Star.
London, England, 1829-02-18 00:00:00

THE KING, Sm.

WlNDaost, Prb.l7.—His Rnyal Highness the Duke
CUMBIRLAND Atti•Cd at the Castle this Imbruing.
about twelve o'clock. on a visit to his MAJZSTY. His
Royal Highnels is expectedoto coatinae Kauai days
with the Km at the C Attie.
His Grace the Aechrsisrosp of CANTINBUY and Lord
FARNBOROUGH will arrive at the Castle this evening.
and have the linn.or tot dining with his ...mAism and
the Duke of CUIRIeRLAIND. The Private Band bays
tatters to be in attendance.

Yesterday Su Honour Tenon left the Castle for
London.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke of Cl76llllltL Awo left his residence in the
King's Palace, &. James's, about 'keen o'clock yesterday more.
lug, for bis Majesty's Palace at Winds's.. ea a visit to the Kw
fora kw days.

The Earl of ABERDRIEW had an interview yesterday
with the Duke of Wawsurrus, at the Treasury.
Earl BATHURST visited the Duke of WawaGros

t►e Earl of Ammo= yesterday. at dark respective paces.

Vint)ant MELVILLE it confined VI his residence in
it Admiralty, by a acme cold, accompanied with inflammation.

The Meditetr.nean Mail, which arrived. yeiterciaT
morning, brought dispatches to the Colonial Mice, from the llo-
nourable General ressetrav, the UCutenant•Guartner of Malts,
and from Sir d. Dux, the Lieutenant•Govetnor of Gibraltar.

Mr. Cntirint, nit Lalan n►eb.tnwr. tir 4% bent off on
Monday night with &apaches for the Right Honourable Sena:-
MU Camino; and abo for the R►aht lbstiourabie Sir Fauntatert
Aiwa, the Lord High Cotnntbsiotier of the lon►an Wes.

The Countess Of AIiIIOWEEN lief town fur Brighton.

WHITSTABLE. FIUIROARY 16.

A most estr.•otdinary sight presented itst If this after-
nm off here. A large whale was ob,erved swimming
about f•tr some •ti aoo the Sea Sakes °poet Grounds. Ac
length several boat, stele put off well m lined, mid the
huge mi.nker of the deep, after a s•tort chace, was
captured and towed into our bay, and is to be brought
on shore tomorrow. The creature measures 60 ti et in
length, and Irons the belly into the crown of the back
16 feet.

MELTON MOWBRAY, FUNUART 16.

The Steeple Chase which has created sis much in-
terest, takes place this morning. The precise point of country tress
which the parties start, to be selected by Jaws. liaise, E.q. up
to this morning remains unknown. The odds are iu layout' of
Captain Itoss's mare, although great eipect atone are ent.rrained
that the rider of Mr. GoLosoas's horse, Mr. Figur Nocuous's, will
more than counterbalance the estimated difference ut speed.
Thursday the Hounds passed through Melton, Living tun a fok
t 3 ground very near the town. ►lost of the kading 11.mit.rs par.
took Of a cold collation at the house of UOLIIBLIT WILLIAIII4. K. 841.
who, with his Lady, have been residing for the la.t mouth at Tams
tack House.

The following coasprhe most of the Fashionable' assembled hero
at the present moment :
Sir Harry Goodrich., Mr. Gilmore, and Mr. Lino Stevens, Mr.
and Mrs. Bulks:try Williams and bliss Williams, Captains Rossaad
Jenner, Messrs. Monre, Sfazee. Maitre ; Sir J. Musgrave, Lord
Forester, Mr. liddulph, Sir F. Mackenzie, Mr. Kins. Earl and
Countess of Plymouth, Earl and Countem of Darlingioo. who
were entertaining lard and Lady Struthlnspton amt Lttly Augusta
Paulen, Lord etivanley, Mr. Montague, Co:noel ftuwell, Mr.
White. and Mt. Wharton.
Lord and Lady Wituata Nome are at their resitler.ee at
Somerby li.buse ; and laird and Lady lisuotveu. at Prue .csicy.
Sir Mahar Gonoascze tea mad* a main ut cocks, Mir days
fighting, to tate place in erosion race week.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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HUNTING.

Friday sesolglit, two line foxes were d Into Laatk's►
MON. by some labourers; a number of sporting farmers a.s.m.
bled trio the adjoining parishes, about a lanitired of them armed
with guus, mid surrounded the Wet, from whence the ga latit Rey.
natds were unkennelird with tremendats 'bouts, and as quickly
destroyed by the discitsrg, of musketry. A demand of 10.. a bead
was afterwards made to the Churchwarden. for the dealt action of

the varmints. and as an incentive to i rupiadoo of gcr I—Deasia.
pre Telegrosi.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guild-
hall, at which the LORD MAYOR. tivent pone Aldermen,
the Recorder, Sheriffs, and City Officers. alien !ed.
The Lotto MATuR reported to the Coin the election
Hof William Taylor Cot el it'd, E q. to he Ai.les man of
s Ward I f Bibhopsga.e, in the room Sir R. C.
'Glynn, Batt. who has accepted the Ward ot Bei le
Without, in the room ot the late Sir Wen. Cuttis. Bart.

Mr. CoPaLAND waS then introdocei to the Coutts
itteltded by a numerous body of ut the
Ward of Bishopsgate. whets So IVi;hunt Its.. its pre.
rented him as the nrwl% elected Alderm n of the %Va.&

31r. COMMAND was thereupon 'WINO into the once, as iisak his
seat accordingly.
The !Iberia!, attended and made their Morns of the state of the
trifilf al pi isoils.
Ti., Court proceeded to consider the late judgment of the Court
of King's Bench, in the cause of the King against the Mayor atoll
Aldermen relative to the Vintry Ward, and an opinion of Counsel
thereon, and after considerable debate, and bearing the law officers,
it was determined that it would be proper to give Mr. Wilde an
opportunii y of proceeding in the investigation of the scrutiny at his
own expeuse; and that be and Mr. Werichestet should be Lefertmed
accordingly, and also that the Court expected such invcsrptios to
be completed, and the result reported to them sit hin xi 41 ay.. '
The Court requested Sir John Purring to perform the duties of
Magistrate in the Borough, during the indispu.ltion of Mr. Alder.
mao J. J. Smith.

A discussion of rather an interesting nature took plate previous
to the disposal of the question.
Alderman Joshua Jonathan Smith, who has (or several years
Med the situation of Borough Magistrate (or the City, has
been for a considerable time incapacitate,' from pert. rating
the duties of the eike, in consequence of illness. There is a
salary of eight hundred pounds a•ya.r attached to the face,
acd the present bolder is very unwilling in give up the profits, or
any part of th, m. The worthy Alderman bearing that some ins.
prevenient et the existing plan of doing the Botneigli basinew
without the aid of a Magistrate, remonstrated against any project
that might tend to diminish his pecuniary resources, and promised
that he would, within a short time, be so far recovered, a. to be
able to resume his labours, and perform the whole of the duties

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Is was =Mended in the Court that the business of the Borough
intently required two 'fluent Magistrates blared of nut who
was wholly incapable of acting. It was much to be regretted that the
worthy Alderman's state of health was such as to interfere with
the due perforates= of that which might to• be =petted by the
public to be well dune; but the business of such an impunant
sad ezteogive district could not be allowed to be transacted with-
out the esperimendence of some adequate prune.
The Lees M•ros said. that the situation could remain =
longer in iu presets coodition ; and it was resolved t►at one of the
Oty Magistratee should be supsested to aimed to the desks at the
Town-IW' far sin swaths, at the conclusion of which period some
Anal arrangement WI he nasdr.—.The Coen thee wijoursed.

CORDLISCHANGS, 11 ARK-LANE, Fillalawr
Although thetitwere may buyer. trust the wintry et market
this morning, the Wheat Trade was very dull, and the tames mete
'glad to Weer Wiest s reduction of as. per quarter under liontley's
prim. Ihriey and Oat were dull Ws, and DO basione 44*

Accounts have been received at Dubin, that a gray
destructive Are bu takes plan at Demerara, which has deartryeti
half die town. The damage is eatiatatrd at from no to 500,000 i.
The PAIMATip Bishops of Amur, DIRRY, and
iritsaaa, are the flown:wive &shops et' Wain is Parliament
this Sewn&

ENCE.

W Ernansma. VI IT.
Banco.),
PRATT V. maga.

• This ease involves the right of the Corporation of
Catobsidigev&O levy certain tolls on carts on entering
the tnv ~At the tii4l a verdict was found which es.
tablishrd the right of the Corporation. A rule fur a new
trial had since been obtained. chiefly op the ground of
misdirection in the Lea, d Judge. The Court was
occupied the greater part of yesterrlay and the whole of
today in hearing the arguments of Counsel for and
against the rule.
The COVIT• took time to consider of its decisi n.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FassoAsy 17.

- • FURLONG V DAVIU AND OTHERS.
This was an action to recover floors the defendants. as
*stignees of a bankrupt named John Leigh, a chest of
plate, value about 2204
It appeared that the bankrupt was at one. period in
affluent circumstances, and on the occasion of his
daughter being about to marry the plaintiff; a quantity
of plate, ennsi,ting of waiters, tea equipage..kc. was
ordered by Mrs. Leigh and her daughter, but settled
for b) the husband. Some of the various articles vete
intended for Miss Leigh as a marriage present, ana the
remainder, according to an arrangement entered into
bettrein the parties, was to be purchased from her fa.,
there and paid for by Furlong at such times and seasons
as asjiht prove convenient. It appeared that the plain-
. tiff wfs at the C ,pe of Good Hope when a commission
of bankruptcy was issued against his father in law, w hich
was stated as the reason is by the property in question
did net pass info his possession.
Mr. John Leigh. the bankrupt, upon two commis.
sions beirg produced, stated that the chest cf plate was
certainly therein described by him as a part of his own
property. •

`The LORD CUII Justus wished to know if the case
should proceed, and said, th 4 if the Jury had any
oh s he would read over the evidence.
0 .e of the Jury observed, that there did not seem
to be any evidence proving that the plate was eve:
actuaily in the possession of Furlong.
The plaintiff was therefore nonsuited.

MILS*II V. DEVICY.

This action was brought for the purpose of recover-

ing 201. the amount of 11 bill of exchange, and to com-
pel the defendant to give remuneration for certain work
and labour done by the plaintiff. A persnn named
Burge had taken from the St. Katharine Dock Corn-
pony a certain pot t inn.of work, past of which had by bim
been underlet to Devey, who thereby became responsi
ble for unloading the barges and carting away the rub-
bish. A spot near Vauxhall-bridge had been selected
for depositing this ; and the casts employed at this
place needing sepsis, t' e plaintiff was applied to, and
in consequence proceeded to rectify the damages sus-
tained. Difficulties having ashen respecting the pay-
ment of Milsom's demands, an action isas brought.
Mi. Fe, gent TADDY. for Dewey, contended that he
was by no means the responsible person ; that the ori.
ginal contractor, Barge, was alone liable for any ex-
penses which might be incurred during the execution of
the work contracted for.
S-venal witnesses were examined, and among them
defendant's foreman, who stated that the w argon: were
the property of Burge; but admitted that, on his (wit
'nests) application to Mihom, he assured him that his
master would be answerable for the payment. In addi-
tion, the circumstance of defendant's having accepted
the lull tended to throw some light on the case.
The Curie Juaracs, in summing up said that the
verdict must be in fav ,ur of the plaintiff for at least
20/. and, if the Jos, believed the whole of the wink to
have been done on the credit of the defendant, be be-
came liable for the whole amount,
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff to the
whole amount, including the Bill of Exchange.—
Damages, 461. 19..7d.
PREROGATIVE COURT, FRB. 17.
Before 8k Jolts NiCosetz.
RAIIRMSCROFT U. HUNTER AND CARNAC.

This was a question as to Vie testiorentar y iu entions
if Thomas Ravenscroft, ssho .died on the 19th ol
August, 1828. leaving pet sonal phoperty to the value of
about 60,0001. a considerable pair of which was in.
vested in shares in the Devonport Waite Works Com-
pany, of which the deceased was the. Chairman. The
deceased executed a will in duplicate, bearing date in
August, 1825 ; and after providing for his wife,
daughters, and other persons, who had claims on his
testamentary bounty, he left the residue of his property.
amounting to 36 5001. ,to his grandchildren. The de
ceased's son, Mr. John Bovenscrott, died before the
exTcution of the will, and left six children, four of whom
were boos and two daughters. To those children the
deceased, by the. will of August, 1825, left the entire

residue ref his propel;; in the proportion of two six.
teenths to each of the sons and foot-sixteenths to each
of Os daughters. Shortly before the execution of the
'will the eldest of the testator's grandsons w. at to ladia ;
another grandson died; and, in 1826, the tworemaining
Malso went to India. In Jai tray. 1828. Mr.
Moore, who bad been the partner nf the deceased, and
was one of the executors panted in the wi;l, died; And

shottly after the testator expiesed his intenti'ir
making some alteration* in his will. In J toe, 1828, he
ipformed his solicitor that he would shindy be under
the eecessity of troubling him to draw up a codicil, andl
ip conversation with Mrs. M .cartney. his sister, the tes.l
..I,kawr ioforthed her that he meant to make an ilcremed
provision for his gr anddaughtet as the grandsons were
already provided for. This communicaiii n, however,
was made to Mrs. M. in reply to some observations made
by bet ntg.ing the testator to provide
.fur his grand-,
datrghtets in preference to his grandsons. After the.
.kath,p( the testate the will of 1825 was nod in a
petite' state in the original envelope, and a draft of
that will was also found, containing certain alterations
in the handwriting of the.deceased, and,:as it was con-
tended.. declaratory of his ullinutp Intentions. The
suatetial alteration was as to t e disposition of the re-
sedge, the three grandsons bating been lift only one
thOusind pounds .eacb .instrad ,of two sixtectiths. and,
the srand daughtess taking the iensaiader of the re-1
sidue. Tile names( Majoe Carnac was also substituted
for Mt. M .ore as an executor in the times will which
was now Prlnomncled. The question was. whether- the
Ccusx shi old giant probate v., tl.e exccuted tl e
deceased alone, or un.the alteresidraftili
Dr. Dooms* contended that the altered draft con-
tained the c&iberate intentions, of the .deceased, and
thatlbedeeemeil
.was only prey/sated kom• executing
a will, in,confossnity .vrith those introstioas by sudden
illness. He therefore submitted that .the altered draft
should*e admitted to probate.
Dr. LUblIlllO7Oll and Dr. ADDAIIiii on the other side,
conteuded that, the alseratiook wimp merely dthbetative,
as appeared on thi fats of them, and that the Irritator
did not intend that those alterations should have taken
effect after his death: They, Oudot., submitted that

the Court could only pronounce for the will as origi-
ginally executed.
The Court, having heard the arguments, took time
to consider the ea e.

' ifircHvg.g. v. ulrciit[3..'

The decessedin Offs case was William Mitchell, sho
died in September. 1828, leasing seal prof city in the
West Indies to the valvirf shour 16,060 i. an .1 pet s..nal
property to the emount of 60.0001. The d ceased kit '
a widow and sis children ;• and after his death a paper
was found, signed by the detested, beating date the
9theiJune, 1881, andestitied: 6' Heads of the Will of'
William Mitchell." Sonic of the parties named in this
document died before the testator; and it appeared that
it was not until PAW that lie.acquited.ttieiestit*ih the
West Indies. The cante was brought before.theCourt
is an amicable.manner, in order to obtain a•deeisicra on
the question, whether the deceased died intestate, or
whether the testamentary document found after his
death should be admitted to proof
Counsel having been heard on both sides,
Sir dons NICHOLL decided for the iiite,tacy, on the
ground that the. presumption was that the unfinished
paper did not contain the ultimate intentions of the
deceased.

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