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London, England, 1809-08-03 00:00:00

SOUTHA M PTION,IL 1.

This place continuer to overflow with company.
Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia ui Gloucester
arrived last night about ten o'clock, at the house of
Mrs. Heywood, widow of the much-litnenteil Co-
lonel Heywood, who was wally years Grown of the
Bedchamber to the late Duke. Her Royal Hig
ness will remain on a visit to Mrs. H. woad, till
she is joined by liPr illustrious bristlier ; they will
then proce_d to Cowes, in the Isl. irf Wight, A
select party is invited this day Mrs. Heywood,
consisting of M►. and Lady Gertrude Sloane, Mr.
Robert Hughes, Captain Heywood, R.N. Sir Yet-
vertoil and Lady Peyton, &c. Several of the No-
bility and Gentry residing iu this neighbourhood,
left their cords this morning at Heywood House ;
and at three o'clock Her Royal Highness took an
airing into the Neer Forest.
Our excellent company of Comedians, the ma-
nagement of which has lately devolved on Mr.
Kelly, are expected to perform, here, for the first
time this season. on Monday bent; the Balls will
corn:nonce in the course of the week; ■nd Mr.
Webstyr's interesting Lectures, to which we are
happy to see so respectable a list of subscriliers, are
expected fully to occupy the time of the Fashion-
able' in the morning, till they go to the Prome-
nade on the banks of the Southampton water.
Sir 'Muss Tattered, Bart. and John Betters-
worth Trevansion, Esq. are appointed Stewards of
our ensuing Races.

LULING MATCH.
The mane Sailing Match fur the Vauxhall Silver Cup
was eoutestrd, yesterday. by the following boats
spitfire—roar tuna, Captain G. Cowell ;
Daphne—Ernir Mae, Captain M. Diner
St George—Seven tour, Captain J. Gsmstone;
Caioliue—Thr, r ton; Captain Fellows
They all .tai ted from Dlackfriare-bridge, at ►igh water;
the wind was in their teeth. They went round a boat
mowed off Putney.lividire, and returned to Vauxhall Stairs.
The St. George and Daphne were the favourites, but the Spit-
fire got the start. The St George and Daphi.e got foul of
each other near Somerset House, and lust their distance
until thee came to Whitehall, and again gut the lark,
sod passed the Caroline at the Nine Elms The Spitfire
gai.sed on the tack, at Chelsea Reads, upon the St George,
got first through Halleiwa Budge, kept the ie and
was tier first ataVauxball Mai's. Ihe St. Georz.
rd FU lv,e, that, at coming in, her bowsprit got tutu the
main rigging of lie Spitfire. It was allowed a very good
match, and attracted a numerous assemblage of visitors.—
Thames never exhibited a more beautiful carp d'rri!,
and we did not bear of a•ny accident.

.... - . _ . _.
The Proprietors of the Winter Theatres went
yesterday to the Lotto Caaaarahattes office. and
Littered their protest against the claims of Messrs.
GREVILLIZ and Et.t.taroa, for a license to play
dramatic pieces in the ensuing. season at the Opera-
Flanse. The officers present, stuted, that they
were not apprised of any such intention, on the
pert of the Earl of DMITNOUTIA, who is now in
Derbyshire.
Yesterday, the Karl of Haitatiway gave a din-
ner, at which most of the CabitiLt Nlinisters is
town were present.
(1,1 Tuesday,' dinner was given by Lord IfEATllL-
rteho, at his house, lit hill-street, Berkley-44par, ;
at which the Prince of tt'A LES, the Dukcs of Yuan
and CUMBERLAND, and many other Noble Person,
ages were present.
The St. James's Loyal Volunteers will have a
grand field nay, in Hyde Park, this (lay.
A Patent is preparing for creating Air. COCKE-
Rai., of Piccadilly, a Baronet.
. Many seeinns, and some fatal accidents, wore
caused by lightning. list week, in Suffolk.
Ricitatastia, GOODI.VeIt and Co. Joint Cos-
traetors for die present State Lottery, respectfully
acquaint the Pulthc. that Tickets and Shores are
oil sale at their Offices, Cornhill and Charing-
Cross, London, and by their Agents in the priori,
pal towns, &e. The. Scheme is entirely new—only
Five Thou s:mil Numbers--all to be drawn in one
lay—four Ticket* of. each Nuinher. The pur-
chaser of a single Ticket will gain a Prise of 20.0001.
as usual ; of two Tickets 400001.; three. Tickets
110,00al. ; or four Tickets of the same Number
80,0014.: and all other Priaes in the tame propor-'
tion. Those who are partial tri pa rt ,Lula r Numbers
should be early in their application, to prevent dis- .
oppotatatertf. . • •• • ,

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KENT ASIIZES.

MAIDSTONE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1.

The Assizes for this county commenced this day
before Lord ELLENsoßounn and the Lord Came
BARON. They both arrived here last night, and
read the Commission. This morning the lousiness
of the county began. The thud Calend.ir is very
light, both as to numbers, and not containing any
offence of enormity. The business on the Civil
Side is also much less them usually falls to the
share of this comity.

CIVIL SIDE.
Befure 1.010 ELLENUOIROURCiI.
CONEY O. JONI, .4.

This was an action of inner, to recover the value
of a horse, to which the Plaintiff and Defendant
both laid Claire as their own, auu the rpiestion turn-
ed entirely on the identity of the animal.
Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD, for the Plaintiff; stated,
that a person of the name of Nolan hired the horse
in question of the Plaintiff, in August last, for the
purpose of going to Hythe, and when he arrived
there it was claimed at the stable by the Defend-
ant, who insisted it was his horse, and that it had
been stolen from him some time hack. He identi-
fied it because it h of but one eye, a scar 'you the
rump, and heals.) stated that it was a quiet horse
in the statute.. Now he should shew iu ebidenre,
possession of the horse in question, by the per-
sons from a hoin the Plaintiff purchased it, from the
year 1103. It was true it had but one eye all that
time; but, with respect to the scar on the rump, he
should prove that it happened since the horse came
into the posiseasion of the Plaietiff, by running
against a chaise shaft. The other criterion also by
winch the Defendant identified the horse, he should
'hew also is fait, for, instead of the animal's being
quiet in the stable, she had the habit of biting all
those w ho caine near her.
The following witnesses, for the Plaintiff, were
then called :—Jahn Bliss, who purchased the
horse in January, 1808, at Dixon's Repository,
Barbican, for the Plaintiff, Coney--Dixon's Clerk
proved she was sold for one East—and East was
called, who said he purchased her of the assignees
of one Wright, a bankrupt—Wright was next
called, who said he bought her of one Kings a
cheesemonger in Holborn—and King proved that
he purchased the mare in the year 1103. During
the whole of this time she hail but one eye, but
had no scar on the rump until she met an accident
while in possession of the Plaintiff, by running
against a chaise shaft.
The witnesses, fel. the Defendant, said the horse
resembled the one he hail lost, and spoke particu-
larly to the scar on the rump.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH observed, that the Plaint-
iff had shewn an uilinterrupted possession of the
horse in himself, and those under whom he claim-
ed, since the year tend, and thought the weight
of evidence much in his favour.—Verdict for the
Plaintiff.
FULLAGAR V. WORDED and ANOTHER.

This was au action for an assault. The Plaintiff
was a man upwards of 74 years of age, and the De-
•fendantii kept a public house near to the Plain-
tiff. There MU a dispute between them respect-
ing the possession of a small piece of land.—
The Defendant dug in that pieco of laud, which
was claimed by the Plaintiff, and he in return
threw about their logs and pieces of wood. On the
day of the asaault in question, the Defendants be-
ing more mischievously inclined than usual, the
elder of them took about two g:111011S of certain no.
savoury liquid from the temple of Cloacista, which
he diluted with a proper quantity of water, and
when the Plaintiff came to retaliate far their dig-
ging his fence, by throwing about their pile of
wood, they threw the tissanonry horrid over him,
and then poked him away with a long pole, by
which they also threw him down.
Mr. GARROW, for the Dcfcatlant, treated this
as a ridiculous affair, and not worth the serious
consideration of the Jury.
Lord ELLINBOROVRII told the Jury it was a
gross insult to so old a men, and they Mould give
him damages accordingly. Verdict for the Plain-
tiff—Damages 101.