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ARRIVALS AT I IA R ROGATE.

Lads Charlotte Drum-nowt, So George Warrenden, Lady
Jane Muirhead, arid Alr r..ead, Lieutenant Colonel Tot-
tenham, Colonel Se-gealtsaii, Major Naylor, Colonel Bell,
Captain Lomax, Colonel Murray, Mr. and two Mivs Strau-
henxiev, I arty and Nd lasitlel, Lord Bvlhavair, Dr. Carrie,
Colonel Oede, Dr. Keith, Captain Rocklin', Colonel and Mn.
Goldle, Sir Whartm and Lady Amcotts, Mr. Mn. and Mister
Ctrft-in„ Colonel, Mrs. and Mies Dixon, ()attain, Mn. and
Master Todd, Ca.rtain Crichton, Mr. Mrs. and two MO. Ver-
non+, Mr A. Wakinsurs, Re. %I .. Hodgson soil Mrs liorli•.
son, Dr. Mrs. and Master Hunter, Colonel, Mrs. and two Miss
Plumers, Colonel Gooch, Si: Alan Clionalare, East of Meatus-
rough, Lord Pollington, Hon Mr. C. &vie, Capt
Colonel Sotherair, Rea. Mr. Marten, Capta- a ..ad Mrs. Will,
Lady Gerard, Sir Richard King, Sir Robert Ainate, Rev. Dr.
LaW, Hon. Men Dawson, Sir Francis and Lady and two Mat
Blake*, Dean of llifiddlv.harti, Lady Bovotons Colonel and
Mrs. Pruchry, Mr. and M,, IVii;ttle, Captain Allot ; Mn.
and Miss Allot, Mrs. and Mi.s G Allet, Mrs. Maud, Mrs. aril
Master Barker, Captain Bourke, two Mr. Hardy', Mr. and
Miss Stovetop, Mr:. and two Miss Vrikinsoose Major Tani-
MAD, and Captain Bob.i

The Doke of Btornto left town yesterday, on
visit to Mr. Co,C a, at Holkham.

o.Possosur 'and D. B. D %tr. Esqrs. two
Opposition Irish Members, arrived in town yester-
day from Ireland.

EIZTLIt.-.-On Wednesday, the 13th net. a
meeting took place between Major G. and Limt. P.
in consequence of a quarrel the Friday preceding, at
the Theatre, which, we are happy to say, ended
without bloods!, e 3

Lieut. Col. Naceotsort, Aid-de-Camp to General
LAKE; Lieutenant Colonel M*c QUAIIIRIE; of the
teith regiment. on his way to the isle of Mull; and
Mrs. SCOTT and Miss CARNEGIE from Londunt
arrived at Edinburgh on Friday last.
The Brighton Theatre will open on Saturday,
July 7, under the able management of Mr.
Baustote.

At the next flibury Meeting. the Prince of
WA L geg Assiscrit is matched against Mr. Scaur•'s
Elmore for VOO guineas, h. ft.
At the Newmarket Craven Meeting, 11305, Mr.
I, AD lIROR L'l RIIIVOrd is matched against the Duke
of GaAsroles Pehuc. for 100 guineas.
On Monday nett, will be run for over Lewes
Race Course, a Sweepstakes of 'l.O guineas each, for
all ages, 11st. each. Two miles, to be rode by gen-
demen. The horses to be divided into two classes.
'The winners to run for the main.

Same day Lieut. Cul. LLlGl4loyes br. g. against
Capt. Scos•et.'s br. g. 10st. each, two mile, for
SO guineas, It. ft. to he rode by gentlemen.
Same day, Mr. BRIDV.i'S brown poney against
Mr. Jo.' as's Mack poney, 6st. 41b. each, thelast mile.
for 50 guineas, p. p.
Brighton Races are fixed for Saturday. Mondry,
and Tuesday, the Vith, 30th, and 31st of July.
Steward, Sir CM AILIIS BUSS'. Illr.
The Lewes Races are to be held on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday, the 2d. Sd, anJ 4th of Nu-
gust. Stewards, Lord F. OSSORMI, and the Hon.
T. CAPEL.

The West-Essex Militia begin their march it'',
morning from Harwich, having received a r nit
for Gravesend. The second division wi I depart to-
morrow.
The Royal Lanarkshirz Militia have received a
route to Colchester ; a march of 310 miles from San-
derhusd.

Wednesday last, the Cardiff troop of volunteer
cavalry received an elegant standard from the hands
of Mee. WYNDHAM, the lady of Trews Stirs's-
ram. Esq. M. O. and Vice-Lientenant of the
county of Glamorgan, as proxy for the Marchion-
ess of BUTS. accompanied with an appropriate al-
dress t to which, Captain Wools, in ani energetic
reply, expressed, in the name of the corps, the grate-
ful sense they should ever entertain for the honour
done them by the M trchioness.—The rresentatinn
took place on the Green of Cardiff Castle. and it
being the first day of the races. the assemblage of
elegance, beauty, and fashion. far surpassedwity thing
ever witnessed in the principality.

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ME HON. MU. CORE'S GRAND ROUT,

IiANOVIIt-SQUA SG

This Lady gave a grand Rout, on Monday night,
at her house, in Hanover-square. '['he Amateur
Masquerade, upon the same evening, at the Pan-
theon, operated as a powerful diversion in favour
of this Lady's entertainment. Her house was opened
for masks, who resorted to it in great numbers,
previous to their visit to the Pantheon. No plan
could be more judicious, as few but charafters were
admitted, who, as soon as they had fired away all
their wit and humour, made way for others, and
continued their march for their ulterior destination.
Thus, all their life and spirit were pre-occupied. at
Mrs. Coca's, and the dregs and dross were reserved
for the Pantheon. Every care was taken to prevent
the inconvenience of a promiscuous crowd. The
tickets were all signed by MIL COKE, in het own
hand-writing; yet, notwithstanding every difficulty
sod precauuon, several Ladies and Gentlemen, not
euly certified, eager to enjoy the pleasures of the
scene, attempted, but in vain, to procure admission.
The house was m .st magnificently and splendidly
prepared for the occasion; there being a profusion
of chandeliers, &e. which shed a light as brilliant
as at mid-day. Their dazzling 'Fed was correaed
by the taste of the elegant hostess, at whose com-
mand thousands of shrubs and flowers arose, in
beautiful arrangements, to relieve the senses. The
Milanese Minstrels were stationed at the threshold
of the ball, and played a variety of charming airs
and pieces, during the whole reeling. On the ap-
proach of the Duke of Cumagasante, and Prince
WILLIAM of GLOUCASTER, they were saluted with
"Gods: rMe K g." and Rule Britannia," which were
executed by this Pandean Band, in exquisite style.
The ey is too often offended at entertainment of
this class, with the display of broad humour and
vulgar manners. Too often do chimney-sweepers,
link-boys, and jockeys, outrage delicacy, and insult
polished life by their low a::: rude imitation. Too
much of nature, contrast, d variety, we allow,
cannot be introduced into Mairerades. Variety is
indeed their true motto; but that which, under
the management of a pare taste, Is necessary to
perfection, becomes, when carried to an excess.
a radical defend. The coos fail at Mrs. Cotta's
was perfealy free from this objedtion. It pre-
sented a most elegant and chew diversity of eloa-
ram, all supported with truth and spin. Lady
E CHO, Miss CRS g TZSItS. Miss Heirs,, Miss
and the two Miss Monsoon, were sweet
ant; irteresting Fhver Girls The two layer were
unm saes!, and looked lively. Miss Tweet. re-
ceive.: mane compliments upon the beauty of her
bz .a. and its rearrest contents. Lady E. Fang.
x . admirable Old /11.110, solicited a place. She
advised to apply at Chterley Park, with SS assurance
in eight or nine months, there would be occa-
sion for her services. Mr. BLAND and Mr. Tun M-
StIlD, as SaMiees Isetatriv In the S entai
is 1538, talkeu loudly of the cone :eat of England
They hel all Bonaperte's boasts .end bravadoes by
heart, tenor t! r Mooilcar, any sided the part of in.
vaders to the lite, as, on the appearance of an Pl-
lid% Soler, they took to their heels and ran away.
Two 41farber Shierees vied with each other in their
representation of that respectable old matron. The
eine was Lady Sorreasir roa, the other Mrs. H.
Caesars.. The, wee both eseelkns, and it wield
be an invidious task to decide upon their respective
ittaims. Lord Motirroan. was AM Orfed Scholar;
he was bantered a good deal upon the suhjea of tl e
late Commemoration, and a learned Doane of the
Sorbonne having addressed him in Greek, his Lord •
strip found it convenient to sheer off. Lady MON T-
-10 it D. as a w.sildered after him. Me. Fang.
▪AN t. Mrs. and two Misses Gus's, Miss BLAND,
Miss Feetwaar tr., the Couiaess of Baaayserine,
and Miss cIIGIIL A It. were Country Girt. The latter
engaged all hearts, and charmed all eyes, by her un-
affezieJ grate, her beauty, and fine form. From the
rune source, :Le scene was supplied with Lord Ass-
urer, Me. F., at wear LL. Mr. 34 ASOM2 Mr.
&c. as CillUliffi era, liforzgoaeres Vidogen lac.Tw, Gentle!'. were uncommonly auraaive. One of
them sane,
whets bey y••• le*, who'll Nay, when bey,
Toe ',peek .reies, byre en I;
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with great taste. They ptoved to he the two Miss
Ca LTIIOIII.II, of the fashionable me of Gypsies,
who lievreated Champion Lodge op Saturday, and
not of the tribes that safest Norwood and Dulwich.
The Miss Coe or.: rs. as Pirgiaa OVA* San, were most
approptiately_dreesni, arid mode an interesting ap-
pearance. The Countess of Maxaoaoutsm was
a
beautiful Spasi4 Nampa; but, ngardless of the neu-
tral character of hat nation, she took an active parr
in the contest of life, si;!:ir, and gond humour. The
Cataracts of MACCE/SSML was Sirlume, Lady
Alatitrrir, a Nstat Mts. Waxes. a &hod MISIIt.
Lady T • *Scotch Laois, deemed la het plaid ;
Mrs. A. BOK AK' ;7N, as old Snorting derv, ; Miss
Garth?, an "1 Arse ; Lord Joao Tee aat,a Prussian
°firer ; Mr. W. L. outi, a /lightest/ Ojier ; and Mr.
LYartN, a Saitor. Mr, W vss ma, a Sforricc-dancer,
cut his capers in a style that would not disgrace
DESNAYF,, or a DIDELOI, anti lanced himself into
the good graces of the motley grout.e. Mr. RAM sots
also made a diverting &crafter:eh t but perhaps the
most entertair.ing associated pair in the rooms were
a Qaeck De.4o, is:01 his Sinfasin, supported by Mr.
11. vier and Mr. Mottos. They had dentifrices,
/sloes, 7:4 potions, of all sorts and prices. No one
cool' surprised at beholding so much h.zalth,
Le.sut;, wit, and spirit, for, according to
tre and .56,25,11aa'a account, it must be the
frzl: nf the Cimpany themselves, if there was one
old, ugly, sick, or sort owftl.
The fancy dress,.s were numerous, and exqi:isite•
ly heautilnl. Every one of them might be refer' ed
t .14 model of caste and elegance. We noticed in
file class, Lad!' ANNA M. STANIIOrL, and the
Lantc.s of HANIIINGIC.N, rich fancy dresses, with
nd turoans and fca,,;',ers; Marchioness of SALIS-
SLAY, and Lady C. Cicit, sviii:e and silser ;
Duz'nt,s of BotTnis, M;s. and the two Visscs
117N-'.. Lady Lt. I)LirrNALR, and ht-r part", fan
d 7"-a 5 .1:1d ; N:rs.MAS TLIS, fancy dress, cr.-
Duss..sgcr er•tintt ss cf tirtr .N,
et tnuuut spangied fancy veil, Nlr. H. 11 Al -
r3IL, a fancy U.,,,ie.; 0•C; It A DVS, fle,h
c)iored fancy dress crape and si:vcr. The I .arl of
BAARYNIOS L. Mr. En us...se :vir. J. BENSSFOAD,
arid several others, were in aan.";.. t
f4nY did not tlf nk of departing until near thrc.
1:1 the nsorning. Tbey amounted to about

LAW INTELLIGINCI.

COURT OF KING% BENCH, WESTMINSTER, June 26.
Sittings &Jere Lord ELLEN BOROUGH.

Townson, V. Towmgrwo.

This was an adios for money had and received.
The Plaintiff, Horatio Townsend. Esq. was a
Gentleman of the Bar ; the Defendant was a Cap-
tain in the Guards, and son of the late General of
that name. He was supplied with considerable sums
of money, by his sister, previous to her marriage
with the Plaintiff, fur which sums, no charge was
made in the present anion ; but he had received
considerable sums of money from her since her
marriage, out of which the Plaintiff sought to
recover only 7001. The Defendant often acknow-
ledged the Plaintiff's demand, and was obliged to
sell his Captain's Commission to pay his debts t and
that of the Plaintiff was considered so large, that
3001. per annum was to have been appropriated
towards the liquidation of it. This cause was re-
ferred.

STII.SCHAN S. DISVIEIS aIID WIFE.
This was an adios brought f.tv the price of a
riding-habit made by the plaintiff, for titc Defend.
ant's wife. pievious to her marriage.
It was stated, by Mr. Guist, on the part of De-
fendants. that Mrs. Davids was one of the daugh-
ters of the late General Larnoile between whom,
and the late General Johnston, chart had existed a
strong friendship. Fortune had been favourable to
the latter Gentleman, but proved deceitful to the
former. The Defendant, Captain I)avi,it, fell in
love with Mu Lamoile t and General Johnston,
who was always very kind to the children of his
old friend. had ordered the habit in question for her,
as a wedding gift, which was also to be accompa-
nied with a wedding supper. Unfortunately, Ge-
neral Johnston died, and his widow refused to pay
the debt Miss Lamoile. who was to have proved
those fads for the Defendants, did not arrive in
town time enough, and the Plaintiff having proved
the .elivery of the goods, tar Jury found for the
Pl-untilf, 61. ts.

BRUTAL ASS %ULT.
TRS [:NO V. JOHN srocoginity.

This was an indiamen. fur aviolent assa A upon
the Pressentria.

Mr. GARROW, in stating the case on the part of
this proseastioa, observed, that this was one of the
some satires tames his Lordship ever had the mis-
&tow en ivy t the Defendant, who was in Court,
was with a most brutal assault upon the Pro-
seentaittchutabeth Welty, who was a young married
moan : bar but iaand was a man of good iharader,
by pecaseion a sign painter; the Defendant, a farmer,
and an old and intimate friend and acquaintance of
her family; the had been to see her mother a:td
sister as far as Oxforl-street, they then got a chaise
to e y them Eiy, where they reside I ; the De-
fendant proposed seeing the Prosecutrix home, and
in going along talk some improper liberties wi.h
her : he attempted to force her into a louse of ill-
far a in Woodstock-court, and whi!e on her knees,
.-leg him to desist, he dragged he• into it. and
at ti. s; •ad.aveured by persuaneas to make her
yield to 1 i. .sbes ; hut she made so much noise,
and such r sta ice, that the go d Wail/all of the
Ischise, AS the id.,. t was pleased to cell her,
came in, but site .8 ,(); S willing to re:cite innocence
from the arms ni I is,. •':.:stet nerfoltly the part of
Alga -r Cade, telling r, .1.,• d bett•sr be eect, and
let him have his w s : • .'sappy 114. from the
situation she WA, i'4, : i:.1) .le s; is this state,
she was put into A co . acsompeniel by the
Defenden• and the es. . • brought home, but so
bruises:, and in such a S. , .-o-n the violence which
was attempted, that she some time in a very
dangerous state of health.
The Prolecutrie, Mrs. K•Ily, was first called:
she deposed, that her husbeni was a painter residing
in Wardour street ; that she wa. t:e 1 (tighter of one
Rose, a farmer at Ely. In February last, h 2r mo•
they and sister amt to town to pay her a visit ;
about three o'clock in the afternoon, she went with
them to Piccadilly, in search of a stage to carry
Them home ; findeig the stage: gone, they went to
Oxford-street. to :Ito General %Voile, a public house,
where return chaises set up: they went into the
house to wait for one, when the y were joined by the
Defendant, who had known the Witness since she
was four yea's old, And always in habits of intimacy
with her family : he was an elderly nun. married,
and had several children. While they waited the
arrival of the chaise, they had tea. Her mother ex-
pressed some uneasiness at her going home alone,
when the Dd.:edam offered to see her safe. By this
time it was near seems o'clock, and in their way
home, the Defendant turned down Woodstock.
street : she remonstrated with him, telling him
that was not the way ; that she always went
Oxford R ad, bet he insisted it was the shortest.
When they got in Wondstock Court, he wanted her
to go up it, and, upon her resisting, he forcibly
dragged her into the passage of the third house in
the court; she ran away terrified, but he soon over-
took her, and brought her back ; she then fell on
her knees, and entreated his fo beerence. He said,
she was a foolish girl ; that he would give her 201.
or a new gown ; that she would meet with no harm.
He then dragged her into the corner house, where a
fat red, faced woman attended her; she endeavoured
to booth her into compliance, telling her she had
had two husbands of her own ; that they were very
que“. thi +es, and desired her not to tell her ha band
any thing about it ; she cursed and swore very much,
and thrcateiled to charge the Witness with the watch,
if she mad', a noise. By this time, she was SO agitated,
that she fell into a fit. and in that state was put into
a coach, attended by the Defendant, and the good
L.,);,en. Here again he attempted to take indecent
li .erries nith her, and fearing lest he was going to
tai: her to another improper piece, she rushed out
of the cat risige, and was very much hurt. He suc-
ceeded in putting her into the coach again, and
there she was held down by both. She fainted away,
and was b aight home in a state of insensibility.
Upon her cross-examination by Mr. Easel:4a, she
wee he was forcing, her into the house, in
Wood-1 nes:scot:it, she called out tt Marder," as loud
as she Id; but having a heavy cold, could
scarcely he licerd ; she said, while they waited at
the Genet-AI Wolfe, for the return chaise, they had
some feandy and water, which she just tasted; that
thy Detendant brought in a pint bottle of wire, but
s x slid nut touch it; they slcank tea, and a Mr.

' Nunn, a miller, from Vs_ et Upton, ;lined them ;
she did not drink four or five shillings worth of
brandy and water • but she, liar rnntltt:r, and sister,
had a glass of shrub each, when they first came.
She was perfectly sober, aril never %%lc t;psy in her
life; she did not pat the Defendant on the check,
nor take any improper liberties with him ; she
walked, without any difficulty, up the street, and
no one could say she was intntirated. Soma days
after, Mr. Nunn, the Defe is its., and another
person, came to her, acknowledged she had beat ill
used, and wished her to make it u;), and thigh no
more about it. The Defendant's wile said she would
be sorry to see her bu,band in prison, wed he was
willing to make any rec impence she thought fit. Her
brother wa, present, and observing it was a most scan-
dalous aft, would not suffe.: tier to listed to any terms.
Her mother and sister, both very decent looking.
women, were next examined. They corroborated
the testimony of the Prosecutrix ; they both declared,
from their long intim icy with the Defendants they
thought her perfeCtly safe in his company,

Mrs. Sid IT H Las was then called: she said she lived
in the house with Mrs. Kelty near four years ; never
saw her drink, nor im;sroper in her eonduft in the
smallest degree, was at home when she was brought
in the coach, and hearing a noise, went down, she
found the Defendant endeavouring to lead her into
the shop, and she appeared much enraged with
him; on seeing the Witness approach, she cried
out, " Oh ! Fanny, Fanny, I have been in a bad
house !" She was much distressed, and greatly
agitated. Witneu then went to the coach, and de-
sired the woman to follow her in ; she asked her
where she lived, and was answered, in Oxford-road,
at No. 49. The Defendant came up to her, and
told her, Mrs. Kelty. was mad, had fallen into a
fit in the street, and that that good woman had as-
sisted in bringing her home.

Mr.' Ease ta advanced many arguments on the
improbability of a man, such as the Defendant,
married, stricken in years, with a large family, and
in habits of such intimacy and friendship with the
family of the Prosecutria, who had never, before
that time, made any advances to her, nor any at-
tempts upon her chastity, being guilty of so abo-
minable a crime.

Several witnesses were elided on the part of the
Defendant—Mr. Nunn, Om miller; the waiter and
hosteu at the General Wolie Inn ; Thomas Vaughan,
a watchman, and his wife ; Mrs. Abigail Hope, the
good assvers of Woodstock-court ; and Miss Mitchell,
a mantua maker, were all severally examined.
They attempted to prove that the Prosecutrix had
made very free, and hut taken improper liberties
with the Defendant, and that she was in a state of
intoxication during the whole of the transattion.
When his evidence was eland, the Defendant se-
cretly retired from the Court; and Mr. •a a ow, in
a very able and elotpteat speech, recapitulated the
whole of the evidence, expressing his regret at the
Defendant's having left the Court without his know-
ledge.

Lord Et.t.eusonouom with his uml precision
charged the Jury, who found the Defendant—
Guilty.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
S~ttinjr &fore Sir J•MLS Marsn&LD.•

SSITTW O. FOX.
The Plaintiff, a respetgahle tradesman, at Shad-
well, brought his aaion against the Defendant, for
a violent assault, and illegal imprisonment. It ap-
peared, that as Mr. Smyth was walking near the
Angel Gardens, in High-street, Shadwell, in last
January, he observed the Defendant beating an old
man, named Itintoa, us a bi utal manner : in conse-
quence of which, he went up to inquire what the
man had done, and told the Defendant he had be-
haved ill. The latter, thinking Mr. Smyth Gffi
cious, was abusive. and finally took him to the
watch-house, by virtue of his authority, as a con-
stable; while they were going there, Mr. Smyth
WAS struck several blows ; but the Defendant, after
keeping him a short time in custody, suffered him to
gn home, on being informed he was an inhabitant
the parish. The defence to the anion was, that
Smyth had interrupted the mutable in the execu-
tion of his duty, which he was performing, when he
struck the old man, f.'s the purpose of compelling
him to leave a fishwoman, with whom he was mak-
ing a riot. The Jury gave a Verdia for the Plaintiff
—Damages 40s.