Star.
London, England, 1825-05-24 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, MAY 22.

lib.. and lady Louisa Tighe have left us for Tunbridge Wells;
and General and Mrs. Mackenzie, for Hastings.
Lord and Lady Eastnor, with three of their children, after a few
days sojourn, left us; to return to _their seat, Priory, at 'Rye-
gate, yesterday.
That very Sim and chewy vessel, the Brazen, sloop of war, cast
anchor in our roadstead on Friday. This ship excited considerable
interest here, between six and seven o'clock, rat. yesterday. While
standing out, about a league and a half in the offing, a large lugger,
French built, and of a suspicious character, was discovered about
midway, between the sloop and the land. Soon after this the Bra.
zen discharged a gun to bring the said logger to, but which not
being obeyed, other shots were bred in brisk succession, all of which,
from the great space between them, dropped wide of their object.
The lugger, directing her course up Channel, appeared as likely to
escape the examination contended for, when one of his Majesty's
revenue cutters, nearly off Newhaven, beaded her, and, as there was
but little wind at sea, rendered further efforts to mid an overhaul
unavailing. The lugger then lowered her topsails nod mainsail to
the Brazen, but the sloop, notwithstanding,lired several guns allot-
ted subsequently, which seemed. to be well understood on board the
lugger, for the mainsail was presently re-set, and the topsails only
remained lowered. The firing then entirely ceased; the Brazen,
not long after, rummaged her capture, and found suffident about
her to justify her detention, and in consequence has since taken her
into Portsmouth.

Yesterday the Duke of YORK and Duchess of GLotr-
ea. sal visited the Kl3lO.
Count MUNSTER, the Hanoverian Ambassador, had
an audience of his MAJZSIT yesterday.
The Duchess cf GLOUCESTER and Princess SOPHIA
visited the Princess AUGUSTA.
Friday evening, the Princess AUGUSTA honoured the
Italian Opera-house with her presence.
Mr. Secretary CANNING gave a Dinner on Sunday,
and also yesterday to Select Parties, at Gloucester Lodge.
The Dean of LINCOLN hai presented the Minster
with a set of communion plate to the amountof 1,0001. It is silver,
phased and gilt, and is similar to that which the Ewa has ordered
for his private chapel at Windsor.
His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK'S Military
Levee, which was to have been held this day at the Horse Guards,
is postponed till this day fortnight.
It is a question among Casuists, why the Coronation
it Commas X. should be fixed for Sunday next, the ittth? What-
ever may be the reason, one advantage to Englishmen results from
k, as they will be enabled to return from Rhsissu in time to crows
Shoossibas with a fortune, on Tuesday next, when two Prizes of
4170,000, two of .810,000, two of £5,000, &c. must all be draws.
Every Ticket will be decided, and every number a Prize.
BANK NOTES.—The following is an account of the
average amount of Bank Notes and Bank Post Bills, in amis..
'lon for the space of three years preceding the Bth of April, 182111
ith of April, 1824, and 6th of Apr 11,1925; which the Governer
and Company of the Bank of England are directed by the Act 311.
Geo. 111. c. 184, to deliver annually on the Ist of May, to the
Commissioners of Stamps :-6th of April, 1823, 20,603,54 W. 145.
100.-6th of April, 1824, 18,984,4991. 195. ld.-6th of April,
1825, 19,092,0051. 14.. 1 td.
LAW.—In the Court of Rift's Bench, on Sdurday,
Mr. Hoestilt, a decorative painter, obtained 501. damages of Mr.
TAYLOR, one of the Churchwardens of St. Margaret's, Westmin-
ster, for words spoken " slanderously" of 'the plaintiff, detracting
generally from his abilities in his calling, and calculated to injure
him in his trade.—The Countess of Beaxiturr obtained 201. da-
mages against a retired botcher, named Nzwuas, for an unseemly
trespass on her grounds at Cranford Bridge, while searching fur
a dog which he had lost, and which he accused some of the family
with having destroyed.
FATAL NUPTlALS.—Thursday, an Inquest was taken
by PATS* Lars°, Baq. on the body of Henry Taunton, who died
on Wednesday morning preceding, from the injury he received
from being pushed down the steps at the bottom of Walcut Parade,
by his wife. Thus have we, within the space of one short month,
had to record the marriage of this couple, at the youthful ages of 95
and 57—and the bridegroom's death inflicted by the vi.,lence of his
wife. The verdict was Mandausider, and the Coroner accordingly
committed the virago widow to Shepton Mallet Jail, to take her
trial at the next Assizes, the Overseer of the Parish being bound
over to prosecute her.—lhath Herald.
Among other proofs of civilisation in Australasia,
the last Papers from Van Diemen's Land present us
with a case of cries. con. which occupied the Supreme
Court,fourteen days, dating which time the Court fre-
quently sat eight, ten, and fourteen hours, without ad-
journing for the purpose of refreshment. What a treat
the evidence would furnish the lovers of such reading
in this country. Could it be procured, we should not
be surprised to see some of our Morning contempora-
ries devote a Stipplenteot exclusively to it. Tile parties
yore EDWARD LORD, Esq. plaitiff, Tile
p
Roucao,r, Esq. defendant. The trial ended in a ver-
dict of 1001. damages for the plaint.ff.
It seems the Magi.trine's order was only enforced
touching the theatrical and other shewmen who gene-
rally &event Greenwich Fair, which was at fir.t,
hough ineffectually, opposed by the travelling Thes-
piAnc, ,‘ Inn illtirfrAteir conveyed their portable theatres
to Wandsworth.