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had aceording to the new system of diplomatic etiqflette established by BONAPARTE. IC. he :is Weyesterday received two of the three Hamburgh Mails dun, with letters and papers up to the Sth inst. To console the unfortunate Dutch fur the ruin of their trade, and the loss of their liberties, BONA. r•it et hat graciously condescended to order his Council of State to take their case into consideration. This is aJding insult to injustice, for he knows, and the Dutch know, that he alone can afford relief by withdrawing his army, and that while Holland is covered with his troops, their grievances are irreme diable. Rebels, instigated by France, are still laying waste Syria and Egypt, while BRUNE agitates and perplexes the GRA N D SIGNIOR, in his capital, where that emissary of Bon A PARTE still continues to re. side. The ENot. 'sit Mos isres at Vienna has, at length, acknowledged the Hereditary Imperial Dig. nity, in the House of AUSTRIA. The fever has ceased at Malaga, and is upon the decline at Leg horn, but it is said to have broken out at Messina, in Sicily. More Russian troops have arrived in the Mediterranean, and others are expeaed from the Black Sea. The unfortunate Royal Wanderers, the Kings of FRANCE and SARDINIA, are said to have fixed their temporary residence, the former at Riga, and the latter at Cagliari, in Sicily. Their Swco isll MAJESTCES have been forced to return to Stral sund, after having narrowly escaped shipwreck upon the coast of Sweden. We have received Philadelphia Papers to the 15th, New-York to the 18th, and Boston to the 23d last. The intelligence which they contain chiefly relates to St. Domingo, where DessaLstss, or, as he now styles himself, .ra oyes, is as absolute as his brother Emperor, BONAPARTE, is in France. The following eztra, from a decree issued by him, on the 22d Oc tober, shews also, that his Government is equally mild and friendly towards foreign nations : Art. 1. Every Captain of a vess,d, armed or not, on beard of which one or more persons, ;when, shall be found to be carried to a foreign country, such Captain shall be arrested and thrown into prison, there to lay ten mouths, and after that time to be sent to his own country, with espr;ss orders not to return to she empire of Hayti at his peril. The towel wed cargo shall be esuflscated /*or tlit benefit of the Eiopire. Art. 2. Every native taken on board such foreign vessel shall immediately be shot in the public square. A letter from Boston says, "The flaytians lately captured a Spanish vessel laden with silks and muslins, bound to Vera Cruz. The crew were im mediately brought on shore and murdered. A day or two after the captute, the EMPEROR and his prin cipal Officers appeared in new suits of silk." A French frigate, with 2iO troops, arrived at Martinique in the beginning of last month. Two note frigates, with stores, and the same number of mops, had sailed with her from France, but she sailed company with them in a gale of wind, and succeeded in making the port of Trinity, which, hortly after her arrival, was blockaded by three of ur frigates. The Gazette, which is in the last page, contains a account of the late attack upon Fort Rouge, in le harbour of Cal4is. Saturday, at two O'CIOCIC, the DANISH and Stv n il A mIIAS.ADORS transaet , :•.l fussiness at Lord Ha 11.- 3waY's thrice, till half -past three. Letters Patent have passed the Great Seal of Ire nd for onistitutin g and appointing Brigadier-Gene -1 Tiromas BROWNRIOO, Examinator and Comp )ller of Army Accounts, in the room of the Hon. 4onel GIORGt NAPIER, deceased. To-morrow, the LORD MA rot( hold a Court Aldermen at Guildhall, at 12 o'clock, to eled &dor of the Orphans' Duty upon coal,; and on ler special affairs. ri Are, Boy Les, from Bristol for Barbadocs, !aptirred and carried into Guadeloupe. the Tartir, CHARNLEY, from Lancaster; P,ne '9 Boarr.sos. ; end the Ctrev, BOUSFIZLID, from idol), all last from Cork, are arrived at Barba. 3, after heating off the Bonaparte French prin. r, of eo guns. Che Diana, VAUGHAN, from Barbadoes, is arriv al!' Portsmouth. She sailed the 10th of Norm . in company with the Barro n , for Liverpool, and ted two days after sailing. 'he Ilearzetta, Ross, and the RoweVe, Asnvole, n Honduras, for London, we? e spoken with in Galph. he Rorer, --., from Jamaica, for Halifax, taken on the llth of Dauber, off Cape Antonio, wo privateers. 'lns LOUGHTON, from I Vilmington, for mock, was totally lost on :he 14th of U.2obcr, Cape Fe..r. he iStatita, PR Ice. from Demerara, for London, I shore near Portsmouth. he Balite Abrchent, Solt TR, from St. Vincent's, ondon, is on shore near Sheerness, se number of ship of the line, returned from 'rest, with Admiral CORNWALLIS, to Torbay, wive ; which. with the Teraeraire and Alas, ously arrived in that Bay, makes the whole str tL. No boat belonging to these ships was sad to go on shore even for beef and water. le British merchant ship &aro, arrived on Sa yt at and ate Creek, f rom C adiz, which place fon the £6th of November, with half a car consequence of an intimation from hir.lluer, onsul, that, under the then circumstances, he it consider it safe for Britis:i ves s els to remain t port. as an order for an embargo was expect. ey moment. ~ .:. - • srigurnEs. '4- 114••••••••••• 11110'S TVELTRY. The Opera on Saturday nigl-t was uncommonly s plendid, and honoured by the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of WA L r:s, and a greater number of fashionables than arc usually in town at this season. The interesting Opera of La VerTihe di! Sole was performed with the success it merits. The music by ANnarozzt is eery fine. The duet in the second act between Gre•ssi NI and Viol, PION t ssas encored with repeated acclamations. The beautiful ballet of Achille et Deli/illogic has great variety, a d exhibited to the greatest advantage the athletic stren3th of I)'EGvLLLZ, and the grace ful elegani e of DESHA Y The Lacs were not mu h dressed ; the hair wrapped in bands, ornamr .ted with bandeaus of gold net, was must prevk.eint. White muffs and tippets were universal. Among the fashionables we observed Lord and Lady Havws Rum Lord and Lady JOHN CAMP BLLL, Mrs. EAST GORDON, Mrs. BAY LY, SCC. &C. DRWRY••LANE. The roust Reaciut made his appearance here on Saturday night in Achtnet, in the tragedy of Bar haw:a. Although evidently suffering from a cold, he played with extraordinary force and animation ; indeed, there were a boldness in his declamation, and a srftness in his tender scenes, even beyond any former exertion in the same character. Of the latter, the parting scene with Zaphira may be adduced as a specimen of excellence. He was ably supported in it by Mts. POWELL, whose fine impassioned tones and manner most eloquently expressed the agonies of the aflliCled mother. The speeches at the end of the second and third aft were, as usual, those which received the greatest applause. The passage also, in the sth aft, where he is un bound, and receives the sword, was wonderfully fine. His heart and spirit were the heart and spirit of a hero ; and so completely did he give them utter ance, the delusion was complete, and the audience never once recolleCted that they were witnessing the petformanee of a boy. The piece was got up with magnificence in scenery and decorations. The dresses arc uncommonly splendid. There were also some circumstances peculiar to the performance, which gave it an advantage over any of the previous representations of the same piece. It was chosen for the debut of this astonishing boy at Covent garden ; but, at that time, the impatience of the public to behold him was ungovernable. They went to the Theatre to see the re/iv &irius, and would not listen or rAtend to any thing else. As Athmet does not appear until the end of the the previous scenes went for nothing in their esti mation. The lamentations of Zaphira were heard with indifference, and the declamatory rage of Bar berossa was accompanied n ith tumult and disorder. The audience, on Saturday Light, though their en thusiasm had nut in the least abated, appeared to have come to the Theatre with more regulated feel ings. Mr. RAvwonnin Barharossa, and Mr. Be.A itY/110112 in °Mama, were heard, not only with at tention, but with interest. They performed their respeEtive parts in a manner deserving of the highest praise. The combat between them in the last scene is managed with gteat address, and in a different way from that of the other Theatre. It is ushered in with more grandeur and so lemnity, and has a much stronger effect. Before the curtain drew up, the audience were informed of the '..:ispositlorr of Miss Dover, who had been announced to fill the char.s(ter of Irene, and that Mrs. H. SinDoas, of Covent Garden Thea atre, had most kindly offered to perform the part. This information was received with bursts of applause. Mrs. H. St DDONS was greeted on her eatree with loud and prolonged plaudits, and never did we see her appear to more advantage. She was unaffected, tender, and impressive. Her dress, which was white and silver, was rich, elegant, and simple. Indeed, she looked and played delightfully. Although the house overflowed with a brilliant company, we did not observe the slightest disorder or confusion. The lobbies did nut display more than the ordinary quota of loungers of a well attended night. The seats were all previously engaged ; and adventurers, we presume, are by this time convinced that to go to the theatre upon chance is a forlorn hope. COVENT•O A nn EN. On Saturday Mr. T. Dtantres Opera of Thirty Thousand was again performed. Previous to the rising of the curtain, Mr. Islunave requested the indulgence of the audience for Mr. Tay ton, who had undertaken to read the part of Gent,: Mr. Estrat's severe indispo.ition rendering it impossible for him to have the honour of appearing before them. The house was extremely full, and all the songs were mitred as usual. At the ceremony of presenting the Eagles or Colours to the army upon the sth, in the Champ de Mars, BUM A PARTE made the foilowing speech: Soldiers—.Setiold vein standards—.these Eagles must ad ways be your rani ing I»iut ; they shill Always bo found where ~ o ur Emperor mar deem them necessary for the defence of his Throne, and for the finite:lion of his People. " You swear to sacrifice your lives in their defence, and that you will cons!..iitly call upon your courage to keep them on the road to stCl,,ff ." On his pronouncing these words, the Colonels, who held the Eagles, raised them into the air, say ing at the same time-4 , Wa swear it." This oath was repeated by all the military and departmental deputations, amidst the discharge of surrounding batteries. We have rarely known so warm a contest as the present for the India Direetion. Each of the four CandiJates is pledged to stand the ballot ; and the friends of each look with much confidence to the fa vourable issue of it. Rear Admiral Rosextv was on Friday expected at Sheerness, to resume his command at the Norc, when Rear Admiral Davos:Ls was to return to his station at Woolwich. The Sroirtwousr, from Oporto (arrived :at Portsmonth), was brought to on the 28th No vember, by a Preach privateer. of 16 guns, which attempted to board th,:m three times : the third time the Jemey struck her on their starboard quarter, and did her coasiderabk damage, which oblig:d them to lay to to repair, when the Jamey escaped ith sante tridiag damage. LAW. COURT OF KlNG's BENCH. GUILDIt L MC. I!. Si!tings at Nisi Priut, fore Lord Et.t.eNcocouc N, and Sptc,al MARTIN and orlinis o. Goonwit4 andoriteßs. - - - - This was an issue from the Corot of Chancery, and was made peculiarly singular, by an ordet of the LORD CHANCELLOR, that the Plaintiffs should be examined as witnesses in the cause. The issue to be [tied was, whether a certain instru ment in the hands of the Plaintiffs, which was origi nally deposited as a collateral security for an ad vance of 30001. remaining in their custody, h••came a farther security for antecedent or Mule ad vances The Plaintiffs in this case were Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Co. Bankers, and the Defendants were the Assignees of Van Dyke and Co. It appeared upon the evidence of the Plaintiffs, that some time previous to the Bankruptcy of Van Dyke and Co. the latter, who were in the habit of money-dealings with the former, applied to them fur a loan of 5,0001. The security offered, being at first considered as inadequate, some hesitation was made ; but, in the sequel, the Plaintiff; aimed to advance the sum required, upon Messrs. Van Dyke's notes, payable in six weeks ; acid, as a col lateral security, they also deposited with the Plaint iffs, a contra& for as estate in the colony of Berbice, which, at that time, was considered as of no value. The 5,0001. were paid .off, but• the security still re mained in the possession of one of the Plaintiffs.-- These had been very extensive money transaCtions between these parties, antecedent and subsequent to this particular one of 50001. ; and, at the time of the bankruptcy of Van Dyke and Co. a large fl.lat ing balance remained due to the Plaintiffs ; but, previous to that event, some conversations had taken place between those parties, by which the Plaintiffs conceived they had a right to h ,, bl the Berbice Con tract, as a security for such floating balance. Mr. GAR ROW, on the part of the Defendants, contended, that as Assignee; of the Insolvent Es tate, it was their duty to see, that a demand of any specific ° creditor was not to be paid or discharged, to the injury of the creditors at large. The question was, whether the Berbice Security, so deposited with the Plaintiff, was, or was not, a dry security ? or should have been given up, when the 5,0001. was paid off, being so deposited as a security fur a speci. fic sum. Further, at the time the Plaintiffs took this security, it was considered as of no value ; and, when they were called upon, on the bar.kruptcy of Van Dyke and Co. to give in an account of secu rities in their bands, they omitted to return the Rer bice Contra& He, therefore, contended, that this was a dry security, confined to the specific loan of 5,0001. and no other sum whatever. The Jury, after a short consultation, found a ver did for the Plaintiffs ; that the instrument was originally deposited as a collateral security for the 5,0001. and afterwards became a security fur ante , cedent and future advances. WADDINGTON r. TR ‘NCIS. This anion was brought by Mr. Samuel Ferranti Waddington, to recover damages for breach of con tran. The declaration stated, that the Defendant was possessed of 23 acres of land, en which hops were grown—dia. d,e Plaintiff, on the 13th of Novem ber, 1799, bargained and agreed with the Defend ant to buy all his hops which should be picked and dried in the year 1800, at 101. per cwt —that, in consideration of such agreement, the Defendant un dertook to deliver the same at Whitstable : that the hops were picked and dried on the 20th of Otlober, 1800, to the iunottat of 100 cwt. but the Defendant had refused to deliver them. It appeared, that in 1799, Mr. Waddington entered into a written con tra& with a number of hop-planters, in the Canter bury for the purchase of their growth of hops in 1400. The Defendant was one who signed the agieement. The market afterwards rose consi derably, which made the bargain highly Advantage ous to Mr. Waddington. The planters consequently were desirous of availing themselves of some pretext for not carrying it into fleet. This was furnished by the subsequent condua of Mr. W. who went to Maidstone, Worcester, and other places, and, avow edly, by forestalling, continued to raise the market ; for these ctiminal speculations, he was afterwards indifted in the Court of King's Bench, and convi, . ed. and the contra&s he unlawfully made, were de clared void. In the present case, it was contended, that the contra& the Defendant entered into was prior to those whi:h had been deemed illegal, and by no means of a similar description ; that it was fair on the part of the Plaintiff, and one of those transac tions, which any man had a right to enter into. On the part of the Defendant, Mr. DALLAS, in a speech of great len7th, contended, that this agree ment was hut the beginning of that system of mo nopoly which the Plaintiff afterwards carried to so great an extent. Several witnesses were examined on.the part of the Defendant, who represented Plaintiff's conduit and proceedings at Worcester and Maidstone, his enter taining the hop planters, and engaging to purchase all they should grow, at a certain price ; in the course of one entertainment which he gave them, it ap peared he gave a toast in favour of the rise on the price of hops, and it appeared upon the whole of the evidence, that he had endeavoured to persuade the hop planters to withhold from bringing their hops to market, for the purpose of producing an artificial scarcity ; however, they could not commit any thing that passed upon those occasions with the original and first bargain between the Plaintiff and the Planters of the Canti.thury Lord Ette it so not air thought that therewasnothing improper in thetransaition upon which the allion was brought. It was a speculation on which a man might embark his fortune. if he wire so inclined. The Jury, after some consultation, found a vet shit for the Plaintiff, with 7601. I Ss. damages—and, at the desire of the Defendant's Counsel. his Lordship consented that the opinion of the Court should be taken as to the legality of the contra& There are a great number of names signed to the areement, all of whom will be affeited by the yer di& Po that Mr. Waddington will gain several tbous.Lad pounds by this speculatisat. • • • , i • .• ' COMMON PLEAS, 6aitacii.a. • Sittine at Nit, Prises, &Are Air. Agar, Ca am ale COLL V. JOU%t?ON. This was an anion fo; an assault and false im prisonment. The'Plaintiff is a journeyman carpen ter, and the Defendant ain't' able, of the villaoe of Waltham Abbey, in the county of Essex. It ap peared, that on the .sth of November last, as is usual all over England, a number of boys had as sembled, and having made a bonfire, were throw ing squibs in so riotous a manner, that the constables thought it necessary to disperse the mob, in the aft of doing which, as is generally the case, a much greater noise was made than had been before. The Plaintiff: who WAS sitting taking a drink of beer, in a public house in the town, came out, and asked the Defendant, not knowing him to be a constable, what WAS the cause of the not ? in answer to which, the Defendant desir:d him to hold his tongue, or he would jump down his throat. The Plaintiff, not im mediately complying with this order, was seized by the constable, who struck him several times with a large stick, and sent him, under an escort of Volun teers, to the cage, where he remained all night, the Defendant refusing to tak , any bail whatever fur him: the next morning he was taken before a Magistrate, and discharged, there not being any complaint against him. The case was very clearly proved ; but the Plain tiff was nonsuited, under a late ASR of Parliament, which states, that every anion of this n.:zure, brought against Peace Officers, shall be tried in the county where the offence was committed. .7 - .71. - 7 , *. ROY AL HUNT. Saturday morning, betweettnine and ten T. o'clock, His MA JESTY , accompanied by the Duke of KEN attended by t h e E ar l of ESSEX, Lord Ri VERS., Gen,. als FtTzany and srer4cEß, and several others, lef t Windsor, on horseback, and rode to the right of As, cot Heath Ilace-courie, where the Earl of SAND.. WICM, and a great number of gentlemen sportsmen, were waiting for His MAJESTY. On the ariival His Mains r y,the Earl of SANDWICH gave mil% !i v a very fine stag to he turned out, for a day's dive r . 'ion of hunting. The srag, at starting, ran skid great swiftness towards Swinley, across the Heath, leaving S w i n l ey to the left, through the inclosurer, to the right of South Hill Park, by Workilighani, where he ran with great speed to the left of Bill and Bear Wood, crossing th Common, leaving 1,,„1,, ham Bridge to the right, and making toward s RAa I. ing, where he was taken at Bear Hill, about four miles the other side Workingham, after a tr. st charming run of two hours and a half. 'fhe day was remtakably tine, which rendered the sigh: truly delightful. His MAJESTY and suite I.ad airt,v ; 17 railer t.i ride home at the end of the chace. His Mains? v, on his way to Windsor, stoop-,1 and honoured General WILSON with a visit, at 1 it pleasant house, at Bill Hill, formerly beltroging the Marquis of BLANDIORD. The Duke of KENT accompanied His Matesti during the whole chace. _- On Wednesday evening. Their Msiterits will honour Covent Garden Theatre with their presence. We are happy to hear the Duke of Sussex is re covered from his late indisposition. On Friday, the Duke of KENT arrived at Wind sor, on a visit to Their MAJESTIES. On Saturday morning, tier MAJESTY, accomp I nied by the Princesses AUGLSTA, Etiz arra, and MARY, attended by Ladies Sins ev, C. DAMEA, and CRAM. EY, and Mrs. Sraertore, took an airing its two coaches and four through Maidenhead. The Princesses SOPHIA and AMELIA, Al ith se r. ral attendants, took an airing on horseback in Wind sor Great Park. An article in the Hamburgh C9reetponderner, dated Berlin, 4th Dec. says, " A report is current here, that the Prince of NI EC RL ENBU RO6l STRELITE, brother to our QUEEN, is to be married to an English Princess." His Royal Highness the Prince of Waxes left town yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Yolk and CAMBRIDGE, the CHANCELLOR of the ESCHEW:ER, Earl CAMDEN, Lord CAS! LEREAGH, and the other Ministers, dine with Lord MELVILLE this day. Miss PA Yee, we understand, is the only person who has paid Young Rercuis the compliment of giving the name of his characters to any article of dress. The Norval cap, and the ileluniliar6an and pdoe are extremely beautiful, and will certainly be adopted by all our Ehoganier. The Park was tolerably full of company yesterday, and boasted many Elrgantel of the first fashion. Caravan hats were the order of the day. J °HANN AII Sou rneore, the Prophetess, is an old woman between sixty and seventy years of age, oith a very shrill voice. Earl Cnor.aomoet ev, and Family, leave town this day for Houghton Hall, Norfolk, till after the holidays. The Officers in garrison at Chatham performed The Men, Wipes of Windsor on Monday night. The gentleman who ersonated he Welch Bonet Sie If Evans, spoke with an t Irish hro gu e. ar The , Far! and Countess of CHATHAM, and Miss Et tsar. were present A son of Lord GARDNER is Plaintiff in a Cries. Cue. action, in the Court of King's Bench, against a Mr. JADIS, for making free with his fo•botice f; alt. This morning the non-commissioned officers and privates of that highly disciplined Volunteer Regi ment, the Loyal Whitechapel, or Second Tower Hamlets, will present their much respeaed Lieu tenant-Colonel, W. HARDY, Esq. with a superb Sa bre, ornamented with rich British, Roman, and Grecian Trophies, with a suitable inscription ; also a Waist Belt elegantly embroidered with gold furni ture, richly cased, value 150 guineas. The eleaion ot Mr. J. BOYDRL L as Alderman of the Ward of Cheap. prov es , at once, . a just sense of the merits of the man, and is a just tribute of respect to the memory of his late worthy uncle. Sir DAVID BAIRD, the Earl of Ossosy, SA ML EL Tnetriroe, Esq. and Colonel BAILLIE, are in the list of recent fashionable arrivals in town. There was a very numerous convivial meeting of Gentlemen on Saturday night at the Globe tavern. in fleet -street, for the b..nefit of a Mr. Csia rssae, a most excellent performer en the violin. Mr. Sheriff Scrums?' beautiful carriage a. , 1 State liveries ware the admiration of the West end of the town yesterday. Colonel HAMILTON Will this day entertain a large party at his honor in Chesterfield -street. The Hon. B. Nestor ir left town yesterday, to pass the holidays with his father, the Bishop of Wir.- crevice, at Farnham Palace, Sorrey. Lord and Lady WILLIAM RUSSELL left Ran. DISH'S Hotel on Saturday, lot their seat at Streatham. His Lordship will return to town this day to with his another, the Duke of &Drum.), and Liao Agricultural S oc i ety . Mr. M. Lan is's Tragedy of A/Ces.to, Kat; Carta. is performing at Baltimore; Mrs. WfonstL, late Mrs. MERRY, is the Autelrour of the piece. Mrs. HERON will be the Lady Patroness of the Annual Staff Ball at Lincoln next year nod FRANCIS CHAPLIN, Esq. of Riseholrne, and Wm, Taiutot ra. Esq. of Syston Park, Stewards. The Officers of the Horncastle Volunteer Infantry give a Ball and Cold Collation, on Thursday seri night, to the Ladies who so liberally subscribed to the Colours lately ted to their Co r p s . The Grantham Theatre will be opened on Satur day next by Mr. Itostarsox. Sixteen Msurselnkes have, skim the arrival of the Port at Paris, renounced the akoran for the bible. All the wives of BoNAPAkTOS public funaion cries were ordered to dress themselves in black vel- • vet on the day of coronation, under pain oh being excluded from witneuing this ccremqny. Eight persons have been released from prison on account of BONAPARTE'S coronation. IVhen Lot. XVI. was crowned, he set at liberty one hundred and sixty prisoners, and gave them each twecty-five Louis cPors. 4 gEltil. V. J•RR/TT. This was an aaioa for an assault ; Mr. Kerr, thr Plaintiff, is a wealthy ship chandler, and very well known on Change. Mr. Jarrett, the Defendant, h. 1.1 formerly been an intimate friend of his, and was concerned with him and some others in 'a pri vateer, which had been very successful. Mr. Jar rat had a great inclination to be made Treasurer, and to receive the very large sums of money, which were remitted, to be divided amongst the Proprie tors. The Plaintiff, not wishing to let the money go into the hands of his friend, was a principal means of preventing his appointment ; this so enraged the Defendant, that he committed the assault, for which the present anion was brought, and which was proved by Samna Leavers, who deposed, that on the 20th of July last, at three o'clotk in the day, he saw the Defendant standing at the entrance of the Exchange, with a large cane in his hand; he asked him, bow he did, and what was the nutter wick him? to which he answered, he did not know how he was, and that he was waiting there to c:cle. that d—d rascal Kerr ; he then went in and told Kerr ; but he said he knew it, as Jarrett had sent in a message to him to that purpose. At a little alter four o'clock he SAW a cane laid across a man's hack, which he soon found was Jarratt performing his promise ; a scuffle ensued, and the stick fell. He then saw them both preparing to sght, hut the Officers interfered, ar.d took them to the Poultry. They were afterwards car ried before the LORD MA volt, who bound over the Plaintiff to prosecute at the last sessions, but he chose rather to take an aeion. Serjeant COCKLL called ru. witnesses far the De fend:nit ; but, in a very long speech, endLaqoure,l to prove, that the damages sh9uki mall. The Jusy gave Sul. KILLICIt and Wilt V. GILIMILT. The Plaintiff, an linaest rustic, brought bi'..Pc tion to recover damages tor a brutal assault corn mited on his wife by the Defendant, who rode over her while she was gleaning a few ears of corn on the estate of Mr. Dorand, of sporting celebrity, near the village of Carshalton. It appeared, that during the harvest, in August la t, the Plaintiff, ac companied by other women and children in the vil lage, west to glean the fields of Mr. Durand, dur ing which the Defendant, who is Bailiff on the estate, rode in• among them on horseback, and ex pressed his determination to ride over all in his way, as his master had given him leave to do SO. or to send them to the D—l. The women and children, in consequence of his attempt to put the threat in execution, were greatly terrified; several narrowly escaped, but the Plaintiff was not so fortunate, the Defendant pursued her, and although she begged him for God's sake to turn aside, regardless of her cries he rode over her ; the horse trod on her hack, and the consequence was, that she was under the hands of Mr. Wallace, .s surgeon, for a mouth, and was not yet perfedly recovered. The Defendant, instead of exprening sorrow for the injury he had done, exclaimed, "D—ti her, she is an old offender, and 1 had a gredge against her." It was urged by Mr. Serjeant BEST for the De fendant, that he was obliged to resort to the means he hail taken to preserve the property of his master from being pillaged, as the Plaintiff and the other gleaners had got among the shocks. lt, however. appetites' from all the witne;ses, that none of the gleaners were within a considerable distance of the shocked sheaves; and that the Defendant had no pretence for his contiva. Mr. Justice Rooks; direaed the Jury to give such damages as would deter the Defendant from exer cising his inhumanity in future towards persons of the Plaintiff's description.—Vercild for the Plaintiff. —Damages GUI. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE, Saturday, Mr. Ald. Nita Ma, the late Lord Mayor, preferred a complaint against a porter belonging to the Swan with Two Necks, in Lid-lane, fur not delivering the whole of a parcel of game, which had been sent to him from Exeter. The porter said he had delivered the parcel, an hour after its arrival in town; and that if any part of it had been plundered. it must have happened in the country. The poi tor was dismissed, but ordered to be in readiness to give his evidence. MARLSOROUOI44TRIST. Saturday, a journeyman smith was charged with uttering a counterfeit piece, resembling h.df-a gui nea. A quantity of those kind of pieces, bearing date 1797, have been passed r.n the public, within the last fortnight, particularly in the neiglihmrhood of Long•ac►e. The Prisoner was den:at-Al uttering it in a public-house, in Mercer -street, and one of his shopmates was passing another at the same time, at a ntighbouring public-house, who is since decamped. The Solicitor of the Mint proved the counterfeit, and the Prisoner was fully committed for .... , C!;TMNi . ., 90.7 . , • • SMITHFIELD CATTLE SHE W. On Saturdav, ahem twelve o'clock, His Ilighness the Duke of Clarence, his Grace ti tof Redford, Lord Sheffield, the President Board of Agriculture ; Lord Pelham; Sir 1 sicott, and several other Npht.nien and psi Ilistitiapon, went to Mr. \‘'notteit's 'k a nutely examined the Prize Cattle am! Sheep, which Mr. Westcar's and the Duke of f large Oxen, which gained the two first pri traded much of their attention ; sn did the b Cow of the Kent or Sussex breed, belongini Duke of Bedford, and the two small black belonging to Alderman Curtis (which are 7T( as is erroneously stated in the paper at their His Royal Highness and the other Nc entered into the most &maim conversation's.; Westear, and several other breeders and farm. were in the yard, and staid till past two o'cl: Since ourfarmer account, a very large and i; the Hereford and Yorkshire breed, which ws and fed by Mr. Ratcliffe, of Bucks, has been I into the Yard, and occupies the p!ace of 'et-. C. Tytherton ox, which. with its fellow. is -ol I Philip Reynolds, butcher, in the Botottga alterations had taken place in the atrange the Cattle and Sheep, but not of sufficient ance to deserve mention. The Yard was crowded during the greater part of the d; genteel company. Among those preseatt we I besides theubove, 'fatten Sykes, Esq. ----GOA., Esq. Cartel Grey, Esq JAn t. Paul, Esq Letchareqq, Sof Astiel, Pi tAud, tioayboirs., Jenuiufe, C50y.162. Rellaray, J. Duckitt, W. smith, J. Circus, W. Ti Clai,'Ody. Robinson, Cainge, o,lldry, ClavbinsOki Several Ladies yesterday attended at Mr, ton's to see the Cattle, in the nhsdnee of Oil t. hie!' thete is on ether days. Aldeimin Flt compauied two Ladies, Captain Frost two :tad several other Gentlemen brought fiche of Ladies, who were much pleased with the so many extraordinary animals ; the Earl w linty alsct called at the Yard. Last night, Alderman Curtis sent the smal Co;. -Iron which his two black heifer. we and two others of her progeny, in order curious in breeds of cattle may this day opportunity of seeing them tog:Nth:tr. Tv Indian cattle were also expeaed from Sir W Mr. Stone, of Quarts, has sent ten new I Sheep; three fine carcases of the same b also expeeted to Le shown, and several ati day and to-morrow, in Mr. Wootton's yard This afternoon the Smithfield Society w at the Crown and Anchor to settle the pi and conditions of next year's show of c admit several new Members, who are p and other businees, previous to the grand di which a large concourse of agricultur breeders are expected ; after which, the p will be publicly adjudged, and the toad the next ,hew. and several other parsers in to agriculturists, will be cirulared. - - - Some evil.minded persons sunk, on Frid inn, five coal boarges laden with csals, hi Tower Wharf, which wore ready to be above bridge the day following. A ;..-: - .lrd is offered for the discovery of the ofrencOrs. Saturday an inquest was heW atalie Pups Paddington, on the body of Mr. J. ATM F.. firlllSTlSD • ttekeielraiWinsfsor. witowas ice on ft ridgy, en the banks of the canal. It that he had attended the cattle chew st Sn and on scorning home in a state of intoxic fell from his horse and was killed. Physicians Maki other regular teed Me& titiiniers of eminedee, as well as that oral scholar, and skilful Physician, the celeste WI LI. ICM. are, we are happy to find, use endeavours to recommend to all persons gc a Warm Climate, the use of the excellent Fever Remedy, which has been found to test of much rigid investigation, and is pre perfeElly of in Malignant' Penile; eases, besides which, it is the most sins; effeets (going off generally we understand spiration), and the most pleasant in its n application of any thing ever yet offered tot; The utility of an Ateriscoaacric at tl of the year, when the Skin, even in the mos suffers from Irritation and Roushness, cans deinand for that valuable Medicine, Sri PATENT ANTISCORIUTIC DROPS. The r Cases that daily apply and experience relief a confidence in inviting those subjea to the venient Eruptions, to make trial of their Our success encreases. as this Antidote is ti-r illy known to palliate the Diseases of G Ithentnatism, Scropluila, Ste. 11 Mediciiie is thus distinguished -. 15 By the Si tie," is repressed in words at length on ti Bal. and Wrapper ; the Stamp (that is duty) is printed in Black Ink; the Co m mill of Ow Bottle is always scaled with ing, Was. A short time siiice departed this life, riots &aka Mom!, alias Mare Grey, aiia alias ffereare. This character Wah univs miued by the police-officer s to be the mi female pickpocket in r raglan.!. 'I here ay.( a fair or lace, betwewii Berwiek-upon-T the Land's End, vile- c she had not ext prof nional abdifses. She originally came I land, and married one of the notorious with whom she lived some years. On of another notorious pickpocket from Bt of the none of Barlisicv, she took a gran him, and left her husband. With this prailised picking of poi kets for several ) in town and country. Although 4n per delicate, it was no unusual thing to a Lord Mayor's Day, and other public oct the greatest crowds, in company with the gang of hustlers, who have for so many tested the metropolis. She generally f ki very gent:el style. About seven yearigi at Bath, c iinmitting her depredations, a of the churches received the Sacrame same time, the Mayoress of Bare harpe one of the Communicants: Mope. obset have a very valuable gold watca, contriv her of it before the conclusion of de so mince She had seireial children. whom boarding scluol. Notwithstanding she several times tried on capital charges, sl ways fortunate enough to escape puoislin • --------,~-