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...• ...--___ JULY ST. Farley, Mrs. Gibbs, and Mrs. Liston, were very• successful in their several parts, Mr. Thompson seemed to have at last mas tered his countenance; Mr. Liston to wish that no other candi- ' date for theatrical fame should ever excel him in.his character, end Mrs. St. Leger to exert herself, just enough to avoid being hissed, but not to deserve praise. It is the misfortune of this lady, that the most pathetic scenes seem to produce on her aiu dicrous impression. Like King Midas, whose touch converted every thing into gold, she converts every circumstance, however atilicting,—every speech, however moving, into a subject for laughter. Iler manners were not those of an African mother. and her shape far from that of a famished woman. TO TILE EDITOR OE THE NATIONAL REGISTER. S a,—The Eccentric Divine, mentioned in your last but two, No. '2B, must he a very learned man, and must have studied very much, or he never would have been able to prove that the Letters composing the name of Napolen Buonaparte, and the numbers represented by those Letters, before the introduction of figures, amounted to the exact number 666, mots mentioned in the 13th Chapter of the Revelations to be the number of the Beast (Bumutparte). Now, Sir, lam not so learned a man as the Eccentric Divine, having had little more than a parish education, but wishing for improvement (as no doubt many of your readers do the same) I should esteem it a favour, if he will inform me where he learned that the numbers for which the Letters in the Beast's name should amount to the number 666. 1 never understood that Saint John wrote in any other lan sma,,e than Hebrew and Greek. If, therefore, the Letters are in Greek, the numbers would be 184, if, in Hebrew, 1092, as may he very easily proved by Lamy Introduction, page 311. I perceive the method tile Eccentric Divine has used to find his utteibers is as follows, viz.—The first ten Letters he calls one, too, three, &e. and the residue of the Letters are called at), :iO, 40, &c. adding 10 to every Letter, by which means the number 666 will he found. But I doubt whether when St. John wrote his Revelation he calculated in that way, therefore I apprehend it is of more modern invention. However, upon the whole, your readers from shat I have wrote, may easily make a table and satisfy their own curiosity, in case the Eccentric Divine will not favour me with a better solution. I am yours, &c. Portman Place, Edgware Road. A SUBSCRIBER. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27. CRIM. CON. GREGSOK V. M'TEGGART. The Plaintiff in this case wasan Attorney, the same who lately recovered in an action against his Coachman, for criminal con versation with his wife; this was a second action against the De fendant, who was a Broker in the City, for criminal conversa tion before the coachman. The Attorney General stated all the circumstances of the case as they appeared in evidence, and observed, that although they could give no direct proof of the fact, he contended, from the facts Is hick he should lay before the Jury in evidence, that they would be justified in concluding that an adulterous inter course had taken place. He then adverted to what he admit ted, proved a singular feature in the present case, namely, that this was a second action to recover damages for the seduction of the same woman. The reason of this was, that at the time the action against the Coachman was prosecuted, the Plaintiff was not in possession of sufficient evidence against the Defendant to warrant his laying his case before a Jury with any fair prospect of success ; but he had since became acquainted with facts which at that time be was wholly ignorant of, and it became him now to bring the Defendant to public justice, because it would appear that he was the first seducer of the unfortunate woman, and consequently was the cause of that miserable state of degrade tion into which she afterwards fell, by prostituting herself in the basest manner with her menial servant. After many other observations upon the nature and tendency of this injury, the Attorney General proceeded to detail the case in evidence. Mr. Cooke, the Rarrister, the Rev. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Leese, a Surgeon, Mr. Dixon, the Plaintiff's partner in trade, and a Clensentson ) all spoke to the good conduct and affection of THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. Mr. Gregson, and the apparent harmony with which he and his wife lived together. Naomie Sakar said she went to live in the family of Mr. Gregson after the death of his former partner, Mr. Smart, which happened in the year 1802. She went with the family to Lay ton, when Mr. G. took a house there. Mr. M‘Teggart was a neighbour; he at first visited the home in a public and open manner, butafterwards he visited in a more private manner,and when Mr. Gregson was absent. Mr. Gregson usually went to ' town about eight in the morning, and returned about nine or tea at night. Mr. M'Teggart used to come to the house about six or seven, and when he was there the blinds in the dining-room were pulled down: the blinds were umully pulled down in the former part of the day, hut they were suffered to remain dowse. after Mr. M'Teggart came there. On tht se days tt hen he Tame, Mrs. G. always put on clean linen, and dressed rather gayer titian usual. She then spoke particukrly to two visits, on one of s hick, about the end of 1803, Mrs. Close, M • Gregson's mo ther, was on a visit at the house. Mr. M' feggart came one evening as usual, and being told Mrs. Gregson was down the garden, he went after her. She saw them together, and they went into a shrubbery near the green-house, where they remains ed for sometime. When Mrs. Gregson returned to the parlour she heard high words between her and her mother, and Mrs. Gregson burst into tears. On another occasion the witness went into the parlour to carry some coals. Iler mistress appeared much confused, and asked her why she came without being rang for. Mr. M'T. was standing in the room, Mrs. Gregson's draws appeared much discomposed, and she appeared .very much dur ried. Elizabeth Graves said she lived last with Mr. Gregson at the house at Layton; she said Mr. M‘Teggart frequently visited at the house when Mr. Gregson was out. While Mrs. Close was on a visit at the house, her mistress and the Defendant often walked together in the garden. One day as she was coming from the kitchen garden, she saw them walking near the green-house, they appeared in earnest conversation, and at length Mr. Mvll'_ took her by t:le hand, and they walked away behind the green house which led to a lumber room ; she went in doors and mets tioned to the other servants what she had seen. Once as she was in the kitchen, s he saw acrms the hall into the draw big-mom. Mr. M`Teggart had just come in ; lie went up to Mrs. Gregson. took her by the hand, and kissed her, which -she willingly acceeted. William Goodburne spoke to the visits of Mr. M'T. in town. tie had seen Mr. mvr. take hold of her hand and kiss her at meeting, at a time he supposes they were not aware they were seen by any one. Once he went into the room where they were together. He found them sitting on the sofa, and one arm of Mr. WT. was resting on the mol. behind Mrs. Gregsou's back. Matilda Phipps, a young lady who was on a visit at Mr. Gregson'son the llth of Mardb• 1801, stated that at that time she was only ten years old. Mrs. Gregsou told her and her sis ter to go play in the garden, when Mr. M‘T. came; she accor dingly went out, and passing the window, saw Mr. APT. kiss Mrs. Gregson. • Elizabeth Downes said she went to live with Mr. Gregson at his new house in town, on the Ist of January, 1?i07. Soon af terwards Mr. MiTeggart came to the hause; she opened the door; he asked, is Mrs. Gregsmi at home? the witness sheaved him up stairs to the room where Mrs. G. usually sat. Mrs. G. was above, and when she Caine down, as soon as he entered the room, she drew down the blind of one of the wi n dows. She desired the witness to briagsome coats, which she did, and saw them sitting close by each other near the tire, the elbows of their chairs touching. The room in which they sat was sepa rated from the kitchen only by a thin wainscot, and her mistress. instead of ringing, usually knocked against the wainscot when she wanted the witness. She heard a noise which at tirst she thought was a knocking against the wainscot, but after listening she thought it was the rocking of a chair; it continued about ten minutes, and then it ceased; shortly afterwards 'Air. M'Teg gart came into the kitchen, and talked to her for a minute or two about the smallness of the kitchen. Mrs. Gregson also came into the kitchen, and the witness intended to have remarked her dress, but they both looked at her so intently that she was not able to make any observation on her mistres:. As soon as the Defendant was gone, Mrs. Gregson went into her bed room and dressed herself. When she went into the room she found the chain; displaced, and Mr. Al‘Teggart in the dark corner, where the blind was down. There was a sofa in the room, but as it had a loose case it would have hctra3ed if any one had been upon it. Her opinion was, that at that time Defend:tat and her Alarm • • ) i i , • maks%