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Su:Ps evp tit r Ot:TW DS.—The 1.11.1,311 t. G. Miliihbon. for
Dtif;s4t ; V lt,ci,y,s;vnon, for Boordrotit ; Intent, Good,
far ; Cra•oe, tor Brrtnen ; Fmily, Dawson. lur
1.141..:m0r,!; RA the Ruswa, C•iithntss,.for Branco.

• ReAr-Adr”iral MILNE, who it to supersede Admiral
Gut Emirs, At h tlifas, goe4 in the fiiiit instance
with Lord Exm ,Lrt to the Mediterranean, and front
thence will prated to Neva Sccoia.
The S,ren PAsclerrr, boon Havannah to Biree.l
lona, and ttvn other Spanish shies, particulars tin- •
were captore.l 141 the 231 and itth ultimo,
in ht. 36. 53 !neg. 6 25 West of Cadiz, by a Cm-
, thigenian schoo7,er privateer, of 6 giant and 91 men..
• L. it, stated in h.ttters from the Nleditermean, that
:t Coptain of tare of his Majesty's frigates had, by
ftitt•iig on shore, fallea iron the hands of the Algrrines,
who, will the most rt.tired cruelty, nailed him to a
cross, making him staltr the most excrociating ter-
tures. Some Turks who were present, moved to pity
by his sufferings, attempted to release him. hot were
shot dead for their humane iwerference. The Cap-
tain's name is given in the letter which communi-
cates the intelligence; but we forbear to mention it
without Inciter corroboration of the fact.

Moaday last, at n'am, the Rothello,' Castle steam
Saat, on her homeward passage to Greenock front
Inverary, with from SO to 90 people on hoard, struck
oil a wok rock, opposite Tarbert, and immediately
tilled with water. Most fortunately a numhar of
fishing-hoists were i• the skinny of her at the time,
and about thirr y of than having got promptly along.
side, rescued the pisymgers from their perilous alma.
tion. One of ahem in the confusion swamped, but
those on board were safely extricated. The Argyle
steam boat arrived at Greenock in the evening, with
the passengers of the Rothesay Castle.
A new sand bank appears vs be forming between
the Isle of Man and the English coast, in St. George's
Channel. 011 the 3lst May. Mr. Richard C iulthard,
of the Bee, traxi-boat, of Whirehaven. examined it.
In passinz over ns top, and near. as he thought, to
the middle, Le found the sounding 41 fathoms. The
top scern.td to round op quickly and to run in the
shape of a segment of a circle of nearly 4 mile and a
half, iii nn easzern and western direction per compass.
Its composition was t. hard black sand, and red shells;
and at the time the Lk' !sassed the middle of the bank,
St. Bees Head bore E. N. and Red Brows, near
Ramsey, W. N. W. IThe secund cast of the lead,
which was d•ue as quickly as possible after the first,
was seven fathoms; the next 10; then 13 and 24, Ste.
till she got into regular soundings, on the mud ; and
at the time of her passing. it was as near half flood as
could be es:imated. Now, supposing the rise of the
tides, at springs and neaps, to be at that place about
18 and nine feet respectively, (which is the nearest
that can be estimated, from Captain Huddart's stir.
vey) when the moon is six days old, which it is on
that day, the probable rise of the whole tide, exclu-
sive of winds, will he about 12 feet; the sounding at
half tide being 27 feet. If from this we deduct six
feet for the half tide, it leaves 21 feet at low water on
that day; which might prove at that time dangerous
to a loaden. ship of 15 feet water, if blowing strong ;
but how much more so at springs, when the fall of the
tide is considerably increased!
An article from a Liverpool Paper, on the subject
of Coar.nerce, says—" The following entries of
goods, to be exported by a single vessel, have been
made at our Custom•house this week :—An entry of
woollens, iroornovgery, &c. upon which an export
duty is payable, 4159.534; another upon non-duty
goods is computed to amount at least to s£60,000;
and another entry for bounty upoo debenture goods
amounts to 5e11,300 ; the whole of which is entered'
by one house in this town, Mal for the same port."

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This was An information filedtit.thb attistilf:
Genefai tirainet John Mangles Una offett; pin fit.
tors, and Captain Reid, part proerietoi ttfid corn:
a nderof the Var. sittsit elm Indianian, for dadiagell
door to. his Majesty's frigate Serniramii.
Mt. drams stated the case. This, be bin, *al MA
etiminal intormation, but tine by which Cntnliecs4:.
lion was sought (or the injury done to the Sernirithit
by the Vansittirt. Tht Jury, however, if they shcinld
ficd a verdict against the defendant!, would not helve
the trouble of assessing the amount of &Triages, is,
by agreement between Counsel on both sidel. that
was to be settled by a reference: Tire Tiestions upon
which the Jury would Live to decide were, W7rethet
ary and what injury had been done to the Serukainti,
and how far that iojury was si,sing to the wegligente
of the Captain and crew of he Vansittart in marl*,
ing their vessel, nr to their disobedience in not tol•
lowing the signals which vice made to them f It the
injury conli be proved to have ar;sen from any of
tb sc-c uses a verdict Mott be given aaainet the de.
fendants, who were thus tar responsible tor.the act*
of their tervants: The facts of the ease, as writfal
appear in evidence, were these t—The Vansittalt, s
!new teak-built vessel, burthen about ISO° tons, left
the Cape of Good Hope early May, 181+; in torn.
pant With thirty or forty tail of ships bound fort
England. under convi,7 Of his Majesty's frigates
Clorinde and Semiramis. It was necessary fur the
resent case to know that the Semirainis *as a light
tir•built frigate, of ^Pi grins, and about 9(X) tons bura
then. On the morning of the 18. h of May, the fleet
then approaching towards St. Helena, the Serniramit—
was sent a-head to look out for land. She Made the
signal of land in the evening, and this being perceiv:
ed by the Commodore Frigate, (the Clotiiide), ;ha
made a signal for all ye:sell tb haul their wind on
the starboard tack. This wat obeyed, and the fleet
corn need on that tack till midnight; when anotPiei
signal was made for the ships to weer and stand otl
the larboard tack. It would appear that the Vensit:
tot did not obey this signal, and that at balf.past
two on the following morning she was perceived still
on her starboard tack, bearing down towards the
S,miratiiis, who was on her larboard tack. Hen it
-Wag necessary to inforiti the Jury of an inieatiable
rule which always formed part of the sailing instruc-
tion, given to every ship in a fleet. It *as. that td
prevent the danger of two vessels getting no boecd,
of each other in contrary tacks, the 'este.] tin if* tear.
board tack to keep the wind, and that on the lathe:x*l.d
to b-ar tip, by which each might pass thahther with•
out the slightest danger of contact. To avoid miss
takes, the vessel that bore op was to make a particu-
lar signal. The officer of the watch on board the
Semiramis (continued Mr. Jervis) being On the lens
board tack, gave orders for the usual signal to he •
made, and bore Isis ship up. In a few miautes, how.
ever, he observed that the Vansittart, instead of
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keeping her :rind, had bottle up also, and was fast
appioAching the Semiramis, at die rate of about six
knots an hour, the Semiramis then going about three. 4
To prevent being ton down by the striking of the
two ships, which ocerned then inevitable, the officer
on the Semiramis ordered the helm to be put hard
down, and in a few seconds she received the shock
of the Vansittart in her stern, by which she lost her
bow-sprit, her fore mast, ; nd her main top-mast, and
had her main-mast sprts.T. I; would appear that if
the helm of the Sernirarn:s had not been ptit it4ed
down at the time it W.S, o.e V Insittart would have
struck her mid ships, by ishicb, from the Superior
weight of the latter, the former would have sunk,—
These were thelacts of the ease, and they could not
have occurred if the Vansifttatt !!ad obeyed the signal
at miclaigat of going on t'te laihoard tack, or being
on that tack if she had, as she wit, b-und by her
sailing instructions. kept a wind uatil the Oemirattis
by Nearing up.tail crossed her.
The case as stated by Mr. JattVia *at clearly
proved by the evidence of Lieutenant Stern of the
Semiramis, coirobniated by that of the Captain
(R•chardson), an 4 of the Qaarter-Master (Thomas
vex
urfi).
Captain Brigs, of the Clorinde, proved, that in
conversation with the Capton of the Vansittart, the
evening after the accident happened, the latter ada
mined that he had kept on the larboard tack to get
clear of the fleet. On the cross-examination of Cap.
tain Richardson it appeared, that after the two vessels
had struck, he heard a person from the Vansittart
calling on him to put out his boats, for that they
were going down. It also appeared from his cross•
examination and that of the Quarter• Master (Thomas
Segurs) that these witnesses at first thought the Vats.
sittart to be an American frigate. , • .
Admiral Sir Edward Cndrington proved that thy
rule (read in evidence) by which two vessels ap.
proaching each other on contrary tacks should be
governed, was universal throughout the navy and
merchant service, and could not be unknown to any
commabiler of a vessel.
Here the case for the Crown closed. it
Mr. Serjeant ONsLoW addressed the Jury 0111 tM
part of the Defendants, and after lamenting the ab.
sence of the principal Officer, who wet on board the
Vansittart at the time the accident happened, and
the inability of the Captain (Reid), who, being one
of the defendants, could not give evidence, endea.
voured to impress on the Jury that the striking of the
two vessels was the effect of accident, caused by the
persons on board theVansittart not seeing the signets
of the Semiramis. Not being able, however§ to pro.
duce any witness who was on deck at the time, be
did not proceed with' the defence, and a verdict was
found against the Defendants.—Dansages to be fixed
by reference.
PREROGATIVE COURT. JULY 12.
BUCKLE v. tPLNCEE.

This W 35 a cause respecting tne will of C. Stickle,
late of Banstead, firmer, who lied in FehruArs,
1816, at the age of 76. The will was dated the 19th
of February, 1815, by which he bequeathed to his
wife all his furniture, stock, &c. and the interest of
the residue cf his property during her life; and atter
her death, the residue was to go in a Miss Louisa
Buckle.—lt was opposed by Mr. E. Spencer, who
Was an executor and residuary legatee noder a former
will, by which will the deceased bequeathed the real•
lute of his property to the children of Mr. Spencer,
alter the death of his wife.
bit J. NICUOL was of opinion that the testator eras

rotemed of ptefett capaelto make a wiU, and ae
esedinglyytemearved for' to validity. Costa were
prayed agailost tbi opposer, and the court condemned
biM in- el coats. • . • •

COMO' OF KING'S BENCH., MIX ie.
Init • RING O. DAVID WILKINSON AND SIX OTSIERS.
This was an had 'cumin. against .the defendants for
conspiring to pub isle a libel against the Rev. Mr.
• King, Rector of the parish of St. Matthew, Berioul.
• Green.
The ARTORNaII GENERAL said, that 1t gave the
Reverend prosecutor extreme pain to hoe been
obliged to bring this matt* into Court. The libel
of which he complained had been very industriously
and extensively circulated and considering the :a-
credlenctions he was called upon to discharge, few--
could be, more injurious or painful : the.charge it
contained was, that the prosecutor had endeavoured
*interrupt the useful circulation of the Holy Scrip.
tpres. Although he had been under the necessity of
vindicating his character by this proceeding, he was
actuated by no vindictive resentment against the de-
fendants—on the contrary, he felt, in the true spirit
Obit sacred pro'ession, an anxiety to restore peace
sad harmony to his parish, and (or that purpose he
bad consented that all the defendants should be ac-,
quitted of the conspiracy, and that the three first on
the record should be found guilty of publishing and
circulating the offensive libel, and judgment should
only be prayed against Mr. Wilkinson, the ;author,
absuld his conduct in feture render it necessary:—
it WaS to be hoped, however, that even that step
would not be required, and that a complete reconci-
liadoa would take place between all the parties.
Mr. Scansarr, for the defendants, observed, that
the defendants were actuated by the same spirit which
the prosecutor had displayed ; with regard to Mr.
Wilkinson, it- could not be dented tor.a moment that
he was guilty, because he had himself acknowledged
that he was the-author of the libel upon the Kew. Mr.
King, which be had hastily drawn up as a hand-
bill, to change the place of a public meeting from
the church, under a mistaken notion of the motives
of the prosecutor ; the other two defendants who
were to be found guilty bad been employed in circa-
lating the bet without any evil intention. All'
of -them felt sincere contrition for their offence, and
they were not less anxious than the prosecutor that
good will and amity should be restored. Mr. Wil-
kinmn, more particularly, regretted that he bad been
so imprudent as to be the chief instrument in the
publication of the, rebel.
• tbvettlict of Guilty, with the eonsentof Lord Et.t.ast-
• sortouon, was then recorded against David Wilkin-
son, William Bragge, and J. B. Unwin.
The ZINO 0. CUTLER.
This was a writ of reire facers, to recal certain let-
ters patent granted by his Majesty to the detendant,
Mr. John Cutler, an ironmonger, 'in Great Queen-
Street, Li:Kola's Inn-fields, for certain improvements
applicable to fire places, stoves, &c. The mire facia:,
amongst other allegations, charged, that the suppo-
sed invention was not new, but was known before,
and had been practised by other ironmongers.
Mr:DOWLING opened the pleadings in the cause,
and Mr. ATTOIiNaY GENXUAL stated the Cate to the
Jury. The supposed invention consisted in a mode
of winding up the furl in tire places, by means of a
tolerable chamber at bottom, thereby keeping alive
t see fire at pleasure, without resorting to the usual
practice of throwing the fuel upon the top of the fire
by a coal skuttle, or, on the other hand, extinguishing
the fire without raking. Another of the advantages
proposed to be effected by the invention was the con-
sumption of the smoke emitted by the coals, thereby
throwing out a greater beat than usually produced
by common fire places. It appeared that the defen-
dant had extended the principle of the invention to
stoves for superior rooms ; but
Mr. H. Marriott, the ironmonger, of Fleet-street,
and Mr. B. M. Cooms, the ironmonger, of Holborn,
being called 'on the part of the plaintiff, they swore
positively, that they had adopted the very same prin-
ciple in the construction of the kitchen ranges two or
three years before the defendant obtained his patent.
Mr. TOPPING, Mr. SCARLSTT, and Mr. GAMILY.;
attempted to distinguids the defendant's invention,
from those of die witnesses called, but
Lord ELLIPHIOROUGH being clearly of opinion that
the principle was precisely the same in each, the
Jury found their verdict for the Crowb.
ant HIGHCIAIR ARCHWAY COMPANY Go NASH.
THIS was au action of debt, to recover the sum of
420.000 as liquidated damages against the &lien-
dant, for certain breaclics of covenant, in nut com-
pleting the Highgate Archway, according to con-
tract. The case did not go to the Jury, as it was
agreed that the. damages should be referred to a
Gentleman at the Bat. A verdict, however, 'was
found far ;be penalty of £20,000, subject to a re-
&reuse. • • •
OLD BAILEY. •
Amp& Pow, aged 60, a Spaniard, stood indicted
fee the wilful murder of Benjamin Twig, on the night
of the 18th of June. The prisoner was also detained,
on the oath of J. Moody and another, for having
stabbed and cut, with intent to murder him.
Mr. VIT,A Li ODD opened the pleadings, and Mr.
Amer stated the ease on the part of the prosecution.
John John, a corporal in the 3d regiment of Guards,
WAS first examined. • •The witness stated, that be and
others had gone, on the 18th of June, to the White
Lion, in Catherine-lane; to celebrate the anniversary
Of the battle of Waterloo, after ten o'clock at night.
The deceased, 8.. Twig, was one of the company,
which might be about twenty in all. The prisoner
forged himself .into the company, and wanted to get
Beer. He was told to go away, as none were admit.
ted but Englishoieo. He refused, saying that be
was ao En#ishman and, though again asked to go,
away, he . still persisted to remain. He was thee
turned out by some at the soldiers present, but not so
as to hurt him; Twig, the deceased, was not one of
theta who turnd him out, and had not said a word
to him. A hew inhumes after Twig went out; the
witness followed, and saw Twig and the prisoner in
the lane; he saw Twig fall, who was within five
yarded him, but did not then know who the persons
were. He jumped up cache prisoner, and then knew
Mi. they were. The deceased groaned when be fell,
The Flamm Ins& a blow at the witness, and cut
theisack of Ins left band with a sharp instrument,
which made it bleed, and the Mark was still visible.
The wheels defended himself with his left hand, and
collared she rimer with she right, whom be gave