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”IMEN iff• tit 411 ' • F.131110.VS FGR APRIL. Thmieh there has not been ternznibered more blillanc : of d e.s, or a r•tater itemhar of large assemblies than at 1.r....ent, amino( th t is very new appears in the grand purr,. when tinbane ere act worn, a profusion of diamonds grace the head Trans, in g .1d , r si.ser twee, with seta in the sante entbmidery, are els.. in reit repute; pearls ale but lode worn, they have not autli. l nit elect at a bill or assu ith!y, where every article of dress is exhibited in a still more superb and spleri 'al Goan ever. We understand sunie of the first belles intend to introdoce drms hat,, with enrich to t tent, after Easter, which wII improve their ap• pea acme; as the he.•l-dr tars a la Taus, ant a la are become 111 •ery common, that we cannot, but with w puler, sex Lad.ts of high fashion condescend snit to a il 'p• a •tyts that Cie damg.ter of every Ritirezesis appears The Cire.a>•an t mbar., richly embroidered with silver, ari-I vsmented with 4 hero, plume, is niurh worn, The nun's cap w al•o a favourite la ada.l ma. The mobs are become' quite vaaL 4 i , ; e IPS of coin:ore.' silk, t, suit the pelisses, mantles, is kz are Mustituted instead. Spider -net full dresses, over white satin, and trimmed with muslin :are; 6.1 e mu.!ins, of army description, elegantly embroidered in gold or silver lame ; patent lace dresses, beautifully worked at over in sprigs, aid a sigh b.r lei round the train ; coloured muslin, or crape., ; are much the fashion : and white satins are still sworn In sight mourning., one is more elegint than beach lace, or patent lace dr•s-s, over white ; the het'-drew Week, with diamonds. !slack still continues the fashion far deep mourning, with a greater quantity of Jett and bugles than we, ever vet worn. The Discs .!nrth tippet is now adept's'', instead of swans. area, far evening; it is male of si k , ■nd trimmed with silk 'cable, of the same colour. The drat and hat, a f'rvagonle, are very eleg on; the hussar dress and cap to enrr-.pond, in a'.n a famionabledehabille. Morning dress wilhou• any fulness behind, and buttoned (mm the want to the ei el of the traM ; also tlioie made high in the neck, with a trimming of tulle c .and the thrast, insteud of a eoilar, and t r ... rrr_.l down the t, and mood the b - ttovi, with a double fluting of moths,. —The steel colour and chimckilly pelisses /mist flaw 's hide their diminished heads,' and give 'dace to the mare elegant Circassian dem••sasnn habi:iments, ah...h Art made in silks of emery colour, with a tri riming quite aouir•ie : the stile is very tteg•igent and simple, with one si Ic forming into a long end er tip;'et, wh.ch envelopes the figure in d,dc:ent rod terminates w‘th a beautiful tonsil aI s 11/1111. Spencers end inane... are insetting:4i in the same style, and of hie sans* matetmla, with hats, begrime, err caps, to correspond. Those dresses hsve been the haus tes FIT Thil lag f ortnight, and 3 , 11 likely tin prevail for +t•are time The b omen appear to be mut:. snore covered than of late, fsr fuel dress, long sleeves of lai.e spud n.i,et and w ‘rk, are become Almost universal White el.isirs and shoes eis foil dress, a•id nankeen ha - if 50.tde laced with iha Sam*, for undress, with gloves a; use, the VI. sun a. possible. Pa , ' bhp., whistle, Bite, and poach Was tom, are likely to b-•gang the prewar co:c..ars. flit Mantsr• ;se:pelted in town on Wednesday, to hold a Privy Council. Yesterday, His Marv*TY, Princeises Aurusr 4. Surma, and Asthm a , went re Sr Georg-!'s Cha pel, and beard a Sermin, by Dr. HALLAM, from the let chap. l'imothy. and 15th verse. lb, Duke of Cu 44 acacias° is on a visit to Their MAJ ASTMS. A Min Kett.• has made a very successful at4sit at the Portsmouth Theatre, in the part of Maiear, is the Trage4 of Care. S . r &runt,. Gt. rm. who has lately come of age, will shoed! lead Lnrd Ba•yatoorces daugh ter, the Hon. Miss Navit.t.e, to the tempie Hymen. Letters were received in town frms Ireland. on Saturday, stating the death of the Rev. DoSot Bishoa of Limerick. 'Plc Earl of Caaystour gave a grand dinner, last Saturday, at his hou.e 111 Cumberland-place, to a large petty of Nobility. The Lad and Countess of Beinorwa Tee left town. lest Saturday. for their seat at Aahridge, near Oaddesden. licrtfordaluse. The Earl and C ina•ess of Dee er, we are happy to state, are neatly recovered from their late ;nibs position ; they will leave town, this day, for the fne Earl and Countess of Say ros 1 ft town ye l •Rdar, fur their seat in Duckirghamshire. The Marchleincss cf SALISILRY, and Lade G. etc: t., I ft tow, yesterday, for HAttielci; whvre they intead rern iin;rtg a fortnight. 'I he Marquis is ea :led in town this d ty, from Lewd and Lady Cllsaies Somsastr will lea►e this day. for Winchester. Csi•ltcs HAMMY fu,. - Y, FIST and family, ar. lited, hut Saturday, at their house us Porlarida ?lac', from their seat at Teddington, near Broad- Cloucestet shire. The Duclsets of Lcen; will pstronis• a vand Concert, at ROILIITaM. l orLshac. on W..uot,day, Sr the benefit of Mr. ri A T T. The Earl co FITZWILLI*I4, Vi.cOUM MILTON, Lord Thsoas, and a large party of Nobility, timed 7 , 14rd.v with the Earl of Cmix aßvos, at his 401 e. Tenterden.strcet, Hano►er.sgnare. On Tuesday. Lady Sharon. and her daughter, I`frs. ()Lives. set off from Portsmouth for Bath. The latter is tone theme for the beer& of her health. Th e Eel" t2X upon ptir iron, it is feared, will &Ewa the sioini•k multitude. A meeting of the Highland Society was held on Saturday, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. Strand. H ' s Royal H....lnes:the Duke o f Sousa was in the 0 - greatest hilarity and grn..! humour Prevailed; many loyal toasts were drank, and rainy excellent songs sureg.--The Marquis of Dococst. Ma l l es *it Loss:, Lord hf•coosi•usi Lord usher J TVART , Lad Jartes MOB tay, Sir Jona leict ate Sir As ea emu ilacitestsis. Salinas Ge, era( STVOIIT, Gam. 10i Carlsson, Cal. ROI I t; I r•i le. M.lary ea, sad *boo 100 MOT/ PrISILt. THE DUCHESS OF hsrus.siiihr. At half past three "clock, yesterday m died he r G race t h e Doclies. rd DevoNsit tee. By this ev e n t t hi s country has lost o f the loveliest and most interesting of its women. Poslessing Genius herseT, s'ie knew how to value it in othera, and patronised it in whatever form it prescnttd itself. Her Grace had been for some years in a delizate state of health ; but it was thought entirely re established. when the lute fatal bilious attack commenced, From hn- stomach it flew to her head, and bath-d all the powers of medicine. —Oa Friday her fever Lad abated, and in the even ing she became quite composed, and continued so ;laturday ; but the calm was dece:tlul, and only announced the approach of death. tier Grace (then the beautiful Lady GEOSGIANA f. PINCER) was married in 1774. She has left three children, Gs() it- GIAN 4 Viscountess Moartru, Lady H. Csvata- DI• 11, and the Marquis ilsarixo rut , r. Her Grace was in her 49th year. This event has cast a cloud over the whole fashionable world. As soon as His Royal Highness the Prince of WASP'S was informed of it, he set off for Brighton. Many families retired to their country seats yesterday, on the same OCCiI. sion, and, n otw i t h stan di ng the fineness of the day, the P.EI WAS totally destitute of fashion. THE47*RE. On Saturday night, the 'Tragedy of 74 Lori of Werwn•k. trencLued Isom the Fr►nch ►y Dr. Fe A Kg Lett, was revived at this theatre, after a lapse of twenty years, for the purpose of introducing Master Ber r v in the het oic character which gives name to the piece. He was very succeistul, and received reiterated plaudits. 13 the scene with Ku: Liktverd, in the third aft. the following passage was admirably given:— " Attodst the hro/ of mercenary VP' " That hawit your roult, could none. be bound but Warwick, " To be the siormeless berilel of a lie :" His dress was splendid and becoming. Mrs. PowiLL, in Illargenr: and Mr. and Its. H Sin- Doss, in the Kim:, and Lade .Elltebet4, received much applause. L.wr PERTH', GII..!ND BILL AND SUPPER. This elegant Lady gave a ball and supper last Fri day, at her house in Giosvenor-square, which was attended by 200 nobility. The bailooom was most brilliantly lighted, diamond-cut glass lust:es and er-molt branches, held tho tapers. At eleven o'clock the hall was opened by the Hon. Miss DRUMMOND anJ Lor i Jamas MURRAY. with the favourite dance of TA, fle,ayill.o44. At one o'clock, near one him. died of the company sat down to supper, which was t in the front parlour, in her Ladyship's usual style of elegance and magn'Acent:e. At two o'clock, Vie company returned to the ba!l.ronm, and it was four in OF. morning before they separated : in the elegant circle were—. The Durheut of Gordon, the Doke D. Berri, the Marchiit oeuett of h .li.thttry aril Staff.tot, the Ear!' of Moira, Pt:nudist o,' and Lo ft y , pl, hadt« C Knox, Town.hentt, and C Johuston, I.o•th If. Petty, Ptunttue, and J. Murray, Ssr F. StAnchth, M. J. kfttrut..r., and the NI F.ttlyt MRS. MOrifiri IN'. CONCERT Was 114.121 I.+st Friday 4,14 VD 14110111211, where upwiros at SOO persons were Fresent, many of the first fashion ; it was conducted with that polite di g— whch always reigns when thn travelling Priestess of musical taste presides. Several Con certs and Overtures were performed by some of the first musical performers. Mrs. MOUNTAIN sang a favourite Brarsra song, in which she was accom panied by Mr. Nlot)NT trs on the Viola, in his esual marked stile of excellence, both of whom were highly applauded by the company ; the whole con. eluded with the popular Air of (101 sate the Kw:. Several Pieces, Vocal and Instrumental, were performed by amateurs of fashion. _- --- We are sorry to state, that there is reason to sup pose that the FOreilrele sloop of war. Capt. DAVIS, has been captured .'n the coast of Africa. A letter from Dublin, dated March 21., says,— " The Lennon packet, Capt. SKlNrltli, arrived here this morning, at eleven o'clock, with the Lord Lieu tenant's Chief Secretary, Mr. Et Li or, and his suite, on board. He was met at the Pigeon House by several of his old Irish acquaintances." On Wednesday mnruisg last, four men, who seemed to be foreigners, landed at Recalver, a few miles from Margate, from a small boat, and went to a public house. and ordered something to eat and drink. Their appearance, and speaking broken English. ceased a suspicion not very favourable, and a man went from Heculver to Margate, and in formed the Lieut. of the impress service there, who immediately proceeded to Iteculver, with a part of his gang ; and, on conversing with the strangers, and questioning them, he thought himself warranted to take them to Margate for examination, where it came out, that they were all French prisoners, who had broken their parole. Two ea them were Lieute nants of French men of war, ;sad the other two Mas ters of privateers; one of them commanded the Vim:cress privateer, that was lately taken, and he forntely commanded one of the passage-boats from Calais to Dover. On this discovery, they wire all marched to Deal. under a proper escort, to be pro perly taken care of. It is supposed. they were part of those prisoners who made their escape, rod were advertised a few days ►ince. The following's the House List. for Governors and Directors of the Hank of England, for the year ensuing 12011E•11111,11. &Pen. Lours. I.q Gov.-eon?. Sir Break waris u n, But and Ald. Deja. Governce, DISICT.SII Al , rxanrie• &sits', EN We limn Mellt.h, Thomas Boddiugton, Es Srl Richard Nesse, Bart. Samuel Basatiquiss, E-q Cha.les risk, Esq. John Esq. Thom. Raikm, Como:ins Rolle% Esq. Job.. SAL -r kichards, EN. A tosserrhar Chaainino, q. Edosnd S.rue.in, Esq. Id (*.me i Cone?. Esq. Holey Sas.th, Samuel !Anse, Esq. Samuel Elkaolin., IN. haillani l alre Forneh, Esq. Sse,iha,i H..i.iars Rm. Samuel Turley, jun Esq. J r.io Jiassak Holhand, Ey. .161111 E The. um:. Esq. Ide.qamm lA'ffithrop toi EN. The die.2ion for Governor And Deputy-Governor will he held on Tuesday, the let ; and 4 Directors, on Wed inlay. the 21 of April next. from ten in the krertoon, till four in the afterncort. I`..lir ratiGENCE: COURT OF CAANCFRY, I.turnLis's 12,K, NiAwt4 29. rA - FENTEvs L “srt.t.t r. Tilt SASON TON moraine. The Socicoroa-Geneaac stated, that this was an application to procure the patent granted by His Mtijei.ty to the Petitioner, to be coMpleted by pass ing the Croat Seal. The Patent was granted un der the authority cf the Attortik) , Getieral, for new invention in the macufadure of soap, when the Respondent, Barnn Von Doornik, entered a got against its posing the Great S-al, on the ,ir..unas that he load obtained a previous patent fear the sante invention, in the month of April, 1305. In this latter gentleman's patent he described his invention to be the introduElion and use of marl, or saponaceons earth, which went through a certain process, and was an ingredient never before used in making soap. The Petitioner's soap, the Learned Counsel contended, was an improvement in the making of yellow or palm soap, sshich was martu (Anted with a quantity of linseed oil, instead of tallow; and it was for the purpose of correffing the pernicious qualities of this ingredient, that the Petitioner had introduced an alluminous earth in making it, which was an invention never before in existence, and totally different in all its parts from to at of the Respondent. The Petitioner swore, that he never had used the invention of that Gen tleman, and it was for him to spew that the former was obtaining a patent for his invention. Long before the patent of the Petitioner was granted, be had entered a carrot against any other person ap plying for a patent for soap, so satisfied was he that this was an entire new invention. This allu minous earth had particles of salt in it, and was wholly different iu its quality from marl or saps nacenus earth, which last was unknown in che mistry. Mr. /boor, on the same side, observed, that, in granting patents, the Attorney-General always looks personally into the business ; and, in the pre sent case, several persons, well skilled in chemistry, were examined, who satisfied him that they were totally different. But to take up the question upon public grounds, he sepaosed, for argument, that the distilling spirits trom grain was a new invention ; and if a man had obtained a pateat for extrafling spirits from barley, could it be contended that An other Irian was net t a have a pat . r a t, because lie had discovered it c•nild daai.e tram oats. Mr. PSRCIVAL observed, that he was nnt con cerned in the cause. hut, at the time Mr. ',melte', patent was gannted, he was Attorney-General, and several persons, ski Led iu, and conversant with, the subjen, were examined, and convinced him they were totally different inventions. Loan CRANCELSOIt--" The affidavit of Baron Von Doornik says, both h ive m arl in them ; Mr. Lasselle says, his is male on quite a different prin ciple. I know that an earth cf this kind is f.aund, in great quantities, on part of my Lord Warwick's estate, and I hope it may turn out of great ad vantage to him." The SOL ICI ton-Gegen 4 L replied, that that was the identical earth made toe of by the Baron, and he understood that Noble Lord was principally con cerned in the inanufaCtoi y. Mr. Jonowton, foe the Respondent, contended that this was art infringement upon the Baron's pa tent, and hoped the Court we uld be induced to look further into it. The great virtue of his Cli ent's soap was its washing as well in sea or hard water as any other ; and was, therefore, a most im portant article for the use of the Navy ; and the in jury to the Respondent was, of course, the greater. It was very difficult for him to chew what ingredi ents another had been making use of ; but from the grounds and faCts of the case it might be sus peecd he had been using the same : the words of his patent were the same—ft The introduCtion or combination of earth with other ingredients in the snaking of snap ;" and Il the analyzation was right, there were alluminous particles in marl, so that the invention was one and the same. *I be Respondent had obtained his patent is April 1805, and the Pe titioner entered his canal against all other patents on soap, in the following Oitober, and did not ap ply for a patent till January 1806. It was a ques tion of great importance to Baron Von Doornik, as the invention was found to be of the greatest uti lity, and he had certificates to that effed from some of the greatest charadets in his Majesty's Navy, if it were thought necessary to produce them. Under all the circumstances, he hoped his Lordship would ex amine persons upon the subjed, before he would finally decide ; and adverted to the late Lord Chan cellor (Eldon) who took three days to consider, in the case of a person applying for a patent far a har ness to prevent horses running away with a car riage: in that ease, Lord Eldon examined the par ties several times in private. Specimensof both soaps were produced in Court; Ind after a minute inspesclinn, The LORD CH Asices.Loit said, " Very different opinions have been entertained with respeft to patents. Some p.rsons, both high commercial characters, and in the law, have had a great anti pathy to granting them ; and I remember in the time of Justice Bulbar, it was, with the utmost diffi culty, one could be obtained ; others, on the con trary, thought otherwise; and believed it to be of the greatest utility, by encouraging ingenious and industrious persons ; I think the middle plan the best, and that patents ought tot to be granted on light or frontons grounds; but the question before me• is, not whether they be inventions beneficial to the public, nor do I wish to derogate from the useful qualities of either; they are both before me, and are as different from each other as any two things can possibly be, the one (Baron Von Doornick's) is hard nearly as stone, of a dare colour, and as I rass my finger along it, there ap p. ars to be some sandy paricles through ir, and it acts las frielion : the other (Mr. Lasselle's,) is so soft that I shall not touch it again, I have spoiled my glow's, and dirtied my note book. It IS only allow ing this Gentleman to make the King's Coat of Arms a wrapper for his soap. The earth on Lord Vi arosick's estate is of a saponaceoun nature, Ali very beneficial ; but if only to be found ca that estate, that Noble Lord may perhaps dispose of it to whom he pleas.... If after the Petitioner's patent has passed the Great Seal, Mr. Von Doormirk finds he is injured, and can with safety bring his soap RW•11‘,1171 into d Codrt of Law, that remedy is still open to him, hut 1 cannot refuse the patent upou et, grounds no's , before the Court. at,orraerNT. Mr. Carnarstosa anp!icat, at the rising of the Court, for leave for the Tipsraff of the Court to at. tend at the Parish Church of sr. Marv's, Strand. and be present at the re-celebration r f the marriage ceremony, between Mr. hlarliews at.d Miss Ber ner% pursuant to an order of the Court, the Ltrer being a Ward of Ch.atirery, who h a d eloped with Mr. N:atthews to Gretna green, that gentleman now being a prisoner in t! e Fleet, by order if the late Chancellor, for contenirt in so doing. This ; ease. we have Lid before enr readers in foto= papers. HOME C/ //rUIT. vans:rein, reara %Y. MARCH THE DLit OP qusenseritay v. RUI.I.LIS. This was an anion hrrsught by his Grace the ' Duke of Qaeensherry agamst the Defendant, for a trespass, it, removing an iron oar from his palli. sadaes, which inclose the lawn fronting his villa at Richmond ; on the Thames side. This was a ques tion of great importance to his Grace, as the result most tnaterially diminishes the beauty of his war. It was a contest between him and the inhabitants of the town, whether he had not encroached on their , parade, and converted a part of their walk in•o his lawn. The trial was by a Special Jury, and lasted nearly the whole day. Mr. Gt:Rser, as Junior Counsel for the Duke, stated the anion was for a trespass, to which the De fendant had pleaded first Not Guilty; second. !hat the place where the suppnsed trespass wen commit ted, was a pl one where oil persons had a right to walk at all times; third, that it was a part of the waste of tl:e manor of Richmend, and that a!! the inhabitants of the town had a right of walking there for air and recreation at all times, and Oleo justified under that right ; fourth, that there was an ancient path by the river side, and that when the flood covered that path, that there was a right of way corcugh the close. Mr. Serjean t Sucrose:tn. having first stared the question, as i! ann.ennt of the pleadings, observed, it the Defendant conl.! recover in this anion, he did not see bow the Doke could refuse a right of vray, through his own library windows. This anion was of itself a Most ungracioua one; for the Duke bad done much to accommodate the inhabitants of Rich mond ; he had made them a high ant dry terrace walk, where they cosh' now, at all times, pass along comfortalde, where formerly they were fre qnently swamped. Those who knew the spot, wculd recollen. that in front of the house there was a lawn, with an open pallisado ; before that was a gravel walk, and the outside the gravel walk, and next the river, the towing path, which was made by the city of Lonaon. There was no question, but that the river formerly flawed higher than it nose did, and there was not that good towing path which at pre sent exists. In the year 1739, when the place in question was granted to Lord Cholmondeley, the river no doubt flowed up as high as the boundary of the inclosure ; that Noble Lord embanked it all along, and built a wall, which very much improved the place, and kept the tile farther back ; and he should call witnesses. who would prove that-thee present terrace walk, raised by the Duke of Queens berry, was one font eleven inches higher than the top of the wall raised by Lord Chohnondeky. If such we , ' the ancient state of the place, as he should 'hew it was, viz. a mere swamp and marsh, what became of the too first pleas of the Defendant, that it was, from ancient times, a place of walking for air and recreation I Unless his Learned Fr iced. Mr. Garrow, could people Richmond with wad decks. whose recreation war dabbling in the mud, there was no other sort of inhabitants it could s-rve as a place of recreatioa, certainly not then, as now ; for the smut ladies of Richmond could searreiy walk in silk stockings and thin shoes, where the fishermen could hardly pass without being over their bont.tops. Ile had already stated to them, that there was now a good path by the river side ; admitting, therefore, that there was a right of way by the river side, and that the course of that way lay, anciently, b,'lnre the river was embanked, far ther back, in the direftion through the inclosure. It could not now be the path. because a river-way was the thing claimed, and the old course of the path would be useless as such, when new land was raised between it and t!.e river. Ihe Defendant, there fore, could not justify under that necessity, be cause he had now, at all times, a good way on the towing path, and if not t h ere, he had along the gravel - walk, which was between the towing path and the pallisadoes. As, therefure, this trespass MAR wanton and useless, he trusted the Jury would establish the right of the Duke by their verdin. Mr. Mason, g ardener to the Duke, proved the breaking down of the iron rail. It was a trespass committed by agreement, in order to try the right. A great number of the oil inhabitants of Rich mond- were then called, and every one of them, though called for the Duke, completely negatived his claim. Their testimony uniformly proved, that anciently hit lawn was part of the waste, and that there was always a right of way past the win dows of that house ; they all stated, that be had made great improvements; that the place was for merly a mere ten, mod that they were frequently obliged to tow their boats up to their knees in water; brit they agreed that it was always a way and a place where people walked, and :he hoes played when it was dry. Mr. Crimson having replied. The Learned Judge HS* TA thought the De fendant had clearly, in point of law, made out hWiustilication„ The Joey found a Verdin for the Defendant, the consequence of which is, that the lawn must bet/trona open. as the Duke enjoys at only bay %airframe.. The Duchess of York was in Court, and sat out the whole trial. CRIMINAL cIL SATVEID•V, MAIICII 49. MVRO , R. Samoa Strrhv Was indiaetl for t! , e ailfal friar der of Thorne, Halsey, by bra:L.l4lllS him On the ' 2ls .A tieptembrr last. ( cr. for the Prosecutor. detailed the cite= .tance sa - the cast, pt.ited in the fql/0-... iap evide• Thomas Skinner depsocl, that he wa s illaliasks_