Star.
London, England, 1812-03-05 00:00:00

a.WTON AND WIFE J. EVERARD AND OTHERS.

This was an action for running down the his, by
the Mary and Elizabeth, on the night of the 11th of
DecemLtr last, where the Thames was three miles
broad. The Captain and ship-boy of the plaintiffs'.
vessel'havin,, proved that the Isis was lying at an•
chor—that the Elizabeth and Mary was sailitg down
•the river with both w ind and tide—that the night was
moonlight—that there was plenty of room to pass on'
eithr side—...nd that the Captain called to the de-
fendant's sloop before she ran foul of the plaintiffs'
vessel : the first Mate of the defendants' sloop was
called to prove, that if the plaintiffs' vessel had put her
helm a-port, the accident would not have happeneJ.
But Lord ELLE:MC/ROUGH would not receive this evi-
dence : he was not prepared to e. y that it was neces-
sary that every small vessel lying at anchor should
keep watch all night ; and if the defendants' sloop
had ample room to pass on either side, she must take
the consequences of her preference to run foul of a
stationary vessel. The defendants' witnesses contra.
dicted the evidence on the part of the plaintiffs in al-
most every particular, and said that their vessel was
moored in the centre of the River, the usual place of
lying at anchor !
Lord ELLENDOROUGH reprobated such incredible
testimony ; and when the witness said that his Cap-
tain behaved like a Gentleman to the plaintiffs' crew,
his Lordship observed, that he had conducted his ves-
sel too much like a geralonan, and should have &hewn
himself a little more of the sailor.

The ownership of the vessel could not be proved by
the mere production of the ship's rzgistcr, as had been
decided in a recent case ; but the plaintiffs proved by
a witness that Everard was one of the owners ;
Lord ELLENBOROUGII said, that the defendants' wit-
nesses would most probably fix the other owners, for
they would be called at the peril of such an examina-
tien upon the voir dire. The First Mate actually did
prove the interest in al: the other defendants, elcept
one, against w hom, as the evidence was doubiftil, Mr.
()miaow, to the plaintiffs, consented that a verdict
of Not Guilty should be entered. The other defen-
dants were found Guilty ; the amount of the damages
having been agreed by r. CAsu•nnu., on the other
side, to be referred.
MARCH 4.—ITAGEDORN V. BELL.

This was a cause sent down fornew trial, uonn the
question of the neutrality or POD neutrality of Ilam-
burgh at the time of the insurance, the licence being
to the plaintiff and other British or neutral merchants.
It was agreed to turn the question into a case, on
the Orders in Council, and the following evidence :
—A native of Hamburgh proved, that in the year
1806, the gates of thAt city were shut against :100
Frenchmen, but that afterward, 60(X)!erced an entry.
The v izness resided there during the years 1866, 7,
8,9, and thr•Aigh the whole of the year 1810, when
the French always zontintod in the possession of the
city, sometimes in greater numbers and sometimes in
less, but the government was always exercised by the
Senate of Hamburgh. Few et' the British factory
resided there, hut many British merchants who car-
ried on correspondence, but it was nA so extensive
as before. The first arrest of British merchants was
in 1806. Those were not put into gaol, but under
the superintendance of a few ccntinels, for about five
weeks. On the 9th of February, 1311, a Governor
appointed by the French Emperor to preside over
Hamburgh and the Hans Towns, arrived in that
city : and on the 13th the Senate of Hamburgh was
deposed, they haring till that moment exercised full

power and nothoi ;ty° over the Government of le
city. About that time, or two days bet...re, two
French Counsellors of State arrived in Haniburgh,
who immediately took upon them the erecution of
.the government and finances. Two Fiamburgli
standards with the city arms were then taLn down
from the Senate-House, and the arms were taken
from the stamps and the newspapers. About March
1 th, a conscription of all the young mm bet ween
the ages of 19 and 20 was ordered, as in Franc,e.
The members of the houses in %Omni interest watt
averxd, were domiciled in Hamburgh.

IiCCKI:It V. GRECS% -
This was an insurance upon the Fortun2, which
was sent down for new trial, upon the supposition
that the rep.tirs for which !le put into Car'sham were
not necetsury. They were now p:oved to be so, and
the plsintiff had a verdict.

RUCKER v. COLOGAN.
This was an insurance on goods on board the Tu.
gen, which met with the same fate as the list ship.
Tf:a first question was, 'whether she. had a tight under
the terms of the policy to wait in the port of Car's-
ham for orders ? the decision of which Lord Et.i.LN-
monot:tat reserved, as the subject was otherwise under
the consideration c f the Court. But upon th- next
question, whether the delay in that port from the Btlt
Nov. to the ith Dec. was not unreasonable? the Jury
found fur the defendant.

RECKER V. ANDREWS.
This case abided the event of the last.
Ftt:tur o. LARKING.
This was agreed to be turned into either a case, or
a special verdict, the question being stated by Mr.
CARS to be nearly the same as that in Fkndi v. &03,
now pending. The interest was in Russians (ene-
mies), Knd the condemnation was by an act of their
own state.

Lord arEvtionounn expressed his impression that
the words a on behalf of themselves and others," in
the license granted to British merchants, must mean
to ethers in par] jure, and did not extend to all the
world.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL said, that the direct con-
trary had been decided in the Court of Admiralty.
and that there was a great part of the license which
was not before his Lordship.
Lord ELLENBOROUGII knew that that Court had
held some licenses stricth.timijurit ; aild surely, when
it was contemplated to cover an enemy's interest, the
eyes of the Government ought to be opened, and they
should at least see what was meant.
The ATTOBNEY GENERAL said, that the wards in
licenses, ig to whcnusoever the goods shall appear to
belong," had been in the Admiralty always construed
to cover an enemy's goods.
Lord EussuoaCt:cas doubted if the common law
could sauc.ion such hidden intensimeats.

ALlluts wiLiON.

This was an insurar.:e from London to Archangel,
in which the only question was, whether the goods
had been aartionised before they were seh.ed and
condemned ? and it appered that they were put into
the Custom-house warehouses, because all the ware-
!louses at Archangel belonged t) the Government.
The Aproam:v-G.,,sFattix, for the plaint'ff, desired
the Jury to consi.ler the uoc'erwriltr's risk as not
having expired,
.la.tcause the Captain had not beet
paid Its fr..ight to which he wcuid have been entitled
as soon as the goods were satc:y warehoused : but
Lord ELLLNI.IOI:OLUII said, that was a clue Lion be-
tween other patties, and the Captain might still have
an action fdt his which there was n' great
temptation to pay him when the goods were host.
The ATTORNZV=GENERAL chime to bknon-suited.

COURT OF COMMON .I'LF.AS, MARCH S.
kutwAN V. rAWINGTuS.
This was an action on a policy of insurance, on a
ship laden with cedar, from the Baltic to London.
It appealed, that the ship sailed ftom her port with-
out convoy, under Hamburg!' collurs, and, being
met in the Sound by a Fiench privateer, was cap-
tured.. It was contended, Olt the part of the under-
writers, that the Captain had been guilty of a gross
negligence, in not waiting at Carlscrona•for convoy;
also, that he had run into certain destruction, 13i
going into the Sound at a time when the enemy had
completely infested it with privateers. It was argued,
that he might have gone through the Belt with less
danger than the Sound, if he had not chosen to wait
for the sailing of convoy. Verdict for the plaintiff.

A qiiestion has been lately decided in the Court of
King's Bench, respecting the right of the younger sons .
of Burgesses in the town and county A Haverfc?rir7
west, to the freedom of that ancient and respect]
pij
that Corporation; and the result was, a confirmation olf
The misdemeanour on which a true bill has been
found against a certain Nobleman, w.is the getting a
certain number of Liberty Men (ihat is min cf war's
men, who had permission to go on shore), on board
his pleasure yatchr, in the Mediterancan, and sailing
with them to a distant' port.
Monday te'nnight J. Hatfieli.', of ShAeld, was
brought before the Magistrates of Arbroath, charged
with having tin.t.l a pistol on the Sunday preceding,
on the rocks near low.water.mark, a little east of the
town, f,Jr which he was fined AZ. ss. and 10s. 3d.
exp-nces. J. Mitchell, of Glasi,ow, was Aso fined
the stria rf :is. rnd 10s. Ss!. expenccs, for being
present en il.e oceits;On.
RaortnErt's REport r.---Yetterd4Y the Recorder
made a Report to the Prince Regent, of the f, flow-
ing capital Convicts, Kite, stu. ling
Bank-notes, value 45, the property if ld.igh Jo
G. Lester, for stealing goods, rabic *lO, :e roper-
ty of J. and T. Croft ; T. Wells, for rolibing T.
Smith, on the highway ; W. Foler, for ste-iling
goods, the property of R. B:Plow an..l J. Alf; E.
James, for returning from transportation ; T. Hunt,
for robbing W. Green, on the highway; Mary Car-
rel, for stealing goods, the property of J: Lamming,
privately in his shop ; 'l'. Weo.l, tor ste.iling Bank-
notes, value £lO, the property of J. Genii!, in his
dwellirg-house : P. Barnard, tot stealing goods, va-
lue £7, the property of J. Frazer and R. Price, pri-
vately in their shop ; C. King and T. Culliver, for
stealing goods, value .€lOO, the property of J. Tucker,
in a barge on the River ; R. Woodhatch. for return.
ing from transportation ; G. Ostardo, for stealing
Cs, value £l6, the property of Messrs. Love ana
lier, privately in their shop ; and Sarah Slater. far
putting off counterfeit money when his Royal High-
ness vas pleased to respte them during pleasure.

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• )3411t4101IATT.
• AN ELEGlAtillia4rE! JOHN 11t4
he livlrg may learn hiCrokge from the dead.
OLD ETITAIriI.

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O ! drop a tear for BIT I Y AIMILZYT,
Led astray from Wisdom's ways!
Ali! once the blithest in the hamlet—
Now a scaffold ends liar days!
Es hold her bending in contrition !.
Mark her supplicating eye!
In vain for life her sad petition..—
Justice doonfs, and death is nigh I
Around a rueful Took she glances
On the friends of former years,
While Pity, as her end advances,
Trickles down their cheeks in tears !

Endearing scenes of long-lost pleasure,
Rush upon her troubled mind;
Sweet Faith, and Truth's unfading treasure,
Left neglected far behind !
Abass.l, she thinks, in deep dejection,
What she is, and might hare b2en ;
And, situdd'ring, s:srts with recolleetitin
At the dreaditil guiph between!
Like some fair P. o 4t• on Life's will common.
Dy the gale at random blown,
All that on earth adorns a WOlll2ll,
'sitcom:cr., was overthrown!
Then, driv'n by shame and indiscr,tion,
Wand'ring outcast, and forlorn,
Remote front home or habitation.
Ft d with berries from the thorn—

Down yonder lane where rim!: veeds blossom,
Sadand soi'rowtzl her eight,
An infant Origin to her doosnni
•
First lathal the morning I:ght
who at rase are happy MOthcra,

Al! your cares and pains forgot,
0 ! think, in pity think on others,
Want and wretchedness their lot!
For want she raw her Infant languish,
None to succour, none to save,
And, frantic with despair and angolih,
limited It headlong In the wave !
Yet drop a tear for BETTY ADILETT
1.o! at Mercy's shrine she prays!
Ab ! once the gentlest in the hamlet—
Kind awl true its better dayi!
u• t Tithe Miipent in Youth's sweet season,
Folly learnt Iu Guilt's abode,
AtAl Vice th.it shuns the light of Reason,
Led her far away from GOD !
Deltoid her no* in deep contritlon,
Fbr her crimes aliaid to die!
And, Maidens, from her sad condition,
Learn to fix your thoughts on high !
Or humble or obscure tour 'Netting,
Wiaorn'i ways will lead to fame
For Virtue, Pride and Pomp excelling,
Decks with gems a spotless name!
But Woman, void of pure Devotinn,
l'hntieh she live in splendid halls,
Purd with the pride of vain emotioh,
Likes fenceless city fell!!
oserWhelm'd with guilt and sorrow,
Bev're /tatter-l.'s course is run !
Meet to see another morrow,
Mr behold the setting sun!

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. .
A Oliva:ly of Csnitedips, eithttest in number,
from Covers Garden, Edinburgh, Dalin, and most ,
'of the principal provincial theatres in England, ar- ,
lived at Barbadoes on the 20,h of December, in the
"Ship Olive Branch from London, and a new theatre
'Twat; veiled at Bridgetown, on the Ist of January with
the Comedy of The Wert Indian, and the Farce of The
4tpaileit Child .and performed to .a crowded house.
,
Berlf.6n Sunday se'nnighr, two of the French pri- 1
&allaying broken their parole of honour, at Ash.
y-de-laZouch, information thereof was immediately
lo,n
tithto the principal inn-keepers at Loughborough, 1
-,
om a suppositiOn that they were likely to pass
Vtlciugh that ta*li I only a few hours had elapsed be-
fore tvm persons answering the description of the fu-
gftiVei cattle on foot to the Bull's Head Inn there,
And ordered dinner, and a chime for Leicester; the
liiidlady, Mrs. Hopkins, immediately apprized the
`constable of the circumstance, who took them both
iiito custody, and conveyed them before the Rev. Dr. '
.HARDY, when it was discovered, that instead of their
'tieing-the persons 'supposed, they were both from
Ashbourne, in Derbyshire, one tof them, Lieutenant ,
Joseph Peter Pieri, a French. officer, who bad broken I
- ibis
,paYaly fi oils that town, and the other a young wo-
,inan,,drared in wan!, apparel! who he had enticed away
',Mtn' her friends at that place. They were both
.comtnitred to Leicester jail; the former to remain •
tht.re till. the Transport Board :hall order his renioval, +
mid .the latter, we uncterstnir, will be tried an the
'eliare of aiding and assisting the Frenchman to i
Ili
-escape out of the kingdom.
As, inoortatit Discovery, Seventeen Tears EriatE:hed,
in theffirst Cityin the Word—Consequently it becomes
a duty incnmbent on the proprietor, to give it if pos-
iible, an universal publicity, which he is now endea-
vouring to accomplish, at an expense little short of
*Three Thousand Pounds a Year, by hourly inform-
ing and hourly proving to mankind of all descrip-
iiols, that those who are tortured with the Gout,
Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism Pleurisy, Heads
idle, Bilious Sick Head-ache, Asthmatic, Consunip-
five and Bilious complaints, Tooth-ache, Face-ache,
or iar-ache, may be cured in a reasonable time by
tare use of. the Gym-vox:AN MiiIMINIES i and by ap-
. ,plying to the Inventor, B. Gurrr, Chymist, N0..•9,
(Treat Sutrey-sireet, lilick-friars:hildge, between the
itours of nine and twelve any morning, (Sunday ei-
-apted,) may be perfectly relieves! before they leave
NM) which is such an earnest of cure as no empiric
or %nolar plactiLioner, except ems.: that practice
wisith the same prepai a ions, did ever dare to promise,
because not *lag able to 'succeed, they would prove
theMselves impostors, and the _Litre ducks would
duack so I. nd .:..s to be distinctly heardat an immense
tstance, fatal yrOnOuncing them pretendetis only to
,medical knowledge. The truth of which may be
IL in'hy yitatni fling the last page of the tenth -edition
ire 1):, p.% Guide from pain, which will be published
,n lit paper ea Saturday, the 7th of March.

POLICE.

Bow-srnarr.--On the night of the '36th ult. the
house of Mr. West, the painter, in Newman-street,
Was broke open and robbed of considerable property.
A very large chissel 'teas left behind by the robbers,
which Pearkes and Salmon, Bow-street officers,
traced to belong. to a than who worked at a trunk-
maker's, at the back of the premises, who was also a
soldier in the Guards. Yesterday the man attended
at the Office, and proved an dill, by a certificate from
his Adjutant, that he was on duty in the Tower that
right. He also proved, that the chissel was not his
own property, but that he had borrowed it of a man,
and had It in use ; he also proved, that other tools
were stolen from his workshop on the night of the
robbery. The poor man Ltd he had a wife and two
iltiliren, and had lost a deal of rime about the
huitiess ; and he wanted to know who was to pay
him for his loss of t;me ? Mr. ]'MARES lamented his
case, but said there was no redress for him ; the cir-
cumstance of the chissel belonging to him, being very
suspkious.
GOILDIIALLe••-•A chimney.sweeper's boy, named
George Davis, alias Hayfield, was charged on suspi- ,
cion of robbing the house of Mr. F. Core, of \Vin.
chester-street, of a silver teapot, anti a number of I,
silver forks and table spoons. He was committed.
Ha rroN GARDEN.—Yesterday E. Dykes, aged 16,
was fully committed, charged by Messrs. Bennett and
Co. watchmakers, in Clerkenwell, by whom he was
employed, with having stolen several ounces of gold
wire, his property, which the prisoner offered for sale
at a refiner's, where he was stopped.
Several petty shopkeepers were summoned by the
Society for the Suppression of Vice, for selling trifling
articles on the Sunday, and were convicted in the
usual penalty, with costs.
THAMES Po:am—Tuesday two persons were
charged with having in their possession marine stores,
withtatt having made an entry in their shop-books of
the persons and the time when they purchased them,
and were fined in the mitigated penalty of £lO each.
A gentet:l looking man was brought up, charged
with uttering a bill of exchange, purporting to be the
acceptance of Messrs. Francis, a fictitious firm, with
intent to defraud Mr. Haley, a ship-owner, of 8150.
The prisoner declined sa) mg any thing at present,
and he was fully committed.
A person underwent his third examination, being
charged with obtaining goods by means of false pre-
es. After a hearing, which lasted the greater
pan of the day, he was remanded.
QVEZNSQUARE.—Two brothers were charged on
suspicion of having swindled various persons to a con-
siderable amount. A vast number of charges were
exhibited against them, and tiwy ucrc te-committed.
From the evidence of a gentleman, tesiding at Lam-
beth, it appeared, that the prisoners ordered 25 sacks
of flour to be f.rwarded to a baker's, who had trans-
acted business with him, and succeeded in obtaining
possession of the flour, wilt a cal t, and it pair horses.

DIVIDENDS.—( From ". uesday Night's Gazette.)
I'Vfatelt 26. Richard Knight, of Warminst,:r, Wit's, grocer-
114arcis 23. Robert Cooke%ley, of Pool, Montgonieryshire, tmi-
bet-tuerchant—April 11. Charles Ogilvie aa4 Wm. M4Neillie,
of Liverpool, soap-rranufactureri—March 7. George Smith and
John (Nitre, of Chepstow, hfonmoutb,L•re, bankers—March 24.
Rachel Marsh, of Rayleigh, Essex, linen-draper—March 26.
Alexander Jolaiston, of Manchester, draper•—April .28. Won.
Ensor, oLßatk, grocer—March 26. Thomas Harding, Ludlow,
Salop, inbkeeper—March 24. James Tlirpin, of tipper Touting,
Surrey, corn-dealt r—March 24. James and John Winter, of
Acre -lane, Brit toti Causeway, builders—Ntirch 24. Jos. Gardner
of Horslydown, Southwark, coal-merchant—::larch 24. Paul
Sylvester, of Wantage, berks, tanner—March 24. John Shear-
craft, of Gloucester-street, Ouecn-square, taylur—March 17.
Ralph Noble, of Clarke's Terrace, Cannuit-street toad, merchant
—April 4. Nlargautt and Mary Ullock of Chatham, Kent, linen-
drapers—March 24. Joill Ntsbitt, Eckvart Stewart, and Usti
Nesbitt the younger, of Aldermanbury, merchants.

CF.RTIFICATES, March 24.
James Powell, cf 0.. Margaret's liorough, stneoner
Robert Claridge, of Upper Cerrge-strett, Manchester-sepiare,
upholsterer—Oliver Newcomb, ut liol!es-street, Cavendish-
sqesare, upholstercr—Francia Hr.ywsrd, of New Sarum, Wilts,
Itehert Cin thorn, of Stockport, Cheshire, check-manu-
r—Joseph Price, of Bath, bookseaer—Thumas Kelaway,
of Sun-s•reet.; Walworth, carpenter—John Rogers the elder and
younger, Port-place, Bermondsey, haller A—James Ford, Swan -
lane, Rotbesialthei cowkeeper—Nicholas Clonney, of Liver-
pool, provishia-mcsOant—Ltarles Dufretie and John i'enny, of
Nottingham, haberdashors—Jame s Clark, of broad-west, West.
minger, upheiiseerer—Eslward Farrar, of Halifax,grocsir.