Star.
London, England, 1812-02-17 00:00:00

LAW INtELLIGENCE.

COUItT OF itri4oi BENCH. FEL le,
SANK NOM MOT ~ILECIAL. TRXDBIt.
BRAY V. 1111. V.
Mr. CARROW stated, that the plaintiff, id this elli;
was a respectable lid stable hotpot. in Holborn;
and tenant to a Lady named Shepherd. The defen.
dant was agent to that Lady, and in the habit of col.
lecting her rents for her. The present was an action
of replevin, to recover back goods to the valve of ets4
12s. taken under a distress warrant for rent, on the
plea that a tender of the sum due for rent had been
made on the part of therpleinpff previous to the dis.
tress being made. The delhce intended to be set
tip in this case, was one which he had hoped aever to
have seen brouiln forward in a Court of Justices
namely, that the tender haring been made in Bang
of England antes, was not a legal tender. He, hor.
ever; should prove his case, and reserve any further
observations tict he had heard what the defendant had ,
to state.
Mr. Baker, Solicitor to the plaintiff, proved, that
on the 25th of July last, he tendered to Mrs. Shep.
herd's son the sum due for rent, namely £5l. 12s. in
a £3O, two A-2, and one .IEI notes. Mr. Shepherd.
however, refused to take it, saying, it was not a
tender in the legal coin of the kingdom, observing,
that Mr. Bray had been impudent to him, and he
would punish him ; for, unless the rent was paid in
legal coin before four o'clock on the afternoon of that
day, he would put a distress upon the prenfses. This
Was on a Saturday ; and, on the Monday following,
he did in fact distrain for rent.

Cressey, a groom, in the service of Mr. Bray,
proved the distress-having been made on the 23d of
July, and that, previous to that time, the witness ten-
dered the rent due, in Bank of England notes and
GAnnow said, that finished his caes.

Mr. PARKE was about to state a point of law, but
was prevented by
Lord ELLENROROLGII, wbo observed, he -sever
much he might regret this issue, and how much the
Jury might regret it, they were bound by thelaw; it Wan.
a distressing case, but it was his duty to tell them,
that a tcnder for rent in Bank of England notes was
not a legal tender, they not being the cunlnt coin of
the realm.

In Lord Stanhope's Act, there is n pmvis;un as to
tender of Bank-note to, rent ; but tips rent a•as due:
on the very day before that Act received the Royal
Assent.

e have received tie following extract ri a letter
frotn Cadiz, dated January 30:—" The new Regency
are determined on more energetic measures than have
been used since the revolution. All the regular troops
now its the City are to be s-nt to the Isola, those at
the [soli are to go to St. Roque. General Ballas:eros
i:; tube Ciinmander-in-Chief, General Lacy Minister
of war, an! all idle persons are to be impressed into the
ser. ice. Recruits are arriving by thousands from the
coa. t : every thing has a different aspect. I have no
doliht hot bitsiiiess will revive. C‘shnel Skerritt is
returned from l'iti tin, with the 47th and 89th re-
gimelits."

Files of The Calcutta, Mars:, ant Beadily Gazette:
of the 26th August, have been received tn• talent,
brought by the Countess Harcourt packet, front the
Island of Java. An Expedition, consisting of four
vessels, having detachments of troops on board. had
sailed from Bombay against the Jowassimie pirates.
who still infeste.l the Persian Gulp& Tiro conipanies
of the 89th foot had also embarked at Calcutta, on
board the Bdcephaltts frigate, ob t particular service.
which had not transpired. They were under the
command of Captain Oakes. Letters bad been re-
ceived at Bombay, from Sir Goes OU3SLEY, ofthe 28th
Tune, which notify the arrival of the English Miuirn
in the Persian capital, where :t had been splendidly and
hospitably received. Sir Goan was afterwards.invited
to attend the Court to the summer residence. It was
feared that the Staunch gun-brig had been lost in the
same gale which proved so fatal to the Duchessof Yofk.
at Titnatave, Madagascar. The Staunch, when last
seen, was apparently in a state of distress. It is in
Contemplation to abolish the disgraceful tax on pil-
grimage to Juggernaut, which has long been a fruit-
ful source of revenue to the Company, and to esta.
bliih a less exceptionable tax in its stead. At. Cal.
cutta, there were its June last 14 vessels on the stocks,
of which 11 were from 500 to 900 tons. The Earl of
Balcaeras, of 1400 tons, 'built for the Company's
setvice, was launched at Bombay, in March last.—
The city of Basscn, situated on the southern coAst of
Pegu, and one of the principal cities of the Burmah
Empire, has been destroyed by fire. Some thouttnds
of the inhabitants perished in the &Lincs. •
CORN MARRICT, MARL-LANr, Fea. 17.—To•day the fresh
arrivals of Wheat mak, the supply rather considerable; saki
heavy, at a declension in price of about shi. and Ss per quanta ;
some samples of floe old Whke fetch 1e54.--Marley suuten:iat
higher.—Malt and White Peas fully at List prkei; and
Beane of each mart at little Buctuat.om-4 here is a couttnuanc.:
of short supplies of Oats, and this tiade quo.ed
higher.—Flour wilettout variation.
ultiii&NT PRICE/:
Wheat, 665. 8116. 106.. Bans As. GO..
Fine ditto, t lls. I lHs. pick d.t.o 50s. S6s.
Rye 5...25. G7s Ditto (floe Old) 57, 481
Batley, 90s. 571.0 d. Oats, 30a 46, art
Malt, 80s. 88s. Poland ditto, 39.. 41s. A 3.
White Peas (boilers) 78s. Potawe ditto, 424. 4Rs. 04.
Grey ditto, GOP., Css. • Rape Seod, if:sB, £6t.
Fine Hour, 905.958.—„,5ec0nd5, E,. to 904..
SMITHFIELD MARKET.—February 17.
Beef As C.l to fits Chl Veal 7s Od to Ng al
Mutton se -ed to 6s 2d Pork i, ari to 7s 44 -
NrAll or caTTLIR TM, DAT.
Boasts, about 2120—Sheep and Lambe. 13,750.
Can, 109-111., 220.