The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-02-20 00:00:00

MRS. GEORGE'S ROUT.

This Lady gave, Co :Monday night, her first grind
tout this Season, at her elegant house in Manches-
ter-square, which was attended by some of the most
dis.inguished personages now in London. The whole
of the rooms on the first fluor were lighted up in a
style of superior elegance with bronze rases, side
lights, and chandeliers. Among the Company we
obset red,
Marehio,,eis of Downthirr.
Eul and Comae.: Wentworth.

Ladtes—.Callender, lia ndton, Lavingtoo, Taylor, J. Ben-
dock, Mitd,pay, Car.,:on Lambrrt, and Caniogtoo.
in S4r-o•J.Ca!llet and W. Sunley.
General

Markham, and Elliott.
Meer. —Herrin, Leigh, Brady, Metcalfe, H,:taton, Main
Baring, Wenl,or, Horn, Haminersloy, artJ
Mi.treis.:--Sioel.a.r, Gillis', Brottowton, Peirce, Manctul,
It :wills% Charo.elie, Dawson, Baring, Horn, C. Tilcopsoo,
Wh•te, Farquhar, Elliott, and M.-tin
Brothertoo, P,.irce, Paha., , Tao Tay-
krs, Two Smiths, Bmtinek, White, Mootgatueci, Pad n
Nwth, And Mead.

Yesterday His NIA inTY and the Princesses So-
PIIIA and AMNIA, accompanied 117 General, I ITZ-
IWY and Mant:eas, took an airing on horseback in
Windsor Great Park.

His MAJESTY could not take the diversion of
stag-hunting on account of the frost.
This day Her lklascsv v and the PRINCESSES are
exiv!tcted at the Queen's klouse.
JOHN SPICER, Esq has arrived at his house in
Seymour-place, from his seat in fledfoldshire.
Sir J aides St EWA wT, M. P. fur Donegal, has ar-
rived at HATT'S Hotel, from Ireland.
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The Proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre pur-
chased the Copy-right of MTS. INCH • new
Gunedy, before its representation, at the price of
six hundred pounds.
Jew ts St A I It, b.sq. has removed from St. James',..
street, to an elegant house in Pall Mall.
The Countess of Sore ot.a is not expeCted in town
until the beginning of next month.
A new Farce, from the pen of Rrv.locos, is
among the novelties preparing at Covent Garden
Theatre. Fa WC CTT is to be the hero of the Piece.
Mr. Hoene, the tutor of the rullng Itiltettel, is
da.is•erously indisposed, at his apartments in Bennet-
street.

The Hon. Mr. Cauxer 'an has arrived from Ire-
land, at his brother's, the Earl of t.crowr's
house, in Great Cumberland-place.
Mr. T. Dianne has purchased a share in the
Haymarket 'Theatre, and will be Stage Manager
next season.
We hear that Mr. FOOTE intends shortly to pub-
lish his poetical productions.
Lady Curs tar h gave an elegant dinner on Mon-
day, and, in the evening, had a care party.—
Amongst the company were,
The Countess of Mansfield, Earl and Countess Carhampton,
Col. arvl Mrs. Beaumont, Sir T. T. and Lady Metcalfe, Mr
and Mss. C. Smith, Mr. W. Lady Kniglitles, Sir
John and Lady Mos/grave, Mr. Thorp., Mr. Budim, Mr. and
M a F. Smith, Sir C. Ta:bot, and Lady F. Ratchte.

Lady RUM BOL El gave, on Monday night, as
elegant party at her house in Bryanstone-street.
The Earl of AIP.HDIEN attained his 21st year on
the 28th of last month, on which joyful occasion
Haddo House became the scene of festivity on the
most extensive scale. Eight hundred persons were
partakers of his Lordship's hospitality, and the even-
ing concluded with dancing, bonfires, and fireworks.
Ile Marquis of Liu NTLEv, and the Earls of Ear
and KINLON, were among his Lordship's guests.
Miss hfueLoac, daughter of the late Sir H. a
LOME. arrived at her brother's, Sir W. HUNLOaI.
house, in Albemarle-street, on Monday night, from
Bristol Hot-wells, %%here she bad been for some
months attending on her late beautiful and beloved
sister, whose remains have been removed to
family vault, in Derbyshire. There have been
three deaths in this truly amiable family within
few months.

'red persons were public, not liking this change, the publication foll to I utat a private CNoler Wt'Ula
pry
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ility, and the even- the ground. Mr. Wake added, that the Complainants, the first advances. It was, 11.--ever, fur the Jury to
res, and fireworks. during the short life of the concern, bad received decide what damages they ought to give, wider all
se Earls of &owl. from 36s to 51. a-week each, which greatly exceeded thelcirena mstances of tee case.
Da
rdship's guests. their ordinary wages ; that he was himself a sufferer Verdifor the
late Sir H. HVPI• in the concern to the amount 43001 ; and that Mr. SEDUCTION.
iir W. HUN LOKI'S Phillips, and the other Proprietors, had refused to SOCTIMIIVeuOD V. R*M!DEK.
today night, from advance any more money for its support. In the This was an :talon of trespo.., brought by the
A been for some course of the investigation, k did not appear that Plaintiff to 'recover damages against the Defendant,
atiful and beloved the Complainants had been engaged upon any pre- for the seduflion of his dau2liter, and thereby ex-
removed to the cise, fixed, and definite terms; and, upon this ground, priving him of the benefit of -her, services.
There have been he worthy Alderman refused to interfere. The Mr. F.esiri:sc, in stating the case of the Plaintiff;
e family within a Complainants then left the Court, declaring, that said that he was the father of ti'' "nbAPP' gist %: 0
they would seek redress elsewhere. had been selmed, and an officer of the custorm. la
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the enttrellearhis 41107' he was freeplently obliged to
be absent from home for oetieral days together ;
be-
iu stationed on board of merchant ships, at the
WCustom Rime, fqr. the ,purpose of presenting illicit
. 1 prettied The mtither of the girl'was a laundress,
and had been accustomed to her assistance, until
het intimlcy with the Defendant She seas young,
handsome, and, hiexperiericed, only '2O years of age,
w the Defendant es extensive farmer and cow.
keeper, of a very consiierable property, mai-tied.
the father 01 five child? en by his wife, and upwards
•of years of age. One evenieg he met the girlie
Ne.vgate-sheet; f e at first admired her beauty ; de-
dared he was smitten with her, and could never he
happy without her ; she refused to tell where she
lived ; he persevered in following his Van up ; he
persuaded her to meet him, he took an apartment
for her; and, in the event, seduced her. She was,
however, reclaimed and brought back ; but he
again got possession of her ; she became pregnant
by him, and was delivered of a male child. From
the eh:trailer which would be given of her ; her in-
,
reeence, her youth, and inexperience, all called
upon the Jury to give very serious damages.
Elizabeth :Neu harwood, the.girl, .was first exa-
mined. Het appearaace fully Justified the descrip-
tion lithe Learned Counsel. She gave her evidence
with much clearness and precision ; she deposed
that in the month of December, 180.2, her father
was absent Ii ern home on duty, and she was going
to a gen•temen in Theoliald's-row, Holism it; one
evening, frotn Rotherhithe, e here her father tesided,
when she met ill Defendant in Neweate-street: he
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accosted her, an 1 walked with her to Th eu held 's
-row,
where he waited f e her until she liad executed her
business ; on their retn-n he told her he was a single
man, and wished Lo r to go ;me live welt him ; by his
persua• • ons she eegaited too Kett hint on the following
Thorsda v upon Loniletebridge. She had never seen
him before: he assured her site should not repent it,
as he would make a settlement on her for life. On the
day appointed, she was going to meet Lim, when
she saw her father, who had come off duty ; he had
no knowledge whatever of where she was going, she
told him sue was going after a service. When she
came to London-hridge she met the Defordent ; they
got into a coach, and drove to a Mrs. Buinian's at
Hortetn, where she drank tea ; they met several times
afterwards, and at last she agreed to go live with
him, when he took a house, where she, Mrs. Bulman,
ands Mr. Allen, a friend of the latter's, resided.
She told her father she had got a place in the family
of 'Squire Stapleton, of Lincolnshire, who was then
living in Alderson-street. She said this by desire
of the Defendant, and aler wards wrote letters
home, as if from the country. After this period
the Defendant and site lived together as man and '
, wife,until the former, having some altercation with
Mrs. B.; the latter acquainted her friends with her
situation, who till then were ignorant where she was.
Her sister and a friend of her father's came the next
day, and took her away, but she previeWily left
• her aldrets with the Defendant. She was theta
sealed with her cousin, and her father allowed her
thee or four shillings a week,,though tmbar-
ra:-.sei eireerreences ; by the desire of the Defend.
ant, she and her cousin, who was a married wo-
man and hail chiidren, quitted their !edgings
and went to hen in apartments, which the
Defendant provided for her in Bennett-street :
here her mother end Si aer frequently saw her;
thee wished her to pi back to her father's,
and promised her forgiveness; she became pregnant
is the month of Lille, (803. almost a year after she
first went with him. Tbe Defendant then left her
without money, and rent due; the landlord seirel,
and sic was obliged to sell her furniture. She after-
werds saw the Defendai:t, and told him her situation,
he e...ve her a peurei note, and never went near her
after that time. tier father supported her in her
exil paid all her expellees, but the Defend-
ant never g eve her a single farthing after wards. and
treated her with the greasiest contempt. Site swore
positively, she never was connected with any other
man ; he was the father of her child; and her owe
father never consented to her hying with him.
On her cross-examination by Mr. GA sow. she
denied ever having walked the streets; she admitted
she rook the Defendant under the arm the first time '
rnet him. She denied any conversation with
Mrs. Bulman respeaing a Mr. Thomas Grant, a
nsate of a ship, for whom her mother used to wash.
• Tire Defendant was a total stranger to her, and, it
Ras not until some time after she had been living
afire him. that Mee. B. told her he was a married
Man, aids five children, souse of them as old as her-
self. She positively denied ever having been in any
house in Berkeley-street. or having had any im-
proper intercourse with the mate of the ship.
Several female Witnesses were called to the cha-
ratter of this eirl, all of whom agreed that she was
an industrious girl, and decent in her manners.
Mr. Geneow, in stating the defence, declared
he did not intend to apologise for his Client's eon-
dolt, which, he admitted, was highly reprehensible.
He told the Joey they were not to decide upon what
punishment they would infra apon the Defendant.
but on what compensation the Plaintiff was entitled
to for the loss of the service of his daughter. He
then took a general view of the evidence, from
which he contended it was impossihle to say that the
Plaintiff had lost the benefit of his daughter's ser-
vice, except through his own negligence ; but, from
his want of attention to her, she had fallen into her
- present deplorable situation.
Mrs. Salman's evidence chiefly went to contradift
the girl. so far as respelled a conversation which
she had respeaing the mate. whom she swore the
girl had cunfessed to her, she had had an improper
conneaion with. She also swore that she told the
girl that the Defendant was a married man with a
the first evening she came to her hense, anti
Cautioned her against him.
Mr. Allen, the paramour of the last witness, who
was a cow-keeper as well as the Defendant, and be-
tween 50 and 60 years of age, was also examined
ss to this latter circumstance. Several female wit-
nesses were called to prove the girl had been at a
common brothel in Berkley-street, which site had so
positively denied, and that she had conducted her-
self with peat indecency and irregularity. But,
upon die cross-examination, it turned out, that at
ttte petted they swore to, she was far advanced in
her wvp!ancy, which cast an air of improbability
topeiteftir story.
Eases cc, in a most able speech to evidence.
B and this a most detestable and infailious de-

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hence as ewer presented itself to the iyas and oars of
a Court of Juatice. There was a atekAberate seduc-
tion made strong, net by the Doll's, but by the.
Defendant's own evidence.
Lord EcLesaoaCtuort, itt snonning up the evi,
deuce to the Jury, having adverted to the law as
laid down iy such cases, told them they w:re to
take into consideration, not poly the loss the Plain-
tiff had sustained in the service of his daughter, hut
the injury his feelings must receive by me defiling'
of his child. It was quite clear he was strialy en-
titled to recover all the expence he had been at in
supporting her during her pregnancy, lying-in. &c.
And, as to the aggravated circumstaaces of the case,
it was for them to consider what further compensa-
tionhe was entitled to.

The Jury withdrew for some time. and then
brought in a Track% of 3001. Damages for the
Plaintiff.

COMMON PLEAS.—Wvem MITER, TusqoAr, Feb. 19.

Si,tings at Nisi Prins, IN:fore Sir JADES MANSFIELD.

PEMBER lON V. PEMBEITON arid oTlitts.

This was an issue diiefted out of Chancery, to
try the validity of a will made on the 20th of Sep-
tember, 1797, which involved a property of near
10,0001. a year. ft appeared, Mr. Owens, the tes-
tator, had executed two parts of his will, and after
having given some legacies, left his estate to the
eldest of four daughters, and at her death to her
eldest son and the heirs of his body; but in case she
should die without male issue, then he left it to his
second dan'.Jitei, and to her eldest son, and so on.—
Some time before Mr. Owens died, he sent a Mrs.
Carey, who lived in the house with him, into his
closet for his will ; when she brought it to him, he
altered a legacy of 10001. which he bad left her by
it, to 300.)I —and having made some small altera-
tions with regard to the other legacies, he returned
it to her, and she left it in his closet. In the year
1803, shortly before he died, he chewed Mrs. Carey
that part of his will in which he had made the al-
terations, and told her she would have boat very
rich if he had not cancelled it ; he was then about
to throw it into the fire, but AP prevented him, say-
ing there was no good in it. as he had torn his name
off it, but that it would do to make threadpaprs
for her. At the death of Mr. Owens. the uncan-
celled part of the will was produced, and set up,
by the Plaintiff, who is eidest son of the eledu
daughter, against the diree other daughters, who
claimed as heirs at law.

Counsel tor the Plaintiff argued, that the cancel-
ling of the one part of this will did nut prove as
intention of destroying the whole will, but only the
alterations made in 0.. e part of it, and particularly
that of the 3,000 L left to Mrs. Carey.
Sir ?A seas MastsrlLAD explained the law to the
Jt:ry, which, he said, considered, when there were
two parts of a will, the cancelling of one of them
sufficient to destroy the diet; of the other ; unless it
was evident, by some aft or word of the testator's.
he ..!id not intend to do so.

The Jury retired for abont half an hour. and then
r2turtied A verdia for the Plaintiff in favour of the
nal-

PO LUN rEr it CORPS.

An appeal same on for h•ating a few days since,
before 'Fitostas Daisier. and A. P. COLLINS, Esqrs.
tr..° of Hi, Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants for Bris-
tol' (under an Aft of tae 1,1,0 Scssion of Parliament,
which declares the right •61 Volunteers to resign),
brought by Mr. Oswalt*, a member of the &aim!
Light Horse Volunteers, against Lays AMU, jun.
Esq. the Cothmanding Officer, for refusing to strike
In, MOM off the mn.ter-roll, in consequence of his
objoeing to the payment of 3(11, as a pawky (or
quitting the corps Counsel were beard at great
length on both sides, and the decia—cu of the Court
was given in substance as follows 1-66 Upon a view
of the Aft of Parliament. tinder which this appeal
is brought, and ender all the circeenstAnces of the
case, this Court is of opinion, that the Corona:sin
Officer is not hound to accept the tesignati..o of the
11 appellant, until hehas paid the fine (w penalty of JO."

NAVAL IN7'F.LLIciENCE.

PLY MOUTI4 Fall. 19.

Caine in a French lugger, mounting one 32-
pounder, captured by the Me/amino Ingate ; the
Anis, Jostle, Borst, fruni Marcou, for Bilboa, de-
•ained by the Calms schnouer ; the Yerrie,
from Bourdeaux, for Cadiz; and the Elks, --,
from ditto,'for Lisbon, both detained by the Naiad
frigate.

FALMOUTH, VEIL 16.

Arrived the Li//y sloop of war, and the Carones
, armed brig, from cruise; also, two French gun-
, boats, part of the fl"et captured by the Me/ampis
frigate, r.vhd gun brig, &c.'
• I'l.e Adana sloop of war has detained and
'brought is here a schooner and a sloop, belonging
to Galway, laden with tobacco and spirits. Wind
E.S.E.

MA,, Pt.. 18.

Cisme down from Sheerness the Orates sloop of
wars and remains is the Downs with the rest of the
ships as per E.N.E. blows bard.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
AkRIVED•

At Liverpool—The tiart-4oTt; Cretlin, from &Madam ; and
the Chtv.iek, Kee:lalit.,Trom London.
At Sligo= Chu Cotometee, Peke, fr.an New York
At Petethaven—l actuary, (min Jaia.tiox, for Dubs e
At Kinftle—Ktognott Packc', Rotaioson, ditto, for Lonemt.
At llemertra--Harriott, Crreaw.ry, from Lansaw.

The extra ships Tenrees and Unita, outward-
bound, arrived at St. Helena, December 25, 1804.
The 16th November, tha Derayner sprani; a leak,
but all the accessible parts of the ship having been
examined, and the other Commanders of the ships
in company, having attended at a consultation held
on board the Devayner, it was agreed that, as the
leak had not increased since Cie 16th, and the ship
having great resources in the number of people
and materials on board, and considerink the as-
sistance which could be afforded her • by the
fleet, if required, it would be proper for. tbe.
Draaptes to proceed on Iner destination; and the.
Travers and Union separated from the Demmer
Skelton Castle, Ovens, lard Keith, Hadiert. Harriet,
and hides, the Igth of November, 1804, is la t, 19.
10. S. long. 25. West.

FROM LAst_Ariatrrs affirrnr.
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Admireftregfees. Pa. ig, -
Copy or a Letter front the Host. William Cornwallis, E. Ad-
utiral of the White, &c to WidetnaMaindeit, Req. dtted on
boats( the Ville d. Paris, off Usliant, the 13th Feb. 1803.
„ .SIR—I have t.e bottom to enclose, fur the information of
the Iwo: As Commiintosiers of the Admiralty, a Liter to me from
Ca,dats Poynta, of the Melanoma, end tote from Lieutenant
Nicholson, coinntau.ling the Frisk Cutter, giving 3V71141111,1 of
the captore of toe cusely's (ma vessels, thereiu-mentioned. .
I have the honour to be, Ste. W. CORNWALLIS.
SIR, Melampus, off litigant, Feb 33, 18.91:
I hare the honour to 'aunts you, that I, this morning, fell
in with and captured two gun-brigs. carrying two long twenty
mtunders and one eighteen-peunder each, having on bard
ty men, the great .r pert soldiers; also four lugger% mount
tug one long eigutetia.poustder each, manned with tweets. five
men mostly soldiers.
These vessels are part of twentysmen of the same descrip-
tion, from Bourdeaux to Brett; two more were capture.' (lug-
ger rigged) early the same naming be the Rhoda and Frisk
armed cutters. I have the honour to be, &c.
To the Hon. W. Cornwa lis, &c. S POT NTZ
Hts Majesty's hired cutter Frisk, at Sea,
SIR, 13th February, 1805.
I have ,he honour to acquaint you, that, at daylight yester-
day (she Rhoda cutter its company), I discove ed tea ;ail of
the enemy's gun-brigs and loggers had come though the PAS-
sage du Raz, and the wind blowing beds to the eastward, they
were not able to get to windward : I immediately gave cheers to
the weatherrom., a lugger, and et halfpa.t seven (Point du
Raz, S.S W. distant five miles) I captured her, and sent her
to Plymouth. She proves to be No. WS, guts-vessel, mount-
ing one lung 24 ;:ounder, with treaty-fire men, twenty of
whom are troops of the 44th Regiment, commanded by Moos.
P. Roux, Enseigne de Vaksea...x. At hal-past eleven the
Melampua hove in sight to leeward. I have the Honouree he. &c.
JAMES NICHOLSON
The Honourable Wiliam Cornwallis.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

War Cyier, Frb 19, 1805.
Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guaitis—.Cornet 'raises Aickin to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Carpenter, who retire:
6th Ditto—Lieutenant George Frederick Orda to be Captain of
a Troo;), without purchase.
Comet Edrraqi Scott to be Lieutenant, without purchase.
19th Regiment Light Dragoons... Captain George tjuiutin to
be Major, by porchase, vice Se> inour, promoted iu the
29d Light Dragoons.
294 Ditty Major Henry Siymour, from the 10th Light
Dragoons, to be Lieutenant Colonel, by purchase, vice
Gordon, who retires.
11th Regiment of Foote—Lieutenant Lord Alexander Gordon,
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from the 35th Foot, to Captain of a Cirnpany, without
:str-hase. vice promutod in the 7fttli Foot.
22d Ditto--Brevet licutmant Colonel William Forme, from
the 43th Foot, to be Major, vice Erskine, who ex •lianges.
13th Diteo—‘lajor Jame, Erskine, from the 22d Foot, to be
hdaior, vier From., who exchaniges.
Nova Scoti., Fortcible4—.Lieutenant.voismat William Autos.
tut Prevost, from the lUth Garrison Battalion to be Lieu-
tenant Colonel, vice Vs-v.v. appointed to the Battalion,
Fuot.
EV ET.
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Lieutenant-Ctionet WillialiCharles Madan, on half-pay of
the ludepoutleAs, to be C..lonel io th • Army.
Mayor Georr Crump, an Fal.pey of tight's late Levy, to be
Lt...tenant.C,lonet to the Araby.
Tine endeneetitioned Winn are superseded, being absent
without Leave.
4tb Foot...Aasiatant Serrou,—Coombe.
*kb 171.tto—Ce reset Rica V. Edwards.
Newfoundland Fe n c.bie Infantry—Lieutenant Edward Madmen.

ISLE OF ELY ASSIZES.
Zow 411 D Ceat.TIAM, Esquire.
Wednesday, FeS 27, at Fir.
CARSI IRTHI! 4 SPRIYG CIRCUIT, 1905.
Ca.digansnire, Wednesday, April .3, at Cardigan
Fernarekel,Lire, Tnerdav Aprd 9. at Haverfordwese.
Carmarthenshtre, Mondl:y, April IS, at Carmarthen.