Star. — 1830-01-05 (London, England)

ROYSTON V. SIMI.  This was a writ of inquiry directed to the Sheriff of Middlesex, to asseu damages In an action brought by Messrs. W. and J. P. Royston, stationers, of Broad-street, against the defendant, Detlavo Rieke, an Insurance broker, at Lloyd's, (who had suffered judgment to go by default,) to recover the stun of £lB 18s. 9d. for goods sold and delivered. John Brown, a clerk to the plaintiff's, produced their journal, and proved from the entries the sale and delivery of the goods, which were various stamped policies of insurance. The original amount of the debt was £B5 les. 9d. off which, it was admitted, the de. fendant had paid £5. Verdict for the plaintiff for £lllllls. 9d.  The coachman to the Viscount Clive was accidentally killed on Friday. The noble family were attending Divine Ser• vice at Pool church, and the coachman, Dawson, bad brought the canine to the gates leading to the edifice, and woo waking to take up one of the family, when the horses were startled. and galloped off at a furious rate, so as to prevent the coachman controlling them : be was thrown from the box, and killed. Verdict— Accidental Death.  Thursday a large quantity of the cliff to the eastward of the town of Hastings fell, and proved destructive to several pigstyes underneath, killing nine hogs, some of which were valuable, and chiefly belonging to poor persons. A few days since, a poor man, of the name of Eve, who resided at Malden. went out, in company with another person, in pursuit of wild fowl. Eve's companion remained on board the larger boat, whilst the unfortunate man put Wields his canoe. He was seen at a considerable distance from the boat, but his companion conjectured that be came in contact with some floating lee, and was upset, as the canoe has since been picked up, but Eve is supposed to have met a watery grave.—Cleieseerd Chevisiele. Saturday evening a violent outrage was committed at North Bradley, Wiltshire, by four men, who entered the premises of Mr. A. Binle, an elderly farmer, two of them by the back way, overpowering and threatening an old man and boy there; and the other two by the front door, knocking down the femme with bind. genus, and seriously bruising and lacerating his bend. lad would very probably have murdered as well as plundered linstibpt for the courageous resistance made by his servant girl. This Web, seised a pitchfork, attacked the mem, and giving en derere, Idling mat loudly the names of some men " to bring the gum se4 *est the villains who were murdering her master " Obliged tbeitMllfts mei to decamp ; but they have hitherto escaped' detection, aftbeasliseme are suspected. Mr. Bison and the parish of Bredletbmiedliewd SO guineas reward for their discovery and conviction; ittt that An should at once bestow some suitable reward on the heroic girl. A truly melancholy accident happened in Wheal Rock Mine, in the parish of St. Agnes, on Wednesday last, to a fine youth, aged fourteen, named John Tregea, who, just before be had commenced working, was literally immured by the falling of a and7fty in that situation until the Friday night after, notwithstanding the unceasing exertions of as many miners as could be employed in the mean time to extricate him. When taken out, he presented a shocking spectacle, being mangled in a most dreadful manner. The greatest praise is due to the agents on the aim as well as to the men, fur the seal they manifested on the occasion, which was attended with 'the greatest danger. Sucking Instance of a person being so long buried in a mine has very rarely occarred.-Comma Gamete. EXTRAOADIN ARY Hooso--The immense hogs bred and fed by W. Creel/lord, Req. at his farm near Newmark" was slaughtered last we A, sad weighed 67 st. alb (isorseman's weight) which is equal to 117 stone London butcher's weight, or 94i1b..... Another hog was killed last week at Walwortb, welghlog RS st.l or 6561 b.