Star.
London, England, 1829-11-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.
The betting continues dull, but not more so than usual at this
season. when the majority of the gentlemen subscribers are par-
taking-of the sports of the field; nor is it likely that the business
will be at all heavy till after Christmas, unless a severe frost should
occur to make a diversion in favour of the metropolis. The St.
Leger betting will not assume an Important character until after
the nomination has closed (Jan. 1). The following were the closing
prices yesterday :

DRUM.
7 to I apt Sir M. Wood's Mummer
1! to 1 -- Sir 111. Wood's Cetus
15 to 1 Mr. Petre's Brunswicker
17 to 1 -- Lord Exeter's Mahmoud
ill to 1 -- Mr. Thornhill's Wat Tyler
18 to 1 -- Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt
18 to 1 -- Lord Sefton's Sal. Colt
20 to I Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt
22 to 1 Mr. Petre's The Major
22 to 1 -- Lord Sefton's ?douche
25 to Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur
25 to 1 Mr. Roberts's Sister to Sailor

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The others as before.
OAKS.
15 to 2 Lord Sefton's Moucbe
9 to 1 Mr. Stonebewer's Leeway filly.
10 to 1 Lord Queensberry's Sister to Emma
15 to 1 Lord Exeter's Simla.
15 to 1 . Lord Jersey's Fillagree filly
17 to 1 -- Mr. Maberley's Zelus
The Sister to Emma was backed freely at 10 to 1.

IT. L[oll.
8 to I Lord Cleveland's Raby (late Rod.)
16 to 1 Lady Mowbray.
16 to 1 St. Nicholas.
20 to 1 Reginald.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

WINTER HOME CIRCUIT.

The Hon. Sir William Garrow, Knt. one of the Barons of the
Exchequer, and the Hon. Wiliam Bolland, Baron of the laid
Court of Exchequer, Justices :
Hertfordshire—Monday, Dec. 7, at Hertford.
Essex—Wednesday, Dec, 9, at Chelmsford.
Kent—Monday, Dec. 14, at Maidstone.
Sussex—Saturday, Dec. 19, at Lewes.
Surrey—Monday, Dec. 28, at Kingston.upon-Thames.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 26.
PILIVATI ADMOUSIS-71111 ZING V. THOMAS SHAIIIPLIX
The Arroanee-Gauanat. moved for the judgment of the Court
on the defendant, who had suffered judgment to go by default, on
an indictment charging him with having received into his care an
insane person, without the necessary certificate of insanity, as pre-
scribed by the late Act of Parliament.
The defendant, who was without Counsel, appeared on the floor
of the Court.
The Arroauav-Gmtaaa I. stated that this prosecution was founded
on a very salutary Act of Parliament, which bad passed the year
before the last. The Legislature having resolved to protect
persons who were afflicted with insanity from the interference of
malice, and to secure them the common rights of mankind, had
passed an Act which provided that no persons keeping a house
for the reception of insane persons, should receive under their
care any person afflicted with insanity, except a certificate
was signed by two medical men. The Commissioners, acting
under the Act, basing learned that the defendant had re-
misted into his custody an insane person without the ne-
unary certificate, thought it their duty to bring the case be-
fore the notice of the Court. It was the first case that bad oc-
curred, and it was thought right to bring it into public discus-
sion, in order that it might be generally understood that the
Commissioners would prosecute all cues of this kind that might
be brought under their notice. The Commissioners had Inves-
tigated the circumstance of this particular ease, and they had
satisfied themselves that the defendant, who had not wilfully
violated the Act, and that the person who bad committed the
lunatic to the defendant's care, had not been actuated by any im-
proper motive. They felt, therefore, that they were not called
on in the discharge of their duty to ask for more than a nominal
punishment. _ _ . .

Mr. Justice BATLZT observed, that there could be no doubt
the Act of Parliament had introduced a most important regula-
tion with regard to the treatment of insane persons. It ought to
be generally understood that if, after this case bad been made
public, any person should be found offending against the enact-
ments of this Act of Parliament, their conduct would not be puled
over lightly.
The defendant was then ordered to enter into his own recogni-
sance in X2OO to be of good behaviour, and to appear to receive
judgment when-called upon.
The defendant having entered into the _recognise:lces, was dis-
charged.

LIBEL.

IDE XISG V. HATFIELD.

The Arroansv•Genzaat. (with whom was Mr. KELLY) ap-
peared to show cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Adams for a
criminal information against Mr. Hatfield, the editor of the Hun-
linden Gazette. for imputing to. Mr. Maule, the town-clerk of the
corporation of Huntingdon, the crime of having packed a jury, and
altered an indictment, with intent to procure an unjust verdict. It
appeared that a dispute existed between the Burgesses and the
Corporation of Huntingdon, as to who possessed the right of stock-
age of a certain common. It appeared that the common used to
be under the controul of a Leet Jury, but the corporation subse-

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quently took the care and right of stockage of the common into
their hands. The action was tried, which decided that the right of
itockage remained in the Court Lat. A burgess named Becket,
having a right to turn cattle on the said common, Cooper, a
baker, nominally sold him a cow, which was accordingly
turned out, but it being observed that Cooper alone milked
the cow, it was impounded. A servant of Cooper's broke the
lock and took the cow away. He was indicted for pound-breaking,
and Mr. Maule, a solicitor, baldly, as town clerk. to prepare the
indictment, laid the cow as belonging to Becket, and summoned
Cooper, and It was alleged other persons, who were interested in
ignoring the bill. The bill was ignored. The Attorney-General
contended that if ever there was a case in which comment upon
public officen ought to be allowed, it was the present.
Mr. KILLT followed on the same side.
Mr. ADAM was heard at great length, in defence of Mr.
Mauls, the town clerk, who, he alleged, bad no knowledge of
the cow being Cooper's, and in consequence laid it as belonging to
Beckett.
Mr. Amsasws followed, and

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The Cause ordered the rule to be mad...absolute. as the libel
imputed clear and absolute guilt. It was no answer to say that
the defendant bad ground of suspicion.
Rule made absolute.

DONCASTER ROBBERY.
TUB LIM V. IMAM

Mr.Svaattis moved for a writ of habeas corpus, directed to
the keeper of the gaol of Doncaster, and commanding him to
bring up the body of Isaac, alias Isaiah Smart, committed on a
charge of robbing the box in the betting-room of Doncaster, of
5t2,500. The application was made for the purpose of admitting
the defendant to bail. Mr. Stickle stated from the affidavits all
the circumstances connected with the robbery of the box in the
betting-room, Doncaster, in September last, and submitted that
the defendant's cue was one in which the Court might admit
to bail. _ _

Mr. . Justice no part of the property been found ?
Mr. STAddld...NO.
Q. Nor traced to his possession?
A. No; be had 1001. which was taken down to him from London.
Mr. Justice Bavuiv—You may take the writ.
Mt. DODD, on the part of the klagittrates of Doncaster. said he
was instructed to say they.did not interfere in this application ;
but they hoped, for the purposes of justice, the evidence taken,
before theft might not be made public, as it might defeat their
efforts to secure suspected persons.
Mr. Justice Bavt.sy said the Court would attend to that repre-
sentation.

The writ of habeas was granted,. and the defendant will appear
before the Judges.
RITA L oreysincoutn.
Air. Gaoatis applied for a rule to show cause, why a criminal in-
fonisation 'Mild not be bled against a Mr. Lord, an apothecary,
at Nuneaton, Warwickshire, for a libel on two medical men,
residing in the same neighbourhood. It appeared that ^Mr.
Lord had written a letter to a clutocif individuals, Tyke paid the
two apothecaries two shillings and dormice pet head per,
annum, for supplying them with medicine and advice. In that
letter be impugned the practice of his rive& in the practice of the
healing art, and offered to kelp them in eacellent health for two
shillings per head. -As an inducement to comply with his request.
he hummed the ludlardof the )loot, where the club was heldi
to supply the company_ with liquor to the important amount of
seven shillirigs, to be paid for by hinfgelf.
Mr. Justice that all you have to state in support of
your application ? • . •
Mr. George..r.Tes. The club was Imposed on, my Lord.
Mr. Justice Ilevtrr.—But we are not to be imposed on.—Thii
is no use for a criminal information. The parties must be left to
the common and ordinary remedy.—Rule refused.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. it..
(Sittings b Banco.)
IMPERIAL GAII.I.IOIIT COMPANY. _

Mr. &rjeant Tanuv applied for a rule to show cause why
the plaintiffs should not be allowed to inspect the books of the
Company. This was an action brought by the shareholders of
the said Company against a Mr. Clarke, and five of its Di•
rectors, charging them with having allowed false entries and
statements to be made in the books by persons of the names of
Mayhew and Nugent, who had obtained various sums of money,
which they did not account to the Company for. Various entries
had been made, one of which was £8,715 for expenditure of
coke ; another for sums received from December 1825, up to
March, 1828, amounting to £6,550 for public lights, and £5,400
from the proprietors, which sums the Company wished to have
accounted for.
Rule granted to inspect the books.
The Court was afterwards occupied in hearing arguments for
new trials of no public interest.