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London, England, 1808-08-19 00:00:00

ROYAL ENTERT.IINIVEA7:

Wedutsday Her 111.x.horry gave a dinner to the
l'oldnility and Gentry of Windsor and its environs,
which war conducted by the Princess Etozopeta.
The Prince of Waxes and Duke of CLAKETICS
arrived at three o'clock, when the Qeai.tr, Prince
of WALLS, and Dukes of CLonnece and CAM-
lictucx, Princesses SOPHIA, AUGUSTA, ELIZA.,
B.TH, AysLIA, nod MARY. sat down in a large
eitioese teat, which was prepared Ihr them, to
dinner. The rest of the comp my ant in the other
tents anti niarquetss on the luau. while the bands
of the Royal Horse Guards. Blues and Stafford-
shire Militia. plared in different ports of the gur-
den. The Mandarins, from Vauxhall, were also
pre.ent. and 'obeyed their dexterity of hand to
the young ladies and ge itleuien present.—
i'st dusk the youthful visitors had u llall, and die
Ilioros. Folsom' mid Nobility wers present to see
them dance. His -MA, CITY arrived Irons London
about eight o'clock; lie immediately joined the
party, and seemed highly delighted with the en-
tertainment. The Prince of W•LEA and Duke of
CLAIIk:N4I slept at the Lower Lodge and yester-
day morning set off for London. That. Bull broke
up at half-past tan, when the Kum, QuEEN,
.11 the ROYAL FAMILY, Illurned so Windsor Pa.
The couspatay cousisted of the following
visitors

Maritsa Coriswallia Laity anti Family ,• Lord aid Lady
Aslshrk,uke alai Family, Lord IluMnts awl Family; Lashes
Ikl§estce, lino a., and narrate ; the 11.... Mr wad Mrs.
Villica Mid Family; General it arcunrt and hie Lady; Colonel
Dei.iarow sad Filially; Colonels Etley owl Norlipte t Major
TalLot ; Nfr. Fa-kens:mile and Faintly ; the Ise. Mr. Nan
they. Mr. Rider, llouglaa ; (teactala Cartiattit and
Fassoy ; Col. Tailor, auJ many of the Oaken of the
Llais and lesiturd

The Blues petroleil the roads the %bole time,
till the company deported.

WINDSOR TIIE.ITRIC,ILS.

Mr. SHERIDAN'S Cwracsly 4or The School for
Scaatial was performed, by particular desire, on
Tuesday. Mrs. Munt6 played the part or Lady
Teazle with great vivacity and judgment, rod w-
eaved titil.oanded applause. A Mr. Wilanco.
flour the 'lath Theatre. wade his debut in the pH! t
of Sir Purer Tea:le. Mr. Baowaa was au excel-
lent Joser'i Surface; and Mr. PUTH AM was very
well received in (has/n. Mrs. Sputa was very in-
taesting in Maria. Indeed the wnoleCoatictly was
well supported, and went off with great *pint.—
Mrs. Simms also sings sweetly. anal rereivel great
aoplauae in the part of Lydia ; and Mr. Metros
in that of Risk, in the Farce of Leer Laughs of
Locksmiths.

Yesterday morning His MAJi:STY. PritlCPSSes
SOPtIIA. AUGUSTA. ...St allßMA.llWCOuspaitied isy
Lady TiIYNIII,.. Gmerals CAILTWAIONT and FITZ,.
11.014 and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Park,
and nturned at twelve. Afterwards the Pat st twits
took a ride in the Pack for upwards of an hour,
accompanied by Lady Tits.tist and Col. rsetok.
The Qt and PAIIICEbSi3 took au airing to
Froginore Ledge end Oardeas.
His Royal Highness the I)iike of YOIUL arrived,
en Wednesday morning, frau) flatlands.
The Duke of CUNIICLII.AND attended the gala
at Vauxhall, os. Wednesday night. 'l%. linenem, of
Sae evening induced his (loyal Highness to walk
thitaer, accompanied by his Aid-de-Camp. Being
quite plainly droned, his Ro)al Highness was not
teeneplised by many of the company present.
Eniky will close his engagement at the
Nrweitstle Theatre. oil Saturday neat. Mr. BAR-
itTMORE, Mr. M'CILLADY, and Mrs. HARLOWC, Lie
al.o there.

•
The public days at Abiwick Castle, the seat of
the Duke of NORTM/111BERLAND, which were to
enotmence on the St3th instant, are postponel,
the illness of part of that Noble Family preventing
their vibit to the Nurtio, as intended by them.
The Shrewsbury Theatre will open on Tut-84y,
the 20th of, Septemlter, being race week, witn the
comedy of The West Indian.
The Earl of (human and Lally A. SPENCICI
opened the bull, on Saturday night, at the Pavilion,
Ilrighton.

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On Saturday Ponnight the Earl and Countess of
LONDONDERRY landed at Donaghadee, from Port
Patrick, and immediately proceeded to his Lord-
ship's seat, at hlouot Stewart, in the North of Ire-

The Marquis and Marehinnemi of Warr:aroma
Lave arrived at the seat. Curnaghwore. uear Wa-
terford.

Mrs. MOUNTAIN was to perform her Travellers
at :spa, at the Bigg Market Concert Room, at
Newcastle, on Wednesday last.
Mr. and Mrs. C. lisnats perform the whole of
this week, at Brighton.
The Duchess of Mast.soaotion patronises Mr.
J. BRUNTON'S benefit on Friday, at Brighton.
The Duke anti Duchess of HEDFoCD have ar-
rived at Lymington Spa ; they were addressed, on
their arrival, by the Hard of the village, attended
by all the Sylphs and 2Visiads of the apriag.
The St. James's Volunteers had a field-day,
yesterdav, in Hyde Park.
The Lac! of UNIIRIONS arrived at Windsor,
yesterday, from Lewisham. in Kent.
Earl and Omuta, Sruccsa are gene to the Isle
Wight.
_

Sir tonna. CLanans it the purchaser of half
tine Brighton Theatre. for fire thousand two hun-
t:. al and 1111/ guineas. The root of the Theatre
at present, per aunion,iseigist laufaire(l4nineaa.
Lc rd M u La RA, f: care a turtle dinner, paiterct ay,
‘.i hi. how* in the Admiralty.
Earl and Country BtlitliaiLtY returned to town.
.t.eenliy, from Outlands.
Fashionable departure-, ve•terNY—
, The Earl of rdsearrerse, fur NroOtto• : Lord and Lady
, enurto• and family, for ebeltenisein ;'the Right Hon.
:'rune norms Ditty, for Dahlia • snit Mrs. itickurda, trans
in Aquae is f:rawesar.squarr, Ca; WrYman!h
Ott Monday evening, Mr. EL LtiTatt performed
11'.• part of Othello, and Mrs. PowLEL, chat of
E ..ilia, in the tragftly of Othet'o, it the Edit:-
I-n:oi Theatre. Mr. ELLiiSON Slat performed
Ceedrt of Tag. in the Lave of 7740 S'ailod Chia

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COIAT OF CHA?iCEßY:Lissowni-lits,
Er Earls MUMFORP, is the wetter qr Jona cow m •

a Bad:rapt.
Mr. HALL stated dn. was a petition of
Niumford, praying that the Court alight direct the
Commissioners of bankruptcy to admit him to
proved three proiaissory not.*, under the minion-
sion 'lssued against John Cowan, a bankrupt. The
circumstances were, that Mauston!, in the rear
1806, brought 44 action of damages against Cow-
aii, for seducing the daughter of -his wife. which
deprived ima oilier services. While the actiou was
pending, the parties compromised the busineari, by
leaving it to arbitrators to assess damages ; who ac-
eordi ugly determined that Cowan should pay Mans-
ion! Soul. as damages._ and 251. costs of the action.
Cowan gave Muusfurd three promissory notes for
3001. which are yet unpaid, and n note payable at
a shorter date, for die coats, which had bean paid.
In the year 18u7 a Cominianion of Bankruptcy is-
sued against Cowan, and tht Con 111 l iasioners re-
fused to allow Mutaford to prove hie debt, on the
ground that uo actual value laid been given for the
planisitory notes. Mr. 11.st.t. contended there had
been actual valise given, as Mutaiord had limit the
services of rile daughter, *ail the bankrupt's pro-
pe-ty received a bear& lama Sluniford'a vereptilia
of the notes. A, marriage ass considered a ralkl
consideration, and so it was in this ee.e, for when
a person does ati iajury to another, and maktos re-
paration. it inuat he considered- as a lowfuthint
valid debt. The referees being appointed by the
ithm to assess-damages, their 11:4001111:.11t was as
binding as that of a Jury. No fraud nor easailsi-
natiou could he i.rov.ad, and he was certain on such
defence would be attempted to be set up. It was
not denied but there had hens an iniary sustained,
of a moat aggravated kiiid. awl it could not be
held either is a Court of Law sir Equity, that the
reparati.n for that Lamy was not It V 4,1,41 debt.—
Cade those coaside.atioiss, he had no skuilit but
his lordship would g-ant the prayer of the peti-
tion, and give d.reetions to Vie Commissioners et-
Mr. Fonat.Avavz contended that the bankrupt
lead mot a right, by an imaiswal act of his, to de.
fraud his real Cretturs; it WAS u pontive de-labia
that Craw, that a loud vim not reeme,able,
when given for an immoral par,wise, and he hoped
that Court would never deoliet fraiu so case
system ; there rrontil have fleet' 4 wide 111(14Te.ler, if
e asses-meat had been made by a Jury. tor in
T .at case toe Creditors would have Wen fully lip.
prised of it, and %void have tracts their measures
accordiagly, :nit this was a datk tra oractiols,
ggled betw,en ts,ree or four individuals. He
did not say there ass any fraud was not its-
siructed 10 say au; bat if the damages heel been
assessed in open Court, lii bis opinion tit case
soal.l have borne a wish !better appearance. Ili.
Lordship had decided in the ease of Campbell, a
case nearly raistii sr, that an inquiiry should Issue to
a...certain wiietner any of the eresiitors* drills, that
had been proved under the cnintnissiosi. hut
oefare the bond was executed. I-k tru,ted
Isis Lordship wisald direct the same inquiry 'night
ba made in this case.

The Lona CHANCKI.LOR olesersril, that when he
first looked intothe petition, he was of opiut.iii the
petition should be ilionissed. Fie grouude 1 that
opiiiiou tinder idra that some fraud or roila-
ssou ioid helm practised. But lie fonnd tts ,!.e mos
no ground for the suspicion. Me thoitglit,it a vei v
difirrnt ease from that of CanipbellTi. The
dzakritpt might have confessed juditineat to the
action in the Common Pleas, where et would have
appeared no the Record, if there was any collusio.:
ia the case. lie was of opiniois the notes ought to
lie allowed to lie roved balure the Co.. nisioners,
as he conceived it to be a laaful claim for the de-•
privatiou of services.

We have been favoured w•th the following ex-
tract of a letter from am Ofii-er no bear.l the te*.
mod, Admiral DU COUKCIIY, Atignst 9,
brought to Plymouth by the Intelligeat gaa-brig,
with dispatches to Government :-
4, Madrid is evacuated, sad General Blake is in pursuit of
3tirshal Bearit;res. The anirnosaiy toward. the French is es
great as it desei res. The fither•iti-law of the .4mierieut
Como!, 72 ears of age, do of which he has b wit at COCOS Is,
is in prison, wolf the Freer+ Comm!, and ere..y our of plat
sauna; one of whoa bead it large iu whole pr/wi tel
id.Goalhela would ne instantly pat to d.ath. Et,•li in livid isl
wears a red circular eneks.le, with " Vire tlnnonsdn V/f."
with the tight-timer in the centre, and the 1.1114 of Curt ura
*mend it ; autl ribbons with " Coarser or die for blerdioand
ths FIIM."

The Spanish Mer..hants have received informa-
tion, that the Governor of the Havmuuils, olio.' re-
ceiving An account of the Spanish insurrection,
ordered all the French in the Island to be token
provisionally into custody. This story spay be
true, but the rust number of French i■ the Island
disinclines us to believe it. It is imam-stool that
there use no less than 15,000 French refutes from
St. Domingo in Cube; sod it is known that the
greater part of them are military.
The Strom:nu gun-brig, Lieut. tl. NUGEXT, bad
a smart brush, a frw days ogo, with a large French
man of weir brig. sent omit of Cherbourg for the es-
press purpose of hiking her. The Frenchmen
soon found then:metres woefully mistaken ; awl
alter an action of three quarters of an how, saved
themselves from inevitable capture by means of
their sweeps, in getting under Queniueville Fort,
which mounts filly guns. Lieut. Nei:peter. how-
ever, got hold of the Frenchman's jolly-boat, with
one man on board, from whom he learned tint the
enemy .IVoil two men killed, and sixtema
There were a French frigate and anot:ler brig in
Cherbourg Roads ; and • Captain of the forme-.
with 50 of his vicked men, came out to the ar..i,i-
anre of the brig, which was then getting away with '
all possible speed. There was no other E.:41;,')
vessel in sight at the ti ale of the action. W. are

happy to Wit, that the Strenuotu did toot retiewe
any inJterixl dainage.
The (.4../tae, Spanish schooner, arrived at Ply-
mouth, Nan captured by the Unicorn and Pii,rair
frigate.. and Cosset sloop of war: she ha. fel
board 44:1n0 iitand of anus for the troops at BSICO3s
Ayres, which were landed fur the ear of the
at Gijon : asid the daputehes from the Dike
of Bung, for tlieContamoding Officer of that (a.
km, we unieNta.td were found on board the Ce
roans, and are forwagded to Loudon.