Star. — London, England, 1818-01-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. is DAY. NAILS •It R. DIM • RA. 2 0 Lisbon Al 0 ord 2 0 Malta ' 0 I ,v and Jersey 0 1 2 France 1 0 0 Hamburgh 0 5 0 6 Flanders 2 0 ;argh FALMOUTH, JANUARY rs.. W.S.W. to W.N.W.—The Duke of Kent far Lisbon, and the Speedy packet for the Bra :Jo gone into the Roads. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 24. in the Dutch ship Java, bound to the East Indies, PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 25. ird S. W.—Arrived the Shipley, MONCRIEF, Batavia, for orders ; sailed the 12th October, in , an y with the Morley, of London, and an Ame jp and brig, bound to Holland. The Ocean, JoussoN, sailed two days previous for the France. with a cargo. Left at Batavia the vin ships, vit. Experiment, Dacres,Wellington, am. B r oxhorneherry, and Ellagil. The Totham chartered for Europe at seven pounds per ton : ,roxborne)erry and Ellagil were also chartered and load at Sumarango. The Shipley ,spoke he '24th November, off the Cape, the Friendship, London. bound to New South Wales, with con- I ; also the St. Ann, CROSBY, from London to aica—all pi;AL, JANUARY 25.. Elul N.N.W.—Yesterday the wind got round to. Northward, and the whole of the outward-bound ' salnl, except the Queen, FIOTT, which ship re ,. :,, repair her foreyard.—Came down from the :lo Juliana, —, for Batavia; and to-day .2,1 the Louisa, PEARSON, from Messina ; and the k7n. ROBINSOS, from Malta.—Sailed the Queen, I r, for Jamaica. DOVER, JANUARY 24. ig.l N. and moderate.—Sailed this day the. Chi :Lr packet, Captain RUTTER, with a Mail and , :•.gers for Calais, and this evening the Princess :;c.tte, Captain BALLANDS, for Ostend, with a 1 .ulti passengers. Arrived this evening the King Ir,; packet, Captain KING, from Calais. I.lcAitv 25.—Wind W. and moderate.—Arrived I ;naming the Lord Duncan packet, Captain PAs -6 from Ostend, with a Mail and passengers. ' • LIVERPOOL, JANUARY 24. I.7i4ed at Calcutta in 104 days from this port, l;Rages, CLAPHAM. ILFRACOMBE, JANUARY 24 Lord Nelson, MAY, from Cork to Penzance I Falmouth, with a general cargo, was last night into this harbour by a pilot skiff, with loss of mainsail, foresail, and other damage. lIARWICIL ~ ! ed the Prince of Orange packet, with a Mail PORT GLASGOW, JANUARY 23. !lived the Aurora, M‘KINLAY, from Honduras, been fired at, and detained five hours on the November, in lat. '29 N. long. 75 30 W. by. the privateer Mexican Congress, Commodore' ;ek :e, who put on board the Supercargo, Master, ')late of the Spanish brig Madona Mercura, from Martha for Barcelona, which they had cap d two days previous, and sent for Amelia Island. CUSTOM-110USE, JANUARY 24. ens mum Iwwsaos—The John and Elizabeth, Wyatt, n Newport; Margaret, Owen, and Wellington, Davies, Rosen; Try For It, London, from Calais; Vrow Eliza h, Steen, and Freedom, Black, from Ostend ; Neptune, rer, from Teneriffe ; Latona, Lode, from Dernarars; Ro t, Newton, front Memel; Admiral Griffiths, M'Culloch, i Philadelphia; Glory, Pounder, and Brilliant, Pen, from t hrusans—The Po, Cullen, for Calais; and Neptune, &ran t, for Ostend. .e following i s a co py o f a l etter received from tam WHITE, by the owners of the Eli z abeth, th e ture of which by some conv i cts at R o bi n ' s I s l an d pe of Good Hope) has been already mentioned : " Cape of Good Hope, Nov. 15. 'lam sorry to inform you of my misfortune at Cape. On the sth November had completely en in all the oil and whalebone at Cape Town. e 6th, dropped down to Robin's Island, where •I fa to take in all th e o il an d w h a l e b one t h ere. On sith, took in the last of what was in the island— mediately got under weigh to run up towards the Ipe. At four P. xi. came on heavy squalls from the . and E. S. E. It blowed so hard that it was im sible to carry any sail. The wind being a-head, obliged to bear up and run for the island again, anchored there. On the 9th and 10th, still blow very hard from the S. E. unfortunately, at mid ;:t, on the 10th, was boarded very quietly by de ers and convicts belong; to the island, who took watch on deck unawares, and sent them below, ,7e any of the rest of the crew had time to et on - S, a n d t h e y i mme di ate l y put sentries both in the and forecastle, and getting under weigh, cut :41e, and ran to sea with a strong wind to the Myself and Mate made a breach to get companion, but the sentries observing this, .r. , diately fired at us down the companion.,-- ate.ly they missed us, and threatened to mur 7:,yaif and all the crew. They took charge of thing in the ship, and had us all confined as .cners until about six in the morning. Begged of to let us have the boats, which they consented and were put i n t o t h em , w i t h a b out 101bs. of raa and two gallons of water : at this time we were i six or seven leagues from the .land. I asked IC I tor my papers and clothes. They would not me a singl e article, except what was on my nor a single document, and they even took my &c. At ball-past six we left the ship ; the L.,;:.;: r being moderate, which enabled us to get ira s the shore. At Ip. m. reached the island AV. and the next day a sloop of war from Bay went in chace of her ; and there were Lnglidir.lfn among the convicts ; all of them ar.rs and ; they were about 13 or number ; m; self and the crew are detained by licveriv. r unil he sees whether there is any hope ..c..pturin g her, which I think there is not ; the writ finished, else Ishould send it by this .cium.e. The ship was sufficiently ballasted with 'Oil. lam sorry to state that the mate stopped in th‘ reason I cannot tell." THE MARKEM, CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, JANUARY 96, The supply of Wheat, was small this morning from Essex, but a tolerable large quantity being left over from last week's arrivals, and the demand being small, caused dull sale for the finest qualities at last Monday's prices, and a reduction of full 2s. per guar& ter on all other descriptions. Fine Malting Barley is Is. per quarter lower than on this day week, and the inferior qualities are full 2s. per quarter cheaper. Grey Peas are 2s. dearer. In Beans, Oats, and other articles, there is no alteration. CURRANT PRICES ' AS UNDER ENGLISH. Wheat, Kent and Essex Suffolk Small Beans 44. 481 TickU ditto s 44s 76s 94s Oats, Potatoe Ws 381 701 92. - Poland 246 361 Norfolk Rye ?Os 88s I - Fehl 388 448 Flour, per Sack Birley 16s 30$ 75$ 80e 60i 761 40s 461 Wheat, Dantsic 86s 105 s 48. 50s Baltic Red, Hamhro' or 40, 441 Bremen, Brabant red 661 90s .GE PRICES of CO N in'England and Wales, from 50s 50s Malt White Peas - Boilers Grey Pea AVERA the 1 Wheat i. d. 8$ 5 Rapes's-est, per Last R5B £6O ,nu received in the week ended January 17, 1818. Rye. Bsrley. Oats. Beans. Pease. s. d. a. d. a. d. s• d. s. d. 51 7 45 6 27 11 52 1 50 9 . . . The A . verage Price of Sugar . , from the returns made in the week ending the 21st January, 1818, is 495. 54d. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JANUARY 26. To sink the offal—per stone of Sibs. 8eef...... ..... to 4s 4d Veal ss Od to 6s 6d Mutton .. .....4s to 31 6d Pork Beasts 2160—Calves 130—Sheep and Lambs 16,240—Pigs 240. HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD. Hay .is Oa to .E 5 sa St raw Et Is,' to 4 4 ,. 71 Clover 4Osto 6 IOs I Rowen ... 0 00s to oof EDWIL7LCIT, Jac. 21.—Our supply of Wheat was very limited to-day, and 6ne was disposed of on rather better terms than last; but ordinary and inferior were heavy, at former prices; best 445; current 55s to 435. A good supply of Barley, which obtained last prices • best 335 6d ; current 26s to 325. A large supply of Oats, whic h were particularly heavy, and a large quantity re mained unsold ; best, for seed, 32s ; current 255 to 50s ; inferior 9s to 20.. Old Peas and Beans 310 s to 56s ; New, 264 to 80s. Estraus, Jaw: 23—We had a small supply of Grain at oar Corn Market this doy, which may be partly accounted for by the severity of the weather. Good Wheat still scarce, and the demand for the quality offered for sale, very limited. Scene speculators in Irish Flour at 28s to 295. Owing to the low prices for Wheat and Flour, Oats met a more brisk sale, and about 6d per barrel better than last Market ; Oatmeal in better demand, but no alteration in prices. American Flour continues dull, and prices nominal. Whiskey stationary. Liyaaroot, Jaw. 20.—The supply to-day was short in the extreme, but, from the languid state of the Market, it was fully in proportion to the demand. All kinds of Wheat, as well as new Barley, and Malt, were 6d. per bushel loweK; Oats 2d. ; and American Flour, 45 to 5s per barrel. American Flour, 60s to 63. per Bane! of 1961b5. net. Wiwaszsraa, Jaw. 24.—Wheat, 80$ to 925—Barley, 3.5 s to 42s—Oats; 285 to 35s—Bread, 21 2d per gallon. Prraasnum, Jaw. 21.—Wheat, £l9 to £22 per load—Bar ley, 36s to 46s per quarter—Oats, 24s to 295. SALISZURT, Jaw. 20.—Wheat, 58s to 904—Barley 54s to 50s —Oats, 24s to 32s—Beans 60s to 84s. ALIZSIOLD, Jaw. 15.—Wheat, 60s to 861—Barley, 354 to 40s —Oats, 265 to 355. BASIN3STONE, Jaw. 15.—Wheat, 68. to 93s—Barley, 34s to 48s--Oats, Ills to Ills—Beans, 42s to 56s—Bread, 2s otd per gallon. FAIINNAM, Jaw. 15.—Wheat, 70s te 805—Barley, 50s to 445 Beans, 325 to 608—Oats, 981 to 30s—Peas, 40a to 441—Bread, 2.8 2d per gallon. Dxstsas, Jaw. 15.—Whoat, 44s to Soa—Beans, 29. to 39s per sack—Barley, 38. to 584—Oats, 284 tO 51s per quarter. s Friday the remains of the late Right Honourable GEORGE Rosa were brought from Cuffnells, and in terred in the family mausoleum under the Countess of sAusßuity's Chapel, at Christchurch. Accounts from Croxteth have been received, giving the most flattering accounts of the convalescence of the Earl of SEFTON. A bulletin has been published by the medical attendants, stating that his Lordship has had a succession of tranquil nights ; and that, on Friday morning, he was greatly recovered. We are happy to find that the funds for the Relief of our Distressed Seamen and the Suppression of Mendicity continue to increase. Contributions for such purposes seem, indeed, scarcely to require an argument or an exh ortation to promote them. Miss KELLY continues to meet with the most flat , tering approbation in Ireland. " Her Louisa, in The Deserter," says a Dublin Paper, " was as perfect as any thing can be imagined—it was, if possible, supe rior to her Albina, in The Will. In the Play she in troduced a ballad, in which she accompanied herself on the harp; and in the Afterpiece she sung a re markably difficult song—both were encored. Thus, in one evening did this accomplished young Lady display her tragic, comic, vocal, and pantomimic powers; and it is no exaggeration to say, that never I was success more complete' than her's—never were applauses more rapturous—never were they better deserved, or more gracefully acknowledged." Whoever consults a Map of the UNITED STATES will see that Amelia Island and Galvestirain are the most valuable portions of Florida ; therefore it is quite natural to expect that the Americans will be as desirous to obtain those two important Ports, as Ad venturers are to obtain the Three important Prizes of £30,000 each among the One Hundred Capitals in the present Lottery, which with upwards of Three Thousand other Prizes of varied values, constitute a Scheme unequalled since the 18 Geo. H. And in addition to all the Prizes in Sterling• Money, Three Blanks will receive Twelve Pipes of the best Port Wine in the Kingdom. Boxisw.—The Boxing Ring at the present mo merit, it appears, is full of " big ones" ready to take the field. Carter, formerly known as the Lancashire Hero, but who now considers himself as the Cham pion of England, has publicly challenged to meet any man in the kingdom.—( liver has also offered to fight any pugilist except Cribb.—Spring, too, has de ' dared himself ready to enter the lists with any one, bar nobody ; and Painter will fight any thing living, provided he is matched and backed by some amateur. Sutton, the man of colour, it seems, is equally anxious to recover his lost laurels, and presents his compli ments, in due form, to any geniman of the fist, who may fancy him. Some matches are expected shortly to be made, in consequence of the above challenges. It might be asked where is Carter?—Purcell and M'Carty meet on the 27th inst. within twenty miles of London. The partizans of the new Irishman speak well of him as to his capahilites—Duggon- and Gudgeon will also appear at the same time. A des perate battle is contemplated between these latter iheroes in miniature.—Davis, the milkman, is said to • have challenged Hat for twenty guineas. a-aide.— Carter and Gregson were amusing the fancy of Man chester, with their talents of sparring, at the Market house, in High-street, on Thursday week, to an over flowing house. _ LAW iNtEzlidElkg, bOORT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 24. • NOTIONS ANtl ANIMALS. The Loan CIIANCELLOA devoted nearly the whole of yesterday to the hearing a cause in his private room. His Lordship intimated to the Par his determina tion during the remainder of the Term, not to allow any thing to interfere with the hearing Appeals, and further directions. He had expressed his deterinina tion to that effect in a former Term, but a variety of circumstances had occurred which had broken in upon the plan he had laid down, and induced him to allow the tithe of the Court to be consumed in the discussion of Motions, except on Thursdays. This he now desired to be understood should not again occur. The Appeals and Directions, which were at present greatly in arrears, he would dispoie of from day to day, in their order, without permitting the arrangement to be varied by the introduction of. any other subject. Mr. AGAR observed, there were several Motions which had been for some -time depending, and it was of the highest importance to the parties they should be disposed of. His Lordship replied, that he would order all the Motions now depending to be heard by his Honour the Vice-Chancellor. Mr. AGAR subsequently communicated to the Vice- Chancellor the resolution of his Lordship, and asked his Honour what day he would appoint for hearing the Motions ? His Honour said he should not hear them until next Thursday, unless some urgent rea son was suggested to him, satisfying him that the interests of the parties would suffer by the delay. He proposed that Thursdays should be the general days for Motions ; and if there were too many of them to be gone through in one day s those suitors who might be disappointed he should consider .entitled to pre audience on the next day. It was his intention that Saturdays should be the regular Cause days,. and that Mondays should be appropriated to Banitrupt cies. His Honour also observed, that nothing could be more inconvenient than for the Court to be corn-' pelled, as it frequently was, to rise at an early hour, in consequence of the business set apart. for the day having bean concluded. To obviate this, he wished that all Notices of Motion should be given generally for any day, so that they might be brought on at any period of the week, when the Colin was not other vnse occupied. Such were the arrangements he should adopt and adhere to for the furtherance of Alit business ; and he had no doubt of every pos-' sible assistance on the part of the Bar, in facilitating the object he had in view, which was, that the time of the Court should be constantly and effectually occupied. VICEXHANCELLOR'S COURT. IN THE MATTER OF THE RAVENSWORTEI HOSPITAL. This was a Petition complaining of the misapplica tion of certain funds belonging to the Hospital, and praying for the interposition of the Court. The Hos pital was founded in an obscure village, in Yorkshire, for the support of twenty- four old persons, and es tates to a considerable amount were /rested in certain trustees for the purpose of maintaining these persons.' The complaint la the petition against the Wardens of the Hospital was, their having engaged an unneces sary number of nurses, from the corrupt' motive relieving the respective parishes to which these belonged, from the burden they would have other wise necessarily been on the poor's rates. On the other side it was argued, that this petition was unfounded and vexatious, and that on inquiry it would be found there was not the slightest ground for complaint. The Hospital, proverbially known for its filth before, lately assumed a creditable ap pearance, and was in every respect admirably adapted to promote the benevolent views of the founder. The VICE-CHANCELLOR considered the case of some importance to the public. The Court certainly could not declare what number of nurses was sufficient for this Hospital, as that depended on the state of the inmates; but it was clear that if nurses were procu red at all, they must be found among the aged mem bers of society. The late Act of Parliament had, without doubt, been productive of benefit in the fa cility it afforded for the detection and exposure of abuses in public institutions ; but it was matter of deep regret that the Legislature in their wisdom had not made some provision for the protection of the funds of charitable institutions, in so far as regarded costs. The present was a melancholy instance of most vexatious litigation, and the conduct, certainly, of the Wardens, deserved great credit, in the reforma tion they had very properly introduced into the Hos pital. That nurses were necessary none could doubt, and that such nurses must be selected from the aged was equally clear, because few in the younger and healthier walks of life would be induced to under take the charge or weak and infirm persons. In look ing into the answer, he found that it was customary with the Wardens, when a nurse was wanted, to give public intimation in church, and then to select who ever appeared to them the best qualified candidate. Now, when such was the case (and that it was so was proved by many affidavits), it was monstrous to charge the Wardens with corruption. He therefore dismissed the petition, but without costs, at the same time again expressing his wish that ere long some thing would be done by the Legislature for the pro tection of charitable funds.—Petition dismissed. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 24. APPEAL OF MURDER. TILE KING r. THORNTON. FURTHER PAR'nociAlli. The crowd was not so early this morning as when the case was before the Court the last Term • but it was equally numerous. Notwithstanding the wet ness of the morning, by half-past nine o'clock, every avenue to the Court was immensely crowded. At half-past eight the Defendant left the apartments that are provided for him at the King's Bench Prison in a hackney coach, under the escort of two tip-staffs, and having arrived at Westminster by nine, he was conducted up into the Court by the passage under the House of Lords, and was placed in his old posi tion at the Bar of the Court. It is said that during his confinement he has been in most excellent spirits, and entertains the firmest conviction of his uitimate acquittal. He was dressed in a new black coat, drab-coloured kerseymere breeches, and gaiters ; had on a pair of new yellow gloves, and maintains his former appearance of a re spectable looking farmer. He does not appear to like publicity, and manifested that dislike a good heal in part of his ionciatt white in Court this wain; ing A person was in Court taking his likeness, but as soon as he observed him, he immediately turned his back to the• Gendeman, and placing his hand on that side of his face, remained in such a po sition as to preclude the possibility of his accomplish= ing his puTose for upwards of an hour, arid did not alter it until the Court commenced its•proeeediugs, when, from being obliged to stand up part of the time, he necessarily altered it. At a quartet before ten o'clock the Appellant en tered the Court, with his Attorney, and a friend who had come from the country with him. At ten, Mr. READER and Mr. REYNOLDS entered the Court, and seated themselves on the right hand of the Defendant. • At a cinarter after ten, Mr. CLAIIU, Mr. Gunmen Mr. RICHARDSON, and Mr. CHITTY, the Counsel for the Appellant, entered the Court. Mr. Justice BAYIAY, who entered the Court before the other Judges, disposed of several motions of course, and other routine business ; after which ha joined the other Judges in their Chamber behind the Court. At half-past ten their Lordships entered the Court. when Mr. CLARK E addressed them as follows : Mr. CtAaag.—My Lord, the Appellant is here according to the Order of the Court. Mr. Rctuast.—My Lord, the Defendant has Ole plication here, which he wishes to verify by Affidavit. The Replication was then handed in, and read by Mr. Le BLANC, the Clerk of the Court, to the effect following: REPLICATION.-THY KING V. ABRAHAM THORNTON. On Saturday next, after eight days of St. Hilary, in the 58th,of George lll.—And the said Abraham Thornton with, that , notwithstanding the said mat ters alleged in the said counterplea, he ought to be admitted to wage battle, because protesting that he is innocent; and though he is not under any necessity nor in any way bound to answer the same, neverthe less in replication he saith, that before and at the time of the writ of appeal issued against him, there were and now are strong. presumptions that he was not, and is not guilty of the felony aforesaid, in the said writ of appeal *so charged against him a; atoms said. That is to say, at the time when the said Mary Ashford went to the house of Mary Butler, at Erd lington aforesaid, as in the counter-plea above set forth, she the said Mary Ashford went there alone, and unaccompanied by the said Abraham Thornton; and he further saith, that the said Mary Ashford left the house of the said . Mary J3utler about a quarter of an hour, past four of the clock in the morning, alone and unaccompanied by the said Abraham Thornton, and proceeded towards Langley aforesaid; and the said Abraham Thornton further saith, that a short time after the said Mary Ashford kad so left the house of the said Mary Butler, she was met at a short distance from the same, walking in a lane called Bell-lane, leading from Erdlington to Langley, by one Joseph Davison, he the said Abraham Thornton not being in company with Tier, nor in any way in sight. And the said Abraham Thornton further saith, that within a short space afterwards,-that is to say, within the space of a quarter of an hour from the time she so left the house of Mary Butler, she was seen by one Thomas. Broadhurst, crossing a certain turnpike-road, leading from London to Chester, at lhap part of the road where- a certain lane, called ßelt-larse ironies the said turnplke-road, and she pt are iaialand, then Aielig.o6n - e:i'a unaccompaniedby the said Abraham Thornton. And the said Abraham Thornton further saith r that at the several places where the said Mary Ashford was so seen by the said Davison and Broadhurst, the road was broad and•straight for a considerable distance, and that he the said Abraham Thornton must have been seen at a considerable distance, if he had been proceeding with her. And the said Abraham Thorn ton saith, that on the morning of the said Tuesday, at a quarter after four of the clock, -or not later than five and twenty minutes, he the said Abraham Thorn ton was seen by divers credible witnesses, a consider able distance from the said Bell-lane,- to wit, by one Thomas Jennings, one -John Holden, junior, and others, being all persons with whom the said Abra ham Thornton had-no previotis connection or acquaits t tance, walking along a lane leading to Castle Brom wich, aforesaid, close to the farm-house of • John Holden, the elder, which was the way l ea di ng to t h e said Abraham T hornten's father's house, where the said Abraham Thornton at that time resided, and that he was walking slowly and leisurely, and not in any way in confusion or disorder. And when he had continued his-course about a mile from the said farm house of John Holden, the elder, as aforesaid, he was seen.by- one John Haydon, and then and there stopped and conversed with the said John Haydon for the space of a quarter of an hour, after which he parted from him and continued walking on towards the house of the said Abraham Thornton's father; and the said Abraham Thornton saith, that one John Woodcock saw him so stopping and conversing as aforesaid, to wit, &c. And the said* Abraham Thorn ton further saith, that he was also seen by one James White, at about twenty-five minutes after five of the clock, when he was still walking slowly and leisurely towards his father's h o use, an d he was then about half a mile distant from his father's house. And he further saith, that the distance from the house *of Mary Butler, over and across the said harrowed field in the said counterplea mentioned, is one mile, two furlongs, and thirty yards, and the distance from the workhouse, which is the nearest point of the village of Erdlington to John Holden's farm-house, is one mile, three furlongs, and sixty-two yards ; and the distance from the said pit of water round by Erdling ton aforesaid, to the said farm-house of John Holden aforesaid, is two miles, four furlongs, &c. and he saith, that the most ready and accessible way from the said pit of water to the said farm-house, and also the shortest way, except as hereunder mentioned, is the following, viz, across a certain close into a certain turnpike-road, called the Chester-road, at the part thereof near to the garden wall of one Mr. Hipkis, and also leading to the farm-house of the said John Holden, the elder, and the distance of the said way is one mile, seven furlongs, and one hundred and se.. verity yards. And the said Abraham Thornton fur ther saith, that the distance til:n the ~aid pit of wa ter to the said tatm-house is one mile, four furlongs, and sixty yards; but he saith that there is no foot path in that direction, except for a distance of one hundred yards leading to the Canal Bridge, and that by the intersection of the hedges and fences, by and Ar i . . ! 1 i :1 i •I 1 ' , ! - 1 , t 1'; . ,r 1 ~ • I I ' . 1 , . . ! : 1 I , 1 . 1 i • 1 I 1 1 A ' . ! ' 1 . l I I i , ic l I . I ! t i ' • I il fi i , 1 1 ‘ i i I , koi • , It ..,, : I . 1 ! . i . f , , . (ill . ....: b I , 1 , I ' 1 1 i 1 J 1 • V I i ,‘ 1 ' ! (I ' •( F ,l'tlis , 1 , i •c 4