Star.
London, England, 1823-11-19 00:00:00

THE LATE MURDER.

Mr. CIIITTY made two applications to the Court in,
this case. The first was a motion for a Mandamus
to the Justices of Hertfordshire commanding them to
admit a Professional Gentleman to the County Jail to
receive the instructions of John Thurtell, the unfor-
tunate-Verson committed for trial for the wilful mur-
der of the late Mr. Weare, with a view to bis de-
fence at the approaching Assizes. The second was
a motion for an information against the Managers
of a Minor Theatre, for announcing to the Public a
dramatic representation of the most remarkable inci-
dents in the late dreadful murder.

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Both motions weresranted.

SALES OF PROPERTY.
Al R. CROOK.
Ilevetsiton—To the sum of £1,250 Four per Cent. Consolidated
tank Annuities, standing in the names of trustees, and receivable
on the demise of a Widow-lady in her 48th year, provided she has
no issue--Sold for £370.
MR. HENRY WILSON.
Leaseholds—The Somers Town Coffee-house, containing ten
chambers, parlour, bar, coffee and ale rooms, vauks,cellarage, sheds,
enaeb.house, and stabling for 26 horses, in the occupation of Mr.
Price, but on lease to Mr. Lyle for eleven years, st 480. Also an
adjoining,House' let on lease for the same term to Mr. Maton, but
is possession of Mr. Price, at £5O per annum ; the whole held for
59 years, at aground-rent of 4'30—X3,100.
No. 211 High-street Pentonville, containing six rooms, kitchen,
cellaring, and two rooms over adjoining gateway, in the occupation
of Mrs. Mottrans, but on lease, expiring at Christmas, 1825, to Mr.
Curtis, at a yearly rental of £6O, held at a groand-rent of £l2 12s.
for 55 years-4'220.

HAPPY SCOTLANIO-=rta, the Professor of
.Scots Law in the University of Edinburgh, stated in the
tourse of his first lecture for their Session, on the 29:h
ukimo, that the Law Commission, of which he is a mein-
ber, would, in his opinion, reduce the expenses of 14w
proceedings in Scotland to one-half what they are now,
and that half the present number of lawyers would be
more than suificient. He therefore strongly recom-
mended to those students who had not yet made up
their minds, to betake themselves to other professions.
Within the Last ten years the progress of the cotton
manufacture in this country has been so rapid, that the
annual consumption of cotton has increased, we believe,
from 250,000 to 1,000,000 of bags ! At the present
moment die seats of the cotton manufacture are in a
state of the greatest activity, and the manufacturers
and other capitalists concerned in this important branch
of the national industry are progressively advancing in
prosperity. The population in Lancashire, Lanarkshire,
Renfrewshire, &c. has also increased, and is increasing
with surprising rapidity, whilst the gigantic progress of
machinery and science is daily enlarging the prodigious
productive power already wielded by the country.
In order that the Politic may receive the most prompt
assistance in case of fire, or, want of water, the New
River • Company has lately cloathed the turncocks
midi blue teats and white buttons, having the letters
N. IL on them. They also wear glazed hats, having
the words New River" in the front, by which means,
in caw of neglect, they may be known from the men
belonging to other Water Companies.

HICII_COURT OP ADMIR4LIT, Wore to.

TUE KIND R: ALEXANDER. HILLER.
Sir C. ROBINSON moved that the warrant of this
Court might issue against the defendant, who was the
master of a merchant vessel belonging• to the port of,
Whitehaven. The allegation charged that the defen-
dant, while in the port iof Whitehaven, had hoisted ille-
gal colours : and upon an officer going on board to
seize them, accordingto the Act of Parliament, he met
with much abuse from the defendant. The ship has
since sailed from Whitehaven, on an outward.bonnd
voyage, but had been obliged to put into Dublin,
through stress of weather. The Learned Counsel
'hoped that, although the defendant was now in Dub-
lin, that would not be a bar to the Court exercising its
authority, because the offence was committed in Eng-
land ; the Court of Exchequer in Ireland would not
choose to proceed against the defendant, as the offence
was not committed in Ireland. The Act of Parliament
of the 3d of George IV. imposes a penalty of £5OO
upon masters who shall heist unlawful colours, and for
their guidance, it refers to an Order in Council of 1801,
which appointed certain descriptions of colours for
merchant vessels, and this was done for the prevention
of smuggling. He then prayed that a warrant might im-
mediately issue against the defendant.—Motion granted.