Star.
London, England, 1824-05-15 00:00:00

NAVAL I\ I ELLI;;ELVCE.

Of Dover, the Meteor, from Rio Janeiro.
Off l'ottland, the Zephyr, CANDLISH, from Demerara.
At rived at Portanouth on Sunday, the SCORPION tender, belong-
ing to the VICTORY.
Lieutenant Ruston; of the Turtss, has been appointed to the
GLonetsree, at Chatham.

The RATTLESNAKE, 28, Captain H. PATTON, arrived at Ports-
mouth from Chatham on Monday, and will sail iu the course of a
few days for Ilarbadoes and Jamaica.
The MKT'S, Captain Sir JOHN PH fI.LIMOtt, is ordered from Ply-
mouth to Portsmouth, fur the purpose cd receiving un board the
Royal African Corps, now in I::ngland, why have received direc-
tions to embark for the coast of Africa.

The follming appointMents hjve t:.!cen place in the Royal Ma-
rines, in consequence of the death of Lieutenant-Colonel N. Las,
of Char c-rps :—Lieutenant-Colonel B. Ducessox, of the Ports-
mouth Division, removes to Plymouth; and Major STURLINO, of
the Portsmouth Division, is appointed Pay-Captain at Plymouth.
Admiral Sir GEORGE MABIIN rehoisted is flag at Portsmouth
on Wednesday, on his teturn from leave.
Seven candidates for Lieutenants passA their examination at the
Royal Naval College, Purtsmoutii, on Tuesday last.
Thy WILLIAM AND MARY yacht leaves Portsmouth for Dublin
this day.
Mr. VANCE, Surgeon of Greenvfich Ilospit..l, has retired from
,the Institution, and is succeeded by Mr. Docsi.s, of the Iloyal,ala-
Met, at Chatham.

PORTSMOUTH, 'MAY 14. Wind \.N;.—.'irlived his Majesty's
ship Torus' from Plymouth. 'l:he American ship. Pearl, MARBLE,
that arrived at Cowes the lr.-tfy-ult. from Postua,. for ordt.rs, has
been surveyed, found rotten, 'antnot worth ttpaititu.
Ships at Spithead—ltamEssa.K,E and Cam:torr. In llArbour
littl.WA RC, WEI.LEt•LEV, ALBION, ILO :.t. GEOhnit, J e Hata,
WILLIANI AND MARY, SANIAIIAi:G,•MLUINA, Cl and Id ;
Quay. and SCORPION tenders,

pcAt., .11'AY 14.—Wind \.F- blowing strong.—Cxxie,down front
the River and remain, the Tslegraph, GRANDIN, Havre; Certs,
--' for Liverpool; and Blocher, roart.u, lor Port-au•Prince.
The Fairlie, for Madras, was stated to be at anchor in the Queen's
Channel. Several vessels passed 13st evening, n.tmes unknown.
CMIK, M.tr IL—Arrived his Majesty's ship TwEityfrom Ports-
mouth ; No. Is, Cato, and Prince of Orange transports, to take
troop^. to Halifax. .
Livsatertot., Mat- 13.—Arrived the tii:on,l-lunitocr, from Tri-
nidad ; Sarah Ralston, from Phtl.ole..phia; and Dartm4r-
nick, —, from New York.
CUSTOM-ITOCSF, MAY 14.
Bens ENTEREn INWARDS—TheSiren, and Opinion, from Dant-
ale.; Spes, and Petrus, from ChristiAt.a ; Fanny, fromglen„:;
Maria Catherine, from Antwerp ; ti ruts Marshina, fruni iLtter.
dant; Lowther Castle, front Canton; liuhy, front St. lichael's;
and Vestal, front
. .
ENTERLD Ouxwartus—The Unity, for Jersey; Frat.ces Augus:a,
fur Philadelphia; and Commerce,- for Calais:. •-
CLEM:ED OIaWARDi, IAY 13.--The CrliCrlo:l, for NON l':)rk.

PENItYNT ELECTION.-At the •.cl.)se Of the poll on
Wedue,day, lloauar STANTON, Esti. Banker, of. Lo:.don, '.vas re-
cur tics' by a majority .of six. •
i'IaATES OF Cl.7l3A.LWl2li::isie lcroonts of
tke horrid WI-h.:rides of the liticea::esrs of former tames, but never,
until the .ippe,ranct of Aaron Sini:ll's N:wrative cf tha Atriieilti4
• of the Pirates of Cuba etheinr did wet
irnaOie that these lawless ft, ehaitets ese;...,sea their
with such a degree of buvage ferocity.- Itirweri, it is ituro,4,l3le to
read, this Narrative without ,of ast,snislirttent thht the ex-
termination of these sear-banditi. has ''tot, lourite beta tfftcted
by the uDited efforts of every .I.eritthic State.

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LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 14.

DOE, ON THE DEMISE OF THOMAS V. ACCLAM.
This was an action of trespass tried at York, and in-
volving the right to property in Hull. The father of
Mrs. Thomas, who claimed this property, had been re-
siding in Rhode Island, in 1776, when the United States
separated themselves from this country, and she was
born in 1784, after the independence of the United
States was acknowledged by our Government.
The Jury found a special verdict, stating that Mr.
Ludlow, Mrs. Thomas's father, had been seised of the'
property, and that he had transmitted all his right to
Mrs. Thomas, the lessor of the plaintiff, but leaving it
to the Court to decide whether a subject of the United
States, after the recognition of their independence,
could hold, purchase, and transmit property,- or become
an alien in this country.
Mr. TINDALL argued for the right of holding and
transmitting property in these circumstances. He pro-
posed to shew three points :-1. That persons born in
the North American Colonies before 1783, were as much
natural-born subjects of this country as if they had been
born in Yorkshire, and that therefore Mr. and Mrs. Lud-
low were natural-born subjects.
Mr. PARK conceded that proposition.
Mr. TINDALL would shew-2. That natural-born sub-
jects did not become aliens by the recognition of inde-
pendence; and 3. That according to the common law,
and the statutes 25 Edward 111. and 4 George 11. the
children of natural-born subjects were natural-born sub-
jects. The Learned Gentleman argued in support of
his second proposition.
Mr. Justice BATLEY.—Can one be a subject where he
does not owe allegiance?
Mr. TINDALL.—Yes, they owe a double allegiance.
Their Lordships must know the care with which alle-
giance was fastened upon every manna-born subject.—
The maxim was " Nemo potent exuerc vat, jam."
Mr. Justice BAELEY.—Then all who had been na-
tural-born subjects before the treaty of independence
were traitors if they afterwards engaged in war against
this country ?
Mr. TINDALL—Yes, that was so in law, as he con-
tended, though in effect the inference must be inopera-
tive where a whole nation engaged in war, leges silent
tOcr anna. If the Americans were divested of natura-
li.i.ation, it must have been by the express terms of the
treaty. But the treaty expressed no such divestiture.-1
L resigned the Government right of soil and controul in
America, but it did not release the people from their
allegiance. It provided for the restitution of confis-
ett6d property to Americans attached to this country.
'llic Learned Gentleman argued at length on the se
veral provisions of the treaty of 1783, and also of a treaty
in 1791. He next proceeded to argue upon cases which
by analogy, supported his case.
After an equally elaborate argument by Mr. Panic,
to prove that she was an alien, and therefore incapable
of being heir at law to the lands of any British subject
in this country, their Lordships said they must take
time to consider of their jndgment.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MAY 14.

TIFE METROPOLITAN SOt7IETY TOR THE OPPOSITION OF TEM:FULL:4T