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r~ ME HON. MU. CORE'S GRAND ROUT, IiANOVIIt-SQUA SG This Lady gave a grand Rout, on Monday night, at her house, in Hanover-square. '['he Amateur Masquerade, upon the same evening, at the Pan theon, operated as a powerful diversion in favour o f this Lady's entertainment. Her house was opened for masks, who resorted to it in great numbers, prev ious to their visit to the Pantheon. No plan could be more judicious, as few but charafters were admitted, who, as soon as they had fired away all their wit and humour, made way for others, and continued their march for their ulterior destination. Thus, all their life and spirit were pre-occupied. at Mrs. Coca's, and the dregs and dross were reserved for the Pantheon. Every care was taken to prevent the inconvenience of a promiscuous crowd. The tickets were all signed by MIL COKE, in het own hand-writing; yet, notwithstanding every difficulty sod precauuon, several Ladies and Gentlemen, not euly certified, eager to enjoy the pleasures of the scene, attempted, but in vain, to procure admission. The house was m .st magnificently and splendidly prepared for the occasion; there being a profusion of chandeliers, &e. which shed a light as brilliant as at mid-day. Their dazzling 'Fed was correaed by the taste of the elegant hostess, at whose com mand thousands of shrubs and flowers arose, in beautiful arrangements , to relieve the senses. The Milanese Minstrels were stationed at the threshold of the ball, and played a variety of charming airs and pieces, during the whole reeling. On the ap proach of the Duke of Cumagasante, and Prince WILLIAM of GLOUCASTER, they were saluted with "Gods: rMe K g." and Rule Britannia," which were executed by this Pandean Band, in exquisite style. The ey is too often offended at entertainment of this class, with the display of broad humour and vulgar manners. Too often do chimney-sweepers, link-boys, and jockeys, outrage delicacy, and insult polished life by their low a::: rude imitation. Too much of nature, contrast, d variety, we allow, cannot be introduced into Mairerades. Variety is indeed their true motto; but that which, under the management of a pare taste, Is necessary to perfection, becomes, when carried to an excess. a radical defend. The coos fail at Mrs. Cotta's was perfealy free from this objedtion. It pre sented a most elegant and chew diversity of eloa ram, all supported with truth and spin. Lady E CHO, Miss CRS g TZSItS. Miss Heirs,, Miss and the two Miss Monsoon, were sweet ant; irteresting Fhver Girls The two layer were unm saes!, and looked lively. Miss Tweet. re ceive.: mane compliments upon the beauty of her bz .a. and its rearrest contents. Lady E. Fang. x . admirable Old /11.110, solicited a place. She advised to apply at Chterley Park, with SS assurance in eight or nine months, there would be occa sion for her services. Mr. BLAND and Mr. Tun M- StIlD, as SaMiees Isetatriv In the S entai is 1538, talkeu loudly of the cone :eat of England They hel all Bonaperte's boasts .end bravadoes by heart, tenor t! r Mooilcar, any sided the part of in. vaders to the lite, as, on the appearance of an Pl lid% Soler, they took to their heels and ran away. Two 41farber Shierees vied with each other in their representation of that respectable old matron. The eine was Lady Sorreasir roa, the other Mrs. H. Caesars.. The, wee both eseelkns, and it wield be an invidious task to decide upon their respective ittaims. Lord Motirroan. was AM Orfed Scholar; he was bantered a good deal upon the suhjea of tl e late Commemoration, and a learned Doane of the Sorbonne having addressed him in Greek, his Lord • strip found it convenient to sheer off. Lady MON T -10 it D. as a w.sildered after him. Me. Fan g. ▪AN t. Mrs. and two Misses Gus's, Miss BLAND, Miss Feetwaar tr., the Couiaess of Baaayserine, and Miss cIIGIIL A It. were Country Girt. The latter engaged all hearts, and charmed all eyes, by her un affezieJ grate, her beauty, and fine form. From the rune source, :Le scene was supplied with Lord Ass urer, Me. F. , at wear LL. Mr. 34 ASOM 2 Mr. &c. as CillUliffi era, li f orzgoaere s Vidogen lac. Tw, Gentle!'. were uncommonly auraaive. One of them sane, whets bey y••• le*, who'll Nay, when bey, Toe ',peek .reies, byre en I; • - with great taste. They ptoved to he the two Miss Ca LTIIOIII.II, of the fashionable me of Gypsies, who lievreated Champion Lodge op Saturday, and not of the tribes that safest Norwood and Dulwich. The Miss Coe or.: rs. as Pirgiaa OVA* San, were most approptiately_dreesni, arid mode an interesting ap pearance. The Countess of Maxaoaoutsm w as a beautiful Spasi4 Nampa; but, ngardless of the neu tral character of hat nation, she took an active parr in the contest of life, si;!:ir, and gond humour. The Cataracts of MACCE/SSML was Sirlume, Lady Alatitrrir, a Nstat Mts. Waxes. a &hod MISIIt. Lady T • *Scotch Laois, deemed la he t plaid ; Mrs. A. BOK AK' ;7N, as old Snorting derv, ; Miss Garth?, an "1 Arse ; Lord Joao Tee aat,a Prussian °firer ; Mr. W. L. outi, a /lightest/ Ojier ; and Mr. LYartN, a Saitor. Mr, W vss ma, a Sforricc-dancer, cut his capers in a style that would not disgrace DESNAYF,, or a DIDELOI, anti lanced himself into the good graces of the motley grout.e. Mr. RAM sots also made a diverting &crafter:eh t but perhaps the most entertair.ing associated pair in the rooms were a Qaeck De.4o, is:01 his Sinfasin, supported by Mr. 11. vier and Mr. Mottos. They had dentifrices, /sloes, 7:4 potions, of all sorts and prices. No one cool' surprised at beholding so much h.zalth, Le.sut;, wit, and spirit, for, according to tre and .56, 2 5,11aa'a account, it must be the frzl: nf the Cimpany themselves, if there was one old, ugly, sick, or sort owftl. The fancy dress,.s were numerous, and exqi:isite• ly heautilnl. Every one of them might be refer' ed t .14 model of caste and elegance. We noticed in fil e class, Lad!' ANNA M. STANIIOrL, and the Lantc.s of HANIIINGIC.N, rich fancy dresses, with nd turoans and fca , ,;',ers; Marchioness of SALIS SLAY, and Lady C. Cicit, sviii:e and silser ; Duz'nt,s of BotTnis, M;s. and the two Visscs 117 N-'.. Lady Lt . I)LirrNALR, and ht-r part", fan d 7"-a 5 .1:1d ; N:rs.MAS TLIS, fancy dress, cr.- Duss..sgcr er•tintt ss cf tirtr .N, et tnuuut spangied fancy veil, Nlr. H. 11 Al - r3IL, a fancy U ., , , i e. ; 0•C; It A DVS, fle,h c)iored fancy dress crape and si:vcr. The I .arl of BAARYNIOS L. Mr. En us...se :vir. J. BENSSFOAD, arid several others, were in aan.";.. t f 4 nY did not tlf nk of departing until near thrc. 1 :1 the nsorning. Tbey amounted to about LAW INTELLIGINCI. COURT OF KING% BENCH, WESTMINSTER, June 26. Sittings &Jere Lord EL LEN BOROUGH. Townson, V. Towmgrwo. This was an adios for money had and received. The Plaintiff, Horatio Townsend. Esq. was a Gentleman of the Bar ; the Defendant was a Cap tain in the Guards, and son of the late General of that name. He was supplied with considerable sums of money, by his sister, previous to her marriage with the Plaintiff, fur which sums, no charge was made in the present anion ; but he had received considerable sums of money from her since her marriage, out of which the Plaintiff sought to recover only 7001. The Defendant often acknow ledged the Plaintiff's demand, and was obliged to sell his Captain's Commission to pay his debts t and that of the Plaintiff was considered so large, that 3001. per annum was to have been appropriated towards the liquidation of it. This cause was re ferred. STII.SCHAN S. DISVIEIS aIID WIFE. This was an adios brought f.tv the price of a riding-habit made by the plaintiff, for titc Defend. ant's wife. pievious to her marriage. It was stated, by Mr. Guist, on the part of De fendants. that Mrs. Davids was one of the daugh ters of the late General Larnoile between whom, and the late General Johnston, ch art had existed a strong friendship. Fortune had been favourable to the latter Gentleman, but proved deceitful to the former. The Defendant, Captain I)avi,it, fell in love with Mu Lamoile t and General Johnston, who was always very kind to the children of his old friend. had ordered the habit in question for her, as a wedding gift, which was also to be accompa nied with a wedding supper. Unfortunately, Ge neral Johnston died, and his widow refused to pay the debt Miss Lamoile. who was to have proved those fads for the Defendants, did not arrive in town time enough, and the Plaintiff having proved the .elivery of the goods, tar Jury found for the Pl - untilf, 61. ts. BRUTAL ASS %ULT. TRS [:NO V. JOHN srocoginity. This was an indiamen. fur aviolent assa A upon the Pressentria. Mr. GARROW, in stating the case on the part of this proseastioa, observed, that this was one of the some satires tames his Lordship ever had the mis &tow en ivy t the Defendant, who was in Court, was with a most brutal assault upon the Pro seentaittchutabeth Welty, who was a young married moan : bar but iaand was a man of good iharader, by pecaseion a sign painter; the Defendant, a farmer, and an old and intimate friend and acquaintance of her family; the had been to see her mother a:td sister as far as Oxforl-street, they then got a chaise to e y them Eiy, where they reside I ; the De fendant proposed seeing the Prosecutrix home, and in going along talk some improper liberties wi.h her : he attempted to force her into a louse of ill far a in Woodstock -court, and whi!e on her knees, .-leg him to desist, he dragged he• into it. and at ti. s; •ad.aveured by persuaneas to make her yield to 1 i. .sbes ; hut she made so much noise, and such r sta ice, that the go d Wail/all of the Isc h ise, A S the id.,. t was pleased to cell her, came in, but site .8 ,(); S willing to re:cite innocence from the arms ni I is,. •':.:stet nerfoltly the part of Alga -r Cade, telling r, .1.,• d bett•sr be eect, and let him have his w s : • .'sappy 114. from the situation she WA, i'4, : i:.1) .le s; is this state, she was put into A co . acsompeniel by the Defenden• and the es. . • brought home, but so bruises:, and in such a S. , .-o-n the violence which was attempted, that she some time in a very dangerous state of health. The Prolecutrie, Mrs. K•Ily, was first called: she deposed, that her husbeni was a painter residing in Wardour street ; that she wa. t:e 1 (tighter of one Rose, a farmer at Ely. In February last, h 2r mo• they and sister amt to town to pay her a visit ; about three o'clock in the afternoon, she went with them to Piccadilly, in search of a stage to carry Them home ; findeig the stage: gone, they went to Oxford -street. to :Ito General %Voile, a public house, where return chaises set up: they went into the house to wait for one, when the y were joined by the Defendant, who had known the Witness since she was four yea's old, And always in habits of intimacy with her family : he was an elderly nun. married, and had several children. While they waited the arrival of the chaise, they had tea. Her mother ex pressed some uneasiness at her going home alone, when the Dd.:edam offered to see her safe. By this time it was near seems o'clock, and in their way home, the Defendant turned down Woodstock. street : she remonstrated with him, telling him that was not the way ; that she always went Oxford R ad, b e t he insisted it was the shortest. When they got in Wondstock Court, he wanted her to go up it, and, upon her resisting, he forcibly dragged her into the passage of the third house in the court; she ran away terrified, but he soon over took her, and brought her back ; she then fell on her knees, and entreated his fo beerence. He said, she was a foolish girl ; that he would give her 201. or a new gown ; that she would meet with no harm. He then dragged her into the corner house, where a fat red , faced woman attended her; she endeavoured to booth her into compliance, telling her she had had two husbands of her own ; that they were very que“. thi +es, and desired her not to tell her ha band any thing about it ; she cursed and swore very much, and thrcateiled to charge the Witness with the watch, if she mad', a noise. By this time, she was SO agitated, that she fell into a fit. and in that state was put into a coach, attended by the Defendant, and the good L.,);,en. Here again he attempted to take indecent li .erries nith her, and fearing lest he was g oing to tai: her to another improper piece, she rushed out of the cat risige, and was very much hurt. He suc ceeded in putting her into the coach again, and there she was held down by both. She fainted away, and was b aight home in a state of insensibility. Upon her cross-examination by Mr. Easel:4a, she wee he w as forcing, her into the house, in Wood-1 nes:scot:it, she called out tt Marder," as loud as she Id; but having a heavy cold, could scarcely he licerd ; she said, while they waited at the Genet-AI Wolfe, for the return chaise, they had s ome feandy and water, which she just tasted; that thy Detendant brought in a pint bottle of wire, but s x slid nut touch it; they slcank tea, and a Mr. ' Nunn, a miller, from V s _ et Upton, ;lined them ; she did not drink four or five shillings wo r th of brandy and water • but she, liar rnntltt:r , and sister, had a glass of s hrub each, when they first came. She was perfectly sober, aril never %%lc t;psy in her life; she did not pat the Defendant on the check, nor take any improper liberties with him ; she walked, without any difficulty, up the street, and no one could say she was intntirated. Soma days after, Mr. Nunn, the Defe is its., and another person, came to her, acknowledged she had beat ill used, and wished her to make it u;), and thigh no more about it. The Defendant's wile said she would be sorry to see her bu,band in prison, wed he was willing to make any rec impence she thought fit. Her brother wa , present, and observing it was a most scan dalous aft, would not suffe.: tier to listed to any terms. Her mother and sister, both very decent looking. women, were next examined. They corroborated the testimony of the Prosecutrix ; they both declared, from their long intim icy with the Defendant s they thought her perfeCtly safe in his company, Mrs. Sid IT H Las was then called: she said she lived in the house with Mrs. Kelty near four years ; never saw her drink, nor im;sroper in her eonduft in the smallest degree, was at home when she was brought in the coach, and hearing a noise, went down, she found the Defendant endeavouring to lead her into the shop, and she appeared much enraged with him; on seeing the Witness approach, she cried out, " Oh ! Fanny, Fanny, I have been in a bad house !" She was much distressed, and greatly agitated. Witneu then went to the coach, and de sired the woman to follow her in ; she asked her where she lived, and was answered, in Oxford-road, at No. 49. The Defendant came up to her, and told her, Mrs. Kelty. was mad, had fallen into a fit in the street, and that that good woman had as sisted in bringing her home. Mr.' Ease ta advanced many arguments on the improbability of a man, such as the Defendant, married, stricken in years, with a large family, and in habits of such intimacy and friendship with the family of the Prosecutria, who had never, before that time, made any advances to her, nor any at tempts upon her chastity, being guilty of so abo minable a crime. Several witnesses were elided on the part of the Defendant—Mr. Nunn, Om miller; the waiter and hosteu at the General Wolie Inn ; Thomas Vaughan, a watchman, and his wife ; Mrs. Abigail Hope, the good assvers of Woodstock-court ; and Miss Mitchell, a mantua maker, were all severally examined. They attempted to prove that the Prosecutrix had made very free, and hut taken improper liberti es with the Defendant, and that she was in a state of intoxication during the whole of the transattion. When his evidence was eland, the Defendant se cretly retired from the Court; and Mr. •a a ow, in a very able and elotpteat speech, recapitulated the whole of the evidence, expressing his regret at the Defendant's having left the Court without his know ledge. Lord Et.t.eusonouom with his uml precision charged the Jury, who found the Defendant— Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. S~ttinjr &fore Sir J•MLS Marsn&LD.• SSITTW O. FOX. The Plaintiff, a respetgahle tradesman, at Shad well, brought his aaion ag a i ns t the Defendant, for a violent assault, and illegal imprisonment. It ap peared, that as Mr. Smyth was walking near the Angel Gardens, in High -street, Shadwell, in last January, he observed the Defendant beating an old man, named Itintoa, us a bi utal manner : in conse quence of which, he went up to inquire what the man had done, and told the Defendant he had be haved ill. The latter, thinking Mr. Smyth Gffi cious, was abusive. and finally took him to the watch-house, by virtue of his authority, as a con stable; while they were going there, Mr. Smyth WAS struck several blows ; but the Defendant, after keeping him a short time in custody, suffered him to gn home, on bei n g informed he was an inhabitant the parish. The defence to the anion was, that Smyth had interrupted the mutable in the execu tion of his duty, which he was performing, when he struck the old man, f.'s the purpose of compelling him to leave a fishwoman, with whom he was mak ing a riot. The Jury gave a Verdia for the Plaintiff —Damages 40s. f•lllttDat v. ■&LL. This was an alarm of trespass, against the De fendant, for keeping the Plaintiff out of his apart ment, and detaining his working tools. The De fendant having Lett Fairbridge, who is a carpenter, room in his house. at Kentish town ; the latter wanted to underlett a part of it to a person named Monks, whom the Defendant would sot suffer to come into the house, under pretence that he wanted . the apartment for his own use, and gave Fairbridge warning to quit at the end of the week. The latter, believing himself a yearly lodger, would not go; and the Defendant. in consequence, placid a con stable in the mom, with orders not to suffer either Monks or Fairbridge to enter. The Plaintiff, being refuted his goods and tools, at last consented to leave the lodging, and was then suffered to carry off his property. after having undergone much incon venience and loss, by their detention. The Jury gave the Plaintiff a Verdift, with 101. damages. To-morrow the Prisoners in the several gull in the city of London and county of Middlesex, will be removed to Newgate, preparatory to the Old Bailey Sessions, which imminence on the 2d of July. Last Thursday, James Malone, Thomas Ken nedy, Thomas Wafer, and Miles Burke privates in the 14th mgiment of foot, statkr.ei at Winchelsea, were removed by Itched, COPT" f, from the prison of that Cos potation, to Horsham jail, for trial at the en suing assizes, charged with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of WILLIAM NialtTtN, of Ickle sham, and fe:oniously stealing therein a silver watc4, a quantity of gold and saver coin; consist ing of seven shilling nieces, dollars, shillings, and sixpences; sundry bank notes of the value of one pound and one guinea each, with other things; and also with wounding and otherwise the said WILLISWILLIAM NIARTV. ;MCI his wife. They are all of the Grenadier and fine looking young SAM MR. BIRR"."WIRE. We received a letter this riot .i ,, g from nor cor respondent at Liverpool. di:• June 24, front. setair.:l we hare made the follow • extra 1. As lie was an eye•witiiess of the scene : dt•scrihes at:d is a gentleman of undoubted w. •ei , e, we Pledge ourselves for the truth of his occoo. : ['Si tragedy of 71e Revenge was perfoo vied here :a- , Wghit. The Hous- was hut thinly attevded. Toe zharaftm• of .Itutin was sustained by M.. BAUM\ and of b' Mr. Coortlt; ;drs. ICF.i.% 'ff)lllled odara. In the last scene of the peiv, wl et. Mil r.. tabs himself with the dagger which he 'is. .•reviously wrested from limits, poor BA RIIV .401 t •• sed the seen. It was a real African da•gg. r, tea Mr. Cool. ER, and the same which he a: •otys ties in riling Za”go. Mr. BAR Vatorte,not awa; struckbirn self violently with this dreadful wea, 'n, nadir) scantly fell upon. the stage. As he lay the vocr, he called softly for help, saying, " I am wou•Nled. , It is a real dagger." For a few seconds, the P n:ers stood motionless from ter r or. A t length 2 is; cried out, " l)ropthe curtain,"and an alarm was eruit ed. Some of the company ran from the house. otlitrs . flew to the stage to gratify their curiosity. Among these were two medical gentlemen, who gave their assistance. Upon examination, they found that the dagger took a Oanting direftion across the- louse ribs, which it passed over, and lodged in his belly,. in which it inflicted a wound of about an inch.— He lost a great deal of blood. It flowed over the stage. The wound was dressed upon the stage, af• ter which. he was carried home faint with the loss of blood. This morning I called at his lodgings, is company with a Gentleman of the theatre. but the Surgeons bad ordered that no one should be permitted to see him. We were told, however, that no feverish sympto:us bad manifested themselves, and that he is not consi lered in danger. Mr. Coors% is much blamed for using such a dagger without having apprised Mr. Bsearnoaa of it. ma you believe, that, notwithstanding all the ter ror and confusion into which the House was thrown by this accident, the anthem, soonZ to call for the farce, which w ent o ff as if na of the kind had happened I" The improved mode of Prin. Stmotype, which is at length brought to petfeif t ioa, afar the most indefatigable and disinterested assistance of Lord ST Ammuer., is to be first exercised. we sadenie stand, upon the Translation of an tai. ent German Work, of Religious Instrudion, which has long bees used by the Female Branches of the ROY At. FA sitar ; and which Her MAJlsry has now permitted to be printed for Publication. It is to be accomranieJ by a Preface, frr - r 'Sae of our most emin t Prelates. Tors Volume is also to have dr . r peculiarity of being the fir : Work, p: it uon Paper, manufadured by a new Machinery, which admi' each Sheet being of ahnno kng h, and of cons4krahl, greater widths, as well as of more determined unii orm yof substance, this what are made in m nails honer() Yesterday morning, about five o els ..k. a middle aged man, just recoverng from a fear-, leaped out of a two pair of stair; front window, in W r wick-lane. One arm and one leg were broken. Ills face a terribly cat, and he was much bruised. lie was immediately conveyed to Sc. Booludonsew's Hos t i.• tad, with very little hopes of recovery. Yesterloy urorning, a'acrrt ten o'clock, an a'ar,na ing fire broke nut at the melting hou.e b:longing to LITTILL tallow-chandler. wa it Crispio.strew, Union-street , ilishopsgate-street, occ 'skated by the boiling over of a copp.-e of stuff, which consorts. d the whole of the premises; before the engines ar rived, the flanks communicated to the house of CA rams., and two other houses adjoining, which were also burnt; wisest the flames -rem sohinei by the arrival of the engines and firemen. Several of the Volunteer Corps , attended to k••.ps of improper tram 0)J-sieving the suff:1:111. ndsy ev.ning, a !-,areirlessan's home at Woolwich was set on toe by -he lightning, wh'cli had a very alarming appearance; by the assistance of engines and the garrison, the flames veer a Stll3dll' • The same everhog, a bullock on the Kent r0..5 was struck blind by the lightning, acid carried in a cart to a slaughter-house. Two horses were killed upon U shrike Common. A poor woman was also killed as she was cross; - g Mount -street, Grosvenor-square. A few nights since, a female child, about t .e months old, was drepped at the door of Mr. •• %- sons, in Lilt's Coram-street, Russell-square, w.th a label pinned to ho• bits m, stating, that her o.une is Elizabeth Parsons; evoy possible et.q airy i• made after the unnatural pa: ent. On Wednesday, Groans Amur Att. of D it,ll - and formerly of Leeds, stone-miss ot, hung . himself in a fit of despondency, at Calverley H a ll; where be has been l ate ly employed. He has left a' wife and a family of children to lament his melan choly fate. Aa stir 0 , .s was one of the men hurt some years ago while working at the church At Ho las, and it ts supposed that the injury be then re ceived produced the depression of spirits which oc casioned his premature de.:th. The following very curious fait is communicated by a respectable Gentleman in the neig::bourdood ..f Blandford, whose veracity is not to be doubted. It may, however, be proper to refer many readers to the Natural History of the Snake; and they will learn from high authorities, that, however rar r such ' occurrences may be in Europe, they ar e &overtly noticed, in much more wonderful ir.stances, in the other quarters of the globe. We give the relarion is our Correspondent's own woids:--" JAMES ('o x, Mr. GLosvestaa's under keeper. in his road to speak to me last Friday, the 15th ins-. heard ar. o partridge in great distress over the dge is a; e e of oats; and judging th it some eon y was ar.: ng her young, he leaped over quick tr e :Amin._ into the matter; but seeing nothing, and • .11 finding the old bird running round hint in th , • some continued di } tress, looked more minor' among the corn, a -41 • at last found a large-sized make in the midst of the infant brood, and, willing to see if any ro:schief had been done, he immediatety Cut open 5 1 . e snake's belly, when, to his inc:cressiiile astonisnmsnt, two youing partridges ran from t:leir i'orrid prison, a-d pined thvr distressed mother, apparently very well. and two others were f"urd in the sane rasps sinus maw, quite dead. &ra:.gc as this may appear, it is . not more curious than really true!! !"—(Se4w;auy J ;). i