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.).• - W . ... lik . 4 " ' • .. -- " U„ . 2 l' ... • " . ' 44.. , •P ,f ..., Pi ." v.. a . "" P ' 4 , .. •••••!' as ir ,. 1 r•-, _ wo LARL CRAYIN. Earl Craven was married, oa Saturday evening, to Miss Brunton, late of Covent-garden Thea tre. The ceremony WAS performed at seven o'clo.:Ic, be special license, at his Lordship'a house, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. The Hein. Berke ley Craven, his Lordship's brother, and Mr. Bran ton's family, were present. A splendid dinner was prepared for the occasion. At eight o'clock, yes terday morning, the happy pair left town for Comb* Abbey, near Coventry. one of his Lordship's seats, to pass the homy-moon The Noble Earl is in his 37th year, thefair bride in her `.l.h. It is a union form ed on the pure basis of mutual aff.-Rion ; the fair bride possessing beauty and virtue to adorn any sta tion. MADAME Cdf FALANI. A paper cf yesterday says. "C AT A L 11111 was offer ed 1001 a night to sing at Drury-Lane Theatre during Lent, it being the intention of the Managers, had she consented. to have given Oratorios at that Theatre. Madame CAtaLaaa, however, refused the offer, perskting in her resolution not to sing un less she received 0001. for each night's perform ance."—The same paper says ; should Lord CNOLMOiltlat plan for a new Subscription Ope ra be carried into 'Sea this winter, Mr:. flit:Asia sou will be the heroine of the stage. This Lady's powers of voice are greatly strengthened and im posed by her temporary secession. Hes perfection is the act of singing. her extreme taste and science, and the harmonious sweetness of her sole, have long since been admitted." ----- On Friday the Dike of Gtoucesrs* and the Princess SOPHIA dined with the Princess of WALIIII and Duchess of BRUNSWICR, at Blackheath. Their Royal Highnesses dined at three *Naiads, to prcveot their Highnesses of Gsoucerrsa nom espetiencing the inconvenience of being on the road at a late hour. Yesterday morning His Hamm PrincEsses SOPHIA, AUGUSTA, AMELIA and M•av, accom panied by Lord Sr. Hasse's, Ladies ELY. \`‘' at. aloe vitt and WYIIYARCI. Colonel DLsaaow and Major l'aic e. rode to St. George's Chapel, where a Sermon was preached by the Rev. Ms. Lotio n , from Sc. John,_ I 'hap. ver. 9, a ft er which, they rode to the Palace. His MAJESTY and the Patocesses did not ride out last week, owing to the inclemency of the weather. Lord Sr. Hat an''s arrived at Windsor, on Friday afternoon. WILLIAM Feign aart.r, Esq. and family. have returned to their house in Stanhope-street, May fair, from their seat at Englefield-Green. Lord and Lady Haaaowav sRe enjirring the beauties of Sontlon-liill, Staffordshire, where they will be visited by a numerous Mumbler of Nobility duties the Cbriatmas festivities. ?be Earl and. C6mbletessef . Emaa—fpat a grand dialer, yesterday, et Cashiobary-park, to a large party of Nobility; his Lordship will be in town on Wednesdays The hiarl of Dam will hunt to-morrow. The chase is expeded to be numerously attended. The Kisses bounds will huia to-morrow at As cot Heath, and on Saturday at Salt Ilia. The Baanstat hounds will hum this day at Shatsbrook ; oa Wednesday at Abertield Pound ; and on Satnrday at Loddun Bridge. Leid . Gawittaa brought with hilts to England a beautiful Zealand cow, which he keeps at me Ad miralty, where his Lordship now resides. Bft ABRAHAM and Lady Hens are at Wormier. bury, near Cheshunt, Hens, and will not enliven the fashionable world with their elegant assemblies until the middle of Februaty. The Marquis and MAICIliOltelS of &nitres's'e louse, in Cleveland-square, was last week put in readiness for the reception of the family ; but orders have been received to stop the preparations, as his Lordship will remain at Trentham-hall until the latter end of next nsonth. Viscoent and Viscountess Cannon's& enter raised, at dinner. yesterday. a tele& party of friends at Fitzroy Farm. On Thursday se'nnight, Lady Ecina err rt Pears and Lady MATILDA STswastr, embarked at Do naghadee for Portintrick, on board the rousb Packet. Their journey Csrough Scotland and the north 0 England must have been, troth the severity of the weathers very distressing. Miss ADA ma and her three sisters wisl oe the prin cipal ballet dancers, at Covent•garden Theatre, this season. Messrs. JONAS and Newt have opened the }leaky Theatre. with the Lewes company. Master BITTY performs the part eat Achaset, this night. at the Newbury 'Vacate ' with Mr. TWOIN• soset company I and proceeds from thence to An dover.. We unalerstaad he plays with Mr. Tuone tow on shales. The Countess, of Ct. sa icier intends leaving town is a few days, for Clermont-lodge, Norfolk, UAW her Ladyship's house, in Berkeley-equate, is repaired for her reception. Lord KtITH arrived at his seat at Ptirbronk Park. near Portsmottth, oft Satorday afternoon, from London, accompanied by his brother the Flom Mr. Emininsrotts. BLAND and Pvli3s Boyce are both seriously indisposed with colds. Miss KILL Y and Miss RAY are their substitutes during their illness. Harlevria and Mother Goou is to be produced at the Gosport Theatre (tor the first time) this even ing, in a most superb styld. Mr. Ter:meson has. we understand, gone to a great earet,,e in the produc tion of it ; and having bees favoured with the aid of London artists. it is expeaest to surpass any thing hitherto produced at Gosport. No less than fifteen new scenes have been panned for the occa- Won. A roan has undertakes, for a wager of thirty pities,. that he will go over the thrae bridglis in thirtydive minutes; to start at the toot oi West rhinstcr °ridge. The odds ate 6to 4 ;hat ha does 6 9t1 4 5 1 9z 1 0 tts rxe EINI. : . We feel ourselves called upon to acme der rea.lTrs, that the iCteo, when he was is town. on IVciltiesday. holding his Levee, at the Quetta's PA.. wa petted - health. find was so yesterday ; in ita His M•tssTtr never enjoyed better health.Of looked better. Since His MA J *ST Y ' s confinement, with his severe ill J is, four years ago, at the Qursn's Paltce ; we do not recolle& His MAJESTY being indisposed more than with a slight cold. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, last week, His MAJESTY did not take his usual ride, on horseback, nor was be nut of Wiudior Castle, ex cept when he came to London. His Mita ; however, takes pretty good exercise, iii walking throagh the extensive range of the Castle. Nlaasirry found himself a little annoyed, lately, on walking Out of a private door, by a strange man having found his way there ; however, on investi-• gating who the man was, it was discovered that he had sat found his way there from any improper motive, but probably from idle curiosity. the consegaence has been, that the Gentlemen Porters belonging to St. James's Palace and the Queers's Palace, have been ordered to attend at the private door, where His MAJESTY met the man, and at the grand entrance, in rotation, to exchange duty every month, and they sac kept upon very close duty, from the time His MA, ass v rises, at seven o'clock, till eleven at night, when His hi toast' v re tires to rest s the regulation was adopted with so much haste, that there has not been any conveni ence and accommodation yet provided for the Porters. His MAJeSTY spenJs his *kali atenings, in g I, by listening to a concert s ptrfornsed by the Qesaa's band, ca li•t4oves music. The song., choruses, lac. peculiarly arranged for an inttru mental baud; or he plays at chess with General Ft rz a oy, one of His fa 11.1 air v's Equerries ; some times he plays with the General while the con cert is pe:torming. His 144/MTV beim; such a thorough master of Mar:ores nsnsie, the bill of fare of the concert is always read to His MA• MTV ; sod he frequently converses with the gentlemen of Her NI AJll$l v's band in the Must condescezdihg wanner. THE Al L 1:110.1111Y-LAMS. On Saturday night the Comic Operant and Clarisra, by the late Isaac limiter's-rail". Mal re.. sited at this 'liming. after lying dormant for twenty years. The whole vocal strength of the Theatre has beet pressed into the Opera, and Messrs. Reeve. Coast, and APoison. have severally ex erted their talents, both in the way of cornimiiti in and seledbon, in order to increase the rnthical attrac tions ot the piece. Mr. Baarritst and Miss Lven san'A , the beau tiful airs and duets allotted to the parts of Limed and Clariego with the greatest taste and execution, and received the must rapturous applause. Signora Scoriae& gave to Mimi all the vivacity of the author. Her raillery on her jaikin brother was given with the happiest effect ; and bit song calico( forth a rapturous encore.— Min rivt'e Lay Mary Uldloy is ogle of the richest produalons of the old school. 044e[ 011awy would be more congenial to the taste of the present day, were it a little softened, without interfering with the scene, where !ie is inlormed of the elopement of his daughter, which, in the heeds of Mr. Bannisrce, is one of the finest pieces of aftinj we have witnessed. Mr. Decade was the :fatalist, of the eight, but he did not passers that je ee erai teei which we have Mtn in the travelled fop. Miss Katie, of whose merit we have before spoken, both as an adtress and singer, in the ab sence of Mrs. 131.• n o, who is confined with a cold, rendered the triding part of jenny extremely :Aer ating. The interesting Melo-drama of Lila Ile. staohrg succeeded, end closed the entertainments of the caching. The House was crowded at sec.md price. COYENT•GAIOIM. The Opera of nee Peen entire 4 Hood. and the historical Mcfo drama of The Blind Bey, drew Cnifirde to this Ineatre. on Saturday night. 'fine latter piece, assisted by the excellent atting.of Mrs. C. Keianta and Miss Noirrom, in• MANS in public estimation, and amply repays the Managers. WINOVIR THLATRR. Mr. EMMY performed Z,Airl Homespun, nod yetin Luny, on Friday evening, in his most masterly stile. Mrs. DA L row was an wt.:client representative et the fair rustic, Cicely Heresiopatos. Mr. Wass made his d,61,1 in the part of Loony Machrolter, in the farce of The Review, aad astonished the audience by the chasteness of his dialogue. the sweetness of his voice, and the richness of his humour. On Sa turday, the comedy of The Blind Bargain, and KawasY's farce of ttaesing the Wind. Mr. Bnowss performed Mr. Yew et a's part of Mr. Villiers with great feeling and judgment. Mrs. Moots, in Mrs. Videos, was extremely interesting. Mr. Muria° played Jesk 9 early w ith great success ; and Mr. Da LTUII,III GetesWoodivienndJerry Dieldier, received the greatest applause. The whole pertormauce went 5 with great spirit, sad was much applauded. Mr. RASisSOTTOIS and family, Mains S ruauss and family, Colonel and Mrs. Summits, Miss Boca -11001, Mrs. CL•SILit, Lady COOSI.I. and several of the °dicers of the Word Blues, were peseta. Captain Buc a is, ban of M:Bucat.s, Esq. of Bo gate, came ut Age on furs Jay last, on which occa sion his lather gate a ball anJ supper to nearly one hundred of the principal gentry in his neighbour hood, at the LW Aacaor Inn, Liphook. The sup per anti desert were most sump.uoui, and were fur nished by Mr. BILL AT, in the most handsome style. Rear-Admiral Sir Isaac Corner. Bart. and the Captains of the ships at Po: tsitiouih, gave an ele gant ball and supper to Mrs. fdosirr anti, her fa mily and friends, at the Crown Ma in that town, ow flint Wry. The suppst consisted of :very deli cacy of the season. The room was fineU with fashion and beauty. Dancing WAS kept up uil live o'clock the neat snot co iig. Daring the supper the c:nnpany were bigl:ly entertained by scvet•l excel lent B lew ►ingers. '4 . - CLUB Ci7TLE-SEETr. The amateurs in Agriculture assembled again in considerable numbers, on Saturday, to eramane the CAttle exhibited in Kr. Sadlet's Yard, in Goswell street s their attention seemed much drawn to the fine dark•red Hereford or of Mr. William Flowers, which won the first and the addition 41 prize ; to the Berkshire pig exhibited by Mr. John Road.; to two three and a half feat's old oxen, and a five year old ox, shewn by Mr. Thomas Pickford ; and to a two yeas's and a halt old bull, really related to the famous Durham ne, shown by Mr. atcrge Marshall. Among thi uninecessfill evil:Nimes and extra stock, or those not sz..nt itt eittufbi the prizes, wet e also noticed— A *at large dark raised white Herrfprd oe, 4 a brie white speckled Durham Us. heti:muting to NO:Jelin Westcar. A half-hr 7SCr4CI Heifer, •more reinurkable for the immense lumps of Itt on its rump, than for its beeuty Gr fey thluetry of parts. Worsting to Mr Frontit Irotrool. A reel hald-faced Hereford tie, beluo; rig to Mr. William Flowers. Ten five year old lane liererord Oxen, Mr.Jnbn Ednrondr. Teo five year old pavan Oat.* M. M O W) tYvhfier. A Hereford god short-heated art, Mr. 'John Terret. Two Aberdeen Sccralr Oxen, Mr. JtroP.,h J•ynet. A black Aberdeen ScutrAt Ox, and red Hrgnivrol Scotch Ox, Mr. Joseph S. J ov lit( --- - . Teo 11Zotch Oxen, Mr. James King. TV') Fen' Ach Oxen, the Earl of 'nutlet. Three long-noulse tat *ether sheep, inneterna weed* old. belonging to Mr R. M. Robinson. Thre e dirt*, teengy.ers. month. old Mr. John Went.ar Three new Leucestir irret:err, the Rev. Thoma• Racket. TVs, twirl Voter lees• wowed M011166/11. Joists Ede made. Three new Leicester washers. Mr. Thomas Purdy. Three long-woord weibers ' Mr. R Robinson. Three ditto, Mr. Thomas Vs Three ditto, 2 rum old, Mr. John We.tear. Three onto shear South Doha lechers, Charles Callis Western, Esq. Two one-Meer South Dowel wethers two one-shear new Leicester *ethers_ arid two or.-.hear ic4,i,r ai..l South 0.11.11 'settlers, MEV TllO , OlO Pickferd. Three two-sheer lohtli Dowis wetliers, Mr. Themes Purdy. Three twwshear South-Down wethere, CharleS Celli, Wes tern, Esq. A barren new Leicester ewe, Mr. Thomas PiAlbed. A Berkshire pig, teen Whittle old, Mr John Roads. A pie, eighteen .noriths old, Mr. James Basler. A pig, fifteen months old, Iseleognig to Mr. Joseph Piet. A black alit white barrow pig, end • Mask spayed mw, Charles Celle Western, Esq. A tat pig, only eighteen weeksold, Mr. William Boulthee. A pig, under one year old, Mr James Butler. A eery large Leicestershire sew. Aod e hoer, belonging to Char* Collis Western, Esq. Notices were given, that the Prizes, as given in our Paper of Saturday, are to be publicly adjudged, and delivered by his Grace Me I)uke of BEDE., n*. —At the dinner, on that Jay, at the Freemasons' Ta vern, notices were also stuck up , , of Lord. Sow ka- TlLera's ensuing spring shear of cattle, in Mr. San. cea's yard, on the 29th of February, bed Ist 'of ' March nest, with Prizes as usual, The Ist division of the 23 battalion of the 14th Regiment, embarked, on Saturday afternoon, for Cork. _ _ _ The 7th light battalion of the Kico's German Legion, from Copenhagen, have disembarked at Portsmouth, and marched to Bexhill. The Court of King's Bench, at Guildhall, is about to be removed to a situation without. wig Oa Hall. A new Coale is to be built where the Court of Re• quests is nowt held. The plan has been submitted to LOTS ELLessoeouoil, who approves the altera tion. The building will form a new wing to the Guildhall, and will be made. to correspond with the Justice-room, on the opposite side. At present the Court is extremely inconvenient. A spacious Hall, affiied to the &Worts House, in the Old Bailey, has been built for the accommo dation of prosecutors and their witnesses, aho at• . tend during the Sessions. This is the more desira ble, as it /Teo:pen:ly occurs that the Court is detained waiting for prosecutors, who seek shelter from the weather in some of the neighbouring public houses, and cannot be found nfl after diligent and long search has bees made for them. A few days ago, as Mr. Colts, of Holkliam, was in the ad of jumping ores a ditch, he fell in, and the place being deep and full of clay, he was extri cated from it with some difficulty by his sporting companions ; be has since been confined to his bout* with a severe cold and lumbago. At one o'clock, on sthersday morning, died, at his seat, at Stapleford, in Leicestershire, the Right Honourable Philip Sherard, Berland Baron of Hay boreegh, and Baran et Leitrieweist • Ireland. His Lordship was in his 41st year; * is succeeded is his titles *tid estates by his only. son Philip, who is about twelve years of age. —His Lordship married Miss Monckton, daughter of the Hon. Colonel John Monekton, by whom he has left the above son, and several daughters. A tew weeks ago the carriage of the Bishop of DUItiSAM was passing through Sheffield, when a child, in attempting to pass before it across the street, fell down, and was run over, but happily escaped with only a sevete bruise; one of the ladies immediately ordered the carsiage to step, and with , the oast sympathisiag solicitude requested that the child might be taken care of. On her return through that town last week, the lady repeated her visit to the child's mother, and made her a princely present. We understand the Sheriffs of London and Mid dlesex have been pleased to appoint Mr. Joust Uasaq of Wine-Ake-court, Fleet-duvet, to as as I Attorney and Solicitor under their I 'actable institu tion, established as well for Vie relief and assistance of persons confined for debt, as others who c.me under their official cognizance. Sir done S•cvesraa, the Recorder of London, was robbed, a few days sires of a very valuable gold watch and seals, in the t Mowing manner ; Sir Jona had just arrived at the Sessions House, in the Old Bailey, and teelingifor his watch, found that be had forgotten to bring it with him. Observing the Sheriff at the same Moatent, he said. •' Mr. Sheriff, I have left my watch at borne. pray tell the the hour P' The Sheriff satisfied the interrogatory, and the Recorder proceeded to try the I"risotter., A fellow who overheard the conversation, immediately posted off to Sir Joules hoese, in Chancery-lane, said the Recorder had lett his watch at home, and begged it might be sent him. The SerflitS iina gi:,ang the man to be one of the people employed about die Sessions House, gave the watch and seals, end the thief decamped with his be.ty. .. • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S IF.NCII, SATE:FDA!, Dsc. 11. TRORNLET v. TWICS. 'DHSS Mon was to recover the value of two pieces of superfine black cloth from the Defendant. whio is the proprietor of a slag on between Loa ids and Liverpool. The portee 40 the Plaintiff preyed. that he delivered the package at an inn, in Ald-r -minbary, but no entry of it appeared in the wag goner's books. though the clerk in the "Ace ac knov.+ aged its receipt in the agent's hook. The Jury, in cons-qaence, gave . verdift for the 1 to the amount of the cloth, 'being $6l. COURT or COMMON FLEAS, ass, Dse Sittings at Nisi Prim], Wort Lord Chief ,notice MANSFIELD. • *„. NALL V. wire This was an adion br,treht by the Plaintiff, a milliner, in the city. against the Defendam, a young lady, the daughter of the most 'muscat Sp merchmt in this kingdom, forl.ll. the beta Icy nr a bill for goods sold and delivered. TM- circum • stances of the case were these :—Phe Defendant had been dealing with the Plaintiff tor sixteen years. had always paid honourably and regularly until about nine months back, when some unfortunate dispute took plate between her and her father. when she was obliged to leave his peernal roof, and take refuge in a nunnery in Norfolk. The Plaintiff applied to Defendaaes father for payment. which he refused, and Plaintiff, with roluflAneet was obliged to bring the present wagon against the no- fortunate yiung woman. Charles Evans proved the delivery of a whits tip- pet, pries three guineas and a halt. Mr. Wild proved the delivery of a velvet band, with gold net, price Is. 6d. James Spilsbury, the book keeper of tasPlain tiff, proved the delivery of use bill, amounting to 251. On cross-examination, said, the whole credit was given to the Defendant; he w is present when she made a payment of 101. to the Plaintiff; be re membered Defendant dealing with his master 16 or 17 years. She was only 11 or 12 years of age when she first came to the shop ; she thenlieed with a Mrs. Ball, in 'Token - !Muse v Mrs. Ball generally attended her ; she pa;al every week before she became of age; suppos .d she must be twenty-seven or twenty-eight years rf age ; latterly she was always attended by a Mts. Fritter. Miss Scott deposed, she always understood the Defendant dealt on her own account. Serjeant Sanossatis for the Defendants tidied - was it customary ror tradesmen to entrust she chil dren of Gentlemen on their cwn account It cer tainly wasnot. Heallosted it was usual to put duo a in their bioks the names of the person or ch.id getting the articles, Lut at the same time they look, d to the father or head of the family, as the respon sible person. Upon a perusal of the Deiendam's ledger, it would be seen:that ladies' names weesk.at the head of their accounts. Would it thea be mid that their husbands are nnt accountable? 'l've De fendant, on account of some unfortunate &spine, was obliged to leave her family, and retire to a convent. Was it not extremely severe, that when • I I retired from the world. she should be forced ipso it again, be sned, be arrested; which adtually was the ease t Surely the father was the proper person to sae. He did wit doubt hut he told the Pieintilf to sue this unfortunate young woman ; for the tether, who, in opulence, would turn his only ehild out Of doors pennyless, mutt be bereft of that principle. that feeling, that humanity. and that af. which make man an honour to the human race. - He felt, from his soul, for this uniortimito young woman. He was sure the Court. the Jury, End every person around him, felt with a feeling that did them honour; not with that kind of feel. lag that could make a tether drive his offtpeing out of doors, and hold her out as a public spi:Ct-cle to the world. Was this uniurtnnatet y.ming woman to be dragged from her peac,•ful convect to a cheery goal, there to pass the remainder of her un happy days ? for it was not to be supposed the father would release her. If such were his Intestine, he would not have alliwed this adjust r. have been brought. The Defendant was miserably pow— was not worth a groat; her father was rolling is affirence—why not sue him? He trusted ~e would prove to the Court he was responsible. Mr. Perez, the father of the Defendant, sworn. Loan Cater Jusrtcs.-.." Will you pay the and costs ?'' Witness—" Serjeant Ski ttttt 13-" Is the Defendant daughter ?" sg Yes." " How long since she left your house r' " She left it in 1E06." Defendant was proceed. in to give an account of the cause. when the ' Chief Justice interrupted him by observing i not necessary for the Court to know the nature his family affairs. Serjeant Somalia...." Did the Plaintiff to you for the amount of bis bill ?" Witness—ii He wrote to me." " Did not you tell him to bring the present lion ?" Witners-- ,, I did not ; but sent him word might do as he pleased." " Is not Mrs. Trotter your servant ?" Witness— , - She is not; she is a fii.nd, and the care of my house." •• Did not you mink yourself ' /esponsible debts of your daughter ?'' Witness —" L stir not ; I allowed her a yearly stipend to furnish herself with dress." " Have you ever paid any debts Witness—" I have ; but not late The Loan CrilLf Jusractremar he was sorry be most du e@ them to 6 tor the Plaiotuff, as in law abs lather made responsible, and it wis but r Plaintiff should Ise paid by soave cne, Verdi* for the Plaintiff. 231 and 1 • • At Whitehall f.rm , in the perish Leicestershire, in a C1:1.44 turnips 1 there is one of Liie SUOEOIOI.II Ilse , aseginfere t:e. lion, he t ye been 'I pew— i ‘,. llingia would i r, being ' i be debt rit your ~ t i . •roceed. he Lord ' •'. It was inure of apply ' 4.' I sent ac- word he Is has : for the .; ss." s for her r' r e ly." sr k.ld to the Jury. I give their vodka ' her could ant bs it reas..asabie the :ne. nd costs. n.-. bit of Hegglesente. . 4 ps sisva :Ass June. . e of 90 incnes in _ ,' !it I *gal h f• I Itel Mt U wine Loo 110