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~-; •::. . 444.40 , 11 7 141410 1034 ..t. 11• J: . • i MAILS THIS P4i., , . • ass. sex. I ' ' • . Ilia. sire. • „,.. :, ~ .s. .-• 0 .. Lisbon • • .. . . As • • 1 FP„Z o t -. . I 9 Cadiz •-10. . 0 w , - i l ia Jitney 0 '• 6 ', Hunhursh - : 0 • y IAIMIA• •:.• . 0 . 1... Outteaurgts . • 0. :.1 1 , -e.. ,- ' " ". 0 ' 1 • lantafea - - - 0. 0 rim • tuies 7. . o 'd -• I'llaiti' .. .' . n 0 ItAlA4Olittlf)Ul4E 'S. Wet}* the Hett - oluttpli.hii k, and . the'Thrtertwa schooner, from a cruiaire and •the Grace Packet, from• ryoo 4, 7 —' Wind N..... *, ..• '. 1 . i... t ...PLYNIQVTIi, JUNE 4. • . - so * . gbg-Nsptunuse Pleacmisms,*for Amsterdam. ... 2,,,.... PORTSMOUTH, JUNE .5: • • . mkpartilis 'Majesty's ship ..13RITOMIRT, from a . WO his Majesty's ship,PaoluaTnitus, on s a ; 111 1 - e .,;WiOd W.N.W. . . . . HAitificH,JUtiE S. s o ul" -- • th e Auckland : Packet , for. Holland c and tog pean Packet , for Coihaveibfith with . 1.1 - di tli mails...—Wind N.W. . DEAL, JUNE 5. Sailed the Caledonia, ROBERTS, for Calcutta ; and die N e l so n, I)AnTos, for Barbadoes. Came down from the River the Nestor, THECKEIt, for Calcutta.— hissed thrisugh-the DoWns veral homeward-bound n —pisels.artitulrs•not kno se wn. —Wind W. s -•, . RAMSGATE, JUNE Z. - . .. A n ho r. i . amterday morning from Ostend the Eclipleri Captain M INTER, with passengers.--Sailed this TROr 11.,. ing for. Calais the Lively packet, Capt. WINOFI6.I.D, with u Oitifil; dr tii4Ynty passengers, fourteen of whoin an i ve plaitearening from London by the Marshal Bl uc her, packet ; and• it is. expected this port -will enjoy a very handsome portion of the Calais trade, ow ing to the very great advantage we possess over D om , in running vessels' with passengers to and from LiAdon daily, thereby saving the heavy expense • of :loafing and paying fee luggage by land, to and f ro m the Coast. This as the first day of our 'running a packet to Calais, whither we find two or three yes. m . a re to run weekly with passengers from this port. There has recently been discovered on this Coast, between the North Sand Head and the Galloper, a Dew fishing ground, of many miles extent, from whence an abundance of fine soles, turbot, and other choice fida are daily brought here, so that.it is eit vete& Rirrisgate will shortly become noted for sup.' plyitie ttic*London markets; for which purpose se veral -fish vehicles are in preparation, to convey the fish thither upon the same principle as from Hastings, Brighton, &c. White shrimps have lately appeared so numerously in the River Medway, near Rochester, that atter s upplying the whole city, a cart load was sent off' for Billingsgate market. . • - AIiI.FORD HAVEN, JUNE S. Yesterday arrived at the. Quarantine Station heres the Lavinia, MASON, from Galipoli, with oil, foe' Liverpool : spoke the Lord Cathcart, from London for Jamaica, all well ; also the Albion, Walther, from Messina and Li•citer for ditto, with essence and salphur (the Lavinia sailed the 23d March, and the AbiOß on the 3d April last) ; Active, ANDERSON, Sin Dublin ; Emlyn, HUGHES, from Berry for Wa- Word ; Peace and Plenty, STARED AM, from Cardiff for Bowling Bay.; Leda, SISTER, from Bristol for Ulverstone ; Sy bill, Rases, iron') Chepstow for the Ring's Deck-yard at Pater, in this port ; Grace and Peggy, NICHOLAS, and Harmony, HUMPHREYS, from Newport fur Cork ; and the Vigo, LEWIS, from Pool for Livmpool. Sailed his Majesty's schooner SZA• LAMIC mi a cruize.—Wind N W. . GRAVESEND, JUNE S. Arrived the Sir Godfrey Webster, BOYER; Londow, Tomcat; and Valiant, FEIIRIMAN, from Jamaica; Betsey, Lawn, from Amsterdam ; Mandarin, Lin- COLN, from Virginia ; and New Phcenix, LAITHWAITZ, from _Trinidad. NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND • APPOINTMENTS. . Liam. 4 antes Andersoo and P. Loam:be,. to the Eurydice. 1 Lieutenant C. A. Antran, to the Prometheus. The following Liantnauts are appo:nted to eominanertevenue Ovisers—Hrgh Andenon, the Harpy; Robt. Fan-i . the Griper; P. Clutun, the Tartar • M. R. Lucas, the Mermaid ; Thomas lager, the Hawk; I atatoieli, the Prince Augustus Frederick eat Was. Morgan, the Nimble. VOIN 'TIS .; By an Act passed also the 21st ult. the days of muster and exercise of the Yeomanry Cavalry, to en title them to be returned as effective, is reduced from 12 to six, in every year, to be divided into two days, or three equal parts, in each four months. And in caw of five successive days of muster and exercise, Pleb five days entitles each individual so attending, to be returned or certified as effective. LAW INTF.LLIQENCE. COURT OF RING'S BENCH, JUNE 5. SEDUCTION. NARY 01115ERSON v. E. L. CHARLTON, ESQ. The plaintiff is a widow residing in Queen-street, Btiiraptoa ; the defendant is a person of property. The action was to recover damages for the-seduction et the plaintiff's daughter. • Put Arroanav•GeNennt., in opening the plain- Fri case, stated, that. the defendant was not un noVit iuWestminster-hall, his name having formerly appeared to a transaction not very dissimilar to the resent: he bad an ample fortune, residing princi- Nlly upon his estate at Ludford, near Ludlow, and having filled the important office of High Sheriff for the County of Worcester a short time ago. The charge against him was of a most flagrant nature, and the case 'disclosed a scene of profligacy and im morality scarcely evalled in the history of the Courts where such injuries were redreised. The plaintiff lost her husband only a few months before the still more afflicting calamity which had given rise to Otis action. She resided in a house at Brompton, where she and het husband bad carried on trade for upwards of 20 Years, and wee assisted in the business and the house heild duties .by a son, a lad, and. three daughters, Hinnah, and Charlotte, the first about 20, the second about sixteen, and the last not more "teal years old. The Jury would scarcely believe that the two lot had. become the victims of the seductive:wets of the defendant and his friend Cap. tainSeymour, of the Guards : these two gentlemen had Inked their , exertions in the most cold-blooded , and deliberate, 4041 persevering attempts to gratify nn elided licentiousness-1 hallow was unequal to the' expression of the baseness of the design, the ducky toe esecution, and tlie misery that had resulted' i Imp, . The twos. thetplaititiff, ,Efann4h and Charlotte; adb , _Walking in Hide Eirk, Fhlut a _ .0 4 tHicesacislOAT Ihkddesulal at C.ptain'oryMette, itho lit vain efaleivoured tol et .where they' lived; the gentlent -a consequeUtly, fol.. lowed •theth home, watched every opportunity of speaking to the young females in the absence elf their mother, their elder sister, or Other . ,advisers, .writing . ' the most passionate and pressing letters, professing that eternity of attachment which lasts *only to the moment of gratification. and makingthose Most flit . tering premise* which are intended only to'delede and betray. Having at length, sticceedeJ in .over -1 coming the scruples of Miss . Han • nah G;hberson (for • - • lit was to her that the defendant paid his asiidu- , us ad • ' dresses , while Capt. ScyMottr devoted himself to Char lotte), he prevailed upon her to qnh her home, that she might-proceed with him tollath; end hersister con sented to the same step with her admirer. In pursuance 1 of the plot of these Gentlemen, however, they did not find it convenient to leave London on the day of the elopement, but promised until the next day to lodge the Toting Ladies at the house of a friend. The Jury would not be•astonished to hear, that that house was the bagnio ' called the Key, in Chandos-street, where the gcilty design of _the defendant was perpetrated.. Within a day or two afterwardi, Mr. Charlton ex .cused himself on thegroand of pressing bdsiness, 1 which called hire immediately into Worcestershire ; and he audCaptainSeynsour v putting thesetwo injured and unprotected females inte,a. lodging it Seymour, lice, there abandoned than, making them an.... Wetkble to the woman of the . honsei. where they were kik : era* Confined for some 'menthe being unable to pay for the -accommodation afforded. The Learned I Counsel then read some of .the correspondence of 'the defendant..... The first was a letter dated a few days befote the defendant accomplished,his purpose. It i l vas in these terms : ." Friday morning, four edeek. " My dear Hannah—How dieeppointed I was at Twee rest coming to the play—such a note too beginning ' Sir; so colds if you had been writing to your irad:mian fur a pair of shoes, it could not 'have betn.less affectionate. • I. Was sadly grieved not to see you yesterday or to-day, what Charlotte came s was this kind ? Indeed, indeed, you are too cruel. I would have gone a thousand nude, to meet you, but you could not stir as twiny, inches to gratify me. If you do not come tomorrow I shall be half distracted, and lila ass mind what 1 eh; 1 shall come to Queen-street, be the consequence what it will. Pray, pray, coin* to-morrow, and meet me at lour or Wit-past tour, where we met on Tuesday : I stay in town but to see yoo. You may sup pose this sudden attachment-of mine is scarcely to be depended upon, having seen you fur so short a time : but I know not how, it is, hot I ani as much In love as if I had known you tau times as long. if you are hind of poetry read the following Imes, which will perhaps account for it: " The panion which,by slow degrees, . I's Hurst Into a flame, Is habit friendship, what you please, - - • But Low it not its name. For love to be completely true, hi death at - sight should deal , Should be the lint one ever knew ; la short, the one I feel. • To *rite, to see, and to converse, By turns to p ity the fool, Is ti send passion out to nurse And put one's heart to whoa" This billet was signed by the defendant's initials, and was written on the Ist of January. On the 9th of that month the seduction was effected ; and the de leaden' having left town, his tone soon changed, as the next letter would witness : it was diiected to Mrs. Hamilton. Seymniir.place. the name which he advised Miss Gibberson to assume. It was dated from his estate at Ludtord, 20th January : . “ Pity dearest Hannah—l am grieved to say that the most provoking business will detain me in the country some time longes- ' 'nevdtheless, I hope to be in town in a fortnight or three weeks. • My dearest love, you do not know bow sorry I am to &weever taken you away trom borne. Mary [her 'West sister] 1 trust TOY have seen, and that she has persuaded you to return; if she has not been able to do that, let me add my humble sada yours. You know not the miseries that await you. Bin if you are determined to stay away, I will do every thing in my power to lighten them. But think, my dear love, if I was to go abroad, where would you find a triend t-1)o any thing rather than fol low the hated We of a woman of the town.' Let me bear from you in a day or two, and direct to me at the Hop-pole at Wor cester. At present I have not time to say half I could wish, only that you may Was happy as I Irish you, is the sincere wish of your true friend, . B. L. C. " Give my love to Charlotte., She is wild, and may despise my doctrine, but she may live to repent it." . Again, nine days afterwards, the defendant wr ote ' as follows : .he letter was addressed as the' former, to Mrs. Hamilton. . - . 46 My lave to Charlotte. • • I " My dearest Hannah—Again-I am prevented coming to Lon don, andwail 1w• now fairly state to you th e reason. I came down • In hOpes of getting my rents paid, which my steward wrote to say were very deficient. lam sorry to say I have been very un successful, and cannot get any money, aud I shall not be able to come till I do; therefore you will not take it unkindly what I ani going to ray : the truth is, you must triftingly blame yourself for not craning down here when you were asked. Glad lam of it now, as I could not have supported you ; .&et pis soy way I can reesauesnl to yea is to so cad Nye tenet mesh s issoksis as woken yaw law Ready as link as sar. Pretty and beautiful as you are, no doubt you have had plenty, of offers. I cannot afford to keep you at present; I cove you, however, as much as ever, and the hotline I can cow to town, which I hope will be soon, I will call std see you, and will keep you. Still,howsver„l hope you will go home. DuStill, not direct hem for a day or Wee, air l iim gologinto Yorkshire. " Your affectionate . •E. C.' , • A fourth letter, in reply to one written by-the plaintiff's daughter, was in these terms: , .. -. " My dearest llaanah=lndeed, indeed, your litter is . very uithind, and snore severe than I deserve. In reply .1 have to state; that I knew my r i psence was necessary ailodkiw Wore I sisal you, but I bad no Idea that my affairs would turn out so. 110 , 1 not blame you for not coming with me, for. I believe It was tit; oblige your sister, to whom your company would be very sails. factory. I know of but two ways. for y ou •to runic: either returning home, or living with some otherperson till 1 can afford to keep you. It seems perhaps not much like affection in me in proposing such as alternative as the latter, but what is td be done ? I have not the mesas to support you, and you will not, return home. It was for your good, for your very existence, I. recommended that you should bestow your affections upon so ' *t h e n I can only say, when l ern afford to conic to Loudon and protect you, I would prefer you to all the world ; but I sadly fear that will be some time first. You Mow not how miserable your letter has made me dt.c. Write a letter to m e, m y dearest love, in a different and mots mmiollng style; and *Ph beet ' wishes to all, believe Me *ray rite' s - 44 E. L. C." • . The Learned Counsel made many severe remarks upon the contents of these letteri, and Particularly those parts which recommended, in such coarse terms, that Miss Gibberson should throat herself into the arms of some other man. He left ills cast to the Jury to decide upon the question of slamages. , . •- • : Thomas Coleraine was the first witness. • He was, Steward to the defendant, and with obvitios Mo . tance proved th e hand-writing of his master to th e, letters above given. He mid, that lie 'had managed the estate of Mr. Charlton for five or six years, ever, since that Gentleman- was of age. The estate at Ledford was worth about 412.000 a-year, and there were 200 acres of Pink' attached to the dwelling ; Lucien Bonaparte . •• had been in trinity to tent it. • . IP - L.! e * n **. • livid ilirsilinao. tbir ispr: threwPdategfsesrs; rail 1 it appeared to her wise* well.regulated ..:•!nse- husband .4- the Plaintiff, before his ioi,.carried on the business of a raitor. Mrs. Susan Rogers aQJ Mr. W. Taylor deposed 0 the same effecf, Miss. Hatusakailabeirian said, that her mother had been a widow ince' last July : she, bee two sisters 4.441 'lnd . one Toiii4ersi wi h Ateirbsoilter, lived at. hostel the witness .completed her 17th yeat last July, and .her sister Charlotte was a year younger . : Dist Chris:alas-day was the first time she saw the de. :fondant s she was walking with her sister. Charlotte in Hyde Park, when the defendant and Captain Seymour i *came up and asked where they lived ? the witness re. fused to tell, and the d.feadant and kis friend. fol. lowed them home. To prevent his coming neet'd ty, the witness and her sister promised to meet them in Bofid-street ; but the weather being wet, the tielen• dant came to the house of the plaintiff ; the servant, who opened the door s told the defendant they were out. The next timd she saw the defendant Was in St. James's-street ; the witness's sisters, Marty and Charlotte, were 'with her : the defendant stopped Charlotte, and afterwards-met them again in Bond- I street ; and as .they: were going to tea in Bake.. ley-streeto. he said he would escort them. The witness .appointed to meet him at ten at night; whet; they came away, and he walked home with them—sometimes he walked will the witness alone. 'fie told her he was leafing London for Worcester. shire, wilted her to go with him, and promised he would take care of her for life : he . addli that be had never seen a girl he Eked better, at the same tittle disclosing his name and address at Ledford. — The witness refused, but the defendant again pressed bia proposalOtaying that the witness should never mint a shilling as long as he had one, and that after his dents he would provide for her. He begged leave to write, but she said her brother opened all her kttera, but not those of her elder sister, and the FivrJli witness consented to send his letters under cover. — He asked, when they met again, it the witness and her sisters ever went to the play ? and Charlotte, who was with her, said they could, if they had orders.— This*passed on the Monday ; and on the Wednesday the witness, walking n ith her sister Charlotte in Bur lington-gardens, met the defendant again with Cap tain Seymour whom theyiliad known six weeks before. 'The defendant attain entreated the witness to leave her home, promising her every - protection. Captain Seymour obtained tickets for the play in the way home, which Charlotte accepted, but the witness rejected. On Wednesday night die witness sent back the tic kets to No. 51, Cut zonstreet, and on Fs iday morn ing the first letter was received; in consequerice of which the witness met the defendant the next day in Burlingtob-gardens, having made some excuse to her mother : Chatlotte went with h-r. The detendant and Captain Seymour were bcith there, and tho witness promised to meet him on Sunday in the Park; and they met accordingly. The defendant asked the wit ness to proceed with hits to Bath, as Capt Seymour, wins was there, had persuaded Charlotte to go there with him : both the Gentlemen promised to take care of the witness and Charlotte as long as they liVed. The witness appointed to meet him next day in Bur lington-gardens ; but, being wet,•they could not, v.— • The defendant, in consequence; wrote another letter, requesting the witness. tcrdeave her home with Chile. lotte the following do: they did. se, between three and four a' a elock on Tuesday afternoon, and met the defendant and Seymour in Burlington gardens.. After some persuasion they bath' consented logo to Bath with the defendant and Seymotir, but for that night it was agreed they were to sleep at the house of a friend. They accordingly walked to a house of ill fame in Chandos-street, and the witness there wrote a note to her sister, to inform her that they were many miles distant with two Gentlemen. Seymour went away to dine out, and the witness, her sister Charlotte, and Charlton, dined together at the Key, about nine at night. Seymour returned at abotiteleven u'elock, and they afterwards retited to bed in separate apartments, the witness with Charlton, and. Charlotte with Sey moikr. Next morning they:Met at • breakfait :' the two Gentlemen - -went out, andssdid not return until theievening : the defendant, and Mr. Seymour, - who -was - in the Guards, excuke4 tlifoselves from leaving sown for Bath, as the litter could not eihtain leave from the Duke at York to be absent for an hour from ditty. It was then proposed that the witness should_ go into the country with Charlton, while Charlotte re mained in town with Captain Seymour ; but it was finally arranged that the witness and her sister should live together in Seymour - place with the Captain, while Charlton went out of town, promising to re: turn in a week or ten days. The witness wrote to Mr. Charlton, and in consequence received the two letters read by the Attorney-General, Which, by con sent, were directed to Mrs. Hamilton, the name the witness was to asume. They remained in the lodg ings' three or four months, but Mr.Sqmour continued his iisits to Charlotte only for three weekt Charlton gave the witness £lO .the first evening at the Key, and itzi more the next morning. both sums to; bur linen for the journey to*Bath ; and £llO were sent when they were in Seymour place. At the end of three oi topr months the .witness and her sister re turned to their mOther,• who was obliged to pay £l7 tothe woman' of the house where they had lodged. • On her cross-examination by Mr. Torrixii, the wit. ness said that the first time they were spoken to by the defendant, they had Alps beep addressed by two other gentlemen in a tilbury, but the witness mid her. sister did not reply to them. When they went to Beikeiey stseet to drink tea, they took a, walk round by St. James's s t reet, as they were too early. Capt. Seymour had several times walked with her sister Charlotte, before the witness became acquainted with the de fendant. Before tlkat.time the witness and her sister had not been much rn the habit of walking out. •, - To questions from Lord. ELLZNBOftOUG44, the said, that she had no ream to believe that the Key, in Chandos-mreet, was a house. of ill *fame before she went out widttex sister to be; linen tor the journey to Bath; They only saw one man there, and no beds were ordered; they were abeam iotts sittiqg.:oom, sad She.thought that the brothel. wit a family howl. .biniToirtass addressed the Jury on behalf of . the Ailifinditt..pressing all the topiesin his favour allowed this ism,' sad particularly the facility with which 'he' had gained the favour of the lady. Aftet a short charge front Lord. I r • • f 1 .. ;• ,1 . • :** _ _ - - ---."‘ *: .• 6:. 1- : r * - ' .• - rilXoN V. DUX.' . - •,. .. ~• . '. . • This. Was an action to recover damages against.the . 'defendant, for an injury received .by the plaintiff's child, in consequence of. the. el the dcfen. dint's.pin, tinder the following cercumstence s—The defendant, who Lea weedy come from the. Wes Indies; lied occupied lodgings in the 'untie of. a•petsen ". • earned Lemon, in, the Commercial-road, where the.. 4 : ...- plsintiff was also a lodger.. Upon leaving his apart. 4- °. -• ments, for the purpose of residing. in a house of hi own, the defendant had left behind him a loaded . • fowling-piece, with notice to the lendlerd, that he • • should send for it in two or three days.• Accordingly, at the end of three days, he sent a little ..Mulatto girl, about twelve years of age, with a message to Mr.. Lemon, to take out the primink from the pan, and deliver the gun to the girl. With these instruc. tions Mr. Lemon complied, and gave the gun to the oiil to carry home to her master. However, before she quitted the house, she went into the kitchen, to take leave of the plaintiff's child, a fine little boy, and some other children, in the mean time leaving • the g.unin the ;passage. The landlord (Mr. Lemon) followed her into the kitchen with the gun in his hand,. antletgaindelivered it -to her: In a moment Of thoughtlessness, the girl took up • the gun, pre sented at the plaintiff's child, and • it • tentortunetely went off.' ifs content a, which consisted a printer's typec o lOged in various parts erthe child's head, and pot Mir one of his eyes. Urider, Oise arcane.: • stances, the present' action was brow ;fit at(ainstihe defendant, upon die ground OA he hid so oenli. gently and impropetly conducted himself, in sending for the gun by so careless. A seiYant o that . he,avits• ae swerable for the consequences. • __... : .- • -The Jury, under Lord •Eorenceennven's (Vete tions,found a verdict ror the pliintiff---damages RM. ' SHERIFFS: COURT, JUNE 56 , .• • ~, •:.• SIR THOMAS AND LADE HARDY V. 'Olt Munafseius, • HERALD. . • This was an action brought upon. the public:Men of several paragraphs in the Morning Herald. The defendants had suffered judgment by default; and the Jury were now called upon to assess the damages. The damages were laid at 410,000. After the plead• ings had been opened,. Mr. Serjeant BEsT addressed the Jury for the plairoi tiffs. He said, the present proceeding Was one of great importance, from the: high character of the plaintiffs, and he felt much more than-commonly' • interested in it, from having the honour to know them • both. One of: the plaintiffs, Sir Thomas Hardy, was beloved by all who loved their country; it wat ettoogli for hint to say, that he was the friend of • . Nelson, and that it was in his arms taut the Hero of Trafalgar breathed Lis last—had breathed a spirit which would animate him to emulate the glory of his lmmortel leader. The other plaintiff urn the I record, the lade, was descended from two fami'oes of the highest rank and consequence which this country could boast ; but those who had the happiness to o know her, forgot her birth in the admiration of her virtues. It•was against.such characters as these that the calumny of the Newspaper had been directed.—` He was a great advocate for the liberty of the press, but it was not the liberty but the abuse of the press to drag private character before the public. It was for the press to discuss and enforce public tights, and it degraded itself by intermeddlieg in the concerns of private individuals, under any. circumstances.... % e.. Here, however, there was not, the least foundation ~-,•, for the libel. .The defendant had, by allowing. '' ; judgmert by default, put it outiif their power to. at.., . , tempt a justification cf the libel but'. he would wave:- • - • the objectionoand even then allow ahem to give ant' evidence whatever, if they could do it. But thil was impossible ; they now knew that the imputation . was as fake as it was malicious, and they could net • . . make an endeavour to support it. The libel lie had , - to complain of had appeared in the . Morning Herold,*,.. , highly respectable paper certaioly. - .. He only Wisitest o .•„ that the conductors of it had employed themselves in a manner more worthy of thr'Or odents". He hits, : had some experience in 'affairs Of this kind, and lie .• .. ./ was glad to ob;erve amongst the Gentlemen • or me . 0 ,.. Jury two or three who were also familiar with %them. , It was their:arctic(' first to set the world a guessing bje t o a statement of a•gencral nature; calculated to excifer attention, but Williaut pointing to any particUlei .. person. This was afterwards followed up by hints and insinuations more specific, until it was put beyond a doubt who was mean: as the object of theattack. The sooner, however, this plan was put a stop to; the better.—He slioahl now 'read the offensive para. graphs.: The first appeared in The Moreing Herald, • of-ntli December, 181.5, and was as follows , " A new elopement is spoken of, the enormity of which Is likely to throw other cases, of a similar stature, into a temporary . • oblivion." . The next paragraph appeared on the 6th of Janto;. ary..lBl 6, and pointed out, a little more clearly, the person tcowhorn the allusion was Made. It said— , 1 " The annual festivities, at Stanmore Priory (the seat, the • iranternerjeant observed, of the Marquis of Abercorn), did not take place, this Christmas. The omission is variously accounted for. • in the circle of Old &las it is imputed to the influence or she little urchin', Cu/id. But the Ladies significantly im i tfire Hole this can be r : ? Now, let Gentlemen see what was here alluded to. This paragraph must be joined with that which pre. ceded it, and which spoke of the enormity of the ease. What constituted the enormity of the case ? That a young Lady, having a husband of suitable years, had eloped with a hoary-headed lover. The omission of the festivities, said the paragraph, " I is imputed te the influence of the little urchin, Ceeid" —tuut the Ladies were all astonished—they inquired, 6 : How can it be ?" Or, in other words, how could Lialy• Hardy leave such a husband, for such a para. moot ? The nest paragraph appeared on the 10th of January. It was as follows: " Previous to a recent elopement, the Marquis and Mar. •chiouess of Abercorn's seat, Barron's Court, in the county of . Tyrone, exiahited scenes of almost unrivalled gaiety. Amongst the company .6f rank and consideration expected, were.- " The. F.ail and Countess of Caleden, the Earl and Countess of Enniskillen, the End and Countess of Londonderry, Lord and Lady Powerscourt, Lord and Lady Manners, Lord and Lady Blayney, lady Gower and Lady Jullana-Gower, Lady Frances Hamilton, Lord Cabir, Colonel and Lady E. Monck,Sir Thomas and lady Hardy, Sir George and Lady Hill. Sir John Stewart, ' Major and Mrs. Humphries, Captain Rowan Hatuilion, the Rev. • Mr,Bowatt 4.c. " The Eliaud Countess of Aberdeen were prevents-riptides the joyful groupe, in consequence ot opening Hatidow House, ali Aberdeenshire, to all the neighbouring Nobility and Gentry?' Any person that knew much ot Benue's-court, on reeding this paragraph, would nor cleat. the, :I 4