Star.
London, England, 1814-11-17 00:00:00

TO TIM £D/r2R OF ME sTeill.

Sta.--Your Paper of Tuesday last contains a few
tries called "The Traveller's Room." They were writ.
ten dining the summer at Tenhy, by the writer of this
letter; they have travelled through most of the Pro-
vincial Prints, and I see have reached you with several
errors, particularly the omission of one line, which for
the sake of metre yon must acknowledge rather awk-
ward. The date affixed is ifihborrne, a place at which
the writer never was.— I have subjoined a correc
copy, it you think it worth while reinserting.
Bristol, Nov. 11,1814. YOur'is, lice. J. M.
THE. TRAVELLER'S ROOM.
Here—boots and bags and boxes lie,
Vith hats and coats bur seldom dry;
There—spurs and whips of lengthea'd thong,
To urge the lagging steed along.
Around—the breakfast fragments spread,
Scraps of ham and toasted bread ;
Knives and forks and spoons a plenty,
With sugar-basin r.early empty .
And teapot to the edges
Whit India's leaf, nut half distill'd;
And eggs by stop-watch nicely boird,
And table-cloth, a little wird :
Whilst one for " Waiter" loudly bawls,
Another'- Boots" aad " Ostler" calls ;
A third the " Chamber-maid" must see,
Who with a smile receives her fee
And when the toilsome day is o'er,
And round the hoard they meet once more,
'1 Isere noise and strife, and stern' debate,
Too oft the evening scene c-Jmpleti:
Yet still a Traveller's life may give
A lesson how aright to live,
If with him at earliest morn,
Regardless of the threaening storm,
We urge our way on life's dull road
Nor taint beneath hs weary Wad !
Ten's% , August 9, 1.814.

J. M.

. LAIIV .INTELLIGENGE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER 15.

THE KING V.. FLEMMING.
J. Flemming and Bridget, his wife, were brought
up to receive the judgment of the Court, convicted of
having persuaded D. Murphy, a soldier in the 73.1
regiment, to desert. The Court, in consideration of
the imprisonment they had already on lergone, only
sentenced them to one month's imprisonment in New-
gate, and to stand in the pillory, in Greenwich Mar-
ket, once during that period.
THE KING O. LAYLAND.

Mr. SCARLErT, on a former day obtained a Rule
for a Mandamus to he directed to the defendant, cal-
ling on him to take upon himself the office of Mayor
of Liverpool, to which he had been elected by the
Common Council.' Mr. RICHARD SON now spewed
cause Against the Rule, and contended that the de-
fendant was excused from serving the office, he having
already served, and being a Justice of the Peace, and
not residing in the town of Liverruiii. The Court,
however, held that these were no grounds of excuse,
and the Rule was made absolute.

1141PoRMATION.
Mr. TOPPI:4G applied for a Rule to shew cause
why a criminal information should not he filed against
the Joseph Hordern, a Clergyman, and a Ma-
gi.trate of the county of Lancaster, for having arbi-
trarily refused to licence a certain public house, called
the Queen's Head, on account f the owner of the
licuse having reiused to as-cnt to a certain private
enAd, running through his estate, being made a pub-
lic one. The Court, on hearing the affidavits, grant-
ed the Rule to shew cause.

Mr. Justice BAIPE Y sat at ten o'clock, and pro-
ceeded to hear justifications of hail, which occupied
him till three o'clock, when the Judge came down'.

MANDAMUS.

Mr. TARDY applied for a Mandamus to be directed
to a widow woman, named Coston, commanding her
to give up 0 e keys of the parish church of Godal-
ming, Surrey, to the Churchwardens ; and also di-
tectiog that a retson. named Woods, should be ad-
mitted to eserolethe.office of sexton of that parish.
It appeared, that some, time since Coston, the hus.
band of the woman against whom the present aPPli-
cAtion was made, and who had been sexton of Godal-
ming for some years, died. His son, and a man
named Woods, were put in ncmination as candidates
to succeed him. A strong contest took place, which
eventually terminated in favour of Woods. During
the contest the keys of the church were entrusted by
the Churchwarden to Mrs. Coston. After the election
was over, the Churchwardens applied for the keys,
but Mrs. Coston refused to deliver them up ;-and,
further, her son, notwithstanding the decision against
him, continued to discharge all the duties of sexton,
and refused to admit Woods, the successful candi-
date, into the church.
Lord ELL EN Mlant:Gll.4. The party may right
himself at a mach less etpence than this application
will amount to. He has nothing more to do than to
send to the blacksmith, have a -key made, and put
himself in pbssession. If, instead of sensing to the
Vtoracy, they had, inure first instance, applied to the-
luaeksinith, the business would have been •settled
long ago."
Mr. Tarim—" Bat your Lordship sees they 'will
not permit us to enter on the discharge of our duties
as sexton."
• Lurd ELLENBATIOUGII•-•." The moment you get
your key made, you may take possession and fall to
koi k ; if afterwards the other party should interfere,
you may proceed against them for disturbance."—
Rule refused.

An India Paper contains the trial of Maliommed
r a native of Serampore, accused of vio-
lal-ig the person a Ana Arkele, a married woman,
whom he afterwards endeavoured to strangle. In
al lition to the testinpony of ti.e.unfcirtunate victim of
his hist, the principal ieitnessagaiott the prisoner was
his ow•n son—a youth, sixteen years of age, vlhom be
stabbed wit le in prison, and nt..de a second attempt
to destroy during the progress c f the trial. H vaig
been found gui'ty, his atrtcious ciinduct induced tJ e
Judge to order him for instant execut.,.n. The prose-
though under sixteen, was the nit,ther of three
children.