Star.
London, England, 1826-01-19 00:00:00

EXAMINATION OF MR. TURNBULL

This Gentleman, whose case is reported in the last page. was
again brought up in custody, and examined, charged by Ann Net-
tiefold with forging a cheque for £lO.
Capt. Small was this day brought forward, and swore positively,
that he, Mr.Turnbull,was at his own lodgings at eleven o'clock on the
night in question. This was as strongly sworn not to be the fact,
and the result was, that the accused was ordered to find bail, him-
self in £BO, and two sureties in £4O each.

The Lotto CHANCELLOR, we are happy to state, is so
far recovered, that be has fixed Saturday next for the resumption
of business in the Court of Chancery.
Yesterday, the dispatches for Bengal and China, by
the ship Thames, Captain Was. llavisme, were closed at the
East India Houle, and delivered to the Purser of that ship.
Yesterday morning, the Earl of LIVERPOOL. came to
town from Cumbe Wood, and transacted business at his house in
Whitehall till past four o'clock, when the Noble Earl left Loudon
in his chariot and four, ors his return to Combo Wood.
Yesterday, Mr. CROMER transacted business at the

Foreign Mee.
Sir JOHN BERESFORD transacted business at the Trea-
sury yesterday.
A file broke out last evening, at seven o'clock, at
Percy House Academy, Coal Harbour-lane, Camber-
' well, kept by the Rev. Dr. TROWES. It was occasioned
by the servant going up to one of her boxes in the attic
with a lighted candle, and incautiously setting some-
thing on fire. No water could be had, but fortunately ,
the fire burnt so deliberately downwards, that the
family, assisted by the neighbours, were not only ena-
bled to save the whole of the furniture, excedt what
was in the attics, but they even had time to take out
the vt indows, and some of the doors, and the portico.
The house was ultimately burnt down.
Salt butter, which not long since in Cork was at the
price of 104 s. the hundred weight, is now 88s.
An Inquest was held on the body of James D ckitt-
son, the son of Captain Dickinson, of Homerton, at the
Three Anglers, Lea Bridge. By the evidence it ap-
peared, that the deceased was on Sunday skating on
the Ittver Lea, when, from the rapidity at which I.e
was going, and nut perceiving a hole, owing to near-
sightedness, which was immediately before him, he fell
in and was drowned. Three brothers named Moore,
ran immediately to give their assistance, but they,
together with a brother of his own, were all plecipi-
tated into the water. By the exertion of some barge-
men, however, they were got out, and all, with the
exception of the deceased, by the usual means, testored
to their families.—Verdict, Accidentally prowl ed.
When ROUSSRAU was in England, Mr. G ARRICK paid
him the compliment of playing two character, Oil put-,
pose to oblige him ; they were Lusignan and Lord
Cholkstone ; and as it was known that Rousseau was
to be present, the Theatre was of course crowded to
excess. ROUSSEAU was highly gratified, but Mrs. GAR-
RICK told me th•tt she had never passed a mote uncorn•
fortable evening in her life, for the secluse philosopher
was so very anxious to display himself, and hung so for-
ward over the front of the box, that she was obliged to
hold him by the skirt of his coat, that he might nut hall
over into the pit. After the performance, however, he
paid a very handsome compliment to NIr.GARHICIC, by
saying, « I have cried all through your tragedy, and
laughed all through your comedy, without bei- g .tt al
'able to understand the language."—L rod° Cs Memo rs.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Marquis and Marehioness of Salisbury arrived yesterday at
'I henus's Hotel, Elerkeley.square, from their seat, Hatfield.
The Ladies Thynne left town yeAerday, for Lord Cawdor's seat,
St. ckpole Court, Pembrokeshire.
_ _ _ _ _

Lord Hervey has left town, for his father's (Earl of Bristol's),
Putney Heath._

Lora Frederick Beauderk left town yeaterday. for the Duke of
Gloucebter's,Word Cutle, i)ursetshire.

Lord Folistone has left town, fur his father's (the Earl of Rad-
mor's),Longlord Castle, Wilts.

Sit Robert, Lady, and Mr. Wilmott arrived yesterday, at the
flurlington Hotel, Old Burlington-street, from Brighton.
Mr. and Mrs. Erskine have arrived at the London Hotel, ,Albe-
marle-street, from Kent. Colonel and Mrs. Dashwood have left
let South America.

The lion. Captain Barrington, R.N. left Lower Grosvenor-
s:reet yesterday, for Sheerness.
Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jamts's-street :—The Rev.
IV. Murray, from a tour; Atkinson, Esq. from Bath; W.
Jarratt, Esq. from Oxford; Messrs. Kenniston, from a tour.
Departures :—R. T. Heysham, Esq. for • Hants; Parratt,
Esq. en a tour.
Arrivals at head's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street :—The Rev.
K Lawrence, from a van"; Francis Blount, Esq. from his seat in
S.isses. Departures:—Captain Pemberton, fur Brighton; and J.
Walker, Esq. fur Norfolk.

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

A General Court of Proprietors of East India Stock
was held yesterday, pursuant to adjournment.

CASE OF MR. BUCKINGHAM.

The Chairman (C. Mandoarannks, Esq.) acquainted
the Court, that it was made special for the purpose of
taking into consideration the propriety of laying on the
table copies of the correspondence between Mr. J. S.
Buckingham and the Court of Directors, relative to the
losses sustained by him, in consequence of the sup-
pression of The Calcutta Journal, and also the corre-
spondence on the subject, with certain Members of the
Bengal Government.
Mr. D.KINNAIRD, in a speech of considerable length,
opened the debate. He disclaimed all idea of intro-
ducing into the discussion any observations on the
Liberty of the Press in India, or on the conduct pursued
by the Bengal Government, with reference to that sub-
ject. He should confine himself simply to the Brest
loss of property which had been sustained by Mr.
Buckingham, in consequence of the unnecessary and
uncalled for proceedings which had been taken with
respect to the establishment to which that Gentleman
had la:longed after his removal from India. The Hon.
Proprietor then proceeded to read a mass of cor-
respondence which had taken place between certain
Members of the Bengal Government, a Mr. Muston,
who wished to become Editor of 1 he Calcutta
and Messrs. Surhetland and Co. the Agents of M.
Buckingham, relative to procuring a license for carrying
on the Paper. The correspondence concluded with the
determination of the Governor-General in Council not

to grant any license so long as tt.e then existing pro•
prietorship continued, and ultimately he refused to
grant it, under any circumstances, lest at some future
period Mr. Buckingham might again become connected
with the Paper. The consequence of this refusal was,
that the property was greatly deteriorated, and when
disposed of; did not produce anything like its real
value. This course, Mr. Kinnaird contended, was per-
fectly unnecessary, since, if Mr. Buckingham again
connected himself with the Journal, the Government had
the power, on the moment, to put an end to it by with-1
drawing the license. The ruin of Mr. Buckingham was
the consequence of this proceeding. Instead of having
a large property in India, he found himself 3 or 4,0001.
in debt to his Agents. He (Mr. Kinnaird) therefore
came forward, and called on the Court to act with their
accustomed liberality, and to rescue a most upright and
excrllent individual from unmerited ruin. A giant of
5,0001. would do honour to the CompanT, when •oted
for such a purpose; and he felt in his conscience, that
both jus►ice and humanity demanded it. The Hon.
Proprietor concluded by moving for the papers.
Mr. POYNDICR opposed the motion, and argued that
the conduct of Mr. Buckingham in India, aster repeated
warnings and entreaties to desist, perfectly justified the
paternal Government. in adopting the measures which
had been pursued towards that individual. -

Mr. LEWiN would, for argument sake, admit that'
Mr. Buckingham was in the wrong, but, if he were,
had he not been abundantly punished, by being sent
out of the country ? Was he to be hunted into a corner,
and killed like a wild beast? He considered Mr.
Buckingham to be a much injured man, and he hoped
the Court of Proprietors would, so far as lay in their
power, redress his injuries.
Mr. S. Dtxcm disapproved of the course which the
friends of Mr. Buckingham took on this occasion. If,
that Gentleman were in so reduced a state as had been
represented, it would have been better, instead of moving
for papers, if he had laid a respectful representation of
his losses before the Directors, in order that they might
submit it to the Proprietors.

Sir C. FORBES concurred in the view taken of the
subject by the last speaker. He was not one of those
who entirely approved of the line of conduct which Mr.
Buckingham pursued in India ; on the contrary, he
thought that he acted in many instances very impru-
dently, and that he allowed himself to be made the tool
of persons who wished to see the freedom of the press
established in India. With his conduct in India, how-
ever, the Court had nothing to do on the present occa-
sion. The question was, whether the Company would
afford any remuneration to Mr. Buckingham for the
heavy pecuniary losses which he had sustained since his
departure from India, and which had been occasioned
by the acts of the Indian Government? He trusied that
the Court would now, as they had done on many former
occasions, shew that they sympathised with the misfor-
tunes of a Gentleman, whose honour and integrity
nobody had ventured to impeach, and whose talents
could not be denied. The Hon. Baronet concluded by
supporting the motion.
Colonel STANHOPE warmly supported the motion.
Colonel JACKSON thought that if the object of those
persons who had agitated the present question had been
to claim sympathy for Mr. Buckingham's misfortunes,
they had not adopted the course best calculated to
effect their purpose. Ti.e motion which called for all
correspondence on the subject of Mr. Buckingham's
conduct, was t•)o largo, it would open the whole-ques-
tion of the contest between him and the fisdian Govern-
ment previous to his banishment, with respect to which
the Court had already decided. He thought that the
motion should be limited to the correspondence which
had taken place subsequently to Mr. Buckingham's
removal from India. The Court would then have before
them the ground work for a motion, ca ling upon the
Court of Directors to review the case, and tit extend (if
possible) their sympathy and pecuniary assistance to
Mr. Buckingham. Such a mo;ion would not finJ a
more strenuous supporter than himself; for no person
was mole desirous to afford relief to My. Buckingham
and his amiable and well educated wife and children.

Sir hone Menet opposed the motion on the ground that no
measures had been adopted by the Indian Government towards
Mr. Buckingham which the conduct of that Gentleman had not
provoked and justified.
. Mr. Hume, Mr. GAHAGAW, and General Tomorrow supported
the motion. After which, the question was put and passed in
the negative. The Court then adjourned till Wednesday, the
25th instant.

LIVERPOOL Cusross nmse.—The receipt of Custom-
house duties at this port, in the year just ended, we
understand, considerably exceeded thiee millions of
money, notwithstinding the panic which •prevailed in
the interior of the country during the last quarter. The
revenue here consequently amounts to an entire fifth of
the whole collected for the thiee kingdoms, as the
statement made in the London Papers of last week
gave fifteen millions as the aggregate. It appears,
Scotland and Ireland together produce nearly one other
fifth, and the large E .glish poets of Bristol, Hull, and
Newcastle conjunctively, almost another filth ; so that
but two-fifths are left for London and all the remaining
ports of England to make np.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCt.

Cno►s, JAY. 18.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived the Tiger. Karr,
froth Calcutta—sailed 17th September. Left at St. Helena, on the

11th of December the Recovery, Cwaratax, and Asia, Pore, from
Bombay for Loudon. His Majesty's ship Ltrrtv had sailed
from St. Helena on the With of November, for England, which
vessel has not yet arrived. The Boyne sailed 49th of November ;
and the Mary, &KELE, sailed ad December, for London.

The Theodnsia, Kinsox, from Bengal to London, was totall)
wrecked 14th of August, on the Coromandel coast. Crew saved.
The Jop,OATL6Y. from Bengal to the Mauritius and the Cape
of Good Hope, was lost on the 18th October, on Cannier Point
Mauritius. Crew and cargo sated.
The Canadian, Davinsos, front Quebec to London, is reported
to be wrecked un the Isle au Coudres.

The Resolution, NORMAN, from Newfoundland, was driven on
shore near Figueira, 21st ult. but got off again, after discharging.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 17.—. Wind S.—Arrived the Duke of Marl-
borouglipacket, from Lisbon—sailed the Ist inst. On the 12th
instant, in lat. 49. 47. long. 8. 40. fell in with the ship Brailsford,
of Plymouth, Witson, from St. John's (N. 13.) out 54 days, 29 of
which she had been waterlogged ; supplied her with provisions,
water, &c. the people being in great distress, and almost starving;
but the crew would not abandon their ship.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. Wind S. W.—Arrived the Jane, Htc►s,
from Cork.

DEAL, JAN. 18.—Wind W. S.W.—Several vessels (and an
American ship) have come down from the River this afternoon,
their names not repomd, anal remain, with the Marlborough, fur
Jamaica ; and Dispatch, for Lisbon.
laysaroot.. J AN. .17 .—Wind S. S. E.—Arrived the Ranger,
Roszarsov, from Alvarado and Falmouth. The Porter, CtlLLtor,
from this part for Lima, was spoken with, 25th September, in Lat.
56. 22. long. 65. 16. W.