Star.
London, England, 1826-08-22 00:00:00

The LOIS Mane:twit came down to-day at eleven o'clock,
agreeable to kis appointment to bear any pressing application Coun-
sel might be prepared to make. lie sat in open Coon, and a great
many suiton and junior Counsel attended.

UAWMAN V. TtOO.-JUDONINNT.

His LORDSHIP stated that he had looked into every
case upon this subject, and he never knew any case of
piracy, either in which he was Counsel at the bar, and
since he sat in judgment, that had anything like the dif-
ficulties that were in this. This, certainly, was one of
the most difficult cases of the kind he ever knew. Upon
the whole it appeated to him, that the proper way would
be to send it to the Master, to ascettt'n and report
(making each book, if he thought proper, a sort of sche-
dule to his report) what parts are piracy; that the
plaintiff should be put to bring an action forthwith, to,,
which the defendant should be put to plead imrne-
diatelyohat an account should be kept in the mean
time of the books sold, and then the Court would know
what to do with it.
SHERIFF'S COURT, BATH.
CRIM CON.--WRIDE S. SHALLCOMBIL

Saturday, a most respect ,ble Jury assembled at the
York-house, 13ath, for the purpose of asse,sing the es.
mages in this case, which was nominally an action for
seducing tl:e plaintiff's set vant, and assaulting him in
his own house. The defendant had staved judgment
to go by default.
Mr. C. F. WILLIAMS addressed the Jury in aggrava-
tion. The plaintiff and defendant, he said, were most
respectable professional gentlemen at Bath; the former
an attorney, and the latter engaged in the conveyancing
department. The circumstances which led to the trans-
action were briefly these :—Mr. Webbe had a country
house at Weston, to which he was in the habit of re-
tiring about half past four o'clock every day, after the
business of his office in Bath was concluded. One day
be.found it necessary, accompanied- by his son, a mere
youth, to go to the village of Box, a few miles distant,
for the purpose of superintending the cutting of some
timber belonging to him. The day was set, and his
feet becoming extremely damp, he and his son found it
necessary to return to the country house much sooner
than usual. Od reaching it, they retired to the parlour,
where they were much surprised on hearing a loud
clatter up stairs, and tl e noise of boots, as that of a per-
son walking hastily across the room. The son imme-
diately went up stairs, when he found his mother in the
drawing room, very much agitated, and in company
with the defendant (Smallcombe) and another gentleman
named Hooper. There were wine and fruit on the table,
and every thing laid nut as, if the parties had been fully
enjoying themselves. The mother then entreated the
son not to tell his father. but be said it was his duty,
and he would do so. He accordingly returned to his
father, who instantly armed himself with a !arr cavalry
sword, and rushing to the door of the drawing room,
which the delinquents had by this time locked, he
thrust it under, and threatened the inmates. After-
wards, however, fearful that dangerous consequences
might ensue if he retained this weapon, he threw it
aside, and having taken up a small stick, he and his
son bust open the door, when Smallcombe snatched up
the catch of the lock, which had fallen to the ground,
and struck Mr. Webbe across the for. bead, which bled
profusely. Hooper, in the mean time, made his escape,
and soon aftermards Smallcombe contrived to make his
exit also.--Tlit Learned Counsel then proceeded to
state, that Mr. Webbe's servant, a.girl of the name of
Recker, had become pregnant by the defendant Small-
combe, and that for the loss of her services, and for the
assault upon Mr. Webbe, the action had been brought.
The whole affair, be observed, was calculated to, xcite
the strongest disgust Against the defendant. Had these
'enormities been committed by a man of low education,
the fact would not have been so surprising ; but when
be found one .professional man meanly and secretly
stealing to the domestic hearth of another, guzzling his
wine and robbing him of his domestic peace, he could
not ind words strong enough to express his detestation
of such conduct. Ample room, however, was now
afforded for the punishment of such fiagitiousne,s
The case was somewhat similar to that of a father who
brings an action for the seduction of his daughter.—
Counsel were technically obliged to pruve the loss of
some trifling service, in order to maintain the action ;
but the Judges laid it down that the compensation, as
far as pecuniary compensation in such a case could go,
was for his wounded feelings. If the Jury, therefore,
did not wish to encourage such flagitious conduct as
that of the defendant—if they were anxious to main-
tain purity of morals, they would give such heavy
damages as might operate in the way of punishment,
and restrain others from the commission of similar
offences. He should now call Edward Webbe, the -son
of the plaintiff. Much as he regretted to be obliged thus
'to call the son as a witness against his mother, he had
no other way of proving his case, and therefore strict
necessity compelled him to adopt this course.
[Master Webb*, an intelligent and 'handsome youth, sixteen
years of age, was then examined. He detailed the circumstances of
the case exactly as described by Mr. Willianu. Mr. Erskine, as
Counsel for the defendant, cross-examined the witness, but nothing
material was elicited, with the exception that the father was in a
violent passion at the time the assault was committed].
Mr. ERSLINE addressed the Jury in an eloquent
speech, in mitigation. He entreated the jury to bear in
mind what the real nature of the action was, viz. to
recover compensation for the loss of the services of a
servant, and for the assault. With respect to the criminal
conversation between Mrs. Webbeand Mr. Smallcombe,
'there was no proof whatever, and, in fact, an action
was now pending against Mr. Hooper on that account ;
the consideration of that affair was therefore entirely
out of the question. With respect to the loss of the
girl's services, what were they, a hen her place could so
soon be filled by another ? and the defendant had been
at the sole expense of her lying in, and being taken
proper cam of. As to the assault, it was evident that
it was solely committed in self defence; there was no
evidence either to prove that the wound had been severe.
Altogether, therefore, as his client was a young man, in
the dawn of professional life, with all his passions fresh,
and warm about him, he hoped that the Jury would not'
visit the impropriety of which he acknowledged himself
to have been guilty with heavy damages, which would
press him to the earth, and perhaps, ruin his prospects
for ever. -
The Jerry retired for about an hour, and returned damages against
Mr. Senalleemhe—aloo.

Apples are this season an extraordinary crop through-
out Scotland generally. In many gardens, in width Owe bad been
no predate kw a nannbor of years, the trees are loaded with Trait.
The paper mills in the neighbourhood of Dublin
have all been idle for three or four: weeks, in conse-
quence of a turn-out amongst the operatives to effect.
payment in the new cutteacy.

THE ARMY.

Friday. that distinguished Regiment the Ist (Miles) Dragoon
Guards, under Leedsmand of Lieutenant Colonel Tnesnata, was
inspected, near ,by Major General Sir Howie Fame, wbo
expressed his entire satisfaction of the steadiness of the movements
in the field, the soldier-like appearance of the men, and excellent
condition of the horses. A large assemblage of people from Leeds
were attracted to the spot, and were highly gratified.
REVIEW Ia HYDE PADS, YESTERDAY Moameo.---Tbe Battalion
was :osmium(' by Colonel Bow.sesa, who put them through the
following evolutions:-Ist. Marched first in review order, in slow
and quick time.-24. Advanced in line.-3d. Changed position to
rear, the right thrown hack on light intintry.-4th. Retired by
sub.divisions from centre, halted, and formed line.-sth. Advanced
in line.-6th. Changed position, left thrown back.-7th. Line ad-
vanced, tired from right to left.-Bth. Retired from right of Com-
panies, and formed square on centre.-9th.' Re-formed column,
and wheeled to left.-10th. Deployed into line on a centre cora-
pany.-11tb. Broke into open Column, and formed line to rear nu
light infantry.-12th. Changed front on the centre.-13th. Ad..
vanced by Companies from the right, and formed square on leading
division.-14th. Re-formed cola/inn close to first and diagonal march
---15th. Counter marches by sub-divisions.--16tb. Halted, at.d
deployed into line.-17th. Advanced, and formed square on centre.
—in this evolution, his Royal Highness, and the whole of his Staff,
were enclosed in the square, conveying to the spectators an idea of
the situation of Field Marshal, the Duke of Wax:mine and his
Staff at that particular crisis of the Battle of Waterloo, when the
Guards were charged by the French Cuirassier,, and re-forme d
line. —I Sth. Echellon movements, right thrown back, general salute.
The Battalion then advanced in line towards his Royal Highness
and halting within a few places of him, presented arms,* rd lowered'
their colours, the band playing G. 4 save the Xing; atter which his
Royal Highness rode to the centre of the line, and expressed to
Colonel Bowaras his satisfaction of the high state of discipline
which they had evinced, and on the effective strength of the batta-
lion. He then quitted &aground, attended by several Seers, and
at eleven o'clock the troops were marched to St. James's Palace to
take the King's duty, &c.
A Detachment belonging to the East India Company's Service
embarked this morning at Billingsgate, for Gravesend, on route to
Chatham. Detachments belonging to the 3d, 30th, 45th, and
54th Regiments of Infantry, embarked this morning at Billings-
gate, fur Gravesend, on route to Chatham. A Detachment be-
longing to the 4th Light Dragoons embarked this morning at Bil-
lingsgate, foe Gravesend, on route to Maidstone. A Detachment
belonging to the 1124 Regiment of Foot marched this morning from
Westminster, for Ipswich.