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F.ISIIIOIV. • • MRS. rOLls CAR EAV'S MASRF.I) This splendid fete was given on Mond a y l as t, i n ' N e w Cavendish-street. The front plrlour of this lady's elegant mansion was appropriated to danc ing, and the back parlour for refreshments. The ball was opened at twelve o'clock, and continued with great spirit until four, when the company be gan reluetantly to depart. In the circle of cha racter, the Pioturr-g,TI, were very numerous, in cluding_ Mrs. S. OwEN, Miss K LENE , Mi ss Cr*. SiElt, Miss KNIPE, and Miss MAYNLSS ; the ri valship in sweets was of course considerable, but Mrs. Ot%tx seemed to be the favourite Pomona. Mr. K rrst, as a Drov-r, was very anxious to make a Smithfield bargain, between a Tull and Gypsey, in the perms of Mr. .1. Coo: a nd Mr.. ; but the Turk insisting upon the privi leges of his nation, the match was defeated. Miss DVEIEWOATIS I Col. Houtas, Mr. J. Bt-ri Ls, and Mrs. Dv itt were Pi. 4 rimt, but with very little dispo sition for a visit to Loretto. Mr. KING was an and a very poor one, if we may judge from his thr:ad-bare coat, but he displayed a rich vein of wit, and a well-cultivated mind. Miss 131iCii, as an Old Maid, and several Nloll ' repre smted by Miss CoLvii.c, Miss GAGE, Miss BAKE*, Mrs. Gooormounit, and several others, flocked round him, to request a list of his new novels, as if be had carried about him a circulating library ; but he was agreeably relieved from their persecution by the more attra.cii%c powers of the black whisker.; of Mr. COORS in the charadet of a German Hussar. The three Wien! Sitters At ci c adniirahly personated by the Dowager Countess of Et v, Mrs. BoNrov, and ?Miss MCLEAN ; their appearance was most seasonable, as it was attended with thunder and lightning. Lady Lucas made an excellent Mother Skt i staon; we never saw a mose complete witch. Mrs. Boo vv. au. and Miss YORKE appeared Haymaiers, but they had no rakes, which was the more extraordinary, as there were many in the company. Colonel Bui i.zs made a good Pantaloon, and Mr. GORDON a very good Old Woman. Mr. BLAND WaS a Highland Cbief, but he had no clan with him ; hence some supposed that it was the new Treasurer of the Navy. Some beautiful fancy-dresses were sported by Mr. and Mrs. But- Lts, Mrs. and Miss Mitts, and Miss FOOTE, and Mrs. 111.111AHON. The two Miss Warts were two pretty personages of the domestic order of beings, commonly called Housemaids. Captain Bisuor and Mr. Dr I. Loa: were in dominos. The following were on the list of company. rare of Bridgewater. Viscount Fainioutft. Lard 11. riobet. Sinw—J. Shaw, J. Lughington, A. Buxton, 11. Parker, W. teir, T. readmit, and R. linughton. Majors—Enwon and Baylis. Colancla—.Horner, Aylmer, an Buller. Captains--Boseawen, Bwhop, and Cone. ifes.r..—Adaint Wile. C. Cbckerell, Gascorne, I. Gower, Shaw C Pus 4, Barnard, Elliot, Yorke W. Butler, Dick ens, H. Brewer, Aslair, Ditton, T. Coke, H. Rushart, Hops, M Bland, Celvert, Hillemlen, Lewes, King, Dillon Hind, J. Onnlon, Moysay, J. Tuck, MlClean, O. Cuo ke, Keene, S. Owen, Mid, Watts and Brooksbank. Marchiettessei.—Down•hire and Dewager Countesses--Bridgewater, Bentinek, Dc Binh!, and We- ✓onzo li - igtonnteTs Downe. Ladies—Middleton, J Wedlock, L. Posey, Shaw, Barton, Dowager Amherst, Peachall, Boughton, Luca..., Coruigtun, Caltborpe, and Seauright. Mistresses—S. Cox, Locket, Hale, Gassoigne, Price, White bead, Bouverie, Ellast, Goods...tough, 1A ,W' Butler, Dick ens, C. Grimst3n, Gordon, B. yw , Calss:rt, J. Gage, Banir fey, Cole, Dougtas,Keene, Dykes, awl Foote. Misses--Broderick, two S. Cox, Dustin, If 11; three Fan. thaws, Boscatren, two Burgoyna, Poses., two Heatheoates, Goodenough, Law, Yorke, Buxton, Pigot, two Wighams, Adair, Undow, C. Granstoo, Ster.l, Groh, Rusitart, Boughton, two Smiths, two Calthorpes, Trevartiou, Baker, Duckworth, Knight, Gage, Colville, Cramer, Birch, Douglas, Keene, Lum ley and MitL. MR. GOLDSMID'S BALL AND SUPPER. This Gentleman's elegant mansion at Roehamp. ton, was, on Monday night, a scene of splendid fes tivity. The house was a blaze of light,'and viewed om the bottom of the hill on which it is situated, k appeared like the sun breaking through a cloud, while the brilliant caariages seemed so many planets revolving round it as their centre. The Company amounted* to more than 600, of whom, such as de voted themselves to the pleasures of the dance, found ample room for disr.aying their graceful agility in two large dining parlours which were prepared for their accommodation. The sitting parlour, library, and breakfast room, were laid out for supper in a very splendid style ; but the apartment of greatest beauty and attraction was a Turkish marque, creel- . ed on a level with a dining parlour, and communi cating with it through one of the bow.windows. It contained an oval table for 60. The drawing room contained tables for 160. They were beau tifully ornamented with flowers and various devices. Six other rooms opened their splendid doors for the reception of the rest of the visitors to the number of 300 ; and, at one o'clock, 560 sat down to supper. A more delicious fiesta was never laid upon a table. It comprised 190 dishes of pines, melons, straw berries, cherries, grapes, apricots, apples, pears, and plums, all furuislied from Mr. Goldsmiti's own ~rarden, and that of his brother, at Mitcham. The dresses of the Ladies displayed a great profu sion of diamonds, and were uncommonly eleant. A more splendid scene, whether viewed within or without, has been seldom witnessed. All the avenues leading to the house, and the walks through the lawn, were brilliantly lighted up with variegated lamps. - _ Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, attended by General GAITH, rode to Richmond-gardens, and returned to the Queen's House to dinner. In the evening their M Ai est its had a concert and a 3eleB party. Yesterday morning . the First Regiment of Foot Guards had a grand-held day in Hyde Park. Yesterday murniug the Uuke of long, attended by Lord CA ruobaT, inspeted the second troop of Life Guards in Portland Darracks, preparatory to some new regulations that arc about to be made ; afterwards bib Royal Highness breakfasted wide his Lordship at his house in Gloucester-Place. Yesterday the Logo MA volt held a Csurt of Alderman, whin Alderman HIBBEIT resigned his gown as Alderman for Bridge Ward ‘Vi thin. Three clear days were given, according to custom, fur the Ward to seta two proper persons to put in norni. nation for the otlice. We smderstand Sir Wit.t.tAbt Rawt.t NS and Sr BLOIIIAII will be pro posed candidata.. ~+[ LAW ISTTELLtcz.vor, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, GUILDHALL, Juxii t. Refers Sri AacutaALD MACtIONAL6 Knt. anN a Special jury. FEMALE SCANDAL. sLIVARD I SPINSTPI, V. WILLIS. M. PLOXLIt stated, that this vas an aelion I rousht, not only for the vindication of a young lady s honour, virtue, and cheraifter, but to recover damages for an attempt, on the part of the Defend- ant, to deprive her of one of those tides, by one of the most wicked calumnies ever uttered. To speak of the importance of charaeler to an Fnglish Jury was unnecessary ; they perfes.gly knew how to ap preciate it ; but, if charmfter.was important to the merchant, how much more so was it to a young un married female, whose hopes of a respeCtable set tlement in life, by means of marriage, depended upon her preserving an unsullied reputation. The Plaintiff, in this case, was a young lady, as beautiful and accomplished as she was virtuous ; she resided with her uncle, at Alton, in Hampshire, respacled and admired by all who knew her. It happened, that a Mr. Rawlins, a clergyman, aurae) ed by her beauty and manners, courted her, vae, the honourable view of obtaining her hand in ar riage ; she encouraged his addresses, and it N. s ge nerally believed, that their union was on the eve of t.iki.sg place. 'I he match was, however, suddenly broke off, in consequence of the slander uttered b. the Defendant, Mrs. Willis. This good lady, win was a milliner in the town of Alton, perhaps envi ous of the good fortune of Miss Seward, informed a person of the name of Love!, who was the friend of Mr. Rawlins, that Miss Seward had had a child he ;t gentleman of the name of Pelton, who laid lodged in her father's house. She added, that she had the fleet from the nurse, who attended her upon the occa sion, and that she had seen Mr. Pelton take inde cent liberties and familiarities either in or upon the bed. Mr. Lo el, of course, communicated this in. tenigence to his friend, Mr. Rawlins, who immedi ately, and very properly, declined fulfilling his pro mise of marriage to the lady, in consequence of which, she had brought this action, to repair the in jury she had received by the loss of her marriage. If Mrs. Willis had any foundation for the slander she had uttered to the prejudice of this young lady, she would have an opportunity of stating it to the Jury. lf, on the contrary, she was ur.able to state any authority or fad, in justification of the slander, ;he Jury, he trusted, would give suds damages as would nut only restore the Plaintiff to her former rank among the virtuous part of society, but punish the Defendant for the licentious abube of her tongue at the expence of her neighbours. It was proved, that this young lady was on the point of being married ter the Rev. Mr. Rawlins, even to the purchase of the wedding-dress ; but that the solemnization of the nuptials was interrupted by the report circulated by the Defendant. It was ' , roved that the Defendant had said, that Miss Sew ard had had a child, and that she had been seen in dulging the most indecent familiarities with this Mr. Pelion. It was also proved, that, when this slan der had had the die& of breaking off her marriage, the Defendant had been applied to to give up her authority. She appeared much confused ; she said she did not know who the nurse was, and that, if it was not a nurse who had told her so, it must have been somebody else. Mr. Rawlins was examined, and stated, that he had declined marrying the Plaintiff, in consequence of the aspersion on her character; but, it appeared, he wholly disbelieved the report ; that he still con tinued his visits, and that it was his intention to make her his' bride, as soon as her charalter should have been cleared by the verdift of a Jury. Several witnesses were examined to Miss Sew ard's chareder, and, among the rest, the lady at whose boarding school she had been brought up ; they all described her as a young lady of most vir tuous inclinations, and they were fully persuaded that the. report %Vas a calumny, invented by the Defendant to injure her reputation. (It appeared, upon the evidence, that the Defendant was a wo man in very moderate circumstances.) The case having been clearly made out on the part of the Plaintiff, Mr. LIATOR addressed the Jury for the Defen dant. He lamented that the cause should have been brought before the present tribunal ; he could not conceive for what season the witnesses had been brought up to London, at so considerable an ex pence, when the cause might have been tried at the assizes for the county, where the Jury would have been composed of persons who must have had• bet ter means of being acquainted with the charaeler and conduct of the Plaintiff. He observed, that it had by no means been clearly made out that the Plaintiff had sustained any injure whatever ; for it appeared, upon the evidence of Mr. Rawlins, he to tally disbelieved the fad, and had continued his ad dresses to the Plaintiff, with a view of making her his wife as soon as this cause should he over. He regretted that the Defendant should have given ut terance to what, upon the evidence, now appeared an untruth ; but there could be no doubt she had heard, from some one whom she could not recol lect, that Miss Seward had indulged in these fami liarities with Mr. Pelton, which she had ascribed to her ; that a pledge of love had been the consequence. It could not possibly be supposed that this lady, the Defendant, could have invented such a slander, or have circulated it without having previously been impressed with a convictions that it had some founda tion ; if so, she was the more to be pitied, for hay ing herself been imposed upon ; he repeated, that Miss Seward had, in point of feet, sustained no in jury whatever, and that neither her friends, nor her intended bridegroom, thought the worse of her. It appeared the Derendan was a woman in very hum ble circumstances, and of course incapable of paying large damages; lie hoped, therefore, that the Jury, it they should find it necessary to return a verdict for the Plaintiff; would give such moderate da mages as would not have the effect of entirely ruin ing the Defendant. • The LORD Cuter 'hum summed up the whole of the evidence, observing, that this was a case of extreme importance to the Plaintiff, and that upon the result of it depended the happiness of an Amia ble young lady, who appeared to tuns to have been most unjustly calumniated, in the tenderest point that could affeCt an unmarried woman's feelings. True it was, she had not by this foul slander lost the affeections of the gentleman who had courted her with a view to making her his partner for IA s but the Defer/J:lDi had done an in her power to of ea a separation between them, and she had at least sue; seeded in iielayihg her Yearriage, and placing her tot a considerable period in a state of anxiety and distress of mind ; fur k Wit 5 not to be supposed that a calumny of such a nature could have failed having its influence apon many persons in the circle of a fe male's acquaintance, who *ere oftesi too mttch,dis. posed to give credit to scandalous insinuations. He thought the conduel of the Defend:tut highly repre hensible, and much argravated by the excuse she bad made for it ; to had said, that if she had not heard of the circumstance f‘oin the nurse, she must have heard of it from somebody else; it was evi dent, from this observation, that she had no source of infiirmation whatever, except what originated in the invention of her own malignant imagination. It appeared; 'however, she was a woman in mode. rate cii cumstances ; he wished it had been other wise; if it had been so, he should have kit it his duty, in'a case of so fiakrant a nature, to have di rot the Jury to have kund very ample damages indeed. As it r as, he could only recommend them to rive such damages as would operate to the com pl2te restoration of the Plaintiff's character, at the same time proportiatiing them to the Defendant's situation in life, and her meal , : of discharging them. The Jury consulted a Env niiattses, - and returned a verdi& for the Plaintiff—Damages hyty Pounds. We trv-r SAW a Court crowded vnth such a , levy of 1 14anties as upon this occasion. The town of Alum is proverbial for its handsome girls, and they ,ti vvinel to h:tve made it a point to .assemble to ;leer the interesting cause of their fair townswoman. When the verdiet was given, they shook each other .v the hands, and ran out to congratulate scwArd, who was waiting the result of the trial with the Litlnan anxiety and solicitude. COURT OF Korc.4 Byre Lord ELDON* LE•g V. lIRA.Y. This cause has been tried before, and therefore we shall be very brief in our account of it. It was an aetion brought by' the Plaintiff, a gentleman at Stockwell, to recover damages of the Defendan: for negligently driving his chai , e against the Plain tiff's curricle ; by means of which, his servant, who was driving him, was thrown out, and himself much injured, and the curricle broke. It appeared, that on a very dark night, in November last, the Plain ti . servant was driving him in his curricle towards ocockwell ; they were on the proper side of the road, and going at the moderate pace of abou: sir miles an hoar; they had just passed a return chaise from London, and had.again got into their right trait on the left side of the 'road, when the Defendant's chaise, which was on the wrong side of the road, and coming in a contrary direEt'on, came in contact with the curricle. The collision frightened the horses, and they run upon a bank, the Plaintiff's servant was thrown out, and for a few moments kept hold of the reins, but was obliged to quit them, the horses ran away, and the Plaintiff was compelled to throw himself ow. of the curricle, in order to avoid personal destralion ; he broke his collar bone, and was otherwise much bruised. It clearly ap peared, that the accident was owing to the darkness of the night; but as the Defendant was on the wrong side of the road, the Jury gave a verdia for the Phun'iff, with Nine Guineas damages, the amount of the Apothecaries Bill, and the charge for repair ing the curricle. ' ' SOUTHWARK ELECTION. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. - FRO* THE FRENCH PAPERS. i . 41 1 .‘ Gcnergl W .rtier matched ( mm C everdos, he had established his brad-quarters ; on the 2 ult. On the 29th au 114noveri.in b.ittaliva evaensr: aced the Bishopric of Osnaburgh. General Monier having been informed of the King of Fogland's Proclamation, replied to it in the follow Proclamation : FRF.NCH REPUBLIC* rinvAtto stortrica, LIENT[NAPIT-GVISRAL; Co rib M ANDER IN CHIEF) THE INH•BITAsis Or vas ELECTORATZ (Jr /112101/Zlll. HANOVZILIANs, " A French army is entering your territories; it comes not with the intention or spreading conster nation throughout the country, but in- order to rescue that part of the Continent which you inhabit from a Government hostile to the repose of Europe, and which prides itself in trampling under foot all the principles of the law of nations and civilized society. " The First Consul, faithfully adhering to the sentiments of moderation and humanity, for which he is :is eminently distinguished, as fur his political and military virtues; the First Consul has irainoisted in vain every possible means of conciliation, in or der to prevent a rupture. " The King of England, in violation of the most sacred engagements, has forfeited the faith of his signature, •by refusing to evacuate Malta, which he was solemnly bound to do by the Treaty of Amiens ; he has given the signal of hostilities ; and hence forth remains alone responsible, before God and man, for the calamities which the scourge of war may inflia on the states that are under his dorr.i- nation. " I am informed that proclamations, dictated by the blindest rage, have been addressed to you, to engage you i n n a contest in which you ought to take no concern...,Beware of an aggression that would be both mad and fruitless, and of which you only would be the victims. " Hanoverian:, I promise you safety and pro tection, if, looking to your true interests, you se parate your cause from that of a Sovereign who, by bursting asunder all the bonds of good faith, has thereby fkleased you from the attachment which you may have imagined that you owe him. " 'lle most rigid discipline shall be observed among the troops which I command. Your per sons, your property, shall be-respetted ; but, in re turn, I shall require that line of condudt from you I have a right to expert from a peaceable people. " ED. MORTIER." THY ELEVES OF THE POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL TO THE FIRST CONSUL. " CITIZEN FIRST CONSUL AND PRESIDENT, " The Eleves of the Polytechnic school hasten to inform you of their ardent desire to partake in the earliest military expedition against England. " Their talents, and their arms, are at this mo ment at the service of their country; they all envy the lot of those brave men, who shall be the first to Lind on the shores of England. " But if a happiness so great cannot be the portion of all, let them at least be represented in this great aaion, and let history one day tell, that under the consulate of Bonaparte, the Elmer of the Polytechnic school were all devoted to the national coast. " First Consul, you can this day give them the dearest proof of your good will, by permitting them to build and • a flat-bottomed boat,to be manned TUESDAY, JUNE 7. Pursuant to notice given to poll, the two candi dates for the Borough, Mr. TIERNEY and Sir Tao. ' the ' . - by thirty of their number. They th ink that they are themselves able to give dire ions fur its construc tion. Has _ URTON mounted hustings between ten - " The Polytechnic school will be proud to see mini and eleven o'clock, and the voters for the different of its Eleves partakers of the dangers and glory of eleaors proceeded to give their suffrages. The an expedition, in which the national interests and number of people assembled as speCtators was ex honour are involved." (The Signatures follow.) eeeding great, and the clamour occasioned by the . . expressions of their various sentiments, was be- Addresses are pouring in from various depart yond description ; some indulged in hissing Mr. meats, expressive cf hatred against England, and a - . Tierney's friends, and others those of Sir Thomas determination to prosecute the war -rich vigour ; Turton's; expressions of applause were also heard they are couched in the usual style of fulsome adul to burst forth at different intervals. We heard of anion. no actual violence having been used towards those The Conservative Senate have come to the reso who were in the interest of either candidate. 'The lotion of making a present of a first-rate ship of the frieuis of Mr. Tierney appeared to come forward line to the Government, and steps are taking for its wih alacrity, and at the closing of the poll for the speedy construction. day, there were several coaches filled with voters The Chamber of Commerce at Antwerp have for the latter gentleman, who were obliged to re voted to the Government a frigate of forty-four turn without polling, as they had arrived too late. guns ; the sum necessary for eq About 5 o'clock the poll books were cast up, and raised by a loan of 660,000 francsuipping it is to b e . there appeared 155 votes for Mr. Tierney, and 135 The city of Lyons has voted a ship for carrying for e Sir Thomas Turton. on the war : the offer is accompanied by an address, Mr. 'FiasNav then aldressed the speCtetors in a expressive of attachment and affection to the Firs: short speech to the following effect. ~ Gentlemen, Consul. I return you my sincere thanks for the services you Subscriptions are opened in various districts of have on this day afforded me. By your interest in the Departments of the Seine, for building gun my favor, I have been enabled to obtain a consi boats, furnaces, and transports; the sums hitherto derable majority, and I trust, that by a continuation subscribed are inconsiderable. of such attention, I shall be able, in the course of The Alonitear contains a very long decree, rela three days, to procure a sufficient number of votes tive to the fitting out of privateers. The mode of to ensure my eledion, and to see the Gentleman their coastrattion is minutely described, the encou who stands also as candidate for the Borough, de ragement to captains, the distribution of prizes, spair of succeeding. Gentlemen, I must again re and all the regulations to be observed, respetting peat the high sense I entertain of the benefits I have the ransom- di ptisoners of war, are particularly experienced, and express my confidence of success. exyleined. The decree occupies about ten colurnus My sentiments shall ever be to disch . 'rge the duty of the Mon leer. which I owe to my constituents, with that integrity A new force is to be raised in the Italian Repub. and just regard to their interests, which I have con lic, called the Italian Legion ; the head-quarters of stairtly-cherished ; the inclination I have ever shewn this new military body was established at Mantua on to fend the rights 'of society, shall ' still be ob- the first of this month ;itis to consist of three bat ii ase ,in opposition to the reports which have been talions of infantry. 90 ently raised to my prejudice. I have obtained --... 'on this d.ty a majority, which shews the inclination cxxoe, MAY 19. of the inhabitants of this Borough to make me their By a vessel which has arrived in this port, we epresentative, and by to-morrow evening I shall learn the disastrous intelligence that the plague has able to set the endeavours of the Gentleman who broken out at Malta. It has committed the most poses me at nought. I rely upon the further as. dreadful rava g es. Upwards of sixty of the garri stance of my friends, and am persuaded they will son died daily ; it had also commuplelted to the of fail to give th .it votes, on to-morrow, with the inhabit".• The King of Sardinia has established same readiness with which they came forward on this a cordon , . of troops, to prevent the communication day. My inclination to support the principles of be twixt Sicily and Malta. Mir Constitution, 1 conceive, cannot be disputed. I PAYERSIVIO, MAY 6. shall, therefore, only repeat my gratitude to the • .. The ma tine of powder, and four powder-mills, teleaors of the Borough, and solicit their future that were in the environs of this city, have been votes. M ' Sir THOMAS TUATOM--gg I will retort upon tit Mown up. • Twenty men have lost their lives b y Right Hon. Gentleman his observation respeEting the accident, and a great many more are e of th the poll, and say, that to-morrow he will be glad rte wounded. So powerful was the pressor dangerouslye air occasioned by the different explosions, that several borrow 20 votes of me. 'I he Right Hon. Gentle persons were carried to a great distance by it , man will deceive yoc if you believe his expressions without receiving any injury. In the adjoining relative to •his representation; and the Elettors of Southwark will find their advantage in supporting woods several trees were split, torn up, or burnt; ..: my endeavours." and the houses in the neighbourhood were thrown After the conclusion of the above address, the down. or set fire to. The accident is attributed. to Candidates withdrew, and the hustings were cleared. want of caution in heating the stoves. ;--- . - ""riMr . - 1 7 1 . ~, . I ~~1 • .::'-. • \ S. f