Star.
London, England, 1824-08-05 00:00:00

ALICE THOMPSON V. FRANCIS COVERLET.

This was an action brought by the mother, for the loss
of services of her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Thompson.
Mr. SCA HIATT, Mr. BROUGHAM, and Mr. JONES,
conducted the case on the part of the plaintiff; and
Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. TINDAL, and Mr. ADOLPHUS, on
the part of the defendant. The damages were laid at
1,0001. The defendant pleaded the general issue.
The defendant in this case, it appeared, resided at
Bridlington Quay, a watering-place, about 20 miles
from Scarborough, where he invited the daughter of
the plaintiff to came and visit him in the absence of his
wife, and where the defendant accomplished the ruin of
the young lady in the short space of 24. hours after her
arrival. A more cold lover it was not possible for a
warm-hearted girl to possess—one too of the wrong side
of 40, and who could begin his notes (for they were not
love letters) in this frigid manner Mr. Coverley
present his compliments to Miss Thompson, and would
be happy to see her at Bridlington Quay," &c. to which
place Miss T. went forthwith; and in reply to a ques
tion from the defendant's Counsel, she could not say
whether her bed-room door was fastened or not.

Miss Elizabeth Thotlipson, who appeared to be
about 24 years of age, possessing blue eyes, and of in-
teresting appearance, was examined as to the fact, and
she gave her evidence in a becoming manner, shedding
a few tears at. first. She admitted on her examination,
that 24 hours before she was seduced the defendant
never took the least liberty with her ! It was quite clear
this young Lady
4g Never thought what love was doing,
Never dreamt of such a thing!"
No witnesses were called for the defence, and the de-
fendant's Counsel chiefly pleaded in mitigation of da-
mages.—The Jury retired for about half an hour, when
they brought in their verdict, at half-past four o'clock,
for the plaintiff.—Damages £lOO. ,

Yesterday, the dispatches for China by the ship
Moffatt, were closed at the East India House.
The LIMY frigate, Commodore GRANT, sailed from
Bombay on the 99th of Mardi, for Madras. The Company's fri-
gate Hastings, was to be ready for sea on the 31st, and was to take
en board a detachment of 80 artillery men to work her guns, and
thirty men of the European Regiment to act as marizies.
By the De Cook, arrived at Antwerp, advicet have
been received from the Mauritius to the 3d of May. We regret to
learn that no doubt was entertained there of the DWIGHT sloop of
war, Captain HAT, having foundered off that Wand, and that the
whole of her crew with 500 recaptured slaves, bad perished. A
part of the wreck cif the vessel had been picked up at sea.
Yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, in pursuance of a
precept issued by the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR to
that effect, a Wardmote was held for the Ward of Al-
dersgate, in the large room of the Dispensary, in Alders-
gate-street, for the.purpose of electing a Representative
of the Ward in the Common Council, in the room of
Mr. Sam= ROLLS, lately deceased, to serve for the
remainder of the present year. The candidates were Mr.
THOMAS LLOYD, grocer, Aldersgate-street • Mr. W. L.
SAUL, wine-merchant, Falcon-street; and Mr. J. Huua,
carpenter and builder, St. Ann's-lane. Having been se-
parately proposed by the Chairman to the Meeting, and
a chew of hands taken on each, it was declared that Mr.
THOMAS LLOYD was elected as Representative of the
Ward by a very decided majority. Mr. LLOYD was then
sworn in as Common Councilman for the Ward, and
having taken the usual oaths before the Alderman pre-
siding, R. A. Cox, Esq. the Wardmote broke up.
In consequence of an order from his Royal Highness
the Duke of You, no person is permitted to carry
any box or parcel openly through St. James's or Hyde
Parks; on account of this royal mandate, several ludi.
crous circumstances occurred yesterday evening ; at
Storey's-Gate, the end of Great George-street, a lad
was detained by the sentry, and confined in his box
above an hour, having a tin can, with a receptacle at
top with bread and butter, for his father. Ladies,
afraid, concealed their reticules. A young man,
having a pair of new boots, on being frustrated in his
way, had the presence of mind to put the boots on his
legs, and the shoes in his pocket; persons with small
parcels enclosed them in the crown of their hats. We
presume the order has been more rigidly enforced than
was intended ; but certainly the • traffic through the
Parks by barrow and basket women was •a nuisance,
which required some restraint ; and it is due to the
Sovereign to say, that the Parks, which are the personal
and private domain of the Crown, are more accessible
to the public than those of any private Gentleman.

SPORTING
•
FIELD SPORTS FOR AUGUST.
laoll TU " *MALI or SPOSTMO."
ASOLIWO and the Couesa now *ford abundance of amusement,
shtfoting, coursing, and bunting being necessarily at a stand ; but
there are many sportsmen who are it this moment on the tip-toe of
anettation—feeling more delight at the very idea of an excursion
to the Moors than in the contemplation of a race, and who are
better pleased with the more active exertions of the field than in
watching the silent float, or throwing the fly. The writer Speaks
from his own feelings :—the grouse-shooting season is impatiently
expected as soon as young rooks have afforded a temporary relief
to the ennui which must, in some degree, follow the close of the
fox-hunting season. When August arrives, the shooter becomes
impatient for the 14th; the favourite fowling-piece is repeatedly
examined, handled, and again returned to its place, and perhaps
fired at a snack, in order to ascertain, beyond all possibility of
doubt, that it still retains undiminished possession of those admir-
able qualities for which it has already been famed. At length the
journey commences to Yorkshire, Scotland, or elsewhere.
The season for tan MUMS commences on the 12th of this month ;
that for *Lace Gana on the 20th. Black game is principally con-
fined to Scotland; though a few may be met with in Stafilirdshire,
Derbyshire, and some other parts.
On Stainmoor, near Bowes, as well as hi the neighbourhood of
Kirkby-Stephen, young grouse were observed earlier than usual.
At the latter end of June the writer saw several covies of par-
tridges, but was not able to count them with precision ; they con-
sisted, however, of numerous individuals. On the Ist of July, two
pointers which accompanied the writer drew and. made a very
steady point, when, after some time, one of the old birds rose with
loud screams ; all that noise, alarm, and confusion took place which
so uniformly accompany cases of this kind, and the young partridges
(three weeks old at least) took shelter among some wheat.
We noticed last month the scarcity f the surillowtribe in the
present summer, and we are still further convinced that they are
certainly not near so numerous as usual. In the summer of 1819,
during a violent storm of rain, a martin was beaten down by it and
fell in the writer's garden. The poor bird was picked op by one of
the females of the family, and brought into the house; it was
plated in the window, and in a short time its feathers became dry,
and the bird was so familiar as to eat some flies offered to it from
the hand. As it was thought probable that the bird might belong
to a nest built, for the first time that year, at the corner of one of
the windows, a silk thread was tied round the neck of the bird
under the feathers, so-as not to inconvenience it, and the bird set
at liberty ;—it immediately flew to its nest before-mentioned, where
it had young. The following year the nest was again repaired by,
as it was supposed, the same birds. By means of a small net the
two old birds were easily captured, and one of them proved to be
the identical individual picked up in the garden the preceding sum
mer. Up to the present year the bird visited and reared its young
in the same spot; but this summer it has not appeared, and its nest
has mouldered away. As these birds traverse a great cheat of
ocean, it has most likely been lost during its passage.
For those who are pleased with the sport, out s. and sea-vows.
snow:um may be enjoyed in perfection, as the young birds are now
pretty strong on the wing.
Young swim Duces will be soon getting on the wing.
This is the time for cu►BUNTING.

State of the Trade of Great Britain tvifh all parts of
Me World. By C/ESAR MOREAU, Vice-Consul of
France, and Member of several Learned Institutions.
This statistical chart, which is beautifully printed on
a large sheet of paper, is the homage of a liberal and
enlightened foreigner-to the mercantile glory of Great
Britain. It exhibits a view of the past and present
state of the trade between Great Britain and all parts
of the world, in its imports and exports, from the year
1697, when the total of our imports and exports to-
gether were only seven millions, to the year 1823, when
they amounted to more than ninety-six millions. The
chart classes the commerce under the respective coun-
tries with which it has been carried on, and notices the
periods of war and peace—the tonnage, prices of stock,
&c. The work is one of immense labour, and presents
the state of the trade of Great Britain with all' parts of
the world, encompassing, in a bird's eye view, what has
appeared on the subject during the last 125 years; and
presenting the result of the parliamentary and other
official returns up to the period of publication. It is an
extraordinary work, and whoever wishes to form an ac-
curate judgment of the real situation of the trade of
this country, should read with attention the publication
before us, in which he will find no declamatory rant,
no fulsome flattering, no speculations, no abstract rea-
soning, but solid calculations, just inferences, and in-
cogtrovertible facts. It ought to be translated into all
foreign languages, and circulated throughout all parts
of the world.

The Report of the Committee of the Legislature of
Dominica, appointed to enquire into and report on
certain Queries relative to the Condition, Treatment,
Rights, and Privileges of Me Negro Population of
that Island. June, 1823.

According to this Report the condition of the Negroes
has much improved, and is daily improving ; that their
wants and comforts in health and sickness are carefully
attended to; that punishments are proportioned to of-
fences, and have greatly decreased ; that they enjoy
the benefits of religious instruction, possess the means
of acquiring property and freedom; and the Commit-
tee feel no hesitation in saying that the generality of
the Negroes are happy and contented, and will so re-
main if their minds are not excited and inflamed by the
delusive hopes of emancipation.

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