Star.
London, England, 1824-05-14 00:00:00

BOW-STREET-THIS DAY.

A question of some importance to the public came on at the
above office this day. On the 4th inst. the inspector of Covent
Garden meta person with whit was then termed a horse and
cart, without name Or number,and brought him to the office, where
the case was.heard by Mr. thus, and the party fined. Subse-
quently, Mrs. Sims, of Lambeth-road, applied in the office, and
stated, that the vehicle was not within the meani-g of the Act, it
in reality not being a cart, and she paying ditty for it. This day
the panics appeared before the Magistrates,w ben the case was argued,
and Mrs. Simc produced her license, from which it appeared, that
the vehicle was not described as a cart. Mrs. Sims also Jdded, that
the horse did not belong to her, she merely let- the truck, or what-
ever it might be described, out to hire at is. pe:- hour.
Mr. II ‘i.t s was of opinion the forreer information must be
quadied, and directed the fine costs, and expenses of coach-hire,
amounting in all to lf. 11s. 6d. to be raturned by the Inspector,
which was ..ccordingly done.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, TATTF.RSALL'S, 'MAY l3.

The Derby and Oaks, at F.psont, .1 5 and 4, and double
events, claimed nearly the whole attenti.E. lf the room, which was
well tilled by its usual attendants. The lion -..-ter St. Leger was,
as is generally thL case at this period of the !knurl, but little talked
of. On the whole, a good deal of betting took place, and the fol-
kming is an exact statement of the present odda;

IS to 4 agst Serial
21 to 5 agar Reformer
1.5 to 2 agst Elephant
17 to 2 agst Grenadier

BMW.
I] 1 to I agst Cedric
11 to I apt Osmond
The others nearly as before

11 to
5 to
6 to
7 to

5 agst Cob•.veb
1 agst Rebecca
agst TAI George's two
1 agst Pedigree

8 .to I apt Viseounteu
11 to 1 apt Miss Jigg
12 to 1 egst Lord Derby's filly

1!. unmet.
22 to l sgst Flephant
High odds agst any ether.

8 to 1 agst Swiss
10 to 1 agst Altisidora
16 to I agst Rosanne
Tits GREAT MATCH Taos OXFORD TO WHITEHALL.
This wager was considered by very good judges impracticable,
and considerable bets depended on time, particularly in the delay
in opening locks, but, the party who laid the wager bad exercised
such influence with the Commissioners, that the locks were opened
and the water levelled with the stream before their arrival. Thy
*wind prevailed during the day veering to S. F„ The time to spare
was decided to he 11 minutes. The rowers took odds to a great
amount. None of the Gentlemen have experienced any ill effects
from their great exertions. The match was for £lOO, and not £lOOO.

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FORTUNE.

When fortune smiles and !oohs serene,
"fic—" Sir, how do ye do ?
" Your flmily are well, I hope ;
" Can I serve them or you ?"
But turn the scale—let fortune frown,
And ills and woes fly t'ye—
'Tic then—" I'm sorry for your loss,
" But times are hard—good by t'ye !"

QUEEN CHARLOTTL"S L YIN G-IN HOSPITAL.

The Anniversary Festival of this excellent Institution
was celebrated yesterday, at the City of London Ta-
vern, when the Royal President was in the Chair, and
was supported by a numerous and highly respectable
company. One table was wholly occupied by Gentle-
men of the Hebrew nation, who have long been ranked
among the most liberal of the contributors to this Cha-
rity. Within the last few years, through the extraor-
dinary and indefatigable exertions of his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Sussex, the Royal Patronesses, and
the Committee of Management, this establishment has
been restored from decay to affluence and to popularity.
The r tilts of yesterday's meeting were most triumphant,
for the don::; ions and subscriptions announced amounted
to no less than 1,1521. Ot this magnificent suns his
Royal Highness collected himself, through personal ap-
plications, between four and five hundred pounds. His
Royal Highness filled up yesterday the offices of Presi-
dent, Committee-men, and Stewards, and discharged
the duties of the day with rare felicity, as must be ac-
knowledged from the subscriptions received, and the ex-
cellent list 9f Stewards prepared for the next anniver-
sary. His Royal Highness explained the objects of the
Charity ; traced i:s prowess from its foundation to the
present time; and challenged and entreated the inspec-
tion of its supportei s and friends. In the course of the
evening several songs were well sung by Messrs. C
Taylor, Hawes, Goulden, Collier, &c. and Colonel
Bailey and other Gentlemen addressed the meeting.—
Among the Ladies' subscriptions weie her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Gloucester, 30 guineas; a Lady,
30 guineas; Countess of Darlington, SO guineas; Lady
Anne Coke, 30 guineas; Mrs. Courts, SO guineas; Mrs.
Bailey, 10 guineas ; Miss Bailey, 10 guineas; and Mrs.
Hudson, 10 guineas.

The House of Commons has extended the time for
receiving Petitions for Private Bills to the 24th instant.
The wise policy of unrestricted admission to view all
National Treasuies is fully established in the instance of
the late Mr. A NGERSTEIN'S Pictures. The Public are
admitted to see them during the proper hours of the
day, without limit, and there does not appear either
crowd or inconvenience.

The Election of Recorder for the Borough of East
Looe, took place on the 10(11 inst. when Lieut.-Colonel
MILLER ELPIIINSTONE, Third Guards, was elected. The
vacancy was occasioned by the demise of his late father-
in-law, Vice-Admiral Sir EDWARD BILLER, Bart.
PEWRUTN ELECTION.—The state of the poll on Tues-
day, at eleven o'clock, was, for IL STANTON, Esq. 118 ;1
D. BARCLAY, Esq. 115—Majority for Mr. STANTON, 3..
CITY OF LONDON SCIIOOL OP INDUSTRY AND 15..1
ETRUCTION.—The fourteenth Anniversary Festival of this
charity was celebrated yesterday, at the London Ta-
vern. nis Royal Highness the Duke of lonic pee
sided. About i5O Gentlemen of respectability were
present. A most ei:eelient dinner was served up in very
supetior•style. After the cloth was removed, and the
usual standing toasts u-ere drank, the children, who had
previoa4 entered to join in the chorus of God save the
King, uric led round the room in precession, bearing
clothes, boots, shoes, nets, and various other specimens
of their industry. Their appearance was extremely in-
teresting. Two addresses were spoken by a Girl and a
Buy, which, although delivered in rather a monotonous
tone, excited loud applause. In the course of the even-
ing, various appeals were made on behalf of this most
meritorious charity; priinting out its advantages to so-
ciety, and soliciting for it the support of the public. It
appears, that no less than ;0 boys and gills are reared,
educa;ed, clothed, nod instructed in various modes of
industry. Such an institution deserves the encourage-
ment and patronage of every humane member of society.
The Defiance coach was overturned on Saturday,
the Bth instant, about three miles from Rochdale, in
consequence of ooe of the wheels coming off. The pas-
sengers, sixteen or eighteen in number, escaped without
injury. By the bye, the wcoden leg of one man was
crushed Ly the vehicle passing over it: amidst the
bustle and fright arising out of the upset, this circum-
stance presented rather a laughable spectacle.
A suivey has recently been made by Mr. TaLroun
of a new line of road from Greta Bridge, through Cum-
berland and Northumberland CO llawick, which will
shorten the distance between London and the northern
metropolis about 30 miles. This line will pass Her-
mitage Castle, and through the Duke of Buccooccu's
property in Liddesdale, and continue on through Sir
WILLI/tad ELLIOTT'S property, and pass within view of
the woods and pleasure grounds around Stobs
till it reaches Hay.ick.

According to the cal,:ulation submitted to the French
Chamber of Deputies, 14.0nrillions of reities, the capital
which the Got elnment is authorized to pay off, are
classed in the following. manner :—ln the hands of fo-
reigners, 2.1,000,000; of :he inhabitants of the depart-
ments, 20,000,000; ofthe inhabitants of Pari5,77,000,000;
floating and serving to feed the jobbing on the 'Change,
18,000,000.

HASTY NTARRIAGeS.—A singular proof of the rash-
ness exhibited in Ireland by the peasantry, in contract-
ing early marriages, where neither party is possessed of
the means of support, occurred in the neig!ibourhood of.
Kingstown, where a young couple were married:by a
Roman Catholic Clergyman; after the ;e:emony.the
bridegroom, in lieu of opening his purse-strings to pay
the usual dues to the Cergy man, made a brief bow, and
hoped his lleverence would be pleased to give hint and
Judd a tenpenny to procure a breakjaa with !
ANiGDOTE —On what little incidents do the greae
events of this timid often depend! airing the Ame,,
rican revolutionary war, when the two armies were near
each other, an English Officer, who was stationed at one
of the outposts, observed a General Officer of the enemy
approaching to reconnoitre, with a telescope, the Eng-
lish position. Ile was on horseback, and not perceiving
the English picynet, approached within shot, so near as
to offer a sine mark. The finger was on the trigger,
whey the Englislintan's heart failed hint: be could nut
bear to take away the life of one who appreheaded no
danger, and, lowering the tun, he suffered the uncon-
scious American to pass on. The American was—Ge.
"lea IV.L.liingtou :

L A IF' REPORT.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 13.

THE KING V• GEO. DEATH, ESQ. AND DUBOIS.
On a former day a rule was obtained calling upon
Mr. Heath, who is clerk of.the County Court, and Mr.
Dubois, his deputy, to show cause why a criminal in-
formation should not be filed against them for having
prevented a person named Hulme to make his defence
to an action brought against him by his servant in the
County Court; for having taken cognisance of this ac-
tion, which exceeded 10s. for having exacted excessive
fees; and for having rernse:l to deliver to Halme a
list of the fees taken in that Court pursuant to Act of
Parliament.

Mr. Sea at.Er r and Mr. BRODRICK this day, in
phew ing cause against tl:c rule, put in the affidavits of
the defendants and of the officers of the Court. These
affidavits stated, that since Mr. Heath's appointment to
the office of County Clerk he had made many alterations
in the practice of that Court, and which alterations were'
made for the benefit of the suitors ; that the application
for the list of fees was made to the Registrar of the
Court, and not to either of the defendants; that upon
complaint being made against the late clerk of the
County Court respecting the fees exacted in this Court,
it was decided by Lord Ellenborough and Sir Vicary
Gibbs, that the amount of fees complained of (the fees
now paid) was not more than what was allowed by Act
of Parliament; and that a person named Brock, who
lived in the service of Hulme, applied for a summons to
the officer of tAs Court to compel Hulme to pay him
2i. 10s. a month's wages, on the ground that Hahne
turned him away without giving him a month's notice,
according to agreement. The officer informed Brock
that this Court did not take cognisance of airy debt ex-
ceeding 40s. whereupon Brock reduced his demand to
1/. 19s. 11d. for which sum he took out a summons
against Hulme, who attended on the Court-day, and
said that he turned Brock away because he got drunk,
and was therefore guilty of a breach of contract. A
person named Perry was called to prove this defence;
but he swore that he did not Brock was drunk ;
and there being no contradiction of Brock's statement
on oath, judgment was given in his favour. The affi-
davits went on further to state, that Hulme was not in
any way prevented from making his defence. The
Learned Counsel contended that the charge was
swered in every particular, and therefore the rule ought
to be discharged.
Mr. D. FRENCH and Mr. H. COOPER, in support oft
the rule, contended, that the fees admitted to have been!
taken were more than were allowed by Act of Parlia-1
meet, and that the affidavitson their side were not fully
answered by the defendants' affidavits.
Their Lordships having consulted togetl:er,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that before he could
grant a Criminal Information, some prima facie prof
of corrupt practices must be given. In this case he did
not think any such proof was given, and therefore this
rule most he discharged with costs. He did not think
the fees taken in that Court were greater than what was!
allowed by Act of Parliament; but even admitting that
they were, it could not be said that Mr. Heath, by re-
ceiving such fees, was acting criminally; and for this
reason, that it was the opinion of two very Lear ned and
profound Lawyers, the late Lord Ellenborough and the
late Sir Vicary Gibbs, that the Clerk of the Court was
entitled to those fees by Act of Parliament.
The other Judges concurred in opinion with his Lord-
ship.—Rule discharged.

WOOLLER v. it rnnrws.

This was a special case. 'T' he action was tried in So-
mersetshire, before Mr. Baron Hullock, when a verdict
was given for the plaintiff. The question now arose
upon a point reserved on the construction of the tertns
of a will. Mr. Sedeant Vaughan argued the case for
the defendant. It appeared that the circumstances
which gave rise to the action were these :—The testator
by his will bequeathed certain property in equal shares
to six childten; but in the event of either of them dying
without issue, the sham of that one should be divided
among the remaining five. It so happened that four
out of the six had not issue. The will itself, it was ad-
ni itted, was extremely confused. Mr. Sei jeant Vaughan's
client was entitled to a sixth pact only, but he claimed a
moiety, to which the other parties conceived he was not
entitled.

CHIRP .li:sum—One-sixth, brother 'Vaughan, it appears, will
not satisfy your client, for that is ready for him.
Serjeant VAUGHAN.—No, my Lord, we want a half. We con-
tend tor the cross remainders.

Cum' JUSTICL— My difficulty is to imply cross remainders when
the words of the will are to give to the survivors.
AIL Set jeaßt TADDY appeared for the heir-at-law, and
argued against the cross-remainders ; but he was afraid
the object of the testator could not be executed. The
will provided that the estate should go to the testator's
children, and to their children, successively.

Cult? Jurrics.—Theobject of the testator was, no doubt, to give
an estate to his children and their descendants in perpetuity.
Mr. Serjeant TADDY agreed. That appeared to be
his object ; the testator, however, was not aware that it
could not be carried into effect, as cross-remainders is
the grand-children would be contrary to the rule of law.
He contended that where the intention of the testator
could not be effected, all the Court could do was to al-
low cross-remainders to the children, not to the grand-
children, and then to give the estate to the heir-at-law.
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN replied. His Learned Bro-
ther had appeared to think that because their Lordships
could not give effect to the whole of the testltor's will,
they were not to give effect to any part of it. The
Learned Serjeant argued to the contrary.
The Calttr deferred giving judgment.
Mr. ANDREWS wished to know the opinion of the
Court in the case of Hexby, where a rule had been ob-
tained for staying proceedings, on the ground that the
name of the individual arrested had been incorrectly
written, it appearing the name was Ilexby, and not
flaxby, as written in the order [or arrest

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.DO you think this an irregu-
laiity, Mr. Andrews?

ANDItEws.—No, my Lord; it appears to me that
it depends entirely on the manner in which the name is
pronounced in the place where the arrest took place.
In some places, for instance, the a is pronounced as a,
particularly when it is followed by r, as in liei is and Bet ks.
Mr. LONG.—But there is no instance of the a being
pronounced in this way, when it is followed by x, and
therefore I contend it is sufficient ground for staying
proceedinas.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—If you think there was an
irregularity, you may make it a ground for a plea in
abatement.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 13.