Star.
London, England, 1803-12-30 00:00:00

DUBLIV, DEC. 24.

Ti.erclay night lad!, Mr. juflice *man-
pauitd by the Conterratr.rs of his &hid, apprehend-
ed. :a Lis 1 Jcig i ags in Bet cLi; d-fircet, one Kavanagh,
cdr:,zi.tr.r, tn. a charge ut treafonab!e practices.

An abuatia:lce of fotged no:cs are now in circuits.
Con, partionarly la. b as guinea and halt and one
gitittza, of the Bank of I: clata—Wednefday, a fel.
low was lodged iu the Divisional Or Drury-lane,
who r..turned.twa real nat,:s of a guinea each, toper-
funs upon whom Ile had intpofed lorgeries.
On Wednefiay between three and four
o'clock, a very alatn:ing fits was dif covered in the
rear of Dr. &axes houfe in William•fireet, which
was furtanately estingudh,:sl by the timely exertions
of Mr. BENNETT, engitte keeper of St. Andrew's
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Early on Thurfday morning a moll affecting *ed.
dent occurred at an old honk in Crane•lane, Dame-
lireet, bi the fall, as it is fair!, of a chimney. the
weight of which precipitated the floors in a general
wreck, burying in the ruins a gre:tt number of the
ccupants. This unlucky fabric is one of chore build-
ings which modern co. trivance had vamped up and
given a new and fpecinus external appearance to,
and Was let nut in apartments limier weekly or very
brief tenure, to many families of the working claire..
The hot tors of foch an event, before day-light, aad
where fuch a number or inhabitants were fuhjea to
its calamitoos elle n. is leis difficult to be conceived
than reprefen:ed. Whatever aid could be derived
from the hum lire alt lance of the neighbourhood
was promrly admins "-red. and a military guard
pl seed at each entioce ~1 the lane to maintain the
regular application of ;hat •ffitlanct. Till late in the
evening labourers-end • he: s were employed in re-
doting thole who furviveJ, and digging our ;Imre
who perilhed, from the ruin, Atnunet thole e f the
latter defcription we lament to be informed here 4se
(even or eight, male and female, together with many
others, dreadfully maimed and conoted, who have
been taken to the bofpitals. It is hoped this melee.
choly occurrence, ariling from giving outward ap-
pearances of flrength to hotifes of much internal in-
firmity, will caul: a flop to a growing practice In
dangerous to fucicty. The new front wall remains
uninjured.
Another Account lays, Thurfday morning, about
three o'clock, the chimney of a houfe in Crane-lane,
McAteer, fell in, precipitating the roof and floors
of the front rooms to the bottom—by this dreadful
event four perfons have been killed, and fix or fewest
dangerouily wcuaded—through the exertions of the
officers and privatesnf the 56th regiment, quartered
at the Old Cullom Houle, feveral perfons were got
out of the houfe, who otherwife mull inevitably have
(hared the fame late—the men with great humanity
took off their great coats and carried the unfortunate.
naked Differers,conduaing them into the guard rooms
till other relief could be afforded. Among the per-
iims killed were an indult& ious man, of the name of
Kelly, a hair dreier, with his wife,and apprentice
boy, who occupied the flop flour. This calamity
has reduced a number of poor perfons, chieflywomen
and children, to the greaten mifery, arid at this incle-
ment feafon renders them peculiar otijcas of public
beaevolence.

In tire high wind on Sunday, part of the Royal
Standard. was blown from Windfor Cattle.
A Captain belonging to one of the outvrard.bound
Weft lndiamen at Portinsouth, was killed during the
gait on Sunday lail, having got entangled with the
windlafs.
During the forth of Sunday Taft, the Marquis of
Ely Earl India Ibip was driven from her moorings,
and drifted down as far as Woolwich.
Two men returning from Coilfor market, were to
benumbed by the feverity of the weather on Saturday
fennight, as to deprive them of the power of pro.
ceeding, and both on the following evening were
found dead on the fnow. One of them was a war-
mer with Mr. SMITII, of Elkington. near Louth.
I a sire The overland difpatch fromßombay,which.
arrived on the sad aril. via ISulTora, has brought let-
ters of a late date, by which we learn that his High.
nets the Peifitwa had been regularly enthroned at
Poona, amid(' an hundred thoufand people, who it
is fa fed were prefent at the grand ceremony. His
Highaefs sliftributed feveral lacks of rupees to the
populaces and a very fumptuous entertainment was
gives on the occafion. Scindea has not yet broken up
his camp ; it was the general opinion that he meant
to betiege Indoor, the capital of I folkar. ' Letters
from the interior reprefent this Chief to be in a very
deOurahle fate ; great numbers of his troops have
defined him, in coafequence of a great learcity which
prevailed is his camp, it being reported that Scindea
had cut off to,croo Biinjarries with grain. Out of
feventy pieces of artillei y which this Chief carried
into the field, only ten are fail to be in his camp.—
Some of the deferters fay.lhat the mortality among
the gun bullocks forced him to abandon them.—.
Terms of a pacific nature have been offered by Hol-
kar, but the reply is not publicly known. Avant
Rao, the Peifbwa's brother, is employed in tome ins.
portant negotiation.

The Nizam is Rated to be withdrawMg his &prom
Some of the letters mention that Vice-Admiral Ras-
niza had made Rote captures near thr coal of Co
romandel, and that a very vigiliat lookout bugaboo
place. Ahnott every (hip in Bannbay Urbino hot
been properly armed. By the nest difinimi *no-
thing of importance may tranfpire.
Madajee Boonflah. the Chief of the lam Mob-
reties, and a very powerful Prince, has formed an
additional alliance with us cf a :cry fAtisfaeory na-
ture. Melba Rao has yet eluded the vigilance of all
the HW Chiefs in the Gummi; and although Putty
Sing Guieuar has tired all his influence with the tees
ive Raj ills, who are zealous in the code, yet k
has been 4 no avail

We bate the pleafore to Rate, that the trade to Per.
in has been opened in its full event, and according
to the treaty concluded with the PerfustAintssisdoe.
The imports of the three fire swaths, exceed d all
kind ai expeactina, and in a little time we (Lll be
able to afccrt tin the benefit which with elite frets
fuch an eatcnJed constrictor. Letters have reached
Bombay. front China. which late that tranquillity
was in gerser.il r,RoreJ s though there exitled is thi
North. a toad daring Chitty called Ong Foto u
bad so:woo fallowas.

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LAW INTAL. LA, RACE.

COURT OF CHANChRY, DEC. 24.

DANILILUPTCY-.-EX PARTF BEVAN.

This was a petiri,,n from several creditors and
affignees of Hornoy and Lidaile, bankers, who had
lately become tfank,opte, praying that the amount of
certain Wit, belonging in the bankrupts, for which
money it id been obtained by Dorfet and Company,
bankers, lhould be paid into the hands of the aflig-
nees of Hornby and Co. for the benefit of the general
creditors.
Durfet and Co. acknowledged the receipt of money
for thele bills, but refilled to pay it into the bankrupts'
funds, upon the ground that they had a tight to re-
tain the money in their own hands, as the bankrupts
were indebted to them to a mitell larger amount.
The Petitioners contended, that Dorfet and Corn-
pany had here aced merely as the agents of the bank-
rupts in railing money on theft bills, and therefore
that they were by law obliged to pay the money into
the general funds, and flare equally with the other
creditors. It was moreover alledged that the tranf-
aflion between them and the bankrupts was injurious,
as accounu were fettled at the end of every Ga
months, and compound interestwas thus paid, which
made it amount to ten per cent. per annum.
The LORD CHANCRLLOR obferved, that as the bill
bad been actually indorfed to Dorfet and Company
by the bankrupts,theyhad not merely aced as agent*,
and therefore had a right to fet off the money againft
their own feparate debts. With retard to the quell
tion of ufury, he was clearly of opinion, that if a *en
was lent for a year upon fecurity. upon an agreement
that the balance fbould be paid at the end of every
111 months, and then charged compound intereft for
the latter fix months, this would be in illegal want%
adion But it was quite a different affair, when no
fum was regularly lent, and no fecurity taken. but
merely a commercial accommodation. In fuch cafes
the law held, that when accounts were fettled at the
end of every fix months, intereft for the enfuaantx
months might be charged, upon whatever
might be due.

COURT OF NINO'S BENCH. DEC. $3.
CLOTS* O. GLIIIINGEIL.
This was an anitin of trover. It appeared that by
virtue of a writ of execution the Sheriff had taken
poireffion of certain goods, and the queffion was, if the
goods were the property of the bank' upt, or of his of
fignees? After Mr. tags had been heard on the part
of the Plaintiff, and Mr. Easansa for the Defendant,
Lord Er.t.rmsoachrcu (aid, that if the Sheriff was
orde red to take the goods of the bankrupt, and he take
thole which have become veiled in the affignees, he
may be liable. But although this anion of trover
might be fopported, it would be extending the mat.
ter too far to make him trefpaffer for an error of this
fo►t. The Defendant, as Sheriff, in this cafe, holds
the property, and that he is refponfible for it under
filch cucumllances, is the A, B, C, of law. Verdia
for the Plaintiff, 13791. 6s. ad.

SHERITIF 9. rorrs.
The Plaintiff is the unfortunate gentleman who was
(owe time fince confined on a charge of murder, from
his refemblance to the perpetrator of fueh an atro-
clout aa. The defendant is an Underwriter.
This a&ion was brought for a fum infored on the
hip Columbia, from Guercifey to Gibraltar, with li-
berty to unload at Lifbon. She not only unloaded at
Ligtion, but took in 100 bides at that place. This was
cnnfidered a deviation from the conditions of the

policy.
Lord Esaamatutovan faid—i, You have no right
to take in a new cargo on the terms of the policy. If
a deviation be more beneficial for the Underwriter,
in refpat to the degree of Mk, he may take advantage
Of it, and vacate the policy.—Plaintiff nonfuited.
seensaua 11. 01110011 Y.
On the sth of May, 1803, the Plaintiff, a merchant
at Hamburg)). held mad. in the Three per Cent.
Cnnfnlidated Annuities, which.were fold by his agent
to the Defendant, when the deception was in fucceff-
fuli) FraFtifed rn the Lord Mayor, which has occa-
fl. inoch bull:tea in •ur Courts. The declares
tion tticeil, that it was fold at 7oi ; that it was ten-
dered to the Defendant; that he refilling it, it was
alto wards fold at sa. whereby the Plaintiff funain
ed damage-. The D:rendant pleaded no promi!e,
and theteispnn itiftle was joined.
Mr. EROUSE, f•r the Plaintiff, aged the name
of the traniaaion, and called Mr. Daniel Elision,
partner with M...ffrs. Goldiniids, Nathan Sqlomons.a
br ker %sell known, and others, to fubilantiate the

contraft.
Mr. Glass, on the other fide, took a legal ebjec.
don that the aaion was commenced before the !ratif-
ier of the Clock was made on the lag fele, and there-
fore that the damages had not accrued on which the
&akin was brought.
Lord Etteasoarauona The A& of Parliament
on which this anion is founded. respires there Dionld
be a bias Jule tale and transfer, before any damages
can be fatlained. This then mug be conlidered an
istelioste contra& t otherwife an maims of this kind
might be brought for damages, and no transfer might
be afterwards made."—Plamtiff soafnited.
24...TN1 LIMO O. WILLIAMS.
Mr. GULAST Rated, that this indiement had been
preferred by a Mrs. White, who is a milliner and
clear (larches, clear Wapping, againft the Defendant.
Mrs. Williams. wbo keeps a public boufe in the Came
neighbourhood, for violently atfauhing and beating
her on the ad of June LA.
The Profecutrix laid. that. on the ad of June lan,
the Defendant and her lifter called on her at her
hinge, while (be was ironing, and immediately konek-
ed her down. accompanying her blow with extremely
c. re and improper langnage. Afterwards, when the
got up, and got the Defendant nut of her houfe, the
ame to the window and ftruck her leveral blows
'11;3 was confirmed by other evidence ; one of her
thumbs was fo much hurt. that the could not do her
bufinefs for five weeks.
W. Es s Ell r. on the part of the Defendant. called
four or five witneffes, who contra,iled thofe for the
profecution. It appeared that the Profecutrix had,
an (owe former *mafiosi. called the Defendant a
w—e t and the Defendant's horband. who is now
dead, defired his wife and her After to go to the Pro-
fecutrir. and get fume explanation on that fubjeit ;
and, according to the evidence, when the entered
qrs. White's apartments, Mrs. White ftruck her fe;
..:al violent blows with the iron Which Ole had in bee

hand, and tunnel her out of the houfe uitb great vio-
!owe.
Lord ELLsasciaounti Paid, it *as melancholy to
r'3lcrye that there was more contradiltory fwearing
in :Itch affault caufes, where the paffions were rout:
e 4.1, •:•an in any other fpecics of caufes that came be-
fore a Jury, who, in filch a cafe, had a painful duty
in difcharge, in endeavouring to find out on which
fide the truth lay. I* thought, in this cafe, it was,
probable that the Defendant and her filler, who went
to the hook of the Profecutrix, were more likely Os
commit an atfault upon her, than the was upon the
Dzfendont: 'lle Jury found the Defendant—Guilty.

MIYEI AND OTHERS V. VANDFIIMI

This aftion was In ought by the Plaintiff:, who are
of the Jewifh perfuafion, to recover the amount of
certain goods which were loft under the following
circuintlances : The Plaintiffs engaged with the De-
fendant to export for them four bales of old cloaths,
and two boxes of prints, to Don, in Holland. Thefe
goods were put upon deck, and were thrown over-
board by the Defendant, who was the captain, under
pretence that there was fuch a !form and tamped,
that it was indifpenfably neceffary to throw thefe
goods overboard for the fafety of the whole.
Mr. Limiting raid, he was inliruaed to hate, he
fhould be able to prove, that there was no necedity
whatever to throw theft goods over-board. But if
it was neceffasy, the captain had failed in the dif
charge of his duty, which was, that when a (hip ar-
rived-in a foreign port, and any part of the cargo had
been thrown overboard for the prefervation of the
whole, the captain or owner of the velfel went round
to die different confignees of the cargo, in order that
they might enter into bonds to pay the amount of the
average as it fhouldbe adjuhedby gentlemen appoint-
ed for that purpofe. This the Captain had negleeled to
do. Several wrtneffes were called, but the only mate-
rial wiarefs was Mr. Oliphant, wko fully confirmed the
opening of the learned Counfel as to the pratftice in
the Cali in general of (hips entering into bonds,
when part of the cargo had been thrown overboard.
And Mr. Oliphant added, that in force cafes where
there were only a few ecnfignees, as in the Weft
India trade, and where 65. parties were refollable,
they delivered the goods without entering into bonds,
Gentlemen were appointed to adjnik the lole, and the
parties always paid according to that adjuftment.
Mr. GAIL low, on the part of the defendant, raid he
fhould prove to the fatisfaelion of the Court and Jury,
that there was a neceffity for throwing thofe goods
overboard, in order to lave the (hip, and that this was
done by the content of the plaintiffs themfelves, who
were paffengers on board, and -who Paid, it was better
to lore their property than lofe their lives. He fhould
alfo prove, that when goods, as in this infiance, were
placed on t 1 e deck, and not in the hold, and when,
in order to lave the (hip, it became neceffary to
throw them Overboard, the goods under the hatches
were never confidered as liable to average upon that
account, and he meant to appeal to Mr. Oliphant for
the truth of that propofition, and whole judgment be
valued as high as that of any man.
Mr. Oliphant raid, when goods, which were placed
not in the bold, but en the decks, were thrown overt
board, it was an univerfal rule not to admit them to
average. He confidered the goods that were properly
flowed to hawin a (late of greater hazard by putting
goods on the deck, and encumbering the veffel.
Lord Et. trrianeouoir Paid, he thought there was
a great deal of good fedi in that rule. The goods
that were fo placed on the deck went to ;meth the
hazard, and therefore thofe goods that went to in.
creak the danger, ought to be thrown nut of the way
before they came to an average, before the (hip, if he
might ufe that expreffion, was put in her natural
hate.—Verdia for defendant.