Star.
London, England, 1803-12-26 00:00:00

ARRIVED.

In the Downs. the SL Johannes, Wallis, from Malaga...At
Drthol, N. & de los Angelo., --, from Dilboa—At Liverpool,
Nancy, 8010, from Lifbon, and the New York, Saved, from New
Orleans—At Grangernotith, Jane, Lorn, from Peterfburg—At
Stromncfs, Redo Won, Prefer, from Labradocc—M Dublin, Hope,
Morris, from Lordon--At WM, Barbados:lh Kenlake, fron
Barbacloes, bound to Liverpool—At Copenhagen, Minerva, —,
from Chianfey.—At Bachadoes, Columbus, Kenner, from Africa
—At Africa, Weihnoveland, —, from Liverpool; John and
Jones. Bak; and Minerva, Cooley, from London.
The New Greenwich, of London, was totally toe on the z9tli
of November at New Monrovia.

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The BMA Newcombe. from LUboa far Liverpool, Is loft
near &Vat.

The from Liverpool for Goblin, It loft new Dah
The Langiton, Kellett, from Memd foe Exeter, is loft on the
NiJirsp; cargo espcdtod to be fared.
The Hombre packer, Goads, from Dantelck fur !maims, is
loft oear Arbroath.

The New Draper. Hushes, from Newry for London, is on
Acre near Chkehsfier.
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A letter tram Hull. dated the tab of December. fates, it is
reported that to tall ot witch are ow More to the North nt Dam-
boraush Head.
We have received accounts from Lord Recson's
fleet, dated the end of Oftober ;—at that time the
fleet was off Toulon, andt he crews in high health and
(pinks.
We are happy to Rate that the report of the lofs
of the El-Limon frigate is untrue. She has been
fair in Leith Roads, ever Since Tuefday left.
The veal Rated, in accounts from Harnburgh,
to have foundered off the Wefer, proves to be the
Ay lIIG ea Stoop. The pleafure to learn that the whole
crew. confilling of eighty men, have been fared

Many fears have been entertained fur the rarity of
that fpirited and enterprising navigator, Mr. BLACK.
After failing in a (mall fehooner, named the Harbin•
ger, of about go tons, from the Cape of Good Hope
to Port Jackfon, through the Strait. that fcparate
Van Diemen's Land from New Holland, in which
he made many ufeful difeoveries, he left Port Jack-
fon in the Cornwallis, for Bengal. From Bengal he
failed as Mailer of a (mall trading Intel for &neon-
len and Pmt Jackfon in April, ttloa. As no intel-
ligence of his arrival at Port *Von bad reached his
friends, they were fearful that he was 1011. We are
happy, however, to hear by a Gentleman who left
Botany Bay about twelve months ago, that be was
then on a voyage from Port Jackfon to the milk of
Peru, in a velrel named the Chance ; but his friends
have not as yet received any letter s from himfelf.

A CHRISTMAS DITI4r.

an Osphan, who not long before
Had lolt her parents kind and tender,
Stood near a Lord and Lady's door,
Who bad no child, and !bed lr fpkildour
She warbled itrains of genuine tt.w,
In hope to catch the ear of pity,
Her little heart's pliffe beating low,
She (weedy fung her Pimple ditty.—
" Oh, Fortune's fav'rites, great and good,
" Afford a helplef. Orphan food;
" Fur Chrittmas comes but once a year,
" And when it comes It brings good cheer."
In vain thus dow'ti her tuneful breath--

Great fobs fornetimes have little feelings
Poor child ! the clay-cold hard of death
Benumb'd her frame. and hulled her thrilling.
The neighbouring maids with many a Bower

Bedeck the Orpbtn's grave with pity;
And Fancy hears each midnight hour
(When winter chills) her um; le ditty.—
" Oh, Fortune's favourites, great and good,
" Afford a helplefs Orphan food;
" For Clarattnas comes but once a year,
" And when it comes it brings good cheer."

L4l, MTELLIG RNCE.

COURT OF WINO'. BENCH, DEC. 23.

WOODCOCK V. DAVIS.

This was an Aaiun upon the file of Stock, fold
upon the bubble of the sth of May hit, on the occa•
lion of the Letter to the Lord Mayor. The amount
of the Stock was 20001. ; it was fold to the Defendant
by the Plaintiff, and transferred into the Defendant's
name, but which be afterwards retufed to accept,
faying, he Ihould abide by the decifion of the Stock
Exchange.
It appeared that the Defendant had afterwards
transferred Stock to the fame amount to the Plaintiff,
but the Witnefs who proved that, exprefsly Rated, that
the Plaintiff did nut take that as fatisfa&ion, but only
by way of fecurity, and that the Broker told the De-
fendant that the Plaintiff would only accept it by
way of fecurity, and as filch it was accepted.
Mr. GAIROW contended, for the Defendant, that
this was not like any of the Cafes on which Plaintiffs
had obtained Verdids on Bargains made on the sth
of May lall. They were all Cafes in which one in.
filled on the Contraß, and the other refuted to carry
it into effed ; but bere an application was made to
the Defendant to accept the Stock ; he had (aid, be
would abide by the decifion of the Monte ; that de-
cifion was well known, it was, that all Contra's
made on that day were void. The Plaintiff then did
not infift on it. Stock was afterwards transferred by
the Defendant to the Plaintiff, which he accepted.—
This ended the whole Cafe, and the Broker mull
have made Tome miftake about the Plaintiff having
only taken it as a fecurity, and therefore he tubmit-
ted there ought to be a Verdi& for the Defendant.
Lord E LLLLL cutooon told the jury, that the only
queftion was, whether the Plaintiff in this cafe really
did accept this transfer as a fatisfa&ion or only as a
fecurity? If he accepted it as a fatisfattion, the ver-
di& ought to be for the Defendant ; if be accepted
it only as a fecurity, the Plaintiff was entitled to a
verditt.

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Vetch& for the Plaintiff.—.. Damages 540.
Upon application to Lord E LLLLL OROVON to cer-
tify that this was a fit caufe to be tried by a Special
jury, his Lordthip laid he (bould certify, becaufe the
queilion was of fume difficulty. He (kW have had
fome difficulty in making up his mind upon it it he
had had to decide it; but if he had that difficulty
impofed on him, he rather thought he fhould have
come to the fame conclufion.