Star.
London, England, 1807-08-12 00:00:00

COTS APPEAL.

DUK EOP EA MlLTdiii Seml%—On Titerday,
Thurfday, and Monday lan, the Hou'e of Lords
heard Counfel at great length, on the appeal of the
Doke of Hamilton against the Rev. Mr. Scott, mi-
nitler of Avondale. Judgment was deferred till
Monday next. This appeal raifes the quellion of i
new, which was In much agitated a few years ago;
whether the Court of Sefilon, as Comnialioners of
Ttind,, have the power of augmrn!ing a liipend,
once fairly modified ? In cafes which occurred. in
174 and 1787, the Judges, . with perfe& unanimity,
again and again decided, that the Court had no filch
power ; but their decifions were reverted, and the
caides remitted by the Hotire of Lords, in refpeel of
their beinrz attended with fpecial circumflances. The
fecriel is thus Rated in the Duke of Hamilton', cafe
on the preent occafion—
". Since that period ( t 792) the Judges who decided
'hat the Court had no power, either by law or prac-
tice, to grant a fecond augmentation, being all dead,
their focceffors, without exprefsly deciding that they
have the power, have ailed as if clearly invelled with
lit.
.There is fearcely one living in Scotland which
ri has ~t been greatly augmented during that period,
many of them twice, come of them even three times.
The landholders are harraffed beyond all tolerance—
what they elleetn their property, is in a Rate of perpe-
tual fluettiation; and this is nor the extent of the evil.
From procelL•sof aognientation, and modification,and
the confequent proceres of locality, they ate kept in a
Rate of conflant litigation and expence. To afcer-
I lain whether the Court really has a power b} law, to
keep the landholders in this Rate, is the great pnr-
t pole of this appeal. If it has, recourfe mutt he had
to the Legillature for relief, hot till otherwife taught
by your Lordthips, the appellant mutt think it has
not."

On Tuefday fennight, 7. Hu/kr', cnnvi&cd at
Salifbary Affizes of horfe-healing, was executed in
front of Fifherton Gaol. He penitently acknowledged
the juflice of his fentecce, and has left a wife, two
children, and an aged mother, to bewail his fate.
On Saturday David Porgan, aged 65, and John
Watkins, aged z 2, were executed at Dorchelier, for
' palling and uttering a note, purporting to be a pro.
miffory note of the Governor and Company of the
Bank of England, knowing the fame to be forged and
counterfeit, with intent to defraud lt. Hiifary. They
acknowledged the jullice of their fentence, and died
I penitent.
A efisite has been received for James Hooper,
who was Afa conviaed and left for execution at
Dotcheiler, for paffing and uttering another forged
and counte,feit note of the Bank of England, with
intent defraud John Puckett, in confequer.ce el
lonic doubt rchich has arifen on his cafe, and which
left for the dCal(111 of the Twelve Jud,4e,.

Monilay as a labourer in the employ of Mr. Collif I
was digging chall► at Stir, ( which he had imp tr•
eltruly undermined feveral feet) a large quantity fell
in upon him, and &flowed his shoulder, and leverely
bruifed him.
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Tut y fe'onight a fire broke nut in a hay flack
at Smallhridge farm, in Bares St. Mary, Suffolk,
that communicated to fix others, which were totally
deittoyed. The damage is efiimated at toot)].