Star.
London, England, 1828-08-23 00:00:00

FISIINIONGERT COMPANY.

Wednesday ,a Meeting of cit;zens, /mho are liverymen
of the Fishmongers' Company, was held at the George
An Vulture Tavern, Corolla!, pursuant to• a general
circul ,r letter, for .the purpose of considering the rzpe
dienc. of investigating the rights of the commonalty t
a share of the government f that wealthy corporation.
Mr. LAING, who was called to the chair, stated the
nhj •ct of the Nlieting, and Mr. Millen, the solicitor
stated, that by a charter of James 1. 1604, the govern
meat of the Coorpany was vested in six wardens, who
held their office for life, and in a Court of Assistant-.
. ho stray he of any number not exceeding '2B. A number
of the livery descanted on various malversations which
they conceived were committed by the select to th,-
vrejodice of the general body. It- was stated that the
sons, relations, and Iriends of the wardens, or of the
Court of Assistants. were constantly put into office, ano
that tie revenues of the company were undeisto,id to l‘e
upwards of 40,(x01. per annum. The warders have a
their ,•wa exclusive disposal chu.ch livings and p.tro
nage to an immense amount, including six presentation•
cf children to Christ's Hospital, two fellowships
Cambridge, and above 90 alms-houses for their depend
an s. Among the select body were Mr. S urch, of West
mioster, Mr. W. Smith, M.P. Mr. Ald. Wood,"and M
To.. gold, .and others who were pledged to principle-
of reform, and therefore bound to aid the commonalty.
Mr. BOWRING said, that he should at all times bi
ready to take part in any proceedings which had fro
their object the investigation and promotion of populist
rights. He suggested, that as other bodies in the cit)
vim in similar conditions, the commonat of this com-
pany should, if it were found practicable, act in combi-
nation with them for some general measure. He ad-
vised also that the matter submitted to this meeting.
together with any thing additional which might be ob-
tained, should he submitted to another meeting, con-
vened by advertisements in the papers instead of el culat s.
After some discussion, in which Mr. Hail, Mr. Gres
ham, Mr. Hoppe, Mr. Thompson, and other Gentlemen
ge,rionc were adopted.
joined, Mr. Baaring's sue

ANECDO FE

From Cradock's Literary and Miscellaneous Memoirs.

One summer, whilst in power, Lord Sandwich re-
sided in Lord Cheste, field's house at Blackheath (the
h. u e wards occupied by the Princess of Wales).
And another summer at Lord Halifax's, on Hampton-
green. This was very very convenient, as his Majesty
then frequently slept at Kew. I still add some little
account of a very pleasant day that I passed at Ham!).
ton. Sir Edward Hughes arrived, and brought one of
the finest turtles ever seen from the island of Ascension,
and his own cook was ready to dress it, in the plain
manner in which it is generally served abroad. The
weather was excessively hot, and Lord Sandwich was
under the necessity of soon leaving, so that a fit party
was not readily collected ; however, invitations were
sent to many in the neighbourhood. Lord Sandwich
said to me, '6 You are intimate with Mr. Garrick—l
have never met him above once in company ; could you
without impropriety inform him of particulars, apolo
gizing to him fit the short notice, for it must be dressed
to-morrow, as Sir Edward Hughes is in haste." I wrote
immediately to Mr. Garrick all the circumstances, and
dispatched my servant early in the morning. Garrick
was in his scratch wig, his old hat, and loose great coat,
examining the wheels of his own coach. My servant
conceiving that he addressed the coachman, asked when
Mr. Garrick could be spoken to. Now." says he ;
a give me the note;" and opening it, ordered him to
stop and he would answer it. On the servant's return,
he told me he was quite miserable about the mistake
he had made, and added, " Sir, Mr. Garrick comes to
dinner, and I hope you will excuse my attending in the
parlour, for I could not wait if my life was at stake.'—
" Oh," said I, it cannot be helped now. and I will
apologise for you to Mr. Garrick." As soon as I saw
Garrick. I told him bow miserable the man was. Oh,"
replied Garrick, with great good humour, tell him
that my coachman is a much better looking fellow than
I am, and by the mistake he his paid me a compliment."

CHELMSFORD, AUGUST 2`1.-ANOTHER BANKERS'
PARCEL 5T01.614.-0.1 the 14th inst. a parcel, directed
to Esdaile and Co. London, containing silver to the
amourt of 2001. from the bank of Sir E. K. Lacon, Bt.
Youell and Co. at Yarmouth, was placed in charge of
Watts, the guard of the Yarmouth Telegraph Coach,
who deposited it safely in the box in which he kept the
bankers' parcels. During the journey to London, Watts
repeatedly looked to his valuable parcel, and conceived
all was right, until he reached London, when, on re-
moving the parcel, he discovered that it was different
to the one given him in charge. On the parcel being
opened at the bank, it was found to contain only gravel.
The robbery was no doubt effected by two passengers,
one of whom got down at Colchester, under the pre-
tence of being ill, there to remain for the night, and
' proceed the following morning, and who, no doubt, se-
creted the parcel in a canvas bag which he carried with
him. The parties must have picked the lock of the
guard's box, and, having seen the par cel on being placed
in its situation, substituted one f r the other.

In the village of Thornhill, about nine miles from
Stirling, these resides a very eccentric sort of charac er,
well known by the nam- of " Daft Watty." He is appa-
rently about 50 yeats of age. In early life he went out'
to the West Indies, in tne capacity of a clerk ; hot had
not been long them, Mhen he eeturned to his native
place in a state of insanity. Since he came home (up-
wards of 20 years ago) hr has been daily es.gaged in
carrying parcels from Thornhill. and other places in
that quarter, to the Budge of Teath, atanston, and
Doune, from which place he returns on the same day,
with whatever he gets to carry back again. On the
Fridays he goes to Stirling with patc4s, and returns in
the evening. His honesty is pi overbial ; and no indi-
vidual is more respected in his calling than " Daft
Watty." He makes the same charge for all kinds cat
parcels; however bulky, or however small they may be,
be charges one penny. He runs accounts with no indi•
vidual ; and it a penny be not at hand when he makes
his appearance with a parcel or letter, it is very likely
Watty will take them with him till one be firth.
coming ; fir although he may be able to give copper
for a sixpence, he will not do so till he has got thirty
pennies, when he will exchange them for a half-cro awn.
His meat costs him nothing ; he is furnished with his
breakfast, dinner, &c. by the farmers in the neighbour-
hood, who generally make Watty a welcome visitor. In
this way he is enabled yearly t a amass a considerable
sum ; whew, .it. is said, a'brother• pays him. a visit, to
whom he regularly delivers up his earnings. It i► stated
that this friend last year girt 201. and the receding one
1.61. Wetly is estreavelr. averse to shaving, and. his
beard is generally about hill an inch long. before be
will allow that .operation to be performed; but brfrq
it be commenced, lie must be fug tubbed with a penny
It is computed that this singular character has walked.
since his return from the West Indies, about 110,000
miles; and it is allowed on all hands, that thetse is not
a more useful Character than Dalt Watt:" in the whole
circuit o;rf his peregrinations.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

intincrwAtFh RACES—F►i*i Dir.

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The Colony Members“ Plate of .e5O, buts two miles, was .1. •
by Mr. Ihnget's h m Profile.
A Silver Cup, Value 50 gs. aided to a Sweepstakes of S (toys. esti,
was won in direr heat. by Mr. I !artery's Capsicum.
The Ladies' Plate of £5O was won by klt. Wadham IVyt►d-
hatu'a
Culleger.

SECOND DAY.
The 13orougb Members Plate of X5O.

Mr. Wyndham's College; ... 1 1
Mr. I liard's Profile .. ... ... ... 2 sir
Mr. Cecil's Truth. ... .. ... ... 3dr
A Sweepstakes of 5 soya e.teh. and 25 added, was wins by Mr.
Harris's Emma, heating two others.

A Ilan licap Stakes of £st was won by Ptak, in three lwata,
beating Gros de Nap/es, Nouredtlin, Truth, Antelope, mid Polly
llopkins. •

BURTON-UPON-TRENT RACES, A WIUST 20.

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Two Year 014 Sweepstakes of 25 sows. each. Half a mile. Five
Subscribers.
Mr. Yates's b c Douglas, hst slb ... ...
Mr. Gafford's Lucy, sat Sib .. ~. 2
Mr. Ileardsworth's b c by Sherwood or Filko, fist 51b
Produce Sweepstakes of 50 saws. each, b ft. The straight mile.
Four Subscribers.
Mr. Yates's b f Emmy, est 1111 ... .. GO I
I.ord Grosvenor's b c Ptlion, sat 41b ... ... .. 2
liradly Stakes of 50 soya. each, 40 ft. and 100 added by the Fall of
Chesterfield. Twice round and a distance. Five Subscribers.

MI. Airfoil's liabton, 3 yr% 7at 71b
Lord Growenor's Pelion, 3 yrs 7st

Sir T. Stanley's Joceline, 4 yrs, 8o 1010 ...
Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, and 10 added. Heats, twice round

... 1 1
... 3 2
... 2 die

and a distance.
f.nrd T.IMWIII th named h g Granby, 5 yrs, Sit 71b
Sir W. Wynn'. b m 4 yra,7st 111 b
Sr T. Stanley's b h Dr. Faustus, 6 yrs, 9st 2lb
YARMOUTH RACPS, Adam? r 9.
The Cup Stakes of 10 sous. each. Heat•, two miles and a distance.
Mr. Bromley's b f Maiden, by Orville, 4 yrs ... ... 1 1
Colonel Wilson's gr cby Young Gobanna, 3 yrs ... 2 2
Rumbold's ch g Chance, aged . ... 3 dr
Colonel Anson's Coroner. 3 yrs . dis
The Members' Plate of 50 stns. Heats, two miles and a distance.
Mr. Bromley's bc by Skim or Lory, 3 yrs, 6st t2:b 2 1 1
Colonel Wilson' br a brother to OSCAN 5 yrs. 6st 12Th 2 2
The Half-bred Stakes for two and three yr olds, was walked
over for by Mr. Munro's tri by Gulliver, 3 yrs.

II WON° DAY.
A Plate of ESO. Heats, twit miles arid a distance.
Colonel Anson's Coroner, by Magistrate, 3 yrs ... 1 1
Mr. lironiley's Maiden, 4 yrs • . s dr
The Nelson Stakes of 5 soy,. each for Half.bied Houses, *as
won by Mr. Munro 's br Is Charley. aged, llst. beating four *tilers.
NEWPORT PAGNEL RACES, Amuse 21.

The Gold Cup Stakes, of 10 wvs. each. Fourteen Subscribers.

About three miles.
Lord Tavistock's Leeway, 5 yrs, Bit 91b
Mr. Watts named the Vicar, 5 yrs. Bet lllb
_ _

••• ,

Mr. Dickinson's Mr. Pengander, 5 yrs, Sst I lib
Match, 50 sovs. 05at Ilb each:
Hon. R. Smith's b g by Shacabac
Mr. Pinfold's ch f Camilla, 3 yrs

... I

... 2

... 3

...

. •
A Welter Stakes of 10 suss. each, for hunters, was won by Capt.
Sunbny's bl g C.llier, beating Mr. Flasher's br it by Don Cossack.
Mr. Smith's Rob Roy, Mr. Lucas's Lisette, Mr. Pinfold's Lark,
and Mr. Whitworth's Plated.

The Farmers' Stakes of 7 son. each, and 10 for the second hone,
was won by Mr. Pinfold's ch g Comus, in two heats, (rode by Capt.
Beecher), heating Mr. Smith's Old Nan, Mr. Smith'., Mr. Cheek's.
and Mr. Flesher's br h by Don Cossack (dis.)
A Plate, value 70 sots. Heats, once round and a distance.

Mr. Hicks's Hajji Baga, aged, 9t Sib
Mr. Dickinson's Mr. Pengander, 5 yrs, Bit 13Ib
Lord Tayistock's Leeway, 5 yrs,sst Illb

... 1 I

... 3 2
... 2dr

MANCHESTER RACES EXTRAORDINARY.

Wednesday morning, between seven and tight o'clock. a l looters'
Stakes of 10 goys. each was run for on the race ground at Krrsal
Moor. The race was extremely well contested by all the horses,
but particularly by Mr. Knight's Infant and Mr. litition's Kitty.
The latter lost about 100 yards at the start ; in the course of the
race, however, she regained her situation, and would probably have
won the race, hut b coming down the hill, the last time, she at.
tempted to bolt; the consequence was that Lazarus came in first.
The meeting was fully and very respectably attended, there being
about 1.000 people on the ground, and the grand stand being nearly
quite filled by ladies and Gentlemen. 'The following is a retorts
of the race—

Hunters' Stakes of 10 sows. each, for all ages. Twice round and a

Mr. Gill's b h Lazarus, 6 yrs
Mr. Lindon's b m Kiity, .5 yrs

.. .
Mr. Knight's bl m Infant, 6 yrs
Mr. Schuster 's br h by (hseau,.s yn

... 1

.... 4

gr. Oldfield did not name.
BERMONDSEY REGATTA.

The fourth annual Prize Wherry, and other Prizes. given by
the Inhabitants of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, was rowed
for on Thursday by six free watermen, who regularly served their
time at East-lane, Fountain, •and Cherry &airs. The following
were the men—

T. G. Bogg, Fast-lane Stairs .. Scarlet.
J. Voss, Fountain Stairs ... Blue.
W. Messenger, Cherry Stairs ... Green.
James Moore, East-laue•Stairs Orange. ,
Joseph Soanes, Fast-lane Stairs ... Pink.
William Jargon, Fountain Stairs ... Light Wire.
The match was decided in four heats; and the conditions and dis.
tance rayed were as follows:—To start from Stairs, and row
twice round a boat moored off King's Stairs; the winners of the
first and second heats to lay by, and the second and third Men of
those heats row a third brat, and the winner of the third'heat to
row with the winners of the first and second shoats Lai the fourth
and grand heat. After an admirable contest, which was lot con-
cluded till nearly dark, J. Voss, of Fountain Stairs, tIllue), was de.
dated the winner of the handsome wherry.

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His own eternal glory!

PALACE COURT, Aucusr 22.

&EDLEY V. VALINER.

BALLOON DESCENT IN HERTFORDSHIRE.
It is a singular fact, that the first aerial traveller in
Great Britain descended upon the estate of %V. PLUMER,
E►q. at Standon Green End, near Collier's End, and
that WILLIAM BAKER, Esq. a Member for the Borough,
erected a large stone, arid fiz..d in it a brass plate, on
which he had engraved the following inscription, in the
order we have given it
Let posterity know,
And knowing he astonished,
That •
On the 15th day of September, 1784,
Voiczarr LIMON, of Lucca, in Tuscany,
The first aerial traveller in Britain,
Mounting from the Artillery-ground,
In London,
Traversing the regions of the air,
For two hours and fifteen minutes,
In this spot
Revisited the earth.
On this rude Monument
For ages be recorded
That wondrous enterprise
Successfully achieved
By the powers of chymistry
And the fortitude of man.
That improved in science,
Which
The GMAT Ausnoa of all Knowledge,
Patronising, by bis Providence,
The invention of Mankind,
Hach graciously permitted,
To their benefit
And

This was an action of trespass ; the damages were
laid at 191. and the defendant pleaded the general issue.
Mr. ERLE stated the case. The plaintiff was a green-
grocer, residing at No. 5, Webber•street, Westminster-
road, and had resided in that house thirty years, for the
last five of which he was the tenant of the defendant.
The defendant, who was a brass-founder, in very com-
fortable circumstances, resided next door to the plaintiff.
The trespass of which the plaintiff now complained was
one of the most unprovoked and extraordinary that the
Jury had probably ever heard of; it was, that the de-
fendant had, for the purpose of expelling him from his
house, actually stripped the tiles off the roof. This vio-
lent proceeding took place on Saturday the 19th ofJuly,
and, as the Jury would recollect, there fell on Sunday
the 20th one of the heaviest torrents of rain that they had
ever witnessed. The rain was not such as usually visits
these latitudes, but strongly resembled that which de-
luges the tropical climates. The consequence was, that
the plaintiff's lodgers were nearly washed out of his
house, and were compelled to seek shelter elsewhere.—
His
furniture was destroyed, his business interrupted,

and his lodgers lost to him. Under these circumstances
• the Learned Gentleman trusted that the Jury would
give the defendant a salutrry lesson, that when next he
• wanted to oust a tenant, he must not take the law into'
his own hands, by pulling down the house. The fol-
• lowing witnesses were then called :
• French proved, that having looked nut of his
two-pair window in Tower-street, which commends a
♦iew of the plaintiff's house, he saw the defendant hard
at work unroofing it. This occurred on Saturday, the
19th. and on the following day, such rain fell as abun-
dandy justified the Learned Counsel's statement; it
• was, to use the words of the witness, «a regular soaker."
Mrs. Hannah Orman occupied a room in the plain-
tiff's house. On the 19th of July she went into the yard,
and seeing the defendant on the roof, stripping off the
tiles, she begged of him to desist. He paid no atten-
tion to her, although she repeatedly exclaimed, 4. Oh,
law. Mr. Falkner, we shall be swum out;" to which
he very ungallantly replied, a—me if I care.* The
anticipation of the witness was unfortunately fulfilled,
for on the ensuing day she was "swum out," and bad
not since returned to these lodgings.
The defendant, who was his own Counsel, now pro-
ceeded to cross-examine Mrs. Orman.
Pray how do you get your living ?—How do./ get
my living ? the best way I can.
Vet y good. •
The JUDGE thought the question not relevant.
The defendant—lf you please I'll pursue my own
course. I have a point of law ; I mean to show that she
is unfit to be examined.

Pray did you ever accost me, and ask me to accom-
pany yon berne?—Mrs. Orman : Accost you! Oh, fie!
Oh, laws! not you—Oh, ad—never!—Not think of
such a thing. . 4.,

The defendant did not pursue this course any further.
A person, who also lodged in the plaintiff's house,
was also examined-1 was sitting down quite comfort.
able (said be)—l likes to have my bit comfortable—
• when down came some rain; I never knew that the
roof was off; it's hard, says I, that I can't have my bit
comfortable; the word was not out of my mouth when
In comes a rush of rain, and dashes all before it. I had
a sheep's head and pluck niceish dressed for my dinner,
but it's little of it I was able to ear.
Other witnesses were called, who proved that the
defendant declared that he would be revenged of the
plaintiff for not having giveft him up his shop and part
of his yard. -It was stated that the defendant had
replaced the tiles on the Tuesday following.
The defendant addressed the Jury at considerable
length. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages