Star.
London, England, 1802-11-02 00:00:00

HALIFAX, .NOVA SCOTIA, OCT. g.

On the 14. th ult. arrived here his Majeßy's (hipsGAIIGES,GOLIAII, CUitiFILLAND, PELLIROPHOW,
VANGUARD, and Tkasaus, after encountering the
moR boißerous weather on their pafrage from Ja-
maica, in which, I am furry to fay, the GOLIAH
bad her fore and mizen malts much injured, and
Many of her men killed and wounded by light-
ning. The other (hips fullained no material d -
mage. The fquadron is expeaed to leave us attt:
on ale lath init. on their return to Jamaica.
Commander in Chief, Sir A. brivrcnst.t., is con-
fined by a fevcre fit of the goat.

The Vlugheid, Cuca.sa, a (muggier, with, gin,
is taken by the An IT MYST frigate off the Todhead,
and is atriied at Leith,

Lieutenant Coteaass Foora, late of his Majef-
ty's yacht PRINCESS AUGUSTA, is promoted to the
rank of Commanders

The Storekeeper of Chatham Yard, the Clerk
of the Cheque of Sheernefs Yard, and the Clerk
of the Rope Yard at Woolwich, were removed
from their employments during the late vitiation
of the Dock Yards; and the following promotions
have taken place in confequence :

Mr. Gainer, the Storekeeper of Woolwich, is appointed
OA of the Cheque at Shccrnefs.
Mr. Burnett, Clerk of the Survey at Woolwich, fuceeeds
Mr. Gainer :
And Mr. Tyfon, (Lord Nelfee's Secretary), fucceeds Mr.
Burnett.
Mr. Aubis, Clerk °fete flume:, at Deptford, is appointed
ite Storekeeper at Chatham :
Mr.Ndfon, (Brother to the Secretary of the Navy Board),
Clerk tithe Rope Yard at Portfinouth, fucceeds Mr. Aubin ,
And Mr. kloffe, (foe or the gallant Capt. Moire who fell it
the Battle of Copenhagen), a Clerk in the *f raorport Office,
fucceeda Mr. Neifon.
And ML Williams. one of the molt efficient Clerks in
the Navy Ogee, is appointed Clerk of tte Rope Yard. at
Woolwich.
We learn by the Antigua Papers, which we
have received to the Loh September, that on the
evening of Sunday the 29th of August, at a qua: ter
before !even o'clock, the inhabitants of St. juhn's
experienced one of the moil revere earthquakes
ever remembered there. The direaion of it was
from North to South, and it increafed in violence
to its conclution the (hock of which was fo revere
as to threaten ;Am deftinaion to the town. It
continued about a minurei

The Black General rst.smixe, who commanded
a numaoos body of infurgeut naves in Guada•
loupe, has capitulated, on condition that himfelf
and feventy othischofen followers Ihall be allowed
to leave the illand for any place he may think
Proper, Govcrament furnithing him with a veliel
and dire' moths provitions.

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SPORTING INTELLIGEATCE.

NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER, OR HOUGHTON
• MEETING, MONDAY, NOVEMBER i.
Fifty Pounds for 2 yr olds, -carrying a feathet, 3
yr olds, 711. 51. 4 yr olds, P. glb. 5 yr olds,
gft. 31b. 6 yr olds, cift. 71b. and aged, gft. tab.
Three Taft miles B. C.
Mr. Dana Radeliffe's br. h..lacan, 6 yrs old
Sir F. Stadia% b. f. Etter to Gouty, 4 yrs old - a
Mr. Panton's cb. e. Trombone, 4 yrs old - - 3
Mr. WEEames eh. h. Canterbury, 6 yrs old • 4
14 Sitekvllle's br. b. Expedation, 6 yrs old - s
Mr. Heniing's b.h.Parnaffus, 5 yrs old - •' . 6
Mr. ItrFriu'rell's ch e. Northampton, 3 yrs old - 7
Mr. oa's eb. g. by Coriander, s yrs old, -
Mr. Warders b. e. Harefoot, 3 yrs old, - - dr.
Six to I agft Lucan-2 to t agft Sir F. Standifh
—4 to i agit Trombone-12 to 1 agft Canterbury.
—6 to a agft Expectation.
Sir C. Buribury's.Whirligig, Bft. t zlb. beat Mr.
Lockley's Hofpitality, 88. 3lb. R.. M. Bogs. h. ft.
—Two to 1 on Whirligig.
• Mr. Howorth's Andied, sft. 71b. beat Mr.
Howard's Tawney, 711. 41b. B. C. toogs.
Two to 1 on Anifeed.
Mr. Howard's Chippenham, 811. olb. beat Mr.
Howorth's Malta, 7R. 51b. D. I. Bogs.—Seven to
2 on Chippenham.
Mr. Wardell's Harefoot, Aft. 71b. beat Mr. F.
Neale's f. by Driver, 6ft. t tlb. Fira half of Ab.
M. 25gs.—Five to 4 on Harefoot.

HAMILTON RACES, MONDAY, OCT. as.
King's wogs to Caledonian Hunt.
Mr. Pletcher's Appkgarth, aged 3 t 1
Duke of Handhou's Little Bob 6yr old z a dr
Jot. Wilkinfou's gr. h. Rover, 6yr old - a difL
Sweepttakes of five, aogs each, p. p. One two-
mile heat.

Duke of Hamilton's C. by Walnut - I .
Mr. Fletcher's Ruler . - • s
Mr. Bailie's e. by 6padMe - - 3
A very good heat betwixt the Duke of Hatuil.
ton's colt and Ruler.

Tuastuky.—Caledonian Hunt, Sot

Mr. Fletcher's Driver.
. Doke of kkosilton's black mare—.drawn.
Driver mould have walked over the Comic, but
it was difpenfed with.
Hamilton 501.

Duke of Hamilton's bay fiUy, ogi of. Ms Pratt
Mr. Pleteker's Letbe - - -
No (port.

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WEDNISDAY.
Driver walked over the Comte far Hamilton soL

Caledonian Hunt, soh .
Lord Montgomery's Imma Rattler diftaaced Lord Archi-
bald Hamilton's mare Roramoot.
-On Tuefday, a farmer from Kilbride patio),
riding up from the race ground, under the trees of
the Duke of HAMILTON s Policy, a branch of one
of the trees caught the back part of his head, forced
back the fkin to the crown, and in part foaled
him. Surgical salience was immediately pro-
cured, and the &in being replaced on its former
fituation, and Bitched,. the man is in a fair way of
recovery, but is confined to bed in Hamilton. _

MORPETH, TUESDAY, Oct. it.
Fifty Pounds for 3 and 4.yr olds.

Mr. Robintoes b. e. Darby, by Mufti, 41r*" I
Mr. Wilton's b.f. Jolla, airs old . a a...
WIDDI ISDAY.-.101. the gift of Wm. Ord, Efq. for
all ages-3 mile heats.—No race.
THURSDAY.
A Hunter's Sweeptlakes of 5 gs. each, *kl Sol.
added, 12(1.-3 mile heats.—Eight Subfcribers..
Lord Strathmore's b. h. Rilby, by Walnut , .1
Col. Ord's g. m. by Cornet, out of Honeft John's dam a a
Mr. Jno. Rayne's b. g. Sowerby - ' 3 3

BOROUGHBRIDOE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20.
The Maiden Plate of Sol. for all ages. Two-mile
heats.

Mr. Walkington's b. m. Friendlefs Fanny, by Afto-
niflunent, 6 yrs old. Bft. - - x
Mr. Wood's bc. by Coriander, 4 yrs old, Bft. alb. s a
Mr. W. Fletcher's b. c. Crafty, by Buzzard, 3 yrs
old, 7lt• 41b• - - - 3 3
THORSDAY.—The Sol. for 3,4, and 5 yrs old.
Mr. Wood's b: c. by Coriander, 4 yrs old, 70- Toll% I I
Mr. Kirby's ch. c. Superb, by Mafia, 3 yrs old,
6it. 71b. (bolted the firft beat) - - - 3 s
Mr,Fleteher's b. c4.Crafty, 3 yrs old, 6ft. - a •3
FRIDAY.—The Sol. for all ages. Three mile heats.
Mr. eroft's b. c. Liquorice, by Traveller, 3-yn. 6ft. z db. s i
Mr. Wood's b. c. by Coriander, 4-vrs. old, 71t 131 b. 3 2
Mr. G. Crompton's ch. f. Rofamond, by Buzzard, 4-772-
old, 711. z3lb. - - -
Little or no betting on the above Races.

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' Wadi lIIME.'

Saturday his Majasvy took the diverfion of
(tag-hunting for the fiat. time this feafon. They
threw off at Afcot Heath ; the flag took his courfe
over the Heath to Wingfield Plain, round by Cran-
bour; to St. Leonard's-hill, Bullock's-hatch, Sprley
Hall, Clever, to Spittle, crotted Mr. Streeting's
Nurfery in Shut.ftreet, into the Great Pa: komithe
long walk, and into Windfor, through Park-thvet
to Watmore's, the New Inn, into one of the par-
lours, into the hall, through the Bar where Mrs.
W. was fitting, and into the tap•room, where he
took his feat, and was handfomely entertained ; it
being market-day a good dinner was provided for
the farmers, &c. who live fumptuoufly on that day,
and alter taking his refrelhment, he condefcended
to go to his Matiefty's (tables.—His Maiarry was
attended by Lord HINCHIIIIIIOI6I9 and many No-
blemen and Gentlemen, and returned much pleat-
ed with the day's (port. _ _

The Northern Meeting commenced at Invernefs
on the ath ult. and continued as ufual during
.the week. The company was numerous and re-
fpeaable, and the fame chearful harmony which
has fo long diftinguithed this Meeting prevailed.
The Swaffham Meeting, in confequence of the
Meeting of Parliament, begins early Npvember.
Two whelps, got by Snowball, are matched there
for the Marquis of TOWNWIND, being the MI of
his blood that have flatted in Norfolk. Two of
the fame blood are this year likewife matched in
Northumberland. The bread of hares are reported
to be backward, and fcarce every where.

On Saturday *morning Burke, the pugilift, ran
a race for a wager of 20 guineas, and a rump and
dozen, from St. James's Market to Chalk Farm
and back ; he was to run it within an hour, and
this he performed in 46 minutes. 110 wager was
made by twogentlemen ofgreat fixating celebrity:

Lill/ no izOcskcE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OCT. so).

• , NUISKIICK.-THI KING V. LLOYD.
Mr. Glass Rated, that this was an indiament
for a nuifance. The Defendant was the Proprietor
of certain Warm and Cold Baths, in Batnio-court,
Newgate-ftreet, and alfo carried on the bufinefs of
a Miller. In the Month of April, 180 t, he ereaed
a Ream engine, for the double purpofe of filling
his baths with water, and working his corn mill.
The Ream-engine turned out to be an infuffetable
nuifance. The whole neighbourhood felt the effea
of it. For the Defendant's purpofe it was necef-
fary to-keep it conftantly working, and from the
great contuinption of coals, there was a prodigious
quantity of fmoak iffuing day and night from this
furnace. It was not common frnoakof which the
neighbourhood complained, though that would
have been bad enough, but fuch large flakes of
foot fell into the adjacent courts and ftreets, that
the inhabitants were obliged to keep their windows
flint; their goods were fpoilt, and, in fad; they
were prevented carrying on their bufinefs with the
fame degree of comfort they had done before the
ereaion of the mill ; the fmoak, at times, had the
effea of darkening the furrounding atmofphere to
fuch a degree that the neighbours were obliged to
light candles in the middle of the day. This was
not the only efrea of the nuifance—the houfes near ,
it were (hook to their foundations by the working
of the engine, and the wall of the adjoining houfe
had aaually been thrown down by the conftant
concuffioa it produced. He ihould prove there
faas, and no doubt the Jury would find the De-
fendant Guilty.
Several perfons who refided in Bull Head-court,
and about Newgate-ftreed, confirmed a great part
of what the Learned Counfel had Rated, as to the
effea of the fmoak. One of the witnelles faid,.
when the wind 'fet in a particular dire&ion, the
foot was beat down and covered the ground like
firm. On his crofs-examination he admitted the
colour was different. It appeared the defcription
of the noife produced by the engine had been fome-
what exaggerated ; it could not be heard beyond
the diftance offorty yards ; and the Learned Judge
was of opinion that part of the nuifance was of too
limited a nature to be confidered as a public one.
With regard to the nuifance conftituted by the
effea of die fmoak, it was clear the Profecutors
were entitled to a verdia ; but upon a fuggeftion
that the inconvenience was capable of being re-
medied, it was referred to a Gentleman at the bar,
to confider whether a praaicable remedy could be
adopted, in which cafe the engine was to be allow.
ed to Rand; but if not, that a verdict fhould be
entered againft the Defendant, and the nuifance be
abated.

OCT. 30CLAIILI AND ANOTHIN. 4. CONIC.
This was an staion ,upon two bills of exchange
againft the defendant as acceptor, under the
fol-
lowing circurnßinces :—The plaintiffs were bank-
ers at Liverpool, and a perfon of the name of R.
Woodward, having gills of the African Company,
depofited them with the defendant Cork, as a
fecurity for other Bills, which, be propofed to draw
upon Cork, of an equal amount. On the iMt of
November Woodward wrote to Cork, faying, that
he. had drawn upon him for 10461. at 7o days, and
for la at fix weeks, hoping he would have no
objeaion*to the time. In anfwer to this, ow-the
tsth of November, Cork wrote to Woodward,
faying he found the amount correaly tallying.with
the African Bill, and that the Bills he had drawn
fhonld be duly honoured. The Bills were no
otherwife accepted thanhy this letter. Woodward
then difcounted there bills with the prefent plain-
tiffs ; but Wordy afterwards the African bills,
which defendant held as fecurity for his accept-,
ances to Woodward, were attached in his hands,
at the (nit of one Parry. He then wrote to Wood-
ward, and on the xoth of November Woodward
replied, that if the attachment was perfifted in,
the defendant mull not accept the bills which he,
Woodward, had drawn upon him: The proof of
this cafe confifted in the letters above (hied ; and
Mr. GAaaow now contended, upon the authority
of feveral cafes, that the letter of the ish of No-
vember was an abfolute acceptance of the bills,
and confequently that the defendant, as acceptor,
was bound to pay.
Mr. ERSLINI and Mr. Glass, on the other fide,
contended, that• becaufe the plaintiff had not feen
the letter of the 15th November at the time they
difcounted the bills, they had no right to recover.
To prove this they produced the anfwer in
Chancery to a bill filed by defendant againft the
plaintiff, for a difcovery; by which he admitted
that he did not fee the defendant's letter of the
igth of November to Woodward. •
Lord ELLE waoaouon Paid, he fincerely wilhed
that nothing but an acceptance on the face of a
bill fhould be 'deemed valid ; but the cafes were
too thong the other way for him to decide that it
fhould not. He, however, thought it an objea of
fufficient importance for Parliatnentary redrefs,
and hoped fome day it would receive confideration
in that place. With refpea to the prefent cafe, it
was his opinion, that it was an abfolute acceptance;
and although the parties, by fome expreffions in
their letters did not themfelves feem to think fo,
yet that could not alter the law upon the fubjea.
After fome confideration between the Counfel,
it was agreed, that it fhould be made a fpecial
cafe for the future confideration of the Court of
King's Bench.