Star.
London, England, 1824-05-19 00:00:00

[Fur " Military Pronintilsts," see last page.]

An Austrian coutier left the re,idence of Prince £s
TERIIAZY yesterday evening, with Dispatches fur Vien.la.
Yesterday, the Duke of IVEt.t.tso.roN and the Right
lion. C. ARBUTHNOT had audiences of his MAJESTY.
The Duke of DEVONSHIRE at tived yesterday mottling
at Devonshire-house, from the Continent.
The remains of the Duchess of DEVONSHIRE are ex-
pected In town this evening, from the Continent.
It is said among the kat' tun that A treaty of mat riage
is on the tapis between Capt.Cito MX.; ruN atld FITZILARENCE.
Sir GEORGE li.osE gave :t ball and Supper 0;1 Monday
evening at his house in ota whc!i was attended by
nearly two hundred fashianables.
The Eagle, Captain STA R RUCK, arrived at Ports-
mouth from Rio de Janeiro, has brought letters dated the 6th of
Match, which is three dar. later thin the rrevious accounts. The
conduct of the Emperor c,,iitinued to excite distrust at Rio,
which was manifested by placards ailixed at night in the princi-
pal streets, denominating him a traitor to the country. An or-
der had M consequence been ...sued for the art,st of a number at
suspected persons, of %violin about 20 lad hem taken it:to custody.
A Brazil squadron, consisting it 1....v0 fri.jates, a store-ship, and a
brig, had sailed for the blockade of l'ritanibuco, and the Consuls
had received cflicial info:in:via:l of that port being in a state of
strict blockade. Lord COCHKANE 1 iii n,d at waiting the de-
Lisrm of the Brazilian prize-Courts o.i ill.; subject of his captures
tram the Poi tu6uese, bat is slid to be cissatistied with the
11:az:lima s‘t vice, and on cite robit of retulnin3 to E: gland.

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NAVAL INTrI,LICZENCE.!

It is said that the Sumas is tu go tl,s:n ltirl•ath,es to Jsm4i;:t, i..r
tbt puTme of receiving the Brig of Vi,, ALP, ill, Vii.: n
Capt. FORRIST will remove into that 'hi,. ; .tll I C. 0•7. Sir 'PnweAs
STAINMI will take command of the Isis; JI:t1 the GAN:c..:,
Bwict. C.B. will return to England.
FALMOUTH, MAY 17.—Wind N.W.—Ssileil the Four Friends,
Rosters, for London.

PLYMOUTH, MAT 17.—WinJ W.—The Alfred, TAVLOS, bound
to Leghorn and Genoa, has been repaired, and will proceed the
first change of wind.

PORTSMOUTH, MAT 18.—Wind W.—Art iyea his Majesty's ship
NIENIZN) from Halifax. Sailed the Royal Charlotte, GltAllAll, itAr
London.

DEAL, Mar 18.—Windlel the Arab transport, to the
Westward. The Thomas and Itunwcy sailed for the Rivcr
this morning ; and the Lady Raffles, for India. Remain, the Sir
George Prevost, for Quebec; and the Eddystone, DALE, for Priti:v
Edward's Island.

Ltvgarom., MAT 17. trrived the Hope, GALLOWAY, tr. to
Fayal ; Mariner,
DOUGLAS. Om St. :Michael's; Edwards, Sicw-
Alias, front Pillau; Argo, HALUAN ; and Erwarting, Rotsicsst.,
from Memel; and Semaphore, from Havre.

COURT OF COMMON I'LR;'S-THIS DAE

UNEXAMPLED OPPRESSION -EMERY B. BROWN.

Mr. Serjeant YELL stated to the Court, that the motion he was
about to make was marked with the most unexampled oppression
that ever came before the Court, and he was certain their Lordships
would side with him in holding it a pleasure to investigate such a
case. The motion was, why the defendant, Mrs. Sarah Brown, should
not be discharged out of the custody of the Sheriff of Worcester.
Defendant is a woman upwards of 70 years of age, out of which
she has been a widow nine. Her husband dying left her a
small freehold at Brock, in Worcester, the produce of which was
her maintenance. In the month of Feb: nary, 13e42, she sold a man
named Oliver some hay for £9, and after repeated application,
finding she could get but £5 in payment, went to the plaintiff, an
Attorney at Worcester. to write hint a letter, to which he agreed;
and told her to call again in a fortni3ht ; when she called he had
written a fetter, and stated he should have no difficulty in getting
the money. Plaintiff asked what in:crest she had in this estate, she
told him, and from this time she heard no more, till about three
days before the Spring Assizes of 1822, when plaintiff sent for dee
ferdart, and told her he wanted money to p ty Counsels' fees, &c.
Tai, astonished h..r, as she only stated she could pay for a
letter—the estate bciig aii eady mortgaged, she had an advance
of £lO and sent him; ha went to trial, and got a verdict,
and took en execution against Oliver. After which lie again
stet for defendant, and asked her what he was to do for his
costs, as Uieer's edicts would only pay the expenses of the sale;
and showed her, without retulinl, a trge parchment, t.nd asked her
to sign it. She said, No ; then,•aid the Fit make you, is
another way.-.. In October, 1322, he delivered to her a bill of coati,
£9O 9s. 6d. in July, 1823, arrested her for £CO; and on the
14th of the same month, lodged her in Worcester Jad—in the lass
Spring Asdzes it was tried—and the plaintiff, not having witnesses,
failed to support his case. After which, he said be would move fur
a new trial, and again delivered to the deWndant another bill of
costs, a copy of the former, for £6O ; and on the Btb of May,
lodged a detainer for that suns, having first obtained a verdict for
the £3 only. Such an unexampled case he (iUr. Serjeant PeU)
never in his life heard of. _

Mr. Juctice Iturtmouon.—ls he an Attorney of this Court ?
One of the Prothonotaries answered in the aifirnsative.

Mr. Justice 13ese.—Take a rule, brother Pell, to chew Cause
why she should not be discharged on finding common bail; and
another for the Attorney to be called upon to answer the matters
of the affidavits.

Mr. Serjeant PEtc thanked his Lordship, and was sure every re.
spec:able practitioner would join in the investii;ation.

BOW-STREET-I'lllS DAY.

SIAFF.CiLD ROXISEILY OF CIIELAISFOKO POOR-110e56

.I.;lnt lhtrleell, Iv d :26, was put to the bar, charged on suspicion
of higl.way robbery, and also with robbing the Poor-house of
Cheitilbford.

J. Weston, one of the mounted patrol, stated, that having re-
ceived information that a Lady had been rubbed at Longllion,
Essex, he niek the prisoner,who having a bundle of considerable bulk
with him, he was induced to question him, and finding that he gave
different accounts, and that his hat stood higher than usual, he
searched him, and found amongst other things, one shirt in his hat,
four on his body, and six with the mark of Chelmsford Workhouse
on them, and now brought dim before the Magistrates to account
for how he came by the property.
The prisoner said he found it on the road, and denied baying been
at Chelmsford, or in the Pour-house. His appearance berpoke
great poverty, and he was committed to prison until the Governor
ut the Workhouse has been written to.

TIIE KING AND Q UP,P, THE SANDIVICII
ISLA VDS.
The King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands arrived
yesterday taorning at Oshorn's Hotel, in the Adelphi,
nom Portsmouth, at which pot t they had landed from .
l'Aigle, Captain Starbuck. We under stand that the
object of the visit of their Majcst;es to this country is to
make an offer of ceding their pos.essirns to the Crown
of Great Britain, and in retina to deal tad its protec-
tion against all hostile attacks that may be made upon
their territory. It is said that they have come to this
determination in consequence of the. metiat:ei of the
Russian Cabinet ; which, should they be put in esecu-
tion, these islanders feel that they should not be
able, single-handed, to resist. We were admitted to an
interview with these Royal strangers last evening, and lamented
extremely that they were incumbered with the wororpinformed in-
terpreter it ever fell to our lot to converse with; for to judge from
the countenances of the King and Queen, and their two attendants,
whirls comprised the whole party in the room to which we were
introduced, they were desirous of conversation; but in addition to
his want of general information, we suspect this notable interpreter
is in blissful ignorance of the language he is to expound, for we
could not prevail upon him to put a single sentence even of common
courtesy.—On our entering the room, the patty were playing whist,
the Queen having fur her partner her female attendant, who is a
daughter of one of the chief men of the Islands, and his Majesty's
partner was the Governor of the island where the seat of Govern-
ment was held. The Ladies were dressed in loose robes de chninbre,
of straw colour, tied with rose-coloured strings, and on their heads
they wore turbans of feathers of scarlet, blur, and yellow. The
two males appeared in European costume, wearing plain black coats,
silk stockings, and shoes. These islanders are of a very large size.
We only saw them sitting; but judging of their height Irons that
posture, we should say the men Were above six feet, and exceed-
ingly stout. The females were equall;• fat and coarse made, and
proporttonably taller than the men. whole party were of the
datkest copper colour, nearly approaching to blacit..--Brhish Press.

Lord GRANTHAM gave a gland dinner on Monday,
at his house in St James's.

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TII h.: LAST DAY OF TILE LOTTERY.—The small NUftli••
bet of Tickets remaining to Draw, have the unprecedented Number
of Tte..1...c Capita Prizes, including Two of Twawry TIIIOUSAXIA
I,ocv,s, which, as well as every other Prize, .lust all be Drawn on
SArcanAv nest, the 22d inst. when ALL FINALLY CLOSES. A few
Undr:Lwn Tlchtts and Shar..s are on Sale at the Contractors, who
hope to distril:nze the above at their Old Offices, N 0.57, Corethill,
No. 11, 110 and ah, liaymarLtt.—J. and J. SIVZWaItM
Contractors.

IMPCRFANT INFORMATION TO PANIILIES FURNISII-
INC —lty applying at the real Manufacturer's they will 6nJ a Sarinz
of nearly One-Half. Every article of Furniture manufactured un
the Premises, and Warranted of the best Quality. Sixty different
patterns of Chairs • from Twtaity to Sixty Dozen of well.stasoned
Mahogany, real Itosewood, •,tained Rte:,:wood, Cottage awl Bed-
room Ch,Ors of all colours, ready for inspection, and real Rose-
wood nearly as cheap as stained. Card, Sofa, Loo Tables, and Ca-
binets to match. A barge assortment of wall-seasoned Mahogany
Sliding Doting Tablts of all sizes, S.danards, Wardrobes,
Drawers, and all other articles of Furniture, too numerous to men-
tion, at It. Manufactory, 11 4, High Holborn, up-
po,tte Solithatnntott-4treet, Blorm-doery-sqoate.
CORN-.F.XCHANGE, MARK-LANE, MAY 19.
The arrivals of t:.is week are, Ettg!ish Wheat I, wt) qts. Barley
qis. Oat 1,5e0 qrs.. Fl- or '2,t00 sacks. T.h.re ate vuy tew
good sampls.- oi Wheat for sale, and rather higher luxes are made
of such ; but hi other go:aides there is but little doing. Barley
contiums very dull, and grinding parcels are rather lower. Beans
ale unaltered. Peas sell for a grille more than last quoted. Oats
are ativaming, and they are full is, per quarter higher than Mon-
day. It int:: hcen erroneously stated in some of the Journals, tliat
thirty-six niiPions of quarters of Oats are cutissont.d anuu‘ll in this
coumuy. It should have heat 34 millions.

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