Star.
London, England, 1816-06-28 00:00:00

SOIRTINGINTALLIGENCE.

BETTING, JUNE 27.
FOR THE POR l' STAKES AT NE WMARKET.
Even betting between Prince Leopold and Nectar.
Tois bLEW?..LARKfiT ST. LEGER.
Seven to 4 PIdICI: Leopold at Milton, p. p. and .con betting
Leopold apt the field.
FOR THE DONCASTER. ST. LEGER.
5 to 1 agst Brown Bread.
9 to 1 apt Waterloo.
FOR THE JULY S FAKES AT NEWMARKET.
3 to I agst Lord l.owther's.
4,t0 1 apt any other.
The match between Sir I hums and Pointers, is 6 to S on Sir
Thomas.
1 be Match at Doncaster Is S to 4 Filho da Punt agst Cakes.
BIBURY RACES, WEDNESDAY.
Sweepstakes of sgs each, with sOgs added.
Mr. Lindow's b. c. by Zodiac, daw by Whisk( y, 4 yrs old 1
Mr. Jones's Fatima, 4 yrs old .-
Mr. Dunslas's Original, 4 yrs old - Zf
Handicap Plate of £5O.
Mr. Haffenden's e. by Staveley, 4 yrs old
Mr. I.W:ow's c. by Zodiac, 4 yrs
BEr. Colley's Vellow Slipper, 4 yrs old
STAMFORD RACES, 'lossnxr, JUNZ 25.
The Noblemen and Gentlemen's SWeepstakes of Logs each, p. p.
• for two•year.olds, Weights—col:6, Ad. 4ib. fillies, bat.
Two year old Couriv.
Dr. Wilkes br. c. by A/farming) .-
General Crowfoot.% f.. by Canopus
Hon. G. Watson's b. f. by Waxy -
Marquis of Exeter's ch. c. by Seim .
Calomel Johnson is a subscriber, but did not name.
Same day the kichlemen and Gentlemen's Sweepstakes of 20p
each, p. p. for s•yr olds. Weights—colts, itst. 71b. fillies, Wu
41b. Maiden; Loma, Ste. to he allowed Jib.
ton. 0. Watson's Allen
Lord Grosvenor's b. c. Labrador
Lord Fitzwilliam's cb. f. !'uses,
Sac G. Heatbcote's c. by Vandyke, jun.
Marquis of ElVer'S be. bg C;enatites - D
Mr. G. W. F. Hattorfs b.f. by Alonzo - 6
'The Town Plate of £3ll, ,Three yrs old to carry Est. ;
lour yrs old, Bst. 71b.; five yrs old, wt. Sib. ; six yrs old,
• VW. bib.; and aged, 9d. 10th. Mates and geldings allowed Sib.
The best of three heats; twice round for a heat.
Mr. Platers oh. c. Humphrey, 4 yrs old 1 3 8 0 I
Major Harris's b. c. Bandog - 1 0 3
NEWCASTLE RACES, MONDAY, JUN C 24.
• The eroditce Smirk of 50p each.. h. ft. Two u
Pot W. Ridley s c. by Whiiwords s.
Duke of HEUILIIINA b. c. by Sk David - 2
1 hlrteen drew.

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Northnnsberkmd Stakes of 25g s eacb.—Two miles and a quarter.
Mr. Lambton's br. c. Shepherd, 4 yrs old - 1
Lord Scat borongh's ch. c. Humane, 4 yrs ohl - - g

Stakes of xsseaCh. One milts.
Wr. W. Wikou's b•ty, D;Aliess of Leven
Lord Strathmore's cbesnut, by Wizard
Three drew. An excellent race.
Swesiou akea of 50gs each, h. ft. Two miles.
Mr. Latnbienl (p. c. bilenus, by Camillus, walked over.
be Members' Pote of £5O. Two miles and a distance.
Varquis of Queensberry's ch. c. King David, 5 yrs old
Mr. Lambton's ch. c. Napoleon,.o yrs old
Mr. Croft's b. f. by Sir Paul, 3 yrs old
144 r. Waltor.'s br. tn. Moll in the Wad, 6 yrs old
Mr. Loftus's gr. f. Arcot Lass, 4 yrs old -
GIBRALTAR, MAY 17.

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The subscription fox-hounds run a wolf last week for a consi-
derable distance, which, on being hard pressed, bayed the whole
peek, but was killed by the sportsmen ; he watvery large, and of
a most ferocious nature; he appeared to be on the point of
snaking a desperate spring, when Admiral Fleming rode in upon
biro. and fortunately his horse trod on and broke his fore les
On the same day some good snatches were gallopped on the
green flat, beyond the neutral ground. The races were attended
by the principal inhabitants of Gibraltar, Algeziras, and San
Roque. l'he following horses started;
Captain Marshal's grey gelding I Colonel Steele's Sancho Pan=
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Dr. Roderick Mr. Lagdon's Silver heels
Mr. Alderson's cb. Cottager I General COnron's Mos Min
Mr. Attwood's Black Spaniard
bev oral other matches were •••
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Qum,rhtvoißE—.-Yesterday the hackney-coaihman
who summoned the Earl 'of WESTMEATH, in cone
quence of his refusing to pay; him his legal fare, at-
tended at this Office by order of the Magistrate, it
being the day appointed by him to give his decision
on the case. Mr. CoLuoneun, the sitting Migistrate,
said that he had considered die case, and his opinion
was, that at the Act of Parliament gave the option
of charging either for time or distance, and the law
would suppose that no man would act against hisuwii
Interest, he must therefore adjudge that his Lordship
should pay the coachman, together with the costs.
One Oti his Royal Highness the PRINCE Raotxr's
servants appeared to a summons, taken out by the
keeper of the Kensington turnpike, for refusing to pay
toll. The parties had s:ttled it out of the Office, and
the Royal servant had agreed to pay,the complainant,
Al for his loss of time and trouble. Afterwards ore
of the domestics' of Carlton House applied to the Ma-
gistrate for a hearing. It was a question, he said,
that ought to be decided, whether his loyal High-
ness's servants should pay toll or not ? It would be
preferable to leave it to the decision of the Magis-
trates, than that the servant should pay £l. for even
if he were wrong, it was only an error of judgment,
which almost every person about his Royal Highness
hid imbibed. Mr. COLQUROUN fixed an early day for
the hearing.
GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday J. Kingston, a youth, was
fully committed, charged with cutting the watch-
ribband of Mr. Holmes, and stealing three gold *eats
and a key, on Thursday morning. The prosecutor
deposed, that he resided in Coventry, and that patsing
up Aldersgate•street, he stripped to view the ruins of
the houses which had been burnt. In a few moments
he felt something at his watch-ribband, and instantly
observed a knife to the prisoner's hand, and his seal
gone. The prisoner endeavoured to escape through
the crowd, but was soon secured.

WORSHIP-llTRElT—Yesterday J. Wrldoa was charg-
ed with bigamy. Esther Weldon deposed, that on the
Ist. of April, 2S years ago, she was married to the
prisoner in St. Giles's Church, Cripplegate, and lived
old' him for a considerable time. He, however, left
her, and she could not ascertain his fate until a few
weeks ago she was informed he was residing in St.
Luke's, and married to another woman. She, in con-
sequence, had an interview with him, and he acknow.
hedged the fact, saying he had a young family, whom
he was bound to support. The second wife stated,
that she was married to him at Stepney Church, in
1811, and named a woman who witnessed the cere-
mony. This person, it was recollected, was also pre.
sent at his first marriage.—Remanded, to give an
opportunity for this person to be produced. •
MaNsion•House.—Yesterday T. Connelly and T.
Dixon were charged on suspicion of having set fire to
the premises of Mr. Dunkin, tallow-chandler, Al-
dersgate-street, on Wednesday night, when the whole
of the dwelling, furniture, &c. were destroyed, toge-
ther with the upper part of the house of Cockerton
and Son, oilmen, adjoining. These two houses,
with another on the north side of Mr. Dunkin's, it
may be remembered were also destroyed last year by
fire, and bad just been rebuilt.
Mr. Dunkin deposed, that on Wednesday night,
about half east ;we've o'clock, two men entered his
hed room, and having drawn aside his cors.:io, a.,
of them seized hold of him, and, shewing a knife,
threatened to ado for if he made the slightest
noise. The other placed a pillow upon his face, and
prevented his crying out. They then asked him for
the keys of his desk, money•chest,&c. He said he did
not remember where he had placed them ; and find-
ing that he was not willing to satisfy them, they
dragged him from his bed, and brought him to she
landing place of the stairs. Here one of them pro
ceeded to tie his neck, hands, and arms, to the bank.
ters, while the other fastened two handkerchiefs about
his eyes. One of them then proceeded to search for
the keys. and soon after called out to his companion
who had remained with witness, that be had got
them. The parties then informed him that they
would soon leave the house, but that it he atts mpteel
to call out previous to their closing the street door
after them, they would have his life. They then WI
him, when, alter remaining a short time,, he heard
the door shut, and instantly called for help. One
or two persons, who slept at the top of the house,
immediately fame to his assistance, and he was re-
leased from his situation. During the whole of the
outrage, he never distinguished the faces of either of
the persons, not even in his room, where he Usually
burnt a rushlight. He thought, however, from
their voices, that the one was an Irishman, and the
other an Englishman. Connelly was an Irishman,
and one of his day porters, who had lived iu his ser-
vice vim years—suspicion fell upon him, and Har-
rison, the officer, having gone to his lodgings in
Cow-cross, he found Dixon, an Englishman. Con-
nelly was apprehended at the fire, but nothing of a
suspicious nature was found either at their lodgings
or on their persons.
A porter and two of the servants of Mr. Dunkin
deposed to the alarm
.givea by the latter, and the
State in which they found him. After releasin •
from his situation, they opened the windows which
looked into the street, and discovered a =eke, as if
from a fire, issuing from the cellar. They instantly
gave an alarm, but the night being wet, it was sonic
time before assistance was procured ; and notwith-
standing every subsequent exertion of the engines
and inhabitants, the fire continued to burn until the
whole of the interior was destroyed, including every
article of furniture, &c. and leaving merely the walls
standing. The iron chest, in which were deposited
the books, money, &c. was found to have been
opened, .and a quantity of Bank notes, and 400 gold
Napoleons, were stolen therefrom. A:bag, contain-
ing a considerable sum in silver, was left behind; as
were also the account-books, five of which were
saved. _ Durin the fire, , about three o'clock in the
morning, the flames having communicated to the
house of Cockerton and Son, next door, where some
'combustibles were deposited, an explosion took place,
and the top rooms and roof were blown into the air.
Nearly the whole of the furniture in the latter, how-
ever, was saved. The fire was not completely sub.
dued till five o'clock.

Aldus thoroughly investigating the cases the Lotto
MAYA& was of opinion that there was not the slightest
evidence of suspicion attached to the prisoners, Odd
ordocithem to be discharged.

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'?..* • ''LATV'LifTELLIGENCE.
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PREROOAI:IVE COURT, JUNE 27.
• -DI;NN, BY HIM GUARDIAN, V. DUNN.
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This Was a case eespecting the last will of Ann
Puifen, late of Hoxton, widow. deceased. The paper
bore date the 7th of August, 1815, and the deceased
died on the 23d of the same month, at the age of 65
years' The purport of the piper went to give the
bulk of the property to Mary Dunn, her niece, whom
she had brought up. sThe paper was regularly drawn
up by an attorney, from instructions by the deceased,
to whom the draft was read over, and she was going
to execute it, but being extremely weak, she decla►ed
she was unable, and would do so the next morning,
but she died in the course of the night.
Sir JOHN NICHOLLS was clearly of opinion, that the
deceased was prevented executing t►,e paper by the
Act of GOD ;—and accordingly pronounced for its
validity.
COURT OF ICING'S BENCH, JUNE 27.
THE KING V. PETER PARIS.
. This was a prosecution at the suit of " The So-
ciety for the Supprelsion of Vice," against the de-
fendant, who keeps a snuff shop, 25, St. James's.
street, for vending and offering to vend, certain snuff
boxes exhibiting on the interior and exterior of the
lids, the most indecent and obscene devices. The
defendant pleaded guilty, and he was now brought
up to receive judgment, on the motion of the At-
tcrney General.
Tue indictment being read, the affidavitr. of the
informers and witnesses employed by u The Society
Toe the Suppression of Vice," to sustain the prosecu-
tion, were put in, which clearly proved the offence
As alleged against the defendant in the indictment.
A person of the name of Holstein, was also included
in this prosecution, for the like offence, but he WAS
not brought up for judgment.
Mr. Moon; as Counsel for the defendant, put in an
affidavit, on the part of his client, which stated, that the
defendant was a young man,aged 21years—that he had
been but a short time in business—that some time since
he had purchased 100 snuff-boxes, only tc•o of which
were of the description which was the subject of the
prosecution—that. he never exhibited the latter pub-
litly for sale—that he had inadvertently sol.l those
which were purchased by the prosecutors, and that
upon being made aware of the illegality of his con-
duct, he became extremely sensible of his fault, and
offered to give the prosecutors any security they might
think proper to require, for his future good behaviour.
Aelded to this, he offered to submit to their inspec-
tion, all the snuff-boxes he had in his possession—and
that he had in fact since destroyed all those which

were liable to objection on the score of public decency.
He was in very indigent circumstances, and atter
the payment of all his debts, he should not be worth
£(2O, and was obliged lately to sell a small annuity
to meet the difficulties to which this prosecution had
subjected him. •
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The ATrONNEY GENERAL addressed the Court in

aggravation of punishment, and s.►id that the chef
inducement of the Society who instituted this prose-

anion, in britsicg up this defendant for jud.,.;no:iit
was. in order that persons enga..bed in this mode of

business, might be &J.:m2 ii-oir; c.nrying on this
specks of rublic noitance. In a great variety of in-
stance: of the like kind, they had abstained from pro-
ceedjng to this extremity against the partici, because,
ur hersig advertis4 of as maw& id t 1.44 %di:01200j
they had immediately given earnest of their serious
determination not to continue a traffic so highly dan-
gerous to the morals of the public. In this case they
would also have abstained from asking judgment,
but it was of great importance that the nature of this
offence should be distinctly understood ; and there-
fore, for the sake of public example, it was deemed
proper that the Court should be called upon to inter-
pose its authority, and mark, by its judgment, the
sense which the Court entertained of such a nuisance.
Within a fortoight after the restoration of peace,
every tobacconist's shop in town was filled with
Dutch snuff boxes, and it was impossible to pass
along the streets, without observing in the shop win-
dows some of the most indecent boxes. Some of
them presented the grossest of all possible exhibitions.
It was not sufficient that the devices were indecent,
but some approin iate motto accompanied the exhibi•
tion, conveying to the young and inexperienced
mind, the most offensive contamination, tending to
excite the passions of the rising generation, and pro-
ducing general depravity and immorality. The mis-
chievous poison was the more dangerous on account
of its cheapness. A less offensive box might.be pur-
chased for Ss. but one of grosser indecency might be
had at (h. Cases had occurred before the Chief Jus-
tice at Nisi Prius, where it appeared that profligate
young men had. purchased highly finished boxes of
this description (the obscenity of which 'night be dis-
Closed by touching a secret spring), at the enormous
price of SO or 60 guineas. The mischief, in such
cases, was confined within a narrow circle, from the
expensive nature of the commodity; and it was to be
hoped that there were few men foolish and vicious
enough, who could feel any pleasure from such nau:
sepses and disgusting exhibitions: But the trader in
L the present description of commodity, Could accom-
. lodatii creamers at WI prices, from St: and urvardr;
for having furnished his customer with a box of a
comparatively innocent nature, the question was,
have, you nothing else more funny F" A secret
drawer was-then opened, and the merchant produced
a magazine of boxes, of a description the n:ost abo.
minable that ever met the eye. This was the species
of offence now before the Court ; and the great ob.

ject of this prosecution was to teach parties that such
s nuisance cod(' not be tolerated with impunity in
'this great and populous metropolis; and the Court
woui4 no doubt visit the offence with such a punish-
ment, as woull repress an evil se much to be cie-
plored by everyman who valued the purity of public
morals. •

.13 Mr. GURNILI was on the same side with the t.ttor.
ney. General.
' l'lr. Montt then addressed the Court in mitigation
f punishment, expressing the sincere regret of the
defendant in saving been inadvertently led into the
commission of an offence, the consequences of which
he did not at the moment appreciate. He recapitu-
lated the statement of the defendant's affidavit, and
trusted, that from Lis youth, inexperience, and indi-
gent circumstances, the Court would not visit him
with any very severe measure of punishment.
The Court taking all the circumstances of the case
urged in mitigation of punishment into cuasisieriition,

sentenced the defendant to one month's iv-40"nel
in the King's Bf rich Prison, and to pay a tine to tie
King of £lO and be then discharged.

THE KING V. nAbICEL. JOKE*.
The defendant hpd r ffered a bribe of £5 to 11 Cga
tom house cfficer in order to incllce Win not to stizt
`24 silk shawls, by which he incurred, under the 9th
Geo. 111. c. s. 24; pehalty of fi4ty
He Was r.‘%w brought up to rtceive the henttore
the Court, adinitted ktdrneat to go 5).
fault. Their L awarded the specific punish.
ment named in the statute.

TUE KING y. K. 5. TAYLOR.
We noticed this case on the motion for a Roe to
shew cause why an information in the nature of
writ of quo tuarranio be issued, c,,L;11
upon, the delend,it to explain by what author.t).l4
claimed to be a Common Coinciiman of the b rook
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of Eye.
Mr. WA lift EN was this day instrured to Aram*
against the Rule ; but, before he had stated his
grounds f,f 'es's:once, it was agreed on both Q.
that the Rule Nisi should b made absolute, and;h4
the issues, when settled, should he hie:l at the assize%
INOINLINT D!WtOKS COURT, :u rt,
The Rev. Mr. illontgbttery, Chaplain to his tom
Highness the Duke of York, who wAs !musk,'
some time since for concealment 01-yropelly,
sistiug of household furniture, wines, kc. co 24
estate, in Thurston, Si44lk, Which be:iinged ese
wife of the Insolvent, and %%inch was settled.' let
bekre marriage, ass a, ought up this day, Lis Lie
of the Court, granted yesterday, upon the asatisa et.
Mr. HEATH, the Counsel for the defendant.

Mr. 11AssETT, who opposed the defendant, vtithti
the Court to remand him on account ora copy of tht
schedule not being sent to the detaining cret/lot, as
was stated had been done, upon affidavit, a ;:ith
would prove had not been done, for the cop' Le !ma
was that sent to his client, the detaining creditor, ad
upon comparing it with the Insolvent's schedule, he
found they did not accord with each other.

The Court over-ruled the objection, as it ought to
have been made in an earlier stage of the busibess.
Mr. HEATH said, that the prisoner was remanded
upon one point only, that of not satisfying the Court
upon certain property. Had Mr. Btssett taken the
objection on the first examination of the Insolvent, it
would have proved fatal, but the only point Were
the Court was relating to the property which had
been sold by auction at Thurston, and the money ap.
plied for the benea of the creditors. He produce!
an affidavit of Mr. King, atzct:oneer, of Thurston,
proving the s,de, with a catalogue, and also nn affi.
davit of the application of the mollies for the brae,;[
of the cred:tors.—D=schargcd.

The Coroner's Jury hace tett:x.3rd a verdict of
Manslaughter against C. Booth, Ow driver ct
Alexander coach, for causing the death GI S.
Vi'ard, of Stanoingley, by improperly driving the
said coach, near Sheffield, a few days ago. 1100:k
was committed fur trial, to York Castle.
'life Irish Papers speak of many extensive for-
geries committed in Ireland : the principal maker of
the counterfeit paper has been detected and appro.
Leuded.-LSaturilay night, the 15th inst. Major \Van-
acaroN, the superintending Magistrate of the pro-
claimed Baronies of the county of Clare, aecompa.
nied by FitaNas SPAM.% Esq. and a party of pol.cr,
aPrviteiaLW Ale of 4,14. primly:' :2..f.tzris. $t
White-bays. lie went out of thetkiglibourNotcl
where he lived cemtnitting outrages when the pike
arrived in that Barony. They apprehended Lit
about 17 miles from Kilrush, and sent him to gad.
—On the 'ad inst. about one o'clock in the morning
a party of the Louth police, consisting of 25 ate,
accompanied by a Magistrate, surprised a body of
insurgents, about 23 in number, in the act of break.
ing the house of one M'Daniel, on the verge of
Louth. When they perceived themselves discovered
they commenced 11,4, which was kept up on both
sides for some mutates. Oyu of the insurgents was
killed, and six others made prisoners (one badly
wounded). The darkness, and their bettor know-
ledge of the country, enabled the remainder to e,csiv;
but horn the traces of bkod,,in.differt lit dilectioils,
it is certain that many nioro were wounded. This
was the third house attacked by die patty in tl,e
course of the night. Twu of the polite ‘r.re
but not danireiousiy.