Star.
London, England, 1821-02-19 00:00:00

EAST GRINSTEAD, FEBRUARY 18.

The Spring is very forward in this neighbourhood,
and the wheat looks remarkably well. As an example
of the unusual advance of the season, we may notice
that the winter aconite (hclrborus hyemalis) and the
snowdrop have been in flower nearly a month, and the
periwinkle (vinca major) and crocus above a fortnight;
A child, belonging to a poor woman near this town,
• was shockingly burnt, a few days since, owing to its
cloaths catching fire while sitting in the chimney
corner, where peat was burning.

- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BOXING.

SPRING.AND Ocrtrit.—This great fight takes place to-morrow,
within 25 miles of London. Spring is the favourite. Both of the
Combatants are In good condition.

MARTIN AND IGCELL.—The battle between these boxers,
which was also to have taken place on the same day, being off,
in consequence of the severe illness of Purcell, Martin, it is said,
can now be backed against one of his old opponents, Ned Tur-
ner, for £lOO a-side.
COOP= AND THE GAS-T.14111T MAN.—This match, upon which
so much diversity of opinion exists at present among the ad-
mirers of scientific pugilism, was made on Wednesday last, at
Randall's, to take place on the llth of April.
SCILOUGINS AND PANISII.—The stakes between these pugilists
were made good on Friday last, a Randall's, for their battle, on
Saturday, the 5d of March.
Joan. Mambos AND SAansox.—The battle money between
these boxers has also been made good for their contest on the
5.1 of March.

RANDALL was viewing the "grand doings" at the Carnival, at
the English Opera House, on Monday evening last, in a dontiao.
quite unknown to most of the motley group ; when a character
Clown was gammoneti to serve ova a notice, whofancied he coldd
" spar a little !" The set-to commenced, two or three hits only
had passed, when Randall's mask slipped off his face. He was-
immediately recognised by the Gown, who dropped his hands
and said he would have no more.
HUNTING.

His Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Friday, at Bedront-Lia•
Turnpike gate, at ten.
The Earl Of Derby's Stag llounds meet on Thursday, kt
Harnsey Green ; Saturday, at Farthing Uowns.
The Hambledon hounds meet on Friday, at Milburrows.
The Cottesmore Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Cole's Lodger
Earl Fitzwilliam's llounds meet on Wednesday, at Thrapstors:
bridge ; Friday, at Catworth Gorse.
Lord Yarborough'a Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Satin*
Mill; Friday, at Swinhop-house; Saturday, at Howsham.
Burma HUNT.-Mr. Smith's Hounds meet to-morrow, at
Cainby ; Thursday, at Hungram Gorse.
The Gillingham Fox Hounds meet to-morrow at Raved,/
Park; Friday, at the Tower on the Moor.
' The Quorn Hounds meet on Saturday, at Owthorpe, Notts.
The Badsworth Fox Hounds meet to-morrow, at Moss;
Thursday, at Ferrybridge; Saturday, at Brierley Village.
The Hatfield Harriers meet on Wednesday, at Park Shaw;
Friday, at Fox Shaw.
The Sheffield harriers meet on Friday, at Swinton.
The Bth inst. six foxes broke cover before Mr. Mytton's
Hounds, among the roughs of Craigforda, in thz vicinity of
Halston, Shropshire, in the presence of a numerous field.
A small white hare was started a few days ago, near Deerin,
in Ireland, and worried by six couple of harriers, for nearly as
hour, without being able to kill it, when one of the sportsmen,
seeing the poor animal nearly exhausted, headed the dogs and
saved its life.

Monday two large Newfoundland dogs followed
the Union coach from Woodstock, and on the road
attacked a flock of sheep near the Diamond House,
killed six of them, and hit five others so severely-, that
the owner, Mr. Cnir.Lisowoirrnof St. Giles's, was
under the necessity of ordering them to be killed.
One dog was secured, and the other was traced to
his owner, Mr. CRADOCK, of the Old Angel Inn,
Woodstock, who paid Mr. CIIILLISGWORTH the va-
lue of the eleven sheep.
His late MAJESTY'S Hanoverian charger, whose
skin was purely white, and which died shortly after
the decease of his MAJESTY, has been stuffed, on
account of its singular beauty.

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CORN EXCHANGE, MAILIC•LARX, Fza. 19.—The iup'ly of Warit
being rather small tomlay, a few superfine samples sold 2s. per
quarter higher than on last Monday ; but there is no amendment
in the inferior qualities, although they sold rather more freely
than last week. Fine Barley, he;nn scarce, is ls. per quarter
dearer, and all other d..•scriptions support the prices of this day
se'unight. Beans that a7e hard and handsome were in demand,
at an advance of full ls. per quart :r. In I'cas, Oats, and other
articles, there is no alteration. Flour 50s. to 55% per sack.
&mu YIELD Illr/t7, FLU. 19.—Beef, 45. Od. to ss. Od. pet
stone of Sibs.; Mutton, 4s. Od. to ss. Od. Vcal, 4s. Od. to 6s. Oda
Pork, 4s. Od. to tis. Od. Lamb, Os. Od. to Os.od.—Cattle at Market
Beasts,2ooo ; Calves, 140; Sheep and Limbs, 17,200; Pigs, 220.
I lay, 7,1.105. to 91. Os. Clover, 41. 10s. to 51. ss. Straw, 11. is.
to 11. 14s.

A Norfolk hog, 4 years old, bred by J. Ftratuto, Paq. of Great
Snoring, Norfolk, fed by J. KING, jun. of Swaff ham, measaired
and weighed as follows:—Length from nose to root of the tail,
six feet two inches ; girth, five feet ten incites; Rye weight, fifty-
six stone seven pounds; dead weight, forty-sis scone twelve
pounds; waste nine atone nine pounds. This hog was allowed by
judges to be the best ever slaughtered in that country, and was
not quite nine months fatting.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, FEBRUARY 17.

The Court was this morning occupied with the
case of Queen's College, Cambridge, which is of 'un-
usual importance, not only to the religious world, but
likewise to the Ur.;versity, whose interests are partly
at stake. The matter in dispute is, as to the validity.
of the election of the new Master of Queen's, the Rev.
Dr. Godfrey, who, it is contended, has not complied
with the precise requisitions of the College rules, by
not subscribing in obedience to the Act of Unifor-
mity, on his election to the Chair.
Mr. WETHERELL was now heard in reply to the
arguments of the Attorney-General on a formner day,
who had contended against Dr. Godfrey's election,
and was followed by Messrs. Montague and Bligh.
Mr. Hoßpm was afterwards heard on behalf of the
Rev. Dr. Godfrey, and was supported by Mr. Shad-
well on the same side.

During the arguments on both sides, the LORD
CHANCELLOR took occasion to recommend to the
Counsel some attention to the Act of Geo. I. which
he conceived bore much on the present question.
The ATTORNEY•GENERAL produced instances in
which the Mastership had been filled up by the Crown,
when elections like the present had become void.
Counsel were proceeding, when the LORD CIIAN.
CM.I.OR said, he must have all the affidavits on both
sides, and also a copy of the Statutes of the College,
in order to look over them. His Lordship intimated
that he had made up his mind uk:on several of the
points; but as the question involved so many interests,
he wished to consider. it more maturely.

The Court was excessively crowded, and the Ilev.l
Godfrey was present.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEBRUARY 17.
kdATTfIEWS V..ELPHICK.

This was an action for assault and false imprison-
merit, breight by the plaintiff, a Gentleman residing
at Hampton, against the defendant, who is game-
keeper to the Duke of CLARENCE.
Mr.Serjeant yA U(ill N stated the case to the Jury
as it was detailed in the following evidence, and
called upon them, if they should believe it, to give
such temperate damages as they might think the
justice of the case demanded. He was instructed to
call it a most brutal and unprovoked assault.

William Hill was the first witness called for the
plaintiff, and he deposed to the fact of the de-
fendant's horse-whipping the plaintiff at the Red
Lion public-house, because he charged him with
owing him (the plaintiff) some money. Matthews,
the plaintiff, said nothing to provoke the defendant;
but, on the contrary, said, if he had done anything
wrong,_ that he would give him his card, which he
did. On his cross•examination, he denied having
heard the plaintiff use any insulting language, either
in regard to the King or the Duke of Clarence. He
was sure the defendant committed the first assault.
The language of Elphick was as bad as he could lay
his tongue to.
William Goodall was next called, and he corro-
borated the testimony of Hill as to the peaceable con-
duct of the plaintiff, and to the ill-language and
horse-whipping used towards Mr. Matthews. No-
thing of any moment occurred in the cross examina-
tion, except the witness's positive denial of having
said to the landlord of the Red Lion that he was a
Queen's man. He got the landlord to come down
stairs by sending him word that Elphick was. in the
coffee-room; whereas, in point of fact, he was not.
there at the time.

George Bevis corroborated part of the testimony
of the other witnesses. He denied that be heard any.
disrespectful language used by Matthews towards the
King Cr the Duke of Clarence. Matthews was rather
fresh.- This was the case for.the plaintiff:
Mr. Setjeant PE.L4 fur the defendant, called the
following witnesses:
Mr. Henry Parnell, of Kingston, deposed, that on
the Ist of January he saw the plaintiff at a sale at
Sunbury. He afterwards joined him, Hill, and
Goodall, on the road. hlatthews was hen far ad-

valued in liquor. Witness walked with him•till they.
came to the Crown public-house at Hampton, into
which Matthews and his companions went. In cross-
examination, witness said Matthews was a little man,
about five feet high. •
John Wilson, a bricklayer at Hampton, knew
Matthews was at the Red Lion at Hampton, on the
Ist ofdassuary ; Bevis sent for him. He went to the
house, and found Matthews, Bevis, and Goosiall
there; they were drinking' and smoking. He be-
lieved, from the observation which he made, that^
they were in liquor. After some time 'Matthews
asked where Bobby was ? (meaning the landlotd,
Mr. Lawrence). He said "he was a Queen's man,
and Mr. Lawrence was a King's min, and he would
give him a touch that night." Goodall said he would
tell him how to fetch him down, and proposed send-
ing him word that Mr. Elphick was there;.and Mat-
thews said he wished Elphick would come and pay
him what he owed him. Elphick. and Wells then
came in and sat down. Lawrence shortly-afterwards
Came in,. when Matthews said, " Halloo, Bobby !
you are for• the King, and I'm for the Queen."—
Lawrence made answer, " If you are not far the
King you are not for yourself." Matthews then be-
gan talking of the Address to the King, and asked
Lawrence whether many had signed it? Lawrence
. said, " I have not had the pleasure of seeing.your,
name to it." Matthews replied- he would not sign
an Address to any such personage as the King—all
he was good inr was to allows:Ito:ley to support Mrs.
Jordan s children. There was a Little Pickle married'
the other day tallisding to a daughter of Mrs. Jirdan
who had been Married), for whom he supposed
money must he found. Ile then said the Duke of
Clarence filled the country with
that was all he was fit for."
Elphick espsessed his surprise that he should'speak
-in this n.anner of his Royal Highness, who. was al-
trays a good neighbour to him, and instanced the
fact of his having built on the Freeborn, and against
the park-wall, to which his Royal Highness never
objected. Snme conversation followed about an un-
settled accotsnt,- during which Matthews trilled El-
phicl 'rya swindling, 4useling fellow." Matthews
then dIVW:DU; hiS.Card, and throwing k towards El-
lhick, said be•would meet bins as a man to-morrow.
Iphick, Mi tettner,.said, if lie had a horsewhip, he •
wont& itesi-<ethipliiiiit 'idding, that it was beneath
bins to strike him in any other Manner. Matthews
then can for the poker, .whtch was taken font him

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!by Coombs. Elphick said-.. What! you'll poker me,
will you rand then rang for the Whip, saying be *oda
horsewhip him now: he went for;the*hip. On return-
ing,. Matthews ran at him,. while he held the whip
still by his side, and seizedhim by the collar. El-
phick then hit him slightly•oirer the shoulder, twice
or thrice with the *hip; laughing is he did so. It
was not true that Eiphick had whipped him round
the room. Witness had no doubt Nlatthewt ancl'Be•
vis were very drunk. liatthews afterwards laughed,
and asked Elphick to drink, which Elphick agreed
to do, and did drink with him. After Matthews was
gone; Goodall, Hill, and Bevis, begged. Mr. Law-
rence's pardon for what had passed, and lamented
that they had come with Matthews.
In cross-examination, witness said that the quarrel
had arisen in consequence of the allusion to the. un-
settled accounts, when Elphick rang the bell for the
horsewhip. He persisted in saying, that after the af-
fray, the plaintiff and defendant were friendly toge-
-ther, and the former asked the latter to call on him
and take a glass of home-brewed ale.
William Coombs and Robert Lawrence corrobo-
rated the testimony of the last witness.
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN made an able reply, in,which
he denied that there was the least credit 'duet* the
defendant, even from the statement of his own wit.
nesses, for either loyalty to his Sovereign or attach-
ment to his Royal Master, as it appeared that he had
been only incensed when taunted on his own affairs.
The LORD C 114117 ILTSTICIL having summed up the
evidence, said it was the province of the Jury to say
to which set of witnesses credit was to be given.
The Jury, after a few minutes consideration, found
a verdict for the defendant.

PALACE COURT, WESTMINSTCIL

HUGHES O. JONES.

Mr. FLANNIGAN opened the pleadings in this case.
It was an action for criminal conversation with the;
plaintiff's wife,. and the damages were laid at £lOO.
Mr. TuEsstcan, addressing the Jury in support of
the plaintiff's claim to damages, said, the _plaintiff.
was a gardener, and the defendant a shoemaker.—.,
It was not necessary that he should prove the adul-
tery, because the defendant had suffered judgment to
go by default, and was now actually living with his
guilty paramour.
Mr. frimmings, a master-gardener, proVed that
he had known the plaintiff three or our years ; he
knew him since he married ; he worked for him
seven months; he always treated his ss ife with atten-
tion and kindness, and gave her money towardsler
subsistence.

The defendant now advanced into Court, and sig-
nified his intention to conduct his own case : he was
a young man, shabbily dressed, and considerably de-
ficient in point of symmetry in his right leg, which
swung in the most useless manner as he moved for-
ward with a crutch. He desired to cross-examine
the witness, and, through the medium of the Learned
Judge, put several questions. The result was, that
Mr. Trimmings did not know what allowance tbel
' plaintiff made to his wife; and he admitted that he'
had told the defendant he did not know whether the.:
plaintiff and Mrs. Hughes were married or not.
Mrs. Pearce 'was neat called: she had occasionally
seen the plaintiff and his wife together; they
ap-
peared to be very happy.
Mrs. Free, of the Duke's Head, Kennington, proved
that the defendant and Mrs. Hughes slept at her]
house, as man and wife, for five nights.
The defendant (Mr. Jones) now addressed the Jury,
expressing his intention to tell them the whole of the,
affair from beginning to end. He then stated, that
he had met Mrs. Hughes at Peckham Fair, and en-
tered into conversntion with her. She said her name
was Mary Saubders. He afterwards visited her at
Mrs. Fisher's, and was_ received there upon te foot-
ing of a sweetheart, and never knew that she was a
married woman till'some time subsequently, as Mrs.
Fisher could prove.
The Learned..Junin. asked if Mrs. Fisher was then
in Court? .

The defendant said, he had keen her along with
the plaiutifrs witziesses a few moments before, but he
had-not subpoenaed her.
Mrs. Fisher was then loudly called for, but she had
received alit:tote he off, anel•Avas not forthcoming.
Under all the circumstances, the Jury expressed
themselves satisfied, ,acid returned a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages, One Farthing 1
The defendant and the plaintiff's wife, who was'
in Court, then retired together in great harmony-
-and. the plaintiff and his friends went to enjoy them-,
selves at a neighbouring public-house.

The following singular circumstance octurre.d at
the Brown Cow Inn, in Bingley, on the night of Sun-
day, the 27th ultimo :—About twelve o'clock P. St. a
stout, robust fellow took an iron stauucheon out of
the dairy window, through which he entered the
house, and made his way to an attic room, where the
servant girl slept, and attempted to accomplish his
lawless purpose ; but the young woman seizing an
iron candlestick placed near her bed, resisted him
with so much success, that he was obliged to make a
retreat through the same window at which he had
entered, leaving the stairs smeared with several large
dots of blood, drawn by the vigorous arm of this
young Amazon. The delinquent is suspected but not
yet fully discovered.
A Provincial Paper says:—" We have lately beard
of a Lady of free speech, who found herself often pro-
I yoked to employ her vituperative powers on her hus-
band. His method, on such occasions, was to take
up his fiddle and play her a tune, without opening
his lips, whilst she was bursting with vexation. Her
increasing violence occasioned by this tranquillity, at
length brought her to her deathbed; but when near
expiring she said, I think I could recover yet, if this
fellow would but answer me.' This remedy, how-
ever, the husband' was not inclined to administer—
he played on 1"

Saturday rcorning,aboat one o'clock, an alarming
fire broke out in the house of Mr. Wit.unms, grocer,
in Vitiegar.lane, Commercia's-road. The inmates
were roused with some difficulty, and scaling *lad-
ders being placed against the second_ floor windows,
they were conveyed into the street in a state of nu.
dity. In the course of a quarter of an hour after-
wards the house, together with the whole of the stock
in trade and furniture, were destroyed. '
Friday a Coroner's Tnquest w#s held on the body of Biseter.
Frederick Evil!, four years of age, who being left alone, fell out
of the one pair of stairs window of his father's house in Oxford.
street, and was killed on the spot.—Vernict, Accidental Death.

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