Star.
London, England, 1821-11-08 00:00:00

in the evening Mr. Sherwin attended at the 01,,
accompanied by Mr. Townsend, and in their
r„ti
sence Mr. Smith repeated his complaint, (Lai,
been desirous to get the bill cashed, he sea;
duced by a Mr. Brown, a friend of his, N
fendant, who undertook to have it discounted. M.
Smith accordingly gave him the security, hut could
never since get either die money or it hack. NT.
Townsend said that he bad given the hill to Mr'
Sherwin, a most reslectahle tradesmar, for the pt;
pose of being discounted, and had received 411;11
money ; but Mr. Sherwin, upon inquiry, rot receivii.,
a very satisfactory accountof the hill. as to it,thaii'ie•
of being regularly honoured, declined giving
more of the money until he should be assintioi:3"
punctual payment. At all events MT. Town, j
satisfied that the Magistrates would tell Mr, $„,:4
that he must look for his remedy in another pt,,,,
and, when he brought his action, he (Mr. Tottie,„:,s
would be prepared to meet it. Mr. Missrula.
sad
he would tell him no such thing ; he had iudgea ltir
security in the defendant's hands for a specific pun
pose, instead of complying with whiLh,lse
fendant) had raised ES upon it, which he had 4,
dulently applied to his own use. Unless, theretirt
he handed up the complainant his hill immediatek
he would commit him. Mr. Sherwin said he troll,/
not give up the bill without being repaid fie inns!!
which he had advanced upon it. The dell.ndant w
already in his debt to a very comiderahle amount,.
111 r Townsend said he could not, that night, par Pz
ES, but he would endeavour to do so on the matt;
After a good deal of discussion, the defendant Rc
committed to the watch-hotu,e for that night,
directed to be brought up on the following
Accordingly the parties appenred in the a:*
yesterday, and after some tit ;her exarniiwinii
the case, it was postponed until evening, to givelitz
time to procure the attendance of Sir C. Nigiidns::
In about an hour after they had left the Oina, h
ever, the complainant returned, and, at his ins
the defendant was ordered to be diSCh3rVd.
UNION-HALL.—The day before the anniversary
the Gunpowder Plot, the Magistrates of this O.
received a letter from Messrs. Hawes, proptietori
an extensive soap-tiictory, near the Old Barge-11
Christ Church, Southwark, reque.ting the aoistr
of the police in preventing the making of bo.:fires'
the neighbourhood, on the sth instant. The Ma:
trates accordingly directed that a number ,•f
should attend in the vicinity of the pternises of

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soap-factory. Between eight and nine o'clock, I
and some officers went to the place, and saw silty%
seventy people collected around a large quantnyi
the most choice materials for a bonfire, numbers/
tar-barrels being amongst the crinbustibles.
fire had just been kindled, and the rest of tiled*
gerous sport was about to commence, sv:..en thud.
ficers quenched the fire, and told the mob to di".
quietly. Several of the multitude walked away,*
the moment they thought the police were out of the
reach of the merriment, they returned and rekindled
the fire. Near the place where the combustibles hr
was a large warehouse, containing 2000 barrels
rosin, and other prqperty of immease value. The
were also in the neighbourhood a great many of
warehouses built of wood, and containing ankh
which could not contribute to the extingui•hing of s
fire, if so dreadful a calamity took place in so close,
and crowded a situation. The oificershad, however,
gone but a short distance from the spot selected fee
the amusement, and returned just as the fire had
been rekindled. They extinguished the fire a second
time; but while they were so employed they it.
ceived very rough treatment from mai,y (Hun*
who ran into the •barges which were lying in the
River, and pelted them with coals. The officeitock
a waterman, named Manning, into custody, al
charged him before the Magistrates with brig
been one of the most active of the crowd. Tlelb
gistrates heavily condemned the conduct of yews
who engaged in such dangerous sports, and bard
that punishment would always follow. The defeat
was then held to bail.

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Forty-three persons, principally boys, were 0:11,
victed orhaving, on the night of the sth of Note
her, let off squibs, rockets, Roman candles, tcr,
Twenty-three of them paid the fine (20s. each); de
rest were sent to the House of Correction for a %%

GAME Laws.—Thetwofollowing cases have la •
been heard at Knaresborough, and as no appeal
been entered against either, the decisions ma!
deemed in some degree conclusive. John IVaddn:
lon. Qf Harrogate, was charged before M. Lisysos
Esq. under the Ist Geo. 111. with a wilful tre,pasot
bilton, near that place. The trespass was cid*
proved. Waddington, in defence, urged that he
out to carry the game-bag, as a hired servant mfr.
lonel Lloyd, of Chester, then a visitor at Harrogersi
man duly qualified and licerhed. The Nlagigra
was of opinion, that although the Act excepts penal
duly qualified and licensed from its operation, the
is no exception for unqualified attendants, and ttt
conviction must follow. Waddington was accon
ingly convicted in one penny damages, and Autos
shillings costs.--Isaac Todd, of Stavely, butcher, vas
charged before Dr. GELDART and M. Lawsos,EiS.
with exposing game to sale, he not being authensd
se to do. It appeared, that Mr. Jackson, of Butte
Leonard, a man duly licensed and qualified,
coursing ; that he was not able to follow up the (IV
that they killed a hare out of his sight, that Todd's
riding along the road, and being told to whom t°
dogs belonged, took up the hare to carry to the R
' ter, as he said, and was caught with it in his row
sion. The Magistrates were of opinion, that de
having game in possession, the possessor being a
qualified, and not being servant to a qualified mil
and not having received it from a qualitiel peso
was an exposing to sale within the meaning 01.0
Act, and accordingly convicted the olfeuderin a/$
pound penalty.

DIED.

Oct. 27, at his house in Norwich, Dr. Ritby.
Nov. 1, at her residence at Burwash, Sussex, in the 0,4101
of her age, Mrs. Dorothy Jordan, the last surviving of the
daughter; of the late Rev. George Jordan, Chancellor
Diocese of Chichester.

M A ILS THIS DAI".-Altt. MIL

Lisboa p°
France 1
1
Haintmirgh
Gottenbargh 1
Lev IF:. Isl.inds 0•
jainak

WatenUrd 0 1
Guernsey and Jersey 1 0
110 1 0
Flanders 2 0
Mrlca 0 0

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