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r ~t against Litr inelination mails* These parties never thought proper to bring this matter before the Spiritual Court, to which it more properly belonged ; arid it 'was ludic'rous to think that such a circum stance of mere family dispute should take up the time of that Court. Charges of irreligion and ja cobinisin were brought against the Respondent, which were totally groundless. There was some thing of uneasiness and nereousniks natural to the female sex, of which this lady appeared to have a tolerable share. But as to Mr. Manneville, it was admittofbe was a man of politeness and social ha bits. I'O be sure, every man, even in the highest stations in life, even where his Lordship. then sat, might, from fatigue of business, weariness, or some similar cause, have expressed at times a peevishness sir ill temper, which, in his cooler moments of re ileation, he might regret. There was something in the mind of man, in human nature, prone to this disposition; best no part of Mr. De Mantle vine's conduit was improper in ahy serious degree. He expressed his sentiments istpli great anxiety and feeling upon this subject in his affidavit. It was stipulated on their marriage, that he was not to carry her out of the kingdom ; he most positively swore he never had any such intention. Mrs. Crompon's frequent visits caused much uneasiness, and made him very unhappy i t upon consulting With his friends, he was advised to remove to Borne distance from her, and accordingly took a place in Berkshire, whence he proposed to remove his wife. Exp.:ding ate would.go along with him, he brought a cairiae for th it purpose, but she refused, and preferred living with her neither. l le, at that time, oilimitted to !ler wishes, although the law giv es a husband an undoubted right to take his wife with ham any where within the kingdom. M. De Man needle was an emigrant loyalist, who had fought for his King and country ; but, in the general wreck of that unhappy country, was obliged to avail himself of that hospitality which the govern ment of this (annul y granted to emigrants. Since his arrival in this kingdom, lie had exercised the business of a painter, by which he obtained en honourable and upright livelihood. His father was a man of noble birth in France, and had saved some little from the wreck of his fortune, which enabled him to allow his san about 5001. per annum, he also had 601. a-year as an emigrant. Mrs. De Manner iile's family, previous to the marriage, had the precaution to send to France, and enquire the charailer and circumstances of his family, with which they were so well satisfied, that they ex pressed their delight, and spoke with the utmost pleasure of the approaching nuptials. —As to his treatment of her when pregnant, and afterwards when suckling her child ; when it is asserted, he said, her milk would poison the in fant, it was scarcely possible to believe that a person of his gentlemanly manners, great family, good • lucation and accomplishments, all which he was admitted to possess in the greatest degree, could be guilty of such inhuman barbarity. The assertion was as monstrous and diabolical, as it was ground less ; and this he most positively swore, and, from the whole history of his life, the truth of his testimony could not be doubted. He swore in the most positive manner that he never threatened nor intended to carry the child into France. He cer tainly did go to France twice since his marriage but the learned Counsel would ask, was that a rea son that the Court should interfere ? The opposite patty had used every exertion to excite jealousy be tween him and his wife, they even asserted that he was jealous ; the fad was, that while he and his wife were a , Buxton, an elderly clergyman, Mr. Hughes, had raid great attention to Mrs. De Man *ovine ; he was a most respeetable gentleman with a wife and family, and had been an old friend of her father. They had all been at the Great Rooms at Buxton, where it was the custom for every gen tleman to secure his seat at supper next to his wife. When Mr. De Manneville, who had been playing at cards in an adjoining room, came to take his seat, be fouiid it pre-occupied by the old clergyman; and, upon expressing some little dissatifaftion at this, she, in a contemptuous manner, desired he might go about •his business. Somewhat chagrined at this, he went •hotrie to bed, and die soon after followed. It was also asserted, that he was jealous of a young, rough, un couth, unpolished Norman, whom he had brought over to this country, in order to his improvement.— } e declared by his affidavit, in the most solemn manner, he never had the least jealousy towards the one or the other ; nor entertained the slightest doubt of the virtue of his wife, but quite the contrary. lie certainly swore he was not jealous of any per son but one, and that was her mother, Mrs. Cromp ton, who was the leading feature in this cause, and the whole source of all uneasiness and disagreement laaween them. When he went to reside at Cherley, fir the purpose of being at a distance from Mrs. Crompton, she did not allow him to be long there in quiet, but took the next house to him, and con atrived to break a door, so as to communicate with both houses. He was a very early man, and his occupation required much attendance abroad ; the servants were instruted to watch his departure and return, and, during his absence, the mother and wife were continually together, and the latter ac tually lived with the former. On his return to dinner, the wife always complained of a head ache ; she was ill or had no appetite, when in truth, she had dined with her mother, and left him to cat alone. He went early to bed, and she returned to her mother, so that she only gave him her company during the short hour of dinner, as she always breakfasted in bed. The charge of irreligion could only be founded on his desire of having his child christened at home instead of at church; and although he professed the Roman catholic religion, the ceremony was performed by a Ckrgman according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, in con sequence of the mother's wish. He had been ac cused of treating holy books with ridicule and irony, and that he was a downright atheist ; but the testi riony of a most respenable Clergyman proved the contrary: he stated he had khown him to attend di vine service constantly, and that he believed him to be a true Christian. Mrs. De Manneville bad writ ten two letters to him during his absence from Lon don, the former of whic4 was air affection and love, but the latter all coldness and apathy ; he could not in any way account for this alteration in her cor respondence, and deferred answering her for some time, in order that he might not be obliged to refer to the last letter. Attar this ski left Ms house, and ~i he took meartres to rues er the child. He wis in tercepted and taken into custody, when Dr. Lawson, forgetting the duty of a magistrate, kept him in close confinement for 10 days. He was not long en larged, before he was again taken into custody. An indi&ment was then preferred against him by !slrs. Crompton, for an assault, when so the a& of taking away his child, this iudiament was removed by cer tiorari, in the Cott of King's Bench. Then an application was made to that Court for a writ of inaaideasur to bring in the child. And last of all a suit was instituted in the Court of Chancery, all ex pressly for the purpose of harrassing this unfortunate 7eiitleman, and ultimately to ruin the little fortune he is possessed of. Ile had never been called upon thiough the whole of these proceedings to state in wliat manner he maintained the child: it was not to be supposed that an infant of only 11 months old (could require that affluent support which the peti tioner stated to be necessary. If the father had worked at daily labour, it was sufficient for its ten der years. 'lle learned Counsel regretted much that he was forced to admit that the mother was the most competent to maintain the child, which, from her settlement, she was so amply enabled to do. This settlement was the cause of the whole dispute, and it was to be wished that all swat might be abolished. They were a constant source of disagreements and jealousies, and, as long as they existed, would cre ate family di-m u tes and unconquerable disputes. The Loan CIIANCILI.OIt observed, that he did not recollect any instance of an application of this • kind being granted, except under very special cases indeed. Where a child lived with the father, and a third person made a provision fur that child, neon rap css conditions, that he was to be educated in a certain K ay, he is not to be deprived of his rights by the conduct of his father. Mr. Rom i ;.hv said, that Mrs. De Manneville was ready to nhda.• such settlement on the child as the Court should direft, or in any manner his Lordship would &she. Mr. FONOL•NCtUt then said, the child was used as a means to extort money from the mother. It was a most scandalous and shameful thing that a father, pretending to wish for the comfort of his child, should make use of the custody of it for the base put pose of extortion. Mr. Iticiiaaos said, if any one in.Couit would king the parties toyethcr again, he was authorised by Mr. De Manneville to say, that every matter should be forgotten and forgiven. The charges which were made against him, he did not at all im pute to his wife, but to another person; and if that person would withdraw herself from them altoge ther, and leave them entirely to themselves, that harmony and affeCtion, which once subsisted between them, should be re-established, and they would again enjoy the society of etch other, and mutually pi ovide for the welfare of their child. Loso CHANCILLOI—.- 4 ‘ The best way of decid ing this matter, will be for me to read the affidavits, which I will do this eveMog, and make an order upon them in the morning." KENT AsSIZES. mAiDiTONR, JULT 45. TIVE KIVU,. v. PoWI4. The Defendant, an eminent brewer at Green wich, and who was sentenced to imprisonmes.t. in Maidstone gaol, for an offence against the Excise Laws, of which he was convicted at the last A , sixes. was again, ou this day, arraigned on another intorm ation for a similar offem.c. There was also an action against him for slandering J. Hills, an officer of the Revenue, who was appointed to the survey of his brewhouse. When the causes were called on, the Solicitor of the Board ot Excise agreed to ac cept 5031. as compensation, a.ld nut to proceed in the aftions. TIM KING t. MILES. The Defendant was indiel.:l for having in his custody ordnance stores, not beil.g ono-third worn. William Spencer said, the Prisoner lodged at Cnatham, and in consequence of a warrant, he went to search the Prisoner's lodgings. Under his bed they found several topper bobs, gain nzw, witli the broad arrow upon them; in a shed in :Le yard, which he rented, they also found a great many other things, with the Government mark upon them. The things being produced in Court, and identi fied as Government stores; . Mr. GURVEY, for the . Prisoner, admitted, that he could not urge any thing in his defence. tie should reserve what be had to say in mitigation, until the Defendant was brought up to receive the judgment of the Court of King's Bench ; then he should have seventy-two arguments in favour of mercy, for just so many years was the Prisoner aged. Verdte Godly. C 11 . 4110Vitt4E - o. TUC COMPANY fl FRES This was a case of great importance to the parties concerned. The Defendants are a Corporation, hav ing the property of the oyster-banks, near Whitsta ble, vested in them, and all Members of the Cor poration arc joint Proprwtots of the Fishery. In order to become a Member, it is necessary that the claimant should serve an apprenticeship to a Mem ber, for seven years, and upon such service, at the expiration, he is entitled himself to be admitted a Member, and also entit'ed to all the privileges of the Corporation. In this case, Canbourne, the Plaintiff, had been apprenticed to one Andrews, a '✓ember, in the year 1793; but, before he had served a year, a hard frost destroyed nearly all the oysters on the lanes. The consequence was, that Andrews had no employment for him, and it was agreed be tween the Plaintiff and his m.wer, that he afould go on board the Rase tender, in :lis Majesty's sets ice. When on board, he was ordctcd to Cadiz, and was afterwards discharged at Lisbon. On his return to England, be was impressed, and kept on board the tender at the Nore, from whence he wrote to his master at Whitstable. Andrews, as snots as he re ceived his letter, applied to the Commanding-Officer of the ship, to have his apprentice delivered up to him, but was refused ; and returning afew days to make a second demand, he fotend that the Plaintiff had been in the mean time sent away on board His Maj-sty's ship the Tamer. Andrews, who was examined, stated that the Plaintiff vent on board the tender by his consent ; and that, when be returned home, he paid him 731. his pay and prize-money, and which he was entitled to, as the earnings of his apprentice. The Company of Dredgers refused to admit the PLintiti to his freedom, on the ground tl.at be had not defy served his master antler the indenture of - apprenticeship. Mr. Serjeant Bos INGTON, very early in the cause, stated, that he was clearly of opinion that this ; was a good service, in as much as the service on board the King's ships was with the consent of the master, and he having received the produce of that service. • Mr. Serjeant Sure e Alin, for the Defendants, in sisted that the very existence of the Compiny de- , pended on the issue of this question, and contended that such sort of service was a fraud in law upon the Constitution of the Company. He observed, that in this business there was a material difference from the common cases of trades. It was not here the mere right of setting up a trade, but, by admission into the Company, a man became part Proprietor of the joint stock of the Corporation ; and it men could be admitted upon such sort of services as were con tended for, a man might share in the benefits, with out having contributed one farthing towards the prosperity of the Society. The mode of keeping up the stock of oysters upon these lanes was by fetching from distant parts the spat, which was thrown overboard upon them ; and an apprentice, who duly served his master, was for seven years employed in increasing this the. joint wealth of the Company, and by it ultimately became entitled to share in it. But if mere binding would do without service, it would he in the power of ver • tcw members totally to ruin the Company. He pressed these topics very earnestly to the Jury, and • entreated them, if they had any doubt, that they„ would find such a Verdi& as would enable them, have the decision of an ultetior Court of Appeal., The Jury, under the advice of the Learned. Ser jeant who tried the cause, found a Verdi& in favour of the Plaintiff. DAVIS V. Itt'SISI:NS and another. Mr. Serjeant Sarre ARD told the Jury that this anion was to recover damages for a false imprison. runt, which the Defendants, a Mail Coachman and a Guard, had thought proper, without any shadow of legal right, to in/ha upon two of their passengers. The Plaintiff, and a friend of his, a Mr. Hall, being Sittingboarne, wished to take the opportunity of some coach coming to London, and they according ly mounted the outside of the Canterbury Coach, which happened to pass. When they got to Ro chester, the coachman demanded the fare of the whole journey ; to which they replied it was time enough when the journey was performed. But he insisted that they should there down with the money, which they declining, they were both pulled off the coach. They then appealed to the book-keeper at the Inn; but, Instead of getting redress, he advised to call the watch, which was clone, and they were immediately comfortably lodged in a stone room, without even the luxury of a little clean straw. — Here they remained until they were the next day dis charged by the Mayor of Rochester. The beam ed Serjeaat observed, that this cause of proceding was perfealy new to him : he was sure it was not wairanted by the common law of the land, and he knew of no statute authorising it. A Mr. Hall was called, who proved the case as noted, but in cross-examination by Mr. G A futon, he admitted that their money was run out. His friend the Plaintiff had been a mercer, but at pre sent had no shop. lie was a gardener, hut had not yet goa.a garden, and until they could both he suit ed, they had retired to live upon Mr. Hedger's es tate in St. George's-fields. Mr. G•aaow made an able speech to the Jury, who found a Versfia against the Coachman—Da mages Owe Shillong, and Not Guilty for the Guard. Mr. Hall, the witness in this case, had also brought his aaton, in which Mr. Davis was to be the wit ness—the same Vladiet was taken by agreetoent in that cause. CROWN MDR. James &riffled, Supervisor of Excise, at Roches ter, was arraigned on the Coroner's Inquest for kill ing and slaying John Eaton, on the pth of May, at Doddingtnn, in this county. The fa&s, as proved by several witnesses, were, that the Prisoner, and another Excise officer, of the name of George Clark, were oat on their business, in surveying the traders in that neighbourhood, on the day mentioned in the indictment, when a party of smugglers, among whom was the deceased, with three led horses, I iden with spirits and tobacco, passed through the village. The officers imme diately went in pursuit, and came up with them in the village. The smugglers made off, and the offi cers were seen to follow. In the space of ten mi nutes a part of the smugglers were seen again to pass through the village, pursued by the prisoner Barnford at full speed. The Prisoner took a small pistol from his pocket and fired. The deceased fell from his horse, and shortly after died. Bamford secured one or two of the horses ; he then assisted in carryi.rg the deceased into a butcher's shop, and ex pressed great sorrow for the accident. None of the witnesses having seen what passed during the interval which elapsed {mom the first meeting to the subse quent return to the village, nor none of them bear ing the conversation at the first meeting, the Jury expressed an inclination to acquit the Prisoner, on the evidence for the prosecution; but on behalf of the Prisoner, it was requested that Clarke might be examined. He being accordingly called, stated, that when they first met the smugglers they told them who they were, and rDni.iaried that they should-sur render their cargoes. The smugglers swore they would not give them up, and rode off. One, who seemed to be a leader, had a pitchfork, and the rest bludgeons and hedge stakes. The n aness and Barn ford followed at a short distance ; the smugglers halted. The officers, thinking themselves too weak to seize all, offered a compromise, that they would leave them their horses if they would surrender the goods. The smugglers said they would be II —d if they should have any, and cried nut " death or glory." One of them levelled a pitchfork at Barn ford, and they again rode off. One party rode one way, pursued by the Prisoner, and another by the Witness. When he returned, he found the deceased lying by Barnford, who expressed the grea:est sor row for the fatal accident. The Jury, without heti - ration, arepated the Prisoner. The Assizes on the Crown Side finished at two o'clock. There were only two capital convias, neither of whom was left for execntion. The following - peiTons have bet;iiappninted King's Messengers, viz. blesses. P•asons, Mtvesp an Pent.sit, iu the MOM of Messrs. OVRNEIy SL•ree, and Cue. NAVAL • • TA tAIOUTII, gailed this day, the Duke , gr Cumber:Jud pack{ 1. taurance, with nt.tils of the 18th inst. for the Le ward Islands ; the ship Bdiy, letter of marc:ue, of 'l9 guns. Captain Macdonald, for the coast of Afric a , and Wcst Indies; and ,the American brig, Captain Miller, far I ravre de Grace, last hints Norfolk, with tobacco; called here for orders. Also sailed the Swedish ship, Arelai;aldesr, dor Tonuingen. Arrived the American ship, Oreens. Capt 'Whtel wright, from Norfolk, with tobacco, for orde rs . The Lady Arabella packet, from the Leeword Islands; the DsLe of Kent, from Jamaica ; an d I l i , Towns head, fmm Lisbon, may be daily espetted. The Lord Asel,lard packet, for LisbCn,r.ith m ii!: of the 17th inst. is 'detained till the arrival of 3 messenger (hourly expeded) from Lonchni, to take his passage fur Lisbon.—Wind N.W. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 2s. Arrived the Pheasee', sloop of war, from ti.,* IVestward; and the Ardent. transport. C'apt •Thompson, from Cork, last from Cowes, with troops. IVind Southerly. . . DIAL JOLT 211. Sailed the Orfila sloop of war, with the Ce , et, . Crown, lbw:arch, and the Elisha, Tupper, cooper.. ed armed transports under convoy to the North. ;ward ; C•/rnrnpr®a frigate, and Zephyr sloop of war, 'for Sheerness. 'Came down the 3fdrisimene and Princes. Rtani transports from Sheerness, and remain in the Dawns I with the rest of the ships as per List. Arrived the Matilda cartel, Captain Drinksvater, }from Madras and Pondicherry, with French soldiers. • pan of those taken out by Admiral Linois, and surrendered at the latter plate; she sailed from St. Helena, on the '26th May, and left lying there the Plaitiagenet man of war, and I:uplift:se frigates; Britanata and Georgians armed Company's ships. P. 8. Arrived and sailed for the River, a fleet from Portsmouth, tinder convoy of the Scourge stoop; which remains.—Wind FROM LLOYD'. LIST. Ga ‘vaseNo. Jute 25—. Passed„. the Daphne. Mike. faun Rip; Pro , lisF, St !warJ, from lAemel ; Adriatic, Ai tom, from Clirktiana Willi.tm ani El'etb.-th, Janson; aid the Fortuna, Rainy from Finhden. 5a5.'...41 the Nite, W for Mag.idure - ; and the Coacerdia. ',abbey, fur UAW.. BRIGH lON, JULY 94. His Royal Highness tlic Ptince of WAT IS certainly be at the Pavilion on Thursday or irk' iv next at farthest. Nlr. BeCK, the house-su and the greatest part of His Royal Higlitteu'r: at rived here yesterday. , The elegant rooms of the Old Ship do not arms for the season until Thursday se'imight. The pedestrian assemblage on the Steyee, last night, was much more fashionable than 'sincerest!. Among the Promenaders we observed The Earl and count"s of Berkeley, Lord Dards,. Geeeral Lord Craven, Sr Robert and Lady Baker, Sir C.heirs Lady Hay, Sir W. and Lady Noton, Mrs. Musters, 1:c. On Saturday arrived in Leith Roads, tht genre and Merfairma armed ships, horn a ouise; also the Norfolk guard-ship, Lieutenant S sc.:. to a, from the southward. so last accounts from Jamaica mention *he me lancholy fate of Capt. BAKES, of His. Majesty's slows the Priiran, on the 9th June last, who was afTOWllikii in Morant Bay, in the gallant and humane attemn: to save the crew of a Spanish schooner which fA on board the sloop. This objet he effeded,but be came.a sacrifice to his zeal in accomplishr9g it.-- ' the schooner sunk, and in the an of sinking cauglit the boat Capt. BAKER w4s in, under her mainstay, and took her to the bottom. Friday sennight a most shodking accident hap. plated to Istr.'Vrta. FRAM REIN,. son of Mrs. Yasss. L In, at the White Hart Inn, Whiteherch t . was emptying some malt into a mesh-tub, listed slipped and lie fell into it, whereby he was so chug fully scalded, that he survived but a few hours. PRICE UT STOOLS. • • T Poo. 3 per Cent. Reduced ... 4 l7lli S per C .ilt. Cons. 171 37 571 4 per Cent. C on n ols 6 per Cent. Nary ••• • ••••••••••• •• • se 6 ver Cent. Loysky . 18111 Lnllg 111111litiall • 1711 li-1 Oniniont 71 17 'wise Stuck I"st 1761 Fne. Lottery rocket* 171,77 4 . Consult tor.. T. DISH, Stockbroker, 4, CoenbUl, &PIS %Charing-coot. rit Ica OF 111 SH STOCKS, Jo►s O. Gain 0,./mat tub. 5 per cleat. COURSI OF EXCHAROiL. Tweisse".leset e Amsterdam .... 37 10 lU. 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