Star.
London, England, 1821-12-10 00:00:00

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130 i !NO.
The great match between Gas aid Neale will certainly t she
place to-morroW, dtty-filre miles from London. Many of the
Amateurs left town this morning fur the scene of action. The
battle it not expected to be of Lag duration, from the known
trernenduous styes/dog qualities of both the combatants, betting,
two' o one in favour of Gas. The second fight, between Auk
Midst% and the Steak Chavaitiam, is expected to afford rare 'sport.

HUNTING.
The Hampshire Hunt meet on Wednetday, at Matteriey Gate.;
Thursday, at Brown Candover Church ; Saturday, at Iledstead
Greco.
Sir Bellingham Graham% Hounds meet on Friday, on Ossel-
bury Down.
Mr. Shard's Hounds meet on Friday, at Bossington.
Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds meet to4notrow, at Grimeshaw
Thursday, at Satrtry Gorse; Saturday, at Sutton Wood.
'The Earl of Derby's Stag-hounds Meet to-Morrow, at Ad-
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dington.
It. JoWife, Esq.'s Fox-hounds meet on Friday, at She'Wood
House.
The Surrey Fox-hounds meet on Thursday, at Limpsfield;
Saturday, at Keston.—The Harriers meet every day.
The Duke of Rutiand's Hounds meet to-morrow, at Little
Ponton ; Thursday, at Broadwater l. • Friday, at Crtuton Pack.
The Cottesmore Hounds meet OnWednesday, at Holywell ;
Thursday, at Burley.
Lord Yarbotough's Hounds Meet on Wednesday, at Melton
High Wood; Friday, at Kingerby Wood; Saturday,at Kennel.
The Earl of Scarborough's Hounds meet on Wednesday, at
Wadworth Town- Friday, at Ulley Town.
Burton 11unt...--;Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds meet On Wed:
nesday, at the Green Man; Thursday, at Knaith ; Saturdayi
at Illankney.
The Gillingham Fos-bounds meet to-morrow, at Maugham;
Thursday, at Putney; Saturday. at Rigsby.
The Badsworth Fox-hounds meet to-morrow, at Hut-green ;
Thursday, at D.trfield-bridge ; Saturday, at lickworth Moor
Top.—Mr. Petre keeps up the festivities of Stapkton Hall In
true English style.
The Hatfield 'farriers meet on Friday, at flame House.
The Sheffield Harriers meet on Thursday, at Meadow Half.
Sir Jacob Astley's Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Hindol-
veston Wood (buck-hounds); I rlday, at East &sham (harriers).
Mr. Dewing's Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Dadaist
(Neatherd's Moor); Friday, at Field Mang.
Sir Edward Smythe's Fox-bounds meet on Wednesdiy, at
Atcharn Bridge.
Tuesday last, Lord Laureates hounds found a fox in the
gorse cover on Lyndon Hill (in Rutlandshire), which rook away
to Lyndon Wood, one corner of which be passed through and
went on to Wing Gorse, from thence to Gunthorpe Gorse, and
by Braunston to Lady Wood; he then went over Furze Hill,
straight through Ouston Wood. and from thence to Metz
Wood, on the opposite side of which he was seen laying dead
beat in the middle of a field ; but the hounds hitting upon are-
:al foxes in the wood, could not be got off to make a finish
of the best day's sport that has been recorded for some time.
The distance from point to point, as the crow Hies, about eleved
miles, the run perhaps about fifteen, which was done, notwith-
standing the heavy state of the ground, in one hour and twenty
minutes: many horses tired, and only three were with the
hounds from the beginning to the end.
Sir Jacos Avner', Buck-hounds met on Friday se'nnight, at
Saxlingham, and a fine buck was turned out before them, which;
however, was taken after a very short run. The bounds then
proceeded to look for an outlying deer, which was supposed to
be near at hand. He was found in a small plantation belonging
to Mr. I-Luau, at Letheringsett, and went away in a most gal-
lant style, in full view of the hounds. He immediately quitted
the plantations at Letheringsett, and made for Holt %%rood,
which he quitted as quickly, going in on one side and out on the
other, without the smallest check. He took across Kelling
Heath to "Wham, and crossing the road from Holt to Cromer,
ran at his best pace through the parishes of East and West Beck-
ham, Gresham, and Aylmerton, and plunged into, the woods at
Felbrigg ; the hounds hunted him through the whole range of
them, and forced him out again over some fine large grounds in
front of the house of Admiral Lamle. He was now, poor fel-
low, almost beat ; a check saved him for a moment ; but ibis
bounds hitting him uff again, soon ran into him, and ended the
day's spurt.

Bowseaser.—Saturday, David Renck was brought up by Do-
naldson, the Officer, and committed for trial at the ensuing Ses-
sions, for fraudulently obtaining money for false and forged or..
ders of admission into Covent-Garden Theatre. John Turtle, a
shomman to a library in New Compton-street, stated, that he
had known the prisoner fur some time past, having been in the
habit of purchasing plays of him. A short time since he called
on him ; told him he had got au order for the boxes to Covent-
Garden Theatre; being in distressed circumstances, be could
not make that appearance in his dress fit to go into the boxes
and if he could get a trifle fur it, he should be very thankful:
He did not wish for the order, but recommended him to canon
his aunt, Mrs. Charlotte Woofe, who attended, and stated that
the prisoner did call upon her, and she gave him two shillings
for an order to admit two to the boxes of Covent-Garden The-
atre. signed " J. B. Itatsalli." On her presenting it at the
Theatre, she was refused admittance. Another respectable fe-
male was present, in readiness to make another charge against
the prisoner, but it was not deemed necessary. She stated that
the prisoner had told her he could also get plenty of orders for
Drury-Lane Theatre, and that Mr. Kean gave him orders. fie
offered to get her orders when Romeo and .fedier was performed.
The prisoner, in his defence, stated, that having met with an
accident in his right hand, he was unable to work at his trade,
and was discarded by his employer. He admitted the charge
preferred against him, which be was driven to by distress. He
said he received the orders be had sold to the prosecutrix front
a young man of the name of Jones, with whom he had exchanged
them for some West London Theatre orders. Mr. Gatliffe
stated that on Friday night he had a forged order presented to
him, signed "E. Jones." Mr. Brandon and Mr. Gatliffe stated
that the number of forged orders sold by the prisoner and others
of his description must have been very great, as seldom a night
Weed without several of them being presented by persons for
admission.—Mr. Terry, of the Haymarket Theatre, bad the pri-
Meer brought to this Office two months ago for similar conduct.
On that occasion it appeared that he sent £7O worth of forged
11 orders into the house in one night. Mr. Terry's mistaken huma-
nity prevented the prisoner being then brought to justice.
ilamax-Gaserar.--Saturday, Mei Crooks, a shoemaker. was
brought up from the House of Correction, in the custody of W.
Bead, jun. for further examination, charged with inflicting seve-
ral stabs with a knife on the body of Mary Ann Nelson, other-
wise Crooks, with intention to murder her. The °Seer pro-
duced a certificate from the House Surgeon at Bartholomew's
Hospital, certifying that Mary Crooks, the woman stabbed, I.
out of danger, but not in a fit state at present to give evidence.
Bead stated that the woman, from the effect of the two wounds,
she received in the abdomen, was not yet able to leave herbed;
and that the prisoner's daughter was also a patient in the same
ward, and not able to attend to give evidence, owing to her
hand being cut across by the prisoner, in her attempting to take
the knife out of his hand when stabbing his wife. The Officer
stated, that the prisoner was charged with having been married
to seven wives, three of whom are still living; but that the pri-
soner acknowledged to be married only to six, including the
woman stabbed.—The Magistrate comntitted the prisoner for
further examination.

831111ITTILD Menem, Dec. 10.—The market this morning
was exceedingly full of all descriptions of cattle, amongst wh:eb
there was a great quantity of prime beam, no doubt intended
for the Christmas market. The prices were rather 10wer....
Current prices as follow :
Beef, 2s. Sd. to 3s. ed. per stone of Sibs.; Muttno, fis. 64.
to 35. 6d. Veal. 3s. 6d. to ss. Od. Pork, 2s. 6d. to 45.44.
Cattle at Market : Beasts, 5220; Calves, 220; Sheep and Lunt*
19,300; Pig% 500,—Hay and Straw per lo.d, Hay, 31. 01. SO
41. Os. Clover, 41. Os. to 31. Os. Straw, 11.8 s. to 1/. 12$.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE., DECEMBER to.
ZOOLOOS. Small Beans 3os 33s
Wheat, Kent and Tick ditto 24s 278
Essex, New 401 Old 541 1 Oats, Potatoe 245 26$
Suffolk New 40s Old 52s -- Poland 21s 23s
Norfolk ...... ..... old 565 46$ --- Feed ... ......... :Gs Ills
Rye
1 26s 28s Flour, per Sack 455 50e
Barley 2Ol 275 Rapeseed, per Last £2B st3l
Maltsos 60s 7011EIGN•
White Peas 26s 30s Wheat, Dentate .Os
...—.......--, Boilers ...325 34s Baltic Red, Ihunbro' or
Grey Peas ...............Ms 97s Drab:ultra' ...,.... Os

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. •

Saturday, Thomas Saxi/by, a man of most respect-
able and venerable appearance (seventy years of age),
was indicted for forging a will, purporting to be that
of Thomas Robinson.
Mr. 13aoneatott stated the charge in the indict-
ment,
and Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the facts of the case
to the Jury, as he was instructed he should be able to
prove them in evidence. In 1815 there lived at Hull
a young Gentleman, named Thomas Robinson, a
bachelor, possessed if property to the amount of 15
or £20,000. He lived with his mother. in-law, his fa-
ther's widow. In 1816 he became ill of an ague,
which terminated his life in seven days. This was
in the month of February. There was search made
for a will, but none found, except a piece of paper,
Erting, that he wished all his money in (here
some letters were torn off), and a house in Albion-
street, to his mother-in-law. This was sent to Doc-
tors' Commons ; but the Court held that unless, cn
or before the 7th of September, some more explicit
testamentary document were produced, judgment
s:tould go in favour of the next of kin. This would
have taken the whole of the property from the mo-
ther-in-law ; but so late as the 2d of September, Mr.
Sarilby produced a paper written by himself, but
purporting to be signed by Thomas Robinson, leav-
ing Al his property to his mother-in-law. This, Mr.
Sasilby said, in his depositions at Doctors Commons,
was drawn up by bins at Mr. Robinsott's desire, dur-
ing his last illness, on a Sunday afternoon, when he
called on him, as was his usual custom on Sundays.
This will was establiAied in Doctors Commons, and
no opposition was made by the next of kin, they
being in poor and humble circumstances. The will !
produced by Strilby mentioned the bad conduct of,
Mr. Robinson's uncle, who had been sent to New
South Wales 30 years ago, by the sentence of some'
Court. He came over on the death of his relative,
and instituted this inquiry.
The institution of proceedings in the Prerogative
Court, and the abandonment of them, on the pri-
soner producing the alleged will, was then proved.
in evidence.

J. H. Pickard knows the prisoner well; the depo-
sitions were signed with the hand-writing of the pri-
soner, who was many years in his employment.
Cross-czantiried.—The prisoner had been employed
by him confidentially as the manager of the white-,
lead works, of which witness is the proprietor. Ile
left him in 1816. Prisoner might have defrauded
him of thousands without detection, and he verily be-
lieved he never defrauded trim of a single shilling.—
He had £l5O a year, house rent, taxes, and coals,
while with him. When he left witness, there was no
improvement in his mode of living; had no doubt
but all the disputed will, except the signature, was
in the hand-writing of the prisoner.
The paper was then read as follows:
" The whole of my property I wish to give to my mother-in-
law, if she survives me. My uncle's bad conduct is great, but
I hope she will be good to him when she shall see occasion.
" THOMAS ROBINSON."

Mary Bailey was servant to the late Mrs. Robin-
son, at Hull, tor five years, to 1819. Remembered
Mr. T. Robinson, her son-in-law, who lived with her.
They were not on affectionate terms. She knew Mr.,
Saxilby perfectly well, after Mr. Robinson's death.'
She was their oaly servant, and did all they wanted.
Mr. Robinson died six or seven months after she
went to live there. She saw Mr. Saxilby once in
that time at their house, but could not tell whether
it was on a Sunday or not. Sometimes she went out
after tea on a Sunday. It was not usual for Mr.
Saxilby to come to see Mr. Robinson every Sunday.
Mr. Robiason was taken ill on a Monday. On the
day before he had Mr. Lockwood with him most of
the day. Between tnelve and one Mr. and Mrs.
Baton called, and dined at half-past one. There
were there also Mr. aad Miss Hewson, and Elizabeth
Phi'Lipson. They all continued together after dinner,
and tooth tea about six, during which time Mr. Ro-
binson never left the company. Mr.Saxilby did not
come into the house at all during that time. Mr.
Robinson diJ not complain in particular that day of
illness, but of the coldness of the day. Mr. Martin
called the next day: he is an attorney, and brought
his clerk with him. They were shewn by witness in
to Mr. Robinson. On Monday, about half-past
eleven, Mr. Robinson became quite deranged, and
died on the Monday following. During all that
time he was generally light-headed. Six or seven
wcele., after Mr. Robinson's death, she saw Mr.
&trilby two or three times a week at her mistress's
house. Shc never heard from Mr. Saxilby about a
suit respecting a will, nor ever heard him talk with
Mrs. Rubinson, or any other, about a will. Mr. Gal-
land, the attorney, used frequently to come to the
house. She took once a note from Mrs. Robinson
to Mr. Saxilby, at Mr. Pickard's office; and it was
after that that he came so frequently: she gave it
to him herself.

C 1 oss-errvitincd.—She beard Mr. Robinson. men-
tion Mr. Saxilby's name many times over. Mr. Ro-
hi nson's general health had been bad for some months'
before he died. He went for an airing in a post-
thaise on the Saturday before his last illness; his
m9ther-in•law accompanied him. On the Sunday
before Mr. Robinson was taken ill she did not see
Mr. Young, his surgeon, at his house; and if he
bad been, she must have seen him. She was not
cur on any part of that day. She did not go out on
that day betweei. two and three o'clock, nor was she
let in again by Mrs. Phillipson. There was no celery
dressed for Mr. Robinson that day. There was no
love between Mr. Robinson and his mother-in-law:—
Mrs. ltobinson's death was a year and a half after
that of her son-in-law. Had known Mr. Rushworth,
an attorney at Hull, about two years. She did not
tell him first of these things. She never said a word
about this till she had left Mrs. Robinson's. She
had been before the London Grand Jury in Septem-
ber, and in this month, on this indictment. She be-
lieved she mentioned what she knew of this subject
to Mr. Lockwood.
I'. Lockwood, a Feneral commerei Al agent at Hull,
was acquainted with T. Robinson. He had been
with him on a Sunday before he died; and saw him
on the Tuesday perfectly struck with death. He was
with Mr. Robinson about half-past ten on the Sun-
day morning, and staid till twelve, or a quarter
after. He went again about two, and staid tiir five,
or half-past. There were Miss Phillipson and Miss
llewson in the room. He did not see Saxilby there
that day, to the best of his recollection. Mr. and

Mrs. Robinson seemed generally almost. quarrelling.
He haJ seen Mr. Robinson write once or twice, and
could peak to his writing. The signature. at the bot-
tom of the disputed will he did not believe to be his
writing ; but that on the will abandoned he believed
was his hand-writing. He did not visit Mrs. Robin-
son after Mr. Robinson's death.
Cross-examined.—He had seen Mr. Robinson write
only once or twice, and, if he had not seen another
writing yesterday, he should have thought the signa-
ture to the disputed will was Mr. Robinson's hand-
writing;
and if he had been examined two or three'
days back, he should have said so. Two letters and
some receipts were here shewn to the witness, which
he swore to be T. Robinson's hand-writing. The
letters were, but the receipts were not.
Mr. Baron GA RROW here desired Rushworth, the
attorney for the prosecution, to sit down, as he ob-
served the witness's eye invariably turned to catch
his, before he answered a question.
Witness told Rushworth, that when he saw the
signature to the disputed will, he thought it was,-on
the first blush of it, the hand-writing of T. Robinson,
but that it was different from his usual writing. •
In answer to a question from Mr. Justice BAYLEY,
he now admitted that Mr. Rushworth bore his ex-
penses at- York, and in London, in October 1820,
and in 1821. When he came back to Hull, in Oc-
tober last, he told Rushworth he did not know whose
handwriting it seas. Yesterday he did tell him that
he firmly brlieved it was Robinson's hand-writing
A witness iu this cause, named Gooding, bailed him
from arrest on a debt of £1.5, just the day before he
came to town, and he had compounded with his cre
ditors about seven years ago.
C. Clark, a schoolmaster in Lincolnshire, was a
clerk formerly in the Bank at Hull, where T. Robin-
son kept his cash, being shewn the will, he did not
think the signature was that of T. Robinson.
S. Horner, Esq. a merchant at Hull, knew T. Ro-
binson, but not intimately. Had seen him mite a
few times. Ile did not think the signature T. Ro-
binson's hand-writing.
S. Martin, an attorney ; G..leffs, a tailor in Hull;
and G. Gooding, a merchant in Hull, dcpo'ed to
the same effect.
The case for the prosecution having closed, the
prisoner put in a written defence, in whicii;he gave
the same account of the making of the will which he
had, given in his deposition before the Prerogative
Court. Ile dwelt With feeling, but not resentment,
on the frequent prosecutions instituted against him ;
and concluded by relying on Gon, that he would not
suffer him, in his old age, to fall a prey to the ma-.
lice of his disappointed enemies.
Mr. IL Guard was a fellow clerk with Mr. T. Ro-'
binson. He believes that the first will, and the sig.-,
nature to the disputed one, are the hand-writing of
T. Robinsor«

J. Neville, clerk of the Dock Company at Hull,
believed the first will, and signature to the last, to be
the writing of Robinson.
Mr. Baron GAaaow ordered three of the witnesses
for the prosecution out of Court, for making obser-
vations disapprobatory of the evidence given by the
last witness.

Mr. Young, surgeon in Hull, attended Mr. T. Ro
biuson for some years, and in his last illness. He was
twice at his house on the Sunday, as he was taken
on the Monday. He had indirectly recommended to
Mr. Robinson to settle his affairs, and he said he
would. The signature to the last will was like Ro.
binson's writing.
Miss Phillipson was at Mr. Robinson's when Mary
Bailey went out on the Sunday, and witness let her
in. She did not see Mr. Sasilby there that day,
Witness dressed some celery for Robinson, and heard
of Mr. Sazilby having been there. Ou the same day
Mr. Young came in. She was positive that Lock-
wood was not at Robinson's on the Sunda,

Miss Hannah Ilewson swore positively that she let
Mr. Saxilby in about two o'clock on the Sunday in
question, and that she left them together in the par-
' lour. Lockwood was not there that day.
Several other witnesses deposed to the same effect;
and the prisoner having received the highest charac-
ter as a man of honour and integrity, the Jury ex-
pressed themselves sati%tied without a summing up
of the evidence, and Mr. Justice BAYLEY having made
one or two observations, a verdict of—Not Guilty was
returned.—The prisoner was then arraigned upon an
indictment for perjury, and acquitted. He was then
discharged.
Mr. Serjeant Hum.ocx, on the part of the prisoner,
applied for a copy of the indictment, with the view
of some ulterior proceedings, and the Court acceded
immediately to the request.
The following were convicted of felonies, viz. John
Paul, for stealing six silver spoons ; and James Davis,
for stealing a silk handkerchief.

The piesent Sessions at the Old Bailey wilt prove a
very.memorable one, there not being a single indict-
ment preferred before the Grand Jury for the county
of Middlesex, up to Friday, for uttering forged Bank
of England notes. But there are no fewer than seven
prosecutions on the part of the Mint, for uttering
Counterfeit coin.
A youth named Joint Hallam, a farmer's servant
at Wellingore, was a few days ago apprehended
under a Magistrate's warrant, charged with having
disturbed the religious worship of a society of Me-
thodists in that place: on his paying a guinea to the
poor of the parish, and making a public acknow-
ledgment of his offence, further proceedings have
been stopped.
The high wind on the night of Friday blew down
a part of one of the minarets on the tower of St.
Meryl Church, Reading.
The following is one of the Resolutions of a Fe-
male Bible Society:—" That the private Committee
be composed of an equal number of Ladies and Gen-
tlemen—with power to add to their nuntbers
Fortzton STOCKS.—The following are the present
prices of foreign securities :
French 5 per Cents. in Paris at the close on Wednesday 5Sf. Sc.
Exchange, one month
Ditto, three months - 25 90

IN LONDON.

Wench 5 per Cents. - - - au:
Eschonge - - - - 25 55
Spanish S per Cents. - - - 52}
Pru•sian 5 per Cents. Bonds - - 851
Danish .5 per Cents. ditto - - - 80}
Neapolitan .5 per Cents. - - - 12}
Bonds - . - 52.