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Dub & .• • • 1 0 . trance •• - 1 o
Watts and -. I 1 Hamburgh -. 0 1
Guernsey and limy o .0 Gottonburgh -- 0 ' 0
Libbon - • . 1 0 Malta - • • - 1 0
Holland - • - If i 1 Flanders - • - 0 0
FALMOUTH NOVEMBER 25.

Arrived the Arabella packet, from Lisbon; and
Sandwich packet, Irnm Gibraltar and Malta. 23 days
from the former. both with M.iils. Sailed the Active,
Pyrendeas, and Egton, for Lonion.—Wind, S.W..

PLYMOUI !I, NOVRMB!R 26.
Nothing arrive.' tn:tiay of any coniequence.

POR l'SMOUl"1, NOVEMBER 47.

Arrived his Nlajest) 's ship SEVCRN, from the Me-
diterranean. Sailed Anns transport, for the Downs.
DEAL, NOVEMBER 27.
Came down from the River And rennin the Siriici.l
Taylor, for Jamaica ; Rosina, for Hayti; Averkk,
for Virginia; Lord Mulgrave. for Africa;
STAIINERS, far Hayti ; &dug, HILL, for Naples ; and
Elizabeth, HUNTett, for Char ,nte. Mst, arrived
and remain the Carl John, Mut.t.m. from Hamburgh
for Messina ; Promptr, FERNAfroo, froth Petersburgh
for Lisbon ; and Rover, SItAItMAN, from Yarmouth
for Leghorn.—Wind S.W..
HARWICH, NOVEMBER 27.
Sailed the Lady .Nepean packet, for Holland ; and
Henry . Freeling packet, for Cuxhaven, both with
Mails.—Wind W.
RAMSOATE, NOVEMBER 27.

Came in the brig St. Antonis 13omjardun, LWA.
from St. Petersburgh for Oporto, with flAx, cerdays,
and sail cloth, with her rudder, rigging, and sails
damaged, having been entangled with the Goodwin
Sands. •
GRAVESEND, NOVEMBER 27.
Arrived the Marshal Blucher, Adams, from Ostend; William,
Poulter, front ilotterdam ; Fountain, Mills, from ditto ; Bets-y,
Cbartie, from ditto; Mercury, Ludd, from ditto; I elemachus,
Gess, lean Cable—Sarled the Kingston, Dower, for Jamaica;
John, Spume, for ditto ; Basins, Franekling, for St. Lucia . Al-
fred, Booth, for Demerara; Dram, Eller, ror Gibraltar ; Unity,
Edwards, for Dubin; DiruseAc, Griffiths for ditto; Anu, Scott,
for Cork; Two Sisters, Webb, for Waterford; Mercurius, DUb.
belaar, for Antwerp ; Mackerel, Cook, for ditto ; Diligence. Ellis,
for Rotterdam ; Vrow Jatuje. de Koine for ditto; Hoop, Hugel,
for ditto.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, NOVEMBER 47.
8111111 ENTIIItD hIWARDS.+I be Leeds, Grover, from Hull;
V row Patna, Mulder, and Vrow Margarstta, Selikens, from
G ronhigen ; Rom, Garden, from Antwerp, and Frieadship, Reed,
from Rotterdam.
OVTWAIDII—The Stately, Grammore, and Friends, Warden, ,
fur Jamaica ; Erie, M'Lerotb, for tanzarutte ; VrOw hark,
hiellenta, for Rotterdam ; and Norfolk, Tate, for Tenidad.

The sloop John and Agnes, bound from Newcastle
to Leith, was lost upon Tyne Sands, on Saturday,
the flth inst. The following are the affecting parti
eulars s—The master, finding that the Vessel was
likely to run upon the rocks, tried to run her ashore;
but she struck upon a bank, too far distant from land
to allow the crew to escape. Two young men be
longing to Leith, sons of Mr. ALEXANDER BELL, were
on abard—one of them coming home to take charge
of a new brigs both of them had been in the New-
castle trade ; and their sister, a fine girl, about 22
years of age. had taken a voyage to see them at
Newcastle, and came down along with them in the
John and Agnes► When the vessel struck, DAVID
BELL leapt overboard, swam ashore, and ran to Dun-
bar, a distance of four miles. After an absence 'of
about four hours, he returned with the life-boat ; but
found, to his inexpressible grief, that his brotheer and
sister, whom be had left in the vessel, had ' been
washed overboard, locked in each other's arms. Two
of the ere* had shared the same fate; and it is said
that two more were frozen to death on the shrouds.—
One Gentleman, a passenger, leapt overboard, ands
had made the length of the beach at the Very time that
BELL came back from Dunbar, but was so much ex-
hausted that BaLL bad to drag him oft of the Water ;
however, ha is now doing well.

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IMPORTANT CASL

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THti gt, imitLint AED isouterreiito.
TM. wai' inteity which took place before a sie.-1
dal Bench rf,Nigistrites asseisibl.4 at Guildford, on
Saturday, Lou M1D.)1,17".N in the' Chair, relativ-
to' the.seizure of 16,576ib5. of otopowder at the
I • •
chilwell Powder Mills; of which mills the defendants
are proprietors, on the Bth and 9th instant. The
ii.quiry occupied the Magistrates during the whole of
Saturday and Monday. The powder, when seized
by the constahles employed under the information,
was placed by them in a hop kiln, belonging to 4
gentleman named Ryde, in the neighbourhood, where
it remained I rom the time the seizure was made,
under the care of a trusty guard, to wait the deci•
sion of the Magistrates
_ Mr. Cowise and Mt. I/SERINO! now appeared as
Counsel insupport of the information, and Mr. NOLAN
for the defendants; the information was founded on
the Act of the 14th of the King, entitled, a an Act
for regulating the making, keeping, and -carrying of
glinpowder, by the makers there'll ;" the 7th section
of which, providei that no gre,ter quantity of gun-
powder in a finished state, or in a state of proce;s,
shall be kept in any gunpowder mill, or places be
longing or adjoining thereto, at any one time, than
is necessary for carrying on the said works; and
that any excess above such necessary quantity, shall
he liable to seizure and forfeiture, and the proprietor
of such milk be further liable to a penalty of 21. per
pound, upon every pound of powder so forfeited
and charged the defend tntk with having the above-
meintioned quantity of powder. nanicly 16,5761b5. in
their works, contrary to the regulations of the Act,
unlawfully, ..nd to the iniminent danger, hazard,
a.nd peril of the neighbourhood. The defendants
plea,:ed not guilty.
Mr. Cowzav addressed the Beach in sup.pott of the
information.

James Parsnns was examined by Mr. Bxentmo.:.-
Witness stated, that he was called on by the consta.
ble of Chi!worth to aid in seizing the powder in quts
bon. The witness then proceeded to describe the
;daces in which they sound the powder: 571311 b.
ifi, y f. and in a building called the dusting-house,
situate Within less than one hundred yards of Mr.
Rowland end Cu',. paper m. 11; this quantity was all
fi•ifshed powder. In a small building called the
uprer charge house, was found 24.001 b in the lower
charge house 19001 b. also finished powder; in the
hand corning house 40001 b. in the tower corning-
house, 116311 b. ; in the mealing house 1511„T lb- ; in
I the tub house, distant only fourteen yards two feet
from the stove, 79Vb.; and in the upper tub house
7121 b. These quantities were seized, and; with the
exception of 161.0ib. which were left in the dusting
house, w.is taken away. All the powder in the stove
amountingi as witness was told, to 351i01b. Was also
left, as well as several tubs of compisition in the
mealing house, and some in the glaz;ng barrels.—ln
his truss examination by Mr. NOLAN, wisness stated
lie could nut say what quantity of powder was left
behind, as lie did not weigh it.
Holmes, the constable of Chilworth, corroborated
the statement of the last witness, and produced sam-
ples taken from- the different quantities of powder
seized.

Mr. W. rharon. Clock to his Majesty's Works
at Waltham Abbey, was then called, and examined
'the different sample's produced by 11.ilmes, and
proved they were all powder—a great part in a
finished state, and the remainder in a state still more
infl (tamable and dangerous than when finished. Mr.
Drayson then entered at length into a detail of the
IseoCess of making powder, and described the different
buildings from which the poieder seized was taken,
and their uses ; particularly the dusting hotise, situated
so near Mr. Rowland's mill, and in which the 571311).
was found. Is tbii building Major By, in his award,
allowed 40001 b. to be kept. Mr. Drayson sow stated,
that the largest quantity ever required there at a time
was 1200Ib. and even that quantity, in case of explo-
sion, would prove dangerous to the buildings ne.sr
the spot. In the upper tub house, he did not consider
any powder ought to be kept. In the upper charge-
house no finished powder should be kept. He WAS of
the same opinion as to the mewling house. The wit.
ness then proceeded to state the quantities which he
consideied as necessary to be deposited in each parti.
cular building, for the purpose of carrying on the
works ; and tuither stated, that liqjshed powder
should be deposited in magazine}— buildings con-
structeil of brick and stone, and situated .50 yards at
least from the mills and houses where thete was
machinery. None of the buildings where this powder
was found were magazines; &any of them had ma-
chinery in them ; some nearly joined the powdet,
mills t and one of them was within a few yards of the
stove. • He had been over the works at Chilworth,
but saw no magazine. To the best of his judgment,'
supposing all the machinery to be in lull work, the
mills would make 106 barrels, or 10,6001b5. of powder
a week.

T. Edwards proved having been present when part
of the powder was seized, and the buildings •from
which it was taken. He droVe one of the teams, and
assisted in taking the powder seized to Mr. Ryde's
h ,p kiln : the quantity taken by him amounted to
57001b5. the whole quantity was carried to the hop
kilns in one day.
The examination of this witness concluded the
business of the first day.—. The Court Met again on
Monday morning at ten o'clock precisely, when
Marsh, a carter, proved hiving carried thteb
waggon loads of powder, consisting of 7;0001bs.
all, to the hop•kiln.
Stevens; the constible or Aldbury, statist!,
that he was present at the 'cis:Orel He described the
situation 01 the buildings in which the powder on
found. The hand corning house, from Which foot
thousand pounds of powder was taken, was nears
under the same roof with one of the milk.
Mr. G. Barnes had been seven years Overseer of his
Majesty's Works it Waltham Abbey, and 37 years
acquainted with the. manufacturing of powder. Mt.
Barnes entered into a minute description of the pro►
cest carried oo in each building ; the use to which
each building *as assigned ; and the quantity Of
composition and powder necessary to be employed
in the procets carried on in each. His testimony wept
to pr ,ve an eters% of qdantity in every departments
in the present instance.. Hi thought 10,0001bs. was
to be ott the premises at any one time, from
" to the finish of the process; bar,

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li& .be dried iri the day. KeY)..
moaned the we'rls at Chirwoerth;*nd nO nialca•
einet hr. rfkinght Ilse • latirt+ of the neiglib.uirhooa
reqiiiredthe're stnwld be tine. . . ~ •
This dtti%hed the ease iiisupport the
_information:
Mr. BitzurxO spoke eV,denee. ,
Mr. N.)1.4( N • for itie deft.ii..tants, then proceeded to
addredi the Conn, and took ril bj..ctionsto this
form of the information. The tibjecthors were an-
steered by Mr. C.,WLEY tnd Mr. Barium...oa over-
ruled by the Bench. Mr. NOLAN then proceeded to
argue on the facts of the cane, and Contended,. that
this was not a prosecution bi't;nght forward for the
purposes of public justice, but IFising out of private
disagreement betty/ern i Gentlern In and his discon-
tented tenants. He then proceeded to contend, that;
even allowing there was an racess; there was not art
excess to the extent of the quantity
.taketi away; and,
therefore, part of the powder seized Must, at all events,
be returned. The progenitors had not proved any
thing left behind, except the l600Ibi: left in the dust-
ing•house ; and bath Mr. Drayson and Mr. Barnes
had stated, that. 16001bs. were necessary tor the daily
process; so much, Mer4fore, ought t^ have hcen left
t*hind. As to the osiertion of 3.st.kflbs. being left .
in the stove, and certain quantities the glazing-
frames. &c. there was nc't a word
,;f evidence to
prove it; and therefore, he contendeti,.he a right.
to insist, in justice, that his clients should have so
, much Of the powder seized returned aV Would make.
up that quantity. Whether they wer; not hereafter
to have the restback also, would he a question for
future consideration. •

. . .
The COURT retired for about ten rrlnuless when
they returned, and Lord MIDDLETON eithiEU their
optnion-to be, that 76161b5. of the power was
; upon which quantity the delendaris were also
liable to a penalty, amounting to a turttiei om.of
£760. 12s. The 76161b5: they were to 4lect front
the liithhed powder, ah'd the remainder s-fixed WAS
to be returned:'

11;
Yesterday morning; at,int eleven reel/ b• the
Paca Rsoevy, accompanied by the Duke c Cr. A..
ReNCe and -Sir. B. BLooketti Kw, left Carlton ,louse
in a carriale and four for Wo.Uwicti,on a visit to the
Grand Duke NICtIOLAR on. board a Russian' fri-
gate. On his Royal Higikes s's arrival there, the.
Admiralty barge was in waiting,. and conveyed the
Rvozer, &c. on board the Russian frigate, where his.
Royal Highness was received by the does° Dtitc
with every possible mark of respect and welcoinei and
conducted him over the estab.ishnient of the thip..ot
I'he REGENT mintrey inspected the equipment'of tht
ship, which was explained by the GRAND DUKE With
the utmost accuracy. The yards were manned, and
the crew in excellent order. They performed, be.
sides the naval strtaagement of the ship, the military
exercise as a battalion, which was executed with the
greatest precision : the improved system of manage.
ment being for the crew of the ship to act also in the
capacity of our marines. The l'imcz REGENT ex.
pressed himself highly pleased with the appearance
of the arrangeinenis and general establishinent, and
complimedted, in his usual condescending Manner,
the excellence,and usefulness of the service. At the
conclusion of the inspection, his Royal Highness par-
took of a collation prepared by the GRAM) Mike,
who was attended by Count LfeVetio Sir Wituasr
CONGREVR, and his suite.--The Putset REGENT re.
turned on shore in the Admiralty "barge, attended by
Lord Viscount MeLvti.i.e. the First Loyd of the Ad-
miralty, Admirals Hoye and• Noortx, alto had been.
present at the inspection." 'Lis Royal Highness af-
terwards went to the Comin:ssioner'a House in the
Dock Yard, where he had alighted on his arrival, and
was accompanied at the inspection, in addition to the
above distinguished characters, by the Prince ESTER-
Ham, the Austrian Ambassador. Ina short time
after, the Panics ReceNT set out in his carriage for
London, and was saluted with loud buzias by the
populace assembled 'on the oesasinn, His Royal
I Highness arrived at Carlton Houle soots after tour
o'clock.
The LORD LIVUTVZ ANT df Inindusb is so far yes
covered, that his Excellency presided at a Cobncil oil
Monday st'nnight, when a ProClamation was issue 4
offering a reward lot the detecan of the ruffians who
maliciously burned eight persons, (the family of the
Lynch's,) to death, in the County of Louth.
fhe Irish markets were abundantly • supplied with
Grain last week, and there, suss a visible decline
the prices. The Lao's Aaron of Dtiblin perseveres
in his determination of making the corn-dealers sell
in bulk, and not by sample.
Wednesday set:inigfit, the. post-hcy conveying the
'malt from Waterford, Clowhiel; ei shell. Tipperary,
end other towns, to Dublin, was itttesked between
Tipperary and Pallas Green, by three men, who beat
hi'm severely, and robbed hiin of the bags.
Mr. Iftwtx, a Gentleman who
.had been High
Sheriff of the county of R.oscontition, in Irelandb but
' latterly a prisoner ib,the Fuer Coons Marshalsea, is
Dublin, fur debts to the amonnt of sil7,ooA, effected
his escape on Pride), last, by working a bole through
the wall of his room; and, by the means of a rope,
lowered himself down full 16 feet into Marshalsei.
Labe, without being discovered.
In the STAR of Tuesday last, we mentioned tb4
atrocious murder of Colonel Niswswg,• at his seat of
Newberry Home, near Mallow,— in the county of
Cork, on Band se'nttighr: The Coroner's Jury
have brought in a Verdict of Wilful Murder against
four of his domestics, tit. Donis Lucy, Daniel CIII.
ford, Thomas Dorgan, and 'Catharine Cooney, who
have been since committ!d to the County Gaol, for
their trial. They were, it appeared on the Inquests
the only persons connected with this f m murdet....
It should seem that the house had been entered front
the lobby window looking into elk yard, by The help
of a ladder, the sash and glass of wh ch were found
broken to pieces, but, as is supposed, were sn brokers
by design on the party's ebteting, to give a colainito
the story first circulated by the servants, that The
house had been broken into by strangest* o.a enters
ing the hcatite, the party went immediately to the Co.
lanes rotas, the door of which *as not locked, sod strangled
hist With their hands as he lay la his bed. He was found is the
morning with evident maths of violence, fib throat being black-
teed, and having marks of watches; as if imprinted by the nails
of their hands in the straggle, aod his *hitt was a little bloody
from the effect of the ecru/lieu The property taken omitted of
a few bank notes in a mall loather note case, the Celonel4l gold
watch and oaks, hit pistob, and ibe tiotbes M menthe day be.
fore. The Cnlooel commanded the eth Orageoas,in the cam.
pith of Flanders; and was a man of a most Intrepid character,
and of amiable and inoffensive manners. He was ha Lis mitenty!
third year.

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COURT OF CHANCERY; NOVEMBER nr. • • ing
?HS EARL or HARROWS? V. LORD FORTESCUIO had 1
Sir &lam lt,aatt.t.v said, that the plaintiff, the in co
Earl of Harrowby. as possessor of an appropriate the ci
Recto, was entitled to a mode: of the defendant, mot
Rector,
• Lord Fortescue, vilsa refased to pay it, alleging as a in tle
reason, that the plaintiff was only entitled to a corn- mom
reason,
position The object of the Bill was to have his, plain
Lot dship's directions how to promatfor the recovery
1 , horse
Of the madur. The Rectory was in lay hands, and was rhea 1
t'' not an Ecclesiastical Rectory. unab
Mr. HALL followed on the same side. had
Mr. PARSONS read the defendant's answer to the hors(
e plaintiff's Bill; when wilt.
His LORDSHIP observed that it contained no proofs, no,
and therefore could be of no service. • being
THE MARQUIS OF HEADVORT AND ANOTHER V. BENTLEY ed it
AND OTHERS. SOW
1 Mr. AGAR for the plaintiffs, the Marquis of Head- mao
fort and the Earl of Bective, who were parties .to a plait
i deed of trust, of which the defendants were trustees, pact
applied for an injunction to restrain the defendants mon
from further proceedings under the deed, and for an
them
account of monies received by them; and requested, cold
that his Lordship would order it to be•sent to the corn
Master for him to see what was expedient to be done 66
under the said deed. , - tice
His LORDSHIP ordered it to be sent to the Master. .
sup;
/MINIM V. WAINWRIGHT. Tor
This was a Bill filed against the defendant for a N
breach of trust, in selling an estate on which he had in i
a lien, without giving the plaintiff, who was entitled ou.
to the estate-subject to the lien, an opportunity of the
discharging Cie incumbrance. the
His Loansine said, he would give his opinion
thereon tit-morrow. Hil
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His Loansate intimated to the Gentlemen of the' enii
Bar, that Tues Jay and Wednesday next were the ed,
days on which he intended to give judgment, at Lin-
atan
coln's Inn Hall. Hil
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER V. affi
NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION.
The Court gave notice that they would sit at Ser. tha
jeant's Lin Hall on Thursday, the 16th of January, that
1817, for the purpose of disposing of the remaining the
new trials moved for in last Term. it
PRISONERS IN THE KING'S BENCH PRISON. da,
The Court pronounced two orders, amending for- .„,,
mer orders ; first, with respect to prisoners detained
in the King's Bench prison. by which it is required assfir,
fir
in future, that if any pi ironer in custody of the Mar. hu
'
1 shal, who shall be entitled to be discharged by super-
de
terfras, but is detained by 4 writ or writs of error, the „
plaintiff in such cases shall with all convenient speed -I
of
i'
give notice in writing to the Marshal of such writ or h
writs of error having been sued out; and in case of his
default herein, the Frisoner obtaining a rupee/ deal di
shall be forthwith discharged, unless special reasons
are given to the Court to the contrary. The second wt
s.O
orda was fur continuing a former order made iu the
reign ot 'George 11. for regulating the fees payable Is°t
by prisoners in the King's Bench, in respect of chain- i
lb
bee-rooms and apartments in the prison. SI
. THE MING V. HUTCHINSON.
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Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN prayed the judgment of SI
the Court against this defendant, who was convicted re
at the last Assizes for the County of Lincoln, before •
Mr. Baron Graham, of an assault upon an old man a'
' aged 73, named lardy Measure. The case appeared
to be this :—The defendant, who had been employed cbe!
in the office of surveyor Of the highways. had con- b
ceived a notion that the prosecutor had spoken preju-
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diciall, of his conduct in the office of surveyor, by u
in.iitiating that he had defrauded the parish in
• charging I Us. per diem for the use of a cart with one
horse and a nian, in repairing the roads within his 4
district ; and under this impression, he attacked the
, a
! prosecutor on a market day in the town of Spalding, A
and after abusing him in the most opprobrious terms, ''
he threw a halter over his head, which remained II
I for WNW time suspended on his hat, in the presence 1
.tupwards-of 400 persons assembled on the occasion. ;
This was the assault of which the defendant was
t found gdilty. F
Affidavits were now put in on the part of the lat. I.
ter, who defended his conduct, by insisting that the
prosecutor had frequently asserted to several different ;
persons, that he had acted fraudulently and disho-
nestly in his office of Overseer of the Highways—an 1
assertion which was totally without foundation. He
deposed, that he had merely thrown the halter in 1
question at the prosecutor in the irritation of the l
.
moment ; and that he had never struck, wounded,
nor used any other violence towards him.
The statement respecting the halter was contra.
- , dieted in an affidavit put in by the prosecutor.
Mr. &leant Colmar and Mr. READER were beard 1
in mitigation ; and Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN and Mr.
DENMAN in aggravation.
The COURT sentenced the Defendant to pay a fine
of MO to the Xing, end.to remain in the custody of
the Marshal until die fine be paid.
THE KING V. WILLIAM RICHARDSON'.
The Defendant was convicted at the Summer
Assizes for-Newcastle, in the year 1813, before Mr.
Justice Cnietssas, of a misdemeanor, for compound-
ing a penal action under the Stamp Laws ; since
which time he had remained in custody, being a
period of near three years, without ever being brought
up for judgment, the prosecutor, Edward Dodd,
having died long since.
Mr. RICHARDSON now moved to make a rule abso-
lute for praying the judgment of the Court, in the
abbence of the defendant, on the ground that he was
too poor to pay the expcnse of coming up from New-
castle to London.
The COURT, having beard the Learned Judge's
report of the trial, sentenced the defendant to three
smooths' further imprisonment in Newcastle Gaol.
SHARMAN V. BEVAN.
The ATTORNIT•GENERAL and Mr. SCARLET? SheW.
• ed cause against a rule obtained by Mr.' Gurney, a
few days once, for setting asii-: the award of a Gen-
declaim at the Bar in this rather intricate case. The
action\
in which. the motion arose, was against the
Sheriff of Surrey, for a false return to a writ of feri
pin, to which the defendant returned realla boa.—
When the ease• came for trial, it was referred to ar-
bitration, and the arbitrator having made his award.
the present motion was made to set it aside, on the
i ground of a 'mistake ht the law of the case submitted
to him, inasmuch as be ruled that the action was
mat able against the Sheriff, although there was
se i'nonce of considetatioa for the judgment upon
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