Star.
London, England, 1827-11-01 00:00:00

TRIAL OE HIS MAJESTY'S COINS.

A Meeting of the linds of his Majesty's Mon Ho-
nourable Privy Council was held yesterday morning,
at his Majesty's Exchequer, at Westminster Hall, fur
the purpose ot having different portions of the viinages
coined by the Right Hon. Tuoisma WALLACC the late
Master and Worker of his Majesty's Mint, assayed by
a Jury composed of twelve members of the Goldsmiths
Company. who had been summoned for that purpose,
by virtue of a warrant from the Lord Chanceliar.—
Their Lordships assembled about ten o'clock ; those pre-
sent were—the Lod Chancellor, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the President of the Board if Trade, the
present Ma'ster ot the Mint, Sir George Cockburn, the
Right Hon: Wilmot-Hurton, and the We t Hon. Hugh
Ellior.Mr. Buller was in attendance as Clerk of the
Privy Council.
The Jury were then sworn, and were addressed by
the• Lord Chancellor in a speech of some length, re-
specliog the duty they had to perfqm, of ascertaining
that the 'proportion of pure metal and alloy had been
strictly attendv4 to in the different specimens of coinage
they would have to make trial of, and also whether the,
coins were of the exact weight, as ordered by the Act
of Parliament for regulating the coin of the realm.
At the close of his Lordship's address the Jury retired
to an apartment where the pis: d the Mint, containing
specimens of the different coirtages, had been placed.
having been brought from ill! Tower for that purpose.
Art equal quantity of dr* coins were distributed to
each of the Jury to make trial of. and portions of the
Metal of which the coins had been made were melted,
in order to ascertain the rase of pure metal and alloy
used in the coining.

Their Lordships, after the Jury had retired, seism-ma,
and in the evening dined with the members of the
Goldsmith: Company, :it their Hall, in Basinghall•street.
His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral presided
at the dinner.

ROYAL UNION PENSION FUND.
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Yesterday. a General Meeting of the Subscribers to
this Institution, was held
.at the Freemasons Tavern,
for the purpose of Electing Ten more Aged Persons, of
good character, and reduced circumstances, Pensioners
tor Life; the males to receive 7s. per week, and the
females Ss. per week, payable monthly.
At five minutes to twelve o'clock, the Rev. JAMES
HARRIS, M.A. was called to the Chair, and opened the
business of the Meeting by congratulating the Subscri-
be,. on the rapid advance of the Institution. Like all
successful undertakings, the Society, he observed, was
envied. The Committee, however, were then ready to
give every information as to its management and general
r affairs. Whatever object any inquirer might have they
were prepared to give every satisfaction. The Committee
and officers courted inquiry ;they were as unremitting asl
they were successful in their exertions, and their sole
object was the prosperity of the undertaking. If at y
person had questions to ask, he was there to answer. If
such questions were meant in kindness, he would meet
them in kindness—and, if they were meant otherwise,.
the Institution and its officers bad nothing to conceal,
nothing to evade, nothing so fear. He had been led to
this, because there were those who saw wi h jealousy
the rapid progress, the unprecedented success, of the
Institution; and be could assure the subscribers, that
nothing would ever be wanting on the part of the Com-
mittee to improve the means at their disposal, and pro-
mote the interests of the undertaking. He now invited
the subscribers to come forward and assist in taking
the ballot, for the services of any one in that capacity
would be acceptable. He begged to declare the ballet
open, and to state that it would be closed at two o'clock
precisely.
Several Gentlemen were then appointed scrutineers,
and the ballot commenced. The most intense interest
was displayed by the friends of the candidates, and the
subscriptions paid in the room, to entitle persons to
vote, were numerous. The candidates were in the centre
of the room, and the picture of distress among many,
who had been brought up in the higher ranks, and were
reduced by circumstances not in their own controuliwas
particularly affecting. At two o'clock the doors were
closed, the lists in the room called for, and at half past
three o'clock the scrutineers entered the ri om with the
numbers of the successful candidates, and the folliiwing
names were announced as the persons elected : Males:
Taylor, Richards, Hawk'ns, Shepherd, and Jones. Fe
males: Balanryne, Pool, De Mirand, Berridge, and Veale.
It was not a little gratifying to learn, that most of
the successful candidates bad filled very superior stri
trolls; one who had been a rich and extensive merchant,
with a large family, brought up in a superior manner;
and another, the daughter of a Governor of one of our
West India Islands; and a third, the daughter of a min
not less famed for his learning than remarkable for his
misfortunes. On the. names being announced, it was
stated that a further election would take place in Fe-
btuaty, that all Petitions from candidates must be. sent
in during the months of November and December, and
that every annual subscriber of one guinea, and a lie
subscriber of ten guineas; would be entitled to recom-
mend candidate., and vote at future elections.

Among the votes were, his Royal Highness the Duke
of Claience (by proxy), and upwards of seventy of the
Nubility.
The warmest thanks of the Meeting were then voted
to the Rev. Janes Ileitis, M.A. for his kindness and
imputielity in the Chair.

CURACOA, ALK:s.2s.—ln out Courant of to-day is the
following article We learn by the arrival of vessels
from Puerto Cabello and La Guayra, that Spanish pri-
vateers are cru zing off La. Guayta, veg. a corvette,
called La Fama ; a brig, La Cometa ; and two smaller
vessels. They, however, made rich booty. Tne Co-
lombian brig, the Emilia Mathilda, from Hamburgh,
with a cargo worth 90,000 dollars, has been taken by'
them off Cape Blanco. These vessels do not belong to
the expected Spanish expedition, or to a S,sanish squa-
dron in the West Indies, but are vessels fitted out by
privet: persons commissioned at the Ha.annah. It is
said that the two other privateers, under Spanish co-
loura,.are craiziug between St.ThosnaA and Porto
It ico.".—thach• Paper.

suntan; 024.;serr.-1.--4----4 ,
About live o'clock on Sunday wonting. a Gas broke
out near the northern extremity- of the eastern wing of
the Onho grind;ng *Noel, in the Cetilslam Craft, one of
the largest siesta istAslishments in this tows. How it
began is not at present biussts, but frail thafatt of It*
having apparently commtnced in two,ditaifiet pl •
at cnce, them is bat to* much re.tvon to tsar ..
it was the wolfs, of some ioceadiary. .It bti
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out in one of the taro story divisions, and tuts coal-
pletely gutted it and a large portion of the upper'
story. The machinery, workmen's tools, and whatever
the rooms contained, were consumed, and the ponder-
ous floor and roof timbers burnt to a chaise'. • The
loss is to a considerable amount, anti a great flamber of
hands are now thrown out of employment..,

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MPOILTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET HOUGHTON lIIRWITNO.
Noweeauar. Tensaw, Now.
The Marquis anti blarchlsoessof Euler bad a very large dwelt
party r—tbsre were select parties at Lord Schoe's, and .Mr. OMNI
Sannebewer's. The Jockey Club Dinner wetter
A match will be ran on Thursday botesenr=itrell..py
Anticipation aad Mr. Preedergases Klidefortetto
carrying list. ?lb each. T. Y.C. •
A match is made for Friday between Wilsoe's tamp'
lighter, carrying sat. sib. and Mr. Payne's Bsimmi, last. Nu to ins
A.P. for leo. ) -
Sir John Shelley has reamed of Lard Lowther Ms black .sit
Juryman, report saps for 500 pinta&
Wwwwwst Artesnews.
The Heath was eery numerously utisuded to-day ;
present the Duke and pitches. of Ricimseed, the Date
Lind, Duke of Greta.. Duke of Dorset, Mary& and M canna
of Vatter, Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock. Earl Terulam,
Karl Stradbroke, Karl and Countess of Basted, Rail and Couitess
of Sefton, Roll Jersey, Batt of Orford; Lord Lowther, John sad
James Fitzroy. G. and H. Hemlock. Assoc. G. Cavendish. CM-
cheater. Wherac3lre. C. Somerset, Keaslogtoe, the Ladies Fksesy
and Molyoenx, Hoe. K Pare, Hon. Calomel Aa.os; Mows.
Wigram, Udny, Berkeley. Ormrille, Irby, Ihmsbettom, Mists,
Delme idadclite, Holyeake, Payne, Stronehewer, he.—Tin mum
were as under—
Subscription flats of Fifty Needs for two yr olds, sat. 71b.
• set. lob. T.Y.C.
Sir R. K. Dick's tar. f. Bobadilla.l yn
Mr. Dilly's bl, c. MUSD. 3 yrs
Mr. Payne's ch. f. by Ornantee—Trioni;li dash! yrs
Uday's b. f. by Woful—Miracle, t in
Mr. Forbes's b. c. by Smolensk°, S yt a
Mr. Wyndham's b. L sluts to Miguiette, t yn
Duke of Richmond's ch. f. Starch, 5 yn
Noah's b. f. by Skim—Pentagna, l yrs
Bard Word's b. e. De Vere—Miss Witch, 3 yrs
. Hinter's b. f. by Orville—Camas, S yn
Wk. Rogres's bl. g. NODellit. 3 yrs
All tbe. above started.
Betting-4 to 1 apt Robed& ;Ito 2 age Othello; •to 1 sot
b. Lby Wuful; 3to 1 apt Starch. Wen by a seek. Fade rode
the winner.
Match M. A.P.
'Lard Vankwieifineward, Su. lib.
10,Ma1t1aan--Antiope, Mt.7lk..
Os 4ea Reward. Woo by two lengths. Wheatley
crs,r,
• of .CSO, for three yr olds and upwards.
Mr. er's ch. e. Goshawk, 4 yrs, Mu MI.. .
Mr. sameslooe. Royal Oak, by Canon, 4 yrs, 4w. 106. •
Mr, r • y's br. c. Recreit. 4 yrs, be. iolb.
MC Batson's ci. e. The Vicar. 4 yrs, Lt. nib.
Lord Stradbroke's br. f. Melllllll2, 3 yrs, 7u. sib.'
Mr. Hunter's clk c. by Gustavus. 3 yrs, 7.1. Mb. xociet
All the above started.
Betting—S to I agst Goshawk •sto 2 apt RoPt *MAW
apt ;knelt ;7 to tel agst The Vicar. Won by a MIL,
rode the winner.
Mater, SO. sat. lib. with. First Half of u.u..."E"- 114 •
. Mr. Pettit's Latimer, rec. 10 sass. ft. from W.' repidtAitif
Whalebone—Snowdrop. ,c. 4 124,
The following fresh Matches are suds for nonsorteiwiogittalre.
200, Ala. 31.-.-Lord liatter's plat Mr. 31114.1110110 •
Carnet, rat. 'flb. each.
200, T.Y.C.—Mr. Payne's DMA 1164*
Maresield, art. Mb. , . n.
too, UAL—Lord Orford's Preen". aid Lard
Raeter's Marinella, sat. sib.

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MORAYSHIRE comma CLUB. Oer.
ern cur. Isrcuss
Lient.-Colonel Ray's b. d. Mars brat Mr. F. W. Grant', b. b.
Highland Lassie.
Colowei Andersen's r. d. Violence beat Mr. MeMs's y. b.Ventsre.
The Duke of Garden's y. and w. d. VISCOVIN best liar. Ikewn's
y. d. Omar.
Ceinwel Andersen's b. d. Nailer ran a bye.
Perri' CUP.
The Duke el Gordon's I. b. VOW beat Odom! Asdenea's

Chances
Me. Me d. Soow Ban ran a by.
OrDll CUP, to CLASS.
Calomel Anderson's Nailer beat Calomel Ray's Man.
The Doke a Gorden's Viscoont beat Col. Andersen's Visiallt..

The Duke of Gordaa's VbeOunt beat Col. Anderson's Vkiinme,
and won t►e Cup.
earn CITP
The Duke of Gerdon's Vidi beat Mr. bleilia's Snow Ball, end
won the Cup. merest u.
Mr. Taylor's b. d. Spring ►eat the Duke of Gordon'. b. d. Vaio.
guard.
The Duke of Gordon's b. d. Vanguard and Mr. Taylor's d.
undecided.

The Duke of Chicdon's y. b. Vester beat Captain kt'Phereoun
b. d. Speed. ,

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The Donne Club met on Wednesday, the 17th instant, and bad
tame excellent coursing on the Earl of Moray's grounds. The
sweepstakes were woo by Mr. Graham Stirling of Airth aed Stro-
watt's dog, Driver, named for Mr. Smith, Deanstone. The Mem-
bers dined In Richardson 's Inn,Donne,Mr.bloray, of Abercaltney,
in the Chair, and the evening was spent with peculiar hilarity.
Major General Graham Stirling, of Ducbray and Auchyk, was
named as President for the next year.

Yesterday the window shutters of the Mansion House
were closed on account of the death of one of the
LORD MAYOR'S daughters, a young Lady aged about
twelve years. The LORD MAYOR has had a great deal
of domestic affliction in his Mayoralty, having lost a
son before he had been three months in office.
The roan horse which took Weare and %hermit on
their memorable expedition, is now employed in a stage
coach between Chi.hester and Arundel.
The very curious oak bedstead, at Wood Farm Ches•
ham, supposed to have been there sirce the time of
WittlAu the CONQUiROI/4 has, it is said, been pur-
, hased by ROBERT WARD, E-q. of Hid* Hon-e.
LEGITIMATE SURJscr /OR CONGRATULATIONAS
a Meeting of the Commissioners of Police at Manches-
ter, a Mr. CANDRLET, in supporting a mo ion f•.r having
the stt ems lighted with additional limps, observed, that
the frequent occurren.e of robberies was a sufficient
motive for its adoption. He was very happy to learn
there was a Gentleman in the room (Mr. Leedham) who
had been knocked down and robbed—(Laughter).--
Mr. LIIEDHASI-I am sure I am very much obliged to
~you—(Renewed laughter). After some little further dis-
cussion, the motion was put, and carried unanimously.
The desire to possess some vestige of the oak immor-
talized by the poet Cosvrea became so great, that to
preserve the tree from utter annihilation,. the Marquis
of Nowricaurrou was reduced to the necessity of rais-
ing a strong fence round it, on which is aSted a notice,
sring one hundred guineas ►eward for the conviction
of any depredator of the sacred property.
An Inquest was held at St. Bant-
on tlte body of Elia sbeth James?
clothes caught fire whilst atterr
mg kettle, in French alley.
been left by herself. She
the face, chest. and arms,
aenteaturce. and lingered.from
last, When an, capital
Death.'

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