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■s # ----~ PARISIAN FASHIONS. The head-dresses in hair have not been lately very nu We observe a great many satin turbans, come of which are wrought in silver. The white or rose satin Polonese mobs, with a high crown, flat at the top, arc trimmed with swansdown, and those of the bee-hive shape, of white crepe, have succeeded to the velvet mobs with draper . .., s. We begin to see some mobs of a very round shape, which fit close to the head. They are made of rase or white satin, more or less puffed. Short dot:d irges a-e either rose or white in equal number, and are alwa.•s tri:nrocd with swansdown. The fashion of turning np the leaf of the hats is not an general as usual. tiers are no more co loured feathers or flowers. The hair is stM worn in long curl; upon the forehead. Sometimes there are pendant ringlets be fora and behind the eirs. With the exceptirin of the Cache mire shawls, all the shawls are square, with tassels at the angles, breaths, and four golden flowers. Most of them are red, or flame-colour purple, or inclining to Amaranthus.— The men of fashion wear upon a very fine drab riding cost a very narrow collar, falling bsck, and very narrow lapels. The drab shaggy riding-coat> have either a single loose falling collar, or five cc:outs in successive stagts. 4 111.111 1 #- .. • . , INTELLIGENCE. agNcit t WESTAINSTER, Frs. 13 &luny aftcr Tl7lll, kfore Lord ELL EN BOIIOUOII. st4ITH V. KELLY. ( A Cause recommended to tlw perusal of TraAestnen.) Mr. Gait no% stated, that the Plaintiff was an up holster& in Brokers-roar, Long Acre, and was also a dealer in spirituous liquors; and the present anion he had brought was one among many others, which :hewed the facility with which tradesmen . parted with their goods. With regard to the Defendant, Mr. Kelly,. he hardly knew how to describe him. He had 'obtained property of the credulous Plain tiff, by pretending to be a Hamburgh merchant of splendid fortune, who hid taken a house in Brian ston-street, with a view to furnishing it in the first style of modern magnificence. He was one of that class of customers, whom Mr. Oakley, the proprie tor of the celebrated Magazin de: Mode:, had, upon a memorable trial, described them as persons who, from the extravagant nature of their order, were possessed of large property, and would pay liberal ly, nay, lavishly; or were swindling adventurers, who would not pay at all. Unfortunately for the Plaintiff', the condut of the Defendant rendered the latter description more immediately applicable to him. He had been recommended to the Plaintiff by a Mrs. Fisher, and assuming the air and consequence of a man of fortune, he ordered about him, and be spoke articles of furniture which were worthy to have adorned the Maison de Plain:nee of the most luxurious Princes. The Plaintiff, conceiving him perfealy responsible, trusted him to the amount of near 8001. He also gave him Credit for wines and liquors for the entertainment of himself and his guests. Shortly after, the Plaintiff, to his great as tonishment, found, that the sci-dirnnt Hamburgh merchant had been attested, and was incarcerated in the King's Bench pristm. He therefore thouht it necessary to lay a detainer against him. lie should prove his case, which would .entitle him to a verdia ; but God do him good with it, for it is a thousand to one if he ever received a shilling of his money I The Plaintiff's apprentice proved the various items of the charge against the Defendant. Mr. ERSKIN E: said, he was not instrueied to infer that the Plaintiff was not a very fair and honour able tradesman ; it was only his duty to contend that this aftion had been prematurely brought.— With regard to his own client, he wai not personal ly acquainted with him ; he was represented to him as an Harnburgh merchant. The Defendant had been acquainted with a Mrs. Mary-Fisher, who had dealt with the Plaintiff: she had recommended him. The Plaintiff, oa being applied to, to furnish his house, made him this proposition in writing : " Sir, I shall be glut to furnish a house fcr you at any time on this condition—to be paid one-half within six months after the furniture is put in the ho'e, and the other half at the end of the next six months, making in the whole twelve months credit." -s-A tradesman was at liberty to make what terms he pleased; he might offer to sell his pods for ready money; but surely after he had agreed to give credit for a particular period, and had delivered his goods, he could have no pretence for arresting the , body of his debtor, till that period was expired. The Plain tiff having delivered the furniture under this agree ment, afterwards subscribed to the follewirg ads justment : " Settled by two bills, one at three, the other at nine months ; the wine account settled by a bill at two months." Bills were drawn according to the purport of this settlement, and the Plaintiff paid them away ; notwithstanding which, he had lodged a detainer against the Defendant before their currency was expired. If a man sold goods upon a specific credit, and bills of exchange were given for them, he could not possibly make any demand till those bills became due and were dishonoured. Lord ELLENBOROUCPII. Were the bills accepted ? Mr. GA snow. There are none in existence, nor ever were. Mr. Easitina said, he should prove they were given and paid away, and that they were carrcnt at the time the adion was brought. Mrs. Mary Fisher said, she kar.v the Plaintiff ; she had dealt with him, and paid him 1001. for goods purchased. She stated, that the Plaintiff had delivered the furniture to the Defendant on the terms mentioned in the agreement. On her cross examination by Mr. Garrow, the said, she knew bills of exchange had been given for the amount. She was not present the whole of the time, but she was certain the bills were drawn ; she saw them laying on the table ; she did pot read them. Having dealt with Smith, and had a slight accittainuar.ce with Kelly, she had recommended the latter as a good customer. The 1001. she had paid was her own money. She was not born without money ; she came of creditable parents ; she had been acqaainted with the Defendant some years, but had not long lived under the same roof with him. He had been abroad, and of course she could not have lived with him. He was nop in the King's Bench. She had an apartment of her own, and did not live with Mr. Kelly. She never represented her self as his housekeeper, but only a; his acquaint ance 'and friend. She never appeared as the mistress of his house. She could not say how much the Defendant got for the goods when they were afterwards sold by auction by Mr. Phillips. They were sold about five or six months after they were delivered. Mr. Kelly was a Gentleman, and had plenty of money. She was not of his parties. Mr. G ARROW observed, the Defendant might well have money, when he defrauded a tradesmen out of 8001. worth of goads, and immediately sold them by audion. The first agreement was offered as evidence, but net being stamped, it could not be received. Mr. GA alow, in his reply, said the forms of the law were happily calculated to do justice, and the Jury would be &lad that the Plaintiff's demand could not be defeated by saying that he had re ceived something not worth a shilling—the worth less paper of a man who was a prisoner in the King s Bench prison. The fat was nothing more or less than this : the Defendant was a pretended Hambro' Merchant, whom nobody knew, and of course whom nobody would trust ; wishing to fur nish a house, in order to dispO s e of the articles as soon as he got possession of them, he had availed himself of the introdation of a handsome, dashing lady, with a muff, tippet, laced spencer, and the other. paraphernalia of fashion, whd had previously purchased goods for which she had paid ready-money. The honest tradesman, dazzled by the bank-notes, and the reputable name of Abrahun Newland, Ile- -w :~ S . , i . . ver inl . ar 4 'ti was. a decoy, to hire him; 20111 . 4 1 Mir offi usual St rd, 'kW; was the ual CO une of thoic who nt to W t raiii : they regularly paid for the 'first articles they purclmed, in order that • they might get &edit for otbei— fl,r which they ne ver meant to pay. The Learned Counsel strongly, and with a good deal of apparent proha.iiilitv, in ferred that the 1001. had lxvit paid by Mrs. Fisher, with no °the; view than that of iaducing . the Plain tiff to _give eiredit to her subsequent recommenda tion of the Defendant. He contended, that when a tradesman agreed to take a bill for six or twelve months, that the bill tendered to him ought to be such a one as'he could itrimediately carry to the dis- Count market. . . It appeared; that notice had been • given by the Defendant to the Plaintiff, to produce the Bills of Exchange; but as it turned out they were Notes of Hand, and not Bills of Exchange, te notice was deemed insufficient. Lord ELLassoutountt observed to the Jury, that it did not appear the proposition of the Plaintiff had been acquiesced in on the part of the DEfendant— this was necessary, in order to make it mutually binding. If it had been assented to by both par ties, then this aflion had been brought too soon ; but if not, the Plaintiff was in the onilnary situation of a creditor, having a right to maintain an anion. It did not appear with any degree of certainty, whether any Bills of Exchange had been given. The Jury, without the least hesitation, returned a Ardia in favor of the Plaintiff; for the whole of his demand, amounting to 7731. and the verdia seemed to give general satisfattion. OLD B4ILET. FEBRUARY 20. /VW: rr BEAUMONT HCTIIAM, lint. Sir St moN LE BLANc, and Sir ALAN CrIAMBR/E. Captain Pearce, and Miss Mary Yoh7lloll, were brought to the bar to take their trial Mr. CoNst made a motion to the Conrt to defer the trial, upon the affidavit of the Surgeon who attended the per son wounded, which attested that the health of his patient was not sufficiently restored to enable him to attend. The Court, on this represen tation, ordered the trial to be deferred until the next sessions ; ordering the prisoners to find bail in two sureties of 2001. each and four of 501. each. Lane was indided for stealing a gold watch, six silver table-spoons, a tea-pot, and other valuable articles of plate, the property of John Salkens, John Rupee and George Rupee. Mr. Consr, as Counsel for the prosecution, stated that the .prisoner at the bar had lived for some length of time, with much credit, at the house of Mr. Hill, a pawnbroker and silversmith, at Cha ring-cross ; the young man, during that time, be haved in a manner highly satisfaCtory to his master, and was considered as a valuable and trusty servhnt. Upon the death of ,Mr. Hill, the executors, (the pre sent prosecutors.) continued the prisoner in his em ployment as shopman, and from his charatter, re posed the greatest confidence in his honesty and sobi iety. It happened, about the middle of De cember last, that the servants of the house were surpriztd by the appearance of a lady, who came to visit the prisoner, whom they had never noticed coming before. She was, on that occasion, treated with every mark of distinction the young man could caverns. The best wines of Madeira were brought for her refreshment ; and, in short, every de licacy that could be produced was set before her. Such conduit in a person, who was supposed by the family to have no visitors, created a suspicion, which was but too truly confirmed by the succeeding circumstances. A short time after the first visit, a coach drove up to the door with the same lady in it; the prisoner immediately left the counter, and went into the coach. Mr. Salkens then ran out, and accused her of seducing the young man, and of taking various goods from him at different times. The lady protested her ignorance of such behaviour, left her address, and went away. The prosecutor then made application to the prisoner, and promised not to prosecute him if he made an ingenuous con fession of his condua. He then told them of many circumstances that confirmed their suspicions, but on a full enquiry, they found they hadinot received the information they expected ; in consequence of which, they went to the house of the young woman, and on making a seardh, found the duplicate of a watch, six table-spoons, and other articles, their property. The prisoner was then taken into cus tcdy. John Salkens, the prosecutor, stated that Mr. Hill, the original proprietor of the shop, died about the ttOth of Oaober last, and that the business had since been carried on under his direaion. He knew, the prisoner, who had lived four years and a half in his late situation. On the 15th of December, Mrs. Mills, the Lady, came to his shop. The prisoner got over the counter to speak to her, while she was in the coach. He had regularly entered the watch in his books, with the other things he found at her house. On being cross-examined by Mr. Knowtry counsel for the prisoner, it appeared that he could not swear to the spoons, or give a regular account of the entry of the watch ; all he knew about it was, that there was such a watch belonging to his stock in trade. He asserted, that he had never promised to be favourable to the prisoner; on the contrary, he had observed, that he would give him a halter. Mrs. Mary Mills said, she lived at No. 6, Suffolk street. She received a watch of the prisoner ; he gave it her. She became acquainted with him soon after the opening . of the theatre ; he also gave her several other articles, with a tea-pot and stand, which she had agreed to purchase. The watch she sent by her servant to a pawn-broker's, and received a : duplicate for the sante, Oil the 15th of Decem ber. She was not certain, whether her acquaint ance commenced with the prisoner before the death of his maker. Elizabeth Drew, servant to Mrs. Mills, went to the house of Mr. Norris, a pawnbroker, with the watch to pawn. She received a duplicate, and 101. which she carried to her mistress. Mr. Norris, the pawnbroker, remembered the watch being pawned on the 15th of December, he had kept it in his possexsion ever since ; it was No. 100, made by John Macnedy. The prosxutor swore it was his property. The evidence for the prosecution being gone through, a number of very respectable witnesses were called in behalf of the prisoner, who gave him the charader of an honest man. Dalton liox Ham summed up the evideace, and direfted the Jury to give their decision according to . , 1 4 6 iedin*DY ardmi,erifeentunitasespes. Verdia— Cu*. • tfli-ximeler R9irrtion was indicted for stealing a slytwl, the property of Catherne Menile ; Tattier was indided for receiving the same, knowing it to be•stolen. The Prosecutrix was returning from the Theatre, on th 7th of last December ; she had just pzssed Exeter 'Change, when Robertson snatched away har shawl. She asked him to restore it again, but he refused .; she then applied to a Mr. Morgan, who wei.t after itobertson, down the passai., , e leading try wards the Savoy, and ordered the .prisoner Tucker, who was a watcham, to take him into custody. On. his refusal to a 6 so, Morgan called for assistance, and had both the prisoners 'searched. ' The shawl was found in the possession of Tucker.;in t Drse queuce of which they were both taken into cut todi. The prisoner Robertson was found guilty Of stealing tinder the Value of len-pence ; Tucker was Acquitted. . -714 ~; g : THE 4TRE. COVII4T-0 ART/ CW. 'Dr. Hoantv's sprightly Corned. , The Suspi cion: Husband," was performed at this Theatre last night, for the purpose of introducing Captain CACL ?IRLD in the charaaer of RaNger. If we may judge from the appearance of the house, the blaze of genius which shone forth so conspicuously in this Gentleman 'a masterly representation of Hamlet, has excited much curiosity 4n the public mind, and led the lovers of the Drama, and of chaste and na tural acing, to expel no common delight from his delineation of this gay and sprightly charaaer. It was crowded at an early hour, by one of the most brilliant audiences, that ever graced it ; and we b 6.- lieve we may assert, with safety, that no audience ever went away more highly gratified.—Captain Caticeimaa Offers himself as a candidate for public favour, with no common claims to acceptance. If a person of the most accurate symetry and just pro porttons, a deportment perfealy free and unembar r•=c..l, elegant and graceful, a voice clear and musi cal, and capable or much variety, together with a nd expanded by education, and polished by con verse with the higher circles of society, have any powers to delight and captivate, his acting cannot fail to make a deep and lasting impression - on the hearts of all who see him. With these qualifica tions for excelling in genteel comedy, he appeared to very great advantage in the part of Ranger. He supported it throughout with all the fire and ani mation which it demands ; but tempered, at the lame time, with that delicacy and politeness, which are insep arable from the character of the G entle. man. here is much in this part, that is in itself very offensive, and which, in the hands of a corn mon-rate aaor, could not fail to disgust. But even in those scenes which the author has made much too gross for the eyes and ears of a polished public, Captain Caut.slLLD conducted himself with so much j u d g ment and discretion, as not to endanger tt blush upon the cheek of the most modest of - his audience. Such was particularly the case in his interview with Mrs. S ricilantl, and also with 7a -cicala; both which were deservedly marked by the warmest applause. We cannot but congratulate the public on the high acquisition, which the libe ral Manager of this Theatre is likely to make to his company. We may now expect to see the charalter of the Gentleman, and the Man of Fashion, accurately delineated, by one who car ries with him to the stage all the eleg ance by which he is in private life so eminentl y distin guished. A tribute of approbation is also due to Mr. :quell A v for his just and animated perform ance of Mr. Strickland. We are sorry we do not of tener see this Gentleman ; he is certainly one of the most chaste and impressive Aftors of the present day. With the spirit and vivacity of Mrs. MILLS, in laciatba, the public are already well acquainted. It is one of the charallcrs which first introduced her to a London audience, and one in which she will be always sure to please. The ROYAL FAstit.v will leave the Queen's- Louse to-morrow morning, for Windsor, where they will remain till Tuesday. The new Portuguese Ambassador was attended to Court by his Chassau, or Courier, in full uni- form. Earl STRATUM oa E will shortly lead the beautiful Lady SUSAN CARPENTER, the only daughter of the Earl of TvicoNNEL , to the Hymeneal altar. - - Lord HOBART gave a cabinet-dinner yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-place. The company pre sent were, the French and Foreign Ambassadors, Duke Of PORTLAND, Earl of WESTMORELAND, Lord PRLBAM, Lord CASTLEREAGH, Lord Haulm- Duty, Mr. ADDINGTON, &E. &C. &e. General Fox has been indisposed a few days past, but he is now much better. Sir Faaticis Bean LIT has laid in all new furni ture, and has fitted up his house, in a superior style, in Piccadilly. Lord Keitsi Korot4, who lately distinguished himself at Gibraltar, has pitched his winter tent in Welbeck-etreet. Lady Cassia means to visit Ireland, as soon as her Ladyship shall have recovered from the effe!s of her late accident. The fashionable world 'will deeply regret her absence. Lord CAST!. t REACH'S fashionable dinner is fired. for Sunday the 20th, and not the 22d, as announced in a Morning Paper. His Lordship's grand Cabinet- Dinner is announced for Sunday the 27th. The Marquis of WATERFORD and family an ived last night in town from Ireland, at his Lordship's new residence in Harley-street. The Earl of KINGSTON and family removed yes terday to her new house in Baker-street.. Lord MAr riiews is expeaed from Ireland on Sa turday. The World of Fashion will rejcice to learn, that Fmino R,oms will once more resume their original gaiety of pleasure, in the course of the present season. Mrs. Mto T PITT will commence her fashion able parties the latter cad of next week at her house in Arlington-street. Lord GLl.tistavie is settled for the season in George-street, Westminster. Lord CLEMENTS, lately arrived from Ireland, has taken up his rosifience i A King-street, Lt. James's. square. ~ i ....~:-r.yyy~..e+ . ' r ..+.~~. •• • - - • next week at her house soon as he got possession or tnem, nc 1144 AVM MU SWUM IL ten- um. , _ himself of the introduCtion of a handsome , dashing T he evidence for the prosecution being gone out -of the ho - use, - he aClually cutbis throat w. r. a led for the season in lady , with a muff, tippet, laced spencer, and the through , a number of very respectable witr.esses penknife. He was immediately taken up , ve lt t ri ng other. .paraphernalia of fashion, sylvi had previously were called in behalf of the prisoner, who gave him in (flood, and exclaimed " Betty, takee my rink, fired from Ireland, has purchased goodsfor which she had pAii ready-money. the cliaraet , T of an honest man. whieh I got at Malta." He was conveyed to Mica. ag-strect, :it. James's. rhe honest tradesman, dazzled by the bank-notes, 13aitori HOTRAM summed up the evidence, and dlesess Hospital ; and i,s now in a fair way of w- and the reputable flaw: of Abrahm) Newiand, lie- t direded the Jury to give their decision according to covel•y. . ._ , .... . .. __ P . . .. • . _ • • • ... - - • _ ......... .. -- NOTTINGH AU 13 LEMON. eta. 16. The Committne appointed by the House of Con.- mons, to try the Merits of the late eleftion for Not tingham, this day assembled for that popese in the Court of Chancery. Mr. PICOT, as Counsel for Darn kt. PA RKE& COKE, against Mr. lla acu, the Member returned, addressed the Committee in a speech, the delivery of which occupied near three hours. It was a most brilliant dispLiy of eloquence and argament, and developed the whole cf the proceedings, which chi raderised the late extraordinary manner orezere.sing the franchise of the town and borough of Not.t.ing ham. The Learned Counsel contended, that theCorn raittee were not bound to determine this election a void one ; but they were called upon to declare Mr. Coke duly elected, and this proposition he establish ed upon the petition of above 500 of the electors, stating in the most express terms, that they would have voted in faiour of Mr:Coke, but were pre- Yente..i from doing so by the violence of the parti zans of the adverse party. He Observed, that a numerous body of the friends of Mr. Birch posted themselves in an elevated booth near the hustings, and denominating themselves the teleg aph,announced to the mob those friends of Mr. Coke *ho Were on their warto the hustings to poll ; the immediate consequence of this livtag telegraphic commun;catios was, that either those who were proceeding to exercise their franchise in favour of the unpo pular candidate, were either prevented from ap proaching the hustings, or were severely hustled in their retreat. The learned Counsel further stated, that in addition to these interruptions to the business of the eleaion, the military were frequently called in at the instance of Mr. Balguay, the Recorder of the town and borough. The moment the military retired, the same scenes of tumult and disorder were renewed. The inn in which Mr. Coke's Com mittee condueed the business of the eledion, was at tacked by the mob, and the candidate himself, after having been repeatedly assaulted and pelted by the populace, t: as compelled, for his own suety, : o retie. On the day of the election, only two candidates were put in nomination, namely, Mr. Coke'and Sir John Borlase Warren. Mr. Allen, the Mayor, tePeated ly made proclametica for .sabre candidates to co - ale forward—He exclaimed, " Gentlemen, if you. do not send another candida te , I must necessarily sign the return." The Mayor kept the poll cpen for se veral hours ; when at Last Mr. Birch was proposed, and four voters polled for him. The Learned Coun sel, after enlarging with great force and ability upon these various infringements upon the right of elec tion, entered into a statement of the republican pro cessioa,which had terminated a scene of such unusual tumult. It was preceded by a female, habited as 4g the God dess of Reason," followed by twenty-four girls, each arrayed in the garb, invested with the insignia and attributes of "the Goddess of Liberty;" these fe males, disgracing the modesty of their sex, were accompanied by others, displaying tri-colciured fla s, similar to the banners of the French Republic. The motley group made the air resound, not with the good old English song s which were formerly used upon such occasions, but with the Jacobinical airs which had urged the French to those excesses which distinguished the most sanguinary period of the Re-. relation ; they were " Millions be free," " Ca Ira," Marsellois Hymn," dec. and of all the days in the year, the lath of July was the day pitched upon for this imitative representation of French l'..epublic- anism. • The learned Counsel having advanced these and many other topics, which our limits will riot allow us to detail, concluded a speech, which was heard with admiration, and universally allowed to be first-rate piece of eloquence. Our readers mint be aware that it reold be very improper to touch upon the evidence, or any other part of the case, that might by possibility Cleft the decision, until the whole shall have been throttb.. We, therefore, s tail confine Ovselves to the opening speech of Counsel, as beiLs nothing mere than a statement of the petition presentee to the House of Commons. - LOVE 4ND MADNESS. On Monday evening 'a young man, ferrncrlv footraan to General fox, and who had also setvea as a soldier under him, but is now in tEe service of Capt. Green, the General's Aid-de-eamp, attempt ed suicide. He had been for some time so much attached to a fair Cyprian, that nothing less. than matrimony would content him, which the lady de clined, alledging, that as a general admirer of his sex she was determined not to confine her love to one. Repeated refusals .had so operated aoon his mind, that they at last drove him 10 Inadars s, and he was heard to declare frequeatly in comp, ny, that he would put a period, to his existence. This resolu tion he attempted to carry into Aet on Monday. lie had been just visi:ing his frail flaii-etne, and his mind being more than usually disturbed, he broke thrcc ale-glass. - . 5 with his teeth at the Sliepllerd and riock public-house, at the corner of S'a!pherci-strew, Bond-street. After this feat he exc_.,lstrtned " Good b'yr. all, I'm going to cut. my throaq' tr - . 1 rushing out { - >f the house, he aftually cut.his throat a penknife. He was immediately taken up, welitrins in Wood, and exclaimed " Betty, take. tr.y ring, whip l got at Malta." He was conveyed to Mici- Hospital ; and is now in a fair viy of re . '~ ~ ~~~~, 6