Star.
London, England, 1816-12-23 00:00:00

COVRNING.

The Beacon Hill Courting P.ieeting, for the Cup and Currant
Jelly Bow, souk place on l'eas-day last, when Mr. Shippery's
Snipe be-at Mr. Cos's Crib; Mt. Compton's Courier beat Mr.
G. Herbert's Hairy ; Mi. Lung's Lavender beat Lord Carnar-
'met{ Catiatie ; Mr. NIOCOCieII :ito% VC heat Mr. Isberwood's Inch-
alAtion ; Mr. Butler's Betsey beat Mr. Ve'rbb'ee Wosysky; Mr.
Ramsbottatit's Rival beat Mr. R. Compton 's Crony; Lord Ri-
vets's Ruzaita brat Mr. liallet's Helve; Mr. Guudlake's Grum-
bler brat Dr. Me)riik's Minister; Mr. :ildpvery's snipe beat
Mr. C pton's Courier; Mr. Slotnek;a Swifm beat Mr. Long'a
Lavender; Mr. Butler's Hersey heat Mr. itam.bottont's Weal;
tMr. Goodlake's Grumbler bea• I.Urd Rivers's Rozana ; Mr.
1 Butler's Betsey beat Mr. -locurk's :emit ; Mr. Gmediake's
Grumbler beat Mr. Shipperv's :olive; and Mr. Goutllakes
Grumbler beat Mr. Butler's lletscy•

A Phenomenrin must singulat, portentous, and what
will never happen apin !! •••CAN nut did NUT Sea a
'rent Capital last Lottery !—hut what is the rational
inference ?—Why, that Porten: will certainly and am-
ply make up for it in the present Lottery ; therefote,
let all those who wish the New Year to be a happy
one, COME *ED DE TEMPTED, at NO. 8, CIIA
CR. ass.

The Committee for providing the unemployed in
Ostoid and its suburbs with work, have begun their
duties. On Wednesd iy morning twenty labourers
were engaged. On 'fbursday morning twenty more;
and on Friday an additional:36s making in the wit
sevt:Niy-six, includini; tie tour inspectors. The works
Arch Lt.e Committee have retested or mean to select
tie;earter, are the s;mplest and easiest works that will
of re:l public utility ; to choose such as would
brit etherwise be undertaken; or at least to take
up only that part in any w irk which without their
..s~is►.ante would be i.tt undone; to choose such as
s:,.111 not interfere with the interests .-f the esa-
Wished tradtsm in : and in general to contrive their
plans so as that while they Lind work for the labourer,
they shall not take-away any other perscn's fair work
land psolltz. b 1 uojudicjous .80 suneceaaasy
ieience. _ _

Stinday se'nnight an alarming fire broke out on the
premises of Mr. WILLIAtd PRE TICE, of Goidl§anMer.
It commenced in a shed, in which were bullocks and
20 tat hogs. These were fortunately preserved.—
The fire originated front some unslacked lime being
put into the shed, and left exposed to the rain.
The hands of robbers in Italy continue to infest the
public ro ids. Lord OXFORD has been plundered and
severely treated by them near Viterbo.
The neighbourhood of Spaldiag is so dreadfully
infested with nocturnal depredators, that to secure
property of any description is very difficult. Where
the thieves are disappointed of other booty, the hair
of the manes and tails of horses has been in many in-
stances cut off and carried away, and the animals
thus much disfigured.
In the storm of Saturday se'jmight, as the ferry-
man from Cumberland Fort to Hayling was proceed-
ing with a farmer JENMAN, of the latter place, the
boat was upset, and the unfortunate men perished.
Three men belonging to the Aurora, when going
off to that ship in a wherry, were driven by the seve-
rity of the wheather upon the mud in Poitsmouth
harbour, where one of them died before their situa-
tion was discovered.
The number of lives saved from the wreck of the
HARPOONER was 174—the number lost was 206.
The EDEMA sloop has been commissioned at Sheer-
ness, and ordered to be refitted for service on the New-
foundland station, in the place of the Comm
Extract of a letter from Calais, dated Dec. 20
" The Euphrates, Capt. R. CRAWFORD. of Great
Yarmouth, was driven on shore here this morning at
ten d'clnck, the wind blowing a hurricane from the
N.E. at the time. Five men were observed on board,
and notwithstanding she was, within. a mile of the
shore, no one could venture out to save the poor fel-
lows, and, I lament to say, all were lest. On the
turn of the tide I went down to her, and found she
was a completiwreck, only the hull, three anchors,
and part of the rigging and cables remaining ; she
appears to be about 150 tons, loaded with barley
from Rotterdam to London, but this is not certain,
for there has only been found au almanack, and letters
from a Mr. H. Par.stea, of Great Yarmeutli, to the
Captain, from which it is conjectured he is owner..
The King George packet has at last arrived, having
been six days and nights on her passage from Cover
to this place; she was driven into Yarmouth Roads
by the bad weather. No French boat would venture
out to save th,e pour fellows of the Euphrates. Capt.
Prorcuano, a gallant little fellow, launched his boat
, several times for the purpose, bat she always filled;
at last he succeeded, and fire of his own crew joined
him, when, after great labour and hazard, they
reached the vessel, but unfortunately all hands were
washed away. It was highly gratifying to see an
English boat go out in such a tremendous sea, when
every Frenchman was afraid to venture. We have
now most dreadful weather, blowing a hurricane
from the N.E. The packets that sailed to-day from
Dover, arrived here within an hour, .and in all pro-
bability if they had not, they would have-been driven
on shore. It is reported a packet is on shore at Os
tend ; if so, this night she must go to pieces ; but as
she has been two days in that situation, the lumen-
' gra have no doubt landed."

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' CGElta o t CHANCERY, DXCIIMBER: al..
CLARDES ME MARRIAGE.
Sir Aalirtin Procsorr,7addressing the La.RD CU Al-
CELL'III, illa,'lte.trasted • the rigour of the present
season, ant the peculiar' situation of Mrs. Bazeiy,
would surnciently apologize for again calling his
Lordship's !attention to the, subject of her petition.
The Lady had, on a former day, petitioned his
Lordship fpr a sum of £2,000 for the present relicf
of lier*pecesaitit6; she stated that she had one infaia
eight months old, and was likely soon to become the
soother of :another—that she was destitute of the
Means of Procuring those comforts and enjoyments,
or even necessaries of lite, her situation required.
LORD CHANCEL:L(III+O4 Take half the.money.”
watAt.v v. wm.sisco.
Sir S. RostaLY moved that the defendant's bail
might be discharged in the Court of Common Pleas,
under the, following circumstances:--He was the
gnat-di:ln of the wile. •of the plaintiff, Maria Con-
stantia, wheAres entiikd to a large fortune in the
West boifet„ The plaintiff brought his action in the
Court betuw for the recovery of certain sums of
money, to which the defendant entered bail. The
dettaMit siterwissidt inasisrmaiaimailltbeits-titsat AWL%
and logic his option of preferring it To the action, but
at the same time refused to discharge the secerity iii
the Court below, which kept the bail in jeopardy.
I The Learned Counsel observed, he had always ui.-
derstood that if a man brought a suit in two Courts,
one at law abd the other in equity, that he could not
carry them both on at the same time ; and when he
gave the preference to the suit in equity, the action
at law must fall to the ground. It was certainly a •
new case, as it related to practice ; for he could not
tind one case in point. He, however, was, confident
that his Lordship would think him warranted in
making it, and direct the bail to be discharged.
Mr. Hear, Counsel for the Plaintiff, said it was
an unprecedented motion, and one that a Court of
Equity could not interfere in. If the defendant could
be discharged un common bail in the Court below,
why dsd he not apply to one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas ? It was a question that
his Lordship cwuld have nothing to do with, particu-
larly as it was sworn that the defendant was about to
quit tits cor.iitry.
Sir S. Romit.i.v was going to reply.
The Loun CHANCELLOII+44 It is • unnecessary for
you, Sir Sa.iiitel, to reply. I cannot take into my
consideration, Mr. Hart, whether the defendant is
ping abroad or not. Your client has made his elec-
tion, and preferred a suit in equity to an action at
law, and he cannot prosecute both suits. I am tit
opinion the motion, aithoug'i new, as far as it relates
to precedent, is quite right."---Motion granted.