Star.
London, England, 1804-05-15 00:00:00

BINGULAR einrcllfENGN.

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In the late Glafgow papers we have teen a detailed
account pf finguLir phenomenon which happened
in the neighbourhood of that city, on Thurfday the
sth of IA month, and which eteited great confler-
nation in thofe parts of the country where it occur-
red. One account lays— . • •
Three men at work in a field at Poffil, about three miles north
from Glafgow, in the forenoon ~f Thturday the nth April, were
alarmed with a fingular noire, which continued, they ray, about
two minutes, kerning to proceed from the fouth-eaft to the north-
welt. At brit, it appeared to refemble four repave from the fir-
ing of cannon, afterwards the foetid of a hell, or rather of a gong,
with a violent whizzing noire; and kitty, they heard • found, as
If fame hard body fired, with very great force, the furface of the
earth.
On the ante day, in the forenoon, fix men were at work in the
Pail quarry, so feet below the furface of the ground, and there
too an uncommon noire was heard, which, it is (aid, feemed at
firft to proceed from the firing of Come cannon; but afterwards
the found of hard rub:tame hurling downwards over Genes and
continuing in whole for about the (pace of a minute.
By others who were at the quarry, the noire is dercritsed as cant
dotting about two minutes, appearing as if it began in the wet:,
and puffed round by the fouth towards the cart, at fir@ as If three
or four cannon had been fired off, and afterwards, as a violent,
ranting, whizzing noire. Along with there lift people, there were
I two boya,•ne cif ten, and the other of four years old, and a dog I--
tbe dog, on hearing the noire, ran home, (teasingly in a great
fright. The Overfeer at the quarry, daring the continuance of the
noire, on looking up to the atmofphere, ohkrved in it a mifty
motion, which occaGmed in him a confidtrable alarm • and im-
mediately fomething (truck with great force in a drain, made for
turning off water, in the time of rain, m after rain, about ninety
prds dillance, foldhlog mud and water for about twenty feet
round. The overfeer then ran up to the place where the rplatdog
was °Verve!, when he faw a hole made at thebottoned the drain.
In that place a (mall Ream of water, perhaps about a quarter of
an inch deep, was running over a gentle declivity, and no rpring
is merit. The hole was filling with water, and about fix inches
of It remained ftill empty. The °writer having made bare his
arm, thrult his hand and arm into the hole, which he judges to
have been Amon perpendicular, the bottom, being perhaps rather
a very little Inclined to the eaft, and the upper part of it to dewed.;
at the bottom of the hole he felt fornething bard, which he
could not move with his band. The hoe was then cleared
oat with a (hovel and mattock, but nothing was obferved ex•
LI cep* • the natural Return of foil, and a foil toady rock upon
which it lay, and two piece of flee that had penetrated a few
inches through the rock. Thr pieces of Rene he took to be wide-
, tone, and thinks that they were o inches below the bottom of
the drain, and that the whole was about is hacks in diameter. -
I Ha was am fenfibleof apy particular beat In the water, or in the
pines of hone, nor of anynacornsoon feria is the latter, although
he apg&d it to his marl*
At the village of High Poffil, which is within a quarter of a
I mile of the place where the @one fell, the Mee gave much alarm
to there who were In the open air ; and there, it form, they
thought that the founds proceeded from the huda-nalt to north-
weft, agreeably zei the report of the three men fir@ ausdoesi.
In corroboradori tithe above particulars, it Is italic! lo the 014-
dew Parrs receireil els floridly. That, on the forenoon of the
day on which this phoeatenon took place, while a .perfon was
walking in Ids garden at Barnhill, Blantyft,nine miles foinh-saft
from Olaf ow, he heard five or tlx &Hoek reports m ff from or-
talery, after which, there were rectal, dough not lewd, peals et
Moody, accompanied with time rialtos of lightning. The ink
prehon made upon him at the time was awful in the extreme. A
romewha• fimilar noire was heard, at the fame time, near Airdrie,
eleven miles calt from Glsfgow."

Captain Neva, of the HAZARD (loop, is promoted
to the rank of Poft Captain.
Captain Jamas itain Bs appointed t
command the Roma-
o the MITPOR bomb.
minis and CapuILTOM IO

Los, of 44 guns.
TDADI Wrans.—An experienced Leaman has for.
nifhed the following account of the Leafing of the
North Eaft Trade -Winds, the refult of a careful ex-
amination of nearly soo Journals; it ceafes in January
between the 6th and 4th degree of North latitude !
in February between the sth and 3d •in March and
April, between the sth and 2d ; in May between the
6th and 4th ; in June in the loth degree ; in Auguft
and September between the 14th and 13th degrees ;
and during the months of ()Bober, November, and
December, they blow as far as the line.
During the violent thunder florin on Friday fe'n.
night, a (mall cloud, commonly termed a water
(pout, bunk near Winkfield, and literally (livered
three large trees to pieces. befides difmembering two
others. The country for many miles round was
perfeßly deluged ; indeed, fo heavy a rain in many
parts of Berkthire and Surrey, can fcarce be remem-
bered by the old& inhabitant. and we fear very ex-
tenfive damage has been done by it.—At Sunninghill
mill, the water role to a great heights and damaged
a confiderable quantity of flour.
The following further and moft alarming account
of the effelts of a late ftorm, was received from F.
Itteaas, Efq. of Wefthover.houfe, in the parifh of
Bitton, near the Upper Briftol road, about five miles
from Bath :—" During the thunder-Rom on Friday
fe'noight, our family experienced in a moll extraordi.
nary degree the proteition of Providence. The bottle,l
which is fubftentially built with (tone, is fo much
Mattered and cracked. that it is impoffiblz to trace
where the lightning entered, or to defcribe the ha.
vork it made in every room it siGted. In the front
rooms, chambers, and parlours, the wainfcot was
bonnet), the bells were melted, a box was broke to
pie-es. arid a bonnet it contained was confirmed. In
one of the chambers was Mrs. Riners (who had
been confined leveret days to her bed, and is fence
dead) ; the lightning made great devallation ; all the
panes of the windows, except three, were broken, a
locking-glafs and dreffing.box were torn to pieces, the
wainfcottng tore away and broke into many pieces,
about two feet long. which were drove about with
fuch force, as to go through the bed-curtains and
head-cloth : one piece is forced into the (tone wall fo
(Iron, that without a proper tool it cannot be got
nut ; the top of the bed was forced off the polls, and
the bcdPead removed Come inches; the fragments of
wood, glafs, and Hone, falling on the pillow. The
nurfe, who was Minding by the bed-fide, was knocked
down, and is much injured by the fire and (plinters.
Mr. Ricers, who was Sanding by her, was unhurt,
as was Mrs. Mantel!, a relation ; every batons wine.
glafs, and waterglafs, was broke. and the brafs nails
I rum the chairs forced out. The explofion was louder
than that of the heavieft cannon, but (harper. The
room was full of Smoke, the door fall ; each feared
that the others in the room were killed, Mr. Manta.
who was Sanding at the Arm door, was fcen in the
midft of fire. his hair was in a blaze r and the oppo-
fi:e dour poll, to which the iron chat" was fallened,
was fplit to pieces. A man fervent in the cellar was
knocked down, as was alfo another in a hack kitchen ;
a gardener was forced down. and the melons and
lorcklayers neer the bottle feretely felt the (bock
Many perfons who have leen the effetls of lightning
at other places, declare that no ate iittlance ct eicape
CAM be compared with 111.3..7

LAW INTELLIGENCE.,

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY ta. '
TLc account given in Mit Paper of yefferday, relpeeting the
Cafe 0 Mr. de Mannevilic. before the Coed. of King's Bench,
beingendrely erroneous, we think it our deny to lay before the
Public the following full and coned': Rumens of the whole
affair.

AAAAA COITUS. •
Mr. Easetee, on a former day, had obtained a
Writ of Habeas Corpus, to be directed to Mr. De
Manneville to bring into Court his daughter, Caro-
line de Mannevill., a child of eight months
This application was made by Mrs. De Manneville,
under Rretence that the father might carry •it to a
diflant part of England, or out nithe country.
Mr. TOPPING, on the part of Mr. De Manneville,
moved, that the return which had been made to this
writ might be filed. The return was read, and Rated
that the child was brought in obedience to the writ.
This beautiful and healthy child was brought into
Court in the arms of a thoft refpeitable looking nurfe.
Mr. TOPPING Paid, that a was now to be decided
by the Court how this. chid was to be difpofed of ?
he fubmitted that the Court would order this child to
remain in the cußody of the father, in which it then
was ; and that he did, on the authority of the cafe
of Mr. Litton, which was before the. Court in 1775
and 1781. In that cafe Lord MANSFIELD laid,
" The Court cannot at any age take a child from its
father." He therefore fubmitted on the authority
of that cafe, and of many others that ,might be
mentioned, that Mr. I)e Manneville was entitled to
the cuftody of his child. The writ was obtained on
the idea that there was in the affidavits an ezprefs
declaristion of an intention to take this child toFrance.
He had looked over thefe, affidavits with the greatell
care and attention, and had found nothing in them
like fuCh..a declaration, but only fears and appre-
henfions etpreffed by this Lady, without one reafon
whatfoever afligped for them.
Lord ELLaritioitoucti here defired the Learned
Counfel on the other fide to point out thole parts of
their affidavits on which they relied.
Mr. Easel's', Mr. GALION. Mr. Gisu, &c. di-
rated the attention of the Court to dude, parts of
their affidavits they had ladled, and commented on
them with great abilities,_ and Mr. Garman, particu-
larly dwelled much on Mr. De Manneville being an
alien and a native of France, and on the cruelty of
taking a child from its mother in inclement weather,
and driving it away in an open gig, and alto Dated
that Mr. I)e Manneville had brought a great deal
of money into this country, which he, the Learned
Counfel, did not know what he would do with it ;
but they were not able to produce one fail from
which the Court might infer that Mr. De Manne•
I vile meant to carry his child out of the country.—
' The two principal affidavits for Mrs. De Manneville
were both made by the lady herfelf, and only Rated
groundlefs fears and apprehenfions.
Lord ELLanaoapuGN obferved, that thefe affida•
vits did not touch any injury to the chi'd, which was
the only thing the Court was then inquiring into.
Mr. Tor r trio was beginning very ably to Rate the
II numerous affidavits which Mr. De Manneville pro-
' duced in anfwer to thole on the other fide, when the
Lord Chief Joßice told him, as this lady had laid no
ground before the Court to induce it to grant the
lapplicat
felf anyion, it was totally unnecelfary to give him
trouble.
Mr. Torpino Paid he was afraid, that from his
with for the accommodation of their Lordfhips, and
that public bufinefs might go on with convenient
(peed, he might have done injuftice to his client, Mr.
Dc Manneville, in not fully Rating his cafe, which
was fupported by his own affidavits, and great many
others which had been (hewn to the other fide.—
Thefe affidavits, lie Paid, ()mold be filed. Some of
them proved that this injured and oppread Gentle-
man, for fuch he undoubtedly was, was not the
perfon defcribed by the other fide ; he had affidavits
from many of the firft military and commercial cha-
ratters in this country, who had known him for
many years, and Rated him to be a Gentleman
of
high rank and honour. When Mr. Tor r win was thus
proceeding, Lord ELLSNSOROUGN interpofed, and
Paid, No inference to the difadvantage of Mr. De
Manneville can be drawn from circumftantes that
do not apply to the particular cafe before us. The
father is entitled to the legal cußody of his child ; if
he abufes that legal cullody of his child, this Court
would interfere for the proteCtion of the objeft of
that legal right, namely, the child. It is here fug-
gelled the parental authority has been abufed. The
child is produced. There is no complaint that any
abufe has been made of the cußody the father has
had of his child fence the writ iffued, or rather fence
he has obtained in the manner they (late tilt
feffion of his child ; it is not pretended it hasilufler-
ed any thing in refpell of nurture, or that any in-
jury has been fullatned in the culla), in which it
now is. The father, therefore, having the legal
cultody of his child, and it not appearing to us that
he has abufed that cußody, in that cultody therefoie
it mull remain.
Mr. Joilice LAV/ItFNCIE bid, there was a later cafe,
where a father, although divorced from his lad'''. and
there being a reafon for imagining that he did not
believe the child to be his own, applied to the Court
for the cittlody t I the child, and Lord Kenyon even
thcre fiid that the father had the legal cullody of
the child, and the Court would order it into that
cuftody, ankle there was fome reaflin to (tipple it
might be facrificed in his cultody. In the prefent
vale, this child remaining in the c illod)• of the fa-
ther may well deprive the mother of lure cornfnit ;
but we have nn reafon t.i think this child I, ca u:r.d,
or that it will be ill ofed.
Mr. Goaarriv begged to h: itral:rgi-rd that in
what hr had laid, he TIIGA:It nn ditscfpeel to Mr.
Mai.neville, tow horn he WA+ a tOTAlttraniter.
The Court to drred this ch,:d to remain in the
caflody of the father.

MAT 14.

1113TTIAIFILLIN, ma, O. WILLIAM. AND CM•IlLS11

WINDLII.

We have before had occation to notice this mare,
wherein the Plaintiff, an informer, obtained a ver-
diet of scot. againß the Defendants, on the Coal
MI. the Defendants had taken out a Writ of Er-
ror, and Mr. M moved to make the Rule he
had obtained abfolute in order that the Plaintiff
might proceed to execution. The ground on which
Poch a Rule can be obtained. is to be prepared, by
{hewing. that the Wra of Error of the Deftedants

tree only for the porpore of deliy: The'Letrod
Counfel had produced awaffidavit- 11,which'ir
rrsr
depofed, • that the -Defendants 014 The,
would never pay a fhilling, ajae Writ oftenor would
fpin the matter olpt-twelvE • tnonthi, and then he
would bring another Writ of Wrier in 'the Hoofs sE
Lords, where the Plaintiif would not be ditporsitlii
follow him." They further depofed, they weld loaf
the Plaintiff out of the money as. lriii; ag Writs or
Error and Bilk in Chancery could der. tr."
Mr.'EasalNa oppofed this able; he prruktead
affidavits to Chew, that the-language of the 'Deem•
dants had been wholly mifreprefented ; and he 'cell-
tended there was a probable and jult grninad ga
which the Writ of Error was founded. Rule dif-
charged.
THE SING O. W.WESTON. .1111 D W. TSACUI, 1. 110.114

J. OILINGIl• ♦$D It. 1111TN.''
Theft perfons were fenteneed to vartois terms of
tpiefonstent, for obfkrufting revenue •fscers.

WISTMACOTT V. JOFIN issceremn,
A Rule had been obtained to. fhew caufe, why
the bonds of reference to arbitration &could not bal .
altered in that part which enables the Arbitrated, to
examine on oath the Plaintiff and Defendant! The
Plaintiff is a builder, and had ere:led, for the De-
fendant, Fonthill Abbey, a place where all the pro.
digality of nature. and all the expedients of art, bad
conduced to invite pleafurc, and excite admiration.
A former arbitration had been entered upon between
there parties and the award had been fet afide by
the Coort, becaufe the Arbitrators had received tie
Forte evidence from the Plaintiff, which fhould ant
have been admitted. A fecond arbitration had beets
affented to by the Plaintiff, but not lentil Mr.
White, Attorney for the Defendant, had affented tat
delivering, in part of payment, five biHs at diaant
dates, to the amount together of agool. The condi-
tions of the Taft bonds were, that no Writs of Error
fhould be brought, and that no application fhould be
made to the Court of Equity.
Mr. Easatrl raid, that it was peculiarly impro-
per that Mr. Weftmacott, the Plaintiff, &odd be
permitted to be examined by the Arbitrators, be.
caufe not only the Defendant was out of the king-
dom, but his agent, Mr. Williams, was dead, to vrhbne
there tranfaftions were confided. As abfence et-
eluded the one from giving evidence, and death bad
(hut the mouth of the other, he hoped the ex pails
communications of the Plaintiff would not he admit-
ted. Rule difcharged.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY it.
t NAM asat.Ask O. POITIRS.
Application having been made for a new trial id
this cafe, the queftion, Whether a note given on a.
receipt (tamp was as good as if given an a note
(lamp was refaced for the confideration of the

Conit.
Sir Jam Es MANSFIILD baying referred to an alt
of the 37th of his Majefty, which Rates that every
note mutt be given upon a Ramp of proper denomi-
nation ; if otherwife, or mould a note be given on a
(tamp of equal value, but of a different defcription
from the Ramp neceffary to be ufed, fuch miftake is
to be remedied by applying to the officer of Ramps;
i who, on receiving the fees, will alter the ;nitro/aunt
to its tstoper form. It was clear, he obferved, that
the aft confidered all inftrurnents good for nothing
unlefs on prcper Ramps ; therefore the commifftoners
of Ramps were authorifed to put the proper marks on
the fees being paid. The note in quellton was con-
fequently confidered of no tire. The other Judges were
of the fame opinion,—Rule granted.
Mr. Serjeant Barr moved for a rule to thew cans
why the fum of 2921. fhould not be delivered to a
perfon named Bourne, againft whom a writ of fittri
facia: had been iflued, and judgment entered upon a
warrant of attorney, for 1701. The 2921. had been
given by the Defendant in romiff ry notesi which
are not yet due ; and the Plaintiff had
_proceeded to
judgment, keeping the notes in his poffeCfion—Rule
granted.
DAMS •ND OTIMS V. stecuTrot II or Mal..

In this cafe, referved for the opinion of the Court,
the queftion arifing eras, Whether a bond entered
into with the Royal Society of Muftcians in the year
1790, by one of the colleCtors, named Jeffe Hor-
wood, which impofed a penalty upon him, and his
fuccelFors to the office of colle&or, who Oswald nut
make an annual return d the different fume received
during the year from the fubfcribers to the charity,
was not done away by the ineorporatim of the to-
esety, effefted by a charter Come time (Tee ? The
aftion was brought to recover the Com of 5601. on
the bond (during the prefent term). It then appear-
ed that Horwood had died without making the yearly
return, and doubts having occurred as to the obliga-
tion of the bond, a verdict for nominal damages was
given. The Court after along difcuffion of the cafe,
intimated an opinion that the contraft entered into
by Horwood was rendered nugatory by the incor-
poration of the fociety in the year tBoo.—Another
point remains to be argued arifing out of this cafe.
MAY 14..-MIGAIT V. BOURNE.
A Rule having been obtained on a former day for
quathing the proceedings againti the Defendant, and
that the Plaintiff should deliver up certain promiffory
notes in his poffeflion ;
Mr. Serjeant Coc at t. moved the Court to difchargs
the Rule.
By the affidavits of the parties, it appeared the
Defendant, who is a coal merchant, was indebted to
the Plaintiff 901. A power of attorney was given
for the lame, and the money not being paid. Judg-
ment was entered up in April, tgot. The plaintiff
did no:, however, then proceed to mention, but
confented to take twelve notes accepted by the De.
tendant, of different dates, the lateft of them having
33 weeks to run. It was Sliisulated, at the time the
notes were given. that in order to have them duly
honoured. the Defendant fieould give iecurity. Ac-
cordingly it was agreed to make over the whole of
the Defendant's property, but a delay and refuter( af-
terwards to execute the inftrornent to that eat&
induced the Plaintiff to proceed to execution on the
power of attorney, keeping the notes in his poffeffion.
Upon the latter ground, a Kule was obtained to
quaff; the proceedings.
The Coen were of opinion the notes had been
taken cordi:ionally, and that thc retufal of the De.
fondant to make user his effects as a security, rots.
dered the agr srment void. Rule
datiharg d.
This bons the lag Jay, no nauttous of confecjitence
occurred.

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loving. that the Writ of Error of tk.: Defeadeots occurred.