Star.
London, England, 1808-12-17 00:00:00

VaRTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 16.

Sailed a fleet of transports, under convoy of his Ma-
jesty's ship NEMESIS for Spain. Wind N. E..

DOVER, DECEMBER 16.

Arrived a flag of truce, vk fah Mr SIIAtV, from
France.

The gale abated during the night; and this day
several vessels came in from the Roads ; the names
of those with damage are—the HUGHES, from
Newry, with provisions ; Flora, RANDALL, from Cork,
with butter; lost two anchors and cables' each;
Friendship, I.A.AIDERG, from Cork, with linen ; and
Reliance, ANDREWS, from Poole, with oil; Fountain,
JACKSON, and George, DAvisoN /both in ballast,
bound to the Northward) all with. the loss of one
anchor and cable each. The brig Fly which I men-
tioned to be in the Roads yesterday without' anchors
and cables, is supposed to be gone for Portsmouth, as
she is not nov: to be seen. The two East India ships
-still remain in our Roads.
DEAL, DECEMBER 16.

Sailed his Majesty's sh:p Sr. FIOREN-2.0 for Sheer-
ness. Wind E. N. E.
YARMOUTH, DECEMBER le.

Yesterday arrived the MAJESTIC from the Downz,l
and the ONYX sloop.—Sailed on a cruize, under the
command of the Hon. Admiral GAittmEß, the Bat.-
LEROPHON, MAJESTIC, ARCiUKitt, STATELY, and PRIN.
C'ESB CAROLNE; STARLING, ACUTE, CRUIZER, and
SEALARIC.-.-.-In the Roads :—Roebuck, kAlosquitn,
Chanticleer, Onyx, Calypso, Leveret, Havtk, and
Snipe.—Wind E.

CRAVEIIEND, Dec. le.—Pcsqed by the Brothers, lealnsms,
from New Ikunswick; Providence, Ingtaham, from New Provi-
dence; Mary and Susannah, —, and the Alphea, Hutton,
from Gottenburgh.—Sailed the Paquette de Bahia, —, for the
Brazils ; Jane, Hasslewood, for Teneriffe; Henry Addfngtoul
Kirkpatrick ; Warren Hastings, Larkins; and the Neptune, Do-
naldson, for India.
The sloop Diamond, Co)rsELL, from Liverpool to
Clyde, has been obliged to put into Isle Ream, Sol-
way Frith, on the morning of 30th ult. off !tam-
say Bay, Isle of Man, sprung her mast in a heavy
gale.

Sir SANwel. Hoon is to be appointed to a command
immediately.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the stations of the following
ships were thus altered, viz.

liort,: Carr LE, Captain -, for Bombay direct, instead
of Madras acd
vox s tan, Captain J. Murray, Madras and Bengal, instead
of the Dover Castle.

MARQUIS W2LLESLRY, Captain I.e Blanc, Ceylon and Ben-
gal, instead of Bombay. in the room of the Devonshire.
The Court voted the pum of 10001. towards the
subscription for the relief of the Spanish Patriots.
The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday
next.

Extract of a letter from Madras, dated 15th June,
1808 —" A large French frigate, la Caroline, has
„etched the Isle of France, five more arc to follow. I
*fish somefiut sailing frigates were senthere: all isweli
irilndia, though we are looking anxiously to the event
of the French Embassy to Persia, which has arrived
some tinle ago. Colonel (now Brigadier General)
IMAtcoust had set oil for Persia before Sir H. Joys
arrived, which I am glad of. The capture of la
Piedmontaize by the Fiorenzo, and beating off of lai
Semillante by the Terpsichore, has given a momentary
security to what little commerce remains."

Last Sunday morning, as the' VILLE DE PARIS was
zetting under weigh,' in.Cawsand Bay, the wife of
one of the marines came alongside in a beat, with a
1 young child, which was handed to her husband to
take a parting kiss, previous to his proceeding to
sea; the marine afterwards gave the child to a sailor
to return to the mother in the boat, whose toot slip-
! ped, and both fell into the water. The feelings of
the parents can be more easily felt than described. It
is truly astonishing, that the child did nos receive the
i smallest injury, nor even its shoes been wetted, the
sailor keeping it above water, with his arms extended,
till another person jumped over-board, caught hold
of the infant, and restored it to the arms of the anxi-
ous mother ; both the men then got safe on boitd the
ship. A Lieutenapt of marines, who was on deck,
ordered the mother on board, till she was recovered
from the effects of the accident.

The Post Horse Duties were let yesterday at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, when the several rents
were increased to 27,0001. and upwards, more than
last year. •

'The export trade of Ireland has increased very ra-
pidly within the last six months ; 10,000 barrels of
corn, and more than double that quantity of potatoes,
have been shipped for Spain from Cork within that
Pend-
Saturday night a dreadful fire broke out in, the
con iris or Mr. Hu on, an em'nent merchant and
distiller, on Mount Brown, Dublin, by which the dis-
tillery, with the offices adjoining,! were totally de-
stroyed.

Mademoiselle PROLE, the first comic dancer at the
Opera House last season, died, about three weeks ago,
on board the packet, as she was returning to the Con-
tinent. She went over to Ireland last summer with
MaduntO CATALANI and the rest of the Operatical
troop, but was too ill to perform once on the Dublin
theatre. Her illness was a rapid decline, which car-
ried her off in the 18th year of her age.

SMIDJIPIELD CL dot CietLE Slt

Yesterday morning, Mr. SADLER'S Yard, in Gos-
well-street, was opened for publicly exhibiting the
Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs, sent in by the candidates
for the prizes of the year.
MT. WILLIAM WALKER, Mr. WILLIAM WATtlnp
and Mr. JOHN ROPER, three eminent graziers, were
appointed Judges for awarding the prizes, which were
as follow, viz.—
Twenty guineas in Class 1. for the Hereford.hire breed of oxen,
to Mr. Samuel Chandler, of Moreton, Bucks, for his six-year old
pied 9x, bred by Mr. William
Walker, of Burton, Worcester-
shire ; and additional premium of ten guineas to the same gentle-
man, on account of his Ox being adjudged to be the best shewn,
iu the firn six classes.

Twenty guineas in Class IV. for the Sussex pr Kent breed of
Oxen, to Mr. Edward Auger, of Eastbourne, Sussex, for his
five-year old Red Ox, bred by himself.
Twenty guineas In Class V. for the Devonshire breed of Oren,
to Mr. Martin Webber, of Ilehester, Somersetshire, for his six-
year old Ox, bred by' Mr. Francis Quartley, of ivfolLmd, De-
vonshire.

Twenty guineas in Clan VII. for large Oxen not worked, to
Mr. Martin Webber, of Ilchcster, for his thtee-year old Red
Devon Ox, bred by Mr. John Burgess, of South Moulton, De-
vonshire.
Ten guineas in Class VII. for large Oxen, not Worked, to Mr.
Samuel Chandler, of Morton, Bucks, for his six-year old Red
Herefordshire Ox, bred by Mr. William WAlker, of Burton,
Worcestershire.

Ten guineas in Class VIII. for small Oxen, of any breed, to
Mr. Samuel Brooks, of Wolvershill, Warwickshire, for his five-
yi.ar old black righland Scotch Ox.
Ten guineas in Class IX. for fat Cows, having borne three
calves, to Mr. Jan Westcar, of Creslow, bucks, for his six-year
old Red Hereford Cow, bred by Mr. William Watkins, of Brin-
sop, Herefordshire.
Ten guineas in Class X. for one-year old, long-wooled Wether
Sheep, to the Rev. Thomas Plaskett, of Harlaxton Lodge, Lin-
colnshire, fbr bis three new Leicester Wethers, bred by himselE
Ten guineas in Ctass XI. for two-years old long-wooled Wether
Sheep, to Mr. Thomas Moore, of Tardlberg, Warwickshire, for
his three new Leicester Wethers, bred by himself, from a ram of
Mr. Thomas Chapman, of Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire.
Ten guineas in Class XII. f or one-year old short-wooled Wether
Sheep, to his Grace the Duke of Bedford, for his three Southdown
Wethers, bred on his Maulden Farm, in Bedfordshire.
Ten guineas in CIASS XIII. for, two-year old short-wooled We-
ther Sheep, to Mr. Henry King, jun. of Plaistow, Essex, for his
three South-down Wethers, bred by Mr. John Ellman, of Glynd,
Sussex.

Ten guineas in Class XIV. for Pigs under two-yeats old, to
Mr. John Roads, of Aston-Abbots, Buck►, for his black and
white Berkshire Sow Pig, 54 weeks old, bred by Mr. John West.
bropk, of Pinkney's-green, Hens.
Ten guineas in Class XV. for -Pigs under one-year old, to Mr.
John. Ha'.sard, of Brocker, Ilerts, fur his white half-bred Chini
and Suffolk Pig, 48 weeks old, bred by Lord Melbourne, of
Brocket•HaU,,.Herts.
The Judges, by a special note annexed to their
aviard, ailed the attention oT the' Club and the Corn.
pasty to theircellent qualities of Mr. Thomas Crook's
three-year old Scots Ox, in Class VIII. ; as also to
the high perfection of Earl Macclesfield's, Mr. John
Edmond's, and Mr. William Boultbee's pens of two-
. shear new Leicester Wether Sheep, in Class XI. ;
1 also to the pen of one-vear old new I eicesters, be. -
longing to Mr. Thomas Oldacre's, in Class X.
The great number of animals shewn this year pre-
-1 eludes our going particularly into the others exhibited.

At three o'clock, such Gentlemen as are Members
of the Club adjourned to Freemasons' Tavern, where
a meeting was held—Lord SOMERVILLE in the Chair.
Sir JOSEPH BANKS attended, and read to the Com-

pany a. Memorial, intended to be presented to the
Board of Trade, soliciting the support of Government
in removing the dreadful damage and mischiefs which
arise to individuals, and to the public, from the con-
fined and crowded state of Smithfield Market, and
total inadequacy, intersected as it is by various great
thoroughfares for carriages, to accommodate the in-
creasing number of cattle, sheep, and pigs sold there,
atnotinting to the enormous sum, as it stated, olio:
milliens sterling annually. The necessity of this mode
of proceeL:ing is stated to arise from the City of Lon-
don having spent seven years in ineffectual attempts
and schemes for enlarging this important market,
whose extent remains the same now, as it was in the
days of William the Ccrai uer6r.
, At the conclusion of reading this memorial it w I
handed round the room, and received the signature
of the gentlemen present.
At five o'clock near thirty Gentlemen sat down to a
most sumptuous dinner—Lord SOAIERViLLE ill tile
Chair.

TREATRES.—Both Houses were last night filled
with elegant company ; and at each there was a little
novelty. At Drury-lane, Mr. MARSHALL, who ori-
ginally appeared at Covent-Garden Theatre with
considerable eclat, and once or twice about a year
ago performed at that Theatre his old character of
Bagatelle in the Poor Soldier, came forward on this
stage for the first time as Cattain Melville in ROsina, He
supported the character with ability and effect ; ap-
pears to be well acquainted with the business of the
stage, and promises to be at least an useful actor.
At the Haymarket, Mr. YOUNG preferred new and
forcible claims to public approbation, in the part of
Ruben Glenroy, in the Comedy of. Town and Country,
and was deservedly applauded throughout. The
other principal characters were also well sustained.
1 After the Comedy, a new Ballet, called The Double
Wedding, was performed. It- is a pleasing trifle, and
promises to become a general favourite. Mademoi-
selle NORA in the Opera, exhibited her agile graces
with great effect ; as did also the Misses ADAMS, and
Master OSCAR BORNE, and RIDGWAY. The principal
novelty was the introduction of a female child, only
five years old, from Liverpool, and who by her agility
and taste seemed to astonish the audience. She trod
the boards with the experience of a veteran, and was
received with much applause. The house was the
most crowckd of the season, and the audience staid
till the last moment, to enjoy the chaste humour of
TOBIN'S Muse in The School for iluthorr, with the ae.-
mirable reading of Morose, &c.
The Captain of the Friends tran,port is in confine
ment at Lisbon, for the murder os a youth only 14
years ct age,. whom he inhumanly stabbed
dirk o n the Bth of October, and the youth expired on
the 14th of the same month.

ECCLESIASTICAL and ACADEMICAL PROMOTIONS.
The Rev. Wm. Layng, A. M. Vicar of St. Laurence in the city
of York, has been presented by Earl Fitzwilliam, to the United
Vicarages of Great and Little Harrowden, N-rdsamptonshire.
causal:3oz, Dec. 16.—This day the Senate being assembled
in full congregation, It was voted, in consequence of a Grace offer-
ed to the Caput, that the Rev. Dr. E. D. Clarke be appointed
Professor of the science of Mineralogy. This is the first instance
of a Mineralogical Professor in the University.
On the sth instant, in full Senates Academicus, the University
of Edinburgh conferred upon the Rev. W. B. Collyer, of Peck-
ham the degree of Doctor of Divinity, as a tribute of approbation
of his Lectures on Scripture Facts.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

BISHOP OF LONDON'. COURT, DOCTORS COM-
MONS, DECEMBER le.
LORD DORINODON V. LADY BORINGIVON.
This was a proceeding or cause of Divorce brought
by the Right Honourable John Lord Boringdon,
against the Right Honourable Lady Augusta Boring-
don, his Wife, by reason of Adultery, al.ledged to
have been committed with Sir Arthur Paget, Knight.
There being no defence set up in this case, the
Learned Judge (Sir WILLIAM Scorr) after hearing'
the evidence read, which went to prove the Criminal.
Connection between Lady Boringdon and Sir Arthur
Paget; also the Verdict of Damages obtained against
him in the Court of Common Law, was of opinion
that the fact of adultery was clearly established against
Lady Boringdon, and accordingly pronounced the
usual sentence of separation from Bed, Board, and
unittaal Cohabitation, which the husband prayed.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEIIII3kR 16.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, DEC. 16.
. OPERA HOUSE DEBTS.
Te SOLICITOR GENERAL, on behalf of Mr. Tay-
lor, of the Opera House, moved, that an agreement
entered into between- the said William Taylor and
Richard Hill, an attorney, should be made a Rule of
Court, and the proceedings in Chancery to set aside
that-agreement should be staid. This motion was
resisted by Mr. I)au.as at the suirof Mr. Hill, who
insisted that the agreement had been obtained from
the latter while rTder duress, and incapable of the
free exercise of his will. The circurastAhces were as
fullotv :—Mr. Hill had proceeded to outlaw Mr.
Taylor, in defiance of an injunction directed by the
Curt of Exchequer to stay the outlawry • and for the
eontempt, an attachment was issued. Mr. Hill 'eras
arrested upon this process, and, in order to obtain his
libyration, he agreed with Mr. Taylor's Solicitor to
rake 15001. for his dethand upon Mr. Taylor,
i.ig to 50001. and the agreement in question was
drawn up. Afcer's Mr. Hill's fears had subsided, or,
to follow up the metaphor used in his affidavit, when
the razor was taken froth his throat, he began to
think that he had done a silly acts and instituted a
cause in Chancery to set the agreement aside, upon
the ground that it was obtained from him while un-
der duress, and that he consented to it as the means
of extricating himself from the process moved against
him.' This was 'answered by saying that Mr. Hill
Was a very shiewd attorney ; that he had professed
himself well satisfied with the compromise at the
time of making the agreement, and turned to Tidd's
practice, to prove there was ao necessity for witness-
ing the act of an Attorney, as concerning himself,
when under arrest.
Baron Woon said, the process of the Court had
been converted into the4neans of advancing the pri-
vate interests of a party, and not of forwarding the
object for which that process was issued.
The Court, in the result, granted pSrt df the mo-
tion, namely, that the agreement should be made a
Rule of Court, but that the proceedings in Chancery
to set it aside, might goon. Of course, Mr. Tayldr
is not benefited by the application.

cams v. DAvirs.
Jr.l GARROW stated that this was an action of tro-
verto recover the value of 27 dozei of. Madeira Vine,
under the following eiramstances t • -
The_plaintiff was a West India Gentleman, and
the delTodant a surgeon, at Mortlake, in Surrey. The
plaintiff was the particular friend of a Mts. Phillips,
deceased, and had, pikivionsly-to ccmtng to England,
committed to her charge the wine in question. She
kept it safely till her death, when.her house at Mort-
lake was bequeathed to the plaintiff far life, who till
his arrival in ngland, caused it to be let to the de-
fendant. The defendant, when he took the house,
was told of this wine of the plaintiff's' and pronisedi
to take charge of it : but upon the plaintiff's
arrival
in England, and application to the defendant for his
wine, a great pare of it was wanting, and the Learn-
ed Counsel would- prove that it was the defendant
himself who drank it.
The deposit and receipt of the wine, at Mrs. Phil-
lips's, in April, 1803, *as first proved, and that it was
never touched during her life time, or for five or six
months afterwards, till November, 1803, when the
key of the cellar was delivered to the defendant.
This Mr. Jones, Mrs. Phillips's executor, sent to the
defendant, he thought, by the coach.
Mrs. Lester, the servant of Mrs. Phillips, was in
the, wine cellar, for a particular purpose, once after
the defendant was in possession, and it was the defen-
dant who gave her the key of it : she locked the eels
lar, and returned the key to the defendant. The de-
fendant told her teat Mr. Jones had sent him the key‘t
by.a letter ' • and a letter to the present witness, in
which Mr.,Tones had mentioned this circumstance,
was produced and read.
A lad who lived in the defendant's service for
'even week's said, he once law the defendant take one
of the bottles of the wine in question from the hamper
in the cellar. The defendant generally had white
wine cm his table after dinner.
Mr. Lambie, nephe* "to the plaintiff, said, that the
plaintiff and 'he went to the defendants in January,
Ism. They found one of the hampers containing
tl.e plaintiff's trine quite empty, and the rest opened
and deficient.
A vesdiet was immediately found for the plaintiff
-Damages, 551. 181.
• VALLANCE V. DIMAS.
This was an action on.a policy of insurance on the
brig Courier. at and from Newfoundland 4o Portugal
or Great I rttaist ; on her voyage home she founder-
ed, and, of course, a total loss was claimed, but the
defendant resisted the demand, on the grotind that
. he had not been informed that the vessel had been, of
was then, employed in fishing on the Banks.. .
Several witnesses proved, that it was not necessary
in the' Vewfoundland trade to give that information,
as it was, supposed that every underwriter must be
fully aware of the . custom, as two cases had been de-
' gilded on this precise point,namely,tloble v. Kenneway,
and Oiler v.lermings. The Jury, under his Lord-
ship's directiott, found 'a verdict for the plaintiff—
£l4t 7s.

ITLYANT V: MACKF.NZtr. AND BROTHERS.
It arpe,trCd that the defendants had been agents
for the American ship Suffolk, which originally be-
tyngel to one or the bnut.hers, named 'William, who

was a merchant in the United States, and in the year
1805 one-third of the vessel was sold by the defen-
dants to the plaintiff, • who on that became Captain.
They continued to do the business of the ship till they
failed, and settled accounts from time to time with
the plaintiff, wherein they charged the amount of all
the stores found for her • hut since that failure several
tradesmen applied for the amount of stores which had
been so charged to him and paid for, and which he
was obliged to pay again, in the whole amounting to
2201.
Mr. SCARLETT, for the defendants, stated' that they
had failed, and, creditors, except the plaintiff,
had accepted a composition of 10s. in the pound ;
he'having refused this offer of composition, the other
creditors thought it right to resist this demand., on
the ground, that as William Mackenzie, the other
partner, was sued in this action, the plaintiff in point
of law, could maintain it against his own partner '
but his Lordship was of a different opinion, and the
Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff 2201.