The National Register. — London, England, 1814-03-06 00:00:00

ITATICII 6. Round dress ofjaccnnet muslin, made high to the throat, and rather longer in the waist thau last month. Long sleeves gauged at the wrists about au inch; the sleeve is left about two inches in length from the gauging, with a very fine narrow Face. The collar, which is made tight to the neck, is also edged with a lace to corres pond. A very rich embroidery goes round the bottom of the dress. The Huntly bonnet and scarf, have a very elegant effect ; they are composed of rich twilled plaid sarsuet ; the scarf is three yards in length,_ it is a straight piece, and is disposed according to the taste of the wearer. A beautiful Prince's plume ornaments the bonnet. Very Wain tan slippers and gloves. SECOND MOURNING DINNER naEss.—Half dress of French grey crape, over a white satin slip. which is slightly embroidered round the bottom with grey cherielle. The half dress is sloped so as to be about a quarter of a yard longer behind Shan in front, and is richly embroidered in white silk round the bottom, which has a very elegant effect; the body, a la gauche, is made with a little fillness, and drawn in to the waist by a white satin sash. An embroidery to correspond with the bottom goes round time bosom, which is cut very low, and the back of the neck. The sleeves arc extremely tasteful ; they are composed of grey crape on white satin, and are gauged at a distance °rebuilt two inches all down ; each ganginz is finished witlea row of pearls, and two rows of ps arl at about two inches distance finish the sleeve at bottom. Bonnet of French grey crape, tinned up on one site and slouched on the other, ornamented with a very long white feather. White crape fan. Bracelets, necklaces, and ear-rings of pearl. White kid gloves and shoes. GENERAL. OBSERVATIONS.—Far-rings, necklaces, and bracelets of jet, are universal as are also plain black crape fans. Plain black or white slippers and fans arc universal. UNEXPECTED LEGACIES. Lady Frances Wilson, daughter of the Earl of Aylesbury, I . as lately had a valuable estate left her in Hampshire, pro ducing upwards of 30001. per annum, under very extraor dinary circumstances, by a person of the name of Wright, who died in an obscure lodging in Pimlico, on Monday, the ]4th ult. On her Ladyship being informed of the legacy, and of the name of the testator, she replied, it must be a mis take, and ridiculed the intelligence, as she did not know any gentleman of the name. Mr. Archdeacon Pott, how ever, called ui on her Ladyship, assuring her of the correct ness of the statement. The person of the deceased was then described to her, and she at last recollected that it answered that of a gentleman whom she considered to be a foreigner, who WilS a constant frequenter of the Opera, and who an noyed her extremely there, by constantly staring at het. To satisfy herself as to Mr. Wright being the same person, on learning that his corpse was not yet interred, she went to the lodgings, and saw the body, when she recollected the features of the face to be the same with th -se of the person who used to be constantly looking at her at the Opera; but she never, to her knowleaige, saw him upon any other occa sion, nor did she know his name, or who be was.—He was a constant attendant at St. Martin's Church, but had no re gular pew, occasionally gave the pew•opener a shilling, and at Christmas he always gave her a guinea. In his will he left a legacy of 10001. to Archdeacon Pott, the Rector of St. Martin's, as a mark of his approbation of a sermon he heard him preach. The Archdeacon had no knowledge of Mr. Wright. He also left the following legacies :-10001, to the lord Chaa-ellor; 10001. to Lord Sidmouth, 40001. to the Countess of Rosslyn, and 70001. to the Speaker of the House of Commons.—He had no more knowledge of any of these distinguished characters than-he had of Lady Frances Wilson. The remains of Mr. Wright were interred on Tuesday last, in his family vault, at Drayton. Mr. Wright was son cf the Badge, Sir Martin Wright, THE NATIONA I L REGISTER. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS, SATURDAY. MARCH 5. - BELLAIRS V. WARD. This was an action to recover 5001. the value of shirting, sold by Messrs. Smith and Harrison, who were the factors of plaintiffs (the ttnber Linen Compaq) to the defendants. The linen in questim it appeared had been sent to Menu. Smith and Harrison, to be sold on commission, and they had sold it to the defendant. 'lbis was proved by the evidence of Mr. Smithi who •had become • insolvent. On the part of the defendant, it was can .tended, that Smith and Harrison had been paid the value of the Upon an investigation of the anode of payment, it turned out that Smith and Harrison had been indebted to defendant in the sum of 9651. in payment of which they had given three bills of ex change. These bills dr fendant objected to receive, and returned them. Streftla and H.irriion afterwards liquidated theft debt by_ giving another bill of exchange, which was not objected to, and the linen which formed the ground of the present action, the defend- ants at the time knowing the linen to be the property of the plain, tie; and to have been in the possession of Smith and Harrison only as factors. Under these circumstances, the Lord Chief Justice left it for the Airy to decide whether the return of the three bills objected to by defendant, could be considered either in law or - justice as a fair Luna fide payment for the plaintiff's linen. For his own part be felt it his ditty to state that lie did nut consider it as a valid pay. ment.—Verdict for the Plaintiff, damages 5001. costs 40s. The Fit t lugs after Term then ended, and the Court adjourned. In the Court of King's Bench there were hat two special Jury cases, neither of which were at all interesting. The Court will not again sit till a few days before Easter Term, when his Lordship will try the rewancis of that Term. COURT OF. KINGS BENCH, TUESDAY, MARCO 1. WELCH r. IIIOMPEON, ESQ. This was an action brought by a grazier from the North, against a gentleman residing at Turnhans-Urern, and possessing a farm at Notthaw, to recover the sum of SA. being the price of two cows, sold by one Bunker, as the plaintiff's agent, to one Brown, who managed the defeioiant's farm. The r e t i re was made at arnet. as the beasts were on their mend on; and Brown gave thp plaintiff's agent the name of his master; and it was agreed Oa Hunker should receive the money on his way home from London. It appeared that the defendant had given Brown two cheques of t6l. each. to pay for the cows ' • but brown had misapplied this mo ney. It was proved that the defendant had never authorised his servant to buy any thing for the farm Ivan credit ; but had alwav s given him money beforehand to pay for his purchases ; and when the defendant was applied to by the plaintiff for payment fur these cows, he said, " Why did you tribt my servant he must go to gaol." Lord Ellenborough laid before the Jury the law as to this subject, between tradesmen and the masters of servants; no man, he said, was liable for a debt contracted through the medium of another, unkss by his authority, express or implied ; and if a master sent forth his servant to buy goods without money, the law would imply that he authorised that servant to buy upon the masters credit; but if the !master gives the servant money enough for the purchase in question, or always keeps him in rash for any purchase that may arise, there is then no authority to buy upon credit. The strongest proof of a master's authorising a servant to purchase upon credit, is his afterwards paying for articles so purchaser! ; but if it be proved that the master always gives the servant cash for every purchase authorised by him, no act of the servant's can pledge the authority of the master, and that authoiity is expressly negatived by such rircumitance.—rhe Jury, therefore, found their verdict for the de. fendant. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. SMITH V. THE ATLAS INSURANCE COMP ANY. The Solicitor-General stated the caw for the Prosecution, which was an action to recover. '2,6001. the slim insured with the defend ants on the stock in trade consitmed by the in a house fOrmerly oc copied by the plaintiff in Newgitte-street, where lie formerly car ried on the bniiness of a clothes salesman. It will be in the recoi -1 etion of our readers, that, after the house was burnt (lowa, cer t circumstances transpired, which, in the. opinion of the Direr t •rs of the Atlas Insurance Compans, wairanted them in commenc ing a capital prosecution against Mr. Smith, m consequence tit he was tried for his life at the Old Haab on tal indict mt4it for arson, at acquitted. I FEMALE FASHIONS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.