Star.
London, England, 1808-11-03 00:00:00

NifITTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

PENZANCE, OCTOBER 91.
Arrived here last night the Unien, of and from
Philadelphia, and landed four gentlemen, one of
them a messenger charged with dispatches to Mr.
CANNING, who set off immediately for London. This
vessel has at messenger on board with dispatches for
the French Government, and sailed again immedi-
ately for France, and will make the first port &elm.

FALMOUTH, OCTOBER SI.
Arrived his Majesty's ship GI.OOAMADt. Prom the
Downs.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Foxnou'an, on a
cruize.—Wind N. E.

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PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER I. ;
Last evening sailed from hence, for Falmouth, the
Portuguese ships Tejo, Admiral Nelson, Alegrial
Constantia, and Pombeia, with Dartugueso refugees
for the Brazils ; they were escorted by a Portuguese
brig of war, of 18 guns, and are to be joined by some
ships of the like description from the. Eastward ; also
sailed the SCCRPIOY. of 18 guns, for the coast of
Spain ; and the CHEERFUL cutter, with a fleet for
Swansea.—Passed by, the Channel fleet, for their st -
tion off Brest ; and the Onesres, of I'3 guns, for the
coast of France.—Arrived yesterday, the Femme, of
18 guns, faom Spain.
PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER it.
Arrived his Majesty ship Sr. ALBA. from the
Downs.—Sailed his Majesty's ship ENDYMION, with
a fleet of transports, having on board the 15th Regi-
ment of Light Dragoons ; also the PitivEß, with Ge-
neral PAGET on board, for Spain; Mums, with a
fleet for Madeira and the Brazils ; le Tusee, with
specie for Spain ; BLOSSOM, with a convoy for the
coast of Africa ; Veaws, DEFENDS/12 and Bain, on
a cruise.—Wind Easterly.
ABERDEEN, OCTOBER SA.
Monday last, the. small sloop-rigged Danish pri-
vateer,- Captured by his Majesty's sloop CHILDERS*
was put in here on her way to Leith by contrary
winds.' This privatedris one of Ove of a like descrip-
tion, which sailed lately from Bergen, where a brig
privateer of 14 guns, with yellow sides and black
painted ports was fitting out, and expected to be ready
for sea in two or three days, all destined to cruise on
the Scotch coast., Two of the small privateers, exclu-
sive of the above, are already known to have been
captured by. our cruisers, and another by the Ctonzr
sloop of war, which, with
..the ROVER sloop are now
upon this station.
The boisterous and unsettled weatherwitl,the ra-
pid succession of violent gales which we have expe-
rienced for some weeks past, almost unexampled in
this early part of the season, appears to have been
very general, and the accounts of the loss of shipping
which we have received from various quarters, are
very distressing.

in the storm- of the Bth instant, throe vessels were
wrecked to -the westward of Thum?, a of which
bad discharged a cargo of bark there, and sailed from
Scrabster roads the preceding eight j the three crews
said to be saved.
The sloop Freemason, of Nairn, bound to Sunder,.
land, in ballast, was dismasted off the Buchan-ness
and, after being driven to the yorkestire coast, Was'
towed into Bridlington Bay, where she was after-
wards driven ashore and totally wrecked. Crew
saved by the life-boat.

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The sloop Friendship, WILLIE, Of Dysart, which
sailed from that place with salt and coals for Aber.
deen on the 7th ult. has not since been heard of ; and
from several circumstances, is mach feared to have
been the vessel seen to founder near Arbroath the
following day.
The Jonge Henclerick, from Dort, for this port,
with flax, which received a pilot on board, has been
driven to the northward, and put into Peterhead on
Sunday last.

ARRIVED—In the Creek, the Fortuna, Nostra, from Ma-
laga. Off Portsmouth, the Success, Bennet ; end the Betsey,
Hayward, from Oporto. At Plymouth, the Harriet, Clark, from
Oporto. •OE the Lizard, the Chrononhotouthologes,—; from do.
At Bristol, the —, from Oporto. At Dartmouth,
the Berry Castle, hmon Newfoundland. At Lisbon, as
Trefalgar, Ferguson. fronsLondon. At Cadiz, the-Memory,
from Poole. • „
The sloop Roby, oflllAsily, ladolllotessfat„pliyg es thp
coma ofilecalsod.
The Interooorar, Om* *AK LAMM! tlagie bees.''
delves out of Yarmouth, .with she mho;
Was; hal sinoeleen on ahore..tnd got oitliMalltdit4alissie; Set
was yesterday safe in Thrmot it Roads. „
hie
Iwo Prirafter items, *aliagerttlitaksh.
hy his Makistvis brig and
The Hannon!, Watson, from bash.* all illy
taken, retshw, had serried i .Posh.

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.• L4lf IirkELLIGAWC:S. .: - t should be of opiniqn that the bill should be dismissed, ---44diettene. . .
- .------ r gill it appeared that a commission had gone out, We had a dreadful storm of Wit& and. rain on
CotlltT OF Kiteees 'melee!, NOVEMBER 2. ' which his Lordship could not allow to remain afloat erueeday lest from the South. The river has not been
--- en J.OWE.F after the bill *as out of Court, and yet there was `iso Lirge for many years past ; greet damage has been
Mr. Pear, as Counsel for the plaintiff, stated that no motion now before him for quashing the commis- 'dente ; all the houses on the sands were flooded, and
his client Was a cattle-dealer hi Leicestershire, and ,sion. He was satisfied that cases might occur in nearly half way up the adjoining streets; a great quan-
the defendant had been a butcher at Hoxtou, but which the Court would allow bills to be amended to city of wood was flooded off the rands : the enibank.
lately had been obliged to retire to a certain castle, on the extent stated by Mr. Bell, but still such permission mention the helms of the Nithwerevery mucholestroy-
the Surrey side of London Bridge. On the 23d of could not be given without strong reasons being al- ed, and a great many sheep swept away with the flood.
March; 1806, he went to Woburn Pair, where. he 'edged in support of it. He should, therefore,leave it The coachman of the Glasgow Mail, who fell into
bought from the plaintiff six cows, four for ere. each, to Mr. Agar, against the next Seal, to amend his mo- the river near Moffat, by the breaking down of the
and two for 20 enineas each, which were brought to tion, by praying that the commission be quashed e;1-lowcleugh bridge, has since died of the injuries he
Islington and mild. It unfortunately happened that and to Mraßell to make such other motion as he received.
the plaintirs serrant, Who was peseta at the bar- might think proper, when his Lordship should endea- •
gain, hid since died ; however,, he had a. respectable your to dispose of the matter.
salesman to call, who would prove that the &fen- I Mr. Been said, he should be able to shew his Lord-
dant boasted ofhie having bought them. ship a case exactly in point.
H. Nuttal said he Was at Woburn Fair on the 23d The Long Cueenemeon ,I 'ready doubted this.—
of March, and offered to hay these cows, but the What with the blunder of Mr. Bull himself, of Mr.
plaintiff :tad he differed about the price. He saw ' Stanley, and of Mr.' Agar, he thought the present
the defendanton the road from the Fair, who in- would be found to be a case entirely ad grfuris.
formed him that he had bought them for the price
which the winless offered ; adding, by way of jeer, CHADDERTON v. LEAF AND BOW E.
" I can make a better bargain than you." 'Witness Mr. AOAR stated, that a bill in this case was filed
sw the same cows in the defendant's custody, at by the Plaintiff against the Defendants for discovery,l
Isalington, when they were sold. Ott cross-examina- and praying for the relief of the Court. It alledgesi'
ton by Mr. GARROW, he said he had no wagers de-1 that the Plaintiff is a publican in the town of Mane;
pen- ding oa the issue of the trial, but he held the re- ] chester, and the Defendant Leaf, a Justice of Peace
cord Cot one% his pocket, between a Georee Berrin- 1 of the said town, who had the issuing of licences.—'
ger, and a publican at Kentington, namely, a sup-I The Plaintiff being desirous of obtaining a licence,'
per which he expected would be decided• to-night. obtained a recommendation from a Mr. Lee, in the'
Mr. Geataow, for the defendant, contended that Year 1804-, to the 'kleinlaut Leaf, for that purpose;
the witness was as much interested in the issue of this who informed him he was too late for that year, but
case as Berringer, by carrying about with him the :Im.the year following he might depend on having one.
record, and therefore not entitled to much credit; ' Albrtnight before the time of issuing licences on the
however, he had several witnesses to call, who would 'Poxfollowing, hi again applied, and received the
prove that these cows were not bought by the defen- same answer, that he was also too late. kle remon-
dent, hut by his brother, William Lowe, on account • strated. but to no dr*. Some persons informed hime
of his father, who had, prior to this transaction, con-, if he would apply to the Defendant, Bowne, who
&derabic dealing's with the plaintiff, and who paid was an agent for the Magistrate, and agree to become
h.= 1091. for cows bought at a former Fair. a member of a g buildin club, who were building ou
Mr. Lowe said he was a butcher, at Milton, near
the land of Leaf, or to lease a building lot fromt,'
Bedford, and was at Woburn Fair, where he bought. Ile would be sure of his licence. Accordingly be,
applied to Bowne, who promised to obtain the. icence,
six cows from the plaintiff, on account of his father,
on condition that he subscribed 'clot) to the buildiag.
and paid hint 1001. for five he had from him, on the
club, to be paid at the rate of ten pounds per mouth.
same account, on a prior occasion, and that his bro.
The Plaintiff agreed to do so, and paid down Rl3 to
titer had, nothing to do with them, only that he sold
Bowne, as earnest, and on the time of issuing the
them in Smithfield, or Islington, on commission. The
licences, received his licence ; the defendant Bowne
cows were driven to. London by Pack, a drover. His
called on the Plaintiff several times, and received.father had since failed, and paid a composition to his
creditors. On cross.examination, he said his father ,from him, at 'different periods, sums to the amount efl
came from North Crawly, in Buckinghamshire, in R 37; at the end of the year 1806, the Plaietiff found
the afternoon, but did not see the cows. hiinself unable to give Bowne any more money, when
James Lowe, the fatheF, stated, that he did not
Bowne wrote him a threatening. letter. The Plaintiff
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wishing to remove to a better situation for his busl.!
intend to go to Woburn Fair, but had given his son
wishing
applied to the defendant Bowne, to get .his
William instructions to buy lame cattle on his ac-
licence changed to the house he wished to resnoyeto,
count, and to pay the plaintiff the 1001. due to him.
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He came in the afternoon, and saw the cows, which which Bowne at fit st refused to do, but afterwards
said he would on condition that the Plaintiff would'
were given to Pack to drive to London. The defen.
dant had nothing to do with them, only to sell them lease a building-lot of ground from the defendant.
Leaf, at £lO a-year ; the Plaintiff being afraid of
on his account, which he did at either 18 or 201. each,
and in about a fortnight after he received the pro. losing his licence, agreed to it, and executed a deed
ceeds. The witness contradicted himself on cross-
to that purpose, in the house of Leaf, and in the pre-
sence of Bowne, and an attorney and his clerk ; at
examination, so palpably, that his Lordship asked
the Jury if they could believe such evidence ? which.
the expiration of the year, the defendant Bowne ap-
, plied to the Plaintiff for £lO, the amotrat of the
being answered in the negative, a verdict was return
ed for the plaintiff—Dtmages 1201. with costs. year's rent for the building-lot, which the Plaintiff
_ refused to pay, on the ground, that the lot was of nee
COURT OF CHANCERY, OCTOBIA SO. use to him, and that Bowne had received £S7 /min
iit.th:EN/NE v. BABLEy. him, for which he had received no consideration ;
Mr. Hoteter moved for a Rule of Court for refer- the defendant Leaf then brought his action in the
ring to arbitration the costs and other points in this Court of. King's Bench:, to recover the £lO rent ;
Cause, still ensettled. Mr. Agar stated several other allegations, that the
The Lcnso CHANCELLOR asked how far this could deed had been got from the Plaintiff by a fraud, that
be effectually done, the plaintiff in the Cause being a the lot of ground ,was not worth near .n.. 10 a year,
femme comeerte ? and that the defendant Leaf took advantage of his
•Mr. Noteter answered, that the reference would situation, as a Magistrate, to .defraud the Plaintiff:
not extend beyond an accounting fur the rents and he further stated, that the bill prayed for an injuuc-
profits.—Rule greened. tion to stop the Defendant's proceeding in the Court
BUTTERWORTH V. SAMMY.. of King's Bench, with a third action, and that the
146-. An Alt applied to have the Bill in this Case dis- deed might be cancelled ; and also, that the defen-
mimed with costs. dant Bowne should be obliged to repay the Plaintiff
Mr. Bete said, the defendant was the Rev. Dr. the £37 which he had obtained from him ; to this
Baillie, a Gentleman who had acquired the degree of bill the defendant Leaf had demurred, acknowledging
D. D. not in consequence of a qualification from any that he was a Magistrate at the times alledged in the
of the learned Universities of this country ; but, by bill, but claimed the protection of the Court against
purchase from the College of Aberdeen, at the price answering any of the other allegations, as they went
of anl. 13s. 4d. The Testator, Mr. R.amsley, was a to cr:minate him in his Magisterial duty, and his an-
puldiran in Manchester, where the defendant fol- . swer might be made the ground of a criminal infor-
lowed his religious
_pursuits, and having gained an , 'nation against him.
ascendancy over Mr. Ramsley, the latter had been Mr. HART and Mr. Wernanee, Counsel for the
prevailed on to make a will in his favour. The defendant Leaf, contended, that he had no right to
plaintiff, who was the heir at law, being, however, I make discoveries on oath that would make him liable
led to doubt the validity of the will in favour of to a criminal prosecution. There was not a charge
the defendant, resolved to bring an ejectment against in the bill that did net go to criminate him in hii lefa.
hie% andeto disposers him of the real estate. To re- gisterial capacity. He had a right to protect himself
strain thtplaintiff fora proceeding in this ejectrpent, by refusing to answer, and they Were not sure that
Abe defendant filed his bill. Being given .to under- , the prayer of the bill was mot' for 'an affillifit to
stand, in the mean time, however, that the bequest to I ground a criminal information on; under those. con-
the present defendant by Mr. Rainsley, was made I siderations, they trusted that his Lordship would be
.for charitable noes, and as such was struck at by the ; of opinion that the Defendant's cause of demurrer
sratute of mortrnain, the plaintiff.filed a bill of disco-' was a reasonable one, and that the bill ought to be
very against the defendant, for having hist declared ! dismissed.
a trustee for certain charitable purposes, and of course Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY and Mr. AGAR, Counsel for
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for having dePwill set aside. In this bill, however, the plaintiff, contended, that although the bill charged.
Ms. Stank', and be (Mr. Bell) had omitted to intro- I the Defendant, Leaf, With acting most corruptly in
dim a prayer for slid, which would render an ap-1 selling the licence, and the Court would protect him'
pficatioa for amending it necessary, and which would , from answering that allegation; yet, when these
have teen made to his Lordship next Seal, had not 1 were ether allegations, that did not go to criminate
the defendant taken the start of the plaintiff by I him, he ought to be obliged to answer 'them ; for
rnallag the present applicetion. The Learned Cows- ! instance, wF.ether there was such a deed as that
eel confessed himself considerably surprised at the . stated in existence t whether the Plaintiff' did not
present motion, the more particularly as a commis-1 bring him a letter of recommendation from Mr. Lee 1.:
Dion had been taken Oat, in which the defendant had whether the lot of ground was worth 101. a-year ?
;tinted, and which would now have been executing at I These were allegations that he might answer without
Manchester, but for the discovery of the omission in , criminating hitneelf; and they felt no doubt but his
the plaintiff's bill. 1 Lordship would oblige him to answer them, and dis-
Mr. AGAR contended, that a bill of discovery, and I miss the demurrer.
ahill of distartry and for relief, -were very different, I The Dien Cnancreeett was of opinion. that the
and that his Lordship would not allow a bill filed i Defendant, Leaf, might as well answer the bill with:
simply for discovery to be amended, so as to allow it ; out eriminating himself, as demur without doing'so ;
to extend to a ballot relief, after the Defendant bad , for if there were allegations in the bill to that effect.,
&By answered the original bill, by denying all idea c, he was not obliged to anseier them. 1:1O4ec these',
of a usuf, and deposing that the bequest was made; consideration; he dismissed the tie . ' ' *e' "
Pi himself alone, and for his own use. There would . . enure; v. tray.
be the greatest hardship imposed on the Defendant,l •Mte HAW stetted, that this was a demurrer under
were the Plaintiff oaw permitted to amend his boll to'. similar citonitgances as the last ; he would not theme
the effect stated be Mr. Bell. To a bill praying sliallely ? fore trouble ha'Court, but take the same decision.
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for a iliscovery, no demurrer could be allowed, wild '
the Defendant had, of course, given in his auswer...--1 Captain Wool" of the Aim of Hull, one of 'thee
To a bill discovery diecove and relief, however, the 110:, few vessels detained at Petersburgh on the breaking
tendant might have demurred, aa advantage, of out of hestilies, has escaped from Russia, and ar-
which, if the bill were now to be amended, lie must' rived at Gottenhurgh. .
Wednesday the for
and elegant bridge at lima
C.114.):4=4.411i observed, that Mr. Agar's burgh was opened fik passengers. • .

We are sorry to have to state the melancholy fate
of Lietitenini Rl6lAliilS. of the Surinam sloop of war,
nephew to Mr. HARnlt"Baowx,' of Hull. Having
gone with seven.of the crew in the Surinam's boat,
to take possession of a French vessel, off the coast of
France, which was supposed to be of trifling force,
they were suffered to come alongside of the vessel, and
were in the net of boarding, when 80 soldiers, who
had been concealed, started up, fiyed upon-the little
party, and we lament to say killed every one of them.
The Frenchmen a item:mistook gieb°ol44lo escaped
into port. Lieutenant 'beim mos was not more than
twenty years of age, and is deeply regretted by his
captain and ship-asates, to whom his talents, courage,
and disposition had greatly endeared him.
Mrrinursrx St. roes.—Monday William* loci and
Aim Goldrush, coal-heavers, were indicted for con-
spiring with three other persons, to extort money
from a Mr. Whetstone, a coal:merchant, in Wap-
ping. /nee, who was a covd-heaver, came tti hit
and told him, that he had had a:harge oar coals *li-
vered without being measured, contrary to the pro-
visions of the Coal Act, for whit% he would incur'
penalties to the amount of MIL rand that he would,
inform against him unless he gave him some monem
—The prosecutor being alartned, and knoiving the
Metier, who had neglected the admeasurement, would
lose his place if it were known, gave Ince the sum of,
181. Finding he got the money so easy, he and his
companions, under the same threat, were continually
extorting money from the prosecutor. These facts
being proved, they were both found Guilty, and the
Court sentenced Ince to two years, and Colclough to
one year's imprisonment, and each within the first
month to stand in the pillory, at the end of Old
Gravel-lane.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The Gladiator, for the Speshrioy, detained Dec. 2, 1807, for
1-4th of the specie, was paid on Monday, and will be recalled it ,
No. 4, Austin Friars, on Tuetidays and Fridays.
The Lord Keith, for the Liube, capturml June 26, 1807, was '
paid on l'ut, by Mr, Richards, at Great 'Vermouth, and will
be than: recalled for three months.
The Aretliuts, for la Fortuna, Nov. SO, 1806, was paid on
'Tuesday, at No. 1, Pliiipoetuk., and will be recalled onTuesdays
and Fridays for three months. •
Thp Acheron, for the Adam), captured Nov.'3, 1804, will be
be paid to-morrow sennipbt, at No. 15,Throssnortou-street, and
th-re 'recoiled on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Tbr Iris, for the 4 ena, captured May 18, the S. Michael, Sept.
16, 1807, and le Marsouin, January 14, 1208, will be paid on
board 'to-morrow, and recalled at No. 18, Clement's tnn; on
Tuesdays and Fridays.

BIRTH.
On the Ist instant, at I.indley Hall, Leicestershire, Lady Ca-
roline Capel, of a daughter.
On the 19th oh. in the Greenwich Road, Mrs. Miles, wife of
a Oreemvich Pensioner, of a fine girl. Having never expelieneed
the smallest symptom of pregnancy, akhough married upwards of
89 rart, all remedies for the dropsy, &a. were in vain resorted
tau, WI Dame Nature brought the truth to Bight, and laughed at
the doctors and gossips•

TdAkUtliiU.

On Monday October 31m, at Knebwertb, Herts, Robert Ma-
pletoft, Esq. of Spring Halt, sear Lang Melfonl, Sutroli, to LW.
cinch, second daughter of William Henry Haggard, Esq. of
Krrebworth Mace.

On the 6th utt: at Aberdeen, Mr. Charles Reid, many years
Collector's Clerk of the customs, Montroae.
In Tower-street, London, on the 30th September, Mr. dairies
Thornton, a native of Walton, who bad, by hit atirentitted assi-
duity in busraess, acquired an immense fortune, said to be
/.100,006, the whole of which devolves upon his relations in the
Neighbourhood of Barton-in-Keudal, u he'died without a will,
or any legitimate issue; the relations are four in number, a sister
and three nieces, who succeed to this considerable property, and
will experience a great refuse of fortune indeed, as they have
►itherto been accustomed to daily labour.

DIED.

SALES tie' AUCI'ION.

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COMPACT MEWS, CHARI.ES Ernuirr, MANCHE'S-
TER-SGUARE.--By Mr .ROBINS,
At Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley, Coruhill, on Tues-
day, the Mb of Dimumber. at Twelve ecinet,
All ELIGIBLE LEASEHOLD ESTATE,
comiorising a compact Mews, Jacob's Mews, situate in
Clarks-street, Manchester-square • consiAlng of eight Coach-
Houses, and St4bles for Eighteen Fiona, a as inetbsed Yard,
with dwelling Apartnaents over ; Capital Granary, and Hay-loft,
a Purup of excellest water, and Duug-pit. The premises are
held on Lease, of which there are upwards of.Serenty-seven years
unexpired, at a low rent.
To be viewed by applying to Mr. Saunders, on the Premises,
wbere pasticularsosaay be had; and s Mr. Raisins, Warwick-
street, Golden-square.

SUFFOLK.
FREEHOLD FARM AND LAND, SITUATE BETWEEN
YOXFO'RD AND LOWESTOFF.—By Mr. ROBINS,
At camases?. Coffee House, Change Alley. Catalan, on Tues-
day, the 29throf November. at Tweive.
DESIRABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE,
Frositiaden Farm, situate on eat( high Yarmouth fissaiLbe-
twain Yostasd and Lowestoft, in the County of Suffolk, about
lof tilles from London ; consisting of a Nast Farm House, with
Yea* SatM,Stalsiss, mad Out-betittings, Garden, &e. and stewards 4
ot.Flity-shs• Acres at Rich Meadow, Arable and Picture Land,
'miry inclosum, in high sweat Cultivation, aid most part
in Sling Panic, in the occupation of Mr. Gough, tenant at will-
' To be viewed by applying on the Premier s, where particulars
May be had ; at the flost-lsoutes, Southwold, Lowestair, and
Yarmouth ; lievaio Norwich ; Awl, Bury; White Horsc
Ipswich ; ThrewCaps,C.oicisestes ; White Hart, Resubmit ; and
of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street. Golden-square, where a Pfau of
the !awe :tiny he wee.

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be deprived.