The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-08-01 00:00:00

LAN INTELLIGENCE.

COCRT OF KING'S BENGII, GuiLoraaa, Suiy so,

Fire Special Jury causes were, tried this day,
tone of which were of the least public im-
portance. Several common jury causes were the.
disposed of, and the sittirigs terusitotted. A con-
sitiera.tle islet of the forenoon was occupied iu a
out as to the warranty of a horse, in which Sir
Home Popham was plaintiff, and • horse-dealer,
of the unme of Linn% was defendant.—The Plain-
tiff 1111P4 uittnaately nonsuited. Lord ELIA:Nati-
Rowilt egpressed his determination of taking the
rcaian.mt ..auses • weak before. Michaelmas Term.
His Lordship left town yesterday. Anil dined with
the Marquis of Sammy IT at Hatfield. This day
he will open the commission for ilisttiald, at which
place the **vise will be bc1(1.

WINCIIESTER, JULY sow—SUMNER ASSIZES.

GRIM. COX.
COT.. POWL7.T O. IrIICOUNT !ACXTILLL.

This cuoac.eatue on to be tried before Sir Ro-
limsr Gnaw M, Knight, and a special Jury. The
Ca.la. teas II tastiAlly crowded at an early hour, the
muse iiaeiu, escited considerable interest in the
4,r,iu.ty. The damages were laid at 60001.
foltowing are the outlines of the ease :
Mr Conitsel for the Plaintiff were Mr. Seryeant
Last, Mr. Jritirtt,-tuitl Mr. Bucaocon ; for the
Defendant Mr. Gseaow (she attended with a spe-
cial retainer), Mr. Serjrant PeLt., and Mr. DAX-
raft,

Mr. Buattovuu opened the plesdings. Mr.
Serjeant Less then to„,e, and stated, that cases of
this kind sled conside.nbly ; dna not a single
cireninstaiiee could arise. wbich iu any part of the
ease would cart the. sinallett imputation on the
Plaintiff, and that no posti!de excuse cou►d be
urge, to: the Defendant. The Plaintiff, Colonel
Powiet, win' probably knurn to many of the
Jury ; awl i•ie Defeiumat, Lord St:eitville, from his
situation in life, migi,t be itaid to i,e known to all.
he Pl.uistid. inarried but lady in the year 1798,
was then thirty-one yenta of age, and she was
tweet;•; I disparity of years which be conceived was
the nio..e likely to lead to permanent happiness iu
coapkgsi life than otherwise. Happily ti.ry met,
and so continued for teu years, in an uninterrupted
course of Happiness, and up to the unfortunute
iownit, which it tile subject of the present inquiry,
file Ytrioutf had every reason to believe his happi-
ness would have continued without any cloud to
eveniliadow it. Mrs. Pewlet was a Miss Perceval,
well allied; and the Defendant had been for some
years acquainted with her and Col. l'owlet. The
Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the eri-
deiwu on the part of the Plaintiff, in a concise hut
aftimeted speech; and then called the following
w.tectret:—

Thomas Gillingham proved the marriage of the
Plaintiff to Mitts Perceral, at Ashcom be, in Derby-
shire, on the Ist September. 1798.
Duinsresqiie, Esq. stated, that he had
known Plaint's:l- for to yeah ; that he was second
rou,4t to him f bad known them ten years ►ince
tlita- marriage; he wasli truitce for them ; lived in
habits of intimacy with tbad. and had always seen
the Plaintiff on all ocinsionsa most kind, aftc-
tionate and tendtr husband ; and from a similarity
of dispositions and pursuits, he knell of no couple
within his acquaintance who lived so happy ; there
had been a constant inlercoursc between them
from their marriage to this time.
Thomas liingscate, Esq. knew Mr. and Mrs.
Pew let for five years; they had been on a visit
at his hense far a week together ; they were at his
house in January last ; they lived together on aft
fectionate terms ; his conduct was very affectionate,
sad hen the same.

IVilkaaa Bootliby, Esq. knew the Piaintiff
his wife ten years ago, just before their marriage,
fressiently visited them 511 Hampshire and Hereford-
shire ; there WAY the most affectionate friendship and
the ate,t pecfect happiness on both sides; he never
witnessed any interruption; he Isst saw them at
Soutik mist's', a short time Isefsvre this business hap-
pened, and never saw any thing to induce him to
'Liter his opiaio t.
The 'Clay. Mi. Elhaviand proved to the same ef-
fect.

Thomas Pearson state.l, that he lived as servant
with tile Plaintiff in June, teo7, in London; he
roistinurd there three months, at No. 38, York-
place, Baker-street ; during that time the Plaintiff
Thad occasion to go into Hants, on' military duty:
iu ahout &week alter the 11'itnees went lilacs, Lord
blot hide relied ; iris visits were frequent, twice or
three times a week ; he Came when the Plalutif was
out ; he used to stay sometimes an hour, or an hour
and a half; witness did sot know when Lard Seek-
went wity ; he never ran; the bell; Lord S.
was thee alone, never with other company ; Mrs-
Visalia ass in Ii)-de-Park, in her carriage, one day.
Lord S. clone up to the carriage, made his obei-
sance to Mrs. P. and said he would call to-mar-
mot,. Mrs. Powlet said, ilou't call to-morrow,
call on 'l'th witty, rise Colonel will be gone isle
the coantry; wanes, was on the box of the
carriage, and hurl this ; says that he h.d particu-
lar directioos to let Lord S. in when he called at
the house. Mrs. P. use,) to sar. Don't Int awe
vier is te-dey litst ely Lord S." Witness remembers
1... u.ding ; *he reiseattrl this to him two or throe
a-week. On 'cross-examination by Mr. GA R•
he said he never mentioned this but to the
'w • -Ants below, and made no reserve of it to them.
11,!nry Malting, the Plaiiitiff's groom, lived
U.:.) Ilan three years and two mouths, was with the
coto.l-1 awl lute.. P. at Maddin;ton Races, on the
9th co. Jr se ; 11419 i Lord 5. on the Itace Cironud ;
he was forlialf an hoar iiri!h Colonel and Mrs. P. on
the Coarse. tVitii.,‘ weat With Colonel and Mrs.
P. to Stockbridge. to Mis'''er; he did not see Lord
S. at Suit %bridge. Chi the 10th o: Jane he was at
Sole ; Co'sanv: P. left his hoome about ten
Cie inorniuz, to on the octet ; Mrs. P. staid
Hz, ho.nr; 1.1).4t lia:f :11ur Art. 1.,e tett the house
isaa earrinie, u.sh po-t...e.r5..; had horses
.r; no servant wt.i.t.vi!i. her; during the
time Iritno-s. had bred servant, it was only
"ice or t Aire th4t she we:it out with any other per-
9:•t il:e IVirroNs; she usuany had a servant, but
st * had noor.
It#,--eiNo.rall lived will' 37r. Jurrett. of South-

remesurs his ;,nnii. cr:t. in Jew. in
r* Yacht ; Coleus' P. -weut %ids hiss, about