Star.
London, England, 1827-11-09 00:00:00

16.6TTHIBIS V. °ALUM).

This was an actioe on a bill of exchange for 111. ac-
tented by the defendant, The defence was showy. The
ease was tried before the Lord Chief Justice; ijortag the
me sittings at Guildhall, when a verifies was f and for
the plainiff on the ground that the 'mil y was not proved.
Toesrove theassuty, a woman named Jager was called,'
who detailed evidence which cl iced the fact of usury
beyond doubt, but oe cress-examination she admitted
that she bad been living for some years with the de-
fendant as his wife, and had adopted his name, having
had several children by him. Upon hearing this state-
ment the Lord Chief Justice refused to admit her evi-
dence, being of opinion that frorn the intimacy of her
connection with the defendant, she felt the same in-
terest in his affairs as a wife wouW do. He was de-
termined:not to allow persons who lived in the state
that the defendant did to have advantage over married
men.by being allowed to place females in the box to
prove facts, which a site would not be suffered to do.
Hisl,ordahip therefore rejected her evidence. It was
then submitted by the Counsel for the defendant, that
there was no evidence of her having lived with the,
defendant as his !Luau ess,except how her own admission,
and be contended that on that ;round "her evidence
should not be rejected. The plaintiff then called the
defendent's and his own attorney, by the latter of a born
it was proved that he had known Mrs. Jager to have
lived many years with the defendant as his wife, and
that the defendant had himself acknowledged that he
pas the father of her children. This was deemed suf-
ficient evidence of the tact, and no other witness being
called to prove the °my, the Lord Chief Justice then
W't it to the jury to say, whether they believed that
Jager was the kept mistress of the defendant? if they
dia. they must dismiss her testimony from their minds.
The jury were of opinion that sbe was the kept mistress
of the defendant, and there being no other proof of
*sure, they Nand a verdict for the plaintiff for the full
amount. . , .

Mr. &TONIC-E. Lawns now moved for a rule to
show came Why that verdict should not- be set aside,
and a new trial granted, arm this general question of
the law of evidence,—whetbera witness who appears to
be the kept mistress of the party volioxalls her, is to be
tronsiderid-ba Or jury as a married woman fur the pur-
pose Uf regulating her testimony,—ia shore, whether
the would be disqualified to give evidsoce?

' Mr. Justice Plink having listentl to the whole de-
tail of the ease, -said the Court would not graztt the
role to show cause, until they had consulted with the
Lord Chief Justice, whom 'they expected in town in a
few days, It iessW, therefore remain suspended.—
Ruk sag:fended:

EOM! AND OTHINO D. LITLAND AND OVUM&
ThiS *SS SO action of fusser to recover the value of a
lbelt sank of England note,which had been stolen, with
wri4lstaers. trots the person of the plaintiff's porter,
itt?leeteoteet,:lathe year 1824.. it iris 'subsequently
discovered tp bare passed thsengh the . hands Of. the
defendants, *hi are bankers at Liverpool, and who
were immediately applied to by the plaintiffs' attor-
nt, to inform him from whom they bed received it

proved that the defendant"' had acted with-,
degree of caution, the Lord Chi f Justice advised the
Jetty to Sad a verdict in their favour, which was acctr.l.
Ingle done.
MI. Sergeant BoilAktlitliT now moved for a rule to
Jew cause why that. verdict should not be set aside,
and a new trial granted, upon the ground that sup.
'tient had not been given to warrant the 'ter-
diet, and that the Lrarned Judge, by his charge. had
biassed the minds of the Jory to an improper eatent.—
tale granted.
• ahus b. tamer ANTI tHodAS.
• This was an action for rods sold and delivered to
the amount rf 2344. by the plaintiff, who is an uphnl•
sterer, tp the Cornwall and. Devon alining Curopany,
of which the defendant' were members. The defence
~was, that the defendants were nut shareholders at the'
Anse that aver) considerable rortion of the goods weie
lopplied ; that Alley were not personally sevonsible
far the debts of the company, which they • had not
individually sanction. d ; and that the a holm Company
-was a bubble, and founded in fraud, for the purpose of
sileceiving and robbing the public: and that the .raho'e
'being fraudulent, anal the defendants decoyed +to it
fake representations,Abet could fp* be fivelhered
against as partners., The cme wismied befori Mr..
Justice qasclee, at the late sittings at when
the jury found that the c 'moan, was a Babble and a
fraud, but that neither the p'atintiff q r defendant were
cognizant of it, and give a verdict fir the plaintiff lot
the full amount claime t.

Mr. Sergeant WILD[ now moved for * tole to show
cause why that verdict should not be •et a bide and a non-
suit entered, or why the verdict of 2344. should not be
reduced to 1071. The lea7ned Sergeant made this appli-
cation to the Court upon the ground that the jury haw-
ing found that the company was a bobtail; and a fiend,
was in fact an answer to the case. and that upon that
the plaintiff had no right to recover. The ground on
which he moved for the reduction of the damages,' was,
that a part of the furniture was not delivered until the
defendants had become members.—Rule glanteJ.
DOUGLAS AND OTHRNS Asstqweit, 07 STIIN, SMITH,

AND CO. V. ItMtn', szec,..ron or HUNTZN.
This was an action on a judgment of the Court -of
Session of Scotland, which was some time since decided
against the deceased, who died its 1817. The taw was
tried binge the Lord Chief Justice ..t Guildhall, dating
the sit ings before the present term, when a verdict was
taken for the plaintiff. subkc r to the opinion of the Court
As to the validity of a judgment of this kind passed in a
Scotch Court, whets attempted to be enforced in an
English Court. At the trial, the merits of the original
transaction were not discussed ; the only question was, as
to the regularity of the judgment. Witnesses were called,
who proved that she deceit errs father and mother were
married in Scotland, and that he was himself baptistedj
there, and remained in that country until about the age
liof 17, when he went out to the East Indies, from whence,
he never returned. Previous to his death he became
entitled to certain heritable property in Scotland,
from his absence, be never enjoyed. Tn is property Is as
taken possession of by a liferewer about fourgyears be
lore Hunter died, and he continued in possession until
after that event. At the time the original suit arak,o-
stituted, Hunter was in the East Lidies, turd be was
summoned in the customary manner at the High Cross
of Edinburgh and the pier and shore of Leith, but not
answering, judgment by default was passed against him.l
Mr. Sergeant WaDe moved for a Kole to sliew enure,
why the verdict should not be set aside ?on the groundl
that the judgment of ih Scotch Court in this case was
not *itch as could be recognized by an English Court of
Law; for it was manifest that the rieceased had
knowledge of the proceedings which had been instituted
against him, and accordingly had no opportunity of
answering any case that might be brought against
.--Rult granted.

LITER:VIVRE.

THE LITERARY SOUVENIR; OR. CABINET QF

POETRY AND ROMANCE FOR 1828.
&DITED SY A LA RIC A. WATTS. ESQ.

lf.the annual Nor ks of Literature and of Art are in-
debted for their intros action into England, encl for
much of their subsequent popularity, to the spiked
Pro;•rietor of the lotget me Not, to the Editor of the
Literary Souvenir is, in a great degree, true the merit
of having given to them thst high Irterary character to
which they have more rect., try attained; and of having
gained for them the assistance and support of many of
the most distinguished writers of the age. From the
gems with which the pages of the Literary Souvenir
'abound, it is difficult to make a selection. In prose
there are some admirable tales, and the poetry), "of
the very highest quality. IndeperdentlY of these inter-
nal ornaments, there are no fewer than feirteen embel-
lishments; twelve of which are splendid line eirgravings,
executed in the most finished. style of the art, by the
first-rate engravers of the day, from paintings of well
known beauty and celebrity. Of the historicalengray-
lugs. the tiro executed by Charles Rolls, namely, Juliet
after the Masquerade, after Thomson, and the Duke
and Duchess reading Dun Quixote, 'after Lesliiittlie
Medore. by Henry Rolls. atter Pickersgill ; Plebe
borne by the Zephyrs, by Engleheari, after Wood ; the
Thief Discovered, by Hansphrys, alter Chalon; and
the Stolen Kiss. by Romney, after Altai. are maims
the most beautiful. There are four other histor.cal
engravings. namely. the Declaration, by Romney. after.
Farrier ; the Ruby of the Philippine Isles. by Gyeat-
batch, after Chalon ; the Conversation, hi :Ernie', atir
Stothard; and Love Tormenting the Soul. by John
Lewis and William Greatbatch, after Wood. One of
the most splendid subjects and highly finished engrav-
ings is the volume, i. the Return of a Victorious Alma-.
meat to a Greek City, by Edward Goodall, after Liaton.
There is also a Fete Chaenpefre. by Robert Wallis.aftet i
Danby. It is impossible, in the brief space to which
we are constrained in restrict ourselves, to'do more thaw'
briefly enume ate the embellishments. It rosy be salli-
eient to observe. that several of them are among ilia.
most successful specimens of art which modern Mir'
have produced, and that as a whole, they are fir Mori,
splendid and interesting (they are slid more pcsaseeous),
than on any former occasion... .
The literary contents of the volt** • 4 OT one
.. .
hundred original articles, in art* trerriej._ alak
be found to present a considers risiapimmikfat iiii•A
bilut
its predecessors..—The book is* * ost Wholly' . Or)*
satin paper, and the Covers are mina'a
Greek design of great beauty; the figuifirof dotty
and Pointing occupy the mat ovum. • - I
. •

RIO beer da atrleall ai gel of die least annespetwe, and the
whole attention of the City add morning. is draws towards the
exhibition of the procession of deepest Lord Mayor, *bleb will
pass the •Royal Exchange. Up to the present boar, the
. Centel
Miami inactive, with nothing doing. annals, ikkla kit elf
yesterday at 117 i I for the &vomit, opened at the mine prier. may
be minted at present it 81k, end the Wont pike Mr Money *tilers.

In the Foreign market there is a bomplete stagnation of biisiness,
and all the prices are nominal
• CITY. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
&tonged Matket has rcisained Inactive the whole of the mot
In( at fur the Aeconer, alternately buyers and sellers. The
environs of the. Royal Exchange, and the City, were extremely
crowded to see the Lord Mayor. Shaw, which was far snore
splendid than it has been foe many years past. The two great
giants, Gog and Magog, particularly drew the attention of the
epettatoss.
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nitwit Tuuts. —Pasts. Nor. a. Rive per Cents. toff. 73c.
Three per Cents. 7IL 85e. —• Hink Stock. *,ooof. Oc. •Escbaage
on Luudoo, one mont6,4sL Isc. I' months, ss6 bath tut. money.

We yesterday comruunicrei the Decree of the King
of FtiA Net. dissolving the Chamber Of Deputies.—
We copy from the Moniteur this day the n Imes
of t' e 76 Fiench Peers.who have been newly created. In
the HA we find the remaining five Archbishops, %Ito
had riot previously been called to the honours of
the pee age ; two Ma. steals (one of whom is the well-
known Souvr), several of the . most strenuous sup-
porters of the Ministry hi the Chamber of Deputies,
and a gteat batch of provincial NubilitT. This measure,
it is said, has rendered the Government unpopular, and
will create much dissat'sfaetiun throughout France, and
is likely therefore to have jnuch influence on the forth-
coming elections.

Accounts from Vloreoce state that in the •eoafosioo
which prevailed en thm English Admiral falling in
with the Turkish flekt on their leaving Navarin, one
of the Egyptian transports made its escape arid got
into Missolonghi : the English Admiral, on receiving
the infotma ion, manned ire of the large boats, which
entered Missolonghi, and cat the cables of the transport,
obliging her to put to set. It was thought that the
Egyptian fleet would be obliged by the AUies to re-
yore .• • - • • - •

By the Dutch Mad which arrived this. mornings we
have received the Joormal de Si. Petershorgh to the 24th
ult. It contains an account of the siege and curare
of the Persian fortress of S.srdar Abed by the Bossism
Army under Grnecal ntsits,vitsrscn. The siege was
of short dur.rtion; the batteries which had been erected
during the prrceding days, opened on the 30th of,
Sept. and in such an al, must manners that the besieged
were compelled (4her an attempt to conclude an armis.
tice) to abandon the fortress ; the Persians. in their Bight,
have suffered, severely. The following is tfie

EXTRAORD.INARS SUPPLEMENT TO TOE JOURNAL
DR ST. PIITEMBURGH Or OCTOBER ts.
BM! VELUM GeOllOlA.

A rep, rt from General ra.kewitsch, announces the
taking of the fortress of Sardar Abad by our troops.
The siege of this place begs' in the night of the 26th
Sept. Hassan Khan having found CIiCAUS to get into this
place undercover of the night, haJ taken the command
of the garrison, which was encouraged by his presence.
The trenches were opened in the night of the 28th,
and in the same night a powerful battery was erected,
which untnasked ul the 30th, and the fire of which
was, so elf' coal that in a few moments a hale square
tower was destsoyed.
A kalf parallel was made in the night of the 90th,
and a new battery erected within a litiosirei 'agents
of the ramparts of the fortress. A constant and well
directed fire was maintained during the whole of the
lit October, against the breach, which in the evening
was already ten sagenes in breadth. At the same time,
four Mostar: did a great deal of damage in the town.'
and staci.e.l suck terror there that towards dig
evening the Surdas. Hassan Khan sent a flag of main
to make an armistice for three days, which was refused,
and the fire of the batteries was increased. After re-
ceiving this answer, flosan Khan took advantage of
the daskness of the night to seek his safety in flight.
The whole garrison, consisting of two battalions
,baseans and of cavalry, making in all about one
thousand five hundred- men, also went out of tbei
place on the north side. The Satbamans dispersed
themselves in the Steppe, but our infantry over.

took part of them at the gate% of the fristrAs, Mee
addeh the•rest of Gar troops entered withotst obstacle
by the (Nish. Our cavalry bad already been seat
along the principal routes to cot of all coalassoicatioas.
The Cossacks, hublans. aid *agape% grader Gammas
,flarkendorff, Rosen, tied kbabeisky, attacked the hie.
lives, of whom 500 were killed zed 200 Made prisoners.
.and more are brought in every moment.
Oar victorious troops took in tbi.t.fortfess is piecKj
0640 canna, 1116( 00 thecwerts of wheats a eaasidarei

"We qaaatity of poirdak as well as alas
4,4 litwisiens•
- • Bast! elolipt"
The report that the Miaistst'attit tatiot• Bing
Von Schackinah, gad bad as Bad was ia

. ~~::~;,

uncertain %bather he will retain at all.

On the 9th of this month that part of the Gels Canal
Which has been completed this year, was ripened for the
424!gation ; it eitends from Northeltitohake Asplang,
thrOugh it by In fwetsborg Jafwesitadt to Wennebetp.
Of the line of chit canal these temfin only 7,000 ells to
iodetkoping, and thence 10,000 to the Baltic to be
completed.
Large sums have been Subset Ibed here, especially
bl
the merchants, for the suff at Abo.

• • .
A Russian frigate his just armed with the RotliAn
Ambes adorn Coast Von Suchteltit, who retests duf
nine months ablest*.

lt gives us mach pleasure to observe the growing
taste for the cultivation of Li.erature. %hid daily ika,
oilasts itult in the numerous Sqcieties and Dubs *hid
ire id rapidly springing up in this city, and in oitnit
towns. where the votaries of Apollo are to he found
any nurither.—The Den step td a feeling of att./cheat
towards ant science or art, and the measures 'den to
seppoit it, is the providing fur, anal assisting, those nisi
having served the cause a letters, have grown IA; at
needy while advocating or tumid• ting its interests.
"Inc LITIL061" and I TN'S LITCRAIIII L'ius. base
both started their respectiie claims to Nubile algae
within these last few months; and both, we believe.,
possess sit ong inducements to literary men.

With the Society which takes for its prototype the
famed scene of A atrron.e's learning and philosophy,
we are not so well acquainted; but the Prospectus of
the LITIRRARY CLUB has been handed to us, and frotii
it we make the following estraet. And in No doing, let
'no unfair inference be drawn—let no venal, motives be
ascribed where they ate not due. We know none of
the founders of Ibis Society; bin we do think that this
system of combination among the literary world is
highly beneficial; and we are likewise of opinion that
the real nature and ntilitt of such Clubs are only to be
known, to be duly appreciated and universally sari
potted. The benefit whickasay thus mist to society is
our sole inducement in transmitting into our column
the f .flowing

Or TUN LITUAST CLUB.

"To give to Stoney sea a body--s comisancy—es biases
for an pioressicalal purposes, is the greed aims of the foamier' el the
Lana sr Ciao. Their first object is to calabash a fan, ken
whicksay Member easployed is ilesranws, or in my permit m-
agma thereto, Mall maim sack assinases as the Wpm, of lie
case may seem, to the peened mass a the Seamy. es retire : (the
dbastiosary power at the Society, is this respect, will, of coarse.
be regulated, to a certain esteem, by ewe» lows es tab wilrer.)
In necessity, in sickness, or is the event of hb death, kii clabas,ss
those et his family, will, tiough neatly investipted, always rewire
the man impartial considentios. Thiry will be dernoirol bp a
ossierfri of opinion's aMI assembly b sad! to Pawn, oars•
doom of feeling, the asokunce afforded will, ill al issames, be cm;
Mitred as a Soma, to be ;goad according to Iwo ability—the ad
rendered to widows and orpbsas eicapted.
" Dot Weeks of mid gnaw aspartame than thoseof s are
pecuniary ware are mairipard to mak troth the imintios of
the Latta& Illf CUM It le andpigneal, that "hes nes of MIN its
brought more internal; mad feeisentiy together, that a aware
.sigise

of their 031111311011 interests, as a body, men emailly
Disaweloos, eddy and impartiaDy conducted, conceraios wcb in.
tenets, cannot tali to lead to a benellcial result they mut tea tie
the eztinetion at a spirit of faction and monopoly, which is the to.
suitable consequence at the present disorganized state of Me Wary
mans ; they meet teed tote general improvement of kerature
liteig; for the character of pehliestlons, and the thines of where
Mr &Mamba will be fully, freely.ood faidi amvaid.
" k is alto hoped that the LITIMA SY CUPS will prove the meam
kdevekopirs genius, assd drawing tomb modest merit frost the re-
gimes of obsawitt."
.• We have here given the essence of the proposals
before us for the formation of a Society, which, like
others of a similar nature, are heW most beasficial to
the interests of Literature. .

COURT CIRCULAR, •
Yestetday war the anniversary of the birtlpdsy d tit
Princess Mumma, wbs• bar Royal Hisbats; completed let kr
' ninth year. Tbt telativm of her itvyil wb"re airs.
seat in town, called at the residence of the Princess in the Des
Palace, St. Janes, for the purpose of cuogntoladvt her
Nightie's os the return of her mat day. The Duke and Ruben
of Ceraassca, the Duchess of Rear, untompanied by the Priam
Vicroue sod the Prisons rilDBllBB, thrDoehess of Gumming
and the Princess Bantu, vistaed her Royal Highness: sod Vag
timbers of the Nobility gad Renter called to make **timid
inquidos after the health et the Princess.
The Duke mid Duchess of CLeamecn same to two ratan
in*Nlailli ?Nov tholes,* la lbeilkylhatt, His Royal inghoessbeld
a levee at Loan Hass Manaac, at the Admiralty, wldch was as.
merwasby attsaded by Naval Olken : the Duchess of CLAM=
, received Asks at her residence in the Admiralty from the Dachas
of Ram seeesqratged by tbePrinceeses Vanotua sad Faso's,
and the Prises., Bosom.
Cant eAssug, the ilardlnlem Molder, trausetel babies
with the Lei of Dense yeateeday, at the Porde Mt, 0.1"-
lag-strott.
The Marquis of Laussown and the Right Rau Cosines Curt
bad bterulein With Viscasst Geosasen yesterday, at his resideat,
ice"

Downinvesreeta •
Mr. ?seam visited thefts/4st Doaklin yesterday at the fo•
reldic Moe ; the Right Rosa Genes.- mien visited the &Ms
oi Lazooraws, at the Mese 011oe.
Ipapatellos were bat et yesterday from tie Cohost Oix a
ilia Bart i I Daveosbas, Goversot-Oesseral of Upper and Lora
Anode ; and also to the ditereot Gamma of the West bib
Plink NIL Ltans(alehat *eel Prince Los, the Reams
ihialeassadar). arrived at the fallow of hia Iseellesey, Afillefr
Dceretcetrose. Moot two oda& mem* 0•11411
illapoothee team he Russia* Onieresineot far lb &celiac!'
wpri=ler
• • s &overtime's of Guernsey, *scant by Ilse lost
et.t .4 rwamems, goes to Sir WILLIAM KRl!"l','
Ais goverimmom of Panwmouth, thereby vassigge
been gives, is the most gracious manner, bribe.
mir vs the bike of (4. arca Tais : his Roy al High's
Am aims Inut: •itb his MAJza Y, aid
11114 t
.hiaily It sir 4. .

'CASA • and to whom they bad paid it. Theimilieddlat it had 0"...."'
.1-;- great danger, has happily no other foundation
passed from their hands. ,huvltersabell they could opt .- Tkirit. EVENING!- AR. blight indivo.ition, ,hitb be has had f that
d sittillitle . . -- " man& say, nor were tber 'Valeta* whim as! had . , z•••--Aic-A an which has not hindered him from or some wash
t up 2;, it, it omfballtg their custokt teen's 19 their bnoks the
.eiteuthit hiq
LONDON. i .•
. • 9toAdoni. •
4 otvetordunhtenriroetn
theJrrandee:ll,llof:tothoMiLnorrkt.tufh7 Nawortiitti,
nal. on..
I told Eames *parsons fronsoohinit cloy receiitd Bank of ••• • , 1 • :
aker, Englidd no,Ars--iidding; that they Were het in the haffit• 0 . . —4...-. • • •
• '' of taking.fey nod* whatever from itt ingirs. U, oh this . , ' FRI DA Y, NOVEMBER 9. 11417,
the plaintiffs br* tight an actinn against Mes•ti. Leyland. Loa. Maroa'a DAv—Motibar am *Oh ham
turn to Norway for a emaidittablA time; indeed it is
theme gur whith wat tried betort the Lord Chief Justici at Out d•# a:..-
thefb• hall) during the lake sittings At that plant, ohm. it being tad& kXCIIANGIt, TO/RIAi OtILOCiL
6 sons proved that the defendants had acted with-their usual we hoe to orit,u o let of tie bait comettureee. ame the uncertain %huller he will retain at all.