Star.
London, England, 1818-01-29 00:00:00

STA TI Patsowaßs.

At the rising of the Court a person named Mitchell,
who had been detained under a warrant from the Se-
cretary of State, and discharged, applied to have the
recognizances which he had entered into discharged,
on the ground that he had been compelled to enter
into them against his own consent.
Upon referring to the rolls of the Court, it appear-
ed that a form of recognizance, by the applicant,
had been filed, but without his signature ; on the
discovery of which Lord Eu.mrsoaotion said, " You
may take a Rule to shew cause, and let it be served
on Sir Nathaniel Conant, and at the Office of the
Secretary of State."
After this proceeding, John Knight, another of the
Manchester men, presented himself to make a motion
respecting his recognizance but it appearing to the
Court, that he had been already beard upon the
subject, the Judges immediately withdrew.

PREROGATIVE COURT, JANUAI.Y 211.
ICINERSIDE V. HARRISON.

This question, undecided, is of considerable impor-
tance, respecting the capacity of the testator, Andrew
Harrison, Esq. of Wigmore, in Kent, at the time of
making several revocatory codicils to his will The
deceased died possessed of several landed estates, be-
sides that of Wigmore, which alone is valued at forty
thousand pounds.
By the Will, bearing date in 1808, his brother, John
Hari icon, since deceased, was named executor and
principal residuary legatee. Afterwards his brother,
Benjamin Harrison, party hi the cause, was introdu-
ced as executor, and as residuary legatee to the estate
of Wigmore, and a Gentleman of the name of Paul
Maylin, binker of the deceased, was largely benefited.
The deceased had,at ektious times altered and revo-
ked by codicils from his brother, Benjamin, to others
his bequest of furniture, plate, -books, pictures, &c.
and ultimately left to the Bev. M. Kenerside many of
these articles, making him besides sole executor and
residuary legatee over his estates, to the exclusion of
his brother Benjamin, and also of Mr. Paul Maylin.
These codicils (being a series of revocations, and
entire chatigts of different dispositions of his property)
amount to eight in number. Four of them in favour
of Mr. Kenerside, are now opposed by Mr. Benjamin'
Harrison, the brother, upon charges of fraud aad
conspiracy alleged against Mr. Kenerside and attes-
ting witnesses, and which depend entirely upon the
question of capacity in the deceased at, the time of
executing the codicils in question. Much contradic-
tory evidence has been laid before the Court on this
' subject, of which in the present stage it would be dif-
ficult to frame an abstract to satisfy the public, in a
case of such an extraordinary nature. The question
remaining to be argued on a future day, and fearing
to prejudice the interests of individuals by a pardal
detail, which is all that has yet taken place, we re-
serve the further report of this case till the question
comes before the Court upon the merits. The de-
ceased died in 1815, at the age of ninety.

Bow-srftnrr.—Yesterday a long investigation took
place before Mr. HICKS respecting the uttering of
forged 51. Bank of England notes of the same
manu-
facture.—Awry Skelton was charged with uttering,
seven of them, three of which she passed to grocers.
Beamsley Goodluek, a 'man with whom she cohabited,
was charged with a similar offence.--John Word,
connected with Goodluck, was charged with a simi-
lar offence, in uttering aril. forged note to Mr. Fran-
cis, a linen-draper, in Holborn. Mr. WESTWOOD, the
Solicitor to the Bank, attended' to conduct the exa-
mination, and the'prisoners were committed for re-
examination.—As the prisoner Goodluck was pas-
sing through the ns assembled to hear the exa-
minations, he kicked female who was attending to
give evidence against him ; she must have fallen from
the violence, had she not been caught and supported
by some persons close to the spot. This caused a
disturbance in the Office, and on the outrage being
made known to the Magistrate, he ordered Goodluck
1 to be placed at the bar, where, however, he made esel
of violent and abusive language. The female having
made her charge of assault, a detainer was ordered
to be lodged against him, in case of his escaping for
felony, and the Magistrate gave directions for him
to be ironed in future.

HATTON GARDEN.—Yesterday James Law, a fine
smart looking boy, about 15 years of age, very gen-
teely dressed, with red hair, was brought up in the
custody of a constable, on a charge of passing forged
Bank of England notes. He was remanded.
CHILD-DROPPING.-Saturday evening last a female
infant, apparently about one month old, was found at
the door of Mr. Baer, Milman-street, St. Andrew's,
Holborn. It was deposited in a rush basket, and
dressed in a calico shift, a cap, and flannel bed-gown,
and wrapped in an old blanket. There was a note
suspended from the child's neck, on which was writ-
ten--" Poor Maria Thompson." The child was
taken to the work-horse in Gray's Inn-lane.

We feel pleasure in publishing the following fitter,
as transmitted to us, in confirmation of a 111
which appeared in our Paper, relative to cure of
that general and dangerous comlaint Rupture:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sta—Observing a paragraph in your Paper respecting theatre
of an Hernia, performed (of a large size) by the Medical Board,
at Charlotte House, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars ltoad, in
justice, Sir, to Meson- COOPER and Co. I beg to add my
personal testimony. Having been affticted nearly twenty years,
and deemed incurable by eminent Surgeons, I patiently bore my
affliction, expecting every hour tp be my last; I at length ap-
plied to the Medical Board, and have reason to pray for that
excellent Lstabliblunert, for although I am nearly 50, was Per-
fectly cured in a few week., and now, thank Goo, enjoy good
health.—l think, Mr. Editor, all who know me will allow that
I can have no other motive for this communication than a public
bcreit.--I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, e. CLVIILLNO.
Dog and :Suit, near London-road, St. Georges
fields, Ottribtr, 1817.