Star.
London, England, 1829-12-15 00:00:00

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

The Commission issued from the High Court of Chancery, to
ascertain the sanity or insanity of Mr. Edward Davis an extensive
tea-dealer, in Philpot-lase, City, was yesterday morning opened at
the Gray's lon Coffee-housed—The cue, is a detailed shape, has
been already before the public.
It may be remembered, that when the business was brought be-
fore the Lotus Ciancstsos, be observed that no other alternative
was left to blm. owing to the opposition of the alleged lunatic's
mother, than to direct the issuing of the Commission to set the
question at rest. It was accordingly issued on the prayer of Mrs.
Davis. who retained for Counsel Sir Charles Wetherell and Mr.
Wright; and on the other side appeared Mears. Brougham. Bro.
drick, Adolphus. and Short. The Cummlssinners were Messrs.
PldUlmore, Wellitt, and Whitmarsh.
After the examination of a few witnesses the Court was ad-
journed to this day.

WINTER ASSIZES.

HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDSTONE, Die 14.

Thu afternoon the Commission was opened by Mr. Baron
Bots.aso. - _ -

The Grand Jury will not be sworn until to-morrow morning
when the business of the Anises commence. _ .

The Calendar contains the names of 113 prisoners, of whom
18 are for trial at the Quarter Sessions. The offences with which
they are charged are principally burglaries, and stealing In
dwilling-boases—alma which have increased to an alarming
extent of late in this county. In one of the cases, a prisoner is
charged with stealing from the dwelling-house of Daniel Redding.
at Deptford, the body of • man of colour • he is also indicted for
stealing a shirt, late the property of the deleased man. There fs a
charge of arson, with intent to defraud the proprieton and share-
holders of the Phenix Fire Insurance Company. Four
prisoners are charged with robberies on the highway; one
with tittering a forged fiveiround note, with intent to defraud
the Governor and Company of the Dank of England. Four sol-
diers ase charged with stealing stores from Chatham Dock Yards.
There are also indictments agains seven prisoners for sheep and
horse stealing. which species of crime teems to have received no
check, notwithstanding the many examples which have of late been
made of prisoners convicted of similar asserts.
From the heaviness of the calendar and the importance of some
of the trials. it is expected that the Learned Judges will not close
their labours until late on Friday.

An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Mr
William Smith, aged 64. The deceased had formerly been an
attorney, bet bad retired, U years since, into the country, with a
forum of 4406000. He subsequently engaged in a sta►ch manu-
factory, and other speculations, and failed. He then returned to
London, and lost £6OO in some mining speculations. Since which
be was eumpad in an attorney's Ace, and practised a little (or
himself. By died suddenly at Sunday night of apoplexy. Verdict,
" Died by phut visitation of Goa."
last night, about half-past eleven o'clock, a Waterman
picked up the body of s female, apparently about 60 years of age.
of emaciated appearance, on the shore of the City aide of Black-
friars-bridge. It was parked in a basket, one leg was hanging out,
but the body was without a vestige of clothing. There was a,
dreadful bruise on the head, from which blood was Sowing ; and
the tootall of the left font was solsslog. as if torn WE Her
hair was quite grey. The body was hawed in a basket called a
Sat, which appears to be quite new. The body was conveyed to
the watch-touts of St. Ann's, Illackfriars.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

DISTRIESUPG Case.—Last evening, a man about fifty years o
age, named Gregory, of very respectable appearance, was brought
before the Magistrate, charged by Skinner, one of the Inspectors
of Hawkers and Pedlars Licenses, with hawking books without a
license. The prisoner was brought before the Bench handcuffed,
and his agitation was so great as to excite the attention of all who
saw him.
Skinner stated that he saw the prisoner yesterday afternoon, with
parcels of books under his arm, can at several houses in Oxford-
street, and offer them for sale. The books consisted chiefly of
pamphlets published by Mr. Virtue, of Ivyiane, Newgate Marker.
The prisoner made great resistance, and after he was taken to the
watch-house, he attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself
with a handkerchief to the iron bars of the window of the cell in
which he was confined.
The prisoner in his defence said he was merely going from house
to house to solicit orders for Mr. Virtue, and not for the purpose
of vending the publications which he with him, and which he
merely had to show as specimens. He implored the mercy of the
worthy Magistrate, and said that be had fined a highly respectable
situation in society, but had been compelled by circumstances to
adopt this calling. He had been married U years ; his wife was
then lying ill at home, mid it was for her sake that he had com-
menced his present occupation.
The Magistrate said that however he might lament the unfor-
tunate situation of the prisoner, he must take the evidence of the
informer Skinner, and it was his painful duty to convict him in the
penalty of 110.
The prisoner was then ordered to pay 110, and in default was
committed to the House of Correction. He left the Office weeping
bitterly, and calling out, “ 0, my wife! my poor wife—what will
become of her!" He was conveyed to prison.

MARLBOROUGH-STRRET.
A man named Miller, formerly a porter in the service of Mr.
Cox, an auctioneer. residing in St. James's-grim, was yesterday
placed at the bar before F. A. Roe, Esq. charged with stealing
valuable looking-glass, the property of his late employer. It ap-
peared that a few days sines the prisoner concealed the looking-
glass in some bed furniture. and desired soother of Mr. Cox's
porters to carry It to Mrs. Childers. in Great Puitenerstreet. who
received it ; after which it is supposed to have been pledged by the
prisoner at a pawnbroker's in the Westminster-road. the ticket
having been found on the prisoner when taken into custody by
Ballad.--The cue was net gone into, and the prisoner was re-
manded until Thursday.

MARY.LA-BONNE.
James Huldissoot, a young man, who some time past was in
custody at this Mice, charged with seducing several respectable
young women, and then robbing them when they trusted their
property to his protection, was yesterday placed at the bar, charged
together with his sister, Mary Maw, with robbing a gentleman
named Dickinson, residing in Prospect-place, Kilburn. The pri-
soner was stopped about (oar on Monday morning by a policeman,
in Wellington-road, St. John's Wood, with a large bundle in his
possession, which, on being examined, contained bread, veal, beef-
steaks, and several delicacies. The female prisoner lived in Mr.
Dickenson's service, and had given the male prisoners her brother,
the ankles.

Mr. Dickinson remarked that they were only broken victuals,
and that he did not wish to press the case.
The Magistrate (Mr. It/km.omm) committed both prisoners
for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.

Samuel Di lo*, weaver, was finally examined on suspicion of
baying embezzled about lid. worth of silk, the property of Mr.
Reed, his employer.
Henry Boyce was remanded on suspicion of having been con •
eerned in beating and robbing a man named Franks, last Saturday.

MARRIED.

At St. George's Church, Bloomsbury, James Gordon Duff.
Esq. of Harley-street, Cavendish-equare. to bliss Emma Jones.
At Paris. George Vincent, Esq. Captain H. P. of the 4th (or
King's Own) Regiment, to Julia Mary Mallet, daughter of Thos.
Mallet, Bag. eon. of the Island of Jersey.

DIED.

At Windmill Brae. the Rev. Wm. Robinson.
In Wilmingtoo-square, the Rev. John Harris.
At Conisborough. near Doncaster, the Rev. Henry Watkins,
M. A. 59 years resident Vicar of that place.
At Norman House. Stunned Mount Flithet, to the 70th year of
his age, the Rev. T. Dalton.
At the boose of the Dowager Lady Knightly, in Seymour-street,
Mrs. Catharine Erskine, the wife of D. Rowland, Esi. of Franc,
Sussex.

AtLoehkead, Argyieshint, of a sudden but severe illness, John
Campbell, Esq.
At denim, the Lady Ann Catherine Kerr, fourth daughter of
the Alan:bloom Dowager of Lothian.
At Roxboro' county Galway, Mrs. Pena, wife of Dudley Penes
jun. Req.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, Dee. 14.
Beef ... ..... 3s Od to 3s ed Veal
Mutton ..... 3s 4d to 3s id I Pork ... ... Ss 44 to 41 44

PRICES o► HAY •ND STRAW YESTERDAY.
ST. JAMES'S. wurracamear.
Hay 3115 s Od to 41 151 Od Hay 21 Ss co 41 10s Od
Dover 3110 s Od to SI Ss Od Duvet 21 ISe w SI 5. 04
Straw 1118 s Od to 21 Nod Straw 11 K. to 11 18a Od

PRICE OF LEATHER.
Best Dressing Hides
Canton Ditto
Crop Hides, 55 to 401bs for cutting
Ditto 45 to 50Ibs l7d to 19d
Calf Skins, 36 to 401bs .. ......
Ditto 50 to 70Ibs
Ditto 70 to 901bs ... ..

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Small Seals, Greenland) ..... 20d to std
Tanned Horse Hides 164 to led
Spanish Horse Hides ................. 19d to £44

PRICE OF HOPS, Dee. 14.
SIW mime. maw PAO%
Kent 159 s to 1891 Kent
Sussex
Eon:
Punkas% fine 131.10 151. o—Seconds. 101. to 121.
Old Duty laid at 439,866.

PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP &c.
Town Tallow ... ... 40$ Od Yellow Soap ... ... 711 s Od
Yellow Russia ... ... 38.0 d Mottled .. . ... 84s Od
White ditto .. ... 38$ 8d Curd .. . ... ... 88s Od
Soap ditto ... ... 36s Od Grates ... ... ... 16s Od
Melting Stuff ...... .. 31. Oil Guod Dregs .. ... Ss Od
Tallow Imported from St. Petersburg's, 7,710 Casks.

PRICE OF OIL.
Rape On, brown, 411. os. refined, 431. Os.
Linseed 011, 221. 10s.
Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand, 111. 11a.
Rape Cake, per too, 51. ss. to 01. 06,

PRICE OF SEEDS, Dec. 14.
Our market continues steady since our last quotation. There is
some demand for Canary, some shillings dearer.

COAL MARKET, Dee.l4.
Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Prim.
23 Newcastle 171 325 3d to 3115 6
T 1 Sunderland 61 36s 6d to 395 9
1 Yorkshire 1 355 6d to 00$ 0
O Scotch Coal 0 27s 051 to 00s 0
O Stone Coal 0 42s Od to ON 4
6 Welsh Coal 4} 371 6d to 51s 0
S Culnt 2 275 6d to 00s 0
O Cinder 0 00s Od to 00s 0
1 Small Coal 1 245 Od to 23s 0

COURSE OF EX(
Amsterdam ...12 7 C.F.
Ditto at sight —.12 4`
Rotterdam 2 U 12 7
Antwerp ... 12 7
liamburgh Si U 13 15
Altuna ... 2b U 14 151
Paris, 3day's slight 25 $0
Ditto ...2 U 26 0
Madrid
Cadiz ... 36
Barcelona —3s f
Rabin _ -36