Star.
London, England, 1820-06-14 00:00:00

SPORTING.

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The Gold Medal given by the Thistle Golf Club was played
far on Saturday the 3d instant, on Leith Sands, and pined by
Mr. JAMS HAT, of Leith, who accomplished two rounds, at
sixtrtwo strokes, which may be considered as very great play.
Yesterday morning, at sla o'clock. two young Gentlemen, for
a wager of £5, walked eight times round Lincoln's-Inn-Fields,
on the foot way—the person who performed the task in the
shortest time to be the winner. One did it in 47 minutes, the
other in an hour and two minutes. Notwithstanding the early

hour, many persons were present.
FATAL &aut:l.—Saturday evening, as some Irish labourers
were returning from wort, in going through Moorfields, a dis-
pute arose between two of them, named Swift and Lowry, which
they agreed to settle by a regular set-to. Several wcßconsested
rounds were then fought. The combat lasted for half as hour,
when Swift, who was dreadfully beaten, with the Mulct of his
second, rave in. He was first taken home by his companions,
but in such a distressing state, that be was immediately after-
wards conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, when he died
on Monday.

DavaT•LAWa• Teanrsa.—ln consequence of the
accident which occurred to Mr. KZAK on Monday
evening, the character of Rembeis Gleamy, in the Co-
medy of Toes and County, was last night performed
b 7 Mr. RAE. He sustained it with much spirit and
propriety.—Mr. KEAK was yesterday so lame as to
be unable to put his foot to the ground. It appears
that he strained the tendon achilles, and may probably
be confined to his room for some days.

VAnzum.i. GAsunnia.—The above elegant Gar-
dens were again numerously attended on Monday
evening ; and the exertions of Madame SAQVI and
her daughter were rewarded with great applause.—
humourous song, detailing thepleasures of reading
the “ Loudon Newspapers," was sung by Mr. C.
TAncia, and met with an unanimous encore. The
ftsaworks, by Madame HINGLILL were again of the
most brilliant description. Several persons of dis-
tiuctioa were present, although the unsettled state of
the weather diminished the attendance of company.
The Marchioness of SALISBURY had not quite so
extensive an assemblage on Sunday night, as on some
former ones ; a circumstance easily accounted for by
the great number of distinguished individuals who
divided the Fashionable World with her on that even-
ing. There were, however, more than a hundred and
fifty personages present, and upwards of forty par-
took of a splendid Banquet.

The Noble Family of WESITS and MARCH are
making the St. James's Hotel their metropolitan
domicile during the present season ; and on Monday
night the Countess appropriated all the facilities of
that superb establishment to the entertainment of her
friends, of whom, noo.ithstanding the many other
brilliantfefer of the evening, upwards of three hun-
dred were present. Soon after ten o'clock the com-
pany began to arrive, and at eleven Lord &ow and
his accomplished sister L:zdy MARGARET CHARTER'S
led off the Quadrilles. T::ey were immediately fol-
lowed by several splendid sets, and never were the
moiements of this, Patrician dance displayed more
gracefully. The supper was taken standing, and the
tables, which were covered with every luxury, were
continually replenished throughout the night. Pines,
peaches, nectarines and strawberries, with the most
delicious ices, were in the utmost abundance.

Yesterday no less than sixty penis', male and female, front
the ages of fourtr.z to forty, were brought before the Ma-
gistrates, at Union-liaq charged with being Unpiles. and vaga-
bonds. In the lower parts of ebe. Borough, more especially
about Dover and Kent streets, there are public-homes where
weekly Hops are held, attended priccipally by well-dressed rogues
and prostitutes. Here IKONS of so ducking and immoral a
dercription nightly take place, that the bare recital is enough to
ino.pire any one with borer t sometimes lads and young girls,
bithe'rto uncontaminated, and unacquainted with the real. cha-
racter cf the company that frequent such places, attend what
they suppos r to be a harmless dance, without the knowledge of
their parents. The prisoners, with a very few easepdoes, were
al identified as notations thieves and strumpets, and between
forty and fifty of them were committed tin the Ilessises.
GVILDHALL,...4III,II Wirielln was charged with having obtain.
ed goods from Messrs. Howard and Coleman, Chemists and
Druggists, No. 9, Cannon-street. On the ith instant, a man of
respectable appearance, went to the house of the prosecutors and
purchased cochineal to the amount of .€4. di, and directed it to
be sent to No. 5, Little Love-lane, immediately, and the money
should be ready on delivery. It *as sent; and the porter saw
the prisoner, who gave him five £1 Dacca of the a Mohan
Bank, Beth," dated June, 1810. The notes were each worn,
•ag if they 1131 been in extensive circulation. me prisoner re.
quired the difference; but the porter, not being satisfied as to+
the notes, said, be would 'hew, them to his muter, andreturn
with the change. Upon inquiry, the Bank had failed ten years
sir ce. On the return of the porter, both the prisoner and the
cochineal had disappeared. It was found that she was am known
at Love.lane,- but bad merely been there under the pretence of
stoking lodgings; and V 12.11 , then, as she represented, waiting fag
brr husband, to see whether he would approve of them. Mom
lioward and Co. sent rourOo the other wholesale druggists in I
the City, to caution them ogioat the frond ; and, an attempt
being made t pon Mews. adli and re. Or Wood-street, a CAA-
stable was sent, with the'. paged 'erase:4hr the mm, and the
prisoner was taken into argot% A asthipeof person attelnded.l
t 3 prefer similar charges against the prisoner; but considerable
doubt being rut:mined as to the MUM c the crime, the Frs.
soter was remanded.

. LAW INTELLIGENCE. .
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• COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE IS.
Al *MARQUIS OF tattatursiitaitv V. THE EXEC
OF THE LATE DUKE OF QUIENSEERAH. ' •
This waithe petition of the Noble plaintiff, fray-
ing that it might be referred to the Master, to whom
the claims of the legatees. under the will of the late
Duke had been referred, for the purpose of inquiring
and reporting what sum ought to be detained in
Court, for the purpose of indemnifying the Noble
plaintiff from any loss he might sustain by leases
which had been revived by the late Duke before the
original term had expired.
Mr. TROWER stated, that it would be necessary
for the Noble plaintiff to amend his Petition before
his Lordship could hear it, as the words of it were
different from the deed of entail ; in the deed it was
stated, that the lands should be let on leases at the
most reasonable rents to be obtained, and in the Pe-
tition it was set forth at.the most improved rents that
could be obtained.

The Lotto CHANCELLOR—The Petition certainly
must be amended, particularly as, when the case of
these leases was recently before the House of Lords,
the question of reasonable rents went under much dis-
cussion. Their Lordships sent it bat to the Court of
Session, to make further inquiry whether any of
these leases should be set aside, they being, if my re-
collection serves me right, 110 in number ?—Peti-
tion withdrawn.

COURT VP KING'S BENCH, JUNE 13•
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

THE NINO 11. SIR N. CONANT, COLLINS, OASICILL. AND

The defendants are Magistrates for Middlesex ;
and in the cosirse off the last Term, Mr. Scaamirr
applied to the Coury for a Rule to spew cause why a'
criminal information should not be filed against
them, for refusing to license a certain public-house;
situate in St. John s-lane, Clerkenwell, known by the
sign of the Green Man. It appeared from the affi-
davits, that the house in question was kept by a man
of the name of Meeke, that it was an old-established
house, and that it had been regularly licensed up to
the year 1815. In the course of the year 1815,
Meeke, according to his own statement, found it
convenient to leave the brewers who had for some
time supplied the house (Messrs. Calverts), and to
deal with the firm of Mein and Reid, who, in• con-
sequence advanced to him a sum of money. The
beer, however, furnished by Meux and Co. turned
out so bad, that the trade of the house began to suf-
fer: and, finding his draught reduced to two butts
per month, he forsook those Gentlemen, and went
into the trade of Messrs. Barclays, when his sale in-
creased rapidly, and shortly arrived at an average
of ten butts per month. These dealings with Messrs.
Meux and Co. occurred between June and July, in
the year 1816; and on the Sd September, in that
year, when Meeke, according to custom, attended
the Meeting of the Licensing Magistrates, a paper
was sent from the Justice-room, containing the names
of those persons whose licenses were suspended; and
in that list his name was included, no cause for the
suspension being assigned. While he was waiting in
the ante-room, he saw Mr. Lucas, the Chief Clerk of
Mena and Co. who said—" By what I hear, Mr.-
Meeke, you will not get your license to-day." Im-
inediately after, he heard that it had been refused.
The licenses suspended went on to what is called the
adjourned day of meeting; and, in the interim, two
of the Magistrates, Mr. Sellon and Mr. Cottrell, at-
tended by Mr. Hill, High Constable of the District,
visited the Green Man. They objected to the situa-
tion of a particular door, which led into the bar, and
which they supposed to be an accommodation for
dram-drinkers, and asked Meeke whether he had let
off his beer trade, taking a premium for the same?
Meeke denied that he had done so. He had, during
the preceding year, entered into a contract with his
servant, by which the servant took all the profits of
the beer, allowing his master one guinea per butt;
Ibut he did not state that fact to the Magistrates,
Meeke then asked, what was the nature of the com-
plaint against him ? The visitors said, that they had
heard no complaint against his respectability, but
complained of the spirit-dqor. Meeke promisedthat
the door should be closed, and the Magistrates left
the house; in a few minutes, however, the High Con-
stable returned, and told him, that he need nor, at
all events, shut up the house until after the adjourned
day. Upon the adjourned day, the 16th September,
the publican accordingly, being in attendance, was
called into the licensing-room, and questioned as to
his consumption of beer and spirits. He was then
ordered to quit the apartment; as he came out, he
saw Sir Nathaniel Conant, who bad not been there,
go in, and in a few minutes the High Constable
came to him, and said that his licenSe was refused;
but that it would have been granted if. Sir Nathaniel
Conant had not appeared—adding, that previous to
that Gentleman's anival the license had been signed,
by two Magistrates. In this situation; Meeke pre-
pared a petition, signed by the most respectable in-
habitants or the district; and on the 20th September
he waited upon Sir Nathaniel Conant, at the Free-
masons' Tavern, where he was engaged in licensing
the houses in that division ; he complained of the
hardship of his case, of which Sir Nathaniel Conant
professed utter ignorance, and was desired to attend
on the following day, at the Sessions-house, Clerken-
well. • The license, however, was not granted.--
Upon the nest licensing day, in the year 1817, Meek.
again applied to the Bench, and carried with him
several respectable persons, who were to give evidence
as to his character. One of these persons. however,
was stopped by Mr. Collins, who said, "If you have
anything to offer against Mr. Make's claTacter, we
will hear you ;4' but, if riot, you need not say any
more." The application in 1817 was attended with
no better effect than in 1816 ; but, while Meeks was
attending at the Sessions-house, he fell is with a man
named Dell, who kept the sign of the Hat and
Feathers, in the Clerkenwell division, and who had
been deprived of his license in the year 1816, uptin
the same grounds on which Meeke himself had been
deprived. At this time Dell was much agitated, and
expressed coesiderable doubts as to the result of his
petition. Presently, however, they saw Mr. Willis,
the managing clerk of Messrs. Meer and Co. and
with. him Mr. W. Wigram, one of the partners in
that firm. Mr: Willis took a card out of his pocket,
wrote the name of Wi upon it, and sent it into
the Justice-room. Sirc.ineosant then came out of

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the room, and retired with Mr:Wiaram into xnothei
spestaisnt ; and, 'after -the conference) • Mr. Willis
stepped up to Dell; and whisaereJ
something to him,
at which Dell smiled, and appeared pleased. Imme-
diitely after Dell'iLlicense was-granted. •At this time
Dell's house had been doing two butts per month
'beer, and near £4OO per month in spirits,' while
Meeke's house had been doing ten butte per month
beer, and not more than £ 2O in spirits. There was
a house also, within four doors of the Green Man,
kept by a person named Temple, the construction of
which was still more objectionable (as to the doors)
than the house of Meeke had ever been, and which,,
Moreover, retailed a more considerable quantity of
spirits, and-which still retained-its license. Temple,
however, took his beer of Messrs. Meux and Co. A
third application in the year 18.18, and a fourth in
the year 1819, were addressed to the Magistrates
without success. Upon the itateinents contained in
these affidavits, which concluded by charging" that
the license had been refused to Meeke in consequence
of undue influence exercised by the house of Meux
and Co. over the Licensing Magistrates, the Court
granted a rule Nisi.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL now shewed cause against
the Rule obtained by Mr. Scarlett. The present pro-
ceeding, he said, was not instituted at the suit of Mr.
Meeke himself, who had indeed become a bankrupt
previous to the last application in 1819, but on the
part of a society, which existed in the Metropolis,
composed of between 200 and 800 persons, and called
The Society of Associated Publicans. The Court
had, in all probability, granted the Rule Nisi upon a
feeling that the refusals of the years, 1817, 1818,
and 1819, were connected with the original refu-
sal in 1816, and arose out of the same motive.—
This was not the case. The refusali had not even
been given by the same Magistrates. The cause
which originally led to the loss of, Meeke's license
was this —llle had, in direct opposition to the law,
and to the established regulation, converted his house
into a shop for the sale of spirits. In the first place,
he had made a private entrance to that part of the
house in which those deleterious compounds were
sold ; and, in the next place, he had got rid of his
beer trade altogether, by letting it, at a certain pre.
mium, to another person, who carried it on lade-l 1
pendently of the spirit trade, which was conducted
by Meeke himself. It would have been a gross ,
neglect of duty in the Magistrates if they had suf-
fered this trick to pass unnoticed. It was illegal in
itself, inasmuch as it amounted to a transfer of one
of his licenses to' another person ; and it demanded
the most immediate attention, inasmuch as it com-
pletely evaded and rendered a dead letter that most
wholesome statute, which precluded any individual
from holding a spirit license who did not also hold a
beer license. Upon a complaint to this effect, the
Magistrates had, in the first instance, withheld the
license in question; the subsequent refusals were, as the
Court would see, defensible upon a variety ofgrounds.
—First, it was by no means crear that person who
had so conducted himself deserved to be intrusted
with a license ; second, even supposing the grievance
to be abated at the time of the application, there was
no security that it would not recur as soon as that ap-
plication should be granted ; and again, it was the
custoth of the Magistrates to regard any application,
after a house had been closed during twelve months,
as an application for a new license altogether ; and
at then became their duty to consider how far-, such
license was necessary to the public convenience. :la
the present case it had been found that -there were
already too many houses, without re-opening that of.
Mr. Meeke. The Learned Counsel then, after ad-
verting to the known respectability of the defendants,
and the impossibility of attributing to them anything
like corrupt intention, proceeded to state the affidavits
in reply. The first affidavit of importance was that
of the three defendants, in which they negatived the
assertion that Meeke had not, upon the first suspen-
sion of his license, been acquainted with the cause
which led to that suspension, and introduced the pa-
per referred to by Meeke as containing a list of the
suspensions, upon which his name did appear, to-
gether with the alleged reason of the refusal. The re-
fusal to listen in the year 1817, to the testimony as to
the character of Meeke, was justified- upou the
ground that against his general character there was
no imputation, and that diaracter formed no part of
the objection to the renewal of his liceirse ; and the
re-grant of the license to Dell, who sold se large a
proportion of spirits, was explained by an allegation
that the sale was in large quantities to country cus-
tomers, and not a retail trade in the house. It ap-
peared, also, that all the Magistrates were not agreed
as to the propriety of renewing that license.
Sir N. CoNANT then went 9n to state, for himself,
that he had no disposition to favour the house of
Meux .sod Co. when he voted against the renewal of
Meeke's license, or at any Other time. He remelt).
land the circumstance of-Mr.Wigrarn's calling upon
ilia' I at the- Bessiossehouse • but although he did not
recollect the subject of that conversation, helad-ne,
hesitation to say that it did in no way concern either
thelicenstof Meek or the license of Dell, or that of
any other person.
The whole body of Licensing Magistrates then
stated, that they should have treated any proposal
or interference upon the part of any brewer as an in-
sult to themselves; and Messrs. Sellon and Cottrell,
who disagreed with their brethren, and voted for the
renewal of Meeke's license, acquitted the defendants
of any corrupt motive, and believed that they had
acted in what they conscientiously considered the dis-
charge of their duty.
The affidavit of Messrs.. Reid, Wigram, Hunter,
and Co. partners in the firm of Men' and Reid, do-
nied any influence or interference with the Magis-
trates ; and Mr. Wigram, for himself, stated,
that he remembered the circumstance of his calling
upon Sir N. Conant at the Sessions-house, but de-
nied that the conversation which then passed had
any reference either to Meeke or Dell, their licenses,
or houses.
The affidavit of Mr. Lucas, managins-clerk to
Messrs. Meux and Co. in the year 1816, admitted
his being at the Sessions-house on the licensing day
in 1816. He denied, however, any recollection of
having told Meeke that his license would be refused.
If he did say so, it must have been the effect of what
he had heard from common report, and,not the-re-
sult of any private information upon the subject. .
The affidavit of Mt. Willis, .managing-clerk AO
Meux and Co. in 1817, admitted his preseucc upon
the occasion sworn to by 3leeke in the year 1817 ;

but denied any interference with the business
licensing.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE put it to Mr. Ecir-
lett, whether he could, in the face of the,e affidavits,
,sustain the imputation that ;he defendants had :Lieu
under the influence of Messrs. Meux and Co.
MT. SCARLETT 'bad fro e-!-.oice but to confess C;2~
.the defendants did most sec( lately deny the cr-m:rt
motive ; but he had never )et met with any c;I:e i.;
which such a-motive had been admitted.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE ObSelved, that the al ~
davits both of Mr. Wigram and Sir N. Conant cc-
nied, during the conversation nt the S.,:sser.s.l:ouse
in 1817, any mention of either Meek: or Del.
Mr. SCARLETT had -nn wish to press the matter
against the feelings of the Court. He felt the irur:.
lity of such an,attempt ; but there a es-, in the P.C.
sent case so many circumstances of susi icion, tr.,t
he could not help believing -that the bre,vers h„,k
more to do with the licensing of public-houses tr..,a
they ought to have, or than the law intende.l
should have. He wished, at least, to shew that 1:3
client had grounds for coming before the Coast._
The house in question was the oldest house ia t::e
Parish--it was the best conducted in the Parish—ail
the respectable inhabitants of the Parish had core
forward to prove th-i character of the man and tl:e
conduct of the house: the house was shut up, 21:1
the man was beggared.
Mr. S. MARRYAT., on the part of Mr. GaskiZ,
stated, that the application, as against his client,
must have been founded in mistake. At the last meet-
ing, the refusal of which formed' the ground's( the
present proceeding, Mr. Gaskill had not been present.
The LORD CHIEF JusrlcE.—The mistake of the
applicant has induced the Court to giant a re :e
against Mr. Gaskill, which
_certainly ought net to
have been granted at all: as against that Ganlermm,
therefore, the Rule must be discharged a ith costs.—
As against the other Gentlemen who ate deiencar4,,
the Court is of opinion that the Rule should be di
charged, but without costs. We are inclined to aster:
this course, because it appears that, upon two -I-
censing days, in 1816 and in 1817, the managing-
Clerk of a brewer was present. Now this is a circum-
stance calculated to excite suspicion : it has excitel
suspicion in our minds, and might well excite si:-.71-
cion in the mind of the applicant. I should 'also Say,
thatit strikes as as highly improper that at a meet.
ing held for the liceming of pubiic-houses, Sir N.
Conant should have left the room for the purpose LI
speaking to a hrewer.Riile discharged.
THE SING CARLILE.
A motion was made by Mr. IiOLLAND, oil the part
of the Sheriff of Middlesex, for a Rule, why an (M-
-eer, of the natne of Hopwood, shoutd not be ailowed
to keep in his hands-two sums, of ICS and 1.:23, being
part of a sum Of CS% levied on the goods ilfttichmil
,Carlile; in pursuance of a sententb of- this Coon.—
These sums were the-amount of the expanse incurred
by the Officer in making the levy. , He also, ow% ed
for a Writ of Ltvari facies vc nditipng evoires ;be
made out Upon' 14,000 volumes., btlnk phi t ~t the
defendant's goods and chattels, its4e4 he should
rather have' said, in regard to theie volames, igni
ponas, but his instructions would not warrant iIIIII.
The CHIEF Jr saws hawing asked, whether he gave
notice to the Crown ? and being answered in 'the cc-
gative, desired the •Learned Counsel to take_ a Itti:e
to shew cause.—Application-granted.
couwr OF EXCHEQUER, JUNE la.
Mr.-George Edmonds, of biuningham, produced
an affidavit, stating that the deponent had applied
for an Office-copy of the information; which Had been
refused him on account of his- inability to pay • the
customary fee, and that from this cause the Otlicer
of the Court had refuted to record his plea of " Not
Guilty." It was further stated, that he had no
means of paying the fees, -or of retaining profes-
sional assistance. . _

Baron GaanalL—Doet yoar • affidavit state positively thzt
you are unable to mislay- Coasted?
Mr. Edmoods.—lt does fir laid. (Mr. R. read the part cf
the affidavit in which this fat-was sworn to.)
Baron Gaanass—But. the Court will require a much more
erplicit affidavit befoie it can interfere. You must state it
the usual terms,"sindiben you may be allowed to sue its fi a
pesperia We can.do no Mare.
Mr. Edmonds—My LOW, I have been informed that a
torn exists •of reading the information to those wl:o canna
ford paying for a. copy. It is, I believe, technically called
rantiall Orr?
Baron Gaosass—lt is first necessary that you, shoold pm-
ceed as the • Court has directed. Do not take up our time in,.
necessarily. •

Monday sennight, a press-man, in the employ of
a respectable printbr in Edinburgh, was sentenced by
the Sheriff to two months confinement, for stealing
from his master's premises the sheets of two works
in the.progress of printing,
AN Err RAOXIMIART Clnctricetallor...—Yesterday
morning,"surie men employed in Hyde Park, oppo.
site St. Georgei Hospital, in digging ,the ground,
discovered a man's head, apparently recently buried.
On a further search, some clothes, soaked in blood,
were foundmear the spot, and severa) drops on the
ground, but so- trace of the body. The head now
her at S. George's Workhouse.

BIRTR.
On the leth instant, in GI-amnia4treac. Brossuick-arram
Mrs. Richard Valpy, of a sen. •

DIED.
On Monday, the 11th instant, in Bedford-square, in the seth
year of her ars, after a long and painful MISONS, which she en-
dured ivith singular patience and resignati*, Mrs. Huttitrarortik
wife of Joseph Butterworth, Esq. M.P. She had no fear of
death, but exemplified, in the pteepeet of dissolutienow the
had done in her previous life, that calmness, peace, and btedfast
assurance of Divine Mercy which support and adorn tlie
tian character.

On the 4th inst. Francis Drummond. Esq. of Soasoatistt.
Captain in the late 98th Regiment of Foot, in the 72d year cf
his age,.—representative of the oat:feat sod le family el
the Druminonds, of liawthnendeaa, lierthrtitedet:bin. He its
left three sons and three daughters to lament his loss: his elder:
vin is new Lieutenatt-Colonel in the Third Foot Oussids•
On Monday afteinoon, at his house, Hackney-reed, mead 216
Robert Ditehman, Eeq. after fourteen day* Illaeaa. _

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