Star.
London, England, 1825-11-08 00:00:00

COUR I' OF CITANCtItt-THIS DAY,

WATKINS V. MAULS.
Mt. Hoots, begged to call his Lordship's attention to this ease.
in which his Lordship had already given his opinion, but the urder
had not been drawn up.
The Lotto CHANCVLLOII-4 have no reason to alter that opinion,
Mr. Horne, and will dtaw up the ordet forthwith.

PRACTICE OF TILE COURT.
Mr. Kittratt said he was instructed to make an application, cer-
tainly novel in its nature, hut which, under the circumstances,
by trusted his Lordship would be pleased to allow. It was the
case of a country bankrupt, who had declared himself insolvent,
and which insolvency had been published in the Gazette, but the
estate being so small, there would not be sufficient to work the
Commission in the usual way ; and, therefore, the red:loner
prayed that under the.new provisions of the Bankrupt Act, five
Gentlemen, resident at'Manzhester, and Solicitors of this Court,
might proceed with the Commission without having the attendance
of three Barristers, by which a great expense would be obviated.
—Mr. Knight now read the affidavit, which alleged that a per-
son, named Ainsworth, had s.dzed, illegally, the whole of the
! bankrupt's effects, and observed, that in order to obtain a fair di-
-1 vision of the property, the present application was now made.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, " Your affidavit does not state
what the nature of the property is, nor of the amount in value.—
It would be a most dangerous precedent to allow the pryer of the
Petition under such circumstances, as any person might declare
himself bankrupt, and appoint whom he pleased to work the Com-
mission. The Act of Parliament by no means meant to esclude
Barristers, the only object was, that those who performed th•t
duty in their room might he allowed a fair compensation for .io
doing. Fcr all th it I knt►a there may he a million of money to he
divided, and therefore the Court must he made acquainted wi'h
every particular. Ido not mean to insinuate anything sgainst the
Gentlemen whose appointment you pray for, but I speak generally
of the great danger that would arise to allow such a practice to
predominate, and therefore I ant bound to dismiss the Petition."

COURT OF K I NG'S BKNCII, Nov. 7.
In consequence of the new Court of King's Bench not being
ready, the Judges sat again in the Sessions flume.
1%1 1 NDANIUS.
Mr. TAUNTON moved for a mandamus against the'
Corporation of Oxf-rd, co:i.manding the Burgesses to
proceed to th election of a new Mayor. The appl;ca-
tion was made npt•n atEiavits, which stated that the
clia!tered day for the election of Mayor was in the
month of September, and that on the day filed by t e
charter no election took place. The Gentleman ap-
pointed to the °lice at the last election was allowed to
hold the situation the following ye4r. By the 9:1) of
Anne, no Ferson could serve the office of
Mayor two
years, and therefore it was contended that no Ma)or
had been appointed.
The Cower granted A Rule to chew cause.
Mr. BROUGHAM made an application for a Miutchnous to compel
the Corporation of Tregony, in Cornwall, to proceed to the election
of Mayor, under4ircumstatices similar to the above.
The Coma granted the writ.
HABEAS CORPUS.

Mr. Ancumitts advetted to an applic s• ion. for a wri
of Habeas corpus made to the Lc:old Chief Justice a
chambers during the late vacation. The application'
was made in behallof a Gentleman who, he said, should
be nameless, and his object on this occasion was to bring
the subject before the Court. The Gentleman wished
to obtain possession of his child, who was seventeen
months old at the time his wife eloped and cat tied the
infant away.
Mr. COMMON SERJEANT here observed, that it would
be for the advantage of the parties not to press any
motion of the Court, as the subject would occupy the
attent on of another tribunal. Whilst he was speaking,
a motion might be in iking in Chancery.
'.‘lr. Senatdrir expressed a hope that the Court would not stop
:%Ir. Adolphus in his application. The father of the child was most
desirous of having it restored.
Mr. AD-LPHUS then proceeded to state that a bill of
divorce mentioned that the applicant had five children
by his wife, and that the child in question was one of
them. The child having been found in this country, was
known to be in bad health, and upon that fact having
appealed, the Lord Chief Justice ordered that the in-
t.-tut should remain in the custody of a proper person
until the case could be brought before the Court at the
commencement of Term. The Term had arrived, and
the Court would no longer delay the natural claim
which a father had to his child. That father, who had
come from a distant part of the United Kingdom (Ire.
land), was then in Court, seeking for that which the law'
of nature gave, namely, the custody of his own child.
M.. Adolphus added, that he was then at a loss how to
frame his motion ; but in consequence of the obset V. 1..
tions his Lordship had made at the Chambers, the
father expected the Court would older the child to be
given up.
It was then arranged that a fresh writ of habeas corpus should be
. issued, returnable to-morrow (this day), OR which the whole merits
of the case should be decided.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 8.

'lbis being the first day of Term, the Judges, as
usual, breakfasted with the LORD CHANCELLOR, at
Lincoln's Inn, and then proceeded in procession to oven
the Courts :it %Vestminster.
The Judges assembled fur the first time in the new building
constructed for the business of the Court, in Wsstrninater Hall.
It is •a small square building, very neatly fitted up, and has the
addition of a gallery, with a lantern in the centre of the roof. We
understand it was originally intended for the King's Bench Court,
but was thought quite insufficient for the purpose.
At half-past tine o'clock the Judges took their seats, dressed in
full costume, as were the Counsel. There was a full attendance,
with the exception of Mr. Setjeant Pau., who, it was rumoured,
had retired from the liar.
The Court were occupied some time in taking justification of bail.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT, Novsmiss 7.

LAWSON AND BARKER V. THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

Mr. BOLLAND stated to the Jury, that the plaintiffs
in this case were newspaper agents, that the defendants
were Lieutenant Gracia' Sir Wiltiani Congreve, Bart.
Sir J. S. Lilly, Charles Mayne, Esq. Edward Walpole,
Esq. and anothet Gentleman, aryl that the garnishees
were Messrs. Veres, Ward, and Company, of Lombatd-
sir: et. The peseta proceeding was instiaited to rearm r
the sum of 2071. 11>.7d. for advertisements insetted by
the plaintiffs fur the defeadants, who were Trustees of
a new Company, cal!ed the Witish Steam Navigation
Company. Ttse Learned Counsel feared that his friend
Sir William Congreve, engaged, when he entered upon
tick speculation, in an unprofitable and unfortunate job.
The Company's funds had been placed in the hands of
the garnishees, whce they remained, as it would be
!moved in evidence, to the amount of about 17201. and
he thought there could be no question of the responsibi-
lity of those trustees.
Mr. Thomas Shaw deposed, that Messrs. Veres, Ward, and Cu.
were garnishees in this case.
A clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Veres and Ward deposed
that Mr. Ward was 4 partner in the banking house of Meitsrs.Veres,
IVard, and Co.
Mr. BARNARD—In whose names does this account by the British
Steam Navigation Company stand ? I know that it does not stand
in the names of those individuals, nor in the names of any indivi-
duals at all.
The witness said it stood in the names of the five individuals
mentioned as trustees.
Mr. Aau—Really this is quite a surprise upon me. I know
.t is not mentioned in the Is rakers' book that the money is in the
!tames of those individuals, and I deny their responsibility. Ihe
' recount is nu rely on account of the trustees, without naming them.
0 Mr. Ilui.i.ktip—Suplu.sa. you 'gate tobe the tact, I contrud

hat the defendants are repnniasle, and that he money can be
att.sched. 'Tis evident there's inmebndy behind the scenes in these

transaction•.
Mr. BARNARD—..Centleflirll of the Jury, • I am, AS yin perceive,
in the greatest of difficulties; but I shall submit the ca•e to sour
judgment and experience.
Th- Ileroanta—The plaintiff's witnssses have sworn that the
money lies in the hanking.house, hi the names of those five Direc-
tor, whatever may be their character. They were not within the
jurisdiction to be served with a grocess, and therefore re-o:t was
had to this Court, whose privileges made them li ►ble.
The Jury returned a verd►ct for the Plaintiffs for £207 113.
£A OPDRTO, AND LISBON STEAM-PACKET NAV!•

GATIoN COMP:\ NY.—WILLIAMS V. CURTIS.
Mr. BOLLA ND stated, this ..ction was hr ug!ir to oh-
the sum of 71. 9.. 6J. which had been obtained in

rather an extraordinary way. Mr. Williams was a
stack-brisk r, and Mr. Curtis was one of those Gentle-
m •n who occasionally did business in Capel-court, which
is better known by the name of " the Alley." By some
_ _

me•ins or other Mr. Curtis got into his posse,sioa a let-
ter directed to a Gentleman named Sweet man, at the

Stock Exchange. T.:is letter communicated the irtel•
hgence that five shares were allotted to Sir. Sweetm.in

n the abovenamed Company. and was signed by the

Secretary, Mr. N.irion. Mr. Curti: sold this letter in

:he ma ket, and it was afterwards ascertained that he
was not just•tied in doing so. Mr. appl;ed to
Nit-. Curtis up in the subject, and a correspondence
commenced, in whi h Curtis observed, " he hoped
Mr. Williams and he wonld walk tip Crpel•couit
arm-in.arm, lends, and then ti .e world would
see that the"v were iends; that Mr. Williams had done
his credit much ii jut y in the Ci,y, hit that he hoped
and tru-ted all w Ind be light.aga n..' This letter con-
cluded with an appointment, upon which occasion the
:mount of money recetv?d I r t!te letter was to be paid.
Mr. Vederick Williams, brother to the vlaintitT,
stated, that Mr. Thomas Curtis applh d to his brother
on the subject of the sale of the letter. Mr. C. vent up
to the do,r of the Stock Exchange, and asked what
could be gct for five shales in the Oporto Steam Com-
pany ? He was told that they sere at W. pu•rr.i.im, and
he des'red the witness's br. ther to sell the late* at that

rate, and he would pay commission. The letter was
soli, and witness's brother trail Mr. Curtis 91.75. 6d.
the difference between that and HM. was kept as bro.
keraAe; witness applied to Mr. Curtis when he found
that he had no right to ten the letter. • At first Mr.
Curtis den! d that lie had had the letter, but he after-
wards ac,knossiedged that it passed through his hands,
and he premised to pay the amount of the premium.
The RECORDER—Where are those valuable shares?
Witness—Nothing passed on the subject but the letter,
and when this letter was presented to the bankers for
the purpose of getting the scrip in lieu of it, the obser-
vation made was, t. that it had been stolen."
Mr. S xeetman was next called—He wa,, he said, the
person to whom the letter in question had been di-
rected ; it was diffitult to say how the letter got into
the hands of Mr. Calais; upon hea.ing that a letter
from the Company, allotting him five shares, had been
addressed to him at the Foreign Stock Exchange, and
that it was not frthcoaling, lie went to the bloke's,
and requested that they would not receive it ; upon re-
Erence to their books they found that it had not been
presented, and the clerk assured them it should not be
received ; witness accused Mi. Cut Lis of having stolen
it, and the answer made by that person was quite un-
satisfactory ; Curtis, however, promised to pay the
amount at which the letter was sold.

The IlEcoripEn, in his charge, said, that no case
could be more palpable thin this. Whether there
were ever shares in this Company could not be ascer-
tained.floin what had taken place; but it was evident
that the plaintiff had, upon the belief that Mr. Curtis
was authorised to sell the letter, paid the sum stated to
have been given. It was also clear that Mr. Curtis
had promised to refund the money which had thus
improperly got into his possession. With regard to
those Companies, he wished it to be understood, that if
persons received money upon the pretence that there
were shares existing, while at the same time there wis
no ground for saying so, they might consider them•
selves very well off if they escaped without being pro-
secuted for receiving money under false pretences. He
also expressed a hope that the parties to the numerous
frauds which had been lately practised in speculations
of this kind would be severely punished.
The Jury immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff, to the
full amount of his demand.

Mr. FLETCHER, Proprietor of the Chester Chronicle,
is elected Mayor of that City.
Cardigan was last week visited by so dreadful a hail
storm,that every window exposed to the north was demolished.
The mania of forming Joint Stock Companies has
extended, it seems, to India.
Captain W. E. Surucanallo, who lately perished in
the Comet, was (as ail his acquaintances know) an ex-
cellent swimmer : a soldier who served with him in
America, says he was the best swimmer in the 93d Re-
giment, and that he has seen him swim as far as from
Inverness to Kessock : yet this noble fellow scorned to
avail himself of this advantage, arid remained clasped
in his Lady's arms till both sunk to rise no more.
Sundsy Divine Service was performed at St. Cathe-
rine's Church, Tower, fur the last time previously to its
being pulled down to make room for the new docks;
and s" anxious was a part of the congregation to pre-
serve some relic of that venerable edifice, that they ac-
tually began to demolish the ornaments even before the
conclusion of the service. Mush confusion was the con-
sequence; and it was found necessary to call in the
police to put a stop to the disgraceful scene, during
which the light. fingered gentry were on the alert, and
many suffered from their sleight-of-hand adroitness.
In the Secondaries Office, ye.terday, Mr. Spencer, a
jeweller, brought an action against Mr. Waterhouse, for
damages satained by the non-art ival of ab)x at Liver-
pool, con! aining samples, by which his traveller was
prevented doing business, and his journey tendered
useless. The box had been forwarded by another coach,
throat!) nii-Aake, and was ultimately restored to the
owner. The Jury gave a verdict for plaintiff of £l3.
Yesterday, about one hundred persons dined to,.tetster
at the Crow n and Anchor Tavern, to celeb'ate the anni-
versary of the acquittal of Messrs. HARDY, Honst
TOt.KE, and THELWALL, in Mt.
Tuesday afternoon, a fire broke out in the large
calico printing-house belonging to Messrs. Burton and
Sons, at Rhodes, near Middleton, which was shortly
consumed, with its valuable c-ntents.
A short time ago, a search having been made antottg
some ancient papers in fletim's Hospoal, Edinburgh,
the re vas discovered a challenge t,) mortal con,bat, ad-
dressed by the famotis Roh Roy to the Duke of Mont-
rose. It is in excellent preset vation, and not a doubt
can be entertained of its authenticity. It is at. pre ent
in the hands of one of the sub-:ib.stri ins of the Advo-
:ate,' Libtary.

WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. • -

toe immense- Methodist Chipel, near tpitAlEeLls
Church, WAS crowded to overflowing last night, being
the Anniversa:y of the Spitalfields'Branch of the Mis-

si •irsi y S .
JosEtqf BUrTERWORTiIt ESQ. M.P. took the Chair;
and after prayers had been offered up by ore of the
Ministers present, addressed the Meeting. He felt 'a
very lively interest, not only in the general cause of
Missions. but in the special Association then assembled
in'that cause. The place of Meeting cated up many
recollections of no ordinary character. Si:italfields must
ever he asso:iated in the minds of those who heard him
with remembrances of the time, when the ancestors of
manyifthen present, had fled from Fra-ce to avoid per.
secutin on account of their religious opinions. They
ha.: establi bed themselves and the silk trade in that
distriCt, where tl.ey found an asylum from their oppres-
sors, and many thousands of the inhabitants had since
derised their subsistence from that branch of martifac-
Lure. He regretted that no efforts had yet been made
by ti.e descendants of these inge.tious artisans, to send
back.to France some spiritual return for the temiroral
blessings derived from that country. It wss delightful to
know that there was a revival of true aeiigion in ft mice.
lire Spitalfields is Lrgely indebted to Pagan as well at
to Christian lands. The largest portion of the rise
material for the silk trade is derived from the remote
Ind es. PaostneNce has given us a connection with
it any mi lions of idolaters, ti,rough whom we .•btain

.he means of exercising industry for the support Of our
lanaes, and fcr supplying the higher classes with
many luxuries and cor&orts. How anxious then should
al be. tich and poor al•lc!, to diffuse blessings amongst
these Pagan coanti ie.. Indeed the connection between
England and the E4st seems intended to bring about the
great designs of littor IDENCIL fur evangelizing the world.
The Secretary then read the Report, whence it appeared that the
Spitalfields Branch had contributed .C. 141 to the Parent Society
during the year. More than half this suns was raised by the Ladies,
to whom thanks were eminently due.
The MA'. JAMES NUERSON thought, that the expression of Dr.

Southey, speaking of the period in which Wesley lived, was appli-
csble to the present ta:e of things. They are "stirring times."—
The Rev. Gent. spoke warmly in favour of Missionary Societies.
The Rev. JADIM BUNTING said he should be both case-hardened
and face-hardened, if he spoke much, after all the hints he got to
be brief. First, he was told at the doer, that nobody should speak
more than 15 minutes. Not even the secretaries—matter-of-fact
men ! Secondly, that if he merely said, " ditto" to the Resolution
be had to second, that was quite enough. Thirdly, a watch was
I actually put into his hand that he might not transgress; and the
chapel clock was before his eyes—so that it was not likely he should
go astray, with clock and watch admonishing him. But the best
security of all was, that he had really nothing to say. After
these prefatory remarks, the Reverend Gentleman continued
in a very eloquent strain to harangue the Meeting, on the
idolatry prevailing in India, and the utility of Missions.—lle
then put the watch on the table, saying that it was an offeting
to the Missionary cause front some persoa who probably hid ant.
ther watch, and did not wish to keep two. This reminded him of
. .

l‘lr. How ;rd's maxim :—" Our superfluities should give way to
other people's convt.niences ; our conveniences to other ptop:e's
necessities; aid even our necessities to other people's pressing ex-
tremities." The same NIG Howard said, " Every eountry.in the
world is alike to me ; for everywhere that I go, I find misery in
them all."
The Rev. Mr. Msasoxm, and other Gentlemen, then addressed
the Meeting, which did not conclude till a late hour.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Nov. 7.

The attendance was unusually numerous, and the bettirg was
both general and heavy. For the Darby the favourites are rapidly
increasing, and the alterations in the odds becoming importmt.
The General has gone back several points, and Monarch continues
on the advance. There is nothing to observe on in the Oaks. Fur
the ht. Leger, Crusader has very nearly fulfilled our prediction on
the last betting-day, basing got within half a point of Istliiimite.
The odds are thus:

Dr,' my.

61 to 1 &gat Monarch
9 to 1 agsr Bolivar (taken)
15 to 1 apt Cedric
40 to 1 agst The General (ta.)
ea to 1 apt Twatty (taken)
SO to 1 apt Tredille (taken)

20 to 1 ag%t Young Spectre
20 to 1 agst Advance
20 to 1 agst Sophist
25 to 1 apt Hunter (taken)
40 to 1 agst Tippitywitchet

8 to 1 agst Pawn
Iti to 1 apt Henry
9 to 1 apt Mows

12 is 1 agst Parasol (taken)
18 to 1 agst 130-perp
18 to 1 art Elizabeth
ST. Lanza.

7i to 1 apt Bedlamite I 18 to 1 apt Belzoni.
8 to 1 apt Crusader I 25 to 1 apt Barefoot
5060 to 40 apt Henry, for the Oaks, and Crusader for the St.
Leger; 1000 to 5, not naming the three winners (taken).

WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING—Tumour.
A Sweepstakes of 5 soy. each, with 20 added. Ileats, one mile
and a quarter. (Nine Subscribers).
Mr. Pickernell's Wilsons, 5 yrs old .
Mr. Wadlow's b. f. by Arnim, 3 yrs old .
Mr. Tomes's b. g. Tripoli, 5 yrs, .
Mr. Bartley's b. c. Congeon, 3 yrs .
Major 0. Gore's b. e. Vesuvius, 5 yrs old .
Mr. King's ch. g. 4 yrs old . .
Mr. Coates's Friendless Fanny, aged
Mr. Berkeley's ch. f. Shepherdess, 4 yrs .
Capital race.
A Cup, value 25 soy. added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soy. each. Gen-
tlemen riders. Heats, one mile and a quarter. (S Subscribers).
Mr. Thorne'. br. g. 6 yrs old . . 1 1
Mr. Pickernell's b. g. 4 yrs . ' . 3 2
Mr. Corbett's b. g. 4 yrs old • . • 2 3
Mr. Turk's ch. m. 6 yrs old . . 4 4
Sweepstakes of 7 soy. each, with 20 added. Heats, a mile and a
quarter. (Seven subscribers).
Mr. Griffith's br. m. Palatine, 5 yrs old • 1 1
Major 0. Gore's b. h. Hesperus, 5 yrs old • 4 2
Mr. Howe's Warwick, 4 yrs old . . • 3 3
Mr. Astky's br. h. Belmont, 6 yrs old . 2 dr
Sweepstakes of 5 soy. each, with 25 added, for horses &c. not
thorough-bred. Gentlemen riders. Heats, one mule and a quar-
ter. (Twelve Subscribers).
Mr. Williams's b. g. by Young Pavilion, aged 0 0 1 1
Mr. Steward's b. g. Man Friday, 4" yrs old . 1 u 0 3
Mr. Deakin's ch. g. Cock Robin, S yrs old 0 1 2 2
Mr. Sudbury's b. b. Worthy, 4 yrs old . 2 0 ode
Sir F. Mostyn's b. g. by Cardinal York, aged 0 0' 3 dr
Mr. Thurne's br. g. by Ashtoo, 6 yrs old 0 2 dr
Capital beats.
PEDESTRIANISM.
Thursday morning a Gentleman, of the name of Featherston-
haugh. backed himself for a hundred sovereigns, to do the eatraur-
dinary distance of fifteen miles in an hour and thirty-five minutes.
The ground was a chosen spot of a mile and a thdf en the Tun-
bridge road, between Tunbridge and the Wells. lle was one
minute and a half above the Dour doing the first ten miles, and
time was backed freely at six and seven to four. The pedestrian,
however, did the next five miles in thirty-two and a half minutes
and won the match by a minute. Mr. Featherstonhaugh took a
I sandwich and some Madeira after his performance, and of p..areal to
be very little distressed by his exertions.
A strong match was run yesterday, for 100 soy. a-side between
Mr. Pierrepoint, a Gentleman of independence at Ihnfield, Bras,
and Mr. West, whose pedestrian feats have been often recorded.
'l'he match was to start at the thirty-eight mile stone, near Read-
ing, and make the best of their way to the Park gates at Knights-
hi Rise. The start took place befoie daylight, and Mr. Pierrepoint
took the Forest-road (the nearest) through Wokingbam, Windsor
Park, Eghsm, &c. Mr. West went four miler up the Bath road,
and, by articles, turned off at 'fwyfurd, and took a course through
the villages to Windsor, and front thence over Egham race course, '.
&c. Mr. Pierrepoint was four minutes ahead at blghant, and Air.
West, who bad superior speed, had his opponent in view when at
liedtont. Some sharp running took place over Htlutt.th-w Heath,
and Mr. West got a head on the London side of Hammersmith, and
won by more than four minutes. Many bets were pending agaikot
the ground (thirty-hoe miles), being performed in Biz hours. The
wir.et. r did h i:, ei‘e hours and Eft)-one

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