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The B.mgal roses decline in fa.hion. Several florists maks
common rises ; but, to give them the character 01 the aca,on,
they attach to them dead I . The sun-flower is 501 iii
repute. At the late brilliant assembly at the °lima, there were
soon flowers them feathers, anJ erne diatnoods than auy
other kind of head-dress. A great many combs, in the baJcet
shape, were composed entire'y of diamonds. The robes were
niretyr velvet, and in the Spanith cut. For rugs, the fashion
of a teeth, is nearly passed away. They Are of common
lace, very large, and turned down.

In
undress, there is norliir.g better than a hat of the com-
mon of dark hlue satin, lintel and bound with white,
and the leaf striped with narrow white satin. White crape
hats, striped bias, with broad white satin ribbons, also enjoy a
distinguished place in the world of fashion. The cloaks are
grey, apricot, or hortensie colour. The hortensia shade, or
pale rose, is univenally admired. The chemises are embroi-
dered at top and bottom, and the sleeves. The pocket hand.
kerchiefs er,• edged with a border in red or Llue

Saturday morning, the Duke of Yost arri*ed at
Windsor, at half-past eight o'clock, from town.
The Duke of CAPAIIIRICHIE, Princesses ALGVYA
and SOPHIA, accompanied by Lady 'frivr.st, Ge-
neral NIAANARS, Colonel *1 v roe. Re. took an
airing on horseback, in Windsor Great Park.
Her Maass's. v, Princesses ELIZARKTH, MARY,
and A situ*, in a carriage and four, honoured
thz Hon. Mr. VILLERS, at Cranbourn Lodge, with
.; visit.
Yesterday moraing, His MAIRSYY• Princesses
Acousra, SOPHI A, and AMELIA, accompanied
by General M ANN LES. Major Price, and Lady
THY MAE, went to St. George's Chapel. and heard
an etcellent sermon, preached by tbe Rev. Dr.
ALLUAS, from the 14th chapter, lot Epistle to the
Corinthians, and I Sth verse.
The last Bat:s arrivals as v
Lob; H Hisi:itio.D'enersl Winr-Deneral and Mrs.
OtfCroll. Aiffltro: &relay, General and Al s. Cauielon,
Si! G. l'norsaJ, Coinoel Crum, , Colonel Anil Mrs. Erski e,
Maio. Vendetta, M kir NeW:iarn, Ca; t. Dickers, Cart.
Meare., Capt. 161.11 by, Cam'. and Mrs. TI orntiill, Lieut. Ds.
R.-v. Dr Mion..ieue, Rev. Dr. Willie, Rev. Dr and
Mn Gashes, ai.d Dr Sown.
We are any to say, the Ditke of Pnarr. vo is
given over by the faculty. I lis Grace is attended
by Sir W•LTLR Fisaquiirs a, Dr. REYNOLDS, and
Surgeon Ho I. sr e.
The Duche.s of Gnat:kw,: gave a rand dinner,
last S:••orday, at her house, in St. James's-sqtrare.
to His Royal idleness ye Prince of Wilt ss, the
Duke and Duchess of BI.DFORD, the Marquis of
Tavisrocn, the Earl cf Mot RA, 1..A-!y CHARLOTTE
1.1.N0X, Lord Ermine, NI. kn. Flroostriato. the
two Mr SIIRRIDAWS, and Isr. Ana us.
he Earl of Bt CICIACHANI HIRE gave a grand
dinner yesterday, to a large party of Nobility, at
Iris house, in Grosvenor place ; amongst whom
were the PORT ['GUM A AIIIAISADOR.

A nr4 Mocitc, we dire happy to state, ie
annoui.ced convalescent by his physicians,
_DCoitGIS
BA ILL V and Masc.

The servant who refuses to deliver up Lady W.
WYM,K'slrvery,pleads that the K twes strvants
were latcly turned out of place, but were not
obliged to give up their clothes.
The Duchess of Goknow gave a grand dinner
yesterday, to the Marquis ..nd Marchioness t ORIII-
W•LLIS, the Dow.igtr Countess of Ea lieu., Lady
CHARLOTTL Lewes, Lord and Mr. Psi mune,
Sir F. Sr•woisu„ Mr. Mrs. and the two Misses r 011,•
1:11, Ct.

Iti • f LT, A I DIT 'S ROPITIS were crowded, on Sflttli-
d4y, with all the fishion of London ; this elegant
I,unge affords entertainment to every descripticn
of visitors. 'Fhe ladies were taking lessens from
the fair Automaton, to sit with grace at their piano-
fortes.

A Iliac to liolAanth passed off as quietly as a
riortniis leaare, on Satur.lay night, at Covent-garden
Theatre.

The German Theatre was elegantly ettende,! on
Saturday night, and the performance honoured by
repeated applause.
The Earl dad Countess of WESTMORLAND gave
a grand dinner, yesterday, at their house, Lower
Grosvenor-street, to the Duke and Duchess of
MONT R OSE, the Marchioness of SALISBURY, the
Earl of AT H LON,, Lady G. Cacti, and several of
the Foreign Nobility.
The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM gave a grand
dinner yesterday, at his horse. Pall mall, to his
Res•al Highness the Prince of WALES. the Duke
of Batmen, Earls MOIRA, DEIST. Taurus, and
Sr tr.eze. Lords Easaiwe, HOLLAND. STANLEY,
and H. PETTY, General FITKPATRICK, and the
Right Hon. Messrs. Fos and Gem
Lady MART PONSONNY and Lady G. Caves-
win went yesterday to view the Paintings at Lans-
down House.

The Marchioness of SA SISECRT find a party last
night at her house in Arlingrnnsstreet, which was
numerously attended ; amongst the company were,
His Rryal Highness the Prince of Itint.ss. the
Dukes of Broronn, Da BERRI, and Dc CASTRIES;
the Duchesses of BEDFORD, Goitoon, and 801,
TON ; the NI irtnisses of Lois and DOUGLAS ; and
the PORT SIC ASII AM sassanoa.

The Duke and Duchess of BIDFORD will not
leave town this day, as was expeflest His Grace
has not yet determined on the day of his departure
tor Ireland.
The Opera, last SaturJay. was very much • crowd-
ed, and the Company very brilliant. H:s Royal
Highness the Prince of We Las j the Dukes of Ban-
roan, Mom/moss, and Demeans; the Duchesses
of BADTOID. GOIIIDON; 16011.70/1. and Dosser ;
the Marchionesses of thaoroar. Witt Laster.
S•LlilltJAY, and DOINISSIII ME ; the marquis of Is.
VISTACK ; and Lady C. Lasts*, were present.
A most excellent Charity Sermon was preached
yesterday at St. Clement Danes. Strand, by the
Rev. HEW! v Warta. A. M. Curate and Evening
LeSurer of Allhallows. Barking. lower-street, and
Afternoon LeAum of St. Mary's kotherhithe. and
a good Collation made. considering the extreme
wetness of the :lay. for the childrea of the parish.

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LA!' 1.V7 ENCE.
COURT OF CIIANCERY, rai.corses IMN, &hien 13.
carrrivris tr. rissttt.rott.
This was an amicable appeal, from the Master of
the Rolls, to take the opinion of the Cniart. resPefl-
ing the real intentio• of a Testator, in the disposi-
tion or the residuary part of his property. The
Testator died, possessed of a very considerable per-
sonal, and other propertys in the West Indies;.
and. after leaving a handsome sum to his house-
keeper, with an annual allowance during her life,
and various other bevests to several relations, he
appointed six persons, eteeutors or trustees of his
will, devising to two of them, with strong ex-
pressions of esteem and regard, :t legacy of 1,000
dollars each. •I•he Master of the Rolls had de-
creed, that from these expressions of regard, in the
will, the Testator had intended to bequeath the re.
s•duary part of his property to these executors ; but
his Honour pronounced this decree, subjetl to the
further eonsideration and direction of the 1.c.,0
CH tNC e L toe. It was contended, on the one hand,
that by the legacy of 1,000 dollars to each of these
executors, the Testator intended to remunerate then,
for their care and trouble, in the administration •rt
his eff•Rs, bet did not mean that the residue should
g:t to them, but to the next of kin. On the other
hand, it was u•ged, that the legacy was not only
an additional recompence to the executors, but being
accompanied with those expressions of regard and
esteem, the Testator intended to go farther, by
leaving them the residue, over and above that sum,
after having performed all the trusts of the will,
and paid off the various bequests.
The I.OkD CH ANC r 1.1.01, in taking a general
view of the suhjeft, considered, that from the term
and manner of the will in question, it was evident
it had not been drann uo by an ignorant person ;
but that the Testator had had legal advice and as-
sistance upon that occasion. The Testator had
male no specific disposition of the residuary pat t
of his property, this remained wholly equivocal ;
and it was for the Court to consider, under all the
circumstances, what was the teal and tine intention
of the Testator? In the present case, this only
could be corn, at, by looking into the general tenor
and expressions on the face of the will itself ; and,
fr•-un the expressions of esteem and regard, accom-
panying the bequest of 1,000 dollars to each of
these two executors, his Lordship was of opinion,
that the Testator did not mean that that sum was
to be a frill and satisfaCtury remuneration for their
trouble and anxiety, in performing the trusts of bis
will, but that he certainly intended to go furtl.er.
Considering all these circum,tances, his Lordship
direCted, that the Appeal should be dismissed,
thereby affirming the decree of the Master of the
Rolls.

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HOME. CIRCUIT.
C(11111.SISFORD, MARCH 14
CROWN SIDE.
Edward Dunniee was indieted for stopping Daniel
Hork!ey en the 'King's highway, putting him in
fear, and feloniously taking from him one guinee.
two half guineas, one seven-sbillirgs piece, a. me
silver, and some halfpence.
Mr. CL a wools, as Couns-I for the Proseentien.
stated the business. The Proseentor was a servant
to Mr. Dinley, a farmer, at Dagenharn..in this
county; on tl.e 11th of February he had been to
London, with a load if straw, which he had sold
for his master ; on his return borne lie stopped at the
Greyhound, at Chadwell, about nine at night, and
drank a pitt of potter ; while he was there he saw
three men drinking in the same room, two of whom
he knew, and the third was a stranger. He took out
his canvas purse to pay for his liquor, when the
stranger observed to him, .• yet have got a good
purse there;" he replied, that it was most of it his
master's money. Having paid, he proceeded home-
ward, but he had nor proceeded above half a mile
.lown a lane, when he was stopped by a man, who
held a short sword or dagger to him, and demanded
his money. He gave him the money, and then the
rouber told him, that if he looked back, or at-
tempted to follow him, he would murder him. He
was positive the man who robbed him was the same
man he had seen A the Greyhound, and was the
Prisoner at the bar ; when he saw him at the Grey-
hound, he was dressed in a smock frock, but when
he stepped him in the lane, he had a thickset jacket
on ; but, notwithstanding this change of dress, he
was positive to his person.
On cross-examination by Mr. Guenev, he still
persisted, that he was positive to the person of the
man.

The Jury found the Prisoner Galli, but recom-
mended him to mercy.
Wra,anelrr was inclißed for privately stealing,
in the dwelling house of Daniel ficicile. at I.l.wth
Ocitingtom 1201. in Bank-notes, three gold rings,
and a pair of silver buttons, the property of Daniel
Beadle.

The pit:mentor stated, that he kept a little pub-
Le house, the Robin HooJ and Little John, at
North Ockingtou; the money which he lost was what
be had got together to pay his brewer and distiller,
■nd he kept it in die till of a &web (chest) in his bed-
room. The prisorer had been in the house as a
lodger for a few days. On the 2U of Oelober he
observed him to come down stain, and go out in
great haste, and he had a suspicion that he had
taken away something from his fellow-lodger. He
went np stairs to look about the room, and he found
his hutch lid forced open, and his money all gone:
he immediately gave the alarm, the p•isoner was
pursued and taken, and all the money found upon
him.

James Drayton pursued the prisoner, and appre-
hended him; he gave up the notes, and begged the
witness would let him go. Verdift Gni/4.
IV. jaciseis s as indieled foe stealing a grey geld-
ing, the propfrty of Philip Turner, of Rocbford,
and WAS found Gadra.

The otner cases in the Calendar were for mere
petty larcenies.
The prisoners having been all tried, the Learned
Judge pronounced sentence ot Death upon the fol-
lowing persons r—ledsoarti Daahagr, iOl highway
robbery t Was. Jacks**, fur horse•stepling ; Isaac,
Joseph, and (larks Likks tbrve brothers, for steal-
ing in a dwelling Maw.
tr. RetePiaba. for burglary, and fro. Boyer,
for stealing in a dwelling-h. y,. r; Dav,•i Ha, 4,,, is,

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and Hiotty Thrdryl. for defrauding their masters
of money received for their use. were sentenced to
font-teen years' traosportation.
The Assizes eq,!e.1,....
LINCOLN ASSIZES.

At these Assizes, on r,:sday, T. T.,-mfreref *as
arraigned for the murder of a young woni in •ri ehe
parish of Suuth llyk.dratn, on the 3d et November
last, whom he had rat mottling married ; and.
alter a trial of rive hours' c.intionalite, he was
found Gediq, sentenced to be executed on Friday.
and his body disseeted. The ericurnstances of the
murder are singniarls shocking. Tiniterat was
a...labouring banker upon one of the canals in the
neighbourhood of Lincoln, where he became cri-
minally intimate with a yonoK woman ; end she
proving pregnant, he was compelled, hr the parish
ofilc.rs, to marry her. Alter the cos:many, they
lett the village, in which it was pertinmed, frile-
iher ; and, the same evenine, the onfortunate ruing
woman was found in the precinets of harilby. hav-
ing her head almost entirelc beaten from her body
with a heavy club, which 7:onnerolha4 been observ-
ed to walk with, and which was ling h, her. The
murderer was soon apprehended. and Lis guilt very
satisfaderily proved MI hi. trial, by twiny wit-
messes. What ir.creases the horror nt this catas-
trophe is the circumstance which has since trans-
pised, that Ttrnporalhad a wife and child living at a
village near Southwell, in Nottinghamshire, at :he
time he was obliged to marry the unhappy 'Aim
of his last and violence. On his trial, he did not
seem at ,all affetted, and sufFerati the der,adfut sen-
tence of the law, on Friday last, with inoirffer.
cute. tie was a stout handsome mob 41Xxit Mr feet
nitre inches high, and only VS years of are.
At the same Assizes. Darid Derhnrese, for sheep
stealing, received sentence of death.

filf4M 4SSIZES.

Friday. Ishrt Cotterel was found prihy of breaking
into rile hotly: cf Mr. Broughtnn, At WMg, in Rut-
land, during church-time, nn Sunday, the inst.
and received sentence of death Centre! had liv d
as a servant with the Prose utor, about five years
ago. and availed himself of the knewleslg he hAd,
during his service, acquired, of the si.uation in
which his master deposited his property, to break
into the house..when the family were at church ms
Sunday sennight, and steal from a cuphoatti. hT
Mr. Lroughton's bedside, 100 guineas, and .-me
bank bills. The prisoner was convieted oti the clear-
est evidence, and was left for elect:tints. Since
his condemnation, he i as behaved witn the greatest
penitence. On Saturday morning he confessed to
the Prosecutor, and some other persons, that he
had hidden the property in a secret spot, which he
described to- be among some stubbie in a Sovel, at
the entrance of the vinage of Barrowden ; they im-
mediately went to the place, were the mosey was
found entire, together with hank-notes, value lel.
of which have been returned to the owner,

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