Star.
London, England, 1820-07-08 00:00:00

THE CORONATION.

COURT or CLA ma.— Wed nesday, Lord Lauder-
dale's claim was referred to the King in Council.
Next was called,on, the claim to beai the Royal
Standard of Ireland. The Gentleman making this
claim, Mr. °Manion, was in attendance, and his
. Memorial was read. It stated that his Majesty had
succeeded to the Throne under a title differing from
that of any. of his inedecess:ns. Hitherto the King
of England, as ugh, was King of Ireland, but the
-legislative-power of the States remained distinct.—
During the late reign the strength of the two coun-
tries were consolidated under the title orthe " United
Kingdgm of Great Britain and Ireland," and our
gracious Sovereign is the first of cur Monarchs to
whom the Crown has descended under this desig-
nation; it is therefore befitting that the approaching
august celebration should unite, as much as may be,
the royal state and regalia, of the three kingdoms,
now forming the triple glory of the Crown. Under
the ancient dynasty of Ireland, it was-the hereditary
privilege of Memorialist's family ,(which was one of,
those in which the supreme royal authority was
elective) to bear at the Coronation of the King the
Royal Standard. To that dynasty that of his Ma-
le:lay succeeded, and in a line of lineal descent the
inheritance of Memorialises family is now vested in
him. In bounden duty to his King, as in justice to
himself, he therefore claimed—.. To bear at the Cu-
•ronation the Royal Standard of Ireland, to have the
silk, the embroidery, and the staff thereof, to deco-
rate his hall, and to have the golden cup in which
the King pledgeth to the prosperity of his people,
to stand on his board when the King feasteth with
him." The Memorial . further stated the evidence
both of anc:crtt English and Irish historians in sup-
port of the daim.
After sonic conversation between the claimant and
Sir Wei. GRANT and Lord HA RROWBY, the claim was
referred to the King in Council.

COUNT BEROAMI.—The first introduction of BEE-
GAMS to the QUEEN was one of pure accident. Her
MAJESTY was walking along the hall of an Inn in
Italy-, als.n BEUGANU, who was there by chance, ob-
served I.er train entangled, and with great address
and hun.ility stooped down to disengage it. His
manner pleased the QUERN, who asked the people of
the house about him, and was informed that he was a
currier in the service of General PINO. The Ge-
neral, on being sent for, gave the QUEEN so favour-
able an account of 13Ent.arat, that her MAJESTY en-
gaged to take him into her service immediately, if
Pis() would consent to it. The latter, who remained
to dinner with the Qtrxest, immediately consented,
and:on his return home saw B ERGANI, to whom he
BERGAMI, I have made your fortune !" The
occupation of PEIIGAIII for some time was.that of
courier, but by degrees be acquired the confidence of
his Royal Mistress, and was finally made Chamber-
lain of her Household. Reports much to the QUEEN'S
disadvantage, had by this time beea made in different
parts of Italy, and the decorations with which BER-
frA lit was covered gave great offence to a few of the
old Italian Nobility. The rumours against her MA=
.TESTY at length became so serious, that the Milan
Corn niisson was appointed, the expenses of which are
• said to have been nearly £ll,OOO in less than five
months. This Commission was condutted with much
delicacy ; %lout it is rumoured that a person connected
with the proceedings clandestinely laid them before
the agents of a certain Illustrious Individual, who
WAS thus enabled to ascertain the full amount of the
charges against her.-13Ettomat is the son of an ha-
h'in vidage apothecary, of good repute, but confined
practise. The Countess, his sister, is represented as
est; einely beautiful, and to have owecther elevation,
to titre (for her husband is spoken of as a person
of r.maii foi tune) to that circumstance. She has been
a constant companion of the QUEEN, who has, at this
Moment, one of her nieces under her immediate pro-1
tection. With respect to the decorations worn byl
BF.ndasir, and which have given such offence to the
old Italian NAAity, it is but justice to observe, that
they might have been attained by him when in the
army as a private soldier, as no distinction of rank
was made by the Italian Authorities under BONA-
PARTE, in the distribution of the Crosses. It is, how-
ever, more
.probable that they wi, e purchased by
Macau!, for it is a fact, known but to few, that
titles and decorations may be obtained in the Papal
;Ind some other States,• for certain stipulated sums,
which are paid to persons holding high official situa-
tis-us. The price of a Roman Knighti.ood, purchased
of tip: Agent of that State, in Paris, is (English money)
e.-6 l 3s. 4d. the trilg of a Count, £666 13s. 4d. of
a Xliitquis, £:1400!


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MM!No._

LAW INTELLIGIENOE• .

COURT OF KING'S BENCII, JULY 7.

DIXON ti. SMITII.

The defendant in this case was a clergyman and
A ship-owner, and. the action was brought by the
plaintiff, s ship-chandler, ta'xiekover £2OO. 16,. 9d.
for stcres furithhed to a vessercalled " The Emtptuer
The defence was, that Mt. Smith was only past pro-
prietor of the ship in question.; and that he had not ,
given the order to the plaintiff. The order, how-
ever, was proved, as well as the delivery of thegoods.
Mr. Justice 13EsT, in summing up the evidence,
reprobated the conduct of Mr. Smith ; first, fer hav-
ing, being a clergyman, engaged in commercial
speculations—and next, for the defence which he had
attempted to set up.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £2OO. 16s. 9d.
EMMETT V. BLAKELY.
•

This was a case in which the plaintiff, a colour-
manufacturer at Liverpool, sought to recover £1,300
for paints shipped to Calcutta on account of the de-
fendant. • It appeared that the original amount-of
the shipment had been £2,000, and that C7OO had
already been paid to the plaintiff. The substantial
defence was, that the colours furnished were of so
infamous a quality, that the consignees in-India had
found it impossible to dispose of them. The paint,
for instance, invoiced as " best Prussian blue," at 75,.
per pound, was.nroved to be merely a compound of
one part refuse of Prussian blue, and four parts
common whitening, being the same mixture which
was sold retail in the slop of the plaintiff at one
shilling per pound. •
The Learned Judge, BEST, treated the transaction
as fraudulent and Mr. SCARLETT, for the plaintiff,
consented to a nonsuit.
ACKLEY D. DAVIS.
Thii was an action to recover the sum of £15.95.
for board, lodging, and necessaries, found by the plain-
tiff for the dtfendant's wife duriug their separation.
The defendant is the Minister of a Dissenting
Chapel in London, with an income of £l2O. He•had
been originally brought up to the business of a car-
periter, hut" afterwards changed his pursuits, and
married his present wife, who is the sister of another
Dissenting Minister at Portsmouth. Their tempers
not suiting, in 1800 articles of separation were drawn
up between them, by which the defendant, being
then in humble circumstances, agreed to allow her
2s. a week, in addition to what she could earn 'by.
her. own industry. Afterwards, when his conditipn
improved, he allowed her for several years 12s. a
week. When the defendant removed to Lymington,
where he was an assistant preacher at a chapel, his
wife followed him for the purpose of claiming hew
marital rights and his protection, but in consequence
of her outrageous conduct, he had her sent up to a
mad-house at Horton, and from whence she was
liberated, atter a month's confinement, upon the cer-
tificate of a respectable medical practitioner, that
there was no pretence for saying that she was a fit
inmate for a lunatic asylum. Soon after the de-
fendant got his appointment in London, his wife
went to lodge at the plaintiff's house, where she in-
curred the debt for which the present action was
brought, part of the amount being for nursing an.
medical aaendance during a severe illness.
Mr. Justice BEST summed up the case for the Jury,
and under his Lordship's directions a verdict was
found for the plaintiff—Damages, £15.95.