The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-26 00:00:00

SHERIFF'S COURT, Red Lion Square.

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(Before Mr. Under Sheriff- liirchall, and a Special Jury.

CAPT. PELLEW, N. V. - TENANT, ESQ•
Mr. Bailey opened the pleadings in this case. Tile
declaration charted, that the defendant had s:lll.ecil the
wife of the plaintiff. The defendant had sulitred judg-
ment to go by &atilt, and the jury were now impan-
'wiled to assess the amount of dania6cs to which the
plaintiff was entitled.
Mr. Gazelee stated the circumstances v.liicli
this action had been brought, and proceeded to call %sit

Mr. Richard Cotter.—" I am a purser in tlie Katy
I know Mr. and Mrs. Pellew. I wan ih EIL:41111
they returned trout India, in 1809. 1 went to mein at
Plymouth, where 1 was introduced to '.Urs. Pel:ew. 1
visited them repeatedly at L.ord EXllloolill'S 111,11 W, witere
they resiled. I had opporttlnitie- of seciii4 cogent tu_t-
ther repeatedly. I continued my artrainlatice tr.
when they went alaroad, I thought they t.viit r
most happily. Capt. Pellew was a
husband. They have three children.

about four years of age—a daughter. In consequence of
come unfortunate reports, I went to Ireland in December
last; I saw Mrs. Pellew there. She was in the officer's
apartment at Whiclily Island, near Iluitty Bay ; she was
at Mr. Tenant's apartments. Mr. T. is a Lieutenant in
the 35th regiment. Ile is about 30 years of age ; Mrs.
Pellew is about 28 ; Cain Pellew is about 32 or 33.-1.
remained in Ireland till last May. Mrs. Pell ,w, when
I saw her, was far advanced in pregnancy. I procured
a nurse fur her, whom she afterwards declined having.
She was bronchi to bed about the beginning of February.
I do not think Capt. Pellew had been in Ireland.
lie had I believe have known it. Capt. Pellew
was Captain of the Imprwirible, at Plymouth, and he
roilained there for the last two years, when he attended
his Parliamentary ditties.
Cross-examined by Mr. Selwyn.—l first heard of dif-
ferences between Capt. Knew and his Lady last March
two years. I beard from Capt. Pellew of their separa-
tion about Le months hack. He told me that in conse-
quence oilier ill temper they had separated. I did not
Lear front Capt. Pellew that there was a formal szpara-
tion in writing. It was Mrs. Pellew told me that. l
never saw the defendant at Mr. Pellew's in England. I
never saw him till I saw hint in Ireland.
Examined by Mr. Burchall.—Captain Pellew did
not say to me on which side the desire of separation
arose.
De. Beattie was then called, but did not answer; and
the case for the plaintiff was closed.
Mr. Birchall, in summing up the evidence, observed,
that it had been justly stated, that the true principle
upon which damages were given in such cases as these,
was the degree of comfort or happiness of which the
plaintiff had been deprived. In this instance a volun-
tary separation had taken place between the parties,
before the defendant, for any thing that had appeared in
evidence, was even known to them. Here were none of
those topics which were usually urged in aggravation of
a defendant's conduct. There was no breach of friend-
ship—no arts to seduce—none of those acts, in het,
which were calculated to excite a strong prejudice
against the offender. It was the province of the Jury to
take these facts into consideration, and to give that ver-
diet which their own sense of justice might dictate.
The Jury, after a short consideration, assessed the
damages to C5Ol.

We regret to learn, that as the Duke of Sussex
was alighting from his carriage at the Earl of Jer.
sey's, in Berkley Square, on Friday last, the bolt
supporting the top of the carriage broke, and his
Royal Highness was precipitated under the carriage.
The horses, most providentially, stood still, and
gave time for the servants to extricate his Royal
Highness from this perilous situation. The Duke's
foot is extremely sprained. Mr. Pettigrew, his
Royal Highness's Surgeon, was immediately sent
for, and we are happy to announce that his Royal
Highness is doing well.
CORONATION MEDALS.—After the completion of
the Coronation Ceremonies within Westminster
Abbey, followed by the Archbishop and Bishops,
and other Peers of the Realm, performing the cus-
tomary homage, it is usual to scatter about Coro-
nation Medals of gold and silver. Charles the 11.
whose Surveyor General was Sir Christopher Wren,
had prepared 200 medals of gold, and 300 medals
of silver ; and there were 100 of gold, and 400 of
silver, for the Queen. Their Majesties George 111.
and his Queen had also an extensive impression of
Coronation Medals prepared, and spread about at
that point of time when the drums and trumpets
announced the conclusion of the Coronation services.
There is, it is stated, a dye sinking for medals to be
distributed at the approaching Coronation of George
IV. The gold and silver medals of George 111.
were struck by Lawrence Nattier, and were orna-
mented on one side with his Majesty's Bust,
and the inscription Georgius 111. D. G. M. Brit.
Fra. Et. Hib. Rex. F. D and on the reverse was a
figure of the Sovereign seated with Britannia holding
a Crown above his head, with the inseription (the
country's arms had just been very successful)—Pa-
trim Ovanti—to the country triumphing :—Coron.
XXII. Sept. MUCCLXI. Silver medals of the
late Queen Charlotte were also thrown amongst
the persons seated in the scaffoldings, and amidst
the populace. On one side was represented
her Bust, with the inscription Charlotta, 1). M. G.
Br. Fr. Et. Hib. Regina ; and on the other side her
figure appeared at full length, standing by an altar,
with a seraph about to crown her ; the whose encir-
cled by the motto, Ortesitynt Meritus—by merit ob-
tained: loron. XXII. Sept. MDCCLXI. Although
England was at that time engaged in a severe con-
test with France, the British arms, as already melt-
that( I..(1 been triumphant, and his Majesty's
ve,t • ion to the throne lii.vitig taken place on the
nom veriay of the I. nit?us battie of Agincourt, tLe
Coronation !suited t:.e deepest interest in the Hai( II
—an interest only ,•(: idled by the extensive :oat
graced preparations iii,,king for the alproaching
Coronation.

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