Star.
London, England, 1819-12-11 00:00:00

THI LINO V. LYDIMP.D.

This was a Criminal Indictment, at the prosecu-
tion of several inhabitants of the parish of Stepney,
for a nuisance, against the defendant; who is a prac-
and has erected a laboratory, on an ex-
, Ocean-etreet, Trafalgar-square, Step-
snaselacture at nitric acid, exy-mariatic

acid, glauber salt, and other chemical preparations.;
whereby the inhabitants in his vicinity were greatly
annoyed in their habitations, the vegetation of 'their
gardens. and their personal health.
Witnesses were heard in behalf of the prosecutors,
who stated, that the condensed vapours, arising from
the noxious ingredients used by the defendant, de-
scended like fogs into their gardens, and not only de-
stroyed there the vegetation of fruit trees, and other
plants, but corroded into holes the linen hung out by
their servants to dry, after washing, whereby they
sustained much injury.
Mr. ScAnLarr contended, that this was a prosecu-
tion founded in prejudice and malice ; and that a
verdict against the defendant, who was an able and
most ingenious chemist, would be ruinous to him, as
he had erected his works at an expense of £lO,OOO,
the removal of which works, to any other plate, would
put him to a ruinous charge. He would prove, by
the disinterested testimony of men of the first science,
that so far from being productive of annoyance or
ill-health to the inhabitants, the vapours arising fforn
those works were in a high degree salutary to health,
and were actually applied by men of medical skill in
the chambers of the sick, and in crowded ships and
prisons, to check infection, and prevent disease.
The Learned Counsel adduced above SO persons in
support of this assertion ; the first of whom was Mr.
Brand, Chemical Lecturer at the Royal Institution.
On his cross-examination, however, he admitted, that
the fermentation of thew ingredients would produce
gas injurious to health, if condensed in any great quan-
tity in a confined situation, and that those gases *ere,
of greater specific gravity than the atmospheric au.
The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up the whole of the
evidence, with appropriate observations ; and the
Jury, after a short deliberation, found their verdict
against the defendant—Guilty.
HARRIS V. GRANGE, 'Mi.

This was an action to recover the arrear of an an-
nuity granted by the late Captain Rochfort, of the
Royal Navy, to the plaintiff, Miss Harris. The de-
fendant pleaded, first, that the annuity had been
granted for an immoral consideration; and next,
that the defendant had no assets.
Mr. MARRTAT stated die case to the Jury, and
submitted that the annuity bond in question, which
was for £7O per annum, had been granted by Cap-
tain Rcichfort to the plaintiff, as a consideration for
her services as governess to his daughter, and der
nied that there was any pretence for the charge of
an immoral connection.
To prove the execution of the bond the brother of
the plaintiff was called, and from his examination it
clearly appeared, that the annuity in question had
been granted by Captain Rochfot L It was a consi-
deration for the injury which the young lady had
sustained from living with him in a state of illicit in-
tercourse while his wife was alive. The plaintiff, it
also appeared, had gone by the name of Rochfort,
and had accompanied the Captain on a visit to Fiance.
Witnesses were then called to prove the amount.of
assets in the defendant's bands; but in this there was
a complete failure, as it turned out that the property
left by the deceased was very trifling.
Under these circumstances, the plaintiff, who Was
in Court, was nonsuited.
OLD BAILEY, DECEMBER 10.

Richard Harbour was charged with stealing silk
handkerchiefs, ribbon, lace, &c. to a great amount,
the property of Messrs. Todd and Co. and Charlotte
Smith with receiving the same.—J. Morrison stated,
that he was a partner in the firm of Todd and Co.
and that the prisoner had been their shopman.
W. Flambledon stated, that lie lodged in the same
house with the female prisoner. One day, he went
to her apartment,-and saw the other prisoner, whom
she said was her cousin, take several silk handker-
chiefs from his bosom and give them to her. He
then went out and came back again in a short time,
when she spewed them to him as a present she
had received from liar cousin, from the country.—
The next Sunday the prisoner came again, and
brought two dozen of tiik stockings, which ha gave
to Smith, when he saw her cut the marks off; wit-
ness was Watching them on the stairs all this while,
she then called him down to shew him what she had
got as a preient. He advised her to take care of the
Officers, for they were like bloodhounds. She re-
plied, " Oh, let Taffey alone for that!" These pro-
ceedings went on for five weeks, the prisoner bring-
ing the stolen goods while going on his masters' er-
rands. She applied to him to take up a board in her
floor, to bide the property, which he refused, saying,
he might be implicated. He then resolved to trace
the pi isoner, which he did to Mr. Todd's, to whom
he delivered the marks which had been cut off, and
which he had picked up in her room.
The Jury, without hesitation, brought them in
Guilty.—The COMMON SIRJEANT assured them they
might depend on leaving the country.
Thomas Broome, Thomas narrison, and Richard
Brookes, ;1m indicted for stealing several copies of.
Todd's Johnoti4, Dictionary, which sell for eleven
guineas/1;1040.mo thousand sheets of paper, the
eir propWMesits. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Omni,
siod-'iist, booksellers, Paternoster row.
The circumstances of this case wore fully detailed
in the Police Reports of the Sran, on the Id and 4th
ultimo. The charge, however, could not be fully
established, and the prisoners were all acquitted.—
They were tried the preceding day, on a similar in-
dictsunt, and also acquitted.
There were three other indictments against the
same prisoners, but they were abandoned.
Elizabeth Gaze, a respectable young woman, was
indicted for stealing two boxes, a remnant of printed
furniture, two books, a single spur, a shoe-horn, four
spoons, five stockings, a cup and saucer, and an old
pair of pantaloons, the property of W. G. Wilmot.--
This case turned out to be one of an extraordinary
and vexatious nature; and the Jury would not trouble
the REOORDZit to sum up the ividence, but imme-
diately found the prisoner Not Guilty.

Again!! HAZARD and Ce. have Sold the First-
drawn Prize of £2o,oo6.—Tharsday last, No. lOC
the Pint-drawn Prize, entitled to £410,060 Money
and Consols, was Sold in Shares, by HAZARD and
Co. who also Sold the First-drawn Prise of LllO,OOO
on the first day of the present Lottery, Ne. 7170.
Tickets and Shares are Selling for the Lottery to
begin the 11th JANUARY, by HAZARD and CO.
Royal Exchange• 10, Cornbill ; and 3%, Oxfced-
street, corner of S;rallow-street.
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7-7.
THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

A CONSTANT RUDE'S must have overlooked a paragraph in-
serted in the Slag yesterday, pointing out the evil notice in
his letter of this morning. By the Search for Arms Bill people
are exposed to the danger of robbers pretending to be Agents
of Government in search of arms, and thus gaining adthission
to their houses in the night-time.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1819.
THS FUND&
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT ONI O'CLOCK :
3 per Cent. Reduced 65111
3 per Cent. Consols shut
Si per Cent. 741
4 per Cent. 83+
5 per Cent. Navy shut
• Bank Long Annuities 17 5-161
• India Bonds 2s. dis.
Exchequer Bills (2d.) Bs. 9s. dis.
Commercial 30s. Ns. discount
Omnium 4 dis.
Consols for Acct. 671 671.

The Libel Bill passed the House of Lords last night
without any farther modification. It is believed,
however, that some changes will be introduced into
it in the Commons, that it may not lock up the doors
of thousands of little Booksellers, whose principal
business is in Tracts and Pamphlets. The Booksellers
who waited on the First Lord of the Treasury on
Thursday, were appointed to meet him again to-day.
His Lordship expressed every wish to guard against
the effects which the Trade demonstrated must fol-
low the Bill, if passed in its present form. The Bill,
as soon as it was passed by the Peers, was sent to the
House of Commons, where it was read a first time.

We are happy to learn, by accounts, received this
morning, that the disturbances stated to have taken
place among the Colliers, near Holywell, in Flint"
shire, are not only at an end, but have been extremely
exaggerated. No houses (as alleged) have been burst
down ; nor have any excesses taken place uhich co*.
ciliatory means have not been able to subdue. It was
proposed to the refractory men, by a Gentleman of
some note, to have recourse to gunpowder I- He said,
there was " nothing like blasting the concern" at
once !! It will, doubtless, however, surprize the
alarmists of the day to be informed, that this idea of a
Gunpowder Plot did not take at all among the poor
men ; and that rather than resort to such a blowing
up methoi of redressing their wrongs, they actually
submitted to a systeni of starvation, for nearly three
/eds. The whole mystery (of which certain Papers
hive made so seasonable use) will be found solved in
thifollowing Private Letters :

_

" I am happy to inform you, that the differences between
Mr. Orates and his Colliers, are amicably settled. Who could
hays been so wicked a• to sand so fake an account to the ••••?
There have been no houses burnt down, nor excesses committed
—except two Constables pretty well drubbed. The Colliers
only told the Magistrates, that they would not tamely submit to
the Civil Power, as they considered themselves tsar* used by
Mr. CLA It lit : from these and other more alarming threats, and
the fact of their having gone to other Colliers, to insist upon
reinforcements, which they accomplished, the Magistrates, See.
thought that the earlier the better such proceedings were stop-1
ped. Every praise is due to the Mold Cavalry, for their alacrity
and promptitude in assembling; they are all gone home to-days
their services not being necessary now. The Company from the
71st Regiment remains here until after our market, and returae
to Cheater on Saturday. Every one seems now perfectly sad'
fled and very quiet."
" The business is of no political concern; the Dee Bank Col-
liery having been worked for sonic years to a great loss, tke preb
prietor thought proper to employ a new agent, and that agoilt
thought the work might be worked to advantage to the pro-
prictor and the workmen, by adopting a new method in the
cutting of coal ; that is, instead of using pleks'and chisels as for-
merly, to blast the beds of coal with gunpowder, which is the
method in several plaEes. The poor Welsh black faces did not
like the gunpowder plot, and thought proper to stand a starva-
tion siege of three weeks. I have just heard that they intend to
make.trial of the blasting concern in the morning, which Veer
will prove of much hawk to master and men."

The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this fore-
noon.

The Chamber of Deputies continues still occupied
with preliminary business. On Tuesday, they cow
pleted the list of candidates for the Presidency, by
adding to M. RAVEZ the names of M. M. COURVOI-
WEE, LAINE, BELLART, and SAVOTE-ROLLIN. The
choice of the KING will, it is supposed, fall on Y•
RAvez.

The new Minister of War, the Marquis de LAU-
rova-MAvsowta, had on Monday a private audi-
ence of the KING. .
It is confidently asserted that the Km has granted
a free pardon to the celebrated Livar..wrra, con-
demned to death in 1815, and saved by the generous
interposition of our countrymen WiLaox, Huron*
son, and BRUCE.
Five per Cents. Tuesday, 68 fr. 90 c.

A Flanders Mail arrived last night, and another
from Holland this forenoon.

The only important intelligence received by these
arrivals, is an official notification that the revolt
which lately broke out among the inhabitants of
Santa Maura, one of the lonian Isles, has been com-
pletely suppressed.
CORFU, OCTOBER to.
The following Proclamation has just been pub-
lished here: Corp, October IL
* Hie Ilaceliesey the Lord Cosingesieseersgesorgew foals the
postage *sem In _lns that public &Nasdaq Nem**
restored at data Maur% sod the asv deshookoo is des sr
Tait have Mos late the heads of Ye ISeteloores &Waal

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The deluded peasants, who were led astray by t)
of vile and contemptible men, have returned to
resumed their usual labours. His Excellency's Res lent
gaged in discovering the origin of the mad revolt
and the just severity of the laws will afterwari fall
of those who have seduced thesn.—By order of Ms
(Signed) " G. OSI

TM ARMY.

Monday, the depot of the 47th Regit.
into Canterbury, on the route to Sheernes,
Tuesday, a detachment of the 84th marcl
the same City, on their mate from Sheerness
Monday, the 84th Regiment (lately al
the East Indies) arrived at Chatham from
on their route for Scotland.
Wednesday, upwards of 800 men arrivt
ham, to join the Ist Veteran Battalion ; they
discharged on pensions from the Guards and '
An order was received at Sheerness lv
the Officer of his Majesty's Ordnance, for,
mounted on the fortifications round the T:
are 18 and 0-pounders, and others that li(
Garrison walls (dismounted) to be taken int
A new battery is erecting at Chester, in
yard, to protect the entrance to the light
which are the magazines, store-houses, an'
Several pieces of heavy cannon will be me
it ; and it will also command both the
the Lower Ward ; but the architectural
the buildings will be entirety destroyed

NAVAL INTELLIGENCL

Facmoure, Doc. 7.—Wind E.—Areercd the .
eta, from Quebec, in S 2 days. Sailed the Charles,
Genoa and Leghorn.
Pixstosizsr, Dm. 11.—Wind ESE—Arrived
MazN, from Quebec; and the Dutch frigate V:
Holland for Batavia.—Sailed the Elizabeth and
for Lisbon.

POtnisovr , Domini& 9.—Arrived the Barbadt
AMMAN, from London for Rarbadoes ' • Robert -
reason, from Quebec, in six weeks; and Louise, ,
Lisbon for Antwerp the latter has her sails split
and her upper works much strained.—Wind E.N.
Duesusset 10.—Arrived his Majesty's ship hos
cruise. Sailed the Ellen, Hoxssow, for Rotterdam.
of the Two Brothers, that was towed into this harbour
needay night, are all saved, having got on board
vessel, and landed here.—Wind N.E.
Doves, Dec. 10.-The Elisabeth, -Meares, .
going out of the harbour, struck upon.the Bar and
her false keel, making a great deal of water, '-
to repair.
Dem., Dictums 9.-;-Wind E.—tame down
the Chapman transport, for the Cape of Good '
in the Downs-the Sovesit frigate.
Decsauuts 10.—Wind N.--Came down'
sailed, the Princess Charlotte, Blurry, and
for Jamaica ; Lady Harewood, Yottim, for /renal
•Bsaceav, for Madras and Bengal; Garland, 11,
Cape of Good Hope; Brahmin Bowan, for 'Whoa,
Moss, for Demerara ; and Scandinavian, for Alicant.
Y• 11.1100111, Dec. 9.—The Washington has been t
our Roads on her beam ends.
Scimeasans, Dec. 9.—Tbe Ceres, 8-rmettiousx,
terdam for Stockton, got on shore behind the r
is expected to be got off without much damage.
Cowes, Decenses 9.--Arrived the Brilliant, Y.
Cape of Good Hope—sailed on the 4th of Octobrr ;
instant, spoke a ship under the tri-coloured flag ; «Inn
the Brilliant, why she did not chew her colours? Cue
quested to know the cause of the French r4;vo:aticagl
lug? and a reply was made, it was no business of duos;
'Minn stating they could not thew any coloen :a:
eying, they were hauled down, and a Spanish ensign trlre
schooner was about 130 tons, and her deck was full of dares

Saturday week, la Meeting was called by
spectable Householders and Inhabit:ints of z.i:e
of Kilbarchan, with a view of testifying their
tude for the liberal manner the Heritors lead
forward at their late Meeting, by a double a:
to enable them to create work for the tam;
operatives. Sir WILLIAM NAPIER made an
I.ZOO, provided the Heritors paid him five per
for two years, which was unanimously agrees
—A number of the most respectable householders
inhabitants accordingly met in the School.fr
the above purpose, but before proceeding ,
ness, between two and three hundred of the .
Reformers came in, who behaved in the most
geous manner to the peaceable and well
people, abusing, in the most audacious am
brious language, the heritors, and by hissing,
ing, and -howling, so intimidated them, that
were glad to make their escape.—Glargotu Courir..
At a Public Meeting, held at the New Inn,
Leeds, on the Ist instant, to institute an inqui,
the conduct of Joseph Mitchell, the travellinz
panion of Mr.'Oliver, the spy, the following ill
tion was come to, after eight hours' investigat
Itssotursow.—" At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of
called by the friends of Mr. Joseph Mitchell, and held
let of December, 1619, it was resolved, That it is hit'
diets, from the facts adduced this day, that Mr. Mitclisl
cease; from hege aid, to take any leading pact in
Meetings ; and that he should not, from this tune,
any delegation from the Reformers."
Mr. Mitchell, our Readers are aware, is the
son who used the expressions respecting the
of Earl FirzwiLmarat's property, so strongly
madverted upon, in the House of Commons, by
STUART WORTLEY.
An Inquest was held yesterday evening on
body of Matthew Thompson,late guard of the
Highflyer coach, found dead in his bed. The
geon examined, supposed that the deceased had
a fit of coughing which overpowered him, and
being uncommonly fat, he had been suffocated.
diet—Died by the Visitation of GOD.
Monday evening, a fatal battle took place .
ness, originating in a trifling circumstance whic,
curred some days previous deceased
the animosity to rankle in his breast for several
and, on Monday, urged, with violence, his .
nist, named Munson, to fight him, which, after ,
derable provocation, he consented to. They went out.
and, on the first round, the unhappy man fell a
corpse. On opening the deceased, it appeared rhail
he had receited a blow which, rupturing one of tbs
main arteries, caused Distant death.—An Inquest was
held at the Victory public-house, when the 34
brought in a verdict of Manslaughter, on which Man+
son, who is foreman to the lime and cement burners
in e new works, was committed to Maidstone jail,l
to take his trial at the next Assizes. •
Dow-vam.—Yesterday, J*l Durham, James Oddment, and
,Tito aordr, undermost an examination, charged with poachiil
is Darby Park. mid shoMing at James Sharpe, the Assistant
Gass unmet of * loyal Highness the Duke of Clarencr.•-
ThrtwireAspimlowi logwhqs,famisatico•

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from the River 'is
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has been towed.-
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the North Pe, • 1
age.
rnt, Yuck, from,
ktober ; on :hell
ag ; when they .4.
lours?? the Intr. -I
evolationary fhe
ess of theits ;
lours wlf.i,t
heusign
was full of dam
called by the
ants of the Tn•
lying their gri
itors had c
oub:e assess..,
the unemplo,
made an offer
lint five per
asly agreed to
householders,
School•house 1
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!t1 of the Radic
n the most num-
nd well-disposed
,ciotts and oppro•
sy hissing, shat-
them, that teey
It:sooty Courier.
the New Inn, is
to an inquiry 'no
travelling coll.
allowing
' investigationi--
nhabitaasts of Leeds,
ell, and held °ode
hat it is highly
Mr. Mitchell Jodi
'ding pale in Pi
this time, ever ta
ware, is the per•
wing the diviu-.
so strongly
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is bed. The 9;:•
deceased had had
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suffocated. VG'
a.
oh place at Sheer•
stance which E.
deceased suffered
for several days,
ence, his antaga.
'hich, after cons+
They went out,