Star.
London, England, 1808-03-31 00:00:00

GREENOCK, MARCH 27.

The Diana, BOAC, is irriVed at the Holy Loch,
from Pictou. The Halifax sloop of war arrived at
Cork on the 18th instant very unexpectedly, as con-
voy for,the West Indies ; and, it was understood,
would proceed with what ships were collected (18 or
20) first wind ; on the 19th the wind was southerly.
PROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GRAVZSEND, MARCH 30.—Sailed the Devonshire, Pike, for
Newfoundland; Science, Howard, for New York; Lam,less,
Brooks, far the Brazils ; Commerce, Horswell, for Mogadore;
Hope, Featherstone, for Quebec ; Mentor, Brine, for the Cape
of Good Hope; Rawn, Hills; Venus, Sass; and the Mary and
Allison, Farmer, for Gottenburgh.

His Majesty's ship Halifax, with a fleet for the West
Indies, was getting under weigh from Cork, on the
21st instant.
The Kinder (a Russian vessel) from London for
Petersburgh, is seized by the Swedes at Gottenburgh.
The Mercury (an American) from Boston, is seized
in Alicant Bay by a French privateer, for having
touched at Gibraltar for provisions.
The Brooks, —, from Monte Video, is arrived in
the Chops of the Channel, with the loss of her rudder.
The Juno, RUTHERFORD, from Lisbon, detained
and sent into Plymouth, was boarded by two French
corvettes, and informed by the officer, that twelve cor•
vettes had sailed in company from Bourdeaux, and
I intended to cruize off the Western Islands.

Thursday se'nnight, at Annan, a vessel having ran
aground and upset, everal men were employed in
r►ghting her, in order that she might, if possible, be
got off the next tide, they succeeded in raising her,
but before the whole of them could get out of the
way, she again fell on her broadside, and one of the
men was crushed to death ; another person also fell
under her, but received no other injury than some
sight bruizes. The person killed was a mariner of
the name of John Henderson.
A melancholy occurrence happened yesterday
about noon on the London-side of Blackfriar's Bridge.
A spirited animal, in a single horse cart, loaded, in
descending the hill, with one of the wheels locked,
startled, and reared up on his hind legs, and conti-
nued to plunge for a little %%bile ; then dashed fu-
riously towards the side, and came in contact with
two respectable looking women, who, in endeavouring
to make their escape, both fell under the wheel the
nearest the kirb-stone, when the unruly beast, at the
critical moment, moving forward, the near-wheel in-
stantly passed over the head of one of the unfortuna. e
women, who died without a groan; and over the arm
of the other, which it broke. NV e understand they
, were an aunt and her niece, hut we did not hear their
names. The survivor (the niece) was carried away
in a hackney coach ; the mangled remains of the aunt
lay on the Bridge some time, a shocking spectacle.—
The furious animal was stopped without doing fur-
ther mischief : the cart was loaded with cotton.

diss7z:hs.

The great cruse between the Merchants of Liver-
pool and the nsusttoet of the Docks, came on to be
trie4 at the latis.twiscaster Assizes, in an action in
which Messes. Alhp and Robert Gladstenes were
plaintilrs, and thet Trustees of the Liverpool Docks,
were Vetendants. The question to he determined
was, wgiether a ship is liable to pay doubletlock-du-
ties, in a. case wherein she sails outwards to a different
port from that whence she Arrived inwards" whether
such retuisito a different port makes a double voyage
—A special verdict was taken for the plaintiffs, sub-
ject to the- *eons of the Court of King's Bench,
before whom it wilt be argued and determined.
At the Hereford Assizes, in an action brought by
Miss Natty, of the Wear. near Hereford, against Mr.
Wilms. attorney, near Ross, to recover 10001. the
penalty hfilvisamicanteel by the Defendant to the
Plaintiff, promising her marriage, the Jury, 'after a
long trial, gave a verdict for 6601. the cause Tate,
v. Homfra, for words spoken, a verdict was found for
the Plaintiff, with 5001. damages. •

KINGSTON, MARCH
CIVIL SID/C.--GAYWARD v. PORTER.

This was an action for an assault—the Plaintiff was
the farrier of,Richmond, and the Defendant Farrier-
Major of the I sth regiment of Dragoons ; and as two
of a trade can never agree, the Plaintiff thinking that
the Defendant had spoken slightly of his mode of
practice, on a rencontre which took place between them
on the 15th of February, told him he was a scoundrel.
He added, that he knew very sell what sort of
fellows the veterinary rascals were—that he was a
bilking scoundrel, and alluding to his military rank,
said he was one of those who went about robbing the
country. The defendant feeling Eis honour thus at•
tacked, both as a soldier and a farrier, immediately
dealt the plaintiff a couple of sound thumps on the
head, which brought him to the ground, and when
he was down gave him a kick, which struck him on
the neck.—The case was proved by the chimney-
sweeper and the barber, and to give it all due weight,
the apothecary declared that he bled the plaintiff, and
gave him a lotion for the bruize, though he admitted
it was not of much importance.
Mr. Serjeant StifiPIIERIN for the defendant, addres-
sed the Jury in a very ludicrous speech. He admit-
ted his client had been guilty of an assault, and there-
fore must have a verdict pass against him. But he
put it to the Jury, whether mortal man could do less
than he had done. He observed the human frame
was wonderfully constructed, and there were certain
muscles which, upon a certain stimulus, were invo-
luntarily put h► motion. Galvanism and magnetism
had this effect—sometime it shook the head—some-

time the leg—sometime the arm.—So in this case,
when the stimulus of the word rated was applied, it
involuntarily shook the muscles of a soldier'sarm, and
he naturally threw his fist at the abuser's head—it was
an involuntary motion, and could no more be helped
than the pulsation of the heart. When the words
ramel" were uttered, it affected the muscles of
both arm and leg, and, in addition to the blow, a
kick was intended. He was sorry it struck the neck,
for it was clearly intended for the " seat of honour."
It was, however, clear it did no damage—the Doctor
could hardly see it ; but, as he was called upon, he
must necessarily do something, se, instead of letting the
farrier bleed himself with his own fleam, he used his
lancet. The kick, under such circumstances, was a
shilling damages—bleeding perhaps cost 4d. and the
lotion tid. One shilling and tenpence was certainly
as much as the Jury would give against his client, who,
by the bye, was no more than a private soldier in the
15th dragoons, although the plaintiff had dignified
him with the title of " Farrier Major" to the regi-
went. In fact, being a good workman, he was made
foreman of the farriers.

Mr. Justice Hr.Artt observed, that this was a
most silly action. The Plaintiff had sustained no da-
mage, and the blows he got •he might roasonably
have expected, after the provoking language which
he used. It was true he had called in an apothecary,
but as the Plaintiff and he were brothers of the same
trade, he presumed be took no fees, but that the doc-
tor of? men gave the bleeding and lotion to the doctor
of horses.

The Jury found for the Plaintiff—damages ss.
MA ROI 29.-CROWN SIDE.

Edward Longhurg, a pauper boy, of the age of 16,
was indicted tier wilfully setting fire to the House of
Industry, at Crauley, and found guilty.
William Georgt wax indicted for cutting and maim-
ing Robert Woodrow, on the 21st of February last.
—Not Guilty.

James Hoo;iyr and Abraham Brace, who were con-
victed on Saturday of a highway robbery, were again
tried on another charge, of robbing George Taylor
on Wandsworth Common. The prosecutor was cros•
sing the Common in a tilted cart, when he was met
by five men, two of whom stopped him and rum-
maged his cart. They took his watch, his money,
and a box containing clothes. He thought Brace was
the man who stood at the head of the cart, but he
could not see the persons of the others.—Adkins,
the Bow-street °nicer, said he searched Brace's lodg-
ings, and found a coat, which he produced. The pro-
secutor identified the coat, as being in the box taken
from his cart.—The Jury found Brace only guilty.
James Hooper, Samuel Hanson, William Sadler, and
Abraham Brace, were put to the bar, and the Chief
Baron told them it was now no secret that they were
part of a desperate gang who had infested this coun-
try, and therefore they mast not be suffered to live.
He was about to pass sentence of death upon them,
and he advised them to prepare themselves to meet
their fate, for he assuredly should leave them fbr exe-
c..;tion. His Lordship accordingly pronounced sen-
tf•l‘ce of death ugon them. They arc the only per-
sons excected to be left for execution.

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