The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-06 00:00:00

Ti11.2,17'11E.

11A1 MARKET.
The Covent-Garden Company opened at this
Thestre, last night, with the popular piece of llke
sltontaineers, in whirls Mr. litasat.v, appeWcil in
hit. favourite character of Octaoi.tn• and although
offering under a severe cold. did fiilljtistice to the
part. The play was followed by a new farce, en-
titled, The School for Authors.

DRAMATIS IMRSO:f/E.
DiaPrr . Mr. Mot' tits.
Cyr, Air. Rat:atop.
Wwwwees4 , • . •
.Thlbria Mr. DAVFNIPORT.
Flank . • Mr. Jos as. .
Servant .! Mr. HOLL•f.D.
Jiwe • Miss NORTON.
N' as
This FAree, we understand, was writtun by the
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Lute ~lr. Toilm, the Antliorofthat excelictiC

mob', 771 e Honey The story embraces
Lin& r Citizen, woo, having; removed from ite
ISiliories to the West. end of the town, nntl be ume
Author, has written a piece called Guy born r. mind
it is presented to one of the Winter Theatres ; the
Author prevails upon the lover of his niece, if it
should not tweeted. to claim his nig iortooste Muse.

At the r4tuse tittle the lover hat written H.Cosisr4:3,,

which was to be performed ut the other Theatre on
the mime night. The author of Guy Fair has pre-
vailed on a critic to read his plop, and lutrodures the
lover of his uieee na the author ofit ; the latter sup-

poling the old ,ge itleman to lie of opinion that the
piece would not sacceed, em ploys several ;ierson.for
the purpose of hissing it. Amongst them Frani%
the lateservant of the old Citizen, whom lie kid
dischlrgeil for stealing the manuscript of the Play,
and readiag it to hi. fellow servants : the play is *.JC
conliagly damned, aid that written by the niece's
lover romeeeds. In consequence, the old gentle-
man gives his consent to the niece's marriage with
her lover, and twos the critic ou. of doors.
There is a Kre.a foal of humour and good broad
fame ins piece. Mr. Warne, in Diaper, dis-
piated Ms comic powers with the greatest success.
Mr. Jost., in frank,a smart footman, with preteu-
shins to he a critic. supported the part admirably,
and received the most unbounded applause. The
other characters were well supported, and the piece
went off with the greatest eclat. It was given out
far futsee repitrautatioa, amidst the loudest plau-
dits.

Yesterday morning, His MAJISTY, Princesses
AVOOST t, SOPHIA, and Ametts. accompanied by
Lord Wst.stnnuam, Lady G. MURRAY, General
FITEBOY, Colonels TAYLOR and assanow, took
their usual morning airing on horseback, and re-
turned at twelve o'clock to the Palate.
The titusno and Priiiress ELIZABETH took an
airing to Frogmore Lodge and Gardens.
Sunday evening the Prince of Wstss arrived
at Windsor, and lopped with theQuitan and Pat a-
ouvic.A. Yester lay morning his Royal Highness
left Windsor for London.
Tuesday, arrived at tile Black Bull Inn, Edin-
burgh, thy.Riet Hon, Viscount CATRICAST.
Md Admiral . ir SASUEL HoOD, on their way to

tglinton-castle.
Yesterday, about three o'clock, the Princess of
Wat.xs arrivati at Ketsimitoii Palace, from Black-
heath.
Yesterday, :he Duke of CAMBRIDGE left his
apartments in St. James's Palace, for Windsor.
The thirteen Spanish shepherds, who ae lately
stated came over with ei4hteea hundred Spanish
sheep, as, u present t4l Ilia N1A:::,-rY, from the
Grand Junta of Spain, have left this country for
Spain, within, these few day,.
Early on Tuesday morein,, !Ist, the Itigin Hon.
Lord Viaconnt CATBICAIT and Sir S•stvxt. Hoot),
arrived at the Black Bull bin, Glnsgow ; shortly
after which they proceeded on • visit to Eglinton
Castle.
The Earl rind Countess of Jeans- arrived yes-
terdav at their house in Berkeley-square, from ()s-
-teer Park.
&oar: x BANTA, Esq. and family returned yes-
terday to their house in Htn-street, from their seat
in Hertfoisishire.
The Marcliieuess of Luasnowts had a select
party last evening at Lowdown Noose.
The Comitess of Essex was yesterday consider-
ably better.
the Countess of SErrosi is indisposed at her
house in Arlington-street. Her Ladyship's sic-
coweheaseat is daily expected.
Lady KINNAIRD had a select party, last evening,
ether house in Lower Brook-street.
BON•PAILTE, aware of the scarcity of provisions
in Spain, travels with General Meant, and that he
may not be without covering, he has also accommo-
dated himself with General liourePt.,
The Duke and Duchess of RUT LAND are es-
peute.l in town, this day, from Belveir Cantle.
The Earl of Dt:auv is expected in loam to-
morrow, from the Oaks.
A numerous aavunitioge of Nobility will repair
to Hatfield House, the seat of the Menials of SA-
LIN:mem, in the course of this week, to enjoy the
sport of fox-huoung.
Mrs. EDWIN was to make her tieblet. on Sohn'.

day, last, at tbr Edinburgh Theatre, in the parts
of Letitia !lardy, and Ella Rosenberg.
Madame CATALAN' war to close her engage-
went at the Manchester Theatre, last night, with•
u tree benefit. The Theatre is to re-micis tn-mar-
row night, with 'the comedy of The Belle's Strata-
gem, and the musical farce of Rosina, in which Miss
I.AstayAll, from theiTheatre-Roy al, Liverpool, will
perform the part of Rosin/.
On Friday se nnight died, et Ballyhennessy, in
the county of Kerry, of a wound he ix:aired in the
execution of his duty us a verimen Officer, Twines
ELLtorr, Es q. Lieut. of the Feel Cavalry.
Mr. CHAPMAN'. 114)0106 met at nine o'clock
yesterday morning on Wimbledon Common, at-
teuded by a numerous field of sportsmen, who,
after trying for some time, were informed a
hare was found sitting, which they killed in high
stile, after a .harp ran of one hour and twenty
uncut**.

LAW
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111.0VSK V. Olt IL*ON.

The Plaintiff id this MAW wits an Attorney, resi-
dent at Hyegste, in Sorry, and the Defendant, u
gentleman who had ucquirid is large fortune in the
East ladies, residing at Southampton. The ac-
tion MA* fur a libel. The Delentiaist had sold en
estate to a gentlentitn named Kelsey, for whom the
Plaintiff was employed. Some delays had neces.
eerily taken piece in snaking out the cotiveystiee,
and the Defendant wrote a letter to lielsay. dated
from Hatchet's Hotel, sdth July, 1807, reflecting
upon the conduct of the Plaintiff, eol:ing him a
cuicointi, and imputing the delays that had taken
place to swindling purposes. It was written in bail
English, and infamously spelt,, owing to the want
•of proper education. It Wid proved that the Plain-
tiff was admitted an Attorney in the year 1780,
and there was no i.nputatiou upon his conduct or
Character during the whole course of - his profes-
sional pursuits, and that he never Iwd inure than
one bill taxed. The above-mentioned slaoile
letter was put. in and proved, and it appeared that
Plaintins bad no, other view iu bringing this
r action, than to clear his character from such, impu-
tations.

Jnry gave the Phioitiff nominal damage*,
Ly ri iurniog a verdict for the Plaintiff—Di/masa
iv. a,>l 40s. enivAs. •

ROWEL V. CZIMILLES.

Aeiroanev-Ges;:asn stated, that the Plain-
tiff's father and the Defendant us this case were
both farmers in Mmimouthshimi, and that the pre-
sent .anion was
,brought to recover damages for a
hre.e.!l of promise of marrimre made by the De.
fendant to the Plaiatirs dase.tiiter. The reason it
had not heel, tried at the Moaruouth Assizes was,
that the Defenilaot liacig threatened to lease the
country, if an iteli r. were brought. it was thought
that the proceedings in this Court were more
socedy, and t.:ererrore the 'wire likely to prevent
that flight t 'king place. Although the breach
comii'.aine ~if and occurred so !nog ago its upwards
•;* a twe:vL,:i.nith, yet it had been nufortuilately
postpoileil, on account of the absence of a material
Witless, ow^ig to her indisposition. After the
breach, the Plaintiff did not stand lei the sainesitu-
tion with the world as she stood before. The
Defendant addressed her in the ino.t honour-
able way, stating repeatedly that his ob-
ject was to marry her. tie took her to a
shop to buy a wedding ring, and also com-
mitted to her care some purchases he made of
gloves and ribbons, which he intended to preseet
to his friends upon their marriage, winch he said
was to take place at Bristol. Uuder various pre-
tences it was postponed from day to day, and it
was soon suspected that he hid actually married
another young woman, by whom he had pre-
viously had a child. It turned out that he in fact
had married Elizabeth Jones, a blacksmith's
daughter, upon the 21st November, 1907, but
notwithstanding this lie renewed his promises after
that period. He could prove that the young wo-
man's character was irreproachable. He did not
ask for extravagant damages, but such as were
in proportion to the injured feelings of the lady,
and to the fortune of the Defendant, who was a
freeholder in Monmouth to the extent of 1001.
a-year. besides being a farmer and demise in tim-
ber.
Mrs. Evens, the sister of the Plaintiff, deposed,
that they lived in the parish of Penrose, in Mon-
mouthshire, and that she knew the Defendant,
John Charles, who lived in the same parish. die is
a freeholder, and farms his own estate ; she had
seer. him and her sister often together durinc the
last three years; she saw them at the Monmouth
wool fair, in July. ImY7, and heard him say that
he would marry no woman on earth lint her sister.
In the mouth of August following be renewed his
promises at Abergavenny, and proposed that they
should go to Bristol in a day or two afterwards to
he married. He took the Witness with him to it
watchmaker's to buy a ring and guard to present
to her sister; he did not come upon the day ap-
pointed. hi the month of November following they
saw him :spin at Atiergavemiy, 'and having heard
his inartiage talked of, they reproached him with
having married another ; he averred he was not
mirried, and still professed his intention of mar-
rvnig the Plaintlll; he asked if die was ready to
her promise, and she said she was. After en-
ter, oiling them with some refreshment, at a house
e died the London Apprentice, lie went out and
Imught gloves and ribbons, which he gave to her
sister.

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