Star.
London, England, 1818-01-10 00:00:00

EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1618.
PRICE or STOCKS THIS DAY A: TWELVE O'CLOCK,
Reduced 813-3 per Cent. Cons. 803 ex. div.
Cons. for opg. 82-4. per Cent. 983 99
Navy 1053+ ex. div.—lndia Bonds lOS 104 pr.
Exchequer Bills 19 26 pr.

A report of rather a novel kind is whispered about
in some of the best informed political circles, that a
singular negotiation has for some time been actually
carrying on between the Courts of Vienna and Rome,
which has for its object to prepare matters for the
restoration of the Kingdom of Italy under the sceptre
of Young NAPOLEON, the sou of the (now) Arch-
Duchess MARIA LOUISA.
Our Readers know that there has been some talk
of making Young Narot.T.ON a Churchman. This,
coupled with the report of the intended restoration
of the Italian Kingdom, appears explicable. By a
good understanding between these Courts, the Priest
will soon become a Bishop : a Cardinals hat may
next decorate the head of the one reserved for a
Vacancy in the Papal Chair ; and it is hoped, that by
tbeinfluence of these Courts, the Patrimony of the
Church may be declared a Kingdom. This point
once settled, its enlargement by new accessions will
follow as a matter of course.—But how seat-i
changes may Europe see ere things be ripe for such
a denouement ?

By the ship Catherine, arrived off Dover, we have
received Letters from Buenos Ayres to the 12th Oc-
tober, of which the following is an extract :
" Bows AT MRS. 001011111 11.

" At the time of the departure of the Alliance for Liverpool,
there were strong rumours of a Portuguese war ; since then we
are more pacific. The Government has given up oar of the
Portuguese Indiamen, but they will oat release the other till it
is known that General L►roa, in Montevideo, has given up a
prize ship belonging to the Independents. From what we can
learn, the Portuguese are not likely to abandon the eastern bank
of the river, notwithstanding the declaration of Paris, as a rein-
forcement of eOOO men are coming to them from Rio Grande,
under General Pomo. The misbehaved troops of Pernambsu o
are to be added to theiknutnber, together with a musquito alas-
droo, or mull flotilla of 20 gun-boats and small vessels. '!Le
, Portuguese certainly expect a war with Ramos Ayres sooner or
later, and foe this they are making all their preparations ; but
for the present neither party will go beyond thn Its.
" The last accounts from Chili state, that the Royalist. in
Takaguaao have received a reinforcement train Liana, mg
General Bea MASTUI has proceeded agauist that place In person.
It is certain that the Port of Valparaiso is blockaded by a &le.
nigh frigate, the Venganza, and two brigs, but we do not bear,
that they have made any captures."

A private letter from New York of the 7th- uh.
contains the following statement relative to the happy
adjustments between Great Britain and the United
States :

" Nrw Yoaz, Doczarsal 7,
" Colonel Amex, the Agent of Me- Weisel fitates wider the
*Muth Ankle of the Treaty of Ghent, arrived in this city yes-
terday, and set off this morning for Washington with the official
decision of the Commissioners, who, *re are happy to learn,

have amicably 'aided the question refeezed to them. ennterhiel
the jurisdiction of the Islands o.the Bays of Paossantqaodet aid
Fundy. The amicable and seedy arruisoment of Ws boor
dory is of raptly !no:, console& mce clan any ontenolote of terri-
tory to either of the parties ; and it must be highly Merin to
the settlers in diarquarter to have thee* troublesome questions

put at row. It was composed of two Caoadasimases„ Colonel
Batuu.se, on the part of Great Britain, wed time Hon. Jew.
Hotauta, on the part of the United Sum ; there/ere, if these

Cotrunissioners had disagreed, the business would, by the provi-
sions of the Treaty, be submitted to Europe to bay* been set-
tldd ; but the early result of deliberate and tborougb investiga-
tion will no doubt be acceptable to both cowries."

A letter from Halifax, dated the 47th November.
says Colonel BOLICRITTR., Surveyor-General of
Lower Canada, with Captain CAMPRILI., of the 60th
Regiment, and Mr. Boucatrrrt, jun. arched here on
the 19th inst. The only information I can yet give
you is, that the exploring survey has been extended
from the source of the St. Croix river to the river
Restigouche, in line about 100 miles t in this short
&stance both parties experienced difficulties and suf-
ferings of the severest nature. The Americans em-
ployed on the same lint with our-English Comittiv
sinners; are represented as men of great ability, and
acting with that spirit of liberality that infuses con..
fidence on each side, rendering their arduous task
less severe and gloomy than was to have been ex-
pected in the untrodden wilds of this quarter. Our
trade continues dull, and money scarce. Government
Bills are per Cent. advance, but expected to be
lower, in consequence of the Commissary-General
having refused to take the provincial notes."
AMERICAN TRADE.—A Company has been formed
in Baltimore, which includes among its members, a
great many men of wealth and respectability, for
the purpose of a ger.eral Importation of Foreign
Goods. It boasts of a capital of three millions of
dollars, and its professed object is to draw an in-
creased trade
sto Baltimore, by the inducements of
abundant supplies, extensive assortments, reduced
prices, and long credits. Another Company has been'
also formed at Richmond, in Virginia, under the
title of the " Richmond East India Company," (or
the purpose of trading to ports and places eastward
of the Cape of Good Hope, and elsewhere. It dis-
claims any wish for exclusive rights and privileges,
and professes on the contrary that its only object is
to surmount the obstacles which arise from igno-
nitice of the field of Indian adventure, and by a prat-

tkal exemplification of the profits at►d adv.&
that accrue from the trade, to give to private
prize and capital that stimulus and direction, pa
may in a few years supersede the necessity of
Inuing to trade in a corporate capacity. A P
for a Charter on thsse terms has been presents:,
the General Assembly of the State.

Boston Papers to the 18th of Dec ember an
this morning, and bring an account Uf some fig
proceedi9gs in Congress relative to Ameli, lea
and the Spanish Patriots. The following are er.nut
HOUSE OF REPRF.SENTATIVES, DEC. I.
IMPORTANT.
AMELIA ISLAND AND SPANISH PATRIOTL
Mr. RHEA offered for consideration the f.
Resolution :—" Resolved, That the Preside -it
quested to lay before the House of Representativr.
information he may possess, and think prop
communicate, relative to the proceedin3s of c
persons who took possession of Amelia Island
mouth of A. Mary's River, near the Bound:::
the State of Georgia, in the summer of pr
year, and make an establishmapt there; and ar.
information he hath and may think proper to
municate relative to an establishment made
early period by persons of the same dencriptior
Gulf of Mexico, a place cal:ed Gal :-estop,
limits of the United States, as we contend, am'.e -.-
cession of " Louis," together with the reascrs
ducing him to issue orders to suppress the said era.

Two amendments were proposed, but lost • arid
main question being taken on the Resolution,
decided in the affirmative, without a division,

Committee ordered to be appointed to gait C 2
President therewith.
•)INEAL TRIASURY REPORT AS TO PIWASCL

The revenue iu 1815 was 49,000,000 &Lan

1816, 36,000,000; in 1817, 33,000,000 si,o,‘—
permantnt annual revenue is expected at 24,000
dollars. The expense in 1818 would be rea:ly
send : it was estimated about 2.2,000,000 of &I.:
Letters received from Boston this morning, dr
December 18, state that a messenger had been s
from Washington to Commodore ALIRY, at Amt.
Island, with orders that he war not to mike any a•
tack on St. Augustine till he received orders ; and
attacked by any of the enemy's party, not tc
der on any account whatever, unless compel'ed
superior force, and then to surrender as r
of vrar.

A Lisbon Mail arrived yesterday, and araner
day. The following extract from the pm mice,

of a rnercantik gentleman who was lately Yc
nambuco will be found to throw score light on
recent revolutionary movements ha that Teazle:
insurrection would appear to have.bees of a !es he
nidable nature than has generally beet supposed:
The late revolution ended, and the subaqua
conduct of thousands who abetted it, is beat tits
a volume of theoretical' masoning, to enable ■ '

judge of their competency to establish their tate
pens:team They were, at the commencerner• cf

sto doubt, pleased with the idea of liberty, and the
lions to possess it continued. therefore, so ion .
they found them attended with little &acuity
no danger ; but when a small squadron, chat ceuai
not land a thousand men, appeared before the .
their patriotism evaporated. Indeed the panic .
so general, that before a gun was fired, a p.m a
40 or 50 Portuguese sailors (whose vessels had bees
iiiarch. embargoed in the port from the commencement a
the revolution) loaded and took Pnaseanna of :
fiist fort the Patriots took from the Royalist. or
day on which the revolution broke out. A new Lean
After, one Labo, with some of Ins Micas. Willtd
from the squadron without opposition, and the pectie
received him With every nurtifestatioa of joy. Tar
day before this transaction took place in Pernangraca
the Government received information, that a kohl
of the Royalists, consisting of about 600, who lid
marched by land from St. Salvador, together wit
as many Indians, who hid joined them on dm
were advancing upon the rear of the tisva
I then about twenty Mks distant from it. Manua
though not a TOillary many took command of lbw
1800 men, and advanced to give them battle. *
*camped the first rdittlror his march a short dn.
,lance from the enemy, and at day-light the eat
latamin64oond that half of his men had doested—
He was soon attacked, a slight skirmish enssed, la
which he was wounded ; his troops fiedt in eras dt-
rection, but principally to the enemy. He made Os
escape in disguise, but was shortly after betrayed t
an old woman, in whose house he had sought on.
etalment. The victorious troops marched tato tat
city, and the Kings authority was immediately Te•
established. Paraiba, Rio Grande, and some °dial
small towns to the north and in the interior, follow-
ed in quick succession the example of Pernastibaca 1
Ot those who had espoused the cause of the revelt-
*eh more than 99 of 100 were nut only lot:,.itst
their hostas to welcome the return of the, Kirit.‘l;-
tiscrity, but were also loudest in their denunc:4:-..s
at the residue of those with whom they had acts ::
hence prisoners were daily marched into the c..!
from almost every part of the Province, and ccr.!..•
cations and executions were daily taking place.-1
Their treatment of the lifeless bodies of those r 7-1
saner:, is worthy of savages. After the prisoner 11
put to death (which is done by hanging) his heed
and hands are cut off, and his body made fast te s
horse and dragged through the filth and dirt of r
principal streets of the city. This ceremony has fc.-
lowed every execution that has taken place, an.. :3
strikingly characteristic of the present state of refine-
ment in that country ; or rather it indicates hey
nearly the people and their rulers are auimilated is
their passions and manners, to a state of barii7'sni.
Alta- suffiliently gratifying themselves with this

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le conspicuous place, where
ror into the minds of fearful
to some other town in the
thibition. Indeed, there is
d spot or public square in
ne part of the mangled bo-
t adventurers. Some were
for and Rio Janeiro, thence
anishesi to Africa, and about
prisons of Pernambuco and
no doubt, soon to experience
'this nerreal Government,"

announced that the French
t Memorials to the Govern-
e establishment of a system
at the French Cabinet had
sure into serious considera-
ason to believe that such are
tertained by that Cabinet on
'pediments which prevent its
as matters of great regret.--
of the Government are often
r-operation of opposing in-
Manufacturers, .and
Commerce should •e Inaihkil
;h each would hati 'these'
branches, according to their
g interests. The first 'in:
t to be restraints on the
LID benefit the general cnl-
iiit would be glad to see all
is implements, his tenantry,
ithout restraint, is the Gleans
:e the expense of production.
at there should be no impedi-
of every article of sustenance
eing the best means to reduce
consequently to enable the
as rivals in foreign markets.
that part of their argument
rhich should be admitted and
raint---a pretty plain proof
the prohibitory part of their

her countries, as well as in
npediment which-presents It-
on of that rational system
ill the largest possible return
tabling every one to send his
best market, and thus pre-
human labour, arises from
i they respectively owe, and
g their complicated systems
eously as to produce no de-
eipts necessary to meet their
chum.
ny attention to this compli-
aware of the magnitude of
lie in the way of Finapciers,
tem slow to encounter diffi-
way. But none who deserve
thouldallow these to operate

cause them to desplir •of
-able m object. It may be
le that the Irkole cannot be
we than a city,,a bridge, or)
can be completed by merely,
at till a beginning 4e made,
lace. Lay they the founda:

L part. Let a good undero
shed among the, different Ca-
r—nay the necessity of mutual
the time when the mutuali
ibute to the employment of
>f capital, intellect, or labour,
not to be expected, the laws
in every thing that respects
infallible in their issue—and.
lan folly, unceasing and quick
n attempt should therefore be
:ertain branches, and in the
should be making to hasten
talogue as speedily as the un-
lace will admit :—remember-
e only sure way to overcome

every unnecessary waste of
ring to all the greatest nurn-1
nanciers can only draw from'
of their industry, and when-
ceed this they increase their
/um the people to poverty,
mrselves understood as to the
system of National

n might be begun, we shall
E.. Silk and Cotton Manufac-
and England should agree
; quite open. It is plain that
nce are more favourable to
ilk than of the Cotton Ma-
rra:, then her Silk Trade,
would both be benefited.—
otton branch she would gain
e lost in the silk branch we
m. Nay more : each would
; for in this umusnained
m no change in the quantity'
, except from the more pro-
h country finds to apply its
in the labour is a proof that
o the new than to the old em-
ge would not take place.
make these observations, by
mication from the Seine," in-
sterday ; but which reached us
r any remarks. The cl.)c,tmems
nvinication, have relation to
alluded in the introdnetion
ins. The desire of she French

a free transit of Goods, is
det us hope it will be listened
ments will bend their labours
icnt of a geucral systuu of
as possible.

THE ARMY.

The Ist Battalion of the itth Regirmet of loot,
after a tedious passage, have igrived at Cork, from
Portsmouth. On its landing from on board the
transports, it was to proceed to the head-quarters of
the 2d Battalion at Athlone.
The first division of- the 25th Regiment, which
halted in Lambeth on Monday last, arrived at Chat-
' ham on Wednesday ; the second division was to ar-
rive there this day,
,and the remaining divisiOns in
refular succession.
The 30th Foot are removed frwn Chatham to Can-
terbury, being replaced by the 25th Foot.
Three Companies of the 544.11 Foot have been or-
dered from Sunderland to Hull, where they will
relieve the 23d, removed to Nottingham.
Monday 400 men, from the Invalid Depot at Chat-
ham, were marched off for Chelsea, and 100 foreign
soldiers, principally Germans, were shipped on board
a transport, to be conveyed to their own country.
Same day a detachment of the 66th regiment,
destined for St. Helena, marched into Chatham
Barracks.

Saturday a soldier belonging to the 100th regi-
ment, who is supposed to have lost his way, was
found frozen to death on the Marshes near Upnor.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE STAR. •.

" Wootwica, Bru Jamiar, 1818.
"" Six—Perceiving, in your Piper of yesterday, a paragraph
of% the subject of an experiment which took place in presence of
h General &own, respecting the advantage* possessed by the

- -
Bayonet Exercise, I request you will insert the following correct
Bon: the Bayonet Exercise, the superior power; of which were
so decisively exemplified in the late trial between detachments of
the 64th Regiment and 90th Light Infantry, was not invented by
Captain FADSN, but by Major Amos:lt Goitoom. Mr. Panes,
accompanied by Major Tolman, went to Plymouth for the
purpose of executively introducing the New System—but to
Major GORDON belongs the undivided honour of inventing this
decisive improvement in the Military Art-
" I have the honour to be, Sir, your very humble servant.
" :axis r&Dar."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, JANUARY 7.
Wind S.W.—Arrived the Zelia, LANG, from the
River Plate in 74 days ; she lost both masts in a gale
on the 3d instant, in lat. 49. 40 N. long. 13. 30. W.
after laying to five days, with the wind at S.E..at
eight P.A. she spoke the John, CARR, of Prince
Edward's Island, who took her in tow until P.M.
when the tow rope broke. On the 4th, at 9P. M.
she spoke, and was taken in tow by the Abeona
transport from the Cape pf Good Hope, but parted
a seven itch hawser twice. Put back the Java,
Muta.ga, for Batavia ; Pallas, for the Isle of France ;
and Anne, for Havannah.

PLYMOUTH. JANUARY 8.

Wind S. W.—Arrived the Young Phoenix, ASPLP.T,
from Galipoli, and is under quarantine ; Policy, STE-
itirs, from London, for the South teas ; and William,
and Mary, BARROW, from Quebec, leaky, and with
loss of boats.

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 9.
Wind S. W.—Passed by for London, the Galen,
TRACY, from Boston, in 24 days ; she landed her pas-
;eager% here. Sailed the Medusa transport, for
hat*D.
DEAL, JANUARY 9.
Wind S. W.—Arrived the Alpha, Lurrow, from
Jamaica ; Woodburn, MAC,. from Leghosn, in 52
days ; Duke of York, Fmnsow, from St. Michairs
in six days ; Oak, MARTIX, from "Oporto ; and the
Bayne, FERGUSON, from Bengal ; spoke The brig
Bril-
liant, from Pernambuco to -London, in lat. 45:14.
long. ?.5. W. which vessel spoke on the SOth
Minstrel, from Calcutta, also spoke Oft the 6th inst.
20 miles West a Scilly, the George,• of Liverpool.--'-
Came down from•the River, the Cumbefland,
for the South Seas, and remains in the Downs with
the outward-bound. -The Barbadoes packet got on
the Brake and lost hew rudder and anchor yesterday
coming into the Downs.--Five o'Clock, a whaler is
just arrived and broaght up, partie'ulars unknown.'

GRAVESEND JANUARY 9.

Sailed the Felicity, Pritchard, for Cork ; Prince of Wales,
Stewart, for Calais ; Yrow, Ouwekand, for Rotterdam ; Marsh.,
Richter, for Jamaica • and Henry, Jamieson, for Dublin.—
Arrived the Briton, Richards, from Antwerp ; Charles, Mar-
and Grace, Stroughter, from Rotterdam ; Aletandrine,
Boguai, from Rouen; William, Vidler, from
.Bayonne; Ro-
bert Edwards, Sherburn, from Blew York.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, JANUARY 9.
_ _ -

Sims mtratto brwnazni—Tte Olive Branch, Haves, from Dt-
marara ; Susannah, Peterson, from Lisboa& ; and 'Cornwall, Jor-
dan, from the Isle of France.
Orrwaana—The Tontine, Turley, for Philadelphia ; Pilchard,
Paprill, from Sierra Leone • Thalia, Coulson, for Pernambuco ;*
Sarah, Harland, for St. Thmas's ; Prince of Orange, Ellis, for
Rotterdam ; Briton, Cram, ftir Jamaica ; and Maria, Walton,
for Cadiz and the Havaturah.

Two French luggers arrived at Ipswich this week, 1,
one from Boulogne, with fruit and baskets ; the other
from Gravlines, with apples.
' The Society for the Aid of Destitute Seamen are,,
proceeding with much energy : Officers in the 114fyall
Navy are, *ith much patience and unwearied assi-
duity, examining the various objects as they present
themselves. The greater number are men of war's
men. Near 250 seamen have been lloused in a tern-1
porary lodging. Yesterday morning they breakfasted
on wholesome porridge. It was a pleasing sight, and
already these sons of distress have an' improved ap-
pearance, which is highly gratifying. Many have
been enabled to remove part of the filth whichdhad
accumulated about them, and their sense of grati-'
tude is continually expressed by the pleasure they
evince in their greater comforts. The Abundance
store-ship is now off the Tower, and the utmost acti-
vity is engaged in victualling and other prepara-
tions ; so that when the other ships shall be up which
Goverriment have promptly granted (and they are
daily expected\ the seamen may, tt is hoped, be all
taken from the streets and on board by the end of the
ncrt week. Thus the humane purposes of the bene-
factors to these dcserrlag men, are with astonishing
celerity carrying !nto efAkt, by those who have from
rr.orning to night devoted their valuable time and
their best energies to relieve distress, which had
nearly reached their highest pitch of endurance. The
applications were so numerous yesterday, that the
Committee, with much' regret, have been gbliged to
sul.p.md krantiag temporary relief for a day or two,
to give time for investigations of the cases aL-eady
before them.

L4W L.VTZLL;GENCE.
COURY-4/401ANCZRY, JANUARY a. •;•
This day hazze the LourenAsestuakiiilla
appointed for nts in various cases of -bank-
ruptcy, his_Lotallbsp said he was ready to dispine of
them accordingly;,- but its much of what he had to
state.was calculated for the special attention of Coun-
sel, who were not then in Court, and to whom he
was desirous of affording opportunity for observations
which they might think the interest of their clients
would require, he should defer those judgments until,
Monday ; reservin.his decision, particularly in such
cases as stood inform of appeals, until he should
hear what further observations the Counsel might
have to offer. His Lordship then said, he should
proceed with the judgments as the cases stood in the
list, disposing of two every clay.next week; and con-
cluded by adding; that directing his attention and
faculties as well as he was able to the dispatch of the
business before the Court, he thought that object
would be facilitated rather than retarded by his not
sitting there to-morrow.
HIGH COURT OP ADMIRALTY, lAN. 8.
TttE NANCY, AIONDZIPIP, MASTER.
'This was a suit instituted for the recovery of wages
cluelb two common seamen, for services on board
the above vessel, in which it was alleged that they
hid been hired for a voyage to Honduras and back,
but had been discharged, without any reason what-
ev,..l at Honduras, and left to find their way home
as thiky could. They were, however, fortunate enough
to get to gngland ; and in the month of October
last, Elerinstittited a suit in this Court against the
Owners for the wages due to them, which, in their
summary petition to th. Court, was stated to be be-
tween ineventeen and eighteen pounds each. The
owners lied-made no tender whatever, as far as ap-
peared by the proceedings in 'Court; but finding that
the cause was proceeding regularly to sentence, that
the Proctor for the mariners-had given in their sum-
mary petition, which had been admitted, and a de-
creefor the examination of witnesses obtained which
was about to be executed, they persuaded the men
to act4pt, one eleven and the other twelve pounds,
and to sign a release of all demands against them.—
The release was this day brought into Court by the
Proctor for the owners, who prayed that his party
might be dismissed from all further observance of
jultice. The adverse Counsel, however, objected to
thus," until the Owners should have paid the costs
legally incurred in prosecution of the just claim of
the seamen. It was clear, he argued, that there was
ju,st Claim on their part, as the owners had vsalunta-
fily paid a considerable proportion of what was stated
to be due by the petition ; notwithstanding which they
had made no tender in any regular manner, so as to
'be known to the practitioner, who stood )efore the
Court defending the right of these poor men.—
He submitted that it was the province of the Court
to protect the practitioner, first in common justice
to him, and still more for the general benefit of distres-
ied matiners ; for it was well known, .and indeed

was a necessary consequence of their condition of
life, that they could not pay legal expenses before-
hand for the recovery .of their rights. The practi-
tioner, therefore, was obliged to look uetbe condem-
nation of the ship-owners in costs, as the ot.ly secal-
`ritribe bed even for,zdte reimbursement of money'
paidout of his own pocket. It was much to the
credit of Gentlemen practising- as proctors in this
Court, that they did not hesitme to encounter this
risk, where they had reason to think the case was a
fair one ; and on the other hand it was quite clear
that they would not at their own hazard promote
vexatious- litigation in an unfair case. It was, there-
fo*; particularly to be expected in cases of this =-
tuft, that parties should act fairly is the view of the
Can; and make such tenders as they. might think
peeper, openly in Court, .all. such . tenders carrying
costs with them, accordiog to, the constant practice,
up to the time of the tender : by which means the
(practitioner would be properly protected. He argued
that, if the practitioner lost this protection, the con-
sequence must necessatilile, 'that he would desist
from taking up the cap*. Of the very person who
most needed justice, namely, the poor and destitute
sailor=-and this valuable class of men, so peculiarly
.the objects of the Court's vigilant protection, would,
be left entirely. at the' mercy of the ship-owners.—
However respectable the, latter class of men were, as,
a body, it could never be endured that individuals
among them should be invested with the means of
taking advantage, -in any manner whatsoever, of the
neceSsitlei of mariners. Of this the Court would be
partioirlarly jealous, at a moment when it was noto-.
riots what numbers of distressed seamen there were
in the Imetrepolis, and how great a pressure of mi-
,sery they might.be under, so as gladly to accept the
most xnadequate compensation for their demands ;
nor could it be surprising that a person se situated,
who-ia October last, instituted a fair demand for 181.
should by the following January be glad to take 121.
to keep him from starving. It did not appear in the
preleet case how, or by what means, the poor sailors
were iliduced to sign. the release; nor did .he (the
Conned) mean to, impute any improper npotiee to the.
Owneis, in a transaction of which he really knew
nothing more than appeared on the face of the paper.
Neither was it necessary for the Court to go on any
presumption of civil intention ; but merely to look
to the consequences which would result to the prac-
litionete to the general interests of mariners, and to
the due observance of justice: Costs were always a
matter within the legal discretion of the Court, and
the release could' not preclude the 'Court from taking
inso view all the 'circumstances of the case. If that
irstianknt stas ifonclusive, as between the parties I
simply, let the owners be compelled in the first in-
stance to pap cosis' in the manner most. conformable'
to the proper administration efjustice here, and leave
them m their remedy*over (if they have any) against
these individual 'sailors, in some other Court. He
therefore concluded by moving, that the otvners
should be condemned in the costs of the suit.

The Counsel on the part of the owners replied,
,thikt 110 objection being taken to the release, it was
conclusive on the parties ; that their Proctor only
, stood before the Court as their representative, sand
could not separate his interest from their:s. The
Learned Counsel observed, that the papers were but
that moment put into his hands, for one of his
Learned Brethren who was unable to attend ; and
that he had therefore not lusd tide to refer to de-
cided Cases ; but, he belie.veil it would be found that
this point had 'been decided in the practice of the

Corot of ring's Mich, against the right of
.a Soli-
citor to costs from the adverse party, who had been
exonerated from them by the Solicitor's client.
. The Count said this was a matter of some impor-
tance ; and as a. case had been referred to in the prac-
tice of another Court, although not necessarily. bind-
ing pi this, and perhaps not applicable td the parti-
cular case of seamen's wages, it should like to hear
more of the case alluded po. It further observed that
there were some circumstances which might require
explanation, relative to the demand of • sailors.
There was at pretene nothing before the Court re-
specting that demand, but their affidavit to lead tke
vracrant, on the first institution of proceedings, and
their summary petition subsequently brought in. In
the first, the' men. respectively made oath that the
owners 'were indebted to etch of them " fifteen
pounds and upwards in the Tatter, they stated an
engagement for a sertain sum per month, and a ser-
vice of a certain number of months and days, mating
the debt amount by computation to between 171. and
181. to each. The Court wished to know how it hap-
pened that they had not at first set out in their de-
mand more exactly in conformity with the petition.
Subject to these considerations, the Court intimated
that it should be inclined to afford all possible pro-
tection, on the grounds stated in argument, to the
practitioners in the Court. Costs were certainly al-
ways within the discretion of the Court, but it must
be a sound, legal discretion, directed to views of ge-
neral utility anti jusdre. UPOn'the whole, the Court
said it would be ready to hear further information on
this question, on the first day of Term.