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London, England, 1807-05-21 00:00:00

NAN/ AL NEWS.

PLYMOU;rII, MAY 19.—Arrived the Emuloui
Gun-brig, from Portsmouth.
Sailed the: Magncent, of 74 guns, for the
Channel ,Fleet.; the Philornel Sloop of War, with
dispatches , for' the Mediterranean ; the Moselle
Sloop of War, for the Mediterranean ; she is to call
off Falthouth, and take the Trade under convoy,
bound thither;
,the Wymouth Frigate, on a cruize ;-
and the Harlequin Armed Ship to the Westward.
The Capellit Schooner, which sailed hence two
days sixke, with a Fleet of Viauallers under convoy,
for Torbay-, with supplies for the Fleet, is returned
here with'her Convoy'', the Fleet having sailed from
the Bay before her arrival.,

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.—Arrived the inconstant.,
Frigate from a thirteen months cruize off Guernsey.
Sailed the Ant Schooner on a cruize.

FALMOUTH, MAY 1 B.—Arrived the Weymouth,
LLOYD, with stores, from Plymouth ; His Majesty's
Brig Raven, of is guns, Capt. GRANT, with the out-
ward-bound Lisbon and_Oporto Fleets under convoy;
the IPilliant and John, FIELDER, from Portsmoutp,
bound to Quebec; left the convoy in consequence of
very leaky.

Sailed H. M. S. Herald, Childers, and Serapis,
with the outward-bound .Mediterranean Fleet un-
der convoy ; the American , Brig Romeo, Cuaraoz,
for St. U.be's ; the Ship Frow Maria, Lucns, for
Senegal; and the Ceres, PaLmmt, for Jamaica ; and
the Princess Augusta Packet, AUBYN, with Miuls.of
the sth instant, for Gibraltar and Malta ; Princess
Elizabeth Packet,' KIDD, with Mails of the gth and
2th instant, for Lisbon ; Puke of Kent, COATES-
-WORTH, with Mails of, the 6th instant, tier Jamaica
and Barbadoei ; and the Duke of Montrose, DYNBLY,
with Mails of the tick instant, for New York and
Halifax.

Music.—Mr. BA AMEX.% N'a Annual Concert

took place last night, at the Hanover-square Rooms:
This Performer is so much respected in private life,•
and is so high in professional di,,tinBion, that the
numerous audience which attended, Was the proper
tribute to his general merits. The entertainment,
Was chiefly vocal, but there was also a great dis-
play of instrumental, excellence. Among the most
admired vocal efforts was, the Canzonet," 'my dear
was torn to-day," which was finely given by HAIL.
BISON and BARTLEMAN. The Cantata " See from
the silent grove," was admirably sling by HARRISON,
and the air " Sounds though charming," was exqui-
sitely accompanied on the Violoncello, by LINDLEY,.
".Mary's Dream," harmonized into a glee was well
given by MadaMe BIANCHI, Messrs. HAmasorr,
Goss, and BAR.TLEMAN ; but we do not approve of,
the new fashion of harmonizing airs originally in-
tended for single voices, and by which their On,
plicity„is destroyed. ATWOOD'S pleasing glee "In
peace Love tunes the Shepherd's reed," from " . The
Lay of the last Minstrel" was encored. Madame

Bl'iN6HI. acquitted herself very well in " Chi dice
• anal Amore," by INIA‘vER. In the st act Mr.
WEicusEL performed a concerto on the violin,
composed by GEMINIANI (Ist Op. 3,) in the most
exquisite style .of taste and expression. Time were
about a thousand
_persons inthe room, among whom
. were many of the higher orders, -and' the .Concert
in
,general excited very great applause.

i;iv 1()4

COURT OF KING'S BENCFI, hint

liAttsToN V. liEDra'GrltLD, ESA..
Ilse Plitintiff i a Nierchimt at Wolvediampiebri,
the If'olentlant is an OTtc.er in •the Art-by:l,of the
rank of a Colonel. 11N action was brought to re-,
cover damages for criminal conversation with the
wife id the tormer. •

Mr. GARAI() \v, for the Plaintiff, said, that this was
_a case which called fOr the most serious attention,
as the offence committed \vas of the most flagrant
nature, being noth-ing leSs than the sedu&ion of a
chaste, moral, and discreet woman ; withdrawing
her affedion from a most indulgent husband ; and
carrying the most tefarions'projed for the destruc-
tion of domestic peace -and happiness to ultimate
suceess. The Learned CoonSel lamented extremely
that he did not possess the powers of a Noble Vriend
of his (Lord EasicaNß), to represent a case of this
description in its \true colours ; it happened, how-
ever, that the crime was of that enormity,. that
the. Gentlemen he addressed would feel it for
themselves ; they would- be sensible that the loss
of a virtuous woman was irreparable, and that he
who\ steals such a treasure from the bosom of a fel-
low-ereature is the: most, unpardonable of all pm-
derers that infest the haunts of mankind. It was
no inconsiderable aggravation of this offence, and he
was sorry to shock the sensibility of the Jury by such
a statement, that this delinqut.vat was a married
man,• had a large family of children, and kneW so
much of the blessings of connubial happiness as to
have satisfied him of the extent of the crime he so'
wantonly committed. The Plaintiff had every pros-
pet of happiness in the married state : a species- of
mutual affeaion existed, which it seemed impossible
that any accident of time or-circumstance should in-
terrupt, excepting that fatal event to which we must.
all Submit. It su happened, that the Lady was in a
delicate: state of health; and her physician; weft! con-
sulted on her case. The Gentlemen of the Profession
advised, that she should. take the benefit of sea-
bathing.; and Aberystwith, on
.the coast of Cardi-
gan, being at a convenient di,tance, her husband con-
sented to a temporary separation. The Lady took her
departure, and her husband, impelled by trait affec-
tion with which he-was always influenced, followed
her in 'a few days. He arrived one night. before iw
was expeeled ; he fohndhis wife"absent ; she had
left her lodgings in an open carriage with Colonel
Bedinfield ; and on this discovery, he remained in
ii-state of distraaion more easily imagined than de-
scribed. (Mr. GAttaow here proceeded to state the
fats, but as they will appear in a form equally
satisfaelory on the evidence, we shall prefer detailing
them from the mouths
.of the witnesses.) .
The first evideece on the part of the Plaintiff was
a, domestic, who deposed nothing material, but
what was more explicitly stated by the subsequent
Witnesses..

Mrs. Colley, the innkeeper at the picturesque si-'
tuation called the Devil's Bridge, said, that Mrs.
Railston and Colonel'Bedingfield came to her house
on the nth of oClobter ;- that they returned again on'
the Inth.of November, and continued there until the
2.4 th of the same month ; that they returned again
in January; and during ail the time they were there,
they lived together as man and wife.
Dr. Morrison said he was a Oysiciari, at Wol-
verhampton, and knew both, the Plaintiff and his
wife, before and since their marriage. He went to
Mrs. Colley's, at Welch Pool, by Devil's Bridge,
in Oetober last. A Gentleman and Lady were there,"-!
who were the Defendant, and the wife pf the Plain,
tiff in this cause. The former took the Lady round .
the waist, on which she turned round, and the,wit-
fleas had a. full view. of her countenance. He only
visited the family professionally; but, from what he
could observe, the Plaintiff eoaduaed himself as a
most affedionate and indulgeat husband.
Miss Brown slid, she was the sister of Mrs. Rails
ton, and the daughter of Mr.'Brown, of Tuthill, near,
Wolvdrhampton. Her sister was married to 'the
Plaintiff with the-entire approbation of her father
and the family. The Plaintiff and his wife appeared
to, be mutually attached and arfeaionate, and there '
seemed to be the greatest prospect of ntiptial telicity.
`rs. Rail-toin being indisposed, the witness aecom-
Tatiied her to Aberystwith. She there became ac=
quainted with the Defendant. The Plaintiff came
to the place•oneeventng, ttexPeeedly, at ten o'clock.
,His wife bad gone out the -same aPternoen,, in an
open carriage, with-the Defendant : it was wet wea-,
;her. Upon her not returning, the Plaintiff was 'in
very,great distress ; and about. P.velve o'clock at night
he procuretha conveyance, and left AberySt with in
search Of her. She did 'tint supp(Ae her husband
world arrive until the next day. The witness khew-
nothing_of the affhir- subsequent to this circumstance.
Oil her cross-examination by the ATOttNEYLGie,
NERAL, she saki, that neither 3ile or her- sister were
'acquainted with the Defendant bet-Ore they saw' him
on the 25th of September. The Plaintiff came to the
place on the 3d of o..tober. On the 25 t h of the pre-
ceding month, the Def'endan't introduced himself To
them on the public walk. On the 2tith;they walked
with shim and Mr. Edwards, his frienct... and on the
27th, the same party took a walk into the adjacent
country. On that eceasion tire Dethndant and her sia-, I
ter separated themselves from Mr. Edwards and the..
Witness for nearly an hour, and it was towards ten
o'clock before they,had returned home, On her re-
examination, she said that the Defendant was very as-
siduous to her sister ; she herself, however, did not
like him; she did not think him of engaging man:. •
,for she had heard a most infamous charaaer,
of him, , or she might" have thought otherwise. To,
women in general his manners were captivating.—
kti answer to some questions from his Lordship, she
said, that the time when her sister and the Colonel
separated from her and Mr. Edwards on the evening
of the 27th of September; was about nine o'clock.
They were then about half a mile from the town.
The witness concluded that Mrs. Railston was fatigued;
and bad turned back. She did not know where theY
' were during their absence.
Joseph Lane; Esq. had known the Plaintiff for
seventeen years. He had the best oppertonity of
observing the conduct of the Plaintiff. and his wile,
'both before and aftcr their marriage. No man
could ',make a more indulgent husband than Mr.
Railston, and the Lady appeared to be a most do-
metic, and affeCionate. wife, with a tinc=ture of re-
ligion
stronger than the generality of the sex. The
witness sa,.v her afterwards with the Defendaet, at
the Devil's-bridge.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL., fer the Defendant,

4aid, that he had nd'diflictil4 In .Conairiing.lA
'freneratObervationS Made Learned Vriend id
the q)eniug of this case; but-linfortunately for the
objet of this aCtiOn, many of thern did ntit apply
to it. • There were. many case in which a Pe;-•
fendatit would not be called upon to ansiker in con:.
Siderable damages; altl;6ogh all Improve? conneetion
had 'taken plaee It Was mentioned, that thve'Defend-
ant *as, married matr, and had a numerous Progre-
-ny, but nothing of this kind had appeared on the
evidence. All the cases in trhich a noble-person;
formerly at the bar, had so eminently distinpished
his powers, had been 'those. in Which the rights of
hospitality had been abused,, and -the sacred laws of
friendship. had been violated. Nothing of that kind
appeared in the present instance. Had it been other-
wise, the-subjecl would not have been left in the hi:-
gid state to Which it was !lOW exposed his Learned
Friend would, with his accustontedahility, h ire hur-
ried on the sensibility of the jury to an extent to
which his abilities alone- were c'aictilateil to conduct
them., What was this case ? The Dafetidant was
not acquainted with the -husband of the Lady:,
or with - the Lady herself, more than three days
before he obtained. the accomplishment of his
wisheS. He introduced himself on the 25th of Sep-
tember, and was accepted without tltc ordinary ce-
remonies prudence and-delicacy have enjoined; and
what were the subsequent events of the ea'idence of
Miss Brown ? (The Leariied Counsel here recapi-
tulated, t he leading features of that Lady's testimony.)
On the third evening the Defendant and the Lady
parted from their companions, and strolled through
the fields in that inclosed country. What roust be
thought of Miss Brown's evidence, if knowing, as
she declared, the infamy of the Defendant, she
did not caution her sister against his society ? If
she did admonish her sister, what znu.A be thought
of the imprudence of the Lady in committing her-
sellinto such hands ? and should she be of this watt ton.
character, how trifling must be The loss•the
sustained in being deprived of such a evil ! True it
was, that, , unhappily, the Defendant fell into the
snare which was laid for hioi by Mrs. itailston. She
was ready to fall into any man's arms who would
extend them4o receive her ; no solicitations, no assi-
duity, no artifice was necessaty, and none was em-
ployed by the Defendant. The Plaintiff had cer-
tainlymuch to coniplain of,* but it wits not of the
conduta of the Defendant:, but of the loose deport-
ment of his own wife; thither his accusation should
be diretSted, and severelv`he must feel the conse.
quences of his own itidiscretion,, in tbrining so near
a relation with one who was unworthy of his. indul-
gence and atfetaion With these observations, the
Learned Coensel. would leave the-case to the deter
mination'of the Jury, sensible that they would deal
with it as justice.required.
. Lord ELLENBOROUGH, laving explained the na-
tore of the attlion, slid, that the question was, 'zlot as
to the commission of the crime, but as to the extent
of the damages to be assigned to the Plaintiff. There
was every proof supplied of the affedion and tender-.
ness of the husband up to the moment of they de-
parture of the Lady
.for Aberystwith. The-Lady
had lent herself to the attentions of the Defendant
with considerable facility ; but it did not appear that
the consummation- of the adulterous projea took
ptaCe previous to the elopement •; for could the De-
fendant have fulfilled‘his design at. Aberystwith, it is
highly probable the Lady would not have exposed
herself to the immediate disgrace,. or the Gentle-
man to.the serious cOnsequences, of such an exposi-
tion as their departure tnust occasion. In addition to
this, it appeared, . by the evidence of the maid at
Welch Pool, that at Ihe time of their going to bed,
Mrs. Railsten appeared to be in great distress, and
he was soothing her, although the witness could not
depose to the particular expressions employed. His
Lordship objeEted to the style of comment which
bad been applied to the testimony of Miss Brown,
the sister•of the wife of the Plaintiff; and be should
be exceedingly sorry if any individual in Court should
go away with false impressions of the condu& of.
that young 'Lady.

tli,

The ATTORNEY GEN aRAL said, that he had -pur-.
rosily abstained frotn making any severe observa-

Lions.

-Lord ELLENBO ROUGH said, that there were remarks
made which rested upon her more heavily than the
fats justified. Whether she had or had not admo-
nished her sister did not appear, for no interrogato-
ries were put to heron that subje&. She might have
anxiously .and faithfully admonished her sister;
and his Lordship felt it to be his duty, his
bounden duty, not. to admit refledions of this kind
.to pass unnoticed. The question for the Jury was,
what should be the reparation -to be made to the
Plaintiff ? They had been rightly told,' that be had
married a woman who wanted little solicitation to
induce 'her to-abandon the purity of her character,
and this, facility plight to be taken into the account
in. apportioning the damages.
•The Jury having 'ret.ired for abput an hour, re-
tumid with a verdid for the Plaintiff—Damages
1,0001. •

THE THEATRE.—The' Opera of Artaxerxes was
represented last night at Drury Lane Theatre, with
the Farce, of -Sylvester Daggerivood, and the Grand
Ballet of The Siege of Troy, supported by all thb
Dancers from the. Opera House, for the benefit of
Mr. KELLY. The 'great' attraction .of the night,
howt, er, was Signora CATALAN', who very liberally
came forward in -11Ipport of a respe&able musical
veteran. She gave the scena.frOrn-Sfrizitamide with
her accustomed_ excellence, and was highly 'ap-
plauded, as well for her liberality on' this occasion,
as for. her high'thUsical powers. Mrs. Dickowssalbci,
deserves great praise, for the same-laudable motives,
as well-as for the able mariner in which she acquitted
herself in .11.1.andane. The-throng:for admistion was
so great, that The Siege orOld Drury was hardly
less formidable thAn The Sege of Tro.y,. and indeed-
almost'as tumultuous. %
The contest for the County of Lincoln closed. on
Tuesday evening by the resignation of Mr. ELLisos,
Mr: PELHAM and:Alin CHAPLIN having polled a grt
'majority of votes.

The Readers of Ko-rzEBuE! Novellettes, which
have been so universally admired, will be glad L)
learn, that a fonrth Ve!time of other Small Nove4,
written in the' same sty:".., has" been received torn
the Author, arid will i7edily be given to the Public,
Erarnn.--On the- sth inst. at Brltton Ferry, 04'14
mw-gan, the 'Lady of LUMSDON, El. late
.Lieuten4nt-ColOnel of tho"s-sth RegimOlt, of a Son.

AN ADDRESS

OF' SEVERAL OF HIS; MAJII.b:Iti S RO:MA:g•ATHOLIC
SUBJECTS .TMLIE PROTESTANTS FELLOW SUD.-

JECTS.

Lcincion, May 20., tBo7.

His Majesty's Roman Catholic Subjeas flattered
bernselves that ,the".deel.arations they hachtlready.
made of the integrity of their religious and civil
tenets-,--..the oaths they had .taken r to his Majesty's
Person, Family, and Government- -the heroic exer-_
tions of a considerable propel-Lion of them-in his
Majesty;r. Fleets and Artnies-the repeated instances
which,they have come forward in their Country's
arse---heir irreproachable demeanour in the gene 7
tal relations of life—and, above all, the several ACtS
.of Parlitiment passed for their relief; avowedlyin
consequeece. of, and ezplicitly recognising, their tne-
iitorious condua, would have been -a bond to secure.
to them for ever the .affetflion and confidence of all
their fellow-subjeCts, and. to make any farther de.;
elaration of their principles wholly unnecessary.
But, with astonishment and, concern; they observe,
that this is not altogether the case. They are cgaiti
publicly traduced, and attempts are again made to
prejudice the public wind against them.
• We, therefore, English Roman Oitholics, whose
names are hereunder. Written, beg leave :again to
solicit the attention of our countrymen, and to lay
bet'ire them the following unanswered and Unan.;.
swerable documenti . of the purity and integrity of
the religious and civil principles of all his Majesty's.
Roman Catholic SubjeCts, in • reSpe6t to their King
and their Country. .
We entreat you to peruse them ; and when you
have perused them, to declare--,-4 Whether his Ma•,
jesty's Roman CathOlic Subje6ls maintain a single
tenet inconsistent With the purest loyalty, or inter-
fering,. in the slightest ,degree, with any one duty
which, an Englishman owes his God, his King, or
his Country ?"
I.=—The First Document we present to you is,
Oath and -Declaration prescribed, by the British
Parliament of the 3lst of his present Majesty, and
which is taken by all- English Catholics. •
I A. B. do hereby declare that I do profeSs the
Roman Catholic
" 1. A.jß.- (.10. sincerely promise and swear that
I will be faithful and bear trite allegiance to his Ma-
jesty King George the Third, and him will defend
to the utmost of my power against all conspiracies
end attempts whatsoever that shall 'be.rnade against
his person, crown, or dignity : and I. will do'my ut-
tutsi erideav,onr to disclose and make known `to his
Majesty„ his heirs and. successors, all treasons and
traitorous conspiracies which may be.formed againSt
him or them : and I do faithfully. promise to, main-
tain, -support, and def.eod, to the utmost of my
power, the succession of the crown ; which succes-
sion, by an AOI, entitled, An 'A6t for the further-
limitation of the crown, and.batter securing the
rights and liberties of the
.subjeaf,' is; and stands
limited to the Princess Sophia, Eleetress arid Duchess
Dowager of HlMover, and, the heirs of her body, be-
ing Protestants ; hereby utterly renouncing and ab-
juring any.ooedience .or allegiance unto any other
person claiiniog or pretending a right -to the. crown
of these realms. And, Ido swear, that Ido rejeat
a:id detest as 'an unchristian and impious position,
that it is lawful to murder or destroy any person or
persons whatsoever, for, or under pretence of, their
being heretics or iofidels; and also that unchristian
and impious principle, tl at faith is not to be kept
with • heretics or intiJelse and I further declare,
that it is not an article of my Nth, and that I do
nnounCe, reje6t;and abjure the opinion, that Princes
excommunicated by the Pope and Council,- of any
enthority cf the See of Rome,' or by afty authority
whatsoever, may be deposed or murdered by their
subjetts; or any 'person whatsoever : and I do pro-
mise, till:it I will hot hold, ,ffiaintain, or aliet any
such opinion, or any other opinions contrary to what
s expressed in this declaration : and I'do declare,
that I do not believe that the- Pope of Rome, or any
other foreign Prince,' Prelate, State, or Potentate,
bath; er ought to have-, any temporal or civil juris,
poWer; superiority; or pre-eminence, directly
or indireelly, within this realm : and.l do solemnly,
in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare,
that I do. Make this declaration, and every part there-
of, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words of this
oath, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental
reservation ',whatsoever, and without any dispensation
already granted by the Pope, or any authority of the
See of Rome; or any:person whatever, and Without
thinking that I am, or cats be, acquitted before God
or wan,-or ab olved of thiS declaration, or any part
thereof, although the-Pope, or any other person or
authority whatsoever, .shall dispense with; or annul
t',e same, or declare' that it was null or void.—So
help me God."
ll.—The next Documents we present to you are-,
THE OATtsS apd DftLARATTONS prescribed by
the ACts of theiiish Parliament to IRISH ROMAN

CATHoLICs.---,The first is the-. Oath tf Allegiance
and Declaration, prescribed by the Irish ACt of
► .tltie 13th and i4th of:His present Majesty, and is,

taken by all Irish Roman Catholics

I A. B. do take Almighty 'God, and his only
Son Jesns Christ,' my Bedeemer, to witness, that I
will be faithful and bear true allegiance to our most
gracious SoVereign Lerct King Geore the-Third,
and him wi;i defend, to the utmost of my power,
against all ebroipiraeieS and attempts whatsoever that
shall be made against his Person, Crown, and Rig-
idly; and t WW:do fily utmost endeavour, to disclose
and Make known to his Nrajesty, 'and hiS heir's, all
treasons 'and traitorOuS Conspiracies Which maybe
formed against him or them; and I do faithfully
promise to mitiqtiiin, support, and defend, to the
utmost oc,ruy power;. the succession'of the CrOwn
in .71,Ini&ity4,S,-Family, against any person or Per,
sons whatsoever, hereby utterly renouncina-and ab-
juring any obedience or allegiance unto the person
taking upon himself the stile and title of .Prince of
Wines, in the: lire-tithe of his lather„ and who,
since his cleatlA is 'Said to have assumed the stile and
title of Kit*WkGreat Britain and Ireland, by the
name of Earls the Third, and to any other per
son clannFor pretending, a right to the Crown of
these Relips; and I do-swear,rejectat I do reject and
detest, as:,iinchtistian and iq)pious to believe, that it
is lawfu{.,tv murder or destroy any person or persons