Star.
London, England, 1821-08-28 00:00:00

SALISBURY AUGUST 25.

Our Triennial Musical Festival commenced on
Wedneday evening with a Grand Miscellaneous Con-
cert at the Assembly Room, which was numerously
and fashionably attended. Among those present weie
The Marquis of Allesbury, Lord and Lady Arundel, Lord
Fulkstone and family, Lady Islildmay, Sir John and Lady Mt-
ley, the Bishop of Salisbury, his Lady, and family, Lady Med.
licott, the Hon. Mrs. Harris, Sir J. Burrough's family, W.
Wyndham. Esq. 111.1'.and Lady, &c. &c.
Upwards of 900 persons attended the Cathedral on
Thursday morning, where a Grand Selection (f Sa-
cred Music (chiefly from HANDEL) was performed in
the finest style imaginable; nor was the Concert in
the evening less distinguished. The pertOrmance of
yesterday morning at the Cathedral was HANDEL'S
Oratorio of The Messiah, which, in point of scientific
execution throughout, and sublimity of effect, has
rarely been surpassed. The Festival closed yesterday
evening with a Concert and Ball, which attracted
crowds of visitors. The whole was conducted in a
manner highly creditable to the scientific taste and li-
berality of Mr. CORER, and attracted an unusual in-
flux of visitors to this city.

Saturday afternoon a numerous assemblage was
collected in a field without the Fortifications of Port-'
sea, near the Flat houses, to witness the ascent of
Mr. GREEN, in a balloon, which took place soon
after three o'clock; but owing to the density of the
atmosphere it was visible a very short time, and took
a direction towards Chichester, and finally alighted
near the village of Langstone.
Saturday, the Festival of St. Louis was celebrated
by the French in this metropolis with considerable
pomp and splendour. The French Catholic Chapel
in Little George-street, King-street, Portman-square,
WAS decorated in grand style, and High Mass was
performed, being crowded in all parts by well-dressed
per.ons, or foreign Noblesse. In the evening his
Excellency the French Ambassador entertained a
party of distinction.
A very splendid party are on a visit to the Earl of
MORLEY, at Saltram; Earl SPENCER and Lord Mott-
'Ertl, are among the Noble Earl's guests.
The last accounts from Milton Abbey state that
the Countess FITZWILLIAM was rather better, but
still continued very unwell.
The King of the NETHERLANDS has made a pre-
sent of an elephant to the King of PausstA, v.hich is
every moment expected to arrive at Potsdam.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST 25.
IN THE MATTER OF BROWN, A BANKRUPT.

The bankrupt in this case was one of the partners
of the Windsor Bank, which Bank stopped payment
upwards of four years ago. The bankrupt was then
examined before the Commissioners, and by them
committed for not giving satisfactory ans.rers to the
qaestions then put to him. Ile has been in custody
ever since that time, and was this day brought up
upon Habeas Corpus, at his own request, to explain
his former sta►ements, and to argue his right to be
discharged. He addressed the LORD CIIANCELLOR
at considerable length, and entered into an extended
review of the state of his' affairs at the time the firm
stopped payment; and contended that, under all the
circumstances of the case, he had given a fair and
satisfactory explanation of his concerns, and ought to
be discharged.
The Lotto CHANCELLOR said, he must take till
Monday morning to look into the papers, and would
then give his opinion. That opinion would be con-
! tained in two words, either dt.,charge or commit-.
ment ; it would, therefore, be unnecessary to trouble,,
the bankrupt to come up again. If it should happen
th.tt he felt it his painful duty to continue the com-
mitment, Mr. Brown might still make his application
to the twelve Judges, one after the other, and even
should eleven of the Judges nice with him (the Lord
Chancellor) that the commitment should be conti-
nued, and Mr. Brown should be so fortunate as to
find one Judge out of the twelve who considered his
answers satisfactory. and that he ought to be dis-
charged, he would be entitled to the benefit of that
opinion, and obtain his discharge, notwithstanding
the L ud Chancellor and eleven of the Judges thought
otherwise.

Ills Lordship's Sittings concluded this day: he
will, however, sit in his own room on Monday, to de-
liver a judgment or two.

SURREY ASSIZES.-CROYDON AUGUST 25.
GAITSKEI.L V. FAIR AND ANOTIIER.

This was an action against the defendants two of
the inhabi ants of the Halt Hundred of Brixton, to
recover a compensation in damages for the injury
done to the plaintiff's house, by a tumultuous mob
assembled to compel an illumination for the result of
the proceedings against her Majesty Queen Caroline,
in the House of Lords, in November last.
The plaintiff is a surgeon at Rotherhithe, and on
the 13th of November, in the evening, his house was
attacked by a mob of about one thousand persons.—
The plaintiff had the front of his house illuminated
with a dozen flambeaux, but this was not sufficient
to please the people ; they said he was a shabby
King's man, and he must be compelled to light up
as he ought. They broke six large panes of his glass,
and then departed. For this injury he brought his
action, claiming a 'ainst the Hundred the sum of £2.
1 ls.—The case being made out in evidence, the
plaintiff had a verdict for £2. I Is.