The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-25 00:00:00

THE INFAMOUS FRAUD.

The Committee at the Stock Ex4hange for the
Protection. of Property against Frauds, was, in.
the course of yesterday, joined
.by the Committee
for General Purposes, and continued the invesri.
gation till evening. A number of re-spectable
Gentlemen were examined, and such a body of
evidence procured as cannot fail to lead to a di--
covery of the principal actors in the late atrocious
transaction. A communication was sent, in the
course of the afternoon, ,to the Directors of the
Batik in attendance, Apprising them of the pro-
gress that had been made, apdrequusting their co-
operation. An applkation was afterwards made
to the LORD MAyog, and another to Bow-street j
and, we understand, that a competent number of
officers -have been ordered to be in readini!ss to
act as occasion'may require. It is reported that
several persons are in custody, on suspicion of be-
ing implicated in the conspiracy. The arrival of
the express from Dover yesterday morning, and
all the industry that was used to influence the
funds, had no sensible effect, all respectable
holders of bills and stock being deterred from
buying or selling, and nothing was dune for mo-
ney, but all for the account. The advance on
Omnium at one o'clock did not exceed a halt per
cent.—(Morn.

lhe purse, containing 261. in Saxon coin, pre-
sented to Mr. ACKERMANN for Count SciraNFEL9,
by the two young children of a German
with a particular 'desire that it might be trans-
mitted just as it was, will be delivered to that
Nobleman by Mr. BimtE, German bookseller, of
York-street, Covent-Garden, who is 2:.acesdirii
on business to Leipzig.

LA' .7
INTELLIGENC.E.

COURT OF4 KlN(i's BENCH, tga.

PER:1(7121".

THE KING MITFORD, ESQ.

This Was ;in indictment for perjury, in the affis
"davit upon which the rule nisi for a. criininal in-
s:stion against Mr. Phipps, the Proprietor of
I:he. :Sunday Paaer called The Neirs, for certain
nbon Lord and Lady Perceval., was
; and the assigninents of pct jury were',
the isasly Prrceval dith not, as sworn by th'e de-
fens-Jrit, on the 31st of March last, inform the
sit:ft-octant that sle had letters of great rouses
tpsence indeed ,to ptiblish, and that Mr. Phipps
si.pneared to her the man most likely. to do them
jestice ; that she did not, in reference to the said
letters, s.,iy to the defendant that the experiment
they were 'going, to make was a dangerous one,
but that something- nest be done to compel them
to give a proper establishment to her Royal'High7
ncss the PrineesS of Wales; that•the defendant
never did, at the desire of she prosecntrix, or in her
presence, copy from a mauusct ipt, in her hand-
Writing, the three letters in the, said affidavit par-
ticulaily set forth ; that the proseentrix`never said
to the defendant, that the spirit of John Bull was
tleclioing or dying away, but that would render
him Claniormis ; that she never said to the defen-
dant, -that it would be absolutely requisite for
him to he out of the way a few weeks after the
pnblicatian .of the said letters, and that she hid
at first thought of lodging him and his wife (wlio
nmst also not.be seen) at the Tiger's Head, at
Lee.; hots up;sn reflection, that was 'too near
Blackheath, and that she settled that he and his
wife were to go to the mother of the prosecutrix's
friend, I la rdcastle, who resided at Woolwich, where
tt4y would be perfectly safe; that the defendant
was never 'asked by.the prosecutrix; whether, if the
synrst happened, the defendant would submit to
be confined in Whitmore,-house till all was settled, ;
as it would be at- least 20001. in his way when it
teas-over ; that she never did inform him,'that
the danger was. in his being brought to the bar of
the House, which, as be knew so much, would
be very unpleasant ; that he did not COPY the afore-
Said letters from a manuscript in the band-wt king
of the prosecutrix, and never 'did receive any di-
rections from her to hasten to town to find out
N. Phipps, and to desire him to publish the
same in his newspaper ; that the defendant had at
divers • times reason to believe and know the said
ittters were, forgeries ; that the defendant in the
whole affair did not act by the direction of the
prosecntrix -; and that he had, at the time of his
making the said affidavit, other reasons to sup-
pose the said letters forgeries than the assertion
of the prosecntrix, and, in fact, he well knew
them to he. forgeries.
Mr. Hour stated the case on behalf of the pro-
secutious he said that the prosecutrix had be-
came acquainted with the defendant from the si-
milarity of his name to that of a famiiy with
which she was connected : she found him (Ilse.
tressed and discountenanced, and endeavoured to
establish. him in independence. But the case will
sufficiently conic out front the testimony of the
witnesses. •
Lady Perceval said, that she saw the defendant
on the evening of the 2d of April last, at her
bonsts at Blackheath : she never mentioned to hint'.
that she had letters of great consequence to. pub-
lish, and that Mr Phipps appeared to her to be
the man the most likely to do justice to the Prin.-,
cesss of Wales ; or that the experiment was a
dangerous ene: -but something must be done to
compel them to give a proper establisliment-to the
Princess of WaleS: the defendant never by her
desire, or in. her. presence, copied. the letters
wkich were now shetrat 'her; nor had she ever
the manuscript of them : the first time she
heard of them was from Mr. Phipps, who
sent her his News of the 4th of April, accompa-
nied by a letter :.she bad previously ordered the
paper : she never said the spirit of John Bull was
dying away, but this would render him Clamo-
rous : she never told the defendant would be
absolutely necessary that he should he out of the
way after the publication for any time. As to
the allegation respecting the todgntent of the de-
fendant and l.is wife in the neighbourhood of
Blackheath, she said that in'consequence of a re-
presentation made by the defendant previously
.to
the 26th of March, that he was watched-and purs
sued,-
,and Ms house beset by inqUiries from those
with
.svho
.e m he pretended to have had communi-
sations, that Mrs. Mitford, in consequence of
het alstmovas seriously indisposed--she advised the
defendant to remove flee out the town for a little
' while ; and she believed the first idea might have
been for them to remain foe that period at Lee; but
this representation was not with reference to
the letters, although previous to the .26th of
March : she never hadstn idea that such letters
were inexistence. 'She never asked hint whether,
if the worst halve*, he Would sdhmit to be
Confined in Whitmore-house, or that the letters
would be 20001. in his way, 'or that there was 'a
'danger. of his being brought to the bar of any
House. On secitmg the letters in time paper, site
itumediately sent Mr. SPeechly to Mr.Phippssto in-
form him' she knew nothing of them. She sent her
son to town to bring the defendant to explain Mr.
Phipps's conduct. On Sunday, Aprils), the de-
fendent came with Mr. Hardcastle ; the witness
came into the roomwith-The News. in her hand,
ind with Mr. Phipps'sletter ; she gave 'both to
the defendant, bat did not: recollect w,hether he
read them ;
,she said to him,'" In (.'cod's name, Mr.
ix. what have youheen abdut ph;you know any
thing of the letters in The News of this day?" The
• defendant replied, " What do you mean "" She,
minstvemed, " Bead that letter, and you will un-
elqrstand.i."llte defendant. then said, with an
oath, he" never slaw, thefellows but twice in liis
life ; • he ptonosed, immediately, to go to Mr.
PhiPns, upon which she lufoesned him she had
sent for Mr. I'., and expected himsvery sbortly.
Bete eels four and. six o'cloclt Mr. I> arrived, and
7 the di fendaut, the tnomen.t .Me. P. was announc-.
td, rushed out of she room, and she saw no.more
'of him. She afterwards scut Messrs. Sties:alley
and, flaideastle a second. time to bring the de-
fendant ; lie repeatedly said hu.knew nothing about
the letters; it war 9u Aionday morning that she

• •
Sent ter the derenifat ; be as
brought down on Wednesday evening about eleven
bn't 'sire did übt' -set him then, and had
never *eiti hiui sine€•. •
Upon her cross-ekiainati•On
said she had occasionally etitplo4;ed The defendant
to ins'ert paragraphs iii the .daily prints, cm. the •
'subject of the affairs-of the Prin•Ces's of Willes":
some were inserted, And tonic not: they were
thought too strOiig ; one was inserted in a Mit-
tilated state, and she complained to the defendant
thereof ; the.rechlkeledmiting several letters to
the defendant, which were, produced and preVed,
eis 'were several others addressed to the defendant,
and one to Mr. Phililis ; also one in the name of
Lady Anne Hamilton ; and Anther to Mrs. Mit!
ford, after the publication of the 4th of April.
[These letters, which were -afterwards read as'.
part :of the defeadant's evidences proved, that.
Lady Perceval had sent communications to The
News before, and Ills° to other newspapers.] She'
requested_ot Mr. Phipps, with reference.to the de-
fendant's -mink! and connections, that if, consis-
tent with 'his duty to the public, lie could avoid
the exposure of the defendant in so disgraceful a
transaction, she hoped he would <lo so. He said,
lie must explain the manner in which he had re-
ceived them from the defendant. She. th,en request-
ed him to state generally only that the letters were
forgeries. She did this out of respect for the defend-
Pant's lamily. SI: e informed M r.Phipps,,that a contra-
diction wotdd certainly appear in the next day's pa-
pers, and she offered to put that contradiction in that •
form of words the least humiliating•to- She
did not take Mr. Phipps by the hand, and say to
hint, " my dear- Mr. Phipps, it
you will hut in-
sert it asi avish, you will be the saviour of my,
'self and my family ;" or, " if things n•Cnt on as
she expected, another Perceval would -become
Chancellor of the Exchequer,- and then would
come, the printer's reward." • She now said to the .
Court, " I' wish -he may become Chancellor of
Exchequer ; but I tid not communicate that
wish then to. Mr. Phipps." She did not suggest
that the defendant should go to Whitmore-house :
but on Alp. Mitfo•cl'~S complaining to her that
her husband's conduct was outrageous,. she ad-
.vised her to have one of Mr. Wat•burton's Men
he had been deranged a twelvemonth before. The
paragraphs were some of them intended for The
Star newspaper; as to the'insertion of some, she,
gave the defendant no particular direetions: there
were none for The News :- she wrote a letter in
Lady Anne Hamilton's name, by her desire, ne-.
Inowledging the offer of the columns of The News,
which had been, made by Mr. Phipps. •
Mr. Hardzastle, Clerk in the dock-yard at Wool-
wich, Mr.' Speechley, who resides with Lord nud
Lady Perceval, dependent upon.their bounty, arta
Mr. Perceval, their son, were present at Lady
Perceval's interview Nvitti the defendant, and con-
firmed her testimony
,as
,to what atagsed. thereat.
The alefendaut appeared extremely desirous to
leave the room, under pretence that he would
fetch Mr. Phipps from town ; and when told Mr.
Phipps hood-been sent for, said he was sure he
would not he able to come, as he.was' engaged in
preparing .the Monday edition of his newspaper.
Mr. Speechley and Mr. rereceal deposed, that as
the defeailaut was quitting tile hGusa,. ;lc
met Mr. rhipps coming into it : they shook hands
and talked aside in the back-yard, after which the
defendant was-not seen. These witnesses follow-
ed him'to London, and were denied at his 'nag=
ings, when they watched at an opposite public-
house, and saw him at the window. In the even-
ing they gained admittance, and found him lying
on his bed ; he said, he hoped they came as
his friends ; they-replied they did, and hoped .he
would explain to. Lady Perceval how he came in
possession of the forged letters; he refused to go to
Blackheath, and said, that -as he had always en-
joyed her kindness, he cotdd not bear her frowns :
he confessed the forgery ; said he could not bear
to see his family's distress, and had not been able
•• to resist a bribe : he said the bribe was offered by
'Col. Bloomfield : heat last consented to accom,
- pally the witnesses-to Blackheath, and upon go-
ing to a looking-glass to repair his dress, said
Don't I look horribly ? Don't I look like a
villain ?'"They all returned to Blackheath, • and
arrived there between ten and eleven o'clock at
night : they did not see Lady
,Perceval and the
detendaht went into a bed-room ailjohling the
study to, lie down, while the witnesses•watched
in the study : they sat up till five o'clock, when
they lay down to sleep, and upon waking at seven
o'clock' the defendant was gone. S They followed
him to town, And he there said he had seen Lady
Perceval,
_and settled the whole matter, although,
the witnesses knew, this was false.-

Mr. Spfeehley, upon his cross-cxamination by
Cu woos, said that he had copied a letter
for Lady Perceval, intended -for a Newspaper-;
and that he had seen her and the defendant writ-
ing together.
- The case on behalf of the prosecution was here
closed. •

Mr. ALLEY addressed the Jury on the part of
the defendant, commenting at much length on
the evidence prAnccd, sheaving itsinconsistemdes
and improbabilities, •He argued that this was a
complete scheme formed by Lady Perceval, which
had .fortunately failed, anti that one part of it was
to screen herself behind Mr. Mitford, who was,
for her purposes, to ,be made insane, and to be
confined in 4 mad-house. He insisted that it was
by design that Mitford was allod'ed to escape on
Sunday; April 4, because Lady Perceval dared
not confront him with Phipps, lest it'should ap-
pear incontrovertibly that she was the forger and
fabriciitor of these letters. To spew the custom
of Lady Perceval in sending libellous paragraphs
the newspapers, he read some of them, as well
as various letters to Mr. Mitford, as proving the
deep design she had in view. Among others were
the following curious specimens. The first is a
letter addressed to .the defendant, and resreCted
the paragraph sent back from The Star
Nelten, when a child, said, what is fear, I never saw it ?

Mr. T- never would hate won the battle of the Nile.--

Chose- fear who espouse a had cause; we, who contend for
justice for the Princess of Wales, and for our-.future, Queen,
need not fear.—Cowards never gain the field. I wish to God
I'—lad been any where hut there just then, and Lhope he
will have a prosperous voyage, but a speedy rethrn. I would
Mr. M---, be►ng a wan as be is, of -bold, intrepid, and
valiant principle• of energetic and chivalrous feelings, were
alone proprietor of this paper!--I hate half measures, half
arguments, half appeals to the public sense and heart.---Rush
upon your enemy, surprise, astound him, and terror unhorses
hiai. I shall be glad if the abortion of to; letter does good,.

. , •
wlfeu wacile to cortpts!....e as tlis wa3-, the
!one 'part with the other so well connected, that it should
be tine; al:out-hid,. and whit. only thrown • to the ,Pub-
-s',e§terday wts very day for, us ; the ,tide-Serving
gloiiimt, Which Sh&kespearc raids us watch and ceteb. But what •
ie'done cantit'it he heloaal ; another tinie no 'mutilation, 'and
what Mr. T----.111::V Mit iI&VP .stonotch for, May please an-
'other aPpetite, •and somethibg of lighte'r digestion say be
prepared fOr `him. I am sure Mr. -- was truly tlistritssed, •
ex. When My. goes fnto he 'country, will Mr. M---
have Power to insert at.his Pleastrre It is really cruel,to
Imre thus torn:me piecemeal ; for observe how the feonnec-e.
Zion of the Parts is destroyed by it. How difficult to regain.
the snake, which would So keenly hitve stung, without the 've-
llum heing libellous! Send Me back my copy, for I let :Ye notie,
and cannot recreate till I have it. So, without loss of time *
post, return it to me, and 1 will see what,l can do with it.—
Preituite me that if Mr. M— will not insert as I send it,
save and except any expression that may be strictly libellous
(which I am sure that letter was \ not), return toy the •
thole ; for as the cause must not suffer for others squeamish,
Bess, it 01-Mild find its way, somehow to the public, but not
with the same signature as. that given to Mr. M--."
'Another letter was read in the following terms,. ;
written to the defendant also :
write. this' in haste, 'lest:you will disappoint me again
and again, as yon have done before, though I hope you will
not, as it.is of the utmost importance to our agency and Chi-
vary Cause, that you should not leave me so ignorant., &c.—
Besides, 'you.were to have brought me a letter from Mr.
Downes, &c. Next place I want The, paragraph about Billy
Austin, for I suppose Mr. M— does not wish to insert it, as
lie ,has not ; on the contrary, in the paper of last night, I see
an allusion, an extract on the subject, but very- tame anti in-
efficient. I could therefore wish you- to'bring it back to me,
that I may do what.' like with it, and make some use of it.—
I should he glad of the oilier scrap about GA sate the
K—.' I. beg you trill get possession of the copy back
for nit, of ,the letter which was written in large hand,"
&c. I do not send the other, whim' is ready, because,
since Mr. M---,--- has not liked Billy he
may not Me this, and as I do not hear front him
I always fear accidents, and the worst moral accident, peo-
ple chaiqing, their 'feelings. I do repeat, that now is the mo-
ment of fife tide serving for our *pose, John Bull's been
is her's, and his eyes are now open."—The leiter then ob-
serirA, that if the people of Eugland were found 'so•readY to -‘
espouse the cattse of " Mrs. Clarke the p--" agaiast one
'son of the Kim:, would they not he much more eager to
espouse that of their future.Oueen ?' It rocees—" ides: I
,51.1,` you in the interim Send me down Mi.. Dowoes's letter aed
&e.—Caustyou come this evening be'wee" 10
anti 12 o'clock; you will find me returned from Fulharn.—lf
Mr. M— will chnse ;mother-letter for to-morrow's paper,
come•atul say so, but. 1 do not send it without being certain
that it will he accepted. I can put Billy A-- in time form
• of a letter, fur launch wish it should be in : the paragraph
of last night called forth not an atom of warm feeling : Such
benevolence as that of the person in
"question should be
known, and not be misrepresented. Your's, &c:"
A -Third Letter contained the following ex-
' pressions:— • , •
" Where is the copy of the letter, for I suppose-yoU have
sent it now ? I have had no ,Vers; you promised them td the
last night: pray tiring -them' to-morrow, &e.. You may Nine
down this eveniicg it you can, to tell me all that has passed
since. - I ant gying out at five o'clock. I must sets you before,
Monday i you can. When is the other letter to be in,.&c.?
I assnce you we must work them well.• If Mr. M— does tint
like to put it. in I wish you • would withdraw it, that I may
send it elsee'here. M— I think neglects the cause." •
A Fourth Letter was in these words :
" It is very singular. that since my son left you on Friday
evening', I have ileiti,er heard of you nor seen you. No papers
—no infieT tiOn,:• 1 am aft aid your friend M— does net Mean-.
or wish to insett either letter; he !sad-leach beiler have said
this candidly from the first. Therefore, without fail,.l nest
roquire you to bring hack both the MSS. oilthe remarha and
rf
the letter; birth artratsolntely necessary for the puldicatien
of the-cause. You may.sav to your f6ent! Mr. M—, that
since lie and-Mr. T— Alert to flnen Y" r friend di-
Teets you to return them imine3iately. I Ope..y,in have
nisi
forgotten the to-inorroees ycLes y<iu understand niy
shin. You mast tint come to •.yhere I am, fPt to the Green
Man Inn, and send me a message to say you are tisere, I shall
be in town-early in-thy Morning,therefOre let me hear from
you at all events, &c."
The Learned Counsel also read the letter.writ-
tett by 'Laity Perceval to-Mr. Phipps,. on Monday
the rt'th -of April, requesting him to come again-
to Perceval Lodge,' and the note heg:nning with
the compliments of Lady Anne Viamilton to Mr.
Phipps, thanking him for the offer of his inde-
pendent cob:lnns, and accepting his proposal.
The followini: witnesses were then called on.,
behalf of the defenthint.
sir. Phipps
,said, that when he had the inter-
-41,1m on Sunday, the 2d of April, with,Lady Per-
ceval, her son was, at. first present,-aunt she said:
-she had not seen the defendant since Thursday
the witness replied, her Ladyship must be !Isis",
itaken; as he had just met him going out of the
house ; she then dismissed tier son, and. said this
• was a most unfortunate business, and the letters
must be contradicted ; she did not at first say they
were forgeries, and the letter which she sent to
summon him made use of the word rectUicalion ;
she pressed -bins very earnestly to contradict the
letters, and seemed greatly agitated ; she said, she
%could 'herself 'contradict them in the daily pa-
pers ; the witness refused to contradict them, say.:
ing he had advertised thoir appearance in the daily
papers two days before, and could not, without a
full nisi:illation how he came by them. At Lady
Perce.val's- request, he sat down and wrote con-
tradictions for the daily papers by her dictation ;
be was at last. wearied 'with withstanding her im-
portmnities, and, without promising, said, he
would go home and consult his friends. At part-
ing, Lady Perceval rook him by the •hand, and
said, ". My dear Mt. Phipps, you will he. the sa-
viour_ of my family." At this tnotrient her son
came -in, and she made hint vow an eternal friend.:
:ship for the witness, and Said her son would he
high in administration one day, and then the wit-
"ness, should not be forgotten,.
,
Upon his cross-examination by Mr. Ilot.T, time
witness said, that he had before received whet
articles for The News, in the hand-writing of Lady
Perceval, two of which were inserted, one about
certnm twopenny-post letters, which formed the
Only notices which. the Queen nett.Princesks took
of the Princess of Wales upon the sudden death'
*of her mother. and the other out the subject of
the Duchess of Brunswick's will and a third,
which was so seandalons'a libel, that the witness
refused to insert it. The defendant always told
the witness, that he had, copied time letters in
question at Montagtveihouse, in the presence, of
the Princess of Wales, who was talking so loudly
that she interrupted him ; the defendant like \‘ ise
told bins Lady Perceval gave, theta to him, with
directions to bring them to the witness, Upon
the witness shew in a note he hall received, thank-
irigltint for his services, signed " G. P." to La'tiv
A. Hamilton, she said it was impossible to pro-
- pounce Olson the Princess's hand-writing : she
Wrote twenty different 'hands ; and once- .conde-
' scended to imitate Lady-Anne's ; she said there
was nothing on the face of the letters in qtlestiors
to induce her tr. think them not genuine, if the
account this witness gave of them were true ; and
it was nothing that one of them was in the name
of Lady Anne ; for Lady Perceval had carte
bla)whe from her to use her name in all the con-
cerns of the. Princess oi'•Wales ; bet she had often
told Lady Perceval she disapproved of her news-
' paper connexion. Tice witness said he did not
shake hands with the defendant, as had 1311e11.

*re
ICYlot 'wide
a.: 'he I.7aid.„ i'Vtiffurd, ni
'man wanted to 'See :" !tte (kit:ad:ant i'',,
iris hared 'for thc•WittiesS to go, in,
Laidy.AntiefiiuniltO was one the L t
Bed-chamber 'to the lifincos .jf AP!;
last; she 'reCottected Phippst with
fetters in Mc Neil's; she at last 'readthetn,
him she was Convinced they were all forgeries .
said that the defendant•gdye thein to him, and 5314' :
he had eoptiedthem•at INiontagno-house', in the Pre:
Bence Of the Princess of Wales ; he 'said ire
very much alarmed-4 writing_in the presence • s
great a peesonaKe. The Witness- asked Mr. PhiP,P:
if the defendant received them from Lady Perc.`'',
val Y Mr. Phippsreplied, the defepdant never 0..
naMed Lady Pereevai ; the witness had
seen or. corresponded with the dcfendant,
sent her a familiar note, which was lead to tr
Court the witness was then examined as to t
note imputed to the Princess of Wales : she
Mr. Phipps she was quite sure it was a loci.:y.Y
and positively swore she.never told hint the I ri°;
cess was accustomed to write• twenty tlia.`'rein
hands, and, had condescended to imitate her's 5.0 r •
desired tb refuse Mr.' Phipps's columns : she ne". •
told Mr. Phipps she, discountenanced Lady Vet;
ceval's newspaper connexion, or said any
about it.
Upon hpr cross-examination,. she said she ,"
never given "Andy Perceval carte blanche to v;rit:
in her name, and if that Lady had done so, it '3"
a breach of confidence.
Mr; IfoLT replied. •
Lord ELLENBOHOUGIT, in charging the JurY`'
commented severely on the Conduct -of Lady ret::
ceval, who hail, at. least on other occasions, 11'";i
this renfortunate. defendant the agent of 'RN:I"i
upon the mutilated insertion of one of which, 4' •
regretted that the venom .had not effected its Pe'
pose;, and dwelt particularly upon a letter IvOtte,!
by Mr. Phipps, front The IVe,as
o'clock of the morning on which the letters al: •
prayed in his paper, addressed. to Lady Percetl°:
,saying, he had sitten up the whole night evairirl'
for the return of the article reri.,ed frain
_heath, as the defendant had promised him it siwt"(
be returned, and, on ac,:ount of, the noit-perfoo"'
ance of that' promise, apologising foritioccorij,; •
cies. This was strong to.s:iew Lady Perce""i
previous acquaintance with the letters. His .1.0`4
ship also adverted to a fulsome letter of fieco"i...
compliment, written in the name of 1,,,ady1"—.,
Pantheon, to the Editor of The News. The char:'"
was interropted,by the Jury, %Kilo avowed 411°7
selves already satisfied w find the defendant i‘‘) •
Ger /fly_
The trial lasted from ten o'clock in the morui°o
till six in the evening

ARCHES COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS, Fii•

Al) UL T E R

BEST AGAINST LADY EMILY BEST. bf
This cause of divorce, which was brou:rbt
Mr. Best against Lady Emily BeSt, his wife,
reason of adultery, alleged to, have been
!witted with a Mr. Henry, was argued by it
set in the course or the Term, and the Le.;
Judge' (Sir JotiN Nicnota.), was then of c,t 'l3
front -the :idence produced,—
a4ultery ‘vsts clearly established; bat
would (live years having elapsed since tile
tery had been committed, before the
had brought his suit) postpone his sentencc'
111
the purpose of giving hint an oportunity, by at i,
vit, of -explaining the reason of such oe:Ito
as •it raised a ground of suspicion in his
Judge's) innid, that there was connivance an(l';‘,/
quiescent:eon the part di the hushod. ,lib''
an affidavit was given in. on the Raft of ,
_pest, the admissibility of %vhich wits ol'ic;,4l
ed to by. Lady Best's. Counsel, on the grut''y
that it .was not compete:a fur, the Court ;1:e,
wit the supplementary oath of the hushand•
ing interested in the cause. This ohjectioll
,10
overruled .I,Py‘ the Judge, and the affidavitlr,
read, stating carious reasons for tliec:tase of .`l,O
lay, in not instituting tile suit sooner. l,)•
,Learned Judge said, .the affidavit, prodticol to
geared to him to he full and satistact,ay, 1;01
the points of explanation required,. and' tna,e O.
he was bound to pronounce that the husband
entitled to the remedy which he prayed.

DISTKIkIUTION- OF PRIZE-MUNE/Y. j„ir°
To the Iris, fur the .Aliferican schooner Mariner (the rat'
in company) on the 2rl March, at No. 9, -New 13reati-'1
and recalls at the same place for three months. - . cof
•To the Urgeint, for the Die Hutinurg the Daphne 03 d
patty) on the- id March, at No. 9, New Broad-street, 31'
calls al. te same lace, for tree months.
0 theh Lyra, forp the Hannahh Elizabeth, at N 0,23, 4,.°1
stunt, Strand, for three mouths.
To the Arwide, for la tivilite (the Piercer in ";,;0
and thi. recapture of the Sparkler by the Nizarud.(irvle is
the Ariniile), at No. 2, Norfolk-street, 'Z,trand, `
March, and recalls at the samo , her
To the Tyrian, for the recapture of the Gustava, on 14)
rival in purl, and recalled at NO. 42, St. Mary's-street'
mouth.

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BIRTHS. . - ---;
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°tithe 4th inst. at Hanover, the Lady of Brigadier-7 ,
Arthur Gore, of a daughter.:ap*
On *Monday last, at Gnilsborougb Grange, North g;
shire, the Lady of John Ward, Esq. of a daughter. .6.001
On the r,-2.dillifi. in Clifford-street, ;fitly Carolinz>d
le);„ of a dalighter.
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, . 'MARRIED. - ' Or
On the 21st inst. at Twiekerßiam, Captitin 111‘Phers°-11.'fit.
Regiment, to Charlotte, youngest daughter of the 10-td4'.
Peter Mut thwaite, B.D. Rector of the Parishes of rue til- -t,4
and NuueKam, Oxfordshire. nroitsi to
On Tuesday last, 'at Grave, 'Nottinghamshir7
e --,-04,
Volatiles Verm.n, -Esq.' 'son of the Atelishop of 3
Frances June Eyre, daughter of A. H. Eire, Esq.
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DIED., -- I
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On Tuesday, the 9th inst. at Witham-hill, near S''' jore• 0,
Geo:le-William Johnson, Esq. in the 74th year a iiii4 ''iir°
,On the .15th iiipt. in Grosvenor•place; Mrs. Lou" •
wife of Willium Long Kiugsuian, Lig. firoOt.4srillj
On' Monday Morning last, at Beltert-Houteinea:"••-- e Ith*,,jt
after a shert illness, in the lith year of her age, I.i;oeli;d
Hon. Sophia Lady Brtvnlow. Her Lady,Lip he`
the to li
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daughter. of Sir Abraham Hume. Bart. and married- a fru
Dr....villulv in July,-ISIO. She has left three childrel''. .ay
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infancy, insensible oftheir irreparable loss. *, jou- l'j.
Yesterday, in Parlp-lilace, St. James's, the Right k ,or
nifty Niarldiam. ' • - ' . .
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At her house in,Hat ley-streeti Mrs. WalLer, rife
G.:ncraL %Volker. '
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Yrs'annitY, ST. -- MAuttLts.-liolida y at the Iv
Bank, .and South Sea house.'
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