Star.
London, England, 1831-06-14 00:00:00

MR. COBBETT.

The following announcement appears iu the
Herald of this morning :
Kensington, June 13, 1831.
Sra—l beg you to have the goodness to suffer me,
through your paper, to state to the public, that 1 have again
received from the Attorney-General, Nortce or IPRIAL for
the alleged libel, published In my Register of the 11th of
December last. This notice was sent to Mr. Faithful!, my
attorney, on Saturday evening last, which was the eery latest
hour at which it could be legally given. The trial will now
come on the 4th of July, or some day just after that, at the
Guildhall, to the City of London, when and where a stand
shall be made for the real freedom of the press by, Sir, your
most obedient servant, WM. COBBETT.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-THIS DAY.
LIBEL.
JOHN IST. JOHN LONG V. CHUBB.

Mr. SeeintWlin ist;tedth;t was an against
the defendant, a publisher, residing in Holywell-street,
Strand, for a grow and malicious libel against the plaintiff;
in which he attributed to him that he was a female destroyer
—a vampire which went from family to family thirsting for
blood, and seeking the next victim be might destroy ; describ-
ing him as a diabolical villain, and as the suassful seducer
of delicate females. The Learned Serjcant dwelt at great
length on the facts of the cafe, which arose outof a penny
publication, subsequently to:the first trial of Mr. St. John
Long, at the Old Bailey. lie called Mr. Samuel Taylor, a
clerk to Mr. Harmer, the Solicitor, who proved purchasing
the pamphlet in question, as well as others, up to yesterday.
Mr. Srrjeant firAwitie appeared for the defendant, and
maintained that as the plaintiff had not taken his degree as
a member of the faculty, he had no right, after what had
taken place at the Old Bailey. to call on a jury to give him
damages, particularly as against the defendant, who was the
mere publisher, while the author, who was known, was
suffered to go at large.
The Lord Chief Justice summed up the case to the jury,
who retired.

Verd'et was not returned when our paper went to press.
Harwich is another example of the falsity of the
favoured population theory. In 1821 it had 4,497
inhabitants, and now but 4,561—an increase of
only 1 per cent. on a steady local population ;
but if 5 per cent. on 220 were added to 4,497,
for under enumeration in 1821, there would be
a decrease of 160 in ten years, instead of an in-
crease. The surplus population will, we suspect,
prove to be—either a diminution in the number
of farms, or an abstraction of the currency,
which disables the remaining farms from em-
ploying so many men—or more wicked still, the
operation of poor laws, which restrains labourers
from seeking work out of their own parish ! If
there are too many labourers, why are furloughs
granted to companies of the guards to go out to
harvast labour ?—how are so many thousand Irish
so gladly employed ?—how do so many thousands
in breweries, &c. in London find so much profitable
summer Rork in all the home counties ? These
are undeniable facts, and yet we see shiploads of
our best population departing—and make it matter
of congratulation ! No inference is to be drawn
either from the increased of pleasure towns, or spe-
culative manufacturing towns.

Mem 11. Lenders, If they have made any dis-
covery in Africa, not well known to the Portu-
guese and other traders, are unfortunate in suffer-
ing from unscientific and empirical reporters. So
many concurrent accounts give 16 and 18 degrees
of latitude to the Niger, in that meridian that
their tour to ten degrees, or 350 miles from
the coast, would determine little of a space of
800 or 900 miles. Then Bousa and Yaori are
on the Lamlem, which, on the best autho-
rities, does not even join the Niger. Why
did they not ascend to Gabi, still on the
Lamlem two degrees nearer the Niger. In
truth, they seem to have discovered that the
Lamlem of D'Anville runs into the gulf of Benin,
and not to have approached the Niger at all, which
flows from West to East. The first announce-
ment reminded us of Damberger, and though they
lost their papers, &c. among the Awerris, yet, it
seems, we are to have a book. We suspect the
Kong Mountains are at once the source of the
Niger on their Northern side, and of D'Anville's
Lamlem on the South, which may debouche into
the gnlf of Benin ; but really the whole question
is of no importance.
THE MONTGOMERYSHIRE ELECTION.—As it
will doubtless be the object of the anti-reformers,
in the next Parliament, to make swans of their
geese as often as it may be in their power, it may
not be irrelevant to give a short sketch of the means
by which one of the members, who voted for Ge-
neral Gascoyne's amendment, obtained a majority
in the county of Montgomery. In the autumn of
1830, a county meeting was convened, to consi-
der the question of reform ; and on that occasion,
resolutions were carried, in opposition to the minis-
terial partisan and his supporters, and strictly in
accordance with the Reform Bill, since brought
forward by his Majesty's ministers. This exqui-
site rat was at this time in office, having accepted
place under Lord Grey's administration, on the
understanding, that if he should not approve of
the measure brought forward by ministers, be
should be at liberty to resign. A short time after
the county meeting, the Government having deter-
mined to re-organise the yeomanry cavalry, the
same deceitful individual was appointed Colonel of
that of Montgomeryshire. This gave him an op-
portunity that was not to be lost, and he proceeded
to dole out the gingerbread dignities placed in his
gift amongst those who had voted for him at the
county meeting. His ancient tools he never called
together, and many of them he did not even con-
, descend to apply to for support. When the Reform
Bill was brought forward, it was bailed by the
people with the most enthusistic applause ; the
honourable individual in question, it is well known,
resigned hie place, for reasons as well known to
the public as to himself; and upon that occasion
he repeated his usual creed on the subject of re-
form, namely, that he " thought it gross injustice
to disfranchise rotten boroughs without proof of
corruption." Much to the surprise of every body,
however, he voted for the second reading of the
bili ; and it will be remembered that he was de-
nounced, by the tory press, as the most time-serv-
ing of all political apostates—as a man proverbial
for turning round whenever it suited his own in-
terest. Much, however, to the amazement of his
friends as well as foes, Mr. W— voted for Ge-
neral Gascoyne's amendment ! Thus this mighty
tory triumph amounts simply to this—that they
have returned a man who is distrusted as much by
their own party as by the reformers—a man who
voted for the second reading of the Reform Bill
though he had before resigned office because he
would sot support it—a man who declares at one
moment that he is the main-stay of the Reform
Bill, at the next, declares that it is unjust and un-
gracious
to disfranchise any one of the sixty bo-
roughs which it proposes to destroy " without :
inquiry." Ruch is the triumph of the anti-re•
formers ! like all their triumphs, a victory of
nonsense over sense, and of darkness over light!

LAW RETORTS!
COI*RT OF CHANCERY, Jstre 13.
at&LTM • WEBB.
Mr. Esacwr stated that, on a former day, he bad
an order for a writ of hetes corpua to issue, fur
pose of bringing up the plaintiff from the King's Bent
son, that he might be turn. d over to the custody
Warden of the Fleet prison, being in contempt for
payment of certain costa.
Mr. Evelyn craved the indulgence of the Court
heard for a few minuet. At the time his late Mg;
having his coronation robes made, he (Mr. E.)
%'ebb a considerable sum of money, which he had
able to get back. On account of that loan, and in
ment, he held a hill of exchange for 501. of Mr.
which had been paid to him, tut which had not I
noured when arrived at maturity. The costs Mr.
been ordered to pay to Mr. Webb amounted only
attd he desired to pay them in a set.offagainst his claim
Mr. Webb. For this purpose, he hoped the Court s
refer the accounts to the blaster, and send him back i
meantime to the King's Bench.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that great doubt had
been entertained, whether the order now pray td co•
made as a matttr of CORM. The subject must reed
mature consideration.

Mr. Evelyn was then sent back to the King'
prison.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 1;
PALMER V. IFIUNGERFOLD MARKET CONS.
This was a rule for a mandamus, cilling upon the
gerford Market Company to show cause why they
not summon a jury to assess the damages sustained '
in losing the goodwill and fixtures of his house,
was necessary to take down, for the purpose of k
the defendants to erect the New Hungerford Market.
Sir J. SCAULZTT showed cause against the rule,
that this was a different cue from tlicie in which th
had formerly made the rule for a mandamus absoli
here the plaintiff had entered into a special agreemeni
Mr. Wise, the ground landlord, to take the how,
year, and to accept afterwards three months' notice
such notice being any three months Mr. Wise should
This agreement was made by Mr. Wise, because, at
riod at which it was made, namely, 1824, he cant
selling the property, for the purpose of its being
into a market. The plaintiff under these circumstances,
had no good-will to dispose of.
The Attorney-General and the Common Serjaust supported
the rule.

The Court were of opinion that, under the circumstanc.s cf
the special agreement entered into between the parties, the
plaintiff had no goodwill to dispose of.
Rule discharged.
NUICTICE or Tug COUIT—SIMICIAL TLZADUSG.
In the course of the morning Lord TUNTZILDWI informed
the liar, that the Court had directed certain rules to be
(bairn up relative to Special Pleas, Declarations, &c. an-
nexed to which was a schedule setting forth the number of
folios to which declarations in certain cues should extend,
and that in future no extra costs would be allowed in cases
where declarations exceeded the length prescribed. This
rule was to commence the first day of filichaelmas term.
The Court had further ordered that in all future notices of
bail, not only the residence of such bail should be inserted in
them, but also the description of every place of resident:: tor
the last six months.

THE KING V. CARLILE.
A rule was obtained, by slr. Evans, two or three
since, to show cause why the record in this case, which
brought up to the Court upon a writ of error, should
taken uff the file and returned to the Court below, I
purpose silts being amended. This morning the Learned
Gentleman mov.d that the ru'e be made absolute.
The Attorney General, on Vie part of the proucution,
said that he had no objection that the application cf his
Learned Friend should be &waled to, if their Lordships
felt they had the power to do so.
The Court felt some doubt on the subject, as there
no precedent as respected criminal cases, by which
could be regulated. They desired Mr. Evans to look
the books, and see how far he was justified in making
application.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jams 13.
HORNER V. GRAVES.
The Olinda' wu a dentist at York, and the defendant had
become his pupil at the salary of 1201. per annum, at the
same time entering into a bond, restricting himself from
practising within a circle of 100 miles of the residence of
the plaintiff. The defendant having broken this agreement,
an action was brought, and a verdict of damages 1,0001.
was returned against him.
The Court were of opinion, that as the defendant bad had
considerable experience as a dentist before he entered the
service of the plaintiff; he could have commanded business
without restriction. If the plaintiff should think proper to
quit the place, or relinquish business, the restrictions were
more extensive than was necessary to protect the plaintiff's
emoluments.—Judgment arrested.

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