Star.
London, England, 1825-01-26 00:00:00

SRCONDADIFS OFFICE, JANUARY 25.
MORRIS AND AtionikK V. NOIRE.

This was an action in which the defendant had suf-
fered judgment to go by default, and the Sttcondarics'
Jury was summoned to assess t* amount of damages.
The plaintiffs were the assignees of It bankrupt of the
name of Henry Hole, residing Norwich. ln that ca-
pacity they had taken possession of his furniture, but on
receiving the guarantee of the defendant, who was the

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tritisirupt3t fatheinein4* Awl meow -to leave
goods some time li:sage:room. the premises; but on _
plying for them ors at, (4Wu( dab-they frond that they
had been removeJ, and .thr plaintiffs,,Ausequently,
ACtingUnder the`g Uarantee, came upon .the.•defendant
,stir-the amount of the furniture. • A person of the name
of Fitch, deposed, that he was clerk to tht staciuntaln
.who had been employed under the cOatmlasion,.. and
that he had made out the inventory and valuation of
the furniture in the bankrupts house, making, the usual
and necessary deductions for the auction bxpenses,lcc.
k•A person was called on the part of the defendant„eabo
said- that he had been in tfai habit of seeing the' furni-
ture in question, and thong!) he bad never lookiesl.at it
with the idea of ascertaining its Salt* he Should npt
have thought it to be wOrth More than a hundredpounds,
or guineas. As, hoibvek, this Re'rsbn did not appear
to be qualified to judge of such matters, being a
plumber and glazier, the Jury immediately assessed the
damages at Mt. the amount of Fitch's valuation.
STAFFOADOHIRE SESSIONS.
M'arq Morn, an Illakeroman, was found guilty of
obtaining money froin the Overseer of the parish of
Tettenhall, by repreteiking herself to be the wife of a
soldier on foreign service, and requiring the usual tra-
velling pay for hertelf and nine children, which she
professed to have with her ; whereas her husband was,
in fact, a blind man, unused to martial deeds, and in•
stead of nine children, she had but one or two.
This woman conducted herself in Court in the most
frantic manner, dining the examination of the Overseer
who appealed against her, whom she repeatedly admo-
nished to " ipake the troth, as there was a Poiven
abbve." Every individual present was convulsed with'
laughter when, in the midst of her other characteristic
exclamations, she cried out, " Och I what shall I do?
.here's my poor Mind husband looking all up and down
for me, and can't find me!"
She was ordered to be imprisoned for four months,
for which lenient sentence she appeared very grateful, 11
and called down ." a thousand blessings on their Ho.
tours' heads7—having expected, doubtless, that she'
should escape with no less punishment than hanging.
John Ford, a pensioner, of the borough of Stafford,
WAS arraigned on a charge of assault, upon the person
of James Frith, constable.
On the Clerk of the Peace reading the indictment,
F;rd, who is a man of most violent passions, exclaimed,
v. ith a loud voice, " Me.ter Kerte, am I indoited for
vaulting him? why, he milted me! they hung me, Sir!
—(Loud laughter.)—They tied a rope round my neck,
and 1 was black i'th' face." Then, addiessinf the Chair-
man, he continued, " Mester Chettiii, Sir, I m.glad
come afore you, Sir, about this business."
Mr. Frith then stated, that being authorized to take
Ford into custody on the 23d of October, in conjunc-
tion with another constable, he did so ; but in the at-
tempt received seveial weighty thumps and violent
kicks from the prisoner Ford, the effect of which had.
.not been removed even to the present time.
The Jury found Ford Guilty.
The CilAismile then inquired from the prisoner whether any
person would be bound for him? •
Ford—" Bun, Sir, nobody'll boind anything for me'
but a rope!--(A langh.)-111 tell you what 1 want;
I want to go to Chelsea; there I shall know who t'obey
—here I don't know who etrbey. When I get out
o'gaol always, these constables are all after me, they'll
never let me be quiet; they make a complete hen-bill
(handle) of me 4--( Laughter.)
The prisoner was interrupted in some further ran-
dom talk by the,Chairman, who informed him, that
he must be remanded until he could find bail; upon
which he vociferated, 4, Bail! why, you may as well
hang Me at once !"
He was then removed from the bar,not without some

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difficulty, by the turnkeys, and jumped down the steps
to the room below, uttering tremendous impteeations..

An expedition. cnnsi Aing of three Spanish frigates,'
'id • be Felrol t .bu•• ,har of

is said to „ preparing at :eirol it to what part
South America it will be directedy remains a secret. It
may be intended forthe relief of the Castle of St. Juan
de Dlloa—perhaps only for 'the Havannah. The latter
destination is most probable, as the obstinacy of Spain,
with respect to her late American Colonies, begins to
place Cuba in a dangerous position ;But if this formidable
armament should even succeed in giving supplies of
food and ammunition to the garrison of St. Juan, how ,
will that affect the independence of Mexico? The con.'
tinned possession of that castle, supposing it could he{
held for ever, could no more give the Spaniards power
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over that vast Republic, than our garrison of Gibraltar
can enable us to rule Spain t nay, even less, for the
Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa is situated en an island in
the Gulf of Mexico, above half.a.mile from Vera Crut.
I.OIfURT-LANE TREATIM—Harmony was restored to
this house last night by the performance of Der Frees
chutz. The house was filled with very fashionable
company, and the evening passed away without dill
slightest allusion to the tumultuous scent of the pre-
ceding night.
FlRE.—Ye,tetday morning a fire broke out in one
of Messrs. Duncan and Lee's corn granaries,. Shad
Thames. Oa ing to the lowness of the tide in the
river, a sufficient supply of water was not obtained for
upwards of an hour—the result was, that the extensive
premises, front the water's edge to New Lane, were
consumed, and a third stack of gtanaries, belonging to'
the same firm, was much injured. The property was
insured to the amount of 80001.
Paats,JAN. 20.—An event has occurred here, which
is the converse of that of Miss Foote, and has made
nearly as much noise, though it has not found its way
into the journals. Mademoiselle Mars, the last depo-
sitary of our comic traditions, lately offered in vain to
give her loiter, the Chevalier Braque, 12,000 francs,
which lie was indebted to her, if he would cement at the
altar the union which has now existed between them
for eight years. But the Lady is twenty years older
than the Gentleman, and though agreeable and young
on the stage, she cannot conceal, in a tele-a.tete, not-
withstanding her most delightful conversation, the ra-
vages of time. The rupture was made in a manner
which is not approved of. The Chevalier required that
a patty of 28 persons should be jolted to dinner, and at
the end of the repast he addressed them as follows :
" I must tell you a curious anecdote. An antiquated'
coquette, misusing her power over a young man, who
had devoted the best years of his life to her,. presumed
to make him tier's for ever by indissoluble bonds; but
the young man, being in time aware of her perfidious
designs, saw. his danger, and departed from the syren.'
am this young man, an] Madame, pointing to Made- '
moiselle Mars, is the coquette.". He got up instantly
from table, and left the room,leaving all the company
astonished, '44 his Ariadae it 4 convulsions, arising from
despair and, anger. • -..•

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ROYAL - HUNT.
Yesterday morning, his Mnieity.l Stag, Hounds nue at Salt .Hill,
and one of the Deer whith wag hist surimser taken from the New
Forest, was turned out befdre-i very numerous field of sportsmen,
and afferded Most lirilUant ran for asii Mai and iifenty minutes,
and was taken at. Gertar4's Cross, near Btueonafiltd. This is the
fourth time they-have hunted this kind of deep diming the present
season, and have experiences] the sharpest runs etretswitnessed. ;
Mr. Farsphar'is Hounds meet on Thursday, at 4shley Wood
and on Friday; at Broads, W•ad.
The Moon fitassisdalmiat vagelarip.'Nfondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays. ,
The ifoldernesk tcktiounds, on Friday, at Whhernvick.
Mr. G. Templer 's Fox Hounds on Friday,. at Eggesford Ken.
nel • and Saturday. at Rackenferd Belt
The Hurworth Fox Hounds, on t Viday, at tlessham.
The Cleveland Fox ikunds, on Friday, at Marsk.
The Northumberland Fox Hounds, to-morrow, at &hut East
House; and on Satutday, at faingttorsley Common.
'York City Harriers, on Friday, near I'oppleton.
SPARRING.
Jem Burns, who so bravely beat Irish O'Neal, and as valiantly
fought Ned O'Neal, and who is now in close granites In the Manse
kif Correction, for an accidental affray with a constable. had a bine-
fit at the Tennis Court, Windmill-street, yestrday ; and flom'the
respectability of the attendance, it was evident that a strong sym-
pathy had been excited in his behalf. Indeed, Isis general good- Sun-
duc; entitles him to the patronage of the Fancy. The sets-to were
the best we have witnessed for some time. Among the most con.
epicuoui were those between Goodwin and Jones, Stockman ind
Young Josh, Whiterheaded Bob and Toni Shelton, Dick Curtis
and Gipsy Cooper, Pfister Burns and Robinson, Jem Ward's bro-
ther and Young Gas (so called from his likeness to Hickman),
Lenny and a Yokel, who proved himself an arrant piper, Harry
Harmer and Bob Burns, and, as a closer, -Uncle Ben himself and
Dick .Acton.—White headed Bob gave Shelton enough to do, and
Toni having lest his temper, lost also his laurels, which Bob bore
off in triumph. The affair between the Pet and the Gipsy was a
fine specimen of science against strength and determination ; the
Pet hid the best of fighting, but the Gipsy shook him seeerely
froM the ferocity 0' hit rushes. Young Ward and Gas knew
nothing of their business, but afforded a good deal of pleasure to
the lovers of hard work.—. The greatest satisfaction was expressed
at the sports of the day, and a large company of amateurs adjourned
from the Court to the Rising Sun, where they had a further oppor.
tunity of gratifying their tastes, over a board abundantly spread with
good old English cheer.
Nothing was said of new matches—and, Indeed, in deerence to
the higher powers, it is thought expedient in wait till times are
more favourable.

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