Star.
London, England, 1816-12-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COCKPIT, DECEMBER 12.
La Manuella, Meyrellas master. —This ship, Untitr
Spanish colours, laden with slaves, bound from Bonny,
on the coast of Africa, to the Havannah, on the 30th
of June, 1814., was captured by his Majesty's sloop,
Mosquito, and carried to Tortola. The Vice-Ad-
miralty Court of that island condemned the ship to
the captors, and the slaves, as prize of war, to the
sole use of his Majesty. nom this sentence the
claimants prosecuted an appeal to this Court. The
property was claimed as belonging to Spanish sub-
jects. On the part of the captors it was contended,
that this Was a fraudulent transaction throughout,
and that in reality it was Portuguese property.
Their Lordships took time to deliberate with respect
to their sentence.—Adjourned till Monday.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 12.
PRICE V. PUPS.
This was an action against the defendant to recover
damages for assaulting the plaintiff.
It appeared in evidence, that the plaintiff is a but-
cher and the defendant an inn-keeper in the town of
13eaford. The former had agreed to purchase some
pigs of the latter, and a payment was made of ss.
as deposit money. The plaintiff then claimed from
the defendant a shilling, as a customary cansideration
of the trade in pig-dealing, in confirmation of the
b ,main, but the defendant not chusing to comply
with thi. demand the plaintiff said he should decline
the purchase altogether, and would allow the defen-
dant to keep the deposit money. He then wee:. into
the inn-yard to get his horse and can to go away,
hut he was stopt by the defendant, who said that
there was a reckoning to be paid before he departed,
aad seized hold of the horse's bridle, upon which II •
plaintiff pushed his hand twice with son.e energy
against the defendant's breast, in the endeavour to
daeutangle the horse, and then the defendant struck
him over the head with a stick.
Lord ELLIIIIIOROUGH thought the pushing against
the defendant's breast was the first assault, and con-
sequently an action would not lie for what afterwards
happened. —The plaintiff was therefore nonsuited.
WILLIAMS V. JON/IS.
This was an action to recover the sum of £5O, al-
leged to have been lent and advanced by the plaintiff
to the defendant.
The plaintiff was represented to be a respectable
surgeon and apothecary, of considerable practice iu
the city of Bristol, and the defendant a tradesman
in this town. • It was proved by the testimony of two
witnesses, friends of the plaintiff, that the money in
question was actually delivered to the defendant on
filackfriars-bridge, the day and date of the transac-
tion being given.
On the part of the defendant, the case proved was,
that at the time when the money was supposed to
have been lent, the plaintiff was in the wrist needy
circumstances, and actually confined in the gaol of
Nevegete at Bristol, and that in point of fact he him-
self was then indebted to the defendant. In con-
firmation of this the plaintiff's own lefties, dated hom
Newgate, were given in evidence.
I Lord ELL ENIOROUGEL strongly animadverted upon
the folly and fraud by which the plaintiff attempted
to support his case, and left it to time Jury whether
they could believe the evidence by which it was
supported ?
The Jury said they totally discredited the story,
and curhequently the plaintiff was nonsuited.
OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
Yesterday P. C. Lee, a young man of respectable
appearance stood indicted for stealing as 18d. token,
the property of Brooks Hinton, his master, in the
course of his employment, on the 13th ult.
William Webb. a shopman of the prosecutor,
steed. that he had marked the money with his ini-.
tials, which had been tendered to the prisoner for
some goods, and had been put by him in his pocket,
and not into the till.
Upon his re-examination admitted that be had had
some words with- the prisoner, but not so as to bear
any malice against hint ; the money had been taken
by the prisoner in the dusk, just before the book of
sale for the day had been made up, and had been pot
in his pocket.
George Ruthvea, a police officer, stated, that he
had been applied to by the prosecutor. who had
given him a marked lad• token to tender to the pri-
toner for some goods.
The COMMON Sitriazatar here informed the Jury,
that from the testimony of the last witness it was im-
possible the trial could go on, nor could the prisoner
possibly be convicted. The Jury entirely concurred
with him, and the prisoner was discharged, to the
satisfaction of every person present.
'l'n an application for expenses, the Court gave a
peremptory refusal. observing, at the same time,
that the authors of the prosecution had acted very im-
properly.
Thereat Kelfrway and Gene Lowther stood indicted,
the former for stealing, and the other for receiving,
knowing to be stolen, a quantity of pears, of the value
of more than ss. the property of Mr. Collins, on the
15th of October. .
The prosecutor is a respectable attorney residing
in Spital.square, who has a country house at Stam-
ford Hill, and the prisoner, Kellaway, was his garde-
ner for more than two years. On Tuesday, the 16th
of October, the prisoner came to his Office, and told
him that a disagreeable circumstance had occurred ;
for having given a friend a few pears he had been
stopped, and taken into custody ; lie therefore beg-
ged the prosecutor to write to the Magistrate, that
the pears had been given with his consent. To a
question from the witness as to the quantity the pri-
soner had, said not above half a peck at the most.
The prosecutor declined taking any step, observing,
that he would probably be applied to by the Magi-
strate. That accordingly happened, and upan going
to the Police Office, he found that above a peck and
at half of pears had been found upon the person of
George Lowther, which he had received from the
prosecutor's gardener.
Juha Hayes, a patrolet had stopped the prisoner
'Lowther, on the 15th of October, with the pears in a
green bag, who, after a good deal of prevarication,
confessed he had received them at a public house at
Clapton, from the other prisoner.
The prisoner made no defence, but called a num.
ber of witnesses to his character.
The Jury, after consulting for a eonsiderablettm.
acquitted . Lowther, and found Kellaway guilty.
• The Pommies* hyntoitely recommended him to

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d. J. Norrod, for
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of seven years transportation, sentenced the ptis,,,;'"l
to be whipped, to be imprisoned a Fear
and to be kept to hard labour doi-i“
Court also observed, that as t
bad of.late become extremely prevaknt, the '1,7
ver,
who should
tautly suffer the utmost rigour of the.
, and it
transported for 11 years.
The followingu; stealing;
jwetriealcis:.inn v 6,
aMpecTrtiang:ntfenar
timber ; Mary Kelly, for stealing a goose ;
cock, (or stealing a p4viour's rummer ; J. r_
for stealing a salt fish ; Maria Gicen, steak.
two shirts ; R. Briggs, for ste..ling two driiii;
glasses ; J. Hanthett, for steaiii.w ten st.irts r Eyed
beth Ashley, for stealing two 17..:)b;ts
for stealing a watch ; C. O'Hara, ler steititig 54,
of cheese; Mary Grayson and Letitia Joaes, vuit,
ing a piece of ; and C. Grant, t;,r steall a
silk handkerchief.
Last night the Sessions ended, when sentences,
,passed on the following prisonirs
William Earle, James Mitchell,
Mansfield, Matthew Sheath, aii,s All
Simcee, Mary Harris, ad &tumid
transported for life.
Samuel Hale, Sarah Gardner, M;
Mary Hopkins, and Elizabeth
sported for 11. years•
John Hymns, John reddingt3n,
son, Edgar Chula?, Th-Joas Pater, 'l,
James Wright, Gem ge: Tate, ,
Madden: John, aiias Henry nice, James
W attain Thomas SitiillitO, .1 !won '
beth Can, Louisa Ellen, Joseph
Smith, Joel Fitz Saunders, William
Monday, Richard HATT'S; Arm St(
Merry, Thomas Biggs,
Grant, Michael Sheen, Timutny 611,
Dawson, James Fleming, Maria Gre,
chett, and Elizabeth Bradley, to be
seven years.
Four were ordered to be imprisoned
of Correction, London, and 29 in the
rection for Middlesex, for various periods
imprisonment in' Newgate ; nine r
whipped ; 11 fined Is. each and di
judgments were respited ; and 15 s
by proclamation.— Sessions adjourned
January next.

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The quantity cif pat t:ratat. or lusty wader: a: fl
are called, for which orders have been giyea in ze
present Lottery, exceed belief;—what with thew,
some of whom woo Fortune by procuring a ticket:
share to correspond with the years of their own am,
or the age of their wives—',thers imagining, that th
will smile upon them if they stake their adventei
upon the minerals forming the year in which :L
were born, vine influenced by Queen 'Matti, iStc. t::,
—certain it is, that the Office•keepers have hed it,',
employment in complying with the wishes cf ail.—
Cowslip says in the farce, " of ail the birds in the as
give me a rt,ast duck" —we Ea y, • • of all the nurriLta
in the vtlxel give us til,.tt V:::iCh may gain 20,1 ti
' Guineas."
SPOUMG FOSTIVITIES .11: HACKAH.—His Loyal
Highness thie Duke of Gin Ece, I En repeated ler.sytti
his annual visit to Mr. COKE, at :Latham, and p.a
took ~:1' the sport sof tt.e fielsf. T Aro hundred and fifty
four head of game were killed in rE,E. day, thoug!.: cr
rabbits have beenlatterly chi Elly destroyed, on GZ;l::16
of their depredations, and the breed nAi of partriege
and pheasants has been worse than was ever knAr.
On Friday, the shooting pasty repaired to Warlien
and were followed during the greater part of thedie
by a bird of prey, which constantly attended
motions, and was repeatedly flied at what..
over their heads, twit bout betraying theleast aim,
of apprellensiom and alarm, even though the sir, t
beard to rattle on its fen, hers. In the afti-
des:ended from its aerial fl.ght, and settled tot
whet e it alloweti Mr. Coke, attended by a bi.y In
a dead 1 heasant dangling in his hand, to 4' , I
sufficiently near to get a shot at it, which farougtit
o the ground. It proved to be a must beautitulf,
specimen of that rare bird the Falco Lasollut%
1-gged falcon, measuring very nearly live le
the wings. and two feet one inch in length. 'ilie
bird had attended the chute at Wigton jest la
same manner two days before, and had boldly
ried off front a heap of game two partridges.
neat day caught, in a leap, by the keepers, a!
of them were presented by Mr. Coke to the RI
Glover, as a most valuable accession to his -
or 131 itivii birds.

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BERTH.
At Moneymore, County cf Lcndoiderry, the Lady
Richard Oilinens, of a ten and lair.

MARRIED.
Robert Sha; hnd Carew, jots. Esq. M P. for the cto.nry of
ford, to lane Catherate, eldest daughter of the late Arab,.
Esq. of Abbey Wally :rid New Russ.
Monday, at St. Law r,tice Church, Thanet, the Co
Dc Mun, of hi, Xlast Christian Majesty's ("aide du ei:P,
Mademoi•telle Caroline E.Grandsier, of Catail,.

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DIED.
Tuesday, Mrs. Eustare, tl.e wife of L'etu.-Col. EUM2Ie•
Friday, at Cluticeiter, k kbard Nagler, Esq.
of the Aldermen, and twice iviayor that
Dic. iti, .0 the Manse of Kirkts.kbael, atter a slit
the :ilai year of his age, the Rev. iiktrck Giant.
Dec. tti, Mr. Win. stitliog, Atlvoc..te in Aberdeen.
Dec. 9, at Lympsfiekl, Surrey, Rolm'. Gale, E.A. aged
Nov. 429, at Khicardine Manse, Ross-shire, atter a 'l-
:teas Airs. Margaret Ross, wife of the Key. Ala. Maces'
nistLr of that Parish.

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SMITHFIP.I.D MARKET, DECENTBER
Beet it Oa to 4s Oe. {kW 4, 04 11l 41
Tvberm) 31 4d to 4s 4: Pyrk 43 IA to .51
Beasts 630—Aeti, and I.antl,s 3,2413—Calves i9o—p.t
HAY AND Sci.AW, PER I.OAD.
Meadow Hay 41 or to 51 15, I Clovcr 61 Os to 11
Straw 11141 to 21 2i.

. YESTERDAY.
India Stock
India Bonds 17 pr.
Imp. Ann.
Exchequer His 10 W.
Cons. for ace. ,i.;ilf-1
Lottery I irksi .- -$ 1111,
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PRICE OF OC]
Bank Stock 4193/4 eto
3 per Ct. Red. 62jft
Ditto Cons.•-
4 per Cents. 7511
5 per Cent. Navy—
Long Awns. 16 3-16

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