Star.
London, England, 1816-08-03 00:00:00

MAIDSTONE BIBLE ASSOCIATION:

Wednesday evening, the 24th ult. was held in the
Town Hall, the Third Anniversary of the above
Association. The Honourable and Rev. G. Noel
took the Chair at seven o'clock. The Meeting was
very numerous. An abstract of the Report was read
by Mr. W. Syckelmoore. •
It is stated, that at the first meeting of the Com-
mittee after the last Anniversary, the state of the
villages in the neighbourhood of Maidstone, came un-
der consideration, and it Was cleated desirable that
they should be visited and surveyed, in order to
which, 1500 copies of the Annual Report, and 700
Addresses, were printed for distribution. In some
villages the Committee did not meet the encourage-
ment they wished, but is others their labauta war
Crowned with all the :meth' that could be expected.
A new Branch Association, with the assistance of
that of !staid:torte, bad been formed at Latham, and
had become prospetous. In Maidstone the same be.
nevolent spirit still existed. but the labours of the
Committee were there much lessened, in consequence
of most of the poor being already supplied by their
own contributions ; 96 new subscribers. were obtained.
The Report, after giving a statement of the receipts
and expenditure of the Society, during the last year,
concluded by expressing the confident hope of the
Committee to see that time .arrive when the diffusion
of the Holy Scriptures shall be general ; 40 when the
wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for
them; and the desert shall rejoice, and Islossom as
the rose ;" when all 4, shall see the glory of the Loma.
and the excellency of our Goa"—lsaiah, c. 35, v.
I and

Saturday Mr. bates Buss. of Bethersden, under-
took to walk ten miles in two hours on the bethersden
road, for a wager of twenty pounds, which he per-
formed with ease in one hour.and forty-nine minutes.
Many spectators were present, and considerable bets
depending.
Tug F„.ssim Paborratmr.—Ba ant?, the hero of the
Pedestrians, (y 2 years of age)i is still travelling
regularly on, to accomplith his Herculean labour
'which ends on Tuesday, at one o'clock, when he will
then have completed his undertaking of 1000 miles,
at one mile and a half every successive hour, from
his first starting. Barnet is as fresh as when be
began, and this morning he made good his 884th
mile.
WATARLOO SAILING Meech.—Yesterday a grand
treat was afforded to the lovers of aquatic amuse-
taents. A grand sailing match took place below
Btidge, for an elegant silver cup and cover, given by
a Society of Gentlemen, which Is to be continued
annually;in contmemorition of the ever-memorable
battle of Waterloo. At eight o'clock in • the morn
ing, the Mermaid, Greyhound, and Produce, started
from Blackwell to go round the quarantine boats
in Lea Reach, and back to the former place. There
was a fine fresh wind, and tie Mermaid took the
lead all the way down t the Greyhound was. the
second, and the Produce last, until they passed the
quirantine boat, lying in Lea Reach, when, in
beating up to windward, the Produce soon passed the
Greyhound, and gaining fast on the • Mermaid. just
about Pravesend she fouled the Mermaid, who was
to windward. by which she carried away her own
bowsprit; when abciut the Half-way House, the'
Mermaid, by accident, carried away her main haul-
yards, which enabled the Prodnee to come up with ;
her again ; and in Blackwall Reach they ran each
other on the mud, on the North shore ; the Produce
getting off first, got to Blickwall, after a severe cow..
test fur the cup. The fineness of the day attracted
an immense concourse of nobility and gentry. and
amateurs. Among them was the Marquis of
ANGLIISIA in his yacht, named the Liberty, and whri
his Lordship was recognised by the People, he Wei
repeatedly cheered, end he seemed highlyssatified
with the amusements of the day.

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COURT CtV CHANCERt AUGUST
IA the Cage 6f Mr. Waitangi.% a minor. who ills
sway with sins PATTLa, a ward in Chancery, th
LOAD CKANCRtLoR this day directed that a tried sl
sicence should be taken out for the remarriage of the
sappy couple; his Lordship consenting, as the Irv:
tuardian of the young lady; and the father of the
roung gentleman alit, consenting.
caostax-tu Tag aIATTER o 1 aRoWN AND COMM.
The LORD CHANORLLOR, on coming into Court, said
that he had read all the papers relative to the above
case, which was that of Mr. James Coombe, a bank.
rupt, lately a banker in Windsor, in partnership wi'h
Mr, Brown, who had been committed to Newgate by
.1 warrant of the Commissioners of Bankruptcy, dated
2cl of July, .for not answering to their satisfaction Or
interrogatories put to him on his examination. Hi,
Lordship said he had. for the better guidance of his
judgment, looked into various precedents. particu-
larly that of Noland ; and the result of his considera-
tion was, that as at the second exaMination of Mr.
'Coombe, no mention appeared to be made of that'
insufficiency which had been stated as attending the
int, it did not appear to him that there remained.,
sufficient ground for continuing that gentleman in
custody. He spoke, however, with caution, and if
the' season had permitted, he would gladly have for-
tified or corrected his opinion by those of his Learned
Brethren, then absent on their official duties. He
thought, however, under the circumstances of the ease,
.tfaat be was warranted. on the affidavit of the second
romeamination.being ptoduced. to order 1•1 r. Coombe,
Cie the present, to be discharged; and it was ordered
accordingly.
CONSISTORY COURT.
HARVEY v. HAMMY.
This wag a silk for a divorce at the instance of
George Frederick Harvey, Esq. a Captain in the
Army, against the Honourable, by courtesy called
Lady. Honora Elizabeth Hester Harvey, his wife,
on the ground of adultery.
It appeared that Lady Harvey was a daughter of
the Earl of Cavan. and on the Ist of April, 1809,
being then the widow of Captain Woodgate, was
married to Captain Harvey. They lived together
from that time at various places, as Captain Harvey's
professional duties rendered it expedient, end had one
daughter. The adultery was charged to have taken
place with a Lieutenant Usher. The origin of Lady
Harvey's acquainance wish him did not appear; but
it was proved that in -May. 181.5, Lady Harvey,
with two servants, left her residence at Hastings, and
arrived at the house of Mrs. Forsyth. at Phillimore.
place, Kensington, on her way to Cheltenham.—
Captain Harvey followed, with his daughter; and
it was then arranged that he should set off from
thence on the 2d of June, and proceed to Cheltenham
to procure lodgings for them; that Lady Harvey,
with her daughter and the servants, should on the
same day proceed to the house of her sister, Lady
Duncombe, at Brick-hill, Bucks, remain there until
the sth, and then proceed to Cheltenham. Captain
Haney, in pursuance of this arrangement, set off
on the 2,1; but Lady Harvey. instead of going to
her sister's on the next day, Under pretence of busi-
ness went to London, and met Lieutenant Usher, at
lodgings be had taken in Kirby.stteet, Hatton-garden;
he pretended to have been proyately married, and
therriesed the night thieritogether. Lady Harvey
arrived at Cheltenham on the Bth of Jane, and con-
tinued to live with her husband until the 22d, when
she eloped; and it appeared that she had from' that
time frequent meetings with Lieutenant Usher at his
lodgings, whets they continued* to pass for man and
wife. She afterwards returned to Mrs. Forsyth's,
and the present suit was commenced. An action
was afterwards brought against Lieutenant Usher,
who suffered judgment to go by default; and *lion
' the execution of a writ of inquiry, iel,ooo damages
were awarded against him.
No defence was offered, and the only .question
which arose upon the evidence adduced of these facts
was, whether it was sufficiently polved that the gen-
tleman with whom Lady Harvey cohabited at the
lodgings in Hattoo-garden was not Captain Harvey,
her husband. Atter some little discussion.

Sir WK. Scorr expressed himself satisfied that the
point was made out, and the proof therefore being
complete, he pronounced for the divorce.
A further 9uestton was then. raised as to the pay-
ment of costs, Captain Harvey's counsel contending
against his liability to pay the expenses on both sides,
on the ground of his income being very considerably
less than the fortune separately, secured to Lady
Harvey. This tact being established in evidence,
Sir Was. SCOTT, upon the authority of a case or
two cited, was of opinion that this was not a case in
which the wife was entitled to costs against the bus-
band.—Costs accordingly refused.

ESSEX ASSIZES.—CHELMSFORD, AUGUST t.
The Lord Chief Jostice (LOW ELLINEOROUGII)
and Mr. Justice &mamma .arrived from Hertford
yesterday, and went to Church immediately upon
their arrival. This morning at nine, Mr. Justice
Bunnovalt began business on the Civil Side, and
Lord Eu.mmonnuou at eleven on the Crown Side.
The Calendar for this County is very light, and the
Civil Side does not contain many cases.
FRANCIS AND Wilt 9. ARDLRY.
This was an action to recover a compemation in
damages for an injury sustained by the Plaintiff, the
Defendant having run against a chaise cat in which
his wise was riding. Tne circumstances of the case
were as follows t

The Plaintiff's wife was in a-donkey cart, driven
by a boy, about eight o'clock in the evening of the
old of April last, in the road near leivedon, leading
to Coggeshall ;. the Defendant was in a larger cart,
and came driving furiously along the road in an op-
posite direction. The boy, alarmed, drew close up
to the hedge, but the defendant's cart cams with
such fury against the donkey cart, that it was upset.
and the plaintiff's wife violently thrown out her
face was much cut, and the frontal bone laid bare.—
The harness was broken, and the donkey quite.sepa-
rated. The defendant himself also had his owa col-
lar-bone broken by the violence of she thock; The
plaintiff's wife was so winch hart, that she could not
be removed for cis or eight days.
The Jury found a !calico toe the Plaiutig. "
images, Fifty Poeads.
FILSWOOD 9. ANIS.
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This was an action to recover against the Dern-
(dant the stun 0f.,65 for sporting, on the lit of Sep.

"Instser lasts_at title gedingitAiii, in this County.:.;
The elaintif is. ReEtni bf that.pliCe; And brought
this action, as it was said, to prevent the defendant
from spotting on his preset-Vet.. It appeared in esii.;
deuce, that on frittner occasion, the Patinti had
convicted the defendant before A Magistrate in A
?enalry of 15, but the ciefablant took ample ven-
geance ; for the former mistaking the law, supposed
he Was authorisei to send out a servant to kill garite
for his table; he accordingly took out a licence fbr
his servant, and sent him out to shout for him. The
defendant laid eight informations against the servant,
and convicted him in penalties amounting to at4o=
which, of conrse, w, re paid by the present plaintiff.
The present anion was a retort for that, and to step:
port it Mr. Pilewood's set want was caked, wno
distinctlt swore in the defendant's haying killed a
partridge on the Ist of September last, in company
'with a Mr. Ealing. To confirm this, Mr. Ealing:
himself was called, who positively swore that the
defendant never bred a gun the whole day.—Verdict
for the Defendant.
• CROWN SIDE.
ROASTING A CIIILD.
MAMA Hunter and &Seem Jervis were arraigned
upon an indictment for attipping a child naked and
roasting it before the fire until it was badly scorched
and burned. Their trial stands for to-rnorrow.—.
The unfortunate child was one pat out to them by
the Pat ish.