Star.
London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

Hciwevevatrongly the late attactow Spin may be.
reproluttidi It is ,due tokance tA. sat,4liat the manner
I
itt4tlattitit 'it was condufter ‘ll anobje;tionahle as
soeh.sttatoitmld possibly he, "L. "g bliifore hastilitieshad
etrinetieed, we stated ieiclu4veln that:the French
Government were so far flout wishing to make war on
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Spanish commerce, that all applications for letters of
marqne against it (and 'even Englishmen had applied
for them) were refused ; nor did the activity of Abe
Spanish privateers against the commerce of France, in-
duce the Governnient to deviate from its first determi-
nation. It appears by the following letter received at
Lloyd's, that the French Government has resolved on
indemnifying the Meichants for all their loss;s by the
capture of their vessels during the war.
" BOUVIDEAUX, J.N. 15, 13'14.
" Sta—The following information has been communicated to us
from the best authority, and may be relied on as official, viz. that
the French Gosiernment have decided upon indemnifying the Mer-
chants for the losses that have been sustained by the capture of the
Spanish privateers during the late war, not only the amounts in-
sured in France, but also those in England, amounting together to
eight millions francs, of which five millions were insured in France
and three in England.—We are, &c. (Signed)
" CUTTER and WILSON, Agents to Lloyd's.
" To John Bennett, Esq. Secretary to Llnyd's."

BRIGHTON, JANUARY 18.
The Kixo, as usual, attended Divine service in the
Palace Chapel to-day. In immediate attendance upon
his MArrs•ry, in the centre compartment of th&Royal

Closet, were—
The First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department, the blaster-General of the Ordnance, the
Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household, and the Lord Stew-
ard. In the other compartments to the right and left were, the
Countess of Liverpool, the Countess and the Ladies llathurst, Sir
Charles Paget, and the Royal Equerries.
His MAJESTY, devoutly attentive to the sacred duties,
never appeared in better health. Nobility, Gentry, and
townsfolk, filled the body of the Chapel. The sermon
was preached by the Dean of SA RUM, from the Ist verse
of the 4th chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians•

. •
Yesteiday afternoon, about half-past two o'clock, the
Duke of Yoax left his residence in the Stable-yard, St. James's,on
a vit to the Duke of Betimp, at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.
Saturday evening, at six o'clock, Prince LEOPOLD
arrived at Claremont, from Strathfieldsay House, Hampshire, the
seat of the Duke of Waswarrox.
Yesterday the new LORD CHIEF JUSTICE of the Court
of Common Pleas and the LORD Curer BARON of the-Exchequer I
received their appointments from the KING at Brighton, and were
sworn in Privy Councillors.
Lord and Lady Fociasroue.- are expected to leave
town this week, for Hastings, Sussex.
The Duchess of KENT entertained a distinguished
party at dinner, yesterday, at Kensington Palace.
Lord STowsta. entertained his Excellency Baton FA-
oat. and a select party at dinner, on Sunday, at his house in Graf-
ton-street.
The Marchioness and the Ladies CORNWALLIS left
town yesterday, for their new seat, Bexley, Kent.
The Earl and Countess of SRFTOR, and the Ladies
Mormactrx, arrived on Saturday at their house in Arlington-street,
from their seat, Croxteth-hall, near Liverpool.
Lord LiNEDOCH left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street,
yesterday, for the Duke of BROTOZD'S seat, Woburn Abbey.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Cnormosnaczx are
expected in town on Thursday next, from Hastings, Sussex.
Lord Movritzuz left town on Sunday for the Earl of
Commies seat, Crone, Worcestershire.
Lord and Lady FRIDERIOIC BENTINCt have left
town fee the Bari PI Loxmords seat, Cottesmore, Rotlandshlre.
Colonel Tatman has arrived at his house in Bolton-
street, from the Duke of Run.cries seat, Belvoir Castle.
ADELPRI THEATRE.—At thii Theatre was produced
fast night, for the first time, a Piece in three Acts, called &Ronan's
Wall. The' title will at once inform the Public whence the author
has derived the materials for his Melo-drama. The characters,
dialogue, and incidents, are almost literally copied from the Novel.
Two departures from the original we observed, however, in the
Piece of which we speak. Captain Mac Turk, the Highlander, is,
very much to his disadvantage, transformed into Captain O'Turk,
a copy of Sr Lucius O'Trigger. The second was a less par-
donable transformation—for, without interfering with her name,
all the character and spirit of the eccentric but interesting Cara
Mutobray has been ingeniously omitted by the compiler of the
Mel-drania before us. In the trifling part of Lord Rtherington,
Mr. PNW ER, late of the English Opera, made his first appear.
once on these boards. His reception was most Pattering, and hip
performance of the little he had to do was such as to merit the ap.
plause by which it was rewarded. - Wsteuistar's Mr. Touch.
wood was irresistibly comic ; and in the pathetic scenes Butt-
tuitions did ample justice to the character of Francis Tyrrell.
The piece was given out for repetition withoat a dissentient voice,
and promises to have a long run.
sWe understand that a Loan for Mexico, to the
amount of £5,000,000 in stock, bearing interest at five
per cent. will be brought into the market in a few day:s
The contractors are the house of Messrs. B. A. GOLD•
SCHMIDT and Co. but the price at
_which the stock will
be issued to the subscribers is not get declared.
A failure of some extent is announced in the letters of
Saturday from Paris to have taken place in that market,
in consequence of extensive speculations for a fall in the
French funds, and also in most of the foreign securities
current there. The individual who has failed is known
to conduct the operations for a number of persons in
London, it is supposed the losses sustained will be sen-
sibly felt on this side the Channel.
Letters have been received from Sir WILLIAM CUR-
TIS, at Naples, whore he arrived on the 28th ult. in
good health. At the date of his corrimunications he
was performing quarantine; but in consequence of an
order for the WEazt.c sloop of war to get under weigh
for Malta, in order to join a squadron which was un-
derstood to be ordered on a special service in those seas?
the worthy Baronet had some thoughts of running down
with his yacht to that island.
Saturday night the Journeymen Silk-weavers again
met. porsnant to adjournment, at the Red Lion, Phoe-
nix-street, Spitalfields, for the purpose of receiving the
Report from their Committee, as to what progress they
had made in effecting a reconciliation with their em-
ployers ; when Mr. Baker, their secretary, read a letter
from Mr. Thorpe art behalf of the Masters, proposing'
another meeting at the King's Head in the Poultry, on
Monday evening, in order to discuss, article by article,
and to decide differences ; which proposition was ima-
nimously agreed to.
This morning, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out
in the house of Mr. John Warwick, N. 145, Strand,
;which burnt very rapidly for some time, and but
for the prompt arrival of the engines, and the
,active exertions of the firemen, would soon have de-
moped the whole and. the adjacent buildings. The
fire, which broke out at the back of the house, burnt
!through into the extensive printing office belonging
to Mr. Limbird, which was at one time in gieat danger,
,but the flames were fortunately subdued before they
'had communicated to any part of his stock; which, on
account of histaving• recently retnoved to the premises
was not iusweci,

WESLE YAN ,

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SHERIFF'S COURT—TiIIS DAY.
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A LIFE-PRESERVER, alias A DOCTOR, AND THE STATUTE
OF LIMITATION.
HUDSON v. 13RADBURT. ,
This was an action calling upon the Jury to asc.cii
the damages upon a medical bill which was delivered at
£1 8. 75.6 d. and in the neit place to find if thr Simple of
Limitation was not substantial plea. upon the tecord.
Mr. WiLLIAMs' stated the case,L-The plaintiff is a
chemist in the Haymarket, and previous to-1814, the
defendant had been in the habit of constantly sending
prescriptions ti be Wile up; the plaintiff was not him.
self a surgeon, but merely a chemist ; the prestriptioni •
generally came from different physicians, and alf(1
being translated, the drugs were made up and for.
.warded to the defendant. About 1814, the bill of
181. 7s. 6d. was sent in ; the defendant moved off, and
though repeated search was.made, could not be found
until, per chance, one day in 1820, he was met by the;
plaintiff's clerk, who, as the Jury would be informed
made the demand of him.
Mr. Curtis Williams deposed, he was clerk to the
plaintiff, and applied several times for the payment of
the bill in question; the defendant ansne:ed, his affairs
were " in Chancery," and as he had obtained a decree,
he hoped soon to get the money. Witness replied, that
in a very few days he might plead the-Statute of Limi-
tation, and Oct eforc -some measures were immediately
necessary; witness the, e.fore watched him until he was
arrested,.when he gave an acknowledgment of the debt.
In this witnesses cros,-cxaminatioo, be said he never
saw a bill delivered, and when he made a demand he
never stated any amount. The admission was here put
in and read, but it only went to 141. and v. as not. suffr•
cient for an arrest.
Sir ERlFF.—There is no amount before the Jury'. upon
this admission they might find for £l4 only, as lam
fully of opinion it comes 'within the statute.
The defendant's Counsel contended there was nothing
for the Jury to find upon, and the action must fall.
The SHERIFF said, the Jury might, in their discre-
' tion, find for £l4 ; but without any address, he should
leave it in their hands.—The Jury took ,the bill, and,
after a long consideration, found 'a verdict for 414.
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NAVAL INTELGENCE.

According to the Navy List of Copenhagen, the Danish Marine
has now one Admiral, one Vice-Admiral, seven Rear-Admirals,
nine Commodores, five Captain-Commodores, twenty-one Captains,
twenty-six Captain-Lieutenants, fort y.one First Lieutenants, and
thirty-three Second Lieutenants.
CAPSTAN OF A S3IUGGLER..--The CLINTON schooner, attached to
Lys Majesty's ship SIMISAMIS, espied on hlonday evening (12th bast.)
a suspicious sail off the Old Head of Kinsale, and having bore down,
found her to be the Lark, of and from Middlehurgb, 90 trek bur-
then, 17 men, with a cargo consisting of '565 bales of tobacco, 39
chests oftea, and some ankers of spirits, which is expected to he
landed, and placed in the King's stores.
_ DEAL, JANUARY 19.—Wind W.N.W.—Remain the Hon., Cons.
party's ships hlacqueen and Castle Huntly, for China. 'l'be Thn.
man Coutts, ditto, Is expected in the Downs this evening. Sailed
the Ann, Wurrawaz, for Cape Coast Castle; Mary, for Oporto;
Tuscan, for the South Seas • York Merchant, fur Charente; and
Malvina, for Zatite. Arrived the F6ne, TRICKSY, from Lisbon.
Came down from the River and sailed for Plymouth, the Parts.
mouth transport.
FALXOUTH, JANUARY 18.—Wind N.W.—No arrivals or sailing%
Ptxmourn, JANUARY 18.—Wind N.W.—No arrivals or sailing.
PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 19.—Wind N.N.W.—Remains tboLord
Hungerford, for India.
Lerzaroot, JANUARY 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Tusettrors,
SERRILL, from Philadelphia--sailed the Std December. -The Eli.
zabeth, Jonas, from Quebec to London, was totally lost the 30th
.November, off St. Itoch, in the River St. Lawreuce—crew saved.
fitePORT GLASGOW' JANUARY 17.—Sailed. the Guiana, SPArtrnua,,
Demerara; and the Pilgrim, Warns, fur Jamaica.
dCORIS, JANUARY 16.—Arrived the Susannah, Newman; sad the
Dorchester, Swaratooa, from London.
Nawrovanr..tam, Dreamier. 2.—Arrived on Sunday last leis Ma.
jesty's surveying sloop Issracroa, Mr. ilrontason Commander,
from the southward and westward. The following is a statement,
received by the Insexcroa, of the melancholy loss of byes and..shipping
on the southern coast of this Island:—" The brig Mayflower, of
London, from Quebec (with timber), was wrecked at Codroi.--ail
hands lost. The barque Hope, of London (with timber), at Cape
Ray.--all hands lost. The brig Hammer; from London, bound to
Quebec (kiballast), at Bay of Delette—one man lost. A brig, name
unknown, (with Government Stores), off Brazil Rock—crew gaits!.
The brig London of London, from Quebec, bound -to London
(with timber, at I.apoile Bay—five! men lost. A brig, name un.
known (with timber), at Connor Bay—two men found onboard,
with their throats cut, lashed to the windlass, and part of their flesh
cut off and tied in the rigging ; they were covered with atarpaulin."
—The brig Nelson, of Maryport, from St. Peter') (Bay of Cha.
leur), loaded with timber, bound to Liverpool, put in here yester.
day, in a leaky state; she is expected to he repaired without dis.
charging her cargo, and will proceed immediately.
Cam, Dualisms 18.—s1'he Government of Ma Majesty the
King of PRINISSA,having come to the resolution of altering the Pt us.
Wan flag, and that • k shall henceforth he white, with two narrow
black stripes at the horizontal extremity, and adorned with the
Royal Prussian Eagle in the centre, this determination is made
known for the information. of the Public.
• CUSTOM-HOUSE, JANUARY 19.
Sores ENTERICO Itswaans.—The Mary, from Dublin; Rotterdam,
from Rotterdam ; Mary, from Demerara ; Essex, from Bourdeaux
Mine, from Palau; James, and Sisters, from Stangate Creek; sad
Smolensk°, from Memel.
Culaxino OurwAstus—The Stag, and Medway, for Rio Janeiro;
ro, for Calais; parbadoes Planter, for Barbadoes ; Eagle, for Port.
au-Prince ; and Posthumous, for Jamaica.