The National Register. — London, England, 1814-08-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER . . our Allies, upon the frontiers of Norway. to take possession of that kingdom, and there to convoke in our name, and under our royal au thority, an assembly of the States of the Norwegian . people, who, after having been freely elected, will he entitled to deliberate on a new Censtitntion, calculated to establish the tutnre happiness of the nation, and which %hall then he submitted to our royal approbation. We repeat on this occasion, with pleasure, that far front desiriog ever to intringe upon any right or privileges %hien our NorAegian subjects have enjoyed to the present hour, we repeat them anew, and in the most solemn manner ; provided that the happiness and the future tranquillity of the Scandinavian people will require nothing of the two nations but the indissoluble ninon of their reci procal interest. We, therefore, by these presents, declare the diet convoked by Prince Christian. et iminal and in contempt of our rights, as will as those of ail lawful Sovereigns, and even of those of the Nor wegian nation. We farther &elate all the acts of authorjties con stituted by that diet null, and of no value nor obligation : and we expressly forbid all our Norwegian subjects to pay obedie;ice to them, or to conform themselves to them, iu any In It't whatever. We alike order by these presents, all strangers %lit) are now in Nor sway. to depart from the kinvlom forthwith, or to take the oath of submission and fidelity hefoie our constituent authorities, miler pain ut . heing puoi•lied as I eiwlA or spies. Ail4l to nu:infest vet mole our patesnal sentiment% far ow nucie sulliertb4, me promise, in the most soietim manner, t. 4% wit and pat dm; all our I k subjects of Norway, will may hat- 1,04 It vonsithred wail now , seduerd by blreigners, it the% to return to their (hay as subje-cts, and to obey with zeal and suomission all the law% and ordinaliccA which we hare caused to be poblklied to that effect. CiI.IRLES. PROVINCI.II, Nl' It It . 635 Colonel Fleming, of Wandsworth, WAN in the habit of t the plaintiff, and he apparently lived on affectionate terms with his 'flit mas Williams, R couFin of the family, gave the same evidence. .1 1 otin Dandy, waiter at the Spring Garden Coffee H use , abd Maly Hou,lter, chamber nucti at the same place, proveo that the detendant and Mrs. Pow les came there in June last. I'hey occu pied the sans bed room, and were supposed be man and wife. Mr. Gurney addressed the Jury, for the defendant, in mitigation of damages. He contended that there was no seductive acts pruned, but that they were left in the dark as to all those parts of the case upon which the Jnry were to timid their estimate of damages He arne:i them not to suppose that the delemidist was a wealmy loan, merely hee_tuse he kept a carriage—for tie carriage of a dancing pilaster was like the ca. t iage of no ap,Locenry, a mere tool of his trade; and ke warned the Jury not to let their feelings supersede their judgment, but that they would give moderate and temperate •lamiwei • Veidict for the plaintiff—Damttges 10001. HoLT V Foit fir. Ws was an action for ilia aro. WI. It WI'S brought by the ostler at tlie Castle at Richmond, against his master, the keeper of the !twist. The laCts the ca-e, RS proved by the other servants, were, that at a imhiic dinner, 3lr. Forty being displease beeause the ostler was not a 4 'catty as he thought he should have been, *organ to use a hide inantial Inure with him. His sun joined in the affray. and the ostler, a, tl u described, w , :iulently beaten, having received iron Air. Forty sevei al blows on the head, which a medical man said lie %%iis apinclit nave ‘s , nild have produced iediamination vn the brain. For the. defendant. several Gen !It men of the dinner party were called, and they said tile ostler appe...ed to be riotous and drunk, bait they c ,tr..ak to the be of the transaction. Verdict 14 the plan; ‘ill 301. '1 here w.ni a second ac tion , for giving; the plaintiff eharrze Of the con-table, in which the Jury found a verdict .51, dainages. .%ssizcs ended to-dav ; and this finishes the Horne Circuit.' AUG.i 21. CRIM. CON.—powl.ks v. LE M EN e.. 1 Gult.nrortn, Art:. lei Stajeant last stated that this was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover damages agaiust the 4;1,1111.1M tor the seduction of his w ife. Uliftatticately these can.es had been of kite years so frtqatikt in our Courts of shestice, that ere' y argument had become thrt..ailbare, and he should there fore abstain from wasting time, by c ;menthe!. on the nature and serious quality of the injury. Ile shauld ramtent himself with stating to the Jury the parties and circumstances of the ease. The ',lain tiff, Mr. Towles, was a respectable Laudon merchant, residing at Kennington, next door to the ;kleinlaut. The latter was a dancing— muster, but one of the most extensive practice, and possessing ; great deal of money. At least he exhibited all the external marks of wealth, for he kept a splendid house and table, and glittered away in a Showy equipage. But although they were next door neighbours, the parties did not visit for some time. The plaintiff was absent dialog the greater part of the day, on his business in London; and .it was on one day during his absenac that Mrs. Ise Mercier first visited at the house of the plaintiff When lie returned home at Hight he fonnd his wife lull of the praises of their neigh bour, and from thence a communication of visiting commenced be tween the thiuilies. At this time the plaintiff . and his wife were very , young. He had been married but six years„ nod had three children. At the time of the marriage he was barely twenty-one years old, and his wife not above eighteen. During the last sum mer one of the children was ill, and, thr the benefit of the air, a lodging was taken at Richmood; aud while Mrs. Le Mercier her self Na as in a stale far advanced in we:plain-N. , the defendant took the opportunity of carrying on his work of seduction. and in which he too soon unfortunately succeeded; thr in the month of - June last ,;firs. Puwles left her lodging, and he should prove that Nlr. Le Mer cier and herself passed several days together at the Spring-garden Coffee-house, where they coliabOri as mail aml wife. This was the ease he had to present to them, and for w Inch the plaintiff sought to recovi r a compensation in damages. John Harcourt !tackle produced the registry of the marriage of the parties, by %%inch it appeared that they were married at St. Leonard's, Sliorediteh, opt me t:•nli February, I BM. Mrs. Hannah Jones was aunt to the plaintiff. She stated that they were acquainted together about our years Ire t o re they were married. Mrs. Towles was thin not quite 18, and Mr. Ponies not '2 1. The lady was of a good family, and reputed very handsome. They had now three children, and hitherto appeared to have lived in harmony and ;withal election. 11 1 4,4.-0- NOR W Vi.count Clermont was im:teted tor an assatil.t, with inteat to commit a - rape The indictment 11;01 been reinuved Certiorari hone the into the Court of hint,': Bench, dod was tried by a special jury, on Thursday, the 11th inst. The •tu yor the pro entrix, Stisan lomilley, a girl °l.' lth and which way attemptili to be supported by the testimony of hei uu t l le r, %vets inconsi*teot, and their evidence contra,lietory ; none of Lori! Licriliont's witnes3es were examineil. The jury acquitted the tlefend.int. TUES 11.41 - S 1,0 V DoN GAZ ET lE. At the Court of Carlton House, the 15th of A. gust. 1814, Present his Royal Highness the Prince Regent :n Connell, It is ordered by his Royal Highness the Prince 1: .g:nt Count.: 1, in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, that the Parliament evmen stands prorogued to Saturday the twenty-seventh day of tn's instaiit August, be further prorogued to Tuesday the first of November next. WHITEHALL, AUG. 16, 181-1. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has Lcen pleased. in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, to nominate His Royal Highness Ow Hereditary Prince of Orange to be an extra Knight of the must Honourable Military Order of the Bath. BANKRUPTS. T. Lewis, of Gray's inn, scrivener, Aug. 6, 27, and Sept. 27, at ten, at Guildhall. Attotney, Mr. Waskett, Gray's lim. A. Saunders, sen. A. Saunders, jun. and E. Saunders, of Lambeth road, and High Holborn, horse-dealers, Aug. '2O, 27, and Sent. 27, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. R eilly, Clem,:nt's Inn. llobbins, of L outh ' Lincoln, imiliolder, Sept. 5,6, and 27, at ten, at the New King's Head Irtu, Louth. Attorney, Mr. Baroer, Gray's Inn Squ ire. I'. Ring,ot Bristol, cooper, Aug. 19, .10, and Sept. 27, at twelve, at the Talbot Inn, Bristol. Attornies, Messrs. Price and Williams, Lincoln's Inn. T. Taylor, of Wottnn i , Norfolk, licenced hawker, Aug. 23, 27, si,! Sept. 27, at bye, at the Woolpack Inn, Norwich. Attorney, Mr. Tilbury, FalcOn-street, Falcon ,quare. P. Drake, of Plymouth, baker, Sept. 1,3, and `.i7, at twelve, a; Weakley's Hotel, in Plyin , ,uth Deck. A ttornio,, Messrs. IVnabui . :: and Colktt, Chanc. il en, and hitherto appeared to have lived Weakley's Hotel, in Pi _ _yin:Attli I.A.t:K• .n, L iv' Aii•..4 , .....esig• •• •,••,,,..., ction. and Colktt, Chanc.r) -lane. .1 1 _-... -