Star.
London, England, 1827-03-05 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARIL.LANR, Maacn S.
We were very madly supplied this mensing with all descrip-
tions of Grain and Flour, and, u a matter of coarse, the Moak*
Trade was very lively, at an %deem* of is. per gutter so 'the
prices of this day sennight, widtevery appearance et a I'M towage
improvement. This advance ean only be attributed to the wide et
prime made known by Mr. Camas. for the quantky of Whist
rambling unsold is more than adequate to the demand lee dm
porpoise of consumption. - Mirky limy dollihmktontlibtpriose
of lest Monday; and Beam sod Penal bath damlodemaneharey
sale, but net lower. The OK Trade i 1 exuandrielloiltadeallne
of Is. per quarter, and but /ittle dens at that alsatommk Aar iti
expected to advance 516 mem&
Wheat, Red, new`, Mle tale
-old, Cis Ms -'
White. new, dOs
old dOs Sits
Barley, U. 405 '
Making 60e 441
Peas, Grs7, 1826,'50s 524
▪ Oos 00s
Maple, 1e26, --s —4
001 noe
Wilke, old, ses. 500
▪ new, 50, 52s
Boilers, 1825, 44s 50s
1828,52 s itis
ARRIVALS
2,004

Rye, 'new, 514
Beans, Small, new, its Ns
aid, 00s 00s
Tick, new, 4s. Sits
- 00. 00. ,
Oita, Feed, new, Ws Ns
old, ON 004
Poland, new, 314.374 _
—dd, 00. OPB
Pouts% Dew, 364 50e
-- old, stl. 554
- Bcoccit, 00.00.
Floor, per sack, 164. 500
Rapeseed !Os Ills per ime
lAsir wow

Irish Oati Peas, qrs.
4,125 Foreign Oats
atglith Fleur, sacks
1,002 Foreign Barley
SMITHFIELD MARKET, Nuacu S.
Beef this morning is gusted at 48 ltd. to ss. per stone for she
best Scots, and 4s. to 48.6 d. for the coarser Oses. Mattoo le rather,
better sale, the best young Downs reaching as high as 4s. M. per
stone, and the coarser Ewes, ae. ss. 6d. to 48.2 d. per *Me. In
the price of Veal, prime young Calves are Se. 6d. to Ss. 6th per
stone, and larger Meat 41. ed. to St. In Pork there Is Milo earls-
don.—Beasts, 2071; Sheep. 17,562; Pigs, 120; Calves, 101...-
Beef, per stone, 4s. to ss. Mutton, ss. 6d. to 41. 104. Via; ea: id.
to Ss. ed. Pork.4s. 211. to Ss. w.-Hay, per load, £3l7s. Id. to
Ai 125.6 d. Clover, £4 15t. to IN 10$. Straw, £1 ilis. to AA&

INS

%Mast. Sid* qrs.
Do. Fora* •
Barley, Baitlsla
Oats
Beans

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LIVERPOOL, Mason 5.
Cormx Weos.—The import is 10,750, and tee MOH sanaset to
8,831 bap. The export of Raw Cotter: from Great Britain,
during the weekending 24th February, was 1189 bags; and from
London, Uverpoel, and Hull. in the shape of only Calicoes (3987),
and Twist (2252), amounted to 6179 bags.
Advice, from New York of the 51st January, came the price
of Uplands at 9f to 109, and premium of Exchange at tog, whisk
on the 24th January had been 'lusted at lob to 11, and tOf
respectively.
Sanaa, etc.—There has bees very little demand for Sugar, and
300 hhds. only have been disposed of at barely last week's pekes;
and a few bags of fine white East India at 775. id Two Modred
and ferry casks Derbies Manse% have been sold at Ms. M. fur cid
and 2.55. for new' and 130 Demerara at 275. 6d. In Coffee and
Rice, there have been no transactions Worth notice. A few bags
of Pan Cocoa have been disposed of at 355. and of Pimentost
Parressioss--Tbrre has been a good business done in Butter,
during she week, at furtiter advanced prices : but in giving quo.
mama at present, it win be observed, that all depends upon k
anartments wanted, as in some instances from 16s. to Ms. per es
is made between the prim of Ist and ads. One hundred nava
prime mess Dublin Beef has been sold in 'hip at 100 a.

--en
;ENCE.

LAW INTELLIG.
COURT OF CH—MIRY, Rimiest

0.

Mr. Stfooze,intil;case, had moved for an injunc-
tion to stay a trial at law, and also for a commission
to examine wiinesies in Pent, with a view to shew that
the debt sued for h.id been paid. He now inquired
whether his Lordship was prepared to givelis judg-
ment?
Mr. HORN* expressed a hope that if the Court inter•
fered at all,it would takecare to secure the fund.
Ths LORD COUNCILLOR, after making a few obser-
vations upon the use, directed the trial,trial,which stood
for Monday neat, to be postponed to Tuesday, and
on Monday bis Lordship would pronounce his decision
upon the application.
De TIN MATTRB o 1 !AMR' A BANKRUPT.

In this case, %%Inch had been argued on a former day,
and which was an application to discharge the bank-
-rapt (now before the Court by habeas coypus), who had
been committed to prison by the Commissioners for not
satisfactorily answering upon his examination before
them, his Lordship decided that he could not discharge
him, for a more unsatisfactory examination he bad sel-
dom seen, but suggested that the Commissioner should
call him before -them again, and, after reading over
certain affidavits, ask him what further In had to say.
In another case of bankruptcy, a similar application
vas made on behalf of a witness whom the commission-
ors had committed to Newgate, for not giving satisfac-
tory answers to the questions put to him, respecting his
knowledge of the property of the baskropt, his brother-
to-law. • _ •
•

The LORD CHARCIRLLOR, upon comparing the an-
swers of the waoess with statements and expressions
coot:tined in one of his letters to the bankrupt, was of
opinion that the answers were not satisfactory, and
therefore refused to discharge him. But in this case
also, his Lordship suggested the propriety of further
examination on the part of the Commissiussen.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Kama 3.
BUILI IP. *Oat MOO 11111.011111.
_ _

In this action, the plaintiff, who was a tallow-chan-
dler, sought to recover the value of a quantity of tal-
low and candles, amounting to 1731. which he had
supplied to the London United Mining Company, in
which the two defendants were bhartholders. For the

defendants it was contended, that the action should
have been brought against the directors, and not the
defendants, who were mere shareholders, and had
never given any directions for the supply of candles,
or any other article.
The Lotto Ca in Jerrie c said, that as the dsfen•

dents, by becoming shareholders, considered them
selves entitled to receive the benefit of any pick that
might arise out of the company, they were also li-
able, as partners, for any loss that might be incurred.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the
whole amount claimed.

*ADMIT w TWA ST.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who had
fosrucrly been a partner in a large house carrying on
the business of draper., in Cheapsidn, against the de-
fendant, for a breach of contract. After the firm in
which Mr. Bartlett bad been a partner was dins
be was engaged by Mr. Tewart, who was in the same
line of business, to conduct the business for him. At
this time an agreement was drawn up between them,
by which Mr. Tewart b. turd himself to pay the plain.
tiff. for the seven years he was to live with him,. at a
rate of 5001. per year for the three first years and a
half, and 6001. a sear for the remaining time, and in
case any reasonable ground sLotrii arise fdr him to dis.
miss the plaintiff before the expiration of the seven years,
be should either give him three months' notice, or an
advance of three month's salary. This agreement was
entered into in February, 1820; but in the November
following Mr. Tewart, without assigning any reason
whatever, thought proper to dismi's Mr. B ertlett from
his service, giving him no previous notice whatever.
This was the ca.e as stated to the Jury, u bin the de-,
(cadent's enunsti proposed that the matter should be
investigated out of Court, and after some little discus.
sion it was agreed that it should be referred to one of
the Jurors who was competent to decide the merits rd
the case. A nominal verdict was therefore taken for
2,0001. subject to the rtference.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Fn.
DNS sow.-41 LIAZIWOOLIT AND ANNUM O. aura.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs to recover damages
Rem the defendant for peintlog a false, scandalous and malicious
picture, representing a large unwield) animal, hearing the resent.
Wisce of a sow which he stuck up oppositethe windows at the
plaintiff's house, intending it as a repreaentatioa of Susannah, the
plaintiff's wife.

. Mr. Sergeant Tamar said, the reading of the declaration ap-
peared to have excited a smile to the faces of the whole Court;
bet he begged to assure the Jury, that, though laughable in
statement, it was far tram being se In fact. Some dispute had
admit between the plaintiffs and the defendant about some pigs
kept by the latter, which were a great ouisaace and annoyance to
the former, who remonstrated with him, and begged him to re-
MOVe them Irom the bottom of their garden where the defendant
had greeted his pig-sties. The defendant, lawever, paid no atten-
tion to this request, and the plaintiffs were obliged to call in the
assistance of the street keeper, to compel him to remove them.—
Finffas Ithineelf obliged to remove his pigs, he killed tkem • but in
order to revenge himself en Mrs. Woolby, whom he considered to
hove leen the principal actor, he was observed one day to be raising
up on the fence, between the eudens on a high pole, the offensive
painting which was complained of today. It fepresented a large
sow with great, teats.. and altogether, a in. st disgusting animal,
under which were written the word, " Essex Sow. These were
meant to apply to Mrs. Woulby, who was an &KZ woman. This
painting remained up for above three months. It would be needless
to-say that there was not the slightest resemblance between the
painting and his client. It had, however, produced a great
effect on the health and spirits of Mrs. Wuolby, who could
not endure the sight of it. A Solicitor was, therefore, em.
pioyed to write to the defendant to August LAM desiring
lira to take down the painting, otherwise legal proceedings'
would be instituted against him. This request was not immedia.ely
complied with, and the present salon was commenced. It had,
/weever, been since taken down. The Learned Counsel would
new ail Ida witnesses, who would prove what had been stated, and
ke should hive the case in the bands of the Jery, who would best
know bow to estimate the injury done to the feelings of his client.
The painting was herr produced, and presented a wretched repre-
sentatioo of a sow. rudely daubed on a piece of board.
Several witnesses were caned, who stated that they bad seen the
paining while it was erected, and always understood that it was in-
trados' to ropreeent Mrs. Woolby. The defendant had admitted as
much himself, and appeared rather proud of it. One of them
said that the defendant had caned Mrs. Woolby a cursed strumpet,
and desired the plaintiff to look to his back door, for there were
other men as good as be.
The Loa. Caner JUITICI summed up, commenting in severe
terms on the conduct of the defendant, who, he said, bad acted as a
coward, and was unworthy of being called a man, for the absolve
mater in which he had spoken ea married woman, and for the
abominable and disgraceful manner in which be attempted to re-
venge himself on a woman for an imagined injury.
The Airy returned a verdict for the plainuff—Dantages, ISL

A benevolent Gentleman at Sheerness, with whose
same we ate voaeluainted. has, during the late severe wader,
sepylled weekly teem sevesty to woe hunched poet Unmake with
soap and meas.

•
READING. Wan It.
The Coantaissiotyppened this dAy cm the Crown side.
Mr. Baton Vauouau_shottly charged the Grand
Jury., You will/aratember that you stand in the centre
between accusation-and conviction, and will discharge
your duty in a maimed useful to thkpublic, and credit
tack to yourselves.
SlDlL—(Bfrort Mr. Banns GARROW.)
1•1.1 IP. AMR. •
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This was one of ten salons brought to try the validity of certain
votes given at the last election for this town. It appearea.to ex-
cite intent/ interest among the inhabitants. Mr. War:cons opened
the pleading's. The declaration stated, that the Borough of Rending'
is an indent Horsed' sending me Bergewes to Parliament; that i
the right of election 4 In the resident inhabitants paying icot aid
tot. It then averred the late writ to tbatifferiff tii Berkshire with
his precept to the Mayor uf,Reading, who proceeded in Juno last
to fleet two Burgesses, and than tise defendant did vote at the eke-
tloa,lie not having Veen actually aid onto tie a resident inhabitant.
The defendant haitpkadiii Ile general lime. -
Mr. Ta stated the ease. A area, anxiety did certainly exist
in the town,hut that coasidentionwouMblve no effect upon ttseJury,
nor should It have any upon him. Re -Uil to. perform the humble
undegbilship duty of stating the fads, and ',correction, the law
el theca,* ; theiury had the wet try of deckling whether the
case were or were not nab& oat was brought open tbagak
a the late King for protecting ' tve franchise in cities and
borough towns. That Act wit/honed or the purpose of making
inhabitancy an ingredient in the right of Feting. Inft vier! riepatt•
as the common feelings of town* aregkerebtreeneeta.: Iftsit Act,
tactZ after reeking that much trouble is wilted ly voters,
enacts that up person shall vote, unless ha.lhail Kaye actually
an inhabitant paying Hot and lot for six -calendar 'prising'
to the day of the election, and declares that sioligotes. in contra.
Tendon to the Act shall be void, and iniUctaitipeigalnr et £lO upon
the voter. A Proviso ihews the anxiety of 'da, re to pre.
vent pumas not strictly inhabitaits, from . for it declares
that in actions for the £2O penalty, the
sprout of inhabitancy shall
rest upon the defendant. Mr. Han must thereteie prove his right
of voting. In the borough of Heading, the tight of dealt* was
in the inhabitants paying scot and lot. This would be roved
by the hat derision of a Committee of the Hiss* of Ceci-
na*. The •words " scot and lot," by the modern interpre-
tation, meant assessment and cunt ibution to the poor 's rate.-.-
Ho should prove his case, and then the defendant would have
to prose that he was • actually rated, had paid his assess-
ment, and that he was actually aid base fide an inhabitant for
six months previous to the election. It he could make out these
three points he would be entitled to a verdict; if be failed in one
of she.. the verdict must go against him. The Leaned Counsel
would not anticipate the defence, for it was his anxious wish to
my nothing that might give rise to painful feelings ; but he ,might
observe that the plaintiff (Captain Hall) was a man of public spirit
and private virtue, and that he was well !mown, and was no in-
truder there. He was net induced by pecuniary conskleradene to
bring the action, for the act does not give coats and the Jury mist
be sufficiently acquainted with the legal proceedings to know that
a cause of this kind cannot be tried at se small au expense as £m.
It isthetefors appateot that the plaintiff is not actuated by into.
rested motives.

• Mr. Win. Aston produced a certified copy ors Rawhides of the
House of Commas, which he had examined with the Journals. It
was dated 1711:—" Resolved that this House doth agree with
their mannittee in their Resolutka that the riOt of eketim is In
the Inhabitants only paying scot and Mi." 'As witness had sm+
inroad the Journals, and could not find any later entries remeederg
the right of election in Reading. The witness also produced and
proved *ace copies of the writ to the sheriff, of the skirl( 'a pen
cep' to the mayor, and of the mayor's return.
Mr. Rasa= objected that the record averred the wrk en he
under the mil-of the Kingdom of Great Britain, but that time the
Union all oath 'writs were ender the seal of the United gissidwa.
This, he contended. was a fatal variance.
Mr. Berm Gemow—l have a strong impression that writs for
places in Great Britain an wader the seal of Great Britain alone.
I will, however. reserve it.
bk. Rebuts, the Under Sheriff, proved the receipt of the writ,
and the issuing. of the precept.
Mr. Lewis, the late Mayor of Reading, proved that he held the
election in lase Jone when Messrs. Palmer, Maack, Spence, and
Wakefield, were the candidates. The eletion commenced, us
Monday the tlltb, and terminated on Tuesday the loth of June.
Mr. Andrews was the sworn poll-clerk, and took the poll. . The
electipn was in the inhabitants paying scot and lot.
Mr. Andrews proved that the defendant voted for Mr. RPM*.
His vete was objected to, but allowed. -
The writ commencing the action was aloe proved.
Mr. Rues:Lt. had to requesi the attentiria of the Jury. to the case
of she defendant, Mr. Nast,ho was sued for the purpose if ex-
meeting from his pocket ea in respect of a vote given at the List
election. His Learned Friend, after deprecating all discussim as to
motives, sated that Captain Hall was a public-spirited man.—
° This man of private virtue and public spirit, Gentlemen." said
Mr. RumeU, "Is the informer."
Here the Court was interrupted by loud shouts of applause.
Mr. Baron Gaaaow (to the Under-Sheriff.)— You must repress
this, or I shall heavily fine you ; and whoever is found misbehav-
ing shall be immediately committed. 1 will not stiffer this Cue=
to become a beatings.
• Mr. Russet'. said, he was unconnected with the town, and was
not aware that what he had said would have called forth ex.
preioionli. He would, after a few pi eliminary observations, pro-
ceedahortly and drily to state the question of law. He had met
with a publication..-
Mr. Tat.mean objected to the statement of any publication net
given in evidence.
',Mt. Russem.—There must be a sore place somewhere." some-
thing rodeo in the state of Denotes k," or my friend would nut be
so feverish. lie seeks some credit for Captain Hall, and the itrol
former, by telling you that hr acts from public spirit and prince
virtue. I think it proper to say, that he is acing as the repro
mr.tative of a party i our am I wrong when I ask you to lay see
of your minds certain publications, published only last week and
treating of these actions. If they ptoceed fruit radical &forme*
I think they have something to reform in themselves. The pub:
Iller is highly culpable, and does his utmost to perver: the cosine
of justice. Toe will consider the case without reference to them,
in to whether the plaintiff is or is not a man of public virtue. The
question is, whether Mr. Hart at the time he voted was an Wick&
tent paying scot and lot 1 Penal Statutes are to be minimal
strictly, and you must see that the plaintiff is fully entitled before'
yes can convict the defendant. The Learned Counsel then con-
tended from two cases in " Barnewall and Cresswell," that the
word "inhabitant" meant in law the occupier of premises, that'
the popular meaning and legal meaning were entirely different, sad
that Lord Kenyon had also held that the word extended to occu-
piers. The defendant had a corn watehutiee within the borough,
for which belted been rated for more than two years, and had paid
his rates.

Mr. Baron Glasgow—Does lae or any agent tee* then?
Mr. &Jun.:a—No, my Lord, no tine resides upou the premien.
Mr. BUDD GAILLOW--it is quite clear that one of the parties
will tole the opinion of the Court-above on the question, which Is,
whether the occupation of a warehouse in which business Is carried
on, but ao person deandied, creates an inhabitant?

Tairooms assented. and admitted the fans were correctly
l stated; he would not therefore waste the time of the Court in nata-
palling the defendant to prove his case.
Mr. Baron Gaesow stated his opinion that it was not necessary
for the defendant to be personally present, for if any of his family
or his agents had Men dominled, it would have been sufficient. Rut
to make the defendant an inhabitant, it must be a habitation, not a
men place of business. However. be directed :he Jury to find for
the plaintiff, and gave liberty to the defendant to move for a sou.
suit if the Coot above *oat d be of a different opinion.
The Jury foetid accordingly.
Mr. Berea Gaufaow said, the good people of Reading had no
cause for triumph. as there was only the opinion of one Judge, and
the question, therefore, remained undecided.
SATURDAY, 51•acsi 3.
The ether gad lam information name certain parties who voted
for Mr. Spence at the Reading denies, cams on to he tried. In
five of them verdicts were found fee the plaintiff,- subject to the
opinion of the Court above. In threes( the ethers. Mr. Itesesu.,
on the part of the defendants, admitted that he could not support
the votes given by the parties, bet took an objeetien that in the
declarations the Ling 's writ was stated to be under the Great Seal
of Great Britain whereas it ought to have been called the Great
Seal of Great Britain and Ireland. This point wee ales reserved.
In the last of these eases the defendant succeeded In making out his
right to vote. and a verdict was foiled genera/1y le his favour.
These trials created great interest la the town.

Tobacco water is found by horticulturists to be a
sure restudy against insects, sod the plant in every shape destruc-
tive a Wand life ; twee what principle, thee, we would ask, can
te use be utlicturise duo injurious to the hueloan speaks ?