Star.
London, England, 1809-03-03 00:00:00

GOTTENBURGH, FEB. el.

The following is an account of the last convoy
which sailed from Carlscrona the 22c1 December to
England, consisting of five British ships of war, three '
Swedish ships of war, and 12 merchant vessels, prin-
cipally large Prussian—British vessels :
Salcette frigate, drifted from the Malmo Channel
among the ice, into the Baltic, without anchors or
cables.
Magnet gun-brig, totally wrecked the 11th Janu-
ary, near Malmo—the crew saved.
Urgent gun-brig, sent round by the Belt, with dis-
patches, the 28th December.
Fame brig cutter, totally lost in Bornholm on the
23d Dec. with her commander and three of her crew.
Sacorner sloop cutter, totally lost near Ystad ;
crew saved.
Camilla frigate, drifted into the Baltic, from the
Malmo channel, without anchors, &c.
Wentaleta brig cutter, drifted through the Sound
the 6th January, and got into the Swedish port Touko.
Froughton, ditto, ditto, drifted through the Sound
the 6th January, and got into the Swedish port War-

berg.
Names of the different merchant-vessels chiefly
loaded from different Russian ports with hemp, &c. :
Recommencement, Capt. Kneger, burnt w hile on
shore in the Malmo channel, by the Danes, on the
17th January.
Britannia, Anderson, taken by the Danes on the
9th of January.
Joshina Ferentina, Usshindurf, drifted into the
Baltic, with Danes on board.
Satisfaction, Becker, drifted through the Sound the
6th of January, and not since heard of.
Four Friends, Grinson, an English vessel, taken
il y the Danes the Gth of January,
Three Davids, Bulk, stranded near Skander-
-1 cargo
Minorca, saved.
Wegner, taken by the Danes the 10th
January.
Nocticashdas, Dotthas, drifted into the Baltic with-
! out anchors, and returned with Danes on board, and
' sunk near Malmo. Crew saved.
Yeschkenthal, Sandberg, burnt by the Danes, while
on shore the 15th Jan. near Malmo.
i Enigkeit, Elizabeth, and another galliot, taken by
the Danes off Hornbeck.
Accounts have lately reached us of the Claudia,
Cotton, being lost on the Norway coast, with 14 of
her hands—of the loss of the Proselyte sloop of war
in the Anholt, besides the loss in this quarter of the
piercer and Constant gun-brigs.

cirr BUSINESS.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL, MARCH I.
Upon the minutes of the last Court being rcad,
Mr. MARRIOTT rose, for the purp use of objecting
to a standing order then voted, That no Member
of this Court, who holds any place or appointment
under Government, from which he derives an emo-
lument, or who receives any income, salary, or al-
lowance out of the public money, excepting Members
holding commissions in the London Militia, shall te
eligible to serve on any Committee or Commission in
the appointment of this Court." This order he con-
sidered as derogatory to the Court, and lamented he
was not present when the business was originally
brought forward ; as it was, however, he should
content himself with giving notice to move, at the
next Court, that this standing order should be re-
scinded, until the sth April.
Mr. WAITHMAN contended, that it was highly
necessary to support the Resolution to uphold the
independent character of the Court, which would be-
come questionable, if persons were allowed to hold
official situations in the city, the duties of which might
clash ivith those which the same parties held under
Government. The Court, he said, had publicly ex-
pressed their wish for a reform of abitsPs ; and he
would ask, what would be the opinion of the country
of their sincerity, if they were to rescind this Order ?
Mr. Alderman BIRCH contended, that the Court
had gone beyond their power in passing this resolu-
tion. He had heard Gentlemen talk much in decla-
matory speeches about supporting their rights and
privileges, but in the present measure they had struck
at the best interests of freedom. Every ward had an
equal right to send Members to that Court, who
every year went back to them for approval, and if
they could not discover any thing objectionable in
their Representatives' conduct, it was not in the
power of the Court to raise objections and deprive
them of their privileges.
Mr. Dixox said, that many Members of that
Court had been held up individually to the contempt
and ridicule of the country. Om !No !) Gentle-
men, he said, might cry " No," but he maintained
that it was so, and for no other reason than because
they had received a fair remuneration for their losses,
and to which their fidelity to the country fully en•
titled them.
Mr. HARPER, in allusion to the situation of the
American Loyalists, which he conceived to be com-
prehended in the Resolution, spoke warmly against
it, as tending to disqualify men who received a com-
pensation, to which Commissioners appointed by Par-
liament considered tht m as entitled, in consequence of
their losses in America. This honourable compensa-
tion from the justice of their country, he contended,
was widely different from what may have been given
for base 'and corrupt purposes. It was by no means
uncommon for Government to award compensation
for property sacrificed to promote the public advan-
tage, and whether that property so sacrificed is situa-
ted outside of Temple Bar, at the Isle of Dogs, or
on the shores of America (while it yet constituted a
part of the British Empire), the parties have not the
less claim upon their country. And at the Peace of
Paris, which terminated the American war, the pro-
perty of the Loyalists was sacrificed as the price of
peace. For his own part, he would observe, that
during the many years he had been a member of that
Court, he had served upon the Coal and Corn Com-
mittee, that of the City and Bridgehouse Estates, as
a Coal Meter in Trust, as also a Commissioner of
Sewers ; that he was at present appointed to other
Committees ; and in looking round the Court, he
perceived many Gentlemen who had served with him
on those different Committees ; and he was happy to
have this public opportunity of calling upon them to
say, whether he had ever given a vote that appeared
to have been guided by any interested motive, or
whether he had not, on the contrary, upon all occa-
sions exerted himself to promote the prosperity and
support the independence of the City of London.
Mr. JACKS supported the spirit of the Resolution,
but thought it was carried too far. He regretted he
was not present when it was originally brought for-
ward, and willingly bore testimony to the impartial
and upright conduct of the last speaker. He con-
cluded by observing upon the situation of those Gen-
tlemen who came within the Resolution as it now
stood, and could not help themselves, having engaged
their services from the sth of April last, till the .sth
of next April.
Mr. GOODBEHERE disclaimed any intention of hold-
ing persons up to contempt because they were loyal ;
he did not believe any supporter of this measure had
ever broached such an idea. The arguments used
against the Resolution were weak, and not likely to
divert the understanding. It was for the honour and
independence of the City, that persoo, us public situa-
tions should come to vote with their minds unbiassed.
If Gentlemen wanted a modification, it might have
been so ; but it was an insult to propose the abandon-
ment of the measure.
Mr. HARPER explained. He did not conceive
himself as shackled, as what he had received was
neither boon nor bribe, but a mere compensation.
Mr. WAITHMAN said, that neither on this or a for-
mer occasion, had he made any personal reflection,
or expressed rancour towards any individual. Where
a person gained a compensation for a loss sustained,
no one could consider it as a boon, or coming within
the meaning of the standing order. As to the gene-
ral arguments, he considered them ridiculous. The
firguments a Gentleman had used upon the principles
of freedom and liberty, would go to deprive the Court
of power to check abuses in any degree whatever. If
t were in the power of the Court to turn out a Mem-
ber, surely it was in its power to direct such Member
h)w he should act ; and if Wards will elect persons
who are not independent, who hold situations under
Government, or who are embarrassed in their circum-
stances, it was but proper that the Court should pre.
vent them from serving on Committees. He con-
ceived that the projected measure was only an indirect
way of putting the standing order altogether aside.—
If any Gentleman had come forward, and proposed
that its operation should be suspended until after the
sth of April, he would not have opposed it.
Mr. MARRIOTT said, he had only brought forward
his motion to give those gentlemen who had given
security to fill their offices till the sth of April. next
an opportunity to extricate themselves.
Mr. JACKS then moved, as an amendment, " That
the operation of the standing order should be suspen-
ded until after the sth of April nest ;"—Agreed to.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MARCH 2.
----.. DUNN V. LEWIS.
Yesterday morning, at two o'clock, Lord Viscount
The Plaintiff, a servant girl, was passing with her_
De.
FALKLAND died, at the house of his antagonist, mistress through Ludgate-hill, during the slippery
vonshire-place, of the wound he received on Tuesday weather of the 21th December last, and happened to
morning last, at Chalk Farm. An Inquest will be fall against. the Defendant's shop-window, (who is
held on the bndy this day. We understand that when a comb and truss-maker, on Ludgate-hill), and break
hi; Lordship was apprised of the Surgeon's opinion,
a pane of its glass. She hurt herself considerably by
he manifested great fortitude, and with as much
the fall, and brokesome crockery-ware, which, with
firmness as his debilitated condition would admit,
other things, she was carrying in a basket. Both
said, " I acquit Mr. POWEI.L of all blame in this trait- she and her mistress went into the Defendant's shop,
saction. I alone am culpable-" After the lapse of where the mistress offered to send a glazier on the
some hours, he again desired to see Mr. HEAVISIDE, Monday following (this was on Saturday evening),
to whom he expressed a wish to have the ball ex-
and mend the window, leaving in the mean time the
traded. Mr. H. said it was impossible, without the
basket, which contained goods of much greater value
operariori causing almost instant death. "You may
than the pane of glass. The Defendant insisted upon
live three or four hours afterwards, but not more," either having 4s. 6d. immediately for the payment of
continued Mr. H. His Lordship then said, he would
i the window, or sending the Plaintiff to the Compter;
first settle his wordly affairs, by making his will— ier and a Constable looking in at the time, to the Comp-
this was dune at a late hour. On the night of Tues- t she was sent, the Defendant always having in
day he asked. Mr. H. " how long he might probablyi ‘,
his
possession the basket. On her way to the Comp-
survive if the operation was not performed ?" ter the Plaintiff met her master, who having no small
have known cases replied( Mr. H.) wherein the suf.
: money to pay for the window, offered his watch till
ferer has lived for forty hours." After a long pause he could redeem it ; and the Constable actually suf-
his Lordship fixed upon one o'clock on Wednesday
fered a collection to be made from the bye-standees
afternoon for the operation to be performed. The
of 2s. to pay for the window. The Plaintiff was then
operation was not performed, in consequence of
carried back to the Defendant's, who still persisted in
his Lordship having been on the whole much easier ;
sending her to prison, if he had not the 4s. 6d. paid
the pain had considerably abated. During the after
down. This the Plaintiff's master had not to pay, and
part of the day he had a relapse, and towards night
the Plaintiff was sent to the Poultry Compter, and
lie became delirious. confined there till nine o'clock at night, among pros-
About eleven o'clock, a consultation was held,
titutes and pickpockets, when she was bailed by the
which was attended by Messrs. HEAVISIDE, CLINE,
humanity of the gaoler. On Monday morning she
Hl J 1 ABERNETHY, &c. In the evening of Wed-
re-appeared, and was brought before Mr. Alderman
resday, his Lordship complained of feeling the cold
BoynaLL, who reprimanded the Defendant severely,
in his extremities in a great degree ; by his desire he
and advised the present action.
was repeatedly taken out of bed, for the purpose of , The pretended defence was, that the Plaintiff s
having them warmed. Fomentations were continu- ;
mistress had abused and struck the Defendant (but
ally applied. Lady FALKLAND constantly attended
one of the Defendant's witnesses, who was present,
his Lordship after she was informed of the wound.
~ did not see this), that the Plaintiff's mistress would
Another duel was fought on Tuesday morning, in
I not give her address (but it was proved the Plai:tiff
a field leading from Wormwood Scrubs to Bays. had mentioned it) ; and that the Defendant had sent
water, between a Mr. SCATCIIERT, a medical student,i
, 2s. 6d. to the 'prison, for the Plaintiff's accoatmi Lia-
, and a Mr. HEMBEOWE, an officer belonging to the
Ition till Monday morning.
Marine Staff, in which the former was wounded in Lord ELLENBORO •
VG/1 reprobated very severely the
the pistol hand, in the first shot. He was conveyedi
tyrannous conduct of the Defendant, and his unjus-
to his apartments in Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square,
tihable commitment of the Plaintiff for a.tivil injury,
and yesterday his hand was amputated. The duell
! of which the basket in the Defendant's possession was
originated in consequence of a dispute, relative to
at all times a reparation ; much more the commit-
some military operations in Spain, at a Coffee-house
: merit of an innocent person for the assault of a guilty
in Oxford-street, on Monday night, when the officer
;one ; and the assault by the Plaintiff's mistress, in
challenged his adversary. . the present case, was not proved ; for, from the par-
- MAYNA.ED BLAKE, Esq. who has been found guilty his Lordship
to the Defendant of the Constable's evidence,
of a criminal information in having, in the month of
did not think his swearing to the assault
April last, used many opprobrious epithets, at Eyre.twortl worthy of credit. From this circumstance, and his
court, in the county of -Galway, against Colonel
the =tiff's mistress whom he swore to have broken
breach of the peace, and to incite him to fight a duel, the peace, his Lordship recommended to Mr. Corn-
appeared in the custody of the High Sheriff of the mffion Serjeant that he should be discharged from his
C ty of Dublin, in the Court of King's Bench, Dublin, ,
office Verdict for the Plaintiff, damages £l5O.
on Monday se'nnight • and, after receiving an admo- i el
• nition from the Hon. Mr. Justice DAY, was sentenced
to be imprisoned six months, to pay a fine, and
lfif in
nd
security to keep the peace for seven years, himse
the sum of £lOOO, and two sureties in 8200 each.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

DUELLING.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MARCH 1.

TWEIINLOW V. OSWIN.
. i This was an action to recover the amount of pre-
mium paid on effecting a policy of insurance on the
Wed- Ishii) Commerce, bound from Liverpool to Mira-
Olt ATOTIIO.—The Haymarket Theatre - had on matchee in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, which had
necday night a very numerous assemblage, to witness
not been heard of since her sailing, and was presum-
a fine and scientific Selection of Vocal and Insrumen- ed to be lost.
tal Music. Mr. Richardson, a broker, stated, that he had re-
Pilaruastras or DRUR Y-LANE. —Wednesday there was a ceived a letter from the house of M'Dowall and Co.
meetitig of the Performers of the late Theatre of Drury-lane, at. of
Liverpool, instructing him to effect a policy of in-
the house of Mr. Largess. When assembled, they received an invi-
tation front Mr. Sheridan, requesting them to come to his house, surance on the ship Commerce, then on her voyage
as he was confined by a sae throat. They accordingly went to and, in consequence of this instruction, he applied to
his house. He stated to them, that, under the setae calamity several underwriters, to know the rate at which they
which had befall-en them, it was the object nearest his heart to
would make the insurance, and, among others, to
devise some means by which the valuable Company might be kept
together, and by which thty might exercise their talents for their the defendant Oswin, who agreed to execute the po-1
own emolument. He was aware that this could not be done un- bey at 18 guineas per cent. The witness averred that
der the Drury-lane Patent, without entailing on their exertions he had shewn to Mr. Oswin, the letter he had receiv.
all the burthen of the renters of the old establishment. The ern-
ed, .
in
.led from Liverpool for Miramatchee, on the
which it was expressed that the ship Commerce
ters themselves, he was sure, could not have in their
contempia-
sai
tine so to burthen them, and therefore he begged leave to say; had
that it was his wish to retire, and leave them to perform entirely 14th of April, 1807, and was expected to arrive at
for their own benefit. her port of destination in a.. few days ; and, finally,
He had the satisfaction to acquaint them that Mr. Taylor, of the policy was effected on the 19th of July, 1807, at
the King'il heatre, hadm
,in themost handsome way, expressed his he rate agreed on. Since that period the ship had
readiness to permit them to act twice a week at the Opera, free
of all rent whatsoever, provided they could obtain the consent of not been heard Of.
the Nobility and Gentry, Subscribers to the Operas. Mr. She- The piopriety of this argument was allowed by
rids" had no doubt but that, by a respectful application to them, i
She-'
the Court.
this would be obtained, if a plan were devised to prevent all an-
noyatee to the Pit and boxes ; and to preserve decertun in the Mr. Evett was then called on the part of the De-
Theatre. 'The manner he would leave to themselves to digest fenclant ; and stated, that he was present when Mr.
and arrange with Mr. Taylor. Richardson applied to Mr. Oswin to effect the in:M-
lle informed them also, that the Lyceum Theatre bad been I ranee on the Commerce, and that Mr. Richardson
thought of, as likely to afford them some, though a very Made- ,
stated to Mr. Oswin that he had seen that vessel three
quake actommti •
- dltion for the other nights. Mr. Arnold had
been in treaty with Mr. Ungharn to take this Theatre for a num- i weeks, previously, in dock at Liverpool ; that she was
ber of years, at .E 750 a-year, before the fire happened ; but this la new and excellent vessel ; that he thought the in.
had put a stop to the treaty, and he had no doubt but that it i surance was a very fair risk ; and that the vessel
might h,. obtained for the use of the Drury-lane Performers, as
would sail in three days. In consequence of this re-
sin licence, 11... trt.sted, would be given it to be used against them. i
The best way, perhaps, would be, for the Proprietors to take it,
presentation, Mr. OSWill effected the insurance.—
and let it to tile Performers at a fixed rent per night. He recom- ! Witness was of opinion, that had Mr. Richardson
! shewn the letter, specifying the period at which the
mended to them, therefore, to take immediate steps for seeing
Mr. Taylor, and for iipplication to the Subscribers to the Opera. ; porn
merce had sailed from Liverpool to Mr. Oswin,
In this way the Company might be kept together. They might `-•
be obliged perhaps to make an abatement from the higher class of . no insurance would have been effected, as the voyage
salaries, until they taw the success of tbei: efforts. '1 he lower to Miramatchee was generally perforated in four or
b./Lail:a must go on. five weeks. at farthest, consequently, on the 26th of
• l'he Gentlemen expressed their thanks to Mr. Sheridan for the July, when the insurance was effected, from the pe-
kitlf:, ims-rt,t he tank in their welfare, and immediately appointed . .
itod which had elapsed, the vessel must have been
the fulliiwirt! per P; MS to be a Committee to conduct their affairs
for their comniou itltere,ts: considered as a loss.
Mr. W:tuuGtm oN Mr. D'Eovi 1. t E Mr. Sergeant BEST argued, that as the insurance
Mr. liaNNts.rk:a Mr. JOHNS CONE t had been effected only for the voyage outwards, and
Mr. RR ARAM Mr. Dow.r OS.
Mr. ELLISTUN. as no witness was brought forward to prove whether
And Mr. W ito eU 1! lON and Mr. BANN'S rLR were appointed andship had or had not arrived at her destined port,
Treasurers. as it was :
_,:cified in the policy that she was to
Five British seamen, who were prisoners in France, have the liberty of exchanging goods, and of trading
and contrived to make their escape at St. Maloe's, in fi.om port to port, she might, in all probability, be
a small b, at, not more than twelve feet long, have i still trading in the West Indies, no evidence being
arrived sale in Newhaven harbour. These poor fel- brought of her absciute loss; he did not, therefore,
lows, in the accomplishment of their design, had to conceive there was any real ground for the action.
combat no inconsiderable share of danger and diffi. I Mr. Sc] jeant VAUGHAN expressed his opinion, that
culty, having tugged two days and two nights at the from the lapse of time since the ship had sailed from
oar, ~ ithout linv thing more than about a pound of Liverpool, in April 1807, to the month of March,
biscuit, which they possessed at their embarkation, to 1809, doling which time no account had been re-
support then' under their arduous task, whiCh was ceived of her, little doubt could be entertained of
rendered the more excessive, from one of them being ! her being completely lost ; but if hereafter she should
extremely ill. They hailed the master of a vessel be recovered, of course the underwriters would have
lying in the harbour, which took them on board, and ' their remedy against the 'Plaintiff, and recover what-
-
have them every necessary refreshment. One of them ever they had paid. It appeared, however, that se
is a naive of Pool in Dorsetshire, and was captured veral vessels bad returned from Miramatchee since the
...
,on board a West Indianian, of which he was the period of the Commerce sailing from Liverpool, none
-mate. They stated, that the country through which .of which had heard any tidings of her. This cir-
they had to pass on their way to the coast, m extent ', cumstance, added to her never having been heard of
at her destined port, he believed would be allowed as
some hundreds of miles, exhibited strong but
f dissatisfaction, and that they me! with but Rule ; a demonstrative proof of her absolute loss.
i Mr. Richardson, oa hie orome--- '
I..l,,estation in the pursuit of their object.

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