The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-02 00:00:00

LONDON FASHIONS FOR MARCH.

WALKINGDRF.SS.-..-A deep amethyst:coloar silk pelisse of
grog de Nap/er, wadded, and lined with pink saronet ; ■ little
wrapt, amt fastened down the front with honks and eyes :
corsage, made plain and high, ornamented with tasselled chev-
ronellcs ; circular projecting collar of velvet, of a deeper line
than the silk ; two rows of velvet are placed down the front
and round the bottom of the skirt: sleeve nearly to tit, uitla
velvet cull, and full epaulette, intersected with velvet straps.
Hull' of Buckinghamshire lace ; cep of the same, fastened un-
der the chin with button and loop. Bonnet of the same silk as
the pelisse, bound with broad select, and lined with pink
satin : the front bent /a Melia Stuart ; the crown surrounded
with iuverted conical rouleaus of velvet, equidistant, com-
mencing with a silk knot : plunge of oat►ich feathers, of a
bright amethyst colour, placed on the sight side, and falling
low on the left shoulder.

Cloves the cooker of the peliese; corded iolk boots, the co-
lour of the velvet ; and swansrlotin mull.
EVENING Dazss.—Dress of piok yros de Naples : rorytage
to lit, edged with pink satin, and slashed to the form of the
stomacher; the interstices, or scollops, are filled with pink
gauze, connected by circlets, and forming a tasteful chain,
which continues to the waist behind, and gives the shape a
the back: full court sleeve, confined with straps, bound with
satin, satin circlets fastening the ends : a band of satin and
full trimming of fluted goose finish the sleeve, which is of a
moderate length. The skirt is decorated with a fanciful trim-
ming a double gauze ; each division of the pull disrobe is
supported by a satin roulette, ■nd the lower part projects as
far again as the upper : sprigs of the bmiu►a s,Nepervirens, or
great trumpet honeysuckle. are disposed at regular distances
above, and beneath is a satin rouleau ; and the hem wadded.
Broad pi k satin dash, dochle bew and long elide. Brand
lace scarf. Bracelets, ear-rings, and necklace of that beau•
tirul one, the pink topaz, set in embossed gold, to which a
cross is generally suspended. Head-dress, a gold tiara, or-
nameted with brilliants. Whits lint gloves, and White satin •
shoe■

LAW NTELL,GEi

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COURT .OF KING'S BENCH.
MONDAY. FED. 21.
INDICTMENT FOR PERJURY.

?Tint MING a. THOMAS BIG MOLD, SEN., ESQ.
Mr. Searlett stated, that this was an indictment for perjury
against tile defendant, who was the original founder of SS insti-
tution called the Norwich Union Insurance Society. In this be
acted fur several years as Secretary. Ile afterwards, having
been removed from his situation in the Norwich Association,
became the hounder and projector of a new society, called the
National Union, cm ried on in lkidge-atteet, Dlaclariars, is
opprtaition to the Norwich Union.
This indictment fur perjury arose oat of a bill filed by his
Co-Trustees end Directors of the Nationsl Union, under the
deed of association, by which it was agreed defendant should
invest 10,0001. cannel on the pat of him, the said Thomas
DignoW, to be invested in Government Securities. The seve-
ral Directors and Trustees lending their names and responsibi-
lity, this bill was tiled in Chancery, calling on the said Thomas
Digiiold to make good these conditions; to which defendant
put in his answer, deny•ng that he had ever annulated to ad-
vance such SUM of 10,0001., and that if any such clause Lad
been introduced into the deed, it was that the said defendant
bad been deceived end imposed on by the introduction of such
clause. The bill further averred that the defendant having
been repeatedly called upon to invest the said 10,0401. or to
give the prosecutors an indemnity fur such their responsibility,
repeatedly promised to invest, or to give such indemnity to
theist his Cu-Directure and 'Trustees. The defendant, iu his
answer, denied these applications to Lim, and also that he had
ever made such promises. Upon these averments of defen-
dsnt the several assigotucets of perjury were laid iu this in-
dictment.

Mr. Scarlett proceeded.—if the Jury thought the defendant
had laboured ender any mistake or misconception, it was far
from the wish of the prosecutora that they should find him
; ou the other hand, they could not do otherwise, if upon his
showing that these averments were utterly false, and that de-
fendant woe and corruptly perjured, they would say so
by (heir verdict.
The bill and answer being produced by the proper officer
were read ; some variations were remarked by the Solicitot-
aieueral, for (he defendant. The case then went into the evi•
deuce of Mr. John Bonier, solicitor to the association, a ma
tetisl witness, being absent in France ; that lie was seen 10
London two days before the indictment was last celled on for
trial, but hail returned, and was now living at a plane called
Saint Sau sant.

The evidence of Mr. Wilkinson, clerk to Hunter, -as sub-
stituted to prove that defendent wer. present when the ceverel
clauses of (e deed were separately discussed, tbat defending
proposed several alteratiows and interlinuotions, ~Lich were
introduced preparatory to the eseculion : end that in witness's
olriniou defendant could not be otherwise than cognizant of the
clause respecting the 10,0001. to be itiveeed by him to form
the fund* or the society.
The SolicitorCeneral addressed the Jury for the d7fYodant.
The Jury must feel the painful sensation which he e‘perienood
from the apprehension that the :Mei ems cf hit client in so im-
portant a case should suffer 4-CM any inetlequac7 on hie marl;
but be had no choice left ; and, as he accepted of his
lie should to the utmost of his '.-aculties, defend the cause
which he was retained to advocate.
The learned Solieitur-Deneral, in answer to ea allusion Ic
the Norwich Union Society, made by Mr. Scailett ir•. opening
the case, said, it was very true that the defendant had been the
originator of that lustitution, and night boast that be had pro-
jected an Estsblishment, which, or account ails eselelness, its
extent, and prosperity, had, al the present day, no equal—an
establishment, with which no other, either in this kingdom er
in the world, could vie.-11e contended that ar. Dignohl might
lionestli believe that the agreement wax not to 'Oversee but to
guarnntee, and in this case Ire slaternert would be Loncelly
made. He read a minute of the Directory, in which dye term
guarantee" was applied to the trinisacritm, and which be in-
tended to prove. With respect to the denial of applications
being made, the fury would end, if they competed the bill with
the answer, that the qiiestion put was denied in 111 mi. propel ty,
and that the datieulty arose from confounding a technical point
with the eubstantisi merits of the answer. There was nothing
in the world more distressing than to be compelled to answer a
hill in Chauce:y ; hardly anything should compel C im to du it ;
for there was a great number•of technical niceties or which a
Juan might be innocently entrapped into seeming r eljury by
were reliance on his legal adviser. Oa the whole, he put it 'o
the Jury ,whether it waxy& meat improbable that I Sr. Digruld—
a gentleman advanced io yew's, and a fair end 'mmourable cha-
racter—would commit* great crime when he :ne•. Om means
of certain detection were in the hands of his enemies?

lit consequence of the St'icitqr-i.:caeral haling, in his ad-
dress to the Jury, stated facts of which he did not of proof,
Mr. Scarlett insisted opon his right to reply, ;which was op-
posed by the Solicitor-General; but his Lordship decided that
Mr. 8. lisif that right.
Mr. Searlett haring replied,
. . . . . .

Ilia Lordship recapitulated *be vw:dence leery mi:intely. and
Raid, if the Jury were of opinion that the defendant did' now-
Maly and tomniit pe6ory, their strdiet wits. be guilty
—hut if they should be of opinion that the averments in the de-
fendant's answer were untrue, but that he, at the time be swore
to them, did not think them untrue, their acrdict must be for
the defendant.

The Jury immediately found a verdict of—Grikp
OIisCFNE LIBELS.--THE KING r. BENBOW.

This was an indictment against the defendant for publishing
obscene and filthy pas.ages, in a work called the Rambler
Magasbie.
Mr. Gurney was Counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Phil-
lips for the defendant.
The publication was proved by a witness named Regnoltl.
Mr. Phillips contended, on the part of the defcntlank, that
the prosecution would only give more publicity to the work.
The Jury found the defendant Guilty of publishing obscene
language in the book produced before them.

trEtkuAr, rt:n. 23.
THE KING v. II oON AND ANOTHER.

This was an indictment against the Her. WiMar 'lobed
Brown, late Hector of Little Clackion, in Essex, end Mr.
George I futchinson Whitehead, Solicitor, of Little Cork-street,
Burlington-gardens, fur having in 1819, entered into a con-
spiracy to chest and defraud Sir Colin Campbell of 60001.
II appeared, from a great mars of evidence, that Mr. Brown
applied to Whitehead to raise money for him by the isle of a
freehold catote, which he pretended to possess in the manor of
Great llolland, in Essex." The necessary inquiries were made
Le Whitelield, nod upon the assurance of the latter, that a
conveyance could he made of the property, Mr. VVat-
I. , Lincoln's lon, as the, Solicitor of Sir Cohn Campbell,
a puich:is..r for ,ix thousand pouuds. The deed of