Star.
London, England, 1804-07-16 00:00:00

JULY 13.

Tn ttttt .—Mifs Masson concluded her enga:4e-
pent at this Theatre left night, in the charadters of
Willow Merl" in the Soldier's Doagker, and hell in the
Devil to Pay, which char:tilers the lupported to ad
miration. Thii farnurite Aelrefs drew fplendid
bodes every evening of her. performance ; the deli-
neated her various charafters with fir much truth
and fpirit, that we cannot bellow too much eulogium
on her performance. The tall night being for the
benefit of Mifs Masson, the Theatre was crowded in
every part at an early hour ; and the greaten part of
the Pit was laid into buses. We regret that Mils
; )e
WI. engagement at Laleafter and Prellon will not
permit rto perform here a few nights longer.
l'inumg he audience, we perceived Lord and Lady
ASPITOWN, Lord and Lady SOUTHWELL, Lady IN
11sausu aa and daughters, Lady Poet and daugh.
tcrr, Lady CRAWFORD, Lady MACRMEIL, Lady
MARY Hay, Lady ADDY, Sir HUGH and Lady
Steven, Sir Rosier and Lady HARRIES, Sir RALPH
Mt , Admiral and Mrs.. Plocovr, Hon. Mr.
and Mrs 'resew., Colonel CUPPAGR, Major Coars,
Captain LCII4EOIII, Mr. and Mrs. Dawson and Li.
may, ate. &c.

LAIV INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 7•

GRAY 0. ones.
This eat& is of confiderable importance to the
Gentlemen at Lloyd's. The scion was brought for
1001. inferred by the Defendant, on me icon
allies
on board the (hip Ocean, from New-Y American allies
on board the (hip Oc.an, Irons New.Yrk to Liver-
pool. In attempting to enter the dock at the latter
port, fhe went down, in confequence of which, all
the atbes on board were damaged.
The (hip arrived at the mouth of the harbour of
Liverpool on the ,9th of September. but the voyage
was not performed until the (hip came into dock; a
Pilot was yet on board to fondue her in ; but he'
was of °potion dame was not water enough to con-
duit her in widsiafety. on the toth. and the tide was
then dingo:it:Meg each tide. The Capt.ain and
Mate went on (bore the nest day, leaving the (hip to
bis care. Oa the following day. he received written
direitions Irons the Captain to duck the valet; and
be accordingly nipped the cables. As he paffed the'
Pier he faw the Captain, who ordered him to (hoot
the nip into dock, although he, the Pilot, well keew
there was not furicient depth of water for that pur-
pole. On his attempting to bring her into dock, fhe
took the ground, and, notwithftanding every affift-
ance, funk. The queßion in the caufe was, whether
the. right of altion by the Proprietor of the goods
was ageing! the affurers rethe owners of the veal?
/delfts. Easters and Woos Paid, that the under-
writers were liable in all cafes of accidents of this
kind, where there was not poll neglea and improvi-
deoce in ibeGaptain ; and that no loch neglea
Lied here. The Gip drew 161 feet of eater; there
was a fufficieney in the dock gates within to inches ;
the tide tables fisted there was fuffic.ent ; but from
the fituation of the wind, the quantity was beneath
the ordinary Randers!.
lleffro"Gisas and LIFTS/DLLS contended, that
there was rub grofs negka, and they produced in
evidence, James Mara, the,pilot, who woutd not
evempt to dock the fhip without orders from the
.Captain in writing. The Captain ventured t give
*lse erder in the form required, and the confequenc
was what has been Rated.
Lord ELLSOROLOUGN (Aid, that the underwriters
were tot liable for inftances of grofs rnikondue in
the mailer, excepting in the eali- of baratry, where
the crew ran away with the (hip. It was gills mil:
condo& in the Captain to as direiftly contrary to the
opinion of the pilot, and it would be extremely clan-
germ.. to admit experiments of this kind to be tried
at the rifle of the affuters. By the verdia, the pro-
prietors of the goods will not loft their remedy
againft the owners of the verreL—Verdict for the
Defendant.
Mr. ERI.SIIII' as Counfel for the Plaintiff, then
f•4l, it was neceffary to tr; this cattle preparatory to
t le bringing of an Acton againft the (hip owners.
JULY 14.-JAMIS FARR AND CO. V. JORM AIIDERSOII.
The Plaintiffs are merchants at Liverpool ; the
Defendant is an underwriter. This aaion was
brought againft the gift name on a policy *.ri a con-
fiderable amount. The infurance was on the Mer-
cury, Capt. Hume, a Rave Ihip from Liverpool to
Africa, during her Ray nn the craft of that Conti-
nent, or at the adjacent Minds, and until her arrival
in the Welt Indies, where her cargo was to be did
piled of. This (hip arrived without any accident
in five degrees north latitude, off Cape Menfurado.
In her progrefs the took a prize. She remained on
the coal for about three months, received 256 ne-
Trots on board, which were inferred at col. a head.
With thefe the went to Barbadoes, where (be arrived
on the a 7th of December hal, and finding no ad-
vantageous file for the lire cargo on that ifland,thcy
proceeded with an intention to go to the Havannah.
During this v,,yage the unfortunate captives, urged
to madnefs by hunger, broke from their chains,
penetrated to the (loves, and ate the beef and pork
in its raw fate, with the avidity or rather ferocity
of cannibals, fo that when the 'hip entered tire )oafs
of Bahama, the previfions were deficient. use
Captain purchafcd three bundles of beef of a Spa-
niard, and then continued his cootie. In the Oid
Straights (as they are called) the (hip got aground,
and was in imminent danger. The Captain rook to
the long-boat. with a few other, in order to procure
craft on the adjacent Wands. The crew c a peJed hi,
return in vain, the (hip went to r•icces and
when he returned. he law neither his ve r.i. or any of
its numerous inhabitaias ; he found, indted, what re-
moved all rinecriaiaty, a cafe of firgcnis'i inflru-
ments, which remained on the rock, and a few
planks of the wreck Rat
aaing on the waee'. O
ne of
the mates a negro,
raft, on which they made a voyage or three league..
All the Dave. and the mariner. perifhed bet re the
eyes of theft more fortunate adventurer,. 11. I.en
thefe perform reached the (hare, their calanoties WOe
nor terminwed ; chit' toyed the woods and not a
creature was to be fern. After being ex-
pofed to the onion dierefs from fatigue and hunger,
rod tc immediate deltruaion from the beaDs or the
turetts• tug alikosued a canoe in the didaace. The

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