Star.
London, England, 1820-01-14 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGkNCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 15.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, this morning, resumed
his sittings after Term. The Court was occupied,
all day, in hearing Counsel, and the reading oft
evidence..
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. HARTLEY.
This was an Information, filed by the Attorney-
General, against the defendant, who is Vicar of
Bingley, and teacher of a Grammar-school in that
town. After reciting the various gifts to the Charity
School, from 1523 till 1670, it stated, that the pre-
sent inhabitants of Bingley complained, that the
Free-school was not in the slighest degree beneficial
to the town, on account of the manlier in which it

was managed. The defendant deioted his attention
chiefly to a number of boarders whom he kept, and
totally neglected the school, leaving the free-scholars
solely to the management of an usher. He seldom,
if ever, entere& the school-room, and when there,
never heard any of the children read. The children
had formerly worn clogs, which is generally the case
with the poorer classes in. that town. the Doctor,
however, would not allow them to come to school,
unless they wore shoes, and had dismissed se►eral on
that very ground. He also was Vicar of the Parish,
which, it was contended, was quite incompatible with
the duties of teaching, as the Parish is eight miles
long, mid four broad, and there is no place of wor-
ship but the parish church. The information then
prayed that the Court would direct a reference to

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the Master, for him to inquire whether the school
was properly conducted, and whether the estates
were properly let? Dr. Hartley is himself a lessee
of some part of the estates, at a rent of SOL which
he is allowed to keep in his own hands fox twenty-
one years, in consequence of his having expended
4201. in alaw-suit, in defence of the charitable estates.

On each of these poirits Mr. HART commented
with much energy, after which a very voluminous
body of affidavits were read.—The further hearing of
the case was postponed till to-morrow (this day).
There was nothing else, this having occupied his
Lordship from ten o'clock till four, when he rose.
COUR OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 13.
THOMPSON V. GORDON AND OTHERS.

This action was brought by the plaintiff, to recover
the sum of 1,0001. which he said the defendants
had promised to pay him, in consideration of his
procuring a person to buy, of the defendants, a
license from the King of Spain; to import goods to
Vera Cruz. He had brought a former action against
some of the defendants, who pleaded the non joinder
of the rest, in abatement. The former attorney of
the plaintiff stated, that he had called upbn the de-
fendants, to make a demand on them for the plain-
tiff's claim : that, on that occasion, Farrell, one of
the partners in the house of the defendants, Gordon
and Murphy, stated to him, that when he first saw
Thompson, the plaintiff, he told him that he had had
two Vera Cruz licenses; that a Mr. Grant had dis-
posed of one of them to a Mr. Mitchell, for which
he received 1,0001. that Grant had had a great deal
of trouble. If the plaintiff could procure a purcha-
ser for the other license, he should receive the same
compensation at Grant. Mr. Moravia was after-
wards introduced by the plaintiff to the defendants;
for the purpose of his becoming a purchaser of the
license, which he did afterwards purchase. On his
cross-etamination he said, he understood from Far-
rell, that the plaintiff had no further trouble in the
business, after the introduction of the parties.
Mr. Moravia stated, that the plaintiff proposed to
him to purchase the license in question, and intro,.
duced him to a Mr. Farrell for that purpose; he
bought the license for 16,0001. in the written agrees
meat for the sale, it was stated to be for 18,0001.
the consideration of the deduction was, that the de-
fendants should not be liable to pay for brokerage.
The plaintiff did not afterwards transact the business,
it was done by the witness himself, with the defend-
ants. Mr. Farrell asked the witness, if the plaintiff
was his broker ? he answered, no, he did not want
a broker. The plaintiff often called on him, and
asked if he had any thing to say to the defendants ?I
he answered, no. The defendants told the witness,
they had got 18,0001. from Mills, for the other
license. The plaintiff further proved, that in the
agreement between Mills and tht defendants, for the
other license, it was expressed to be for •18,0001.
whereas only 16,0001. was in fact paid.
The SOLICITOR-GtNYRAL said, that the defendant%
were willing to pay the plaintiff 1001. for his trots&
ble ; that he could shew that Mr. Grant had had is
great deal of trouble, and had taken several journies
to the north of England and Scotland.
The LOAD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that the terms of
the agreement were, that the plaintiff should receive
the same compensation as Grant had ; that it already
appeared, in evidence, that Grant had had a great
deal, of trouble.

The Jury, notwithstanding, gave a verdict for the
plaintiff for the 1,0001:
ROBINSON V. MAJORIBANICS.
This was an action upon a policy of insurance .ef-
fected with the defendant for £2OO, as an Under:
writer at Lloyd's, upon the ship Lady Castlereagh,
valued -at £15,000, bound to New South Wales,
Madras, and other ports is the Indian Seas. The
ship was blown, by the violence of the monsoons, from
Madras Roads, and shattered so much by the storms,
between Madras and Cuddalore, whither she was
forced to run, that she was condemned, on a survey,
and abandoned. The action was for total loss.
The circumstances, as sustained in evidence, were
these :—The ship was chartered with a cargo to New
South Wales,. where she arrived safe, after an expe-
ditious voyage. The Commander for the voyage
WAS Captain George Weltden, an Officer of great
skill and experience, who had previously mad* thir-
teen voyages to India. After the delivery of the
cargo at -New South Wiles, he was chartered by the
Government there with a cargo and some troops to
Madras, for £BOOO. He arrived at the latter place
in September, 1818, delivered his cargo, and com-
pleted his lading, consisting of saltpetre, cotton

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WOOl, and about 160 soldiers fol England, by the
18th of October, 1818. He was ready to sail, and
was waiting a few days on shore for his dispatchei
and sailing, orders, when the inonscion wind, pre-
valent in those seas at that season, set iti kvith such,
sudden violence, that several ships then in the Roads;
with his ship, foandeied- it their anthers. There
was net time for the usual signal from the lard, on
such occasions, for the ships to put to 'sea as the only
means to avbld being driven on 'shore and *reeked,
and, at the Captains own instance; the fort fired
upon the ship, to force her to put to sea. Many of
the ships which put to sea at the same time were lost,
many dismasted, and otherwise injured, after throw.:
ing their guns and part of their cargoes ovei board
to lighten. The Lady Castlereagh was obliged to cut
away the main and wizen masts ; her ihre-topmast
was gone ; all her anchors broken ; every thing on
her decks washed or flung overboard ; many of her
hands washed overboard and (frowned ; many fnoi e
drowned between decks: she was ever y moment in
danger of total wreck ; and at length she was driven
off the Roads of Baddroos, about fifty miles from
Madras, where the Senior Officer sent an over-land
express to the Captain, at Madras, and when he came
be found the vessel in this state, without so much as
an anchor to prevent her from driving on shore. The
men wanted to put back to Madras. Total loss of
the ship and crew must be the consequence. She at
length reached the French settlbment of Pondicherry;
where they borrowed an anchor from the Governor,
until they could get another, and by the help of this
they reached the port of Cuddalhre, Where, if the
wind continued violent, and the ship was in danger
of sinking, they might run her on the bar at the
river's mouth, and land the people. There she lay
two mbnths. No masts, anchors, or repairs of any
kind, could be obtained in that quarter. There was
no arsenal of naval stores at Madras. To put to sea
in such.circumstances would be inevitable destruc-
tion: It was suggested, that if they could reach
Trincomalee or Ceylon, they might procure stores
and repairs ; but to attempt it would be certain loss.
They were obliged to have a number of boats con-
stantly round the ship, ready to land the people if
the ship should go to pieces. In this state, he pro.
cured a survey to he made by several shipmates,
two of whom were French, who gave it as their de-
cision, that the ship was utterly unfit to proceed to
sea, and that her repairs, to fit her for the voyage
home, if they could be procured, would cost from
£15,000 to 7E22,000, a sum far beyond her value;
and which would ca .t a htavy expense upbn the Mt•
derwriters, if she 'should happen to be insured, and
if not, then upon her owner. Under these circuin
stances, therefore, he deemed It best, as well upon
his own judgment as upon that of his Officers, and
other competent naval men, to abandon the ship;
condemned as she was, td the agent for Lloyd's at
Calcutta. This he did by letter, accompanied by a
statement of the circumstances of the vessel, and the
opinion of the surveyors. But to this he received an
answer from the agent, that he had nb authority from
Lloyd's to accept such abandonment—and the Cap=
tain must act at his own risk. The saltpetre, which
formed part of her cargo, was dissolved and washed
through the ship's bottom, which he knew from the
sinking of the cotton. He landed the latter at Cud=
dalore, and sold the vessel to the highest bidder, and
came home himself in a vessel from Madras. He sus
tained considerable loss by not beingjable to bring
home his passengers from Madras, forivhose accom-
modation he had provided stores. He wrote home
to her owner at the time he obtained the charter from
New South Wales to Madras—but he did not know
whether the ship was insured or not.
Several Captains who were at Madras, and after=
wards saw the ship at Cuddalore, corroborated the
Captain's testimbny.-and several ships' husbands and
others, conversant in the expenses of ship-building;
gave it as their opinion, that to repair the ship for
.such a voyage. would cost in England4i,2g,ooo, and
50 per cent. more in India.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, for the deihndant, ad-
dressed the Jury, and contended that the Captain had
not used his best endeavours, by waiting for moderate
weather, and endeavouring to reach Trincomalee, or
Calcutta, to obtain repairs. That he had net acted
as he was bound, impartially, for the equal interest
of all the parties concerned ; but merely with a view
to the interest of his ()Omer, in abandoning the ship,
and throwing the loss upon the Underwriters. And
in all events, the action should not be for a total loss/
but for an average, for the India Company, who had
chartered the ship home, and had their cargo on
board, should bear their proportion of the loss.
The Learned Rows, however; in charging the
Jury, said, it was proved the Captain could know
nothing of the ship's insurance. He, therefore, acted
for the best towards the property of his owner. It
was proved that the repairs, if practicable, would
nearly double the value of the ship ; and he; there-
fore, acted to the best of his own and other competent
persons' judgment for the plaintiff.—The Jury found
for the plaintiff.
Another action between the same parties, on a
Policy of Insurance for the freight, was tried, and the
verdict went in the same manner.
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The Therinotneteri yesterday morning, in Walz
worths was 14 (18 degrees below the freezing point):
Ithas been only one degree lower during the frost-
that was on the 11th Qf December: _ _

Yesterday, the Thames was frozen over below
London Bridge ; and, at three o'clock in the after-
noon, it was not navigable from Blackfriars to West
minster.
The Stage Coaches which daily arrive in town,
from any considerable distance, are now obliged to
have additional horses, and, even with these, they are
frequently two and three hours beyond their time.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, JANUARY l 4;
The continuation of severe frost having stopped
the navigation of the River, prevents any Corn being
worked from on board the vessels ; and the con-
sumers not having, as yet, any occasion to resort to
that in Granary, scarcely any business is doing, and
prices are nominal.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, JANUARY 14.
This morning's Market was well supplied with all kind at
Cattle, excepting Bet f, of which there w. s but a short supply, In
consequence the price of Beef is higher than last market day;
but bluttoti, Veal, and Pork, remain as per last Monday's prices:
Deaf;:.... 4,4 d to .5s 4(1 Veal • 5s 01 to Os Id
Mutton .. 45 6d to 5s 4d I Perk
Beasts 500—Sheep and Lambs 5,100---Calves 110—Pigs 220.
HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD.
Hay £3 Os to £4 is Straw Ss to Al 14
Colter 4 Os to 3it Rowell Os to atiOs 0

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THE HOME OF MY CHILDHOOD.

To the home of my childhood in sorrow Larne;
And I fondly expecttd to find it the same—T.
Full of sunshine and joy ;as I ihmight it to be •
It: the days when the world was all sunshine to me:
Those scones wee; unalter'd by time, and I stood
Looking dawn on the village, half hid by the wood,
That happy abode, where I used to possess
A Father's affection, a 711 other's careul
To others those scenes ate as bright as before,
But I can rejoice in their brightness no more ;
I stand in the home of my childhood atone,
For the friends of my childhood are all of them gone :
'Twas joy shared by others—the laugh and the jest,
That gave to this spot all the charms it possest,
And Isere the remembrance oppresses me most,
Of all I once valued—of all I have lost!

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How vain was my prayer, that the place might retain
Its delights, if I e'er should behold it again!
Those who made it delighful no longer arc rear ; •
And loneliness seems so unnatural here.
`Thus Ile who IN act at a ball-room has Isccn,,
Where is room his gay spirit gave life to the scene,
Still sighs for the fair ones he lov'd ; and to, him
The dance must be cheerless, the brilliancy dim!
Oh! where are the dreams, ever happy and new ;
And the eye with felicity always in view ;
And the juvenile thoughtlessness, laughing at fear,
Which reign'd in my bosom, when last I was here ?
And where are the hopes that I used to enjoy,
the hopes of a light-hearted, spirited boy'
\Then the present and past had as little of gloom,
As I then thought of finding in moments to come!
Q IN TOE CORM.

Tuesday sennight, a butcher was preparing to kill
a pig, in a stone-mason's yard, in the Curtain-road,
Manchester, and, as is frequently the practice, he
held the knife in his mouth, white he adjusted the
pig, but he had scarcely laid hold of the knife, for
the purpose of sticking it, when the animal, by a
sudden exertion, struck the handle of the knife, and
forced it into the throat of the unfortunate man, who
soon afterwards expired, from loss of blood. He has
left a widow and two children.
Saturday se'nnight, Thomas Wear, schoolmaster,
at itanningliam, in Ayrshire, went, in a state of in-
toxication, from that place,. about midnight, to see
his sister, who lives near Blyth. He was found next
morning, within sixty yards of her house, endea-
vouring to crawl thither on his hands and knees. Me-
dical aid was called in, hut he died in the evening.
A shocking accident occurred at Hull, on Friday
se'anight, to the son of Mr. Holmes, of that place,
tanner. While walking along the side of one of the
hot pits, he accidentally fell into it ; and, no help
being at hand, with difficulty was able to extricate
himself, dreadfully scalded from the middle down-
wards. He is, of course, in a state of extreme
anguish, but hopes are entertained of his recovery.
6unday sennight, two brothers, of the name of
Beck, were unfortunately drowned in attempting to
cross the river Kent, near Milnthorp, in Cumberland.
They were returning from summoning a Coroner's
Jury, to sit upon the body of a child, of the name of
Trotter, who had been burnt to death, and who was
also their niece. The same Jury had to serve again

on this melancholy occasion.
An Inquest was held on Monday morning, at the
Dog and Bull, Croydon, on the body of Elizabeth
Price, aged nine years, who was burnt to death.—
The only witness called was T. Ruckland, a gar-
dener, who deposed ai follows ;4g I live in Euson's-
ceurt, near the Butcher-row ; was sitting at my fire-
side, about six o'clock, last Wednesday afternoon,
when I was suddenly alarmed by screams, and the
selection of fire from a neighbouring room, kept by
the parents of the deceased : I hastened to it, and,
after much difficulty, forced open the door, when the
poor child was discovertkd. surrounded by flames ; I,
with the aid of my son, carried the unfortunate girl
into another room, where Mr. Webster and Mr. Tun-
stall rendered every medical attention, but in vain ;
for the little sufferer, after having lingered in agony
until Saturday morning, expired." 'Upon this evi-
dence the Coroner addressed the Jury, attributing
great praise to the witness, who had been dreadfully
injured in his humane attempt ; and, after a few mi-
nutes deliberation, they returned a verdict of—Ac-
cidental Death.
A letter from Inverness, dated-January $, says—
" The North mail coach has been prey. ated for some
days back from proceeding farther than Tain, owing
to the deep fall of snow. The road between Tain ,
and Thurso is, in some places, covered with snow to
the depth of from six to fifteen feet. The mail is
carried forward on horseback, with great difficulty,
and the hours of arrival are quite uncertain. The
snow is also so deep between Aberdeen and Focha-
bets, that the South mail coach, which used to reach
Inverness about eleven at night, has not arrived, for
some days, till seven in the morning."
Tun SERPENTINE R Min.—Although the cold was
(if possible) more intense yesterdays yet the atmo-
sphere brightened up about two o'clock ; a very re-
spectable shew of equipages graced the Park and the
banks of the River. The ice continued in the same
state as on the preceding day, except that it was
more cut up. The ice is now arrived at a vast thick-
ness, in some places nearly three feet; and the water
is in all shallow places nearly absorbed in ice—a cir-
cumstance unprecedented of late years. Owing to
the length of the frost, and the persevering industry
of the new darters, there are now some very young
men who can complete the figures of three and eight
with perfect facility. It will, however, require a
great deal more practice before they complete the
other figures. One novelty attended the scene on
Wednesday, and it was a scene by torch•light : there
were actually many young men practising the figure
movement. as late as nine o'clock at night.
Cume-Ditopeteo.--A few nights back, between
nine and ten o'clock, as the watchman, in Bedford-
square, was going his rounds, he saw a parcel lying
. near the door of No. 16 ; which, on examination,
proved to be en infant, almost in a perishing state.
Ile conveyed the little sufferer to St. ;Giles's-Work-
house, where every nourishment was afforded it. It
was a Male child ; in the estimation of the surgeon,
about a month old.- It was remarkably well dressed
i t a cloth pelisse, good cotton frock, lace cap, &c. A
woman, of suspicious appearance, was awn loitering
in the neigi.bourhotxt about the tirue.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Wednesday, Thomas Breontsgrove was indicted for
stealing five oxen, the property of Mr. R. Parsley,
of Southall, in the parish of Hayes, on the Bth of
December last. There were also, two other charges
against him, of stealing five more oxen, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Cox and Parsley ; and two other
oxen, which were the property of Mr. R. Parsley,
junior. Guilty—Death.
John Jones; a miserable looking man, was indicted
for stealing a coat, sheet, and other articles, the pro-
perty of Thomas Hatfull. The prisoner, in great
agitation, pleaded guilty to the offence. It was use-
less, he said, to conceal the truth, for he had been
compelled to commit the theft from actual want.
Charles Dodstvell, a private in the Guards, was
capitally indicted for stealing some articles of wear-
ing apparel and a El note, the property of Henry
Corleas, in the dwelling-house of John Wells, who
keeps the Red Lion, St. Luke's. The Jury found
him Guilty of stealing to the value of 395. only.
Susannah Jenkins stood capitally indicted for steal-
ing a coat, value 40s. in the dwelling-house of Wil-
ham Atkins, his property. The Jury found her
Guilty of stealing to the amount of 395. only.
James Page and Richard Berry, two boys, appa-
rently not more than twelve years of age, were ca-
pitally indicted for stealing, at Holloway, a silver
castor, three silver spoons, a silver milk ewer, a
silk handkerchief, and other articles, the property of
Mr. Wattleworth, in his dwelling house.—The father
of Page stated to the Court, that he had been an of-
ficer for ten years ; and his child, up.to the present
transaction, had-conducted himself with honesty and
propriety. He feared that he had been, in an un-
guarded moment, led away by wicked boys.—The
Jury found them Guilty of grand larceny only.
Yesterday, Jane. Bray was put to the bar, charged
with stealing a guinea and ten £1 notes, on the 22d
of November last, the property of Mary Parker,
The Jury, after a short deliberation, found the
prisoner Guilty, but recommended her to mercy.
John Brown was indicted for stealing, on the Ist
of January, in the parish of St. Martin in the Fields,
two saddles and some harness.
The prisoner, in defence, stated, that-on the even-
ing in question, he was walking by the prosecutor's
premises, when he found a bundle of matches, tin-
der, &c. wrapped up in brown paper, which he put
into his pocket. Soon after an outcry was raised,
and he was apprehended and committed. He called
no witnesses. The Jury found him Guilty:
William Wood was indicted for stealing, on the
28th of December, a tea-board, the property of Wil-
liam Brooke. The prisoner stated, that as he was
going to supper; he observed two boys running,
whom he followed. They stopped at the corner of
Swiss-yard, when the first witness came up and seized
him. He knew nothing whatever of the tea-board.
Several witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner
a good character. The Jury found him Guilty.
Andress Wells and. William Scoltack were convicted
of stealing a copper pot 'and lid, the property of
James Heather.
Elizabeth Moss was indicted for stealing a coat,
the property of Robert Heslop, and a jacket belong-
ing to Thomas Minns.—The Jury found the prisoner
Guilty of stealing the jacket, but Acquitted her of
stealing the coat, from want of evidence.
Samuel Jones was indicted capitally, for uttering,
and publishing as true, two receipts, purporting to
be for the payment of £8 14s. and £5O 10s. with
intent to defraud Mary Parkins.
The prisoner had lived servant with aLady, named
Teresa Mary Glendoff, and the indictment charged
him with uttering two receipts, purporting to be for
the payment of the two sums specified above; but,
after the case had been opened by Mr. ALLEY, Mr.
ADOLPMUS, for the prisoner, discovered that there
was an informality in the indictment, it having only
charged the presecutrix's christian name, " Mary,"
instead of "Teresa Mary." Mr. ALLEY, consequently,
abandoned the prosecution, when the prisoner was,
accordingly, acquitted, and shortly afterwards he
was discharged.
Margaret Graham was indicted for stealing a sil-
ver watch, of the value of £3, the property of J.,
Tagney, a tailor, in Skelton-street. The prosecutor,
between six and seven in the morning of Sunday, the
sth of December, met the prisoner m New Round-
court, in the Strand, and accompanied her to her
lodgings, in a garret, in Vine-street. He there met
two other females, and gave one of them sixpence or
a shilling to buy some gin. Ile did not know whe-
ther he had given sixpence or a shilling, as he had
been drinking some gin before, and trembled at the
sight of the place. He then turned his back to the
other women, and had some private conversation
with the prisoner. At that time he felt his fob, and
was sure he had his watch. The prisoner then sud-
denly went down into the back court, and the prose-
cutor missed his watch. He followed her, and
charged her with the theft, which she denied, and
though he searched her, and the women that went
for the gin, and then went up stairs and examined
the room, the watch could not be found. The pro-
secutor then went for a constable, and, about an hour
after, returned andlook the woman into custody. In
answer to a question from the Court, the prosecutor
admitted that he had been drinking on the evening
preceding, and had been at a coffee-shop from one
six in the morning, before he had met the prisoner.
The prisoner, in her defence, asserted, that when'
!she met the prosecutor. he was in company with
another woman, and was in liquor.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
To an application from the prosecutor for his ex-
penses, the Court gave an unqualified denial, com-
menting, at the same time, in strong terms on the
gross indecency of his conduct.

Sittings appointed to be held in Middlesex and
London, before the Right Hon. Sir C. ABBOTT, Lord
Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, in and
after Hilary Term, 1820 :

MIhbLESZI.

LONDON.