The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

MAY 29.

The Court was of opinion, it was not in its power to accept
this written paper, or this verbal declaration of Mr. Stone, as
a revocation of bis error, and therefore directed the Registrar to
eater upon record, that Mr. Stone had declined to revoke his
error, and persisted therein. The Court then informed the Rev.
Mr. Stone, that the sentence of deprivation must be passed by
the Bishop of the Diocese, agreeable to the Canon Law.
The Bishop of London and the Bishop of Lincoln, accom-
panied by other dignified Clergy, then entered the Court, and
after being informed by Sir W. Scott that the charges alleged
against the Rev. F. Stone were clearly proved and established
by the evidence produced, the Bishop of London proceeded to
read the sentence, and afterwards signed the same, which de-
prived the Rev. Mr. Stone of his Ecclesiastical Preferments.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
TUESDAY, MAY 17.
PAXTONS, COCKEREL, AND CO. V. SIR HOME POPHAM.

The Court decided, that the bond for 3,500/. given by the lat-
ter to the plaintiffs, for goods, &c. on board the El Etrusco,
hound to Ostend from Calcutta, was void, the consideration be
ing an illegal transaction.

THURSDAY, MAY 19.
THE KING V. THOMAS APPLETON.

The defendant was brought up to receive the judgment of the
Court, having been convicted of a breach of Quarantine Law.
The statute upon which he was tried affixes a penalty of 5001.
for the species of offence be had been guilty of, and as he was
not able to pay the fine. be was committed till the same should
be satisfied and discharged.

IDE KING V. WILLIAM HUTTON.
The defendant was the master of a coal ship, and was inform-
ed by the proper officer, while at Sunderland, that a general em-
bargo had been laid upon all vessels in that port, and that he
must not sail. The defendant, however, chose to put to sea,
saying that his vessel was in ballast, and the embargo did not
attach. The defendant was ordered to be imprisoned three months
in the King's Bench Prison.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.
Extract of a Letter from Captain Booth, of the ship Harver,
from Pctersburgh for London, dated Helsingburgh, 2.lth
1808.
" I arrived here this morning, and have made application to
Sir Samuel Hood for convoy to go to Carlsham, which he has
granted, and appointed a frigate and a brig to sail as soon as
possible. It is reported the Danes have sunk some old wrecks
in the passage of the Sound; but the Admiral is now surveying
the Malmo Channel, and his intention is to pass the ships
through them. Pilots are appointed at Falsterbo for the use of
the men of war. The Admiral has given me orders to write to
the ships at Carlscrona to come to Carlsham to join the convoy.
The force here is six sail of the line, two frigates and brigs. Sir
Samuel gives us a convoy no further than Gottenburgh, where
we are to take the regular convoy ; he meant to place a line of
battle ship abreast of Cronbnrg Castle before we passed."
The following outward-bound fleets sailed on Sunday from
Falmouth, viz. the West India fleet, under convoy of the lid-
lette ; the fleet for Quebec and Halifax, under convoy of the•
Avenger; the Mediterranean fleet, under convoy of the Cam-
brian ; and theifleet for the Brazils, under convoy of the I..4,llt-
fling sloop of war.