Star.
London, England, 1808-11-26 00:00:00

TO THE MOON.

Sister of Puotaus, gentle Queen,
Of aspect mild, asd ray serene ;
Whom friendly beams by night appear,
The lonely Traveller to cheer !
Attractive Power, whose mighty sway,
The Ocean's swelling waves obey;
And "taunting upwards, seem to raise,
A liquid altar to thy praise!
Thee, wither'd hags, at midnight hour,
Invoke to their infernal bow'r ;
But I, to no suck horrid rite,
Sweet Queen, invoke thy sacred light—
Nor seek, while all but lovers sleep,
To rob the miser's trussed heap.--
Thy friendly beams, alone, impart,
To find the Youth, who stole my heart;
Or guide me, from thy silver throne,
To steal heart—or find my own !
SPliehnsford, Nov. 13. ToLLT PrAitlll.osllollll.

LAP/ INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER 2S.
&KELLY V. SPARKS.
Lord ELIANDOROU6II gave the Judgment of the
Court upon this case, which was a writ of error from
the Common Pleas, upon an action for the arrears of
an annuity, brought by the Defendant, in error,
Sparks against O'Kelly, the Plaintiff in error. The
annuity was originally granted to the amount of 2001.
per annum, by his Royal Highness the Prince of
*Wales, to Samuel Chaney, the celebrated Jockey,
A f whom the Defendant in error, Sparks, was the
assignee. The annuity was covenanted to be paid
by the Treasurer of his Royal Highness's privy
purse, for the life of his Royal Highness, and if it
P hould be in arrear ten days, then the Plaintiff in error,
O'Kelly, bound himself to pay, as security.
An action was brought for the arrears, when the
Plaintiff in error pleaded that the arrears became due
after the sth of July, 1795, to wit, on the 15th of
June, 1805, and that Sparks did not give due notice
of his demand to the Commissioners under that Act
appointed for the payment of his Royal Highness's
Debts.
Upon a demurrer to this plea, the Court of Com-
mon Pleas determined against the Plaintiff in error,
and upon a writ of error to this Court, it was now
determined that that Judgment was correct.
Lord Eussmonovou said, that it was immaterial
when the debt became due, for the surety, as it was
in this case, whether the payee of the annuity was
enabled by any subsequent act to recover of the prin-
cipal, and that Mr. O'Kelly, as surety for his Royal
Highness, was liable to the payment of the money.
Judgment affirmed.
THE KING V. MARY wrinvs.
The Defendant was convicted of perjury, in swear-
ing falsely upon a trial between her master and ano-
ther person, in an action for words, that her master
gave no provocation, when it appeared that he had
used very foul language to the other party. He re-
covered 501. damages upon her evidence, and she was
indicted for the perjury, and tried at the sittings of
the last Term, when we reported her case.
Mr. Serjeant BEST made a very impressive address
to the feelings of the Court, and in consideration of
her youth and good character, she was only senten-
ced to be imprisoned for three months in the King's
Be:x.h Prison, and pay a fine of one shilling.
COMBINATION AMONG TIIE CORN-DEALERS.
Mr. Gaiutow called the attention of the Court to
2 circumsunce, important at all times, but particu-
larly so at present, when the price of corn is so ex-
tremely high. The fact to which he alluded was, a
Combination among certain Corn-dealers, of a most
mischievous tendency ; and his motion to the Court
was for a rule to shew cause why a criminal informa-
tion should not be filed against them for such combi-
nation. The parties against whom he moved were
named Pallgrave, Daw son, Crisp, Brown, Rich,
Hawes, and others, as set down in three lists he
should deliver in to the Court. The affidavit upon
which he moved set forth, that a custom, time im-
metnorial, had prevailed in the Corn-market cf the
City of Norwich, of selling corn by sample, for ready,
money, or for Bank-notes, equivalent to cash, the
payment to be made on the delivery of the bulk, or
.on the next market day. The affidavit then stated,
that on the ‘2`2d of October last, there appeared in
the Norfolk Mercury a Resolution of the Corn-dealers
to the following effect Resolved; that from and
after this day we shall not purchase corn on any other
terms than a month's credit ; to be calculated from the
day of delivery." The Learned Counsel here observed,
that he did not mean to dispute the right of indivi-
duals to sell or purchase corn on what terms they
could agree upon ; but he would contend, that Corn-
dealers had no right to enter into a combination,
which had for its effect great public mischief, and
general inconvenience- But there were other Resolu-
tions to which the Corn-dealers in question had come;
in the first place, if they were compelled to pay ready
money, they resolved to have a discount of one penny
upon every pound sterling they paid, which would be
tantamount to the month's credit ; and, secondly,
that the dealers should meet at a given hour on the
market day, and do no business after two o'clock ;
thus changing the whole course and practice of a
market organized for the sale of the most essential
:rticle of our subsistence. These Resolutions were
s;',ned by the parties against whom he had moved,
and who had carried these Resolutions into effect, by
refusing to fulfil their contracts but under the condi-
tions stated. The mischievous effects of this Combi-
nation had been felt already, and the importance of
the motion, he trusted, would be acquiesced in by
the Court.
Lord ELLENROBOUGH asked Mr. Garrow in what
way he proposed to state the public mischief, which
he said ought to be suppressed, in case the Court
granted a rule to shew cause ? He should imagine it
must be by alledging that the practice alluded to had
the effect of enhancing the price of corn, inasmuch
as the growers must require a larger price for their
produce, if they were obliged to give a month's cre-
dit. In other words, by the Resolutions entered into
by the Corn-dealers, terms were imposed upon the
sellers of corn, which had the effect of enhancing the
price of that essential article of life.
Mr. GARROW said, his Lordship had a correct idea
of the mischief complained of, and it was impossible