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FASHIONS FOR .1.1n,U.1R1. Vett. Dftr.69.—A white soft %tin slip, tastefully ornamented st bottom, with a flounce of Mind blond lace, and a light t ill of w Its satin, surmounted by a wreath of lilies compowil of rluin bi pd, and a second roll of ono. The stalks of the we fo mad of white Silk cord, and a row of the same, di.posed in waves•ts placed Awe the roll cr satin. ;Sudsiest can be snore beautiful than this trimming. The gown, compiewsi of spotted British net, is an open robe, with a shop train, which meets in front, ton slopes gradually off towards the bottom, so as to dill. play the trimming of the slEp. The robe Is ornamented with a of blond lace to correspond with the slip, and a wreath of tliterleingleil lilies and costs.- the deter is sheet and very full; a single fidune.e to blond is so disposed at to form an uncommonly pretty half sleeve. The hair it brought o 100 a high tuft behind, Sad the front hair conihtil back on tacit s e, so as to?lislilay the forehead; a part of it is disposed in louse tiugkts, which tall carelessly over he ears, which they partly Cade. The hair is ornamented by a single lily, o=ll is a bunch of fern. Necklace, ear-rings, bracelets, and armlets, arbby intermixed with pearl. White kid gloves, and white satin slippers. Plain small ivory fati--Inier.4.4sariee's Repository. PUNCH PARISIAN HOME COSTONII•••410Ulla dress of • hric muslin, finished from the border with a proti.sion of tucks nearly up to the waist; the body of the gown made high, with long sleeves tucked to correspond with the skirt. White straw bon net ' with a plume of lemon .coloured feathers and Brum& ace Veil.. Triple ruff of Vandyke lace, yellow satin girdles eaves , ▪ slippers of pale tea coloured kid. • ▪ ENOLISE CAIRIAGNCOSTOMB.-A velve pelesseof a bright carmine red, superbly trimmed with ermine; the tops of the *ICOR`, caughtsup a la Moadserm, with rich military silk chain work, the colour of the pelisso. Russian hussar cape of ermine, ornamented with staid military chain. Limerick gloves and half boots Of shoes of kid, of a correspondent colour. The favourites:elopers few thia month are carmine . red, Bur gundy, l'ilicotas blue, pearl grey,and American es forester's green. —L. Belk itssalskles. LAW lATELLIGENCS. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER at. BOTTOULZY v. DORaltti. .. This was an action of assunsplif-upoa a policy of insurance on the ship Duke of Welbigteson and from London to Bermuda, Jamaica, and hick again to London—Loss averred to be by perils dif -the seas. The case appeared on the part of the plaiotiff to be this t The Captain of the Duke of Wellington, - Mr ! Williams, who was a part owner, was endeavouriv. on the 4th of March last. to make Ireland Island, the port of Bermuda, and hoisted a signal to the pilot, which, after remaining for several hours hoisted. did net produce the desired effect ; and in attempting to near a black fishermaes boat, The . ship struck upon a reef of rocks, in conseqema of which she became totally lost. Her imp, whjels consisted of valuable Government stores were, however, is greatpart saved. The defence set up was, that the loss was occasioned by the brutal ignorance of the Captain in nautical knowledge. It appeased that the Captain was' en experienced seaman, but bad never been at the island before, and several witnesses were called to impeach Ms naval skill in this particular ;eosin*. among whom were Capt. Bulks; R. N. sad Sir J. Cockburn, the Governor of the island. The former of those Gen tlemen stated, that fie had observed the Duke of Wellington endeavouring to make po rt , its being on 'the look out from Admiral Griffiths s house, with a Wismar ' and at five miles distance from the ship, sad with s perfect knowledge of the wad, he gave it as his opinion that the Captain was wholly unfit to navigate such a voyage, and that the owners of the shit bad placed too much confidence in him for skill sad ability as a sullen. It was admitted, how. ever, by all the other witnesses, that during the pre *OM gen of the voyage the Captain bad conducted himself like a skilful seaman. Lord ELanensiseauou charged the Jury that the owners of the ship were certainly bound to, provide e Captain competent to navigate the vessel to her des. timbal, and if it appeared that the Captain they had Provided was brutally ignorant of his general duty, that would be a species of unseaworthiness for which the Underwriters were not liable. But it appeared to his Lordship, that the person provided by dm assured on this occasion, had' one everything in his power' tio avoid the danger which had befallen the vessel, sad that there as no ground for impeting to him any thing like a brutal ignorance of his duty. It was, however, a case for the Jury, and they would the question upon the evidence they had' Jury immediately found a verdict - far the , Damages £3OO. surt v. eta BalliaT maccarrn. was an indictment against the defendant for I corrupt perjury. The indictment stated, defendant, Weeding to aggrieve one Tho iy, and to cadse him to be arrested and actu find bail for £3OO, moan had and received and account of the defendant, did, on the February, in the fifith of tbh King, at Loa• is to say, in the county of Middlesex, per be fore John Rose. the Pilaus of the Court'of ' s Beach, and did then and there swear sad snake , that Thomas May, of New lan, was gra* indebted to bias in the sum of te3oo, money - bad and received by the said Thomas, to and for the sue and account of the defendant. The perjury as 1111rurn this awn ' was—l, That .the said o id ssas May was not ' to the defendant in the sum of ,WOO . ` and WV, that he was not indebted to him in any NM whatever. Mr. Gomm stated the case to the Jury. Mr. May was receiver of teats to the defeatism, who had made an affidavit of debt again': bias to the antenatal MO% for which be was held to bail, and upon the o r tad of the action it appeaasti that is feet no money was due, in consequence of which the d.fsndant was soosnitad. The affidavit of debt was the foundation of the present indictment. It welinwesiage however, to state, that although the defendant had not a coin• gime justifteatioa for so rash a step, yet as the answer tha debt sworn to was matter 01 set 4, his conduct did not come width' the legal *raid= of wilful an d corrupt perjury. It was quite dear, hammer, that at the bane the defendant made his alfidav:t, there was a debt upon the balance of accounts, actually doe from hint to ldr. May i but as the deiendaat Irma masof adoessefl age. and as there was posibly on has put ions a m o k epos the subject, the prosecutor was Wag to promo, ogoiod his "on . * charge of aod rem* perjury, which Melia the result tenminate m an ore litittai• 110 (Mr. G.) should therafeee de** rem any m • for the wows. tics -liod he waited dam the satitvesU leave the Court whims way imputation upon 114 4 4W e / sr . u t d uumnsoonmt said. that t h e prosecutor bed s ew beedeasely, sod directed the Jury to &wit the defendant.—VerdiNet Guilty. The Coon, et its ruing, adjettllked till next Tars. I I pir ' . & taming 1 The Jug plaintiff—] This wal wilful and that the eh mas May, any to bad , for tier use laid► of Fe dus. that is axially am e 1...... ..f It POLICE. MA RLIONOUOII-ITRIET.--The following curious case respecting a forged bank note, was heard : Mr. Baooxst, a respectable pan nhroker e living In , High -street, St. Giies's, was on Saturday last waited upon by an Inipector of the Bank of England, who l produced a one pound note, which he said had been passed by Mr. Brookes to his neighbour, Mr. Bull. On examining the rote, it appeared by a memoran. dum to have been received by Mr. lirookees shop man, from some person c tiling himself Gorbould, No. 4., Tavistock-street. Mr. Brookes finding the note had been in hls possession, gave Ali. Bull another in lieu of the forged one, which lie said he would keep in order to compel Gorbould, if he could find him, to repay the one pound. The Inspector objected to this, and insisted on having the note, which Mr. Brookes as peremptorily ri fused to give up, and the Inspector went away, threatening to apply to the Magistrates at Marlborough -street, who, lie said, were of a different opinion with the Lord Mayer as to the right of individuals to retain forged notes. On Monday Mr. Brookes received a summons to attend the Magistrates, and he accordingly went to the Office, when the before mentioned facts were given in evidence, and Mr. Brookes was called upon to delivei up the note. Mr. Beoceas answered, that he considered the note as his property, and although he should be ready at any time to produce it for the purposes of justice, yet lie would not part with it from his own possession. On which Mr. Westwood, who attended for the Bank, said he should apply to the Magistrate for his committal as a felon, for having a forged note in his custody without lawful excuses to which Mr. Brookes replied, that as he had done no dishonest. act, and felt convinced he was acting right in detain ing the note, he should submit to all the consequences which might result from such detention. Mr. WESTWOOD then applied to the Magistrate for Mr. Brookes to be taken into custody, and he was actually committed to C!erkenwell Prison under charge of lamb until yesterday noon, when he was Weight op by Foy , for. re-examination. .Mr.'Haastra attended on the part of the deign and complained of the severe and oppressive proceedings which 'had been adopted towards Ins client, and obserikl, that as the, note was conspi curiusly stamped in two places as forged, it was not in a state for circulation,.consequently Mr. Brookes could not retain the note for any dishooest purpose, and that the Legislature could only intend, that per sons found in possession of notes, which they meant to negotiate, should be considered as felons, aud , that Mr. Brookes e .uld not for a mument bsi suspected of any such intention $ and that he had besides engaged to produce the note whenever it should be required for the purposes of justice. Mr. Warrwooo and the Magistrate replied, that it was Mr. Brookes's own look that he had been incon venienced and imprisoned, for he had been told, that if he gave up the note, he should not be committed, but he had obstinately persisted in keeping the note, and be had therefore only himself to blame. Mr. HAMM replied, that he considered the Bank had no power, even by a civil action, to compel his client to give up the note, and that he thouglit it ex tremely unjust that they should have resorted to such adsoppressive mode to obtain it. It was now suggested by Mr. Westwood, that if Mr. Brookes would deposit the note in the hands of the Magistrate, be should be admitted to bail, to at tend on a future day. Mr. HARSIZa, however, objected to this, as it might be interpreted that Mr. Brookes remained un der suspicion and it was at last arranged, that Mr. jlrookes should be discharged, on an enKagemeat, that the forged note should be sent to the Magistrate in the course of she evening. Manstorr Hovsa.—Yesterday a refeetable dealer is the City applied to the Lord Mayor for a sum mons, in order to procure the attendance of some one of the Officers of the Bank of England, to shew cause why a note, declared bj a'Clerk of that estab lishment to be forged, was withheld from him (the complainant). He stated, in support of his apptica tion, that the restoration cf the note would enable him to trace it to the person from whom he received it, and thus secure his own property. The btu) MAYOR said the case was one in which he could not interfere, and it would be but a waste of time for him to hear a question discussed, upon the merits of which he was not empowered to decide. Has Lord ship, however, thought it was a very fit subject for investigation in a higher Court. Two Jews were charged with robbing a sailorof their own tribe of thirty-nine guineas in gold, and some few Bank-notes for 41 each, the saving of fourteen years service at sta. The prosecutor s it appeared, had re turned to his native country last Sunday, and having got among his relatives and friends at the east end of the town, he made himself merry through their affected hospitality and regard. While in this state be was plundered of his property. Every exertion was made by the officers to trace the stolen property, but without effect ; but suspicion fell very strongly upon the prisoners, who were seen in his company on theta day mentioned. The charge, however, could not be sustained against either of the prosecutors. The prosecutor—es 'Tis a bard case, my Lord, after an absence of fourteen years from home, that rite timbers should be shivered; that si should be boarded by persons even of m own religion, even friends, and tom y my little all. But, no matter, there is no happiness on shore, and Jews :I know, will rob their own father." The LOAD MATOR•.•“ I plty your case much, and wish I could relieve you bet it is out of my power, further than to desire she (Awn to continue their search for your property and the plunderers, and to advise you to get to sea, far from your false friends as quickly as possible again. Sorely the Jews might Infer one of their own society to escape." The prisoners were discharged. Bow-cramr.—A perms who keeps a deity auction, room in Picket-street, Temple.bar. Was charged by Mr. Best, of Deasesiard, Westminster, with - having sold to him, by amities, a seal warranted to be gold, lengaginig to return the money if. on minute, exami nation, it ahosll rove to be otherwise. Mr. Best stated, that on sbewiog the seal to a silversmith, he twas assured it was not genuine gold: He therefore 1 seat his brother ti the anctlos.rooin to return the seal and demand thc i repayment at Isis mosey ; bat he was I told it could not them ha paid him, as he had art cotes withis the usual hours for making He Sited a short time for the arrival of the proprie tor of the room, but was again told he must call some ocher time; whereupon he applied to the Ma gistrate for a warrant, and had the auctioneer brought up in custody to answer his complaint. Mr. Amu.- PIIUS, as Counsel let the auctioneer, contended there was nothing like fraud in the traesaction ; that t!ie auctiuneer was merely the agent In sale on commis• don; that the seal in question, though not solid gold, was strongly cased with gold, and cost the manufac turer, metal and workmanship. Ils.; that the price it was sold at was out 2s. more, consequently but a very moderate profit. That his client was ready to return the money whenever it was called for in t:.e re3ular hours. Mr. limes, the Magistrate, observed, that complaints of the most flagitious frauds at many of the perpetual auction-rooms were frequent, and very ' general ; that it was his bounden duty to put down fraud in whatever shape it might assume, whether auction or an; thing the. Fur the present he should ' order the defendant to be discharged from custody, with an injunction, however, to the complainant, that if, on applying again for the return of his purchase. money, it were not paid, be should prosecute the par. ties for fraud. Uston-u sm.—A negro woman, named Amelia, a native of Barbadoes, who lived servant with a Lundy at Newington, was on Tuesday Nought up by Snow, the Constable at Newington, for re-examination, charged with the wilful murder of her illegitimate child. She was folly committed for trial at the Sur rey Assizes. Dustin Ponca.--Moommaru armor.--Williaos HoterJrd was brought before the Sitting Magistrate, on Friday, the 20th ult. charged with having grossly and violently assaulted Bridget Hamilton and Jaue Dignam. It appeared on examination, that Bridget Hamil ton, a washerwoman, living at Drumcondra, had, on Monday fortnight, made free with a field of the Lord Bishop of Kildare, to lay a quantity of washed ar ticles to bleach in. Howard, who is son-in-law to his Lordship's Steward, saw the trespass, and began to gather up the clothes, either with a view to throw them into the road, or to impound them. The wo man, seeing him treat her things in such a manner, ' and even, as she alleged, actually tearing some of them, ran to him and entreated bim to desist, and she would remove them herself. This he refused to comply with, and a scuffle ensued between the two. The woman (Divans) seeing the inequality of the contest, and feeling for her neighbour, ran to her as sistance, and endeavoured to itiotect her ; the manly prowess, however, of the person she had to contend with, proved victorious on the occasion, and four times successively laid Dignam flat on the earth.— Her face was greatly disfigured by the beating she got, and one oUher eyes tompletely closed up. This woman told the Magistrates, what was very visible to any observer, that she was tar advanced in a state of pregnancy. The Bishop attended .to vindicate his servant's conduct, and insisted on the Magistrates taking his depositions against the two women The whole of the parties cinema into recognizance's to appear at the County Sessions. The transaction came under the consideration of l the CHAIRMAN of Kilmainhasp, and a Petit Jury, at the late Sessions. After a full investigation, Howard 'was found Guilty, and sentenced to three months im prisonment in the county jail, with liberty to com mute the punishment by paying the prosecutors (Hamilton and Dignam's) expenses, and giving them ten pounds by way of compensation for the assault. The cross bills of indictment which this person, by desire of his master, sent up to the Grand Jury, were thrown out. Mr. PLATT, we are sorry to hear, is rather worse than hs was last week ; be is confined to his bed ; the wound still discharges, and the ball is not yei extracted. Mr. Firm%Taws, second clerk at Hatton Garden Office, has not yet.returned from his search alter the younger Watson. The last account received from him was from Li►erpool. Sir Jacoa Amity's game•keepe ifiprehended, a few nights ago, five poachers in lhe Baronet's pre serve, with game and guns in their possession, since which they have been committed for trial to Waking ham Jail. About 11 o'clock, on Thursday night, when Mr. William Whitby, rope-maker, East-lane, Kent-road, and his wife returned home from a puty, they found their, house had been broke open, and plundered of feather beds, bed clothes, boxes,wearing app irel, and many other artides. Pursuit was instantly made, and a man driving • light cart with the stolen pro. petty, was stopped and taken into custody. Friday a meeting took place at Bobbing, near Rochester, between Lieutenant B—, of the Royal Navy, and Dr. a medical practitioner in ►hat neighbourhood—when the friends of the respective parties met, it appeared, on explanation, that the Doctor hid omitted to inform his friend, either with the cause, or the intention of the meeting ; and when asked, if be was prepared to give the satisfaction which was required of him he observed, that he came to mule the business like a gentleman, hut lint to fight. His friend, a professional gentleman of re. ,spectability in Rochester, on hearing the cause of complaint which the Lieutenant had to urge against the Doctor, was disgusted with his conduct; and after seeing his nose almost wrenched from his lace, by the intended second of I.ieutenant and other indignities offered to his person by another in jured party, be left him in the hands of his antago. lists to shift for himself, and receive the chastisement he most justly merited. Notice of the intended meeting having, however, been given to the Ma gistrates, a peace officer arrived upon the ground, whilst the complaining parties were insisting upon sa tisfaction, ■nd stopped all further proceedings by taking them into custody. The parties, on being brought before the Magistrates, were bound over to keep the peace. On the 18th ultimo, a little boy, about a year and r a half old, son of Mr. G. Stunrize, of West Mailing, was killed by a piece %f gristle lodging in his throat. The mbstance lodged too low to be extracted with out surgical aid, and in ten minutes before that aid could be obtained, the vital spark was extinct. A medical gentleman peefonned the operation of open ing the windpipe of the little sufferer, and extracted the gristle, but could net remote animation. COROhZII'S A'QUAST MURDER IN ST. GILES'S. An Inquisition was taken yesterday Looming, st tf.e Board-room, St. Gile.'r Workhouse, upon the bc,! ! ,. of Edwas StaLton, for the purpose of ascert.iinir, t , Is w and by what means the deceased came by /,is 4,:a!! . Jane Jealous said,e,at Saturday night. eleue-, of December, she was in a eltlee..hop i o Ge. , ).g. - street, St. Giles's, wl•ich is kept by a 172111 liarnr4 4 . Bastall ; it was newly fall of thieves and prostitiires ; there were at least twenty men and youths, wise m she knew to be common thieves. Toe deceased came into the house betv.ven 10 and 11 o'clock, and sit by the side of his girl, (a prostitute be had treated) ; I e took some money out of his peckers which was stern by the people in the house. A man tailed Paddy Dos 3, and alffithe.r called Tom the Sailor, whose real name was Walker, were the persons mtnt active in the house. l'ad4 Downs twisted the ha n d cf t::., deceased's girl to take her :may. Walktr assisn (- 4 him, and they forced the deceased upon a broken chair in one corner of the room. Walker lieW t!;r deceased, aid Paddy Diem. seized him by the throat wit!) one hand, sod with the o;her Eton), .1 his mouth, to prevent him making a noise, white th robbed him. She did not see what money they ter k from him, for after Downs had seked him by t! throat, all the men and boys surrounded him, so that she lost sight of him ; she heard a deep nioani::g, which she believed was made by the deceased, a:: ! 4, ratling in his throat, which was like a man for breath. Bastall, the master of the house, !ILA: him in this distressing situation, and came trio room which is divided by a partition only from ti..: coffee room. and ordered all in the house to leave in). mediately, or he would call the watchman. AI!tl e men left the house, and Downs and Walker drayg- the deceased out with them. When they took him out he appeared to be nearly lifeless, his eyes rolled, and be was apparently insensible. The deceased was a little intoxicated, but he knew very well what lits was doing ; he defended himself a long time, and made great resistance to prevent them robbing him. Bastall trembled very much after they had dragged the deceased out of the house. Witness in about teu minutes after she left the house saw the deceased lykg in a dying state upon a step, about seven houses Inca the coffee-shop; he was in the arms of fuer watc' - men. She afterwards went to the coflee-shop, seal saw several persons dividing the money, which slit believed they had stolen from the deceased, for they had no money in their 'possession before. 8a5 . ,,t11 did not attempt to rescue him from the thieves sv!,,:i they rook him out of the house. After they heti divided the money, they sent ((Jr licit: irs end g« drunk. Several gins of the town lodged in the coffer shop. She did nut see the deceased after he eau to the care of the watchinen. Sarah Reeve corroborated nearly the whole of di.: above evidence; she knew alit the men vino were the coffee•hou.e were all thieves—they b.longed to one gang, and were more than sixty in nu-Hive; they had threatened the lives of all who peached. Becaiise she said that it was a shame to ill use the deco see, two i f the gang knocked her down, and threatens) her life, and she knew that the above witness sudb.•+- self would lase their lives if they eeriturtd into street. She was in the house when softie of the g..rg returned, and they said that the deceased was ma diled. [lovers Ca in shortly after, and hid liitn\e:i' under the petticoats of the girls; when the ot.,tzlitrti, inquire) for him, they were told that I e was vet there. This and the ether witnesl were tan to tlii watch-house by tl:e iaratchnien ; the v eave itithiet, • tion w!iete it likely to tied Downs, And the wate - men went to the place (the Tut k. Head, in Ge )eg street), tiel him into custody, and brought him t the watch: house. The coffee-la:else was kept open ll night, and men and women were admitted for the purposes of prostitJtion. The Sur,;con ssho ei:amined the body of the ceased, believed his ,:eath x•as ccasieacd by or suffocation, which might be cauted by per sons pressing him en the neck. The Coroner said, that he had not the least doubt but the deceased died in consequence of die treatment of a gang of villains, wfose called a co&e-shop. It was time such places win• put as end to, for there was no d:iubt but tint be wiis decoyed to the house by the girl, aid because Le would not tamely submit to be robbed, they used those violent means wind), no doubt, occasioned his death. Verdict—Wilful minder against Patrick 1 3 / I . A n^. olio Paddy Barney, Thomas Walker, alio: T 6111 'Sailor, and other persons unknown. The Coroner issued his warrant for the c..nvnioll of Patrick Downs to Newgate, to take his trial at the neat Old Bailey Sesions, and the parties were bound over in recoginzatices of f4O each to pro:en:o the pris:)ner. The Gez,tte de France awes the ill 'wing prices ui peivisions at Paris durirg the Let s.eck " Bread (tl , e 4110 9i. ; rice, the lb. 62.; vtr , t.:- celli, ditto ; Lel per ib., 7d. ; veal, :id. ; rt. 7d.; fresh pork, bd.; fresh butter, Is. ; s ditto, Ind. ; lard, I Od. ; sugar, Is. (id.; coffee, I ; candles, Rid. , ttzt..." lilitl'li. 1141.0.1iy, at the Grove, Ktchatu, she Lady of D..1t0 land, liars. of a daughter. ItARK tEll. At Ayr (4c , ,t1rn!,1) on the taitti Decettrbyr. Cypten Arcl.l 1 Pullet-on, Lae twig 14 e gieutot i to Jane, eldest dat:gittcr or .; c Rey. Ltr Pr•tble.. At the Nhtise of Myth, on the 110 , 11 ult. the Res u FL.. phercon Cuonvag; .inr, Mistime!. of Newt*, to Matte..., daughter of :1:!. ker. Coact : , ) , :t:e7s. At Aberdeen, on tl r 17.! ult. Datid Reid, E,cl Sorgeno,ll3 Nary. co i.gnea, third d.teghter of the la a Alexaadtr Ety , . . .4.:llolcreig. I ue:day >e nn Or, Belfae, Raert ! • . tenant k. N. to Ati•i Mau y I.ouka e•-•, s' y Mana'....ur I tithert :21E1). On the 27th of Ortoher, of 1e%4. board •• 7 Tigris, in the West Indies, 44r, John Chivas, toa to A.. ;.•• Chin% Esq. of Aberdeen. Tbursday,.at West Wickii:ru, in Kent, Jete, seeo-cl t!:•• •• •.: of L i eut.- Colonel'l'yndale,tate o::he Ist Keginteit of Vito t • COAL :WARNE'', JANUARY I. Ships at Market. Nast:lolD. 1762 Newcastle 1$ Mulderlard oos. od. to en.. e.l 00.. oJ. to V*. HIGH WA ILK Tu Nivaguw AT Lt./I%i: JuN et :.)t.6 Morning - . - 35 rtai. a:ter. 1 Afternoon - . - Iti ........... 2 --. IaWDO : by Li./ zrie, l'ats.l'la:e; Publatc4l there, a MJ at the r• n'Plis•Bas• I V• I 1 • ~: