Star.
London, England, 1825-12-06 00:00:00

ARIGNA IRON AND COAL COMPANY.

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In congequence of grist dissaii*fActton on the pia of
the-

some of the proprietorsof this Company with con-
duct of the -Chairman atintrectOrs, acid tha manner in
which its affairs were carried on, a Meeting of the stili-
scribers was yesterday held at the London Tavern, fur
the purpose af considering the• propriety of removing
the Ch ,irmin And certain of the Directors from their
respective sitifations as such, and of considering the
general state of the Company's affairs. Whatever may
have been the gthiinds upon whieh the complaints
against the direction were founded, it *Mild appear
from the very rigorous system of exclusion whiCh they
adopted on this occasion, against every person not en-
titled as a shareholder to be present, and against the
Gentlemen of the press ill particular, that they were
not very conscious tha: their proceedings would bear
the light, without casting back reflections in some quar-
ters ; at least it was pretty evident that they did not
anticipate a very triumphant defence. So far did they
push their excluding plan, that Mr.. Rosson, a most re-
spectable barrister, who attended as Counsel for Mr.
Flattery (a large shareholder, and the original lessee of
the mines), and who in such capacity had a strong
claim for admission upon more than their courtesy, had
the door closed against him; and all his argtinients to
prove the injustice of refusing to admit him, when Mr.
Serjeant Adams (who, however, was certainly a sub-
scribet himself) was present as Counsel for the Direc-.
tors, were unavailing. Our Reporter came away, leav-
ing the meeting, apparently, from the noise which
reached his ears while going down stairs, in a state of
great uproar; so much so, that a Gentleman who had
ibeen present, and left the om in disgust, likened it to
a Dutch concert, where a hundred Musicians are playing
at once, each a separate tune.

SPORTING INTELLISENCEt

BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Dim: L

The attendance of betting men of all classes was Very respect.
able, but the bettfing, though brisk, did not produce any material
alteration in the odds, if we except two or three horses. Tredtilie
is decidedly second favour's*, and the General is still advancing,
but Cedric is going as fast as he can. Mr. 'rhombi crooked
legged filly, out of Morel, was brought up for the Oaks, and 35
to 1 was at first betted against her, which are extraordinary and
almost unparalleled high odds for an Oaks favourite.
Daisy.

S; to 1 apt Monarch
10; to I agst Tredille
15 to 1 agst Bolieu
15 to 1 apt The General
20 to l ago Grammar's
20 to 1 apt 2aleika

20 to 1 apt Twattt
20 to 1 apt Sophist
15115
ttoo 1
sartg Camas
Advance
25 to 1 apt Pr4nks
30 to 1 apt Cedric

30 to 1 s=aint other.
OAK!.
I 15 to 1 apt Elizabeth
I 15 to I apt tittle 80-peep
lIS to I apt Quadrille3o to I apt 'Motel
DOYCASTIL ST. LIXIIIII.

66 to 1 agst MigOnnette
8 to I agst Pawn
8 to 1 agst Mows
10 to 1 apt Henry
1.5 to 1 agst Parasol

74 to 1 agat Bedlamite
10 to 1 agst Crusader
IS to 1 agst Belzoni

125 to 1 agst Barefoot
25 to 1 agst Mustards.
25 to 1 agst Sist4r to Homer

HUNT! NG.

Mr. Jollities fox hounds meet tomorrow, at the 0 mile stone,
Crawley Road; Friday, at Tangiers; Saturday, at Windmill, Wal-
ton Heath. .

Friday, his Majesty's Stag Hounds turned out a fine deer at
Longford, where there was a numerous field of sportsmen assem-
bled to enjoy the diversion. The deer, at starting. 'hewed great
sport, taking to the left by Arlington and Cranford, to the kft of
Hounslow by West F.nd and Southwell, crossing the Uxbridge-
road to the left of Harrow-on.the.Hill,keeping towards Stanmore
and Watford, in Hertfordshire, and was at last taken in Harefteid
Park, near Itickmersworth, after above two hours and a half turd
running. It is supposed the deer ran fifty miles, and was twenty.
five miles from home at the close of the chase.
NEWMARKET COURSING MRETING—Tutao Dar.
Altiogton The Gold Cup.
Mr. Denn's Dreadnought beat Mr. Rust's Baron.
Mr. Hoskins' Sir Hildebrand beat Mr. Stonehewees Ivy.
Tie for the Chippenham Stakes of S gs. each, for old dogs.
Mr. Hoskins` Hermlone beat Mr. &onehewer's Idler.

Mr. Edwards's Zodiac apt Mr. Syers' Ellen—undecided.
Marquis of Huntly's Vintner beat Mr. Bdwards's Zealous. • •
Dr. Rust's Blackberry beat Mr. Edwards's Zephyr.
Admiral. Wilson's Usquebaugh agst Mr. Rust's Banker—under.
Mr. Syers' Exeter beat Mr. Wright's Warrior.
• Mr. Denn's Daphne beat Admiral Wilean's Ursula.
Marquis of Huntly's Victor beat Mr. Buckporth's Kunff.
Mr. Denn's Duke beat Mr. Redhead's LogiL
The Chippenham Stakes of 3 guineas each, for puppies.
Mr. Stonehewer's Index beat Mr. Hoskins Herdsman.
Matches.
Mr. Byers' Express beat Mr. Buckworth's Kite.
Mr. Wright's Whisgig beat Mr. Gent's Sligo.
Mr. Wright's Whiskey apt Mr. De Burgh's Quod--no coarse.
Second Class.
Marquis of Huntly's Vulcan beat Mr. Edwardes Zenith.
Admiral Wilson's Urchin apt Mr. Edwards's Zaida--off.
Mr. Syers' Hermiune beat Mr. Huntly's Virgin.
WOBURN DOWNS ANNUAL COURSING MEETING.
*ATV &DA V

Four couple of dogs made a good Course for the Silver Cup, as
follows:
Mr. Hudson's Leviathan beat Mr. Rogers's Juno,
Mr. Gilchrist's Flirt beat Mr. Arnold's Skim
Mr. Owen's Rose beat Mr. Hunt's Limy.
Capt. Gough's Tulip beat Mr. Vyse's Grimaldi.
In running of the ties. Leviathan won the Cup.
Matches.
Mr. Leon's Juno beat Mr. Radelirs bi. b.
Mr. Goodisoo's Pike beat Kr. Gee's br. d. •
Mr. Davison's Agues beat Mr. Cross's Philip.
Mr. Wentworth's Prodigal beat Mr. Gyps' Pte.
Mr. Rodon's Virgin beat Mr. Moreton's Flip.
There were several trial Matches, which concluded the sports of
the day.
RACING MATCH.

A sporting match took place on Saturday for SO soy. each, be.
',teen B. Bowen, Esq. of Cranford; Mr. Phelps, of &Wield,
Baits; and Mr. Harnall; of Hatebet.lane. It was a start et six
miles from Binfield to the end of Hatchet-lane, upon haws bona
Me their own property. All went off together at speed, and Messrs:
Bowen and Phelps took the hlgh road as the best, through the vil-
lage of Winfield. Mr. Harnull took a ware; direction to the right,
but on a worse road, and he war beat by several minutes. The
race between the two. former hotsemen was a very gallant one,
both being neck and neck, and at full work, when at Winkfield
Church, one mile from the goal. Oo arriving at Hatchet lane, Mr.
Bowen got the lead, kept it, and woo the 150 soy. by IQ yards.

The marriage of Lord flown' and Lady Exit's
Boasts, sister to the Marquis Alf CLAMOR:AMC is espected cat )3*
'celebrated oo Saturday nest. Lady Raott's fortune is - stated to
be 20,1100 L _ _

Many erroneous statements having appeared re-
garding the measures taken by the Court of Direcinrs
of the East India Company, with a view to relieving the
Money-market during the late crisis, it has been
thought right simply to state what has been. done.—
'The Covet misdeed to- discount as Baur per Cent. their
own aceeptantes of-all Bills of .Exchange due -in
cember, Jennavy, February, March, and. April next,
thatitutieipating a pelmet- of £800,000; and upon.
,the pram- pan Mend, for upwards of Ave months.
'The Tea -Prompt - was -net postponed, nor was any.
application made to the •Court for that purpose; the,
'sutra receivable was not larger than is usual, and is Imo.
been very well paid- tsp. Esehequer *Bills receivallla
for duties, are taken at the India House, in payritent of
/119 ROW OW oil tell, . . •

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LAW REPORT.

COURT OF XING'S BENCH, WESTMINSTER, D. 5.

-W61)13 V. WOOL ER.
This was an acti in against Mr. T.. 1. Wooler, who
recently made an application to the Court for a man-
damus, to admit him a member of Lincoln's Inn, to
recover the amount of a hill for printing several numbers
cf a work call,d The Mechanics' Chronicle, which did
not succeed. The total amount originally claimed
was 381. ISs.6J. and 151. having been paid, the sum
was teduced to 251. 13s. 6J. which the plaidtiff now
sought to recover.
The defence set up was, that the plaintiff was in
partnership with his son in-law, Mr. Keene, and that,
therefore, the action should have been brought in theif
j int names. It was stated by
Mr. Scatimr, for the defendant, that his cliert
retisted the demand on this ground, because he believed
there had been a fraudulent ache ..e to tepresent Mr.
Keene as sep irately liable for debts, and to pr cure his
crecht,xs to take a corn;soi•ition ; and on the other hand,
to put forward Mt. Wood as the sole claimant on the
customers. Mr. Keene was called for the plaintiff,
and stated, that at the time when this business was
done for Mr. Wooler, he was nod iu partnership with
Mr. Wood, though a partnership was in contemplation ;
though he admitted that the trai:sactions had been
effected in their joint name, and that e had made out
a bill to the defendant in los OWII name alone. A letter
fioni Mr. Wooler was read, fearing date after the com-
mencement of the action, objecting to the amount of
the bil:, but not to the liability, as stated, to the plaintiff
only. For the defendant, receipts and accounts were
put in, some by Keene only, and others as for " Keene
and Wood r and the clerk who acted at the time, and
several customers, stated, that they considered and
dealt with Keene and 'Wood as partners. It was also
said, that Keene, at Christmas, compounded with some
of his creditors. A good deal of merriment was excited
by the poopous manner in %hid) the publications
printed at the office wete announced by some of the
witnesses ; one of whom talked of " selling the Roman
Empire:. and another announced hiniselt as a "trustee
for the Nation:' It appeared, that a newspaper called
"The Aation" had preceded "7he Mechanics' Chro
nide" in the prtss; and on some explanation being asked
of the change, the Lord Chiel Justice said, "Oh, they
have only turned the nation into a mechanics' institute!"
—((:real laughter).
Mr. GURNLY, fix the plaintiff, replied, and urged,
that although, in some matters, Keene and Wood might
have a joint interest, they had none in this affair, and
that the etatentent of any fraudulent scheme was un-
supnarted by in 04.
The Loan Clime Jurrtcz left the case to the Jury on the single ,
question, whether at the time when the business was done by Mr.
Woofer's orderA, Keene was in pas tnership with Wood?
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict for defendant.

COURT OF ARCHES, Daciaisza 3.

BALL V. BALL.

This w. is a suit of divorce brought by the wife
against the itusba..d. up'in the ground of adultery. The
case haf been tiied in the Consistory Court, when sell-
tence was ptonotinc.d in favour of the tefe. Upon that
sentence an appeal was brought by the husband; and
the question now came before the Court in the form
of an exe,ptive allegation, put in under the following
circumstances,: _

In the original snit the deposition of a material wit-
ness. named Ann Tuckey, was admitted ; and subse-
quent to the sentence being pronounced, Mr. BAH made
application to have an exceptive allegation admitted,
tounJed up -n facts which bad come to his knowledge
subsequent to the proceedings. This application hav-
ing been granted, the allegation of a percin named
Garratt was admitted, who deposed that he had heard
declarati-ns from Tuckey which went to prove that she
cherished malicious feelings, and had vowed to injure
the pers‘ n with whom Mr. Ball was accused of having
committed adultery. InterroAatories were put to this
witness relative to certain dkclarations he was said to
Lave made; to these interrogatories he give a negati.:e;
and further xceptive allegations were now offered by
Mrs. Bali, to the effect that Garrait, in denying tho_e
declarations, bath untruly deposed."

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Dr. Jaintra moved that the exceptive allegations to impeach the
witness Garratt's testimony should be admitted.
Dr. BURNABY objected to the admission of the ex-
ceptive allegations, upon the ground tb•it the interro-
gatories put to Garratt were improperly put in such a
stage of the proceedings. The original interrogatories
put to Gawatt were---s, Did you not open the gates of
the bloc kwell brewery so late as eleven o'clock at ni;;ht.
t s let nut Miss Penney, Mrs. Ball being then absent?"
" Don't you know that Miss Penney has come to the
bre%cry, and remained there all day r " Have you
not known the people cry out, as Miss Pvnitey passed
in and out of the brewery, there goci that re—?' "
To these interrogatories Garratt replied in the negative.
The Learned Doctor now contended that these interro-
gatories were put in an improper form; -they should
have beets put thus—" Did you ever declare that you
had opened the gates of Vie brewery?" &c. Time Le-H..les!
Doctor, iii coriciusiou, contended Lilac it was Oct com-
petent 10 4dmit intetrogat iries on exceptive allegations
in this manticr, and that it WaS a defect that the decla-
rations of other witnesses were not put in.
Dr. PHII.I.I%IORK followed at the same side, and
argued that improper interrogatories had been per-
mitted, after pub:ication, arid that the contradiction to
Garratt's testimony seas net sufficiently specific. The
dec ara ions alleged to have been made by him were
said to have been made in the months of July and
August, at the house of a person in S ockwel, Surrey,
and it other times. Such allegations were much too
general, and on these grounds he contended that the ex-
ceptive allegations should not be admired.
Dr. JINN'S, in reply, insisted that the Court should not shut out
any testimony that went to prove the inconsistency of Garratt's
deposition, and that the allegations now offered were a direct nega-
tive to bis testimony.
Dr. LOSHINGTON was engaged at the same side, hut declined
07,:ring anything in addition to the arguments of his Learned
Ftitud (Dr. Jenner).
Sir JOHN NiCWIL said, that it was considered ma-
terial to impeach the evidence or Tuckey, by proving
her declarations; the Court must also hold it material,
if the exceptive allegations containing Garratt's testi-
mony could be impeached by anything affecting the
credit of that witness. As to the degree in which
Garratt's testimony may be affected, if the declarations
alleged to be made by him were [moved, that was a
question for future consideration, and dependent on cir-
cumstances. Upon every rule of pleading he thought
the exceptive &legation was admissible, and that the
Court would be shutting out justice by refusing to ad-
mit it. it would cc, tinily be desirable that that part
if due allareln should be reformed, in which it was'