Star.
London, England, 1803-12-27 00:00:00

SPeRTIVO INTELLIGEVCE.

COLCHRSTRIt, Dec. 23.—On Tnerday La Mr.
EAGLE'S fox hounds threw off at Eosvd-hall, in the
neighhourhood of Colcheller, attendd by a none roux
. field, chiefly computed of the riil:7.ers of the gar rifon ;
they found almolt imniediattly, and vent off with
the fox in a very gallant and in •Ifed him fo
hard, that in about tarty miaitzes he found it con-
venient to rake flicker under ground ; fortunately
the fportfmen, he took up lvs quarters within a field
of 'Squire FR ELMAN'S, well knov ing that his larder
itored with the prnelm-e of his farm yard, and
that he pe,ffelled the holpit.ility F r which our coun-
try Squires of old were to juflly famed. After par-
taking of Mr. Pat EM AN'S gond things, they drew the
Lan' ham Lodge Covers, andrvery loon had the plea-
lure to unkennel. Reynard, as ii'determincd to make
amends for the prifillanimous conclui!: of his neigh.
hour, boldly dallied acrofs one of the itiffell countries
in Eine ; and notwithilanding the fcent lay breall
high, he lad them a dance of three hours : by that
'time it was grown quite dark, which obliged Mr.
EAGLE to whip off the hounds.
Lord Dian' ha. lately had feveral excellent runs.
On Monday lall, owing to the heavinefs of the coun-
try, a horfe chopped down at Waltham, and instant
ly expired ; notwitlitianding which the remainder of
the fportfnien returned to the Oaks, where a fecond
sde'er was turned out, and taken near Dorking.
The Berkely fax-hounds throw off in Hertfordthire
as aiisler
Th. Jay - . at Oft'''. Rene.
Weelrk fday at Hedgerfey.
. -

Saurday two wiles f'rean Watford, on the St.
Alhao's Road.
After .which they go into Berkfhire, and meet
Monday - - ad January, at Maidenhead Thicket.
Wedocfday • nth January, at Loat,hn Bridge.
ttida y - 6th January, at Bear Grove.
• A tea weeks ago, an offer was made at Lord
Darti.ii:GTOk'S by Si: Fa:Niels 134,YNTON, to produce
ninc Y.irkihire Greyliiiutubr that should run all Eng-
land, fur roe guineas each match, and Soo the main-
-I'l-4 offer was Declined.

Lord DALLINGTOVII Hounds are expeaed to be-
giu hunting the Doncalter country the 64 of the
peal month.

Acanter...-On Saterday .evening lag r
general affembly of Acadenticiaus met, for the p0r.,1
pofe-of deliveriog.the 0411 Medals which had been
v•lted by the Society to the fecepfsfal Candidates in
Painting and Sculpture. •
The Prefident acennipanied the efelirery of the
medals by, a foil-able exhortation, approving the ex
el tions of the foccefeful candidates, and calculated to'
make it proper impreffion on the minds of the au.
dents'in general, by reprefenting to them the neeef-
fity of a thia attention tel aeadentical Itudieswith-
bat which, any efforts to obtain the higher excellen-
cies of the an, world be in vain.. He concluded, by
retimunending to thofe young Gentlemen who were,
mere'advanced in the three departments*of art which
enallitute The Royal Armtek:lly (-and who would, at
do great ditiant period, be enrolled. as Come of its
future members), that they not only Rddy to attain
a high frofeffional cher:Wier, but'a moral one to sc.
ederpimy it thisi. he (aid, 'meld glee •dignity to
theirprofeffien, to iltemfelves, and to the Society, as
well silo their eel:atty, and enable them to be the
future managers of that noble inftitution, which had,
elder the benign patronage of his. Mature, andthe
anneal exertions of its members, rike to be one of
the molt exalted academies in the civilifed world."
"Vhe gold medal for the bell hifnrical piaute; ffie
fubjea, Aeitillon, Antic for the left of Patreltir iefalfei
thelokisetiolu of Thoth to forbear emus: Maori was
adjudged,ti to Mr. GIiOILGt DAN. ! •
The gold medal for the baffo.relievoll the itilljah4
The Death of Afeleari, was adjudged whit Henn.
ease Hernia.
The Officers for the enfoing year, elated Dece;ia-.
bee so, are :

BENJAMIN WEST, Preident.
OLD CININCIL Me!, Rua.
ilf.l. Turnest Thomas Barka
obit Some. Thomas Stothartl.
,Ica
Rea Thomas Lawrence.
Si Fonda Berageois. John Flarman.
neer COUNCIL. Henry FurelL
Philip Jaws De Laidig:doom Martin Archer Shen.
FSntirke. Weph Note Ina.
Farringtoa. • *WINTON%
tarp Dauer. George name.
VISITOR,. Joierb Farrington.
Robert Senirke. •

• •

Yeaerday about noon, a fire broke out at a public
lionfe, the lign of the Goat and Compaffes, the corner
of Warren-street, Fitaroy-rquare. It originated in
one of the garrets, and was fuppofed to have been
nerafitmed by a female lodger who was in a ffitte of
intoxication. The flames communicated dowswards,
and detlroyed the greater part of the interior if the
houfe. The millrers of the houfe was unfottnitately
confined to her bed, having not loos lain in t ate was
removed with come difficulty, wrapped up in blanket's.
A great number of the Pancras Corps attended On
the fiat alarm to keep off the crowd an'd protea the
property. Several engine% arrived in the courfe of
'short time, and having a plentiful (apply of water,
the fire was prevented from doing any other mischief
than in the haute in which it originated.
On Tuefday morning lea. about five o'clock. a
fire broke out in the Tyne fleam engine papeemill,
at Felling-010re, near Gatefhead, belonging to ideffrs.
Shafto.Hawks. and Reed, which in a Ikon time en-
tirely confumed the flock, machinery, and buildings.
'Phis unfortunate accident was Occafioned by the care-
leaner' of a workman, who left a lighted lamp in
jthe drying-room, upon which it is fuppofed a (beet
of paper had been blown from the Hues. The en-
gines belonging to the different fire offices attended
with great alacrity, and fortunately preferred the
valuable oil-yard adjoining. One thoufand pounds
was infured in the Neweaftle Fire-office, to whore
firemen great praife is due.
Early on Wednefday morning UR the wareboure
of Mr. Jests JAI.), cabinet•tnarter in Moaner., was
difrovered to be on fire. The inhabitants of the
tows were immediately alarmed, and every eze7rioo
made to extiuguiat the flames ; but they had acquir-
ed keit au afeendency. that they burned with
lire-
fiflible fury, and entirely eonfumed the houfe, all the
finiffied dock of goods, and a great part of wood in
his yard. The lofs is very heavy ; and we are forty
to learn, that only a part, not equal to the half, was
infused in tl•e Son Fire Office. His workmen took
"re air° all ankaatil 1G :Se =cunt of 601.

GIBRALTA7, OCT. 2!.

EXTRACT OF A 'I..F.TTERFROM AN OFFICER IN THE SIR•

VICE OF THE UNITED STAT RE OF AMERICA.

" In compliance with your reeteft, I fhall give
rlu a tlactch of ow late diffcrences and tiegocia-
t,,ns with the E 4pEROR of ?.l ROCCO In May Lilt,
ene of our frigates, belonging to the frptadr, n corn-
mantled by Commodore Motes's. took a Ihip going
into Tripoli, nt•tlcr the Eitiperot's fl cg, w hich prow d
to be the fhip nlhouda. the Trip,lie crnizer, fo long
blockaded in this Bay by on.! of o•n frigates, anA
which was after ward• pxrmitted to depart as the pro-
perty of the Emperor of at,ct to fail, with
the Confrilar palfport, ut,:!cr ti tg, to any place,
excepting blockaded ports. She was aticrtsards
At-mght into this Bay when our fhil•a cant (limn
from Tripoli.

" In the mean time, the United States frigate Phi-
ladelphia, one of the f p:acit on commanded by Coin-
mod ire Ps k. bL I, having arrived here from the Unit-
ed States, and hearing that there were two Tr ipoline
ci nicer:. off Cape.cle Cate, went thither in fearch of
them 1 and, while on that nation, met with a frigate
belonging to the Emperor of Morocco, which was
boarded by Captain BAINBRIDGE, of the Philadelphia,
who, finding her paffport from our Conful at Pan.
gier, and other papers, perfeCtly clear and come;
was on the point of letting her depart ; but obferving
an Arne:ken brig in company with the cruizer, he
was led to make come enquiries refpaling her; the
aufwer to which creating fufpicion. and caufing an
examination, the was found tp have been captured by
the Emperor's ft igate.a few days befre, and was then
in her poffeffion. Captain Banisamos immediately
took poffeflion of the fripte and her prize,andbraught
them into this Bay.—Upon the news of then capture
reaching Morocco, with many falfe reports of the
Moors having been cruelly Heated by the Americans,
our Conful at Tangier was arrefled by the Governor
of that place, and confined to his !wife, and 'orders
given to detain an American vac' then atlafogadeteit
on a trading voyage.
" Such was the Rate of our affairs with Morocco,
when Commodore P arrivedliere tut the tails
olt.—ln confequtmee Of which,. he immediately gave
orders to all the veffels in his iianadrontercaptere
any Moorifh veffels they might meet with, mid fent
ervizers oil their fea ports to prevent the entrance of •
any American veffels which might be bound thither,
kr i cl. to.capto-e Moorith veffeis, as befOre mentioned..
He. at the fame time, wrote to our Conful at Tan-
gier, and direasie tbactbefarenfbneld be.mensouni-
eated to the Emperor without delay" laying,. that. in
confequenee of this onilllpw‘lted on on the part
of the Forperoes crolter,! and e unprecedented
mode of commencins,hollilitier er the fantliptcoffi
the Confular patipdtt, hekid 'given drders for the cap-
turing of lifitYrifh tefkle-Lthe, if this conduct thoeld
be countenanced by the- Einperor; and decided hot
tilities follow, be was deteimined not only to dellrbi;
every cruizer he might meet with belonging to ha.,
Majelly a his fubjees; but he would alia creftroT
every lea port in his.doettoioris, On the other hand,
..
Would it be found, 'Oat ',Dile atls ti d' been dens'
without the Emperor's orders or confer, and be P.
avowed by cum, he would be ready to meet him troth:
,tate ground, and adjult the prefent diffiretices ;
stied that be could have every fecurity that the ebn.'
tare 'of'tbe cite would admit, 4at the like ibould ode;
hkppen again. and that our treaty made with titer.
Emperor's father in 1726 ihisold be ratified and edee.
firmed by his ?staidly. •
' - " There arraegements being made- , and mesfures:
igen to carry the Commodore'. determination into.
OA, the Emperor's antwer was mallet —When it
'caw. it contained a complete difavowal of there efts
Of higlility on his part, and expreffed a Rrong defire
Of fettling the bufinefs by an amicable negonation e.
fOr which pat-pole, the Emperor promifed to be at
Tangier, at sweetly period, and remiefled the Cons.'
modore to meet him. Previous to his arrival at Tan-
gier. he feet ass order for the releafe of out Castel.
and diretried that he (hould be eamfidared en the fame
footing be ever had been.
" On the
.nth of 011ober. the Emperor arrived at
Tangier, where he found three or four flips drawn
up before the town. He immediately gave an evi-
dence of his defire of accommodating our differences,
by fending to our Conful an order for the releafe of
the American veffel detained at Mogadore, her crew
and taro. without any conditions annexed to it ; and
again disavowed all intention of hotlility on his part. .
He alto tent off a haodfome relent of bullocks and
(beep to the (hips, before the Commodore had landed,
or any negotiations were entered into.
" At the audience with the Emperor, he again
repeated his Erong defire of peace, and difavowal oft
what h.l4.happened, and requefted that what had
.been done might be palled over. and reloration made
nolooth Odes. As the Emperor had item; inch et&
litotes of his good difpolitions towards us, the Co..
modore did no: bermee to fay, that his frigate which
had been captured by the Philadelphia, together with
his fubjefis, &mild be rellored, upon condition that
every thing belonging to the Americans, which bad
been. or might be detained in his pens, or captured.
by his ernizers, mould be given up, and oar treaty
of 1786 formally ratified and confirmed; but thee
the reftoration of the flip taken. going into TaipA
ender his Bv...would be a fubjea of further confider-
Juice. To 44 the Emperor moll readily agreed,
and gave immediate orders for its being carried into
eft& ; aforiug us, at the fame time, that he was
ready to give any farther evidence we might require
of his good cliipofition towards us.
" Upon further confideration, and after dire:flints,
the Commodore contented to give the Emperor the
(hip which was taken, attempting to go into Tripoli,
upon his declaring, that her attempt to go there was
contrary to his orders, and that ht illoold mini& the
cwaitivrith the lots of hi• head---that hi- &mid re.
ceive her as a favour, not as a- right; and that Ike
ihould not again go beyond his Own dossuaions while
we might be at war with Tripoli.

Thus was this hulinefe, which threatened (trims
evil to the commerce of the Ihii•ed S ales. in thefts
feat, happily terminated in a lew dAys, by the prompt
and cleave meafnres which were adopted. sad ohs
vigilance and aaivitr with which they tare careied
intu Sea!' _

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LAW EA CIE.

COUR I' OF EXCHEQ.JER, DEC. 24.
SURICtMDER OF LANDS.

311,11COTT v. JACK PLUMMER, Counfel
for the Plaintiff, opened the cafe by hating to the
Court, that this was a Bill filed on the pat,. of hi.
client, praying, that a title to certain lands in li:s
poiliflion, which, by accident, were invalid in point
of form, might be made good. The particulars of
the cafe he flitted as follows Defend:int%
grandfather, whole daughter had beta married to
the Plaintiff, had a copyhold elate in his polfclEon,
confining of twelve acres of land, which was held
of the manor of liurfley, in Northamptnnthire. He
had given his note to the Plaintiff for tool. being the
portion which he defigned to give with hi, daughter.
The old man afterwards being much ditireifed for
money, the Plaintiff had advanced him fevcral (mall
aims, by way of loan. The Plaintiff's father in•law
11,4 being able to pay him there ivms, nor the
the appointed portion of his daughter. TNZICLICLI his
fon in-Law to take the cop hold etiate at a price
agreed upon. This the Plaintiff, after fume lictita-
lion, agreed to, and the land was accordingly, after
the cnflom of the manor, furrendcred to bins by his
father-in law. But the old man died before it could
be perfelied in point of form. The Plaintiff, how-
ever, took polfeffion, and continued in pofeffidn till
the year 1798, which was to years fence the tibse of
the furrender. ht the end of this period, the De-
fendant, who is grandlon to the old man,. thought
proper to difpnte the Plaintiff's right, and brought
an eiettnsenf, which the Plaintiff could not anfwer at
law, as his title was not good in point of form. He,
therefore, applied to this Court to pot him in the
fame fituation as if he had been able to have com-
pleted his title. The evidence of a variety of wit-
nefres was read, to prove that the Plaintiff was in
equity entitled to the eftate in queffion, and that he
had paid a valuable confideration for it.
Mr. LeacH, Counfel for the Defendant, comment-
ed upon the evidence, which, in many intlances, he
contended was extremely fulpicinus. Befides, the
grandfather being an old man, and affeEted with a
paralytic ffroke before he died, could not be fuppofed
to be found in his mind. He, however, had no evi-
dence, and, moreover, the lei point was pofitively
denied by all the Plaintiff's wittleffes.
The Court teemed difpufed to grant the prayer of
the Bill filed by the Plaintiff, but delayed giving a
final decifion till the arrival of certain documents,
neceffary in point of form, from Northamptonfhire.

COURT OF XING% TENCH, DEC. at
WAID ♦ND °Thine V. BOWERIIANII.

Mr. Maurer opened the pleadings.
Mr. Glass Rated. that thus was an anion on a
Policy of Infurance on the Ship Eagle, to recover of
the Defendant the Sum of awl. the amount of his
fabfcription. The Policy was at and from Falmouth,
to her difcharging port in Italy, with liberty to
touch at Cadiz and Gibraltar :—..That was the voy-
age. He undertlood, there were three defentel to
be made to this ;salon. Fiat, that this Ship was
not fea worthy at the time of het failing ; Secondly,
that there was a mifreprefentation made of the
Bate in which She was to the Underwriters ;—and,
thirdly, that this Ship was thrown away for the pur-
Potk. The Plaintiffs are the AlEgnees of a Mr.
Byron, a Bankrupt, who was on board when this
Ws was fußained. In order to thew the (hip was
perfealy fea worthy, the Learned Counfel went in-
to a particular detail of her hillory ; that the was, to
all intents and purpofes, a new veffel ;—and that
though She was only anfured for toed. the asSually
coil tins spool. This Policy was effedad in the
year ;Soho& about the time when the Preliminaries
of Peace were figsed, and the objeß of the voyage
was to fend from Falmouth a cargo of Pilchards,
Re. to Italy. where they Rood very much in need of
Such articles, as trade had been greatly interrupted
during the eourfe of the war. The Captain of_ this
Ship was Richard Smith. After they failed in
vember, they were obliged to put into Ferrol, on ac-
count of contrary winds; thence they proceeded to
Cadiz, where, by the terms of the policy, they had
liberty to touch, and to unload. They there unload-
ed a confiderable part of the cargo, and fold it.—
In confequence of Come mifunderdanding between
Captain Smith and Mr. Byron, Mr. Byron, who was
on beard, took upon himfelf the command of his
veffel. If Captain Smith Should be examined to prove
She was not fea worthy, be Should thew, by evidence,
that the was perfeetly fea worthy. She was aaperin-
tended is the building by this very Gentleman. who
then Paid the was assood a (hip as ever wa. built.—
As the crew bad been hired by Captain Smith, the
moll of them left the (hip with him ; fo that Mr.
Byron was obliged to find a new crew. They wished
to get into the port of Marina, and accordingly Set
nut for it They, at lan, by the information of one
Angel Ponds, an Italia*, conceived themfelves off'
that port, and ace .rdingly failed almo:I clofe to the
land. In confequence of Rormy and remoriluoua
weather, they were driven OR the coati, and were if•
recoverably loft. Inked of being in the Fort of
Mettina, they were thirty miles from it, at Nei:curia,
on the Coati of Calabria. The lives of all on board
acre in the mitt imminent hazard. They were
obliged to (cattle die (hip, in order to rave the car.
go. The crew, after Such a misfortune, were not'
,roirled to wages, and seen perhaps not op to tha:
neriod. They (wore they would be revenged nn the
.'aptain, who would net pay gam their wages.—'
They made depufitions that Capt. Byron had call
away his Chip fur the purpofe. - were fest
'wale by Captain Maitland, Commander of one of
:he King's thips. Brut that (kntleman afterwards
found the account that had been gives by thofe pen.
pie was not to he depended upon, and he gave the
Underwriters information to that ace. The accounts
they bad given were ineontitfent and contradiaory.
it was not likely Mr. Byron wools! caR away ibis
He hail no interest to de it. She had colt him
:pool. and the was only infured for wool. The
Learned Counfel called a number of witncifes, who
proved the Gas of this opening.
Mr. Eases*, neat made a 1130 a eloquent Speech
Fin the Defendants, but infifltd upon none of the
!.rcc detentes adverted to by Mr. Gibbs, in opening
toe Plaintifle cafe. Th: ezfeoce was this, tliat sass
'he outward voyage they were obliged to put into
Petrol, is confsqueace of contrary winds ; that Air.

Bryon, tile owner, w:ct on tore ;—that he Chi tied
patterns of his goods along with him, and went to
Corunna to fee if he could fell them.. He ttaid
three or four days before he returned to the (hip ;
and after he did return, they failed the next morn-
ing. He Mould prove by feveral witna..s, that two
da> s were 101 l in confcguence of Byron's nay from
the fhip. He fhouid faddy his Lordfhip and the
Jury the wind was fair for the voyage two days be.
fore Byron's return. That confequently, this was
a deviation, which would put an end to the policy.
If they were d, iven in there by contrary winds' that
ju(lified the deviation ; but if they remained an hour
after that caufe ceafed, it was a deviation that put
an end to the policy.
Lord ELLswtozoaclt faid, if they fubtiantiated
that point, they would certainly be entitled to a ver-
Mr. Essence called his sitneffes, Captain Smith
and Mr. &ate', who (wore diredly and pofitively
to that fad—that the (hip had been delayed two days
from failing on account of the abience of Mr. By.
ron, after the wind was fair for the voyage.
Lord Ezzawsolotic i faid wilds they could con-
tradict this by other evidence, he took it for granted
the Defendant would be entitled to a verdict, unlefs
the Plaintiff ehofe to be nonfuited.
Mr. Grass faid, he had no ev.dence to contradid
thefe two vritneffes.
Lord ELLSIISOIOU ow raid, any unnectffary loiter-
ing conffituted a deviation. Here was a dead (land
for two days; that they were not authorized to do,
I think it is clearly a deviation.
Mr. G:1133 (aid, be was lure his Lordfhip, looking
at this cafe, would fay, there was nothing to fix upon
Mr. Byron the imputation of his having wilfully eaR
away the Chip.
Lord .Ezzsirsortoutsts nbferved, that they did Rot
profefs to gn upon that ground. But, confidering it
as 'the &lira cafe in the world, here was a deviation.
Plaintiff nonfuited.

)YRON T. DURNETT.

Mr. Glass oblerved, that this was an aElion on a
policy on the goods on board the Eagle. It appeared
that, after the had failed, a great part of the cargo
was changed at fea, and therefore, as far as a new
cargo was put on board, the Underwriters never were
in any rick, and therefore that would entitle him to
a return of presutm. After the laft caufe had been
lone through, he lhould ns trouble them with any
obfervations on that part oUthe cafe that related to
the deviation.
Lord Ettsasotouaa Aced him if he fonght to
recover back the premium on the ground that the
Underwriters were not at all-on the policy
Mr. Gtess (aid, he admitted the Defendant was
on the policy to a certain extent ; but he fought to
recover back the premium on the ground of a fhort4
interetl. This was the cafe of a fhurt intereft, inaf-
much as the policy was on goods to the amount of
+oool. and there were of thofe goods on board only
to the amount of 13501. and therefore, in that pro-
portion, he conceiyed the Plaintiff entitled to a re.
turn of premium.
Lord Ectswacianucm.-0 Yoti fay there were
f. me of the goods on board, and therefore the policy
attached; but you Cay it is the cafe of a (hart interea.'
Mr. PAIR raid, unqueftionably many of 'bele
goods were not on board when the Eagle failed.
Mr. Glass Paid, he had no objection to refer it to
any Merchant to fay, whether, under all the circuits-
hances of this cafe. the Plaintiff was entitled to a
return of any, and what premium, for flaort intereft?
Mr. Easeswa contended, on the part of the De-
fendant, there could be no return of premium under
the circumflanc:s of this cafe. He meant to con-
tend. there was a fraud in this cafe from the very be-
inning, though he had not taken the opinion of the
jury upon it.
Lord Etc sa soaouou [aid, this was the cafe of an
over int-mance.

Mr. EISRINS contended, that wherever there was
a difpofition to defraud the Underwr ter", there
could be no return of premium. And here was a
manila attempt to defraud there Gentlemen.
It was at lad agreed by the Learned Counfd on
both Gdes, that it Ihould be referred to Mr. Baur-
war.t., one of the Gentlemen of the Jury, to fay,
whether the Plaintiff WAS entitled to any, and what
return of premium, for Ihort iaterelt?