Star.
London, England, 1823-10-29 00:00:00

ADELPHL

Tow and Jerry have again resumed their larks and
areas, and apparently with undiminished attractions,
for on MonclAy night we found some difficulty in ob-
taining a seat at an early hour. WRZNCII.B genuine Co-
siathianisne, ,Rasvia laughable whimsicality of humour,
and WlLatusoa's " flash and patter,* kept the house in
a roar. This piece promises a renewal to the Proprie-
tors of a golden race.

MINING INTELLIGENCIL—Copper ores sold at Red-
slab, October 23, 5005 tons. Copper ores for sale next week at
Truro, 9646 tons.
It is stated in one of the French Papers of Saturday
,evening that the Military Commandant-General of Mur-
cia has issued a Proclamation, which declares-the town
of Carthagena in a state of siege, for having refused to
submit to the orders expedited by his Majesty since his
delivery, which were, that he should forthwith. recognize
his sovereign authority, and deliver up the fortress to
his troops, or to those of his Most Christian Majesty, to
be occupied in his name. The flag of truce which entered
was received with invectives: he was even fired upon.
--In this Proclamation the Governor of Carthagena is
designated by our Governor, a traitor to the King, and
an enemy to his Royal rights. All the battalions and
companies of the Royal Volunteers are invited to meet
and take part in the siege.
Captain LYON, the able coadjutor of Captain PARRY.
in his recent attempt for the discovery of a North West.
Passage, was the friend and companion of the late Mr.
RlTuille, the African traveller. When that Gentleman
reached Malta, Captain LYON, then Lieutenant of his
Majesty's ship AusioN, volunteered his services to ac-
company him, and as soon as he obtained the sanction
of GovernMent, followed Mr. ittitiits to Tripoli, at
which place, after being prepared as a Mussulman,
they commenced their journey under the protection of
the Sultan of FBZZAW, who happened to be then paring
his tribute to the Bay. During the journey through the
territories of the latter, the Barbarian conducted himself
in a proper manner but when he came within his own
district, he ceased his friendly care. On arriving at
Morzouk the persecutions of this Mahomitan renegado'
continued to increase, and suffering the greatest priva-
tions in food and clothing, Mr. Racine paid the debt
of nature. Captain Lyon and his surviving companion,
JOHN BaLYORD, also experienced the greatest distress,
and ultimately returned to Tripoli, without having been
able, from illness and other unforeseen events, to reach
the Niger.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.: .

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OCTOBER
CLARE V. BARBER BEAUMONT.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that the plaintiff was
a Gentleman of considerable mathematical skill, and was
the Director of two Offices, called the European and
Beacon Fire Offices ; the defendant was also the Pro-
prietor of the County Fire Office. The plaintiff was
obliged to bring this action for libels, which appeared
successively in the Morning Post and Morning Herald.
It was unnecessary for the Counsel to make any corn-
ments upon such a libel. The manner in which it was
circulated was in the most extensive way, by setting it
off in one of the puffs of the County Fire Office, deco•
rated with the building of the County Fire Office,,
purporting to have been taken from the Pantheon atll
Rome. No person could doubt that this paragraph was
directed to Mr. Clarke, because it' referred to a situa-
tion in the Philanthropic Society held by Mr. Clark.—
This Gentleman was engaged to go to Edinburgh to su-
perintend an office, to be in fact the cashier there, at a
certain salary, and to transmit the money he received
there to Pall-mall; two years he honourably held that
situation, and then was requested to go to Dublin for
a further two years, on a similar cause. Then Mr.
Clarke, supposing the business was not going on pro-
perly, came to London, found his suspicions properly
grounded, called a meeting of the Committee, and it
was found that a Rev. Gentleman, who had been in the
receipt of the monies, had applied them to his own use,
who then went out of the country and has not since
been heard of; the Society was than broken up. The first
libel, as it appeared in The Morning Post, was in these
terms : "New Insurance Company.—Dr. Price said of the
projectors of Insurance and Annuity Schemes, in
his day (about forty years ago), they believe that the
scheme they are supporting will last their time, and
that they will. be gainers ; and as to the injury that
may be done to their successors or to others, it is at a
distance, and they care little about it. In the event
they all failed, but the projectors of the present day
find it of little consequence whether their schemes will
last their time or not, for if, by underselling, they can
only raise a business, they gain a profitable employ-
ment ; and when they have exhausted the money they
have collected, a neseeet-of dupes enable them to start
a new scheme and gain new profits. Two New insur-
ance Companies are announced to effect insurances -at
25 per cent. under theordinary rates ; the projector of
which was the. Manager of au Insurance and Annuity
Company, which, after a run of some years, he finished,
without leaving the annuitants and share-holders one
shilling."—The charge for the libel in the Herald was
abandoned, in consequence of a variance is the counts
of it. . .
The Learned Soucreoft-GENERAL declared that the
plaintiff never was the Director, nor Manager of the
Philanthropic Society, but a mere clerk ; and on the
malignancy of such a libel as this he would make no
comments, for every man must know how prejudicial
such a statement in the public prints must be, respect-
ing an institution upheld by the credit it gains from
public opinion.
The damages.were laid at Ten Thousand Pounds.
Charles Foreman was called, and examined by Mr.
Scantrrr.—He was employed at The Morning Post
Office, when the above libel was published—remem-
bered messenger from the County Fire Office
ing theparagraph to that office, and paying for it,with
the amount of some other..; dvertisementar-could not
remember he messenger's:l4w, but knows Mr. Beau-
mont, and believes him tikb4t4hetidanagir of the County
Fire Office.
William Harman sworn—He is the messenger for.
the County Fire Office, employed by Mr. Beaumont*,
who is the Director, and lives in the same house.
remembers carrying the paragraph to The Morning Pod,
but cannot remember by whore direction. There are
twelve clerks in his master's office, and could not say in
whose hand-writing the paragraphrss.
Chas. Chievland sworn—He is a g k in the County
Fire Office, and believes the writipg. asibe in the hand of
Eller, a clerk in the Provident cafe Insurance Office.
which is a branch of the same establishment..
Eller sworn—Believes the interlineations in di.
manuscript sent to The Morning Post to be in the hand•
writing of Mr. Beaumont.
The Swami-Gauze/it begged to apprise the wit-
ness that he was not obliged to answer any question
that would convict himself of having written a libel,
and therefore the question was not put to him, 'who
wrote the bodj of the paragraph?
Mr. COMMON SEILISANT then addressed-the Jury as
,behalf of the defendant, but called no witnesses. Ha
`Submitted that this was nothing but a fair criticism'by
the Directors of one rival institution against another.
That it was a fact undenied that the plaintiff bad been I
connected with the Philanthropic Society which' had
duped so many individuals, and it was but fair that the
Public should know on what footing
.the same indivi-
dual intended to carry on two more institutions.. He
trusted, if the Jury should find a verdict for the plain-1
tiff, that it would be merely nominal, because, if these
institutions were entitled to the public confidence, surely ,
all that had been said in the Papers about them could
not injure them. „.
The LORD CHM/ JUSTICE summed up. WV
lord-
ship had no doubt whatever that a scandalotis libel was
clearly proved, beginning at the words " Two new
Insurance Companies are announced," &c. and it Would
be for the Jury to say what amount of damages ought I
to be given. As to the former part of the paragraph;
his Lordship thought there was nothing libellous.. ,
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff:l.4s.l
muses £2OO, costs 40s. ,1+
CLARKE V. OLINDON.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that this action arose II
out of the last. The defendant was the printer for the
County Fire Office, and, as the plaintiff came into Court
only for the purpose of vindicating his character, he
was willing to take a nominal verdict, which was agreed
to on the other side.
The Cowls. directed the Jury to find for the plaintif4
Damages, One Shilling.
KTNASTON AND OTHERS V. MITCHELL AND OTHERS.
This was an action of trover brought by the assignees
of Mr. James Wildman, a bankrupt, to recover the
value of certain securities assigned by Mr. Wildman to
the defendant% previous to his bankruptcy.
It appeared that Messrs. Mitchell, who were admitted
to be merchants of high character, had large dealings
with Mr. Wildman, who was a West India inerclinid4
and 'bathe had been indebted to them in largeness*
but before October, 1820, their claim on him
duced, by various payments, to about 11,0001.
younger brother, however, Mr. Francis Henry MI •
was a creditor of Mr. Wildman to the extent of 20,0004
and was under acceptances for him to the amount of

22.0001- more. Under these circumstances, Messrs.
Mitchell agreed to advance the 20,0001. taking an as-
signment of the securities in question,which was accord-
ingly executed on the 4th of October, 1820. The
assignees now sought to recover these securities on the
ground that the deed was a voluntary preference of
the defendants to his other creditors, and was made in
contemplation of bankruptcy. •
In order to shew that at the time when the deed was
executed Mr. Wildman knew that he was insolvent, evi-
dence at considerable length was adduced as to the state
of his affairs at that period. It was necessary, however,
in order to maintain the tide of the assignees to sue, to
prove the commission of an act of bankruptcy, and for
this purpose they relied on the deed itself, which, it it
were a voluntary preference, would amount to an act of
bankruptcy. To give it this effect, Mr. SCARLETT, for
the plaintiffs, referred to the examination of Mr. Mitchell'
before the Commissioners, in 'Which he did not allege
that he had pressed Mr. Wildman for this deed as a se-
curity for the repaynient of the 20,0001.
Mr. SOLICITOR-GRNERAL' for the' defendant., con-
tended, that the first step in the cause, the act of bank-
ruptcy, was not proved, because the plaintiffs had en-
tirely failed to shew that the deed was a voluntary pre-
ference. At the examination of Mr. Mitchell, he was
never asked the question whether the deed was executed
in pursuance of the agreement for the advance of
20,0001. and if it had been asked, the dispute would
have been settled at once by his reply. Those who knew
how such examinations were conducted, would not be
surprised that Mr. Mitchell had not 'volunteered that
statement which be was able to give; his honour and
veracity were above question, and there was nothing in
this transaction which could for a moment impeach them.
The LORD CHM JUSTICE was strongly expressing
his opinion that the evidence did not support a case of
voluntary preference, when
Mr. SCARLETT rose, and elected to be nonsuited, ob-
serving there could be no imputation on the character
of Mr. Mitchell.—Plaintiffs were accordingly nonsuited.

DREADFUL AND DARING OUTRAGE.

Monday afternoon one of the most unexampled and
desperate attempts to plunder the King's Head public-
house, Bayswater, and to maim the inmates, that per-
haps was ever heard of, was made in the following sin-
gularly daring manner by a gang of ruffians
Mr. Gibbins, the landlord, and his wife, were absent
in town on business, and had left the care of the house
to the waiter, named George Barrett. It is supposed this
circumstance, from being known, stimulated the cow-
ardly ruffians to the attempt, as about five o'clock eight
fellows entered the tap-room, and called for some
liquor, and had scarcely received it when they com-
menced, insulting and abusing, without any provo-
cation, three tradesmen who were drinking some por-
ter. They prudently took no notice of anything that
was said, until one of the ruffians, a powerful fellow,
jumped up, ran across the room, and struck one man,
two tremendous blows on the face. The waiter was
instantly called, and be endeavoured to restore order,
but to no purpose; as they said, with horrid oaths,
they came to have a lark, and would dance, sing, and
fight with any person in the place; the waiter remon-
strated, and received some violent blows, and was
seized by four of the fellows; who thrust him out of
the room, and endeavoured to fling him down the
cellar, but being a powerful man, the attempt failed,
and he knocked two of the fellows down, and turned
two more but of the house and closed the door ; those
who remained in the tap-room beat in a shameful man-
tier the persons whom they had first insulted, and then
jumped out of the window. The whole party after-
wards burst the panels of the door and again entered,
but Barrett, the waiter, judging their intention, in a very''
intrepid manner, defended his master's property until
assisted by the neighbours, who, after a desperate fight,
overpowered the gang, and, with the assistance of Brad-
bury, the beadle, lodged them in Paddington watch-
house, and yesterday morning brought them to Mary.
la-bonne Police-office, where they were eranainedby the
Sitting Magistrates and gave their names Benjamin
Holland, W. Richardson, U. Broik,;,- Butler, Williams
Haggitt, Humphries, Thompson, and Henry
Fording ; when several witnesses, who presented the
appearance of having received dreadful injuries, deposed
to the above facts; adding, that the first five prisoners
were very active in the affray ; four of them were re-
cognized by the officers, and by Bradbury, as well
known characters; the others were running dustmen.
The Magistrate said, he had not the slightest doubt
but they intended to rob the house; their conduct
plainly convinced him that was their intention. Seve-
ral similar outrages, without any visible cause, had lat-
terly taken place and he could not help supposing that
they all' riginated in a deep-laid plan to plunder the
Public; therefore he should hold the five prisoners who
were identified, in good bail, of which they must all
give 24 hours' notice; in default of which they were
committed, and the others were discharged.

tac CHANCELLOR AND LORD STOWELL.—The fact
of two brothers obtaining Peerages through the avenue
of legal eminence is in itself remarkable ; but-there are
other circumstances in the Scort family which are ex-
tremely peculiar. Lord Srowar.r., who is about ten
years older than his brother, is a twin with a sister, who,
we believe, still survives: The Loan CHANCELLOR,
who is the issue of a second marriage, and consequently
only half-brother to Lord Srowat.t., is also a twin with
a sister, deceased. During the time Lord Upon was
Chief Justice of the Colston Pleas, the two brothers
sat upon the same bench as Judges one Admiralty
Sessions, an incident Athich it would also be difficult
to parallel. •
The Freeholders of the county of Caithness have, at
their Michaelmas Head. Court, unanimously resolved to
address the Legislature on the grievance of alternate
Represynation, - and to invite the co-operation of the
count* of Bute, Nairn, Cromarty, Clackmaunan, and
Kinross, similarly represtinted.
Yesterday evening tour male convicts, from North-
ampton, were conveyed by coach to Woolwich, and put
on board the hulks.—Last night, seven male convicts,
from Leioeseer, and this morning tfiree males from
Huntingdon, were sent off to the hulks at Sheerness.
Sittings appointed to be held in Middlesex and Lon-
don, before the Right Hon. Sir CHARLZS AISOTT.Knt.
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, in sad
after Michaelmas Term, 182 S:
IN TIM&
NINALINIX. UNMAN.
Wednesday - Nov. is Thunder - Nov. 13
Wednesday - Nov. 19 Thursday - Nov. 20
Wednesday - Nov. 12 Thunder Nov. 21
•IPTILS seam.
Dee. 1
!Weeder tipv. 29 1 Monday
• ..-To ite at half-pest wave o'clock on the l*th, 13th, 19tb, and
tOth at lion:saber; wiu ettaff-pest nine-on the other days.

SPORTING INTELLIGANCE.

NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER, OR XIDUORTOIt:

MEETING,

surinst*, myosin 26.
Lord DunwiCh's Dandizette,dre. 61b. best the Duke of Grafton's
Pedrillo, Bst. silb. T.Y.C. 100. 5t02 on Dandizette.
The Houghton Garlands Stakes of 30 sore. each. D. M.
DUke of Rutland's Scarborough, 3 yrs old, Bst. -
Duke of Grafton's Posfhuma' 4 yrs old, Bst. 1
Lord. Exeter's Zealot, 3 yrs old, 74.111 h. •
Duke of Grafton's Pedrillo, 5 yrs old, 70. 31b.
9to 2 apt Scarborough-5 to Son Posthuma.
Fifty Pounds for three-year-olds and upwards. A. F.
Lord Darlington's Barefoot, 3 yrs old, Bw. 101 b.
Mr. Hunter's Tressilian, 5 yrs old, Bst. 71h.
Mr. Braithwait's Vanloo, 6 yrs 0%1, 881. 101 b.
Mr. Grevilles Aaron, 4 yrs old, B,t. 21b.
Mr. Rogers's Nicole, 3 yrs old, 781. 111 b.
Lord G. H. Cavendish's Mina, 5 yrs old, 7st. 71b.
Col. Wilson's c. by Partisan, 5 yrs old, 7st. 71b.
Five were drawn. The Judge placed but two.-5 to 2 against
Barefoot-4 to 1 agst Tressilian-5 to 1 apt Nicolo.
Fifty Pounds, for two-yr-olds, carrying a feather ; three, 7st. 51b
four, fist. 91b. five, 9st. 31b. six, 951. 71b. and aged, 9st. 101 b-
. three miler of B.T.
Lord Exeter's b. c. Ilolbein, 4 yrs old - •
Duke of Portland's ch. h. Comical, aged
Mr. Wyndham's br. c. Fun, 3 yrs old
Mr. Rush's b. f. by Pioneer, 3 yrs old -
Mr. Rogers's ch. f. by Castrel,l yrs old
2 to 1 apt liolseir.
Mr. Btaithwait's sister to Twatty, 80. rec. ft. from Mr. Mellish's
Mum; fist. 10th. T. Y.C. SO sov. 50 ft.
Lord Exeter's Holbeinl Sat. 71b. rec. ft. from Mr. Thornhill's
Specie, Est. 71b. T.Y.C. 100 soy.
AYR RACES (SCOTLAND), TircassaY Orrosas 23.
Produce of Sweepstakes of SOgs. each, 11. ft.
Mr. Alexander's f. La Grisette, 3 yrs old
Lord Kelburne's Pirate
The Gold Cap.
Mr. Kennedy's h. The Lancer
Mr. D. Blair's ch. c. by Stamford
Marquis of Tweeddide's The Champion

PIMA T.
A Purse of BE3O.

Mr. Alexander's La Grbette
Mr. Baird's Pirate -

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For the Hunters' Stakes.
Captain Baird's Robin Grey
THE TURF.
The folloWing case occurred at the Northern Meeting Races (In-
verness), and is now before the Jockey Club, on a reference from
the Stewards and parties concerned. It is quoted here as a curious
=. A large stake was held out " for ponies not exceeding
bands," and all the ponies entered for it stood under the
standard, according to the only mode of measurement known upon
turf—namely, by being placed (with plates or Without shoes)
ea a surface of five feet long by two and a Isalf wide. Before
starting, however, the usual mode of measurement was objected
to by some of the parties, and oae of the ponies being above the
height "(something less than half an inch) in his ordinary standing
position, the race was run under protest ; it was Woo lay the
pony objected to, and the case has in consequence conic before
the Jockey Club. The point to be determined is, Whether pony
races fall to be regulated by the rules applicable to all other
races, where no other rules are laid down ? This question is, no
doubt, somewhat new, and it is high time it should be settled;
but the wonder is, that it should ever have been put. The merest
tyro on the turf is aware of the standard or mode of Measurement
referred to, and it appears to be past all doubt, that it must apply to
every case whatever (whether of licensed racers, country bred
horses, ponies, or hacks), unless a different rule is laid down, and
'expressly made known to the parties who are induced to come for-
ward. It may be added, that the difference between the racing
measure and the other mode is so very trifling, that it cannot, in
any case amount to More than half an inch in height, and it is
well known that this is always given, whatever way is adopted. Bet
our friends in the North are great sticklers, and some of them per-
haps (accordln to their own saying,)" if they get an inch might take
an eIL"-3dirgA iggerver.
GYMNASTICS AT FARLEY REVEL, OXON.

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The. anniud Revel and distribution of prize. for gymnastic sports,
took-place on Monday, and some of the best men exhibited in trials
of strength. It is a charter by which' the inheritor of Farley estate
holds it by tenure, on paying £lO per annum to promote the sports,
and in which the patrician, as well as the peasant, juin the sports,
and finish the day in hospitable cheer.
The first prize of forty shillings was awarded to Harrison, a So-
mersetshire man, for his skill in broakhig six heads at backsword,
or singlessick playing ; and Thorpe, a Berkshire man, received
twenty shillings as second best.
The next award was forty shillings to Robinson, from Wiltshire,
as the best wrestler at what is termed collar and elbow, and twenty
shillings to Sem, from Oxfordshire.
The boys next had their fun in catching oranges with their
mouths, out of tubs of water, without the use of hands.
The last entertainment was a race of a quarter of a mile between
damsels born in the Hundred, for a chemise decbrated with yellow
boles. has, Nelly Simpson woo this prise, and Miss Nancy Jarrot
received ten shillings as second.
The day closed with regaling the rustic peasantry with good cad
English fare.
130XER3. _ _

Heehaw axe Waal.—The;;;;;;Mstnesons and tip-top meeting
at a &met at Randah's yesterday, on making good the whole of the
stakes between these heroes of the fistic art. Jack Randall liked his
guests, and the men liked their match, which was made by clapping
down another fifty sovereigns aside, making the stakes two hundred
sovereigns, to 'be fought for on the 11th of Novembet. The awn
toasted earl other in bumpers of black strap, and parted with a drain
or two of the Seeger daffy, their partizans joining in the cause.--
Ward was rather the favourite in betting; but the brave Joshua
has no more thought about it than a gallant pilot Wobld in feting a
cannon's month.

A few days duce a Gentleman of illuningham waft, obi (not
many miles) with his gun for a forenoon's diversion ; the weather
was very anfavnurable, and he got forrtsest skits 094, awe of which
he killed eighteen partridges, and bagged. singes of WAIL

Acconnts from Madrid state that it is the SwissGuard-
of the King of France which is doing duty near the per-
son of the King of Spain, until tht 'fop!' Spanish Guard
is orginized. . .
CNA tti.zs Mairnews finished a most suecessf'ul career
in the Dublin Theatre on Saturday last. He gave his varietY ores-
tertainments alternately. The house was on every evening a bumper.
PITT CLuas.—Between fifty and sixty Gentitinen of
rite Birmingham Pitt Club celebrated• their tenth Anni-
versary on Wednesday last.—The Herefordshire Pitt
Club, seventy in number, dined together on the 15th
instant, at the Hotel, Hereford, the Right. Hon. Earl
SomEns (in the absence of Viscount EASTI4oRs who is
on the Continent) in the Chair. Ten new members
were ballotted for and elected. 7.
• Thursday a cow broke from its fastenings in a slaugh-
ter-house at the back of the Castle, Edinburgh, *fie,. being strock
with the pole-axe, and in her consequent mutilated condition ran as
6r as the village of Muttonhole on the Queensfrrry-road, a distance
of between three and four miles; fortunately no person received
injury from the animal. -
At the Salisbury Assizes an action was tried, SANDY
swam Auenare, Esq. the late High Sheriff of the County. On the
gitre
of the plaintiff two witnesses were examined, named Beema-
n and 111nrhart, but neither of them having proved to the ex-
tent expected, the former being dressed in black, and the latter hav-
ing a brew's coat on, a professional Gentleman wrote and handed to
kir. C. F. Wiusams, the plaintiff's Counsel, the following im-
promptu :
!.‘ In a cause such as this, you will surely break down,
Since your Brownjolut Looks black, and your Whirehort
looks brown:
•, - • If I am a prophet, it never can do,
. And shortly the verdict will make you look Uwe I" •
In a few minutes afterwards the prophecy was fulfilled, by the
Jury returning a verdict fur the defendant.
' CORN EXCHANGE, lif A RIE-Is A NE, OCT. 29.
Ilse quantities arrived this week, ate, Wheat 5
00 qrs. Batley
Sfiffairs. Flour 2100 sacks. These supplies occasion use market
prevent a thin skew of samples to-day, especially of new Can.
Wheat fully supports Mondays prices, bin there is not much trade
In these articles to-day. Barley, Beans, and 'Peas alas maintain
.rsele last quotations. Although so Oats bare arrived des •
let the demand is not very eztensive, and then' la no • ~ .
the price this ruarnaig. ~ , • ...aw.s3v.il

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