

terms that the purchaser should pay by good bill. on
London at four months, to the satisfaction of the seller.
The catalogue was sent to the defendant by his brokers,and
he authorized them to purchase a lot for him, which they
did, and sent him the ivory, and he accepted bills for them
to the amount. The brokers failed, and then it appeared
that the plaintiff had given them the ivory without de-
manding compliance with the terms specified. The
plaintiff brought his action against the defendant for the
price of the ivory, but was nonsuited, and applied for a
rule to show cause why the nonsuit should not be set
aside, and the Court took time to consider.
Lord TENTERDEN now observed, that the plaintiff had
enabled the brokers to make the defendant believe that
they had settled with him for the ivory, and he bad,
therefore, accepted the bills of the brokers, and if the
defendant should now be held liable to the plaintiff, he
might have to pay the money twice over. The Court
was, therefore, of opinion that the nonsuit was right.—
Rule refused.

NISI PRIUB.
WOODBURN V. TROTTER.

This was an action for an assault. The plaintiff was
a son of Colonel Woodburn, a gentleman residing in So-
merietshire, and the defendant was a farmer in the same
neighbourhood. The defendant called at Colonel Wood-
burn's house and saw the plaintiff, in whose presence he
used very abusive language respecting the father. The
plaintiff desired him to leave the house, and accompanied
him to the door, and at the door the defendant gave him
several violent blows, and the plaintiff gave the defendant
one in return.

Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, Ten Pounds.
GREEN V. BARTRAM.

This was another action for assault and also for false
imprisonment. The defendant was a coachmaker, at'
Whitechapel, and the plaintiff wrought for him. The de-
fendant had received 21. from another person, to be paid
to the plaintiff, and the plaintiff called on the defendant
to get this money and some other money which he owed
him, and refused to go away without it. The defendant
then called a watchman and gave him into custody, and
the plaintiff was kept in the watch-house from Saturday
night till Sunday night, when he gave bail for his appear-
ance before a Magistrate on the following day. He ap-
peared accordingly, but the defendant did not attend, and
the plaintiff was discharged.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, Five Pounds.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 10.

The Court was occupied during the Whole of its sitting
in hearing motions of no interest to the public. The case
of Stracey and the Bank of England is specially appointed
for to-morrow.

FOSTER AND OTHERS V. WESTON.

In this case, argued this morning, which was an action
tried before the Lord Chief Justice, at the sittings before
last Hilary Term, and a verdict taken by consent, for
the plaintiff, for 7001. subject to an application being
made to the Court, on the ground of a malicious arrest
for 1,0001. the Court decided that from the affidavits on
bothisides, it was evident that the defendant had been ar-
rested for 3001. more than was due.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSIO _ _

Yesterday two examinations took place before the Loan BIAToa,
which exhibited proofs, in different ways, of the effects of the gin
system.
Mary Palmer, a young woman of genteel appearance, and ex.
trmely well.dressed, wu charged by an officer under the following

On Sunday morning the defendant and another young woman,
accompanied by two men, began to sing a glee, in Coleman-street,
to the utmost extent of their voices ; and as the inhabitants had
often expressed their aversion to such serenading as four drunken
people may be supposed capable of giving, one of the officers went
up to the "chanters," and requested that they would not persevere
in breaking the rest of the neighbourhood. As soon as the glee
was finished, all departed except the defendant, who thought herself
bound to make amends for the absence of the other performers, and
screamed as loud as she could, so that several persons left their beds,
and threw up the windows to ascertain the cause of such horrible
noise. The officer's advice and threats were equally ineffectual,
and he was obliged to take the girl into custody, and lodge her in
the watch-house. So far the matter was comic enough, but in the
strong room of the watch-house the unfortunate creature was very
near putting a tragic termination to it and to herself. It was evi-
dent that she had been drinking Wait spirits, and the moment she
was introduced to he prison she became exceedingly dejected, and
looked broken-hearted. The watch-house-keeper, soon after she
was locked up, heard an unusual noise issue from the room in
which she was confined, and on entering found that the defendant
had pulled her shawl tight round her neck, was stretched on the
ground, and had that sort of rattling in the throat which, in cases
of violence, often immediately precedes death. A few moments
would have despatched her for ever, and it was with some difficulty
she was restored. Upon recovering, she said she had drank so much
gin that she could not resist the temptation to destroy herself, and
that if more ready means had presented themselves she would have
preferred them.
The LORD MAYOR asked whether the defendant was In any bu.
sinews"

The officer said he believed she lived by prostitution ; but though
he frequently saw her in the streets at night, she was upon all for-
mer occasions very well behaved, and was evidently superior to the
general run of women of the town.
The Lord MAYOst believed, that the madness with which the
unfortunate girl bad been seized, sprung from that beverage which
is falsely considered a relief from trouble. In her case the gin had
made her troubles too severe to be borne. _ .

It was stated, by an experienced person who attended on other
business, that since the gin had become cheap, suicides had in.
aeascd, and that several parts of the town presented scenes strongly
resembling Hogarth's celebrated picture of " Gin.lane," which
was by no means an exaggerated representation.
The defendant expressed sorrow for having made the attempt
upon her life, and said that the gin had made her such a wretch
that she knew not what she did ; she really believed that it was
made cheap to get rid of the poor.
The Loan MAYOR advised her to abstain frotn such dreadful
excesses, and having received a solemn assurance to that effect, dis.
missed her. _ _

The ddendant was said to hare been once very beautiful, but
gin had much bloated her fee,- and made her skin turgid and a
few months more of the use of the beverage must, (if reform be
quite out date gelation) alter her appearance to that of a perfect
fright.
GUILDHALL.

PIA traveller, in the employ of a distiller in the neighbourhood of
Holborn-bridge, was charged with neglecting to maintain his wife.
It was stated by the wife that she was married to the defecdant fif.
teen years ago, and had two children. She received a fortune of
bOOL and some years after their marriage they came to London.
Shady after their arrival, she said, her husband deserted her. He
then medal a lady at the West-end of the town, in possession of a
forams of 116,0001. and was subsequendy tried at the Old Bailey for
convicted, and sentenced to transportation. A person (she
who appeared on the trial, on behalf of the prisoner, was in.
di7redrfat perjury, and transported also. It appeared that she had
boss id an allowance of seven shillings per week, but refused
on the penal that her husband could afford to pay ha a larger sum.
The Itlienies thought seven shillings per week a sufficient al.
lowance, and ordered the husband to -- that sum.