The National Register.
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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in the naive of our reverend Sovereign, may lead to a sate, honourable,
and permanent peace. Signed, by order of Court,
HENRY ‘VOODTHORPE. •

To which Address his Royal Highness was pleased to return the
following most gracious answer :
I return you my warmest thanks for this loyal and affectionate
address.
• The determination manifested throughout the United Provinces
of-the Netherlands to shake off the yoke of France, and to ie•esfa-
blish in their G•Nernment that Illustrious Family to whom they
originally owed their liberties, was well calculated to call forth.
amongst all classes of his Majesty's subjects, that. sympathy and
exultation in which we so largely participate, and which strongly
evinces the characteristic generosity of a free people.
I look forward, with the utmost satisfaction and confidence, to the.,
renewal of the same friendly interbourse and connexion between
that country and Great Britain, which experience has proved to be
equally important to the true interests of both, and to the rode.
pendence and security of Europe.
The sentiments whieh you have expressed on the deliverance of
the ancient inheritance of my family from the dominion of the
enemy, could not fail to be peculiarly grateful to my feelings.
The unexampled career ,of victory, which, through the favour of
Divine Providence, has attended the arms of his Majesty, under
the command of Field-Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, and those
of his Majesty's brave Allies on the Continent, affords the foirest
prospect of ultimate and complete success ; and I nin persuaded
that on are animated by a firm conviction, that it is only time fol-
lowing up with unabated s igour the advantages already obtains d,
that the great object can 1.,e accomplished, of restoring to this
country, and to Europe, the blessings of an honourable and lasting
peace.
They were all very graciously received; and had the honour of
kissing the hand of his Royal Highness.

There is to be a most splendid entertainment given at Carlton
Home on the Birth-day of the Prinesss Charlotte, when she comes
of full age, if her Royal Highness were Heir Apparent to the Crowe,
and consequently Islay be regarded as of full age being Heir Pre-
semptive. It is expected,tthat, notwithstanding the adjournment of
Parliament, sill the principal Nobility ofthe United Riugdom, will
snake it a point to be present to pay their respects to their future
Sovereigns. The preparations making for the Fête are of the
most Sumptitous kind, and it is believed, tl.at it is only the COM-
nencemetif of a series of Fetes which will terminate in the marriage
of the illustrious Personage with the Hereditary Prince of Orange.
An. imb n that may bec,c4lige.me.ans of establishing, nut merely a
barrier to the ContinenW Powers again France, but a security to
Enghaul against the revival of that system of interdict on our cool-
melee which has been so severely felt in the present war. This
projected alliance will, of course, give rise to much and very Serious
discussion. ; but in all Europe where could there be found so suitable
a match for the Heir Presumptive of England as the Heir Apparent
of the Netherlands? And what Csinntries could be so naturally
or so beneficially connected ?—itionahig• Chronicle.
Tl:e Hereditary Prince of Orange paid a visit on Tuesday to the
moo's Charlotte. at Warwick-house, to which he was introduced
by the Prince Regent in person. On Sunday the Hereditary •
Prince dined with the Regent, and the Princess Charlotte was of
the party.—Weduesday, at two o'clock, the Hereditary Prince left
s house, in Harley-street, to proceed on his way to Hol-
land. His Royal Highness arrived at Colchester, and stopped at
Thice Ceps Let, the same evening, about ten o'clock. and
immediately proceeded to Harwich, where lie embarked on board
the. Meteor libmb, for Holland.
Wrilitesd,iy, the Mums Charlotte visited the Princess of Woks
fir-the first time this season, and her first visit to her Royal Mo-
ther'- new horse in Connaught-place. The Princess Charlotte ar-
rived in her carriagre soon after four o'clock, where she was re-
ceived by her Royal Mother in the most affectionate manner, who
conducted her over the (muse. Her Roy al Flightless particniarly
admired the Chinese room and the library, although the latter is by
no means finished. It is fitting up in a very novel and peculiar
style. The Ceineae room is exactly the same as that which was in.
toe Princess, of WaleS.3 house at Blackheath, the materials for
which have been removed to Connanght-place.--At a .quarter past
five o'clock the Princesses sat down to dinner. At eleven the Prin-
cess Charlotte took leave of her Royal Mother, and returned to
"Wax% ick Honse.
The Princess Charlotte of Wales, it is expected, will spend her
Christmas with the Queen and Princesses, at Windsor. We under.
itanoi that 4rkeley. Rouse ia to. belief future re•idonce.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

I.

CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS.

MAYHEW r. MAYHEW.
Thig.Vras; a cause of divorce, or separation, brought by Charles
Esq. against Sarah MiW?ew, his wife, by reason of adul•
tery °Hedged to have been committed with a Mr. John Clarke. It
appeared that the marriage took place between the parties on the
24th of September, 1806, and that they cohabited together 114 man
and wife, and had issue by that marriage three children, two of
whom are living. In the month of August, 1811, Mrs. Mayhew went
to Margate, where she became aconainted with Mr. Clarke. On
returning to town for a few days, sire informed her husband that
she had received many civilities from this gentleman, and this was
followed by an invitation to dine with Mr. Clark at his .14/ailments
in the Adelphi, which Mr. Mayhew, peffectly unsiispicions of his
wife's infidelity, accepted, and accordingly dined there with her.-
She then proposed returning to Margate on the following Friday,
which Mr. Mayhew agreed to, and as his profe.isional engagements
prevented him from accompanying her so soon, he consigned her to
the protection of Mr. Clark for the journey. Instead 'of proceeding
direct for Margate, they stopped at the Duke's Head, Rochester,
and passed the night there together, representing themselves as
husband and wife, and did not reach Margate until the tiillowing
day. Mr. Mayhew hearing of this pause in their journey, had Ilia
sulricions awakened, and accordingly proceeded to Rochester,
where they were fully confirmed ; he then went to Margate, and
tax:,il his wife with her infidelity, which she at first denied, but on
being confronted with the chambermaid at the Duke's 111,A, >he
with great emotion acknowledged her guilt. Mr. Mayhew then
withdrew himself from her society, and instituted the present suit.
Mrs. Mayhew's Counsel .admitted the sufficiency on the proof of
adultery to sustain the suit, but contended that Mr. Mayhew had,
by consigning his wife, upon a night journey, to the protection of
such a newly formed acquaintance as Alr. Clark, been guilty of gross
negligence, and afforded a facility to the commis,-iiin of the
crime charged, front which he was not therefore entitled to the
remedy he sought.
Sir Wm. Scott was of opinion that the conduct of Ntr. Mayhew
was not sufficient to warrant • the conclusion that had been drawn
from it by the adverse counsel. The case was sufficiently proved
to entitle the InisbaNd to his divorce, and there was nothing in his
j conduct which should have the effect of depriving hint of that re-
medy. The divorce was accordingly pronounced fur.

DUN DAS V. •DU N DAS.

This also was a proceeding for a divorce by 'reason of adultery,
at the instance of Robert Maas, Esq. of St. Mary-le-one,
aLtabist Jane Rollo Dundas, his wife. The parties in this ca, e were
married in April, 1805 ; they lived together upwards of five years,
hut had no children. In the autumn of 1810, when on a visit to
General Robertson, in Scotland, they were introduced- to Lord
Semple, a Scotch NoWeniati, who visited- them at Mr. Dundas's
Callers. Mr. Dundas having seme estates in Sweden, which occa-
sionally required his pretence there, embarked for that country in
July, 1811, recommending to his wife a residence, in the mean
time, with her sister, Lady Douglas, at High Wycomb. During
his absence, Lord Semples visits to Mrs. Dundas became more fre-
quent, and his attentions more particular. Mr. Dtuidas's -return
was not expected until the following spring, but having completed
the arrangement of hiss affairs with unlooked-for expedition, he
wrote to his wife, apprising her of his intention to return immedis
ately. He set off shortly afterwards, arrived in London before his
letter, and took up his abode at Morland's Hotel, Dean-strect, Soho-
square. Being well known there, the servants informed him, to
his surprise, that his wife was then in the house ; he declined, how-
ever, disturbing her, and ordered a different room, but in the morn-
lug enquired the occasion of her coming to town, of which• she
gave rather a confused account, and appeared much embarrassed.
He met Lord Semple in the (AT-room,
.and observed him walk
into Mrs. Dundas's sitting-room ; he followed, dissembling his sus-
picions, and thty all entered into conversation ; in the course of
which, Mrs. Dundas handed a book to his Lordship, observing that
it was his, and she begged that he would take it home with him :
Mr. Dumb: observing a paper between the leaves, said, he must
' insist upon having the book, and accordingly took it. The con-
cealed paper proved to be a letter from Mrs. Dundas to Lord Sem-
ple, tided with expressions of unbounded fondness for his Lordship.
Mr. Dundas reproached Lord Semple with the breach of friendship
1 and confidence he had been, guilty of, at which lie was abashed, and
j they then i•eparatcd. Mrs. Dundas shortly afterwards left the hotel,
leaving a letter fur her husband, expressive of the utmost contrition,