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London, England, 1820-12-16 00:00:00

S F. DUCTION.

A statement appeared in this sad *thee Journals, a few
week. nip', under eke brad " Infamous Affair," of the cir-
cumstance* attending the alleged seductisra of a girl of itt,
the staughtir of a widow lady residing at Chelsea, by a Ha-
roues of arl•nored age, who was Styptllr.llll) have conveyed
her to Scotland. A writ of Habeas Corpus was procured
at die suggestion of Mr. Mimic, of Brusadreet (to whom
application was made upon the subject by tier fries.),
and espy effort was made to discover her retreat, brat
on trace colloid he oluniued of her until about a fort-
night ago, whew the come worthy Magistrate received as,
aussnytiours letter, dated Edinhurgh, and bearing that post-
maik, isifarmissg hint that by au application at a house in
Slatrimossy-place, Clapham, certain intelligence would be
obtained of lbst yotusg Lily, where ease bad been men-
tioned in the Logsdon Journals. Salmon, the officer, was im-
mediately sent to the house described, where hr found an
elderly female and a young girl in a stale of pregnancy.
The old woman, on being inkwmed of the nature of his
errand, teemed petlfeetly ow fait to the whole matter, and
told him that the young lady had left the house of her
" protector," and was then nn her passage to London by
one of the Leith smacks. Salmon was flout ordered to watch
the timid of the Leith smacks in the river, and after wait-
ing auxiously fur several Jays, Ikt at length Mimed that*
girl astawcriug her description bad landed from the slyer, and
oat to he G Jat • publec-boute in the Strand, where pas.
seugers by these smacks are in the habit of seeking tem-
porary accommodation. He proceeded there, and was is.
revised by the landlady that the object of his search was in
a room up stais, whither kialmou went, sad found the
youtug lady, with • girl MA mute iltan fourteen years of
age, sitting witha person calling himself Ccqtfaia AL, eating
platers and drinkiag strong tile. &demos told her the nature
of his business, bet she retisted to go with him' until Ite pro-
duced the writ a ffeigas Cerrjort, and thew with great rei wet.-

lure the ruisetetetl fa aectompasty lees le her issuilser's boyar,
%twee she ikat present In a state ufriserciste, as it is suspected
OM if tellfeeei le tiive bet liberty latewdiately, she will '
again .it the wietersal reef. Tbe legal investigation of
Ilea traasactsue, it la saki, will disclose .4 gesso of greet its.
Gag. The salaam Awl wee eeasigael,aa her arrival, to
lb. cirevif Via Colrain.

SifITUFIELD CLLI RATTLE SAE,. I
•
On Thursday loorarigg tidy the two Steeserds of
the Shelly. Mr. Richard Hudson, jwn, aged Mr.
Daniel Webster, comtnenced the rtftcult task of
clawing the very numerous flue woit4tihittr the 44-
ferent description?, and arranging algal, .ip $l.;.
Sedlet's Yard, which had lasers out it to oowspett
for the premiums; sad sooa after twine (Moot the
six Judges assemlAttl, oho had been appointed by
the Club fur, ineanding the same, viz.—
Foe TWO CAT,LII—Mr. Wetter E1p414.14 of nab".
!totem; Mr. William Gibbet, of New Dond-tdretn; sad-Qtr.
Timms, Moor, of *en row, hi Leine:44,4lre.
ro; TMt Ante*. on Pica—Mr. Joint Null. or Pang.
dem,. thweex ; Mr. Thom!, Dalliy, of speacer.street; and
Mr. William Maxwell, of West Now, Esser.
The great and nearly belaiwed excellencies of
many animals in several of the chime', soil the
great number on the whole, which rrtitnreti careful
handling and examination by the Judges, coil-
sinned the whole of the day, so that it wee, nuer 01X.
o'clock in the evening before the Judges could
agree on and complete their awards, from which
our Iteporter hag been enabled to obtain the fol-
lowing particulars, viz.—
.

CATTLE.
The let licdfordien premiums of plate, value terenly-five
/feline's, in Mr. John Wetherall, of Kirkby, Leicestershire,
for his three-years akl Duehaaa ox, bird by kacutelf, from a
short horned cos, and fed on grass and 4110 ml-cake• ; and
also the gold medal, value firs guises., ae the breeder of
the ume.

ed Derifardisn premirra value twenty.fivs guineas, to
%fr. John' Weide.", of Cre:losr, Barks, fur Isis legs linos
four years old Hereford us, brrd by Mr. Walker, of West.
lington, Herifordsliiir, fed by himself 011 grass, hay, and
fire hundred oil cakes; and the `old medal to ble. Walker,
as the breeder of the same.
• The 6th Club's premium, value twenty guineas, II) Thos.
Tyrobill Drake, Esq. of Amersharn, Bucks, for his Owe
years and eight months old Awl-horned oa, bred by him-
self, frown a bull belonging to the late Mr. Juba (instal, Esq.
of Wyliatio, Lincolnshire, and fwd ou grabs, bay, tame,
meal, sad oil cakes.

71h Club's preiniens, value fifteen guineas, to Mr. Thos.
Arndt', of Taoism-, Northamptonshire, for his four years
old shurnborned ox, toed by himself, and fed en grass sad
hay.
Bth Club's brat premium, value fifteen guineas, to Mr.
Thomas Walker, of Newbuld.on-Avon, %Varwic`zsbire, for
hi. five-years old Hereford ox, bred by Mr. James Price, of
Malvern Pars's, Woreesti rshtre, fed on grass and hay.
Ditto, 2d premium, value tea guineas, to Mr. Robert
Masters, of Nethereole, Warwiekshiie, for his four years
and four months old half-bred Hereford ox, !wed by M.
Gibbous, of A4.un, Nurthaitiptaushire, from a shorts
horned cow. f.d oo gratis sod hay.
9th Club's brat premium, value ten guineas, to Felix
Dnosh, Esy. of Bretoind, Middlesex, fur his funr-ycais
old Scotch ox, fed on hay, and distiller's grains and wash.
Ditto, second preinitam, value fire guineas, to Mr. Ralph
Oldaeres uf Arusby, Leicestershire, for his three year old
Hereforilux, bred be Earl Talbot, at ingestrie, Stsfiurdrhire
and fed on grass mid hay.
pith Clnb's premium, value ten guineas, to Mr. Edmond
Huck, of DowescAnapary, Gloucestershire, foe his six-years
old Hereford fat row, which has borne three calves, bred
and fed by himself on grass, bay, turnips, and oil e4ke.
The general merits of the cattle exhibited were, at the
conclusion, commended by the Judges in terms highly Illt•
tiring to the exhibituis, pestienlarly thou in Clau 1.

SHEEP.

The 3J Bedfordian premium, valise terraty (Worse, to
Mr. Wiliam Leah, of Soaldirick, liuutirgeoushire' for his
three 32-Niouthe old u.v Lcieciterehire wetherr, heed by
_ _

himself, sad fed un grass, hay, and Swedish Istruips; and
*hp tile 014 otedal, valets bre gebuse, ss tles breeder of
the tame.

4th Bedfortlian premium, value twenty (shwas to the
Earl of Bridgewater of Asbridgv, Hertfordshire, fur big three
31-moubtlas old Suistisdaws wetbirs, bred by his Lordship.
fed on grass, bay, turnips, sad chaff; stud also the gold
medal, as the breeder of the same.
The 1111, Club's premium, value lea guineas, to Mr.
Moles Stokes, of Kingston, iu Noitingliamshirs fur his
three 2/41%0401N old New Leicester wethers, bred and fed by•
himself, on grass and turnips.
12th Club's premium, value ten guises+ to Mr. Richard
Rowlawn, of Water-Eaton, Oxfordshire, fur bis duce 34-
mouths old New Leicester wether', bred by Mr. William
Game, of Ainsworth, Gloucestersbirei fed us grims, bay,
and Swedish turuips.
13th Club's premium, value tea guises*, to Mr. Jobs
olGlyiail, in Sussex, for his three 20-sonsubs old
Southdown 'ethers; brad and fed by himself us gross, bay,
sad turnips.
14th Club's premium, value tea guineas, to Sir Thomas
Dyke, of Ltillingstone, in Kent, for his three 32. months
Soutliduwil vretbers, bred by himself. from a ram be.
lunging to Mr: Stephen Grantham, of Lewes, Sussex, and
fed on grabs, bay, anti turnips.
The Judges condone their sward as to sheep, by outieiag
the great merit of three long-woulled wethers, abewn by
• Henry James Nichols, Esq in Class [Maud XII. Also the
extraordinary merit of the pen of 3-veers old Southdowu
+ethers, hews as extra stuck, by the Earl of Bridgewater.
PIGS.
The Aftb Bedfitrilian premium, salsa ten guineas, to Mr.
Thomas Pallets of Ilartingforilbury, Hertfordshire, for his
three forty-eight weeks old Essex nod Suffolk pigs bred by
himself, and fa on pollard and Welty-meal, sod some
peas, in the last seven weeks • mud also the Bedfordian gold
medal, value five guineas, as the breeder of the same.
Fifteenth Clnb's premium, value ten guineas, to Mr.
George Dodd, of Chrnies, Bork', for his sixteso-werks old
Suffolk pigs, bred and fed by himself, on barley meal, in the
last month.
The hinges conclude this award by ooticing the real
merit of two sixteru-inuoilis old Essex pig!, sheen as extra
stock by Mr. James King, of Pisiotow, Essex; and of the
young Essex and Suffolk boar, silvan by Mr. George Dodd,
of Chroirs.

Yesterday morning. very early. the thew opened,
and before nitre o'clock a very numerous group of
rash smen. drovers, and ethers connected with Smith-
field market, hurl, as u.ual,satisf)ed their impatient
curiosity ; and, in the characteristic bluntness of
their manners, ;missed judgment, 1110 i only on the
animals exhibited, hut oho on the decisions of the
Judges as to the several prizes. - Soon after ten
o'clock the yard began to fill with company, mind
continued crowded through the whole of the day.
The Duke of Dorset, the Marquis of Tavistuck.
and a great number of the zealous patrons of agri-
culture were amongst the crowd. who seemed,
beyond any former instance, delighted with the
number sod great excellency of the stock exhi-
bited. The circumstance of the yard being so un-
commonly tell precludes our inserting the detalltel
general list of the stock, to which, on some former
°cessions, we gave insertion.
Mr. Sadler hoeing,. since the last they. provided
spacious slid well•ligbted lofts over his stable*. the
agricultural implements and machines for •venous
uerfal purposes were there exhibited in unusual'
nuinhers. by which arrangement the yard was left
unincnothered for the company viewing the cattle.

•
A stone coffin, containing a perfect strleten, of
very large Onnesisiona, which is suppo!ied to lupe.
!sin rn the ..pith vier since. the drys.tif ging Viso
pimp, was discavere4 lit week Isy ire/Imm
digsPiag the stew read to litedtrarlalle
news Bristol.

B .11114C11 OP PROMISE:
in the Coast of Common Maas, Dublin, on Sa-
lardity hut, came on to be tried. before Lord•Nott-
Stilirrand a highly rehisectalde Special Jury,. case
in which Mrs. COILS was Plaintiff' and Air. lit NA-
lasa• Defemisurt. Lt is an action for liteocit of
promise of Marriage. in which the Plainfiti, who is
a widow, seeks to recover front the Defelithot the
sum of Five Thousand lioutirth, wounded an a
*fitters contract, dated the 20:11 October, 1815.
Mr. WSLI.ScIi stated the Planitifts case in a very
able speech.
The Defendant was ■ lieatenont in the Tower
Hamlet Militia in 1811. In December, 1811, Mr..
Coils was residing at Iser house, No. 92, tipper
George-street, Portman-square; her husband. Mr.
Peter Coils, had died in 1809. and left her on atm"'
income sufficient to support a single woman genteel.
ly ; he also left the sum of 5,000/. to his mutant
daughter, the interest of which who to he addled to
Airs. Coila's income until she child should be of age.
In the year 1811, Mrs. Coda laid out 1,500/, oit
new furnishing her house. and having occasion to
dispose of some of the former furniture. ilno led to
so interview with the Defendant. Port of the fur-
niture had been disposed of to a lady, through whom
Mr*. Coils first met the Defendant. De courted
Mrs. Coda with great ardour. and after some time
they calla:sited as man and wife, and were as such,
with Defendant's assent, considered by their friends.
Defendant because much embarrassed. and his cre-
ditors having become pressing. he desertnioed on
going, for a short period, to the Continent.
in!,; the trip would be ins agreeable rrluxtition, he
mild not with safety wait for Mrs. M`Namarst, who
remained behind, hut proceeded at once to
lie stopped at Dieppe, from whence he corres-
ponded with Mrs. M'N.IIIIAIIII. I may well call her
so, Gentlemen, as he did. The first of his letters
Irons Dieppe is dated the tOth of July, 1813. It
cotiimeners, "My dear 11.irriet," and coutanso the
following passage.:—(Mr. Wallace here read from
the letter)—

" I am very wirasy at Dot having heard from you. I
have had a very unplraannt dream last ought. If you hived
me as I.love you you would write more regularly. I have
taken the cottage, at yau said you liked it, and am sorry
you have aid let No. :ft frieraniue her honey) there are so
many Elmlmitit here 1 fear Limbo' a ill he deserted; give my
love to Ilairiet and Carohim—Adieu, dear Harriet, ever,
seer, affectionately yours,

. .
" RICHARD MiNANIARA.
" P S.—Pickett arrive here wiry Teleaihy, Thursday,
and Saturday, an that you may write every Monday, Wed-
nevilay, and Friday."

[We are compelled to postpone the conclusion
of Mr. Wallace's very able statement until to-
morrow. The Court adjourned until this day, at
a quarter past rix o'clock, when the cross-examina-
tion of the first witness called on the part of the
Plaintiff hail not terminated.]--(Corrick's Puss
trf Nonday.
[Tuesday's Paper, though due, has not arrived.]