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were two-Lent, what domestic comforts had been lost ; and then ieseWlesier bad the defendant acted in destroying them? But he wed& add a third question, and woold as k, how had the plaintiff cendatted Menial'! But he lelt that on that point lie weer Men'. seeable; fee be should show them, that up to the embarkation glop heed in the most isfectionate manner, and her devotedness to him coot dreired by all who knew bee. If he should be seked, tots what account do you give of her at Newfoundland ? He should tensest, I can give rune. There were no ladies on that station, and weeerigaently nu ecelety for her. But he shoel.l show, that up to the time that this defendant became acquainted with her, not only • the hemb'md's conduct Imo without spot or blemish, but that of ties wife wan without spot or blemish. They could only at countlfot this change in lies by considering that thie men's con. duet must have efeeted.it. If their minds did rot come irresistibly to the elm-lesion that ehiewas a very gross and a vary aggravated vase, then he would ask fur ro damages. On the euhject of damages then be would say no more; for as to damages, they were a very leadeqeate compeusehnn ter the injury sus tamed by a plaintiff' in a cause of this nature. lie had always riflemen it strange that the law of England had not made this of a ennostal rattier and the subject of a criminal prosecution ; but nt prosent they had nothinet to do with it in a r-oral point of view, ant thye therefore only brought the came before the Court fee a perneiney enenpenitation for the injury the plaintiff had received. Heoeuld not suppose the defendant world attempt to brine forth witnesses to aid him; he imagined that the party would only throw hieesed ups at power and upon that speech with which his able acd eloquent friend would delight them (del•gbt them, he mennt, as far is his high talents were concerted); but that he naiad row it the ornament, the eloquence, aid the power of that - apttxfi, %hitt), when the Jury should have divested themselves of its influence over their minds. and exercised their judgment °pole *a them before them, he hid no doubt that speech would be found to rind to the powerful ascendancy of truth and justice. the 1t,,. John Russel, the clergyman trading et Otweitm, was than called and examined he 3ir. Sergeant NVlersx. Ile 1,, knew Colonel Faunee; the family resided very near efswestrr. lie knew the lady, Mina Fenny Flume, to fire hes marriage. U. performed the mare ige ceremony in the year 1310, which was at tended by her father and Arm,. He was in the habit of visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thomdike while they resided in his nei;ehbourhood, and he never saw two people living mote happy in his life. They hay two children. He received the ktter now produced, megr.ed George Hervey. Thomas Orlando Caine. Esq. Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, in the same regiment ea the plaintiff. examined—lle became ae quainted with the plaintitf after his marriage, in the year 11119, when he joined the regiment nt Woolwich; and, being •mierried • was himself, he became intimate. They appeared to him to he living excessively happy ; he neon saw a couple more so, nor did he ever see a husband more attentive to his wife. He knew them cop to their embarking for Newtonnelland. . Mrs. liniaabeth Chaplin, the a ife of.lantesChaplie, Esq. of Rod neyebuiklinge. kent-rood, examined.—nlie bees:tie acquainted Pi; h Lieu. Thoendike and his lady in the year 11121, and their arlasin , soce continued till they left England. l'hey sometimes • visited her foea week or two together, during which time their • barite of lite wire tenet affectionate meads each oilier; ales never . saw a more atTeetintete couple. Me. Chanties gave similar testimony. Ile was a wholesale iron. ,trinager in the rity, and had i,een in the trade fur 50 years. • aeon Christenbury, Esq. an ethers in the army, ermined, — Henan A n.arried man; he knew the plaintiff many years before . bin enarriage r he first knew him at Woolwich in 1.13n3, as a roar. I red man. Witnme's lady and the plaiotilre were on visiting t Tom The plate tifi'and his wife lived in a manner that was truly affectionate, which appeared, to be quite reciprocal. lie knew them when they embarked. and had no reason to alter his opinion. nits. Thornlike was then the mother of two children. • . James Rayon, lonnerly a private of the 81st regiment, eft. omitted—He wen in Newfoundland in Nov. 1824. lie knew the de:melba' while there, and also the plaintiff and his lady. Captain Hussy's regiment was the efftb, and a itness's regiment went there to relieve them, which wan some time in September. The. salon of the regimert left Newfoundland abort a fortnieht before . Calm. Hervey did. He remembered Capt. Hervey embarking in eta brig Todd:ton the evening of Sunday, the 31st Nov. 1321. IV it asta. arm then on board; a lady came on beard with him. Wit. Rags had since seen her, and knew . her to be Mrs. Thorndike. Tliey esm• on board from the shore in a boat, the brig having *sighed anchor in the Moriting. Witness came to ('ark in the . brig. The -defendant end the holy occupied the Captain's mate. read:. They had no other room. They ate and drank there, and . ho supposed they slept there, foe they had no other place to go to. There was but one bed in the cabin. Witness once went into the i cabin and sow Capt. Hervey in bed, and Mrs. Thomdike sitting on \ the bide readiry to him ; the Captain was unwell at the time. .Tiary bad lli days passage to Cork, where the Captain and the lady staid fix four or tive days at the Commercial Hotel. Witness waited on them during the voyage, and alto at the tavern. There was oily one bed in the room at the tavern, into which witness teok the trurk containirg the clothe, of both parties. They left Cork on Tuesday night abort half-ram nine o'clock. in a post. eissise. %Fitness bad not seen Capt. Hervey since. lie went with . Mr. nonwhite, the plaintiff's brother, to Shrewsbury. where he saw Mrs. Thoendike in company with another lady, and pointed 'ha out in Mr. Thnendike as being the lady that was on board jit. brig Todd& When on board the Captain and the lady passed a, t man and wile, He used to call her Fanny. ', By the Conat—W'imess had never heard her called by any 0 er name. fr. Amieew Snape Tho rn dike coreobormed the lam witness as t o he fact of tot pointing out his brother's wife to him at Shrews. dk bat'. y as being the lady who came from Newfoundland on board the (~ wined I. Mr. BllOUGH•M—Sitesh Lewis was servant so plsintiff before he went to Newfimndland, and she went out g osh sot, end was now present in Court. av %lc. Setsmant Wisnx—Do you know whether she Ls brought ba ti k • the defendant ? w st ese—She is stibeicenaed by him. By ''''. Bnotionner—Do you know whether she is brought Lere by he plaintiff? . Wins to—The plaintiff has subpoenaed her. (A laogh.) IC . W.. 1 het Tilden maratined— Witness was at Newfoundland in dug, en I was acquainted with the plaintiff and defendant there. lie wept o Halifax in July, and maimed again in September. Ile knew eptain Hervey both before and after that time. up to his embiakat. on for England. When plaintiff and his wife arrived -Loam opty vete living meat happily together, and continued so up t 4 .1,11/, rhea witness went to Halifax. Their affection appeared to test perfictly reciprocal. On witness's return, in the month in September, Akre. 'Fliorndiice was extremely ill. Her mind *Mimi:eel lc be very much affected indeed, and her health to have smile:in - 1 very materially. Her children Were with her at tin t time. Sbe recovered a little before she wrot away. Cape. Hervey and igr. Thor:Mike were on the most intimate terms during the time tee lady was in this state: their intimacy cobtinuttl ti'l Capt. H. left. Capt. Hervey partook of the hospitably of the plaintiff a; holly Wattle latter could afford it to hint ; and the Captain was at ,Leintiff's home and quarters continually. Plaintiff was ill for a lob days, bat 'nitres, onuld not recollect when it mots. Crom—examinsd by Alr. BILOUGHAW.—A dinner was given to the officers of the 80th, on their departure, bet witness could not «collect the date. Mr. Thomdike vas at the dinner, and Mr. 'F. mast have Veil much recovered at that time. Witnest believed this Lieut. Wel* wae not present. Witness did not recollect Lie. Thoendike Pinging a song a two on the occasion. But he would sot swear that he (the plaintiff) did not slog one or two potpie song.. Witness saw the lady frequently during her illness. : Mul she not at that time talk principally about Mr. Hervey ? Witness—Nnt to my recollection. Mr. Hervey appeared much mere intimate in the house than myself. the not know from Ala ' horndike, that Mr. Hervey was the 'pal persen she spoke about P 'mesa —I do not. I hai some conversation with the plaintiff op the aohject, but I do not recollect advising him not to allow :da, n tri t y to have frequent intimacy with his wife. It ii so. a cicate a subject. that I think it almost speaks for lttelf that I did not. Limn. Welsh beimged to the Egeria. I haft! Mrs. Thorn. Mgt while In her deranged scats or mind, frequently nientioliC Lieut. IVeloth's name. In fact, her whole conversation was very imersherent aed perfonly deranged. but her mind certainly was rum Aim upon Lieut. Welsh. It was about this time that the Egeria left,Newfoundlawl. Her illness lasted from a week to ten days. sod then she got better. I was at kir. Moor's seemed times with .. - ;:c. l'hererithe, and once, 1 think, Mr. Therndike sang some batboys as range. I limo had some conversation with him reepeet ti./e soma levees% smitten by Mr. W slob to him t best Ido not re uadect ereseing to him shoat any letters which he found written by Mat Welsh to hie lady. I don't recollect his saying ho had ttmod any sueb lettensaftor Limit. Walsh went away. .By bit. Sergeant Vationsiert-1 never Saw I. , etlielelitil Welsh wide Meg Timmilike alone, after my return from Halifax. I do sotkenere there wan any thing improper in their intinesey before *at time. or r.:. her part towards him, except so far as she might he Remy that Livuument Welsh was going to leave Newfoundland. :eft. iferver's attention woeunceamag. • PI Mr. itnoliGllADS—Csptein Roberts's wife was at Newfound_ haul shout this time. The Captain was the Commodore of the emboss aid captnin of the Egerfa, and lived in the Civil Carer nor's hmom. Res. James Cox, of Bristol, proved that Mrs. Thorndike was imagined co the 8,1, of September. She saw the dead on the day of is Weds, and the mother on the following day. Mrs. Thorndike Wee hasp with her mother at the tine of her ennfinernent. ' A .Gantleman from the house of Cox and Greenwood watt called to mew the defendant's hain,writing; but Mr. Bronehant said he semeid-admit Me letter addressed to the Rev. Mr. Ituosel to have boot mime by the defendant. TTbeefeuerwas then put in and read. This wilt the plaintiff's case. .Mc...Pbtosinuam rola and addressed the Jury on behalf of the t. Hewas Mite that if he had any pretension to chat power pa which his Learned Friend had so liberal:, given him crabs' , he newt knew of a use in which eloquence would be /nom uplifted mid eepetfuous than in the one now before them ; Fur ex wits nig here M do away facts by vague insinuations against aseplaineffila cisme ityr, use to Psalm wain pan•gyrim upon Mr. fiereet.• fits object ib addressing the Jury, was to call their atten tom ma to fade of '' ..t by his Learned Friend t carinellsee, anti ..With his Learned Friend had thindia am maiden ontimions, not of hie etatertyg t (-Manner. Inc they I •-tee but the omissions ii. Vs • 411 'immit It was , .he shookd in the first place mil Vogt r attention. , been said about Ole hind. onweer.this sego another, of the constant kind t /attest .of -Mak . or hush:old, during the Ilse ',me Of their marriage, fervent auachnient which at soot w ee prevailed The evliatias tipont this sub. soot wee all seal wall t England—that was to my, one or two persona were tailed who had seen the lady from time to time, and before whom she had.displayed that Vititioll which all wives would do when before et:engem But no relation. of Mrs. Thorlike, no persons at all connected with her. ce who, by their peculiar !deflations', would be able to speak to.. the tree state in which these rerun lived. All were strangers- Kaye Mr. There dike, the attarney in the cause, who was the plaintiff's brother; sad he was called oily to swear to the Identity of the taly's per son. But no question wits inked of him with respect to the footing on which his brother lived with his wife; but 11 is dismissed jeet AM if he had been called upon to speak to the ateeetation of sonic document. The use, therefore, was well encunh before the parties; left Engla"d, although it was not proved in the way in which ' nose of this tort timidly were, namely, by the intimate friends are: relatioes of the parties, and by the friends of the Penile, who having oppowurfeies of seeieg them tinily, would he much more qualified to speak upon the subject, net hail the servants of the plaintiff been called, who saw the pataimmore constantly, perhaps. I than any other remits. !lad theme been ealltal,••the cause would have assumed higher grounds and a more triumphant eyed. But still he would pass by all that had beets said is Englund, which was scarcely of any importance in comparison with the aspect their connexion bt.re on their arrival at Newfoundland. But how was it then ? It was a little important in saint of time, being the latest period of their concexion. It was in the year when the bad coed= of the husband, if there were such conduct, must have produced the consequences that were now complained of Pad treattnent, if arty took place, might have been in the year. when the seduction took place, if any such seduction there were. During that year Mr. Tilden was the only person who hail spoken of their conduct towards each other, and the greet reluctance which that gentleman had shown to 'peak out did his feeling s much ered4. He laboured under feelings of pain to. be asked su ch qua bons, and the relnaturce and repugnance, alnu.st amounting to a denial of tellirqt what he had observed, could cot he complained His Learned Friend had hid, if you ask me what account I giveof the lady's conduct at Newfoundland? I answer none. To be sere that lass a very startling sort of saying of his beamed Friend's. It' he is asked what account be had to give of this lady's marine: during the most critical and important period of her mar. riage state, he declared that he could give none 1 Why, all the rest of their lives compared with that period was nugatory : and per upon that he would give none ; because there were no ladies on the station. And who did his Learned Friend call ? An officer, and only one, and It was proved that there were ladies there. There was Mrs. Roberts, a most sespectable person ; she and her family occupied the government house, but she bail not been called, and the reason was because it was the last and meat important year upon which every thing turned ! But were there no servants--no maids—no nursery maids? His Learned Friend had made some observations on the cruelty of the defendant in takiteg the mother from her children, and leaving them deserted on the beach. The witness who could have proved this bad root been called. Nei; she was the servant maid ; and lois Learned Friend felt, that had she been examined she would have known a great deal more titan he wished should behcaril. What other ramoon coo& have withheld bitn from callin/ her who could prove that thill defendant had prompted the wife to desert her children on the beach ?' But he did not call her, such was the strength of his repugnance to hare that witness state what she knew to have passed during the last year. Thus were they without a tittle of evidence whoeh was sot/medal ; but this was not owing to any oversight of his /yearned Friend, but because he dare not venture to put this witness into the box, but thought it was better to leave the case as it row stood, than to have one ray of light further thrown upon their mode of living together. His Learned Friend anticipated that he should in the first place talk of the youth of the parties ;* the sea of the par tits weed certainly material, and it was proved that Airs. Thorn dike was 26 years old when she eloped, and the defendant was only 21; this was undoubtedly an important eircumstnnee, and which never failed to make an impression on the Jury. 'raking all these circumstances together, the question was principally as to the da mage done to the party. He, however, meant to show that there was neglect and imprudence in a great degree on the part of Mr. Thorndike—such neglect and imprudence as could not but lead to the unfortunate result that had happened. His Learned Friend said, if a spot or blemish could be fixed upon Mr. Thorndike, or if it could be proved that he threw her away, lie would call foeno damages; but he (Mr. Brougham) was net instructed to fix any stigma on Mr. Thorntlike, nor to attack Mrs. Therralike's clu recter; but it was quite sufficient for hint, if he showed that im. prudence, indiscretion, and carelessness, did exist on the port of the plaintiff. The defendant did not mran to impugn the lady's character; but, as he was on his defence, it wan absolutely accts. scry that they should hear both sides, though the remit might be that they should leave the Court with a less favourable light em Air. Thorndike's character—still they were bound to hear both parties, as Mr. Thomdike had forced the defendant into this inquiry. With regard, however, to the letter which had been read, his Learned Friend had said it was the preduetion of an old and inveterate seducer; but he (Mr. Brougham) would venture to say there was no man who heard that letter read without declaring that it did credit to the writer. The defendant felt pity far the woman ; he was pained at her situation. He having himself fallen ' the victim of temptation, was an object of pity too. lie (Mr. Brougham) denied that it was the intention of the defendant to throw the lady back on her relations. Mr. Hervey only desired, for her own comfort, that she should be restored back to the affec tion of her parents. lie had no doubt that his Learned Friend, in his reply, would impute whatever took place between Lieutenant Walsh and Alen. Thorndike to disease. He pereeieetl, by the course already adopted, that each conduct weuld be attributed to derangement of mind, and that whatever took place with Mr. Hervey was, he suproscil, also from a derangement of mind. But whether the Jute called it illness or rot, it certainly took place at the sailing of the Egeria. She, according to Mr. Tvlden'a ad mission, became quite well afterwards. fie ( Mr. Brougham) sheltie' be able to till up the blanks, and to shim what sort of attachment it was that existed between Ala. Thornelike and Lieutenant Welsh. Suppose it was a disease—was it very prudent in Mr. Thornilike, knowing that the disease had taken that turn which led bee to rave after Mr. Welsh (fnr that was the expression that was meant to be used), that she would talk of nobody else, and that when she wan told lie had sailed she declared the would sail after him—suppose all this was disease—it might have been caused by love—and that there was lore, an attachment, and • strong passion existing for Mr. Welsh he should prove. Re peated opportunities were allowed to lie. Welsh to hpe_interriews with Alrs. 'f horndike. Alr. Walsh slept in the pliMaiff's house, in a room next to Ales. T.'s ; trinkets were found in his pockets belonging to Mrs. T. There was also a ring which Mrs. T. wore that was given to her by Mr. Walsh, but this was not the only ring, for other gentlemen had made her ykasents of rings which were on her fingers. Mr. Thorndike knew of all this, for she spoke to him of her attachment for Alr. Walsh. His Learned 1 , newt would say all this was a fantasy, a chimera. It might be called a malady, but whatever it was, it led her canna/di, to be doating on Lieut. Walsh, who had access to the plaintiff's house at all times; and, after all Lille she wan allowed to have the same litimscy with Mr. Hervey. Was this prudent ? Mr. H. was al. lowed to be with her constantly day and night, giving her medi cine, and sitting up with her. And after her illness Mr. Hervey was allowed to go on in precisely thesame Trey. If the Jury should suppose all this wax the result of disease, still the disease had taken the turn fast for Mr. Walsh and then fir Mr. 11. whose seciety, of all others in the world, ought to have been the lasts he should have taloned; anti yet he is the person to be permitted to walk' oot with her 'done, and who had a constant and unrestrained in tereourse with her until the event took place. Alr. Hervey was an object of pity ; for it was inevitable, under such circumstances, that the feelings of a man should not be interested. If he should prove these facts, he had no manner of doubt that the Jury would feel satisfaction in giving to Mr. Thorndike that reparation only which a person who had so demeaned himself had a right to, and the making his client responsible in that measure and degree only which one who had been placed in these circumstances by Mr. Thorndike himself ought to bear. If it was a malady it,wes pro duced by the attachment of Air. Walsh, and not to Mr. Hervey. These circumstances the Jury would take into their consideration, always remembering that the inquiry they had to make was as to the loss of domestic happiness that hnd been sustained, and by whom that loss of happiness had been occasioned. Charles Chichester, Captain, in the 60th regiment, examined. —He went to Newfoundland with the defendant, lie became ac quainted with the plaintiff and his wife there. He keew Mr. Welsh, who was upon intimate terms with the plaintiff He was a draughtsmen, and on one occasion drew the picture of Ales. Thom ' dike. Witness and Mr. Thorndike vases present, but left Welsh and Mrs. Thorndike together, which he thought was impudent. lie remembered the plaintiff' returning to the Mess-room, and say log that Welsh was taking tea with his wife. Witness received& note from Mrs. Thorndike, requesting him to tell Mr. Welsh she wished to see him. Mrs. T. was greatly affected at the time the Egeria sailed. Witness left Newfoundland three days after that. On the morning of his departure he breakfasted with Mr. and Mrs. Thorndike, on which occasion her little daughter said that Mr. WRING had left, upon which Mrs. Thorndike jumped up and struck the child, saying—" Oh, you little wretch, how can you say so !" Mr. Thorndike was present. Mr. Tliorndike had told the witness that his lady, during her illness, had said she had injured him, and asked his forgiveness. She had ex claimed, during one of her deranged tits, that she had murdered her daughter, Julia (who was present at the time), and cried, Oh! that fatal night! that fatal night! Mr. Thorndike said he knew that noshing could have happened, for Ile bad only been away one might. Cross-examined—She was in a highly nervous state. Her mind was much affected. It was the habit of officisi living on a foreign station to have great and free access to their fellow officers' ladies ; —they were thus thrown together, and there was a greeter de. gree of confidence and a higher feeling of honour on that account. Air. Hervey had told witness that he had got Welsh nut of a " scrape." lie had been told by plaintiff that he had received a leiter from Mr. Welsh, but he was tot told that it was written in enneequence of the communication made to Welsh by Hervey, at plaintiff's request. Mr. BROUGHAM here endeavoured to get at the facts to which the word "'crape" alluded, hut A was objected to by the Learned Cumal on the other side; and The LORD COIN} JUSTICE said he should stilko the word out of the evidence. Catherine Robinson. the servant of the plaintiff, was then ex amined ns to Blr. Welsh's being a constant guest of her minutest' that he slept in the house ; that trinkets were found In his pockets belonging to her mistress • and that Mrs. Thorndike expressed a strong desire to in with 31r. Welsh in the Eerie. When the whitest asked her how she could g o. tis Captain Roberts and his Indy were on board, ahe replied, that she did not regard that if shi aloha once get away with him from shore. The husband of this witness was examinee, and hls evidence Tent to show that Marti-4ms frequent!) , Used the name of Welsh ; but lialleVer saw hei do anyerbik turf/Topa oricort during her illness. f - Tthe the , ease as made out to tb ot.daimns which' it to as ke. The owisaio wets a so conuquenee, ape. y tat pAnt that he • A yet 1:3 deal had beet bro . ?* y vino and moth . Thoeadt iys by bee hu re., - sad lot the freven td beteasteo thot. The tiloottt fit• i l e ft Eoglst f '; ~ ..,~ THE BRITISH PRESS. Mr. TOden Will ?mined, and said he bad understood ftom C4pt. Hareem at different times that he did not conceive the illness of ' Mrs. Thomdike to be occasioned by her regard for Mr. Welsh. lily. Sergeant Vacausw made a most able and eloquent reply, commenting with great power upon the .butte attempt cf the de fendant in stigmatise the the character of the lady he had ruined, After having by his own letter confessed himself to be the sole au ' them of her misery. Happily the poisoned chalice did return to the lips of those who adminiateredit to others; and he trusted the Jury would visit the defendant with damages that would mark their scn•e of indignation towards one who had overthrown this lady'r mind. debnuelteel her person, and made shipwreck of the happiness of his client for ever. Neither time nor space will permit its to give the eloquent appeal of the Learned Sergeant. which excited very considerable interest throughout a crowded Court. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed op the evidence, dwell ing with great tome on the contradiction that was shown by the letter of the defendant. and the decree he had this day set up; which his Lord►hip deemed a great aggravation of his orlgical of : fence. 'P.P Jl•ry rettreti to corigolt together, takire the letter of the tlefencilot flitb them, and n'ttr being about an hour absent._ they rrrurn , t , . finding a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages Four Thou sand Pounds. CONSISTORY COURT, FRIDAY, Dec. 2. (Before Sir CHRISPOPHER nOIHNSONI PORTSMOUTH S. HAWSON. Dr. Lustitwor ow stated that thin was a curie instituted by order of the commiuee appointed to manage the Earl of Poets. moiith's person and property, his Lordship having been declined • lunatic. The committee had given in a report, of T7' II the Loral Chnneellitv approved. In this report the commit • directed tha - t n suit should be instituted. rin it WAR neeessar• w expedient that the marriage betweenithe Earl of PRVAP" 0141 - rt; any Ann Hanson should be declared null and void. t. a Each.: Portsmouth having been of unnound mind, and • ineapabl 4 Mavis), aueh a contract at the peeled of the marriage. The illywastra solem. ni:ed on the 7th March 1814. In Jar,. I/123. an 4wiluitiltion was Apr ointed to inquire into the lunacy of the Earl of Pfhtpronuth, and the itssue of that investigation wan a verdict of that Jury, declaring the Earl to have been of umonnd mind since the let January 11109. Appearance was not given in this ease until the Jibe: Ares given in ; he would decline mentioning the facts contained in that libel, an It had been perused by the Court, but would content himsdlf with mor inf!thatthe libel be admitted. Dr. JsNNF.tt apPta;;ion behalf of Lady Portsmouth. He commenced by observing, that the competency of the committee to direct the institution of suits like the present had never been re ferred to the High Court of Delegates. The Coneistory Court and the Court of Arcluil, however, had admitted the competency of a lenatic's committet Ile should t °recline make no observation on that point. The case before the Count was one of no ordinary im porteuce, looking to the interests of the parties concerned. The Court sae called upon to declare a marriage null anti void which had sueotsted for II years, because of the imbecility of mind and Morey of the husband. The present suit was instituted by one of the Earl's relations, who must hare been in porteession of the Esters stare of mind when the marriage was contracted, which would hate been the proper time to have inquired into the Earl of Portsmouth's sanity. The peculiar circumetances of the case made it necessary that nothing trifling or equivocal should be admitted into the libel. The expenses of a proceeding, embracing a series of years from the birth of the Earl of Portsmouth to the verdict of the Inquisition in 1823, would prove onerous and burdensome in the extreme on that party on which it .should finally fan., This was an additional reason why the Comet should be cautious not to admit irrelevant and unnecessary matter to be pleaded in the libel. The Learned Dr. next adverted te the several articles of the libel. In these articles it was pleaded that Lord Portsmouth was born in 1769, end mar. tied in 1799 to the Hon. Grace Norton ; that front his birth he was a man of weak mind and understanding; wed that Previous to his marriage with the Hon. Grace Norton a deed was exeented by which the management of his property was given to trustees. Sub. etquent articles pleaded that the Earl's) disorder increased in strength and violence as he advanced in age, so that he actually became of uneoencl mind and a lunatic at the period stated by the verdict of the Jury. Ie proof of the Earl's imbecility and unsound state of mind various acts were related. it was Stated that from the year 1800 the Earl had an irrational desire to use lancet. on his own per. eon and to he let bland ; that he had an ineene desire to attend fune rals and assist in telling church bells ; that he was also addicted to striking cattle violently, to attending slaughter-houses, to driving 'wagon-horses, and, by otherwise interfering in his firm-yard and stables, acted in a manner incmteistent with his rink. On two oc. casions accidents occurred to him, and he refused to allow the sur geon to afford him necessary relief until he van actually c omp e ll e d. Various other instances were pleaded in which the Earl acted un. like a person of sound mind. He was one of the Governors of G ilex's Poor Schools, Bloomsbury. He often attended the school, interrupted the business, desired the children to sing psalms upon improper occasions; and in one case, when a meetincrof theGoeer. nom took place, he voted bath for and against the question. His im becility was so great, that he was frequently compelled by violence to act as those around him desired. The circumstances attendant upon the Earl's marriage with Miss Hanson were also pleaded as evidences of his incapacity and feebleness of intellect. Mr. Han. son, Lady Portsmouth's Witte, was stated to have been the Earl's confidential solicitor, and one of the trustees to the deed before al. ' laded to. He told Lord Portsmouth that he would get him a wife, , 1 but strictly charged him not to communicate this to any of hi s friends. In some days after, Lord Portsmouth was married to Mies Hanson, in a clandestine manner, and without the knowledge of any of his friends. A settlement was at the mime time executed, in which the Earl made over a ronsiderable part of his property to Miss Hanson. In answer to three arilcies, the Leaned Doctor contended, that the averments contained in them were too general, and did not specify the particular acts upon which they miter have been founded. He also argued, that as the merrier- of 1799 was allowed to have been valid and entered into by a capable . person, It should have been proved that subsequent to that marriaee Lord Portsmouth had becoale imbecile and of unsound mind. The variotle matters pleaded to have occurred subsequent to the Earl's marriage with Miss Hanson, the Learned Doctor thought irrelevant; and that the evidence of his Lordship's weakness and insanity should have been confined to the period immediately antecedent to his marriage. It should have been stated at what period his Lord ship's imbecility assumed the character of lunacy and unsound neer of mind. As to the conduct of Mr. Hanson, and his interfer ence in effecting a marriage between the parties, he insisted that it should not have been introduce', as the libel did not plead that Lady Portemouth was privy to her father's conduct, and therefore she could not be re-punsible for it. Besides, the secrecy as well as the haste with which Mr. Hanson concluded the marriage could not by poesibility invalidate it. Dr. DODSON, who was with Dr. Jetreern, objected to the ad mission of the libel, upon the grounds stated by Dr. Jenner. Dr. LUSHINGTOX replied. lie agreed with his Learned Friend (Dr. James.) that the case was one of great importance ; it was necessary, therefore, that every particular connected with it should be brought under the coosideration of the Court. In such a case it was far better to IMO too much than too little evidence. Ills Learned Friend doubted the competency off lunatic's committee to institute a snit in these Courts; but the we of • lunatic would be hard indeed, incapable himself of protecting his dearest Interests, it those to whom care he was intrusted were not competent to act in his name. As to Lady Portsmouth, he felt for her only pity and commiseration ; but for Mr. Ransom's conduct he felt nothing but abhorrence and detestation. The snares laid to entrap the unfor. tunate idiot into a marriage with Mies Ilanson displayed a tissue of fraud and deep-laid villany. Under all the circumstances, he submitted that the libel offered to the Court contained nothing that was not pertinent • nothing, the omission of which would no t b e productive of p ro ce edings calculated to render the case more in id in ideate and to increase the expenses. It was of the last import. ance, not only to the patties concerned but to the ends of justice, that no alteration sheuld be made, curtailing the facts which bore upon the we. Del's weeenn followed at the same side, contending that the li bel should be admitted in its present form. . die C. Roniesow did not think It necessary to advert to the elaborate and judicious observations of the Learned Counsel at this siege of the proceedings. If he Man satisfied on the general tenor of the libel, and its general admissibility, he did not conceive it necesstry to express hie opinion span particular reels. The case was one of great intportance, originating in the highest Court in the kingdom. Great remorsibility devolved upon the Counsel, and it threw aq ttnerous burden upon the Court. Under all the cireum. stances, he6ld not think It necessary, nor would it be advantageous to the partite.. for bite to enter Into the minutiae of the ease. The prin cipal objettioneto the admissibility of the libel In ha' present form seemed to be, that it contained declarations of what had happened subsequent to the marriage of the parties, which, is was submitted, was irrelevant ; and that it also contained matter concerning the con duct of Mr. Manse% which was irrelevant because it was not pleaded that Lady Portantouth was privy to her father's acts. Upon the first objection he would observe. that it was not argued that matters happening ante etient to the marriage ought not to be admitted. What had happened subsequent to the marriage was offered on the same principle. If it was proved that a person was insane before a certain and subsequent to that day, it was almost prima facie evidence that he was not in a sound state of mind on that particular day. As to the second objection, he had noticed that Lady Portsmouth was not pleaded to have been privy to her father's acts, and therefore that those sets were inarimi.aiWe. He apptehended it was not necessary that privity should be plead e d. The conduct of Mr. Hanson may be materinl, as it disclnsed facts affecting the question of bard Portsmouth's sanity generally. Be- sides, though it was not so pleaded, the manner in which Mr. Han son treated the Earl must have been known to Lady Portsmouth, and was presumptive as to her privity. Without entering more at length Into the case, he thought the libel generally admissible in the form in which is had been btoaght in. THE MARCHIONESS or WESTMEATH N. THE MARQUIS OT WEaTMEATIf. Dr. Jr 71fri itaid that, en the part of Lord Westmeath, he had to move for the indulgence of the Court. Some matters had gone forth to the public wh•rt made his Lordship particularly destroue that the case should he gone through, end that the Court should appoint two or three days after the ternt for sitting to hear the ar guments and give judgment. At present he should not think of Kopp:ming any partteular day or days to the Court, hut he hoped the Court would grant such Indulgence, of course with a full consi deration to its own convenience and that of others conceoned, as well as to the particular circumstances. I.dawswoTow said, that ex far as he was concerned, he lied no opposition to make to tie proposition of his Learned Fiend. lie should be ready to de bis duty if the Court appointed sitting s alter the term; but tic bzlirved his Learned Fraend as well a • hlmaelf had engagements at dug period. which must prevent them from specifying am particular day at present. Lord ‘Vestmeath here stejtjaed forward, and was about to address the Court, when he was reminded that Ma Counsel only could be heart?. Lord Westmeath—Perhaps the Court would permit me to say that some of my letters having been sent, or having found their way to the public press-- Sir G Rotarwsow—l can't hear you. Lord Westmeath. Lord Westmeath—l know thy.' the Court has ro control over the public press, but a part of the evidence has been given to the public in the 'hope of my letter.. Dr. Jr.m)rta-Lhont Westmeath, no onposition has benn given at the other side, and the Court is not unfavourable to the appli cation. _ _ Lord Westmeath—l merely meant to say that I hoped the Court would consider tl'e amity aryl situation. Sir C. ROBINSON-14 ni ‘Vestmoth, let me beg of you, or let me compel you, to leave the matter to your Counsel. Lord IVestmeath—l at. very wiry if I hare done any thing irregular. Sir C. flontxsow—The Court is desirous to do all that is agree. able to the Counsel and advantageous to the parties concerned. I understood it was desired that that case should stand over until nett term, but if A change of circumstances makes it morestlesir rble that it should be baud sooner I have no objection. Tbe reedit , : of the depositions of the witnesses in the cue were then resumed, and continued until the Court adjourned. WINTER HOME CIRCUIT. HERTFORDSHIRE ASSIZES, Ilzarroan, Dsc. I. THE KING V. WK. PIATT. This was an indictment against the defendant for assaulting his father at Piston, on the 17th of October, with intent to .aturder him. It appeared in evider.ce that the defendant and his wife loked at the nutlet of a dlr. Turner, at Piston. On the night of the 17th of October he came home intoxiewed, and quarrelled with his wife, Whom he beat severely. Mts. Turner interposed to prevent finder violence, when the defendant tumed upon and beat her in a simila• manner. Her husband then flew to her assis:anre, and a tight en sued between him and the jnisoner. film Turner wean out for assistance. She was followed by the prisoner, with the pin of the door in his hand. The pria.mr's father, wno lived in a neigh bouring cottage, came to inquire what Was the matter ' and meeting his son, the latter knocked him down and beat him with the pin, until he became set.tele,s. Covered with bloat, the old man was carried home, and was under the care of a surgeon for several days. The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and was found guilty of the assault, but acquitted of the intent to murder. He was again indicted, and convicted for the assault upon 3lrs. Tomer. Baron 11111.socit, under all the circumstances of the ease, sentenced the defendant to be imprisoued for both assaults nineteen months, and kept to hard labour in the House of Cor rection. POLICE. BOW.STREET. A gentlemanly-looking man, of very prepossessing exterior, was brought up yesterday in the custody of Bishop. and placed at the bar, on a variety of charges, amounting to swindling. The first Case entered into was that of Mr. John Gale, livery stable-keeper in Oxford-street, who deposed that about three weeks since the prisoner, who was then staying at Thomson's Hotel, in Oxford.street, and passing by the bile of Sir Thomas Hewitt, Bart. hired a chariot of him for eight days, which he constantly used during the whole of that period. On Saturday last he sent again ter the chariot, having hired horses from Mr. Thomson, to take him to Reading, with the avowed intention of returning to din ner the following day. On Sunday night, however, not having made his appearance, ;Br. Thomson himself came to Gale and expressed to him his suspicious that all was not right, more especially as Sir Thomas had borrowed live pounds of hint for his journey. and had given him a draft in payment for this and other charges on Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co., which, on being presented soon after he had left town, wan returned with the ominous reply of " no teems." The result of this conference between the two, who now both sus. pected themselves to be fairly taken in, was a determination to imr.tie their customer. In pursuance of this plan, they set about making inquiries as to his progress, and fousid that, instead of go. tog on to Reading, he had crossed the Thames at Kingston, and gone into Keet. Here they traced him into the main Dorm road, and found that Sir Thome' had changed not only his horses, but his name also, at Dartford, where the Baronet had dwindled into ;simple Esquire, of the imnie of Smith, under which very stn. c women appellation he hail contrived to wt into the books of the landlady of the Bullto the amount of VAL The next placeat which they obtained intelligence of Ma obiew of their pursuit was Ito. chester, w here they found S. S. Smith, Esq. who had now become Mr. William ViTheatley. had again "ticked" for horses on tewatthel Dover, at which place they eventually feend that he had stopped a night at Payne's Ho:el. Hence it had been probably his mien. tion to have proceeded to Calais; but whether he found the " ticking" system would not elo to catty . him across the water or no, certain it is, that he changed his intention, if such a one he had formed, and turned back again to Faversham. where his pursuers overtook him abow five in the mostilog. Here Sir Thomas Hewitt, Smith, Whe a tley, WiiAglesworth (for he had assumed the latter designation), hail gone to hod, and wws sound asleep, little dream. big of the visiters who awaited Ms rismg, and who. having seen the chariot in the ya. d, res dyed on giving him a call. They tapped at his door, and easily awoke him, but he was by no means &nitwits to admit vision's at•o unseasonable an hour, delaying to admit them under Various pretext., inasmuch as he had overshot the bolt of the door and mislaid his pantaloons. Finding, however, that his " friends" woull not be denied, and that they were taking mess sores for waving punctilio, and introducing themselves, the door was opened, and Mr. Wriggiesworth (" prettily he has wrigiled me" said Mr. Cale) was given into the custody of • couple of con stables. 31r. Thompson confirmed this siatement of his fellow sufferer as far as he was concerned. The MALI of many names being asked by Mr. floats whether he chose to say anything in explanation, merely made a negativing bow, on which his Worship ordered him to be remanded till this day week, whrn Mr. Gale thought he should be able to prove by Mr. Payne, that this carriage wus offered for sale to him by the prisoner. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday Richard Martin, Esq., the Member for Galway, came forward to complain of the driver of a show-van, who had been beating his horse over the head and knees in a most brutal manner. at the foot of Westminster-bridge, on Friday last, until the poor animal was totally unable to ascend the bridge. He (Mr. Martin) had remonstrated with the dtirer, to whom he observed that the horse was as unable to drag St. Paul's along as the monstrous ca ravan he was then fastened to. lie afierwards went into Oliver's coffee-house, situated at the foot of Westminster-bridge, and sent out the waiter to take the number of the var., which he accordingly did, and he believes very correctly, when he (the waiter) found the driver still belabouring the poor horse, which he continued to do for the space of 20 minutes. Air. M. remarked, that he thought this was really a case which called for the interference of the magistracy. Such horses as the poor animal here described were sold to the knackers (slaughternian), who ought to 13:1 them immediately they were bought there. But instead of so doing, they regularly kept them alive for fourteen or fifteen days, to drag about enormous vans, at Is. 6d. a-day. Ife ndded, that when he formerly applied for a summoos on this subject, the Clerk had made out a warrant, he supposed by mistake. Mr GuEinnatE—l am sorry, Mr. Martin, that we did not obey' your commands. I now recollect it was a warrant; but, in point of fact, our warrants are summonses. Mr. Martin then retired into the clerk's office, where his sum mons was made out against the driver. I,AMBETB.STP.EET. FRAUDS AT THE COURTS OF KT.QUESTS—Yesterday Jams Anthony Seward, one of those fellow■ who see in the habit of hanging about the minor Courts of Justice, was brought before the sitting Magistrate, charged with having freadelently, by repre senting himself as an officer belonging to the Court of Resucsts, Osborne -street, NVhitechapel, obtained from Mrs. Mary I ouden the sum of 7s. _ . Mn.s 'Vanden stated, that on the '23d of October last, she wept to the Court of Requests in order to take out some summonses ; number she wanted was twain, but on speaking to the clerk, be advised her to take but six. She said that she could first ace Mr. Hardy, a friend of hers and a trol.e.. hi the iicil.,! , bourhood, and be guided by him. While on her way thither, ate was overaken by the prisoner, who tapped her on the shoulder, and said it would be better for her to take nu tthe twelve, ariding that he was an officer of the Court, and would serve them for her. On reaching air. Hardy's abe did not find him at home, and then, under the itn. prassston that he was an officer of the Court, she gave him 7s. to perform the necessary bushiest'. She had subsequently aecer. tained that the summonses had not been taken out, and that nothing up to the time of that inquiry was done in the affair. Hr. ICYATr, the Illagistrate—Have the summonses at all been taken out? The prisoner eagerly replied that they had; but re, interrupted by the complainant, who said that strh mot not the tact until after the warrant had been issued for his apprehension. ~ Mr. WY.►TT (to the prisoner)—Arc you am•oflicer of the Court. • Prisoner—No, your Worship, I am not ; I bo l e been in the habit of doing business for the officers, and consoles debts; Mr. Hardy knows use very well. Mr. WYATT—You have evidently obtained this money under false pretences, and your conduct almost ainoeuts to a felony ; I shall thereore hold you to bail s of which you roust give 24 hours' notice, to answer the charge at toe next se•atons. The prisoner was then committed till he gave the necessary bail, and Mrs. Youden bound over to prosecute. TRIAMES OFFICE. Mr. Aristides Franklin Mornay, and Mr. George Pritchard, two respectable inhabitants of the hamlet of Mile-end Old Town, ap peared at this olfic: yesterday, before William Ballaotioc and Thomas Richbell. Esqrs., the presiding lifegkirates, to answer an information against them, at the instance of Robert Willis Hill, and Francis Dexter, the present churehwariens of that hamlet, charging the defendants with retaining In thei r possession certain rate-boOks which were delivered to them as suryeyon of the high ways, in the year 11324, though due notice had kat gives to them as prescribed by the fiDth of his late Majesty, t books into the cu.stodv and possession of cow Mr. BRODERICK attended ne counsel for Pi th 4 e ino co ad oi net p ti ls teT : —"ll6l4 l intim ; e Mr. Hairnet. us 'Whitest for the defendants. The defendsuts pleaded not guilty. Mr. BRODERTCK Stated, that these rate books, nine in n u , t re he ill d i e rg rend in had been delivered to the defendants to assist them up , alts hamlet prated applications had been made for the return of this, they had had with a Mr. in A so n i tl te e:so b n y , menu, but instead of their havinkthem delivered up, hisshad Act ! been i t r re m lereti themselves liable to a penalty tot a o lway pw s needing fifty pounds, nor less than forty shillings. Mr. line 315 E said he had no wish Whatever to ta k e up t r of the Bench unnecessarily . He admitted that his client s tii k i n po.saeoion of the rate books, and the only reason they h a d h ew , t ea ti m e ,' was, that they had been mislaid, not hitting L s , comidered of any further v.iltte after the trial alluded to by I; Learned Counsel. Mr. BALLARTINE—Who was the Attnmev tee trials Mr. HARMER-1 was , Sir, aid the books and pape rs . brought to ruy office, but since that time I have not seen ass L i, • of them. Mr. BALLAKTIEZ—Have you made any s earch ? Mr. BARMER—I have not; but if th e case stands ose r f fr short time I will do so. Mr. BRODEUICK-1 have no objection on the pan of my to consent, provided Mr. Harmer not only maker a lll;igCnt in his own Offices, hilt also on the defendants' priuiln :toe i; his return at this office to th e s i tt i ng Illagistrates, andwill roc,,, if he sh old bo successful in discovering the etymons, th,, shall be deliiered up my clients with out f urt h er litigation. '1 Mr. MINER readily complied • and Ni. &mita. xviur: approved t he arrangement, and ols flii, he roped tl a• it would b e a tt en d e d to as early as ccnreniesr„, o wise a conviction must t a k e pl ace . s ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE AT sours - Lorre3au x We are glad to hear that the young woman of South lauffene x , whose melancholy cafe we have noticed, is grai/e ally rea me r from the e ff ects of the br u t a l outrage comm i tted on h -e. ite m: that we weremisinfotmed as to one circumstance in our let vets ,. account ; she wait not " let covered with earth," hut her had been stopped with earth to prevent her crying out. At tor the ruffians had leTt h er , an d s h e h a d got t h e dirt out of Mr x she began to cry out, and heracreatna brought to her a man ette Taylor, a cottager and Reek maker, at flarrowden, o happeei to be tending some sheep on the common. lie fatted her in &nix : deplorable condition ; she informed hint of what had helme t *, and be would have pursued the men, but she entreated him not a leave her ;_he therefore accompanied her to her father's boast e South Luirenham. Although this grievous crime took piste sho t; three o'clock on the Monday, the Magistrates received to inform. tan of it until Tuesday evening, and then only accidentally. e x e on Wednesday morning the necessary inquiries were mule—hazd bills were printed and dispersed. and a reward veered for them , . prehension of two men described by the young woman. A elm ( was made, and two men (one of them particularly answering ire description given) were traced to hare been together at a lothean house at Cliffe on the preceding night ; they were ultimately epee: hauled, and taken on the Themay morning to South where, in the presence of the young woman, they underwentalor g examination before S Barker, Esq. the Rev. W. Raker. and ea Rev. T. IC, Bonney, and were committed for further exarninatiot, by the names of Jacob Bosolander, alias William Welch (by whiea latter name the elder prisoner had been known at the lodging.listitei and Bean. On the Saturday following further evidence was gone into, and both prisoners were, by the above.meetionee Magistrates, fully committed for trial at the ensuing ASSIO, et t the charges of robbery and rape. ?Remy other circumstances connected with this savage and eau abandoned outrage have come to our hearing, but we refrain from making thempublie: Weise information lie not eltegether correct it can only mislead, and if correct, the promulgation of it reel:, most probably lead in some degree to the pre j udging (A a rase which is now in its regular and nroper penetrate ler the solemn de. vision of a toert of Justice. We may without danger of bum. however, any, that the elder prisoner describes hirtsclr to be a Swede, and when apprehended affected in speak in a foreign sc. cent he is supposed, however, to be a Welshman,. and is is be. lieved that he has lately been livin g a t Chatteris, in the isle of Ely. There is also reason to believe dial lie has a wife and family residing there. We think it fair towards an industrious man, well known in the markets at Cambridge by the name of Bosolander. to say that he is not the prisoner, and that the °Render has probable assumed his natne as a shelter. He appears to he between 4U and 60 years of age: the younger prisoner, W. Bean, is under 20, he it known in Rutland, his father living at Humbleton ; the convener of the two previously to this lamentable affair, scents te hare been short anti accidental, their acquaintance having begun in a lodging. house.—Lieco:n Mercury. TO THE EDITOR OP . THE BRITISH PRESS. SIR,—In consequence of a fn the Briti sh Prey, which appeared this week, or ate in the last, milting that it " was not generally knows th a t eve helfpcany only was the legal demand on the part of the postman who cal. lects letters and newspapers after five o clock, for the ge neral poet, in the case off' sreaospaperJ," I tendered a half penny to the postman next day, which he insisted se s not the sum for a newspaper; I paid him therefore one penny. Next day I went to the General Poet-office, to ascertain the matter. The Secretaries there very politely as. ured me that the newspaper reporters were at fault, u the postman was legally entitled to a penny. Wishing to aerve'your paper by correcting a misrepre sentation, I am, Sir, yours truly, Wednesday. PRO BONO PUBLIC°. s„,' We have inqttired ourselves at the Post-office, and find our Correspondent to be correct. The paragraph to which he alludes was copied from an Evening Paper.—En MURDER—We sincerely regret to state that another bar-. barons murder has lately been perpetrated in the parish of Duagh, in this county, and on the immediate borders of the county of Limerick, attended with circumstance of the most wanton cruelty. The victim of this atrocious oat rage was a young man of exemplary character, named John Dillane, who bad been but a short time married; and was on the e►ening of the 20th inst., returning to hu place of residence accompanied by his wife and brother, when he was waylaid, and, without any provocation ou his part, was basely murdered.—Tra/er Paper. SUDDEN DEATH—Yesterday, about four o'clock, u Mr. James Burnie, a subscriber to Lloyd's, was leaning that establishment, in apparent good health, on reaching the bottom of the staircase at the north door of the Royal Exchange. he was taken suddenly ill, and retired to the house of Mr. Weller, chymist and druggist, a few doors off, in Threadneedle -street, arihere he almost immediately expired in the arms of Mr. Weller. CORN-EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, Dcc. 2. Our supplies thin week consist of 8050 narks Flour, eV Wheat, 4570 qrs. English, and 780 qra. foreign Barley, and 96 qrs. Oats. The Wheat trade continues in a very dull state. and It is only for fine samples that buyers can be found; middling ard inferior sorts are offered 2s. to 3s. per qr. under Monday's currency. Fine malting Barley maintained its price, but was not so brisk as on Monclay.tThe foreign left on hand being only 8t for grinding, met a very limited demand, at a reduction of la. per qr. Their was not any variation in the prices of Oats this morning. but this trade was rather heavy. Beans and Pease fully supported Monday 's rates. SMITHFIELD, FRIDAY, DEc.2. Our market remains much the same as on Monday, as regards Reef; but Mutton is somewhat short, and the demand is good it 6s. 2d. for small Downs; sizeable Sheep a crown ; and those of It and 13 stone weight at 4s. &t. The supply of Veal is good lo quality, and the trade Is better, 6e. being freely given for puns Calves. MATHS. On the Ist foldout, the lady of Sutphin Eaton, Lag. of Keant~ hall, of a daughter. On the 29th tilt. at Ascot Lodge, the lady of John Riahop, Eq• of a daughter. On the 28th ult. the lady of R. Aludie, Esq. of Irestbourne.tet. rate, Bayswater, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the let Instant, at St. Jaoseee chore+, Donald, youngest eon of Alexander Tulle*, Esq. Charles-street, St. Jaines's.aquars, to Anna, eldest daughter of the late Christopher Foes, Esq. Portm p street, Portman-square. On the 30th ult. at Broad water, Sussex, the Rev. E. WhTleY , M.A. Vicar of Eaton Bray. in the county of Bedford, to Jane, eldest daughter 01'N kited Dtcrrah, Esq. surgeon, Worthing. DIED. •Od the let of Deeember. at his hones In Bedford-place,Donis, Catherine. the wife of Edmund Robert Daniell. Esq. At his residence, in tit* city of Worcester, John Platt, Esq- w`• Reiter,. who, in life, was esteemed by .11 who knew him u a man possessing a high WPC of honour and integrity, and whose death is sincerely lamented by a large circle of relatives sod friends. On Wednesday last, at the Vicara• e. Rorshem, in the Oh year of his age, Captain Pert !limit., of Richmond, Yorkshire, end Ism of the Is.orth York militia. On the 21st ult. Mr. Jehn Wilson, of Cake, Wilts, in theleib year of hit age. On the 2:1.h alt. art his chambers in the Albany. Wm. Ogillf , Eke'. aged 70, of West-hall, in the eoutiq of Atlas, On the 30,11 Sarth, the wife of Wm. Parker, Esq. di"' lion, in the 87th year of her age. 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