Star.
London, England, 1829-02-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BITTING.ROOIL TA
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4 to 1 spat Burman
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9 to 1 apt. B.magnotte (taken)
12 to 1 apt Canvass
13 to 1 apt Lass
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14 to 1 apt Morris Dincer(tak)
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16 to 1 apt Prince Eugene (ta►
17 to 1 apt Will o'the Wit
20 to 1 apt Austin' (taken)
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15 to 1 apt Woodall)Ink

MIDDLESEXMAGISTRATES.

Yesterday a Meeting '4" the Middlesex Ntagi►tratas
was hell at the 5e1691111 noose. Clerkenwell. for the purpugeof
dispatching the county business; F. Coos . in the Chair.
Mr. Sergeant Pass brought up the Report of the Gaol Co.ms
mister, sod begged to call the attention of the routs to a fact et
importance, which aff cted the County Fund. He had aseertalauf
that the number of persons now in the House Curia-ohm, 41.
summary conviction•, wit+ SOO. The Slagistratee well knew tint
ender Air. Peers new Dill they were bound to return all such cos.
victims to the following Realities, and wit bout this were dew. !be
convictidna were out legal. Now, the greats, part. if not the
whole, of the convictions of those persons had nut beta resumes'.
He believed the whole our& er was 95. There was, therefore. as
Its, than 40S prisoners detained, who had a 1.. gal right to their
discharge. and the county was put to the esprose et suppostiog
then►—( Hear, bear). Such prisoners had a right to sue too ter
deka erancr; in fact. there was nu legal ground fur their detaining'
The county ought not to be burdened widt the :prose of keeping
so large a body of men. The matter was env of such importance
that he felt it his duty to call the emotion or the Codrt to the

sulject. . .
After some observations from the Chairman.
Mr. Sergeant Part. moved that the Alagi•trates should in future
make a return of all summary convictions made by them. and the
Governor of the prison et the number of pence.. In custody ors
summary convictions. Tier Court would then know what convic•
dons were returned.
fir Join Gismos seconded the modest which was carried med.
Innudy.
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CO' 'MON COUNCIL.

The Loma MAYOR held a Court cf CommEn Cowell
yesterday, in coos-quince of two requisitions be had received:
one to consider the propriety of an address to his. Majesty, or of
Petitioning both Hoome. of Paris intent fur a repeal of all Statute.
that have a tendency to deprive a.iy of his Majesty's subjects of
their political rights on account of their religious opinions ; the
other for the purpose of considering the propriety of ptesenting
the Freedoms of the City of London to the Right lion. Robert
Peel, for his public cuoduct as ono of the Ministers and Ativiwrs
of time Crown.

A Petition from several inhabitants tit Inackfriars.road. against
a proposed erection a a toll gate acru.s B ackfriars road by the
Trustees for that district, was presented, and referred to the
Bridgebouse Committee.
The lint Requisition was then read.
Mr. Deputy -norm. atter a few observations, autimitred a AN
solution to the Court for Petitions being presented to both Wimp
of Parliament, praying that the important Subject might be COIP
shirred in the spirit recommeigied by his Majesty, with the view
to support his Alajesty in the adTp,ioa of measures founded upon
those feelings.
Mr. Juno Daum seconded the motion, which was &mated
Pave
Mr. Alderman Venable., Mr. Jupp, Sir C S. Hunter, Mr. Paved.
Mr. Alderman Wahiawa, Mr. Deputy Oldham, Mr. 'Mask%
and Mr. Galloway.
Mr. Boosneut moved, as an amendment, that the further con-
sideration of the subject be adjourned to the neat Court, and was
supported by Mr. J. Saunders, Sir P. Laurie, Mr. Alderman
Birch, Mr. 8 Disco, and Mr. Butterworth.
_ _

UpOn the show of Lands being taken, the Loa. MAYOR declared
the Amendment negatived by a considerable majority, and a dbl.
don being demanded and
_granted, thereappeared.—
For the Amendment-2 Aldermen, 47 Commoner., 2 Tellers;
Total, 54.
Against It-2 Aldermen, OS Commoners, 2 Tenni; Total, 105.
51ajority agoinst the Amendment, 51.
. The original modem was thee agreed to, sod Petitions to both
Houses of Parliament being prepared, were approved, and ordered
to he presented in the uses! form.
The Loan Maros than laid before the Court the requisition foe
presenting the freedom to Mr. Pees, which was read. sabre
Mr. Deputy Osmium moved a resolution of thanks to his Grace
the Duke of WeUingten and to Mr. Peel, for the advice they b.d
given to his Majesty In Weiner to his Majesty's Speech at the
opening of the present Session of Parliament respecting his Roman
Catholic subjects.
Mr. 13urrsaworns moved the previous question by way of
amendment, sod on the show of bands tbeklielit was lost.
The Resolution was thee agreed to; as also another for pretests
gag the creed= of the City to air. Peel in a gold boa of one
\snared guineas Woe, in manifestation atilt high sense the Court
entertains of the honourable and patriotic course he has adopted en
this momentous occasion.
The several Resolutions were thee ordered to beeevenised, and
the Court broke up at a late hour.
imtoM.22.
A few days since a Gentleman .of Salisbury caught
a jack, weighing 111 lbs. in the Inside of which was found a trout,
22 inches in length.
Fas. RS.—Captain SAVAGZ Of the Royal
Engineers, has lately arrived here horn Ch4tham, to
superintend the erection of the Piers intended to be
bui!t.hvre for the accommodation of the Waterford
packets ; and as soon as his plans are completed, it is
expected the contract will be made, so as to commence
with it early in the spring. It is also intended by GOP
vernnsent to proceed with•the erection of fortifications
for protecting the dock-yard and harbour, on the ground
lately purchaSed by the Orifnance Board for this put.
pose., This harbnur.ene of the finest and most capacious
in the world, and hitherto so much neglected; now sr
pears in a more flwrishing state. •
Yesterday an investigation, which occupied seven
hours, to k piste at the Goy Earl of Warwick.,Beltoe-
meet, L.,ng-acre, relative to the death of Wiry Davis,
aged 78; who perhhed in the fire is Phceniz-str,w.—
The depositions of Mr. M ,te, Jacobs, the owner of the
premises *hem the calamity occurred, were read Over
to him by the Coroner, after which upwards of a dr zee
witnesses were examined, whose testimony was cots-
pletely at variance with Mr. Jacobs's account of the fire.
In the course of the inquiry, which pro. restively a..
snmed a more suspicious appearance, three witness%
distinctly proved that spirits of turpentine..ooo
other conssrustible materials, vete on the premises, sad
that the lames origin ted in the counting haute of Mr.
Jacobs, on the first floor, and not in the second, in the
frost room of which the deceased lodged.—After de-
liberating upwards of an hour, the Jury returned the
following verdict—s 4 That the deceased, Mary Davis,
was burnt to death at the fire in Mr. Moses Jacobs:
premises, in. Phoenix-street, on the Rid instant, which
fire we believe did not originate accidentally.“—MG
Moses Jacobs was taken into custody.

CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, F 1211/MIT
The bleding Trade continues to be wry dull ;Devertbeitstsw?
super's. picked samples of Wbeat were sold, for whit* Moods?,
prices were obtained ; but bad sales to any extent been Awed.
prices must taw gives way. Barley sad Oats matinee as ow
u ea Monday, and but little doing.

1111TOATATIONS sines 110/111AT.
MAST. Negitsb (qrs.) 1,750 Foreign ......
Irish Oats. English Lim
Foreign 51,450 Irish /Pa
Barley. English 2,750 Foreign 40
lola Flour (seeks) .....
SMITHFIELD MARKET. Fn. 17.
CATTLI AT MAME%
Beast, 462 1 Seep and Lambs 1,1001 Pip Sol dives 1311
Beef . : 4s Od to 4s id 1 Vest . . Ss 141 1"/ 2
Hutton . 44 44 Ss Od 1 Port . .Ss 01 """
Hay pit load, 41 Its. to 44 Os. Clow 41 116. 1645
Straw 41 M. to Al les.

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