Star.
London, England, 1821-06-14 00:00:00

SPARRING.

ITVES COURT.

The Champion of England, the gallant Ton Canna, took his
Benefit hero yesterday it was the most crowded ever known—
a just tribute to his superior pfawess in the ring, and the pro-
priety of his conducE as a citizen in private life. At three o'clock
the Court actually overflowed with company, including many
Gentlemen of distinction, Antateurs'of the Polite Art, and the
whole School of Professors and Students.
The sports commenced with the exhibition of some minor
scradars, among whom young Gas and the Bristol lad afforded the
greatest promise. It appears that young Gas is of the sane
gasometer as old Gas, and he certainly shews a kindred spirit, and
an evident disposition to form himself upon the style of that

striking genius.
The veterans then succeeded to the arena. Several fine speci-
mens of the art were given.
Shelton and Crawley excited great approbation.
A set-to.hetween Randall and Ditt.,n also deserves particular
notice. Randall, though not looking well, knocked about his
adversary in grand style. The quickness and impetuosity of
loin assaults were irrodstib:e. .
The amusement of the day concluded with a grand duct be-
tween Cribb himself and Spring. The latter was in fine condi-
tion, but he often found it convenient to spring away from the
boring strength of the Champion. Their attitudes displayed
great taste and science, and their muscular appearance inspired
a grand Idea of their extraordinary powers of execution.
On the conclusion of the scene, Mr. Cribb returned thanks,
and made his bow, amid loud cheering.
Tout Belcher mounted the stage, just before the sparring was
finished, and, in a feding speech, announced a Benefit for poor
• Turner, whom he described as having dome terse than a bent•
sup!, from the unfortunate issue of his coltest with the Master of
MC Rols.
Martin, who seemed in high condition, and nothing the worse
from his late battle with Turner, challenged Randall, for Five
Hundred Guineas, which was immediately accepted by the
Nonpareil—the battle to take place within three months.—
Betting even—Martin for choice.

The most unlucky speculators at the late Epsom
Meeting were, it seems, two brothers of the Turf,
who lost " to the tune" of Twenty-six Thousand
Pounds ; but who have since handsomely paid their
." debts of honour."
Lord and Lady GEORGE CAVENDISH gave an ele-
ant Entertainment on Mohday, at Burlington House,
Piccadilly, to Prince LEOPOLD. The party to meet
his Royal Highness were—
The Marquis of Tichfield, Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl of Rosslyn,
Lord and Lady W. Bentinck, Mr. and Lady Louisa Macdonald,
Lord Fitzroy, Colonel Upton, and Mr. and Mrs. Abercrcmby.
In the evening her Ladyship gave a splendid Rout.
The elegant and spacious suit of apartments, six in
number, on the drawing-room floor, were thrown
open, which were most brilliantly illuminated, and
were decorated with a profusion of pots of the choicest
flowers, shrubs, &c. Them were present nearly four
bundre.! distinguished Fashionahles.
• Lady DUCIE oPened her elegant mansion in Dover-
'street, on Monday evening, to the 'taut ton, with a
grand Rout, which was attended by upwards of four
hundred persons of the first distinction and fashion.
The three drawing-rooms were fitted up with un-
common splendour and elegance. The principal
dining-parlour was appropriated. for refreshments,
which consisted of every delicacy of the season, with
• fruits, wines, &c. of the choicest description. Amang
other distinguishce, fashionables present were—
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, the Duchess of
Rutland, Marquis Graham, the Marchioness of Hertford, the
MirchiOness and the Ladies Cormvallis, Earl and Countess
Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Normation, Lady Manners, Lord
and Lady Henley, the Ladies Petre, the Earl and Countess of
Carnarvon and the Ladies Herbert, Lord Porchester, Lord
Folkestone, Lady Filenborough and the Misses Law, Lady
blildmay, Sir Edwavi and Lady Codrington, Lord C. and G.
Somerset, Sir A. Hume, Lady Warburton, Lady Pringle, the
Countess of Mansfield, the Ladies Murray, &c. &c.
A letter from Batavia, of the 21st of January, states
that two young Englishmen, established there with
credit as merchants, have been banished the island of
Java, for the abduction of a young female slave, the
property of one of the native planters. They have
repaired to Europe for the purpose of appealing to
the Government of the Netherlands against the sen-
tence of the Governor of Java.
Intelligence bas been received from Mogadore of the
recent date of the 10th of May. The contest which
agitated the empire of Morocco has entirely ceased;
and the surrender of Tetuan, the last place that held
out against his authority, has reinstated the old Em-
peror, MULEV SOLIMAN, in all his original power
and the undisturbed possession of the Throne.
A letter from Berlin, dated May the 26th, says,
ge We hear that the King of Great Britain while he
is on the Continent, will also pay a visit to our Court.
Political visionaries already pretend to give particu-
lar importance to this visit, as connected with the
present state of Moldavia and Walachia."
Accounts from Hamburgh say—" Among the de.
cisions of the Assembly of Citizens, on the 19th of
May, the most important, and which is also interest-
ing to foreign merchants, is a resolution that the pre-
sent system of our Custom-house laws, shall cease at
the end of the year, and that in drawing up the new
tables of duties, particular regard shall be had to di-
minish the duties on importation. A Committee,
consisting of ten merchants, was immediately ap-
pointed to draw tip the new tariff. The Portuguese
President, Chevalier Correa, well known by his pro-.
tests against the new order of things in Portugal,
who left the city a considerable time ago, as was ge-
nerally believed to go to Brazil, but who has re-
mained all this time in England, has returned to this
place, but we do not know in what quality." •
According to private accounts from Switzerland.
foreign travellers who have no public character, and
who desite to prolong their stay in Switzerland,
either for pleasure or for business, find, under the
present circumstances, universal difficulties in obtain.
ing from the Governments permission for that pur-
pose. This is chiefly caused by the frequent repre-
sentations of the Sardinian Ambassador, by which
the Governments are placed under the necessity of
exercising greater vigilance towards strangers than
they have been accustomed to do. In his last official
note the Minister desired this measure as demanded
by imperious necessity to secure Piedmont against
new disorders. In this note he speaks also with par-
ticular disapprobation of a pamphlet, stated to have
been printed at Geneva, and published by a booksel-
ler of that city. In this pamphlet the Chiefs of the
late Constitutional Army attempted, while they jus-
tified themselves, to cast au imputation on the con-
duct of Count de la Torre, though the General, on
the contrary, acted so openly and frankly towards
them, that in order to convince them of the impos-
sibility of executing their pursose, he communicated
to them the letter written to him by Count Bubna, in
which the latter gives notice, that:if the rebels should
direct their march towards Novara, the Austrian;
would immediately pass the Ticina.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

•
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 13.
TENNISON V. MACKINTOSH AND CO.
This was an action to recover the proceeds of cer-
tain goods shipped by the plaintiff to Calcutta, on
board the Stockton, of which he was part owner, it
being suggested that the goods in question were sold
at a loss, contrary to the plaintiff's orders. The only
question was, whether the plaintiff was a party to the
arrangement which the defendants had made, with a
view to what they considered for the advantage of
the parties interested ?
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions,
found their verdict for the defendants.
BROOKES V. HAUGHTON.
The plaintiff, a poor man, by trade a twine spin-
ner, brought his action against the defendant, who
keeps the Black Dog, at Mile-end, to recover a com-
pensation in damages for a serious assault. It ap-
peared that the plaintiff went to the defendant's house
in November last, between six and seven o'clock in
the evening, in company With a person named Smi-
thers. The defendant demanded a shilling which he
said Smithers was indebted to him ; the money was
refused on the ground that it was due from another
man named Martin. Brookes said he was a witness
that Martin lost the shilling playing at skittles. The;
defendant then ordered Brookes to leave his house,
and finally seized him by the collar, threw him
against the settle, and broke one or more of his ribs.
The defence was, that the plaintiff was making a dis-
turbance in the house, and on his refusal to go away,
the defendant turned him out. Witnesses were also
called to prove the plaintiff received the injury in
consequence of two of his companions pulling him'
back at the time the defendant was pulling him out
of the house. .
The Jury, under all the circumstances, found a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £3O. Costs 40s.
WILLIAMS V. RICE.
This was an action for wages due. The defend.'
ant is an attorney in London, and the plaintiff lived
with him as housemaid. Some time since Mr. Rice's
house was robbed of property to a very considerable
amount ; Mr. Rice discovered, that on the night of
the accident, his housemaid had admitted a man,
named Gowdry, formerly his clerk, to sleep with her,
and he caused both the maid and the clerk to be taken
into custody. Nothing appearing to fix them with
the theft, the sleepers were subsequently liberated ;
but Mr. kite, in discharging the plaintiff from his
service, refused to pay £5 4s. arrears of wages due
to her.—Evidence was given of the service of ‘Vil-
hams, and also of the amount of stipend due to her.
Mr. SCARLETT, for the defendant, stated that the
plaintiff was a yearly servant at the rate of ten gui-
neas per annum, and contended, upon the authority
of decided cases, that having quitted her service be-
fore the expiration of the year, she was not entitled
to recover.
Mr. GURNEY.—WC quitted because you dis-
charged us.
Mr. SCARLETT.—Yes; when you let people into
our house to sleep with you! The Learned Gentle-
man then cited a case decided by Lord Ellenbo-
rough ; the case of " Spain v. Arnold," in Starkie's
Reports; and a second case, decided by Lord Ken-
yon, the case of " Robinson v. Windgate," Ist Espi-
nesse. The first of these decisions was in an action
by a servant for service performed. The plaintiff
was hired by the year ; and it was the custom of the
family to breakfast at five in the morning, and to
dine at two in the afternoon. One day, when dinnel•
was ready, the defendant ordered his servant to take
some horses to " the marsh," (a place about a mile
distant) ; the plaintiff refused to go until he had
dined, and his master discharged him. Lord Ellen-
borough said, " the contract being for a year's set•
vice, the year must be completed before any wages
can be demanded. If the servant refuses to obey his
master's order, the master is justified in turning him
away : this may seem to be hard upon a servant ; but
it would be much harder if a servant could be al-
lowed to set himself up against his master in house-
hold duties and regulations." In the second case,
the action was brought by a servant suddenly dis-
charged, to recover a month's wages in default of
warning. The defendant's answer was, that the ser-
vant's conduct was habitually negligent, and that he
frequently slept out. Lord Kenyon said, " this is a
sufficient cause of discharge. If the plaintiff had been
sent away without justifiable cause, he would have
been entitled to recover; but if he misconducts him-
self, his master has a right to get rid of him, and he
can claim no notice at all." Mr. Scarlett concluded
by submitting that, in the present case, the plaintiff's
conduct had justified her master in dismissing her.
Mr. GURNEY replied, that the plaintiff in " Spain
v. Arnold" had been a husbandry servant. A hus-
bandry servant hired by the year was not allowed to
recover his wages until the year was complete, be-
cause, by quitting his employer at the close of the
winter, he would be enabled to obtain higher wages
for the ensuing summer: the same rule could, by no
analogy, apply to the case of a household servant,
who was always understood to be engaged at a
month's wages or a month's warning. The claim
of Windgate, in the case before Lord Kenyon, went
for service not actually performed, and was there.
fore clearly distinguished from the plaintiff's claim
in the present action.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that the plaintiff
could not recover.
Mr. READER submitted that a household servant,
although hired at a certain annual stipend, could not
be taken to be a yearly servant; The wages of sucl
servants were commonly paid quarterly.
The -LORD CHIEF JUSTICE did not know that fact.
Such payment must be the subject of especial agree-
•ment. If a house were taken by the year, nothing
could be recovered until the year's end, unless there
was an especial covenant for quarterly payments.—
Plaintiff nonsuited.
KITTINGHAM V. TOPHAM.
This was an action of assault. The defendant in-
sulted a young Lady, and the young Lady flung a
pot of water in his face : the defendant then beat the
young Lady ; the plaintiff interfered, and. he beat
him too.—The Jury gave one shilling.

A respectable young Lady, of Newark, paid the
mitigated penalty of t 2 before the Magistrates of that
borough, for. giving evasiveanswers to the Overseers,
when taking down die populAtion on the 28th ult. iii
compliance with a late Act of Parlhuneuti