Star.
London, England, 1827-01-27 00:00:00

CORNWALL AND DEVONSHIRE MINING

COMPANY.

A General Hitting of the Shareholders in the pro.
Acted Cornwall indMevonshire Mining Company was
held yesterday, at
,Batson's, to consider the propriety of
presentin; a Petition to Parliament, praying for inquiry
into certain alleged abuses and frauds said tole coin.
mitted by the projectors and others connected with the
Company, some oF whom are Members of the gouge of
Commons. The Meeting was but thinly attended.
Mr. W. CLARK', having taken the Chair, stated that
he regtetted there was so thin an attendance, but he
thou4ht that the Shareholders were afraid to attend the
Meeting. as actions had been brought against five
Shareholders by the. Company, and persons were fearful
that they would be singlestout by the Directors for civil
notions. Many would, however, sign the Petition
which the Meeting eras called upon to affliction. As the
fact relative to the concoction of the Company, and the
frauds which had been committed, bad been before the
Public so frequently, all that he had to do would be to
read the Petition. which would embrace all tile frauds.
The Petition, after some explanation. was agreed to.

INDEPENDENT GAS COMPANY.
Aa eltraradinaty General Meeting of the Share.
holders of the Independent Gas Company was held last
evening at the_City of Loudon Tavern, convened at a
few houre notice, in consequence of the extraordinary
circumstances connected with the wrest of the whole
Company on the previous day. at the suit of Mr. Ed.
ward Hinde, the late Engineer of the Company's works.
The mess was crowded to mess, notwithstanding the
shortness of the notice.

Embolism' ham, Esq. was called to the Chair, and,
In taking his seat, congratulated the meeting on its full
attendance, notwithstanding the extraordinary dilemma
into which the majority of the Shareholders had been
drawn; and jocosely observed, that whenever in future
he should require a full attendance of the Directors, the
surest way to accomplish it would be by arresting them.
A long conversation ensued, relative to the proceed.
ings adopted by Mr. Hind., in which the leading fea-
ture was a feeling of general indignation at that per-
son 's conduct. The circumstances which occasioned
the assembling of the Meeting were very insportant.
and involved questions of considerable interest to the
Shareholders and Directors of Joint Stock Companies.
Mr. Hinde had lately been discharged from the C 0111•
pany's service, after having been paid his salary, but he
had, notwithstanding, under the advice of an attorney,
taken out writs against 120 Shareholders and Directors,
for a claim he set up of between two and three thousand
pounds for remuneration, at the rate of Eve per cent. pal
the capital laid out in the erection of the gas works
(110,000 i.); and many bankers and merchants went
arrested on Thursday morning in consequence.
It was moved, seconded, and carried, without a dis-
sentient voice, that criminal proceedings should be
.immediately commenced at the suit of the Company
against their late Engineer, there not being the least
shadow of a pretext for the °curse he had adopted.
A subscription was set on foot to defray the law ups's% and
between lAN. and 1.900 i, was raised lasinediately.
Itesohnisas were adopted; sod a Comenktee was appointed to
undertake tie monagetnent of the mit at law.
Thanks were voted le the Chairman and &Setter to the Com-
pany los their aid sad advice, and she Meeting adjourned.

' Thursday night the Monthly Meeting of the Melo-
dies Cab, which comprises dearly the whole vocal strength of the
soetropokkome place at the FreesnasooiTavern,GreatOseea-street.
Ahem half past he the company eat down to • sumptuous dinner,
and as sots as the cloth was removed 'be harmony coininenced.—
Among the novelties at the coning was the perfonnance of several
nags, iw by the Masters Watson and Smith; hot the chief
attraction was a nog, composed by De Minis for the ChM, to
weeds by Naiad.. Roche. 'kg. De Minis swag le with great
pewee: hie line, rick mallow voice imparted to kis compodtion an
eau aka be sartaased. The weeds were as felloWt
Oh; Love! why not relieve
The col
or of m bream ?
Why sot? wilt thouy deceive,
Nor ever give me rest /-
Oh! what avails the spell
• Of ;Mike and joys to memo
If every day I toil
Will bring a night et gloom!
And Adieu I break thy swap,
sperm thy aura sontroal ;
Of tredes, now a saving r4y
•
NH beams area my sod!

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• NAVAL INTratiiprawL
Yesterda *hivedib~ Jatti !A .
y Ihjesty's Past-olice pada Vices, Cho. •
Russets, with the mail frees Waterford. At tee, 11.34. saw at A.
liatalls. she Jams Cropperoia,,q days. hone New York nal.
'aped, with S 3 passengers, ,1110/*/ iebra weer 'Mr. Wastes. tfe
Kisses Mosenager. withdlopfechrs, and Ifestesant Was, of the
Anemic's Navy, whom Captain Samna brought here; hat hieing
a mail on hoard, tines would not allow of his Cu, the
others. It is supposed the relate to the et
the Caavestion bearers our smailt and Anomie.. by whith
the hear stipulates to pay for Negroes takes tlerfog the wet that eastry.—Arrived ha easing. the miaow Alm. WWII; .•% • from Ipswich to lAverpool, barbs bora ran foal of by the Worlip.
of Great Yarmouth an Wedoaday morning, ' • .
Fausens, ha. IN the Carla,. Hausa, Oran
rovalern maks. ready fee as. Arrived she Mina NW Jaae,
Louden. from the westward; and the Cadiz Pukes case down
sad sail
he earthwa rosatLesersod ship, seder Americas masers, pseud
Omen trd.
Houma, Jai. ft N.W.—Pot bath, the Prises Oust •
puha, with the mall for Gottenisrgh.
Itonssave. Jas. at —The Pres& sloop La Jeer Sophie. Cap.
inis Gamma, fasts St. Veiny to Maack, Is haat, has bons
brought in kers this moraine by • Deal hoses crew, wierfosal her
at sas without penes on bard. It appears she has heat en
shore on the Sand whale she was abandoned by tie ceew,
Cartethes, Jam a4.—The Aces% .at is gene, Is ordered to Ito
feted for ma, wreathe the Nniath.-111, new Naval ilse
hotlines here kin great feewardstete. The wallows only fir thus.
few days past; ea accent of He frost. have been essitaadl
pleyed► and bath made greet prayers due* the shun throe it has
bees it head..a.Yesterday a coniage Mad of eanykte arrived at the
Dock Yard from Hersessengerdose Oath, to assist In the theastima
of tie anent works here, and is die department of the Ordsaace.
Lavgaset., Jas. SS.--Anived the Meava. Toossessit, st Rio
de Jaalre; Aso. gar., at Dareelona ; sad Laths and Agra,
Garman, at Dsntzlc-; The Metasom, Hut, from St. VialellA
got on shire near.Wicklow, bet was got wr again with assinaaer.
Saikd the Arabian, TIIOIOOOII4 for Mgt ; Panay, AlAtilalalta. for
Pernambuco,; Mersey, Trams, for 'lode Janeiro; and the Silas
Richards, foe New York.

MILAN, Jaw. 11.—Her Imperial Highness the Arch-
duchess, Vice. Queen, Will safely delivered of a Prince,
this morning. A salute of 101 guns announced th s
happy event to the inhabitants of this capital.
Loaamon. Jan. 10.—Her Imperial Highness the
Grand Duchess Mafia Carolina, our august Sovereign,
was happily deliveied, on the Stb, of a Princess. The
infant was baptised to-day, by the name of Maria Meal- •
Indiana Teel* diavanni Guiseppa. 011 this happy new
'ion, his Royal Highness has granted portions to ND
poor young women, in the Grand Duchy, some of 20,
the others of 15 crowns. The Magistrates have ordered
the illuminations of the Cathedral, and fire.works. The
10th, 11th, and 12th, are to be observed as holidays.
The most distressing accounts of the state of the roads
in various parts of the country have been received...-
Owing to the great fall of snow in ;renal places, it has
attained a height of several feet, particularly on the north
road. The Edinburgh mail was obliged to have sixteen
hones to drag it below Doncaster.
Yesterday, about one o'clock, two children, male and
female, the one named Goodfellow, and the other Nield,
while sliding on a small pond in Hare-street Fields,
Bethnal.gteen, were, from the sudden thaw, which re-
duced the ice, pacipitated by its breaking into the water
underneath. The boy was got out, and animation re-
stored, but the little girl perished.
The Cinque Port Pilots, by a new regulation, are
compelled to take vessels from the Downs to London.;
this measure will deprive the River Pilots of a long ac.
customed source of employment.
CAUTION TO flaneassra.—At Maidenhead, on Moe.
day last, a korsekeeper of the name of Crouch, living
at the Saracen's Head Inn, in that town, was convicted
before the Magistrates under the 14th of Geo. HI. of
having through negligence and catekssness left his
candle sticking in a staple in the stable, by which the
premises were set on fire, and at one time threatened
destruction to the immediate neighbourhood. The
order not being able to pay the fine of 1001. which by
the Act the Magistrates are empowered to inflict, he
was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment in the
House of Correction.
Catrnou ro MlLLaas.—All millers grinding fat
hire, are liable to a penalty of 20s. for every offence,
unless they pat up in some conspicuous place in ascii;
mills, and renew when necessary, in fair and legible
ratters, a table of the prices in money, or of the amount
of toll or muitur, for which the several operations of,,
their mills are performed. This forfeiture is imposed
by 36 Gen. 111. c. 85, sec. 6.—ln Leicestershire. near
tiepins, a Magistrate has recently carried the Act into
of against his own miller, by laying an information
against him.
NIONT Poacnixo.—The practice has of late ere•
wailed very much in West Lothian. Oa the night
between the 19th and 20th December, Thos. Robertson.
residing in Springfield, in the parish of Woman was,
under the provisions of the statute 57th Geo. 111. cap.
SO, seised by the Earl of Hispetomes gamekeepers, as be.
ing found armed with a gun, and shooting in a-plantation
on the estate of Duddingston, situated in the parish of
lAbercorn; and on the night 'between the 10th and
11th January current, John Ronal, residing at West-
field Wool Mill. in the parish of Torpichen, was
seised by the gamekeepers of WillismDoune
of Wallhonse, armed with a gun in like manner, on the
estate 6f Wallhouse. Warrants of commitment west
forthwith is by the Justices of the Peace against
both delinquents, d relative precognition, were kW
warded to the Crown ,el.—Seetestex.

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John Johnson.* labour as on Wednesday emit.
w pitted to Peterborough I.' for three months, to
atone for the offence of *ng taken by one of the
Marquis of Ezeter's gamekeepers, with. a hare in his
basket. The keeper had previously traced footsteps is
the mow which led to a snare, and upon watching, saw
Johnson go to it on his way home, but take nothing.
Upon being committed, be said, that' but for the feei-
jugs be had for his wife and children, imprisonntent
would be to him a luzury.—Steniferd News.
The Chief Magistrate of a great city was requested
to 'be present at a sermon, to be preached at one of the
churches- in that city, by the Venerable Archdeacon
Pott, in that city. He replied, de Attending chalky ser-
mons distracts my devotions, and attending ch., ity &G-
-oers injures my health. I shall do neither the one nor
the other."

HUNTING.

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Boras Ifea--Sir Richard Suttee% Meads will
day, at Wieltarby; Wailmeaday, at lfewbreetAur
Drattleby ; Saturday, February 9, at Maass 11(
Lord Tarbortmogro Hamad% MI 116111Wesin
Teaday, at Saaby ; Monday, at
atauday. Mammy sot Ilya RM.
The Galatea as Meader, at
11a Caw& Martha,leaday, at Ream*
Hadoktea Payalag.
Tie Weraatersitire Houado, 'rosary,
at Stew Dew larepike.
Mr. Ileyeett% Mouada, ea Malay, at
Mr. Daasey's Hasa* ea Maw*, Ft
wood; Wedanday, February 7, at Tibbetts.
February 9, at Wormrlow Teel.

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