Star.
London, England, 1827-08-14 00:00:00

HUNGERVORD ROWING MATCH.

Yesterday afternoon a handsome boat, and other prises, given
by the Ladies and Gentlemen of St. Martin's-in-the-fields, were
contested for in three beats. The first and second beats were well
contested, and won by John Scott and John Emery (scarlet); W.
Emery and S. Fagan (light blue); T. Dodd and J. Wood (light
green); and J. M'Fell and J. Crawley (pink). They accordingly
took their stations a short time before seven, to row from buoys
off Hangerford, down the north shore, round a boat moored off
the Speaker's house, twice, and down to the Prize Wherry off the
Stairs. After a good heat, they date up in the following order :
John Scott and J. Emery . . . . 1
T. Dodd and J. Wood 2
W. Emery and J. Fagan . . . . 5
J. M'Fef and J. Crawley . 4
A pole, well greased, with a leg of mutton at the top, afforded
great amusement, and concluded the wits of the day.

Saturday night several burglaries were committed
in Belvoir-terrace, Vauxhall-road. Several of the houses
are in an unfinished state, and the workmen have been
in the habit of leaving their tools in the houses. On
going to their work yesterday morning, it was observed
that some villains had broke into the house, No. 15,
and stole all the tools which had been left these on Sa-
turday evening. They alsn broke into No. 18, which
they robbed in a similar manner. Mr. Haiks, of Lower
Tooting, bad his premises broke open during last week,
and a large quantity of plough irons and carpenters'
tools stolen. The premises of Mr. Hackin, No. 4, Nor-
folk•place, Albany-road, Camberwell, was also bur-
glariously entered, and a large quantity of plate and
wearing apparel stolen.
VIOLENT THUNDER-sToasit.—Saturday evening the
inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Wanstead-flats were
thrown into the greatest consternation and dismay, by
one of the most violent thunder-storms tbat has oc-
ctirred within the memory of the oldest inhabitant in
that neighbourhood. It commenced at about six
o'clock, and raged with the greatest violence until
nearly seven. During its progress, the flashes of light-
ning were so rapid and vivid,as to deprive several persons
of their sight for some hours; and one man, named
Scales, a blacksmith, was struck with the electric fluid,
and knocked down ; he sustained no other injury, how-
ever, than that produced by extreme fright. Some idea
may be formed of the extent of the storm, by the fact
that two large trees which were struck by the lightning
were literally shivered to atoms, and the earth about
their roots turned up as if by a subterrannean convulsion.
UNL A WVIJLLY REMOVING A DEAD BODY.-At one
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. STIRLING, the Coroner,
attended at a public-house in Islington-green, for the
purpose of holding an Inquest, on view of the body of
John Carbery, a tine young man, aged twenty seven,

-who met with his death while working at Islington,
on Thursday afternoon last, by falling from some
scaffolding, about one story high, on to the spikes
of some palings below ; one of the spikes pierced
his heart, and, passing nearly through his body,
caused instant death ; the body was removed to the
vault under Islington church to wait an Inquest, but
' about eight o'clock on the same evening a strong party
of the deceased's csantrymen (Irish), headed by his
brother, contrived to get the body away from the vault,
and removed it to Horns-alley, Liquorpond-street,
where the ceremony of waking was duly performed.
On finding that the body had been improperly re-
moved, Mr. Stir ling proceeded to Hatton-garden ?Ace
Office, and infilmed the sitting Magistrate t f the cir-
cumstance, who dispatched Edwards and several other
officers to Horns-alley, with instructions to bring the
deceased's brother, and such other persons as they
shield find at the Noose where the corpse was lying,
to the Office, and see the body safely deposited in S.
Andrew's workhouse; which, after considerable resist-
ance on the part of the deceased's brother, they suc•
ceeded in accomplishing, otherwise it was the inten-
tion of the deceased's friends that the body should have
been interred that afternoon without any Inquest being
held on it. The parties, when before the Magistrate,
pleaded their usual custom of waking the dead, and
ignorance of the law, and were, all but the deceased's
brother, discharged, he being detained as a precau-
trona, y measure, to prevent consequences which might
Jailer wise ensue.

Law INfELUUENCL

COURT QV CHANCERT,Avourr IS.
aboCtfiast b. SUCKLE AND PROTEetRat.
The LORD COANCZLLOR, in giving judgment toga
this ease itated that it was an appeal from the Voce
ChancellOtt's decisiin, refusing an injunction to the
plaintiff. The object of the application, to the rice
Chanc.lior had been twofold s--1. That the defendants
might be restrained from selling the waggons and busts,
and other implements behmging to certain mines; 64
2dly, from granting a lease of the mines to Milli
Powell and Jenkins. In 18'21, it appeared a leasenff
the premises was granted to Messrs. Bouehier, Buckle,
and Protheroe, for 21 years;. and in the indenture of
'lease was contained a covenant to keep the mines in
work during the lease. Mr. Protheroe was the only
surviving original lessee, the other two being only re-
presentatives of the le sees. In his affidavits, Mr. Pro-
theroe had stated, that when the lease was executed it
never was the intention of the parties to work the mines,
but to undeilet them. An agreement, in consequence
of this determination, had been entered into with a per-
MI of the name of Williams for working the mines,
but owing to a difference relative to the sinking of the
shaft, Mr. Williams threw up the contract. No pro-
ceedings were taken against Mr. Williams to cOmpel
him to fulfil the contract, and disputes subsequently
arose between the lessees as to the rent to be required
fot the mine. Mr. Protium' and Mr. Buckle afterwards
entered into an agreenient with Messrs. Powell and
Jenkins to let his sham of the mines; but Mr. Ilouchier
had objected to it, and insisted that the covenant in the •
original lease should be performed. After having de-
tailed some of the more minute facts of the case, his
Lordship expressed his opinion that the injunction misfit
not to be allowed. It was evident that notwithstanding
the covenant, it never was the intention of the lessees to
work the mines; and it would be both justice to the
defendants and kindness to the plaintiff to refuse the
application, as the- effect of a contrary decision would
be completely to ruin the whole concern.--Appeal dis-
missed with costs.

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