Star.
London, England, 1828-10-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The young Queen of PoRTUOAL, attended by Lord
Ccorrow, Marquis &marina, and the Ladies of bee suite, visited
Westminster Ahbey yesterday morning, and was conducted over
that venerable pile by some of the Prebends. Her Marine, then
proceeded to the House of Lords, where she was received by Sir
Tolosa' Trawnirr, Usher of the Black Red. who attinded the
Quaint and her suite during her stay. Her lltaa tart and suite west.
in the afternoon to the Argyll Room, and witnessed the perform.'
vice of the comic burletta of Herloynin, Judge, and plinth and the
Battle of Algiers, at the Theatre du Petit Lusty, under the
management of Messrs. Merest% At the Parfet:runes no person
was admitted excepting those of her Masgerr's suite.
The Hon. Captain Wit.t.iaai drinoou, Commander.
of Ms Majesty's frigate the Briton, strived In town' it four o'Elotk
yesterday afternoon, with dispatches irons. isoriont SVILA1100,111).
(our Ambassador on a special mission to the Emperor. of the
Hamm.%) for the Earl of Amitotic+ The Captain also brow ht
dispatches for Viscount Alsimu.a. The Captain landed at Pods.
mouth about mine o'clock yesterday Morning, and travelled to ttivhi
in a post chaise and four. The Captain was accompanied from'
Rio de Janeiro by Monsieur O. limseamo, a Gentleman charged
with dispatches from the Emperot Don Panto to the Marquis dei
Bassacmix, the Nobleman to whose care Lis imperial Illateivir
had intrusted his daughter. Monsieur Itiniammi accompanied Copt.
Geanou to town. and on his arrival proceeded to Griltion's Hotel,
and had an interview with the Marquis de liaaass:ara. • ..
The Duke of Wei.t.ttsGriNt has kit town lot North-
amptonshire, on a shooting excursion. •
E it I of I)ALitototix st its enraged for a consider;
able time yesterday at the Colonial Office, transacting official
business. •

DEATH OF THE HON. CAPTAIN CANNING.

We are sorry to annnur.ce the death, by drowning,
it Macicira, i f the Hon. Capt. CANNING 'idea son of
the late night Honourable Gaon°, CANNING/ and
Captain of H.M. sloop of war the Alligator.
This melancholy inforination was received in town
this morniag.in a letter, of *llia the following is an
eltrACI:

•. MADEIRA, Stir. 26.
f 4 I am sorry to acquaint you with the deith of the
Hon. Capt. CANNING, who was 1111f0I(11111liey drowned
the 24th inst. in a la'ge tank, in the garden of Mr•
GortuirN,*ith whom he was to have dined that day.
It is generally supposed. as he had overheated himself
in the course of the day, that his death was occasioned
by a fit of apnWeity ur cramp in il e stomach. Medi-
cal aid was at hand, and every exertion and means
were used for several hours to restore him to life, but
unluckily without effect."

PREPARATIONS FOIL OPENING ST. KATHA-
RINE DOCKS.

Yesterday, at a Meeting of the IS and of Directors,
the cetemony that it to be observed at the opening. of
the Dock (to-mossow). c .me under censideratiteo, and
the following were the airastements decided upott.
The Company having red tti kets, will have the op.
penalty at raniging and inspecting. the D.xk. to view
the entrance of the shit ping, and the business of the
day; bu t e holders of the blue tickks only can pal.
tate of the Joieadtil collation, which will be provided.
The following ate the general iirders giver, as tooven•
ing the fl. dimes. Toe tide is expected to answer
about bah..oast one o'clock, when the water-gates will
be gredetilly opened by the hand-craLes, and, the
immense temporary timbers at the Pier head will be,
hauled up from the groves by windlas,es, thus off. ring
no further inteir.st von tc the entrance of the Thames.
When this is done, the ships will be haute.4 in under
the direction of Captain Compton, the D ck Master,
and Mr. Atcheton. The first ship which will enter the
he,ie will be the E ieabeih, East India tree trader.

laden with merchandise horn that country. &le will
be followed by six others in tl a same trade, four of
which will be also in lading, but the tithe' two will be
ra ballast only. The pier head will be cleated of
spectators, and strong hordes and banks's, have been
erected to keep off the pressure ofthe crowd, in addition
'to which a large body of Ponce will be stationed. et
that particular part. a, also upon the swing bridges,
to prima. acsidents lthe hauling in of the shipping. is a
matter requis ing considerable care and skill, and will oirs
cue y much boot, theletere clearing the tin head at that
pas ticular moment, of the crowd, is adopted as
sure of prec utson.) The yards of the ships. will
maimed by their sespeitiire crews,.ao4 All Rai” 44, the
rigging wdlbe dress:d with &rand streanrsai 4 jetty
denomination. The moment the ships pass Imps. Os*
TIMMS into the fiist lock. the guns stationed ii4aiared
the docks and upon the adjacent shores, will are several
rounds upon the occasion, and the military hands star
timed in various parts of the stupendous walk, will'
strike up the National Anthem and Rule Bsitannia.—
The Chaiiman, Deputy Chairman, and Board of Us.-
rectors, wilt assemble in the D ck-house. with shill
Architect,. Surveyor, Builders, and °a.m. Gentiensen
connrcted with the E.tablishment, and proceed round
the various departments. • Ater which an elegant cold
collation will be served to the company pusses ing th'e
" blue ticket." and tables accommodatinA neatly 'IWO
persons, 'sill be laid out in the different warehouses..
The arrangements, under the direstion of Mr. Hall,
the Secretary, are calculated to ensure comfort and
satisfaction to all she SIbiLOrS.

Test, rday the new Church tf SI•PAuI, Loma% Pond,
Islington; was consecrated by the lain" of Looms.
Acct,rdisig to a Report made by the Chancery of the
Legion of Honour. did Order is composed of 33,400 members,
et ail grades, and comprises several foreigners. They reckon 4,100
Ulcers, 700 Commanders, 2%4 Giand Misers (many foreigners
huki this rank). and St Grand Crosses of this Order. Thew are
share than I WO Ulcers in the French army, who have had man
lee %) years active service, who have nut the Dun of the Legise
of
Hamm:. —French Aspen
Dun. Peeves' feD.—Saturday morning, one of the
~deers belonging to she Head Police Ober, Dublin, baying re.
ctived Inks's...mon that a Joel was intended to be nought in the
Phenix Park, proceeded at ten o'clock to the Fittien Acres, where
he tuund the parties on the ground, alai took into custody 1111411
v and UTI.-issurr. Sin. the principal.i withiV.l.l.4l
We ma and Aims-s U SLY &er
qrs. the second,. The parties we
irungitt.t• AMID quay Police Mee, where having gutered Into.
'be woo yeatinininteti to beep the peace, th. 1 were discharel--
Wain Moran Pot&

. - •

• .• 4Ct LAW INTELLIGE, .
COURT OF KING'S PENCIL Guitaimm, 06% 113.
Wore Lad Tarn moms and tipvcigi Jerks.
Ai-umlaut j. HAKUINU AND AN ,TITER.
This DM .n acti. non an indemnity. T 1 rpl tintif
was a packer, and the defendants nem ware! seisms,

carrying on bosi, ms in P It appeared in vit.
dente Mot a quantity at goods Watling to A person
named Elliger had,been sent to the phi sitfs hi rase t
be packed. During the time that they remained in the
plan tiff% possession. attachments trosn the Coort of the
',cod blisyor of London •eye issued Against them at the
suit i t a
of the name of Houldi ch, and also of the
* tern.ci a;kiin namehoth a f *ham Mere vreditms i 4 Elliger,
Messrs. Houlditch's attAchment, which sas the one

firbtiasuril, era• for 2951. the attachment at the bait

of the def:ndants was for 2521. in cons. quence • f
these proceedings, an appraisement *AI made on the
part at Messrs. Houlditch, and the gomis were vain% d
at 4101. The defendants however, conceiving that
the goods had limn unuerva'ued, piesai ed on the
plitihtig to pat in bail to Messrs. Houldi;cli's a. tachmes it,
order to ptntract t:le proceedings, and to proceed to a
sale by auction of the goods ; and they agreed to in-
deitinify her against the judgment to be obtained at the
411;1 of Messrs. Houlditch. A sale by auction accord-
inglet'ont rider, and ptodoced a net seini 01.5181 bur
Mesira3l:Mlarteli having di' covered that no judgment`
haci.at this timelieenobt I:,.ed by the defendantson their
tee t d the sale as invalid, and brought an
,action against the riaintiff to tecr.ver tl.e valise of the
Ip.thaetion they obtained a ',moist lot 8001'
110 the plaintiff was consequently obliged to pa) the
•whule of emit deminfl, *Atli the costs *hie!) amounted
to The present action was btoright. on the indeni•
nity given b) the eletends'its, and the plaintiff in iv
sought to recover the amount of the mosey which she
had disburseerto Messrs. Houlditch.
. Before the plaintiff's case had been gone dire ugh, the
fa. t came out, that the sale, by auction had taken place
betore eiecution at the suit rit. Messrs.. ll,.ulditch hart
been obtained; and Lord. Tentraatu iretirnat ng an
opinion that she ; laintiff had proceeded to sell too so is,
directed a nunsuit, which was accordingly enteieds
CALVekT MID OTHERS W. 4110RIXIN.

' This was a writ i f ingisity to a"sess damages on a
bond: The plaintiffs weieMeons. Calvert awd Co. the
well-known blew's, and the defendant was the r p.e-
sentative of a Gentleman of Uae name of Guidon, who
itt the year 1820 had b.senate surer, to the plaintiffs for
a young Man of the nanie of Edward', who 'at that
time had entered into their seisice.as collecting clerk.—
The bond which Mr. Gordon had esecuted was to
secure to the plaintiffs the payment to than of all cams
f money which Edwards might receive nn their account
in his cars icy of collecting cleik. Edam Js cootintied
in the plaiiitiffs' se: v.ct (sum 11120 fill The period Of hi-
death, which t ok place in 1826. S!iortly after that
time, it wis discovered, nn t.' e making op of the ac-
counts of the differelit publicans c f oho is Edwards had
received money, that he had given credit to the plain.
tiffs for smaller bums than viuse which had actually
conic to his hands, and that his defalcation amounted
in the la hole to upwards of 11001.
The facts, as sided above, were detailed by Sir J.
Sc* Num

&fore any evidence was gone into. Mr. F. Fot.Lomt,
'for the delendas.t.ploposed that the amount of damages
should be •ettled out of Court; and. after some discus.
sion as to the made in which the verdict sbonlJ be ea-
tlybdi the case was referreJ ro a barrister ; a verdict
:beinK taken tor the plaintiffs, with nominal dansagesou
the bleaches assigned on the bond.

PEYTON V. ROBINSON. • .
This was an action to recover damage; sustained by
the plaintiff in consequence of the alleged negligenceof
the defendant. 11.. th plaintiff and defendant were nomi-
nal pasties, the former. being trustee for the owners of
the house No. 109. Cheapside, and t'.e al, Pendant being
the agent for the Governors of St. Thomas's Nominal,
to whom the house No. 111. Cheapside. belonged. The
injury complained of was, that in the yea lbti. the
Governors of the hospital had taken down their home
in such a negligent and improper manner as to damage
the house No. 109. and to render it necessary for the
plaintiff to take it .down and rebuild it. The details
were-entirely destitute of public interest. The main
question seemed to be, whether the injury complained.
of had been occasioned by the a: t of the Governors a
the hospital. or by the plaintiff's own neglect? After a
.
roog investigation, but before the valouff . case was
closed, a womorit was entered—it. appearing that the
iplaintiff had notice of the intention of the Governors of
the hospital to take down their house, rind that be
neglected to shore up hi. house in proper time.
. • FLINN • HSSOLSK.
This was an action by the issignee of a person of the
name of Cromb, on a polity o insurance, which the
defendant, air underwriter at Liverpcol, had subscribed
for 100 i The insurance WAS effected in.! ,Iy. 1821.0 a the
ship Andromache (of which Cromb a as the owner). on
li voyage beim Liverpool to Creistadt. The declaration
alliied that she was lost by the perils of the sea.
• • 'On the part of the plaintiff, u finesses *ere called to
Wire, that prior to the ship's baling she was surveyed
in die usual manner, and was [ssreputed. to be pelf ctly'
rAaesithy. and fit to prosecute her' Wended voyage.
•The ship sailed on the 2.1 -oh A.iguq. 1821, with a
'cargo of 164 tons of sods salt, and four hogsheads of
:cm tobacco, And pipes. Si dtijs afterwards she met
with tempestuous a rather, and on the night of the lith
fit August was driven again* a rock off the coast of
tAcotimid, where she was lost. i
-The defence, as opened by Mr. Bitouonam, was, that
A n.irreorsturation had been mule to the underwriter
at. the t are the insurance u as effected. and that the ship
was not seaworthy—or at least, was 1101 capable of
taking such a cargo as that with which she sailed.
-. Three witnesses were then called. one of whom was
ahe.detendant'i c'etk. another the surveyor to Lloyd's
at Liverpool, and the other was the Liverpool pilot.
The Stst of thrift stated, that shortly before the ship
sailed he' applied to an insurance broker of the name of
Empson to underwrite the policy, and that Empson
declined to do so on being informed that she was to
carry a cargo of rock rah, as that was a labouring and
dangerous cargo for an old vessel such as the Andro-
mache; and that on the witness communicating the re
suit to the agent bf Mr. Cromb, that person stated that
she had only such a quantity of rock salt as, aid) the
tobacco and pipes, would put her in ballast trim. 'lire
• surveyOr stated that the Andromache was a very old
vessel, that' her character stood, low, ant that her pro
pier ballast trim was only b 0 Whil. The pilot awed da. i
the vessel was badly found, that her sails sere in a bad
state. and that there was great difficulty in hauling
her oat.
Lord TIBITRIDEN bit' it to the Jury to Sal whether
or not the defendant had been indebted to take the tisk
ander a Misrepresentation. as to the Cage. .
• The Jury, alter live minutes consideration. Lund for
the plaintiff: •