Star.
London, England, 1825-01-26 00:00:00

iASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Arthur Stanhope, Esq. entertained a distinguished party at din-
ner yesterday, at, his house in Tilnerstrest.
The Duke of Wellington arrived in town yesterday, from his seat,
Btrathfieldsay, Hants. •
The Duke of Rutland has left Belvoir Castle for Chatsworth,
Derbyshire, on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire.
Lord Bexley arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, Foot's
Cray-place, Kent.
Bari Spencer has left his seat, Althorpe, Northamptonshire, for
Burleigh, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey have left their seat, Middleton
Park, Oxfordshire, for the Duke of Devonshire's, Chatsworth,

Derbyshire.
Sir Henry Hardinge, Bart. M.P. and family, have arrived at
their house in Grorienor-place, from a tour.
J. Dupre, Esq. arrived yesterday at his house in Portland-place,
from his seat, Wilton Park, Bucks.
Dowager Viscountess Melville bib arrived in town from Bognor.
The Hon. Lady Sm!th has arrived in ttiwn from Ramsgate.
The-Hon. Mr. and Mrs. George Apr Ellis have left town for
Woburn Abbey, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford.
Sir George Robinson, Bap. arrived in town yesterday, from his
seat, Cranford, Northamptonshire.
H. Ilartner, Esq. arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, Herts.
Messrs. Hamilton have arrived at the British Hotel, Jermyn-
street, from Dublin. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have left ditto,

for Bristol.
The Bishop of I tricoln has arrived at his house in Connaugh,
place, from his seat, Bockden. Huntingdonshire.
The Right lion. C. Arbuthnot arrived yesterday at his house,
Whitehall-place, from the Duke of Wellington's seat, in Hants.
Departures from the Pidten hotel, Albemarle-street :—Mr.
and Mrs. Turton, for their seat, Kent; J. llattley,Esq. fur Norfolk.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondelcy arrived in town
on Alonday, from Brighton.
Arrivals at Kirkhant's Hotel,. Lower Brook-street s—Lady Gal-
way and family, from Seriby Hail, Yorkshire ; 'em. igasatiquet.
Esq. and family, from their sea:, Trios Park, Herte ; Sir Henry
Lippincott, Bart. from his seat, Stoke, Gloucestershire. Win
Unwin, Esq. has left ditto, on a tour.
Arrivals at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street :—Airs. Brune Pri-
deaux and the Misses Courtenay, from Weilingtiin-crescent, Rams-
gate, on Monday ; Thomas Stonor, Esq. from lienleyupon-
Thames; Daniel Mussenden, Esq. from a tour ; Rev. Thomas
Nash, from Sussex.
Arrivals at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—F.dward Pro-
theme, Esq. Mrs. Protheroe and family, from their seat in Herts ;
Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart. from the North; John Dauocey,
Esq. from Kent ; Thomas Lister Parker, Esq. from a tour. De-
partures from ditto—Mr. George Money and family, for their seat
in Herefordshire • the Hon. Mrs. and the Misses Caulfield, for
Paris; John Childers, Esq. and Mrs. Childers and family, for their
seat, Henley-upon-Thames; John Poulett, Esq. for Shropshire ;
St. George Caulfield, Esq. for Kent.
His MaJarry, we are sorry to learn, has experienced
a slight attack of the gout.
The Princess Supartr visited the KING yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the Duke of
Yoax held a Levee, as Comnsander-in-Chief, at his Office, in the
Horse Guards, which was attended by between forty and fifty
Military Officers, among whom were Lieutenant-Generals Sir
Tomas Hum)? and Senates, Major-Generals Sir Sumer Ilircx-
WINITU, DOULAS, DARLING, and Mortratime. The Levee lasted
about an hour, there not being any of the Officers presented to his
Royal Highness on any important business.
The Earl of LIERRPOOL gave a dinner to the Cabinet
Ministers yesterday, at his house, irr Whitehall.
A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held at
the Treasury Chambers, yesterday.
Yesterday, the LORD MAYOR transacted business at
the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department.
There was an error in the paragraph in our Paper of
Monday, relative to Lord Hussar, who lately died in-France.--
The Nobleman whose death was alluded to, was of the Bess fa-
mily, and nut that of
The venerable Dean of CANTERBURY is Set iously in-
disposed, at the Rectory House, St. James's.
FINAL CONTRACT FOR LoTrcauts.—Yesterday, the.;
Gentlemen who ustially bid for the State Lotteries, waited on the
CRAIICICLI.O6 of the FACHIQUZIL, agreeably to Public Notice, and en.
gaged to take all the remaining Tickets at an advanced Price. nit'
Contract concludes the National Lotteries," which have existed in
this country as a branch of the Public Revenue for upwards of one
hundred and fifty years.
THE LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER teturns thanks to
the Booksellers in town and country, for attentions which have
enabled him to add to the happiness of so many thousand Fire-sides,
since he first addressed himself to public attentioa, in December.
Though be bas, in consequence, been obliged to travel at least ONE
HINDAZD THOUSAND. Mum, yet, as his powers of wit and humour
are as invariable as they are unrivalled and inexhaustible, so he has
never disappointed expectation, nor discredited those who have re-
commended him. He continues to attend-, on the shortest notice to
any Bookseller, for a retaining fee of HALT-a-GUINEA.
CAMBRIDGE HONOURS. 1825.
Monsaaeosis —J. Warren, xt.A. Jesus College; Temple Che-
vallier, BLA. Cath. Hall.
'WZANGILIMA—Drs. Challis, Trinity ; Williamson, Clare ; New-
ton, Joh. Rankin, C.C.C. Woad, Magd. P. Morton, Trinity ;
Parker, Trinity ; Vigram, Trinity ; Williamson, Trinity ; Bur-
rows, Caius ; Darby, Joh. Frampton, Joh. Blikelock, Cath. Dade.
Caius; Cape, Caius; Beatson, Pernb. Wilson, Job. Harris:vs, Joh.
Fernie, Canis; Barrick, ear. Graham, Qu. Knowles, Trinity ;
Smith, Pet. Heathfield, Jes. Maude, Caius; Martin, Caius; Rid-
dell, Trio. Barlow, Pet. Dunningbam, Pet. Richardson, Caius.
Samoa OPTIKSS.--Drs. Lubbock, Trin. Pooley, Joh. Isaacson.
Joh. Warner, Joh. Berkeley, Cbr. Langham, Joh. Phillips,
Chr. Gaye, Joh. Wolfe, Clare. Farish (let), Trio. Gilpin (eq.),
Qu. Smith, Pemb. Malkin, Tom. Hid, Trin. Crocker, Trio.
Warner, Trio. Young, Trio. Holme, Caius; C. Morton, Trio.
Prater, Trio. Hawkins, 'Din. Bell (eq.) Qu. Word (eq.) GC. C.
A yerst, Joh. Pratt, Trio. Earle, Job. Hayes, Joh. Costance' Trin.
Smith, Trin. Torner.-Joh; Gaitskill, Trio. Yuuldon, Joh. Barry,
Trio. Lowe, Chr. Kempthorne, Job. Meade, Caius; Wayne, Pet.
Skinner, Sid.
Juaio& Orrutts—Doctors Lewis, Job. Bollaerts, Trin. 11111-
yard, Trio. Willmore, Trio. Evans, Pemb. Outram, Joh. Brook,
Caius • Wakefield, Joh. Fletcher, Magd. Falcon, oh. Marshall,
Job. iandeciOn, Job. Praed, Trio. Dania, C.C.C. Wienberky,Emm.

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EDMUND ItEAN Was born 1;90; his father W2f/ sd
architect of some repute, well known in the de-
bating circle at Coachmakers' Hall, where, it is not
improbable, be neglected his profession in the pursuit
of oratorical fame in that Society, where he was ex•
trernely popular. His mother wet a daughter_of the
celebeated GEORGE SAVILLE CARET: in his infancy he
personated a sleeping CupiJ,'in C'yonon, a few yeari af-
ter Falstaff's Page, and his birth and edut.attari..tnaY
be considered as decidedly theatrical. At a mature
.age, he was sent to Eton School, where he made a fair
pioticiency, though it was evident, from his attention to
music, dancing, and fencing, be was must desirous of
cultivating thee Graces.
Mt. ELLISTON, on becoming lessee of the Olympic
Theatre:, engaged Mr. KEAN, whose vertatilistalents he
had often wittie‘e,i, as an Actor of All Work ir tiOt at
this crisis, Mr. GRENFELL, whohad seen him. pe form,
made so iavourable a report of his abilities to the late'
Air.Wilyrsaaan, who acted with him in the Committee
of Nlattagement of Drury-lane Theatre, that Mr. AR-
NOLD WAs dispatched to engage the rode,: An ar-
rangement was effected with Mr. ausros, and pre-
cisely eleven years since, January 26, 1814., Mr. KEAN
made his appearance as Shylock. The hills AnOotin,ed
him hem the Theatre Royal, Exeter. Mts. BA IZTLF.Y,
then Miss Smartt, was the Portia ; Old Gobbo was
played by WEWITZER, and Lancelot by OXBERRY.
farce was the Appreatic.e, in which liatiits•rcit enacted.
Dick; these particulars are mentioned, eu correct cer-
tain errors in regard to characters and names. Mr..
KEAN'S subsequent career is well known. It is related
that in ti a early part, on hearing of some indiscretion,
Mr. Wityrnazao wrote him a letter of temonstra: ctr,
and expressed a regret of having to lament his draw.-
ing him from ob-culity, which was answered by his
indignantly (and by his friends thought very impro-
perly) referring him to the contrasted state of the late
exhausted exchequer of the Theatre, and that produced
by his exertions.

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e 0 t ft T OF KiNG'S BENCH-= THIS•oxt
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LINCOLN'S INN AND ST. A'NDAEW'S.PAUISH.
COOKE V. HANKC—,
"this was a queition, whether Stone Wirildings, in Lin-
coin's Inn, was situated in the pariah of St. Andrew's,
Holborn, and liable to pay the parochial 'rates ? The
case was tried at the late Sittings in \Vestrninster, before
Air. Justice LITTLEDALE and a special Jury, whin, after
a long; discussion, the Jury returned their verdict for
the defendant.

The ArtonNEY•GENERAL now moved their Lord-
ships to have that verdict set aside, and a new rule
; he observed, it was a case of very considerable
snrortaoie to all parties, as the Benchers had not, for a
number of years, been called upon to pay the rate, and
they considered it was not situate within the boundary
of that parish, as they had a church of their own and
contributed to it. The Learned Attorney-General was
beard in support of his argument at some length, when
the COURT granted the rule.
y1c17.-CHANCELLOWS COURT, JANUARY 25.
EX•PARTE CLAY, IN T)IE NlATlint Ot IIiPPON, A
BANKRUPT.
Mr. Rosa argued a Petition against a commission of
bankrupt, on the ground of the insufficiency of the pe-
titioning creditor's debt. It appeared that at the time of
issuing the commission, Mr. Hinchliff, ithe petitioning
creditor, held bills of exchange, negotiated with him
by the bankrupt, whits were not then due, but of the
payment of which there was not the most remote pro-
bability, and that lie had a further claim under 1001.
Upon the affidavit of the petitioning creditor that the
bankrupt was indebted to him in the sum of 1401. the
amount of those bills, the commission was allowed to
issue. The Commissioners permitted this debt to be
proved. The bills had since become due, and remained
unpaid ; but some doubts having arisen as to the validity
of the debt upon which the commission was founded,
which, if -well entertained, would vitiate the commis-
sion itself, the present Petition was preferred for the
purpose of obtaining the directions of the Court on the
point in question.
Mr. HOUNZ was heard shortly on the other side, when
. The Vics-Cwattcau.oe decided, that the debt, at the time of the
issuing the commission, was insufficient, and directed the commis-
sion, therefore, to be superseded.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 2.5. r
- THE KING V.:JOSIAH TAYLOR.
Mr. BRODRICK shewei cause against a rule obtained
by Mr. Chittrin last Term, for taking from the file a
plea of autrefoi; acquit pleaded pais darein continuance
to this indictment for keeping a common gaming-house.
The Loan Caw Jurrice—ls this the party who has been
already before the Court?
Mr. BRODRICIC-Yes; but it is not the same prosecution. There
Lave been on prosecutions against him.
Mr. Justice Barter—ln this Coon' or elsewhere?
Mr. Cairn—Principally in this Court, toy Lord.
Mr. Justice Batt-int—And there have been acquittals in other
places? (A laugh).
Mr. BRODRICK proceeded to state the grounds on
which the rule was obtained. A similar plea having
been pleaded to another indictment, and a demurrer
filed, the prosecutor forbore to try or join issue• until
the question of law applicable to both cases was de-
cided.
The Court held the plea bad, on which the de-
fendant made application, first to Mr. Justice Little-
dale, and then to Mr. Justice Bayley, for leave to plead
de novo; which the first Learned Judge declined to grant
but the second ordered, on condition that the defendant
should pay the costs, and make an affidavit that the ac-
quittal was obtained without fraud or collusion. He,
however, did, not comply with these conditions, being
advised to the contrary by Counsel; but pleaded puffs
darein continuance, the plea to which objection now
was made. It WAS contended that this plea was irre-
gular, being pleaded on the 1-9th of November, and
entitled generally of the Term, and therefore having re-
lation to the first day of Term. But the Learned
Counsel now contended that this title was not erroneous,
and that even if it were, the Court would not dispose of
the plea by this summary proceeding.
Mr. Calm argued that the plea was not pkaded in due time,
and the Court ought not to receive it.
The Comte, observing that the point was of general importance
as a question of practice, took time to consider of their judgment.
ELLISTON V. DOWTON.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on behalf of Mr. Elliston,
moved for a rule calling on Mr. Dowton, the defendant
in this action, to shew cause why he should not allow
the plaintiff to inspect a letter written by Mr. Dunn,
the agent of the plaintiff to the defendant, and why, if
it became necessary on the inspection, the declaratim
should not be amended ? The action was for the breach
of an engagement made by the defendant to perform at
Drury-lane Theatre. The engagement. was proposed
on certairiaerms, by a letter from Mr. Dunn, to which
the defendant answered, accepting the terms offered ;
so that this letter contained the stipulations of contract
binding on the parties. Of this letter Mr. Elliston had
no copy ; and having been obliged to declare, he was
now fearful, lest the letter when produced at the trial,
should not correspond with the averments; and he
therefore prayed for leave to inspect the letter, and, if
necessary, to amend his pleadings.—Rule granted.
POLICE REPORTS—DUNCAL4 V. TREND AND OTHERS. '
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a rule to thew
cause why the verdict given for the defendant in this
case should not be set aside, and a new trial had. The
action was brought to recover compensation for two
libels which appeared in the Morning Advertiser, re-
flecting grossly on the character of the plaintiff, a solici-
tor of the Coort of Chancery... The libels purported to
be accounts of proceedings at Bow-street, before A Police
Magistrate; but there was no plea of justification put
in, nor any evidence offered even to shew that such
proceedings ever took place t the defendant relied solely
cn the general issue. • The publication was clearly
i•raved ; it was unqiiestionably libellous in its nature;
yet the Jury, from some circumstances which could
only be conjectured, found a verdict for the defendant,
contrary to the very simple evidence given in the cause,
and contrary, he believed also, to the opinion of the
Lend Chief Jnstice. The inuendoes were proved ; of
the character of the articles there could be no doubt)
and of their application to the plaintiff as little.
The Loan Cnitr Juvriet-Was not some point as to the identity
raised at the trial
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Yes, my The first
libel did not mention the plaintiff by no* me, but de-
scribed him as a Ferson residing in one of the Inns of
Court. The second libel mentioned him by name,
" Andrew Duncan," as the person to whorls the first
article applied. Mr. Brougham then contended that I
',sight to call some other witnesses ao prove that the
Andrew Duncan intended was Andrew Duncan the
ilaintiff, inasmuch as it appeared in evidence that the
plaint it's father, of the same name, was living. To
this I replied, that it was evident from the libel it.
self that tire party charged with the offence was the
son, because it was wentioned that the father became

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ate of tine 11%1*iids: onless, therefore, a graadiathet sias
4atrodweedl:thelikal must hiv. refe*ntgeto-the'phin-
,Your.Lordshits, I think, said." Piirkiably yaii will
;think your irerdict should be for the plaintiff: but the.
amount of the damages is entirely for your considers!,;
tion." Now the articles, enjustlfied, were clearly libel•.
Ions; no evidence was 'offered to shiny any circum.-
stance which would excuse the publication ; anJ there-
fore, I submit that the verdict was clearly wrong, and
that the case ought to be iove,tigated by a second Jury.
The Lone CIIIEEP JUSTICE, referring to his notes,—
said, 1. I think the ca.e stood thus as to the identity of
the parties. Mr. Brougham put it to me that the libels
might relate to Andrew Dunce* the father; the Attor-
ney-General replied that this could not be, because one
of the at titles spoke of ,the father as being one of the
sureties; Mr. Brougham rejoined that Andrew Dancan,
.the father of the plaintiff, might have a father living ;
'but I thought, as only two persons named Duncan were
brought before the attention of the Jury, they must ap-
ply the Case to them, and consider the surety as the
'father, and the plaintiff as the son.
Mt. /3eastrotaast-4 think your Lordship said you would leave it
to the Jury.?
The LORD CHIEF Jurrtca—lf you wished to have it
left to the Jury, you should not have put it to me, as
you did very correctly, in order to force the Attorcey-
General, if my opinion had been against him, to call
another witness. Your object in so doing was very plain,
but it was a very fair one, to compel the Attorney-Ge-
neral to call some one acquaintei with the facts, from
whom you might, on cross-examination, extract some-
'thing favourable to your clients— (A luxe). •
The ATTORNEYNGINERAL—And my Learned Friend
had the full benefit of your Lordship's decision against
him ; fur be forcibly asked, 4, Why is my Friend so
shy of producing witnesses? Why does he leave the
case thus short, if there is not something he fears I may
extract which he wishes to conceal?"
The Lotto Cum JusTica—l th ,ught, and I believe
said, that it could hardly be questionable that the ar-

ticks applied to the plaintiff.
Mr. BROUGHAM—I think your Lordship left the Jury to say whe-
ther the articles were libellous.

The Lotto CHIEF Justice-0%, there could be no
doubt that they aete libellous. I own I thought, ad-
verting even to the speech of the Leatned Counsel for
the defend ants, that the plaintiff would obtain a verdict;
but I expected it would be for very small damages.

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, after consulting the
other Judges, said, " Theie must be a rule to skew
cause, unless the case can be settled in some other way.
This is not the case in which there is plea raising the
general question of potice-repoiting ; that, I think, was
an action of 6 Duncan v. Thwaires:
The Arraeniv-GestasAL—lt was, my Lord ; and T rather think
that the Jury considered themselves as a Court of Error for the
occasion,
TheLoa CHIEF JUSTICE—I i ecollect Mr. Brougham
took great pains in his speech to convince them that the
decision of this Ccurt in that case was. wrung. I do
not mean that he did so in any manner disrespectful to
this Court, which no one can suppose ; but that he
argued the case with that view. I told the Jury I
thought the decision right, but that I derived satisfac-
tion from knowing that
_it was so placed on the record
us to be open to correction by a higher tribunal. In'
this case we ate of opinion that there should be a rate
to shew cause.
The ATIVIINZY•GENBILII accordingly took the rtile.
BENAM V. JONES.

This was an action against the Marshal of the King's
Bench pri.on, for allowing Sophia Saunders, a prisoner
in his custody, at the suit of the pliintiff, on mesne pro.
tess for a debt of 1091. to escape. The Jury gave a
verdict for the entire sum claimed as due.

Mr. CAMPBELL now moved for. a rule to chew cause
why there should not be a nonsuit on the ground of va-
riance, or a new trial on the ground of excessive da-
mages. He rested the first part of his motion on an
aver ment, that the prisoner put in bail, previtms to her
tender, befOre the Court, whereas it appeared that the
bail justified before a single Judge ; and the second ar-
gument, that as Mrs. Saunders was retaken and lodged
in prison, the plaintiff had really sustained no injury,
and, instead of the whole debt; ought only to have re-
covered nominal damages.—The COURT granted a rule
on both grounds.
TIM KING B. WARNEYOOD.

This was a rule calling on a Magistrate of the county
of Wilts to shew cause why a writ of mandaMus should
not issue, commanding him to insert in a conviction"
under the game-laws the evidence by which it was sup-
ported. As the conviction stood, the informer, who
wai stated to be also a Magistrate, merely swore to the
offence in the language of the statute.
Mr. NIZRZWETHER appeared to chew cause; but
The COURT were clearly of opinion that the evidence ought to be
more fully and particularly set forth, and made the rule absolute.

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