Star.
London, England, 1814-03-11 00:00:00

ON THE DEATH OF LORD MONTGOM.EFUE, 1814.

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Roll on, dark Axr, thy troubled stream,
'I by murmuring falls and broken flow
' Accord with Sorrow's hapless theme,
Congenial with the tone of Woe I
Far trom thy rocky banks and bowers,
Where libeenian breezes rise,
'Midst grey Lucencia's frowning towers,
By suaogers wept, MONTCOMERIX lies.
And whs. .nrnov',.l shall name that naive ?
And who unmov'd that name shall hear ?
What bosom shall reface a sigh ?
What eye repress the starting tear ?
His was the mien and manners bland,
That Friendship met with soft return;
is a spirit to command,
That might have blaz'd o'er Otterbure.
The sordid though ennobled knave,
May shrink in scowling night from scorn,
But Honour's son the gaze may dare,
And rise resplendent with the morn.
Sad are the scenes we deem'd so gay,
On Fairs green margin, lonely now!
And melancholy tunes the lay
Of every warbler on the bough.
And last the hopes of happier days!
Ah! Recollection's pangs are there !
But Winter comes, the leaf decays,
And wither'd are the banks of Ayr!
R4:11 on, dark Ayr, thy troubled stream,
Thy murmuring falls and broken. flow,
Accord with Sorrow's hapless theme,
Congenial with the tone of Woe !
• Where his ancestors took Earl PEROT prisoner.
Ayrshire, March 1.

A. I.

DWEL.-A meeting took place, a short time since,
Alnwick Town-moor, between two medical Gen-
kemen of that place. The ground being measured
, the seconds (fourteen paces), the parties took their
Imes, and fired two rounds without effect, when the
seconds interfered, and the matter was amicably set-
-tied. It is said, the misunderstanding took place
about the treatment of a patient they were attending.
Did the patient escape as well ?
A few days since the driver of a cart, belonging to
Mr. Farmer, ironmonger, of St. John's-street, was
thrown therefrom, by the wheel coming in contact
with a post, and so much hurt that he expired in a
ft w h'urs.

GUILDHALL.—J. Hale was yesterday charged by
T. Redman, a bargeman, with a breach of contract.
The complainant stated, that he had engaged with
the prisoner, at Wallingford, to navigate his barge to
London and back again ; but when the barge was
laden and ready to proceed, the prisoner deserted from
b;s post, and refused to return, having obtained more
money than was due to him from his master. This
bang a practice extremely prevalent among barge-
men on the River, it was thought proper by way of
example, to take the prisoner into custody. The Al-
derman reprobated the conduct of the prisoner in the
strongest terms ; but, upon his solemnly promising
to return to his employer, he was discharged.
HATTON GARDEN.—Yesterday W °read was re.
examined, charged on suspicion of 4realing a money.
box, containing a 8203 in cash and bank notes, out of
she bar of the Angel Inn, Islington, the property of
Mrs. Derrick, the landlady ; but the evidence being
defective, he was committed for further examination.
UNION HALL.—Simmons, the Jew, who has already
been several times examined, charged with defrauding
♦arious publicans of different sums of money, by sell-
ing them watches at more than double or treble their
value, under false representations, was again brought
up yesterday. Several new charges, similar to those
already detailed, were preferred against him, and he
was fully committed for trial at the Assizes.
MARLBQROUGH-STREET.—A hackney coachman,
named Anes, was charged with extorting more than
his fare. He had been hired to go from Drury-lane
Theatre on Tuesday to Berkeley-square, for which
he demanded ss. His proper fare was tendered, but
he persisted in the extortion and received it. He was
fined 40s. arid costs.
• A rarmer from Essex had his pocket picked of
.000 in Bank notes awl checks, in Whitechapel, on
Wednesday last.
The light-fingered gentry were extremely busy on
the Coal Exchange, on Wednesday last : a coal-mer-
chant from Chelsea lost his note-case, with 1150
Bank-notes.

The coach-house of Mr. T. Bum, distiller, in Fore-
street, Limehouse, was broke open on Wednesday
night, rind three .chariot-glasses, a box-coat, and the
hammer-cloth, carried off.
Wednesday morning the house of Mrs. Devines, of
Arabella-row, Pimlico, was robbed of property to a
considerable amount, by the following stratagem :
On the afternoon of Tuesday a young man, of decent
appearance, who said his name was Jones, and that his
father was a respectable tradesman, residing in the
Minories, applied to Mrs. Devines to hire her first
floor, which was to be let. Having agreed for price
and other particulars, he said he should come that
evening, and in the mean time referred Mrs. Devines
to his lather. He said he should come home that
night, and desired to have a fire lighted in the dining
room against his return. About nine o'clock he ar-
. rived in a hackney-coach, bringing with him a large
bundle, which he said contain: clothes. Previous to
his going to bed he told Mrs. Devines he should be
under the necessity being at his office, in the neigh-
bourhood of Whitehall, soon after six in the morning,
Ate would not therefore be surprised if she hea-d him
go out early, and desired his breakfast might be ready
by nine 'o'clock. Abopt* six o'clock Mrs. Devines
heard the door open and shut, but took no notice of it,
supposing her new lodger was gone opt, as he said be
should, but on the servant going into the apartment
to get his breakfast ready, she soon discovered he had
rut gone empty hanch.d, for amongst other articles
which had disappeared with him, were a large pier-
glass, the dining-room carpet, the window-curtains,
the sheets, blankets, pillow-cases, and various other ar-
edless to add that Mr. Jones did not
,akfast, nor bas any diligence used on
Devines enabled her to discover the
lathcr in the Minories. The large
by Mr. Jones the-night before, was
opening it, its contents were found
of old rags, pietei of old carpet, and
equal value.

LAW INTELLMENCt

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COURT OF CHANCERY; MARCH le.
GALLINI V. GALLINI.

The motion in this case, by which the Defendant,
Mr. Gallini, sought to have his two children delivered
overinto hiscustody, standingiover to this day, the mo-
ther, accompanied by the children, and also the other
parties interested, attended in Court.
Sir SAMUEL ROMJLLY stated to his Lordship, that
he understood an affidavit had been filed on. &le part
of the Plaintiffs this. morning. If that affidavit were
meant to be used, the case must stand over till to.
morrow, in order to enable his client to see it, and if
necessary, to answer it.

Mr: HART said he was 'instructed, on the part of
Sir Edward Perrott, to state how much that Gentle-
man felt hurt at the representation which bad been
made to his Lordship, of an improper interference
having taken place on his part, with the view of ob-
structing the service of the process of that High
Court. He begged to assure his Lordship that no-
thing could have been more remote from his inten-
tion, and he felt extremely hurt that conduct should
have been imputed to him so unbecoming his situa-
tion in life.
Mr. WATKINS, Solicitor for the Defendant, said he
'had an affidavit stating exactly the contrary.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY had no objection to the mo-
tion standing over, the other party undertaking to
have the children in .Court at the time the 113 ()Lion
should come on.

The LORD CHANCELLOR suggested the propriety of
fixing the hour, that to mother and children might
not be kept waiting all day in Court, as they had
been on the present occasion.
Mr. HART submitted ifAr. Watkins, on perusing
the affidavit now filed, shotild find that it would be
necessary for him to answer it, that it would be pro-
per in him immediately to communicate that fact to
his (Mr. Hart's) client, that the mother and children
in this case might not be subjected to the necessity of
attending till such time as the motion was ready for
discussion.

Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY understanding that Mr. Wa-
tkins deemed it indispensible, from the nature of the
affidavit filed, as its contents had been generally jai:.
parted to him, that an answer should be made to it,
proposed that the matter should lie over to this day
se'nnight, the other party undertaking to produce the
children in Cowl on that day.
Mr. HART had po objection to this, Mr. Watkins
giving to his clients copies of such affidavits as lie
should file in answer, or putting them on the file in
such time as to afford to his clients an opportunity of
taking copies of the affidavits, and replying to them
if they thought proper. He was instructed to say,
that there was every ditosition, on the part of his
clients, to have the whole matter in dispute brought
fully under the eye of his Lordship.

Sir SAMUEL R.O.MILLY said that disposition had al-
ready been fully shewn in the conduct of Mr. Hart's
clients hitherto.

The motion accordingly stands for this day se'nnight.

READING ASSIZES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9.

WHATMAN V. WHATMAN.
This was an issue, directed out of the Court of
Chancery, for trying the sanity or insanity of a per-
son of the name of Robert Whatman, 4eceased.
It appeared that the person, the soundness or un-
soundness of whose mind was the question at issue,
had acquired certain estates by the wills of his mo-
ther and of his aunt, and had also succeeded to cer-
tain other estates, held by his mother in lee simple,
as heir-at-law to her. These estates, amounting in
the whole to about 50 acres of land, Robert What-
man, in the year 1785, sold to another person, also
of the naive of Whatman, but in nowise related to
him, for the sum of £llO, and for an annuity of 52
guineas a-year, or one guinea per week, to be paid
to him during his life. Robert Whatrr. Jr' died some
years ago, and the present Plaintiff, his brother, and
heir-at-law, filed a bill in equity against the son and
representative of the purchaser, from Robert What-
man, and a person of the name of Dickenson, who
had acquired right to part of the property fromWhat-
man, the original purchaser, seeking to set aside the
whole of those transactions, on the ground that Ro-
bert Whatrnan, from whom the father of the present
Defendant had acquired the property, had during the
whole of his lifetime been in a state of idiotcy or insa-
nity, so as to render him incapable of making a valid
sale or conveyance of his estate.
The trial of the issue which the Lord Chancellor
had directed for settling this point, commenced on
Tuesday, went on dining the whole of that day, re-
commenced on the Wednesday morning, and lasted
till past ten at night.
On the part of the Plaintiff, about forty witnesses
were examined, all of whom swore to a variety of
facts" and circumstances in the conduct and behaviour
of Robert Whatnan, going to chew i iiotism, excen-
tricity, or insPrify, in all his actions. They swore
that he was in the constant habit of writing uncon-
nected and unmeaning sentences, with chalk, on the
floors or on the walls ; that lie would also frequently
write with a pen a number of words joined together
in unconnected sentences, some of which were pro-
duced ; that his convertation was like his writuig,
silly, idiotical, and unintelligible : that lie sometimes
got himself intoxicated, and seemed less an idiot
when in that state than when he was sober ; that he
was often heard to mutter sullen and incoherent
threats and denunciations against his relations, threat-
ening, at one time, himself to, kill them ; at another
time, expressing a conviction that they would be kill-
ed, and ;bat they deserved to be so ; that he at one
time conceived an antipathy against a tree, and said
that he would havelt hanged for running against
him ; that he would frequently* boil his pork and
greens in a tea-kettle, rather than in a pot or pan ;
and that his appearance, manners, and conduct, were
always most beastly.
For the Defendants, on the other hand, the will of
the mother and of the aunt of RobertWhatman were
given in evidence, from which it appeared that each
of these persons, two of his nearest relatives, and the
most likely to know whether he was or was not of
sane mind, made over their estates to him, and to the
heirs of his body. A deed executed by the present
plaintiff, too, the brother of Robert Whitman, by
waich, in the event of Robert's surviving him, he
made over certain estates belonging to him, to Ro-
bert, and the heirs of his body, was also given in

'evidence ; from all of which, thetounsel for the de.
fendants contended. it appeared that each of these
near relations, including the present plaintiff himself,
had, of the dates of those respective deeds, at leazt,
given their unequivocal testimony to the sanity of
Robert Whatman. Testimony was also given by a
variety of witnesses as to his sanity from the year
1794, at which time he lived at Wareham, down
nearly to the period of his death, though it appeared
that at that time he was much given to drinking...—
It also appeared in evidence that the deed of asmgn-
,ment to the predecessor of the defendants was pre-
pared by a respectable solicitor, who had been, and
still continued, the sulicitor employed by Robert
Whatman's family.
The Jury, after consulting for a considerable time,
on the Thursday morning, returned a verdict tOr the
Plaintiff, thereby establishing the insanity.

GALLEN! V. VERROTT.
his case, which is an action of trim. eon. brought
by the Plaintiff against the Defendant, they being
married to two sisters, stands over as a remnant,
along with four or five others, till the next Assizes.
ESSEX ASSIZES.—CHELMSFORD, MARCH 9.

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