Star. — London, England, 1827-07-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY. • The Depot of the 55th Regiment marched into Aberdeell Bar i-arks on Wednesday and Thursday from Perth; it heists the first c o rps that has been in that Garrison for many years, attracted preicular attention. ItILLITAIT INSPIICTIOJI DI HYDE PAZlCTelEtfellip morning, at e file o'clock, the ist liattalion of the Coldstream Ceards marched f r om Portman-street Barracks for the purpose of being inspected Wier Hinge Totems, Adjutant-General, K.C.B. About nine ( Mack Sir Hexer came on the ground, attended by his Staff, Sc The Battalion was under the command of lUnitenant-Colociel J. i i imentros, until the Adjutant •Getseral arrived, when 'Lieutenant- C o lon! F. hl. Ilinorkri proceeded to put the troops through their " vo lutions. After the movements had been gone through, the tal kie Colonel expressed his high approbation of the discipline of the 1700 13, and their soldlerifke appearance. The ground was well at ,,04,4 by elegantly attired females, who remained on the spot, st owed by the band playing some overturn of froiines, lee. de kghtfully. General Pilsen and many Officers in undress COIEDIne *reap the groun4 • Reviso—Frid e s th Lancers , sow stationed in York Bar racks, were review 'on Knaves:Mee, by Adjutant-General Mr p ou r TITIAN. They proceeded to the ground, at ten o'clock, sod at halfpast dm-reviewing Officer and suite arrived. The staff ,f % b e gd West York Militia were in attendance for the purpose of j sr pieg the ground. The day was remarkably fine, and a brilliant so u added to the apleodour of the troops and the beauty of the font evolutions. The Lancers passed in review in triple file, in divisions, and rank intire, and in those different positions, their Milton eitactness of dens and appearance were admirably dis osysd. The lance and the broad sword exercise were also per fanned with great precision. The manmuvres which were the most strikingly Hand and majestic were the charges made at full tro d, when the waving plumes and the loafing banners as they vot ed with the breese in their graceful evolutions, conveyed a hoe ides of this novel suet of exercise to the spectators- The same N ardi, be observed of the skirmishing parties apparently cover ts/ the retreat of the main body. At the conclusion a the Maa awres the reviewing Gomel expressed himself in bollworm terms mauve to the pee feet state of discipline in which the corps bed sp. pared before him. We are happy also to observe, that no acci dent occurred to detract from the pleasure of the sceue.ine oilier was dismounted in the course of the exercise, in consequence sikis horse stumbling, bet he seas not hurt. A great number of elevators attended, and the Stand presented a gay display of beauty apt fashion assembled oo its balconies. Numerous carriages con taining elegantly dressed Ladies were likewise on the ground, and d e assemblage of equestrians was also nitmerons. The Review valour about half-past II o'clock. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Endymion, from Jamaica to London', was spoken with on tie ttd ultimo, in lat. 47. long. 40. Limourst ' Jute 15.--Wind ILS.R.-ArriVed the Thomas, j am , iron Sierra Leone, out SG days, foi London. Off port the Onasiss, from Bahia to Hamburgh. Pitmans, Jove Peetareelm, Jul., l6.—Wind S.S.W.-e-Arlived the Cisistan. des Russian man of war from St. Petetsburgb, and supposed to be Mod to the Mediterranean. Sailed the Catherine, bithrroem, for Rand; and the Flora transport, Per Chatham. DIAL, July 16.—Mind N.R.—Artived from the River and idled the Astral, Hues:, for Seville; Hebe, Awesome, for St. John's; Kenwell, AIIUISTRONO, for Teoetiffe and the Cape of Good Bays Coat, JOLT 15.—Arrived the teephrates, BlICKH•lt, and Charles sad Maria, Banceorr, from Leaden, to take emigrants to Rio Janeiro. HANWRON, .1171.1` 11.-wnie Augusta, HOLM, bum the Baltic, ls lOtsl4 lOU of Fleckeroe ; crew saved. STATe 01 THE NAVY.—The following statement of tie lumber and rash of the Officers of the Navy, at the time when tie appointment of Lord High Admiral took place, may not be wiriest interett t—Admirals of the Red, 16; Ad mirals of the Tine, 19 ; and Admirals of the Blue, le; Vice Admirals of the k 1,23; ditto of the White, 22, and of the Blue, 23; Rear Ad birds VI the Red, 92; ditto of the White, 21, and of the Blue, 221 mprranbuated and retired Admirals, 52; ditto Captains, 20 ; Caps tiss on half pay of 14s. 6d. per diem, 99; ditto of 12s. 6d. per k 5,151; Captains on full pay, 559; Commanders solslf pay ens. per diem, 150; ditto on full pay, 699; Lieutenants super muted with t he rank of Commanders, 100; Governor and Poor Lilts of Windier, 7; Lieutenants of the Fleet or' half pay at 6s. petins,loool nod lieutenants on 611 pay, 2691. The Royal Mess forces ward thoei—Geoeral Officer's, 3; Colonels, 4; Calearis Connnandsat_, 4; Lkotasala Colonels, 9 ; 'Majors, ; Captains. 115 ; First Lieutenants, 155; Second Lieutenants,lo7; llamas superannuated, 22; on full pay, 100; on half pay at 7s. larditat, 200; ditto on Is. per diem, 240; Physicians, 13 ; Sur ma retired, 0; .Amistant Surgeons retired, 355; ditto on ger sce,76s; Dispense/. of Hospitals, 14; junior ditto en full pay, lto; ea half pay at ss. per diem, 200 ; ditto on 4s. per diem, SU; betides Midshipmen and Warrant and Petty Officers almost in. tmarabk. CAPTAIN FRANKLIN. PROM Till LITIIIART GAZETTI. We now state what has been done on the side of the Pacific Ocean; by which it will appear that Captain, Franklin's fearing to go on, lest the Blossom should bate failed in reaching its appointed destination, was very unfortunate. Captain Beechey did succeed, and bad arrived at Kotzebue Soend, the appointed place of nodezvous! Here the gallant Officer remained, wait * gin the fond hope of meeting the overland expedition, till the harbour began to freeze; when, to avoid being frozen in, he was reluctantly obliged to hoist his sails lad depart. The following is an extract from a private Inter horn Captain Beechey; and its description of the Iritet's feelings and disappointments is to our mind as stetting as it is sinsple.and flatus:2i :—• " San Franciseo,•)lov. 4,1526. " With the expectation of being by this time on my way home, lipitted St. Paul's on the 4th of July, and hastened to Kotzebue awed, Performing what I could for hydrography in my war. I waited there four days, and then proceeded to the northward: The weenier was ane, and favourable for our purpose ; and we tee med oar work in a mush shorter period than I could have ex. ptet_ ed ' and wceeeded hi penetrating one hundred and twenty miles unser than the Icy Cape of Captain Cook. Success in this re. 'PM, excited our warmest expectation of similar good fortune in lat aluclpesteem e d friend Captain Franklin ; but this was a feeling lath gradually subsided, as the time passed away without his 'Mot I was myself so sanguine of kis success, from what I be den tithe coast about Prince Regent's Inlet, and the facility " 11 vat there generally offered to boats proceeding between 14 ,..,1'ad and the ice, that the appearance of every balder k"°‘ boat) that rounded the point of the anchorage, gave e die meet lively hopes : each successive disappointment, - and the near approach of winter, which had be *ll become too evident, greatly tended to deaden those sen. ',Wee, acid every expectation had at length passed away.— . dete rmined, however, to wait for him as long se it was possible, Intbout being frozen io. Tqwards the end of Septembers we were Halted In daunt companies of natives, travelling homewards with their stock of provisionefor the winter, which they had been occupied in collecting daring else summer months. This in some degre e broke the monotony of the scene; but their visits latterly became ' few and far between,' .and we were eventually left quite time. At kngtb the edges of the harbour were frozen, and it ste ms on l 7 a day or two of calm weather to render the whole a - o f Ice. This was a signal which I'dared not disobey ; and en he loth of October, with a clear sky and hard frosty weather, we owed out of the Sound, our minds filled with anxiety for our in. tvesd countrymen, to whose relief (in the event of their arriving !WstNienit to ou r d eparture ) we en d eavoure d to contribute, by n I a supply of flour on the island for them, and a case of to embk them to purcitase the friendship of the neighbour. g,2LI Int seen how very newly Captain Franklin and Captain had approached each other—the one In longitude 150 do :voile.' in so high a northern laths eh that these degrees are only "!' ell or 24 miles ; the other 160 miles within Icy Cape, which Zia lon/bode 160 degrees; we cannot belp feeling more and 7 t r i Zzatio n that the small intervening apace was not surmounted, ' t ;unction. -the grand completion of the expedition—hap- NtiffeCted. M. T ie expedition ;' thus concludes the letter in the Quebec Pa. b.."'" we believe may be relied on, " returns to England ihs —leor by the Hudson's Bay Company's ship, with the c0m 1....7 Cargo Franklin and Dr. Richardson, who propose to go 0.4 the way o f C ana d a an d N ew York. As Capt. Franklin 7.7rarto trav e l t h e w i nter on t h e i ce , h e h o p es t o r e ach M o ntr ea l or db the cod of August, 1627." Can Francisco is a port in New Albion. Coi sad I Janet 114 'tout tie S de 21 witic AND Ltl, tin &et it 111 oft 141 Cak LaN per d re nee, lto; toID ink Fri Pal hat vet ret til fn to le et la I . 1 au CI • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OP CHANCERY, Jury IS. This morning, before the sitting of the Coort; Ca„ FEEDER:ICE WILLIAMS, EN. WILLIAM Sitwew, Bsq. and die Hon THOMAS ERACINL attended is the Lisan Cnalectivsn's private room, and were sworn in of hi. MAirarv's Counsel. At the sitting of the Court' the three new made King's Counsel appeared behind ti e Bar, when the Logo CHANCELLOR addressing one of them, said, 1 ,, Mr. WILLIAM., his MAJESTY having been graciously pleased to advance you to the dignity of one of his , Codosel learned in the law, you will please to take your seat within. ERN" The CHANCELLOR then addressed Mr. Sazirrn and Mr. Earmuff in similar terms, end the three Learned Gentlemen took their seats amongst his Majesty's Corinth MORRIS V. DAVIS—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in the above tame this day, which was an application for a new trial of an issue directed by this Court, tried at the last Shrewsbury Assizes, before Mr. Baron Vaughan ; and the only question for the consideration of the Jury was, whether the plaintiff was the legitimate son of a Mr. and Mrs. Morris, formerly resident at Shrewsbury ? A verdict was given in favour of the plaintiff, and, in the course of last term, an application was made by Mr. Taunton that a second trial might take place, on the ground of a misdirection of the Learned Judge. His Lordship observed, that the only point for his decision was, whether the result of the trial was so far satisfac tory as to enable the Court finally to dispose of the cause? With respect to the law on subjects of th's na ture, no doubt could be entertained, after what had been laid down in the case of the Banbury Peerage,.that it was necessary to bring forward clear and satisfactory evidence to rebut the presumption of legitimacy. In this case it appeared to be admitted that, after the se paration of Mr.and Mrs. Morris, her husband frequently visited her at her house at Llanfair, and the law would, presume that intercourse had taken place. But the arguments in favour of an opposite conclusion wete de serving of great attention, in- consequence of their con tinuing to live apart for a considerable period after the spring of the year 1792 Daring the time of their se paration it was quite clear that Mrs. Morris was living in a state of adultery with a person of the name of Austin, formerly a servant in the family, but who was gradually advanced to the situation of an equal. Accord. ing to the testimony . . of several witnesses, he dined at the same table, and in every way conducted himself as if he had been her husband and the master of the house. About Christmas,l792, a child was born, Mts. Morris being at that time,and having for the last 12 months been living in adultery with Austin, and every precaution was observed to conceal its birth. It was carefully re moved in the middle of the night to a distance from Llanfair, and was conveyed to the house of Austin's father and mother, under whose care it was brought up, and no communication whatever was made to Mr. Morris of the birth of the child. About seven years 'afterwards, in consequence of some reports having got into circulation, of Mrs. Morris having had a child by Austin, Mr. Mortis reproached his wife with having concealed its birth; but she most strenuously and ve hemently denied that she had ever had a child by Ausa tin, and Mr. Morris, therefore, always considered he bad only one child, his daughter, Harriette, the wife of the defendant. When Mr. Morris made his will, being at variance with bit daughter, be bequeathed the whole of his propeoy yas his nephews; but, in consequence of; having beasts* reconciled to her, be revoked his and left the property to Mrs. Davis and her children, taking no notice whatever of any other person. Ac cording to the evidence of the Clergyman, under whose care the plaintiff was placed upon his being sent to school, it appeared that he passed by the name of Evan Austin, and that he had always been recognised by r. Wilke s exploded scheme to . _ . Austin as his son. Upon Austin's going into the army, out in furtherance of . he accompanied his regiment to the West Indies, and at put money in his pocket. his death, bequeathed his property to this young man, Mr. HIALD appeared for the plaintiff, in support of althoogh his father acid mother were then living, and in the bill. He contended that there was a contract for very needy circumstances; and taking the whole of the purchase of the mines, and the defendants were these facts together, there was a very strong presump- liable. The arguments of his Learned Friends on the tiOn, that this was not the child of Mr. Morris, but the other side went to shew that no one was responsible for child of Mr. Austin. It would, therefore, be material the wrong done to the plaintiff. There could be no for the Jury to consider whether the occasional visits of doubt that the payments admitted to have been made Mr. Morris to Llanfair, and the presumption that he bad were a part performanCe of a contract, and that Court intercourse with his wife, was not 'sufficiently repelled would not fail to enforce the remainder of it. If not, by the circumstances to which he had adverted ? It how- what remedy would the plaintiff have for the &precis'. ever appeared from the ev islence of Mary Evans,that Mr. tion of his property ? The defendants had not only and Mrs. Morris, on one occasion, slept together at the agreed to pay for the mines, but they had taken posses house of a Mrs. Lloyd after their separation, and al- sion of them, and worked them; and now the machinery though Mrs. Lloyd confirmed the testimony of Mary had been seized in payment of the wages of the work. Evans as to that fact, still she did not mention the men. Some one must answer for the damage thus done. period at which they visited her, and he therefore did Sir C. WETHERILL followed on the same side, He not find any thing to justify him in believing that these observed that the plaintiff had performed his part of the parties passed the night at the house of Mrs. Lloyd any contract, and the Court would abandon its duty if it did time in the year 1792. -If that circumstance had been not oblige the defendants to perform theirs. It had been established to his satisfaction, the case would certainly the rule of that Court, for 100 years before the bubble , have presented itself to his mind in a different shape year of 1825, that parties, acting representatively for than it did at present; but as this fact had not been others, might be attached in the name of those others; proved, he was desirous that the case should undergo and, he apprehended, that the events of that year, how further consideration, and he wished the Jury to be ever good the public policy of it might be, would not be asked whether they believed that Mr. and Mrs. Morris permitted to alter a fundamental principle and rule of! slept together at the house of Mrs. Lloyd io the year law. An appeal must certainly be made to the House 1792? He was extremely anxious that the case should of Lords should any such deviation from established rule not be prejudiced by any thing which might have passed and custom be sanctioned. in this Court, and the only reason for his wishing this Mr. KNIGHT was also heard on the same side. case to be again tried was, that he considered he shoold. The VICR-CHANCILLOR gave judgment, without calls be guilty of great injustice if he came to any decision ing upon the defendants Counsel to reply. He decided upon it in its present shape. His Lordship directed the that the demurrer must be allowed on various- parts consideration of costs to be reserved till the matter of the pleadings. Upon looking at the plaintiff's should again come before the Court. " bill, he observed, that he set out the property which VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. Inv tit. he said he had sold to defendants as " mines" in which CORNWALL AND DEVONSHIRZ MINING COMPANY. he had a "certain interest." This description be held to MILKS V. LORD PALMIRSTON AND OTHERS. be far too indefinite to warrant the plaintiff's application This case was part heard on Saturday. It was argued to that Court to enforce a contract. The "• certain in. on demurrer to the plaintiff's bill,which was impleaded terest" of se hich plaintiff spoke might be an interest as demurrable for want of parties, and as not attaching only for a week or a month ;it might be an interest in the defendants upon its own premises. The bill was part only ; and certainly was not such, if it would admit filed for spec'fic performance of a contract, in which, of no better designation, as could authorise the Court to it was alleged, the defendants entered to purchase from decree the payment of 121 0001. This be was convinced the plaintiff certain mines in Cornwall and Devonshire, would have been the decision had the cause ever come at the price of 120,0001. In support of this allegation, to a hearing. But the demurrer against the bill wail it was charged, that, at two Meetings of the Share. good upon other grounds. By the pleadings it ap holders, in the year 1625, resolutions, pledging the peered that there had been two meetings with reference Company to the purchase of the mines is question to the alleged contract for the mines. At the first of were passed. these a resolution was passed to recommend the pur- Mr. CHING having stated the contents of the plain. chase of the mines to otter parties. At the second meet tiff's bill, ing the recommendation was adopted, and Directors ap- Mr. HORNE proceeded, in support of the demurrer poir.ted; but the money paid by these Directors was not put in by the defendant, to animadvert upon the mate- ih it own, but which s as subscribed by shareholders and rial passages in it. The bill charged against the de- others present. It was n , t, however, against the defend. fendants that the plaintiff, having an interest in certain ants, as Directors, that the bill had been filed, but against wines in Cornwall and Devonshire, in the year 1825, the defendants, who were at the first meeting, and who contracted to sell them to the defendants " or some of did not their contract for the purchase, but merely re them ;" that, at a Meeting held at the Albion Tavern, solved to recommend others so to do. The bill was not, maintainable upon this ground. If, instead of in the early part of 19.:.5, at which were present the de- betel 're• Subsetr_ ly, it appeared, . _,OOO/. being a 9,, instalment, had been paid; but the dbfendants, it was alleged, now refused to pay any more money. They had left off working the mines, and the Company had, been dis s olved. The only allegations, the Learned Counsel observed. which went to attach the defendants in this case were, that certain of the defendants, Petit. Moore, Lord Palmerston, and Perring, had signed the cheques, and acted as Directors to the Com pany ; and that at the different meetings held, " the defendants, or some of them," were present. Now he air. prehended that thiodesignsi t ion," the defendants, or some of theist was far too vague for a Court of Equity to act upon: He contended also, that the defendants, or " some of them," who had acted at all in the business ; bad acted merely as the agents of the others ; and, therefore, all the shareholders ought to be made de fendants, else the bill could not be maintained. There was by: no means sufficient evidence in the bill to reach these defendants, or to entitle the plaintiff to select them for the specific performance of a contract, which itself no where appeared distinctly made out. Tke plaintiff alleged, that, owing to the failure of the defendants complete their bargain, he was unable to pay the sum he bad agreed to pay, 'and for which be was liable Ha be sued, to the original owners of the mines. In reply to that, he (Mr. Horne) must observe, that Mr. Wilks, if he acted as agent of the Company, had no right to charge the mines at higher prices than he obtained them at ; and, if he had not acted as an agent, he must make out with whom he had contracted. The Vice CHANCELLOR said, he could ant find out that the payments made had come out of the property of the defendants. Mr. Holm said, there could be no doubt that the contract ought to have been written. The record did not chew a parole contract. Mr. SHADWELL followed on the same side. The Vice CHANCELLOR said, that the great die. culty be had in the case was, that the plaintiff do. mended nothing that he could not obtain by an salmi of assumprit. Mr. CHINO observed, that the plaintiff would be mat by the statute of frauds in a Court of Law, which to quired all conttacts of this nature to be in writing. His HONOUR knew that he was borne out by tbit highest authorities in iaying that an action of a in a case of this kind, would fully determine the ti of the parties. Mr. SUDDEN supported the demurrer. He obsersA that if the Court obliged the plaintiff to bring the mil patties before the Court, it would probably be foeN that Mr. Wilts was himself a fellow shareholder in thia dissolved Company, and that the only contract betweesi them was, that money should be paid as his proportide of the profit to Mr. Wilks, provided the Company flow tithed. The Company had been formed upon Mr. Waits's flourishing prospectus; it was now dead, and if he chose to sue himself for the remainder of the 121,0001. as one of the responsible and competent par ties to the contract, he had no doubt his Honour would grant a decree in conformance with his prayer. In that case, John Wilks, jun. Esq. would pay the money,.and the memberrof tbedefunct Company would be quite satisfied with that mode of settling the busioesa and winding up the accounts. The fact was, that the mines bad not been productive, and so there was an end of Mr. Wilks's speculation: Certainly, upon such vague ations and surmises. that Court would not permit doe responsible and respectable defendants to be singled M _ _ . ecalation, ti-e mines had turned out to NSW! eifitsdaats io'ti4s tin etailVaiire veopaelry In themselves, its of the paritateektiaiade wish the ntionir of They ceiteinVlAltall not, and therefore not-mOtrißOsenrwith the exclusive j. the plulntif •had alleged a contract the- real panic.. who had bought froris hist4.assel overloaded his bill with irrelevant matter, his plead ings would not have beers detriurrable. He was, how; ever, convinced that the sisal' to the plaietiewoditi 'have been the same. Nine-tenths or the bill wasirrele- tant. Mr. HORNS hoped, as that was his Hdadtt's ♦sew; that he would allow the defendants costs. His Holton* could not do that, as the defendants had sot demurred to the bill for Impertinence. Demurrer allowed. COURT OF KING'S too/tit JOLT Id. JOHN WALKER O. MARGARET MONM. This was an action against the printer and proprietcri of the Chester Courant, for a libel published in that Paper of and concerning the plaintiff, imputing to him glaring arid base tergiversation, and apostacy from the principles which he had formerly espoused in the politic. of the City of Chester. The ATTORNEY GENERAL and Mr. Ciinfelt eon.; ducted the plaintiff's case; and Mr. J. WILLIAM! arid 'Mr. Gamma the defeidant's. The plaintiff was stated to be a respectable rilverstialth, living in the city of Chester ; and the defendant, a with* Lady, the proprietor of the Cletskr Courant. It ap peared in the course of the cause that the plaintiff had formerly espoused what are called the independeic principles of the city of Chester, but had latterly changed sides and gone over to the Grosvenor intitest. Party feeling had run exceedingly high at the late Ches ter election. A shopman in the plaintiff's employment, named Spencer, had, as was alleged, contrary to the influence attempted to be exerted over him by the plain. tiff, voted at the last election in favour of the irldtpen dent candidate. For this exercise of his elective fran chise he was highly complimented by a number of the freemen, who, in testimony of his lawn uptible integrity, made him a present of a handsome silver watch, which was given to him in due form, at a numerous meeting held for the purpose. This transaction was published* the defendant's newspaper with great formality. The object of this proceeding was supposed by the plaintiff to be that of insa:ting him, and wounding his feelings, under the mask of paying a compliment to the shopman. The plaintiflafterwards published in defendant's paper a statement, the object of which was to vindicate his character, and to justify the change in his political senti• ments. This statement contained some severe strictures on the conduct of a Mr. John Faulkner, clerk to an mos% ney in the town, who, on his part, published . in;the de. fendant's paper the libel which was the subject of Elf s action, in the form of a letter, addressichO the plain tiff, and which was signed with Mr. Faulkner's. own aim.. The letter accused the plaintiff of glaring and base tergiversation, gross falsehood, a etrattpr attempt to exert his influence over his shopman, Spencer ; and stated that he was an apostate and a renegade. It was imputed to the plaintiff, that prior to this publication, he had himself published libels in L • e Chester Chrestide concerning Mr. Faulkner, and other persons of inde• pendent principles, and had also imputed to the defend• ant herself that she had Made her newspaper the vehicle of the count slander. Mr. WILLIAMS. in a powerful-address to' the hey, dwelt upon the extraordinary circumstance of the plain tiff chusing to try this action in the City of Louden, instead of having it submitted to a Jury of the county of Chester, where the parties were well known, and where his claim to damages might have been justly consides ed. Witnesses were called, and papers were put in, to shew that the plaintiff was himself the first aggrsssorj that he had complained of the tameness of the defend. ant's paper, which wanted black venom ; that he always wrote in a different style, such as would make people pass sleepless nights, and threatened that he would make Mr. Faulkner smart. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, fond their •erdict for the pLiintiff—Dimages thee harthing j and the Learned Judge &Aid he would cer tify, to deprive the plaintiff of his costs. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jut? It. In the absence of the LORD Cunt Joyner, Mr. Joss tice Gauguin sat in this Court this morning, and dis posed of several causes of no general interest. ♦DMIRALTT COURT, Jinx 16. THI ROTTZRDAM MiLVAARIN-.4IIALVAGE. The vessel salved in this case was a Dutch ship with a cargo worth 7001. stud a detachment of Netherlands troops on board, bound to Batavia. A few bouts after leaving Helvoetslays, on the 22d of January last, she touched upon a sunken rock or part of a wreck, and lost her rudder. On approaching the English coast, being ungovernable, she made a signal of distress, and two fishing-smacks, the Hercules first, and sub sequently the Lord Nelson came in sight, and ren dered assistance, the latter towing, the former steer ing, the Dutch vessel towards Harwich harbour.— The next day they encountered a storm of snow, &c. and the wind being adverse to their progress, they anchored off Orfordness. On the following day a pilot was taken on board; after which his Majesty's cutter Scout, Lieutenant Fitsmatuice, came up, and ten dered assistance to convey the vessel to Harwich. The Dutch master, relying on the aid of the fishermen and the skill of the pilot, refused this tender, and remained where he was. On the 26th a severe storm took place, in which all the vessels suffered. The vessel reached Harwich on the 28th. A tender of 6001. was made and rejected. Dr. JZNNKR, for the salvors, submitted that 1,0001. was not too much for the service perfornied, considering the immiaent danger incurred by the Hercules, and the injury actually sustained by the cargo of fish on board both vessels. The Learned Advocate dwelt upon the strong testimony in favour of the salvori, afforded by the certificates given by the master of the Dutch ship, and the Commander of the troops on board : the latter declared that the Hercules was in great peril, and added, "This brave man merits every reward." The actual loss in the sale of the fish was 1201? Dr. LIISHINOTON declined adding any thing on the same side. Dr. DODSON, for the Dutch owners, was stopped by Lord STowiti.t., who, with the concurrence of tt e Trinity Masters, by whom his Lordship was assisted, gave 7001. namely, the amount of the tendet, and 1001. for the fish ; this, he observed, would meet the justice of the case. THE LEO—PRIZE. This was a question as to the liability of a prize agent, appointed under the following circumstances I I In 1813, his Majesty's ship Magieienne, commanded by . . . . sap Bourrte aid Ket.l.44,Jt wAmeimord,:liyl ti t bvitig a I uutous si k: muld be put chased for 1t1,0061, and' 'hectors be worth 500,0001: appointed, and other mt . :dation . : made'ltifthe hove claimed the et woe king of theist; and elk, its pa►t performance of this :contideration of the alleged contrititytaitiliillsth of April, lEttilost 'mother Other persons? The: meetiog, at which Peter Moore, one of the defendants, tb►,pjaintiff could a was present, and acted as - Chairman ; a cheque for tosponsibility. If a 40,0001. was given to plaintiff as the first instalment. with the- real pantie ~firl ipsir Subsequently, it appeared, that 54,0001. being a second not overloaded his b i 1 , 1 ! , 1 IT . A : i 1 I i l ii i t il 1 . i 1 , . 1 . , . i iil 1 1 i J . ■f 7 -