The National Register. — London, England, 1813-12-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 814 • in the naive of our reverend Sovereign, may lead to a sate, honourable, and permanent peace. Signed, by order of Court, HENRY ‘VOODTHORPE. • To which Address his Royal Highness was pleased to return the following most gracious answer : I return you my warmest thanks for this loyal and affectionate address. • The determination manifested throughout the United Provinces of - the Netherlands to shake off the yoke of France, and to ie•esfa blish in their G•Nernment that Illustrious Family to whom they originally owed their liberties, was well calculated to call forth. amongst all classes of his Majesty's subjects, that. sympathy and exultation in which we so largely participate, and which strongly evinces the characteristic generosity of a free people. I look forward, with the utmost satisfaction and confidence, to the . , renewal of the same friendly interbourse and connexion between that country and Great Britain, which experience has proved to be equally important to the true interests of both, and to the rode. pendence and security of Europe. The sentiments whieh you have expressed on the deliverance of the ancient inheritance of my family from the dominion of the enemy, could not fail to be peculiarly grateful to my feelings. The unexampled career ,of victory, which, through the favour of Divine Providence, has attended the arms of his Majesty, under the command of Field-Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, and those of his Majesty's brave Allies on the Continent, affords the foirest prospect of ultimate and complete success ; and I nin persuaded that on are animated by a firm conviction, that it is only time fol lowing up with unabated s igour the advantages already obtains d, that the great object can 1.,e accomplished, of restoring to this country, and to Europe, the blessings of an honourable and lasting peace. They were all very graciously received ; and had the honour of kissing the hand of his Royal Highness. There is to be a most splendid entertainment given at Carlton Home on the Birth-day of the Prinesss Charlotte, when she comes of full age, if her Royal Highness were Heir Apparent to the Crowe, and consequently Islay be regarded as of full age being Heir Pre semptive. It is expected,tthat, notwithstanding the adjournment of Parliament, sill the principal Nobility ofthe United Riugdom, will snake it a point to be present to pay their respects to their future Sovereigns. The preparations making for the Fête are of the most Sumptitous kind, and it is believed, tl.at it is only the COM nencemetif of a series of Fetes which will terminate in the marriage of the illustrious Personage with the Hereditary Prince of Orange. An. imb n that may be c , c 4lige.me . ans of establishing, nut merely a barrier to the ContinenW Powers again France, but a security to Enghaul against the revival of that system of interdict on our cool melee which has been so severely felt in the present war. This projected alliance will, of course, give rise to much and very Serious discussion. ; but in all Europe where could there be found so suitable a match for the Heir Presumptive of England as the Heir Apparent of the Netherlands? And what Csinntries could be so naturally or so beneficially connected ?—itionahig• Chronicle. Tl:e Hereditary Prince of Orange paid a visit on Tuesday to the moo's Charlotte. at Warwick-house, to which he was introduced by the Prince Regent in person. On Sunday the Hereditary • Prince dined with the Regent, and the Princess Charlotte was of the party.—Weduesday, at two o'clock, the Hereditary Prince left s house, in Harley-street, to proceed on his way to Hol land. His Royal Highness arrived at Colchester, and stopped at Thice Ceps Let, the same evening, about ten o'clock. and immediately proceeded to Harwich, where lie embarked on board the. Meteor libmb, for Holland. Wrilitesd,iy, the Mums Charlotte visited the Princess of Woks fir-the first time this season, and her first visit to her Royal Mo ther'- new horse in Connaught-place. The Princess Charlotte ar rived in her carriagre soon after four o'clock, where she was re ceived by her Royal Mother in the most affectionate manner, who conducted her over the (muse. Her Roy al Flightless particniarly admired the Chinese room and the library, although the latter is by no means finished. It is fitting up in a very novel and peculiar style. The Ceineae room is exactly the same as that which was in. toe Princess, of WaleS . 3 house at Blackheath, the materials for which have been removed to Connanght-place.--At a .quarter past five o'clock the Princesses sat down to dinner. At eleven the Prin cess Charlotte took leave of her Royal Mother, and returned to "Wax% ick Honse. The Princess Charlotte of Wales, it is expected, will spend her Christmas with the Queen and Princesses, at Windsor. We under. itanoi that 4rkeley. Rouse ia to. belief future re•idonce. LAW INTELLIGENCE. I. CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS. MAYHEW r. MAYHEW. Thig . Vras; a cause of divorce, or separation, brought by Charles Esq. against Sarah MiW?ew, his wife, by reason of adul• tery °Hedged to have been committed with a Mr. John Clarke. It appeared that the marriage took place between the parties on the 24th of September, 1806, and that they cohabited together 114 man and wife, and had issue by that marriage three children, two of whom are living. In the month of August, 1811, Mrs. Mayhew went to Margate, where she became aconainted with Mr. Clarke. On returning to town for a few days, sire informed her husband that she had received many civilities from this gentleman, and this was followed by an invitation to dine with Mr. Clark at his .14/ailments in the Adelphi, which Mr. Mayhew, peffectly unsiispicions of his wife's infidelity, accepted, and accordingly dined there with her. - She then proposed returning to Margate on the following Friday, which Mr. Mayhew agreed to, and as his profe.isional engagements prevented him from accompanying her so soon, he consigned her to the protection of Mr. Clark for the journey. Instead 'of proceeding direct for Margate, they stopped at the Duke's Head, Rochester, and passed the night there together, representing themselves as husband and wife, and did not reach Margate until the tiillowing day. Mr. Mayhew hearing of this pause in their journey, had Ilia sulricions awakened, and accordingly proceeded to Rochester, where they were fully confirmed ; he then went to Margate, and tax:,il his wife with her infidelity, which she at first denied, but on being confronted with the chambermaid at the Duke's 111 , A, >he with great emotion acknowledged her guilt. Mr. Mayhew then withdrew himself from her society, and instituted the present suit. Mrs. Mayhew's Counsel .admitted the sufficiency on the proof of adultery to sustain the suit, but contended that Mr. Mayhew had, by consigning his wife, upon a night journey, to the protection of such a newly formed acquaintance as Alr. Clark, been guilty of gross negligence, and afforded a facility to the commis,-iiin of the crime charged, front which he was not therefore entitled to the remedy he sought. Sir Wm. Scott was of opinion that the conduct of Ntr. Mayhew was not sufficient to warrant • the conclusion that had been drawn from it by the adverse counsel. The case was sufficiently proved to entitle the InisbaNd to his divorce, and there was nothing in his j conduct which should have the effect of depriving hint of that re medy. The divorce was accordingly pronounced fur. DUN DAS V. •DU N DAS. This also was a proceeding for a divorce by 'reason of adultery, at the instance of Robert Maas, Esq. of St. Mary-le-one, aLtabist Jane Rollo Dundas, his wife. The parties in this ca, e were married in April, 1805 ; they lived together upwards of five years, hut had no children. In the autumn of 1810, when on a visit to General Robertson, in Scotland, they were introduced- to Lord Semple, a Scotch NoWeniati, who visited- them at Mr. Dundas's Callers. Mr. Dundas having seme estates in Sweden, which occa sionally required his pretence there, embarked for that country in July, 1811, recommending to his wife a residence, in the mean time, with her sister, Lady Douglas, at High Wycomb. During his absence, Lord Semples visits to Mrs. Dundas became more fre quent, and his attentions more particular. Mr. Dtuidas's - return was not expected until the following spring, but having completed the arrangement of hiss affairs with unlooked-for expedition, he wrote to his wife, apprising her of his intention to return immedis ately. He set off shortly afterwards, arrived in London before his letter, and took up his abode at Morland's Hotel, Dean-strect, Soho square. Being well known there, the servants informed him, to his surprise, that his wife was then in the house ; he declined, how ever, disturbing her, and ordered a different room, but in the morn lug enquired the occasion of her coming to town, of which• she gave rather a confused account, and appeared much embarrassed. He met Lord Semple in the (AT-room, .and observed him walk into Mrs. Dundas's sitting-room ; he followed, dissembling his sus picions, and thty all entered into conversation ; in the course of which, Mrs. Dundas handed a book to his Lordship, observing that it was his, and she begged that he would take it home with him : Mr. Dumb: observing a paper between the leaves, said, he must ' insist upon having the book, and accordingly took it. The con cealed paper proved to be a letter from Mrs. Dundas to Lord Sem ple, tided with expressions of unbounded fondness for his Lordship. Mr. Dundas reproached Lord Semple with the breach of friendship 1 and confidence he had been, guilty of, at which lie was abashed, and j they then i•eparatcd. Mrs. Dundas shortly afterwards left the hotel, leaving a letter fur her husband, expressive of the utmost contrition, DEC.