Star. — London, England, 1801-07-15 00:00:00

CORN MdARZI-S. lhaWbeat Market, at ?dark-lane. this morning was very bra. NA the tupply not over abundant. Wheat has advanced another ye. fine la& Market day ; and Deans, Nate, Darien tad Bits, art oa the advaneeoilniew 115 s. to ISO& O,O4TEREURit, JULY tT. Mot in *yfz So !fiii beu - to 46 b o w 'l 34 Oi so Ealing Peat - mte ' 00 • - to 43 My. r. ton 41 oe. to 41. to& to Salaam, do. 41. spa° sL gs. - 40 to 41 dower, 4e. 4Lµ to 4 tsa . 4 1 togs stow, do µ of. to 01. co. ••• Una Meal ' - 740. tit Boa si t ltra4keert 11‘...1144•44119L—Pak 9e4. Vim Odle &lona, 10041 - taste • iposrfivo nrraLLiatsNez.. • I.4EWMAItXICT NM? IREETiI4OS TsasTUY,•7OaT 14. Fifty Pounds by Subfcription. for 3 yr olds tarry.: ing 6ft. 91b. 4 yr olds, Bft. 5 yr olds, Bft. Slb. yr olds Sit alb. and aged,. oft. D. I. Sir C. ji t tab:ares SI. d DOrOMIT, 3 yrs old, walked over. Fifty Pounds for 3,4, 5,6, and aged horfts, CI. C. D. d Cirettaa'sfforakfLalS s yrs, dd,lft alb. - • I Hr. Havrasd's Cocaa.trat ♦ yrs old, soid - s 14 amasses Meteors yrs aid, SR. 3 bis.Cialte• f. by Pada% .that nut at Idwich, 3 yrs ar at. 46. - ••4 Jok.ld t attSsAa'• Tel& *d. ylb. • s NT: 9.1 6 8"" ,t-trs de. 7 ft• /lb. • dr osetwasesuby Bassasd, ant al Tulip, 3 Vs old, rtx to 5 on Homby Lars, 4 b 3 / againft Cocoa arse, s . 41 inft Meteor, to againft Trufs. 's bl. m. Indian Queen, beat Mr. Wales's b 1 g. Farther, both tarrying a feather, ML I T each. r. ST Georgiana. Sft. 21b. beat Mr. Howard's Cocoa-tree, 7il. rah. ft. M. sogs. t to 4 On Irarnier; 6 to 5 ou Cocoa-trec. Ils Chill & of Hatimicre aced family left era tfonelty for Word, where her Lad ia4 Opt eight, trout *hence, they proceeded to from which they will fet fad for Dublin. The IQltOell. of Guano" arrived in town fon Riftlgate on Saturday WI, i/hither her. Crice trill return in the . ciiihfe of a few days. The Duchefs of DiScrieirit Ref lallPublic Break- fall, an Saturday, of which we gave yeacrdar an account, elchillited, in the difplay of the tablh, Admirable fpecimensof her Grace's mile andjug lent. Ak * head of the principal table wee - the Duthefs herfelG enlivening her . peas by her ilfable and **manners. On. her right was the Prince of WA Las. and nest to his Royal Highnefs were the date. of Oieptos l Cbunt d'Aerons, Dukes of t, OauaNy BEDFORD, MONTPRNSICRj DR Ilse; and the Meat's. 'On the left Were the Ooh stets of Cmitista, the Counters of Coax, La. dip MORPITII, HAWIESIU&T, MiLROURSIS, &C. The Prince of Waxes and Prince of OSAMU{ ketelted &sit Chifwick foon after eleven o'cloik on Saturday evening, and not at ten the following dill as errotwouily reported. On the invitation of his Grace the Doke of Bon /Oka. Max st atra, ataihded by four gestiallaa of hisArs harsh tows eits. 'llstirfday heft far Wo. Ima"bbeY. wheat be win sielira Dish time ? dois, honour to his Gages hafpnallty and exido/hrellet unufements of the cosuury. sieettirf Correa arrived In Dublin ea Wedueiday front England. The late Loed Parte ulnae* ettiteuledl ITS &Weld pounds iri thaiity., a eircatuaance dot Was not difetwerei till after his Lordibip's death. Love fontis lately, to hove _been fubjetted to Anuige essieriemeth Ano Marquls tried aijdese as a core, and that *mild not do ; and neseimeg, sad that emend not do. It is to be preftimed that his IA (Volume was the laem nolfems! The _Fos Maft began at Porta:south on Friday. The Wed* 110 4 / 4 EC. ire is numerous as on any former eiccallon: A great many of the 4gkifarr wl 'rile are there, again& whole arts the public lhould be With Gn i X rdelL pleaf.ure we fate, that the fitccefs Of LLOYD'S SHlifllllo-LIST has been conomenfit sate with its great merit and utility. Iris already to be fotind in die eceutting.houfe of every intelli teat sherthant, and in the cabin of every 04, — The few trilling inaccura cies which have appeared a the tut nainber, will of courfe be removed in the &tend, by the commtanications of its zealous Irritate and Correfpondents, and the Work be rendered as admirable from its sectracy, as it will be defirable from its completenefs and ufefulnefs. Saturday a than named Duboin, was charged before the Loan MAYOR with having three wives, and was committed to the New Compter for fur ther examination. Friday about two o'clock in the afternoons a new houfe *boot Suffixed, in Duke-ftrect, New Town of Edinburgh, was difeoveted to be on firs. AEllance was Immediately procured* and every exenion made to extingoills the flames, which was dirtied, but not hems two Soon were completely detlroyed, and Other &ow done. A molt melancholy accident happened in the neighbourhood of Raftbourse on Thurfekty s Two young men. who were there for the benallt of fen: bathing, of tl 3 e name of Stratton. labs out a Soot ifig at Beach Head, the eldel at the top and the other at th e bottom of the Cliff, the honor of the latter can better lie conceived thondllininikg6llll here- his LAM' IWTELLIOII4I,CS. COURT OF RING% BENCI4, JULY t{. MISS ROBERTSON'S AFFAIRS. • • ' HAYCROYT V. ceresr: MrtHmtatsom opened the pleadings ,from which , it appeared this was an anion brought againft the' Defindant for giving a falfe chars ter of a Mifs Elizabeth Frances Robertfon, by reprefenting the . was a woman of fortune, in contequence of which the Plaintiff trutled her with goods to the amount of 4.85 L ps. 4d: The Defendant pleaded that he was not liable to pay that fum, Mr. Ea: a ima Paid, that this caufe took its rife from the thanfadlons of a female who had of late made much noife in the world. No one who read a newfpaper could he ignorant of Mifs Robertfon, that illußrious perfonage in the annals of fwindling. One of the grand -promoters of the s impotiure hadbeen the Defendant, Mr.Ca a A sr,who was a leather manufadurer at Greenwich. By his mifreprefentations Mr. Havceorr, the Plaintiff, an ironmonger at Deptford, had been induced to trig her to a very confiderable amount. For the goods thus fold it was well known he had no chance to be paid by Mifs Robertfon; but the law of England, jtift in this as in every other particu lar, provided him with a remedy. The Gentle man who had been the occafton of there goods be ing ordered Was refpobtlble for the payment of them. The principles upon which ations of this kind retied were fo familiar, not only to profeflional men, but to the world at large, that it would be fuperfiuons to Rate them. The learned Counfel Paid, he fhould be Corry if there principles, now fb well efiablifhed, fhould be in any degree fluke% There Was no fpecies of adion more clearly found. ed in jutiiee, or more conducive to the good of the community. In this great town where men in butinefs are often obliged to deal with ftrangers, and where knavery is fo prevalent, the affairs of life could not be carried on if people were not to be held anfwerable for the charaders they give of each other. As the noble Lord on the Bench had very emphatic:idly e3cprelled it, " when a perfon liked for an account of the circumfiances of his neighbour, he is at liberty to hold his tongue; but if he (peaks, he mug (peak the truth at his peril." The prefent was far the ftrongeß cafe of the kind the Honourable and Learned Gentleman had ever Rated to a Jury. What defence could be fet up it was impotfible for the wit or imagination of a man to anticipate.—ln April iBOO the De fendant fact a mefage to the Plaintiff's houfe, re quelling the favour of an interview. Mr. HAY. caorr, fenior, was then at Bath for the bene fit of his health ; but had left his fon to manage his affairs in his abfcnce. Mr. Ttiostas Harcaoer therefore imnwdiately repaired to Mr. Creafy's,and he was here told a Tory which in 'general would have been futficient to put youthful prudence of its guard. Mr. Creafy informed him of a new c tomer who was to open an account with his father, 1 from the execution of whofe large oirders no raw 1 derate profit was to be expelled . Thomas, a wary young man, enquired as to the credit of this groat cußonser. " 013. ((Aid be), it Is bars Robertfon, of Blackheath. a young lady WllOOl it Will be quits fafe to troll. She has lately entered into poffeffio• of a large fortune by the death of her mother,aad the has very great expectations from her grandfi. *her, who has been for foam time bed-ridden." He like:wife knew that her companion Mils Sharp, though by no means in fuch opulent circumfkan. Ca, had an independency of tool. per annum. 'Yoong Thomas remained unfatisfied, and before he would enter into this tempting connedion he wrote to his father. Old Mr. Haycroft defired him to confult his uncle. Jofeph, and Jofeph and he. after fotrie deliberation, agreed once more to interrogate Mr, Creafy. They accordingly waited upon him, and Mr. J. Ha croft foktnnly alked him whether it would be fafe for his brother to en ter into dealings with Mita Robertfon ? " wire fide, (replied Creafy), fhe is a woman oPgreat fortune and Rill greater expedations. I knew fhe may be welted to any amount. She is a near re lation of Mr. Secretary Dundas, and filler to La dy Paget." To Make all Pure, Mr. Jofeph de manded if he fpoke from bearfay, or from his own knowledge ? " From my own knowledge," was the anfwer, " I can pofitively allure you that all this is true." Every , doubt being now removed, it was agreed that the fhould be fupplied with all the want ea in the ironmongery line to fit up her fplendid mention. She accordingly came fquired by the Defendant, and gave an order to a very great amount. The workmen were Immediately let to work to execute this order ; but before the articles `ware ready for being delivered, Mr. Haycroft re .lllelsed from Bath. and bimfelt had en interview ariMn, Creafy,erhe how reprefented in Rill more 'g coloursthe immenfity of Mifs Robertfon's eb and added to the lift of her noble and il- Tußrious relatives. After Rating how alionithingly her great income would Coon be increafed i he ob fit-yid that Ilse was nearly conneaed by blood with the Noble Lord on the Bench (who perhaps never beard of her name till the Costae' had opened his and the immortal Wathington,late Prefident sand States of America. Although the Zishadmat was really bimiclf deceived, it was no lames to this action ; but that be could believe Melt romantic abfordities was not within the hasedit of erechdity. While the lady was laying de magnificent palace. the lived for feveral - rod. and he mull have had am r deteding her. Nay more, he Oa their way thither _Ace by no means immaterial Robertfon travelled with her and four with feveral oat . of a coach, which was on the conttrudion, and elegantly lined I the little currier. At Greenwich confiderable ufe to her in alluring began to fear that be . her gueßs at a fallsio. As they wersE the mode die i ' DO awe& He was hilllyisali. fervethis injtmttion himfelf,and to communicate it toallhisfellowfervants. Mr.Creafy remained fluent, perhaps wrapt up in contemplating the figure he fhould, make under fome high founding tide. After remaining together for fame rime at Margate. they proceeded in this manner to Brighton. Their ad ventures on this tour were highly amufing, but unfortunately irrelevant to this caufe. From Mr. Creafy's condua at the conclufion of the piece like wife, it might be fairly conjelured that he was not altogether ignorant of the nature of the ma chinery which had made it go off with fuch eclat. When the talifman was broke, and this magic caf tle had diffolved into air, he chewed that he had known how to guard hieskagainft the fpells of the enchantrefs. No boner was Mifs Robertfon's ere die at an end,no fponer, from the importunity of her creditors, had fhT taken to flight, than Mr. Creak produced a warrant of Attorney, dated tome time before, and which fecured the re-payment of all the money he had advanced to her, or fhould ad vance to her in future, up to a very great amount. He immediately entered up judgment upon this, and levied an execution upon her goods. A dr- cumftance no lets fafpicious fhould be proved than this—that he ordered a pon.chaife to Mifs Robert ' Eon's; that he put two hampers into it fo heavy that the pa-boy could with difficulty lift them ; that he then drove to town; that he !bitted them into a hackney coach ; that he remained away for fevOral hours, and that afterwards, re-entering the pofl-ehaife, he returned home to Greenwich. He actually feized the greateft part of the furniture and took the !cafe of the houfe, fo that while that whom he had mined were ruined, he himfelf was completely indemnified. Mr. E. Paid , he under flood the defence was to be, " True, you have loft a large rum of money; it is likewife true that you have loft it through my means 1 but I myfelf was duped. I believed Mifs Robertfon to be a woman of immenfe fortune, and of wonderful expeoa. tions. I believed the-was filler to Lady Paget, and nearly related to Mr. Dundas, to Lord Kenyon, and to General Wafhington." Though the De. fendant, however, could thus ftultify hiinfelf, it would not avail him. Without a fraudulent in tention he was equally liable. A man mutt repair the wrong he has done, whether he has done it from malice,from inadvertence, or from ignorance. The firft witnefk on the pan of the Plaintiff was Thomas Haycroft, who faid" I am the Plain tiff's fon, who carries on his bufinefs as an iron* monger. In the latter end of April, or beginning of May 'Boo, I received a meffage from the De fendant, Mr. Creafy. My father was at that time at Bath, for the benefit of his health. I had the fuperintendance of the bufinefs in his abfence. I went to the Defendant's country houfe in confe quenee of this mefage I had received from him. He raid, he had recommended a friend of his, a Mifs Robertfon, to come to my father's !hop for fuch articles as fire might want in his line of buil nefs, to complete and furnifh an unfinifhed houfe, which the had taken in the Paragon at Blackheath. She was at that time a ftranger to me and to my father. I afked him as to the refponabilitrof this lady. He faid, my father might credit her with perfea fafety, for that he knew, of his own know ledge, that the had been left; confiderable fortune lately by her mother and that the was in the , espeaation Of a much greater at the death of her grandfather, who had been bed-ridden a confider able time. He likewife Paid that Mils Sharp. Mifs Robertfon's companion, was poffeffed of an inde pendence of about tool. per annum, and that the principal part of that Was left by Mifs Robertfon's mother. He Paid, Mifs Robertfon had come into the poffeffion of what the was left bT her mother. That was all that palled at the firft taut-rim with Mr. Creafy, except that he Paid he would come with the two ladies to my father's Chop in the al. ternoon. They accordingly came, and looked out and ordered fome articles. I deal with them en tirely in confequence of the information of Mr. Creafy, and had no other means of knowing whe ther I ought to trait to them, except what he gave me. In confequence of that information, I bey lieved thefts truft-worthy, and that I might fafelr truft them with my father's goods. After that I was at Mr. Creafy's in the courfe of a day or two, before I wrote to my father. I informed the De. fendant I had been over the houfe, and appre hended that my father's bill would amount to a confiderable rum. At thit time it was not finifhed. It would appear my father's bill would be confi. derable ; and I afked Mr. Creafy, if be was certain as to the reprefentation be had made. He an fwered yes ; and obferved. that Mifs Robertfon was related to Mr. Secretary Dundas and Lady Paget. He fpoke of this as being within his own knowledge.. He never expreffed any doubt.—After this I thought it prudent to write to my father as this was likely to be a large order. My father's anfwer induced me to confult my uncle. In cola' fequence of this, my uncle and I faw the Defen dant afterwards. I executed part of the order at, my father's houfe in the early part of June. My uncle is a man of bufinefs. We invited Mr. Creak to come to our houfe, that my uncle and I might be farther fatisfied on the fubjea. Some of the articles, but very few of them, had gone at that time. Oa Mr. Creafy coming to my father's honk to inset . say uncle, I was &Went the grand n part of the tune, but what I heard was, that Milli Asp bertfon was a woman of great fortune, and of inn& greater expatiations ; that the was related to Mr. Dundas and lifter to Lady Paget. And then ad dreffing himfelf to me, be fad, I can pofitively, of my own knowledge, allure you you may credit Mifs Robertfon to any amount, with perfaft fafety to your father. He did not add any thing more at that time. In September, I had not executed the whole of the order. I was over at tifiCs Ro bertfon't bodes sad met him these. I obierved to him, that Mifs Robertfon was fitting this honk oat in a very expostive ayk. The articles wereof the ira talia and &Rion, and that my father's bill, 110 E confiderable. He Paid, my father 94 he poapprehen fi on about the pay= H a ..-ddi jeartfon would come into the Allaa of is 4 year of landed property in a few inenths, and that ay father's bill would be paid in February or Mareh next, and now lel pail. He Rated that nith do. Gam pobtivenefs as Iseitati done all the ref. I frequently met him up there to give diredlions. He was frequently confulted by the ladies. He teemed to concur in every thing that was propofed, and not to check their extra vagance. Nothing, I apprehend, could well be more extravagant. My father did not return to town till loose time in July. I executed this order folely on the reprefentations made from time to time by Mr. Creafy. I called on the two ladies. Mifs Sharp and Mifs Robertfon, at Mr. Creafy's, in the latter end of Augull. They were then flay ing at his houfe, as their own houfe was not in a fituation to receive them. I do not know how long they continued there. I was abfent in the country about a month. Thefe ladies took flight on the 3d or 4th of February left. It was juft on the eve of our completing our order. We fent them in two or three articles on that very day they went off, but without knowing of their going. The amount of my father's demand againft Mifs Ro bertfon, WAS 4851. 9S. 4d. Thefe were the ufual . charges, and the goods were fumifhed entirely on the credit of the Defendant." On crofs-examination he faid— ,, I did not know Mils Robertfon when the lived with Mifs S an Militant in her boarding fchool. I knet ar &ere was fuch a boarding-fchool, but I did not know that Mils Sharp kept it. The letter I received from my father at Bath, is mitring. All the letters that paired between my father and me while he was at Bath were deftroyed. We deemed them of no manner of ufe. This was done without my knowledge, and I cannot fay by whom they were burned, but I believe by my father himfelf. I did not Mk any other perfon at Greenwich refpeding the charader of Milk Robertfon 'but only Mr. Creafy. I thought Mr. Creafy knew fo much about it, that it was unneceffary to make any far. ther inquiry about her, and that his information was the be& I think I can (wear I niter applied to any other perfon for her character but the De fendant. I did not know any one perfon who knew her but him. Ido not remember her thew. ing a drawing of an Eftate called Fafcally, in Scotland, with a prodigious fine houfe, lawns, woods, and water. She had taken A fine houfe of Mr. John Cator (who, as one of the Counte4 ob (erred, had as good eyesas any man, and did not gape and let people Real the teeth ont thin mouth). I believe there were a great many fine chairs, couches, &c. fumithed by Mr. Oakley. There was not a fingle article furnithed to this lady before Mr. Creafy came to my father's limp. I have been prefent with Mite Robertfon, bat do not remember her Paying any thing of her property. I have teen her in a carriage with a coronet, and Mr. treaty with her. Ido not remember whether the (aid the had got it from Lord Paget. I do not remem ber teeing a quantity of fine fruit, at differenttimes, which the (aid the had received as prefents from her friends. About three or fourdays before the went off, there was a rumour the hadbeen arrefted,but we did not believe then there was any fach thing. After that, all the goods we fent her in did not exceed .14s. After the commencement tithe prefent year the articles furnithed her were rather better than sol. The firft article was fent in on the 1 ath of May, ittoo. It appeared to me the was very often Ihort of fervent, for fo large a horde. Sometimes there was a great number, and fometimes there were very few. " Mr. Jofeph Haycroft was next examined, and faid— ,, I am brother to the Plaintiff, and live at Rotherhithe. I remember the time when my bro ther was at Bath, and when I applied to the De fendant to know the character of Mile Robertfon. That was on or about the sth of June, 1800. My nephew was in and out at the time. It was at my brother's &op. I told him I had been informed by my nephew, that he had introduced a Nth Ro bertfon to be (applied with articles for fitting and fumithing an unfinithed houfe on Blackheath ; that my nephew had written to his father, at Bath, con cerning this ; and that be had requefted me to fee him, to know the reprefentation he made of Mifs Robertfon. My brother did not mean to trait her, having no knowledge of her, but on his reeve'. mendauon. Oa that, he informed me the was a lady of great fortune, and of great expedations.— He went on, and Paid the was fitter to Lady Paget. He likewife mentioned leveret other great perfon- . ages, whom I did not know. And after an eulo. glum upon her character as a woman of learning and good family, I Paid, I have one dimple quer tion to Mk you—in the fituation I Rand, my bro ther being ill, I fuppofe you do not inform me of this on hearfay, but that you have a knowledge of the fad. His &sewer was—' Friend Hayeroft, I know your brother may trait Mifs Robertfon to any amount with perfed fafety.' I confidered this as perfectly faMfadory, and etked him eira more queftions." • On crofs.examination be Lid--" Of late years I have been very little 'boat Greenwich, My bro. ther and the Defendant were very great friends, and we were all brought up together from our in fancy." Robert *Ewer, on being examined, Paid he was once prefent at a converfation between the Plain tiff and the Defendant refpeding Mifs Robertfon, in the month of July. The Plaintiff eked the De fendant whether Mils Robertfon was a woman of property, and he anfwered in the affirmative, and laid the was related to people of the higheft dif dation, asto Lord Kenyon, and Gen. Walhington. On crufs-examination, he (aid, this was the next week after the Plaintiff returned from Bath. ilp James Spires Paid, he had the honourto be coach man to Mifs Robertfon. They were at Mr. Crea f4r4;ooHrhile they were fitting up her /lode in the He flept there, and Mai Robertfon and Mifs Sharp alfo lived there. They went to Mar gate in a coach of their own, and font horfes, and Ur. Creafy was with them. He did not remember Irds Robertfon pulling the •check-Rring, in going Shooter's Hill. But Mifs Robertfon put her bead out of the carriage, and told him not to men tion Mr. Creafy's name to any body who shed who be wu, and to tell the poilillion and footman to do the fame. Mr. Crsafy at that time was fitting fon in one of the corners of the carriage, and muR have heard every word that Mifs Robertfon Paid. When they returned from Margate, they came back to -Grady's agam. He was with them at I ^ heft* his brother fall headlorgficiis asefit . nniiii, out ebb Magnificent Paint' and ilaibsel *to a ilioafaild pieces. The &coaled weeks nada his roof. and was a ytwas ant w h o h a d jut come to a l arge pie olcortuaks of &Who: f"tune - by &loath of his fatbei i , and was a e er y efeorted bar to Margate. an oceerrence took place b 3 inill the mean I r a Lott er y, in this conk. Mlfs Roberi are Zlr SoDol. l'lpn • o f w o o l, n ras o f riders. In is corner of acc ooh+ and fasallp the amount o f soft fansionable conitrultio • S o oE—either th atab a nt • f or th e with leather, fat the little et • rik of only risk G • ha ve he had been of conliderahle been rep eate dl y ex ist . game to her toils, but fix lug th ew Tickets and lhams at Mr. Nettrovieses s , t not clorrYftwear with No• 16. Cagsbuli, N. B. PrizAsp f aid on deaftact. waering therefore, Nowi.dve likonting,bagins on Mondaynut 5 h ill , D 2 9 1 ' 9 4144 aisenset *m4/fill daily arrive com iX dated him by at tits ftwn Oats- Alllikli.3/4(argate•