Star.
London, England, 1824-06-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Francis, of London, Asir, with one hundred and fifty pipes
of wine on board, was totally lost at Port Orotava, Teneriffe, the
30th April—crew saved.
Off Penzance, the Henry, Tuarcnza, from Batavia; Frinds-
chap, Kraoaa ; and Vrow Aare, from Surinam; Houreuse,
from Aux Cayes; Triton, MITCHELL, from Charleston; and Wil-
liam and Henry, PARTRIDGE. from Jamaica.
Off Liverpool, the Iphigenia, —, from Jamaica.
Off l'uscar, the Wilsons. from t)rmerara.
FALMOUTH, JUNE 7.—Wind E. Arrived the London packet,
WARD, from Boston in twenty-six days. Sailed the Joseph and
Jane, Grum:, for Miramichi; and Lydia, ltottssots, for ditto.
The Rapid, WAzGerr, from the South Seas, passed on the 30th ult.
in lat. 48. lone. 14. a brig with Threinast, main-topmast, and jib-boom
carried awry, decks Swept of everylbiag, leaded deep, brigbt var-
nished si.!es, figure-bead, and only three men to he seen on deck.
Pi.v3tooln, Jt•Nr 7. Wind E.— Arrived the Perseverance,
WATT, from Leghorr ; Sceptre, STEWART, from Pernambuco; and
Pitt, Rtctiaansax, from Palermo. Off the port, the Ann,
Grornr, from Ilzhia; and Uoinn, —, from Virginia.
Pr•ter.;:.!ot:Tu, Juxt B.—Wind N. E.—Arrived the Boyar Sovz-
11!.MN yacht, ,vita the Duke of Craarsier. Sailed the Thalia,
Nlt•seu, for Itc:tere. 3 Sli ; and Diana, --, for Niernel.
T., .Tear N.E.—Arrived the Emetic, —, from
Flenshurgh ; Psyc'ae, Mgt:roan, from St. I;be'i ; Juno, ROBINSON,
It uto C•)riw..y ; and SZICCeP, ATC HEMIN, from Teneriffe. Off Dun-
' geth:c•, Corm, Fitnnow, front l lavanuah ; Johanna and Alar-
gar,:t Wit.t.wrsox, front —; Industrie, Nlrt.sost, from —4
The West Briton, on the authority of news by the last packet,
!ivcs the following as a list of the ...hip: left by that packet at Rio
:—l;Eyl.tu, 80 guns; Le Trait tit, 74; La Marie Therese,
64 ; La Nlagicienne, 44 ; La Thetis, 44 ; La Aiedee, 44; La Circe,
44 ; LArmitle, 44 ; L'Astrea. 41 ; L'Elyerance, Y 8 ; L'&ho, 23;
I).l:genre, 23 1 I.e Cuirasiie.', 18 ;La Pacine, 18 ; In-
eutist.lnce, IS.

COURT OF KING'S Di:NeII—THIS D. 437.

CNOT nr.T.

Mr. n itvAir Ft t Ct.!, that thii was an action bronlit by a
French Gov, rner.s in a private to recover the value
of a parrot, or the pi:rrot iiself, of the defendant, who wts an emi-
nent r it, Alhernarle-stret t. Ile understood the defendant
set up a hen on the ldrd for 201. which Mrs. Glenot, then 3liss
holier, owed her; the value Fet upon the bird was double that sum.
Loao Clizi.F.!l.;.i'llCF Doe, the Parr o: toach French? (
Several witliesses Ming examined, toLchiog the 1...mr:j"...k title as
ves-ed in the plain7iff to the bird is qnestion.
Joseph Nall' (b:rd-farrier) proved the value of parrots, when
accompli,he,'. in foreign I ,notage4, to!): from £4O to £9.5. Wit-
ness had sold one for .C'f.o.

Mr. Seautrrr, for defendant, observed, that the value of
parrots must depend upon their pacuEar excellence in fcreign lan-
guages, and the value of thus.. I:.ngna7es ; for L:itance, it would be,
considered a very learned parrot that shot:du ba versed in the
Sinscrit aid other oriental laiigutges—f.anzliter).—ne re-
gretted that the parrot itself was not put down in his brief
ai a witness, r.s it might irve given its evidence, with the help of an
interpreter, hut he was afraid its wounl fall short of its I
volubility in the polite language in France. lle remembered the
story or a Gentleman who returned a parrot he had bought. because
it could speak without thinking what it was talking about—
(Laughter).
A female witness heard Madame Glenot desctibe this as a most
amiable parrot, and told the parrot, patting it un the head—" Re-
membrr, dear P.,11, to Wily, uvit to your new mistress" (meaning
defendant).—fir. 31antivarr trplicd.
T.le bias) left it to the Jury, whether them plain-
tiff had given the bird to the defendant, or whether the plaintiff was
t ntided to have it returned, subject to the lien of 201. upon it ?
TM Jury would give such damages, that if the defendant did not
chrhase to ;ay, she InVit give up the parrot. Verdict for the plain-
tiff—Damages 30 vipe:,s.