Star.
London, England, 1829-06-17 00:00:00

FIRES.

• Betweentwelve and one o'clock this morning a fire
broke out in the lower pariof the George public house,
kept by Mr. Moses, in George street, Blackfriars road,
and which unfortunately communicated with large
quantities of spirits in thebar. Mr. Moses.and family
had retired. to.lest, but they escaped unhurt in their
night clothes. The maid servant was in rest danger
for some time, having appeared at the second floor win-
dows after the first floor was in flames and when no
aid could be renamed to her from without. She, how.
ever, gaited the top of the house, end with great pre-
sence of mind came down in ber,night clothes by the
leaden pipe which conveys the water from the tops of
the houses. The valuable premises of Messrs. Ellwood
and Trebay, the-grocers, and vie house of Mr. Hyrou,
the tallowthaisdkr, escaped with little damage. owing
ire the strong party walls, -and the exertions of the fire.
Men. The pubic house is completely gutted. aed no
'part of ;the properly saved t.but pe understand that
Mr: Motes wail iodated. -•
Situo ay night on alamitig rre broke out at, the
%tables of Colonel M .cdonald, in Kenneden sued.
Knightsbridge, which ends el destfoyed the sables, and
injured the adjoining premises. •Gteir tears were esitei•
tamed far the safety of three valuable hbrses,• the pro-
perty 01. the Col,:nel, but by the exertions of a mar,
named. Green, and others, the horses were blindfolds\
and ie:cuest from the stables without injury. The fi.e
originated by.a c..actirnares. wite,.who lived over thi.
stab.e, taking a- light in to feed the horses during the
absence of her husband, and hearing something fall in
her :ohm, ran up stairs, leaving the lighted candle on
'a truss of straw; on her return, in a few minutes, the
whole place. was in a blase.
Yesterday titmouse'. about three o'clock, a fire was
discovered to have broken oet on board the Pilot, a
Yorkshire vessel, lying at Cotton'sWhart,Tooley street,
Borcmah,whieh at one timslthreateoed to contionuistate
to numberless other vessels lying at each side of her. It
was fo4unately,howeirer, subdued in a very short time
withoot.doing much.injury. The fire originated in the
conking department of the vessel. •
Yeiterday evening. about seven o'clock. a Ste broke
out in the house of Mr. Elphick, a tailor, residing at
N 0.17, Buckingham place. New road, near the Regent's
park, which en a short time consumed •a variety of va-
lusble furniture. By the prompt arrival of the Protec.
tor, British. Westminster, and Imperial fire engines, the
flames were prevented lion' spreading; and confined to
the first Riot, where it broke out. The damage sus•
tained is about 7W. It is not bits.. n how the ire ori-
ginated. •
4.110.1
DINNER TO ALEXANDIR—NAESMITEI, Saw.

• Friday, at the York Hotel, Stamford-street: a splendid
dinner was given, chiefly by..the Scottish Artists residing
in London, to Mr. NA ESMITH. sea. of Edinburgh..
England at this moment perhaps ranks equd to any,
.il :not exceeding, most other count" ies, for its school of
painting. The artists are brought into close co-opera•
ciin one with anotheroluough the medium of societies
and associations, and the m .ny who in early life betake
them elves to travel, to study from the valued works of
the old Masters, which are preserved- inwther countries
—added to which the liberal encouragement held mat
to native talent—have combined in giving a superior
tone to the fine lots in England, now mote generally
th in was everbeftite known.
Of the number of names claiming notice, Scotland
has furnished not a few, of 'which Mr. Naesmith, sen.
now in his Teltfryear, is one example. Mr. Naestuith
has brought up a large family, all of whom, as it were,
have intuitively imbibed taste for the .art of then
sire in a mole or less degree. His son, Patrice Nu•
sm th, in a limited sen=se, stands unrivalled ; and
Mrs. Terry (late Miss Naesmith), the wife of Mr.
Terry, the Comedian, is considered the first female
artist webave as a Landscape .painter. Akhough all of
the Scottish artists have nut been directly pupils to Mr.'
Naesmtth, son. there ate few of theta, from Wiikte
downwards, wbo.have nm been indebted to him for acts
of disinterested friendship.. He is as liberal• minded as
tie is eminent in his profession, and a man of easy
access; his counsel, advice, and candid opinion were
always at the service of the young applicant to fur-
ther his views, and direct his studies in the prisper
channel. Feelings ti respect, deeply rotted on this
account, were
.the motives that led to the circumstance
of the venerable main being entertained by a public
dinner on Friday, at a hicls he filled the chair. There
' we r‘• .pi es, nt—
S. U. Watwo, W. Shia., J. liming. sculptor; Anthony
Stewart, miniature painter; Andrew Robertson, miniature punter ;
Patrick Nae.ntith son of the Chairman; John Wilson,. asthma,
StanSeld, Aleamillor Fraser, Robert Edmonstone, John Grieve,
David Robert., W. Linton (just returned from July), E. Child,.
'Either' Noble. Robert Bailment', Ste. Ate..
Ti.ere were a number of Unguent speeches' delivered in the
' course ache evening on the
,oeearon bf the Meeting. The fare at
the Lible was seinptuotii;tiod the wine excellent; and good humour
Impended to embuidson, so that' when the ounpany broke up, k
• was with no small ponies utsegres,asid with the determination to
form ateAssociarfou for•the purpose. of having an Annul Festival.
of the mese Artieriptionr rly in &turn
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Thomas Pang was last week committed to Fisherton
Gael,, ortar.Salivintry,..:for. Mai, charred Pith *anthill Pin Of •
gooseberry pudding. ' • •
iSansmel t oefeeitas committed at Biggleswade Petty
&felons, on the 34••Srifant, to three 'months' implitooment. fir
_faking a mu Vigo-trigs gigs t
GLA*GtIW...-Mtag of the greaten are• contriving to
get emplvyment aktbeir oen trade. OUt arttialwe hun-
dred persons wins applied for work at stone breaking.
only 950 remain.
.They are liinitel. to thVie and a half
boxes of stones a. week, for which they receive 65.1 I.
Some of them have heeft.so expert at the wink as to be
able, if allowed, to eats 2s. 61- a day. The cotton
spinning and power factories are going fun time.

CORN EXCHANGE, Jens 17.
Although the supplies since lionday have been wiser small, our
market was in a isignant state this owning: On account ot the
immense quantity of all kinds of Grain in die .rOllllll7. and the Isla
favourable *bowers for the Spring Curp, *not a sale can be eroded
without submitting tb lower price', which artrlsoininally as on )fear
day. niroararsons sums I.IIIMIAL
I Wheat, English (qrs.) . 600 Foreign .
Irish . Oats, English
Foreign . . ,1100 Irish .
Early!, English. . 4.10 I Foreign .
Irish . I Flour (sacks) •
COAL MARKET—Tars Dar at Our.
There was scarcely abyrhing doing at the Coal Elehangeto.day.
only Sri ships baying arAved since Monday last, making a total on
the week's arrival of only sic ships. The supply of Coal during she
whole month has been very limited. the total :Amber of ships,from
the Ist of June to the omit day being but 104. There were very
few merchants at the aage.pgitty,
• Best Walhend Coils . . ads. Od. rigs. Od. •
Other sorts . . sts. Od. 31s. 04. •
Mr at Market, 9j.

. 1,050

...,....,
• 2,300

1,07 DIT.PateIMCG.
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tbinit orOVARcERY,
The LORD CNA seltuAa re.umed hi. *Ming% td 'clef •
a Lincolu'ilnn HAI. •
witsibiaAta weirherant.

Mr. BRODRICIt Was heart) at great length in reply to
the arguments offered by Dr. Lush;Ogron when this . •
case *as lately tinder 'discussion. He went into the evi-
dence, the particulars of which have been often Wore
the public, and insisted that it furnished A ground for .
kranting a commission of review of thesentence.of the
D•legaits. •
Lord Westmeath, when the speech or his Counsel
was concluded, addressed the Count, and said he wished-
to explain certain parts of the trAnsaction Which had
been alluded to in the argument, and in which he felt
that his character and conduct had been mitrepiesented.
The LORD CiflimeaLLOg Said lie thought his I..,,rtiship
had better be content with what his d unsel had said •

for him. He could address no observati,ms to the Cow t
now, without giving Dr. Lushington the tight to ttply
to them,fiont which ati unpleasant discusbion might at ise.
Lord Westineath ezpiessed his willingne,s to adort
this suggestion; and the I,.qlkp CliANCE4oli said he
would conlideithemitter,und give his judgment shortly.
. . 4ARIFIgII**. ALLEL,
Mr, Cattle moved; thaC. an order.. for the liberation . •
4th...defendant, whit had beet, in cut.ad y for contemptv
might be distharged. on the ;grbutid iliac the.co.ts not: .*
having been paid, the defendant wut not entitiettf bit
set free:
Mr. Brion opposed-the motion, 'Mid said' hat the • •
Idefendant bad,• in fact, pot in his easminatinn (the de-. • •
fault in Which was the ,onlycnntempt .be had incurred)
before hie was arrested tinder the order.-
S.oope dispute arising between the Counsel as to this
fact...his LOrdship otdered it to be ascertained, and that
the osotion should stand °yet.
CUVKT OP KING'S BRNCH, Gen.arear.L. Jess 11.
/3efore bird Travamem and Speciat Juries. •
. setsißeli v. Win.
This was an action on a policy insurance for SOW.
the value of goods shipped on board the brig Anne.—
The vessel sailed from Liverpool on a Voyage to &sew.,

Ayres. but from
.accidents and :tress of weather was
delayed on her voyage. lh the mean time it was noti-
fied that Buenos Arm era's under blockade; but the
vessel. aftee-refittinc.-pensec uted frervoylge. and was
captured io the Rover Plata. The vessel had subse-
quently been returned to the owners, but the goods had
not. The defendant; who was 'agent at Liverpue,l 'tb
the South Devon• Assurance Company. rel used to 'Say
the amount of the insur.ance of the gouds,and therefore
this action was brought. •
For the defence three witnesses were produced,'who
swore positively that the Captain of the vessel knew of
the blockade, aml-he•said he should pursue his voyage,
and run all hazards.
On this evidence, the .NTTORNZY-GINDRAL; whit ap.
geared for the plaiistiff. said that I,e would be called.
The plaintiff' was actordirigly nonsuited..
HALL D. CCISOS AND OTHILBS:

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The A TTORSIZS-6:ENERAL (with whom was Mr.Hoz.r)
said that this wa4 an action aliain4 the lion. Mr. Cur-
zon, Mr. Smith, Mr. Slade, My. Morrison, ind Mr. Letts,
who bad :been Directors oft Joiut Stock. Company,
tailed" The City of London Cents al-stre-t and Not teens
linprovement Comfisny:" The plaintiff %as appointed
Secretary to the Company, and the action was for work
and labbur done; and for ter vices rendered to the Com.
pang in the cap iCity of Secretary. • 2.• • •
Mr. Harmer, tf:e solicitor'to the COMPS"), p prodneed

the books in which.* .proceedings of the Ditect.rs
.were registined, by Which it appealed that cacti of the
defendants had acted as: Directors. Two letters front
the H n. Mi. Curion were lint in. 'T• ey were to the
effect that Mr. Cuison-consented to heconle a Director.
The piailftiff was appointed, and acted as Sectetary to
the Company.
Messrs. BIOLIGHASI. CAMillti.L.cfllTTT, and RoAcft
addressed the Jolly hir their respeOve chews (low of
the detenditnt-). and Objected that thesevidence of their
being D rectors was insufficient.
Mr. Cocaiyam
_llnr the remaining defendant Mr.
Cutzon) said, that althuugh be Must admit that bit
tlirnt had agreed to becOme a director, .)et ihese Was
no evidence Of insT agreement thatllie plaintiff should
hare a salary.
Lord MITIRDBII told the Jury that
.they had two
questions to The one was, whether the, l:tin-
tiff was entitled yt seceiire any reinuneratiqii? and t' e
other was, it they shonlii think-the plaintiff liras entitled
to lemuneration, whether he had nwe not that each
and giver,. of the tieteodents oug; t_ to contribute
wards it? far if he could not make this out avitist all
the defendants. he could' *not' recover at all. Having
considered these two questiotti,• they Mould bare to de.
(ermine, it their decision on these pills were for the
plaintiff, the amount of damages. . .
Verdict lot the plaintiff—
,Damages 12151.
-.buff i. ssvnx.
This was an actibil to recoici the sum of 1.311/.16?.4Js
'The plaintiff had obtained judgment against the skirl-
dant in Jamaica for a sum (including costs and infer e• t)
of 1,8361. 10s. Sd Jairia,sicactitr.ncy. This Nda ad;
coittedby the defendant, arid the dispute, bei cen the,
parties was upon 'the amount of sterling n!;y. Which
representedthe sumof 198361: 10s. 8.1. an..lrisiseigA Cur-
mug. The detesidans 'contended. that 4 i/te,;inoney
had beett.paid in Jamaica, the; plaintiff 'Mast et:hi/have
received itin bills, or have trammitted it fo )r '
bills, which bills Would brat a. premium.. (1111!:Iliew
of the case 1661. and a frailion,_ J.taaica currency..
would represent• 1001: sterling,lindthe defendants Cat•
culatiog his debt at 'this 'rates .had OW 1.1621.. into
Court. The plaintiff Contended tkat fie•istikit, have
Insisted upon being paid ins pe it .he had beeeCp- aid
at all in Jamaica.; that iedisf tint follow that Jte. itlant
to• remit the money ttEligiad &edits:it konseggeptly
he had a fight !Oise Paid. according to the ;quid .
ference between Jamaica currency and sterling money,
that differendtbeinrohly, VT per cent: The stint 'of
1,8361. 10s. 841...redufed to stetting money by this cat.
ciliation' would give the sum claimed by the plaintiff,
and the sum in dispute:betvieen the peaks waif, thee:
lore, 2091. Nu 4d. • . • .
Lord TaIiTtADS3I said, that unless the Jury assumed
that the plaintiff must have received the miner in bills.
Of that he must have remitted it to pigland..in MI% if
it bad been paid in'Jameica, their verdict must be for
the plaintiff. As he did not see hew they could fluke
this assumption, be should take upon himelt to advise
the Jety to give their verdict fur the plaintiff. •

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Verdict lot the plaintiff to the full amount claimed.
• COORS OF COMMON PLEAS. Alit te. •
lesion Mtaastaieforo Mr. Jostles Gamut and a Common Jury'
wasos V. BDiTH APD OTHERS.
This action was brought by the plaintiff. a Profes•
*Jowl Gentleman, residing at Liverpool, against the de.
ienalints, who are- coach proprietors, to recover the
ansomst of the eapenseowhich he had incurred in posting
Roar Lt•ndon to Liverpool. in coisequence of the de.
!tediums not havingperformed their contract to coavgt..
:him and his luggage by the Sovereign ceach, •
The principal tact., as stated by the plainsiritik.

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