Star.
London, England, 1817-11-14 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, MdfRICLANE, NOP. 14.

Our market is very bare of English Wheat, owing
to the prevalence of adverse winds, and mere money
was obtained this morning for the few Samples of fine
quality that remained over from Wednesday. New
Barley is also very scarce, and will go off readily
when the expected supply gets in. Oats are full Is.
per quarter, and obi Beans sell readily at an advance
of 4s. per quarter.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, NOVEMBER 14.
sett Ss 04 to 4s 1
441 4. 01 to 8. 0.1
Ss Mattis 4d to 41 44 Pork 18 01 to 5. 41
Balm Slo—Skip and Lambs 4,loo—Calves 170—P14s 11110.
HAT AND STRAW PER LOAD
Hay, A 4. Os. to AS. 10s.—Clover, As. to AV. es.
Straw, £l. Hs. to Ed. IS.

The Churchwarden: and Overseers of the township
of Leeds have been enabled to reduce the poor and
constable rate for the ensuing half year, from tea
shillings to six shillings in the pound.
Orders were on Wednesday night sent to the several
Gaols which contain the remainder of the seditious
phonon, for the release of ten of the number whose
cases would admit of such lenity. Two of them were
released from Horsemonger Gaol yesterday morning.
Yesterday morning 50 male arinvicts,chiefly pick.
pockets, who have long infested the public streets.
among whom were the four men, Pullen, Ryland.
Rao" and Ties, all notorious characters, who were
detected picking pockets at Mr. Ratratoun's funeral,
were removed from Newgate to the Tower, and put
on board the Thames steam yacht, in order to be
conveyed to the hulks at Sheerness, preparatory to
transportation. Mr. Baoww, the Keeper of Newgate,
bad permission from the Governor of the Tower to
convey them through the gates of that fortress, and
they were accordingly embarked at the Tower Wharf.
The City Marshal, with the whole of the City Police,
escorted them in two caravans from Newgate,. Ind
'a detachment of Gaud', on duty at the Tower, were
in readiness to receive them, to escort them safe on
board the yacht, which proceeded on its destination.
soon after seven

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NAY IL INTELLIGENCIt.

MAILS THIS DAY.

ARA. DUI. •1111. DOB.
Dublin .. . . S 0 France - -- 0 a
Waterford .- 0 It 1 3ottenburgh -- 1 I
Guernsey and Jerry0 0 Aanders -- - 0 0
Lisbon ' - - - 0 0 ?Asko - -- . 0 0
Holland - . - i 0 Hantburgb -- 0 a

FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER 11.
Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Favourite, Gamer,
from Finland for Bourdeaux, in eight weeks; and
the Martha, from Malaga for Poole—the latter with
loss of topmast.—Passed by to-day a bark with loss
of fore and mainmasts.
PLYMOUIH, NOVEMBER 12.
Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Dart, Gums, from
Salo and Gibraltar, for London; Manning, Rea,
trom London for Sr. Domingo; tad the General
Graham, WETHERUCAD, from Bengal for London—
the latter sailed from Bengal the 30th May, and from
Madras the 30th July.

PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 13.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Timm, from a cruise;
Two Brothers, PEARCE. from Seville for London ;
and Hunters, Home, from Alieant.—Put in here
the Laurel, MACDONALD, frnm 'Lame for Hull, being
in want of fresh provisions—she will proceed to Sand-
gate Creek to perform quarantine.

DEAL, NOVEMBER ts.
Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the
Whitehall, TRAPP*. from Malaga. Put back, with
the loss of anchor and cable, the Mayflower, for
Gibraltar. Came down from the River the Amazon,
for New York ; Westmoreland, for Tobago ; and
Clarkson, for Demarara. Sailed his Majesty's ships
henna and ROSARIO on a eruize.

DOVER. NOVEMBER ts.
Arrived last night the Lord Duncan packet, Cap-
tain Pesooe, from Ostend, with a Mail and passen-
gers. Sailed this day the Lord Duncan packet, Cap-
tain HAMILTON. with a Mail and passengers for Ca-
lais; and this evening the Lord Sidmouth, Captain
PEAKS. with a Messenger for that port.

HARWICH. NOVEMBER is.
Arrived the Prince of Orange packet, from Hol.
land.—Sailed the Auckland packet, for ditto; and
Lord Nelson packet, for Cuxhaven, all with Mali.

LIVEReOOI., NOVEMBER is.
Pat back whiz loss of topmast. the Rover. lion-
rev, for Bermuda I and the Theresa. CoLunk, for
Bruges—the latter with loss of main-topmast and
main-topsail.

BRIDLINGTON, NOVEMBER it.
The sloop Jenny, M,DoNALD, has been detained
and sent in here by his Majesty's ship FLORIDA, sus-
pected of smuggling ; she is from Port Glasgow, and
bound to Amsterdam,. laden with sugar. The brig
Argo, of South Shields, is on shore near Flambo.
rough, and will be a total loss—crew and materials
saved.

FOWEY, NOVEMBER 12.
Arrived the Jan Frederick, Hrrstaw, from Ham•
burgh, for Oporto, with the loss of main top-mast,
and very leaky, and must discharge her cargo.

HULL, NOVE:IBER It
The Bee, PAsTovr, from Yarmouth, for this port,
is on shore near Saltfleet. The cargo is landing in
good condition, and the vessel will be got off.

GRAVESEND, NOVEMBER IS.
Arrived the Sir G. Prevost, Morris, from Quebec; Sir Charles,
Frier, from Caen; Robert, Wrightson, front Seville; Adriatic,
Davidson, from Piliau ; Elli.on, Youll, from Memel ; Eliza,
Wren, from °stead; Hope, M'Cormick, from Petershurgh.—
Sailed the Aguilar. Robertson. for Jamaica; Fleetwood, Aiken,
for Dominica; Margaret, Glen, for Hayti; Mary, Rubilima,
for Havannah; Albion, Ruse, or Curacoa ; Eliza, Thomas,
tor New Orleans; Goodiutent. Bell, fur Marseille. ; Po, Cullen,
for Caws; Strove, Printer, for ditto; Prince Regent, Hughes,
for Cork; Ebeeeser, Edmond, for Hamburgh ; Specnbtor,
Wishart, tor ditto; Swift, Wallace, for Eluneur ; and L 411.1 Char-
lotte, Brundebey, for Riga.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, NOVEMBER IS.
Snss ENTERED INwARDS.--The Fanny, Hunter, from Rot-
terdam; Oak, Wynn; and Braganga, Masterton, from Oporto ;
Perseverance, Pbllpot, from Room ; Hessle, Musgrave, from Sr,
Petenburgh; Burk*, Smith, from Quebec ; Albions —, from
ra Demera; aid Frederik, Allen, from the South Whale Fishery.
Orrwasies.—The Caroline, Sergeant, (or Madeira and De-
merara; Cato, Bennett, for Hainborth; Duke of York, Fryer ;
and Use, Bowes, for Rotterdam; Eclipse, Burford, for the
Cage of Good Hope, Isis of Prance, and Ceylon; Miry, Fox, for
Osteod; Regard, Fbgg, for Cadiz • Rashers, Soper, for Madeira
and Grenada; Sisters„ for Antwerp; and Wellington, Sit.
phirn, for labia, Perttamboco, and Maranhao. •

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER Is.
CRIMINAL INFORMATIONS.
THY KING O. CARI.TLIC.
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Mr. Recuannson, in the absence of the Attorney-
General. moved that Richard Carlyle, the publisher'
of the Parodies on the Litany, the Aliens:ion Creed,
and the Caseehimt, should be broueat up, for the pur-
pose of plc-4141g to four ete-Pio informations which
had been filed against him as the publisher of those
blasphemous productions.
The defendant immediately entered the Court, in
custody of the Tipstaff, when Mr. Barlow proceeded
te read the informations. They were extremely long.
The first related to the Parody on the Litany—the
,second to that on the Athenasian Creed—the third to
that oft the Church Catechism—and the fourth re.
spected a letter to the Prince Regent.
The defendant demanded •that the whole of the
counts of the several informations. which were nearly
repetitions of the first, should be read—a proceeding
which occupied a great deal of time.
After reading the first counts of the third infoesua-
tioo, Mr. Barlow ir.quired, whether the others might
not be dispensed with ?
The defendant answered, that as he was to be trie4,
on the several counts, be should require the whole
of them to be read.

At the conclusion of each, when called on to.plead,
he said. •" I confess to the publication, but I deny it
nibs a libel." At the close, he pleaded Not Guilty
to the whole.

Not having bail in readiness, he was committed to
the mind; of the Marshal of the King's Bench, and
was infurmed that he would be tried at the first sit-
tings at Nisi Prins, after Term,' in Loudon.

COUR I' OF COMMON PLEAS. NOVEMBER IS.

BUTLgit v. ItINOMS.

Mr. GAaLFY opened the pleadings, and stated, that
ibis was an action for the recovery of £l5, the
amount of a note. given to plaintiff by defendant.
Mr. Saleant Ban stated the plaintiff's case. Mrs.
Butler had been, he said, fur a considerable time the
owner of a public-house called the Queen's Head, in
Covent-garden. In she year 187► this house had
been the scene-of lunch_ festivity during the late Mr..

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Shetidsn's Contested election, On th- 7t'i of May,
during that period, the defendara, Mr. Rivulet, tam•
to the plaintiff and asked to borrow C. 5 for Mr. Sht-
ridan's use. She refused to lend 11-.- money in that
loose girt of way, and req.liryd f ram the defendant
his own promissory note, payable in n week, for t`e
amount. He accordingly gave it, and rece.ved ti,,
sum of 115. Through the indulgnce of Mr,. DIV.
ler this note remained for a long time ever do••• and
when applied for in the year 1812 (it was b•!licyrd),
but certainly in 1816, the defendant r. fret to, es!.
it, saying the money had been obtained for Mr. Si)e-
ridati's use, and that he had hog since rera•tl it, by
giving the plaintiff shares in Drury-late Ti 4.41 re t.a
that and other monies. He at the same tin.e a mil-
ted, that he had signed the note, and received eh.
money; but added, that he war protected by the Sta-
tute of Limitations, and would nut avow his liability
to the debt. Tile Learned Serjeant said, that he
was in a condition to prove the story about the repay-
ment to be destitute of foundation, for Mrs. Butler
had paid in cash for the shaft.' slit held in the con-
cerns of Drury-lane Theatre, and not received any
of them in reduction or discharge of any I rivate
claim she may have had on Mr. Sherilan. As to the
bar of the Statute, be was sure the defendant could
nut shelter himscif under it, fur the plaintiff was un-
able to find him out until the peri 4 when she had
applied for the payment of his note.
• John Salmon was the first witness called. He
proved Mrs. Butler's refusal to give the 115, wifbon•
the defendant's note, promising payment in a week.
He agreed to give the note; he did so, and witness
saw lam receive the money. This wiener!, in
cross examination, did not know that the defendant
said, at the time, Mrs. Butler should look alone to
Mr. Sheridan for the money.
J. Vuley, a constable, proved having called on the
defendant in October, 1816, to require, on the part
of Mrs. Butler, payment of the note, when the de-
fendant replied, that though he signed the note and
gut the money, he would not hold himself liable for
it now when the note had legally expired. He also
said that Mrs. Butler had been already paid by Mr.
Sheridan, who gave her shares when Drury-lane
Theatre was building.
Mr. Serjeant BEST, said, he would call the Secre
Lary to the Drury-lane concern, and also one of its
Bankers, to shew that Mrs. Butler had paid the lull
sum in cash fur the shares she held iu Drury-lane
Theatre.

Mr. C. W. Ward (the secretary) proved, that Mrs.
Butler had five Aare, of one hundred pounds each,
in the concern, for all of which, he believed, she had
paid the lull amount, according to the regular instal-
ments. He never knew of her receiving any sitar's
from Mr. Sheridan—nor did he find, on examining
the hooks, that she held any other than the five shares
mentioned.

Mr. Btrtlett, one of the clerks in the banking house
of Nlessrs. Wright and Co. produced a book, to which
were, in his hand-writing,.entries of sums of money
to the atnnant of CO, which had been paid in by
Mrs. Butler, on .%( count of shares she Ipftl in the
Theatre. The remaining entries of the further pay-
ments of the plaietti.i. to cnenplete her shares being
entered in a dithrent clerk's hand-Writing, this wit-
ness's testimony as to the payment of the balance,
was inadmistiale.—The case for the plaintiff being
now closed,

Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN, for the defendant, su!. •
ted to the Court, that there was no evidence adduc :
which could be sent to a Jury. There wa, ao evi
dente to shew any acknowledgment of the debt
which could take it out of the Statute of Limitations.
In the case of Kowcroft v. Somers, in the Court of
King's Bench, on an action of a:sump:it, the party
admitted his signature and the receipt of the money,
but said his note was out of date, and no law could
or should make him then pay it.
Mr. Serjeant PELL followed on the same side, and
contended that the uniform train of precedents re-
quired the actual promise of the party to pay the
money within the period required by law. It was
always held that there should be something like ion
undertaking given which could not be raised by in:
ference. or else the parry was entitled to the protec-
tion afforded him by the Statute. •
Mr. Justice PARK was of opinion that it was for
the Jury to decide on the point contended for by the
Learned Counsel- •

Mr. Serjeant VAUGTIAN then addressed the Jury,
and submitted that•from the evidence given by the
plaintiff's witnesses, it wag clear that so tor from
there being any acknowledgement of this debt given
by the defendant, he had, when called on, distinctly
refused to pay the Money, and very properly availed
himself r.f the Statute, as he had been merely the me.
dium, and this was known to the lender, of getting
the money for the use of Mr. Sheridan. • Why was it
then, that until after Mr. Sheridan's death, the de-
&adapt etas never called on for the money ? in ,
every view of the case, both to equity and lavi, he
claimed ii c verdict of the Jury for the defendant.
Mr. Justice PAKX observed, that it was evader.'
from' the prudent precautkn taken by the plaintiff
when she lent her money upon this note, . that she,
acme of the notoriety of the embarrassments of the
very eminent man for whom the money was said to
be wanted, required collateral security before she
made the advance. The note was payable in a week,
and yet no application was made from May, 1807,
until Octoblr, 1816—though one of the witnesses
said the defendant resided for the last three years in
her neiglibwrbood. was, therefore, for the Jury
to say, whether this was not a case hr which recovery
was effectually barred by the Statute of Limitations?
'That Statute, now in operation more than a century,
was a very salutary one, though, doubtless, often
abused. It was for the. Jury to say, whether they
could make out from the evidence that the defendant
had given any acknowledgment ef the debt, so as to
preclude hint from the benefit taf the Statute—if he
had, they would find for. the pliOntiff—if not, use de-
fendant was 'entitled to their verdict.—The Jury in-
stantly returned a verdict for the defendant.

'The subscription to the Grand Canal between EL i
buriji and Glas4ow is at length complet.:J, and the
work has now commenced.

A 1. tter Isom Vienna, brongl.t by the Dutch Mai,
this mo►uiur, says, 66 From a respectable traveller
tee learn, that the hyena which had escaped has been
slsot by a soldier, near Landstrass. In the boOy est
the animal were found six musket balls, which had
ouudiasit.J. lA:lors', without killing it."