The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-03-18 00:00:00

to.U43lYrst,'s Worm% of pc Gassis, by the Earl of Ma.,
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Lady Rawlifre upon bi r inaniage, by the Cininte.4 Gal-
loway. Mer Lad;ship *WV a beautiful %Inas of is lute and
Oyer.
Lady Amelia Murray, by her Grace the Dodo,' ofiArknl.
Major-General Lord Ytieber, upon Ins ncir..t um...noted ti.c
second lit eimsmand of the fursx in the co,.c.ni.
Mr. Ltuarstoteru, by that SU( d.sh Ambassador.
Lady 14w11y, upon her marriage.
Main, Wygyard, he Geurnd ‘Vyttyarcl.
Lord klieg, upon tinning to his tote.
3/is..E. Buller, by Lady De Isurestatirille —Mrs. B wore
a beautiful new emlieoidery dress of 'Leer 44115, uu vehet
and crape.
The Earl of Digby, *pin his being appoints.) to the Lieu.
truantry of the County of Lometevacatit by the dtakla of the
Earl of Diircbmter, by. Lord Ilairksahon..
Lord Dutlertu, upon coming to his title.
Captain Winger, -by the Widish, A rolremador.
The Marquis of Tholuond, noon coming to his title.
The Earl of Selkirk, updn lie Marriage.
Miss Ackland, be Mrs. fortescue.
Viscount Straugtiord, upon bit Laing appointed Ms Ma-
jesty's Envoy ' Extrsordirsry and Minister Fleuiputelliiary
to the Court of Portugal, by Me. ('enuing.
_

The Emr! of P.snittiOlu% upon bis atarriage.
Lieutt udatt-Cultouel upue his promotion' to
the rirst Regimeut ofGusrJs.
I.arly Duller-in, upon muting Is: her title.
rite-Admiral ltowley, upon his arpuiuted to the
Comiusuil iarljlCll, by Lend M,.lt arr.
The Exil of AL. rderr, by the Maus of Abercora.
3f;ss Sullivan, by Lady Sullivan.
The Vouutem of Selliely wpm her marriage.

Yederday, heinz is Collar Day. all those of the
Noble Orders entitled to aerie collars, wore deem
at Court.

Coltiltea CAMDEN Mall preveuttd front at-
tending fief M AJMITY's Draw, ittwitnom, ) einenlay.
on account of the severe indisposition of Lady
I Itatie Ell PRATT. , • •
It was Lord ORVIr who was presented to His
Itannt, on Wednesday. and not Earl Gast'.
The same Noble Lord and his Lady were yrivieutod
to Tier AJ 1/STY yesterday.

The Duchess of Nowrituuseatta to and the
four Ladies Pzuct went in. great state to L'.ourt
yesterday; they were in chairs, preceded by eight
footmen, ip the inost splendid liveries.
The Countess of I'sunatrar, who was presented
to Her MAJFSTY, yesterday, on her marriage, was
most s,deurliidly dressed. She wore a white satin
petticoat, richly trimmed at the botthm with silver
fringe, over which was a drapery of white satin,
richly embossed with silver ;• the grounding, rain-
bow . • ,on the left side a small awsh, embroidered
sith the ramie; the whole most tastefully looped up
with saver and tassels ; pocket-holes a-la-Taegu. ;
trri 1, white satin; richly trimmed with silver; the
threes were uncommonly beautiful, they were
ent.woiderad in rings, and silver spangles. richly
tri owed with the finest point lace. litsul-dress,
diamonda, and si super's plume of feathers ; also a
profession of diamond* on different parts of her
ladyship's dress. She 'wits accompanied by Lady
Dials A HERBERT, his Lordship's daughter.
We never observed so many noble families iR
mourning at Court, us yestenlaj.

HONE CIRCUIT.

wittwroier, wArecn 16.
CIVIL SIDE.--LIFIEL.
STICRWOOD r. 111011,1t8C11.

Mr. EIPINASSIL stated, 64 this Wet ■n action
agaiost Chutes Antonia tiompoteh, en.tnnotily
.•ailed Baron Hotopesch. for a libel os the Mani-
la and Inv wife.

Mr. tier.teint Strentgin rose to address the Amy.
Ile obsessed, that, from the circumstance of all
female auditors being desired to leave the Court,
the Jail would naturally infer, that the liltel com-
plained of Well of a sort that should not he suffered
to reach a delicate mind, Ile then proceeded to
observe upon the libel with great eloquence and
ability, in the course of whieli he stated, that the'
'beid4 'pole of the wife the Plaintiff in the
woos:A mud most filthy terms. It represented
low' as debauched iu her mind, and deformed in
her person.
It was proved that the Plaintiff married his
wife in 1791. Several witnessed ware then called,
who proved the following facts; that the Plaintiff
Sherwood was iii the habit of going to the llama's
honor, and one Sneaky in October he sat with him
drinking and playing cards all the Sunday, and
all the night until live o'clock in the morning ; then
Ins wife cone and fetched him home. The nt•t
day the Baron sent him a little wine Jo refresh
his spirits, as he said, and afterwards • planter
to cure the braises which he said his wife might
b*ve given him, and an ornamented horse-whip to
correct his wife. lle Ilfterworels set shout to com-
pote. a song. called, The Termagant: us, IPirefol
Keßrish Tole, which was proved to have bees gifeu
by him to 0111. Gordon, to he vireo:443l. This was
the liuel complained of, and was an olswurr din-
el poem on Sherwood s wife fetching him licuie :•
it contained neit'wr wit, poetry, nor hucr.ur. but
mere vulgar ()bac -nity.
These facts beinglfroyed. Mr. Se emit BEM', for
the Defendant, ma& sh able speech in tritigetion
of damages. After which, the Lord Cats, bases
told the Jury thief he had siodotibt hut the liefeltd-
ant mast hare been the person who had &banditti
t:w Plaintiff's tunal to gambling on a Simbly, and
neglect of his stints, alai spoke of tie
terms of great disgrot.
The Jury witlti!riew for fire minutes, and then
returned a verdict far Plaintiff. el ctiages 5001.

I'Mterday, as the carriage of Sir JA IL"t.r.
was driving off frog St. James's Palace, a dispute
arose between his coat holan and some others, do-
nor which the coaches got untaugitil, and Sir
James's footman sista thrown off; the wheels
(tithe mrriagO went oser his right shoulder and
leg. lie was taken op m a most shucking state,
wist Sir JA141.11 had him conveyed home ip a chair,
The rettershit, Daaawsti. ; Cur-
roxo ; and Lawelles, RErsuLas. soiled limo
11.111 on the I.oth instant for the Brazil,: mot the
fur wing ships are also on the etc of their depor-
tee:4 for the abovedestiootioo, sir. Baltic Merchant.
. Bow sae; Germs* Patket, Term; and Lornise
Itrierietta. ilowsam--01l rowels of the tint clam.
-srell arui-cl, and with eery saturnine carves on
Irncsrd. uuderstand that several Brutish Met-
ettiotk of high respectability go out in Voila. with
siizeut to establish houses red eminectioos in South
Amer:ca.