Star.
London, England, 1825-10-22 00:00:00

I'HE NEW COUR7'S.

Sime doubts are now entertained whether the New
Court of King's Bench will be fit to receive the-Lord
Chief Justice and the Judges by the first day of next
Term. The steps which led to the Exchequer, in
the north-east angle of the Hall, were taken down on
Aionday, and a passage opened to the King's Bench
Coutt. The Lord Chancellor's Court, the Vice-Chan-
cellor's, and the Com Mon Pleas Court, will unques-
tiunably be opened to receive the Judges on the first
day of Term. Those Courts ate now finished, with the
exception of painting and varnishing the oak wainscot,
t hich in a few days will be completed.
From. a slight inspection of all the new Courts, we
think the Exchequer is the best. The ground allotted
for these important seats of justice, left the architect
no power •to make them sufficiently spacious. The
King's Bench is, consequently, too small, and will be
found less convenient, if possible, for the administra-
tion of justice than the Westminster Sessions-house.
Part of the space has been appropriated to a Bail
Court, and the avenues, a circumstance which neces-
sarily makes the King's Bench Court smaller than it
otherwise would have been. Before the new buildings
sere commenced, there were only three Courts on the
same side of the Hall, namely, the Exchequer, the
Common Pleas and Chancery. Now there are five, as
Courts have been added for the Vice-Chancellor and
Kng's Bench Bail. The High Court of Chancery, the
most ar cleat and dignified Institution of the country,
is worthy a handsome, commodious, public building.
The King's Bench and Common Pleas are tribunals
which have stood for ages. They are of the highest
importance to the subjects of this realm, and the edifice
where the law is administered under the jurisdiction of
either Court should not only be convenient, but a pubs
lic ornament.

A meeting has been held at Exeter, and resolutions
entered into, fur the establishment of a Mechanic; In-
stitution in that city.
Three spots are now visible on the disc of the sun:
one, near the southern limb, appears well defined,
round• and not unlike the transit of an inferior planet
over the face of the Sun : the other two are situate
near the soutb.east edge, and, from their propinquity,
could nut have been.. visible before yesterday. It is
perhaps, not unworthy of remark, that on the 20th of
October, 1824, three spots were observed in nearly
similar positions.
,Marto;.—About eight o'clock on Sunday evening,
a vary large and brilliant meteor shot from the Not then n
part of the horizon, upwards to the centre of the he-
misphere. Lt appeared at first in that part of the bea.
wens theo occupied by the direction stars of Ursa Major.
It described a distance apparently of about six or eight
.yards, and its progress was marked by a train of sparks,
such as usually attend a rocket, and precede its bursting.
ItiftLAMMATION 07 GAS.—Tuesday night about half-
past ten o'clock, as some coal-heavers were playing gam-
bolt with each other, opposite the bar of Mr. Gillbank's
wine-vaults, Pickett-street, Strand, one of them jumped
on a table, and endeavourel to light his pip.e by the gas
burner. In doing this, he knocked down the glass pro-
tectory and some bottles, filled with brandy, which
stow:boa the shelves of the window. The bottles break-
ing, their contents fell over the gas-light, produced a
sudden and violent inflammation, burst through the
glass, and satire tothe window-frame, which continued
to burn with rapidity, and threatened destruction to the
howdy, until a quantity. of water was thrown on it, by
otbic:h means it was at length extinguished. Tire coal-
heaves who was the cattle of the accident, had history
snitstic-froeirtset Att- fire. and wassunning about the shop
in•fhttnes. One of his companions. however. came with
a pail- of water anclthrew,rt over him, when he fell on
the &los. and tolled .himself about. while his sable as-
sistants were fanning him. With their large hats to put
out the flames. Hwang succeeded is this, they stripped
off the dress of bmet.tuanj, whis vas dilkadittlly in-,
jured all nVer tke gingiclegs, 10, turd hands. He still,
lira in. align AitUst.3oo- ,
Wednesday evening a Meeting of the Easti,oodon,
Auxiliary British and fotelgrt !Blade Society', was held
at the Court Ho Ilitt .9i4oroClittkeßt.., Whitechapel,
BuneaLL, Esq. in the CJaaii, 'The Report was received
with the highest testimonials of. applause. The whole
receipts for the year were strA Imo. iOJ. The sum of.
2001. had been paid to tit% ipirAttit,lociety, rind 'there
remained in the hands,.sg thei.T,reigalrei a balance of.
9bl. 13s. Several esteeming speeches-were deliverLd.
Thanks were then voted to, the &she ,of Susses, as,.
Paton of.th?..6osietit;o ozlict s, and.
the Niceti4; iiajoutned.