Star.
London, England, 1808-12-02 00:00:00

N4ITTIC,rIL INTELLIGENCE.

TORBAY, NOVEMBER 30.
Last night arrived his Majesty's ships CALEDONIA,
ROYAL GEORGE, SAMT GEORGE, DREADNOUGHT,
ACHILLE, TAME/LAIR% DONBIZGAL, AL6/nas' and
NIMROD cutter, from a cmize.—Wind W. blowshard.
PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 30. •
Came- in the Favourite cutter, from the coast of
Spain : reports are in circulation, in consequence ;
but we cannot trace their origin—Mnesvnm, of 18
guns, Captain HOLLINWORTA, front Malta, with a
Messenger and dispatches for Government : the Mes-
senger and Captain Hounnvoarn set off immedi-.
awry for London : not any thing has transpired
.that deserves credit ound cuttei., Captain
Semnsu, from MOrlaix with packets of letters- for
this country : she carried over two French prisoners
from Southampton. Whets A. sailed from Morlaiz
(the2Bthinst.) a very bite ship, stppetently a Guinea.
man, was lying in that.rbstir, lately captured and
brought in there ; but the Master of the Greyhound
was not able to obtain any particulars : be had not
any conununicatien with the shore; but, during the
two days he remained there, a guard of soldiers was
pliced on board his vessel.--Also came in, the Com-
merce, Coi.r.s, from Dartmouth, bound to Malta, with
fish ; Lord Nelson, MARKS, from Yougball ; Ame-
rican ship Volunteer; Captain MAATTS from London,
for Philadelphia, with hale goods, wind: bound.
PORTSMOUTH, DICE/48211 1.
Arrived several outward-boll:ad vessels from the
DoWns. His Majesty's ship Junvea is appointed
convoy for the Mediterranean, and the TALBOT foie-
the Downs.—Wind N.W.

DOVER, DXCEMBER. a.
Passed by the Liberty, Captain IRWIN, from the
Bay of Honduras ; also several sal} of vessels from
Gibraltar, and a convoy from Portsmontb ; all bound
to the River.—Came into the Roads the BZACiag and
Rou.ti sloops from a cruize.-.4ailed the brig Little
William, Captain Garrox,• for Btandgate Creek, to
perform quarantine, having got her damages repaired
that she sustained on her voyage from Gibraltar...-
Wind and moderate.

- - - .'DEAL, DECEMBER 2.
Arrived the STANDARD, of 64 guns, with a convoy'
from Portsmouth ; VESTAL frigate, fix= Newfound.
land ; Ares.uss sloop. ZILISRA h, Camas*. and
Inntratatns gun-brigs. with a convoy from Ports.
mouth.—Sailed, the To storeship for the Note,
with the Vavratt. frigate ; EunsaLds frigate- of,
Flushing; PODAROUS sloop on a cruise of the coot
of France. Arrived several outward bound vessels
. from the River, and remain in the Downs with his
Majesty's ships as per 'est.—Willa S. W.
nom LLOYD'S LIST.
.
• Gussets*, Dumas: I.—Passed hy the Quebec. artich
Bohr ft. Domingo; acrd the WMlim, Orahast,.frast Miter
Bailed the Arsakbes, Perim, fee Trinidad; As cries, Pryat!
Friends, Baker; said the lissaasah, Brook. hr Maks; Lae,
8*94. Bag% kr St. 'Wes: Raola ClorsaY, Dressids, fee
Ans,Amillbios,Comfoteee, Bkhistios ; sod Shis Marl
-LisC* kr insoiss.

LAW !RFZLL!GINCt.

Cot= DSC.I.
KW% Awn Anonym P. seuvr.
This seem mat Aeons& to recover from the De-
fendant the Affeeenr• of the price of four tons
hemp, which they bought some months ago. The
Plaintiffs, who reside is Wiltshire, called on the De-
fendant, and bought the hemp, when a sort of con-
tract was aeesd into, at six months credit. The
parties not being acquainted with each other; a refer-
ence was given ; but in the mean time the article
enhanced in, value, and the defendant refused to ch.!,
vet it. The case proceeded thus far, when it was
agreed that it should be referred to Mr. Gaselee.
OXERRAM v. CUSINtNGHANI AND ANOTHER.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, against
the defendants, for the sale of a horse, which proved
to be unsound. On the 111 h of June last; a 6.-4 of
hones took place at Brooke's Mes, Ix-longing :to
the husband and father of the defendants ,• the plain.
tiff bought the horse at 60 guineas, and on taking
him home, he found sand-cracks in the hoofs of one
of his legs, which had been carefully filled up with a
cement, Oiled and blackened over, merely as a de-1
ception. On this discovery, he returned the" animal ,
to Mr. Aldridge, the auctioneer, Who resold him for
lA. 13s. These facts ben peos'ed, the Jay re-
turned a verdict under his lalledship's &maims for
the plaintiE of Lt3l. I ls; . .
LEAVER IP. LANE.
The plaintiff agreed with the defendant to take
off his hands a public-house at Rointord, known by
the name of the Fox and Hounds, for 4051. and take
possession of it on the 6th of October last, undo- a
y of 1001. Haring paid down XL be was anxi-
ous to keep his word, he went down with his broker
and attorney on the day specified, but the defendant
was not ready ; he therefore brought this action to
recover the deficit and expellees.
On the part of the defendant it was proved by
Mr. Eveling, of Messrs. Hanbury. and Co.'s Brew-
house, that the plaintiff came to him on the 27th of
September, and stated that he was afraid be could
not raise the money by the 6th of October, as the,
three per cent. consols were shit, and he would not
be able to sell out. Witness agreed on the part of
the Defendant to prolong the time till the 13th, and
at his request wrote to & defendant to send up• the
agreement to make the memorandum on the back ofi
it to that effect.—The Plaintiff was nonsuited. , 1

HARXIS v. I.OVIII

This was an action for goods sold and delivered.
to which the Defendant pleeded, that he was baptised
Louis Augusam Pelletier, and consequently had been
irregularly sued as Louis Pelletier. Upon this fact
issue was joined, and the Defendant was called upon
to prove that he was so christened. • This however.]
he was not prepared to do, though he produced a
variety of official appointments from the late King of ,
France, in Which he was described sis Louis Augustus
Pelletier. This, however, was not deemed sufficient,
as the issue lay upon the Defendant's being so bap-
tized ; of course the Plaintiff was called upon to pro-
duce proof of his debt.
Mr. GAastow then observed, that he was simply
'instructed as to the issue, and could give no evidence
of the debt; upon which a verdict for ls. was entered
for the Plaintiff, and his debt still remains u4iliqui-
dated.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DECEMBER 1.

GRUNDY o. HVMPHIM.
In this case the Plaintiff sought to recover damages.
for the loss of his daughter's labour, in consequence;
of her seduction by the Defendant.
The Plaintiff is a boat-builder at Gravesend, and
the Defendant an anchor-smith at the same place.
The panics had for many years lived in the most in-
timate terms : the Defendant was about the age of
27, and the girl about the age of 18. The Defen-
dant became a widower about a year and a half ago ;
and in August, 1807, he succeeded in effecting a cri-
minal intercourse with the Plaintiff's daughter.
Mr. Serjeant Burr, for the Defendant, succeeded
in extorting from the young woman, in the course of
cross-examination, that she- had had sweet-hearts
6efore her acquaintance with the Defendant ; that to
some of them she had allowed unbecoming familiari-
ties, three years before the period in question ; and
that she had continued to walk more than once with
those tame persons, under the cloud of night, after
they had been guilty of unbecoming familiarities with
heriperson.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE here interposed, and re-
commended
to Mr. Serjeant Shepherd, for the Plain-
tiff, to consent to a Juror being withdrawn. •
After consulting with his Client, Mr. Serjeant Satre
itzan-egreed to the reconithendation of the Learned
Judge, and a Juryman was accordingly withdrawn.
satmow V. MAY.
In this case a point occurred as to what species of
denial elms sufficient to constitute an act, of Bank-
ruptcy.
The bankrupt, it appeared, had given orders to be
denied, mentioning particularly a Creditor •of la,-
name of Hill. In the mean time, however, sandier
' Creditor of the name of Ayres, called, and thllier-
vain of the Bankrupt not being certain whadoe he
was or was not, at home, denied the Bankrupt to No.,
It about five minutes afterwards the Bankrupt, UP.,
demanding who.' bad called for him, went to the
public-house to which Ayres had gone, end in apo-
logy for not being at home to him (Ayres) statetal
that though he was not afraid of him he was afraid'f
HILL 'his, it was contended fox the plaintiff, cow,
stituted an act of bankruptcy. .
Sir Janes MANSFIELD held the contrary, laying it
down that there being no intention to deny the bank-
rupt generally to his creditors, or specifically to A yrel,•l
but only to HUI, the fact of the servant denying him
t 6 Ayres, she not knowing at "the time wEether the
bankrupt was then at home or not, could never be
considered as a denial of the bankrupt, for the purpoie
of concealing himself from Ayres. Independent of
this, his J.ordship conceived, the fact of the bank-
ruPes going to Ayres within five minutes after the
denial had taken place, as equal to a rectification of
mistake seinsiaistii or as if the bankrupt had call-
ed to Ayres from the window.
STRONGeTWARM o. AVCBIOI7Ii.
This was as action for the value of seal which
the Plaintiff had made for the. Defendant. TfieDip-
fendaut called at the Plaintiff's shops nerd caked a
meal with arms, out, motto, &c. This Mktg made,
siceordingly, was sent to the Wanda's v6o'lllll wall

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lever with the seal, be sent it.betlit leant 'Mt an
'nation tb the Plaiatifif that it did trot soft Ida taste.
This was conveyed in it most learned letter. in which
he vita/sada the sirallti good set terms. The Phi;nrig,
he said, mast' be-sufficiently acquaintdd with human
affairs, to know .that it was a very difficult matter ice
him to state the particulars or hit objections upon
paper; °Wel: at the heat cf the weather, for; as the Eton ,
Grammar had it, non amnia Rossi per mina. In order
to account to the astonished :eat maker tiar the F eta-
liarity of his taste, he observed, that. Sterne in his
Tristram Shandy bad somewhere said, De rutiSat
,star en eltsitatasthan, or, as the French rendered it, da-
mn a ran rat, equivalent to which was the homely
Proverb " every one to his fancy." This dissertation
closed with a promise, that the Defendant would
lounge into the Pl2dntiff's shop when he came to
town, and give directions about the alterations which
he Wanted. But as this promise was never performed,
the Plaintiff brought his -acti.m. The defence was,
that the seal was not made according to orders. But
no particular order being proved, the Jury found for
the Plaintiff—Damages-Sevcn Guineas.