The National Register. — London, England, 1814-07-03 00:00:00

4P9 Prussia„ Princes, the Prince of Mecklenberg, Marshal Blu cher, General I'latnff, the Prussian and Portuguese Ambassa- Aors, wit many of the Nobility and other persons of distinc tion. The pet formance was of the very first description. Mrs. Billingion laudably came forth from her retiiement nn the occasion. 'sise was rapturously greeted; and in return delighted every hearer by a rich diiplay of her sweet notes aril transcendently brilliant powers. Every Ecclesiastic who favour atrocioirs ustirpation of Buonaparte, has been dismissed from his church prefer ments, by the Pope. MONTIILY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Swedish and the trw yellow Scott , ls turnips which are sown have I . twen well got is. The common turnip culture proceeding with ac tivitv. The putatoe crop luxuriant anti forward, and contrary to former opinion, an equal breadth with last year planted. Grass very liJit upon poor lands : on superior soils heavy, and improving tinder the present rains. Very little yet cut, and that chit fly near the metropolis. Tares, rapes, &e. a most Imturiant crop, and chives . very good. The sprig torn looks well, and as yet healthy : but tile long continuance of the easterly winds, the alterations since , and watt of the solar heat, have retarded thfe progress towards ma turity, and, as tar as at present can be judged, the harvest must lie late; and sin the cool weather continue, there must be considera ble tit feet both in the quantity :mil quality of the grain. The process of flowering has not yet ceneneneed on the wheats, even of the best of soils, A very heavy interest depends on the success of that pro ess. The pea crop wars a very indifferent appearance from i's extra me back wardne-s. Of hops HO particular report. The • fruit received an early blight, ac in last year, and it is to be fbared that 611CCeliSiOil of warm sun, so absolutely necess..ry to its recovery, will not come in time. The quantity iJ spring wheat sown this season minsintLy small, but the breadth of the wheat crop in general firon the most exten , tve scale ; and if productive, its quantity will, in all probability, eonsidetaliy overtop the animal consumption of this country, from which, and other considerations, the. exportation Bill is wise and judicious. In wool no alteration, Cattle markets universally heavy, and the dealers fully aware oft} still farther and considerable decline. Mulch cows fetch a fair price. LAIV INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING's BENCH.-SATVI2DAY. BANFIp,I) v. MILLAR. This was an action to reeve,. 951. 10s. for goods sold and de ercd. The plaintiff wa• a broiler, anti the demand was for goods famished by him to the detentiant's credit. The defence set up was that 1 1 , 1 :e goods were not furnished (to Mr. Millar, but to u. person named .Cullier. brother to Mrs. MWar, house they were ddixered with the exception of two .of the articles. It ap p;!ared however that Mr. Millar gave the ,order for the goods, awl sdected them.; on one occasion when a .pair of witclow• curtain: wt•r.e.nut sent house at the time promised, 11ir,. pillar threat coed ir they we,re.not soltite.next day all the goods sh,wild be re turned and ac wut:!o ppyfor none,of.theiii. Verdict fuy..tbe SIR (:. P. rfURNER, ;BART V. STROLING. w 3-: an avtion of 'Frover 40 .11W.G vet . a piettire frame, winfler the tollo<At:12: eiretunitanees nue aLt:o Sit Gregory too a Fancy to a pirtore painted by the defendant. the t•ubjeet of „tv.11:1:11 mas, 1)3:Iia and matte proposAis to 111e1t4se it. 'rile price whi.ch tl.e defendant demanded 1.1. Vat? . f2OOO r Gref,ol'y j lwv:est‘r ; _ultimately atvectl to gi . v 1,Y.)01. for it. At this tinse it will in :at elo,:ant gilt franie, hitt 5(.14;4t• time at ter, t% hey sent home, it \vie; nit a rolkr, w,th no fr:uuc tit 311. Application was s pnvie to the defendant for the frame, t,at without •ateeess ; and the pre , ent action was brow:lit to ceeover th e frAine Of it , value. It t,Vilti WI kV Prikiiiol 414 iii. (lit' it , ..!Ce*:ll.l':lt %Vit., 101 pictute anti frame, i4n:l.ttlat v6hte .the ft ante w 4; , gtut.e4 , . ; for which stint a yet dict was ta}cep tor the COLT:r nF ENVIIM4LTER.—SAIUIWAY THE •h 1 V. fIEGVINING. dcfcr.dint in tni• eaw. (h owner of a sal ti:vzling vesiret, Thu convietel in the lit:nalty of ioUW. for having c0n .04. THE NATIONAL RFGISTER. JULY 3. ARCHES COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS. w SMITH V. SMITH. This was a snit for a divorce at the instance of Louise, the wife of George Thomas Smith, Esq..of Devygyfilehi, in the county rof Carnarvon, Wales, against him, on the ground of cruelty and adal tery. It appeared. that the parties were married in October, 1791, a t Sr, Mary's Chapel, Walcot, in Somersetshire, Mt Smith being thee under age; and Mrs. Smith, a widow, of the name of Morgan. They took up their residence in Glocester-street, Portman-square, where they continned until the latter end of 1795, and had one daughter. About that time, Mr. Smith entreated his wife to make an alteration in his favour with regard to some property over which she retained a right by her marriage settlement, and upon her re fival, began to treat her with eonsiderable harshness and cruelty ; one instance of which in particular occurred in Jannaey 1796, whet; he forcibly locked her up one morning in her dressing•room, and went out ; but upon his return flooding she ' , art been liberated by the servants, and was then at supper, he asked her angrily how she dared to conic clown stairs ; awl moon lour replying she thought she { la d a fi g ht t o do so in her own house, he lent hold of her with great violence, awl dragged her to the bottom of the stairs ; hoot the servants having opened the street door, and alarmed the neigh bours, she was rescued from further violence by the interference of Mr. and Mrs. Dashwood, who resided in the adjoining hone. A deed of separation was afterwards entereq into between them, and she made him an allowance from her separate property of '2OOl. per annum. through the medium of her trustee, under the marriage settlement, He then formed an improper connection with a person of the name of Trefusis, since deceased, and lived with her at his house in Montagne-place, until the spring of 1800, when he aban doned the connection ; and Mrs, Smith lees induced, through the interference of his father and mother, to resume her cohabitation with him, and egecnte a deed releasing all the remaining property she possessed independent of him. They continued together at their residence at Pendy Fryn, in Wales, and in 1807 had A daugh ter born. About this time a person of the name of Hannah Dodd came into the family, in the capacity of dairy maid, and was short ly afterwards made housekeeper. Mr. Smith having accustomed 14111$811 to a separate bed during his Witi.' 9 s ,confinement, persistol in doing so after the child was weaned, and this first excited suspi cion in the family of an undue intimacy between him and Hamedo Dodd. His behavionr to his wife was also materially changed, and in July, 1808, broke out into violence. The connection with Han nah Dodd becoming matter of observation in the neighbourhood, wawat length discovered by Mrs. timith, who insisted on her being dismissed the house, Wilda Mr. Smith at first refused, but at length acceded to through the remonstrance of friends, and she quitted their eervice in August, 1801, He followed her not long after wards, abandoning his wife and child, awl they lived together at West-end, Hampstead, until February, 1809, when Mrs. Smith, having till then continued at Peudy Vole with her child, quitted it, and repaired to the house of her brother, J. H. Burt, V,4q, at Colton, Stalliarrdshire, awl Mr. Smith then resumed his residence, at Pendy Fry') with Hannah Dodd, In April , 1811, M r s. Smith reme.ved with 'her child to Leamington, in Warwickshire, where she received I a visit from her husband, wbo insisted upon Ocing the child honu: with him, and she finding resistance useless ; was ipiAliCett to accom• pant them. Upon their arrival at Peudy Fryn, she obtained a separate apartment foe herself and the child, Mr. Smith end Hall- DOthl haying likewise separate apartments, which they kept leeked, but were occasionally beard going into each other's mow , Matters continued in this state until August, 1811, when Mr. Si" t•leptived his wife of the society of her child, and ordered its bed to be cam ried ieto his own room. Her only motive fur residing in the saineto44.SC witty Lino - being thus removed, she quitted it, and h i as ever since lived with her brother at Colton ; Jr. Smith gill eon tinning Ws cosmeetioor with Hannah D o dd. A eaaitty of witnesses *wee .examioed iii support pf this case or, Use pert of Mrs. Smith, • No,defence was offered, but 'the enamel for Mr. Smith ,obseeved, t;oat the telly act of violence relied coo, appeered to have occurred if eonsiderahle !nee since, but as the rest of the circumstances were so fully t.orovekl it would in useless le eai‘e an argument npon this single objectioeable Sir Jelin Nieboll then eccapitulated the eirenuistances of the.case, and beieg opinion that they were fully bete oat ,tlke evidenceadel;teed, adolneed, pronounced fur the divorce. I