Star.
London, England, 1807-12-22 00:00:00

IRELAND.

CFROM AN EV6141140 PAM.]
It was lately reported that a very important do-
cument, pregnant with danger to this country, and
ligned by MAl'Ol.lOll and TALLRYRAND, had fallen
into the hands of his Majefly's Miniflers. The known
charatter of the French Ruler and his chief Agent
induced many to treat this report as weak and idle,
as it was hardly to be fuppofed that men fo fubtle and
wary could ever have committed themfelvesfo much
as to fign any fuch document, and expofe themfelves
to the hazard of deletion and defeat ; but, accord-
ing to another Ratement which has been made re.
rpeeting this document, the matter does not feenz
to be fo improbable as it was at 6rR fuppofed.--.
It is pofitively laid, that the Pore lately aired a
Bull, addreffed to the Titular Bilhops of Ireland,
exhorting them in the moR forcible• terms to ex.
cite in the minds of all people of the Roman Ca.
tholic per fuafion, under their influence and direftion,
an ardent devotion 'to the views and objeds of Bosi.
raters, and an expetiation that by his affißance and
proration they might eventually obtain an uncon-
trouled exercife of their rights, religious and politi-
cal. It is alto Rated, that this addrefs from the
Roman Pontiff was accompanied by another paper,
containing a folemn declaration on the part of the
French Ruler, that it was his firm determination to
give the Roman Catholic religion the afcendency in
Ireland. Thofe curious documents, which coml..
pond very well with Come expreffions of pity for the
fate of the hi& Catholics, which have appeared its
the State Papers iffned by the French Governments
as well as in the difcande of a French Bilbop, came
into the hands of Dr. MorLaw, Titular Bilbop of
Cork, who, with the fidelity of a loyal fubjeB, Cub-.
mined the important documents in queßion to the
Duke of PORTLAND. It is fo obvioufly the aim cf
the French Ruler to make an impreffion on Ireland,
that it is by no means improbable that he has endea-
voured to prepare bis way by the meafure which k
is (aid has been thus fortunately developed.

Captain Yso, who was the bearer of the difpatches
from Sir SIDNEY SMITH, announcing the etcape of
the Portuguefe fleet, with the Roirm. FAMILY on
board, was yenerday made Poll.

The alacrity of the merchants to avail then Lives
of the acquifition ola new market, was evinced yef-
terday in the notices Ruck up on 'Clunge, of (canal
veffels bound for the Brazils.

A letter from Bourdeaux to one of the molt re-
lpeetable merchants in the City, which was received
yetierday, dated the 4th ult. Rates, that four Arne.,
rican chips, which .were proved to have come from
Englilb ports, had been, upon that ground, jug con-
demned. This account proves that BONAtARTR did
carry into execution againft America the provifions
of bis decree for blockading the Britith Wands, and
that too, before our Orders of Council were even
acted.

The Court. Martial on the trial of Sir Curia Las
HorHaM, Colonel of the Beverley Buffs, Rill comic
noes to fit at Chelfea College. The proofs for Cub.
Itantiating the fira fix charges were heard on Satur.
day. It is exptEted that the profccution will dole
on Thurfday ; after which Sir CHALLIS will enter
on his defense.

On Saturday a meeting of the Shareholders of the
Eagle Infurance Company was held by adjournment
at the London Tavern, for the purpofe of entering a
protea agaioll the Diretiors. After much cootro•
vetfyand confofion, the Direaors agreed to refign,
and oftaetfiemfelves again for eleition. All difpntea
then fubfided, tied they were all re•chofen.
Thurfday fennight, the Glafgow Shooting Clnit
held a meeting in a park a little north from that city,
to (hoot at a target two feet and a kalf in diameter,
for a filver watch as a prize the difiance 'so 'paces,
the 66R of three thots. The gums were all rides. So
completely was the centre of the target perforated,
that the bull's eye was obliged.to be moved to the
fide of the t. The pair of (hots which gained
the prize =warred together only three and a quartet'
inches from the centre of the bull's eye. There were
about tso fhots fired, a very few of which miffed 14
target.

JAW ISTELLIGENCL

COURT. fit MAWS DEC. 19.

MAlTllM.Sti•AtigsysainGToti V. DANIEL WAKFTIELTh.
I.llloPas 4.11 adrion for goods fold and delivered,
to the arn"Ortt of 341. 146.
. Mr. PARK. for the plaintiffs, raid; that his clients
would probably be well known to the Jury as linen-
drapers in Fleet-street, who were under the neceffity
of bringing this aaion againft i young gentleman I
lately called to the bar. Although the plaintiffs i
knew nothing of the conneaion between the defers-
dant and his 'wife, yet the Learned Cotinfel '.believed
that there was great carafe to lament that ftich an
unhappy conreaion had been fortified. The fans of
the cafe were there : Mrs. Wakefield, ori the rffth of I
December, 1805, tams to the Mitt) of the plaintiffs in 1
a hackney coach, attended by alert/ant out of livery,
and was ferved by a yotifig man named'Jnnes, and
the' then ordered a quantity of MUSK. ere. 'to the
amount of'abrut 141. Inahe condi of einverfition,
the told the fhopman that die had been lately mil.-
ried to the defendant, Mr. 'Wakefield, i. (indent .at
law ; and that, as they had taker% rt hoofs In Yak-
Weer, Hans Place, Chelfea, tlifiroold want linen-
drapery goods to the iiiisount of Olean yool. She
then took her leave, &firing thit"h. quantity of
fheeting and other goods (hcibld lii kart turn to her
on the Tuefday afterwards. In the liven time 641
plaintiffs thought it their duty to tisane Come inqm.
vies refpeaing the truth of this nor'/vend they ap-
plied to a Mr. Raithbj, who kintly -hired chambers
with Mr. Wakefield, and who gave. them (itch an
an(wer as led them so doubt of the prudence of
having pulled Mrs. Wakefield with the ponds al.
ready deliVered. It was on this account the fuhfe.
Trent order had not been executed. On the Wed.
diy morning Mrs. Wakefield came again, attended
in the fame manner, and expelled her furprize that
the goods had not been fent to her boufe as direaed,
foe not being difpofed to borrow the neceffaty (beet-
ing of lair mother in law at Tottenham. On the
Friday morning the plaintiff's •thopmen, Mr. lutes,
wear to York.fireet, Chelfea,'end found there a
haute liandfonfely fiuninied; and having delivered
a part of the goods to Mrs. Wakefield, was referred
to the defendant, at the Baptist Coffee Hotife, in
Chancery Lane. In the evening of that day, Mr.
Jones few Mr. Wakefield at the place dated, and
informed him that a lady under his name had called
at the plaintiff's hopfe, and had fele&ed goods to the
amount of 341. The defendant replied, that he had
been married and feparated from his wife, but had
agreed again to live with her ; but advifed him the
next day to go to York-ftreet, and endeavour to
procure the return of part of the goods. According
to this diretlion, Mr. Jones went, the next morning,
and was told by the fervent that his millrefs could
not fee him; but Mrs. Wakefield, at the head of the
(Lairs, reiterated, " Walk up, Sir, walk up." The
flropman obeyed, and found the lady in a violent
rage, with a poker in her hand, which the threatened
to apply to Mr. Jones's head, and added, the would
fend for a Magiftrate. The thopman demanded the
goods back, when Mrs. Wakefield exclaimed, in a
loud voice, that, " if they were piled up as high as
Heaven, (he would burn them to Ales before a rag
fhould be taken away." In the fequel, however, the
appointed the fhopman to call the next morning, at
eleven o'clock, to meet Mr. Wakefield. Purfuant to
this direaion, Mr. Jones waited upon them, and
found the defendant and his lady together, the lat-
ter of whom put her (elf into the fame rage the had
affumed the preceding morning. Mr. Wakefield laid
nothing ; but the lady became more violent, and
when payment for the goods was demanded, (he Paid
that (he did not chute her houfe to be made a fcene
of riot. The fhopman then obferved, that nobody
was creating a riot but herfelf. The fhopman next
ailed of Mr. Wakefield, if that lady was his wife ?
and he was anfwered, that undoubtedly the was. It
was then inquired, if he would pay for the goods ?
when the defendant replied, that he would not com-
mit hinifelf by Paying that he would cr would not
pay for them, as that would be a matter of future
eonfideration. Mr. Wakefield pre/tuned to vifit Mr.
Waithman the following Saturday ; and the plain-
tiff being then engaged, he agreed to call as he re-
turned from the City, bnt...ntlyer. fulfilled his appoint.
merit. The Learned Count-
el added, that he was
not aware of any poffible defence to this altion : the
defendant had pet haps had the misfortune to many
this lady, and if to, he mull be aniwerable for the
debts (he contrafted.
John j..nes, the lit ,pman to Wairhman and Ever.
ingron, confirmed the ftatement of Mr. Park. On
his crofs examination, he laid, that he did not know
that the footman who came with Mrs. Wakefield
was adlually her father, or that the coachman was
her brother.
Mr. Poole likewife gave evidence to the delivery of
the goods.
The Avrosta BY GIIIIILA4 for thidefrnd4nts aide
that his client was in very pareow..ciyetunameices,
having a bare fulfittence derived from the ()Unsay of
others, indeed from the bounty eif US brother.. In
this (*titration, v ithnut lufficienteonfideration, he had
married this woman ; and the Jur.), would be con.
vinced of the miler y the defendant had entailed upon
himfelf by this connection, when they were informed
that a thou time after the marriage, the became one
of the moll nntnti .us farindlers that ever infetled this
city. The refult of the (bit would be mnft important
to his client, becaufe, if he were compelled by the
verdh!t to pay the Cum now demanded, he would be
bound to difeharge the debts of this lady to the
amount of goool. Nothing
.could exceed the art
which the family of Mrs. Wakefield. exhibited in
cart ying un their nefarious pradites f for thy father,
brother, and cOuftn, an adted'in so menial
scipariity,
while (he herfelfoaffumed a fsilhiesnable appearance,
and thus purfued the profitaidAnt hatardobs trade
the praaifed. Mr. Wakefield, loon after his mai-1
tiige, found that his means would not foppOrt the
and he provided her with:
' eitravagance of his wife,
boira and lodging fn the Olin* at omit the
:ex.
pence' f his arhote incmne, whlle'he Heed hifftlelf
nimot srhat chande might throw in his tray., l'his
104.1ginithe kit a ley cuts after the had entered 'it,
and lfr. Wakefield's in b fred-fothe aptirttnests
nothrilifhed in the net bkerhood Of Clielfea,' Mete
ita
hei wita'refufed to re de, no dobbt beeaofe; .as ills
rockos'irere..nnfothillstd„ the could not 'carry assay
any of tire property iron thew. gilt. Wakefield,
under tittle circonsftanee-, then hired, at the es.

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' pantie of t sell: it. year., *kismet risOfpnivity or contest
:cif hcg habeas!, the !pale is lloah-Oreet,, Haut
iplaieAltielt furled her purpefe,Asocaefe it was far`
tined. • Under certain circaiiillaikes;alsafband Wei
i brains,' to debts dehl his wife ;. for inflance, •
1 helurned bellow front hie hoife without providing
i her' with the .neceffaries tor life ; but in the refine
i cafe,. every actommodalion' fuitable to the fortune
of the defendant waf lltsavided ; and to fads(' the
defireepf his unreafonable wife, he alma deprived'
liimfelf of •fubllflence.. If a wife tinitted-ehe houfe
of her hatband, and placed fierfelf iii•fituation his
1 Mime could riot rapport, he was not liable. The
Learned Connrel could thew, that Mr, Walrefiel4
had ezerted liinsfelf in every war for
the
comfort and
maintenance of hie wife, that the bad related all
Ibis offers, and had left his derclllejg, In foch cir-
cornflakes he contended, that his clientiould net
be anfweraide for ihefi goods, Obialtied.ht his ette
tinder falfe appearances.
Mr. Thomas Hutehine, Mrs. Charlotte Taisho,'
Mrs. Prances Anderfoo. apd Mrs. Eliz. Wilkiafop,
deputed to the lodgings provided by the defendant
for Mrs. Wakefield, and likeerife to the taking of the'
houfe in York-Itreet by.the latter. Charles N‘qlkinfoni
(wore that he watched Mrs. Wakefield, and her mo-
ther Mrs. Mackie, from the honk ip York-ftreet to
a pawnbroker's in Piccadilly, with fomething Under
their cloaks ; but the witnefs could not ailcover what;
it was. Mrs. Barry and Alexander Mills gave evi-:
deuce, that Mr. Wakefield lived feparate from .his,
wife from December 1805 to January tBo6. Mr. I
Wakefield, brother to the defendant, fwore, that he i
allowed his brother tool. per annum, which was his'
whole fublinence, and that he never knew him pof.
felled of fcarcely a guinea in his life. Mr. Bilger
was called to prove that he had been fwindled out of
a qumtity of jewellery ; but the CHIEF JUSTICE did
not allow his teftimony to be received.
The CHIEF Jusrrce, in addreffing the Jury, ob-
ferved, that it appeared by the evidence that the de-
fendant did not cohabit with his wife ; yet, as the
did not live in a (tate of adultery with another man,.
he was liable for her debts, provided they were juiced
to his lituation in life. The hatband appeared to
have fufficieotly provided his wife with board and
lodging ; but then it came to the queftion, whether
he adequately furnifhed her with the articles of chefs,
and whether it was not to pruvideaherfelf with there
necetiaries that the obtained the goods from the
Plaintiffs ? If the Jury thould be of opinion that
fuch was the cafe, and that the articles fupplied were
fuitable to her real fituation, or to the condition in
which her hu(band permitted her to appear, the plain-
tiffs would be entitled to their verdict ; but they had
it in their power to cut down the demand if they
thought fit.—Verdift for the plair.tiff., 341. 145.
lIECIEWORTH V SIDREOTHAM•
This was an a/lion on a policy of infurance, on
the Chip Earl Wycomb, from Nova Scotia to Lon-
don. The (hip, it appeared, had been built in 1787,
for the fervice of the Eaft India Company, and had
performed the ufual number of voyages to India and
back. It was not meant to degrade the charaUer of
the veffel by that circumftance ; on the contrary, it
was well known, haw tenacious the Eaft India Corn-
party was to have found and lure [hips for their trade.
After (he gave over the Eaft India voyages, no left a
firm than 74681. were expended upon her in repairs,
.and in the year 1798 the was again completely and
thoroughly repaired. On the 26th of March, in that
year, Ike failed from Liverpool, with a cargo, for!
Piton, in Nova Scotia, where fhe arrived in fafety.
On the 4th of September the left Mott, with a cargo
of wood and North American produce, for Liver-
pool.t and the had not been above three or four days
on her voyage, before fhe encountered a feries of very
rough weather. One of her anchors was [wept off
the bows by the lea, and the Captain finding it in
vain to attempt the run home, put back to Halifax,
the nearefl place he could make, where the arrived
on the 18th of Oslober. The veffel was there again
thoroughly repaired ; but on her fecond attempt to
reach England, in the month of January following,
the was totally loft, and had been heard of no more.
The defence fat up was, that the (hip was not lea
worthy ; alfo that the Captain had, after he failed
from Pietou, on his return from Liverpool, kept the
(hip ton long at tea, inftead of making the bell of his
Way to the neared place of fhelter. It was likewife
afferted, that the Captain had omitted to inform the
owners, after he got to PiCtou, that the (hip in the
voyage out had robed very much.
A great body of evidence was adduced upon there
points, and the Jury found.a verdiet for the plaintiff
—Damages 2001.

Cover MARTIAL.—Monday fe'nnight, at Pont.
mouth,Captain Satuer,late of his Majetly's (hip Put,
poife, was tried by a Court Martial, on charges
brought againit him by Lieutenant J. S. TETLEY,
fur cruel, nppreffive, and unofficer like behaviour to
him, on the quarter deck, when in execution of his
duty—degrading him before the fhip's company—
making ufe of threats tending to put him in fear of
his life—and, for a mifapplicatton of the (hip'. (Imre*
to private purpofes, and making falfe entries in the
Drip's log book. The charges not being proved, Cap-.
tain Soot: was acquitted. Tuefday, Richard Lee
sod John Matthews, feamen of the Snrveillante,
were tried for defection. They were fentenced to
receive three bandied label each. ' The fame day,
Barney Lavery, a marine belonging to the Lavinia,
was tried for dronkennefs, and infolence towards his
eifficers. In confederation of his long confinement,
with both his legs in irons, he was fentenced, to re-
ceive only fifty lathes. Mr. James Tayler, meats! and
Jofeph Burridge, feaman of his Majelly'a &ip Co-
quette, were tried for plundering the Amazon, re-
taken merchantman. Mr. Tayler was fentenced to
be difrated, to receive two hundred lathes, to life
his (hare of Fria; money, and rendered incapable . of
ferving as an officer, bet to ferve in fuch capacity as
c the Commander in Chief fbould direft. Burridge was
1 fentenced to receive three hundred lathes, and forfeit
his prize money. Saturday morning the fur Tieing,
i Officers and men of his Majefty'sbste fhip Boreaawere
tried*, for her lots on the Hammitt Rocks. Nothing
I was found imputable to 07,, except to thrift men
I who deferted from the boakts, after they bad reached
1 she Rote—that the condbft of the Gunner and Boat-.
'wain, and of the few men who endeavoured to
,re-
gain the (hip, in the boats,. to ream others of lir
' s crew, was highly praifewgrthy. The Court
adjudge them to be acquitted, with the above 'et
captions. .