Star.
London, England, 1826-01-11 00:00:00

WOODROW U. JONES.

This was an action of escape, brought by the Wain-
tiff to recover from the defe dant, who is the Mar-
shal of the King's Bench Prison, the sum of 811.
being the amount of a debt due from Mr. Vs'illianis,
late proprietor of the Surrey Theatre, to the plaintiff.
From the evidence for the plaintiff it appealed, that
in the year 1824 I.e had lodged a detainer against Mr.
Williams, who was then a prisoner crnifined in the
Rules of the King's Bench Prison; that pn the 12th
day of August,. 1824, Mr. Williams acted as ViCf•
Plesident at a dinner given in the coffee room of the
Grapes public house, in Suffolk street, S •uthwark, and
that he did not leave the room from four until eight .21
the evening. The bill was filed and notice given to th.:
Marshal before half-past six o'clock that evening. A:
Rule of this Court, made in 1795, stating, that " pubic
houses, and places .of public amusement or entertain-
althou h locally situate within the Roles, should
"not be considered as part of the Rules," was put its hod
read. It was also proved, that in the coffee-room there •
was a cupboard, which had the Exciseman's mask as a
place for keeping wine.
From the evidence for the defendant, it appeased
that the room in which Mr. Williams dined was in the
yard of the Grapes publicshouse (within the Rules);
that it was let by the landlord at Its. a week to a Ruler
named Greaves, who charged one penny for each pot
of beer brought from the Grapes. and drank in that
room by the Rulers ; th it it had been for years known
by the name of the" Rulet s' Room r that it was a place
in which Rulers who had not a second r •ons were in
theJiabit of meeting their friends, attianies, and.ciedi-
tors; that warrants of attorney had • been frequently
executed there by the Rulers, and that it was the woo
in which the Coroner held Inquests upon the bodies of
such persons as 'night die in the prison, the prisoners
always constitut:ng a Jury.
Upoo the suggestion of his Lordship, a verdict was taken for the
plaintiff for fit, subject to the opinion of the court upon this point
—Does this coffewroom Mlle within the operation of the Butt of
Court put in by the plaintiff?

Commercial letters from Marseilles state, that a stop
had been put, by high authority, to the building of seve-
ral ships of war at that port, for the Viceroy of Egypt.
CATHOLIC AFFAIRS.—The grossest, the most de-
grading, the most intolerable insult that was ever
offered to the Catholic Aristocracy of Ireland, or to any
individual of them, was the recent offer made by our
Leaders to the English Duke of NORFOLK, to come
over and take the Chair of the Irish Catl.olic Associa-
tion, which we had been told would meet on the 10th
of this month, and continue for fourteen days ! This
motion was agreed to by that non-descript thing, the
present Ass ciation, on the motion of the Deputy-
Leader, Mr. Swat.. This astute politician, with Me.
O'CONNELL. and we believe the Catholic Secretary, Mr.
O'Goassara, dined, it seems, with the Duke of Notteor.x,
and ibis is the mode selected by the Leaders to return
the compliment. They insult Lord KILLEgN and his
father !! Why do they insult Lord KILLEEN? It is
because he was a chief obstacle to the attempted base
bargain. Why does not Lord KeLLEEN—why do net
the Catholic Aristocracy unite themselves with the peo-
ple, and overthrow the unprincipled traffickers? In
such a case as this, it is cheering to find that a proper
rebuff has been given, where it is so richly deserved.
'f he English Nobieman felt that it was sought to make
a tool of him—he saw of what 4. perilous stuff" the
talkers were composed. and he treats them acct rdingly.
He tells them in good set terms, that " in his opinion,
the Chair would be more suitably fillcsd by an Irish
Catholic Nobleman, of eminent private virtue and loi;g
tried worth ;" plainly alibding to the venerable Eail
FINGAL. Here was proper treatment I we are
to his Grace of Norfolk for its—Deblin ,ilorninh; Post.
A letter from Paris, dated Saturday last, states, tat
Government it is not the intention of the French Gower grateful
t in any
case to nominate natives of France, Consuls to the New
American States, but that an order has been transmitted
to Admiral DUPARRIL, who commands or. the Leeward
Islands station, to select, in the principal pmts. oi South
America and of Mexico, from Among the resisectab:e
merchants residing there, such individuals As lie may
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