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London, England, 1808-12-01 00:00:00

l• NAUTICAL INTELLIOENCE.
PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER I&
Came in the &emu, of 40 guns, from Yaracethg
with light transports, bound to Falmouth...Put back
the Rowann armed ship, with the fleet of coasters
that sailed yesterday to the westward.
PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER XX
sailed his Majesty's ships STANDARD, VI:6TM,,
ZgaltAt and CRACKER, with a convoy for the Downs.
His Majesty's ship CAMILLA, with the fleet for Lis-
bon and the Mediterranean, have put back to Lym-
ington.—Wind N. W.-
DEAL, NOVEMBER 30. -
Sailed his Majesty's ship EUAYALUS, on a Matt—
Wind, yir. N. W. • ,
HARWICH, 'NOVEMBER so.
Arrival last night the Lady Nepean packet, Capt.

layrsa, with Mails and passengers, from Gotten-
bur* ; and this day the Prince of Wales, Captain
T. C. MASON, also from Gottenburgh, with Mails
and several passengers.—They passed about 200 sail
of vessels from Gouenburgh two days since.
YARMOUTH, NOVEMBER SO.
Arrived from the Baltic the GALLANT and HAVOC
,gun brigs. The CENSOR has signal flying for convoy
to westward. The ships in the Roads are the Roe-
' black, Aboukir, Majestic, Princess Caroline, Egeria,
DaOhne, Calypso, Censor, and Havoc. Wind W.N.W.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GILATESIND Novenae's 30.—Passed by the Rolla, Thomp-
son, from Jamaica ; Glory, Moore ; Hind, ; ,13Bary
and the Harriot, Giles, from Gibraltar. Sailed theMy Pursuit,l
Fraud, for Jamaica ; Mary Ann, Davis, for Newry; and In-
vention, Le Breton, for Madeira.
Aaatv is.:—Off Dover, the Apollo, Riddle, from Oporto ;
and the Spartan, Fennel, from Ribadeo. At Hoylake, the Jane
and Ann, Edwards ; and the Clarinda, from maim At
Liverpool, the Queen of Sweden, —, from Stockholm. Of
Margate the Ann, Flower, from Stockholm. At Newry, the
Sisters, Margate,
from St. Übe's. At Ilfracombe, the Ellen, Drake,
from St. Michael's. At Charleston, the Wentworth, Sharp, from
LiverpooL At Savannah, the Endeavour, Fox, from Liverpool.
GREENOCK, NOVEMBER 28. _
By letters from Captain ARRAMS, of the ship Sis-
ters, we have learned the following particulars of her
loss :—The ship struck on thi shoal about ten P. M.

on a dark night, blowing fresh, with rain. The rock
on which she struck •is one not yet laid down on any
Chart, but is expected to be in the first that is pub-
lished, for it has been minutely surveyed this sum-
mer, by his Majesty's brig PLUMPER. The following
is a list of those saved :—Captain Abrams, Adam
Glen, James Boyd, Duncan MgLean, Roger *Ken-
zie, Finlay Brown, Matthew Donald.
BELFAST, NOVEMBER 21.
A melancholy accident occurred at Lough Neagh,
on Wednesday se'nnight. The Packet Lighter, Join:
BENNETT, master and owner, and two other men,
had sailed on Tuesday from Ellis Gut, into the Lough,
laden with fir for the W- • Committee Bel.

LA" lIVTELAMENCIL.
COURT OP KING'. BENCH, NOV. a
?HIE 1111.01D-BEAltlMlllainivltrags.
Cerrnat,t4onspoo. sync, &vv.—This was at,.
brought by the plaintiff, as sword-bearer to the L.
Mayor, to ascertain his right to three bottles of wine
per diem, during the continuance of the OA Bailey
Sessions, which he contended he was entitled to, by
virtue of his office ; andthat it was ant in the power
of the defendant, as Sheriff, to redose it him.
The ATVRNSY-GENICRAL 'stated the plaintiff's
claim to the Jury, and observed, that as it was a
purchased place, he had a right to intuit upon all the
rights and privileges attached to it.
In support of the plaintiff's case, Mrs. Prickett, the
house-keeper at the Justice Hall in the Old Bailey,
and Mr. Higgins, the Lord Mayor's butler, were
callSd. The former stated the custom of keeping a
table for the Sword Bearer during the Sessions, and
of an allowance made to him of three bottles of skine

wig pipes, - ater _ . of
fast. The night was very stormy, and on Wednes.
day morning the vessel was seen by the inhabitants
on shore opposite Stainer's Point, completely a wreck,
floating on the water, without sail, mast, or rigging,
the anchor dragging, from an attempt the master had
made to weigh during the night. About ten o'clock,
though the water ran uncommonly high, a fisherman,
named James Conolly, and his son, with the most
praise-worthy resolution, after in vain endeavouring'
to prevail on some other of the spectators, of whom
there were not less than 500, to follow their example,
ventured out in their small boat, and by great exer-
tion got within hail of the sufferers, but unfortu-

nately every attempt to get close enough to take them
on board was ineffectual; and at last this benevolent
individual found himself under the mortifying ne-
cessity.of reluctantly abandoning the vessel to its fate,
and returning on shore, which he reached with great
difficulty. About four o'clock, the vessel, with all on
bocci, went down, in presence of hundreds on More.
The Adventure, Mather, from Honduras, for Lon-
don, is taken and carried into Fecamp.
The Watt, Snowden, and the Ephron, Short, from
Liverpool, are lost in the River St. Lawrence.
The Brothers, Jranctusow, from the Bay of Fundy,
is put into Kille Bay, in distress.
The Heart of Oak trow.

belonging.
BROWN) of Tewkesbury, on her passage from Bristol,
was unfortunately stranded and lost on Naas Sands,
in the Severn, early in the morning of Saturday se'n-

per day. The custom, she said, had been recognized
for the last twenty years, with few or no exceptions.
One, however, had occurred, in the Sheriffalty of Sir
John Earner, who at first refused the allowance, but
afterwards acceded to it. The latter deposed, that
on the election of every new Sheriff, he presented
him with a list of wine allowances during the Old
Bailey Sessions, at the head of which was placed three
bottles per day for the Sword Bearer during the Old
'Bailey Sessions. There was also enumerated the
quantity of wine allowed to the Sheriff's Officers, the
Marshals, and their men, the Lord Mayor's and She.
siff's footmen, cold tankards for the Jurymen, &c. all.
of which, with the exception of the Sword Bearer's
allowance, had been done away. His table was still
kept up, and the Judges' attendants, &c. dined at it.
r. cARROW, for the defendant, did not deny that
sach'a courtesy or custom had prevailed ; but the
Sword Bearer, who was the Lord Mayor's Officer,
bad no legal' right to enforce that custom. It was
purely optional- with the Sheriff, and could not be
claimed as a right. The Sword Bearer had a table
found for him, and, not content with that, he wished
to sweep away three bottles of wine per day during
the, Sessions, for home consumption. When the cus-
tom first obtained, wine was little more than one-
third of its present price, and there were only four,
instead of eight Sessions in the year. It had there-
fore been found necessary to regulate the allowances
of the officers and others attending Sessions, and

the
this, among many others, had been done away.—
The Sword Bearer was no officer of the Sheriffs, and
surely his attendance on the Lora Mayor and She-
riffs was amply provided for in the table found him
and the gallery he was permitted to let out to the
public—a practice in his mind extremely disgraceful,
and one he hoped to see discontinued. There were
no other Courts where the public were compelled to
pay for their admittance. As to the table, it was
furnished with every thing requisite • and he remem-
bered a story told of the late Sir William Staines,
when Sheriff, that would prove that fact. Sir Wil-
liam excused himself at the Lord Mayor's table, and
took his seat at the head of the Sword Bearer's,

- Vaught
hispatsage, being 852 10s.
Mr. *Ronne, the surgeon of theshiti, Fretted that
the defendant came on board at Port Royal, and that
he was treated as a cabin passenger, though he might
now and then putt his hand to a rope.
Captain Hill proved that 50 guineas was a fair
price, when passengers provided themselves with live
stock, wines, liquors, &c.
Mr. CIARROW for the defendant, totitended, that
there was noL the least preOnce for this action. The
fact was, the defendant wishing to return to Eng-
land, and having no money, ciFtecl himself to the
plaintiff, Lo work his rtssage home, which the Cap-
tain agreed to, and he came on board as a pauper s
he accordingly did every thing he could to Make
useful.

where he was so sumptuously entertained with cus-
tards, jellies, blancmange, and trifles, that he resol-
ved to put the table economy under restraint, and
ordered that nothing but good roast and boiled should
-be served up in future, observing, that he had a nu-
merous family (the prisoners in the respective gaols)
and they would be benefited by the remains of good
sirloins and rounds of beef. They preferred the sub-
stantial to the decorative. Mr. Garrow then return-
ed to the question, and contended, that the plaintiff
had no legal claim upon the defendant; that the wine
heretofore allowed was a courtesy from the Sheriff;
and that the plaintiff had no right to demand the

himself He hacrtwo letters to produce from
the plaintiff, which were written once their arrival,
which would shew that no demand had been made of
50 guineas ; on the contrary, the **and was a jacket
andacid some stockings.
The ship's steward stated, tha the defendant
came on board, at Port Royal, the Captain said,“ I
am glad to see you on board; such as I have, I freely
give unto thee." The defendant wrote the Captain's
Journal till he had committed some errors, whereby
they lost their reckoning, and were nearly cast away
at the mouth of the Mississippi. The Captain had
frequently given directions for the defendant to do his
duty like any of the rest ; and often observed to the
witpas, that he had taken him ort board as a pauper,
and never expected to get any thing for his passage.
Lord ELLLNBOROTIGH phserved, that it appeared by
the letters which had bein produced, 'that the plain.
tiff held back paper); however, it was fully proved,
that the defendant was not considered 'is a mere pas.
senger, as he did his duty in the best manner he could.
It was, therefore, for them to consider, whether the
passage was given for his services?-The: Jury re,
turned a verdict for the defendant.
am11....a
COCKPIT, WHITEHALL, IitOVEIVIIIER 30.
Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the
Lords Commiisioners of Appeals in Prize Causes :
Three Brothers, Fitch master.—This American veeeelf hdesl
with a carp of wine sod e' merchhodige, bound vs a vo.--
Boardman - the

other a. 'voyage
front . to lialtiinor4 was captettsloo had of Apnip
1807,1 rt his Majesty's ship MelampUts Illalward Hawker, lag.
Commander, and canted to Hallfas, in Kent Where din
ussal proiseedings were instituted in the Viee Court
tbtteof. It appeared that the Judge of the CinfftbdoW restored
the ship and master's private aft:store and deadaimbed the mho
as good and lawful prize to the raptor:, fines *Skit lielatenee of
condemnation the claimants of the cargo pteselide iwpal.—.
Their Lordships, after hearing the stsivlltaillfil tal6 skis%
affirmed the sentence of the Court below.
Charles Stiles master.—Thh Ain erie% at ist* 4Wili a
cargo of sugar, was captured by IA Pihjegy ship rapists'',
John Impey, Esq. Commander, bath Mario Alt Cirtei
Jonas
Jon Rose,Esq. Commander, and cattlitillo
This case came before their. Lordships on Archer peat
when, after bearing the said proof, th*
_Lntthistlit
it to be sufficient With rived to two-611614 8,1014 indl
boars of st:gar, sod roared the rp- the,

to Owner

r- ..
ia....cu the same, . peonel I
.naufficient in regard to ono-third part us lie 1514 11111
minder of the cargo, and accordingly Willi.
The Patty, hely masterd—This anwitles an Alberta! Vaal.
with a cargo of various merchandire, aid was li feet &Are
Oast came as to the property of the cargo. Their re*
owed part of the cargo, and condemned the remain:Ms . f._.•
Ship Messenger, Butler mastor.—This Asserioire64.lllll
with a cargo of sugar, iadigo, cotton, and other MI
Geadiloupe to New York, was Oa tbb
captillta a voyage from
25th of October, 1806, by his Majesty's ship of my
J. P. Beresford,'Esq. Commander; Bellona, J. &Mkt
r.A. Commander, and carried to Halifax, where both Its*
cargo were condemned. Their Lordships, in this cue,
the sentence of the Court below, and restore* the proxy Se
claimed. .

wine as a perquisite attached to ._ , office.
Lord ELLENBOROGGH concurred in opinion with
Mr. Garrow, that the plaintiff had no legal demand
upon the defendant. That claim could shape itself in
no other way than as a quantum =emit for attending
the Sheriff to the Sessions House ; and then the ques-
tion would be, whether he did not attend as Sword'
Bearer to the Lord Mayor, and not as an officer at-
tending upon the Sheriff ? In virtue of his office, he
could see no legal claim that he had with respect to
the wine in question.—The Jury were of the same
opinion, and found' or the defendant.
SHEARS D. SANGSTER AND ANOTHER.
The Defendants, who are merchants in Milk-street,
had given an order in April 1897, to the Plaintiffs,
who are coppersmiths, for a copper still, and worm,
---- _ _
2000

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CLERKENWELL SESSIONS, NOUMBIIt to.
TUE KING V. BARNET'.
The proseCutor was a young man from Stafford-
shire, who had some business to transact in town left
September, in the progress of which he had to call .
upon the defendant for the payment of a small debt,
and hence originated all the inconveniences and trou-
bles that attended a bill of indictment and this prose-
cution. He went to defendant's house for the pur-
!pose above-mentioned more than once or twice ; at
last high words arose, and he was assailed in a violent
manner by the defendant, who caught his finger in
his mouth, and nearly bit it off. This was proved by
several witnesses.—On the part of 'the defendant it
was attempted to be proved, that the prosecutor him-
self had provoked the outrage which he suffered, and
the
-

to contain . gallons, which were to be shipped for
America, at twelve months credit, to commence from
the time it might be ships • it was accordingly sent
to the Docks to be taken on board the American ship

that in _ scuffle his fmgerinadvertently slipped into
the defendant's mouths—The Jury, however, not be-
lieving this to consist with the principles of probabi-
lity, found him Courawentenced him to

night. She had on board a very valuable cargo, con-
sisting of groceries, hides, oats, &c. the property of
persons at -Tewkesbury and Winchcomb, nearly the
whole of which was entirely lost ; but the crew, after
remaining for some time in a very perilous situation,
at last happily succeeded in saving themselves in the
boat. The vessel took the ground at the early part
of the flood, when the tide, rushing up with great
impetuosity, washed away part of the sand from under
her, and she soon after broke her back and parted ;

Baltic, but it was so large that the Captain refused to
take it. The parties then applied to another Captain,
who agreed to take it if they would be at the expense
of stowing it in the held, which, with the freight, would
amount to about £CB6. This was agreed to, but the
account of the embargo having, in the mean time ar-
rived, the Captain changed his mind, and did not
mean to proceed to America direct.
Mr. PARK, for the Defenaints, said, the reason of

„us' Guilty.-- _
pay a fine of 101. to the King.
THY KING Vo MARY wesvoit.
This was a cane of perjury, and the as well
as the nature of it, as stated by the Cocutrvas of a
singular description.—The prosecutor is a man. of the
name of Bird, who keeps a broker's shop in Wych-
street. He raid, that the defendant went to Bow-
street, and there, on her oath, charged him with an
assault which he never committed ; and therefore be
On his cross.esamination
her

- _ - . resisting this demand was, that it was necessary to I prosecuted her for perjury.
so that the perishable part of the cargo was speedily have a verdict against them before they could lit came out, that he brought an action against
recover ,
swept away and lost. . from their correspondent in America. He did not I husband for an assault, and got one farthing damages.
An American seaman, of the name of WM. Jones, ' mean to contend but that the Plaintiff had used due ', —For the defendant, her Counsel stated, that the pro•
in the English service, has, tn4ade his escape from the ; diligence to get it elcingside of the ship, but the em. I secutor had actually assaulted her ; that thaefote she
Danish prison, Viborg, and bringi an account that i barg,o was to be considered. I had a right to complain before a Magistrate, and coo.
the following English prisoners of war there were all Lord EUENBOROVON bbserved, that the Court had sequently had not commit'd any act whereby she
well on the Ist of October lasi ;, nothing to do with the embargo: mordants speculate, ; became amenable to the law, much less that of Per-
Lieutenant Dobson, late of his Dittlesty's gun-brig Acute, Mn but manufacturers do noti they received the order, and ' jury. Moreover, that the prosecutor had brought no
Brigham, Master of ditto, Mr. A', Clerk ; Mr. pabiani • executed it fairy —The Jury found a verdict for the , less than two actions and one bill of indictment. In
brother to Lieutenant Dobson; the Serjeent of Marines of the „„ _ . .„.. y•
Acute ; Lieutenant Romney, lase of pis majesty's gup.brig char. , riaintut.--Damages £BO9 10s. with costs. one of them he was who'll disappointed, and in the
ger ; Mr. Horublevr, late ftrser of his Maksay's ship Promo-I NEAVE v. nEation. other he got one farthing damages. He was then pm-
theu, ; Mr. Simmons, Late Mustn't MS Si ditto • Mr. De 1 The Plaintiff is a widow Lady, and the-Defendant, • ceeding to call several witnesses to prove these facts;
Quency, late Midshipman 4 ditto ; 1164 %games late'ailtialiiT who is an Insurance Broker, had, 4n the year 1803, but the Jury said they were fully satisfied in the case,
,
man, Centrist; Hr. Richter, lass 14idskiposhai Casaba.** Mr. • •
Shoals, late Midshipman et his Marmites o..hcig Otani i Mr. ►in habits of intimacy : e via:nests* rodeo a house and acquitted the defendant.
Reaves, tate Midshipman, Roacins --• Kr. Jclessra, iii Go overlay of in the parish of St. Andrew Undershaftk and directed .....—.---,....
Mew& Whir* mad Warms lA
; ratteaSt Beat, of the the Defendant to look after one and porehase th I e Me GRIMM? Passe EVER KNOWN May be gained
King's Gamest amiss• lease, which he did, in his own name, orieervinethat . in the Lottery which begins on Tuesday Week, at
Barns Narr.—By the Naval Returns corrected it would be more respectable, as people were not fond , Sim? and Co.'s Offices, No. 11, Potemse, No. Ow
to this day, tberi appear to be--at sea, 97 sail of the of having female tenants. She applied to him he. CHARINcIeCROIS, and No. SITALEGATE Hiatt &mein ;
line, lgrom 50 to 44, 134 frigates, and 959 smaller quently to have the lease transferred over to her, ; where,.Tickets and Shares are on side in great variety.
bang& : 'l' Eotel number of ships, in commission, which he promised from time to time ;at last, haw- ; The close of 1808 will certainly be memorable for
emanate to 161 sail of the line, 26 from 60 to 44, ever, she saw his name in the Gamest, with Whereas the phenomena of a Lottery Scheme being so Con-
-1011 (news, le shops, and 804 gun-brigs. Therebeforeit, and on further enquiry she found he had : granted as to give every adventurer two meta chances
are also, ie ea'dinary, and repairing, 50 all' of the pledged it to a Mr. Kirby for 2001- The next cusp was !of 'gaining above 120,0001. by doe Ticket, and the
line, 10 Emits .60 to 44, 59 frigates, 47 sloops, and to file a Bill in Equity against the Defendant's Asig.. : holder of a Share of e,Tieket in proportion. It can.
,a guibarigs." ato—And there are building 5° sail of knees, and Kirby, when the lease was recovered; her I not be sn_ppolted, therefore, that the votaries of F3r-
- -fie, 115'fkatee, 20 sloops, and 7 gun-brigs,. sec. abject 'therefore in bringing this actions mil torecovet Is tune twill suffer to escape them so uncommon and
- t4nirli grand total of 1117 moils of war. ' her expeacoi of tat Baia-Equity, which he ranked Impalatoss as interest in the amok of ba 'hal.
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too-plef. 'rbese acts being proved, the Jury gave atm..
did forthe F 52, with costs.
NOV. 30. WEKSIA24 SMMI.
itragg. plaintiff is Captain of the Bedford C nintiasnan,
rhis was anaction and *night his action against the defendant, a pas-
earer to the Lord senger he brought from Jamaica, for Ike amount of