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FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALMOUTH, Maw 9—Sailed his Majesty's ship Tweed, ler
South America. _ _ . _ _ . _

PLYstotrrit, Max 9.—Arrived the Wakefield, Wakefield,
from Liverpool to Miramichi, out five weeks, very leaky, bowsprit
sprung, and mainmast-head carried away in lat. 43, long. 2fi. The
Master reports that a brig foundered to the westward of this port,
and that the crew had been landed this morning on the coast.
PORTSMOUTH, MAT 10.—Arrived the Johannis, Rubarth,
from Memel ; his Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, from the Eastward ;
and Lady Francis, Harry, from Sunderland, very sickly, having
the small-pox on board, and already lost one man. Sailed the Re.
source, Thornhill, for Madras and Bengal.
DEAL. Mar 10.—Arrived the Sarah, Nicholson, from Messina;
Ju.ius Omar, Stafford, from Honduras; and Mary and Eliza,
Davis, from Cork. Passed thruegh, the Hope, Dean, from Sian
Leone.

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traavEsEorn, Mar lit —Arrived Sceptre, Ord, flails, Ritchie,
and Jane, Crawfunl, from Memel; Caltborp, Nevem, from Co-
penhagen ; Lermic, Millie, from Dominica; tilaphyra. Martin,
from Antigua; Electra, Robinson, from Philadelpilia ; Success,
Lemon, from Palau ; Mary and Ann, Bell, from Riga; Marquis
'of Mundy, Smith, from Riga. Sailed Wilson,,, Wilson, for El.
sineur ; Yonnghnsband, Brown, for Madeira; Willis*, and
Henry, Jenkin, for Pio; Thomas and Mary, Hart, foe amburgh ;
Amelia, Bully, for St. Uttar; Enterprize, Bridge, for Jamaica;
Lively, High, fir:Cadiz ; Christian, Mackey, for Cadiz; Medusa,
Lobbing, few Antwerp; Canadian, Sadler, for Jamaica.

The Susanna, Tucker, from Swansea to Liverpool; and Berkeley
Castle, from Bangor, were lost on the Bth inst. near Milford.
The Fair Cambrian. Griffiths, of Cardigan, was totally lost near
Stornaway, the Nth ult. and all the crew drowned.
The Thomas, Bell, amved off the Start from St. Vincent's, spoke
the following vessels, viz. :—Sneaton Castle, Brown, from New.
castle to Charleston. 13th ult. and sapplied her with cabin atom.
!lame day the Hector, of Liverpool, from Demerara; Lavinia, of
Belfast ; Trial, Harvey, from London to Jamaica, 2d inst. and
had experienced very bad weather.
The following is art extract of a letter from the Agent of Lloyd's
at Jersey, dated Bth May The Friends, lienest, arrived here
on the sth inst. from ltio J 2.neiro, from whence she sailed on the
4 March, at which time there were lying there the AVM% and
Magicienne Fret.ch frigates; Esperance, Diligence, aad Pradente
corvettes ; and two others, whose names I cannot ascertain. Three
of the corvettes were about tomcled to Lima. and two line.a.
battle ships were expected from Toulon. His Alajesty's ship Spas.
tints: and Cambridge were at Itio.'•

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tained, having tried most of the establishments within the
metropolis, have found the best qualities at the China Ge-
nuine Tea Company, 23, Pavement, Moorfields.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, TrZIDAY, Mar fl

SinINKI ix &NCO.
BYRNE AND SIR. rx-sitEntwr PARKINS.
At the sitting of the Court the ',mondani Sheriff Pa►kins prism.
ed bin-well in front of the bar, and asked to have an hour fixed for
hearing his motion for a new trial, in the case of Byrne a. Porkies.
to-morrow, if their Lordships pleased.
The LORD CHILE JUSTICE said they might be able to out:

3lr. Parkins said he would be content to have any time fixed
which their Lordships might think convenient.

The Loan Ceter .11);Ttes: said there were several motion
which must first be heard; but they could cot lis u facto-morrow,
as they might get at it so-day.
The quoudam Shalt bowed and left the Court, smiling u E,
went.

DOE DEM. MARTIN v. TUCK ER.
Mr. Sergeant TADDY obtained a rile to slim cause why the err.
diet for the defendant should not be set a.idc, and a trw trial
granted. The case had been tried at Kingston, befiire th late
Lord Chief Itaron. It was an ejectment. The prenhrty was a
valuable cottage in Epsom Green.

1.0• D lIAGOT V. WILLIAM).
Mr. TAUNTON moved that the verdict for the plaintiff in this
use for 441. should be expunged, and • verdict entered for 937/.
The defendant had been under steward to Lord Begot,. and had in
that character received large sums of money In payment of timbre,
and Mite goods sold. Au action hail been brought previously at
the A Seine for Denbigh for 4,01101., fur wbicn the phut:tuff hal ob-
tained judgment. The receipts of that amount were prime' by
Mr. Turner, who had been auititor to his Lordship Another
action was again brought before Mr. Baron Darrow. for a further
sum of !117!. Of this sum only 46/. had been unknown to mr.
Turner when the action for 4.0001. had been brought. Mr. Boroo
(farrow held that the plaintiff was precluded from recorerit 0r.%
than 4,000/. of money known to be due when the action fcr that
amount had been brought, and therefore directed the verdict to be
entered only tor the 461., with leave to more for entering the re.
diet for the larger sum, which was fully proved to be due. Re
(Mr. Taunton) contended that it was competent to bring a separate
action, if the plaintiff chose, for every separate reenpt. A re.
ference of all matters had been proposed, but the decedent had
been in such a state of mind, and still continued so, that he could
DOI give his assent.
The Loan CM Il? r• JUSTICR—Take a rule to show cause. I feel
great doubts in my own mird as to the result.
Mr. Justice BAYLET—There is a writ of error in the Cat of the
4,0001.
r. TAV TON said there was.
Mr. Justice HA Y LEY—If that judgment should be eet aside, the
larger sum may then be recovered in this case.
Rule granted.

LORD ESSEX V. COMBE.
Mr. ADOLPH vs obtained a rule to allow cause in this case wi:y
the verdict for the plaintiff should not be set aside. The trespass
was drawing a wood belonging to the plaintiff But it was con-
tended that the defendant had license, in evidence of which several
letters had been read. The Lord Chief Baron, however, had left it
to the Jury as only a question of damages.
The Loan Carta JUSTICE—ReaIIy if the Lord Chief Baron
had only left the damages to the Jury, it would be strong ground
for the rule.
Mr. ADO Lett us—lt is distinctly so stated in a note by a Learned
Friend of mine, for my attention wes very much divided, there
being at the same time a very famous (Conolly's) trial for man-
slaughter.
Rule granted.
WEBSTER V.
Me. BROUGH•11 moved for a (NW trial in this cam, in which
the plaintiff had got a verdict. It was an action on a patent ob-
tained by the plaintiff for an impmveincnt on the famous percussion
lock invented by the Rev. Mr. Forsyth. The defendant was the
owner of the shop under the firm of Forsyth and Co. at the corner of
Leicester-square. The defence was, that the defendant Faddism-
vexed the improvement before the plaintiff, and that there was so
novelty in it to suppol a patent. kor the latter part of the defence
the testimony of Mr. Alexander Galloway was mainly relied on.
The LORD CHIET JUSTICE said, that he remembered that
there had been a tray strong argamtaium ad hominess aganst the
defendant, who had issued circular cards, celebrating the import-
an!e of the invention.

Mr. Boot:Guam said he had afterwards formed a diffirent
opinion.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said he only remarked that it Ira
a smog argument of that species. But what you boasted of so
highly at one period you cannot now so successfully represent to
have no novelty or importance. I think it is very likely that that
weighed very much with the Jury.
klr. Baou•HASS—In our hands it would have been new.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.--Not according to Mr. Gallo.
way's evidence; but what is old in my bandit may be new in
yours. You may take a rule to show cum, but it is a very small

BROUGUAIR—your Lordship said to the Jury it was the
smallest matter you ewer saw come into Court.
The LORD CHIRP JUSTICE—It is very likely I may have
said so.
Mr. BROUGHAM—The Vice-Cbaneellor described it as "no
matter at all." (A laugh.)
Rule granted.

HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, TUESDAY, MAY 11.

THE ELIZA ANN.

.......
Sir C. Rontweow stated this to be an appeal from a decision of
the Vice-Admiralty Court of Jamaica From the evidence it ap-
peared theta quantity of corn and flour had been conveyed on board
an American vessel from Virginia to the Island of Cuba, and from
thence shipped on hoard the Eliza Ann, which was a British
vessel and manned by English seamen, and conveyed to, and
landed, and sold at Falmouth in Jamaica
.The MMUS of the
American vessel, Capt. Lowe, left his own vessel in port at Cuba,
and sailed on board the Eliza Ann as supereargo, and it was front
this circumstance that a presumption was raised that the property
in the corn had acre, been transferred, but that it remained at the
time of its being sold in Jamaica, the bola Ale _property of an
American subject. It also appeared that 31r. Lowe, while in
Cube. bad expressed his regret that be could not take Ins corn to
Jamaica, as he could there obtain a better price for it. On this
evidence the Vice-Admiralty Court in Jamaica condemned the
gins Ann. under a clause in the 28th of George 111. cap. 6., which
prohibits American corn from being brought into any of our West
India Islands, unless the same be the prepare' of British subjects,
and in British vessels manned with British seamen.
Against this decision it was contended, that the cargo had been
purchased by Wright and Shelton, who are English merchants, te.
siding in the Island of Cuba, and that the shipment. thyme had
been made by that firm. It was also contended, that even sup..
posing the corn to be the property of an American subject, the ap-
pellants were protected by the aath of George 111., which modifies
the 28th of George 111., and allows the importation of corns &e.
from either the I tilted States or any of the foreign West India
Colonise to any of our possessions in the %Vest Indies, if in British
vessels properly manned, without requiring the same to be the
property of British subjects.
Ilia Majesty's Advocate, after thus stating *ease, proceeded to
argue in support of the condemnation. Ile contended, from the
whole circumstances of the case, that no doubt could mitt, lint
that the corn remained the property of an American ; and, that
as to the supposed protection afforded by the With of George 111.,
it could not apply in this case, inasmuch that the torn had not
been conveyed the whole distance from America in a British
vow+
Dr. JxxllEll followed on the same side.

Dr. 1:11.71111)7GT0).:47111 behalf Wtii;—aensilts, denied that it
was necessary by the Sikh of George 111., m t the com should be
imported the entire distance in a British weasel.
Judgment was deferred till the next Court day.

SALE BY AUCTION.

ASHTEAD LODGE.
MOST DESIRABLE COMPACT FAMILY RESIDENCE.
with Offices, excellent Gardens, Paddocks, ace. Ashuad, near
Epsom, Surrey.
By Mmes. GARDOM,
At the Mart, THIS DAY, May 12. at Twelve. unless an
acceptable offer should be previously made.
AMost desirable compact Residence, with attached rod
detached Offices, neat Lawn and Pleasure Garden, with
Conservatory, highly productive Vegetable Garden, partly walled,
well clothed and stocked with choice Fruit Trees, ke. and three
Paddocks. containing together about four acres, delightfully situate
in the village of Ashtead, a remarkably healthy, pleasant, ani
highly respectable part of Surrey, and in the centre of the finest
field sports. The rosideme is seated on a gentle eminence, com-
manding rich and extensive views, and contains a neat entrance
hall, excellent dining mom, 23 feet by In feet, drawing room, 20
feet by 164 feet, library or morning room, four airy and cheerful
chambers, four secondary I"ri servants' sleeping rooms ; ample do-
mestic offices and allying; ,:.',rhea are two excellent three.stall
stables, a double coach-house and sleeping mom over ; other usual
detached offices, a gardener's cottage, and two small tenements,
situate at the extremity of the grounds. The premises are in com-
plete repair and order, and are abundantly supplied with fine spring
and soft water. This desirable estate, except one paddock, Is wry-
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being subject only to a trifling quit rent, a customary fine at aliena-
tion, and a fine and two heriots at death. One of the paddocks is
held on lease, for an unexpired term of 77 years, at a low rent.
Early possession may be had.
To be viewed with tickets only, which, with particulars, may he
had of the Auctioneers, Epsom, who are authorised to treat for the
Estate : tickets to view and particulars may also be had of Messrs.
Winstanley and Sons, Paternoster-row; and printed particulars
had at the Mart ; at the principal Inns at Croydon, Kingston,
Tooting, Reigate, Leatherhead, and Guildford; and at the Li-
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