The National Register. — London, England, 1814-02-20 00:00:00

122 THE NATIONAT, REGISTER. DRURY LANE. Mr. KFAV, whose abilities in Sky/uck have already se cured his fame as a first rate performer, appeared yester day se'nnight in the character of Richard the Third. lie )aboured under a severe hoarseness, which impaired the execution, without concealing his excellent conception of the part, and his reception was enthusiastic. We l however, suspended our remarks until we should see him in the full exercise of his powers. But his exertions having occasioned an expectoration of blood, his per formance was deferred till lag night: AVe are, therefore, compelled to postpone our remarks to our neat. LA 1r IN7 PLUG ENC E, FEB. '2O. COURT OF KING'S MAUL SATURDAY, FEB. Dula) r. %MIR IS. This was an action brrught by the mother, to recover compcn'a tion in damages for the seduction of her daughter (a girl of nineteen years of age) by the defendant. The parties w ere t.ear neit.hbours, residing at Sawbridgeworth, in Ifenterdshire, and the defendant, who was a young, man and a fanner, under the pretext of paving honourable addresses to the plaintiff's daughter, in a moment of weakness took the advantage. 'of seducing her, when she became pregnant, had since lain in, and continued in a very delicate state of health to the period of bring;ng the actiAll. Ii turned out, lorw ever, upon the cross examination by 111 r. Parke; that the young lady had permitted the temiliarities of the deti•ntlaist repeittedly at- ter her first seduction, and the criminal iotercourse between them was not made known to her mother until her state of pregnaney came apparent. Under these circumstance-, Lord I.llrob o ronA observed to the Jury that this was not a ease for aggravated da mages, the nt person acquiescing in her seduction so long, was not a proof of her exemplary vii tae, and therefor they ‘N give such reasonable damages its the case called fur.—D Idges for the plaiatiff, 751. ILLNESS of THE PRINCE REGENT. The Prince Regent has not left Carlton•house for some time past, in consequence of severe illness. A few days ago, his Royal Highness's symptoms assumed so unpleasant an ap pearance that repeated bleedings were judged necessary. His Royal Highness is now, however, considerably better. Tot QUEEN OF WORT ENI nenc.—lt has been stated as - a mere article of Court news, that Sir T. Ty, whitt, alter an inter view with the Prince Regent and the Earl of Liverpool, waited on the Queen, at Windsor, on Wednesday last, with a commission with which he was entrusted by her Royal Daughter the Queen of kV urtemberg. Sir Thomas certain ly did wait upon her Alajesty, and we ate enabled to state that the commission with which he was entrusted was of no common natnre. It was to communicate to the Queen the arrangement which had been filially made with the consent of the Court of Wurtemberg, for the departure of the. late Princess Royal of. England from that country, aid her fu ture residence in her native land. • The cause of the unexpected-return of her Royal High ness to this country, we shall not mention, except to state that her Royal Highness's conduct has been in every instance irre proachable. lady Castlereagh is said to be gone, or going, to W ur temherg to accompany her Royal Highness to this country. Courier). It is asserted that a division has for some time subsisted in the Cabinet, as to whether England shall consent to make peace with Buonaparte.—Lord Castlereagh is said to hate written home to his colleagues, strenuously lecontmending in the affirmative. Ilis Lordship's representations to this effect are said to have been warmly seconded by the Earl of Liver pool, who is said to have been greatly outvoted upon the subject in the Cabinet, and to base resolved upon resigning in consequence. Subsequent rumours say that a'l dif ferences have been adjusted, and that his Lordship therefore remains in office. Cadiz and ('orunna papers arrived on Friday. The ad vices frotn Madrid, of the 27 t h ult. state, that Palafox and Nelci had arrived in that capital, and that Ferdinand VII ding of Spain, had reached Park, and was about to visit Spain. By these papers we also learn, that 'the Spanish ar mies arc in motion towards France, and there have been some triilicg affairs. ou the I Job; cum. Three divisions of Soult's my are said to ha% e set out to reinforce the armies in the inlet for of France; it) consequence of which we may soon expect to hear of Lord Wellington being again in motion. We lament to learn the loss cf the Beresford and Nancy franspotts, with troops on board for our army in Holland. They were both wrecked on the Ilaake Sands. Of the troops and crew of the Beresford only 42 were :iaved s but the whole on hoard the Nancy perished, ~~ OLD nAmEr. TRIAL OF WILLI %A STURMAN FOll SETTING FIRE TO MS HOUSE. Yesterday, Wm Sturman was indicted for is ilfally and malicionsly setting fire to Isis house, in Half Moon-street, Piccadilly, un the 11. it of January last. We have already given at very fall length the details of this most extraordinary ease, as they. appeared before the Magistrates at Nlarlbormigh-street Office, and in the King's Bench on the moti o n for an Habeas Cowpas. All these details were fully proved on the trial, even to the sending away of the favourite canary-bird, on the morning of the day the fire took place. It was also proved that they .prisoner's interest in the lease had been iststired for f,5401. whirls was 1001. more than he. was bound to do by his covenant ; the for allure was also sworn by an auctioneer to be . ivorth Only 7801 :mil it was insured for 1,5001. the person who made the inventory having received instrnetions from the prisoner to swell the at tides. The prisoner in his defence attempted to prove an alibi, but still there was• o hours and a half of the time nuneemmted for. The waiter at the Telegraph Chophouse, where he stated to have passed that time l not being ahle to identify his person, the Jury, withont leaving the box, found the prisoner (guilty—Death. . prisoner is a good looking man, was gentet.ly eiressed, and 2p• peered remarkably careless during the trial,• frequently appearing to sneer at the observations which Mr. Gurney, Counseifor the pro seeation, thought necessary to make. 'Clic other eases tried were of no importance. • MURDER. Friday, Michael Regan and Patrick Gallagher sere indicted for tile wilful murder of Edmund White, in St. Giles's, on the 30th of January. • The evidence for the prosecution was nearly the same as that given at the Police examinations, It appeared in evidence, that they had met for the purling: of fighting, mad that they were going to revenge some injury done by the Limerick men. Oue of Norwood's party rani, in, and asked White, the' deceased, it' he was not ready to come out? %Vanes% advised hint to go home to Isla house in Satiron-hill. They went out of the house together —Se veral other witnesses were called, who swore, that the dveeasrd had come to St. Giles's, for the avowed purpose of fighting, and that the prisoner Gallagher interfen d, for the purpose of quelling the riot. 'Jere the Learned Judge (Baron Wood) Ob.:erved, that it appear. ed to him that the evidence for the proseention was materially oves balanced by that of the defence, and he did not see the neee sity of taking up the time of the Court. The Jury hesibiteil some time, and then told his Lordship,. that .as the man had lost hi• life, it might be expedient for the ends of justice to examine further witnesses. The evidence in behalf of the prisoners was again re stimed,• and t e Jury, Idler hearing one other person, acquitted the prisoners. We understand that Sir Thomas Graham is coming home from llolland. - r -1