Star.
London, England, 1820-02-26 00:00:00

LAW INTLI.LIGENCE.

COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH, FEB. ti.
The Court. proceeded th:s day to the trial (,f Gilbert
lifLeod, the Editor and Publisher of the Paper
called the " Spirit of Me Mon."
After the evidence for the prosecution, and in etc-
culpation, had been gone through, the LORD ADVO•
cATE for the Crown. and Mr. J. I'. GRANT for the
prisoner, addressed the Jury at great length.
The Jury were then charged by thd LORD JUSTICE
CLERK; and, after wising for a short tin e, returned
an unanimous verdict, finding the pri,onet Guilty of
the crime libelled, but, on account of his good cha-
racter, recommended him to the leniency of the Court.
The LORD JUSTICE CLERK SSW' ed the Jury that
their recommendation would be attended to.
At a quarter before or.e, on Tuesday morning, the
Court adjourned till next day at twelve o'clock, when
judgment was to be giver.; .
NAVAL lATELLIGENCE.

FAucotrn, Fn. 23.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrlved the Diana
packet, with a Mail from Rio Janeiro, in 62 days; and Scrota,
CA ali', from Tarragona in 44 days. Sdikd a:lLnc 30 sail of
casters, among which are the following for London:—Dove,
Fame, Jane, Industry, Young Benjamin, Amity, Dimond,
Waterloo, Union, Friends, Union, Eliza,-6.lizabzth,
and Ana.
PLYMOUTH, Frs. 24.—Arrived the Morning Star, Quittorr,
from Dundalk; and Triton, Borns, from Gcnoa for Antwerp!

the latter with damage to her mast.
Postrastourn, FRB. 25.---Wind N. R.—Arrived the Ilebr.
Swim:sox, from Gibraltar for Rotterdam, leaky, and must
discharge part of her cargo; and Pusey Hall, HEAD, from Bar.
badoes. Sailed the Lovely Ann, Dow, for London.
Fat.' 21—Wind E. N.E.—Came down from the
River and sailed with the whole of the outward-bohnd, with a
fine breeze from the N.E. the Vittoria, TATE, for Triuidad ;
lapeing, thorrit, for Smyrna; Jane, loartusoe, ter Charente;
Piney Hall, Hz*n, for Barbadoes; Mary, GaAs, for Jamaica;
and Hadlow, CRAIGit, for Cork and New South Wales. The
Posthumous has damaged her windlass and lost an anchor and
part of a chain cable. Arrived and remains the COMMIE*,
161E7E4 from Cork for London.
Haewice, Fan. 25.—Wind F. S. R—Arrived the Lord Dun-
can packet, with s Mail from Cuxhaven.
Livaaroos., Fes. 24.—Arrieed the Friends, Wasson, front
Charleston. Sailed the Luna, Jonas, for Maranham ; Dolphin,
M‘Curit.aas, for New Providence; and Turners, Lzansa, fur
Antigua.
Yesterday the Duke of YORK visited the Ktbro.
Mr. BROUGHAM'S Courier to the QUEEN arrived
in town yesterday, having gone by Mount Ceitis to
Bologna, Flot ence, and Leghorn, where he met her
MAJESTY. As he only left Dover the 31st of Ja-
nuary, this is an instance of extraordinary dispatch.
It is said that her MAJESTY was to set out on her re-;
turn to this country, as soon as she had reposed for
'for a few days at her village near Pe‘aro, having bees'
much fatigued with her late dangerous voyage front •
Tonlon to Leghorn, in which very bad weather was
encountered. Her MAJESTY was, we understand, '
greatly affected by the late King's death.
RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and -Co. respectfully
acquaint the Public, that the Ticket No. 71807, drawn
yesterday, a Prise of Twenty Thousand Pounds,
Money, was Sold by them in Shares, at their Offices,
Bank-buildings, Cambia, and Charing Cross.
Yesterday the State Lottery finished Drawing ;
when No. 2.807 Nt gi drawn a Prize of Twarrs
THOSSAND POUNDS Money, and was Sold in SHARES
by BisH, at his old-established 01Eees, 4, Cornier 1,
and 9, Charing-cross.—Several minor Capitals were
also Sold by Bun the tame Lottery.
In th'e Consistory Court, yesterday, sentence of
divorce was pronounced in several cases, among which
was that of the well-known actor, Mr. Harry John:-
ston.—Mrs. Johnson, of Westham, was ordered to
do penance for calling her step-daughter a w—.
—Mr. Alnutt, of Clapham, was ordered to serve the
office of Churchwarden of Allhallows, Barking.—
Dr. SWARM moved the fission of an allegation
on the part of Lady Hawke, otherwise Corn, bring-
ing into Court one of her Ladyship's stocking), with
Lord Hawke's name marked upon it ; pleaded to be
by his Lordship's directions, when he ordered the
same of one of his tradesmen for her use.—The
Covar gave leave to bring in the allegation, and at
the same time observed, " This evidence was not

very material."
HUNTS apparatus for manufacturing his Raise;
Breakfast Powder, has been 'seized at his ipanufac...
tory, near Christ Church, on the Surrey side of
Blackfriars-bridge, by the Officers of the Excisee.—
The Powder is made by roasting rye in A. maridat
of coffee, and then grinding it in a mill. He inteids
trying the question of law with the Board of

DIED.

On the gist hid. at the house of John. Mee; loqg Aitooe
End, Hampstead, after a lingering illness, in the Silt, of
her age, !Licht], third' daughter of Mr, C„kosgAg • ,
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