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THE Barran PRESS.

I.ON DON,
MONDAY, APRIL 1.

We have received a private letter from Ceylon,
dated Columbo, August t, 1804, from 'Mk!, the
following is an extra& :—" Nothing of importance
his occurred here since the massacre at Candy.
Several small detachments have been nut and re-
turned after annoying the enemy wherever they met
them, and have taken a little provision, such as rice
and cattle; but a general attack is intended from all
quarters. General Weems is at present on his tour
to make the necessary arrangements. We are not
very sanguine in our expectations of the result. We
rather apprehend the loss of m tnv v.iltiable lives by
the jungle fever, than any material injury to the
enemy ; they have little to lose, so little can be
gained."

We have received communications from Holland
to the 28th inst. A private letter. tr.im Rotterdam
of the 27th states that the people of that country
seem in general pleased with the new constitution,
as it assimilates so much with their old one. The
best informed politicians think that at the period of
a general peace the StadtholJerian Government will
be re-established through the interest and iofl3rnce
of the Cabinet of Berlin. Mr. ScNtOt me I. res. NC K
will remain at the head of the Governmenr until
that time, and then it is expelled that the eldest son
of the Hereditary Prince of 04ANOC, at present a
boy of twelve years, will be eleaed Sr A nxtto,.ce lt,
to the exclusion of his father and grandfather. Mr.
SCUM MIMPENNINCR will ad as guardian to the young
ST ADTHOLDIR during his minority.—Such, accord-
ing to our Correspondent, is the prevailing specula.
tion in the best informed political circles. The
plan is, no doubt, well calculated to continue Hol-
land in its degradation, weakness, and dependance
upon France, while it AffeCts to restore the old
order of things, and consult the wishes of Prussia.

A letter from the Hague, of the ?-tith, says :
" French fashions and morals have found, of late,
in Holland, and particularly in this place, many
followers p gallantry is quite a-la-mode, to the great
scandal of the old, grave, and honest Dutchmen.
In general, the French, in Holland, are much de-
spised (the French Ministers and a few General
Officers excepted). No Frenchman his any ad-
mission in the first societies ; neither will the middle
nor lower classeslassociate with them, if they can
avoid it. Several young ladies, some of them of
the first respaability, blinied by a handsome per-
son, and French elegant manners, with much flat

more than

the faithful
"A new,
has been latel,

merly stood

IVIELBUKGI

ORANGE.'

The French
tempt for
the Afonitrur,

ders lately
•WAOSTAF

'Elie party
case of Lord

Report, and it would be difficult to decide wha,
ther his enemies or his friends base dote hies
the greater injury. The latter have merted with
at. air of triumph, that by the system of spe•
culating with the public money, as.praetised by Mr.
burr:. ea, with his Lordsilip's consent, the country
sustained no In.;, and that the money sews eqinfy
safe in Mr. Cot z rs's strong box as in the 8.. k of
England. The fallacy of this argument has been fully
exposed. Even admitting it to be true, it could unly
operate in mitigation ; but could toyer be received
as a justification or defence. The Elcveath Rep! r.,
however, which we published on Saturday, destNys
even this shallow subterfuge. It appears from •
that the public were paying interest to a great
amount upon their bills, at the very time the Pay.
master of the Navy was making interest wi.h rhs
public money. The indiscreet a Ivncaies of the
party accused have thus contrived to pu• he merits
of the case upon a ground that is not to sole, and
unwillingly contributed •o their own defeat.

We have received New-York P.tpers to the C
of February, by the Lein-sort- Packet, which air
on Wednesday at Falmouth. They cotti r r,.
news of importance. On the 13th of Februa. y the
returns of the votes of the difterll States fir Pre.
silent and Vice-President were opened, in the
presence of birth Ifou.e" of emigre's, in the St.
nate Chamber, at twelve o'clock, when it appeared
there were for Mr. Jeer. Atsert, as 162
for Mr. C "uaoa el.! r u iIS Cice-President, 162;
for Mr. C. Prlrcrtedrv, as President., 14; and Mr.
Rerun Kiho, as Vice President, 14. Toe two
former were, of course, declued.duly eleeted.

Saturday. ahollt imlf-past fntir. the LOAD Cams-
cat.Loot transacted buuilicss at l L )2.1 litfut.saAvt's
Office.

We are assurfd that the Earl of Mot has ?f-
-eigned his commend in Scotland. Report Ads that
the place will no longer be held separate. but re-
main rested in His Royal Highness the Duke of
Yorta..

Sir F.TFIL COOT[ on Friday waited aeon the
Duke of Yuri tz, and resigned his militiry com-
mand ia Ireland,conceiving it incompatible with
his Parliamentary duty.
The KING has been pleased to constitute and ap.
pnint the Right lion. Fit ANC'S Lord !start La to he
His Majesty's Eli4h Conan.issionerqo the (ateneral
Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
The KING, has been pleased to appoint Peter-
KICK MAITLAND, Esq. Brigadier-Genial of fi.s
Majesty's Forces, to be Governor of the lahuisi of
Grenada.

The t.urydice, from Surinam, is pot into Scily.
It is supposed that the Lord F., ..!es, and 16 sai of
the Surinam fleet, which were off Scilly on the 2 st,
have bore away fur Cork, as the wind had boo
strong at S.E.S. to the 24th
It is reported, that the Emperor of Gaeta Ater
has agreed to discontinue the very strong line of
troops he has establishes' along the Tagliameato.
Marshal Brune received assurances from Ilk Im-
perial and Royal Majesty, before hr quitted Vienna,
that this cordon should be reslused, almost imme-
diately, from 40 to i 2,000 troops.
The Channel fleet was left all well off BrAst ~n
Tuesday last, by the Terrible. of 74 }dim., s hich
ha. .s: rived At Plymouth to refit. Lnd(S A OMER
was expescted at that port on .Thursday evening, for
the purpose of hoisting his flag in thi• Hibernia, of
110 guns, as Commander in Chief of the Channel
Fleet. Rear Admiral Tlloll4BoRatoliH, appointed
Flag Captain of the fleet, hiss already gone on board
the 11• Gt Mao

The Upton Cycle, PIKRIN, from Bengal, fry
Bombay, is captured, and carried in•o the Mauritius.
The taryisce, Cum, con ; the Clasen. Ch
CLAIM ; and the Amore, Matthews; from Suri-
nam for London, hare put into Scilly. They pants'
from the Loral Forbet, and about sixteen sail of the
fleet, on the 81st uh. oti Scilly ; they are supposed
to have bore away for Ireland.

An account of the extraurd;nary; expences of the
,%rms, incurred and paid by the Paymaster Ceneial
of His Ms, es ry's forces, from the '23th Dec. 1803,
to the 24th Dec. 1804, as laid before Parliament.
It 4ffloatiat• to . L. 2,06Q,5(4

. . .
Fr,..n %etloll deduct the um granted to His Ma-
jetty in the tut :imam., of Parliament towards
. .

defraying the extraordinaries or the army fir
the e:ar 1404, via 1 400,000
There remains to be provided Ice 610,803
The Hazard, WI LL IA 111SO4, from
and the Perseverance, DossovAs,
ditto, have been captured by a
off the Small.: the former has since

sea plundered. and without any
and earned into Kinsale. The a
London for Cork, VI4I attae;ed by
teer, about five males south-east of

beat of

re-
tery, have elt.ped from th it parents, and gi
their hands to these adventurent happe.ie
more than 0n...e, that a for - 44p..)its so-ve
shortly after the manias% front thel4lllll- c
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the faithful spouse of our yotigitiontrywothati.
" A new French Theatre, vary light till elegant
has been lately built here, upon the scite vt!iere for
merly stood the Palace of the htte Prince of N ASI4
IVIELBUttGII, brother-in-law to the Prince
ORANGE."
The French Government, as if to show its c
tempt for all honourable feeling, has pnbli:hed, •
the ikfoniteur, one of the letters of which its mara
ders lately robbed the E,nglish Meisenger
WAGSTAFF, on his way to Berlin. '
l'he party writers are contending furiously in
case of Lord MSL V/ LLE, as stated iu the Tea*

• - 610,80$
m krsey fot Cork 1
from Bristol, for
French privateer. 11
ince irfa.und at
ieiwqvcia board,
fro
by the same priva
Cork, which
sommonllllll

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FASHIONS FOR APRIL.

What can we say of Fashion, at. a time when every thing
wears such a artlire appearance' all our merchan./s des motifs
are out of spi, its, and err belles of fashion touch in the tents
poi amens, in comm.} uer.ce of the mourning for thelate Queen
Dowager of rftl4ill. A raw of consolation is however, ad tii-
niswri..l, as the young Ladies are allowed to wear w crape
et muslin d•csses at a bail, and dra"perits of white ,er:net or
seta:, with an Etrascaw boidet at whits bugle: over them, cut
inuttmely snort before, with an amazingly long train, and
trimmed round its/ow:in and sleeve:, with the same border to
ap„,41,01,d, jet tiara beardeas, &c. on the head, with neek•
Wes, ear rings and other ornaments in black. White gloves
and show: but at all other aisembliet black cape, pulite
siuslia, netilyisobroidermi with beg es ; turban of black vel-
vet and crape, beautifully ornamented with set Imagoes and
bail:. Mark -.rape hats, ,huwOreil with bugles, trimmed with
an Etruscan bonier, and black ostrich feathers, are much worn ;
gat torus:+still hauls the preioinits ince, and nover were .0:
mach the 'age. Matey white turbans are visible, with Mack
Kl. tseuta. Mou,...itig will not be touch attended to of a
Samna-a, thoagla no colours will appear; but white dr.-or:,
with bleak hats, clanks, spencers, kt. will he much wirti.
gnawer chi :a hats, lined with black velvet, will be p-rfvetly
p open. The looter, or Larry lieu, with black plume awl
stoop, are very itiinp,e and'elegant, end have a very luvenile
a,cearanee •

FASEHONABLg AR ft,iNGEMENTS

THIS WEEK.

THIS DAY

Duke of Graiton's dinner, Picceduty.
Marei.iodeu. ot Abercern% pa,tv, Green greet.
D,,,ager Lady liarewned's rout, Pam:mu-square.
Lady Given's nut, Arlington street.
Greed hel o' the Cr.irrii and Anchor ;seem, Strand.
Lady Huine's rout, Htl greet.
Mrs. Montague Burg.iy nes tour, Raker street.
Tt )-)40111WW.

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Counts., of Cartint's rout.
Whig Clab's rand dioner, Crown and Anchor, Strand.
Grand ball at Willis's Rooms, B i ag-rtreet.
WEDNSADAY.

Cowes. of P"rtrmorith's rout, lit,c3ln's•lnn-6el Is.
Cutout...a of Limerick's tout, Mau•fteld•struet.
Lady Carringtou's rout, Vlansield.street.
Coonteo of Carriatoptu mut. Itruton-street.
TH(fRIDXY.
_ . _

bar ?Weimar, vocal roccert, AlSsmarletrect.
Ms Mentsgues gout, Portrrisn•sgiare.
M. P. Andrews's rout, Cie-colonel gg,w
Lord Cawierwei's dinner, Upper 11-ook.st met.
Counters gsf /C impress's rout.
Mrs. Staalopeit tout.
FRIT) %Y.
Ls& Carrengh•nN mut, Stet,,n -qtert.
Cuuntc=s MdcArtai •%.• rood, Curt ~street.
Mn Glynn's rout, Cumberland-street.
SATURDAY.

The Tad of bereltioilwarsaisiee'sdttner,Grosvenor-pleee.
LeetliaC dinner. Duerntng street.
Sfr. Knox 's do,ner. Gr,,well"r• street.
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On Saturday morning 'HS MAJESTT,-,HCCOM-
panied hr Generals Fix-28'ov and MANNERS, took
the diversion of stag hunting ; the deer was turned
out at Stnke Green. and, after a run of about three
hours, he was taken at Salt Green.
Princesses tiOltti I A and AMELIA, accompanied by
the Hon. Mrs M' .EC cos, took an airing on hot se-
back in Windsor Great Park.
Her MAJL;TY and the PRINCESSES took an airing
to Frogrnore.
Yesterday morning the RONAL FAMILY, accom-
panied by Generals Fivzsov and MANNER*, and
the Earl of Ux amino!, wej tel St. Georges Chapel,
and heard an excellent mon by the Rev. Dr.
COOKSON, from the i2d Chapter of the Gospel of St.
Matthew and 40th verse.
After Divine Service the ROYAL Fa omit took an
airing to Frogmorc.
Lord Souviriturrosi left THOMAS'S Hotel on Sa-
turd.iy, for Portsmouth.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL of Ireland arrived in
town in Senrday.
We are happy to state the Duchess of DEVON-
SHIRE is rapidly recovering from her iadispus;tion.
Her Grace &complaint has been bilious.
Hyde Park yesterday was crowded with fashion.
Her Royal Ilighoen the Princess of %Yates WAS
there.
The Comedy of TA,. Wharf If Birtedrie was pei-
fanned en Saturday night, at Covent Garden
Theatre. Mr. Restates Prnraddeek was an ad-
mirable performance, and received continued ap-
plause.
The Yvon: Rarrias performed the part Gf Handet,
at Driary-lane Theatre, on Saturday night. The
house was as full as possible.
Major Bauer, of the 39th, has left town to join
his regiment.
General ACE L ANL) left town on Friday.
The Duke of MA:scour tit kit coon on Saturday
resting.
Viscount CASTLEIIIAION gave a dinner on Satur-
day, at his house in Upper Brook-street, to the Duke of &loaf Rose, Marquises Comm A Los and
HERTTORD, Lords HawEssauav, NIHLONALE,
BROWSE. G. Savuoun, HiNcturiaßoort, and Cre-
ael.ol INters
The Opera was extremely full on Saturday
nig:it. Disu•ves WAS not able to resume his part
in the ballet.
Mr. BEAMAN withdrew himself from Covent-
Garden Theatre on Thursday. The letter which
he wrote upon the °reason, and was read upon the
stage for the satisfaCtion of the audience, was as
follows :
" Mr Mra,ant presents hit curti %won. to Mr filaudoit,
and begs h. inin,in him, that he ha. gIIIII,CII twin She Theatre Royal, Covent Garde', and ime request: Mr
ErWIAOII will CAUSE HIM to be wade kuowo u.
The Hon. WILLIAM WELLESLEY Poi. etaertaio.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, S4TUIIIDAT, MANCH 30.
GUARDIANSHIP.
SLY MOV R D. ROSTON.

This case, of which we Raveso full a report
in our Paper of Saturday, wis fur:her argued
before the Lou) CHANCILI OR this day. Messrs.
Rustic v, FONSLANQUE, and HART, were heard
at great length on the part of the Plaintiff. Their
arguments were nearly the same as we have already
laid before our readers; the principal points relied
upon were, the misconception of the Master in the
intention of the parents ; the number of testamentary
papers which had been laid before him ; the present
situation of the infaut, and the consequences which
might follow in the event of a removal.—His
Lordship had to refleft what were the real in-
tention of the parents. In adverting to this, lie
said, " Suppose, for a moment, Lady Horatio,
forgetting the high jiidicial situation of your
Lordship, had imposed silence upon you, and,
with the irresistible eloquence of a dying mother,
considering your Lordship as the father of a faindy,
had implored you not to remove her infant child
from this her second mother, in that language re-
lated by the Prince of Wales, in that affecting nar-
ration which no human eloquence could exceed, or
render more impressive than the plain and simple
manner in which His Royal Highness had related
it ; could your Lordship resist such an appeal ?"
He considered it the language of both parents, for,
although Lord Hugh Seymour did not die for some
time after, yet his Lordship could not conceive Lady
Horatio would have done this, unless she had the
full sanction and authority of her husband. This
position was established beyond all controversy, not
only by the joint and uniform declarations of both
parents, bat, above all, by the declarations of Lord
Hugh Seymour himself, sworn to by Mrs. Butler,
immediately previous to tier leaving the West In-
dies with the other two children, and a very short
time before his Lordship's decease. He, therefore,
contended that it was clear the parties applying to
remove this infant had wholly mistaken the real in-
tention of the parents, and it must be from the
most wild and extravagant suppositions that his
Lordship was then called upon to remove this
child. He conceived that his Lordship, in his own
conscience, onght not,. and, with the greatest respeft,
to use stronger language, could not be justified in
caiflrming the Master's Report, by removing the
infant.

Mr. Foe at. garnet followed, and, in a very able
address, adverted to the difficult and delicate duties
his I.,Yrdship had to perform in this ease : he consi-
dere I it was necessary his Lordship should have not
only a heart to feel, but a mind to understand, in
order to pronotwce upon the real wishes of these
noble parents. The Master, he insisted, should not
only have enquired as to this Point, but he should
also bare enquired what was the condutt of the party
who haJ so obtained, and still retained the posses-
sion of the enild it It was the lot ~f most children
to have an equal portion of the affeaions of the pa-
rents amongst them ; but it was the peculiar bless-
ing of this child to enjoy the sindivided afreftion of
one who took upon her all the cares and anxieties of'
a parent ifor,it had been distinaly admitted,that the
conduit of Mrs. Fitzherbert was exemplary towards
this infant. The Master, however, came to a very
different conclusion, and, belt re became to that con-
clusion, he should have even hazarded his Lord-
ship's displeasure, and suspended his judgment, be-
fore he ventured to disturb that which he could not
restore.

Mr. HAAT, in a most argumentative speech,
chiefly condemned the report of the Masters as not
being sufficiently full.
The ATTOM lON GENERA L, in opening the case
'on the part of the Lari of Euston and Lord Henry
Seymour, admitted he had expresses' great appre-
hension at the beginning of the case, at has friend,
Mr. Erskine's, having an opportunity of reply; from
the nature of the proceedings, the several topics
connefled with the circurnstaneex of this case, and
what he had already heard, he was strongly con-
firmed in that apprehension. The addresses which
had been made to his Lordship, were direded not
to his reason and sound judgment, but to his Lord-
ship's heart, in order to awake feelings of a more
delicate nature, and lull those by which alone his
Lordship should be direcled. He, therefore, felt it
his duty to remove his client's case and his Lord-
ship's judgment, from those trammels which were
even at that moment preparing for them. (Mr.
Erskine was taking notes.) The question WAS not
only important to the parties, but to the kingdom
at large s the principles which were to he iromul-
gated by his Lordship's decision, were to be the fu-
ture guide of all modest and considerate Protestant
parents, in the religious education of their children.
If his Lordship thought the religious sentiments
were to be inculcate(' at an early age by the present
purpose; he did not mean the scientific or hypo-
critical sentiments, but those which were to be the
guardian and monitor of the conscience, those which
were to watch every aCian of the mind, and dire&
every principle of the heart. Those wese such his
Lordship 11;0 to determine, either in the confirma-
tion of the Master's report, or the continuation of the
guardianship in Mrs. Fitzherbert. The task was a
painful one ; the duty was necessary. The litigant
parties were scarcely to be distinguished from each
other, and the motives which urged them to contend
this question, were highly commendable in each in-
dividual. It was a painful consideration on the ono
band, to stand in the way of the wishes of the near
relatives of the infant; but, having acceded so much to
one party, he could not but support the claims of the
other. The Learned Counsel then alluded to the
affidavits on the part of the Defendants, from which,
he contended, it appeared, that the real intention of
the parents was by no means to give up their claim
to the possession of the infant to Iffts.Fitzherbert, her
residence with that lady was merely intended as a
temporary residence during her earliest infancy ; but
they were too well aware of the importance of an
early religious education, to allow her to remain
der the care and guardianship of Mrs. Fitzher-
vt, when she should attain to more mature years.
sey never would have given her to Mrs. Fiszher-
et, being a Roman Catholic, and run the risk of her
rig led from their own religious persuasions : he
slated, however, the condua and motives of that
y, in the present instance, refletcted the highest
sour upon her charatter, He then considered

the Master's report, which, Mr. EASICIWE had eon,
plainest, had too slightly passed over the codicils and
other particulars reap! ing Lord Hugh Seymour; he
referred to several items in the schedule annexed
to it, by which it appeared that the fortune of the
infant would amount to upwards of 2.5,0001. when
she should come of age : he ileac enumerated the
several relations of the infant, and described the difs
feresiP degrees of affinity. Het Grace the Duchess.
of Gloucester was her maternal grandmother ; the
Princess Sophia of Gloucester was, her maternal
aunt by the half blood ; the Earl of Liston her ma-
ternal uncle, and Lord Henry Seymour her paternal
uncle. These last had proposed themselves the
guardians of the ihlant, and it was natural for the
Master to consider them al the most prop-r persons,
initead of appointing one who was no relation what-
ever. He had duly examined all the evidence, and
finding these two noble persons associated in the
guardianship Kith Lady Horatia, in the original will
of Lord Hugh Seymour, he reported accordingly.
This will was made at a time when Lord Hu-'h
was in the full vigour of life; he was going in the
tervice of his country, and contemplated the events
of war, by which he might be deprived of existencr.
It was with this view he had associated those
Noblemen with his beloved wife in the event of a
second marriage, and it was quite clear, had he 1-,:r
death, instead of marriage, in contemplation, he
would have made the same dispositions. On the
one side, there were a great number of maternal
and paternal uncles and aunts, who claimed to
have the care of this child ; on the other side, the
party was seeking tai keep her divorced, and sepa-
rated from all those Noble relations, with which she
had been blessed. These were the grounds on
which the Master had made his report. With re-
spelt to Mrs. Fitzherbert's obtaining the custody of
the child originally, it was necessary to observe
under what circumstances she was delivered to her ;
Lady Horatia was in a declining state of health : on
the eve of her departure for Madeira, the child was
scarcely a month old, and incapable of imbibing
any impressions. This he conceived certainly did
not point out any intention in the parents, that she
should remain under her care.

He then adverted to the affection and inlimitted
confidence that had always subsisted between Lady
Horatia and her sisters, the Countesse.of Euston and
Waldegrave, and was proceeding to draw some
conclusions upon this point, when the Loan CHA•I
CELLOR observed, that he was under the necessity
of attending a Council, and would hear the further
argument of the Arroet.or GENERAL at another
time.
The AT TORNEY GENERAL had then been speak-
ing near two hours.
Estls Romney and Radnor were on the bench
during the whole of the morning.

SURRY ASSIZES.

KINGSTON, NIAKCiI 29.
Tile KING V. JOHN PiACOCK.

This case, which has long excited a very consi-
derable interest in the Borough of Southwark, arose
out of a most lamentable circumstance, the loss of
life of a fellow-creature, named Michael Coleman,
who died in Guy's Hospital. It appeared in evi-
icnce, that on the day laid in the indictment, the
deceased. who was a working man (a labouring
dyer), was in Montague Close, in the Borough, near
where he lived. That the• witnesses, George and
James Mitchell, who have something to do in the
latnp-line.were passing that way and saw something
like a squabble : they came up, and they distinctly
swore, that they saw Mr. P. strike the deceased
three times with one hand, holding at the same time
a sheathed bayonet in the (Alter. They perceived a
min to fall apparentlysenseless, and, corning up, Mr.
P. requested their assistance to remove him to the
Crown. which is opposite : he remained there part of
the day, and was after wards taken to'Guy's Hospital,
where lie died on the Monday morning following.—
The Coroner's Inquest sat on the body, and re-
turned a verdift, that the deceased died in conse-
quence of a wound he received on the back part of
his head : upon which the Prisoner was tried.

The evidence for the Prosecution being closed,
the Learned Judge called on Mr. P. for his defence.
Mr. P. then entered into a very ingenious defence
of himself: he rebutted, in moet forcible terms, the
evidence of the Mitchells, and animadverted with
severity on tl)e moral and political charaaer of one
of the witnesses, who, Mr. P. asbetted, was conried-
ed with those meetings which had ended in the un-
timely fate of Colonel Despard and his ill-fated as-
sociates.

Mitchell' at the close of the defence. made a
most violent and outrageous reply ; but he W. 46
turned i.tit of Court. After the Learned Judge,
with the utmost impartiality, summed up the evi-
dence, the Jury acquilted the Prisoner.

SATURD•Y.

At three o'clock the Crown business ended, with
the Learned Judge', pronouncing sentence of death
on six men and one woman, none of whom were
left for execution.

CROWN SIDE.

In the case of the King v. Moore, which was a
bill of indiament for assaulting And beating a Mr.
Oxerby, his brother-in-law ;
Mr. GAR stow, as Counsel for the Plaintiff, stated
the parties to be brothers.in-law ; that the Defend-
ant was a Major of the Loyal Mitcham Volunteers,
and had most rahouroady knocked down his client.
Serjeant SHEPHERD made an excellent address
for the Defendant, and contended that a constant
irritation was kept up by the Plaintiff, for the very
purpose of producing a blow such as alluded to.
The Plaintiff and Defendant were going down the
town, the Plaintiff, as usual, said in derision, "To
the right about wheel ! march !—Pheugh !" The
Major walked up and said, "Do not insult me!
for if you continue to do so, I shall knock you
down." The Plaintiff, putting his fist in a hue with
his own mouth, pushed his face forward with that
that sort of gesture that can only be offen.ive ur
conceived by those to whom the st.ult t 4 .tffered.
This produced a blow, and he did not mean to say
it was a slight one.
The Learned Serjeant called Witnesses to prove
his statement; and Mr. GA 11 tow, in a nowst animat-
ed and humorous speech, that convulsed the Cdurt
with laughter, replied.
The Learned Judge (He A r 11) summed up short-
ly, and the Jury found the Defendant Gaully.

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Mr. EDITOR, 41-•••
'fha general diffosioe of literature, Whiele the
establiibment of the art of printing has efetqed, a
class of men formerly ftnicnowe k now laer.ome
powerful engine of either bent Ar injury to the
state. An important and imperious duty is conse-
quently imposed on those intrusted- w:111 the Go-
verament of the country, to take such measures as
may best secure the benefits, and evert the i:.;orit-s
resulting from tl:is vast and still increasing source
of either good or evil.
As faithful guardians of the public welfare, the,
cannot be indifferent to the canduet and fete of:he
numerous and ton generally unhappy hely of Mess
denominated Literary ; who, from various causes;
are driven to seek a precarious abd scanty ;neat
from the employment of the pent and wrbOfo in the
immense mass of diurnal and periodical publica-
tions, contribute to form the publie opinion upon
almost every subject of onguiry, m reds social, and
political.
That disappointed and suffering reins should
often burst forth in complaint and inveetive against
that constitution of things under which is is starv-
ing ; and that penury should tend an earee the sn:
licitations of venality and corruption, and plead any
cause that will afford beeadlto the hungry ; cannot
at all beeereuderti at ; the
.subjtet of nxtonainent
is, that ssergernenThould noti in vers: more evident
degree, acebininedate their- condua to these fm-
portant changes in the stare:of society. •
The illaerrous names Opt now appear in the ad-
vertisements of ,the Lidiasy Fund, are, 1 am
willing to hopk, indications that this sithieel has
at length obtAed seme port in of the notice
it so highly demands : the patronage of the heir
apparent, and his noble coedjmers, must enable
the work of mercy in which they arc engaged, to
contribute most essentially eao the welfare of the
state.
That this is no vague or unfounded opininn has
already been demonstrated by one of these distin-
guished and comp tssionete statesman. ":'he Earl
of Chichester, then Lord Pelham, when secretary in
Ireland, doting a period of the utmost distraction
end drger, found that most of the daily Menem*
of Duolin was hostile to the Government ; his en-
lightened and comprehensive mind suggested a re-
medy ; he introduced himself into several respect-
able Literary Societies, became a member of same
of their most distinguished bodies, and, as an high
officer of the Government, indicated a desire to al-
leviate the miseries and promote the comfort of lite-
rary men. The effect cure-wiled the wisdom of the
measure. Many who ha.l thrown by the pen in
despair, or concealed themselves in sullen retire-
ment, now resumed their serion in the ranks of
literature. The press was rescued from the rasp
of party malice ; the partisans, of distffecti n were
answered ; and the public opinion directed into the
channel of loyalty and true patriotism. et,
This Noble Lord appears to have aft r • the •
same principle when he held the seals or ems
department, by subscribing to the Literary lund,
and taking an active concern in the condadt of that* -14
excellent restitution.
Was this example of judicious policy fidlowed by
other great officers of the state, it might pro-loco
the happiest effects upea our periodical hter .tnre, by
holding out honourable and independent meats, if
support and comfort to the veterau and di.%:ti)led
votaries of the pen and the press.
Whatever may be the foibles and errors of literary
men, ingratitude to their patrons and friends can-
not in general be Laid to their charge. The Court
of Lewis XI V. owes its celebrity mote to his mu-
nificent patronage of literature than to any other
cause, .I'be same excess of sereibility, that leads -
neglected writers to censure with severity, adds
pathos and energy to their graetiele. And as dee
last Anniversary placed the Heir Apparent attire
head of the Literary fi'und, I now hope to see the
patronage of the House of Brunswick celebratesl in
the animated strains of literary gratitude : and a
British Ministry, led on by a Somerset, a Chichester,
a Spencer. and a Moira, not confining their efforts
to the punishment of crime ; but ioloptiog the more
effectual method of prevention, and converting the
effervcscence of neglect and disappointment into the
genial glow of gratitude, affection, and patriotism.
Ea. am.

NAVAL INTELLIGENC::.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 29.
Caine in the Perrece►ence, —, from Bristol, for
Cork.--She WAS captured on the :23,1 instant, by the
Conifance French privateer, and retaken by the De-
cade frigate on the ‘2sth.
Arrived the Herristatie, hfaxtn ; and the Sophia
Brous, from Barcelona ; and the Deux Freres
French lugger, in ballast, taken by the Nile lugger.

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ne•t., MARCH 30.
Wind S W.—Arrived the Chichester man of war,
and the Boatlto sloop of war, from vie westward,
with convoys, which are sailed for the River.
Came down from the River, the Admiral Gard-
ner, —, bound to the East Indies; and the Ocean,
for the South Seas.
Arrived the Treuty man of war, from Dunge-
ness; Arta.dne frigate, from Portsmoirth ; Alert,
Ammon, Speedy, and the Greece sloops of war ;
Fury bomb ; POrlirer, Wrangler, and several other
gun brigs, from off the French coast.

Saturday. at half-past two o'clock, an East India-
nian, of the largest burden, was launched from BA R.
to A P n's yard, Deptford : she went off in the grand-
est style, without any accident or impediment. A
:e'en party. of fashionables had A somptueus enter-
tainment, and afterwards a ball.

A robbery took place on Saturday night, at ten
o'clock, on Ealing Common, n•ar the sigh mile-
stone from London, on the Uibrisfee road. A gen-
tleman reforming with his son and daughter trona
town to HanweU, was there stopped by two tout-
pads. One presented a pistol to the ireutiernan,
and robbed him of his watch and m•, :ey ; the
other took from the son his purse at the same
time. The former appeared to be about twenty-
five years of age, and was clearly seen by tta
lamps of the carriage ; he was dreised in a drab
great coat. 'nuke,' like a post-boy, Andean be 41111101,
tified the other looked like a labourer.

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