Star.
London, England, 1827-03-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Arrived at the Isle of Man, the Isabella, Torzersow, from the
Mediterranean, with damage, and loss of rudder.
The brig Westbum is sunk off Dungeows.
The Betsy's and Peggy 's, Baowa, from Wick to Londac,huput
into Bridlington, having been on shore, and must discharge.
FALKuIPTH, MARCH 20.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—Arriard the
Isabella, Riczatax, from Newcastle for Oporto; and Sir W.Curtis,
WITTIBOHAM, from London for Lisbon.
Peraeotrru, Manor 20.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Cygnet,
Russait., from St. Michael's • Barbadoes Packet, Frew-ware from
London for Barbados,; and 'Hasley Hill, Hammy from Landon
for the Bky of Honduras.
Toesnass, Maim, 20.—The Aspasis, Bowers, from Sunderland,
arrived off Gyeenouth with loss of anchor and chain, and with the
crew of the Eliza, Fraet., for Sunderland, oo board, having drove
foul of the former on Saturday, in Dungeness Roads.
Poarseorran, Mace 21.—Wind W.S. W. to N. W.—Arrived
the Kangaroo, 5l 'avows, from London for Genoa; Navigator,
Acreage, from London for Honduras, with loss of anchor; and
Onion, Hama, from London for Falmouth, with low of anchor.
DEAL, MARCY 21. —Arrived from the River, and remain, the'
Belzorii, TALBERT; for Bingal; Earl of Egremnot, for the
Cape; John, thQUVA sr, for Jamaica; Thomas and Alfred,
for Genoa ; Musa, SMITH, for Trinidad ; Burden, CORBETT, for
Honduras; Spring, PALMER, for Faro; and Bremao, Glues, for
Bourdeaux.
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Gwavzsa o, Maacu 21.—Arrived the Lord Lowther, Sraraae,
from Canton ; and Sarah. bllexc. from Bombay. Sailed the
Oryuthia, Duos, for Singapore.

DISCOVERY SHIP.
His Majesty's skip Hecla, Captain Pattie, &tendon a voyage oil
Discovery to West.Spitabergen, and the North Pole, lying opposite
to the King's Yard, at Deptford, was to have been Inspected yes-
terday, by the Lords Commissi of the Admiralty, Who post-
poned their intended visit until Friday.
On Sunday next, the Hecla sails to Northa
Heclat (mu. or Ave days
afterwards to Sheerness, or the Nore; from whence ske will take
her final departure, I. the first week of neat month.
The Hecla sails on the present occasion alone, unaccompanied by
either transport, or other ship of war. Her burden is about 400
tons, and though a post ship, she only carries two staapounalers, and
a complement of 64 men, namely ;
Three Lieutenants.

First Lieutenant, Mr. Ross.
Second ditto, Mr. Foster, who acts likewise as Astronomer and
Surveying Officer.
Third ditto, Mr. Crosier.
Master, Mr. Crawford--a Gentleman well acquainted with the
Greeland navigation and trade, who has made four voyages in
the Hecla before.
Master's Mate, Mr. Ware, lady returned from Africa.
Surgeon, Mr. Beverley.
Assistant Surgeon, Mr. MacCormick. •
Thee Midshipmen. In all go Officers and Warrant Officers,
seven merinos, and the rest a fine crew of seamen.
The chip is about twelve years old—the expedition to Algiers. In
1816, having been het first trip. Sbe carries nineteen months pro-
visions, 45 chaidrons of coal, and her water in bulk, or, more pro-
perly speaking, in tanks, instead of water casks, which constitutes a
great saving in stowage; an object of great importance in lung
voyages.
The greatest atdi has been paid to the Victualling Depart-
ment of the ship. Peaav meat—beef, pork, veal, and mutton,
beddes vegetables. arc muted ma la sin emanates, besides 1,000
peso& weight of pieunksob--a concentrated messes of mat dried
by a fire of cab and elm wood : viz poen& of the best .beet being
reduced to one pound—the contrivance of a Mr. Holmes, a tint-
goon. and late resident at 'Hudson's Bay. Samples of this quin-
tessence of animal food are shewn on board, having the appearance,
and somewhat the flavour of German sausages; with that dif-
ference, however, that the expense of it is said to be 17s. per
pound. This is intended to be used in the boats after leaving the
ship at Spitsbergen, as well as the biscuit powder.
The strength of rum is rectified to 55 per Cent above proof.'
The ship herself is secured by strong iron knees, both fere and
aft. She is limed an over with a coatint of cork, Imlay:we of three
inches thick, to protect the men against cold and damp. Iron Sues
of a send.cyliodrical shape convey heated air to ail parts of the ship,
from a stove below the lower deck, as well as front the caboose be-
tween decks, subject to the regulation of a thermometer. From 60
to TO dead-lights, in various parts of the deck, convey light to not
only all the officers and warrant officers' cabins, bus likewise to the
crew. They are so arranged that they may be taken out, and yen-1
Stators screwed in their places to air the ship. The boards of the
upper deck are net laid longitudinally, as usual, but' diagonally, for
the sake of greater strength. A patent capstan, by Philips. in a
perpendicular position, with three multiplying wheels, is placed
between the main and inizea-mast, besides a horizontal one aft of
the foremast; the former being of a new constriction. In comforts
for the crew the Heels far exceeds any ship of bet size, the sleeping
pieces. tables, Ste. being arranged with great judiciousness. Every
two men have a large box like an arm-chestassigned to thesis, duly
numbered, which serves for a seat. The tables are covered with
green baize. Light, abiniss, elegance, and salubrity characterize
every part bet Ween decks. Two arts-chests, four pumps, three
compasses, one of them on an elevated stand, and five boats, are
upon deck, sod three ice-boats have arrived from Woolwich yes.
terday, but are for the present deposited in the King's yard. Round
the mainmast is an assemblage of boarding pikes to keep the bears
off, or any such intrusive visitors.

-Captain Parry's great cabin contains a library of a considerable
number of miscellaneous works, and besides the usual convenience,
a large assortment of clothing, furs, and other equipments, calcu-
lated for the climate he purposes to revisit. Fur jackets, coats, or
rather tunics, of
.Esquimaux manufacturer trousers, and fur boots,
In great varieties, some lined with seal skins, others with wolf, ra-
coon, or bear skins; some for wear io the day-time, others to sleep
in on the ice, with caps attached to them ; some lined with skins of
the black and red-footed diver, others with those of elder ducks,
extremely soft, warm, and beautiful; some sewed with sinews by.
' gsquisnaux Ladies, others by London furriers; snow shoes (C,ana-
dbn) four feet long, with net work of catgut, extremely light and
appropriate for the object; eye preservers of gauze wire, shaped like
spectacles, but convex, and some two inches broad to go round the
temples and cheek-bones, but leaving the nostrils and mouth un-
covered, as the breath, if roulined, would be soon condensed to one
mass of ice.

The small clothes and pantaloons are provided with straps and
buckles in lieu of buttons.

On the starbdard side of the main cabin bangs an engraving of
Lord ltadstock, and another of Captain Franklin. On the larboard
side that of his Majesty. In Captain Parry's bell-room hangs a
picture of his Lady, and a likeness of his mother is suspended im-
mediately under the portrait of Mrs. Parry.
The gun. nom and office& cabins were fitted up with every con-
venience the size of the skip admits of, which. owing to the pro.
paratlon for departure and the consequent bustle, cannot be seen to
advantage.

The ice anchors differ materially from the common anchor,
having but one Rook, or rather only a book, the other at the top
being compressed somewhat like a ltomaa S. . .

Tie ice boats thenuelyee are provided with large wheels of the
same circumference as coach wheels at the stern, and a pole pro-
jecting four foot a head, to be drawn by rein-deer, or in default
thereof, by the crew, when on the ice, and When in the water are
rowed by ten or twelve oars ; the iron keels, ornamented below, are
perforated with boles, to admit ropes, for char being hauled off either
way ; the bottom is painted black, a white streak on each side, and
the inner part green. They are of considerable length. They were
the day before yesterday brought from Woolwich, and remain for
the present in the deck-yard. ' .
The Hecla herself is abundantly found In every thing necessary ;
has two sets of sail, and new cloth to make one more ; plenty of
spare masts, spars, and yards, cordage, ropes, tacky, apparel, and
furniture of every kind and description; instrunienti, both aunt-
oomical, optical. and nautical; time-pieces, &e. but nettliter her
construction nor additional itiengtheninp can make 'her sail well,
' for her greatest velocity never exceeded eight knots, under the moat
, favourable circumstances, during tbslt last some.

The LORD Cuarceu.on said, that the papers which
he held in his hand communicated facts to bias which
had not been mentioned before.
After some disagreement at the bar as to the real
facts of the case, of which the Coensel on both sides
(nether of whom had their bniefs In Cova) admitted
that their recollection was imperfect, his Lordship re-
turned the papers to which he had alluded, and the ca►e
stood over.

CRAMS'S, V. COLLINS.
The LORD CnAnal-Loa made a few obserratiosta
'rpm some parts of this case, saying that he abided by
the opinion which he hAd already pronounced, but
mentioned one or tw• additions, which he thought
of bt to be made to the minutes.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
CO'OUT DT CHANCERY, ITana* cll.
Ds tASTST D. LUPEZ.

The LORD CHANCELLOR s iid he would dispose of
this case, the Attorney-General v. Lord Mansfield, acrd
Watkins v. Manic, on Saturday morning. His Lord-
ship also fixed days for one or two other cases.
The Court was occupied for the remainder of the
day hearing a case set bankruptcy.

ASSIZE INTELLIMCE.
NOTTING AM, Mama it
steam Or PILOWSE 01 WiIIIIIAO2.—LILIMILIP V. lIPACURS
Mr. Pittomnoron opened the pleadings,—This, the
Learned Gemleman stated, was an action brought by
the plaintiff against the defendant, for refusing to fulfil
a promise to marry her, which promise, as the declara-
tion alleged, he had before made.
Mr. CLAnta said, that the Jury bad ascertained
from the pleadings opened to them by his Learned
Friend, that this was an action by which the plaintiff
sought to recover a compensation in damages from the
defendant, for a very wanton injury. It was in the
year 1822 that the acquaintance was formed between
the plaintiff and the defendant. The plaintiff was then
nearly thirty years of age. It was at the house of Mr.
Hall, whom he should call as a witness before them,
that the plaintiff and defendant bad first formed an in-
timacy. It will be proved, and especially on one re-
markable occasion, that while there, the declarations
of the defendant were so dtsiinct as to leave not the
slightest doubt as to his intentions. The bride's maid
was even named—the wedding was spoken of as it
certain event, and no doubt existed as to the speedy
consummation of the plaintiff's happiness. It was un-
fortunate that Mr. Hall, at this period, permitted the
defendant to continue his visits—to remain up with the
plaintiff after the rest of the family had retired to teat—
that the defendant took advantage of her unguarded sisi
tuation, and a child was the consequence of this incau-
tiously permitted intimacy. Up to tie latest moment,
however, the defendant had promised to right, as far as
in him lay, this woman ; and it was not until he had, by
a recent marriage, rendered it impossible to accomplish
his vow, that this proceeding was instituted.
It appeared, from the evidence of Mr. Hall, that the
defendant had, in the year 1824, paid very particular
attention to Miss Levers; the defendant was a relation
of his own, and therefore he had no suspicions of any
dishonourable intentions on his part.. He had taken ad-
vantage of the opportunities afforded to him of paying
his addresses to MISS Levers, and effected her seduction.
There was nothing remarkable in the testimony of
Mrs; Hall, except her declaration that the defendant had
lately married his own niece. .
The Cain &ferrets—Married his own niecie?-Ifea,
my Lord, his own sister's daughter. l'he Lady further
stated, that after she and her husband retired to bed,
the plaintiff and defendant continued to remain in the
same room tot two or even three bouts.
Alias Kirk—Rententhmed to have beta present at Ballalothank
hut; she saw Jane Levers the plaintit and the defeadeut there;
the defendant paid her very marked attention; dm was ascoa deal
joked about It by the company present ; I remember whew I was
leaving, he ant shook hands with am mid afterwards he insisted co
kisiing me, saying we should all soon be one family.'
Miss Nutt accompanied the defendant from the feast or Hon-
intim* ; she rode with him In his gig ; they bad before Dom speak.
Ing of his marriage; he had asked her to be bride's maid with )Hiss
Kirk ; he complained of the sge and stupidity of the housekeeper
be then had, and witness said to him you will won have a young
housekeeper; be replied he should,.and he thought Miss Levers
would make a very good wife.
Cross-examined by the Cosmos Satiowev.—Thls was five years
ago ; I was then very young.—What age are you now, Miss Want
The CHIZT Juartet—That's not a tair question. •
The COMMON &MORAN?. —I certainly shall not be.
lieve you are twenty, unless you swear to it—(A laugh).
How do you recollect all this so accurately?—Because
I wrote Jane Levers an account of our conversation.
Evidence was then given as to the defendant's pre.
perty. It appeared that he possesied about 15.00011.
The Common Sanoaawr addriCsed the Jury on the
part of the defendant. He said that there was nothing
aggravated in the case, except the statement of hes
Learned Friend—a statement which possessed every
merit except that it had sot been proved. Ile certainly
was not there to defend immorality, and undoubtedly
the conduct of the defendant.whatever temptation might
have assailed him, was wi:hout excuse.

BROWNS V. DS TASTIM

The Loop CHIEF JIYSTICE summed up; and the
Jury retired for nearly halt an hour, and, on their re-
turn into Court, the Foreman, in reply to the usual
question from the Clerk of 'Assize, said, " We find for
the plaintiff—damages 14004"

LANCASTER, Mniten te.
4111.1101 H Blair I. TAILOR.
Vi. SCATILETT stated that this was an action for as-
sault. The defendant, a powerful.-man, had wantonly
'assaulted the plaintiff, who was much inferior to him
in size, and hurt him very severely.
A witness who had been present at the assault stated
that the plaintiff was a publican at St. Helens, and that
on the 27th of July he had been present with witness,
and about 20 others, at a dinner given in celebration of
the opening of a public-house at Birtenhead. On that oc-
casion the defendant and another person had intruded
themselves without an invitation. The defendant had
searcelyentered the room before he struck the pl. intiff on
the head with a stick ; the plaintiff took that in ciA hu-
mour. After dinner, when the defendant got up lot a
moment from his chair, one of the company removed
the chair, and the defendant, in attempting to sit down,
foil to the ground. The plaintiff assisted defendant to
get 02, and immediately the defendant levelled a most
violent blow at the mouth of the plaintiff. The plain•
tiff was stunned for one or two. minutes, and bled a
good deal pt the month. It was not the phintiff who
took away defendant's chair.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Rhoonnam.—Tturplarn.
tiff now keeps a gin-shop, sloes be not ; -
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or his mouth rroduct tht
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