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THE LON DON 40V ItiN ALS. DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORN'ING PAPERS, January 4, 182'2. . • ['rim TIMES.] • A report has got into circulation, and we are apt to think that it springs from Ministerial quarters, that the Grenvilles, as they are called, (though some of the most respectable members of that family continue aloof), have been intro duced into Administration, in order to beat down the country gentlemen and resist retrenchment. We hear of Ministerial people giving their heads a consequential and long-meaning nod upon this subject, joined to expressions such as follow : " We shall see what is to be done with all the motions for retrenchment !—You won't have it your own way now," and other expressions to the same effect. All that we can say at present upon the subject, as we are not acquainted with the facts, is, that if such be indeed the object of the late accession of the Grenvilles to the Mi .nistry, it is what we in England may call ano lher " Holy Alliance," of which the fruits will be bitter enough. [NEW 'TIMES.I We can scarcely conceive aily thing more dis-1 graceful to the daily Press, than the impotent railing of The Times against the Members of the Constitutional Association. Wearied with lavish ing Billingsgate prose on these Gentlemen, it has at last resorted to doggrel verse. Nothing more stupid was ever put into rhyme, than the lines which it.had the :vanity to call a parody on one •of Slieridan's songs; but stupidity does not ex clude malignity : and the malignity was here car- Tied so far as to attempt to place the Solicitor of the Association, a Gentleman of unimpeachable honour and integrity, on a footing with Carlile, who in the same lines was designated as a blasphemer. Now, we ask, whether there.is common decency in such a proceeding—whe ther it is not an insult on the sense and feel ings of, the public—whether it is not a gross . and shameless abuse of the power of the Press ? What injury has Mr. Murray done to `the conductor of The Times 7 What right can the latter have-so scandalously to vilify the for miner ? Is this the purpose for which a public Jour. nal is instituted—to hold up to hatred and con tempt respectable individuals, merely because `they are professionally engaged in the prosecution of crime ? Here is a wretch, who defies law and HS - punishments—who insolently terms his shop " the Mart of Sedition and Blasphemy"—and who has publicly engaged to find a succession of offenders like himself—and yet The Times in -sidiously labours to extricate this criminal from prosecution by reviling his prosecutors. Because the man is of such extraordinary audacity, there fore he is not to be punished ! Because he openly defied the law, therefore to put the law in force against him is to become a certain object of calumny ! In the teeth of all common sense, it is urged, that the Association is useless, because its recent pro secutioni have only been directed against Car lile and his shopman; but this circumstance is the most striking proof of the great benefit which the country has derived from the Association. — Its have completely paralized the seditious press. It has almost rooted out that vide-spreading evil. There are few flagrant of fenders . now left to deal with, and of these, Car lile is the most desperate and hardened. This man's avowed system must be put down, and ,it will .be put down, by the Constitutional As sociatidn. By the performance of that important task they will have deserved the thanks of a grateful country—and they may deem themselves honoured by the scurrility of The Times. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] CITY, THURSHAY EVENING, Jan. 3.—There is a considerable advance this day in the public funds. consols for the account opened at 772, rose to :751 3 , and finally closed at 77-, 7 1 . Many rumours were afloat, and all of them untrue. An abundance of money, and - a knowledge that up to Frkhty last the taxes for the quarter were .530,0001. more than the amount of the same quar ter last year, appear to be the real causes of the improvement. Private letters from Constantino ple, which may be depended on, state, that up, to the 26th Nov., affairs there had no appearance of peace, though Lord Stranford had represented in the strongest manner to the Divan the cruelty of the Turks towards their Grecian prisoners.— A: report that an express had brought the French renter . down to $l, does not appear to rest on any fotindation. On Monday they closed at better than S 4; and Tuesday was a holiday. The accounts in circulation in the City yester day, respecting Russia and Turkey, merit very little attention. No one . who has bestowed any notice op the recent proceedings of Russia, or the recent accounts from Constantinople, can be lieve that the only remaining cause of difference is of so comparatively unimportant a nature, as it was . stated to be, or hope for any other termi nation of the difference than what the sword will [MORNING HERALD.] We yesterday received Upper Canada Papers to the 24th of November inclusive. On that day the Governor had opened the Session of Parliament with a speech. It appears that the financial differences between Upper and LOWer Canada had not yet been arranged. The suspension of the Port Duties of Quebec, arising - from these differences, had greatly straitened the Government.' The Commissioners appointed from Upper Canada , to treat of the disputed points, had made their report, which, by order of the Governor, was referred to the House of As sembly. His Excellency remarks that the internal revenue, during the preceding year, had ndt decreased, notwithstanding the- ge. neral depression of agriculture and trade— adding a sis r -ttificant intimation of its small 'ness and inadequacy' to the public exgencies. 'The suspension of the import duties had caused embarrassment, but not of a very serious kind.— It was obviated by a loan, which, his Excel lency observed, was raised within the province. It appears to be the object of the Govvrnor to promote the growth of agricultural produce, chiefly with a view to articles for which there should be a demand in this country. There is no intimation of the probable facility or difficulty in arranging the differences respecting the revenue. —The consideration of the subject is merely re commended to the earnest attention of the House of Assembly, [BII ITISH PRESS.] There are, we believe, very few persons now n the empire, not even excepting the Ministers and their immediate adherents, who do not feel that the interference of Parliament in the trade of corn was exceedingly mischievous. Had the vain hopes excited by the Corn Law not been raised, rents bad been universally lowered throughout the kingdom three years since, and the farmer would now find in the fruits of his labour a happy competence for his own support. The great landed proprietors throughout Eng land have at length seen the necessity of afford ing this relief to their tenants, and with their characteristic benevolence are extending to them the occasional succour of a remission of rents. This, however, is but a half-measure. This occasional remission of rents must be converted into an absolute reduction, for until the farmers axe Secured on this head, they never will labour with that heart and - spirit which ate essential to success., The Government must also, upon its part, extend some relief by diminishing the btir den of taxation. There will then exist no occa sion for protecting' or excluding duties ; the rentals of the proprietors, no doubt, will feel some diminution, but the actual holders of the land will find relief, and be placed in their proper condition. The expenditure of the farmer in rent, taxes, and labour being reduced, he will find the produce of his crops sufficient to meet his outgoings,and his exertionswill be cheerfully made, as he will find them adequately rewarded. With respect to the eventual interests of the pro prietors, there seems no reason to apprehend any serious injury to them. We should think that even they must acquire an increased degree of security and confidence. Upon this point a pa ragraph that appeared a-few days since in this Paper offers an admirable illustration. Mr. Coke, of Holkham, has, with ❑o less wisdom thin be nevolence, reduced his rental at the rate of 25 per cent., and his observation to those who con doled with him upon the loss of 20,0001. a year, placed the whole question, as it regards the landlords and proprietors, in a just and proper light.—" I have not," said this estimable Pa triot, " I have not lost 20,0001. a year by the reduction of my rents, but I have saved 80,0001. a year by enabling my tenants to live." Much wisdom and political - science in a few words ! a volume of commentary could add nothing to so valuable a text. [MORNING POST.] The Dublin Papers which arrived yesterday afford just ground to hope' that the disturbances in the South of Ireland are rapidly subsiding; whilst the accounts of imaginary outrages which have lately been fabricated, shew that there are individuals i ous enough to regret the pacifi cation of their country, and to employ the basest means to prolong her hour of offence and cala mity. That such traitors should exist is a disgrace to human nature, and that they may be dragged forth to the light and punished as they deserve, must be the fervent wish and prayer of every man in whom all sense of honour and integrity , is not extinguished. We are happy to ob serve that the country Gentlemen are, in many places, availing themselves of the dreadful ex amples which justice has recently exhibited in Limerick, to warn the peasantry against the per petration of crimes which would infallibly con duct them to similar fates. Sound advice, well timed and kindly given, has no inconsiderable effect upon minds constituted like those of the Irish people ; but it would be vain to expect that any permanent utility could be derived from mere admonitions, in the present circum stances of that country. The country Gentle men must treat their tenantry with more consi deration, and give them confidence in the laws, by administering them impartially. The man ner in which the Marquis Wellesley has been received, as the new Lord Lieutenant, strongly indicates the general satisfaction which his ap pointment to that exalted office has given. He has already afforded proof of his determination to render his Government impartial and concilia tory to all parties, upon the principle of their seconding his wishes for the public welfare. —They hail his commission as the evidence of his Majesty's personal sympathy in the griev ances which have long afflicted that valuable portion of his dominions, and much good may, we trust, be looked for from the commencement of so auspicious an sera. We find it observed in these papers, upon the authority of several facts which they adduce, that there are many bad spirits dispersed through the disturbed counties, who stir up the people to deeds of mischief, that they themselves might get employment as officers of police, or in a military capacity. If such wretches really do exist, their guilt is that of fiends. On Christmas-day, all the labourers in the employ of the Earl of WARWICK, with their wives, to the number of upwards of one hundred, were regaled at the Castle with an excellent and substantial dinner of roast beef, plum-pudding, &c., and a copious supply of ale from his Lord ship's cellars ; and oa the following day their children, amounting to more than one hundred, were entertained in the same hospitable manner. =On Friday the Earl and Countess and family left the Castle for town. His MAJESTY'S bed carriage was sent down expressly for the accom modation of Lady WARWICK, who still remains in a delicate state of health. The party pro ceeded by easy stages to the metropolis.--(Vo/- ^verhampton Chronicle.) HAWKING TEA.—The practice of hawking tea is contrary to an express Act of Parliament, which subjects the offender to a fine of one hun dred pounds. We understand several convic tions have already taken place at Birmingham.-- h (Worcester Journal.) LAW INTELLICnNuo 'COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 3. Before the LORD CHIEF JUST ICE and a Special Jury'. GRIM. CON. ALLAR)YCE V. JOHNSTONE. Mr. CASIPBELL opened the pleadings. It, was an action for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. • a ' ' The SOLICITOR-GENERAL. stated the circumstances ; of the plaintiff's case. The plaintiff is a surgeon in the army, and In dies. The attached to the 34th regiment, serving in the East The defendant was Captain in a native cavalry regiment, also serving in that country, and was a gentleman of good property and respectable connections. The marriage between the plain tiff and his wife took place in the year 1413. She was a lady of great beauty and accomplishments, the daughter of a re spectable gentlenian in Yorkshire, named Walker. At that time the plaintiff resided in this couatrv. He was about 30 years of age, and the lady was 25. They had one child born in this country, and-at the close of the year 1313 they embark ed for the East Indies. She accompanied the plaintiff to every place where he was quartered, and bore hip three ,children there. He lived with her in the greatest felicity, being a man of domestic habits, and seeking all his enjoyments in the bokan of his family. About the year 1320 they went to Madras, and the youngest child being very ill, and the two others having ar rived ;at that age when it became necessary to send them to England for education, the plaintiff resolved on availing him self of the opportunity of a, relation of Mrs. Allardyce being there, in command of a ship, to send her with her children to England under his charge. It was the plaintiff's intention at that time to return himself in about two years, but he thought it desirable that she should avail herself of that opportunity of returninj to this country. It was arranged that she should go to reside with her mother in Yorkshire till the plaintiff's return. The defendant, Captain Johnstone, was also a pas senger in the same ship. .The Learned Counsel tlien went into a minute detaiLof the circumstances of the case as proved by the evidence. On the return of the plaintiff, which happened in October last, lie was received by his wife with the greatest appearante of affection. After he had been at home about a fortnight, Mrs. Allardyce, finding that deteetion was inevit able, as she was pregnant by the defendant, in a moment of confidence, when the plaintiff was detailing to her his plans for the future, having made what he thought a suffi ciency, and having no farther anxiety but for his wife and children—in that moment, oppressed by the conflict of her feelings, and the recollection of her husband's fond partiality for her, she confessed to him the whole of her misconduct ; the consequence was an immediate separa tion. The plaintiff now applied for a recomperice for the injury he had sustained. In such a case as this he (the Solici tor-General) was ashamed to talk of pecuniary damages ; but they were, unfortunately, all the plaintiff could ask at their hands, and in their hands he confidently left his cause, well sa tisfied with whatever should be their-decision. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call his witnesses. William Benson examined—l am married to a sister of Mrs. Allardyce, and was present at the marriage of the plaintiff' and j his wife. It took place on the 6th of May, 1813, at 'Whitby, in Yorkshire. Mrs. Allardyce was then about 24 or 25 years of age; the plaintiff' 1 judge to have been about 30 years of age. In the course of the next year they went to India; they had one child before thef Went. Captain Mildmay examined by Mr. GURNEY—I am an of ficer of the 22d light dragoons. lam a married man, and was with my wife at Bangalore, in the East Indies, and was ac quainted intimately with the plaintiff and his ;vife for about two years. The plaintiff's habits were very d-Jrnestic, his conduct as a husband was very correct, and Mrs. Allardyce's conduct as a wife unexceptionable—they lived most happily together. She is a lady of great beauty and accomplishments. They had three children. ' She Was a most affectionate mother. In July 1819, I left Bangalore. I left them there. Mrs. Mildmay (the wife of the last witness) examined, and confirmed his evidence .as to the happy terms on which the plaintiff and his wife lived. She never saw a happier couple during the time she knew them. John Shaw examined—l Ain an &sign of the 34th regiment, in which Mr. Allardyce is surgeon. 1 was intimate with him and Mrs. Allardyce in the East Indies ; they appeared a very happy couple ; he was a man of domestic habits, and she was very fond of her children as well as her husband. The reason of her quitting India was the arrival of Captain Chapman, who commanded the ship by which she returned. The youngest child had been very ill, and the two eldest had arrived at that age when it was proper they should come to England to be educated. Captain Davis, of the 3lth regiment, and Captain Mills, of the 22d dragoons, gave evidence to the same effect as the pre ceding witnesses, as to the happy manner in which the plaintiff and his wife lived together. The latter witness said the pay and emoluments of a Captain of native cavalry might be be tween 700 Land 8001. a year. Mrs. Ontrow, widow of Captain Ontrow, stated that she was intimate with the plaintiff and his wife; they lived most affectionately together. She was very attentive to her children. General Mawby examined—l returned from the East Indies on board the Woodford, Captain Chapman ; we sailed in Oct. 1820, and arrived in England in the early part of February. ts. Allardyce and Captain Johnstone were passengers. I ob served particular attention paid by Capt. _Johnstone to Mrs. Allardyce. It occasioned a conversation with the Captain of the Woodford and the defendant. Captain Chapman examined-4 am brother to Captain Chap man of the Woodford. He is now absent on a voyage to.lndia. Mrs. Allardyce is related to my brother, but not by blood. I remember Mrs. Allardyce on her return lodging near Bruns % ick-snuare. About a week after her return 1 called there with my brother one evening, and found the defendant there; we re mained till near 11 o'clock, when we left the defendant still re maining. Daniel Stevenson examined—l am an elder brother of the Trinity House. Mrs. Allardyce is my first cousin. I took lodgings for her in Great Coram-streets on her arrival in Eng land. She remained there about a week, when I made arrange ments for her, the children, and maid-servant,' going by the High Flier coach. Her mother and sister lived at-Whitby, and I understood she was going to live there with her mother. I saw Captain Johnstone once at her lodgings in Corani-street. I had no notion that any body was going to accompany her- to Whitby. I went to the coach-office, waited, and saw the coach drive off. I recommended her to the attentions of a very re spectable gentleman who was on the outside, and who was going to York. Jane Jackson examined—l am wife to a serjeant in the 34th regiment, and was engaged to attend Mrs. Alldardyce on her voyage to En land. Captain Johnstone was a passenger in the same ship. When we arrived in England we went to Captain Chapman's, and from thence to Coram-street, where we re mained about ten days. Captain Johnstone called on Mrs. Allardyce during that time four times : one time he walked out with her. I remember going in the coach to York ; after the coach got about a mile from the inn I saw Captain Johnstone, who got inside the coach, and accompanied my mistress all the way to York ; he said 'he was going to Scotland. ”"e arrived at York about 3 o'clock, travelling all night. N't\ - slept at York one night, and then went on to Whitby. Captiia John stone dined and slept at the same Inn. I went to bed beforemy mistress, and left my mistress' and Captain Johnstone iii 'the sit. ting-room. The children were gone to bed. Captain John stone and my mistress went out to walk. Captain Johnstone said then he was going -to London, as he had forgot to bring any money with him. I left Mrs. Allardyce at Whitby-, and went to Ireland. Cross-examined by Mr. SCABLETT—i rode inside the coach all the way to York. It was after dinner that my mistress and Captain Johnstone walked out together. I saw my mistress in her bed-room. I slept in the same room with her that night. Ann Elder examined—ln April, 1821, 1 was engaged as a servantify Mrs. Allardyce at Whitby, and have lived with her ever since. I came with her to London soon after ; her two sisters (Misses \Volker) and the children accompanied her ; we went into lodgings in Brompton-row ; I saw Captain John stone the same day at the lodgings ; we remained there one month, during which Captain Johnstone used to come to the hauSe nearly every day ; Mr. Metcalf visited in the house also ; I remember his-taking out the two Misses Walker one evening, and Mrs. Allardyce was left alone ; Captain Johnstone came about 7 o'clock ; I went to bed about nine o'clock, and left him alone with Mrs. Allardyce ; we set off for France after we had ' been a month at Brompton, and when we reached Dover I saw Captain Johnstone ; he was at the same inn ; and dined and passed the evening with Mrs.Allardyce, and 'believe slept in the same house. I saw him the next morning at breakfast ; he crossed the Channel, and went to the same hotel at Calais that we did. Captain Johnstone went to bed before we did. 'We Went from Calais to Dunkirk, and remained about seven weeks; Captain Johnstone did not go with us. While we were there he came for two or three days and dined with Mrs. Allardyce. Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf came here, and we went to Boulogne.— Captain Johnstone called for a few moments in the morning; lie and Mrs. Allardyce walked out together two or three times. We went next to Lisle by the way of St. Omer's ; Captain Io believe the Captain slept with Johnstone M r slept th Johnstone drove Mr s . Allardyce there in a gig. At St. Omer's they were at the s ame h ote l , an d passe d t h e even i ng toge th er . None re Allardyce,tha that they slept was in with me ; in the habit of assistin g M rs . All ar d yce to d ress o f a morning, but I did not assist h er on th a t morn i ng ; she came to my roomdressed staid ro rn i e e r tc e, a afterff were which aiticLhis le we when d t rn w ee en to B t door and called me up ; s h e was then ; we went to Lisle, returned there; romp- andton a fortnight - w: M r. andt i N g i h r t s. there, Mr. Allardyce returned from the East Indies in the beginning of October ; he lived with Mrs. Allardyce ahout a fortnight, , when Mrs. Allardyce removed into other , lodgings • Mr. All ar , . dyce dillnot go thew with her ; I believe Mrs - . -ATlardyce is at present pregnant, and about five or six months advanced. Cross-examined by Mr. SeenieevraCaptain Johnstone's sister was residing at Boulogne ; he lived With her ; she visited Mrs. Allardyce. Harriet Walker examined by the Solacriitt-Otx ERAL— am the sistet- of Mrs. Allardy,ce. I was present. at. her mar riage. On her return from India, she staid nine weeks at Whitby. It was - arranged that myself and sister Metcalf were to accompany her to London. We came to Brompton-row. Captain Johnstone came in about half an hour after our arri val. He was shewn into another, room, and Mrs. Allardyce was called out to him, and in about five minutes they came into the room together. We staid at Brompton about a month. Capt. Johnstone came there almost every day when - I was there. He had (edgings nearly opposite. I remember on the 14th or 15th of May going to the Opera. - Mr. Metcalf brought the-tickets. Mrs. Allardyce was asked, but she said that she had been there so often she had rather- not go.. After that con versation I heard Capt. Johnstone say to her, " I shall see you in the evening." We went to the Opera, and returned about half-past eleven 'o'clock. The plan that had been made for going to France was changed by Mrs. Allardyce, and she set off alone on the 27th May. It was settled that we, that is, my sister, myself, and Mr. Metcalf, Were to follow her. There was a report while we were at Whitby, e of some accident having happened to Mr. Allardyce. 'My sister and myself credited the report. It was said Mr. Allardyce was dead ; we credited it till we received a letter from! himself about the middle of May; it was the day . before we went to the Opera. We went to Dunkirk, my sister (then married to Mr. Metcalf) and my self; on our return, Mrs. Allardyce came back with us, and went to Brompton-row again. Mr. and Mrs. Allardyce lived together about ten days after his return from India. I rememe ber on the 1-11th October meeting Capt. .Johnstone ; I gave him a latter, which I had received from my sister to put in the Post Office ; I met him again a few. days after ' • Mr. and Mrs. Allardyce had then separated beds ; I asked him to send the letters which my sister wished to have ; lie said he could not send them ; he said he wished it to be settled in as private a way as possible; -but it depended on Mr. A. He wished to make every reparation in his power to my sister for what lie - had done. He said my sister had promised not to mention to Mr. Allardyce any thing about what had taken place between them on board of ship. I was present afterwards at a conversation between the defendant and Mrs. Allardyce., Ile said to her, if there was any thing which she wished or wanted, she should have it. I did not hear the whole of the conversation ; they eat together and spoke very low but I heard him say, " Will you. take - your oath that the child is mine ?" and she answered, " Yes." This was before he asked my sister if there was any thine she wished for. Mr. Allardyce always behaved in the kindest manner to my sister ; when the discovery took-place .he was much distressed. A lodging was shortly afterwards taken for Mrs. Allardyce in Hans-place. Cross-examined by Mr. PULLER—When I met Capt. John stone with the letter, •my sister was living in Bromptonerowe I heard Mr. Allardyce ask my sister, to write to Captain John stone for what letters he had of hers. They were letters which Captain Johnstone had written to my sister, -and which he had prevailed on her to give up to him. Mr. Metcalf examined—l was at Brompton-row when. Ca ptain Johnitone first came 'there ; Mrs. Allardyce went out to him and returned into the room with-him ; I was at that time paying my addresses to Miss Walker, and went to the }muse daily, and frequeritly met the defendant there ; I staid as lehg as I could, but he sat me out ; I remember the .report of the plaintiff's death; I did not much credit it . ; a lette r f r O m M r . Allardyce arrived on the 14th May ; I went for it to the East India House, and on coining to Brompton-row, I found Captain Johnstone there, and congratulated Mrs. Allardyce on the safety of her frusband. On the following day I invited' Mrs. Allardyce and her sisters to go to the Opera ; but she declined it. I understood Captain Johnstone - was going to France ; I took leave, of him on the .24th May.; I shook hands With him, and parted from him as one going to take a journey; he had been daily at Mrs. Allardyce's - lodgings, but' from that time he did not come there. I - and Sliss Walker quitted town about two days after Mrs. Allardyce, and en my atrival at Dunkirk I was married to .Visa -Walker, and went to Lisle, accompanied by Miss Walker. I left Mrs. Allardyce at Dunkirk, and returned there on the 27th June, on my way to England, alone. I staid there two or three days, and while I was there Captain Johnstone came. We were sitting at dinner and was surprised to see him -enter the room without being an nounced, and his surprise. seemed equal to mine. Mrs. Allar dyce appeared more pleased than otherwise. - Capt. Johnstone dined with us thenext day, and on the following day I left Dun kirk for Calais, and left Capt. Johnstone there. On the 12th Sept. I saw the defendant at Dover with, Major Middleton, and the defendant requested me to take a letter to Mrs. Allardyce at Lisle. Mrs. Allardyce quitted my family at Lisle on the Nth or 17th of September. On the 20th of October I was at Ostend, and I received a letter from Mr. Allardyce, and came immedi ately to England_ Mrs. Allardyce had lodgings. taken for her then, and Mr. Allardyce has since lived with me. 11fajor Middleton examined—l was at Dunkirk when Mrs. Allardyce was there. Capt. Johnstone came there afterwards. I did not observe any particular attentions from Capt. John- I stone to Mrs. Allardyce. • I knew Mr. and Mrs. Allardyce in the East Indies. Defendant is in the 6th Regiment of Native Cavalry. Capt. Serres, of the Agamemnon, proved the plaintiff's ar rival in England by that ship on the Ist October last. • Two letters ,from the defendant to Mrs. Allardyce were then put in and read. They were written after the return of the plaintiff,' and the subsequent • discoveries. The first letter ex pressed his -uneasiness at her demanding his letters, and in forming her that from the reports of M r . Allardyce's death he had not anticipated any impediment to the possession of her hand, and had therefore burnt the letters. ..The second letter assured her that if any one, supposed he meant to desert her, or act in any way derogatory to the principles of a man of honour, they deceived themselves ; -- and declaring, that in the event of a divorce he should offer her his hand-and protection, but conclud ing with saying, that if lie was brought before the public in a way to injure Ins character, he should state every circumstance attending their first connexion in'his!vindieation. - • The evidence for the plaintiff being gone through-- - - Mr. SCAR LETT rose, and addressed the Jury for the defend ant. He said that after the lettere of his client which had been read, he could not pretend to say that a verdict must not pass against him. But he contended that it.was a case which, under all the circumstances, called for very light , damages. Here was no previous acquaintance ; no breach of confidence and friendship ; but the defendant was placed. in-a situation where it was im possible, if he possessed the feelings of a gentlernan,but he must be induced to pay Mrs. Allardyce those attentions which, in the absence of her husband, had led to this distressing result. W ithout pretending to blame the conduct of the plaintiff, lie must say it was unfortunate that any thing short of the most imperious neces sity should have induced him to place his life in the perilous situ ation of performing a voyage from India without the benefit of his countenance and protection. lie had no instructions from his client (who was at present residing at Boulogne with his sisterr! to say aught against the character of the Lady, but from the evidence in the case, he thought the Jury would be of opinion with him that all the fault did not rest on his client. His Learned Friend had opened to them that he was a man of .for tuee and great connexions, but lie had not offered a singleiota of evidence on that head. His client was in fact a soldier of fortune, with nothing but his commission to depend on. He submitted, therefore, that very moderate damages would be sufficient to satisfy the justice of the case, and to entitle the plaintiff to that ultimate remedy (a divorce) to which he natu rally looked. The Loup CiirEr JUSTICE summed up the evidence to ! the Jury with his usual discrimination and impartiality. After a short consultation, the Jury retureewl a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £5OO. COURT OF REQUESTS, WESTMINSTER. ADELPHI THEATRE. _ _ _ Yesterday Mr. Rodwell, the proprietor of the Adelphi The atre, was summoned at this Court, by a Mr. Cooper and thir teen others. Mr. Cooper stated, that he and his friends went to the Adel phi on the evening of the 26th of December, in order to see the popular piece of Tom and Jerry. They paid their money at the Box entrance, and having inquired whether there was sit ting room in the boxes, they were informed by the.money-taker that they could be accommodated with room. They went in, but found the house so completely crammed that not a single place could be found in any of the boxes. They returned and applied to have their money returned, but the money-taker re fused to do so, observing, that if they . would call the next even ing, they would be accommodated with places without any ad ditional charge. Mr. Rodwell attended with Mr. Fisher, his solicitor. Mr. FISHER stated, that it was no less the inclination than the duty of the Proprietors of the House to pay all possible at tention to the convenience and wishes of every individual of the public, to whom they felt so grateful ; and on the unsworn ex planation of Mr. Cooper, Mr. Rodwell would cheerfully return , the money ; but it was material to the interests of the Theatre to have the point established, that Gentlemen going to that House, and finding standing room, should not be entitled tc. call for the repayment of their money, unless they had pre viously stipulated to be accommodated with seats. If a con trary doctrine were held, the Proprietors would be subject to be summoned, by hundreds every night. The JUDGE of 'the Comm. said, that Mr. Cooper was en titled to have his money back again, because he and his friends stipulated for places. Mr. Cooper said, that he and his friends had no wish to act harshly. and as evidence of their good feeling, they . were deter , mined to spend the money at the Theatre this evening. IVESTINTINSTEg. SF3SIONS. TITS rrN'G, AT THE PROSECUTION OF TUOI'ING I V. SOII~7 r I% In this case, which was a Government prosecuton for the not that took place at the funeral of Francis, and Haney, -Mr. Walford moved the Court to postpone the trial till next See- lions, on account of the absence of one of the witnesses, a sol.; dier in the Guards, who is now on furlough in Yorkshire. . BARRY, who is Counsel for the defendant, on seeing the afliclavit on which the motion was made, said, he woUld , not ject to the postponement, on the conditions that the defendant's recognizances should be dischargedbn his appearing next,Ses sions, and that any further noti4 of trial should be diSpeused with. slr. WALront. expressed his acquiescence in these terms, and the case was postponed accordingly. Ex-Lis NEEDHAM was indicted for assaulting Llewelip Lloyd: . _ _ Mr. ALLEY:stated the case for the prosecution. The pro.: secutor, he said, was a gentleman of rank and honoui, and allied to the highest families in the kingdom. The defendant had assaulted him in the year 1318, and had contrived to. avoid appearing to take his trial ti:l the present moment. • The proSe cutor had, in consequence of the defendant's various d e l a y s , been obliged to bring witnesses three times from Scotland. Mr. .Ij - welly-aOyd stated, that in the month of December; 1818, he was dining at the Blue Post Coffee-room, Cork-street, Bond-street ; while his dinner was getting ready he read a news paper which he had brought in his pocket. .On his dinner being brought to him he laid the newspaper on his bat near to him; the defendant and two other persons were sitting in the next box, and on his lying down the paper, one of them took it up with.: out making . any o_bservation. Wittios said civilly to th e p ers o n who took " the pa . per was his private propo-ty, and he would. thank him to return it." The paper was accordingly returned. In a few moments afterwards the persons in the a:dant's box talked loud of private property: said "they had heard.of rate property in pigs and jackasses, but never before in a Courier. Newspaper." • Their conversation evidently appeared to alludfi to what he had said, and brought the eyes of all the persons in the room on him. He went to the box in WhiCh they were, an,' said, " if the conversation referred to him he must e.:quest theft cards," at the same time presenting his to each of them. They all refused to give their cards, said ".they did not want to know him," and one of them took the card he presented, And threw it on the ground. Witness said,then you .are all scoundrels ;" upon which the defendant struck him a violent blOw. Ile did not return the blow ; the Gehtlenien in the rooth called out to him not to return it, and one olthem . went fbr an officer. They all gave their car d s t o ap p ear f or him as witnes ses, but there was only one of them - at present in town. Captain Spiller, of the Artillery, who was in company with the prosecutor when the assault was committed, corroborated his statement in every particular. He said he came froth Scot land twice, to give evidence in the case, and came from York shire to attend the present trial. . Mr. AnOirii u s addressed the Jury for the defendant; who, he said, had taken up the newspaper supposing it to belong to the room, and returned it the moment he l ear n e d hi s m i sta k e ; any observations that might haire been made, on the manner in which the prosecutor had asserted his rights, would not war rant him in coming to the table where the defendant and his friends were, and asking them for their cards that he might send a gullet through their bodiei, and then doubling his fist in the defendant's face, and calling him and his friends scoundrels and blackguards. • Two persons, who were in company with the defendant, proved the facts as stated by Mr. Adolphus. The,Jury deliberated for . about half an hour, and returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. IVAxsiox-TlousE.—Yesterd a y, John Hetdcrpon, who wai some days ago examined upon.the charge of having altered the number of a lottery ticket, for the purpose of obtaining - the share of a 2,0001. prize, was di sc h arge d , no person Itavinz ap peared to give evidence against him.' The Loup Al AY° it assured the prisoner that he had had a very narrow escape, and advised him to separate himself altogether from the abandoned associates who had led him to cOlunnt'snch an (rffence, as it was evident he had committed. PARISH OP ST. CLEMENT DANES V. ST. CLEMENT'S INN.—An application was yesterday made e , )n behalf of this parish to Sir R. BntwlE and . .Nlr. BECKETT - , the Sitting Magistrates, to issue a distress.warrant a g a inst M r . Vaughan, one of the inhabitants of St. Clement's Inn, to levy certain arrears of watch-rate assessed to him. After, some dis. cussion between Counsel, the Magistrate declared that, with The view he took of the question, he should have no hesitation in granting the warrant; but the defendant might appeal to the Sessions. The five prisoners charged with being concerned in the rob bery of Mr. Froet, the jeweller, in Arundel-street, were fully committed for trial. HAT TON-GARDEN.—FORGED NOTES.—John 'Burleigh and Charles Forster were brought up by Edward Read and William Wainwright, officers, charged With uttering a 51. forged note, purporting to be of the Bank of England ,t 4.) 31r. Spooner, a chandler, in Turnmill-street. The prisoners lodged together for some time in the house of Mr. Spooner, and had run up a score of .10s. for rent, &c. in payment of which the prisoner Burleigh gave the note in question, and received 31. in change. The note was found to be forged.—Forster was discharged, the joint utterance not being proved ; but Iturleigh was committed for further examination on Tuesday next. __• MARY-LE-BONE OrvicE.-ITesterday Mary Chandler, a well-known character, was brought before • the Sitting Magis•- trate, J. llAwraNsoN, Esq.,. by Prendergast, the officer, charged with stealing various articles of wearing apparel, &C. From the evidence,- rt appeared that °Li the 211th of December last, the prisoner was observed in Ironfoundry.dane, Harper's fields, surrounded by a great crowd, who were literally tearing 'her clothes from her hack. A poor woman named Williams, .taking compassion on the prisoner, took her into her house, where she had an asylum for the night. Early next morning Mrs. AV. went out, and left the prisoner in lied, but on her re turn in the afternoon, was greatly surprised to find the prisoner had decamped with several articles of her wearing apparel, also a gown and-petticoat belonging to one of her lodgers. Prender gast, from inforir.ation be received of the robbery, apprehended the prisoner on Monday last in Bryanston-street, and found con cealed about her person several of the stolen artieles._sh e was fully committed for trial. We lately stated that requisitions were prepar ing to be presented to the Sheriffs of the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, severally requesting them to convene county meetings, for the pur pose of taking into consideration the depressed and distressed state of agriculture. The Nor folk Requisition was forwarded to the High Sheriff of that county on Saturday last, who, it is expected, will fix Saturday. week for the required meeting. SUDDEN DEATIL-011 Wednesday, Mr. COLES, who resided in Bennett-street, Oxford -street, was walking with his wife and sister along the street conversing with them, and appeared in a►. excellent state of health and spirits. He made an observation which excited laughter, in which he heartily joined, and in an instant dropped down and expired. An Inquest was held yester day at the Middlesex Hospital on the body, aati the Jury returned a Verdict of—" Died by the Visitation of God." lIIRTIIS On Wednesday, the 2d inst., at Sir tienry Ifalford's house in Curzon-street, the Lady of Frederick Coventry, Esq., of a 'daughter. On the 3d inst., at Crosby-row, Walworth-road, lott, - of a daughter. MARRIED. - • On Monday, the 31st ult., at Harlow, Mr. Edward Lawrence, of Stanstead, Hefts, to Matilda daughter. of the late John Smith, Esq., of Harrolds-park, issex. On the 3d lust., at Lambeth Church, Joshua Blackburn, Esq. of Liquorpond-street, London, youngcr son of the late , William Blackburn, architect, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter cf John Blades, Esq., of Brockwell-hall, Surrey. DIED, On Monday, the 31st ult., suddenly, the Rev. William,Cross, Rector of Ilalcsworth, in the county of Suffolk, and late keilow of Pembroke Hall; in the University of Cambridge, 11. A. 1791, M.A. 1794. _ _ _ . On the 2d instant, in her 20th year, Sophia, second daughter of Mr. Richard Roffey,.-of Walworth. • , , On the 2d instant, hi her 40th year, Mary Ann,:the wife of Mr. Lawrence Sallnow, of Rateliff-cross, Nargeon; Printed and Published, for the PROPRIETORS, at the Strx- OrrfcE, 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS.