Star.
London, England, 1818-12-21 00:00:00

POLITICAL CHANCES.

The first business which will occupy the attention
of the new Parliament, which stands convened for
the 14th of January next, will be the appointment cf,
a proper personage to succeed our late lamented
Quaaw in the trust which her MA.WSTY so long filled

with such exemplary tenderness and fidelity, in the
Care of the person of our venerable and afflicted
SOVEREIGN. The judgment of Parliament in this
case may be considered as already anticipated, or
rather pre-determined, by the universal sentiments of
tie nation, which seem to concur in pointing out.
that the choice of a successor to her MAJESTY in this
important trust can fall on no member of the Royal
Family with so much propriety as on that distinguished
individual who to equal consanguinity to Lis MAJESTY
with the Heir Apparent to the Throne, and a rank
only next in seniority, unites a character deservedly
high for honour, integrity, and public experience—
we mean his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK.
Among both the Ministerial and Courtly Circuits
this is an appointment which has been for some time
considered as fixed ; and it is also agreeable to un-
derstand that it is one which had the anticipated ap-
probation of her late MAJESTY.

- Some doubts are entertained, whether in the event
of the Duke of YORK being nominated to this high
trust, it will be considered compatible with good.
policy, that his Royal Highness should be continued
at the same time in the chief Command of tlic Army.
The prevailing opinion seems to be, that the separa-
tion of the two. duties will take place, and that, in
such case, the Command of the Army be trans;
ferred to his Royal Highness the Duke of KENT,
who will be enabled, by the considerable addition
which will be thus nude to his income, to abandon
that plan of voluntary exile and retirement, which,
however honourable it may be to his private charac-
ter, cannot be viewed without pain by the British
people, who naturally attach hopes to his Royal
Highness's late alliance, that give them a more than
ordinary interest in his residence among them.

The retirement of the Duke of YoaK from the
Army will, we need scarcely say, be- accompanied
with the deep regret not only of every individual,
who may have had the fortune to come within the
immediate sphere of his administration, but with the
general regret of the Illation at large. The urbanity
of manners, impartial discrimination, and extraordi-
nary habits of business, 'which his Royal Highness
displayed in his department, 'during a peliod which
yields in splendour of military renown *to none in
British history, have justly endeared him to the whole
British Army, and gained him the not less gratify-
ing meed of national approbation and esteem,

Qualities the same as those which have obtained
the Duke of YORK so enviable a character in the
command of the Army, appear to unite in recom-
mending the Duke of KENT as the successor of his
Royal Brother. With habits altogether military, and '
a thorough knowledge of Army affairs, his ROYAL
HIGHNESS possesses the same affability of manners,
the same punctual attention to the minutiz of busi-
ness, and the same regard for worth and talent which
have so long favourably distinguished the character
of his Royal Brother.

Saturday afternoon the Duchess'. of YORK left
York House, St. James's Palace, for her seat at Oat-
lands. • Her Royal Highness had been in town since
Tuesday.
Yesterday afternoon, soon after three o'clock, the
Duke of YORK arrived at York House, St. James's
Palace, from Woburn Abbey, where his Royal High-
ness had been on a visit to the Doke of BEDFORD
since Tuesday evening.
The Marquis WELLESLEY has returned to Devon-
shire from Richmond. His Lordship's return to town
is quite uncertain.
THE QUEEN'S WILL.—The only individuals who
have inspected her late MAJFSTY.9 Will tie the
PRINCE Rnotsr, the Duke of YORK, the Mulles; of
GLOUCZSTER, the Princess ALCI STA, and Sir JOHN
/sheoLt, the Judge of ;the Prerogative Court. The
reason assigned for the delay is, that they have not
taken an account of the property.
CanuroN-HoesE.—To give additional space for
the new improvements, the buildings next St. James's
Park will be removed ; the milk walk will be taken
in, and the whole of the space parallel with the
great gun, next the Ranger's Lodge. The • avenue
through Spring-gardens will be kept open for the
accommodation of the Public ; and the passage from
New-street, Spring-gardeas. The screen of columns
now occupying the front of Carlton House„ will be
removed into the rear. The stables will be removed,
and the horses and carriages transferred to the King's
Mews, which has lately been repaired and beautified.
COVENT GARDEN ThEATtra.--The new Comedy
increases in effect by repetition., On Saturday night
it was received with much approbation throughout.
DRCRY-LANE.—The Tragedy of Brutus IS still
uncommonly attractive, and may now be fail), said
to have become a standard Play.
OLYMPIC Tima•rnr..—The entertainments at this
elegant little 'Theatre are nightly attended by crowds
of fashion ; and it is but common justice to observe
that this pleasant place of public amusement most
richly merits the distinguished success with which
the meritorious exertions of the Manager are so
signally crowned. Among the recent fashionable
visitors we noticed—

Lady Craddock, Lord Alvanlcy, Lord Donelly, Lord
sington, Earl of Yarmouth, General ;Mead, Sir WI Con-
grove, General Fawcett, General Dowers, thlajor Williams,
Captains Brooke, iiittouldbant,
As a proof of the extraordinary mildness of the
season.' until the recent frost, a gentleman of Oxford
had a fine dish of strawberries and raspberries pre-
senteol to him for a desert on Wednesday, which
were gathered from the natural ground the day pre-
ceding,

BRIGHTON, DECEMBER 19.

.- 'The Patna REGENT has not apps in
fine/ his at-Ilya. The circle at the Pavilion
dually increasing : it is, at preser.; funned
following distinguished pers•lnagos
Tao Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford, the Xi
licadtort, the bliu:quis of Clolmorkky, the Esti
Lord Viscount Carltem, Lord and Lady Williun oB
•njamio and lady Bloomfield, Sir William lien a,
mend Nagle, Cokmol Thornton, Colonel Whatky cd4
appointed Groom of the Bcdchaniber, atid Hee. F.
The Earl of YARMOUTH and Mr. CROZZI,
returned to the Pavilion at the commencement •
week, again left it for London, on Thursday.
Music. which possesses a potent power to •
and animate the mind, is again beard, is ;
richoess of science, at the Pavilion.
Lord ROBERT SEYMOUR is shordy expel
join the Pavilion party.,

His Grace the Duke of WELLIsTuros and
CASTLEITIAGAI are arrived in town from Pith
their landing at Dover they were both saluted!
Battery on the Heights.
The basis, of 16 guns, arrived at Ponsinmt
Saturday afternoon, from St. John's, Newfound!,
left the Island on the 2Gth ult. No news..—'n
.FRANCIS DRAKE" (Captain BOWKES,) basis
flag of Sir CMARILLS HAMILTON, was strippil
TAMAR, Honourable Captain GORDON, and C,
stow, Lieutenant GLASSCOCK, were also to
there. Captain TocEst, late of the Luisa,
home in thi Dunicr.. •
Rear-Ari►iiral the Hod. Sir IlcssT Butt
Bart. is said to be appointed to succeed Rear,
ral Sir RI6IARD KIND in the naval commas
East Indies, and either the MkLVILLt orWst
will be commissioned at this pc.rt, by Capt.Ci
RICHARDSON, C. B. to receive the Admin.;
and convey him to India.

On Thursday, the Bet art.:o, of 19 gang,
HUN X, sailed with Nlaih ,or St. Helena, the I
lattritius, Trincomalee, and Bengal. D. ill
WCOLSOUGII, for the Naval Holital at the
Good Hope, went out passengers by her.
We have receis ed otne numbers of the
Ga7.4-fte, and although they are not dated h
ere 30th N.,vc.,ntbet, they are curious, beta,.
are the first that for a long time have cor.tai
information from South America. They
for the latent dates that have reached London:
" ulnas,
es The varieu s Corps of the State are eager to offer tt
titer congratulations en the occession of the pregnanc
Qvcsq, by the celebration of religious cerernotio for '
delivery ; her 14/14StT has advanced to her ninth m.
several days past the Diplomatic Corps have -
to be in rendines to attend at a moment's notice.

" h.ot been said here, during these few dad.
armed hands, which are committing excesses in the
Andalesia a7.d Estramadura. It is even asserted, th
tatimerocs enough to go into the villages and demand
nese bands. are principally comptard of soldiers,
fear of embarkingfor America has induced to desert
If we may rely. upon the authority of several letter
felo,os who had been sentenced to th: galleys, and wIR
der escort from Cadiz to C'euta, had been attacked
bands, which succeeded in liberating several of them.'

Upon the subject of the cruel and
Aproject for raising the Price of bread, we
happy to give the following Report of that t
spectable body of the Nobility and Gentry
kittgrdom, called the Bath and West of Engl.'
cultural Society
" The Annual Meeting of this most respectable
'told on Monday and Tuesday last. (In the former
B. Lrrnmitoce presided. 'The correspondence wi
JASON HOSMOCU, the late, and withxlv. Marquis of
the new President, was read, and thanks voted to t
his polite acceptance of the office. By the Minute'
ciety Meeting of November, ir appeared that the
Subscribers were 525, from which deducting those it
4.50 actual Subscribers. After reading the corm;
various contributors, a great deal of discassion tool
spotting altering some of the suks. After dinner,
Gluons addressed the tort; any on the subject of the
the Qccupiers of the Land. He sincerely hoped that d
would not be entertained by the Society, if it we
forward it would meet with his most decided eppo•i•
could not concur 1:1 a measure, which, however it w
aligned to promote his own personal interests, south
enhe Agriculturist at the expense of th." other LIZSfi
A similar declaration was made by Mr. Sroevra,
ceived with appbuss. •

Wednesday la-A, an Undergraduate Cc
bridge, without any previous traiairg, eta: fur a tot
started at the one-mile none on the Dy.road, to p...
miles in four hours fair welling, which tee ac omplished
amp-watch in three tours, 17 minutes, 10 seconds, an'
ether in three !mart, e 7 raMetet, 2 seconds. He wal'
eleventh milestone ar.d b .ch, beit:g iSO miles, with
Cage of a vey thick fog. The list mile was perform
minutes and a few azcoods. elboui the ittia rr.lle
elerably exhausted, but after a few minutes re:or
and walked in, the last few handrail yards, not a: all distrto!
at the rate of ve:y nearly srreat miles an boor.
lhirsur(se five.—Yesterilay morning, at ant half-tor
o'clock, an alarming fire broke out in the h of Y
loekimith and bell.ban-er, No. 13, Green Art ter
Bailey, which extended hself with great rapielli,.
having been awake by the strong smell cf ere, irnst
arose front his lied, .iud I ...oersted up stairs to aseerzhi
proceeded from. • On arriving at the landing place 2 hr.%
of names rubbed out upou him front the seceraddoor ape-1
occepied by an old man. M:. Neil instantly ren aa.'.
his first pr.:caution was to go and alarm his family, who
as!ee2, but who got lip and snuglie refer in the hest
rwitilitmer. The Are by that trite bad extended itself
fury ; the flames communicated to the bodice of Mr. (reit
No. 14, and the back premises were coon destroy( et.
in the upper part of Mr. Neii's house aelry ;woke, tot e
most naked on the top of the house, anal ',reaped with their
by getting through the lofts of the adjoining house. litunrsh
afterwards the Eames caught the house of Mr. Wahets, a:
12. By this time the engines fortunately attired, d
plentiful supply of water. They played for a toluielerlde
bat the fire board with such fury, that about eight iichal
roof of the house wire re it broke oat f:11 in situ a irvalCD
crash, and the adjoining home was much injured. The w
of use furniture in Mr. Nell's house was destiowwi, When
'names were got under, every search was made after eh;
nun who occupied the apartments in which els: fire broke
but he erred nut be found, and as soon as pos..ible *a are
comntenced digging in search Of the body, Ishii!t the .• a e
time found, burnt in a dreadful manner. The aator.aute
ceased was a native of Germany ; he mewed is the above b
for a number of years, and although pout:wed of a weak
property, lived Us the must abject state of penury, tot
allowiiii; himself the common necessaries of life. 1k Weis i
habit of goie.g about the Street selling Mallattl, .13:11 perklL
bones and other things from the kennel. Oil his return I
(maw( expense) be would nuke a fire el pirces of Wt 3.4;
lid of a saucepan, and would thus sa for sonic time piree.
going to Itc+lt lie bad dewe this on Saturday night. au
putting it out carefully, some papers caught fire, the
proceeded to his bed, Bills were found in his pocket to 1,
amount, and other articles of value were is his vat-lowa.
days ago he lent a frieud and it is supposed a cenie,
sum is destroyed. The firemen are actively employed in
of finding it. Several bills were found in the rote
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DOVER, DECEMBER It
NPd this morning the king esedrge' Captain
3,1, with a Mail and passengers, for Calais ;
the Lord i)one'an packet, with a Mail and pas-
as, for Ostend. Arrived this afternoon the Chi-
packet, Captain Rurrint, with Lord and
cortsartaciii, and Lord CLARWILLIARI, froth
The Chichester left Calais .yesterday atter-
-35d at nine last night, in a sudden squall, kr-r
,orit was carried aviay, which accident occa-
her being so long on her passage ; and weto Add, that the Mate, Ar. RUTTER, a very fine,
• man, in assisting teselear away the wreck, had
broken.--Lord CASTLBREAOII was saluted
tattery on the Heights on his landing ; and
ring dinner at the Ship Inn, set of far town.
:mina 20.—Arrived last night the Defence,'
I ADAMS 1 and a French paelcet,frorn Calais,
vangers. His Grace the Duke of Wraaarro-
-0 suite, landed here this Morning from the
Namur packet, trader a salute, and set off for
it
tour this afternoon. Arrived this afternoon
oc:as Charlotte packet, Captain HatLawos,
Mail and passengers, from Ostend ; ilio the
gar, Captain HARE; and the Favourite, Cap-.
'own, from ..Calais, with passengers; Sailed
aa, Capt. WATSON, for Calais; with passengers.
DEAL, DECEMBER 20.
Ind S.W. Yesterday, came down from the River
remains, the Baring, LAMB, for New South
,; Dawson, Doassza, for Madeira, &c.—both
tiro ships touched au the llrake Sand, but came
itimet damage; the Marianna, for Cuostantino-
arrived to-day. Arrived and sailrifcktbe River,
lora, CLARK, from Lisbon ;
flaw, from Smyrna,&c. ; and several more,
,
s unknown). down froth the River, the
d Eagle, Glass, for Lisbon ; Amelia, Jam as ;
BLACK, for St. Michaels ; George, WHYTE, for
Jots. Traveller, BENNETT ; Mary, PHILLIPS,
lavannah ; Pomona, BEROEMDGE, for Alicant ;
remain in the Downs with the rest of the out-
1-bound, as per last.
RAMSOATE, bECEMBER 20.
and SW.--Came in several vessels for shelter.
NEWHAVEN, DECE\ BElt 20.
ne barge William and Sarah, SWAINS, of Lon-
ran on shore on this Bar to-day at noon, and
after sunk—crew saved. The vessel would
foundered at sea, had not the crew run her on
:easel and cargo expected to be lost.
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 20.
ITUld6.W.—yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship
3, from Newfoundland; Union, Tuomasots,
Landon for Africa; and to-day arrived the
of York, Frattsos, from St. Michael's ; Tan-
PARROTT, from Genoa—put under quarantine;
PERFLET, from Amsterdam. for Belfast ; Inte-
-1 Fox, (transports,) from Ireland ; and several
vessels. The Retrench, Frorr, reported as
remains.
COWES, DECRaIBFR to.
Arrived the American ship Mary and Susan, CUR.
from Batavia, for orders ; out 110 days.
FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 111: •
Wind from W. to N.—The Prince Ernest packet,
Lisbon, and Countess of •ChichPster packet, for
Mediterranean, are gone into the Roads.
• PENZANCE, DECEMBER is.
The slodp Bmilyi:which sunk near the Rundle-
' is gone le•pieealt a small part of the cargo is
and lodged in the Custom-house. All the
iris/bound vessels put in here, sailed yesterday, ex-
Jane, from Bristol to London.
PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 19.
Came in his Majesty's ship SPARTAN, from Cork.
MlLDffitn, DECEMBER, 18.
Arrived at our quarantine station the brig Nep-
AssoLome, from Smyrna, for Bristol-, with
&c. clean Bill' of Health. Sailed from thence
October, left loading for London the Aurora of
port ; the Darling an. of London, arrived there
•11 the \Vest Indies, unloading her cargo ; also the
of Hastings, waiting for st freight, all well.
in AssoeomE reports that Smyrna is perfectly
ay. Spoke his Majesty's ship CYRUS on the
instant, in lat. Fail. long. 73. W. running for
::•.; also Louisa, LEWIS, from Poole, for Liverpool;
NEALL, from London, for Whitehaven ; Po,
Amos, from Yarmouth, for Liverpool ; Dutch
'iraclit Young NithOLIS, JOHNSON, from Ostend,
Liverpool, with a large fleet coastwise ;• also the
icket, with Mails, from Waterford ; and the
.?py revenue cute , from Plymouth.—The
follos-
i.= vessels have sailed :
The Leicester packet, for Waterford; Lively, Griffiths, for
?olio; Mentor, Thomas, from Glasgow, for London ; Leopold,
frron Bayonne, for Bristol ; Henry, Kendal, from Li-
L'?vol, for Wilmington ; Q,ueensherry, Shannon, from Duni-
!" for Bristol ; Dadder. Deer, from Waterford, for Ports-
:nth; and Hope, Humphreys, from Bilboa, for Bristol.
The Bee, RICHARDS, from Chepstow, with timber
• the Dock-yard, having discharged her cargo, In
.ring down the River without ballast, was upset in
pall ; by the assistance of a great number of
cats she has been towed into the Pill, and is now
king on her beam-ends ; very fortunately none of
Ca crew were drowned.
DWZNEER 9.—The Freeling packet has just ar-
rived with the Mail and passengers, from Waterford.
CUSTOM-HOUSE,-LONDON, DECEMBER 19.
53" s ENVERM, IinrAILDS•ThC Deux Frires. Quedena; the
faitte and Litarlotte axis • and the Dauntless. Edwards,
fr.= Antwerp ; Heart of Oak:Nicholson, front Riga ; Friends-
do?, Bah, from Dort; Vogt, Bowden, from Harlingen ; the
,fr•ge Hendrik, Groot; Glustaf Frederik, Spaanderman; Iluit
; and Industrie Duyvanboden, from Hotter-'
`kit; Boston, Stennett, and Isabella, Dishpan, from Tonniogen.
forum Ourwarins—The Johannes, Matzen, for Elsincur ;
Ittsi Cesar, Luck-le, for Demerara; Marshal Blucher, Cook,
!altr...burga; Friends, sparrow, for Havre; William, Johns,:
Lau;: ; Claremont Gaddeur, for Jamaica; and Waterloo,
W tar Trieste.
am Ourwarins—John 'Buschman, Gauntktt, for Trini-
'°.4; Kate, Ross, for Mogadore ; Aboyne, Leslie, for Trieste ;
merge Calming, Gould,mith, for Cayenne ; Ann, Matthews,
„. Thomas's; Archimedes, Pratt, for Vigo; Lufer, Pih, for
14.6r-4ca; Mensi, Davis, end Alexander, Anderson, for Leghorn.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
The Edgar (the Dictator in company), for the Hussar, Flink,
Pal Lakeren, Danish gun-boats, this day, at Mr. Harris's, Mill-
a sec, • recalled there every Wednesday and
14'Lay for three months.i

The Vrow Gesina, DICK, from Amsterdam to
put into Harwich yesterday, with loss of an
anchor and cable.

The RACOON v►as paid off at Portsmouth on Sa-
naday, and laid up in ordinary.

CBE ARMY.

Monday last a fine body of men passed ihrotilh
Sheri-lel& recently discharged from the 95th Re*
meet. at Sunderland, on their route to London, hav-
ii.,.t• re-enlisted in the Ist Grenadier Guards.
fh 35th Regiment is under route to march from
Brighton to Portsmouth, to embark for Ireland, The
9',)th is to replace them. •
The 25th, 39th, and 91st Regiments, sailed on Sa-
turda,j - from Portsmouth. in five transports. for Cork.
istli, for the same destination, embarked also.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 31st Re-
giment of Foot marched into Chelmsford, from Col-
chester and Harwich, on their route to Chatham and
Sheerness.
Monday, the 2d, or Queen's Bays, landed at Wa-
terford, from Bristol, and have proceeded to replace
the stations of the late ‘2(,th Light Dragoons.
The remainder of the 43d Regiment landed it•
Cove on 'Monday.
Sunday se'nnight six transports with troops arriied
is Cork, from Plymouth.
The 9d Dragoons are daily expected at Cork.
The 20th Light Dragoons were disembodied, at
Caber, on Friday sennight—their arms and ammu-
nition were lodged in the Clonmel Ordnance Stores,
and camp equipage with the Assistant Commissary.
The transports for the reception of the '2lst. Regi-
ment, actually at Portsmouth, and the 4th, sth, and
9th, now at Winchester, are expected to be ready in
about a week. These Regiments are all destined for
the West Indies.
Saturday the 51th Regiment marched into Gos-
port and Haslar Barracks, previous to embarking for
'the Cape of Good Hope. One Company of this Re-
giment now forms the garrison of Heligoland,
whence they may be daily expected, as a Company
of a Regiment in the North of England is gone to
relieve them.
The regular garrison of Portsmouth, after the pre-
sent embarkations are completed, will be—lst Bat-
talion Rifle I:•.•igade, stationed at Gosport ; 79th Re-
giment, at Portsmouth ; and the 33d, at Hilsea.
Tuesday the Depots of the 71st and 79th Regi-
ments marched from Edinburgh Castle, under the
command of Captain CAMPBELL, and embarked at
Leith for Gravesend. The Depot of the 79th joins
its' Regiment at Chichester, and that of the 71st joins
the Regiment at Nottingham. The Depots of the
70th, 7'2d, 74th, 75th, and 92d Regiments, remain
lin the Castle.
Friday, the detachments of the slth Regiment,
'which arrived the preceding week from Warrington,
marched for Southampton. The whole Regiment
will shortly embark at Gosport for the Cape of Good
Hope.
• ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGR
The usual half-yearly public examination took
place at the Royal Military College, at Sandhurst,
previous to the separation of the Establishment for
the Christmas vacation, and continued for two days,
before the Board of Commisioners of the Institution,
viz. Lieutenant-General Sir HARRY CALVERT, Bart.
the Adjutant-General ; Lieutenant-General Hon Sir
A. Hope, G.C.B. the Governor; Lieutenant-General
Sir H. (lutes, Bart.; Major-General Sir J. W. GOR-
DON, Bart the Quarter-Master•General ; Colonel
BUTLER, the Lieutenant-Governor; Colonel Sit H.
DOUGLAB, Bart. Inspector-General of Instruction, &c.
After the military inspection of the Battalion of
Gentlemen Cadets on the first morning, between 30
and 40 of the young. Gentlemen appeared for cap.
mination in the various branches of the Collegiate'
instruction--and the following of that number, who
passed in a very distinguished manner in the regular
course of studies, • Mathematics, Fortification, &c. &c.
were recommended to the COMMANDER4N-CI(IEF to
receive Commissions, viz.
Gentleman-Cadet Under-Officer Down!.
G.:ntleman-Cadet Under-Officer liwriza.
Gentleman-Cadet Under-Officer Anxrre.
Otutleman-Cadet L.-Corporal I%.l,:tLey.
Gentleman-Cadet Rnemze.
Gentleman-Cadet HALtrrn.
Gentleman-Cadet Or.ruenrs.
Gentleman-Cadet TAvLOR.
The Board marked their approbation of the supe-
rior merits of the two first, Under-Officers Bow Es.
and BUTLER, by awarding them Certificates of the
first qualification.
Besides' these Gentlemen, other classes acquitted
themselves, highly to their credit, in examinations
upon General History, French, German, English
Composition, &c.

Captain Joirs Ross, recently commanding the Ex-
pedition employed on a Voyage of Discovery to the
Arctic Circle, has been promoted to the rank of Post
Captain.
Capt. CHARLES BURROUGHS SrRONG is appointed
to the command of the -MortutAsA sloop, fitting out
for sea at Chatham.
The Wxs„.Captain HARPER, arrived from foreign
service, has been paid off and dismantled at Chatham.
The DEE, Captain S. CHAMBERS, returned from
Halifax, is paid off at Chatham, and as soon as her
defects are made good, is to be re-commissioned.
The TYRIAN, Captain FELrx, returned from the
Jamaica station, has been paid off.
The Rostrum, Captain PFAKE, at Portsmouth, will,
be paid off next week, all standing, and re-commis.
sinned by Captain WILLIAM HENDRY, for the home

service.
A learned Rabbi, roamed LEVI JUDA GLOOMY, died
at Utrecht the 4th instant, in the 103 d year of his age.
Tuesday ovening, the 10th instant, T. Morris, a
shepherd, found the body of a person murdered, at
Pant y Bwlch, in the parish of Llanhedr. The de-
ceased was about five feet four inches high, dark,
hair, and about 20 years old. A razor was discovered
near the spot where the deceased was found.
ACCIDENT.—Saturday, about one o'clock, the
driver of the Portsmouth Mail, was, by a sudden
jerk, thrown off the box, about four miles the other
side of Guildford. The guard endeavoured, in vain,
by climbing over the roof, to get hold of the reins,
as they were dragging on the road. On returning to
his dickey, he also fell out. .The horses ran for three
miles, when they met the Portsmouth night-coach,
and their heads were turned against a bank. The
guard soon came back on horseback, another coach-
man was procured, and the mail arrived safe in town.
One inside passenger who jumped out, was taken up
without injury. The mail.coachman came to town•
in the afternoon ;" :either be nor the guard were
much hurt.

£4o' nvrELLiciptcv.
v.lcsarOzentotrs COURT„DECgtentft f 9.
• BLENIITIIit ESTATh.
Via ATTORNEY-GENERAL, AT THE RELATION OF TIM
MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD AND THE HON. AGAR,
ELLIS, 0. MS GRACE THE DUKE Or MARLEOHMIOII.
Counsel on both sides having been herd, this day
▪ The VIOE-CiANCELLOR delliered his judgment.
gie referred to the Acts of Parliament passed in the
'trign of Queen Anne, for vesting Blenheim-house and
vits domains is the Duke of Marlborough, as a mark
of gratitude of the country, and a reward for his
achievementS. He considered that the linii-
,ta•
tioni in these Acts of Parliament left in the Doke
of Marlborough the absolute ownership of the pro.
perty, subject only to the disability of levying fines or
recoveries, with a view to its alienation, or settlement,
different from the.course adopted by the Legislature.
All that had been done by Parliament was for the
purpose of preventing the possessors of Blenheim-'
palace from injuring or defeating the rights of their
successors. It did not lessen a single incident belong-
ing to the rights of the possessor. It left him, as a
tenant in tail, in the enjoyment of the common and
statute law rights belonging to a tenant in tail, with
the exception, that he was not to have the power of
levying fines, or recovering, or doing any act tending
to alienate the property. The Legislature, therefore,
left the then and every subsequent Duke of Marl-
borough, absolute owner of the timber. It gave him
the authority which the law gave to every tenant in
tail, in the same manner as if he was the absolute
owner in fee-simple. Thus, observed his Honour, it
would stand if he looked only to the Acts of Parlia-
ment ; but it had been said, that there was some ju-
risdiction in a Court of Equity which called on it to
interfere with the Acts of Parliament, and to controul
the legal incidents of property which the common
law bestowed on tenants in tail who were deprived of
the power of alienation, This seemed to him a very
singular proposition. If a tenant in tail had by law
a right to enjoy a property with certain incidents,
how, he would ask, could a Court of Equity deprive
a tenant in tail of those incidents which belonged to
his property ? If the law made the tenant in tail ab-
solute owner of the timber, was it possible to be con-
tended, that the Judge of a Court of Equity had a
right to make a new law ? A Cosirt of Equity cool('
never affect to entertain such a principle—a Court of
Equity could not entertain a principle which would
destroy a legal right. It was impossible any princi-
ple should exist in a Court of Equity which entitled
the Judge to contravene those incidental advantages
which the law cast upon a legal ownership of pro-
perty. It was consequently not upon any such gene-
ral principle this Court could be called upon to inter-
fere ; but whatever objection there might be to the
power of controuling the incidents of a tenant in tail
upon abstract principle, yet, if he found a long course
of precedents on the records of the Court, sanctioned
by common consent, and the authority of
.different
Judges, and that such a jurisdiction had been uniformly
exercised, it would not be his duty to inquire whether
the principles upon which such precedents were
founded could be sustained. Whatever he might
think of such principles, he must be hound by them
It had been pressed upon the Court that there had
.been a, course of precedents which proved that the
plaintiffs were entitled to the relief they prayed. The
remaining part of the duty of the Court was to exa-
mine whether there were such precedents—it' there
were, be must adopt them, whatever he might think
Of theni. Had the course of precedents been uninter:
rupted, whatever might have been his opinion a the
usurpation of a Court of Equity, he shoald have ad-
hered to them; for it would be too late fur him to
attempt to correct the principle on which they were
founded ; that was a matter only to be referred to the
Legislature. The great body of cases consisted of
those respecting tenants for life, without impeach-
iment of waste ; and .certainly this Court never would
permit a person to whom the original grantor of an
estate had given its temporary pos;:ession, the power
of injuring, or rendering it less beneficial to those
who were to enjoy it atter him.. The question was,
did that furnish any principle that was applicable to
the present case? The question in the present. case
was not one which called upon the Court to construe
the will of a grantor, but it was whether a Court of
Equity could controul the principles of common
and deprive the Duke of Marlborough of those legA
incidents which, by the common and statute law, he
had a right to enjoy. He was decidedly of opinion,
therefore, that the precedents referring to tenants for
life, had no applicaLility whatever to this case. His
Honour then adverted at some length to the prece-
dents with reference to the cases respecting the tights
of tenants in tail after possibility of isue being ex-
tinct, and the in cases- of ecclesiastical preferments.
He should have had great ditii, fifty in support-
ing the principles of some of the decisions. It
appeared to him that notwithstanding any of such
decisions, his interference upon the present occasion
to restrain the defendant would amount to a Legisla-.
tive act on his part ; for supposing the cases which
had been referred to in the course of the arguments
at the bar, to have acquired that current of audio.
rity which would bind him in that case, it was clear
that they could have no application to this subject.
The question was this—was the Duke of Malibu-
rough a tenant for life by provision of law ? Ile was,
100 tenant for life, but he was a tenant in tail, having
descendible estate, and all the legal incidents
which belonged to that charater. Ile was therefore
clearly of opinion, that this Court had no jurisdiction
to interfere, with the legal ownership of the Duke of,
Marlborough. It had been said that this estate, which
was a national monument, would, by the exercise of,
the right insisted on by the defendant, be at the
mercy of every successor. Arguments, ab incoitve,
vienti, were of importance, when a • Court was con-
sidering the intention of the author of a grant. or
when there was any doubt as to the intention of the
grantor ; but when there was no doubt, when the
words were too plain to be misunderstood, argu--
ments of inconvenience amounted to nothing. In
this case he was of opinion .the construction of the j
statutes under which•the Dukes of Marlborough en-1
joyed Blenheim-house and lands, were clear and dis-
tinct, and the argument of inconvenience ought to
have no weight. Amopg other things, it had been
said, that the Duke of Marlborough might to-morrow
lay the whole of this estate waste, and reduce this
noble mansion and spacious domains to a barren
heath. True, he might do so. He ,deried art un-

' controulAble tide from the tegislanre; he might do
what he pleased with the. property, with the excep-
tion of alienating it.. Why did the Legislature leave
`him at liberty to do so ? The Legislature had un-
doubtedly reposed confidence in the illustrious Doke
of Marlborough, the first object, of-its gratitude and
bounty, and intended the same confidence should be
reposed in all succeeding Dukes of Marlhosough,
that they would deal with the property as became
their rank and dignity; awl was it for a Court of
Equity to recall that confidence which the Legisla-
ture had thought fit to bestow Undoubtedly not.
Inconvenience was an argument often fairly addres-
sed to a Court, but the Legislature had itself calcu-
lated on those feelings which belonged to all great
and good minds; they had considered that the future
possessors of Blenheim would feel a pride and sal
honour in maintaining that national monument which
was a tribute by the country to their illustrious pre-
dece.6or, and it would not be supposed that the pre-
' sent Duke of Marlborough would so far forget what
was due to his honour as to deal improperly with this
property.—Judgment for the defendant. .

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER IS.
DEFAMATION—DEAN r. PURKISS.
Mr. Marrow opened the case, and Mr. GURNEY
stated the facts to the Jury. The plaintiff is a trades-
man in Little Chelsea, and the defendant is a publi-
can. The action was brought to recover compensa-
,tion in damages for slanderous expressions used by
defendant. The defendant, it appeared. had lost some
pigs, and on the morning of the 3d of September
hut, was proceeding to Mary-la.honne watch-house,
Ito make some enquiries on the subject, when he over-
took the plaintiff, who was in company with several
other persons. They all went into a public-house
together, and the defendant, without any previous
observations, accnsed the plaintiff of having stolen
his pigs, adding, that if he did not steal them, he
had received them. A friend of the plaintiff's, who
was present, expostulated with the defendant on 'the
imprudence as well as injustice of using such expres-
sions ; but instead of apoingizing he repeated his as-
sertions. The same evening the plaintiff, in coen-
pany with, some of those persons who had. been pre-
sent in the morning, called upon the defendant, and
represented to him the injary which his words were
likely to do the plaintiff, aild acquainted him that
unle•is he retracted them an action would be brought
against him. Instead, however, of retracting his es,
pressions, he pertinaciously persisted in them. Under
these circumstances the plaintiff, for the vindication
of his character, deemed- it necessary to take pro-
ceedings against him, and to seek that reparation it
a Court olijustice which he could not obtain by pri•
vase means.
• John Cook was called to support the statement,
be deposed that he was on the Fulham road on the
3d of September, in company with the plaintiff. They
were overtaken by the defendant, and they all went
into the Queen's Elms public-house, where the defer
dant, addressing himself to the plaintiff, said, ?I'm
stole my Trigs ; and if in case you did not steal them,
you know then; that did, and you had them after.
wards."—Samuel Shaylor was also called to pree:e
the slanderous expressions : but upon comparing the
testimony given with the words alleged to have been
spoken in the declaration, they did not agree; and ;
consequence the plaintiff was nonsuited.
SMITH V. OUYAT.
Action to recover damages for an assault. The
plaintiff drives the Regulator coach to Bristol t the
defendant is a coachman als6. In the month of Or
toter the-plaintiff was sitting at supper in tht kitdten
of Gerard's-hall Inn, when the defendant came
and used foul language ; took the meat off the plat
Tiff's plate, and threw in his face; he then shove,.
the plaintiff against the sink, and spit in his face.—
The defendant did not prove any irivrediate pro-
edtiorl, and the Jury found aoirdict agaenst him.
Damages Os.
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
WALDEORAVE V. RIGfNOLD.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Sts—The moment I had been examined yesterday, I left .
Cowl, igd war after.vards informed that some aoimadversknis
fell fram the judge on my-attending to give evidence aghast
my father, which was presently followed by his stating that he ha/
karnt with satisfaction that l had not come forward willingly.
As this lacer statement is omitted in the Newspaper Reports,
it has been thought needful that I should explain the facts.
I first knew of the Cause by its being mentioned n few
ago In a letter from my father, and the day after that ler
reached me, I was served by Mr. Cuter, the Plaintiff's ACI
racy, with a subpoena. He told me that the fact be wanted
to sp:ak to, was, that when I had seen a luaraity of the pay
!complained of lying at my father's office in Bridge street, I a.
requested the clerk to put them aside, and take an early oppoi
sanity of destroying them. This was true, but not seeing ms
self haw it could be of importarce in the cause, I begg,
that I rot be called, and he promised to oblige me in-
if he could. When the triarearne on I was attending epidis
I meeting at the City of London Tavern, and allowed a sceor,
and peremptory manage to come from' Mr. Carter before
ulbeyed kis summons.
On entering the Court I went to him, and begged he w0...1
stifr:r me to ask his Counsel wh,nher my evidence might nor
dispensed with, which he readily consumed to, but on app
to 11r. serjeant Lens, he told me 1 must stay. It was its •
"fence of toy having made this inquiry, that I stood near ,
Militant Counsel, when Mr. Fgrsant Copley rose to cross-e
mine rne and this drew from him his first esclarnatic-c,
question, if it was possible th:it I could he there conducting.,
Leslie agaidst my father? 'Slat r was there was meet pahaft
ttly own feelings, and it is scarcely less so that there should !
beta a necessity for me to revive the abject
byG this explain.:
I am, Ste. Ste. THOS. BINOLD,
t St. Paul's Corea-house. Dec, 19, 11011.
SAiIaEURY, Dec. 15.—e1l kinds of Grain to-da:
were on the decline.. 'Our Market was abundantl'
supplied.
noway, Dr.C. le.—Our Market was well
plied. Wheat very plenty, and on the decline. •
CORN-EXCHANGE, MANN-LANE, DEC. et.
Our Market was well supplied with Wheat
morning from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, eiclusi'
a very cOnsi.derable quantity that remained over
last week's arrivts from the above counties, besides
large arrivals from abroad, and having but little
inand, the sales were exceedingly heavy at a decl
of 2s. per quarter from last Monday's prices.
English Barley is Is. per quarter cheaper, but the
ferior qualities could not be got off at •2s. per qr
under the prices of this day week. Meats, Peas,
Oats are 2s. per quarter lower.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. SI.
Beef .......4s OS to Ss- 04 I Veal' St od to
Mutton... ..5s Od to Gs sd I Pork ss od to
Beasts 5100—Calves tee—Sheep and Lambs 13600—figs
HAY AND STRAW PER Limn.
Hay...... Os to Os 1 straw ....l5 les so 3
C10ver...... o 0e to 9 os &Man ... Os 901 to()

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