Star.
London, England, 1827-11-27 00:00:00

GRAND TROTTING MATCH.

Captain F. G. Fuller, a Gentleman of treat celebrity in the featil
of trotting, galloping, &c. undertook, for three hundred sovereigns,
to trot his horse Diadem, 35 miles in three hours. it had becril
named to take place at Manchester i■ the first instance; bet the'
fear of some interruption made the Gentleman abandon that spot,
and the Match finally took place yesterday. upon a five mile piee6 of
ground upon the Brighton road, and was done as follows—
at. S. ss. s.
The first five miles . 40 10 The Sixth five miles . 29 14'
Second ditto . . 22 4 Seventh ditto . . 20 50
Third ditto . . . 41 12
Fourth ditto . . 26 - Total . . 259 54
Filth ditto .. . 27 S 6
The horse ►rote into i gallop in the 67 mite.
PEDESTRIANISM.

Captain Rinks, a Gentleman well-known in the sporting world,
bad undertaken to run six miles in 32 minutes. for 100 guineas;
but forfeited in consequence of ill health. Mr. F. Hermon wes
the Gentleman who had thew bet against the undertaking, and be
backed himself oa this occasion- to run the six miles in less thasil
than the Captain, (or 100 guineas. The match took place yester.
day at /Hounslow. It was dose as foiluws, upon a one mile pigswof
ground. Betting, at starting, Flee); and 1w some cases Sas *the' •
the Captain, but yeti few takers=
Can. Mums. I Mo. BA Seethe. • •

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The first mile.. . . . 4 it:
Second dittO . . 44 40
Third ditto . . S .0
Fourth ditto .6 . 5 45
Fifth ditto . . . 6 i
Stith ditto . . . 7 1

The Arst mile .. . 4. 41
Second ditto . St
Third ditto . .. 5 10
Fourth Otto . . 444
Fifth Otto i .4
. Sulk. ditto . .. • . •7t!2

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Total . .." . 32 401 Total . ~ .e 53.56
The Brat
started at opposite ends. Betting ran &mai Meet
the Brit tarn").ll -110-5 to ii in (avow of the ,Cs.psalts; aM after live
Im* 7..."4414141.4.414rf ?1.44 Cdifilil•syrha tans, in guile flesh.

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is&RARSAHHHI AND. ARK FR=111; CODRUId.
13-4 *enact'
Saire of the Running ens Jolts MaitwelPs Estate of Polio* ;a..1
the 15th, hada and isairnf Na,. ism • • '
Svreeptalts of thast.Soverelln it*, fur Dogs of wino,
Mr. Dtmlop's -black and Wale+ Okinnon pow'
yelkne b. leads.
Moreles red d. Harry beat 11114 C.ASArnies blidellid orbit
b. Snake.
Mr. Wotbersgtoon's brindkd b. Charlotte bit Mr. Dixon.
yeliow,and white d. Byron.

white b. Jenny Nettles beat Mr. Wodurspoon`a
black d. Marquis.
Mr. ll'lndue's white d. Huntly beat .Mr. Wotberspoon's black
d. Serpent.
h Mr. Hatton's blue d. Sperd.beat Mr. Dixon'. black d. Guy. •
Mr. C. Cairnie's btindled d. Victor beat Mr. Millar 's widen b.
Dew
Mr. Wotherwoon's black b. Wee Finny beat Mr N. Cairais'e
white and black b. Mary. .
Mr. Howie's black d. Tickler beat Mr. Ilutton's black b. Throe.
Mr. Woeberspoon's•bleek b. Speed beat.-Mr. Distin's black A:
Ventura
Mr. M•lndoe's brindled b. Matilda beat Mr. Stewart's blue 4.
Son,.
Alt. Dick's red 4. Ringo beat Mr. Dick's brindled d. Spriag. dr.. •
&cued Claes.
Weitbenpootes Wee Fanny beat Mr. M'lndoe's Matilda. •
Mr. Weablespoutes Speed beat Mr. Dunlop's Jenny Nettles, dr.
Mr. Deb's Klee beat dlr. Howle's 'fickler.
fir. Dvniap's Memnon beat Mr. C. Cairaie's Victor. .
Mr. illinturis Specil beet Mr. Watlierspootes Cliarketar.
Mr. Morrie, Harry best Mr. Wlndoe's Handy. s - •
Third Clan.
Dindoe* Memnon best Me. Dick's Riese. •
Mt. Hunan's Sped beat bk. bleena's Harry. '
.11r. Wudierspoosis Speed Mr. Wocbersposn't Wee nobly dr. •
Fusittb Class. • • e -• •
Mr. Dealep's Memnon boas. Mr. Hotta& Speed. • '
Ne. Wotheripueo's Speed. a Bye.
Fiftlsklaas. •
bk. Drolly's Memnon bra Mr. Wodwropesn's' Synth owl won
din MAW.

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. multi OP ellANClitlY. Nei. IS. .
GARDNER,. mows:
Mr. AGAR appeared in support of the appeal in this
curiae, from a desreeAf• the .late . Vice Chassidim, Sir
Johns Leach. The amino in the original cause was.
whether a lease which had been granted to Mr. Wil-
kinson was held by kiln in trust for Mr. Rowe, or for
his 0* n benefit ? It appeared that Mr, Rowe was inte-
rested in some mining operations in Cornwall, and an
,opportunity offering, which he thought was very ad-

;an" tageoui, of obtaining a lease f other mines, he ap
plied to Mr. Wilkinson, who was related to him by

marriage. and placated him to take a lease of the new
mines, but for his benefit. At this period Mr. Wilkins

son wild believed to be a nsatt of great wealth, and it
was alleged in the couve of the cause that Rowe had
pretended to give him tve lease of the mines by vsay of
present, in the conviction (I.at he should receive it back
again at Wilkinson's death, together with the large►
part of his property. After some time it was' found that
Mr. Wilkinson, instead of being a man of wealth, was

in emhatrassme.t. He became bankrupt, his assignees
claimed the lease. Mr. Rowe claimed it on the other
side, and a ►uit in Chancery was instituted to set their
claims tight. The Vice-Chancellor thought it was a
ca•e which could tut be• dreided but by means of an
issue at lANfi aid he consequently directed one'to be
tried ia Coins,*ll, the.questron in ahich MS, whether
Wtikiitsen held the lease 14 the benefit of Rowe or of

himself? That issue was tii-it, and the result was, that
*flay thought Rowe was beneficialiy entitled; 'Chet
tierektleirs returned to the Oat' of eitaneery, and a
deeteeltroriouticest upon the basis of the jury's finding..
The phentiff concerted toza certain Client, brhivseb-
.serinent.proceedings in this decree; but a'terwards• had

prticrred. an appeal to set it aside.
Mr. Russ aid Mi. MA rtmews argued against the
and contended that the plaintiff ought not tube

bound by it, because the issue ought never to •have
been diiectel The questi•in was.—whether Wilkinson

was pr nut a trustee for Rowe, and this was one,which
the Court hAd over and over again said should not be
tried at law• ?

At two &circle, the farther progress of the argument
was postponed, in order to go on with a lunacy poti-
lion which had b en fit- d for that hour.
to RE THE REV. WILLIAM HOLMES.
Mr. Hoaxe stated this to be a yetition by Mrs. Se-
piton:on, the (laugh er of the lunatic, praying that the
COM m•ssion de luxolico iuquireuda might. be es. atil isted,
which prayer he opposed on behalf of the wife of Mr.
. Holmes, on the patinae that the finding of the Jury
was insufficient. .Tie return was that Mr. Holmes was
not a lunatic, but that his memory was so far impaired
by paralysis and old age,.that he was unable to manage
his own affairs, and consequently of unsound Mind.
The Learned Counsel, with the assistanceof Mr. Wright,
proceeded to. argue that this was not such a return as
tauthosiz,.d the Great Seal to take away from this gen-
tleman the superintendence of his affairs, because what
was stated wit, only a consequence, and the Jury were
merely authorized to find a fact, le they had found
absolutely that be was of unsound mind, or had tumid
simply that lie was incapable of managing his affairc,
it might have been good ; but not so where, as in the
present case, the conclusion was an argumentative one.
Mr. Suonan, Mr. Puttumon a. and Mr. Cuttrrow,
Were hearer on the other side, and argued that the re-
iurab.t'teugh objectionable -in farm, was so good io
etip that it ooght,Fo..satisly the Court. .
CLWall pitasciu.Loa said be rtgtetted.the Airy
.

rscit tate the advice which be perceived was given
m by the Comnsicioners, and find the return in th.
' It was impossible for him to judge of the
:taitictireis of their verdict, as it was a conclusion which
for any thing that he knew might be well or ill drawn.
It did not follow of necessity, that bemuse his mtrmii.ry
was so much impaired as in disable him Irons managing
his affairs, that he was therefore to be declared lunatic.
How could he tell what- affairs the Jury meant, or what
was the nature of them? The Jury seen.ed to have
been restrained by a desire to avt id expressly saying
that the party was lunatic.' Their duty. however, was
simply and fearlessly to give such verdict as the evidence
before them warranted. • Notwithstanding; therefore,
the great expense which a second commission must
occasion to the estate; -the painful nature of the
investigation, and the chance of heightening the dis-
cord which seemed at. present to prevail between the
wife-and daughter of this unhappy Gentleman, he felt
obliged on ground's of public policy to direct a new
cdminission. He was very sorry for it, but the great
danger that might ensue in admitting such verdicts
compelled him to make this decision.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Novawara 26.
Lsad Trltymettiqs sat r his morning at nisi Prins, and
disposed of several undefended causes, till about four.
ci'clOCk. After that time the Court sat in Basso.
THE KING 9 IYAM.
This man had been tried and found guilty on an in-
dictment for having, by holding out lights at night,
assisted. some smugglers to land some smuggled goods
tvold a vessel on the coast. •
Mr.lustice DATUM-. There seems no doubt but that
job-have hien. gist/ of this offence, which is a most
serious one.. Y• u mestisave known that this traffic is
illegal. and most injurious to the lair trader, and In the .
ricipag the: $ ate. The esigagine in this traffic ate
dsooner or later, to involve those who resort
.10,1171Vireat trouble and distress. .The sentence of thai
yOu is, that you, be imps isoced. for aix
-ttai oirksiths, is Dorchester Gaol, and that, in the meats
tiros, you be kapt,in the custody of. the Mritahal of the'
of this Court..
Putnam. INFORMATION. . ' •
Th; A/TOMMY IaIIIMERAI moved, at the intim* all
a Mr! Whi:aker, for a rule to sliew cause 'why a cilia-
nil information should not be filed against a Mr. Kerr,
'both, as we understood, residing at Hull. Mr. Kerr
hid a sereint oflthe name of Shepherd, whom Mr.
Whitaker, upon a supposition that he had entirely quit-
teilMr. Kerr'i service, engaged for himself..
.Upon this
-Mr. Kerr wrote him a -very angry letter, in which he
'inveighed against Mr. Whit.ker as a dirty character.
Anil regrettedthat the distinction.. which the law made
between menial and other servants prevented him from
punishing him for such contemptible conduct. Mr.
Whitaker swore that he bel.eved Mr. Keres object to
be to provoke him to a breach of the peace.
In answer to a question from Lord

The ATTORNEY Ginza*V. said that the parties were
in the station of gentlemen ; one of them was an Alder-
of. Hull.—ROle Wanted.
11l lta LINDON.
Mr. Baotrousat had on a Coiner day addressed the
Court in favour of Mr. Charles Lindon, why had been
taken: up- for a contempt of Court, in not appearing
aftat being served with a sobpcena f• r that purpose, at
the Old Bailey. to give e►idence against Owen Deiltry,
a Post °Am letter-carrier, who wei there tried for. the
capitatofUnce of eitiacting money from a letter, com-
mitted en„lsis.cbarge. Mr. Brougham then stated that
Mr. Lindon, who airiits in managing the busine:s of an

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teperson who.had.lnir the %wiser: that be had atlattll}',
itterided.at the' flailey;bistl/4shessihetritl selsibuslt
lovonse on, ser mottliatitated and alermel.
and so extremely 'aver4 tcr.pive trickle! of an -We nn*
tot wfiren'tlie prisoner niiint lie; eireittei`ehaihebabasbis
extremely illy and ear unable tiiiipPeirr. :Hf did, bow.
ver, appear when the um! prisoner ties. irraignetC Oa
an indictment which was not espitai„ and the prisoner
Pad beim aeq.iitted. Bie Coe the refit• al to apps at
the previous vial his • rectigniza--ce had been ferfeite‘
and lie himself attached tor contempt, on'which attach-
ment he had been already in custody Intsiverill days.
In consequence-of this Ile defendant's reeptaishases
were estteated. sad the Iflaster of 'Mir -MOM ward,-
sired toinquire and report whether the dthndasrlinis is
contempt or not. • -
Mr. LUSHINGTOff. the Master, now tepeitila fist the
defendant was in contempt. - t

, Mr,
put in.
pearance
evidence . _
his execution
expense -
,his inabili
sever..
Mr. .
.puniehmtnt
was very i:ve,
had issued:had
would doer.
stated, that '
duced
ibis:
had not
to bis ''•
Lindon
say that
I eirdenti
should
ulltlahewthreeir
their
,was ...
disappointed. _ ____iy been ,s day, is,
cus ody, arid had been pat to an expense whiebiretwold
i!1 afford ; and he and his 'family would be ruined by'
his being imprisoned for a great length of time, or be!ng
subjected to heavy fine. • ""1 ' '
'fhe ATToRNitY GithutßAL--Atrar as Cencellted thi:
individual, he felt no desire to speak in aggravation 4-
his offence; but on the part of the public he'must traf;:
that if offences of this kind were to be suff red to pass
with impunity, the conned' justice would be stopped
altogether. If persons refused on such grounds as this
to appear for the prosecution, they might el k° sake it
into their heads, on other grounds, to apricot for' she
prisoner, and justice would be entirely defamed. ~
Lord TarrreaDaw—Charles Landon, you appear here
to receive the sentence of.the Court, for having mimed
to obey the exigence of a'subtiwia, by which you were
called upon to give evidence agifitrat 'au individual who
was indicted for a capital off.litta ; At en apologylue
such disobedience, you state tome itropte which you
had in your mind to _give evidence against a person
capitally indicted for abstiac%ing mon y from a letter.
But this is no excuse for disobediente en such &Casinos.
It is the duty of all to obey the process of junk., and
that duty mokt be
..141ft•ClUete, bos.rVer pAitailii it may •
be; and-isidividualcasn,iiel 'in* allowed AGSM the e -
own judgements up against the, roles of law.- You have,
..
however,. been already fen to sonic exreirse, spd lots
expeeienced.some suffering for this offence; and ylles stay
that a heavy fine and a long co. fii.enient'wedld rain,.
you and your.family. .This is the first tittle in itnesife..:,
Mot y that a person has been.brought tip for a Coin pt
founded on Mere mental scratples to give evidein
looking at the whit &cm:twit:eft ,of the tit
on
judgment of the Coen; dpon you is,' that )on lie t -
mined to the castody-of the Moshe' bt theSfarehalseit
'of the King's Bawl) for one fortnight. ' '

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COS Ulf RACT.
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Rai •.• ALLITT, OLIVIns •1111111416110011
Mr. Gummi celled for the judgMoutof .sieectiott
upon these dtteridants. •
Lord tiwreanzu read his notes, from sehiellia_sap-
peared, that the defendants had born tried belt* hilt,
some time ago, upon an indictment for a coospirecy to
procure a fraudulent commission of- baukruptcy to be
issued against the defendant Hallett, an At.orney of
this. Court, and his partner, ChAiles Henderson, who is%.*
nose the prosecutor.

It appeared that when the partneriblp urilliberrsietkay`
the father of Chatleiblenderson a4vilikerl4lo(ll.'fn~
benret of the 'concern, upon the sectisisy of 'er-,*". -eatfip:
of attorney,. to con!ess judgment. Mr. eliiikf,ll4.
derson, the son; was unanle for some time 'hut tligl;"
partnership, to attend to the business fiom ill lideltU
•
When he began tp attend to his affiirs, he thattight,•-
there was reason-to suppose that the defindintlibiliene •
had not been dealing fairly pith the partnerAhip,,
and there weie. some :deliberations abut shsecaleiegr,
the partnership:, In .the mean time judgment was.:
entered up on the wartant of attorney, pn rtiii gad of
December, 1824,-ititl: ,was sent
lettNi barite 'At the AS Of tAtit silently?. Mr. Hallett,
!Isoiriateriliblettreddlthete; tete periods, proEnreA' itilk •
the assistance of:•thel;defendants; Oliver and Tholaus
son, to• fialiric!te ft,. bill if tstcbinge, which :vrisiSi
Ipiesented ; at. the. parttsciship case - and ,disbel/4
floured, and on the ~29-111 of December . the fraellik.
knt e. mmissitin was talon out, and oh 7iliC
of December produced to defeat thrjeri feeieg 'Fag
this the parties wese indicted by eisarleslieselgeserse3
and fi.undguilty.—(While hisLoeilsviast ea** doe
totes* one of the defendants fell on ibe&pr in,strongebt.,,
,eterics, and was immediately taken out of Court,
was thought that it would have been necessary ttillebsyt,
die ptocredings;) but the Anorney General stateletline„,
there weie Wane mitigating circumstances in the•casii„
et Thomson acid. Oliver, who were personsio.a.hntnbls
tkuation, and acte4 under the irfluence of Hallettossa„
lit was not intended to pies' the judgment of the Court
ieraihst them. ..• •••
The affidavit was then put in on the past of..Hallelt,.
in which he pleaded in mitigation of the offence, that it
was not a deliber.te one, 'but °Le into which he had
been driven irfielidefence by the harsh proceedings of
the prosecutor and his lithe, in entering up judgment
on the warrant of attarney,••and wing oat euAltution,
without giving sit month,' notice to Ha)lettll "hick%
according to
.the underttuuling between the, parties,
ought to bine been given. .
Affidavits were put. in in.agglasation by the prose
cutor, Charles Henderson, and a Mr. James Menaces.
Mr. Thataten, for the,defendant Hallett, 'obieri.
that he was the mote entitled to the merciful eneddeskw*
don of the'Court Ali there -still appeared surto% ai
mosity against bias on the pats uf the probeCuisß:
certainly did not mean to lustily what lse# .1,-
by the defendant, for it was-unjustifiablir
certainly apt a'light venial fault, ant it Was

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7. Lindon was nitvr brought up for jetlabitiAvu4
in an affidavit, in which• he *scribed his sows*
ante to the est reme reluctance which he felt to OS •
rnce agAinq a fello*.treature whiCh might lead *
Itecution for such an offence. •He also pleaded WV*
and %offering to which' he had been alreadyl4
nubility to .ray a heavy: fine, and the roar 1.11101
re sentence' might- bring on himself and bill 1110011111.
r. Banyan** otnerved, in allegation ascii.
duettist which M. Lindon had alttaidraelearde
very I:vere, and his eonJoct sineethe tattne4lOnall
issued:bad been, uneaceptionable. • Ills .iddid3l4f
Id observe that he (Mr. Broughtsm)-bladl*lio;
the Mi. Lindisn's agitation of mind 7ballt
rd abodily•disahrtiiry to appear tit gitrabia *Of*
I staniuskiit he-nigh* take at edvaarago of,
not deo te soOstit AgeFibeif Kis non-ippearanakibihlr
wiiAtal rehittisist • Tith et lea t Droved tlidt Mr:
lon was 'in bOnoatablitatsia: He did Dot
that Mr. Liisdoss was not. (if contempt, fat Wye's: •
leis' to the pOrphrev of ...justice that the. sobpOmo)
114 be Ob+yedi and' War individuals slidulii• *O4V
heir own opinions and.keropler agialnit.Afio esOlts-alf
Dot alshbflth 'heti was ,no d•oo6i ea 'cOntillstittr
e was mitt:tills' elrettlasenneeallelitts &eV •irhich•
r trltchhips Would' sso dbulatlttintidetfz Mr:6tidon
a swan whosedarly prospectt id lift had been mach
ppointed. He had *heady been .setrml_dfyi so

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