Star.
London, England, 1813-01-29 00:00:00

LAZI:ft O. COWIL

Mr. TOPPING moved for a Rule to shew cause why
the Verdict for the plaintiff in this case should not be
set aside, and a Non-suit entered. The plaintiff was
resident in Stralsund, and the action was brought to
recover from the defendants, who are considerable
merchants, in London, a compensation in damages
for not having effected for the defendant an insurance
to the amount of £7OOO, and also to cover the pre-
mium, in the precise terms of the direction given to
them. The instructions were to insure to the amount
of £7OOO, and also to the extent of covering the pre-
mium against English capture as well as every other,
the plaintiff adding that he had mentioned English
Capture, though he knew it was unlawful, hoping
that the defendants would select those by whom an
insurance on honour would be thought good and pro.
per. The terms in which the defendants had the
po-
licy executed, however, were not in those directed,
but against capture by any power whatsoever," the
insurance being only to the amount of 87000, and not
for such an additional sum as would cover the pre-
mium. The Learned Counsel said he had argued
that an insurance against British capture would have
been unlawful.
Mr. Justice BAILEY said, No—it would not have
'been unlawful ; it would only have been void, so far
is British capture was concerned.
Mr. TOPPING said, that was what he had contended
for, and that the defendants had a right in this action
to be put in the situation in which the underwriters
would have stood, had such a policy been under-
written.
Lord ELLENBOROUCII said, there was certainly here
a slip on the part of the defendants. There I%'as a
specific direction to insure to the extent of covering
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, lAN. 2R. ' the premium, which a prudent broker would at all
In an ejectment case, Mr. GASELEE moved the
Court for an attachment against the defendant tor times do. Neither was it a crime to insure against
resisting the execution of a writ of possession whieh British capture. Th e policy would only be veal
Piro mato, Rule refused.
had issued against him, and was returnable the first DARWIN V. SMITH.
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day of the present Term. He knew of no grounds ln this case an application was made under Lord
upon which this defendant could resist the writ but
Ellenborough's Act for preventing vexatious Arrests,
that of insanity, as it appeared upon the affidavit that .
of the writ, he went to
some weeks before the return' to have the costs taxed, the plaintiff having held
a blacksmith's shop in the neighbourhood, and asked the defendant to bail for AM, whereas be knew well
that only 4101 was due, £lOO of the debt having
him if he had any fowling-pieces to dispose of; and,
been paid....-Rule to shew cause granted.
upon the blacksmith's inquiring what he wanted I SOALES D. ROBERTS.
with them, he said they (meaning the plaintiff in The SOLICITOR-GENERAL made a similar applica•
ejectment) wanted to turn him out of possession, but tion in this case, in which the defendant had bcen ar•
they should find it a tough sort of a job, as he was rested, and held to bail for £lOO, only -'°°
'determined to resist them ; that the Sheriff's troop was due.
Ili= 'aiming down on him, but he would shoot the Lord ELLENEOROVGII thought there was here cco
*.t man who attempted to enter. It also appeared prominent evidence of malice.—Rule refused.

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THE EVENING STAR. .

LONDON.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1813:
piucE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL OCKI

Red. 59114--Cons. s!}}—Cons.[oe ate. Stitt
a per Ct. 57i-4 per Ct. 75H-5 per Cent. 91)ne
ILIA Stock 221 i 492—India Stock 165 e 164.-Barbds dis.
Lg. Anns.lsl 5-16th.—Otanitnn 7t pr.
Exchequer Bills 96.10 a premium.

By letters from the Peninsula We learn, that the
campaign will be rene wed early in March, and that
the Marquis of Watztuarou purposes taking the
field, instead of occupying A cantonment, as is usual
'with our Commanders-in-Chief. The 9th, 12th, and
lith Dragoons ate coming home immediately, in
consequence of the severe losses they have sustained.
General Ca&RLES STEWART (the ci-devant Adjutant-
General) is going out to command the cavalry, vice
Sit STAPLETON COTTON, who is come home wounded,
and will be appointed Colonel of the King's Dragoon
Guards, vice Lord HEATHIIELD•

A frigate has been ordered yound to Israrmotttb, to
take on board the Duke of BRUNSWICK Oacs, and
some other Foreigners of distinction, for the Conti.
Pent. They take with them arms and other military
equipments for 20,000 men. The prisoners, and de.
serters from the French army which invaded Russia,
will be chip first to be carolled on this glorious oc-
casion. 4

Government have received information that the
Scheldt Fleet is ready for sea. Their destination is
said to be America.

The following extract from a letter received by
il,e last Gottenburgh Mail, exhibits a melancholy
picture of the ravages which attended the career of
the French in Russia. It is from a Correspondent
now at St. Petersburgb

" In their advance they committed the most shocking ravages,
and would have been guilty of still greater mischief in their re•
treat, had they had the powkr so to do. In pasting through Cour-
land, they destroyed thk Countess of Ma Ncst ent's house, con-
verted her garden into a burying-ground, and kiUed about 2000
head of her oxen. During their stay in Moue* they threw their
dead into wells and ponds. On leaving that city, gunpowder was
placed under the churches and all the good buildings which re•
=tined, in order to blow them up.
" There are now lying on the roads between Moscow and
Konigsberg, at least 350,000 dead bodies, which cannot be buried,
as the earth is frozen, and they cannot be burnt in consequence
of the deficiency of fuel. Had it not been for the intense frost,
it is apprehended a plague would have broken out.

. -
" Ihe French, during their retreat, avoided making large fires,
I^A they should be discovered by their enemy.
" Small French parties, consisting of about eight or ten men
each, are often found frozen to death in the attitude of warming
their hands at one of those fires round which they had placed
themselves. '1 he man who drove Bonaparte, en leaving Mos-
cow, has been taken, and the Imperial Private Jewel Boa has
tlio Wien into the bands of the Russians."

The Marquis WELLESLEY has been confined to
Apsley -house for some days by indisposition.
Six extra Knights of the Bath are, it is said, to be
immediately invested with the insignia of that Order:
the Hon. Admiral BERKELEY, Lieutenant-General
Lord Writ. BEsiTtNcK, Lieutenant-General Sir JOHN
Doy LE, Major-General PicToN, Major-General the
Hon. G. L. CoLL, and Major-General the Hon. C. W.
STEWART.

The ball, in Alfred-place, given by Mrs. HAWKER,
en Monday last, was numerously and fashionably at-
tended. The dancing, led off by Lady FORD and
Mr. MARCH, commenced about ten, and was kept up
till a late hour, when the company retired to supper;
atter which the dancing was renewed with additional
vivacity, and continued till daylight next morning.
The Earl of CARLISLE has given a cart load of coals
to each poor housekeeper in Brampton.

By the death of the Duchess of CHANDOS, Earl
TEMPLE comes into the possession of a very large pro-
perty. His Lordship- assumed the name of Chandos,
on his marriage with the heiress of that family.

New STREET FROM CARLTON HOUSE TO PORT( AND-
PLAcE.--Wednesday a meeting of the persons inte-
rested in the projected New Street took place at the
Great Room, Brewer.street.—Lot d DUNCANNON in
the Chair; when it was agreed to petition Parliament
ast the project, which, it was stated, would in-
Ire the ruin of more than 1200 householders; and
Committee was appointed to carry the Petition into
.t. The meeting was numerously attended.

Lord CoVENTRY is improving the Park front of the
iccadilly house with a rail, instead of the wall ; an
)provement which should be continued, till stopped
the private garden of Lord W. GORDON.
Jesus College, Oxford, it seems is among those wbo
Alt much from the new Bridge at the Strand. For
ieirs is the fie of some of the largest leaseholds, on the
ney-side of the bridge.
Our Readers will no doubt be glad to hear again
any thing like the sound of standard metallic money.
Therefore it is with pleasure we can announce, that
there is to be a New Silver Coinage of Ninetenny Pieces;
.it is confined only to them. This is perhaps the
.st introduction of such a piece into the series of Bri.
,ich coins; and perhaps also this is the first coinage
of any silver money during the present long reign,
-ith the exception, probably, of the small series of the
;er pieces (as 1,2, 3,4 d. each), which, according
the annual custom, are distributed among the ap-
inted number of poor, from his Majesty, through his_
inner.--The last silver coinage from the Mint
Was, we believe, what is called the Lima shilling.
bue.L.—Yesterday se'nnight, a meeting took place
-twcen Mr. RICHARD Nriwcosta, jun. and Mr. Oc.
thl lUS GILCIIRIST, of Stamford, when, after an ex.
lge of shots, on the interference of the seconds,
..utual explanations were made, and the diffesences
"tweak the parties were amicably settled.

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