The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-01 00:00:00

I/LIUM DIEU.

A round drew, comprised of white crape, ■potted with
white satin; it is worn over a white sarsnet slip : the skirt
is moderately fill, and is finished at the bottom by a wreath
of flowers nod leaves composed of black silk ; the flowers,
which are roses, are very small; a doable row of leaves,
placed thickly together, with the points downwards, is at.
tached to them : there are Iwo row► of this trimming placed
at some dista•cefrom each other, bet not so high as to be
unbecoming to the figure. The corsage is composed oiblack
velours ; the wend is long, and it is • little, hot very
little, peaked in front ; a narrow pointed-trimming finishes
it at the bottom of the waist, and it fastens behind. The
upper part of the body is composed of white crape, let•in in
easy folds, and confined is the centre of the bosuns by a jet
clasp. This style of body is peculiarly adapted to the dis-
play of the shape. Short fell sleeve; the upper part com-
posed of velour: siondi, edged with • narrow white crape
trimming, and fastened op i• the drapery style. The tinder
sleeve is white crape; it is very fall, bnt it is drawn close
to the arm at the bottom, and t► Swished by • pointed fall
of white crape. The frost hair is dressed in light ringlets;
the bind hair is disposed in different plaits, which are fas-
tened up iii hobs at the back part of the head ; white flowers,
intermixed with pearls fancifully disposed, ornament the
hair. The necklace and ar•rings are also Pearl: *hike
kid gloves and shoes.

PASEIONABLS ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES.

ARRIVALS.
Lord Foley, st his use is Heusihos-place, f,. his
seat is Worcestershire.

Cowmen Di Grey, at her born is St. James's•sgrarr,
fro. her seat in Surrey.
Sir James and Lady Landau* sad family, at their home
is La.Shsm•place, from their seat Cutteabrook. Northamp-
tonshire.

Lady Calthorpe, at her house in Grosveaor-square, from
her met, Anspton.
The Ladies Hill. in Haooeer.sgusre. from Rriehamploo.
The Earl of Dartmouth. at his horse in Berkeley.mpaare,
Eros t►e Earl of Derby's seat, the Oaks, Kent.
The Dowager Countess of Harcourt, at her house is Port-
maamplaro, from a sour
Lady Julia Dawkins, at her house in Upper Brook-street,
from her mat, Staadlyneh, near Salisbury. Wilts.
Lord Colville, at his house in bt -
tour.

Irrowe

At Shelley's Hotel, Coelispar.street :—Mnjor Marshall,
front Gibraltar; Major Campbell, Sth Regiment, fro•
Corfu ; Oaptain Boyd, from Corfu ; Captain Bradshaw,
sth Dragoons, from Birmingham; Captain Clarke, 54th Re.
giment, from Dower ; Captain Barn, 4th Dragoon Guards ;
Captain Strange, from Noreiresptom.
Godfrey Wentworth, Esq. and family, at their house in
Grosvenor-square, from their mat, %Valley Park, Yorkshire.

DEPARTURES.
The Earl of Abergalreony. from Ilia bowie in Berkeley-
square, for his seat, Eridge Castle. Sussex.
EadCateduo, from the Earl of Hardoieke's horse, in St.
Jairtes'a-square, fur his seat sear Tuobridge
Major Mapleton, frost the Si. Petersburg's Hotel, Dover-
street, for Brighton.
_ _ _

and Mrs. Hantoke. frogs ditto, for Bath.
Sir George Nugent, Bart. (rune Pall-mall, for his seat
twee Aylesbury.
Mr. and Lady Caroline Lewitt. from Whitehall for the
Dias of Devoasbire's seat at Chiswick.

Yesterday the Duke of You attended divine
service at the Chapel Royal.
Yesterday morning her Royal Highness Princess
SOUBIA took an airing with her Royal Highness
the Duchess of GLOUCESTER. and afterwards re.
mired a vi.it from their Royal Highnesses the
Dukes of Yuax. CLitaxacs. sod SUSSEX, end the
Bishop of SALISBURY. in theevening their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gi.ouciorrxis
and her Royal Highness the Princess SOPHIA of
GLouctirraft drank tea with her Royal Highness
the Princess SOPHIA, at Cambridge House.
We are authorised to contradict a paragraph
which appeared in a Morning Paper of yesterday,
stating that her Royal Highoess Princess SOIPRIA
had reduced her establishment to the lowest pessibk
seek. the reverse being the fact.
The Duke end Duchess of RICHNoND end fa-
mily are expected to arrive on Monde', next at
their new residence in Upper Grosvenor-street, from
their seat, Mele•lm, Sussex.
The Duke of Ditwomstitat entertained a large
party of fashmeables yesterday et his villa at
Chiswick.
The Earl and Countess of HAROWICRI, and
Countess CsLenon, leave town this day. for Earl
CALIDON'S seat. near Tunbridge Wells.
Lord JAMES STUART gave a grand dinner on
Thursday, to the Marquis and Marchioness of
I.A NSDOWN, and a pony of distinction, at his house,
Whitehall.
Lord and Lady HOLLAND gave en elegant en-
terteitiment yesterday to Viscount and Viscountess
CaamvaLut, nod a party of distiaction,at Holland.
house.
The Ambassador of the NZTDERLANDS gave an
elegant entertainment on Thursday to Prince
PHILIP of these Hotnbourg. Prince Escsailsn's
Prince WoLxonsur, the Duke of Mammas. the
Mike of HANILTOII, Count PALNELLA. the r-
rpm of ANGLIIIIIY. the Earl of H•RDWICIER„ Lord
FITZROY SOMBIASLY, Mr. Tattoos, &c. at hie M.
sideace, Whoteboll-place.

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WARWICK ASSIZES.

wsatetci, THURSDAY.
The High Sheriff, Mr. Wren, has, in the most
obliging manner, accommodated: the Geotlenien
connected with the London Press, with seat, in the
dock during the Nisi Prier trials.
On Wednesday evening Sir Francis Shockborgh,
one of the Grand Jury, arrived herr, and it was
immediately spread abrood•Osat Sir F. Burdett had
come to Warwick.., The ibistaice was soon disco-
vered, but it is suPposed that the Hon. Baronet
last mentioned will .)tortly be here. ..
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.' •
At a quarter after twelve the Grand Jurors were
called over. Among those who answered to their
names were—The Hon. Charles Greville .(Fore-
moo); Sir James Skipwith ; Sir Francis Shock-
burgh; and Sir Theophillis Miller. •
A sufficient number of Gentlemen of the County
bell% in attendance, the usual oath was adtninis.
tem!, and the Proclamation for the Discourage-
of Vice and Immorality having been read—
The Learned JUDOS proceeded to give hiacharge.
He commenced by expressing his deep regret at
finding the calendar on the prevent occasion heavier
than it had ever been before, and heavier than it hod
ever been seen, even in the largest counties. It
was immissible for any humane mind to contem-
plate that of which he had spoken but with feel-
ings of the deepest sorrow, and they would natu-
rally he antious to inquire if some course could not
be taken by which the alarming increase of crime
in. that part of the country might be checked.
When he knew that the same offender came before
the Court over and over again, after having suffered
a alight imprisonment—when it w. proved that
such punishment, instead of reclaiming, tended
but to harden and to confirm the parties in their
diabonest practices, he would venture to Say, that
if some effectual means for stoppitig the progress of
the evil were not devised, that instead of having
the same number of prisoners that now awaited
their trial, within a short period they would be for=
they inc r d, so that no gaol could contain theni.
and no time that could be devoted to the adminis-
tration of justice in that piece would sdffice to die-
pore of their cases. Under these circumstances it
mould becoMe a question, whether; instead of the
punishmenti hitherto inflicted for certain offence*,
by removing froth the country those who thds
proved themselvei to be unfit to remain in it,
thii torrent of immorality could not be checked.
This, It appeared to him, might be expedient...
Might tend essentially to oppose the increase of
crime; and to reduce the calendar to what it was
formerly ; as under the present system many, in-
stead of being reclaimed by a short confinement,
regularly returned to plunder, and too frequently
corrupted by their example and counsel, all they
met with. The calendar was so large, and compre-
hended such varieties of crime, from high treason
down to the most petty riots and disorders, that it
1. was impossible for him to go over the whole of th.•
business. to which the attention of the Grand
Jury would be directed. There was one case, that
of a servant for murdering his mistress, to which
he particularly directed their deliberations. By
the law of England, such a violation of the duty
which a servant owed to a superior, was petty
treason. To prove that the crime charged ansouut-
ed to petty treason, it was necessary that the re-
lationship of servant and mistress should be Wis•
factotily made out, and that the corpus Midi, or
body of the crime, should be sustained by the tes-
timony of two witnesses. He next explained ,the
exteut of Lord Ellenborough's Act, up it applied
to a case of maliciously cutting, which would
cont.! before the Grand Jury, and proceeded to
notice certain other cases, which he was very
sorry to see in the calendar. There were cases
of sedition. That a few seditious words should
be uttered at a public-house or meeting, would,
perhaps, once have been hardly worthy of no-
tice; bust these were difficult times, and if it
should be found not in one, but in several in-
stances, that a regular and organised system had
been formed, under which persons were sent to
different parts of the country to make the sower
orders dissatisfied with the Government, it became
necessary to consider whether these efforts were not
intended to prepare the way for • revolution, and
for a revolution of no ordinary character, but one
that would go to destroy all morality, all distinc-
tions, all property, and, with them, all govern-
ment. When it was found that evil-disposed per-
sona went among the lower orders, who were not
sufficiently informed to detect the misrepre-
sentation, with which they were abused, or to
be fortified against the effects of the advice they
might receive; when it was found that those of
whom he had spoken went among the labour-
ing classes to inflame their minds against the Go.
vernnient, and by making them believe that the reign
of terror had commenced in this country, to excite
them to resistance against the constituted authorities;
whets such things occurred, the Gentlemen of the
Grand Jury would feel that the subject deserved
their most serious consideration: for what spectacle
could he more melancholy than that which would
be presented, were the mass of the people so com.
pletely demoralised. and detached from the Go.
vernment, which they were bound to support, as to
Het according to the views of those who thus at-
tempted to delude them ? To these subjects lie
would particularly direct their attention—and lie
would direct their attention to them, dot merely
while they were there as Grand J store, but when they
should leave that Court, and return to the country
se Magistrates, he hoped that it would net bethought
improper in him to recommend that they should
Mill bear them in mind. In that character, when any
such cases come before them, lie trusted that they
would not fail to put the parties n s state of accusation.
They had the power of acting thus by any person
engaged in the dissemination of publications, the
object of which was to excite disbelief in the truths
of religion, or to alienate the minds of the people
from the established Government. These were
either blasphemous or seditious libels, and Magi,.
-Slates might punish them. He thought they had
the power of holding the parties to bad for their
' pod behaviour. but that admitted of some differ-
's*, of opinion. Of this however he was certain. that
they might hold them to bail till the ensuing Ser
ribose. Perforiasag this important duty. they mid
ha& the desiges‘of those who abased the people
' with falsehoods which they had Dot the meow of

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tielecting, and which, though refuted over and over
irgain, were calculated, if vigorous mrairures were not
resorted to. in order to oppose them, to produce the
most injurious effects on the public mind. lie
apologized for having detained them so lung. but
thought the urgency of the case warranted the re-
marks which he had offered.
LIBEL.‘
•

SPURSIER V. 11111110NDIP.
• The Grand Jury having retired. Mr. Edmonds,
the Defendant in this case, appeared in the dock,
and moved the Court for an adjournment of the
case till to-morrow (Friday), in consequence of the
absence of Mr. Pearson, hie attorney, without whose
profeesionel aid he wait ttnilble, to defend himself.
An affidavit to this effect being put
.in and read—
Mr. Justice Best-" I can have on objection to
give you the time you oat, hut I think in the oh.
street of cases placed before me, yotit amine appears
as if yon preferred pleading in your own defence."
Mr. Edinolids.a...4 My Lord, I do not think you
will find it so stited. lem not quite revisit, whe-
ther or lint 1 shill defend myself. At all events,
Mr. Pearson, who has been tetAined by Mr. Hunt,
at York, is in pdasession of all the papers necessary
for-my defence. Perhaps, ssi INM asking fur time,
it might be convenient to fig the cause for heariog
on Ssturilay, as it might rave the Court the trouble
of another application."
Mr. Justice BUT—" I certainly find that you
are (44A...et on stating that the name of Mr. Pews,
appears Is. the abstract, arsietornry in your case,
mild I beg your pardon for the error. I think thSre
can be no ohjectinn to your application to have the
cause puitpitiwd to to-morrow. hod as we do not
sit, on that day, sooner than two o'clock, perhaps
it will not he necessary for you tJ apply for a fur-
ther eittenoinio of time. Should Mr. PeArson not
arrive by that hour, you will, of course; be at
liberty to renew your mon .ii."
The cause Moods for to-morrow.