Star.
London, England, 1824-12-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Speculator, Honor, from Viana to Liverpool, shipped a
heavy sea 30 leagues W.S.W. of Scilly, and was thrown on her beam
ends—the Master and three of the crew drowned. The Mate,
Fasoicis Wlesox, Was. Parusan, and Was. Moine, seamen, saved.
The Two Friend!, from Gibraltar to Bahia, was totally
wrecked the 26th September, on Boa Vista—the crew and twenty-
one pipes of wine and spirits saved.
Estract of a letter, dated Stornaway, November] 29:—" The
smack ()lends', occasionally employed as a packet between this place
and the opposite coast, was returning here with the Mails on the
13th instant, and has not since been heard of ; she had a crew of
four men and three passengers, one of them the Rev. Stamm Fe.ssaa,
Minister of this place. The Perseverance fishing-smack, of Lon-
don, Simon Master, was driven on the rocks yesterday ; but has
been got off with some damage. The Hoppett, Pusrrr, from Liver-
pool to the Baltic, put in here on the 23d instant, and still remain
windbound."
New 'NOLAND Correa-Haas; D. 9.—Arrived at Liverpool
the 9th inst. the Canada, Roasts; and Hercules, lAIISHALL, from
New York; the Canadian, Unser ;-and Alexander, Manurial.,
from Quebec. The Crisis, M`Maxus, of London; Panthea, Ben-
New, of Liverpool; Marathon, Itoemsoe, of ditto; Euphrates,
SPRAGUE, of ditto ; and Oglethorpe, JAYNE, of ditto, were at New
York. The Alexander, BALDWIN, of Liverpool, was at Philadelphia.
FALMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Industry, DUNN,
from Cork, with lon of bowsprit. Salted the Vigilant, Tore, for
St. Thomas's.
PLYSIOUgH, Dec. B.—Wind W.—No arrivals or saiiings. The
Colonist was got off this day, at high water, and towed into Sullen
Poole. The Richard, WILLIAMSON, has been sold.
Poessatouru, 9.—Wind W. Put iu, wind-bound, the
Lloyd's, Nictiorson ; and Marquis Wellesley, Namur.. Put back,
the Georgiar.a,Wiers. Sailed the Laburnum, Tarsoft, for London.
Arrived the Doan frigate, Captain JOHNSTONE, from South Ame-
rica, last from the River iisate, in sixty-four days. The Doets is
come home to be paid off, having sr. ...1 her time out on that station.
Dem., Dec. 9. Wind W. S. W. Arrived and sailed for the
River, the Fortitude, from Quebec- ' also and remain, with
the rest of the outward bound, the. Elizabeth, Multiunit:, from Al-
tuna for St. Thomas's.
YEIRSIOUTH Dec. 9.—The William Pehn is said to have gone on
the Cockle Sand on the £th isst. but got off without assistance ;an
anchor, Matted with het name, has been landed here. The stern
of a vessel, marked " Alilburn," was seen on Sunday lad, with
much wreck about it, without Hasbro' Sand. The upper-works of
the Mary and Elizabeth parted from her bottom yesterday, and
went out to sea. The. Spartan, Bung, of Sunderland, from St.
John's, was lust on the Kentish Knock the 6th inst.—crew landed
here yesterday. The Harmony, HANLE, from 3firainichi to New-
castle, came into the Roads this morning, with her boats and stern
stove in, and considerably damaged.

DR. BOND.

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TO TILE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Stn—As the following statement of facts is calculated
to throw a new light on the story of Sarah Cull, I rely
en your sense of justice for its insertion in your Paper.
When on the point of setting out for London, a parcel
was brought to me, which Sarah Cull had attempted
to send out of the house in a manner that seemed sus-
picious. Having bad reason previously to doubt her
honesty, I sent for her, and before two witnesses le-
quested she would open the parcel ; she did so, exclaim.
ing that she knew she had done wrong. It contained
various articles, which she acknowledged she had stolen.
Her boxes were then opened by herself, and ex-
amined with her consent. They contained at least thirty
articles, a few of which she said had been given to her,
but by far the majority she acknowledged before seve-
ral witnesses to have stolen. Among these were some
articles of linen and wearing apparel. I then sent for
a constable, to whom I gave her in charge, expressly
stating that I would not be judge in my own cause, and
would let him know when she was to be taken before
the Magistrates of Mary-la-bonne, in which parish I
am residing at present. I arrived in London ater it
was dark on Thursday evening, and early on Friday
morning went in search of Sarah Cull's father ; and
finding that he was officially engaged at Hicks's Hall,
and 'would not be at home till the afternoon, I left a re-
quest that he would call on me as soon as possible on
'business of importance, but he was unable to come to
me till the afternoon of that day. I communicated to
him his daughter's situation, and advised him to go to
her, and let me know what was the state of her mind,
with a view to her forgiveness if she appeared penitent.
The next day, having heard that the young woman
had been removed from the Cage to a public-house, on
account of illness, I again sent for Cull,. and urged
that either he or his wile, or some friend, should go im•
mediately to his daughter, and I offered to give an
order for her release, on his becoming surEty for bee
appearance before the Maly-la-bonne Magistrates, it
required. With this order he went to Hanwell, on
Sunday, since which time the girl has been under
his protection.
I lament much, that she has suffered from a delay
which was by no means originally contemplated by me :
but I think it will be apparent that my intentions
towards her wore the character rather of leaky than of
harshness.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
London, December 9. JOHN BOND.

The neighbourhood of the Edgwate-road recently
has been lighted with gas. It had not been laid on
more than two days, before the inhabitants began to
flavour something peculiarly nasty in the water, and it
was thought that the gas, by some means or other,
must have got into the water-pipes, and so into the
butts with the water, which became thereby impregnated
with it. All doubt upon the subject was soon removed.
A person, by accident, happened to go with a candle
near a water-butt, as the water was coming on, when
the whole surface of the butt ignited and continued
alight some seconds. The pipes are being examined, in
order to find ont the cause of so strange an occurrence.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LAKE, DEC. 10.
The arrivals of nearly all sorts of Grain this week are very large.
The Wheat trade continues in an extremely dud state, and the
prices may be quoted at is. to 2s. per quarter below the currency of
Monday. Barley also remain, very, heavy, and is rather lower.
Beans and Peas are unaltered. Oats find but ftw buyers, and there
is no variation in prices of this article.
Arrivals s English Wheat, 10,250 qrs. Barley,lo,loo qrs. Oats,
15,200 qrs. frith Wheat, 1,700 qrs. Oats, 2,550 qrs. Flour, 1,450 sacks.
London Averages for the week ending December 4 :—Wheat
10,307 qrs. at 71$. Id, Barley 2076 qrs. at 48s. 6d. Oats 2552 qrs.
I 275. 2.1. Rye qrs. at 41s. Beans 2146 qrs. at 445. Id. Peas
2687 qrs. at 51s. 4d.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, DECEMBER 10.
The supply was as usual on Fridays, and good prime oxen ob-
tained a high price.
Beef per stone of Blbs.-3s. 4d. to 41. 4d. Mutton Gs. ed. to
4a. td. Veal is. 6d. to ss. 6d. Pork to. 641. to 51. 6d.

144 lIIIPOIIt
COURT OF KaTram'', Dunrg.
ALICIA NIXON V. LADY CECILIA LATODCHIL
This was an action of trespass tri d anus. The se:
cond count of the declaration stated, that Alicia Nixon
had been falsely imprisoned in College-street Police:
office, for a charge of felony, during a period of forty.
eight hours. It appeared that Alicia Nixon had lived
in Lady Cecilia's family for several sears, and that her
husband had filled a situation of trust In Lord New.
cotnen's bank. In March last, Lady Cecilia loit
which she charged the plaintiff with having stolen. A
Police Officer was sent for, who searched the trunks
and drawers belonging to plaintiff, but no trace of the
property could be found. She was subsequently taken
to College-street Police-office, and again searched._
Needham, a police constable, found some article,. of
dress, the property of Lady Cecilia Latouche, in plan,
tiff's trunk. The money was found, a fortnight after,
in the kitchen. _ _ _

Judge Jan charged the Jury, who found a verdict for the plate.
tiff—€3o damages, 6d. costs.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DECEMBER 9.

BLAKIMOREV.THE GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL COMPANY.

The Loan CHANCBLLOR observed, in this motion,
which stood for judgment to-day, that upon looking
into the answer of the defendants he found the issue of
he might say so) tendered to be tried was of a most
extensive nature indeed, much more extensive than had
been adverted to by the Gentlemen at the Bar, on either
side. It went the length of importing that, if the Canal
Company thought proper, they might widen and deepen
their canal so as to leave no surplus water whatever for
the works of the plaintiff, which his Lordship thought,
on looking at the Act of Parliament, could not be the
intent of the Act.

His Lordship will give judgment in it to-morrow.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 9.
GOODCHILD V. WILLIANIS.

This was an action against the Parson of Hendon, for
not removing his hay-tithe in reasonable time, by which
much damage was sustained by the plaintiff. Notice
was given to the defendant as often as hay was cut.
The cocks of hay were alleged to have been so closely
set, that the defendant could not drive his cart among
them. Then it was said that the plaintiff had given
notice, that if the /east damage was done to his cocks,
he would bring an action of trespass.
Mr. SCA RLETT, in the course of the plaintiff's case,
applied to his Lordship for a nonsuit, on two grounds ;
first, that the plaintiff had no right to give three no-
tices, as he had done, for one field of seven acres; se.
condly, %fiat though notice might be given immediately
after the hay was cut, to make it, yet the Parson of
tithe-owner was not bound to take the hay away.
Messrs. GURNEY and TINDALL replied, that the first
objection was removed by the defendant having ac•
quiesced and acted upon two notices.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE was of opinion that the first
ground for a nonsuit was removed by the conduct of
the defendant himself. But the second ground he
thought good, for the action was for damage done by
not taking away the hay, and the hay was taken away
in a reasonable time after the plaintiff had taken away
his own. The tithe-owner c‘iuld not be said to have oc-
casioned damage by not taking away the hay according
to notice, the plaintiff not having taken away his own
then.—Nonsuit.