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sentioneotat and moral pdhSeatitn. The. Witnes
gave evittenceof a variety of walking ancrvisititigs;
observing that no other person sea iolusitted mom
such fauwur terms of intimacy, hat p that Ramo, t
she never 111.11 any thin:: pass betwixt, Olt. '
but what might have pal:aril:between the tne.~t idle'
erect persons.
William Sanford, a footman, spoke to the fee,: .1
pout visite of the Defendant, end to, his havitto
found the parlour door &stetted otl'' When the Defe-
aut and hie mistress were together.
Herter Taylor, the housemaid, spoke to the frai-
queot visits of the Urreaduid, while her master a as
gone to Seotlaiid. She never hoew ham to be lint'
twice in the house white Mr. %Volker was at home.
She had &mid the drawing-room door fusteued
when the Defeaduut and her mistress were together.
jibe hid known the Deleudwit walk four hours at
a time before the house, and look up at her miser,
tress's dressing-room windows. The same sort of
visits were observed at Cheltenham. One day she
was passing the sittiug-room, Oita the saw Mr.
Reader tome rot ; the sofa was discompo,ed. and
one of the cushions on she ground. Mrs. W. ob-
serving her, called her in, and desired her to get a
brush or cloth and rub tire powder off the shoulder
of her gown. Wittier' cleaned it as well air ahe
could. At the time her mistress spoke to her; she
was palling up the enrtaiu, whit+ had heel' l"
dourly let down. The powder on the gown ap.
paired like dirt from a geatlentati's hesidsdnew.ose.
Her mistress theta desired her to make the sofi
tidy. which she did. arid left the room. Her mis:,
tress was in moorniag-
Frannie. Vialiorofrshe coodusson. 'poke to Olt
@harlot blinds being let down on olio occasion,
when his inistresa and the Defendant were riclittg.
together; and several other servants spoke to the
frequent visits of the Defendant, and to the liar-
lour door beiug fastened ; but this circurnstsoce
was accounted for, in some oseosure, with respect
to the broil boost, es the kirk was admitted to be
faulty, and the door could not Lie kept shut without
bolting it on the ioside•
All Cie serrauts spoke of their mistress's ill treat-
ment of them, and uniformly agreed i.a their dis-
like of her.
A gentleman of the name of Teasdide spoke of
the ext.aordinary conduct of tho Dofeadaut, in
following and watching Mrs. Walker wherever she
went. It did not appear that Mrs. Walkeehad
left the house of her husband up to the present
day.
The Plaintiff's ease being closed,
Lori Ettgenortouou asked the Jury, whether
they could. discover any thing sufficiently prow*
on their minds to establish the criminal act P The
shUttitie the parlour-door Lad been explained by
the imperfection of the look; and as to the powder
on the gown, if any thing eritinual had taken place.
it was hardly probable !Wet. W. would have tailed
in the servant to wipe it of. There were eircuot-
stances at sitspiciop unexplaiued, but if they had
been entainal, it was probable they would have
been accompanied with some perional indecorum
which could not have escaped observation. How-
ever, if they were not satisfied that nothing cri-
minal had taken place. it would be necessary to go
into the 'decreer, and they would ray so; but if
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to the Defendant, it might be as well sotto trouble
the Attdraey-General.
The Joky said they were sutiNfiad, and there was
no necessity for going into the Defence; and iui-
soediatrly found for the Defendant.

COURT Or COMMON PLEAS, Wtsrat risrea, JULY 16. '
Sinew a Nisi Prins before Lori Chief Justice
Blassrltto.
OP PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
NINLILLSTER 0. LYON.
This was an action brought to recover damages.
It a that the panics were natives of Scot-
! , and not of the higher class, the Defendant
was • baker. and the Plaintiff's father a shop.
beeper. The patties had been a long time ac-
quainted ; after • todioue courtship, with the con-
sent of the Ptaintiffs parents, they were to be mar.
tied, and the father agreed to give her £250 as a
marriage portion, with which sum the Defendant
proposed setting up a baker's shop in this city, arid
cauw to tows for the purpose. The hrother of the
Plaintiff lived in London, and the Plaintiff wes
sent up to bins. preparatory to the marriage taking
place. On Christma•da:., 18d6, the D±,pdetit
Asked the Plaintiff to spend the day with and
other friends; she did, and he prevailed on her to
stay three days and nights, aC the expiration of
which time she urged him to carry the marriage
contract into execration, which lie refused, obeerv-
ing, that he had got what he wanted without inar-
riage. and he would not be fool enough to marry
her; the Plaintiff had since proved to be in • state
of pregnancy. and was delivered of a child in Oc-
tober last. The brother of the Plaintiff proved
this case. and that the Defemlant had re-swivel!
LIMO as a part of his sister's portion. It also ap-
peared that the Plaintiff a conduct had been el-
ways perfectly correct, except in the present in-
*Mace, with the Defendant

Tht:re was ne defence set up. The Defendant's
Counsel proposed a compromise. offennst to pay
I...Sedsinages. and ±l5 a-year for the bopbort of
the child, secured by a rule of Court. This wits
accepted.
Lord Chief Justice blAus►tgto observed, that
the Plaintiff bad shewa ♦ery treat lenity to the De-
fendant, as she certainly was entitled to lunch
greater damages.

The trials were altogether uninteresting at the
Old Bailey, ea Saturday.
The wife of a dashing young mat of fa.hion,
who is at present a prisoner in the King's Bench,
his, within thew few slays, elopeel ith an Irish
putlentaa, end no traces Wm yet been dime+, ered
of the fugitives. The gallant has placed himself
in a very au kward sitaation, as the hnsband, al-
though unable to pay his slat, is one of she best
shah is the country.
The Ticket, Mil drawn on Friday IRA. the
fourth day of drawing, a prize of Ten Thou.and
Pounds, was sold by Moors. HAZARD, Boast,
and Co. Royal Exchange, in two Fourths, WV.
Eighth, mid sit Sitteeiiih Shares, where geibt.
and 1937. prises of One Thousand Pounds slash,
were likewise sold and shared.

using long
pOrposes of cordage, „a is reported
as answering extremely well.
Sir tit Lector Arrxeca died at half pest two, yes-
terday morning, at his house in Dean-street, South
Audlcc-street, after an illness of three weeks.—
Lady A rei.cce iiamediately left town for Hollaud-
house.
• conspiracy has for some days existed amongst
the moil-porters, to obtain an advance of wages for
loadi.ig, unloading. &c. althirigh, according to the
present rates, they earn from teal to tw.-Ive sliillins
a-day per man. • Two of them were on Saturday
coveieted bcfort Mr. Fovea ttft, of this combina-
tion, and kept to the Surrey gaol for a month each.
A large mastiff dog, supposed to be mad, last
week hit several dogs, et Drummcud Castle, but
was soon after pursued Ily Mr. I). Buttay./.1., aad
some of his servants, gel killed. Mr. /Stinnett.
alerts trdsdestmyed titeive of his dugs that bed
been bitten. We are cerned to add that a child
we. some time beforlb;en in the fi.--e.
optect
A fire broke out ‘ 0 o'eloelt on Satt:rday night.
i.. the upper pier( lioette bebeigiwg to Mr.
Rican xx. liabegkstuu.. in White Cron-etteet ;it
c.uninunicatetl tol.. ps,,,,,yee of Mr. SALMON. pawn-
broker; had it not flelL foe the activity of the fire.
men belonging to the Albion and Dope fire offices.
the whole of f:te premises would liave been de-
strcyed, betide loin other houses. The damage is
computed at loyratel • of AS3O.
Yesterday, naoroir g u otitis)* of one hundred per-
sons were batbitg its the Serpentine River at eight
o'clock, when the Coastal:4er mane emend to order
them out. A young maw was Amy: missing, by
the clothes that were fat on the 'wok. The boat. I
ircelediatOy went ent with the drag. when they
brought op the benty of ii young uric, et hop clothes
were en the bank, and the los.lp of a genteel..
dressed woman' whe was owned to the mime of
the day. She roseate be the wife of a brearlie...
maker ic Mouot-etreet. who bed left her home at
three o'clock in the morniry. We have wit hesrd
the )rout; tnan's setae; he appeared to he about
fifteen years of age. Lu inquest will be held this
aci.

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A nritnlter of trails .art.. far i ;fa try came into • • 1
Itainsgate Harbour, yesterday a.teraouor from the
Dawns. • . .
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To-moitose the rinharkation eifaseeenrcs hem • 1
The 2d buttalica of the 3441 rely eked. commanded' I V.
by Lieutenant-t !filmic' Rom, is the rims regiment' •
ordered on Want. They acre in a high state of disc !p.
c;ipline. The Lieuteimat-Colonel has been index,
fatigable in perfecting them for 11.. liiiild.
Oa Sunday the td battalion of die 9th regiment i
Il
will march iii here dad i mtierk.
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On Monday the id floatation of the ad 'tragic
meat are expected here, and on Tuesday the 97th .
Regiment, or Quee,i'sßoials, the ktegiarmt
which an gallantly took die colours of Fsonaparte's 1
Inviticililea ii; Egypt.; •
Lord Chadian' s, (the Coinniander-in-Chief)
/sorbed nod Staff r.i•e•to be embarked at Rateasga;e.
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171111 FERN(' II SQU4DI2OIf.
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Retire of As French squt..iron, eneiniesded by Adolira.
1; ,asilly, Chat earreedered to Nee Spaniards, in (*Adis Bar-
boar, *heal elglbt ii'claak an the inurnina f e ladli' i
June, Ines:
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St.:P. ' names. a
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rHero? 4
fin dale, 14 ../0 )4 04 Ito 1411 15 ,4 073
Neptune
Airraires
Plutini! 74 as QI ha Cue ars N a bit'
Veseskir • he ue 70 -hi lib 311 :14 S LAI •
Caralii6(frisseit .4 16. 'et 04 Sd I, ari4•l be. 6 3111
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Treat
tad WS I did 164 U 00414,660 .
144edt3.4a the iseloase of ,Odiesoi of the Hero, ore is.
chided theAdtedrel sad he Star —ls the colleens of Oilictos 1
in every-ship, aro lodestar largesse, Semetswiee, Master% i
and Mitts btputea ; sad is the cabman a Reaterhiae, he. 1
ere cpidurt their Mates, Quarter-Marley% Steers.-
me., Wire/den, their Kates, C.auliiere, add Sailandier's* he.
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CON rays. .1
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The Pains s, Captain Barrie, for the Ileditarrseeaa )
Lille Belt, Captain °ceps, fur the Coast of Africa ; Thruids.
Captain We far tie. West ludies ; Thais, Capt.* he-
riven .
' • aid the bteady, LARICOII34 Stow for the Beaten aud
the Cafit ef Geed IL*, reataid at sotitiat, trite a courts/ 1
these illses.
The Iphigaria. Caphaletesettert, la* the mat ,mercy/ ,
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•foe Halifax sad Quebec. The Ceetoritie, which is ae he at ,
. Heiiiim, se a red iv ship, willial !oder her elorroy.... I
Lady Prevost sod faintly gip oat la the Cadent...
The Camilla, Gavials Douce 1 sad the Rinerto, Caplan
3ieeesey, ere COlallii beam with a teem/ hoei the LAO 4 ' !
irytoshiatia.
i . r. Alexander, lets Chairman of the Caomitiat or Ways , i
sad . 'mos, sad Cowie sad Secretary to ilithierl of Cadmium,
iiiemeris ref the •Cope of Gaud Hops, is arrived at Peru.
uteutli, N Wu hie yam= to that C•Soey. ).
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Friday vetoing 600,000 dollars were sent from i• i,
PortsmouWato Carunna, in ttk broil, Captain • • '
Davmstorib, N. ther talk of the Patriuts.—Mr. Ca.
IaSPI, who errs Ned at Pollllollolltild OR 1.111114“ illy, . 1
faun London, wiiNditspetehes front Viscount Ma. I p
TT....A, for Cortinnak,Secille, Saragosaa, and Can
sit, meat in her.
Letters from Cadie et , that the Eing of 3104
ROCCO has declared War 14. net F setsces is wino*
quence of Boa AP•IliTe harm ',trusted in require
mesa. to Ant hi. Emil& ,hips.
Tire lion. LSWRE,Sea Dutra as on Weduesiii
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day returned Meniber of Parlismen r the borough
of Aticlimend, in Yorkshire, in the Poo of A 1711 US
SHAICESPEAIt, Esq. who has iniceptcd trm Chiltern . I
Hundreds.
An embargo has been laid on all pleasure-boats
in the Danish harbours, in consequenee of ogle of
theta having earned off four persons ofslistinctiou I,
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one a lady, to a British inaa of war. off Queen. 1
A Court-Martial was held, on Friday, at Porto- . • '
mouth, to inquire into the lolls of the Calidia .•
schooner, Lieutenant BRAY, Commander.—The
Court adjudged thin Lieutenant Bray and Thomas • •
,
Cole, the Gunner, should be reprimanded.
Admiral Russet's squadr.in, on Friday morning,
aided from Yarmouth, to resume its station off the
Scheldt.
lie consequence of the opening of the different
ports, and the probabilities of the trade sr Russia
again becoming free to England, a fall of twelve •
per cent. has already taken place on hemp ; and a
manufactory has already cominenced at Driflield, •
in the East Riding of Yorkshire, for *sing long
wool for the purposes of cordage, which is reported