Star.
London, England, 1829-07-02 00:00:00

WILLANS V. TAYLOR.

Mr. Sergeant.TAnny was proceeding to show cause
in this case against the rule obtained by Mr. Sergeant
Cross for setting aside the smmit, when
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE interrupted him, saying he
must resume his argument to-morrow, as the Judges
bad to meet on public business elsewhere.

ARCHES COURT. Air 1.
HARRIS V. HARRIS.

This was an appeal brought by Mrs. Harris from the
sentence of the Judge in the Consistorial Court in Lon-
don (Dr. Lushington), in a cross suit between the appel-
lant and her husband, Captain Harris, of the Royal
Navy, charging each other with acts of adultery ; in
which the Court below held that Mrs. Harri) had not
proved her case, and that Captain Harris had proved
his allegations sufficiently to entitle him to a divorce.
Previous to the argument, some discussion took place
as to the admissibility of the evidence of Mr. Mottley,
respecting a certain acknowledgment of Captain La.
touche, and his (Mottley's) communication of that con-
fession to Mrs. Harris, which the Counsel for Mrs.
Harris contended should be struck out of the evidence,
as being extra-articulate, and calculated to raise erro-
neous presumptions respecting the rules of admitting
evidence in this Court, should the question hereafter
travel into the Court of Delegates. They also contended
that this part of the evidence did, in fact, amount to
nothing in the way of positive proof.
The COURT held that, as this part of the evidence
formed no specific ground of appeal, it was not com-
petent for this Court to hear any argument upon its ad-
missibility ; the evidence would have no more than its
proper effect upon the judicial mind of the Court.--
There could be no doubt that the statement of Captain
Latouche to Mr. Mottley was nt t evidence of an act of
adultery against Mrs. Harris, and he understood that
the Learned Judge in the Court below had so con-
sidered it. What inference might be drawn from the
manner in which Mrs. Harris received the communica-
tion of it might be the subject of argument.
As the case has been so recently and so fully before
the public, it is needless to repeat the details of the
argument. The sentence will not be given till the costs
and alimony shall have been paid by the husband,
which has not been done.

A man of genteel appearance and good address,
about ten days ago entered several shops in North
Shields, and in whatever they dealt gave a decent or-
der, which was to be sent to a place in South Shields,
where payment would be made, but whilst the shop-
keepers were taking down his orders he did not fail to
purloin their brass weights.
Radford Roe, who had been sentenced to transporta-
tion—who was amongst the thieves in the hulks—who
was in the gray jacket and leather cap of the transports
—who was under the restriction of the irons incidental
to his situation, and who was actually on the passage
to Botany Bay, in the vessel now about to start for that
destination, returned to Dublin on Saturday—ve can-
not say whether in a carriage and pair,or a carriage and
four ; but the return to Dublin may be regarded as
certain as if it were announced in the Gazette. This is
a strange business—Judges, Jurors, Governors, and
what was held to be settled mad indisputable law in
Ireland, set aside, and all by a billet deur addressed by
Lord Eldon to 41 Richard Radford Roe. Esq. Barrister
at Law, on board the bulk. Dublin !"—Dublin Register.
&mums or ALNWlCL—Negotiations between his
Grace of Northumberland and the Common Council
are still going on for the division and improvement of
Alnwick Moor, or Aydon Forest, a tract of two thou-
sand six hundred acres adjoining the town. The great
difficulty is, to determine the share due to his Grace as
Lord of the soil. The freemen consider it a common,
in which case it seems that one-sixteenth is usually al-
lowed ; while his Grace considers it a forest, and claims
one-third. Within these few days, however, an offer
has been made to the Common Council to accept of
one fifth; but they have agreed not to treat but on the
terms originally propo-ei by them in April last,oamely,
one sixteenth.

About two o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke
out in Whitecross street, which is occupied by a green-
grocer, of the name of Garner. From the oldness of
ti a surrounding houses, and the quantity of timber
about them, great fears were excited. The fire. which
broke out in a room at the back of the shop, was first
discovered by the watchman, but before he could arouse
the inmates, it had attained such a height as to shut out
all hopes of an escape down the stairs, and they were
glad to effect that object by jumping out of the first
floor window. They were three in number, Mr. Garner,
his wife, and his brother. all of whom succeeded in
reaching the ground without sustaining any material
injury. In the meantime the flames rapidly increased,
and by the time the engines arrived, the house was in
one entire body of flame. The supply of water was
fortunately ample, and by great exertions the firemen
were enabled to prevent the fire from extending itself
beyond the house in which it commenced. Mr. Garner
had only taken the house about three months back—it
is understood he was insured. A report prevailed early
in the morning that a child had perished in the flames,
but this, on inquiry, we were happy to find was not true.