Star.
London, England, 1823-11-05 00:00:00

ILISSETT V. CHAPMAN, GARNISHEE OF SMITH.

This was a case tried under circumstances of the pe-
culiar privileges of the city.of London, permitting the
citizens to attach, in the Mayor's Court, any money of
a defendant, which might be in the hands of a third'
person, who in such cases is called the Garnishee:
The case was proved, and a verdict given for the
plaintiff, £1 50.
The ItEcorinzlt took occasion to observe, that the pri-
vilege which the Court possessed of making the Gar-
nishee responsible tct creditors for money placed in his
hands by their debtors, was the means of preventing in-
numerable frauds upon those who gave credit, and, in
fact, had recovered millions of pounds, where; under
other circumstances, pence could not have been recovered.

DEATH Bir Fine.--Sunday evening a fife broke
out in the house of .Mrs. JNPQmn, Prince's-street, adjoining Great
IlernUtate.street, East Smithfield, which entirely destroyed the
premises, but which, by the timely arrival of the hie engines, was.
prevented front spreading. We are sorry to add, that Mrs.
m,Qt-e4 was burnt to death. Her corpse was found in the back-
room, where the fire is supposed to have originated, in a shocking
state. A lodger also, who occupied apartments in .the second
floor, was severely injured by the sheets breaking with which he
attempted to descend from the window tri the ground.
An Act of Parliament was passed in the last Session,
authoriiing the transport of convicts to any of our Co-
lonies, for the purpose of being employed in any of the
public works carrying on in them for their improxe-
ment, and in consequence the ANTELOPE has. been com-
missioned at Chatham by Lieutenant Hinz, for the pur-
pose of conveying a considerable number of them fo
Bermuda, wheie docks are forming, and-other consi-
derable naval plans are projeeta The ANTELOPt will
lie at the island five years.

Friday se'nnight, Mr. Hutton, blacksmith, fell from a
height of nearly forty feet, in the new Lunatic Asylum,
Perth, by the giving way of a plank on which he stood
measuring some work. His legs were breketi•in two
places, and his head and body sadly.lacerated. lle was
carried home perfectly sensible, but expired in great
pain at an early hour neat morning.
The child at Newton Stuart, with the alleged legends
in its eyes, is become.the subject of considerable wagers.
Last week three Gentlemen travelled post from Glasgow
to see it, and determine . the question; but they did not
find it at home. The mother is married to a man who
shews the child to lovers of marvels. The child has.
been brought to Glasgow, and examined by a number
'of medical Gentlemen and others. The appearances,
which we: e said to be "John Wood" on the right eye,
and " born in 1817" on the left, are merely white
streaks, like net work on the blue of the iris. These have
been interpreted to be letters or figures, in the same way
as witches are fancied in broom bushes, or palaces in an
expiring fire, or oceans and islands in the evening sky's;
or any other embodying of preconceived notions on in-
distinct forms. It is probable that the person who first
started the motion of an inscription, had seen one of the
old watches whose faces have the Roman letters run to-
gether in an ill-defined manner. :Had the letters and
figures really existed, indicating the year of the child's
• irth, and name of the man said before hand by the
mother to be its father, it would have been one of the
most perfect miracles on record. A host of witnesses;
were ready to testify. its truth, and are yet disposed to'
adhere to the story ; btit the bettors have all given in.
On the evening that the Gaelic Society patronised,
the Perth 'Theatre; between the Play and the After-
piece, Dr. STEWART, the President, accompanied by a
deputation of the Society, retired ; and having sent for:
Mr. RYDER, the Manager of the Theatre, who has for
years past been a worthy member of the Institution, he,
after a neat address, presented him, in the name of the
Society, with a handsome Highland broad sword°,
which was gratefully acknowledged by Mr. 'RYDER.
On the one side of the sword there is the following in-
scription Plesented•by the President and Members
of the Gaelic Society of Perth to COMET RYDER, Esq.
Manager of the Northern Circuit Of. Theatres, for-his•
politeness in accommodating them •gratditoullt With
the use of the Perth Theatre, &c. for their coM-.,
petitiOn of pipers; 4nd also in testimony of their admi-
ration of him in. his delineation of Highland characters,
and as the best representative of Rob Roy at preient on
the. Stage.-1823."—0n the other side of the sword
there is the following inscription in Gnelic
"Ars Wryer, ani guar aoldtar, • •
Agus net emir saws tai sok k smair:"
Which may be Englished thus ; . •
Draw me not without cause, .
Nor" pit rite oplut wisfi
• The blade was at onetlint, tbivrOpettt of the famous Rob
Roy WGregor.—Perfil Coon*.

Copy of a letter to Mr. Methuen from his Garchver :
" Hooted Sit—My wif an I hal* taken-the Inn in* Illbasor.
Jenny Cedar has lost • her -head, the rest of the scrubs
The Olen are. coin down to praise the Gods... • • -••-• • •
from your bassi* spoof
What he meant to say was--
HonOnted Sir—My wife and I have taken thi:relrg. Ttie
Virginia cedafllas loft its heart-the nest of the well.
The auctioneer **Odom!' to appraise the goods. ' •' *.
• • sachy is tbi elect Oeraeferance and i induitr7 n
ske icienee of Mediane, Out *OO

INSOLVENT DEBTORS'

The following insolvents we
opposition, viz.—William Mom
Edward Joscelyn (debt only £24
has twelve children, ten of who,
ent on him), and Ann Burton
' Harriet Macfarlane, and Giacom
to be out of custody ; hence th
from the cause paper.
Samuel James applied for his
not opposed either by Mr. Pinfc
tor, or any other person.
The insolvent underwent a ri;
IICuIEFCOXMISSIONER. He at
in February or March last by
fold, con which day.he gave a
another creditor for £B5, of di,
'livery-stable-kpeper in the City
judgment, and, swept away all t
Mr. Burgess wits called, and 1
vent's testimony in this particul4
The CHM COMMISSIONER of
no.opposition was offered, a cl,
undue preference never came
judgment of the Court, therefi,
vent be remanded for six mont
fined within the walls of the pris

POLICE 1N TELI

IkIANSION-H(

Mr. Elia was summoned before the
WOOO, by the Solicitor for the Custom
in elackfriars-road, three pieces of oh
bited from being imported into Great J
fur was 12100.—1 t was proved by au I
traced to the house in question.
The defendant's Solicitor coutended
of"the parcel declared to be prohibited,
of the house, which he wished to
Magistrates were determined to cowl.
the Revenue had promised, if I.is
Ihtee-foutths of the penalties.
Une.Solicitor for the Customs. deni
dared that the promise made ;von t
penalty sbquld be mitigated. The exte
the Magistrates.
The Loan Mare& said the candid('
ami the defendant had actually entered
Alderman WOOD said, that at such a
talfields manufacturers were in a condi
traband trade greatly to be condemned
speculations 'must expect punishment
Ladies could be led to imagine, that ev
not inferior to what came Iron) abro.ad.
Finally, the Magistrates consented t(