Star.
London, England, 1829-12-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Hens AIMED THIS MT.—Dublin I—Waterford IlFrance 1
The Nom, Donlake, from Dantzic to Havre, was totally lost on
the Unionise Island on Saturday night—crew saved.
pswamscs, Deo. 50.—A yawl of about 120 tons, bottom up-
wards, was seen on Tuesday, about 100 miles S.W. of Scilly, by
the Apolfo. arrived from Bilbao.
Casein, Mt. 21.—The Mary Ann, M'Leed, for Liverpool,
has put back leaky, and nearly full of water ; cargo discharging io
a damaged state.
Sousa' Dec. 19.—The Nancy, from Sligo to London, missed
guys of yesterday during a heavy gale from N.E. and has been
assisted in, with loss of anchors and cables.
Femoral, Dec. 110.—Wind variable.—Sailed the Opossum
packet, for Jamaica, &c. and Barracouta packet, for the Leeward
Islands. The Hampshire, Murphy, from Cardiff to London, Is
on a bank in Milford Reach, and has opened and strained toad-
derably—cargo discharging.
PLYKOUTII. Dec. 20.—Wind B.—Arrived the Binh,
from Copenhagen.
Pownwarre, Dec. 21.—Off the port the Boweliester,
from Bourdeauz.
Deer., Dec. 21.—Wind S.W. by W.—Passed the West Indian,
Cook, from London to Antigua.
Buren, Dec. 18.—Arrived the Belfast packet, from Deme-
rara; Swan, Brown, hem St. Petersiourgb ; Cordella, Lockhart,
from Riga; and Zephyr, Fitzsimmons, from London.
Duane., Dec. Ml.—Arrived the Laura, Brown, from Quebec;
Janet., Paten, from Riga ; and Margaret, Angus, from 'Coolie
berg.

PRIVY COUNCIL.

The Lords of his Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council
held a meeting yesterday morning, in the Council Cham-
ber, Whitehall, for the purpose of hearing an Appeal of
great importance, against the Governor of Antigua, by a
Nnbter of that island, who had been suspended, and his
name subsequently erased from the list of Barristers, by
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in Antigua.
The Lords present were Lord Wynford, the Judge of,
the Admiralty Court, and the Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department. The Attorney-General, who had
been specially summoned to. attend their lordships, to
render his professional assistance if required, was present
during the proceedings.
Previous to the case being gone into, Lord Wynford
read their Lordships' decision in the case of White v.
Parnther (from Jamaica), which had been argued in
this Court at their last sitting. His Lordship noticed
that an attempt had been made to prevent their get-
ting at the merits of the case, by insisting that the
respondents were bound by a decree of the Court
of Chancery, in Jamaica, in 1791. Lords Eldon
and • Redesdale bad, hdwever, declared that it was
the duty of the Court of Equity to look into the
merits of Decrees, and not blindly enforce them when
unjust. The Decree in question ordered that the annuity
left to Mrs. Anne Parnther, by her husband, should stand
instead of dower, and should be paid before the debts of
her husband. Their Lordships were of opinion that the
Court in Jamaica were not justified in allowing the annuity
to stand instead of dower ; and it would in fact be a fraud
upon the creditors ; their Lordships, therefore, would ad-
vise his Majesty to reverse the decree of the Court below,
and to dismiss the appeal with costs. ,
Dr. Lvsinitorow then rose to open the appeal from
Antigua. The Appellant was Mr. John Osborn, jun. a
barrister of that island. The Attorney-General of Antigua,
and three other gentlemen of the Bar practising there,
bad addressed a letter to the Judges of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas, stating that, during the absence of Mr. Osborn
on a visit to England, certain aspersions on his conduct in
different transactions bad been cast, which, as he had
then returned, required an explanation from him, as a
member of a liberal profession ; and, unless that was
rendered they could not consider him a fit associate. The
Judges sent for four individuals, two of them relatives
of Mr. Osborn, who were examined without being
sworn ; and on the statements thus given the Judges
suspended Mr. Osborn from acting as a barrister, until
he had cleared himself of the charges brought against
him ; more particularly in one instance, of alleged breach
of trust. Mr. Osborn at a subsequent meoting address-
ed the Court in his defence and urged the illegality of
his suspension, without his knowing who were his
accusers. The Court required his defence to be com-
mitted to writing. Mr. Osborn accordingly gave in an
answer, and addressed himself particularly to explain
the alleged breach of trust. The Judges wrote to the four
banisters, to come forward in the case, or give up the
names of the parties possessing a knowledge of the facts ;
the barristers, in their answer, declined all further inter-
ference. The Court then issued a writ, which was served
on four individuals, to compel them to come forward and
give evidence. They were accordingly examined, though
• in one instance decidedly against the inclination of the
party giving this 'deposition. The Court eventually or-
dered the name of Mr. John Osborn, Jun. to be erased

from the list of barristers, without either prosecu-
tor, accusers, or witnesses having declared themselves;
or, in short, any person or persons having come for-
ward to render themselves responsible for the proceedings.
As to one portion of the accusation against Mr. Osborn--
viz. that of altering 'a bond from 1001. to be paid yearly,
to 2001. two affidavits were read, to show that the party
complaining orthe alteration had spoken of the bond on ,
which be was about to execute as one for 2001. The
affidavit of Mr. (Mont himself stated that such was the
case, and the party on whom the fraud was pretended to
haveleen practised had declared, in a conversation, that
he considered the alteration was caused by a mistake.
Mr. Henry, Mr. Burgess and other Counsel.*
fn the case, having addressed the Court, their Lo=
adjourned
,the meeting at four o'clock.
•

Early o* Saturday morning, two of the Es-el of be-
ventry's gamekeepers were attacked in Cadicroft Copse;
near Pershore, by_ twelve. poachers, who shot at thus,
after having shot their dogs. The keepers were ammo*
obliged to retreat. A reward of 401. is offered fort
discovery of the eifeniem. A man charged with Wile
cmicantd in the above named outrage has bees OINK
into astody.--Chsltasksim