Star.
London, England, 1808-12-22 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. •

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THURSDAY, DECEIV/Bri
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY-AT ONE O'CLOCK
Consuls, far he. 6611—Reduced 651-oaustutts 1 di.. •
k Exchequer Bills, Ss. Is. prom

In the absence of real intelligence from the se4t of
war, unfounded rumours, as usual, are circulated.—
Of this kind is the report, revived again last night,
that a general rising of the populace of Madrid had
taken place, after the French had got possession of the
city,•and that several thousands of the latter had been
sacrificed to their rage. Another rumour was also
set afloat yesterday respecting an action between Sir
JOHN Mooau's army and a party of French horse.—
Neither of these statements rest on any authority.

••••••••••••=01•1•
Contracts for a number of transports were yester-
day concluded by the Transport Board. So pressing
was the 'demand, that vessels which might have been
hired at seventeen shillings and sixpence per ton on
the preceding day, were readily engaged at one I
guinea.
This circumstance, compared with the fact which
we stated yesterday, of the march of more troops for
the Canterbury district, renders it probable that Go-
vernment has resolved to send more troops to Spain
—or at any rate to be prepared with the means of
sending additional reinforcements, should events jus-
tify such a proceeding.
We shall only remark at present, that Ministers
ought certainly to hesitate, and well to weigh the
consequences likely to result from such an exposure
and possible waste of means which, 'ere long, may
be necessary for our own defence. We have more
than once asserted, that a country like Spain, and
possessing a respectable population, cannot be con-
quered by any force, f the people are unanimously deter-
mined to be free. History has established the fact—but
history also proves, that where this spirit prevails, it
chews itself by correspondent movements and ener
gies ! and where this is wanting no foreign aid can avail.
We assert, and every thing that has occurred since
the first burst of popular fury, corroborates the asser-
tion, that the spirit of resistance to French domina-
tion, has not by any means been suck as we were
taught to expect. It has been almost wholly con-
fined to the inhabitants of the towns ind to the
monks : the greater proportion of the proprietors of
the soil and of the peasantry have remained, to this
day, tranquil spectators of the contest. Were it
otherwise, would the Spanish armies, upon their own
soil, have been found inferior in numbers to an army
collected from the fothest corners of Europe? •

=TRACT OF A LETTER PROM A BRITISH OFFICFR AT
CORUNNAt DATED DEMO= 3, TO HIE FRIEND IN

GRzENOCK :

" Dear Sir—The news here are very bad. We
have received certain accounts of General CASTANOS'S
defeat by the French, whose army is 130,000 strong
in Spain ; too many I am afraid for the Spaniards,
whose army is not in the best order ; and I under-
stand their Officers are shy-cocks in time of action.
Our army under Sir DAVID BAIRD yesterday formed
a junction with Sir JOHN MOORE at Astorga. I be-
lieve they will muster about 40,0110 strong, and a
finer sat of men I never saw 3 all in good health and
spirits. We expect a visit here from the French some
of these mornings, as they are making rapid move-
menu this way, but we are well prepared for them."

A Memorial has been presented by the British the 80th of August, on board the MILAN, in Port
merchants and others interested in the sale of British Royal Harbour, Sir ROBERT LAURIE, Bart. Captain,
manufactured goods at Cadiz, to the Spanish Govern- of the Milan, President, to inquire into the citcum-
ment, on their distressing situation, in not being per- stances of the loss of the Meleager, near Bare Bush
mined to land or trans-ship their merchandize. The Key, on the 30th of July, and to try Captain FREDE-
Memorialists humbly pray that the Governmentwill nice WARREN, his Officers, and Ship's Company, for
be pleased to reduce the exorbitant duties on British their conduct on that occasion. A letter was read
merchandizes already arrived, and permit such goods from Captain Witham to Vice-Admiral ROWLEY,
as are intended for transfit, to be deposited in the statist the loss of the Meleager, which run on a reef.
Royal warehouses. To the 22d ult. no answer to this near Bare Bush Key, in the evening of the SOth of
Memorial had been received from the Spanish Go- July, and every exertion to save her was found una- ,
Torment ; but an answer was expected at Cadia in railing. At daylight next morning a raft was made,
the course of a few days. and the whole of the officers and ship's company were
A large parcel of letters, addressed to. Mr. Show, landed, except three who were drowned ; the greater
of his Majesty's ship the Invincible, was found, last Part of the stores were also saved. The Court after
Thursday, ea the sands near Calais. They were ex. hearing this letter read, and the evidence in support
enabled by the Commissioner of Police, at Boulogne. of it, were of opinion, that the ship was lost by run-
Several of the letters were Imperfect, and it could ning on the above reef, occasiohed by ari error 'of
orgy be ascertained that the contents were principally 'judgment in Mr. KER the master, by mistaking in
of a private natore. Ihe French Commissioner has, thick weather Braziletto Hill for the high land of
very politely found means to communicate the cir- Portland, together with a very great inset into the
eunistance to the Receiver.r;eneral at Dover. It has' bite of Old Harbour. .The Court also decided.as
excited considerable surprise, as no English 'Teasel of follows:
I
that name has been wrecked nor seen on the coast And it further appears to the Court, no blame whatever can
be attached to Captain Warren, but that every credit is due to
where the parcel was picked up.
• 1 hint'
e for his very able and cool conduct, in directing, and to his
The Theatrical entertainments at the Marquis of i oillen and ships company, in obeying and carniog into me*.
AltglicOWS are not to be resumed this season. Indeed ' stoo, whatever could possibly tend to the safety of the lives of the
I crew, and,
aotreservation of
uarereeerdeet.hooe sdtott-teos,t;threecetufrea most
o arduous, donee:
all the scenery, &c. has, it is said, been disposed of.
Friday a gentleman, in his walk to Arthur's Seat, ren, his Officers and ship's company, for the loss old* said ship,
Edinburgh, law a fox at the very summit of the hill.. lint they are hereby acquitted or.cordingly.
taken in
Court has tot lament, that thenecesury steps were not
On his return lie saw him again, but he did not cop- '
; m the g, and noticing the comes steered, so as
pear shy. 1 to enable it to form a more correct judgment, do therefore re-
it few days ago, three Members of the Ist Batta- commend to the officers of the watch to pay more attention to
tthoat ess
makreotial p
riceartwolthfththeeir duty
shore inwftuthtuoreet,
oandmortoe t de M
suffic.
ext oiler, not
lion of Queen's Royal Volunteers were convicted in
w-
the penalty of ten pounds each, for illegally detaining ledge of the Coast. o
after they had received orders for deli- i
their arms,The East India College, building near Hertford, is
diem into the Regimental Armory. -
vering , not expected to be ready or the reception of the Pro-
Yesterday Ssuormish Carr and Efizakth Wood, were fessors, acc. till next Michaelmas: when completed,
brought before JOSEPH Mosnt, Esq. Worship. greet, it will be one of the most sumptuous edifices in the
- charged with haviug pretended to tell the for tnnes of country; the expence of it to the Company will pro-
m.° young girls, Susan Schofield and Mary Bell., bably exceed 1500001. sterling.
They were convict-d as rogue. and vagabonds, and • The coachmen that drove the long stages in last
enromittei to the House of Correction till the Sessions. night from the Great Northern Road, represent it to
'the friends of the girl were held ila lecegrazauces fix be almost impassable below Grantham,from the heavy
itetr appearance against them, c fall of snow.

- NAUTICAL INTRlaLicsSigigr
PLYMOUTH, 1)110144111110. • ••
Cone in the Nowa, of 74 gum ,f eastward;
ANiatemi, of 38 guns, from a cruise ; .Mary, Capt.
Reaves, from Lisbon with fruit ; Ewen+, Captain
PATUION, from Quebec for Lotxdon, with furs•and
'skins; and the Vine, Capt. Cutusus,frcuss Spcj44l4o;

with naval stores. • • ;;A:r
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER "
Arrived the ship Clarendon, Beers.* kulit irint•••
'pert, having been obliged to put backsisvitii
the toss
of anchors and cables on Friday evening 144 k-off
Dover.—Wind N. W. - • .A n.
- DEAL, DECEMBER 91. ' • "-17 "
Arrived his Majesty's ships PANDORA, Benkia;
BLAZER, CRACKER, Fuelocs, and INDIGNANT, futm-a
cruize. Arrived and sailed for the River thee, Duke
of Montrose East Indiaman from Dover Roads
Prince of of Brazil, CARTER, from Oporto ; and the
Magnet, COV ERDA LEI from Portsmouth. Wind W.SW.
. • ,
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GRAVLIENDs Dec. 210—Passed by the Ranger, Rowe, from
the South Seas ; Leipseig, Crompton ; and Ranger, Hatton, from
Quebec. Sailed the Anna, Birkeu, for Curacca ; Cato, Hapset,
for Hayti ; Isabella, Hanson, for Oporto ; Ann, Campbell, for
St. Michael's; Lucy and Alida, Cumming, for Africa; Hope,
Bartlett ; and the Thomas, Bowness, for Gibraltar.

HULL, DECEMBER 19.
The Minerva, LOFT, from Gottenburg, is arrived
in the Humber with a fleet, which passed safe thtough
the Belt in 25 days from Delaro. The Agenoria,
MAXWELL, from this port, has put into Yarmouth,

instautt, have been partkL
occasioned great damage tolisi
craft in the river. The Tries last
we fear, are numerous.
The Clyde drove on shore
Esplanade, .st here she. remained
beam-ends, in a most critical situation,
hanging horizontally over the ,
tia walk, and the whole of her
she has yet sustained is not
niaterial,-and it is hoped she
the springs.
The extra-ship Ann, just al.
tqlg- to the chain moorings,
urnhaut, was drove upon
upon- her beam-eltds in a most
but with prompt assistance and
meet, she was secured from
Itaukd off at high water withotn
*jai injury.
l'he extra ship Sarah Christiana
'grounded ; the former off the "
m Garden Reach ; but neither

serious injury.
- The.ships Triton and Tt
their moorings, and went on
off without any damage.
The Hastings and Philip Dun,
broke from their moorings off -
upon the bank; where they laS
ends, and it is apprehended they
the ensuing springs.
The number of the river craft
and dashed in pieces upon the'
indeed, the violence of the gale
ceived, or the effects described.
One singular circumstance
serves to illustrate its violence.—,
belonging to the Lady Barlow,
-the beach near the top of the esplanade,
the bank, carried across the Rf
lodged among the bricks on
circumstance we should have
we no; seen the boat in that •
circumstances authentically
accounted for by supposing,
by the violence of the waves.
The beach,. to a considerable
and below Calcutta; exhibit
distressing natute. ji was su..
scarce a vessel in .the river es?aisect
storm.

leaky. The Watt, one of the largest ships belonging
to Liverpool, which cost the proprietors 15,0001. is
lost in the river St. Lawn*ei fifteen other vessels
have been lost there this yeas.. As a preventative,
light-houses should be erected on different parts of
that extensive and rapid river. The Boreas, from
Stockholm,to this port, laden with deal and iron, is
on shore cm Caistor Beach ; vessel and cargo likely
to be saved. The Apollo, Gauen-ft., of Whitby,
from Stockholm to London, put into Scarborough
on the 11th instant, having lost her boats, with other
damage ; and sailed from thence for London op
Wednesday. The Lydia and Mary-Ann, WAisox,
of London, from Newcastle to London, is obliged to
deliver her cargo of coals at Scarborough, in order
to repair, having sprung a leak.
The Hope, LADDER, of Whitby,. in ballast, h on
shore on Gorleston Beach, but is likely to be got off'
with little damage. The Montague, GLEsnEwNixe,
with ten or twelve other vessels, saile4 from Malmoe
ihr
on the 23d ult. under convoy of a frigate. 011,
24th, the Montague, and five or six others, were cap.
tured and burnt, by some Danish gun-boats ; the fri-
gate leaving them to their fate. On Tuesday, the
6th instant, the schooner Industrious Farmer, GEORGE
MILLAR master and owner, having sailed from Whitby
for Sunderland, wassuddenly encountered by a heavy
gale from the North, which obliged him to bear up
and run for Whitby : but the sea, which had-made.
prodigiously, having prevented his getting into the
harbour, he dropped both his anchors off that port, in
the hope of being able to bring the vessel up. Failing
in this attempt, she shifted to the Southward with her
anchors down, as far as Cromer, before the people
could meet with an opportunity to get them up•
—No intelligence having been received of the vessel
for upwards of a week, it was concluded she had been
lost, with all on hoard : on Wednesday last, however,
she made her appearance off Whitby, and entered the
harbour, to the unspeakable joy of the friends of those
on board, whose fears, which were heightened by the
report that two small vessels had been seen to suffer
in the gale off Flamborough Head, had already con-

signed them to a watery grave.
Wednesday last, the Rose, Granger, of Whitby,
-took in a cargo of oats off Saltburn, near the mouth
of the Tees, intended for the London market. Just
as the people were proceeding to get the vessel under
weigh, the wind suddenly shifted to the North, and
blew with such violence as to drive her on shore,.where
she now lies, with her bottom out ; the greatest part
of thi cargo was washed out and lost.
• CALCUTTA, MARCH 9.
On Monday evening a smart squall of wind from
the Southeast set in, at the Presidency, at about seven
o'clock, accompanied lavith much thunder, Leming,
and rain. The Honourable Company's Salt Gojahs,
at Sulkeah, on the banks of the river, opposite to-Cal.
cutta, were set on fire by the lightning ; and from the
freshness of the wind, they continued to btirn with
great violence, till the whole of their combustible ma-
terials were consumed ; land some part of these con-
tinued to burn till yesterday morning at day-light:
During the early part of the night, the .fire
ble at the distance of several miles, presenting IF, sub-
lime and affecting spectacle. Happliao:zs were

. .
On shore several brierbuildings
and numerous tiled and thatched '
ground.
We lament to state, that seven
to death, by thEfalling of a lc-
we fear that many other acci
destructive gale, yet remain

Captains INMAN and SMEDLS
missioners of the Navy at the
Madras, and will proceed b,
The- Lords .0 the Admiralty
Majesty's ship LOIRE, of T
SCHOMBERG, and BEAVER sloop
to take under convoy the large •
bound West India fleet, rends
bour. It is expected they
The Botany-Bay ship jyin2
great many convicts, brought
a brig employed for the purpose.
Waterford, &c. are expected
the West India convoy.
The A►PaLLES brig, built
Chatham Yard, went on
Infirmary at Margate on Tuesda
must, oicourse, be materiallr
of Wednesday night. Signal ,
seen, not heard, in consequence
ing the whole night.

lost, adliai
btn,0.11144. tilisitiMertY •
coosi
The fire, while raging in its uponst fury, bad ap.
proached within a short distance of the marine-yard
of Messrs. Joins GILMOAT end Co. threatening the
most imminent danger of the flames being communi-
cated to the highly combustible and valuable articles
collected in the yard and warehouses, and to the
buildings and other property. Fortunately at this
moment the wind shifted to the northward, by which
the threatened danger wasinstiuitly aiecompletely

is in-

AMPHITRITE ISLAND AND
favoured with the following
of the brig Voador, markin
gerous shoal which, not being
tainty in any chart. may furnish
of information to those whoi—
the China Seas r—“ The '
Roads the 13th of July,
July was in lat. 17. 4 N. b
E. Accot. 111. 41. ran 15 .
S. when the Amphitrite Island
miles. From hence she ran
and saw breakers from the
S. S. W. hauled to the Northward,
E. about S 6 miles, when the
E. 15 miles. During that time
at 70 fathoms ; there was
Eastward. The Amphitrit
on it, which looks like a shit
before the land is made. '
low islands, three of which
the two smallest are barren .
red on the beach. The largest
miles long ; they bear of each
by W. and are divided by
three quarters of a mile in
The interior of the Mansion
the repair of painting. The .
saloon are I aimed in imitation
SPORTING.—The Msyngri Hunt
a subscription pack, at the
HENRY VAXSITTART, Mr. f"
SMITH, SOLI of ASHTON -
lately formed a junction with
the first Hunt in the World, ;
quently two,hunclred arm&
Ay a vast establishment in horses
Gentleman thinks that
,but a trifle.for a horte of
two Hunts in Bedfordshire
is now in full cry. Lord
the head of the ocher, with
These are the chief Hunts
boldest, or most spirited
Oxfordshire ; Mr. Lmno,
VANSITTAAT.
Friday night, the Beverley
did.ball to the Ladies and
Riding. Delicacies of every
and wines of the greatest
abundance. The dancing
the company rat down tc .ipper
ay till as early boor fall Saturd4/

averted. ••• .
MARCH 12.---We are. CODOSTSeIi to State, that dur-
ing the violent storm on Thursday night, the Ho-
nourable Company's ship Ceylon drove from her
anchors at Kedgeree, awl grodnded on the Gilling-
ham Sand. We understand.she has since been got
off . without, material damage.
The sturms on Monday thelth as* Thursday. the

-thek"ar-1 slhlti'aep.psintrglicat'ittlive?inah— :14.
lost on these oc *,
iste'
e upon the beach, ot ,
red at half tide, upon
situation, with he •
trees of R „
er hull dry. The , $
>t considered to be :
he will be got off d •
utis
arrived, and in the act • 504
a little above
R the bank, where she
lost alarming sift.% • •
tnd much skilful
~ I
n falling over, and - • •
ithont sustaining any
J©l6
'hristiana and Diana ,
he Esplanade, the lre
her of these sustained 4h
Trowbridge carried
n shore, but weft
Dundas, pilot sc,
off Baskshall, and „
ay nearly upon then. $4l
they cannot begot,,
craft drove on shoreisn, C
the beach, is innumerable ;
gale can scarcely be r.
oed. • •
:e may be motioned me, a
ace.---4k six-oared . .
low, which was lying
esplanade,was duo*
e Respondentia vplt, a
n the opposite side.; 4 • •1
me thought • I
tsituation; and hea4 101
r related. It can tali . • c
g, that she hid been
!4. • 4 • 1
lerable -extent; E.orb ,
sited- a scene °file „
iversvith wiecl ,
es0111!9• she. ranieslV
.uilslings were • ,
Arched huts Walsh)
. .
seven natives were •. • ••
a lower roomed house, ..
ccideftts, occasioned bT ~ •
in to be recited.
MEWS are appointed
:he Cape of Good Hope fru
by the next fleet. sog
miralty have appointed . I
38 guns, Captain A. W
sloop of war, of 18 ;
large and valuable ou • • I,
rendezvousing in Cork ha
.1
r will sail about Christina
nggatC Cove has tema
Dublin,'
Ihr round la;
iurpose. Those from C.. me
:ed daily. She will sail
wilt by
nearthe st pe sea pren.uois
shore :
Tuesday morning
trially injured by the
final guns of distress_
tience of the high wind . •
rrn
SIIOAI4.—We have.. ..1
ng extract from theletc :
ring the situation of : .1111
being laid down with •
furnish an acceptable ;Ai
ho have occasion to na . •In
• brig Voador left
1807, and on the 20k
ter 1l
r;llatshlamonneiginesedds
ecbSmby.koiblrecerhsbrWe:EarhoTont7gt
orthward, and stood N,
the Amphitrite Is*, t'
time no bottom wu is
is a heavy swell WI tl
trite Island has only- .
ship at anchor, an4s. g
There appear to .
ch are covered with,
en sand, which is. .!. t
largest island. is abow
each other N. by „ e
ly small channels uf
n width. :
[anion House is n • . • I
The lofty pairs to the '
anon of marble.
wEri. Ehmt has changed 1
the head of which are '
r. GERMAIN% and
Smirff, •Esq. They
with the Melton M.
rld, and have turned elg
nng. Mr. VANSITTAItt
in' horses and heunds.l
Eve or six hundred es•-.
f sterling merit. iner`,
hire ; Sir THOMAS
Ord CltARLItt SOltaanil IS •
•
pith the Hon. Mr. S '
:tints in the kine°l°'
riders are Mr. wAsesll4
so, of Staffordshire ; and'.
erley Hunt gave a lmost,
and Gentlemen of the
every kind, • with on?*
!se expence, were fern,_
ng began soon after Dr!
to supper at two,
Saturdit

Mer Mime In his power, was known, though silentle•
and, perhaps slowly, but surely, to be creating a body
of most adventurous,hardy. andskilfulsallorsthrough
the latter medium, the whole of which he would call
to his service whenever the affairs of the Continent
should admit of his directing his energies to his ma-
rine. If his conduct in this respect did not declare his
meaning, the encouraging proclamations hehad issued
to merchants so to direct their capital, and to officers
and seamen so to direct their valour, would sufficiently
establish it. Mr. Jackson said, he would not suppose
it possible, but that the Directors had made the
strongest representations in the proper quarter, if
not, he adjured them to do so without a moment
further loss of time ;—he must say, that if they
had found the forms of office in their way at the Ad-
miralty, they ought to have applied to the Minister,
who, according to the practice of our constitution,
I was answerable for every department ; and failing
there, they ought to have addressed themselves to the
House of Commons, and laid their case before the
country, the Directors being as much bound to the
protection of every legal settler in India, as of their
own covenanted servants.. Mr. Jackson said, he did
not pretend, or could say where the fault lay ; if with
the Commander, the Board of Admiralty that wanted
nerve enough to recal such a man ought to be dismis-
sed by the Minister, and changed for men of snore
comprehensive faculties and more vigorous exertions.
If the Minister wanted courage to do this, he was not
the Minister for such a country in such times. Mr.
Jackson, after remarking on the afflicting and digrace-
ful accounts of a similar ascendency in the West In-
dies, and of the repeatedly revictualling and reinfor-
cing of Martinique and Guadeloupe, the importance
of the capture of which islands had ever been admit-
ted to be of the utmost consequence, concluded with
expressing his hopes, that the Directors would feel
this subject as it ought to be felt, and act upon that
feeling.
The Quintal+. (Mr. Perry) said, that it had not
escaped their attention, that the depredations had been
most scandalous, arising, as they apprehended, from
neglect somewhere ; that the Commander had been
recalled some months past, and that he trusted pre.
cautions would be taken to prevent the recurrence of
the evil so justly complained of.
Mr. GRANT, the Deputy Chairman, went upon the
same ground, but more at large ; he observed, that
the Directors had not, till recently, any proper docu-
ments on which to proceed in making their represen-
tations; he was severe upon the Memorialists, for not'
having applied to them in the first instance, rather
than to Government. He observed upon the conduct
of different Naval Commanders who had been sent
out, and how little influence the Governments of Indio
had upon their conduct. . -.
Major WALTER SCOTT WARING supported the
ground which Mr. Jackson had taken, and stated
some military complaints, to which he feared the Di."
rectors would be deaf till too late.
Mr. Roca alluded to a report out of doors, that the
renewal of the Company's Charter was to be a sub =i
ject of discussion during the next Session, and wished
to know if it were true, that Gentlemen might pre-
pare themselves accordingly ?
The CHAIRMAN and DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN thought 1
the question very, pieniature, and rather declined ,
answering it, assuring the Proprietors, that whenever ,
such a negotiation should take place, they would
give them timely information of the probable terms. .„
• Mr. JACKSON said, the question was an extremely
plain one, and such as he thought ought to be an-
swered—it was " Whether or not it was the under. i
standing of the Directors that the renewal of the,
Company's Charter was to be discussed next Ses-.
sion ?" He said it was a subject of inconceivable im'
portance to the country at large, as well as to the
Proprietors, and whenever they should meet upon
the occasion, he hoped it would not be in the nar-
row spirit of mere Proprietors of India Stock, but
as Citizens of the Empire at large, attentive, as they
ought to be, to their own due protection, but anxi-
ous to make our Indian territories of the greatest
possible use to the Parent State. He said, he thought
the question alluded to ought to be answered for
the reason assigned for asking it, namely, that the
country might be prepared, as it was known that men
of eminent talents had directed their thoughts to die
subject, as appeared by their publications ; such per-
sons, he thought, ought even to be invited to commu-
nicate their ideas. Our Indian Empire was not, he
hoped, the last, but certainly the greatest stake in the
hands of the country, and, as Ministers should use it,
would depend the prosperity of Great Britain or the
contrary. Mr. Jackson said, it would he too late to
come and inform them of Outlines previously agreed
to, calling upon them, perhaps, to agree to some Re-
port, wrapped up in technicality, and enveloped in
figures. Mr. Jackson said, such had litely been the
case with a great Company, respec. :ng which the Mi-
nister of the day had thought proper to break in upon
the terms for a new Charter, solemnly settled by one
I be his predecessors, and forgetful of the maxim, which
,be was known eminently to practise in private life,
I had compelled a new bargain, which, according to COURT OT COMMON P'LRAS. DEC. UN .
his, Mr. Jackson's, conception of it, was as unjust as
.. , •
. IP:aftit ft. TR/111111Y.
ever power insisted on, or imbecility had • tap
ars was aaasidon'shroet respectint *consider,
ajed
he remembered on the occasion to which alliaded. - ' -•-' -• • - • -
StrintlL. .of 0004 rinditi thnlig4 it lasu4 from
the understanding conveyed to the proprietoiroutiidat.- son isoi morning till five in-.die evening,, }nay be:
a mass of figures, was, that the Directors had merdr i•subiesindity . te.
'conceded their superfluities, though it was soon 'after I Hepleton, a bankrupt, bad, previous ttiVilidot:
stated. in a few lines.
found, when the conditions came to be iinderitood,lvency,
!that muchof theirsubstancehad been takenfromthem. I - employed one Coombe, a money raieet, t&
whom he was led by an advertisement, unslei, the
Mr. Gitarrr repeated, that nothing had occurred name of Humphries, to procure money for-him -by
by which he was authorised to say, that the discussion discounting bills. For this purpose Coombe' iesdrted
alluded to would take place the ensuing Sessions. ;to a linen-draper, of the name of Barber ;to Messrs.
Mt. Rna4ieferriug to the late gift of one thousand Fournier' Gore, and Company, Cheapside ; and to
pounds to the A .-sh Patriots, protested against the Pekket, the plaintiff, a warehouseman. Bills were
illegality of the Igicctors giving away the funds of discounted by them to the amount of More than a
the Company, howeirer meritorious the object, with- thousand pounds, and in the three transactions, goods
out the consent of their constituents. •.•- _ I were furnished by the discounters, in part, instead of
In this-protest of Mr. Rock's, • Mr. hales kill . money, which goods Coombe disposed of as he best
other proprietors declared themsetketo *gm. ' ; I could. —As a collateral security for the money thus
The Conic theiedjourned. - ' , raised on Hepleton's bills, hops, to a large amount,
1 - consigned by Hepleton to Coombe, and by
----lodged

LAW INTELLIGINCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 21.. .
NEWLAND V. CLARK.
This was a motion for leave to make exceptions to
the report of a Master, and originated in the follow-
ing circumstances •
A person of the name of Robert Robinson •f 144
come to London in a low station of life, and by dine
of industry, had accumulated the sum of £llO,OOO
stock in.thillinnds. Having no relatives, Its far as
he knew, he left his funded property, as a kind .cif
patriotic gift to Government, to be employed foe the
liquidation of the national debt, and appointed the
Bank of England his executors. At the same time,
he left his household furniture, and certain other per-
sonal property, to a Mrs. Clarke. It so happened,.
however, that the dividends upon his stock had been,
suffered to accumulite for three years, and amounted
to the sum of £l2OO, to which also, under the will of
the deceased, Mrs. Clarke laid claim. This, however,
was resisted on the part of the Bank by the late Mr.
Abraham Newland, who was appointed acting exe-
cutor, and it was decided by the Court, that Mrs.
Clarke had no claims under the will to this sum of
£l2OO. Matters being in this situation and no rela-
tives of the deceased appearing, the Attorney-(ene-
rallaid claim to this property on the part of the Crown,
as dumps litre: ' • but in the meanwhile, some person/
in Cumberland had claimed as being the nearest rela.:
tires of the deceased, and the Attorney-General had,
taken several steps for establishing the right of. the
Crown, such as procuring copies of the proceedings
•of Court, &c. in the Master's Office, the expence
tending which had amounted to £4O. These pet-
sons in Cumberland having established their relation.
ship, and this sum of 840 incurred as the expence of
the proceedings on the part of the Crown, was claim
ed to be paid out of the original sum of £l2OO, which
now fell to these distant relatives in Cumberland.
This claim, however, was refused by the Master; and
Mr. ALEXANDER, for the Attorney-General, now
prayed for leave to make exceptions to the Master's
report, on the groind that the Attorney-General had
only taken those steps which were proper and neces-
sary in virtue of his office, and that it was only rea-
sonable that the expences should,be paid out of the
fund which was claimed. . •
Mr.• BELL resisted this, on the ground of the hard-
ship of depriving these poor people in Cumberland of
any of the property which had, thus fallen to them:
Mr. ALEX AN DER contended that there was no hard-
ship at all in defraying, out of the fund itself, those
expences, which the Crown had incurred before the
rightful heirs had established their claim. He be-
lieved his Learned Friend's ideas of riches and po-
verty had. greatly altered since he left Cumberland,
if those persons were to be called poor, in that part
of the country, who had thus become the unexpected
heirs of a property which to them must be so consi-
derable.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought, that in this case
there was no occasion for incurring additional ex-
pence, by bringing forward exceptions to the report.
He expressed his opinion, that t public advan-
tage resulted from the rule of allowing its costs, in
all such cases, to the Crown. It often happened that
parties who had a real right to property, to which
• they could not however make out a clear legal title,
were, through the interventicon of the Crown, ptif itt
possession of what otherwise they could never have
enjoyed. It was, therefore, in his Lordship's opinion,
against public utility to refuse to the Attorney-Gene-
ral his costs, where they had not obviously been im-
properly incurred. The mode, however, in which
they were now sought to be allowed, was one which.
must-necessarily lead to great cxpence. He himself
would look into the report, and, after conferring with
the Master, would give his decision on the subject.

COURT OF RING'S BENCH, DECEMBER si.
STEINBACH V. DE LA COUR.

This was an action on a Policy of Insurance on the
ship Canopus, from the Baltic to Norway, which vas
lost by the perils of the sea. The defence set up was
that she was not sea worthy. The Captain, who was
a foreigner, was called ; he proved that she was a new
ship, and performed her first voyage very well. The
next voyage w Norway she leaked, and ultimately
made so much water that they were force' to run her
into port. On examining her, there were three holes
as Large as augur holes in her
_bottom. It appeared
• as if the trunnions had started, but they had received
no shock or any stress of weather which could have
1, beat them from their places.
Mr. GARROW, for the defendant, contended, that
the ship must have been unsea-worthy from her buil-
ding, and that these holes must have been left open.
originally. He accounted for the ship making no
water in the first voyage, by the sheathing protecting
the holes, but that not being able lung to resist the
sea, it of course flowed through the holes, when that
thin defrnee gave way.—The Jury found for the de-
fendant.
•

were .
An affray between an Officer and some soldiers of Coombe to the discounters. These Hops were lodge
a regiment of infantry on its march, and some yodng in the warehouse of the plaintiff Pekket, who, as al-
rnen, inhabitants of Tunbridge-wells, took place on ready stated, was himself one of the discounters.—
Monday evening last, in which one of the youngmen When Hepleton became bankrupt, his assignees con-
of the town was very seriously wounded with a sword strived to get possession of the hops, and.sold them.
and bayonet: The quarrel was occasioned by the .On this account Pekket brought his action against
lalledged improper behavions al a ran* Mani= the assignees, as having a lien on
as the pods, in
phis
his
Officer to a female in the sties • .... • character of wareh' and being part -.

IA sLECT/ON Or COM
A yesterday being St. Tho
..11. in the City of Lot
di •'—on council for the yi
..4t held a Wardmote f,
St 5'
th and where there w
!T' he afterwards held Vi
I Biaingsgate, Tower, and
a were prevented atte
'1 following are the Ward
ortico changes have taken p
TARRING/30N
Id ,rue ward, according I
La _l' having retired, ti
silt' Qunf
to succeed- him, viz.
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is *ell-three, the numbers wen
s. rranweine : . re
Crooke
awes
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26
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24
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litdin2 "
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Dor"
gents; (Deputy) :2
led OW TARRINGDOI
43
tl3o34lickerd - 43
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us „word . 42
a Muer . 39
al Lao . 38
cadwa . 5.7
31
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Cla ' COSDWAIN'
bah - 33
fis
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DM* (DePuti) 32
31
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Clods 66
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:f Whs3US . 64
lislh . Iss
Dolga . 63
W. Rawlins • 63
' • . Gramm 57
Mil .
. 57
53
/Imps wurked thus
iv BRIDGE
Xr. Jos. Leer, in the p
QUZINHIT
. UT. DRAKE, in the plat
BREAD.
' Mr. DAXIN, in the place
The other Wards are
hp Coacil by their former n
—.......
ar,
EAT IND
Yesterday a Court of
fast India House, whe
i: vas sworn into the coma
• cosigned to Madras and
b. Yesterday a Quarterl;
N vkiet the Dividend on th
may, from the sth July 1
j., was declared to be 51- pin
a
After the dividen h
Chairman had statedd the
a
b ustuannts left India,
i•, . Mr. RANDLE JACKSON
'
ar lOC Coutt, to a subject o
ri, which, he said, had pres
• I considerable time pas'
ant circumstances had d
longer silent ; he meant
him, inexplicable ascend
it the Indian seas, and the
• lad been tamely permit
I- and the still 1
d IrrtoYught upon the cc
just heard from the Chai
Ind given of the peace
City of our Oriental pos
sty as much for the sect
the property which was
• them. Who could bell,
with a maritime force gi
kept in those seas, the tr
tit ' pletely unprotected, tl
11 Companies alone, had I
r• b more than two million
d:' seven or eight years, at
' teinber and October or
1. losses had been upward:
' well as numerous other 1
two French frigates, ant
rant privateer, of 16 gi
" those seas for three m
• blockaded during that
fi" although a great mariti
fig, and several pend
• within three hundred In
tion. He understood i
id (horn which he gather
d cum Merchants to tl
although the destination
: . privateer was known to
" ember, yet, at the dat
• the December following
for the protection of th
1 • pefial Government of
do, what America ha
5,, of the confederated m;
namely, lay an embart
ra keep them from the di
it . privateer of 16 guns,
k- the no less extraordis
• every one of its prix
105 had to send them tin
e thousand miles to the
bon. Mr. Jackson ad
ris merit, with that feel;n
• low subjects of India,
';• famine, had.advertiset
at, bringing corn for their
id the shipping interest h
object, when, shockin
. tnorial spoke truth, no
N knew of had been sent
s, masequence of which
bed the provisions thus int
Oh from death, had beer
lcep Jackson observed, tha
through the medium 1
dips of War i .our gi