Star.
London, England, 1803-02-03 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Yefterday a Conrt of Diredors of the EaR India
Company was held at the India.Houfe, when the
following Gentlemen attended, and were fworn
into the command of their refpeaive (hips, viz.
Captain Joists Pates, of the New Ship of 800 tons,
built by Perna EVERIT Marrasa, Efq. configned
to Bombay and Madras; and Captain Rosaar
Tom, of the fbip Cour rs, configned to China
direct.
The following (hips are appointed by the Court
of Direiors of the EaR India Company, to come
afloat this month, viz.
On the 6th left. New Ship, Capt. Joon Pates ; and New
Ship, Ca Trusses Heaton, for Bombay and Madras; the
Europe, obot. WILLIAM ()ELSTON. for St. Helena and Ben.
p 1; the Exeter, Capt. REMIT Meitirspa; the Dorfetfbire,
Capt. Jen it RAMIDIM and the Coats, Capt.R.ollllT TARIM,
fat Chins.

On tbe sat MIL Earl Spencer, Capt. RAITT ; and the Pref.
too, Capt. HiNIY Srutaaca, for Bentmthe Elks, Capt.
m Gaes Bowman, far Bombay; the CSIN.LISSIES
HOINCASTLI; the Wutey, Capt. HINNY WILSON; Earl
of Aborgavenoy, Capt. JOIN WORDSWORTO; and the Wood-
ford. COIN.4.4rIIeSS MARTIN, for ago,.
Lord ILLIAM &arnica took the ufual oaths
and his leave of the Court. upon being appointed
Governor of Fort St. George. His Lordrhip af-
terwards dined with the Threflors at the London
Tavern.

The Court adjourned at five o'clock till Friday
next.

Col. Nlisimmoszt, fon -in-law to Sir LIONEL
DRUM., proceeds with Lord WILLIAM! BIN T INC
to India, in order to enter upon his new fituation
of (41arter-Maller General to all his MAJISTT'S
forces in that part of the world. This is fuppofed
to be the belt appointment his Royal Highnefs the
Duke of YORK has to bellow ; and the mode in
which it is faid to have been conferred, mull have
added trebly to the obligation.
TRIPICODIALS, Mar it.—Nearly the whole of
Admiral It/Anises Iquadron are at prefent in this
harbour, viz. the Vac roasous I ID, Tat.
DENT, LROPA RD, TIRTSIC MORI, XLIA moss, TR IN-
COMA Ls, and Vu Lean bomb.
_ _

Mar 9.—The Court Martial ordered to try the
Captain and Officers of his Majeny's (hip la Ss is-
sums, affembled on Friday morning, at 8 o'clock,
on board the Inrarrio. the Captain of which
fHA ROOODI was Prefident. The Court continued
itting unti pall fix in the evening, when the pro-
ceedings were doled, and fentence pronounced.
&Losses name is to be put at the bottom of the
LIR of Commander is dm Royal Navy; and the matter is
dibulllhd ii Majcity's (maim
Llmitanom CA UT, the Ofiker of the Watch at the time he
Ram* b bararseably acitutted.
The Conn Martial fat again yenerday on the
trial of Lieutenant HORNSBY, of the Tilt PIIICNORIs
for mutiny and difobedience of orders, in arreff by
the Captain, for refuting to lower a yard, at a time
wine a number of men were fitting upon it, and
which, upon being lowered, occafioned fix perfon,
to fall overboard. The Court, however, entertain-
ed a different opinion of the prifoner's conduel ;
and, after due confideration of the cafe, acquitted
him in the fundl and moll honourable manner.

I Tbs laterfse, Egerton, from the Hayward for Liverpool.
is Itit sear Don!gltstlee. Captain and tca of the crew drowsed.
. .. .

The Coyly Faddy*" front Savannah for LlvaTool, Is
14 off Dells.

The =weed Plaserjraet Whitehaven, is loft near the Me
of Maa, and i the crew.

The lailaverar, Lys& from Rotterdam : the Coop Nay.
..--., of Illefrirdli sod a Dutch were% Csifl to be dm Vrow
Ids, Via Dimel/4 ire le& • the Orkseys.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, YE& 1.

A RATION V. !CHAIR.

This is a cattle of very great importance to the
commercial world. It was tried atGuildhall before
Lord KIN row, when the Jury found a tpecial
verdift, Rating that the aftion was b: ought oa a
charter party to recover a funs of 24181. as frz.ight.
The plaintiff was owner of the (hip Afia, which in
the year 1799 he chartered to the Commilfi -niers
of the Transport Board. On the 27th of Anguit,
in that year, the failed from Cork with 700 fol-
dicrs on board, with thcir wives and children,
bound for Q2ebee,. where the arrived about the
middle of Oftober. During the voyage an infant
had been feized with the fmall pox, and that per-
tilential difeafe loon raged among the crew with
the greateft virulence. Several were carried °lrby
it before the fhip entered the river St. Lawrence,
and a great number were obliged to be fent on
fhore to the hofpital at Qiebec. From the terror
of the difeafe many defected. On the 2 i Ile of Ofto- '
ber the Captain received orders from the Gover-
nor to prepate for fea. and to report when the (hip
would be ready. It was reported that the would
be ready on the tft of November. On the 3d,
too men were put on board, for Halifax. But it
was found impolfible to proceed. The Captain
ufcd every exertion to procure hands, to no por.
pofe. The troops were therefore difemharked, and
the Afia remained inaftive in ?iota till the loth of
May following. On the 15th of April 18ot. the
Commiffioners mulfted the plaintiff in the fum of
24181. for which this aftion was brought. If they
were juflified in 14w in fo doing, judgment to be
given fur the defendant. If they were not, judg-
ment to be given for the plaintiff.
Mr. Cassius argued with great ability on the
fide of the plaintiff. He began by ohferving, that
whatever opinion the Court fhould find itfelt new
bound to pronounce, Lord Kenyon and the Spe.
vial Jury who tried the cattle were decidedly of
opinion that the claim was well founded. A ver-
dift would have immediately palled for the plain.
tiff, had not the learned Counfel who condufted
the defence (Lord Ellenborough, then Attorney.
General) confidered it his duty to demand that'
the fiats fhould be fpecially found. But there could
be no doubt that law and juflice were on the fame
fide. The grounds on which the Commillioners
could exercife their power of mtilfting were four-
1. Lots of time ; 2. breach of orders ; 3. negleft
of the Matter; and 4. inability of the (hip. With
regard to the fire, he contended there mull not
only be loft of time, but culpable wane of time.
This voyage from Cork to Quebec was performed
in a few weeks, but from ftormy weather and
crofs accidents, it might have taken up feveral
months. Could it be Paid that this would have
made the owner liable to a muldor ? The orders
iffued muff be legal and poflible. If the Captain
had been ordered to run into an enemy's port, or
to carry the veal acrofs the fallt of Niagara into
Lake Superior, mull be have obeyed ? 3. The
negleft of the Mailer, for which the Owner is to
fuffer, mull be pofitive and wilful. If he exerts
himfeli to the utnsoft for the good of all concerned
his condo& can never be a ground of mule. 4.
The inability of the (hip mentioned muff be joules-
fic. not Wire& inability. She muff be prevented
from failing by want of fee worthinefs, by info&
ciency of the tackle, or tome other inherent &fee.
He afked if there was any fuch caufe Rated in the
verdift ? This principle of law could not be dif-
puted, that where a condition poffible when it was
entered into becomes impodible by the aft of Goa,
or by any a& done by the other party, the per-
formance of it is omitted. The Captain was
obliged to take in thefe perfons at Cork, fo that if
the ficknefs was owing to the great crowd on board,
the defendant was anfwerable for the confequences.
Nothing can be confidered as more immediately
depending upon particular interpofitions of Provo
dente than health anddifeafe. If a thunder-bolt
had fallen from heaven and killed the greater part
of the crew, would the plaintiff Rill have been
liable to be mul&ed ? What was the difference be
tween this and a flow lingering peftilence ?. Every
thing had been done which could be done. The
plaintiff could not be confidered as infurer ; there-
fore he was entitled to his full freight.
Mr. WOOD obferved that the Commiffioners had
behaved with great liberality. They had allowed
the plaintiff half the freight for the Ibip while (he
was lying in port, without feamen and without
fuffering from wear and tear. But a great fallacy
arofe from the word mul&, which merely meant,
that if the fervice was not performed, for which
the contra& was entered into, an abatement fhould
be made in the freight. This might happen as
well in cafes of misfortune as in cafes of delinquen-
cy. There was an exprefs ftipulation that the full
complement of men fhould always be kept on
board. From a covenant of this nature the a& of
Goo even did not enure. The dillinftion taken
in the books was this : when a charge was thrown
upon any one by the law which the a& of GOD
rendered impoffible, then the non-compliance with
it was excufed ; but where a man threw a charge
upon himfelf, that be was bound to perform at all
events. If a carrier was robbed, he was Rill re-
fponfible to the perfon whofe goods were entruffed;
becaufe othervrife he might colleague with thieves.
Here great frauds might be weeded, if the freigh-
tor were not liable to fuffer from untoward acci-
dents, as he might be in the receipt of to,oool. a
year from the public, while from his wilful ne-
gleft, the (hip was laid up idle in a diftant port.
Mr. Cassius, in reply. Paid, that the Commit.
Goners liberality to his client refembled that of a
highwayman. who having robbed a traveller of
elf he poffeffes, returns him fixpence to pay the'
turnpike. If the arguments ufed on the other fide
proved any thing, they proved this, that if the
complement was reduced by difeafe. or by an en-
gagement with the enemy, or by lightning, a
tingle individual below the number at which it
was fixed, the charter-party was at an end. and
the Commit:Goners might refute to pay a Grilling.
One good effeet produced by this caufe would be
to . (hew Chip-owners what kind of contrafts they
entered into, and to warn them that while they
this* they arc catering into an advantageous fpe-

eulation, they may be doing an ail which will
bring themfelves and their families to beggary.
Lord ELLEN BOROU(114, from motives of delicacy,
declined giving any opinion.
Mr. Jultice Caosa obferved that the gneftion
was, whether by the terms of the contrail an.: the
cireumflances in the verdi3, the Commillioners of
the Vietuailing Board lad power to impote this
mnla ? The plaintiff had entered into a covenant
which he had not fulfilled. The diiiinetion between
duties implied by the law and a voluntary engage-
ment was well taken. The Commiilioners were
the arbitrators between the freighter and the
Public. It was hard that a man Ihould fuller by
the a& of GOD, but proper ilipulation might be
made in the Chat ter Party. The Commillioners
had a right to form a judgment, and if they :Oa
according to their conlcience, their decifion would
not be overfet. It was neceffary that there lhould
be a power of determining between accident and
negligence.
Mr. jullice LAWRENCE and Mr. Jultice La
BLANC concurred.

FEBRUARY 2.

ROBERTSON AND ANOTHER V. FRENCH.

In confequence of the Rule being made abfc,lote
for a new trial in this cafe, it came on to-day, and
Jailed eight hours, fo that it will be impoilible to
give any thing more than a very general deli:rip-
uon of it.
According to Mr. ERSKINE'S opening, the Plain-
tiffs, Meffrs. Robertfon and Thornpfon, who are
Merchants in this City, ailing as Agents for a
houfe of Trade at the Cape of Good Hope, for
Walker and Co. and fome perfons who were inte-
effeacd the policy in queilion. The houfe
at the Cape having a large affortment of goods by
them, the manufaCtures of this country, for which
there was not a favourable market there,purchafed
the !hip Cherie! field, and loaded her with thole
goods for the purpofe of carrying them to the belt
market. They propofed that thofe goods (tumid
be feat to the north weft coaft of Africa, and if
they could not be difpofed of there, that they
fhould be -carried to the coaft of Brazil, in South
America, and then, that the Cheilerfield fhould
return with a home cargo, if the could purchafe
one, to the Cape of Good Hope ; for that purport,
they wrote to Meffrs. Robertfon and French to
effed a policy. There was firft a policy for time
to continue for fix months, Miming her from the
Cape of Good Hope to the north welt coati of
Africa, from thence to the coaft of Brazil, and
back again to the Cape of Good Hope. They
found afterwards, that it was not likely that this
adventure would be finifhed within the time limit-
ed by this policy, and as they walled at no time
to be uncovered, they effeded the policy on which
this aftion is brought ; and the material parts of
which are tine :—Robertfon and French, as
Agents for the houfe at the Cape, caufed them.
felves to be infured, loft or not loft, at and from
all, any, or every port and place, where and what-
fuever, on the coaft of Brazil, after the 17th of
September, to the Cape of Good Hope, upon any
kind of goods and merchandizes: and alfo upon
the body, tackle, apparel, ordnance, munition.
artillery, boats, and other furniture, of and in the
good (hip or veffel called the Chefterfield, (with or
without letters of marque), whereof is Matter,
tinder GOD, for this prefent voyage, Mr. F.Brooks,
beginning the adventure on the Paid goods from
the loading thereof on board the raid (hip, at all,
any, or every port and place, where and wharf).
ever, on the coati of Brazil, and from the trh
day of September, 1800 ; and upon the Paid flip,
&c. in the fame manner, with liberty to fail,
touch, and Ray at any ports or places whatfoever,
particularly backwards or forwards, and to and
from thofe under the Porruguefe Government,: or
any port, place, iOand, or elfewhere, on the coat
of South America, without being deemed any de-
viation, and without prejudice to this infurance -
land in cafe of capture, detention, or leisure, by:
tiny rower whatfoever, to pay a total lots, upon
receiving documents of her being carried into
port, and without inquiry into the regularity or
irregulanty of her proceedings, and with liberty
to fell, barter, exchange, load, or unload, the in-
retell, in part or the wlole, at the ifland of Saint
Catharine, or elfewhere where and whatfoever.
at and after the rate oefour guineas per cent. to
return three pounds ten (billings per cent. fhould
the fbip have arrived, or this rifk otherwife have
ceafed, on or before the 1 7th of September :Soo;
on goods, valued at 13,3161.—0 n (hip, valued at
t,ssol.—and on freight, valued at 841." This
(hip failed on the outward voyage from the Cape,
and arrived at a port in the north welt of Africa.
where the difpofed of the whole of her cargo to a
perfon of the name of Nunez, but the Captain
agreed to carry the cargo to the Ifland of Saiat
Catherine. After they had remained there for a
conliderable•time, expelling Mr. Nunez to come,
and to take thefe goods, agreeably to his contra&,
he never made his appearance. After Raying at
that place longer than the time agreed upon. they
coafidered themfelves as abfolved from the per-
formance of their contra.% and proceeded to Rio
*tiro. They there entered into a frefh contrail
with a Ponuguefe merchant who lived there, of
the name of Pedro Antonio Alvarez, for the whole
of this cargo. But by the laws of that place. if
they had landed the cargo it would have fubjeeed
both (hip and cargo to confifcation ; and therefore
it was agreed tbaz this cargo fbould be delivered
to Alvarez on the high fees, in South latitude 36.
and in four fathoms water. For that purpofe he
was to fend two (hips to receive it, and in order
that there (hips and the Chefterfield might know
one another, the Supercargo of the Chellerheld.
Mr. Mortlock, and Don Alvarez, invented fig.
nals,whish the (hips were to hog'. The Cheller-
field yet out to the place appointed, and. at a (hart
diflance from that place, the was captured by the
Hon. Captain Elphiallone, (now Capt. Fleming)
of his Majeßy's Ibip the Diomede. as an illegal
trader. Captain Elphinßone, the evening before,
had captured a Spanilh brig, and found on board
a paper of fignals, a duplicate of which he found on
board the Cheßerfield ; and he alfo found thek two
veffels had colours hoi fled in conformity to theft fig-
oafs, and therefore he captured her, and carried
her to the Cape of Good Hope. She and the

cargo were libelled in the Vice Admiralty Court
at the Cape, and the pi •Iperty was ordered to be l'
rellorcd. bat the Court there thought there was I
filch a ftrnng and reafonable cattle for feizure, that
the captors were paid their coils. There was an
appeal now depending upon the judgment of that
Court, before the Lords Commiflioners at the'
Cockpit, and as Mr. I;esaias obferved, but for;
that appeal there could be no qiteftion in this in-
fiance. If the Gentlemen of the Jury found a
verclid for the Plaintiffs, the Underwriters would
have this property, as falvage, provided the'
Lords Commiflioners fitould affirm the judgment,
of the Vice Admiralty Court at the Cape.—
From the appearances that prefented them-
(elves to Captain Fleming, he admitted that his'
condita in feizing this Ihip was completely kith-)
lied, and that lie could not have anted otherwife.
But the quellion which the Gentlemen of the Jury
had to decide was, not whether Captain Fleming
had a reafintable cattle for detaining the Chao.-
field ; but whether, in lad, the Chefterfield had
violated the laws of this country, by trading with
an enemy' A number of witneffes were called on
the part of the Plaintiff, the moll material of
which were Captain Brooks and Mr.. Mortlock,
the Supercargo on Board. Tbey detailed all the
particulars of this voyage. The Houfe at the
Cape entrulted the wholeof this adventure to them,
and confetptently were bound by their suEts. They
(wore, in the moll Mem manner, that this was
fI
a fair bersafile adventure, and that they bad no in-
tention whatever to violate the laws of this coun-
try, by trading with the Spaniards in South Ame-
rica, with whom we were then at war. They laid
that Alvarez had deceived them, by fending a
Spaniffi brig to take the cargo on board, inflead of
one or two Portuguefe seffels which Alvarez, the
pm-chafer of the cargo, had agreed to fend. They
never faw the Spanith brig till after the had been
captured by Capt. Fleming. But if the bad come
up with them, they would not have delivered the
cargo, but have captured her, and the 13z,0c0
dollars, the price of the cargo.
Mr. Grass was leading Counfel for the Defen-
dant, and trolled he Ihould have no difficulty in
fatisfying the Jury that the whole of this was an
illegal adventure; that the fole motive for the
Chefterfield failing to the latitude of 36 degrees
South, was to enable Alvarez, the purcbafer, to
import thefe goods into Spain; and if fo, the traf.
fic was illegal, as it was contrary to the law of this
country to tjeat with an enemy : and if the trade
was illegal, a policy infuring that trade was alto
illegal. The infured had no reafon to complain of
the Underwriters in this cafe, becaufe the lots had
been occafioned folely by the ads of their own

Agents.
• The two principal witneffes called on the part of
the defendants, were Capt. Fleming, and his firil
Officer Lieut. Guion.
.The Captain Rated, that the ground of his fciz-
leg the Chrfferfield, was from his having found a
paper of fignals or. board a Spanifh brig, which he
captured, and finding exaaly the fame fignals on
board the Chefierfield ; from that he concluded
there mull have been a communication and privity
between them, and that for the purpofe of carry-
ing on an illicit commerce. The Chefferfield was
captured confiderably more than too miles np the
river De la Plata, which is fkirtcd on each fide
by the Spanilla Dominions, and three or four de.
Brea farther South than any of the Portuguefe
Settlements.
After an eloquent reply from Mr. ERSCIIIe,
Lord Ettresnaouen flitted to the Jury, that
the main quellion of fa& for their confederation
in this cafe, was, whether the infured or their
agents, who had the conchs& of this (hip, did in.
tend to import into Spain this cargo, or to afEll
Alvarez through the media of thefe (hips, or in
any other manner to import this cargo into an
enemy's country ? No doubt that all commerce
with an enemy was illegal, except in as far as it
might be legitimated by his Majefty's licence. It
was not contended that any thing of that fort had
taken place in this cafe : and therefore, the mere
queflion of fait was, whether from all the circum.
fiances of this cafe, the Plaintiffs' Agents who
were on board this (hip, intended an importation
into Spain of there goods, and they in this cafe
were reponfible for thccondua of their reprefenta-
tatives on board Whether there was on their part
a decided intention to import thefe goods into
Spain, or to affiff Alvarez, through the Fred's° of
Ode (hips, fo to do ? If fo, it was perfealy illegal.
But if their intention was only to fell them to this
Portuguefe merchant, that was legal. His Lord-
(hip faid that mull depend on the whole of the evi-
dence, as it made out the one of thefe propofitions
or the other. His Lordfhip fummed up tile whole
of the evidence, with great precition, and applied
the moll material parts of it to this queffion.
The Jury immediately found a verdia for the
Plaintiffs.
Mr. Gums, Coonfel for the Defendants. faid he
&sold move the Court on lonic points of law in
this cafe.

POLICY, &r.
Marston Houst.—Yetierday you Re was
charged with robbing a Mrs. I)rewe. It appeared
that this Lady had kill alighted from the Dept-
ford Rage, and was, after paying the coachman,
returning her punk into her pockct, when the found
fornebody fnatch it out of her hand ; on turning i
sound the perceived the prnimer near her, when a
Gentleman who was palling fcized hold of him,
and the purfe, which contained one guinea and a
half, and fame other monies, was taken from him.
The prifoner in his defence fail, he picked the
purfe off the ground, and was going to give it the
Lady. He was fully committed for trial.
A man named Glade WAS examined on forpicion
of ficaliag fome bed•furniture, which he offered to
pledge with a pawnbroker. who fulpefting he had
not come honefily by it, from the etreumllance of
Ins liav;ag a (port time before pledged fome of the
fame pastern, had him taken into cullody. The
Officer who apprehended him had much trouble
to fecure his prifoncr, as lrc made a defperate re-
fill:ince, and is a very powerful fellow.
Ile wac !ma:ldea for a further hearing. and the
pit tie, Icom whom it is frippofed 14e :u..lc fur-
niture are otdercd :a attend.

GUIEDHALL.—Yeaerday a young man, who is
brother to an Attorney, was charged before the
Sitting Magiltrate on infpicion of healing a pocket-
book, containing property to the amount of tool.
from a Mr. DAN fun. It appeared, in the courfe
of the examination, that the parties were all fpend-
ing the evening together at a Coffee-houfe in the
vicinity of Fleet-greet ; and Mr. D.twfon happen-
ing to take out his pocket-book, the young man
alluded to, who fat nest to Mr. D. made levera.l
denies to pats him in the courfc of the evening,
' and returned ; after the company was feparated he
' ringed his pocket-book, and immediately filfpeaed
the young man ; his lodgings were fearched, but
Ino traces of the book could be found. The evi.
dente, however, (*wearing to the fufpicion of his
being the perfon who aftually took the book, the
Magi fb-ate was induced to commit him for trial.
Several of his friends attended, and amonet the
reft his brother, and urged his general good cha-
rafter ; but the Magillrate informed them he was
obliged to attend to what had been [worn, and he
felt it his duty to fend him for trial.
A jouraeyman carpenter, named Siiinnovr, was
charged by his mailer, Mr. Lane, with leaving
his work unfinilbed. Mt. Lane Rated, that this
man agreed to ferve him for a week, and after
working at his bufinefs for three days, abruptly
left him, and he had not heard any thing of him
till yeßerday, when he fummoned him to the Court
of Requells for wages, which he alledged was due
to him. Mr. Lane accordingly took the opportu-
-1 nity when he met him there, to bring him before
the blagiftrate.—Mr. Alderman NEWN HAM eon-
Inked the AR of Parliament, and obferved, that
the Aft authorized him to inflift a pnnifhment of
three months for this offence, and not lets than one
month, difcretionary. He laid, it was highly ne-
cellar), to enforce the A&, in order to learn Jour-
neymen their duty. Simmons acknowledged that
he has left his maler's fervice, but Paid he had not
left any work unfinilhed ' • he drivelled his forrow
for his fault, and Paid lit: was willing to return; if
his mailer would take him back, and ferve the re-
mainder of his time. Mr. Lane however would
not agree to receive him again ; but Paid, if the
Magiltrate thought proper, he was willing to re-
ceive an apology, provided he would pay the cx-
pences incurred. Simmons very gladly accepted
the propofed terms, and Mr. Alderman NEWN -
HAN gave him fome excellent advice as to his fu-
ture conduft ; obferving, that if he again infringed
the laws, he would be punifbed with the utmoft
feverity.—He was then difcharged.
MA R LSOILOUG H -STIR ST...rYClitiday Ann Pollen
was fully committed for trial, for Realing a quan-
tity of lace from the [hop of Mr. Burford, in Ox-
ford-greet. The prifoner went into the (hop under
pretence of purchafing Come articles on Saturday
evening, and took the opportunity of fecreting the
lace, but was immediately deteaed.
yaw Harris, an old offender, was charged with
Ruling four loaves frcm a baker's bafket, in Gra-
venor-fgnare. He was Bopped by another perfon
who fufpeaed him, and took him into euflody.—
Hc was committed for trial. This man was tried
at the Old Bailey Sefton in February hail. .

UN ioa-Hai.L.—Yefterday a variety of prifoners
for petty offences, and being. diforderly, were
brought up and feverally committed according to
their charges, but none of them were of fufficient
importance to lay before the public.
The profanation of the Sabbath having hi this,
as in moil other diaries, come to a confiderable
height, a number of informations have been pre-
ferred, and feveral came on yefterday to belteard
before the Sitting Magiftrates againft. fhopkeepers
for ferving on Sundays, and the major part were
convicted, and Tome from informality were put off.
In addition to the two men and two boys in cuf-
tody for ftealing a cart and two bodes, and a piece
of brandy,
John Grilas was yefterday morning apprehend
ed on BankGde, by Glammon and Lloyd, the Of-
ficers, on fufpicion of being the man who drove
away the cart, and was committed, to be brought
up with others now in cuftody.
HATTOM-GA tot 11.—Yefterday Mar. Stave= was
brought forward on feveral charges of robbery.
It appeared that (he is an Iri(hwoman, who for
a long time part has been in the habit of ingratiat-
ing herfelf with the uninformed and good-humour-
ed part of her countrywomen, and under pretence
of being out of place, and in want of a lodging,
fleeping in the fame bed or the fame room with
them, always making it a point to (hew her gra-
titude by taking the firft opportunity of carrying
off any part of their wearing apparel the could lay
her hands on.

The firfi charge againft her was for taking a
fhirt and flocking' from a bed where flie was al-
lowed to fleep—the fecond for taking away and
pawnin the only gown a poor woman had, who
had hofpitably entertained her—and the third was
for (leafing a gown from a very poor woman, into
whole room (Le had got, under her ufual delufive
appearance, the poor creature having a large fa.
may, to which the daily expects an addition. All
the charges were fully proved, and fhe was fully
committed ; as was .---- Cidoer, for fielding
iron, and two others for trifling oEences.
Among a other fingular effeEts of the late forms,
filch a quantity of lea-weed has been thrown on the
(hare at Barnflon, the elate of Sir FR AN CI S BOT Is-
Ton, that it is imagined there is is,ooo load of
this manure. There are daily to be fern from so
to 7o carts and waggons carrying it into the coun•
try, and it is imagined there will be a quantity
fufficient to manure the (Rate for the two enfuing
years. The benefit to the tenants cannot be eat-
mated at lets than I sod.
The Hurricanes for the laR fortnight on the
whole of the Eaft Riding cos& of Yorkfhire have
been more tempeftuous and fatal than were ever
known. Nothing has been feat along the whole
(bore, but parts of wrecks of veßels and the dead
bodies of unfortunate men who have periffied in the
forms. The American Corsful, his wife and child,
were with great difficulty faved at Bridlington
g!yr, and were brought on (bore nearly naked in
an open boat. A black, who attempted to fwim
I to !lie !Lore, was dallied to pieces spina the rocks.

ACADP.MTC PROMOTIONS.
CARIBRIDOE.—The Vice Chancellor has ap.
pointed the following fobjeas for Sir WILLIAM
BROWNE'S Prizes for the prefenr year.—For the
Odes, lirivetiorant .t.rtaut, et tueriasaais. For the
Epigram, itx aitickfit
The following are the names of thofe Gentlemen
who obtained Academical Honours, on taking the
degree of Bachelor of Arts, on Friday Taft.
Wa ANC L t a s--Mein. %die and Hoare, of St. John's Cat.
lege; Mundell, of Queen's; Wiles, Parke, Pryme, and Rah.
of Trinity College; Wood, of Emmanuel; Thumeori. of Je-
fus;Davys, of Chrill's ; Ewbanka, of (Lucien's; Goal, of John's,
Coltman, of Trinity.
Sawa, Orr' s—Meffrs Brett, of o.2eeses ; Bonney, of
Clare Hall; Moore, of St. John's; Collett, of Trinity; Ha-1
milton, of Pembroke Hall; Standly and Waite, of St. John's;
Headley, of Q2cen's; Brown and MAlrby, of St. joho's ; Jones,
of Peter Home; Walkole, of Trinity; Paul, of Peter Houfe
Brown, of St. John's; Johnfon„ of Trinity; Smyth,of 2ten's;
and Cole, of Magdalen.
Ju moo 0 nisi s—Meffrs. Bryan, of Peter Houk; Hut •
(*lnfos' and Rowdier, of St. John'.; Pitman, of Chrilt's; Mani:
field, of Peter Hodes P. Ward, of Queen's College; Hutchins,
Of Trinity; Roberts, of St. John's, a nl Coles, of Clare Hall.
In the lift of Gentlemen who were admitted Ba-
chelor of Arts on Friday fe'nnight, Mr. COLEMAN
and Mr. Is ozawoon, of St. John's College, were
omitted, and Mr. WATSON, of Caius, and Mr.
SILLY, of Magdalen, were inferfed by miftake.