Star.
London, England, 1818-12-19 00:00:00

AFSJONEES OF WAIMEORAVE V. mGNOLD.

This was an action for damages in consequence of
St libel publiblied by the defend.int, who was the Se-
cretaryoftbe Norwich Union Insurance Company.
Mr. Serjeant LESS stated the case for the plaintiffs,
the circumstances of which are as follow :—Walde-
• . _ _

deprave having his premises insured in the Norwich
13,1i0n Office, applied to the defendaistfor payment of
1.3`19 6s. in consequence of damages which those pre-
mises had sustained by fire. The defendant refused'
to pay this suns, which, however, Waldegrave veto-
rimed upon a trial of the cause. Of this trial the de-
fendant published a hiitory, with comments, in which
continents he ir.sinuated that Waldegrave had set fire
to his own premises. The
in
of the libel upon Wal•
deprave was expressed in the following terms—
" Suspicious fires alwars•happen on Saturday or Sun-
day. This fire happened on a Sunday night, and the
cause of it has never been ascertained."—fhere were
also several other refleaiens, but not quite so severe,
upon the conduct of Waldegrave.
it was proved that three thousand copies of this
history were published in handbills, and two thou-.
sand also in impressions of a Weeldy Newspaper.
The Printer of the handbills, and the Printer of dull
Weekly Paper, deposed', that they received the copy'
of the libel complained of from the defendant.
The Proprietor of the Bull Inn, ilishopsgate-street,
whose premises are contiguous to those of Walde-
grave,-deposed, that the fire which damaged the resi-
dence of the latter, was occasioned by a horse-keeper
in his service, who incautiously taking a lighted can-
dle iptoone of his stables, set fire to it, and was him-
self burnt to death.

The person who valued the property of Waldegrave,
which bad been destroyed by the fire, deposed that it
was worth the sum charged and recovered by him in
his action against the Norwich Union Fire Office.
The defendant's son, said his father had-been Se-
etetary to tl!a Institution fdr twenty years. Hesita-
ting to say whether his yearly income was 4 or 1.:5,t190,
or whether his last year's income was not £6,090, he
was asked if he was not a man of considerable pro-
perty? and answered in the affirmative
Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant COPLEY.
What ! Do you direct this action ?—No.
io u are not on good terms with your father ?—lf
1.. st answer that question, I rather say my father
Is not on good terms with me.
Mr. Serjeant LENS objected to this kind of exa-
mination.
Mr. Serjeant COPLEY now addressed the Jury for
the defendant, and attempted to spew, that the sole
object of the publication was, not to calumniate or
injure the plaintiff, but to justify Mr. Bignold for
having defended Wahlegrave's action. This became
necessary for hins,'irt" consequence of the meetings
held for the purpose of censuring his conduct in that
case. Beading the summary with this view, hey
would find that it only contained the reasonable sus-
picions or impressions, which, whether right or wrong,
if they really existed,. justifiil Mr. Bignold in resist
ing Waldegsswe's action.
entae-Juartics--It is impossible to suppose, that
a circulation of thousands of hand-bills, of which
some might be handed to passengers in the street,
and of wlich a copy was published in a Newspaper,
was a privileged circulation. We can judge of mean-
ing ; as to motives, they are beyond our province.
We can judge of meaning only by what a man says.
I am Of opinion, that the object manifestly is to im-
pute dye firse to the iplai,ntif. Is it possible not to see
that the object of the whole publication is to deprive
the plaintiff of the protection which the verdict of a
Joey had afforded? It is for you exclusively to
estimate the amount oi.darnages. But I lament that
a son, on bad terms with his father, should ever be
brought into a Court of Justice to prove the property
of his father, for the purpose of obtaining heavy da-
mages. Any one who brought him in this case has
done ill. Jibe came of ht* OWII RECOPip it iS to be
defamed indeed.
!fjse Jory, after a short cenaltainn, (Kind a ver-
dict fox vizi Pktiatii-.Desiages Lox

INS6LrEIir DESTOIS COW DEC.IB.
tar TIM atAtran of NOW 210111121 V.
Mr.-Ancometua stated, that the present petitioner
was well known as a gentleman who had engaged in
several' speculations, which all pored Wafavourable.
Prior to his pawn application be had received the
relief afforded by the Court to Insolvent Debtors,
and in order to earn a •reputable • • ,he hasp
esood
since his first application, enga 041 '
'seweral under-
takings, which all tended to me him in debts,
instead of extricating NM from them.
Mr. Doherty, on his .examination by the Court,
stated, that he had received the relief of the Court
on the sth of October,.lBls, and that the principal,
means of support which he enjoyed was his half-pay,
amounting to about £4O per annum. His debts at
present amounted to £9053. 18s. 6d. of which £2l, s
had been ceotracted since his last discharge. None
of his creditors objected to his liberation ; for they
had all signed a paper expressing their willin
to let him free, except one Gentleman, whom he on-
potted would also sign in the course of the day. Ha
bad been singularly unfortunate in different specula.
tions ; he had engaged in conducting a Paper, called
The World, which .died about a month since, in con-
sequence of kis imprisonment, and by means of which
he lost upwards of £lOOO. He bad also undertaken
the arrangement of some Masquerades. at different
Theatres, which eventually were productive of great
expense without any emoltrmeut. All his present
creditors knew of his having been confined for debt.
and he had no other means than his half-pay. The
money which set him on in business, was borrowed
from some friends.--lasolveut Discharged.
IN THE MATTER Or JOHN HALE.
Mr. NORRIS opposed, in behalf of Mr. Sims, the
discharge of this insolvent, on the ground of his hav-
ing given a, false statement of the value of his pro-
perty in the schedule.
On the examination of the insolvent, he stated that
he had been a shoemaker in Oxford-street, where he
had carried on Lusiness for more than 16 years.—
Having a large family, and his wife being sickly, he
became much embarrassed, and within the course of
the lact six years had offered two different composi-
tions to his creditors, the first of ss. in the pound, the
second of Bs. neither of which, in consequence of his
misfortune, he was able to discharge. lie was ai-
rested in August last, and his application for his dis-
charge on this day was opposed by none of his cre-
ditors, Mr. Sims excepted. The value of his stock in
trade, as the schedule stated, was about £27, and his
furniture was also of small value. Of seven chil-
dren, some of them, together with their mother, were
sickly ; and although he was always desirous of
procuring an honest livelihood, the pressure of this-
forum: had overpowered his greatest exertions.
Joseph Hale, brother to the insolvent, had been
brought by subpsena to prove the value of his bro►
titers stock in trade, for_ all of which he would not
give £3O. This witness gave_ an affecting account .
the distress of this unfortunate family, and of .
noble exertions made by one of the sons to save from
absolute want his mother and his sisters.
J. S 3 zehy, foreman to Mr. Sims, stated that he wont
to the shop of the insolvent on Wednesday last, where
he remained at one time five minutes, and at another
1 time not two minutes. He inquired for some shoes,
sand his estimate of the value of the property was
about fifty pounds.
To a question from the COURT, 1e said that he d:d
not tell the persons whom he met what motive in•
paced bins to go into the shop.
—On his cross-examination by Mr. HEATH, he said,
that he saw Miss Hale and another female sitting by
the tire; that Miss Hale shewed him the shoes. There
was oo gentleman present to throw bins into the gut-
ter, *hen he thus went to insult unprotected females.
J. W. Sims, residing at present in the London-road,
stated, that some years past, the insolvent came to
his house, where after some conversation, he agreed
to let him have goods upon credit. This agreement
was but a short time before the insolvent called the
first meeting of his creditors. Upon the proposal of
giving only eight shillings in the pound, witness re-
fused to take less than twenty. He,received the full
amount. lie thought the present value of the stock
in trade of Mr. Hale was 501.; a year since it was
worth 1001. He had seen the house handsomely fur-
nished, and thought the value of the furniture, even
now, amounted to 301.
(;Toss-examined by Mr. REATII-..-lit admitted that
he was present at the first meeting of creditors, and
that having 'before that time declared to Mr. Hale,
that he would never consent to receive less than 4.05.
Mr. Bale gave him a bill for the full amount, whirl
he afterwards received.
Mr. Serjeant Rustanorw—Did you, as an
man, tell the creditors assembled, that yo* Were a
receive the full amount ?-:—Witness, No.
On further cross-examivation, he declared, that be
never offered to give a character to the insolvent, al.
though he had declassed to give him credit.
Mr. Hale was aria called, and he related bow he,
had gone to Mr. fitins's his
where, upon his
besaing,
that in consequence of his credit being bad was
obliged to purchase from country-dealers, who al-
ways reqUeSted realty money, Mr. finns said. " why.
do you not ask credit from them? I will give you a
character?" _
_ .

Sanutel Hale, son to the insolvent, corroborated
his father's testimony relative to the conversation.—
Mr. Frederick Sarah lent him CVO on his own ac-
count, by means of which he endeavoured to support
his mother and sisters. Witness gave an account of
the manner in which Ilk. Sims destroyed the bill
giVen him by the Attorney attending at the compo-
sttion, and conforming the payment of the full tortount
of the debt to him.
Mr. Serjeaut lturtszeorou took a Intuitions view
of the case, the principal facts of which he recapitu-
lated with perspicuity, although the testimony which
was afforded was Collikaing ; he bad no hesitation in
pronouncing his opinion, Utat the circumstances, es
related by the Insolvent, seemed to him -correct ; un-
der which impression the Court felt itself bound to
Aiischarge the Insolvent, and moreover to order that
his brutlier should be appointed assignee.
Mr. HEATH applied to the Court for permission to
have Mr. Charles Clarkson eppointed essigase is his
room, because the latter was bettor enabled. to sue
Mr. Shns for the surplus of lge. in the pound, unseat
the creditors were entitled to, as having hista
fairly obtained.--Serjeast Rumituiprost seceded to
the application, to the great Istisfactice of 'Matt

DOUBT Oj' COMMON PLEAS, DUBLIN, DEC. 17.
Xi. J. SOWL.AN V. 2112 ALZION UNIVRANCIT COWAN t.
This ease, which has occupied seven days before
Lord NORBVILT and a Special Jury, terminated yes-
t evening, when the Jury returned a verdict for
the full amount claimed -.117 the plaintiff—£364o.
with costs. _ _ _

Counsel for the defendants entered several bills of
exception, intended for argument in the next Term.
The plaintiff has a similar claim upon the Hope In-
surance Company, which, it is thought, will be de-
termined by the ultimate result olthis cast.
The following is the substanCe of the Regulations,
of the Board of Customs, respecting the conveyance
of merchandise by the Holyhead Packets :
The annexed articles, the =imitative of Great Britain and
Ireland, are henceforth permitted to be imported and exported'
by his Majesty's Packets between Dublin and Holyhead, on
their obtaining a license for that purpose
Apparel tot both sexes, books, bound and unbound; buses, or
Boots of earth or stone; cabinet ware, coaches and caber car-
riages, cottons, drapery, new and old ; earthenware, or pottery ;
haberdashery, hardware, hats, linens, millinery, plate acrd plated
ware, prints and pictures, saddlery and other manufactured lea-
ther, and worsted, viz. tabbinets and bombaaeens ; stockings.
No drawback is to be allowed on any article transmitted in
this planner; but the countervailing duty, imed by the Act
of Union upon the several articles enumerated in the above list,
is to be levied, so tong as the same may continue in force.

A severe Epigram upon BuncE is attributed to the
pen of the late Lord EL LEEDOROUGH. It was enclosed
in a cover ilnd presented to Humus, as he was about
to open one of the principal charges against Mr.
HASTINGS, in the High Court of P.oliament :
Oft have we wouder'd thation Irish ground
No poisonous ruptile eves yet was tound;
lieveard the secret student Nature's work—
She said her noon to create a Ii nos!
This bitter effusion, on his perusing it, was observed
to have a momentary effect on the nerves and coun-
i tenance of the illustrious manager. With an air of
blended indignation and contempt he tore it in pieces,
and scattered the fragments about the hall. The
stanza, however, was impressed on his memory, and
subsequently repeated by him to some frien.is, with
an air of jocularity.
THE DROPPED CH ILD.--Yesterday the Parish Offi-
cers attended in Hatton Garden, when 4mw Symons,
the midwife, was brought up, charged %lull being an,
accomplice in dropping the child.—She was held.
to bail.

BOW-BTREZT.—.-YeSterdar two men were brought
to this Office by two of the Parole, on suspicion of
having been concerned in the late horrid murder at
Homey. They underwent a long private c-camina-
tion before Mr. Ili HMS. The particulars that tran-
spired respecting the ground of suspicion against the
prisoners it would not be prudent to make public at
resent.--They were committed.
A few days since Mr. Brains received a commu-
nication from Scotland, that a youth of the highest
respectability had absconded from his family, and it
was supposed had made his way to London, and
from his extraordinary propensity to the Stage it
was supposed he would connect himself with some
actors. The Magistrate in consequence sent infor-
mation to the Managers of all the Theatres of the
eircunrcance, with a description of the youth.—Yes-
tray Mr. BIRNIE, while sitting, received a mes-
sage from Mr. S. kemble,ef the Theatre Royal, in
Drury-lane, informing him that a youth, resembling
the lad who lately had left his friends in Glasgow,
and whose absconding from the University in that
City was notified in town, had applied to him for an
engagement. The youth, upon being brought to the
Otce, said that his real name was James Aickin,
And owned that be had arrived from Glasgow by
ten, in order to get employed on the Stage. Upon a
question from the Magistrate to him, respecting the
youth's abilities, Mr. S. Reliable was compelled to
assure Mr. Bating, that young Aickin had no chance
ef success as. an actor. The MaOstrate now advised
the youth to return to his real frsends. Westeote, the
constable, at length undertook the task of forward-
ing the youth to Glasgow.
James Colley, alias Dwyer. was committed for
trial, charged with robbing Maurice O'Connor, Esq.
of Dangles, in the county of Kerry, Ireland, of a va-
riety of articles. The prisoner had sailed with the
prosecutor, on the Sd d this month, from the port of
Cork, and landed on the sth near Bristol. Prisoner
had robbed the prosecutor, who encountered him by
chance afterwards in um', during the voyage, of
property which the latter did not miss until some
time after they had landed.
• Goixoestuo.—Yesterday Ji sllia,tt Ilatokins, who
keeps a chandler's shop in Fetter-lane, appeared on
asmensons to answer the complaint of the Inquest of
&. Andrew, Holborn, for exercising his trade and
calling on the Sabbath-day.--Mr. Stevens, one of
Oesidenien of the Inquest, said, that inthe course of
their duty last Sunday, during Divine Service, they
foiled the defendant's shop door open, a side oebacon
hanging Outside, apparently for sale, and customers
in the shop being served.—The defendant did not
deny the charge; he thought it very hard ; and said
he had served Mr. Stevens's servant with bacon on
Sunday morning, and several others on the Inquest.'
Mr. Stevens denied the assertion.—The Magistrate
thought the defence an aggravation of the crime, and
convicted him in the penalty of ss. and costs.
Massiow House.--Yesterday a Gentleman, of the
name of Cowper, complained of the Owner of one
of the Coaches to Bow and Bromley. The Owner
of the Coach did not appear to the summons, but
'sent the driver in his stead.—Mr. Cowper said, that
as he was walking on the foot pavement down Lead-
enhall-street, on Tuesday last, he was knocked down
by the sudden turning of defendant's coach. The
coach had been committed to the care of a boy, who
appeared not to be more than IS or 14 years of age.
The driver receiving a good character, the LORD
AL,'ron mitigated the penalty to 10s.
Several pickpockets were committed or remanded,
for " labouring in their vocation," during the time
an over-driven bullock yesterday spread terror and
coustemation in the Royal Exchange. No injury
was done by the beast on 'Change ; but a Gentle.
man had a narrow escape of his life, his waistcoat,
end even his shirt, Win torn up by the horn of the
animal. A porter, who had attempted to stop and'
=ea baker upon him, had also a very narrow
from an attack made by the bullock, which
11 Be et length might ead restraiaed so effectually
WSW* no to be Ul4 t 9 wagjoii sad *iv= oat
tbe square.

ROYAL SCOTCH

FROST illE PHILOSOI4

WITILACT or • 1.11111111 num NI

Xi
Dams Sin--Visiting Dumbarton
taking leave of Captain it. be prose
the Royal Scotch Thistle, which
scanty soil that covers or fills the •
This seed had been collected from
year. After distributing a portion
reserved the remainder, folded up in
and dated, till an opportunity of so•
occur. In the abundance of my sot
this small packet, I had laid it to
again came into my hands till the 4
big for another object amongst the
kwas agreeably surprised to find in
Make its appearance. I now set at
merry. as I conceived it a fair a
seeds of this genus of plants might t
their vegetative principle, and pre,
open spot of the field, rendered hal
mire having lain till the turf had r
the Royal Scotch Thistle was aces
on the evening of the Royal birth.
rrered with new vegetation ; notwi
further culture of either weeding
royal thistle, from seed 18 years o
months from the time the dry seed
attained a size and luxuriance pert
in these latitudes. It presents aft
and so close and rich in the defensi.
who come near it of the very appri
rune faccuit." It compleely claw
exceeding 18 feet, rising in the cc
flower shoot, and then spreading
bottom, extending its gushy leas
ground, bearing down every esker
its thorny point, beyond three fate
pram stem. Should the weather
survive the rude fury of the store
judge iron Its present vigour and
deepaess of its beautiful green. int
veryyeins, it may be expected, wi
greatest and most exubirant nativ,
in this country. This thews that
the entretthing tusk and dectsuc.
lung retain their living principle, .
I am, Pe...

- -
Extract from anotbor letter frai
tober : " The thistle still continue
most incredible size, such as to d
from all (gardeners included) who
any sling like it of its kind for it
I will do all in my power to prese

NEWG ATE ♦ND L.F. kDENH,

(By the Ca
Beef ' sedtoSs 4d I 1
Mutton 4s 4.1 to St 4d I I

PR ICES or HAY am ST
R. JAISIteIL
Hay... 61 Os Od to SI Bs Od 17
Straw 21 Ss Od to 31 Os Od
Clover 71 Os Od to gl 14s Od

PRICE

. WSW uO6.
Kent 5l Is to 61 IBs
Sussex 51 5s to 61 Os
Essex Ol Os to 01 Os
Foreign ... 41 4s to 51 Os

PRICE or TALLOW, SC
St. Jasnes'4 Mallet Ss ed T
Clan Market
WhitechapelMarket Si Oi
(per stone of 81b I
)
Yellow Soap, 104s—Mottled. Ile
Candles, per doz. las C

RAW 111
Zest Heifers and Steers (per I C
sd to 5s Od I
Middlings —Ss 4d to 2s id I
Sheepskins--Polled, Ts 6J to Is

?IICE OF UU

Mau, 50 to 561bs each
Ditto, SU. to 661bs each

Dressing Hides
Fine Coadi Hides... .....
Crop 'Hides, 35 to 401ba ar Ate
Diu* 43 to 50Iba
Calf Skins, 30 to 401b$
Ditto 50 to 70ibs ......
Ditto 70 to
Ewa Seals (Greenland) -----
Large ditto
Tanned Horse Hides

Horse Hidt4.

Alma/dam ll 9_ B. sU.

DIKO at sight 11 6
Asuneriagn — 0 C.F.
Ditto at sight... — 0
notterdon... 1 10 2U.
Antwerp, ex-too 11 11
Harnburgli... 34 s
AIRES. 34 3 24U.
Paris, 3 day's date 24 0 U.
Ditto ..... 30 2U.
Bourdeaux do. ll4 30
Frankfort
Ma 140 ez•mo.
lgasbid, effeetive393
----:PTFtTCES OF G
Portugal Gold in Coin, r
Foreign Gold in Bps ....
New Doubloons ......

New Dollars... .........
Silver in Bass
New Louis oseli

COAL MARE
Skips at Market. Skips S
583 Newcastle Al
5 Sunderland 2

COUNTRY

UIIIIII3GI, Dee. ii.---Wheat
Harley, per quarter, 50s to 71
60$ to 76s—Peas, 79s to SOs—
Oiroan, Dec. 17.—The prke
—The Half-peck Loaf, Wheate
Nswauav, Beams, December
52; to 70e—Oats, 56; to 42s-
to SOL—Bread, Is 7d to Is 9
Bakevar, Dec. 17.—Wheat
to 10, 6d—Vetckes, Os Od per
—.Oats, 32; Od to 42; Od per
peck—flour, 66; to 00s per s.

PRICE OP ETOC
Bk. Stock
Reduced 76iti
Cons. shut
Si per Ct.861-i
4 per Ct. 94it
Navy shut

MAILS T
ass. DUE
1 0
9 0

Dublin
Waterford
Guernsey and Jersey 1 2

1 0

0 0

HIGII WATER at LODIDO
Idcening -
Afuirnooo

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