Star.
London, England, 1816-12-28 00:00:00

LAP lIVIELLIGENCE.

CONVEnstoV OF Tit EJEWS.—The followirg adver.
Clements appeared in the New York Gazette of No.
tinber 4 :
1:1 A Meeting of Ministers, and of other persons
*longing to different religious denominations in this
q, wi3 be held on Wednesday next, at four o'clock
.14: at the Consistory Room, in Garlien-street, to
Itesider the txtedieney of forming a Society for the
earenicn 4,1 the Jev.,s."—Nov 3.
NoTice ri rim WHOLE HoUSE of ISRAEL I—" You
telteleby requested to attend a General Meeting of
thihraeliter ot this city, to be held on Wednesday
~eaiag, 6th inst. at seven o'clock precisely, at the
'n•
oel-room, for the purpose of appointing a Corr:-
l4ttee to convert the believers of Curistidnity to Ju-
ainit!—Nov. 4, 66 AN ISRAELITE."
A GREAT SPECULATION.—TO ALL GOD]) REPUB..
twee
I—The subscriber wishes t• exchange his
Hat ot :tors, gained in the late war, for the article
in *read, which he finds very necessary to the sub-
liftee of himself and family.
ONZ kn. MADISON'S SOLDIZRO

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geese, Ate. the day previous to Christioas
which were purchased so eagerly, that by t'
o'clock the stalls were completely cleared.
turkeys fetched Is. per lb. and cock turkeys 11
Very tine geese were sold at trom ss. to Gs. eaci
There ate no* living in St. John's Hospital, Ni
gate-street, Canterbury, 28 brothers and sisters, wi
united ages make 2,100 years, and the averaf
each is 75 years.
Sunday night, as a weaver of the name of Ct
near Nottingham, was sitting with his wife and ,
latim, two men knocked at ate door and desired
mittance. When the! entered, they amine&
made up to CURRY. and one (..t them dischari
pistol at him. The hall did not touch him. C
immediately made an cffnrt to close with the vi
when the other mart immediately fired, and writ
him under the eye, hut it is hoped not mortally
men uten retired, and made their escape. Theis
were completely 'disguised. CURRY did not kno,
what war he could .save made himself obnoxii
the Luddres. He has not been working with
chines, which ace the object of their hostility, nor
he been working under price. The Magistrate
all possible steps, as soon as the event was kno:
discover the assassins. A Constable was placed in
CURRY' for his protection, but it is not sup-
pose ins will make a second attempt.
t
M'.Morning the shop of Mr. FAllltp silver-
smith, Bristol, was broken open, and rubbed of a
:,umber of gold watches.
Saturday the infant daughter of Mr. Bomots, of
Bristol, WAS Bo dreadfully burnt, by her cloaths catch-
ing fire, in the kitchen, that she died neat morning.
Last *telt, HENRY GIBBONS, a seaman, fell down
the ladder leading to the lower deck of the HERCULtS,
lying in ordinary in the Medway, by which accident
lie was so much injured; that be died a short time
AiterwarJs.
Monday night, about ten o'clock, as Captain AGAR,
of the brig Jane, of Scarborough, was endeavouring
to go on a plank on board his vessel, from the Coal-
quay at Plymouth, he fell into the water and was
drowned.
Friday se'nnight, Mrs. Mundy, of Uffington, in
Oxfordshire, left her house, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Mattingly, of Oxleaze, in a cart, to pay
a visit to a relation in the neighbourhood of Faring-
don : they had not proceeded a quarter of a mile,
when the cart, coming in contact with a waggon, was
overset, and Mrs. Mattingly's skull so dreadfully
fractured, that she died in a few minutes: Mrs.
Mundy was much bruised, but is likely to recover.
The mistakes about Young Warsaw multiply in
all parts of the kingdom. A gentleman was taken
up at Beverley, in Yorkshire, a few days ego, on this
suspicion, and who was reported to resemble the
young 'Apothecary, except in two things..-he was
tall and old.
Yesterday Mr. Aurr attended professionally at
Bow.strect, for the first time since his duel with Mr.
i ADOLeltia. •

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COURT OP KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER W.
Itti U. COMM.
This was an indictment against the defendant For
perjury ; and the assignment was, iliat the thsfenifant
had falsely sworn, at the trial of an action upon a
bill of exchange for 8I,0(x), before Lord 'Ellenlso-
rough, at Guildhall, that tt:e bill in qaestion was
drawn in London, whereas in truth hnd in tact it
was drawp at Constantinople.
The case opened and proved on the part of the
prosecution was this :—ln the year 1811., J .hn Baf-
mid Jacobs, living at Constantinople, drew a bill of
exchange upon his father Kona! d Jacobs, living in
London, for £l,OOO payable to the order of Philip
Phillips. The bill being accepted by the father. wits
indorsed over by Phillips to Messrs. Thompson and
Foreman. The bill purported to be drawn by John
Barnard Jacobs, at Constantinople, and on becom-
ing due, it was presented for payment by the in-
dornes, but was dishonoured by the acceptor. An ac-
tion was then brought by the indorsees against the
acceptor, and at the trial belnre Lard Elleohorongli
at Guildhall, the defendant Cohen was examined as
a witness, to prove the hand-writing of the drawer
and acceptor. He had lived as clerk in the service
of the latter. Upon his cross-examination by the
Attorney-General on that occasion, fie was asked
whether the bill was actually drawn at Constantino-
ple? to which he replied in the negative. and stated
positively, that it was in fact made in London, and

that it was drawn by John Barnard Jacobs, is this
city. In consequence of this evidence, the plaintiffs
in that action were nonsuited, the hill, which pur-
ported to be made in a foreign country, being with-
out a stamp. The present indictment was preferred
against the d-efendam, upon an assignment, that the
evidence so given by him was untrue.
A gieat number of witnesses were c oiled, who
proved that Jjhn Barnard Jacobs left this ct.untry in
June 1813, to live at Constantinople, %%here he con-
tinued to reside until the latter end of the year 1815,
the bill having been draWn in the year 1614, ani.t•
consequently that the defendant must hsv e sworn
falsely, when he stated that the bill was made in
London.

Mr. l'oPertio, for the defendant, took an objection
in point of form to the present roceeding. It ap-
peared that the action upon the bill in qwestion was
brought in the names et Thompson and Foreman,
but about eight days before the k.:601 WAS tried,
Mr. Whompsun died. By the statute of
111. it was provided, that in cases were two persons
ire the patties to an actioa, and one dies before
a'suggr.stion to that eireet must be entered upm the
Record at Nisi I'rius, otherwise the deLndant 'may
plead in abatement of the action. In this case no
such so estinu had bt:en entered upon the ltecord.
The iisdi apinst the defendant charged, that'
in an action ttivasby due course of l:tiv he had given
false evidence.; hut the Learned Counsel inbmitted
that The evidencein riiestitfit blid -mot been given in
due stiatae of law, and .e3nstAtirittly that the allega-
tion -
,4 .added, that it could
~its tried at Al, the pro•
a nonsuit.
he ectatt not iVrede to
bye he thotiglit the first
directed the Jury to ac-
-Not Guiity.

lifirEtt.

it against this defendant
een committed by him '
t Exclieswi, co a bill
,very, he being the as-
te Vigil.titte, respecting
to the knowledge of
lie circtimstances under
i:ad hap;•tnie.i.
eight hours, but the case
:he di.lend.int was in sob-
it was jointly interested
,inks and Joseph Price,
sailed fruin the Thames
whale hshi.ig %eyagn io
were elfect.,l upon the
:mount of Tue
:,and when she arrived
two or three captures of
value; but being only
the emit, the crews of
upon their captors, and
killing the mate, carried
where the Captain and
carried prisoners up the
being condemned.—One
Anderson, who had been
-in, after be og confined
and found his way

to England, in the month of July, 1806, and upon►
his arrival was drafted into the King's service, from
wilier. he deserted, and was never aftet wards heard
of. Upon his arrival, however, he wrote a letter to
a man named James Anderson, residing at No. 26,
Albion•street, Commercial-road, with whom he hid
lodged before he went to sea, acquainting him with
the circumstances of the history of the Vigilante's
voyage, and her final capture ; and requesting
him to shew the letter to Mr. Roper, the de-
fendant, who was the owner, and lived in Wapping.
James Anderson, in a few days afterwards, caused
this letter to be made known to Price, one of the
owners, and the defendant having become acquainted
with its contents, and although he knew from them
that the ship was lost, he went to Lloyd's, and canseil
fresh insurances to be effected upon the Vigilante'4
supposed homeward voyage to the amount of R 1300;
and upon a subsequent interview with James Ander-
son, he promised to reward him handsomely if he
would keep this letter a secret. Actions were after-
wards brought against the Underwriters upon these
last•mentiuued policies, and verdicts were recovered,
but the facts above.mentioned having reached the
knowledge of the Underwriters, through the medium
of James Anderson, who advertised in the public
papers that lie had important intelligence to commu-
nicate to them upon this subject, they filed a bill of
injunction and discovery against the defendant in the
Court of Exchequer, and upon his answer to that
bill the present 'assignments of perjury were founded.
defendant, in his answer, swore positively that
ue did not know, nor had be any reason to believe
that the Vigilante was lost at the time he effected the
overawes in question—button the contrary, that she

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