Star.
London, England, 1816-07-18 00:00:00

QURR V. ROTtom.

In this case the as,ignees of D. Chapman, a hank-
rupt, sought to recover damages from the defendant,
Rotton. for the use of a farm near Feversham, called
Ham Farm, and the furniture and stock thereon.
The tenant who lately held this far►n was Chapman,
the bankrupt, who bad abv!onded—and the claim for
recovery WAS made upon Rotton, who remained in
possession, on the gi (mad of an assignment for a
year's tenute, which h.! receivrd from the bankrupt
,►x months before hi and for which he had
given a vAlnable-

For the Plaint,llws ca e, sz•veral servants on the
farm appeared, who depased, that during the time
the Deleudant laid (him tie pos..eas;on, Mr. Chapman •
and continued to pity them
isms actually the holder,
their wages.
Fur the potendant, l.oth oral and written testimony
was produced, to aiew, that though Chapman re.
twined on the ground, he acre:l as bAILIF to the
Defendant, and received a salary accoroinAly-,—and
that the ASSiglltlyelt at on year's tenure was pablitly
and openly purcha-t-d by the Dztta,daitt, without the
least ground tar a Irludialeat and collusive bargain.
The. phiwim, though the Cavil. said they were
justified h acticm on Erst view of the
case, were immediately non.sa;ted.

The Convention of the Itial Burghs of B,cogavis
at their Meeting on the 10th instant, having taken
into consideration the important services of Mr.
A;.FlLe,:nett CAMPAELL, ()I Glasgow, to the Commer.
cal Interest, lay his .::tdefatigable exertions to improve
the Bankrupt Law, unanimously voted him a ;um of
money, as a testimony of their approbation.
The Society for Promoting the Education of the
Poor of Ireland held its Aunual Meeting at the Row
tunda, in Dublin, on Thursday last. The Right
Mon. the Earl of cll.V3l.t.:mosT was in the Chair,
Ti.e Report was read amidst every e%p:e!:sion of the
hi,liest satisfaction, and the Resolottians were ottani.
rnously psseL!. Cosurisellor Dolimr? moved o,e
first Resolution, and de:ivered a very luminous speech
explanatory of the ol•:i •cts of the 6,4c,.e:y. Mr. Du,
imay crwratted the st.itt! of education in Scritlsrd
with that in Iceland. Tile nrans adopted to chilize
and to difrt:se educa iHI S:HCarld were not at,
tempted, on the same (lan, in I:eland, and thereime
, the result has been dill', rent.

In additioti to the erection of a I)ishop's S'e
India, wi:11 _ three Arclideacorates, two nati..nal
Scottish Churches have lately beer. instituted-onm at
Calcutta, and the ether at the Prtsaeucy of Madras..
'rite expattiated U.rited Irishman, Mr 'l'. Mutt
Ett:itur, h.ts been erected tires:dent ct the Shamr.scfc
Friendly At.suciation at New York, iNtituted for the
purpose of aiding, cfmribelling, alld protecting em;.
;moist on their aitival in the Ultited St.itei, His
fellow exile, Dr. M.licvEg, is appointed first Vice.
president of the Societ:..
A forelp paper states, tlrit lsrge chests latc'y
arrived At Vienna, filled wit 4 utens;ls, instrurnett;s,
and a7ricultural models, v..l:ich tile Archduke Jon
had prchaled during Isis st ty in Elgl and. It 1711
interded to publish a description of them for the use
of I:le AnstrianF. It would appear, therefore, that
Lis imp.n.ial Ikhlwss has not trar.:l,led iu _vain it}
this cotmry.

I)t;:a.—An affair of lencnr was terminated near
Bet,:s!lire, on Nloaday eveiirig, the 15th of
ly inqant, between a C. C. nod a Mr. F. two.
vlsang (gently ten. Mr. C. fited his fast shot in the
air, when iVr. W. his second, demandud of his op.
ponent if he was satisi4l ? which being answered in
the negative, the suronds rOnaded, :and the shots ex.
chunged uithont efl..vt, and by intviference the =Mr
ter Yeas amicably settled.
BLACKIIEATII reMSTRIANow•FATON9S fil3tCh being
now ne a ly convicted, induces hundreds of spectatots
to repair daily to the Ile ith, :o witeess his continued
.•I.:rtions; many of whoTts ye.terday, pat ticulaily the
Ladies (not only those who were .on toot, but also
those in crtriages), gave him various sums of money
f,r his h:therto uaparalleled performance. E..yroa is
.is swo)g and viger,:ns as when be fits! commencer',
and t.:tpret!.es hitts.ll that he feels quite easy and
not in the le ist tati,ved. His ktirnds, after his tina.
ing this rrmtch, 'rave efiered to hack him for *l6OO
a side, arid the rinney :0 be immediately deposited,
ti perform the like, and to start within a month; hut
this challenge has nil vet been accepted. This
morning, at quarter past seven o'clock, be accom.
I.:lved 1013 miles, and then retired to breakfast.
DARN ET, FentsvniAls.--This veteran
Hiso of Pedeitrianis.n :ontinues going on near Bat it.
ing, and this morning he secon:Rlishscl 904
l'.' laborious task.