Star.
London, England, 1826-04-12 00:00:00

ANSTRUTHER, APRIL 7.

, MELANCHOLY LOSS OF A FISHING-BOAT.
During the dreadful gale on the afternoon of Thursday, the 6th
of April instant, a Cellar(l'yke fishing boat was lost about six miles
to the eastward of the isle of May, and her whole crew, consisting
of eight perions, were unfortunately drowned, excepting one man,
who was picked tip by another boat, after remaining about an hour
in the water. By this calamitous event, four pooewidows, and a
number of helpless children, totally unprnvided for, are left to be-
wail the loss of their busbaeds and fathers. Two of the persons
who have suffered were lately married; and their widows are preg-
nant ; such as were unmarried were the support of aged parents or
of younger brothers and sister& In short, each of these poor
mourning families have a claim in one way or other on the sympa-
thy of the humane ; but upon one family the stroke has fallen with
peculiar severity; a father and his two sons are among the deceased.
The following is a list of the boat's crew :—David Taylor, sen.
David Taylor, jun. William Taylor, Robert Pratt, William Prank,
Andrew Heugh, Rubt. Corsterphin, all drowned; W. Pratt, saved.

LAW Ripóii. .

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COURT bF CHANCERY, Aria 11.
WitLI.E.SLEY V. Tlift DIMS 01 BEAUPOItT.
Mr. HART reminded his Lordship that he had promised to state
this morning on what day he would 'lie judgment in this Ca*,
and that of Mr. Grinstead.

The has CuAucet;Loa said, that be hoped to able to do io
on Saturday, unless something should oblige Mm to)ostpone it to
the following Tuesday.
Mr. Stisswau. begged his Lordship to understand that his
clients were as anxious for the case to belechied as Mr. Wellesley
was, although Mr. Hart had accused them of interposing with
affidavits for the mere purpose o( delay.
The remainder of the day was occupied in hearing Petitions of
no gentral interest.
The Vict-Cnsticxxina will sit in Vitestminster Hall en Thursa
day; and the LOAD CHANCILLOIL on Friday.

SECONDARIES' OFFICE.
CRIM. CON.—KINNAIRD O. ROSARTSt
In this case the plaintiff, one of the Pages attached to
his Majesty's household, sought compensation for the
seduction of Iris wife by the defendant, a serjeant in the
Guards. • The friends of both parties were in attend-
ance, and those of the defendant appeared much dis-
satisfied at the result.

The Counsel for the plaintiff described the injury as
one which combined a great variety of sufferings ; his
client was a man of domestic habits, and had always
acted with the greatest affection towards Iris wife, who,
until the defendant interfered with his happiness, re-
turned that affection with a truly conjugal spirit. The
loss of a woman's heart was, under any circumstances,
an afflicting event to a man who had formed an es•
aggerated estimate of her accomplishments and heart,
but there was a compromising power in the ;slide which'
seldom failed to come in aid of the disappointed, and
transformed the image of love into its opposite, at least
mitigated the ardour of that violent passion. In a case
of this nature there was, however, nothing to alleviate
the feeling of distress. A man could not, wiihout a
severe pang, be separated from a woman with whom he
had lived happily upwards of ten years, and society was
so constituted that the loss, in the minds of the
multitude, carried disgrace along with it. The
situation which the defendant had the howlsr of
filling rendered the disgrace more poignant, as he
was more liable to be pointed at by those who sur-
rounded him; and the wound
.was not less painful,
because it was inflicted by a person in a low rank in
life. Inability to pay large damages could not be pro-
perly pleaded in mitigation on such an occasion as this.
It WAS an occasion upon which, if the defendant did not
pay in purse, he ought to pay in person ; and the object
of the plaintiff was, to punish, but not vindictively, a
person who had violated one of the most powerful obli-
gations. A peen. iary recompense was quite out of the
question, but a pecuniary infliction was the only mode
of atoning for the offence. The defendant had, by
allowing ju.fgment to go by default, admitted his guilt;
and it remained for ta rive honest men to determine• in
such a manner as would prevent him from exulting in
the success which had been attended with such lament-
able effects. It should be considered also, that the
obligation to liquidate the debts contracted by the
pl•intiff's wife with her paramour was one to meet
which security should be given , and the verd'ct of the
Jury was the only means by which that obligation could
be ant cip.red.
Maria &tinders stated, that she was the daughter to
the plain iff by a former wife. Her father was married
about ten Kars, and witness lived continually with them
until up to the time of her (witness's) marriage, which
took place about two years ago. Her father always
treated his wife with all possible kindness, and they
lived together on the best terms, and most happily.
Mr. Edward Clarke stated, that he knew Mr. Kin.
naird and his wife upwards of two years; and that as
long as he knew them Mr. Kinnaird behaved towards
his wife in the most affectionate and attentive manner
possible, and contnued to act in the same manner up to
the period when she left him on the Bth November last.
Mr. Richard Miles stated, that he knew the plaintiff
and his wife from the month of October, 1823, when
they went to lodge a his house; that he always ob-
served the plaintiff pay the utmost attention and respect
to his wife, and that they seemed to live happily together.
The Counsel for the plaintiff said, he bad several other witnesses
to call, but he thought the testimony already given quite suilicient.
The SECONDARY observed, that he thought there ought
to have been some evidence given of the circumstance
under which the act of adultery was committed, as by
that means the Jury would be enabled to decide as to
the quantum of damages which ought to be given.
The Counsel for the plaintiff replied, that as the defendant had
admitted his guilt, he thought it quite unnecessary to go into any
further circumstances of the case.

The SECONDARY, in charging the Jury, said it ap-
peared in evidence that the plaintiff and his wife lived
most happily together, and that certainly the defendant
had inflicted a great injury upon the plaintiff. How-
ever, it is usual in those cases for the plaintiff to inform
the Jury of the peculiar circumstances under which the
injury occurred. This the plaintiff declined doing.
How far that should influence the Jury with reard to
their verdict they would themselves decide. The de-
fendant had, by not coming into this Court, admitted
his guilt: and it only now remained for the Jury, to say,
under all the circumstances, what reparation ought to
be made to the plaintiff, for the loss which he had sus-
tained in the seduction of his wife.
The Jury consulted a few minutes, and assessed tits damages
at 506

HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
LAMBE v. FLETCHER AND SONS.

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This was a case of pilotage, and was of some import-
ance to the shipping interest, as it turned on the construc-
tion which ought to be given to the Act regulating the
allowances to pilots.
Lord SrowELL presided on the occasion, assisted on
nautical points by two of the brethren of the Trinity.
Both sides were agreed as to the facts. The plaintiff
was taken on board in the Downs, and was to navigate
the ship, a Baltic merchantman, to Sheerness, and thence
to Gravesend. This duty be performed, but as he was
detained nineteen ho'srs at Sheerness, while a debarka-
tion of 400 troops and baggage took place, he contended
that the navigation of the ship from the Downs to
Sheerness, and thence to Gravesend, were two distinct
acts of pilotage, and that he was entitled to charge for
each as under, according to the rules laid down by
the Act, viz.

For shipping himself in the Downs . .El 4 10 0 '
For piloting the ship thence to Sheerneis 11 0 6
For ditto Thence to Gravesend . 6 1 5

aelB 11 9
To these two first items no objection was nude, but it
was contended, with respect to the third, that as the
Act only allowed 111. 6d. for piloting a ship from the
Downs to Gravesend, no extra charge ought to be
made for the deviation in touching at Sheerness, be-
lyond an allowance for the time thus employed, reckon-

ing at the rate of Bs. a.day, that being the sum allowed
to pilots, when detained unkt:the,quarantine Jaws. ;,,
Lord Srowza, In *flouncing his iuclgment, said it
would be better, in cases where deviations froth the
courses provided for by the Act were int6idect for the
parties at the onset, to come to. some definite and equit-
able arrangement. With respect to the allegation, that
in this case there were two distinct acts of pilotage, he
considered it not to be sustAined, as the pilot knew from
the first that he had to touch at Sheerne-,s, and thence
proceed to Gravesend. The only question then was,
what allowance ought to be made for this deviation, and'
upon the whole, he was of opinion, that in addition t,
the two first items claimed, hr ought to allow him the
sum of 31. together with the fall costs of suit.

EXECUTION OF THEODORE MOORE FOR
cotgING.

Saturday, this unfortunate man suffered the awful
penalty of the law upon the new drop in front of Staf-
ford gaol. It will be recollected that Moore was con-
victed at the Summer Assizes, last year, but a point of
law, which was argued in his favour with much inve-
nuity, was reserved for the decision of the Judges. That
decision, as we have before stated, was fatal to the pr
soner ; and it was made known to him on the 10th of
February last. This notification, however, was received
with apparent indifference ; and he frequently remarked
to his lellow prisoners, that "he would not believe they
meant to hang him, but merely to, frighten him to tell
all he knew." However, when the Assizes commenced.
and he was desired to prepare to receive sentence of
death, he pricked his finger, and wrote in blood—" The-
odore Moor e, from Birmingham, expects to be murdered
at these Assizes, Stafford, March 10, 1826." And after he
was condemned, and returned to prison, his first expres-
sion, on entering the lodge, was, " They have murdered
me." The unceasing exertions of the Chaplain to awaken
him to a just sense of his fearful situation, were nearly, if
not quite, unavailing. He continued to eat his food heart-
ily, slept soundly every night, and scarcely ever devoted
his time, as far as could be ascertained, to devotional
exercises. His wife, and a little child, with his brother,
took leave of him on Friday, the day preceding his
execution ; but this solemn interview was not marked
by the affection and grief which usually rend the feel-
ings of the most callous spectator on such mournful
occasions ; he passed the fleeting moments allowed for
the final separation, in repining at what he called
unjust punishment. On the morning of execution, after
being liberated from his irons, he asked for a cup of
tea, which he drank, and then proceeded with the Go-
vernor and Chaplain to the Chapel, where the Rev.
Ordinary, after the most earnest and affecting exhor-
tations to repentance, administered to him the Holy
Sacrament. The appalling tones of the death-bell now
announced that all was ready, and die executioner pro-
ceeded to pinion the arms of the unhappy culprit, upon
which he said to the Governor—" They had'nt ought
to hang me." The melancholy procession then moved
forward, and when it reached a certain point Moore
was placed on a hurdle, according to the terms of his
sentence, and drawn to the lodge. He then walked to,
and ascended the platform with a steady and firm step;
and whilst the executioner adjusted the rope, &c. he
did not exhibit the slightest fear or agitation. For a
short time, however, he appeared to join the Chaplain
in fervent prayer. The cap being then drawn over his
face, and a little delay ensuing, the wretched convict,
turning to the Governor, said, " Governor, don't keep
me in this misery any longer." These were his last
words—the drop fell at ten minutes past eight. He
struggled much, but *as dead in three minutes. After
hanging an hour, his body was cut down and delivered
to his friends, and on Wednesday last it was decently
interred in St. Mary's Church-yard, Stafford.

ENGLISH OPERA Housi.—Tuesday night, MATHEWS'
Invitations were again aceepted by a numerous and fashionable
audience, who testified their sense of the banquet provided for their
entertainment by the best of all tributes of applause to an actor like
Mr. M.—that of laughing from the beginning to the end of the
Entertainment.

Mr. HORACE SMITH, one of the Authors of cg Re-
jected Addresses," whose talent in imitating the words and even
the thoughts of others, is known to be unrivalled, has obtained
" ample room and verge enough" for the exercise of this amusing
faculty, in his novel of Brawthktye House, in the pages of which,
Old Noll, Charles IL and bis brother the Duke of York, the Duke
of Buckingham Lord Rochester, Etherege, Tom Killigrew, the
jester, Lady Buckingham,
Nell Gwynn, Milton, huh Walton,
Marvel, and others of that extraordinary period, once more live
and move, and have their, being."
him—Monday evening a fire broke out in the sta-
bles belonging to Admiral Sir GRAHAM MOORE, which
for some time threateneJ destruction to the whole of
that valuable and elegant mansion, for so many years
in the occupation of the family, at Brook's-place, Cob-
ham. After considerable exertions on the part of the
inhabitants and neighbouring parishicners, the fire was
most fortunately prevented from spreading beyond the
buildings where it commenced, which were completely
razed to the ground. Three very valuable cart horses
were burnt to death.

The steam-boat the Enterprise has arrived at Cal-
cutta, in perfect safety, after a passage of 113 days, from
Falmouth. This first attempt of steam navigation be-
tween Great Britain and India, is therefore a complete
failure as to the saving of time; but steam practice will
soon render the intercourse between England and Asia
perfect, since it has, in this instance, been most satisfac-
torily proved that a steam ship is capable of encounter-
ing the storms which occasionally prevail in the sou-
thern latitudes.

There has been only one person left for execution on
the Western Circuit this Lent Assizes ; this unfortunate
individual is named Samuel Gilbert, tried at Taunton,
for highway robbery.
The sdpply of Wheat and Flour imported into Lon-
don in the six months preceding the I,st instant, is
small, as compared with the last two years, notwith-
standing an influx of about 24,000 quarprs of foreign
(we believe Canada) Wheat.—The following are the
quantities in each period:
Six Mouths preceding April 1. Wheat Quar. Flour Sacks.
1824 . 191,535 . 256,379
1825 . 261,386 . 529,242
1826 ' . 166,433 . 277,835
In a Publication of Psalms, &c. bl• the Rev. Mr. Foltz),
the following exquisite sqecimen of poetic diction is found s
'Tis a point I long to know.
Oft it causes anxious thought,
Do I love the Loan or no?

Am I his or am I not ?" -
Great as the merit of this exquisite rnorceau 4s, who will doubt it,
we must think that Mr. Fox!) is somewhat of a plagiary, and that
he had in his eye the following lines:
48 Giles Jolt as sleeping in his cart be lay,
Some pilfering villain stole his team away,
Giles, waking, cries, Why ! what the dickens. what?
Now, now ! why, am I Giles or am I not !
If so, I've lost two horses to my smart ;
If not Ods bodikins I've found a cart."

V • • • • • . yr. 4.0.4•
NAVAL INT4LLIGENCE:

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PUMP.* or ems korai. NAVY.....WE understand that about
160-fursen, in accordance with the orders issued by the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, have returned themselves unfit
foe shay, and that In consequence an arrangement is about to be
matte for their retirement. ..
The cutter Beaufoy, of 62 tons, Capt. BRISBANE, which mom.
panied Capt. WurineLL, in the Jane, on his enterprising and ha.
zardous voyage of investigation towards the South Pole, arrived In
the Downs on Monday, from New South Shetland and Cape Horn,
having been absent 19 months unaccompanied. •
Lieut. JOHN Wise, R.N. employtd in the service of the Coast
Blockade, now stationed at Seaga!ter, in the tort of Faversham,
seized on the 3d lost. 46 casks of spirits, and arrested Hy. Tritton,
one of the smugglers, who was committed to gaol on the Bth inst. .
The Betsey, AsrtL, from London to Mogadore, put into Lisbon
the 21st ult. with loss of bowsprit, &c.
The Douro, from Liverpool to Oporto, has put into Fieueira,
leaky, having struck on Oporto
Arrived off Dover, the Hero% Porriw, from Batav'a.
Off Dartmouth, the Pliczbe Ann, GARDNER, from New Eledfordi
In the DOWNS, the City of Edinburgh, APKELLza, from New
South Wales.
FALMOUTH, Aram 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Sphynx
packet, from Rio de Janeiro—sailed 14th February; the Nocton
packet, from Falmouth, arrived the day before; Marchioness of
Queensbury packet, from the Leeward Islandse..sailed from Bt.
Thomas's the 10th March; Vigilant, SHALL, from Jersey; Prix-
vidence, Lewis, from London for St. Antler° ; Isabella, Wasn't;
and Nautilus, TuLLT,-from du. for Quebec. Sailed the Ned Elvin,
Ness, for Arundahl.
POWINNOUTH, APRIL W.S. W. blowing hard.... Ar.
rived the Earl Si. Vincent, Mumma, from the Downs for NM
South Wales. Sailed the Britannia, &mica, for London.
Cowes, Aram 11.—Arrived the Atalanta, DAVIDSON, trona
Port au Prince.
DIAL, APAIL 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Phceniz, Dams,
from New South Wales; Eliza Frances, STarmalts9u, from the
Cape of Good Hope; Lady Flora, PEAR, from Bengal; Simpson,
SlairsoN, from Bombay; Woodpark, Jacxsox, from Africa;
ham Galt, LOTT, from Port au Prince ; Hope, Ibex ; Commerce:,
WHIT/WAY ; and Wesley',—, from Oporto; Josepha, Axonal:44
front Genoa; Ajax, SHAW, from Virginia; and General Piller";
--,from the westward. The outward bound remain.
Livaaroot., Aram 10.—Wind W.—Arrived the Pyramus. Gies,
and Velocity, —, from Jamaica ; Sarah, KENDE.; from MHO"-
ham ; Mersey, FAracLouor, from Antigua; Mars, MlTemat.l4 &OM
New Orleans; Roman, Dicxarsois, from Savannah; Haan*
GRAHAM; William, THomsos; and Charles Adam, crone
Charleston; Neptunus, SAUL, from Mobile; Syren, Dowtenao,
from Alexandria; and Maria, --, from St. Michael's.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, Aram It.
Sines ENTICRID INWARDS—The Inglis, from Canton; Fawn,
from the South Seas; Ebenezer, from Messina; Brighton, from
New York; and Tartar, from Wexford.
lINTRARD OUTWARDS—The Mary, for St. Kitt's; Crescent, for
Naples ; Nancy, for Dublin ; and Penelope. for the Cape.
Cuanza, OUTWARDS—The Glory and London, for Rotterdam;
Tamerlane, for Genoa; Miser, for Gibraltar; and London, for
St. John's.