The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-05-08 00:00:00

PUBLIC MONUMENT

TO TILE MEMORY OF THE LATE LAMENTED
PRINCESS CHAKLOITE OF WALES AND SAXE

Ct)BURG.

_ _ ...
The Cenotaph Committee, after wittier!! considering the
various communications they have received, and in cider-
mity with what they have reason to believe is the wish
of the Public, beg leave to aside that it is their intention,
should their funds be adequate, to etinstract the proposed
Temple of the Cenotaph us, a scale sufficiently extensive to
admit of it■ being appropriated to the purposes of Divine
Worship, and constituted a Eire Church.
(Fur the Committee)
BENJ. itOTCH, hut.

Yesterday being the Duchess of Youc's birth-
day, the some was celebrated in the usual manner at
bunk-hour. Her MAJESTY pee an entertainment
IA the teaming w honour of the day, the QUEEN
. . .

no - .
htilletii
VAUSTY.

+ter tate-
respectsng the state of

LEOPOLD came to town from

Arsimassesisost to pay his respects to the Duchess of
YORK upon the anniversary of her birth-day. Hi.
)Rural Highness also paid his dutiful respects to
the Quash, the Panics ItscEac, and the Duke
and Duchess of CUAISEALAND.
The Dowager Duchess of RUTLAND, And Lord
CHIMILLA ;WANNESS, arrived un Wednesday at her
Grace's house, its Sockville-street, from Belvoir
Castle.
The Marchioness of BUCKINGHAM has left town
for her seat at Arington, Hunts.

The. Marchioness of SALISBURY lied a *elect
party at (limier yesterd►y, at her house in Arling-
ton-street.

The Dowager Countess of CLERMONT had •
card party last night, at her house iu Berkeley-
square.
The Dowager Countess of ESSEX had a select
card party yesterday evening, at her house in
Curzon.street, May-fair.
The Earl of %VESTMORLAND will give a grand
entertainment on Sunday next, to a large party
of distinction, at hia house in Grosvenor-square.

Lord BULKELEY gave an elegant euterNininent
yesterday to the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM and a
large party of distinction, at his house Stanhope-
Street, May-fair.
Lord M Li.souttNa and his son, the Honourable
F. LAMBE, left town yesterday for Brighton.
Ai elopement wontd have taken place on Friday
last, bat the intended happy couple were heard
es they were gbout 'making their escape. He is •
among widower of no fortune, Mr. W-- of
W—ow—t—r, with the much-admired and accom-
plished Miss W— of C-I—a. Her follow., when
J oritilWileoseAs otilisoy gamma pounds.
Two nell sad intertsliug Animals fiom
Ethiopia have just been imported by Mr. Cameo.
Proprietor of the Royal Menagerie, garter 'Change. They
are the Rupricapra of Pliny, and lire Gala, or GOON. of Bur-
ka, a souse given them by the Hottentot*, from the sound
of their ruler' which is very load and dear; they are the
least knows' of any quadrupeds, and the must extraordinary
em yet introduced into this country.

In consequence of a dispute ate gaming table on
Monday night, in the vicinity of Piccadilly, Mr.
M—, who was an Officer in the British service
at Brussels, and Mr. B—N. • medical man, met at
three in the morning on Tuesday, in the King's-
road. They fought at twelve paces. Mr. B. was
wounded on the back of the head, and the affair
was adjusted.
Iry consequence of the insult offered to Captain
DOBBYN (late of the sth Dragoon Guards), on Fri-
day last, in the Court of King's Bench, the parties
met yesterday morning in Epping Forest, attended
by Mr. C. A. Coosa fur Mr. FELLows, and by
Colonel MACIIRONE for Captain Donsirx. Shots
were exchanged without effect, •hen further pro.
ceedingi were presented by Mr. Coons declaring his
determination to quit the ground, conceiving that
what had passed was sufficient to frame a satisfactory
explanation upon• This explanation could Hot be
adjusted, on which Captain DOIRYN and his se-
cond insisted on repeating the tire, to which Mr.
FELLows most readily agreed, but his second, M►.
C. adhering to his original determination of quit-
ling the field, rendered any further proceedings on
the p.irt of Captain D. cud his second utterly Ml-
powa

LAW INTELLICANCE, • •
COVRT Of' CHANCERY. IisCOLN.6-INS,
MA% 7.

This wag the first and after Term.
LORD Jolla towoonrso w. ORAllarieß, ANT Tilt Tarn es
At Tan 14TR Tnll'alltr,lo.
Sir ARasit.lll. P110607T, oil behalf of the Noble Plaintiff,
moved, that the Defendant, Grainger, should ply into
Court as the remainder of hi% purchase money, fair
an rtate stitch he purchased from the late Nlarquis Totem,.
head, anal that it :nicht he referred to the Master to inquire
and report what part of the estate was copyhohl. It was
sold by Mr. Whim., the auctioorm, to the Defendant,
Grainger, for 5,0001. and he paid a deposit of 2 I per cent.
The Margolis afte,oards, lay his will, devised the Estates to
'the Plaintiff The Defendant wa% pot in y ion in
April, ISM, and had Wen ever slum in passe % • of the
profit.. The Bill hail been IBA foe a specific petformatice
of the contract, and the Defendant, °mincer, in big an.
ewer, alleged that there were faire acres of the estate
hold, which had been sold to him fur frieholikaud that there
is another part liable to Corporation taxes. If Ibis was the
'nor, it certainly WAS proper that this part of the Motion
should be referred to the Master to inquire and report what
corny/meat' ought to be given to Ow Defendant, if his
allegations were true. But he understood this part of the
motion was opposed ; lie would therefore now ouly ask his
Lordship Chat the remainder of the purchase m I should
he paid into Cones, as the Defendant bad been eluttu years
in possession of the estate.
Mr. DANIEL followed on the same side.

Mr. HEALD, Comm,' for the defendant, Granger, ►taled,
that this was a bill filed for a sr, ifie performance of a c°"-
tract. which Mail only filed in 1817, although the sale took
place in 1807 Ilia client was id all times ready to pay the
purchase money, if the Planstiff was in a situation to enable
him to give what he hail purchased. His (die Learned
Counsel's) objection to the present motion was, that the De.
'mutant ought not to pay the purchase money, without au
allowance being made as nuaspetisation between the value of
copyhoM and freehold, as it regarded the four acres. Ile
also understood there was a difference as to the outgoing,';
fur, at the time of the sale, they were calculated at 97/. wheel
the Defendant had to pay 1271 per annum. Under all these
circumstances, he ihougiit that 1,0001 would nut be more
than the Defendant ought to Ise allowed to deduct out of the
remaining purchase money which Mli2 moved to be paid
into Court.

The LORD CHANCELLOR...." How many years purchase
did you give fur the estate?"
Mr. HEALO—." Thirty years."
The LOUD CHANCELLOR.—" Yon have been eleven Years
in possession, Mr. Heald; have you paid any interest fur the
purchase money ?"
Mr. H CALI, said there wan au agreement between the par-
ties as to the interest, and his client wished to have the pur-
chase money settled, as he was paying S per rent. for it, which
was much more than the proceeds of the estate produced.
Sir Army,' PIGGOTT, in reply, •aid, if a certain sum was
mention. d for compensation, hie client would have no sib.
jrction—for instance 5001. until the Master had made his
report .
The LORD CHANCELLOR" Ms. Heald says 1,0001 and
yon, Sir Arthur, say 5001. ought to be deducted, until the
Master makes his report. Now I will draw a line between
you, and say 7501. Let the Defendant then pay in the
balance of the 4,000!. into Court, after deducting that min
without prejudice.

PRIVATE HEARINGS.
QUEEN MAB
PCITLLT C. WE.,TOROOK.

Mr. Wierttriax;;;;;d,thWhisLo---r4l;liip had fixed this
day to hear the Petitions in this
The LORD CIIANCFLI.OR-" I will take it now." His
Lordship theta ie.irid to leis private room, sad did uut
come again into open Court during the day.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wrinsmorrui,
uusiso•T, May '7.

URI. :Alt MARIA ItAXILEoe C. SELL AND RASURA.
Mr StARLETT stated, that this was an action brought
by Mrs. Jane Hamilton against the two Defendants, who
were Proprietors of a Paper called The IVeekly Dispatch,
to recover a compensation iu damage's fur a libellous para-
graph, inserted in that Paper on the 20th of July last, tend-
ing to injure her character. Ilia client was, be believed, a
widow; her character was highly respectable • and she was
equally respected by those who knew her. She formerly
the wife of Mr. Hamilton, a printer,resident iu Falcon-court,
Ifleet.street, and Proprietor of The Critical Review about 13
years ago. Mr. Hamilton's affairs beenunitig embarrassed, he
quitted his wife and family; and Mrs. Hamilton bad not
seen him since that time, and had reason to believe be died
about four years ago Mrs. Hamilton was left with four
children, who fur atone time she supported by her exertions.
Three of them had since been provided for by her relations,
who had also settled a certain at ipetid on her : to add to this,
by her own exertions, she some time ago engaged as a per-
former in the Haymarket company, where she played several
limes, and was rising to fame and profit iu the profession,
when her material affection induced her to give all up, to
accompany her daaghters to France, there to superintend
their education. Here she remained, living in repute, for
two years; when, about July last, a young woman named
Harriet Molineux Hamilton was apprehended on a charge
of child-stealing, tried, well couvieted at the Old Bailey, and
sentenced to be transported. Soon after, a paragraph to the
following effect appeared in the Defeudanke Paper, beaded—
" Child stealing:—lt appears that the female couvicied
of the above crime at the late Sessions at the Old Bailey,
was formerly the wife of an eminent printer in Fleet-street;
that for a abort period of her life she strutted and fretted her
hour upon the stage, and has performed several times at
the Little Theatre in the Haymarket: since which time she
hail formed a counectiOn with a gentleman in France, and
had left that place Foote tine ago, preparatory to her ac-
coacheasetst in this:conutry. Thai child she was delivered of
died; and upon the account of her receiving a large stem of
money from the above foreigner, she stole the child alluded
to, in order to relent wish it to France, to impose it on the
leppeNd father as his owe uffaajtag. She is a female ref con-
taleats."
. Tire eisscription confider" its this paragraph was so
Om% IMO In use who law* Iles. Hasnlltos could fail to
apply it ao beet and mush irasiailred the fact—several a he
knew her, west to Newgate, expectiog to see bee ; and even
her own son (vane to town from the country, to visit his
unfortuuste mother. At length the paragraph reached Mrs.
Hamilton, amt she came to this country, to investigate
the transaction. She made application to the different
Papers in which the paragraph appeared; all of whom,
with the exception of the Defendants, contradicted it; and
against these Papers elms bad so intention of iostituting
proceedings. Her applications to the I)tfendants, how.
ever, were fling; her letters retnaiiird nonoticed ;
anti she was obliged, in justification to her character, to
adopt the morn she nail dune. She did not mean to im-
pute to the Defendants any personal Iniowledge of her, but
she suspected they hail bnu made a tool in the halide of
ushers, by whom they were now indemnified. He (Mr. S.)
was great a friend to the liberty of the peas as any man.
When property cumlurted the press was au repine perdue.
live of much good; but when in had heeds, it was powerful
to do mischief. The abase of its power ought to be restrain-
ed; and he hoped the Jury would, iu this case, skew the
Defendants that they were nut thus to sport with the cha-
racters sod feelitirs of luditiduals at pleasure, and with
bovinity.
The usual proof of publication was then goite throngb.-.
the libel was put iu and read—aurl Mr. Scarlet( called
Mr. M'illiams, the Plaintiff's Solicitor, who hail known
her some years; saw the paragraph at the time of its publi-
cation end 'lrately applied it to Mrs. H.; he had not
seen tier at that time for three ue four years. went to New-
pie, expecting to see lies thive, and then th•covered it wan
a different prisms. Mrs. Hamilton soon after returned to
this comory; and by her instruclious witness wrote to
proprietors of The Irrehly Dispatch, ol.siritig to know the
authority on which they pnblirbeel the parse' apt+. He wet. le
twice, and called several times; but could neither see ally
one, nor get an 111111M1 r to his letters. lie exantoried till the
London Parrs. The Da,oilasts was time paprr in *ken

,the ruatzraph app".,arrel. Arid', the !teflon was
c Inc'eel's', he %%rote ais eentl4 kiwi- to Mr. Ii reite r, who
is a Sol:tutor, •I,ltstez, iliat if the author of the irerArrespli
W 341 riVIL•II up, the Action would be dropped
; hut to this lei_
ter he received leo asestwer. He treeew when
at the Illy sieoksi Ti„ arid i!:14 no dnnhl I I•f! Monti
" Si, silted and fretted her hoar Isom 'ler stale" spnlirJ in
leis client, espicially a. she a.. al.) eleseitbed a wife of
rioter, formerly ro,i.leret iu n.
jeweller, lend known Me.. Ilaosilfan some
yelis. When Ire saw the ptiraz,spli he %opposed she vela
the person alluded to. In Se ptenilwr last, at wheel, lime he
*app..« el she. as. rossiinrol in the Peueleotiar, Minix, he
Wt.* .1 to see I.er p is. his door et larT,e.
Mra io whose boost Mes Ilansittoo lodzed pre-
ei s Its ler goitel he Feiner, al,o sow the patstzraple, and
suppo ed it was Mrs. Wootton who trot hem teie,l3llll con.
ve,t d, She PlillppoP.4l her to be can/Weil iiiiorr sentence of
transportat till v, lately ; alien, to her titter surprise,
idle suet her its the
Captain Doratiri knew Mrs. Hamilton in France, where
She nos at the tone of the trial.

Mr. Gvittivg midi-ivied the Jnry no the part of the r).-
readmit., mod disclaimed any personal feeling% towards Mrs.
Hamilton. 'fhey could not give up the aminr it the para-
graph, briwg ignorant who he was. They rare now 1111/4
ready to stale their conviction, that the paragraph, of which
they regretted the publication as much as any one could Jo,
was wholly nufousiihul.
Mr. Justice Annovr slimed up the evidence. The Learned
Judge oliaerveil, it war clear that the paragraph was Illss I-
lons ; that it appl.ed to the Plaintiff; and that it was
wholly nufoontlctl It was ar, flout although the
Defendants might he ignorant who was the authnc, ihry,
proprietors and publishers, were liable to answer fur the
publication.
The Jure, after a short deliberation,. found a verdict fur
the Plaintiff, damage% 200 t.