Star.
London, England, 1826-10-13 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH BANK.

DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND.
For a week past, Meetings of the Commissioners undo
the bankruptcy of Sir William Elford and Co. have
continued dailf. Much of their time has been occupied
in investigating the claim of Messrs. Towgood and Co!
Stock-brokers, of London, to prove as a debt against
the estate of Mr. John Tingcombe, one of the partners,
a balance of 2,8211.185. being the amount of loss in
certain Steck speculations entered into by Mr. Ting.
combe, between August, 1824, and November, 1825.
Mr. G. Towgood was present, assisted by Mr. Counsel-
lor Bayly. The claim was opposed by Mr. Jago, as
Solicitor to the Assignees, on the ground that the trans-
actions from which this balance had arisen were time
bargain*, and therefore illegal, by the stipulations of
the Act of 7 Geo. 11.

Mr. BAYLY, on the part of Mr. Towgood, argued,
that the speculations in question, being in the Foreign
Funds, were not illegal, for the Act abovequoted, only
provided against time bargains in British Stock. In
support of his argument, Mr. Bayly cited a case in the
3d volume of Henderson and Byce, fol. 38, in which the
Lord Chief Justice Abbot had decided that the Act
did not affect speculations in the Foreign 'Funds. The
Learned Counsel also quoted a case to shew, that whet e
lone part of an account was legal and the other part il-
legal,they were divisible, and one transaction by no means
invalidated another with which it might In coupled.
Mr. JAG° candidly admitted, that the decision of the
Lord Chief Justice Abbot in the case just cited by Mr.
Bayly, rendered it doubtful whether the claim of Messrs.
Towgood could be successfully opposed on that ground ;
but he would call on Mr. Towgood to produce the
authority he received from Mr. Tingcombe to purchase
the 11,0001. Mexican Bonds, in the transactions con-
nected with which the balance claimed had partly
arisen. Mr. Towgood, could not, however, produce the
specific order; he said he must gather it from different
letters ; but Mr. Bayly said this was unnecessary,. for
Mr. Tingcourbe hid afterwards recognised the trans-
action when the accounts were sent to him for in.
spection, and this admission was quite sufficient to
legalize the business, even though the original direc-
tions of Mr. Tingcombe had not been precisely attended
to. The Commissioners appeared to acquiesce in these
observations. After a mature discussion, it was decided
that Messrs. Towgood and Co. were allowed to prove
only the sum of 1,9001. against the estate of Mr. Ting-
combe, this being the difference on Foreign Stock, and
not embraced by the prohibitions of the Stock-Brokers
Act. The remaining 4211. 18s. arising from specula-
tions in British Stock, and consequently illegal, Messrs.
Towgood were declared not entitled to prove. At the
same meeting, a first dividend was declared on the joint
and separate estate of the bankrupts, viz.

On the Joint Estate .
Sir W. Elford's ditto .
Mr. Tingcombe's ditto .
I►lr. Clarke 's ditto

. ss. in the Pound.
. ss.
: 4s.
. 20$.

DRAWMG d THE LOTTERY.—Whereas it is mali.
cloudy asserted by an anonymous correspendent in the Morning
Chronick of this day, that application would be made to the Lords
of the Treasury for a further postponement of the Lottery ; the
Public are most unequivocally and positively assured by the Coo.
tractors that no such application has been, or is intended to be
made; but, on the contrary, it is absolutely ant inevitably determined
by Government, that this last df Lotteries, shall and will, and must,
be decided next Wednesday, the I Sth inst.

Last week, a student of Lincoln's Inn, for a trifling
wager,leaped ftom the centre arch of Vauxhall Bridge,
and swam to a boat stationed'-at some distance. He,
accomplished the task ; but ruptured a blood-vessel, and
was much hurt by the concussion, but he has recovered.
It is a legal fact not generally known, but which is
worth knowing, that soldiers, when they are quutered
in houses, and weekly tenants, are liable to be assessed
to the relief of the poor. It is also of some consequence
for publicans to know, that persons on whom the
soldiers are billetted are legally bound to find them
accommodations in their own houses, and that it is
optional with the soldiers, whether or not they will
accept of lodgings being found for them out of the
house on which they are billetted.

DEATH FROM GORICANDIAINGI.—An Inquest was last
night held at the Marquis of Granby public•house,
Knightsbridge, before Mr. Higgs, on the body of Tho-
mas Cooper, a Gentleman's coachman, 30 years of age,
who met his death in the following extraordinary way:
—lt appeared in evidence, that the deceased and a
number of other persons supped together at the above
house, off three geese, on Wednesday night, when the
deceased, who ate most voraciously, got drunk, and was
assisted to the watch-house by some of the pasty, where
he became very ill, and appeared to be choking. A
doctor was sent for, but the deceased had expired be-
fore be arrived. On looking into his mouth, the sur-
geon perceived it stuffeJ full of large pieces of goose,
and he had died in contequence of being choked. The
Jury, after a long and angry discussion, postponed the
inquiry for further evidence.
Tun Jewisa New Yes a.—The first day of the new
year 5586 was celebrated with great solemnity by the
members of the Hebrew faith, in this town, on Monday
last. Two days are appropriated for the performance
of Goa's commandment, that 64 Ye shall remember in
holy convocation and sound the shoufar," which is
done to commemorate the first day of the creation, and
which is repeated for ten days. The day of atonement
for the expiation of their sins takes place on Wed-
nesday next, on which occasion they remain in their
place of worship throughout the day, returning thanks
to their MASER, who has permitted them, from year to
year, to assemble in their synagogues, and to celebrate
their holy day, and inspired them with feelings of gra-
titude for the mercies they have received from Hut since
the destruction of their holy temple, and while they
have remained in their present scattered state through-
out the globe. Their appearance and their form of ce-
remonies on that holy day fully evince a day of atone-
ment. The feast of tabernacle takes place a few days
after the atonement, during which they mostly reside in
tabernacles, and devote themselves to joy and gladness.
The most prominent acts of the Hebrews on these ccca-
sions, is the liberality with which they entertain the lower
classes, by giving them nourishing food, and distribut,
ing to all—charity,---Liverpool, Uot. 9.
Palma Wir.--The other day, as a countryman was
passing the back of a jail in a Scotch town, he recognised an old at,
quaintance among some of the inmates who stood at one of the
upper windows, and through the gratings of which, although denied
the enjoyment of mountain air, he was at the moment contriving to
4upply himrelf with a pleasant substitute in the form of mountain
dew. " Alt, save us, Saunders," said the countryman, who did net
ibstrwe what was going on—" that's sun mane dowk hole for a
:beery muirland bird like you, to spen' sic bonnie summer days In i
sbow do you manage to keep up your spirits, Man ?"......4 Bewley,
ti you may see, I ant; replied the other, "when we feel out
„Arita down, we pull them up with a Lang string."