Star.
London, England, 1804-03-15 00:00:00

LAP/ INTELLIGENCE.

' COCKPIT. WHITEHALL, MARCH 14.

Before the mod Noble and Right Hon. the Lords
Commiffioners of Appeals in Prize Carries.
Mahlenfels, Borten mafter.—This Danifh (hip,
bound on a voyage from Philadelphia to Amfterdam,
laden with a cargo of coffee, fugal., tobacco, and
other articles, on fieight, was, on the 3th of June,
Soo, captured by his Majelly's (hip St. Alban's,
John Oakes Hardy, Efq. commander, and carried to
Halifax. Their Lordihips in this cafe direfted far-
ther proof to be made of the property of the (hip,
within nine months, and alfo farther proof, in regard
to feveral claims for the cargo, and reamed a pot
The Polly, Upton matter.—Ship and cargo re.
Bored.
The John Harder matter.—Farther proof was
direaed in this cafe within nine months.
The SaUy, Campbell mafter.—Two diflina claims
.were given in this cafe, one in behalf of William Gib-
fon, merchant, of Charlefion, for the (hip and part of
the cargo ; the other on behalf of Meffrs. Johnfton
and Co. of New York, merchants, for the reit of the
cargo. Their Lordihips reftored the (hip, and that
part of the cargo claimed by Mr. Gibfon, and con.
demned the captors in the coils of the appeal, but
direaed farther proof of the National chamaer and
relidence of the feveral periods compofing the 6i m of
Meffrs. Robert Johnilon and Co. of New York.
The Minerva, Clarkfon.—Their Lordfhips, in this
cafe, tailored the goods, as claimed, uulefs objeaed
to by next Court day.

At Glouceller Afflict, the following prifoners
were tried, of whom five were capitally convilted.
viz. J. Saunders, for burglary, and fetting fire to the
premifes of Meas. Clutter buck and Co. of Minchitx
hampton ; William Pearce, for (leafing a bay mare ;
T.GulweU, for Sealing cloth from the racks of Mars.
Wallington and Co. of Dudley; G. Workman and
J. Bourn, for a highway robbery in that city. The
four left were reprieved before the Judges left the
town; but Sauud,:rs was left for execution. Several
others were convilied of inferior offeuces, and fin.
I tamed according to their magnitude.
The Affixes commenced at Bedford on Thurfday
lee, but afforded no tranfatlion of import on the
Criminal fide :—one prifoner only was found guilty
of'theft, and fentenced to be tranfported for (even
years.
Motown Cracurr.—.At the Affixes for Rutland.
(hire, which commenced at Oakham on Friday 1011,
before the Honourable Mr. 'Ake Rooet, one pi i
loner only was tried, viz. Henry Bellairs, on an in-;
diSment for feloninufly Realing-a quantity of lea•
they hoofing, and gears for horfes, the property oil
John Clerk and Thomas Clark. He was found
Guilty, and fenteneed to tranfportadon for 7 years.
The Affixes for Lincoln commenced on Saturday,
when William Smith, the only prifoner in the City
goal, for Sealing in a dwelling houfe, to the value
of forty (billings, was convifted, and received fen-
I tenet of death, and it being underdood he is a very
old offender, it is expeSed he will be left for exec ut iorG
MAIDS roue, MARCH 13.111 C anion Butcher..
Mackay, was to recover a compen ration for the
trouble and labour of the plaintiff in salting the de-
fendant to Cava hit veffel, which was in danger of be-
ing wrecked. The difpute was as to the amount of
recompence which ought to be paid for this ferviee ;
the defendant had paid aoL into Court as (efficient,
but the plaintiff, by his declaration, demanded tool.
It was proved that the value of the fails alone was
worth Sol. which mull have inevitably been 1011,
but for the afflaaace of the plaintiff, and probably
the veffel and cargo. It was alto proved in evidence
that the plaintiff lon the opportonity of felling his
cargo of tifh, which, upon examination, only turned
out to be twelve maids. This produced a juke or two
in allufion to a late trial. _ _

Mr. Gamow alked if this cargo could pelfibly
keep except the plaintiff had e on boArd ?
But in his reply to the Jury, Mr. bajeant Bssr con•
tended that eamphire was of no ufe to oil inaidt,it was
only valuable in the prefervation of young ones !
The Jury, after x thou conflJeratiun, scturned a
verdil for the plaintiff for 50!.