Star.
London, England, 1826-04-13 00:00:00

NAVAL 1N lELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 12.

Pot the last 24 hours it has been blowing a strung gale of wind
from W. and N.W. We have not beard of any accident amongst
the shipping at Spithead, or in the horhour ; but we fear, from the
appearance of the evening, that it will blow hard all night. There
are several outward bound vessels inside the Wight. The Denis
is the only man of war at Spithead. Arrived the Victoria trans-
potr, from Corfu.
Arrived in the Downs, the Sir C. Forbes, Fuutaarort, from
Bengal; and the Dublin Packet, —, from Pernambuco:
The Alexander, NZWLAND, from Jamaica to Liverpool, was
totally wrecked on Monday night in Carnarvon Bay. Crew and
passengers saved.
The Helen, WILLIAMSON, from Sligo to Liverpool, was on shore
near Lytham on Monday night, and fell of water.
Fetateurn, Aran. 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Concord,
Rosimsoe, from Newcastle.
PLYMOUTH, Aran. 11.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived the Harmony,
Wilson, from London.
Cowes, Aran. 12.—Arrived the Sir R. Barclay, Nrcott., from
St. Domingo, in 40 days. The American brig Industry drifted,
and got foul of the English belt 'Mariner; the Industry is running
for the harbour, with no anchors to her bows. The American brig
Hyperion has hoisted a signal of dime's; tbeother vessels ride
all well.
DEAL A TAIL 12.—Wind S.W.toW.N.W.—Arrived and remain,
the Carnhrae Castle,Davv, from Calcutta—sailed Ist January; and

from St. Helena. 21st February; Zephyri from Demerara;
Oat kstone9 FuLutavots, and Kingston, Bissav, from Jamaica;
Britannia,, 13ot:cites, from Bombay; and Apollo, from th
westward.—The Clarkstone left Montego Bay the 26th February.
when the following vessels were there, all well, viz.—The Garland
Grove, David Lyon, Water Lily, St. Anne, Augustus Czsar.
Briton, Richard Walktr, Mersey, Murry, Defiance, and Wilkinson.
It has blown very hard all day, and several vessels have let go
thin second anchors, but appear to ride well.
Five, r m.—Blows very hagAirom W.N.W.
LsviarooL, Aran. 11.—Wind W.—Arrived the Constitution,
Drwsauar, from Demerara—sailed the 12th February ; Trescott,
Jhsssor, from Lisbon; and Jonge Alaria, MaLvaisui, from Lisbon.

PREROGATIVE COURT, APRIL 12.

DEW V. CLARKE.

This case was finally decided this day. The par-,
ticulars have been repeatedly laid before our readers
during the hearing of the cause.
'l he question turned on the sanity or insanity, in a
pat tial degree, of the late Dr. Stott, of Hart•street,
Bloomsbury, at the time of mak:rig his will; and also
an insane aversion towards his daughter, the claimant,
from her birth to his decease.

Sir JOHN NICHOLL, in giving judgment, first took a
general view of the provisions of the will of the de.
ceased. He then observed that it was a case of con-
siderable difficulty, and required to be examined with
the greatest care and caution. The question turned on
the validity of a will, which ought not to be shaken,
unless the Court was morally convinced that the person
was of unsound mind at the time of making it. Eccen-
tricity of character would be of no avail, neither
must the Court indulge in any feelings of commisera-
tion for a child whom her father may have treated with
unkindness and severity, in the decision of the case.—
The point he had to decide was, whether the deceased
was of unsound mind. or not ? and to that he must direct
his attention. The first point for his consideration was
the ascertaining and fixing what is the criterion and test
of unsoundness of mind—where eccentricity ends, and
where derangement and insanity commence. The
Learned Judge then quoted the doctrine of Drs. Batty
and Willis, and also Locke,. Coke, and Hale, where it
is laid down by those writers, that an insane delusion
may exist in the human mind on one particular subject,
while it be quite sane on all others. He entered at large
into the long and voluminous evidence, commenting on
It as he went along, and contrasting the evidence of
both parties—he unavoidably came to the conclusion,
tbat the evidence which went to show the partial insanity
and insane aversion of the late Dr. Stott towards his
daughter preponderated in a great degree. The Learned
Judge. alter occupying the whole of the day, pro-
nounced the will of the deceased to be null and void,
and the late Dr. Stott, in law, to have died intestate.

The ttial of the Stickpoole cause was resumed at
Paris I efore the Third Chamber on Wednesday. M.
Lamaism. the King's Advocate, addressing the
Court, observed, that doqhless this would be the final
episode of a suit which had now listed more than half
centuey, occupying the interest of both France and
England, and which had been conducted in both coun-
tries with surpassing eloquence and learning. After re•
•iewing the facts on which Mr. D. Coo Put founded his
claim, the ADVOCATI GesießAL said the question was,
had Mr. D. comma a Clain] to the full sum of 250,000 f.
for damages? He was of opinion that he had not a
claim to that amount, and that the sum ought to be re-
duced. The objection to Mr. D. Coma's claim being
declared valid, as regarded the full amount, there ge-
mmed only to ascertfin, by the decision of the Court,
the &maim which it might apportion as being justly
due se Mr. D. Cortege. Thermal decision of the cause
was deferred till some day in the preseat week.

• faAW REPORT. •
• COURT OF CHANCERY, Arait, 12.
This being the first day of Easter Tenn, the Limo blAi-
CILIAR, the other Judges, and the principal law officers atientbled
in Lincoln'a.inn.hall, with the customary formalities.
At about one cielock the Loan Cumscu.t.on took his seat on
the Bench.

His Loapspie stated, that he should not be able to give judgment
in the cases of " Wellesley v. the Duke of Beaufort," and" Es•parte
Grimstead," until Tuesday morning.
Nothing interesting took place before the rising of the Court.

VICE•CHANCELLOR'S COURT, APRIL 12.
COLLINS V. MARTIN.

Mr. SHADWILL moved for an injunction to restrain
the defendant from publiAing engravings from two
paintings which he had sold to plaintiff for 5001. The
subjects were Belshazzar's Feast and Joshua commlnding'
Me Sun to stand sti I; and when disposing of the pic-
tures, Mr. Martin stipulated that he would publish no
engravings from them whilst they remained in the
plaintiff's possession.
Mr. Haar and Mr. &anima resisted the motion on
behalf of Mr. Martin, whose affidavit stated that the
engravings which he was about to publish were not
taken from the paintings in question, but from etchings
which he had previously made, and to which he made
some additions from his imagination. _ _

The Vicr.Cnancit.Lon said; that since the engravings had not
been made from the paintings sold to Mr. Collin+, but from etch-
lop is which that Gentleman had no property, be felt himself
bound to refuse the injunction.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WIVIIIINITZR APRIL 12.

This was the first day of Easter Term, Mr. Justice HOLUM' D sat
in the bail Court till half-past one o'clok, when the Judges took
their seats in the usual place.