Star.
London, England, 1823-11-13 00:00:00

ifiga Cou'it 1,11).14' I:IIdLTY.

THE tsissis matstx.
This was in application for a decree of costs.
OonsoN briefly stated the circumstances under
which it was made. On the 29th of June last, ope
Herring applied at.the office of Mr. Watson, a Proctor,
for professional assistance in recovering wages due to
him, for services as a' seaman on board the New Phi&
nix. The Proctor's clerk wrote theletter' usually ad-'
dressed -on such occasions to owners, and made the
claim. On the 30th, the Master attended at the office
of Mr. Watson's desk, and offered to pay the sum of
I/. Is. 4d. as the amount or wages due to Herring;
but he refused to 'pay the usual and accustomed fee of
lOs. 4d. which was charged by Mr. Watson's clerk, as
the cost of making such claim. The Proctor then
waited on the Master. and informed him that if he per-
sisted in his refusal,
,an action would be entered agaitist
him for the 10s. 4ct An action was entered accord-
ingly, and then the Master declined to settle the coati,
:but tendered the wages. The clerk of the adverie
Proctor then attended Mr. Watson, or rather his desk—.
Lord Srowgtt..-4 am sorry to find the clerks thus
'interfering bere on both sides. Why don't Proctors
themselves' attend to such cases ?
Dr.DODSos.—the Captain theti °toed' the 10s. td.
and the wages; bit refused to,yiar me-rurtheK expenses.
incurred. The Proctor for the Master (Mr. Addams)
wrote aletter, to Mr. Waiscn, infortnirig')l4ll that he
should bring his conclitet Under tho ficalse oflhetpurt,
the next eourt.day,.. On receipt of this initinasipnl Mr.
Watson% df s k 'applied tb Messrs. Addams and Co. bet
ging.that the matter Might* postponed till the out
Court-day, astir. Watson hirilself was onto!` town, WI
would be back dating the week, Thii.reqnest wa* re-
fuse4.l, an .the. !natter wits brouit on at the next Court.
It had become quite necessary for Mr. Watson's justib•
cation, that it should be heard as'soon as possible; and
indeed the conduct of Messrs. Addanisanil Cp. had pity
it out of the pourer of Mr. NV iltson to settle the :muter,
on behalf of his.cliestt, quietly out of doors. After the
affidavits .should have been lead, which were pow
brought into . Court on both sides,t. the learned Counsel
Would move the Judge to.condeam tMr. aliddums in the
costs o this petition, and also in are wbieh had been
incurred in the recovery of the wages. He (Dr? )0-.
son) was sorry to be thus obliged to occupy so much
the Court's time.
Dr. JESNE ADAMS S.lld, he would, after the affidavit
had heza heard, stklartit that the conduct of Mr. Watson
had been highly uujustitsble,
Lord §rowata. a.)ked whether this matter had been
referred to the registrar for his opinion ? It was a ques-
tion much more fit to be brought befre hips than be-
fOre.the Court ; and at anrrate the Court would have'
the ,benefit of his judment, if it shook! appear to him,
that according to tTie pr,acuce.of the Admiralty this
charge and these Wages were due, doubtless they would
befatd ; if not, the Registrar's- deteemtitation ought to
suffice. The Court then animadverted on the nature
of the affidavics,which principallY detailed cgnvecsations
and meetings between clerks. Tile Court would listen
only to piincipals; and time seas Hot to be taken up
in listening to these cases, where the question etissue
was the sum of half-a-guinea.'
The matter was then referred to the Registrar.
GUN BOATC--NNMES. oustNywxt-i--(l, 2,3.)
. TIVe. Tulin s ADVOCATE Obtained the capes decree
for head money en the destruction of three ebonies sup.
boats' each having a coniplemeta 0175 me% in thereat
1.611, by the boats of his Atifetty.% •I•fritspurr'cap
tarn Percy. These vessels formed part, of a French
3°6113, which was anchored in a little harbour near the
rocks of Calvados, not far. from Cherborg. The ene-
my.% batteries, under the guns of Which they were rid-
ing, severely annoyed the captors, whose vessel took the
shore when within half gun-shot of the forts. The gun-
boats' crews escaped or were drowned ; two of the boats
being run on shore.and 'destroyed, and a third sunk.—
Head money decreed.
A numition was' -obtained against the master of a
merchantman belonging t4S Smith' Shields, fur having on
the 24th of January lasrhoilied :a blue royal ensign in
port. The Captain of his Majesty's ship Niemen, ob-
serving the merchantman without any colours, sent his
Lieutenant on board, who desired the master to hoist
one. The blue ensign was run up, the excuse being
that they had no other on board.—Monition grouted.

The present Earl of AninciewAtett was. the only
Englishman not gonsi.gnstd; to Verdun, after thelupture
of the Treaty, of /Smelts, and the occasion was•this
The first English barouche arrived in loiriv". 4).1802.
Jose?trrxe saw, and admired it. The .liev. lissav
FRANcis, like 4s gallap; man, presented:it to the Em-
press. " Her great failing," said NAPO*BOII. " is, that
she will accept avjeting." In 1803, Mr. Eosasrott was
waited upon by an escort; he sent a-message to.J.oss-
PHLNe; she interceded, wJ he was allowed to remain.
Thursday last, a popd. at . Ftlbridge Waters, near
East Grinstead, on the estate cid). Hon. Q. C. C.:Jati-
KINiON, was fished, and. 236 pikes take*, all of large
size, and many of them weighing 181 bi. .oack: The
number of carp and tench, in consequent:it:ache devat
tation these leviathans of the lake had made,.*as very
inconsiderable,..not more than 30 brace of the former,
and 60 brace of the latter„beiag caught,liot du** roe
also unusually fine: fish. Between 300 and 400 Weight