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iM;'JIL INTELLT,ENCE. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER s. I;ay.! bccn received here to erect a Packet convenient attached apartments, for the ~..,m od ...tion and residence of the Agent and per • cir lored under him. Tr. , ou •• ' the NEPT'UN E tender, from bublin, with men for the Navy. Came in the Adven ;, pac.:: , t, from Falmouth ; James cartel, Captain c u l:ingwood cartel, Captain STEBBS ; and the ;, rc y c artel, Captain BUNKER, all from Morlaix ; sloop of war from a cruize.—Sailed the AME v,f frigate on a cruize. Libre, Portuguese sloop ,„;,:, frcm the Eastward.—Wind West. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 4. _l- ; iced his Nlajesty's ship HELDER, from Jamaica. „l e d the TFINIONE, for Yarmouth ' • and the FURY , fi b, on a cruize. Put back the NAIAD frigate, .1-, ;he \Vest India fleet.—Wind W. DEAL, DECEMBER 4. Arrived tll , Hope, SKELTON, from Quebec, spoke Doon, of Bristol, on the 17th October, 61iii Island of Anticosti, under a jury main top. :ast, all well.—Wind W. • SHEERNESS, DECEMBER 4. Arrived s.sveral sail of merchant vessels frorti the to take protection of the convoy to the Baltic, is appointed to sail en the 6th insstant. YARMOUTH, DEC. 4. r i . st ile,l the LiGHTNINO and two cutters, on a cruize ; . 7 4 tlic uckland packet, Captain LIVING, for Har :,ch.—P.r-sed by a large fleet of laden colliers, for ,Tkimes.—Remain the Roebuck, Lynx. Partridge, :.ic;:cr, Magnet, Starling, and Vixen.—Wind N.W. BRIGHTON, DECEMBER 1. several of the enemy's privateers, as many as four five, perhaps more, taking advantage of the ab nu of our cruisers, made their appearance in this at of the Channel on Friday, and several captures ; Inca the result. At Newhaven, we hear, a clis :lce of nine miles only from hence, the conduct of se ray marauders was the most daring ; they ran enough in, with their tri-coloured flags flying, are at the people on the beach, alad to hold at de ev,:ry species of force that could at the instant !bn,nglit to act against them. A capture or two : s ;;17) made by them in this quarter. Towards ren o'clock in the evening, the flashes from the guns •!wo vessels engaged were distinctly seen from the here, but at too great a distance for the repeated D loions to he often heard, and the darkness hid the ltendin7, objects from observation. The - fight was atinuNl for three quarters of an hour, during which ley shots were exchanged. It is feared, however, at th^ enemy were successful, as no circumstantial nticulats of the engagement or of the vessels have -cele.tched us. CORK, NOVEMBER 26. •p, stated to be the Aurora, of London, in ilk!. bound to Amelia Island, was totally lost off 41; }}:ad, on Mouthy night—crew saved. Another supposed to be the Severn of Bristol, was seen I t l .l MARIA schooner, which sailed . with the West- tla coavo , -, destined for the Isle of May, stranded Rocky Bay. The TALBOT sloop went to sea yes :day morning, in consequence of its having been tierstood that two French privateers had been seen the si-nal station at &ninthly. One of the ves ts of this appearance was found without any per .7l on board, by some men belonging to the signal 'a•er, and towed into Youghal. She proves to be It prize to the ENDYNIION frigate; which had sailed Pt) mouth on Sunday last, and was a complete .:eck when discovered. The crew, it is hoped, had len taken out. The other it is presumed, from this :cumstance, was not an enemy. FROM LLOYD'S Lis . r. (IR Av n, DEC. s.—Arrived the Mount Hope, Carp, from arlston ; Rover, Veser, from Antigua ; the Prince of Wales, ! , ,,c2, from Hudson's Bay ; Sally, Knight. from Newbury Port; v^cd, Canolly, from T o b ago ; H a rdy, F os t e r, fr o m Quebec ; . ro, Baring ; and the Draper, Doyle, from Oporto.—Sailed the avotaite, Rnddon, for Jamaica; Brothock, Thompson, for Mo• 110 , e ; and tl:e Pearl, Patterson, for Lisbon. rD---At Newfoundland, Hope, Scott, from Pool; and wood, Webster, from Liverpool. At New Brunswick, .'37 2 , Powell; and Jarrat, Took, from Bristol. Thr Betsey, Morgan, from Buenos Ayres; and the DAht, Skelton, from Greenock, were driven a shore the 26th ult. near Newry. The former is =nee gone to pieces. The Helen, Langdon, from Guadaloupe for Lon ?or,, has put into New York in distress. U Galatea frigate, with the fleet for Portugal un la. convoy, put back to Cowes Roads on Monday ; al it is supposed that the West India Beet had put ncic to Yarmouth Roads. • The Louisa, Paddock, of and from New York, was al)endoned at sea the 21st of October. The Swift, White, from London, is lost at St. licha el 's , and all her crew ; the Zephyr, Jefferys ; inited States, -; and Brunswick, De Bois, are gro lost at St. Michael's Saturday the Duchess of York went out of Messrs '''che r and Son's Dock, at Northfleet, and proceeded • her voyage. This ship had been taken into Dock ccmsequence of having been run on shore on the 3,3dwhi Sands on the 18th ult. in going into the ; but, fortunately, was got off the same day, tt any material damage. Oil Thursday, the Dove packet, of and from Bris -,l)ound to Waterford with soldiers-luggage, put ".o Wexford in great distress, having encountered a 'ielent storm, which split all her sails, carried away •„!) 10 1n, and washed her small boat from her stern ie iiad a numbe r of artillery-driver, and part of Gill', and Stith regiments on board ; the whole, 3t lldina the crew, amounted to 120. She passed a ig off Milford, hound to Dublin, which shortly after, era and all hands. perished. In the storm of Wednesday, the I.lth ult. the Ram-1 'ler, Drummond, from New York for Liverpool,) 'en w;tit cotton, was wrecked upon the causeway Stniwell' s Road. The master and one man were ,ccp from off the mast on Saturday morning, ky a s'Ang•bo at ; the remainder of the crew (11) were r0 " ..16 . 1 . The vessel lies near the Merionethshire 7 1 st, with a part of ha stern out of the water. F o ur .Zni. cotton wool vra re . preserved, together with a 1-r of letters, conta i ning, hills of exchange, &c, sle I°le of which driked on shore. iNrkitheArC . 2. • ADMIRALTY COURT, DEC. 4. Maria and Catharina,— Visser master.—This vessel, laden with iron and hemp, was captured about four Dutch miles from the Tenet. The Court had the assistance of Trinity Masters, who were of opinion that It was possible for the ship to be in that situation without any bad intentions.—Restored, subject to the captor's espences. By Gm!, Von Dyk master.—This vessel, under Pappen burgh colours, wits captured on a voyage from Christiansand Nantz : and onge Pieter, Nissen; this vessel, under Prus sian colours, laden with timber, was captured off the coast of Hol kind.—These cases, being of a similar description to the former, were restored, and, in the latter case, the whole of the captor's expellees pronounced for. Eliza, Griffen master.—This was a question of salvage. This vessel, with a valuable cargo, was pursued by three French privateers, but protected from capture by three boats' crews go ing to her assist.mce.—The Court pronounced for .50 guineas sal vage to each boat's crew, and 20 guineas to each boat for the use and expences. Francis. master.--This ♦essel was going from America to France with French passengers.-3hip condemned, and further proof required for the specie on board. Minerva, Ordenaaun master : Lerche, Moyer mas ter; Hoffnung, Luters master.--In these cases the property was restored, subject to the captors' expences. COURT OF ItiING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 4. liLIMPSTON V. DIXON. The plaintiff in this case was the assignee on the bankrupt estate of a l coachmaker, of the name of Da vis, and die action *as brought to recover 0222, as the value of a curricle, chariot, caravan, sets of har. ness, &c. encrusted by the bankrupt to the defendant, who is the keeper of the Repository, Barbican, to be sold on the bankrupt's account, subsequent to the commission by Davis of an act of bankruptcy. The fact of an act of bankruptcy having been com mitted by Mr. Davis previous to the articles in ques tion being sent to the Repository to be disposed of was proved, The price put upon the articles, and under which they were not to be sold, was proved by the bankrupt to be £222, and a Broker also valued the articles at £217. For the defendant, a claim for commission, to the amount of £22, was set up, which was not disputed. It was, in addition, maintained, that the articles sent to be sold were greatly over-valued, some of them, even to the extent of one-half, being all they had brought by public auction at the Repository. Evidence to this effect was also adduced, but it ap pearing on the cross-examination that one of the pur chasers was brother-in-law to the defendant, and ano ther of them a person who sometimes bought in at the defendant's sales. Mr. PARK, on the suggestion of Lord Ellenborough, consented that a verdict should go against the defen dant for the smaller valued amount, minus the corn ' mission, being £195. IdOLLAND V. TOMS. The plaintiff in this case was the assignee under a commission of bankrupt, against William Kinsey, a coachmaker, and the action was brought for the ba lance of the price of a curricle, built by the bankrupt for the defendant, Captain Toms, and of certain ex tras, as they are called, furnished to said curricle. It appeared that an agreement had been made be tween Captain Hanbury, a friend of Capt. Toms, and the bankrupt, previous to the building of the car riage in question, that the price should not exceed £l2O or 120 guineas ; certain alterations had after wards been suggested by Captain Hanbury in the course of the erection, but still under the express de claration that he had no authority to raise the price above the sum of £l2O agreed on ; Captain Han bury, at the same time, however, represented his friend as extremely liberal, and one not likely to al low a tradesman to lose by him ; in consequence of which alterations and extras to the amount of up wards of £BO were made, among others, a rumble with trunks. These to the amount of about s'fio were ordered or approved of by the defendant himself ; but it appeared that to a greater extent above the sum agreed for,. than the alterations so ordered or approved of, payments had been made by the defen dant to the bankrupt: Lord ELLENRONOUGII, in these circumstances, the agent for the defendant having no right to bind him beyond the sum for which he was authorized to con tract ; and builders of curricles or coaches having no tight to incommode the vehicle with rumbles, or any other excrescence or incumbrance for which they had ' received no orders, thought the plaintiff must fail in his present demand. Mr. JEKYLL, for the plaintiff, agreed in this remark, and was afraid that his'client must consent to be rum- Iled out of Court.—Plaintiff nonsuited. GRONDSDORPT V. NOGALA. The plaintiff in this case was the nephew, and ad ministrator of a person "lamed John Gotlieb Gronds dorff,!who was a journeyman piano-forte-maker, in Berwick-street, Soho, and the defendant was a fo reigner, who, down to the period of his death, had resided in the same room with the deceased, whose property, consisting of a quantity of mont 7 in guineas, half guineas, and seven shilling pieces, to the value of one hundred pounds ; of Bank of England notes to the amount of four pounds ;—of bank notes in a pocket-book, to the amount of fifty pounds ; and of wearing apparel to the amount of twenty pounds, the defendant was charged to have appropriated to his own use, and for the recovery of which the present action of trover was brought. It was proved in evidence, that the defendant, im mediately subsequent to the death of the deceased, gave cut to some friends who called to inquire into the destination of his property, that there was a will, and that be himself was entitled to every thing. On their remonstrance, a search was made in the repos:- tories of the deceased, but no will was found. A quantity of guineas, &c. to the amount of from £BO to 5100 were seen in a drawer ; the defendant him self exhibited four R 1 notes and two silver watches, and,the persons making the search, and who were ex amined as witnesses, s,tw also two pocket-books, of the contents of which they were ignorant, and a purse containing a quantity of foreign silver coin, which it was admitted had since been delivered up to the pre, sent plaintiff ; he having, alsa, in consequence of a Caveat lodged at Doctors' Commons, been enabled to recover £lO5O Stock, standing in the name of the deceased. . A plea had bcen put in fir the defendant, but no appearance was made for him on the trial. Lord ELLExnoitouou instructed the Jury, that in such a case as this, where the action was brought contra tpoliatore.n, there was no necessity for that exact Oro - or of value, which they would require ;it a com. *son case. Here the defendant had it in his power, by producing the articles charged to have been carried off, to shew that their value was over-rated. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages Jegt=', COURT OF COMMONi PLEAS, DEC. 4. DENNIS V. THE MARQUIS OF UOWNSHEND. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to re cover from the Marquis of Townshend a certain sum, being the valtie of some alledged fixtures which the defendant had removed from ground of the plain tiff's, on resigning his occupancy. It appeared that Lord Townshend had taken, for three years, a kitchen-garden in Sloane -street, which garden his Lordship had converted Into a pleasure ground, and had accordingly ornamented with various shrubs, seats, trees, green-houses, virandas, Bcc On the expiration of his tenancy he removed those arti cles, for the value of which the plaintiff now brought his action, denying any such right of removal, and Contending a reversionary right in the landlord when the tenant quitted possession. The defence set up by Lord Townshend was, that the ornaments, &c. were placed there by him at a great expence, much exceeding in value even the amount of his three years' rent, and that they could not be considered in the light of fixtures. He alledged also, that the plaintiff received no loss from their re moval, as a street was now building on the site of the former garden. Sir JaMES MASCSVIELD.-•••-•" This is a case of very great difficulty ; the law on this subject is much per plexed with nice distinctions as to the nature of those articles which a tenant may or may not remove on the expiration of the tenancy. Anciently the law was clear enough, but latte 4 it has become more re laxed for the protection ibf traders, who often erect, for the purposes of their business, temporary concerns far exceeding in value the ground itself, and since such relaxation much confusion has arisen. From the ridiculous niceties of the law at present, it is im possible to say, without most minute investigation, what can be called fixtures and what moveables in this action. I think, gentlemen, the safest way will, be for you to give a verdict for the plaintiff to the va lue of the shrubs and green-house, and the opinion of the Court may afterwards be taken by the defendant's counsel. As to the wire -fence, grate, viranda, and seats, I do not conceive that under any construction they can be considered fixtures, so you may leave them out of your consideration." Verdict for the Plaintiff—damages £1.50, with li berty of application to the Court. Sir JAMES MANSFIELD." Now, if a couple of gui neas had been, in the first instance, given to Coun sel for his opinion, all this expellee might have been spared." HOWARD V. RANSEOTTOM. This was an action for goods seized by the defen dant, under the Commission of one George, which goods the plaintiff stated to be his property. The latter admitted that he had some oil-cakes, to the value of £157, from George ; but lie called Love grove, his clerk, to prove that the money for them had been paid to George. George, however, was called by the defendant, and swore that he had never received any thing for the oil-cakes, which were there fore the property of the defendant and others, his as signees. George confessed in his evidence, that he went with Howard, the plaintiff, about the country, with the intention of buying goods, and never pay ing for them. He admitted that the object was to carry on this system of plunder to the extent of £lO,OOO, in which he was to shire equally with I Howard. A quarrel took place between them, and he confessed that he might have said, that he had caused a commission of bankruptcy to be taken out against Howard out of revenge. Chief Justice MANSFIELD considered this as an in famous partnership, for the purpose of swindling, and no liquidation of accounts had taken place between the parties. No verdict could be given on the evi dence of George, and the plaintiff WAS no better than him. As they both deserved a different measure of punishment from any that could be inflicted in that place, he doubted whether the Commissioners ought • to have declared them bankrupts under the circum stances. As no liquidation had taken place, however, and as the evidence could not on either side be relied upon, it was proper that matters should re main as before the seizure by the assignees of George, and therefore a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court for the value of the goods seized. The Duchess of MARL;lortot:Git fs indisposed at Marlborough House. When the last packet left Malta, on the 2d ultimo, LUCIEN BONAPARTE and family continued at the pa lace of St. Antonio, which General OAKES had ap pointed for him to reside in. Mr. ELMS LOVEDAY, tide-surveyor at Harwich, seized a few days since, on board a :vessel at that port, 22 bars of gold, weighing 2870 ounce!. Mr. LOVE DAY found the gold concealed between the timbers of the vessel, under about 30 tons of shingle ballast. MARK-LANE.—The supplies of Wheat to-day are very considerable, and sales heavy at rather lower prices—Prime old Dantzic about 935. per quarter — Barley in plenty, and cheaper—Malt likewise—White Peas and Leans of the two sorts are also lower—There are large supplies of Oats, and excepting those of the first quality, this trade is quoted cheaper—Flour with out variation. 1 GINERAL CuRIENCY •5 UNDIR. Wheat, 565. 70s. 85s. Beans, 50s. 565. Fine ditto, 90s. 931. Tick ditto, 445. 50s. Rye (new), 353. 40s. Oats, 28s. 28s. 335. Barley, 30s. 445. Poland ditto, 375. t Js. NtAlt, 70s. 785. Potatoe ditto, 425. White Peas (boilers), 545. 60s. Rape Seed, £43, €5O. Fine Flour, 80s. to 855.-Sezonds, 755. to 80$. CANTERBURY, DECEMBER 1. B. Wheat 84s Od to 92s Od 'Tarts (bush.) 7s Od to B.od New ditto 70s Od to 94s Od Brown Malt 96. 04 to os Od White ditto 90$ Od te 96. Od Amber Malt 97s Od to Os Od New ditto 80s Od t• 100 s Od Pale ditto 981 Od to Os Oil Rye 54s Od to 58. Od Fine Flour 81s od to Os od Barley 40s Od to 47s Od Second ditto 76s Od to Os NI Oats 32s Od to 38s cd Third ditto 70s Od to 00s thi New 28s Od to 35s cd Rough Meal 54s Od to Os Od Beans 525 Od to 56. Cd Hops (bags) 51 Os to 61 es New 98. Od to dts Od N. Pockets 61 001 to 81 Os Tick 545 Od to 58s Od Hay (tons) 51 Os so 61 Os New 43. Od to 46s C d Sainfoin 51 5s to 61 64 1 Hog Peas 485 Od to 500 od Clover SI Os to 51 KW Boiling ditto 56s 04 to Slis Od Straw 21 Os to 01 Os • 2 5 a ICE, &:. . , Yesterday the five men in custody on a charge of robbing a farmer's man, on the evening of the ‘2f):!) of November, on the Edgeware-road, were hi ou : ...ht to Bow-street Office for re-examittaa)n, wlOu Josep!l Seamen, of the Six Bells pul,lic.house, proved that the prisoners ire all at his h• nse on the eveninv if the robbery, except Foram, who was identiiie(r.as a deserter from the 14th Regiment, and there being no direct proof against him, as having been ccitcern ed in the robbery, he was committed to tl.e Savoy prison. It is supposed th3t the prosecutor V. as mis taken in his statement of one of them presetting .t pistol at him, as none was fottod upon them, although they were apprehended immediate!) after the robbery; but a very large clasp-knife was fiaind up , n one of thetn, upwards of a foot long; and when it was open ed it had a spring to keep it tirm, so thilt it might eo the most deadly act, either as to stabbing or cutting. Norris, Gill, and Clogden, were fully committed for trial. Yesterday a Captain of a ship was summoned be fore the Lnrcl Mayor, at the Mansion House, by the Elder Brethren of the Trinity-House, charged with having delivered gravel, or ballast, near the Com mercial Dock, without consulting them, contrary to their charter. Several witnesses Clearly proved the oTence, and he was accordingly fined .C2O. Yesterday Robinson was charged, at Marlbo rough-street Office, with burglary and robbery, at a Gentleman'shouse i a fierkeley-street,Portman-square; and Mary Ann Field, with receiving the property. — The man was taken with a bed in the street, and con veyed to St. Giles's watch-house, and he was identi fied as having carried part of the booty from le: kelcy street to the house of the other prisoner, who kcers an old iron shop. They were both fully comniitted for trial. Yesterday - Silva, a Portuguese s was fully committed, from Whitecbarel Office, charged with robbing a pedlar of a quantity of hardware, in Houndsditch. C. Henslerside was fully cc tnntitted on a charge of polygamy ; this molest youth having appropriated to himself four wives at one time. Two boys, brothers, of the names of James and William Ralph, were last week committed at Salis bury, for trial, charged with breaking open, in the day time, the house of J. House, at Newtown, and stealing thereout a quantity of wearing apparel. Monday afternoon, about five o'clock, as 4r. Joshua Cox, coahmerchant, was passing under a scaf folding in Fleet -street, he felt sonic person make a snatch at the chain of his watch, and .t well-dressed fellow called out to him to pass on. Ile immediately found that his seals were carried off. Mr. Cox grappled the culprit, but he was rescued by his confederates. Mr. Corneck's hoes° at Somer's Town was broken into on Monday morning by depredators, who SAC down to regale with the good cheer with which the house abounded. Mr. Corneck heard a noise, and took a candle and a pistol in one hand, and a cocked pistol in the other, and proceeded down stairs, where his appearance alarmed the fellows so mitch (four is number) that they instantly made their escape, with out any booty. A most daring burglary was committed in the house of. Messrs. Jones and Co: taiiors, in Grosvenor street, on Monday night, and clothes to the amount of £lOOO were stolen. The thieves effected an en trance into a cutting-room, out of Brocdces's-mews, by sawing away the shutters. The neighbourhood of Wolverhampton has Mel y been infested by a band of daring robbers, who have kept the country in a state of serious alarm. Cra Monday night, the 19th ult. about nine o'clock, the gate-keeper of the turnpike on the road to Stafford was called to open the gate by a man on horseback, and on his appearance was seized by two men on foot. forced into the house, there gagged, and his arms and legs tied ; the robbers immediately proceeded to rifle the house, and plundered the same of cash, cash notes. . and loaded themselves with linen, wearing apparel, • and other effects, with which. atter severely beating the gatekeeper, they decamped. information being given the next morning to the constables of \Velvet hampton of this daring outrage, and the men dts scribed, warrants were granted, when John Dalton and Vs'illiam Phillips, miners, were apprehended (two other suspected persons made their escape) ; and, on searching the premises of these Men, most of the pro perty stolen at the Bilston, Wilienhall, and Scaffold turnpike-gate houses was found, with some joints of fat m'itton salted down, and a considerable quantity of rendered mutton fat. The keeper of the Staff ,rd tor upike-gate swore to Phillips, as the man who gag ged him, and both he and Dalton were fully com mitted to Stafford gaol. A few days age, as a waggon laden with dung, be longing to Mr. Simpson, of Stanway, Essex, was go. ing to Colchester, through the negligence of the driver, the team took a wrong direction by which the waggon was upset, and nearly dashed to pieces. The driver and one of the horses were killed en t spot, and a fine bullock, which was also in the team, died in consequence the following day. A fire broke out yesterday morning in the premises lately occupied by Mr. Parker, as a tavern and coffee-house, in Middle-row, Holborn, which nearly destroyed the same ; but there being a plentiful supply of water, together with great exertions of the fileme:i, it was got under in about two hours. The premises were under a thorough repair, and were fitting up as auction rooms. Some carpenters had been at work in the attic story, and had left a fire to air the loom, as supposed. The premises were the sole property Lord DA FINLEY, but were let out on lease. A melancholy accident happened on Sunday mor ning at the house of Mr. l'inden, carpenter and under taker, of Charles -street, Middlesex-hospital : his -on, Charles James, about seven vcirs of age, having been left alone for a shott time . luring the absence of his parents, he went too near the fire, which c.raght his night-gown, and he was dread:utly burnt. He lin gered till 'Monday morning and then expired. The fright he received from the accident a supposed, how ever, to have been the more immediate cause of his death. Saturday evening a child, four years of age, &ugh terof a sawyer in Merchmont. street, Brunswick-square, being left in the room., during the (absence ot her pa rents, set Ler clothes on fire, by which she was so shockingly scorched as to cause licr cicada dunes.' night.