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: s II 34 ± 4 1, 07 p i 0 4 .,r• - • • • : S u N t i • ~•.. tutto.l l (l NUMBER M 69. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1823. DICE SEVENPE&et: IRE f.AND. PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING, BY SUBSCRIPT ION, Dublin, 6th August, 1823. D R. F. JIMINEMANN gives notice, that be is inclined to DISPOSE of his RECIPE for EPILEPSY. A sufficient Proof-time of the Trial-patients wilt be given. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. of it from his visits to Mrs. Leonard ; witness was in Ireland when his mother died last August ; has seen the plaintiffonce ; thinks she is about 21 years old; his father's health has been very bad since his mother's death. There was a visiting ac 'quaintance between his sisters and the Misses Leonard. The defendant's case choked here. ; N ANGLO-GALLIC , and GAELIC .and .1 - 1. ENGLISH DICTIONARY : to which will be •pre fixed, a GRAMMAR of the LANGUAGE ; under the Pa tronage of, !and dedicated, by permission, to, His Most. Gracious MA.TESTY, KING GEORGE the FOURTH. ROBERT'Ii ARCHIBALWARMSTRONG, , A.M. 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A Dictionary of the Gaelic Language has long been a desi deratum in Celtic Literature; the only work published under that name having, in reality, pretensions to no higher • title than that of a Vocabulary. .The opportunities and pUrsuits of.the Author of the present IVork, who is a native of the Highlands, have enabled him to obtain an intimate acquaintance not only with the works of the ancient Gaelic Poets, but also with those ,of the more recent Caledonian' authors which have obtained public esteem. To render any language more, easy of attainment, is confer: sedly desirable: The Gaelic is a language peculiarly interest ing ; not only on account of its , high antiquity; but as it con tains writings which, even through the medium of defective translations e have been extolled by every unbiassed critic, and by every judge of sublime composition. It was the conviction that the want of a Dictionary operated powerfully - against the attainment of the Gaelic tongue, which induced the Compiler,. though alone and unassisted, to undertake this Werk. It has cost him much labour and research; but he will feel himself amply repaid, should his hopes be realized that he has rendered aq acceptable service to the literature of his country.. . The Compiler, in order to exhibit the clearest testimonies to the antiquity of the Celtic, has gone largely into etymology; he has traced affinities in almost every language in Europe, as well as in many ancient and modern languages 'of Asia and Africa ; but, in all this laborious and ramified research, he has admitted no instance of affinity to a foreign tongue, excepting where it appeared obvious and indisputable. • • ,! It is presumed that this Dictionary will form a very useful appendage to every library, as recording a branch of an origi nal language, altogether unequalled in describing Nature, whether in her fairest forms, or her most stupendous operations; anti in giKing utterance, with effect, to the strongest or to the softest passions of the human mind. This IVork will be use ful, it is hoped, to all who have a taste tbr philological learning. But the Highlander will more especially prize it, as furnishing, hint with an easy guide to correct orthography, and as adducing authorities from the ancient and modern classics of his country. It must be very valuable- to those also who n*y. wish to acquire the Gaelic as it is now spoken, or( w ith hut little aid from a teacher) to peruse the far-famed Ossian in the language in which he sang. 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Lingua Voscana In hocca Romans ; and that if the Italian Opera is so generally adrntred, it is chiefly owing to-the fluency and harmony of the beautiful Ita lian Language. N. B.—BesideS the Classes which takes place in the morn ing from Eight to Nine, and in the evening front Eight to Ten, the,Professors give Private Lessons, at home or abroad, in the intermediate hours, and take this opportunity most re. , spectfully to solicit the honour of your notice. From the LONDON GAZFI"I I F, Auptst 19, Ftireika (VW, Aug. 18, 11123. The King-. has been pleased to appoint the ton. ~ti'il~iam Teniple, (new Secretary tolhis'Majesty's Legation at the Diet at Frankfort), to be Secretary to his Maj'esti's Legation at Berlin. • The King has also been pleased to appoint Georgertiamilton Seymour, Esq. to be Secretary to his Majesty's Legation at the Diet of Franktlitt.: Commissionin the East Essex Militin. Lieutenant Jesse'Jonea to be Adjutant, vice Bell, retired. 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Griffiths, Regent-circus, Piccadilly, linen-drapers-4. and T. Green, Preston, woollon-drapers—T. Littleton and G. Gittings, Coventry. carpenters,--M. Jennings A.l.7.rrington, anti J. Heath, .Colebrook-row, Islington—R. Dangertield and XI. Howell,.Brompirti. Herefordshire, :atomics at law--J. Fraser and J. D. 3.10x0n, London—J. D. Illoxon and T. Molyncux, LiVerpool, InerchantS. Ro.Y,tL LETTEtts.—The present Keeper of the the Records in the Tower, pursuant to the direction of the Royal Commissioners an Public Records, has examined such bundles and rolls in his office as were not labelled or noticed in any of the calendars and the immense mass of unsorted re cords dispersed about in every part of the Record Rooms. The result of those investigations has been, the discovery of many records and state papers, the existence of which was not even known, notwithstanding the enquiries directed by Parliament so late as 1600, and the consequent returns. A considerable number of returns to Parliament,• from Henry VI. to Charles 11., comprising great part of the returns to the three Parlia ments, during the usurpation, were found covered with filth, under the arch at the north. west corner of the white tower ; they havebeen cleaned, arranged, and placed in the Wakefield tower. Also an immense quantity of petitions to Parliament, and seve ral other detached Parlhunentary Records, among which are the original articles exhibited in Parliament by John Duke of Bedford, II Hen. 6; likewise a vast quantity of - state papers, and royal letters, which now occupy eight large folio volumes. They are from the beginning Of the reign of Henry 111. to the end of Richard 111. About iOO of those written during the reign' of Richard IL, Henry IV., Henry V., Henry VI., Ed. ward - IV., and Richard II 1., which are written on paper, have been cleaned, arranged, and bound in volumes. All Richard Il.'s letters are in French; as are those of Henry IV. The letters of Henry V. are all written in English. In one " To the Worshipful Fader in God cure right trusty and well-be loved the Bishop of Duresme, our Chancellor of England," the King encloses a petition thun the Parson of Street, in Soma setshire, complaining that the Abbott and Convent of Glaston bury had taken away his plough, &c. and imprisoned his men, because he had sued them for tithes; and orders the Chancellor to call both parties before him, " and their causes herd, that he do unto them both right and equitie; and, in especial, that he see thatthe poorer party suffer no wrong." In another letter to the same, dated " Luinbuthe," the - King commands the Chancellor to attend to the petition of Margery Daye, touching certain extortions and halms done unto her husband and her, by John Armsby, nOtary, of Leicester; and to ace that right be done to the party complainant ; " and the more favourably, considering the poverty of the said Margery.'--The letters of Henry VI. arc written in English, and most of them are signed with his initials it. H. at the top of the letter. The Royal signature, or initials, do not appear to any letter before this King's tinie. Edward IV.'s letters are all written in English, and most of them signed by the King, with a monogram, form ed of the letters It. it.., and frequently with notes at the bottom in the King's own hand-writing. The letters of Richard 111. are also in English, signed by him at the top with the letters It. R.; , one of them is to the " Right Rev. Fader in God," the Bishop of Lincoln, or Chancellor of England, dated " the Monastery of Gloucester," in which the King orders the Glum cellar to make letters of general pardon under the great seal for Sir Ralph Hastings, knight, late Lieutenant of the Castle of °nines, &c. On Wednesday last (13th inst.) died, very Rut] deoy at Leamington, Prince Kta'rst BA, one of the New Zealand {::hiefs who were exhibing but a few days since in that place. Ile was son of the reigning King of Pero*, or t h e Bey of the Isles, and only. eighteen Years of age. The deceased Chief was much esteemed in his own country as a warrior, hav ing eminently dLstinguished himself on various occasions in the contests between Faroe and the innabitants of the neighbouring Isles. The Prince was, interred in the church-yard at Leam ington, accor di n g to the forms. Kescribul by the .-Estabiisheil Church, having previously to his departure from New Zea land, been converted to Christianity by one of the Missionaries who had been sent thither from this country.—(Coventry Mercury.) ' • LANCASTER, SATuneeve, And. IC. Before 31r. Justice •BAYLE Y.) • CROWN Si DE.—ciLlao E. Os BIGAMY- Charlotte Indy; alis ut?' a dashingly-dressed female, about 36 years of age, was placed at the bar on a charge of bigamy, she having intermarried with Frederick Walsham Saumarez, her former husband being then liging. • ' Serjeant Ctioss stated the case, and produced the fol. lowing witnesses in support of it • • George Howard said he had lived as servant with the Rev. Mr. Stubbs, in Ireland, in the yearllll 5, where the prisoner, whose name was then Charlott e T ay l or , * as married to a la. booting man named Riely. The Rev. John Hamilton Stubbs, vicar or Dundalk" in Ire land, also proved the marriage of the prisoner to Riely. - The Rev.. John Thackeray, curate of Dundalk, saidahat the above-mentioned marriage was celebrated in, a' private house, which was formerly a very general practice in Ireland, though of late the more treettent practice was to solenmize 'them- M churches. The marriage was titerThmied by license, and the licensir'wts put in. Mr. Justice BAYLEY, after peeping the license, remarked, that by the prescribed form, the marriage was directed to be solemnized at the " canonical hours, time, and place;" and it was manifest that a marriage (at it was called) in it private house WAS not complying with the terms required by law, and Stet forth in the license. Mr. Sergeant CnosB contended, that if the general practice of the country in which the ceremony took place were,fellowed, it wax immaterial whether the precise terms of the lieense had been complied with. The etamination of the Rev. Mr. Thaekeray wee., eesumed, to ascertain how the fart actually was. He said ditet the for mer preeailing practice in Ireland was generally to solemnize merriages in private houses, often in the house of the clergy man of the Established Church ; and he never knew a marriage of" this deacription called in question there, when celebrated by license. He had been for twentY'years Minister of the Es tablishetl ChM.* and had probably in many cases followed the practice of his preeleteitlers. In answer to questions from Mr. Justice TiAyLEy, th e wit ness said, that he of collate concetved the " canonical place" for solemnizing a marriage' to be the church, and latterly the invariable practice was to perform the ceremony there. 'The old practice could not be discontinued et:once. Mr. Justice. BAYLE v, after consulting' Mr. Justice Hot. novo, declared his opinion, that the evidence produced did not establish a legal =neve with the precision required in such case, Mr. Sergennt Cu oas enforced. ett some length, that the onus of proving the invalidity of the first marriage lay on the other side, and he therefore hoped his Lordship would allow him to proceed with his ease upon the second marriage. Mr. Justice BAY LEY replied, that be had consulted Mr. JUStke 1101tUrrb, who concurrad in' opinion with him upon the point. ; Mr, Sergeant Crtiess said, that the objection came upon him with aside surprise, that he was at_ the moment unpre pared to show the' Yellow; occasions in 'which the usage of Ireland respecting, marriages of this description was recogruzed. Mr. Justice lISVLEY remarked, that the Learned Ser geant Was assuming a general usage of the nature described to Ire law. That was nor the course he was bound to pursue ; lie ought to produce evidence to show thet the law of Ireland recognized the validity of meninges so celebrated. Mr Sergeant Citoss . said it wee impossible. for any Imenan - being to prove what the practice was all toter fridand. Al- though, the terms or the license, when literally taken, enjoined that a marriage shoal be celebrated in a canonica), place, it did not declare that they were to he celebrated Ma in such : and it was not unreasonable to infer, coupled with the general auditing usage at the time, that the parsonage house, or resie dence of the minister, was deemcd to he a canonical place within the spirit ritkense.. Seich at decision as was now intimated would shake threeefourths of the niartiages solemnized, in Ireland within the last century. Mr, Justice BAYLEY begged. that no such consequence would be ascribed to his decision, for it really did not attach to it. ' Mr. Sergeant Otos! repeated that such would be the inevit able eff e ct of invalidating this rroofof the marriage", Mr. JUstice BATLEY.-ellrit does it follow, that though you' fail in your proof in this instance, the same failure will attend other cases ? tice al i r n . ti Ser le g ( t: o si t nl t C o l i t . nze mi tl: s en u a en rg ct r b e ,t l by analogy from the Frac- stated to be a prisoner in to the notorious tact. Why, then, w a s not this license to be ettuu t i v 3 lie o r t e t e h e e ery iar t;eziet co n i f tr w a - r a y s liberally, not literally interpreted, when it was in conformity lie im il r e . p j r u ec it a i t e e e d i t I , l l a,s l. 7 :y de d e i is se i l o a l with the known usage of the' century M which it was issued? :I f ed .* m ul a k ° i n n i but he was bound to require legal an y hasty decision; they had 11 surrogate who milt instruct them upon the regular i e , ntous a question. practice in Ireland, then it would be different; but here they in private houses there was no general wage proof of r a first marriage. If were loosely told, that in some easeS marrieges were, solenaffized legally proved. Mr. Sergeant Cno s s entreated that his Lert lihi le . would re serve the point, and permit the case to proceed. Mr. Justice BAYLEY consented to have the examination of the Rev. Mr. Thackeray resumed. The witness said, that in hie time he had personally known very few marriages solemnized out of the aburch ; but the more it was inquired into, the more lie was satisfied the reverse would appear to have been the former usage in Ireland. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.e.-All that that proves is, that a very great irregularity has prevailed throughout Ireland. On his further examination lie said, that lie had only been present at one murriage in a private house. and that was his own. Witness, as well as the Irish clergy in general, distil). proved of the forme/ practice. His Lordship's decision was really of great importance to Ireland in this case. Mr. Serjeant Coosa.--Ay, and to the witness himself; for if the practice is wrong, he is not legally married. 31s. Justice IIAYLEY.-Brother Cross, neither you nor T can decide that. Mr. Serjeant CROSs. submitted, that it was not usual to re. quire evidence as to what. was the law of Ireland. The come mon law of the two countries was the manic. The marriage act only applied ta England ; it left the law of Ireland as to mare rinses under the common law. Mr. Justice ItAyLEy said, that the laws of England and Ire land were not necessarily the same; they were eeparate king doms for centuries, and had only been united in the year MOO. Mr. Sergeant ('Rosa.-But they were iteparate kingdoms under the same Sovereign ; end by Poyning's law, p asse d in the time of Henry the law of Ireland was made the sane as the law of Englend. Mr. Justice BAY LEY.-Let that be shown by legal proof. Mr. Sergeant Catoss.-Vour 'Lordship does not surely want proof of the act of theory Yl 11. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.-Ves, I do-it is an Irish ac t-l et us have the necessary proof of what it is you refer to. STAIIEIE, as micas curia., refessfal his Lordship to a case reported by Mr. Russell at the Old Bailey in London, befbre the late Recorder, in which a marriage in a priVate house in Ireland Wass held to be sufficient proof to establish the crime of bigamy, and upon that conviction the man had been transported. • Mr. Jitstice BAYtEy again examined the Rev. Mr. Thack— eray, who said that no persons in Ireland could perform the cee lemony of marriage but clergymen of some religious persuasion, although, to the scandal of all sects, it was sometimes done by degraded priests. A blacksmith could not marry p art i es t h ere as in Scotland.- (A laugh:)-(?n the dayhe left .I..h tn e n ee, gentleman said to him, it thismarriage (meaning the prisoner's) should be declared invalid; what is, to become of my family and fortune ? The case reported et the Ohl nailer was here rea d ; b ut it appeared that the first marriage there had been solemnized by' a dissenter, which was legal under a particular statute, Mr. Justice BAY'IIEY Mid, that although his opini o n was a little shaken by the Recorder's case, yet on the whole he th oug h t it elute that the prosecutor should give strict legal proof or his ease, and the evidence adduced did not , in his opinion, affo r d that proof. In this case, he could only, from what w as b e f ore him, collect the law of Ireland from the terms of the licens e , and that prescribed a marriage in *‘ a canonical place." Utider swat circumstances, it was his duty to interpose, an d reeem. mend the Jury to acquit the prisoner. It might be a corne a e _ tion to them to know, that no verdict they could pronounce would invalidate the marriage-that mild' 031 3 7 be done in th e Ecelesiestical Court. The Jury iminedietely a cquitted the prisoner, wh o ,l e f t the Court leaning on it gentleman's atm, amt,fellowed by a crowd of the idle people who loitered about the (i its. E. BREACH OF P K MIRO ILK SE NNY OF MARRIAGE. MARY ANNE LEONARD v. NIIHIY 'HARTIoRD. This trial came on before Mr. Justice JEIIIS and a Special Jury. Mr. Fox opened the pleadings, and stated-that It was an action for a bre ac h of promise of marrialre the damages were laid at 1000/. and t h e d e f en d ant pleaded the general issue. Mr. DOHERTY, in addressing the Jury, stated, that Miss Mary Ann Leonard is the fourth daughter of the late John Leonard, who for many years carried on a trade as a brewer in the town of Castledermot. Some 30 years ago, Mr. Leonard married a Miss hinny, a person of very respectable family and connections in this city, and not very distantly related to Mr. Bibby - Hartford, the defendant. Mr. Leonard died some time - in the year 1010 ; and the family, which had heretofore enjoyed Competence, if not affluence, were considerably reduced in their circumstance; and Mrs. Leonard; having no longer any tie to Castledermot, thought it more pr u d en t, b e comin g , and econo mical,, to give up the establishment in that town, and remove to the neighbourhood of her family and connections in kenny. Accordingly, Mrs. Leonard and her five children, four daughters and an infant son, reenreed to a small cottage in the suburbs of Kilkenny, for which she became tenant to her rela tive, the defendant; and theie 'sire and her family have conti. cued to reeide. The defendant is now in or about his fieth year, and having had the misfortune of being deprived, ebdut 10 months ego, of the partner to whom he. had been for some years married,, and by whom belied several children, in the ,month of January last he came to the resolution of endeavour_ ire:, If possible, to supply her place. He mentioned this reeo.. Won as adopted in consequence of the advice both of his Apo thecary anti his clergyman. Why, Gentlemen, it is very rare to find a man contracting marriage under such a sanction. I must leave it to you to conjecture why it was that his apothe cary prescribed, and his clergyman recommended marria ge as a most salutary measure for tins old gentleman ; but it appears plainly that his own inclination abundantly prompted him to the adoption of their advice. Having thus, then, in the month of January last, come to the determination of taking unto himself a second wife, Mr. Hartford repaired to the cot tage of Mrs. Leonard ; but I pray you, Gentlemen, do not fur one moment he misled to suppose, that on that occasion he re sembled the Mr. Hartford, who is, I perceive, just now so arte fully exhibited before you. Oh ! no, Gentlemen there is a certain comb of the wig and cock of the hat, a light and gusty Air, a 'gay and debonair carriage, which unmistakeably proclaim when such projects enter the head of an old man. I doubt that you . , Gentlemen, would have recognised your tellow.citizen had you met him on that morning, " Brushing, with hensty step, the dewy lawn," exalting• as much the every day appearance of your friend, Mr 'Hartford, as he this day felle short of it ; and both disguises, I must say, have been equally adopted for a purpose. Here the Learned Gentleman entered into till the blandish ments assented by the defendant in the course of his wooing ; of the impression he wished to convey of his agility, and that lie dextrously contrived, in the course of one short 'visit, to refire. sent himself as rich, generous, active, and ardent, and took his' leave with requesting permission from Mrs. Leonard to repeat his visits to . his friends and relations at the cottage. From •January till March, the defendant continued 'a -constant visitor at the enttageetend contrived to make his intentions towards the plaintiff known, by " a course of attentions which were not so pointed as to alarm, nor yet so vague us to be misunderstood." Mrs. Leonard explicitly stated, that of which Mr. .Hartford self must have been previously aware, that her daughter had no fortune, her father had died intestate, and any property of which he was possessed, being freehold, devolved on his infant son. Mr. Hartford offered net the slightest objection on this or any other ground, and then announced his determination to settle a jointure of 100/. per annum on his wife. Nothing now remained kit to appoint the tithe. iqr. Hartford begged fees an early, a very early day e and Mrs. Leonard and the plaintiff both requested sonic further time. Mr. Hartford waeperemp. .tart'. 'Tie Wedneetlayjellowing must be the day—the happy eley. R. Delays axe dangeroul," cried his friend, the prophetic apothecary t and " Happy's the wooing " That's not long a doing," erclaimed the argent and impatient lover. Resistance was vain t and Wednesday morning, at nine o'clock, was the appointed day and hoar. Matters being thu s fi na lly arra n g ed, i t rema i ne d only for Miss Leonard to emplby the short interval with the milliner, and Mr. Ilarthird with the attorney. The morn ing arrived—Mrs. Leonard, her daughters, arid a few se. leer friends, were in expectation of the bridegroom ; the appointed hour came, ho had not arrived; ten o'clock—he comes nut still ,• eleven—no lover leaped o'er the garden well ; twelve—the hour after which, by canonical regula. tion, no marriage can be eelebrated, and still no bridegroom, nor tidings of bins, came. Why, gentlemen, my memory furnishes me with no precedent for such an occurrence; the ceily one which in any degree resembles it, is the catastrophe which took place at the wedding of my gallant friend, Commodore Trunnion ; but duet proceeded entirely front accident, and was Merely productive of delay ; it never was the Commodore's in tention to break his engegement, and if he did not arrive at the church at the appointed hour, it was his misfortune, not his fault. Again the defendant proffered his hand, apologised fur his transgressioneewaspardoned—and what was the result ?e— -lle a second time deceived the plaintiff; and one only ceurse was open foe Miss Leonard; anti that was an appeal to you, Gentlemen. It has been said in the case of a man, "if once refueed•l'll never sue again ;" then, surely, it woman, When twice rejected and disappointed, cannot cciafide again. Ae. cordingly, Mr. Costelloe, plaintiff's attorney, wits instructed to write to Mr. Hartford, apprising .hint of her intention to coin- mence an action for breach of promise of marriage. On the 113th of April Mr. Costelloe wrote, but received no answer ; on the 1111th of the same month, Mr. Hartford was served with the writ, and on the f o llo w i ng lay he hail the effrontery to repair again to the cottage. Miss Mary Anne Leonard saw him ap proach, and, as witamost natural, she retired to het own room ; he followed her to th e do or ; h e sa id, " h e h ope d s h e wou l d not bring him into Court, and that he was ready to perform his promise' Not having obtained city satisfaction ) Mr. Hartford retired e. and, fearing that his own eviden ce might not avail him on a trial, he sent his son, accompanied by Surgeon I'ack, in the course of the same day, to Make it regular legal tender of a husband to the plaintiff, alleging that the defendant then was, anti always had been, ready to Merry the plaintiff. Why, Gentlemen,. is not this lidding insult to injury ? Would it be possible for any girl who h a d a sense of pride or regard for her future happiness to accept a husband under such circumstances, when, by process of law, she had been obliged to compel the performance of his already broken promises ? Oh no, Gen. denier, " For what is wedlock forced, but a Bell, "An age of discord, and perpetual strife I" Gentlemen, I am at a loss to conjecture what defence my newspaper, ti e d . e fo n u ie n ti tl n t in e r e ty r o y n. With the i l ece "rn nt e a d S;t ie ir n iti d eli gn w n even though he have children by a farmer wife ; that they will not assert itil t t l i t elle at op a ar w e id tiot o e wer of 00 cannot contract mar riage,a lady may not derive comfort, honour, or happiness Min much. an alliance. I proteet, I should regardsuch an assertion at the present day its little short of scandainee ntagnatgan; As to the defendant's appearance, it is a strange jury question—de Ira:a but non dirputanduna—that was ahogetner a question for Miss Leonard, and she chose to accept him. I cannot believe that the defendant will to-day instruct hiti Counsel:to disparage and depreciate his person, in order to protect las pocket. If t h e attempt to do so, I hope' he will exclaim—" ?UM Geld au.rillu.7 But, Oentlemen ' if they should attempt it, I must disp u t e th e fact; and if'that be the defendant whom I have now, the lama* of seeing seated opposite to me, though I cannot flatter Win by saying that .he exactly resembles what I would figure to myself as Romeo, " thilove's light wing . s. o'erperching garden walls ;" yet I tun satisfied that he mum as bad as it is obviously their Intention to represent him, from the deshabille in, which they have so studiously seated hint just opposite the Jury. Witnesses were then called in support of the platntirs ease, when Mr. DRISCOLL rose on the part of the defentlmt. Ile elo quently, expatiated on the Inaptitude of the defendant for nia trimony, and the consequent improbability of his entertaining any genuine affection for the pkintir. Ile told the Jury he would produce evidence of the most unimpeachable veracity to satisfy them that the weakness of his client had been prac tised on by the defendant and her Avidly. • , The only witness produced for the defence WAS Mr. W. Hartford, who was examined by. Mr. Drum:ol4.-11'101os is eldest son of the defendant; is between 24 and 25 years of age ; witness is married, and has. a child by a former wile ; is in the army ;. was absent about four years; dill not know of any ac quaintanoe between Ids father and plaintiff' until lately; knew Mr. Suitt. spoke to evidence He insisted that the defence ',which the defendant had endeavoured to institute - , should greatly . Olggravate the damages. His conduct was - consistent. ,Ater having done'a flagrant *tong to Miss Leonard out of Court; he calumniated her in it. It was urged that n snare had been,laid to entrap him, but no evidence had been produced to establish that fact. The defendant shoUld not be permitted to Seek a de fence in the infirmities Which his Counsel had se ostentatiously exhibited. Mr. IlartfoOd was by no Mena' so inappro.e priate a lover as he now thought it convenient to represent him self. He was not satisfied With the poetical description given bY Mr. Driscoll of his unfitness for hove; but he had tome into Court in order to afford a kind of verification of the graphic fea tures of infirmities and age. He had invested himself wah artificial hideousneis, and assumed a feebleness and incapacity which dcr not belong to him.. There beset, to supply materials tetieiad ,vocate, and hold up a living commentary to his expatatiott upon the rheumatism and the gout. He (Mr. Shia) had heard of an. Athenian orator, who, in pleading the of a beautiful woman, anti finding that all his arguments were vain, be thought himself of a somewhat fawns* expedient. lie ad :viinced towards his fair and weeping client, and withdrawing, the veil from her bosom, asked if guilt mild reside in such a, breast ? Mr. Driscoll has sequined the Athenian: He has turned decripitude and age into purposes as efficient as those to which youth and beauty were conver te d b y th e i ngen i us Greek. This is the property of genius. It &airs its resources from the lowest as well as the most noble sources, and compels' even deformity itself to minister to its intents., ' Behold this bosom," exclaimed Hyperideie ""Look at these shrunk en shoulders," cries Mr. Driscoll. "' Behold this pure, and ala-: baster fiesh—these delicate and tendei veins—this swell of life, and youth, and beauty," exclaimed the. one. " Look at this shrivelled and discoloured ikin—theSe deep and withered fur.: rows—this great accumulation of disease," cries the other. Can guilt be here?" said Hyperideir. " Can. Mee be bore ?" says Mr. Driscoll. But the Jury Should not be delUded by these practical expedients ; and, upon taking a survey of the . defendant, they would find that he Was not half so decripit as • he wished to be. Mr. Justice Jr:rtn then recapitulated the evidence with great precision, making puitable observations as he wait along, lie remarked that the verdict must be forthe plaintiff; but he cau tioned the jury not to be swayed by the eloquent anti energetic address which theY had just heard; The quantum or damages. was a question for th e J ury ; an d b e h a d no d ou b t t h ey would ` measure it out according to the merits of the case, and not ac-t cording. to the eloquence of the Advomes. The Jury. then nand; and, after about half an hour's deli beration, 'returned with a verdict for the plaintifiamages . ' 3264 and &I costa. I E It NG. CORK ASSIZES, Ai 76. untAcn OF PROMISE Or MAIIRTAGE.-MARGAREi *NNE WYNNE J. J, t. WARNER. The facts, as they appeared in evidence; were these s--Thet defendant was a gauger in the excise department, and in the . year 1812 was stationed in 3lallow, being then only aupernu-' merary, when he became acquainted with the plaintiff; the daughter of en innkeeper of that town. A correspondence wss kept up between them, and he Visited at the house for a long period or years, when he sent a friend to obtain her father's' consent to a marriage, which he declined, conceiving that the" defendant was not in sufficient circumstances to undertake the chari;e of a family. .'This occasioned ,a coolness for some. months, but the actMaintanceship was reciammenced, until the' defendant was ordered to !'ark, when all ennuttunicatint "Nieas taken off. The defendant was married iu February IMit, ,Alen. w the action as laid. It was' proved by the plaintiff' s sister that she suffered in her health, and declined a marriage with another person, in consequence of the defendant. The letters from the tivil•talant to the plaintiff were read by Mr. O'Connell with such cti:)et, oil iuntscil great laughter. We leave net spac t o for the entire, series, but present the Heat letter as a spot-Mien s-- " 11 dearest . eserlp of Csiditittl,Qiiiiraritotti„. issued with his di eretanz est, front the Court of th,'?' Proptit T anda, wail not a completer fie plus uth a-than your proelanfathin, ' Angels and ministers of grace defend us ! —not an assailable" point in which I have not been attacked. I most, you pereeive, resort to my old traxiiinry scraps Of Latin, and words of thun.: dering second, for it baffles my knowletlie of plate English to • answer it; however, you may bring to your recollection that acknowledged amongst my Manifold sins and transgressions was, that of being petulant when treated with any thing borderingnn disrespect. I can offer no ,other excuse for part of 'my last letter, I would ask seriously what is the palpable c h a n ge in , toy conduct which you allude. to; you' are perfectly in posseS; sion of my reasons for absenting myself from reit !mese, tenet should I hive the happiness of .seeing , you I feel' timid in speaking, as I have reason to doub t the reception I may meet with from your company. I hope there is no spire of vanity in the jealousy you exhibit for my nequaintance With those ideal ladies ; if your jealousy on that bead arises from an affection for me, I give you leave to be to jealous as, possible. I would congratulate you on the accession of A etemf's horm; for I assure you, my dearest Peggy, I have no• acquaintance who would not suffer in the comparison with my dear girl and I hope you have that knowledge of me, to think roe in capable of any further attention than What cornmon politeness dictates. Fond as lam of acceding to your commands, I nut'e take the liberty of disobeying that part of your proclama- - tinn in which Decretnot eel. must forget such a person is in existence," a Proclamation cannot - effect it, nothing:less than a miracle will be efficient ; I have only to repast ray love will not put my capacity to so atvere a test, by such Concatenation of serious combustibl;:s i w:ts contained in ye t.r last letter, for I fear soy powers of compositi o n wou ld tutler seriously in the conflict. Illy dear girl will pardon the nonsense of this letter ; there was a somewhat in the jealousy and other little Matters in your last, that bore so stroeit a corn poison to aff'ection, that it exhilarated my butnour. I have slur ocularly to request that you will not mention-any thingitrriltvr' implying a doubt or toy affection Or honour my affiettott is not the month of x short Or hasty formed fancy; it A a ma «- tured and settled principle, and as .1 consider myself bound by': the strictest ties of aMctson and honour to you, anytlauttt o n the subject can only imply a want or principle on my part ; nor can any thing but an absolute dismissal gain from you cause iti change. I have only to'conclude by assuring yaw of the sincere affection of your'S only, , " JOHN • FOOT MTARS; RR:" 6 , P. 8.- , Yott shall not charge me with not desiring to hear from you again, for I assure you there is nothing makes me so happy ; therefore let me hear from you as often as possible, but for fiod's sake avast proclamations. If convenient, let me know if T can see you to-morrow, and whether friendlY or reserved; for you know we cannot act in eon eert without feelings, as our conduct must be regulated." The defendant pleaded the stsuote ollimitations and the gene ralissue. Verdict for the plaintiff; NI. damages and fid. costs., CONSULATE-GENERAL OP DENMARK.—NOtite bait been given at Washington, by the Danish Consii B f t t rt t a r der t i l n ie goii i x n 3o fo rth rm waht a a t in io n n olar of tiy,eir t i l eve i to e ase in ftet e u r r c r hants in the United States, now e tmt to le e , ve t ry o o th n e c w lr o l n s i h ay is r lat i t w i n d w of t any planter or planters of the island of st.. Croix with ne'cot , sari es for hi* or their plantations, a safe end easily.ta-bc obtaioed payinent, a Royal Ordinance has just been given in . fttlaaPnetanlitiolignen' niec b c y ,sa a r i i i e l s ch h t 4 b s e b s e uglt e tt ro the t rtentisttisetketr payment from the planter's next succeeding crop, in Preference tn'all. Royal imposts or tastes. and to all other dentands; and than this right, in the cage that voluntary payment at the appointed titne sheitld not take piece innediately, shall carry with ft the power of execution, Withput any previous arbitration or judg. inept.—An office is tip be opened at the island, Where every seller may obtain informatlon'of what and how much il.very plantar is entitled to wceive on such credit, and the is for such supply w il l be legalized by obtaining the endorsement of the Colooltd Uoverament..— P .Mi impertation to St. Croix of Indian meal rand cm is also exempted from-ditty for the pre. sent; and permission i*given to exhort to foreign places suetw to the 'WI value of the imported-planiation necobitria, 1~ ,• 1~ i' 1 A . ,