Star.
London, England, 1801-07-11 00:00:00

GRAND JUNCTION CANAL.

The Canal to Paddington was opened yeßerday
morning for trade, with a grand procellion along
he Paddington Line to Bull's Bridge at Uxbridge.
Zia tly at nine o'clock the Committee, with their
friends, in three pleafure boats, to the number of at
leak 400, fet off, with colours and &earners flying,
each veffel being towed bxtwo horfes. At twelve
o'clock the company were met at Bull's Bridge by
the city fhallop, (having on board the Subcom-
mittee of the Thames navigation), and feveral
pleafure-boats, with large parties of Ladies.—On
meeting, a falute was fired, and, after partaking
of an elegant and plentiful collation, the procei:
lion returned in the following order :
I. The Committee and their friends, in three
barges, with the Buckinghamfhire band of mak.
2. The city fhallop.

3. Seven ile.tfure-‘boats.
At fix o'clock, the cavalcade reached the Great
Dock. This was announced by the firing of can-
non on We ftbourn-green-bridge, crowned with ban-
ners, and a volley of mnfquetry from the town.
After three huzzas, the company landed, and
walked in procetlion to the Yorkthire Stingo, pre-
ceded by the Buckinghamfhire band, playing " God
Jane the King." At (even, the company fat down
to an excellent dinner, and (pent the evening with
charafteriftic conviviality.
Blue and purple ribbands were worn by the
ladies, gentlemen, and men employed in the con-
cern, on which were written, " The MARVIS of
BUC&ZNGHAM, and fuccefs to the Grand Junetion
Canal."

Great praife is due to the Committee for the
expedition which they have ufed fince Spring
in completing the Canal. A long range of ware-
houfes is nearly finithed for the reception of
goods. Yefterday not lefs than eight laden barges
arrived. A public road, too feet wide, was Galled
on Monday lalt to the quay, which is but a few
paces from the Edgeware-road.
The day was remarkably fine, and ominous of
the future profperity of an undertaking, which,
according to its motto, sr'i pauperibw prodejl, lo-
cupletibur aqui.
The zeal and ability of Mr. PILAED, who is a
very confiderable Proprietor, have eminently con-
tributed to the perfection, to which the Canal is
arrived. Mr. HOME', the Auditor, by the tirength
of his genius, and the fertility of his refources, has
introduced a new, bold, and fuceefsful plan of fi-
nance, which has overcome an pecuniary difficul-
ties, and railed the flares from 40 per cent. dif-
count to 90 premium.
The number of perfons prefent could not be
lefs than too,ooo ; for feveral miles the banks of
the Canal were lined with people; feveral (loges
were crated for accommodation, and a long tiring
of carriages appeared on the public walk.
The bridges were covered with fpeetators hue-
zaing, and the Ladies waving their handkerchiefs,
to the paffing navigators.
Crowded as the pleafure barges were in the ca•
bins and on the roof, not one accident happened.
A ludicrous circumttance was highly produetive
of merriment. A countryman was defired to open
one of the fwing-bridges, he exerted himfelf in
pulling manfully, /wan: on de bridge itfeY:
. This morning at eight o'clock, the guns fired
on the departure of the fira pottage boats, fimilar
to the Dutch treck-fchuyts, to Uxbridge.

Thurfday m orning his Mat a ST r, his Royal High-
nefs Prince A DOL r us, and Princels Maar bathed,
and afterwards his MAJESTY rode out on horfe-
back. After breakfaft, the KING, accompanied
by his Royal Highnefs Prince ADOLP 'sus, and the
attendants on his MAJESTY, took an airing on the
him of Ridgway and Bincombe,and returned home
through the pleafant village of Upway. The
RIR and Princes ELIZABETH, SlCCOMptinied by
Lady CHARLOTTE DURHAM, and Lady Marttna
Wratraao, rode out on the Sands by Sandfort
Cagle, leading to Portland. Princefs AIR ELIA,
attended by Lady C. Batts s vat, took an airing on
horfeback on Wyke Common, as far as ChickerilL
The toth, or Panics of Watts's own regiment
of Dragoons mounted guard yefterday at White-
hall, relieving the tQ regiment of Life Guards.
His Royal Highnefs the PRIM es of Wails dined
yefterday at Lord Yas mon r it'f. A number of
the Nobility were prefent.
The Brigade of Guards now lying at Colchefter
marched from thence this day, viz. the Grenadiers;
the Second Battalion will march on Monday, and
the Light Infantry on Tuefday, to Chatham
Barracks.

The Dutch troops in Ireland left Cork on the
3oth of lune, in feveral tranfports, under the con-
-Toy of the Dutch frigates in his Idajeay's fervice,
on their way to Jerfey and Guernfey.
On Tuefday, the lea meeting for the Seafon
the Highland Society was held at the Shlkerpeare.
Covent-garden, when it was refolved to alike a
Medal in Honour of the Atchievements of the 42d,
or Royal Highland Regment, in the memorable
battle of the aI II of hearch left, near Alexandria,
where it was their fortune to be oppofed to BORA.
PAITI% favourite corps, ailed the Invincible Le-
gion, the flower and pride of the French Armies,
which they nearly annihilated, and had the honiSur
to capture the Invincible Standard of the Fier:.
Comsut' and to lay it at the feet °four moil gre-
cious Sovereign, as a te flimony of the fuperiority of
Britifh Valour and Vigour, fupported by arid dif.
cipline and unfubdued perfeverance.
On the 4th of July inliant. a caufe refpeOing
the validity of the marriage of Mr.Gsoaoc Corms,
of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, and Mifs
ALICIA D*3,1111.10( the Theatre Royal, Bath,came
on to be heard, in Dolton Commons, before the
Right Hon. Sir WI L La* al Scorr, when the Learn-
ed Judge pronounced the marriage Hsi irsd gird.
The Grand Ballet of Adios,
Albert pee RofaLe, at the Royal Ci
Fields, is, by its peculiar talle
preffive mufic, and interefting
the eftablifhed favourite of every

very Crowded Audience of eacs
Houle. glows, by it loud applat
of this produftion : and plaudits
through the Pantomime of the

LAW lATZLLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'. BENCH, JULY 9.
HUNT V. LORING.

This was an .t ion to recover the value of fie
Puncheons of Geneva (1221. 17s. 01.) Blipped on
board the Bittern, an American chip, bound from

'Rotterdam to London, and of which the Defen-
dant is the Captain.
When the Ihip arrived, the Cuflom.honfe Offi-
cers went on board, and feized theft puncheons of
becaufe they were not included in the Report
in which they ought to have been entered.—This
atlion was brought againa the Captain for his negli-
gence in not making the proper entry in this rerpettl.
It appeared, that thefe puncheons were put on
board this Ihip, but that at that time, the Captain
was on fhore, 3o miles off: That the Mate only
took them on board, and made out the Manifest.
—The Report is made from the Manifeß. It was
proved alfo, that thefe puncheons of gin were de-
livered on board the fhip without the knowledge of
the Captain. It appeared alfo, that thefe goods
are only condemned, but not yet forfeited, for
they have not yet paired the neceffary courfe in
the Exchequer.
There was a charge made by, the Captain again'!
the Plaintiff, for part of the expence of obtaining
a licence, &c.

To this demand there were feveral objeetions :
Firft,that the Plaintiff being a Britith fubjea,conld
not import this gin from Rotterdam to Great Bri-
tain, without fpecial licence from the King.—His
Majefty being at the time of this importation, at
war with the States of Holland, and here was no

licence proved fpecifically for this purpofe, which
had been decided in the cafe of Potts and Bell to
be abrolutely indifpenfible to the carrying on of
any trade from a State not in amity with his Ma-
jetty. • That as this was an at of negligence in the
Mate, who made out the manifeft, it was a fault
in him, firft, that the goods were taken on board
at all, fince the Captain would not have done fo if
the matter had been left to him. In the next place,
the mate made a miftake in the manifeft, and the
Captain followed the conftant courfe, by making
the report out from the manifeft ' • this could not
be deemed an at of negligence in the Captain, and
on that account he was not liable ;—that the aftion
was againft the wrong perfon ; if any aCtion could
be maintained at all, that it lhould have been
brought againft the owners of the thip.—Lafily,
that as this was an anion on account of the Plain-
tiff's goods having become forfeited, it could not
be maintained, for that they were not fo at this
moment, being condemned under one jurirdiCtion,
which condemnation mutt undergo the revifion of
another, was not to be confidered as equivalent to
forfeiture, for in reality, confideration of this mat-
ter was now before the Exchequer. Non coajui that
that jurifdielion would approve of what had been
already done, fo that it was at leanpremature to
fay thefe goods were become forfeited.
Lord Kin row expreffed on this point fome
fufficient to rave it for the opinion of the Court.
As to the others, firft, the licence, it was faidthat
it had been decided by the Court of King's Bench,
after hearing the Learned Civilians, in the cafe of
Bell and Potts, that goods could not be brought
into this Country from a Country at war with thq,
King, without his Majefty's licence, for that trad-
ing with an Enemy without filch licence was con.
trary to Law. To the full extent of that cafe his
Lordfhip was ready to accede. That was a cafe
which never ought to have been doubted ; but it
appeared, upon the argument of that cafe, from
the indifpntable authonties then quoted, that the
King in Council had power to grant a licence to
carry on fuch traffick. In point of fat, it was no-
torious, that fuch licences were granted almolt
daily. Here the Plaintiff had made a charge for
part of the expence for procuring this licence, and
therefore he fhould not be heard to fay, a It is
true, I undertook to carry your goods, but now
that by my negligence it appears they were con-
demned, and you mutt lofe them, I will turn
round and fay, that as what I undertook to do
was illegal, you !hall not recover againft me;"
that in point of juftice and common honefly, it was
as much againft the Defendant as his Lordthip
conceived the Law to be; it thould be taken at
leaft as againft the Defendant in this anion, that
he traded with fuch licence, fince he had made a
charge for procuring it, and fince he mull be guilty
of a great crime in carrying on the trade he was
concerned in, withotit fuch licence. That, a As to
the queftion of negligence, and its being raid that
this Gin was taken on .board by the Mate, and if
the Defendant, who was Captain, had been permit,
he would have retitled to take it on board; and
that the blunder in the Manifeft, made out by the
Mater was the eau* of the error in the Captain's
report ;" the anftver was obvious, a That what a
man did by his agent, mull be taken as if done by
himfelf."—This datrine, as it applied to civil
aftions, was Rated by my Lord Bacon and by Coke,
and placed among thofe maxims that are not to
be doubted.—k was true indeed, except in parti.
cular cafes, it was otherwife in ctiminal proceed-
ings ; but in civil aftions the maxim was without
exception : So then was nothing in that point.—.
As to the anion being brought againft the wrong
party ; that it thouldlave been againft the Owner
rnftead df the Captain of the Ship, his Lordfhip
obrerved, " That the party who had fuffered by
this ad of negligence, had not only a right to jut-
tice bet to juftice with as little delay as poffible.
If the Owners chafe to hold themfelaes rerponfible,
they might do fo, but if the Plaintiff was to bring
his *akin againft the Owners, they being Subj!tis
of the United States of America, the anon agarnft
them mull be brought there : his Lordthip raid,
he bad no doubt that jullice would be done in the
Courts in America, but he did not fee why the
Plaintiff &fluid go acrofs the Atlantic foquftiee,
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Charaifters, become except that objection which was Rated again( this
rery circle, and the Declaration, being on account of lora, becaufe th;
ch evening, at that goods were forfeited." Upon this h Lordfhip
Ileac. rts eilimatioa had, at prefent, Tome doubt ; and, therefore, he
its are alto onivertal would fare the point.
Brij/Sin Fro. Verdi& for the Plaintiff—parhages t sal. t ys. 4d
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