Star.
London, England, 1803-02-25 00:00:00

KIRKWAI.L, IN ORKNEY, JANUARY 20.

On Monday the aoth of November lalt, there happened
one of the molt violeat tornadoes in Kirkwall ever remember-
ed, which continued without intermiSon from hut (et (abont
three o'clock) the whole night. fo that it was perilous for any
one to go out happily the town lies in a valley, for if it had
been on an eminence, the confeeuenecs would have been feat
~e-coral 'mules vrere part!), unmored,peat Racks and eat hoofs
thrown down, and the weather cock of St Magmas Cathedral
Nova, into the Beep' although h weighed two ftoae oleo=
Many boots were alto damaged, and lame driven to ft,.
ing this hurricane, a Blip was wrecked in the Sold of Papa
Stronfay, name and defliny unksown, Capt. Malden Farads
Leyre molter; crew laved. but the rad and pan of the ease
damaged.
The new year in Orkney commenced with eiteimalp bad
weather. From the aft of Japery to the t lA, It blew coo.
(bendy throng gales of wind from the S. S. attended with nib,
blow, and Lint, during which the fun never mat k.
ante.-1 he lath was a very good day. bet flan
anvil
this mutnent,the wind has been uncommonly Wilma,
the whole country, and has,unlstektly for restoring peeplle.ra•er
altered Its dltedion, and to add to this calamity, is attended
with • throng pinching froft.
Betides the above Est kaisers, we are enabled to lay before
our Readers the following melancholy accounts that hat:*
petted within the II ends of Orkney, during the revere w
there time the commencement of the 'cadent year:
The Blip Dadaists, from the eat country for Dobai, ;AO
Henry Mallet matter, totally wrecked in the paten id Darr.
n:fs; cargo greatly dareaged.—Foor of the crew drowned. two
of them mates, and full brothers. One of tide pear Fellows
got athoer. and as his brother was climbirg up die neck after
him, a huge wave pulled hint bock into the tea : the frievitter
(wens in to his aSaince, and both perithed e each eke irk s.
A large &op, mifcrably wrecked, !rum its ihattered await.
anm, without any cargo or parrots on board, was driven an
the Wan Holm, belonging to the ifiand of Wearily 1 oar eat
it be guested to whom Sic belongs, or where bound. T•res
Ulan, fuppored to have come in with the wrecks were band
dead in this uninhabited intend, owing to cold and hunger. •
A brig, in the fame unhappy Suntan, fermingly only in Ita-
lia, and not a tangle foul on board, has come abort on the
Sand of Stronfay.
A ftoop, raid to belong to Calthnefs, Is drove .Core at Lop-
tufa, in the Seed of Sendai, but no particulars are yet learned
about her, owing to the want of communication, and fevers
weather.

A foreign Stip, totally unknown. has come store in summa
row fplinten on the north funds of (tsaynets, la the Ilhod ef
Sanday, without any living petfoo as of any berAge se
be fem. Her cargo is drifting to all . bet ateuelsee
are making to prekrse as much as by the Admir4 f
the baulk of all concerned.

On the t6th of this month a boat or cutter ap.
peared off Offend in great diftrefs, coming from
the weflward, apparently with thirteen men on
board: but although immediate affifiance was
given from the Ihore, the boat upfet, and every
foul perished : one man was picked up with tome
(mall figns of life, bat every attempt to reffore
him to life proved fruitier& On ezamioing the
boat, it had marked on it the King's Mark and
" Hazard's Jolly Boat." There were found in it
founding lines end every thing neceffary for mak.
ing obfervatinns on the entrance of the harbour of
(Mend. The boat was taken pufeffion of by the
Officer of Marine, until it can be afcertained to
whom it belengs. It fence appears to have been
a boat belonging to his Majefly's Ihip ACAITA,
Capt. J. A. Worn, with a Lieutenant and Oat teen
men nn I,nard, and bad been making obfervations
and foundings at that place.

On Sunday fe'nnight, the Lively, of Bernick,
in warping into the Tweed, ran agrouild a huts
within the mouth of the river. The major part of
the crew thinking her in danger of overktting.
mediately defertee, her, and attempted to make
the fhorc in the boat. Finding this not pradicable,
i i tr) to regain the Qtip. the moment they pal-
led tinder her cable, the fuddenly righted, and they
were all except one buy, (wept into the water.—
The boat drifting, ran agrnund a little below. and
a miller boy of the name of Galbrai h, by the eddy
~f the of r, was call upon a land b .nk at a fenall
di duce from her. The others, who by the AS:lance
of thole a ho Raid by her, .had regained the ireffel,
hearing him call for help, which they had no
means of affording, advifed him to rejoin his com-
panion ir. the boat ; in attempting which, he frod.
Jenly liept into deep water. and was drowned.—
His body was found nearnsosning near the fpot.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KINCrs BENCH, FE& as.

COAL TR•DE.•HOWES• qni lam, v. ROBINSON.
This adion was brought to recover of the De-
fendant a penalty of tool. under the following
eircanshances : James Eden, of Crefcent,
Iflington, gave Mr. Robinton, who is a dealer in
coals, an order for fivechaldrons.Pool meafure, and
there was a deficiency of sy. bulhels in that quantity.
There would be no doubt whatever of this de
ficieucy ; but he underhand it was meant to be I
Paid on the other fide, that the Defendant was not
a rogue by Pool meafure. He was only a rogue
by wharf meafure. Mr. Eden ought to have had
189 buthels, but he had only •t 62.
James E,ien laid, he had given, an order for
there coals on the 27th of March, 18oz, and they
were lent to him on the 31 ft of the fame month.—
They came in two waggons. There were thirty.
two lacks in one of thete waggons, and thirty-one
in the other. They were re.meafured under the
infpedion of Thomas Bigg, of the Coalmeter's Of.
ice, and there was a deficiency of 27 bufhels.
Mr. MARRTAT. Counfel tor the Defendant, told
his Lordfhip and the Jury, he (hould fatisfy them
that this was not a contras to deliver thefe coals
by Pool meafure, but by wharf meafure, and,
therefore, if there was a deficiency by that wharf
meafuring, it muff be got at by another mode of
proceeding. He fhould alto thew them, that Mr.
Eden ought not to be believed upon his oath.—
When (peaking of an oath he had been heard to
fay, it was only killing or biting his thumb.
'The cierfon to whom this order was delivered,
was called, and he endeavoured to (hew, that the
order was for five chaldrons of coals wharf mea-
fure, by (hewing that Pool meafure was not men-
tioned when the order was given.
Two other witneffes were called, who laid, they
would not believe Eden upon his oath ; but, upon
moll-examination, it appeared, that he had had
quarrels with both of them.
A third wittier' being called for the purpofe,
(aid, he had known him long, and he always broke
his word, and (cam ever kept an appointment.
Lord EtLLwaoaoucw obferved, that this only
went to prove, he was not a 4, time letter.
The witnefs being aped if he would believe
Eden upon his oath ? He (aid, " yes, he would
believe him upon his oath, if be were not interehed."
The jury Paid they were perfeetly fatisfied on
the fubjea—that it was unnecefrary to proceed
any farther; and found a verdict for a penalty of
tool. on the firft count.
Lord ELLINBOROOGIC.." Upon my word this
is abominable. It is adding one crime to another.
This Coal Dealer has attempted to bolter up his
cafe with perjury. It is molt abominable."
vita ASSIGNEES OE DEAN b. SHELTON.

This was an anion upon two bonds brought by
the Affirms of Mr. Dean, who was formerly an
seism* Brewer at Reading, againli the Defen-
dant, who is now a man of great fortune in that
wt of the country. Mr. Shelton, in his father's
Trfe time, and before he came to his fortune, had
obtained loan of feveral fums of money f Mr.
bean, the payment of which was fecured by thefe
bonds. The amount of the fum mentioned in
thefe two bonds, was t 4601. On the part of the
Defendant they attempted to thew, that part of
the money fecured by thefe bonds was money loft
at play. That attempt failed, in confequence of
which the Affignees had a terdia for the amount
of thefe two bonds.