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neighbours, the just apd benevolent system continued
towards, them has, also preserved peace, . and is mem
andmore adkancitig habits favoutahle to their ciriii-

za,tion and happiness,
" Fi:ortt a Statement whith will be Made by the
Seqretary of War, will be seen that the fortifica
-
tions on our maritime trontier are in Many of thy
ports completed, affording the defence which was
contempjated, and that further time will be required
to render complete the works in the harbour cf
New York, and in some other places. By the en-

lugement, of the works, and the employment of a
,grealer number of hands at the public armouries;
the supply of small arms, of an improving quality ,
appears to
made
annually inerea!iing, at a rate, that
with those rnade ;private contract, may be eX-
pp&.ed to go fir towards providing for the_ public

exigency.
" The Aet of Congress proViding for the equip.
*nient of our vessels of war having been fully carried
into execution, I refer to thestaterpent of the Se
_ _

cretary of the Navy for the information which may
he proper on that eubje&•t. To ;hat statement is
added a view of the transfers of appropriationsmni
Thorised by the Mt of the Session preceding the last,
and of the grounds on which the transfers were
Made..

" Whatever may be-the course of your 'delibera-
titins 'on the subject of our military establishment.l.;
I shoUld fail in my duty in not recommending to
your serious attention the importance of giving to
our militia; the great bulwark of our security, and
resource of our power, an organiiation the best
adapted to eventual situations for which the United
States- ought to, be prepared.
" The sums which had been previously accumu-
lated in the Treasury, together with the receipts
during the year ending on the Stith of September
last (and amounting to more than nine millions of
dollars), have enabled us to fulfil Our engagements,
and to defray the current expences of Government
without recurring to any loan. But the insecurity
of our commerce, and the consequent diminutioo
of the public revenue, will probably produce a &I •
ciency in the receipts of the ensuing year, for which,
and for other details, I refer, to the statements which
will be transmitted from the Treasury.
" In the state which has ben presented of our
affairs with the-great parties to a disastrous and pro-
traoled war, carried on in a mode equally injurious
and unjust to the Unite I States as a neutral cation,
the Wisdom of the National Legislature will be again
summoned to the important thciston of the
tives before them. That these will be met in a Tirit
,worthy the councils of a nation, conscious b0:11 of its
rectitude and of its rights, and careful as well of its
honour as of its peace, I have an entire confidence.
And that the result will be stamped by an unai>i-
mity becoining the occasion, and be supported by
every portion of our citizens, with a patriotism eti-
, lightened and invigorated by experience, ought as
'little to be doubted.

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" In the midst
,of the wrongs and vexations ex-
perienced from external causes, there is int.v.Al room
for congratulation •on the prosperity and happiness
flowing- fram our situation at home. The blessing
of health has never been more universal The frill
of the seasons, though in particular articles and
trids short of their usual redundancy, are mare-than
sufficient lot our wants and our comiarts. The la, ;e
of our country every where presents the evidence .
of laudable enterprise, of extensive capitol, aturof
durable improvement. In a cultivation of the Mate-
rialS, and the extension of useful manuladures, bore
especially in the general application io householl
fabrics, we behold a rapid diminution- of our depen-
dence on foreign supplies. Nor is it. unworthy a
retledion, that the revolution in our pursuits ti,,d ha-
bits is in no .slight degree a consequence gt those
impolitic and arbitrary edi&s,
.by which the con-
tending nations, in endeavouring each of. them to
obstrud our trade with the other, have so, far
abridged our means of procuring the produetions and
manufaatres, Of which our own are now taking
the place.
" Recolleaing always, that for every, advantage.
which' may contribute to distinguish our lot froth
that to which others are doomed by the unhappy
spirit of the 'tithes, we are indebted to that Divine
. Providence, whose goodness bas been so remarkably
extended to this rising, nation, it becomes us to cbe-.
rich a de•irout gratitude, and to implore groin the
,saute ortiniimtent source a blessing on the constita-
i Lions andmeasures about to be undertaken for tbe-
welfare of our ,heloved country.

" JAMES MAD 15014."

FACTS RESPECTING THE BRITISH MINISTER.

We-averred in many successive papers, that. --the
paragraphs. of the Intelligences, respecting the rup-
ture with the Minister, were false and fabricated.—
This we did from a knowledge we pOsSessed, that the
chief statement was a gross misrepresentation. But
we had no conception of the extent of the profligate
falsdioods with which that paper has dared to abuse
and deceive the people. From the hesitation; which
it was so natural for cautious men to feel in such cir-
cumstances, and the desire to express the truth in
its true.colours, we some days ago wrote for the
faas to a friend in Washington, who moves in a
circle enabling him to obtain correct intelligence.—
Yesterday evening, when the matter for
.our paper
was too nearly completed to admit of sufficient room
for the whole communication, we received his an-
swer. The following is a contraction of his state-
ment.

.On Saturday preceding the Intellkencer's mani-
festo, Mr. Jackson did 'not send for a passport to
leave the country, but for a safeguard for himself
and his family, foreseeing, what has since happened,
that as soon as the Government had broken off com-
munication with him, an attempt would be made to
irifltrnce the passions of the people, and excite
them to violence, to which-they had been rendered
prone by the same -pens, which afterwards pretend-
ed to. calm them. Mr: R. Smith was expressely in-
formed; that the Minister did not
,mean to leave
the country. On the Monday, before he kneiv
that the rupture was published, a notification was.
given of the Minister's intention to move front
Washington, accompanied with such explinationg
as might have led to an accommodation, if it had

been "desired. An inclination was even shewn to,
further explanations, which was abruetly refused
by Mr. Smith, unless, the Minister would consent
to say that was nut fads which he had before beat
,1 told bx the same Secretary was a fact.


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at -t•iti2d 1!1,' ca-e. He said; that it waci
1,1 "..ti r,‘H . plaintiff rql ised
ill
d :or a breach of promise of Inatiiage..' She-
f, eder ;ear-, not benN at prt'sent
ren - tr:let-n - and. sixteen .years
it r of qi .„ he upon
ea• in their Mind durtl the pre-
f.,. v.; no.-e7l.g.,ft. it, -in ea:,e tae base.ana abornina-
,•lrcth :,e was ilvstru,;:ted- the defend-
d wake, should- be reshrted
teinlant had been originally intended
less on of an attornry, and . had
tor some rime, in the office of one' of
lost r:-sifed tble -pra(-,tiiioperS in Dublin ; he
climged Itis 111.!C.110011: as to his pro-
p-rrtuns, and Obtained a etirmniss!on in
army. The acquaintance between the plain-
;Aid deq.tndain commenced about lour or •five
yearS. at-zo ; even at that early 'age there
N.,;:fs an attraction lit personal. charms in the plain-
tiff, wilicb 'made a, serious .and an honourable hit:-
piesston en the heart of the defendant. The parties
were in the babif of meeting at the houses of their
common frten,N ; and the impression which the
In-.v-', ch.4ritts made taion the deft ndant, at a time
when her- youth rendered her not a fit object for
mAriaronial -connection, induced hint to press
it 'r;fo oecome \firs' %lite, when years shduld have
rendered her age proper—md accordingly, from
irerihd to the_ month lit June last,-he Continued
ention ; and in that mutat), he made a formal
ver:posat to her father, .having first. obtained the
e,'nse.to. The match was an. eligible one----
1' tetitla,it itki a 'sufficient fortune to support
her; and her father' consented to the marriage, .pro-
v his daughter's consent -could e obtained—
• that .ttad already been procured ; 'and so anxious was
tee defelid.tlt tO ptexcn! delay, that he proposed to
have it celebrated on the 7th of that month—.-thiS,
Inc plaintiff,. as. well as.her parents, ob-
jected to, to consequence of which the nuptials were
postponed until the th.. The ring was purchased ;
the wedding-clothes weie bespoken ; the - relations
we-r.; iwortned of the- intention ; every 'necessary
'preparation was tnade to carry
.the wishes of the
parties, into effect. It was, 11,wever, the misfor-
tune- of the plaintiff, that defendant had an intem-
rune InOttier,.who had conk eived ore antipathy
towards the intended wife of her son. She was un-
willing be should. engage in Any matrimonial con-
nexion. In order to explain tine case, v‘hich•wnuld
be proved, it would be neceSsary for,han to read two
letters,"one of, them dated on the 3d of -Tune, acid
the other on the sth. ,
Tile 'lino of the,e letters was .wriften to
- titr the second to her lather, and were to the tol-
low:ng.effect „

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My DEAR. Brss,
- I. eactiot-ttese6l.2e the situation I feel myself at this mo-
rof.,,t , tier; 1 retied On the state ttty mother. left
tills this morning; ;ciing over to your ; her
to ,o,,sess unfortunate a tollper, lest site might s any
titing that.kvonld i4tve hurt tile: feel-Mg* , your rather:
But he ::ssured of tins; thit never
tx-
pet.ei.Lt roe slistest.cause of your repittAng your having fix-
elice on Vie t-en of a worn,m Ih,t I fear must have
c..l),;ticysil 6- twit :-?; insane, az. I tear sr..: lots clone this day.•
AltilOwn It is a seciAliyrt,r me to remain at home this _step-
ing to settle some intsiness, hut. I will its witlimv angelear-
ly tv.,,r ro.+ . niercede with your mother aril father t-r
31)y nioilwr, w„ito, nolwithstantling her 'violent temper, i 5
guu I,4turc,l; and you knovv, Bess, shi.: is nay parent. With
the sincerest lave, believe me to be,
Dear Bess,
B. MEGAN. •

Dt'AVSIR', •
r It is %.ith tlle utmost sorrow I, feel myself bound to corn-
taunn att to you a circumstance, although the reeollettiOn
it rn,.,1 cause a pang to a -parent, nevertheless, front the
s'o tun ,thich I itn placed, t feel it neeesJary to do, and
thank it .1 1.,' tonate'circumstance for both parties, that 1 was
atquanue, w oh :t so lonely, ilbit.rnust be.evident to you and
the vvoi.};;, iIOV I Wo Id have acted afterwards.
I think- it -s..;:fijent to Call your recolltaion ro a love-
scey,c, -azt. d in Hudson's. Demesne, last sunimer twelve.
unths I shall riot wound you further. to say between
11,,rn ; hut of this he assured, that although 1 would not
rn.y fin woman on earth That the .slightest gala of
trucked, you may depend on its being buried
I. cblivior!
.with -me. IdO then decline.thc ho,
• Lour ,:,..:;.fled r;.,r tae, anti lease it to: ygur good 3ense to
ta-
ca;ioo6,- without letting her knoo the reason
a\;,s LO tiKChne toe honour of her Kann.
1 ...so, de'ar Sir,
Yours Sincerely,
B, MEGAN.

sr:nt. ;
Serjeant- MOORE stated the defendant's case; he '
spid tie would-address t helury with that seriousness
which the' subje6t required, and which was due to
the Court, to the Public, and:to himself, It was
not a case for levity, but called for grave and So-
lemn inquiry and investigation. The lady who had
brought 'his action for a supposed injury to her
feehogs, her interest, and her character, on a breach
of cnntract,of marriage, -was- described as beautiful
and accomplished. - 'Much- had been said of the
terider, attentions paid to her education by her. pa-
rents; but his instructions - called upon him to say,
that her morals .had,- however beautiful her face, or,,
-grac: tul her person might be, ands_whatever ex- -
trinsic accomplishments she might" haveacquired,
the morals had been riegltcted. In her Own,tamily,
she had -neither precept nor"exawple tO direct her '
in the 'vaths-, of virtue .or decorum ; 'bat, on' the.
contrary, - she lived in a constant habit or acquaint-
ance with' prtiligacy. It would appear that she had,
even a considerable time ago, been unchaste. It
would appear,' he said, that she was permitted
to .associate with serVants. 'and other menial para-
sites ; was brought out on, convivial patties to the
Dargle, to the-Salmonleap, and to MI. Hudson's
demesne ; ,where it would be shewn, a scene was
performed, which he virald leave 'to the witnesses
to describei for .he Would not injuie his owd feel-
ing,,T nor iestik the Court by anticipating aas of
ihdeceticy, %Aid); would appear evidence. It
was to this scene Mr. M'Egan's letter alluded. It
ean3e to Iris knowledge by proof unequivocal, and
he broke off from a -comma that_ would hake
gr.-cc& him fur ever—if a contract- could be pre-
sumed. Here the Learned -Serjeant enteied into a
discussion of the legal operation of contrails.
.M'Egan,, he said, espeted a wife, not only chaste,
but unsuspe6ted. He was not bound to take a
polluted bride to his arms. He Was Unposed upon;
and, upon the discovery, he wrote the second let-'
ter, which shewed his delicacy and attention:to the ,
character of the, lady's family. But if the Jury
'were .of opinion that there Was a contra*
,of mar-
riage, and a breach of that contra& the circum-
stances of the case would not warrant them to giVe
more titan nominal damages.
Mrs. Letitia Nannery ,was then called, and ex-
amined by Mr: QUIN. She said she was the wife
of 'Mr. Nunnery the schoolmaster, and Was sister
to Mr. M'Egan, the defendant. She rernembered
having been about. three years ago at a party Of
pleasure at-,fhe demesne of Mr. -Hudson. They

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'l7lw Leortled-Counstl,then said, he was not cer-
hrther the Defendant had instruaed his
C,on,e; to make that base and false defence; and
whether thev had . been diretted to blast, the cha-
r4Cter of a female scarcely fifteen years of age, r
• noi Cu; if they. should resort to 'so.sharnetul an
at:tinative, it wnuld be proved incontestibly. to be
DA .- sandalous a calumniation-as eveproceeded from
th.e hpN of ftNehood.
Jaiin Saltuo;!•was then es.atnined by Mr. GOOLD ;
way a bookbinder, and lived in Cope-street,
4/1 ,:aighbourhood of the plaintiff, who livqs in
Ang;esea-s.treet, and follows thelace xnanufaCtory--
t:,e father and mother are both -alive,.
tv,(lh.i.:e,w; other child but theplaintilf, who,. he.
b....-!ieved, to be. 'c,etween cin'eeri and sixteen. years of
'nown the tamily about five years;
‘,..nen he iii.St•knew the family she was a.child ; she
api;f2Ared to have been brought up in the most vir-.
kAa.;us wanner. Knew.. the deiendant-about. five
.wlit.o he first knew him, heard he wasa gen-
*.rofin of fortune; he appears now to be about
a-ge of tweray-fivt.• or t,wenty;:six ; met the de-
. ;c:i(alat. frequently at parties in the house of the
iatii,•tiff's lather ; he was very .attentive to the
.plaintitf, and pre:erred dancing with her. Saw the
detenti.utt in or ,abort the.month of June last, and
ieba.i a CouvL.t-sation with him on the, 3d of June,
eigot and nine o'clock in the evening, wit-
on the defendant pt his lodgings.. There
41 :fo per,son in the room but the defendant and
standing at the window, arid
-be ahosing h;rn, after,: the witness.
was
;2.4, r, itLß=ti or twenty minutes, 'the defend,
oest,..zd itisanothet to go, up stairs; in a -little
!An,: aiitf; she ..,.vtitt Out of the rootn.- Witness then

HOPLEY V. SLACK.

LONDON Priuted by RICHARD HARRIS, ot No. 4, Nlartlett-cowt, Low-street; and Published by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS, Sotkhmoiton.street, G
At the Suti-Offics,P.o. 112, Straud; where Ac4i;ertisements, Orders for the Paper; Letters for Ole Fditor, Zet; (post-paia), mist be addressJd

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said lie Wll3 sorry io have been the inpocent cause of dined and drank tea there. -At the time or de
producing qua[ rel in the family, bY.telling-theni pasture, she saw Mr. Salmon chastise his son tor
about the intended marriage, Which he had pre- being absent ; _and also saw* Mr.' Madden 'chastise
atmeed -the • defendeutt had • alreasly hiforined the , his daughter. She shrieked ; and Mrs. Madden;,
family of. .The witness bed mentionedahe matter when they catne down' Ma the read, cried suh,
to riousin; the deltenhuit's brother-io-law.— " You villain, will you nmitdetemy child ?" This
had heard -that the defendant had, fro- she understood was tor being witt Young Mr. Sal'-
poied. for the. plaintiff, through bar "fx-her. The -mon ; and thecoinjeapy understood some improper
defendant desire3` the: witness riot to make „any 1 conduct lad taken Place lietvveen them:
epelcigy, ter he dishnot avant it to be kept a secret, Mr. M‘Nseey cross-examiriedehe tVitness.. He
and swished it to be made as public as po.sioiee he. would not ask her age, it Wee an unfair question
aka Mentioned, that, in order to mike it utoisepubs. even to 2 married but he would ask her, Did
be he 'lerd'writteit to his fiends at Bones-a-ketie . she remember the innocent care of. eleven ,years
cf
to *reform teem that the marriage was to take, place She
.said she did not Then, tnadatn, yeti
in that week, and -to be-prepared to receive liessee's have no recollection 'of any circumstance that, at
The, dafendant added, that he had :asked'-.his hsa.- so juvenile a time of life, could have agitated your
ther-inalaw's brother to be present ; and tires; it tie Mind,. or- have ,marked your coreltitit Qertainly
turned against him, as the rest of. his. family had 'not, Sir. Theni Madam, I ask you. for the ho-
done, he did not care ;it was his wish ,to have all nour of, the fern:de .sex, and you see there are
the tai nly happy On the occasion ; bet
,if they Would In:illy ladies present, do • you riot believe, that., at.
are- be iice he did not 'care"; tole no_ power ,on i the .age of eleven years, every girl, as well
,as
earth .-sheind make hiM deviate front what he pro yourself posseSses the seine purity of mind and in-
posed. .The witness made.answer, and_ Said, that is noceney of - warmers ? 1 do suppose so. Then Why
the opinion'f always had of yen, foie I always knew
_should you it'sipute• to this young lady an impierity,
von would ad as a man of honour; to which the 1 Of condud that you never experienceB ? ' I heard
defendant. replied, I..never meant any, thing else. it. You saw, nothing to induce. your oeinion- to so
The defendant's family consists of .his 'mother,' a severe a censure ? I saw nothint. You saw the
sister, married to'his douste, and some step-sisters. 'young- lady when her - father brought her to • the
The two letters were then produced, which the ;jaunting car? Yes-a-her hair was dishevelled,
witeess. identified .as the hand-writing of the de- and she was shrieking. Is. it' not natural' to suP-
fendant; pose that her hair was dishevelled .frOM the swig!)
The defendant said, it was not a hasty matter;' on treatment of ,her father ? fit mu:ht be so.—Was'
the contrary, he said it was nut the. suggestion' Of she not dressed in a frock ? She is as.—Such -as
a moment, for that it had, been a long 'time in hiss children wear ? Yes.--.-You were intimate: and
breast. kept. company with the family? Yes.—You.know
.ThiS witness was cross-examined by. Serjeant 'young Salmon ? YeS.-4s that the lad • standing;
• MOORE. He hsd frequently been with the plain-. there, behind the large cravat ? It is.—Now, on
•tiffefamily on parties 'apices:ire? when the defense that, day his neck -was open ? It wassa—His shirt
dant was there. 'Was not on a party when the collar over his coat ? It was.—He was a school-
younger part strayed from the ancient head of the boy, under the tutelage of your hush:o3l ,Yes.
family. Never knew them te.stray in the wneds.e- i ---And remained at your school :iftcr ? Yes.--Go
It was not, the custom to sit down and gormandize off the table,' Madam.; though you came ;fog the
on the grass. V' for the pleasure of the day and > purpose, you have. Said nothing that can stain Miss
to view scenery.... Was at Htidson's demesne about Madden's charaCter, or set. up your brother's.
tree years ago. Believes it waSmore. These Was John Young examined by Mr. Jon \STONE
• Wit-
a large party that day-=--all convivial. _ The plaintiff ness said he .believed he was about 18 years elf .age:
dad not dance with any particular person that- day; t knows the plaietiff, and ha's been 'aegnainted with
the females danced occasionally with each other.— her two years and seven moeths : did nor know Mr.
'Has '.heard rumours Of 'different kinds of things, WEgan, the defendant, until- Monday last the
with respect to that day; did not believe them, but s plaintiff, when7the witness first knew' her, lived
in
considered what be t•ad heard as-mere jeish—could Hendrick-street : tviteess , was an aseeamtice in
not, and did not believe any such thing as what he Grangegthaeanslatse : had seen, the sphintilf at his
,ma4ter's. house,- but not inside : ,she ha,l, come there;
heard rumoured hed taken place. Bid. not know
that any pains were taken to clear it up. What the acquaintance oetw,een them eoz.ntnenced in eon,-
he. heard was from 'Mr. Nunnery, to whom Iris i seqtfence of witnesstnowing an apprentice girl be-
son went to school; s as• shocked he. could have longing to Mrs. Madden; .he bad been in the Coal-,
-entertained an idea of such a matter takiug plate try; and had procured some
,fruit, and he saw the
between. such a pair as the plaintiff and his Sn apprentice, and gave her ,Some of the frnit, and also'
at that time were. They were -well accetainted as gave the plaintiff same : was never introduced to
children ; conSiders persons to Ise childrep they thefatnily, r but the plaimiti used to call to the house
come. to years of discretinn; s It was impossible, had e of witness's master, on purpose to take' him away
they been older, for such a circusuStance to-have ' from his work ; thin was about two years and a
taken' place in the presence of their parents. Wit- 'half ago; *he was -acquainted with her some time
ness was told of the rumour .by dasighters before became to the house; when she came, the
Miss Sala-ion. What he heafu he believed to be- witness, seid she, could- not go with bee till his
a Islsehood. He heard that Ilia-_ sou and',Mias Mad- work vas finished
sfrcolfects • lie did go, bet see
'den were conducting them Selves in _a manner to the was ordered up td bed ; she was waiting for him_ at
injury of the charader of tale youtig, lady. He *1 the window; she saw. kith through the window, and
had heard that a carman had said, he had Seen them ' raised it ; says she, " my dear, what kept you so
in an itnpi -per sunatiOn. Witness never inquired long ?" I told her I had finiahed my 'work, and
atier the rutfian :hat Circulated the report ; for he could not come-down sooner she then said, "My
r
was certain it was take, _and therefoie ni't'er Reek 'v
er k darling, will I take a lover's leap to you ?"- •
w tilt v;lue `'fi2r.m ea.%7
stepped wail ilai 00 the [eelt, s account, at)'-'
any trouble to clear it up. ' Witness did on that day tachtnere, however, .4'E' as not so strong as. to leap
which had been lost, the seehoeing takeneand ,sl.lq
chastise
~his son,' who had broken down the branch down :. witness saw her different evenings atter titat .
hsuceing, contrary 10
_agreement,: sailed from
ortO
of •a trees and leaped over- a wall, having at' that presence of other -persons-gli•k boionglog to, the
to tengland without coevoy, It was aiter,PP- '
titne a sore leg.---Heard Miss-Madden had received' house : the first evening he sawn her, she asked bun . ,
a oatence, to aileee tliat the pilot had.coespellass
a blow .frorn .fat bee; 'hut never heard what was into.the house to drink teas, about a year and five , tit se-
the eeaptaie to saiea; our cat this there po
the cans-. Mrs. Madden was thrown into afaint months ago, saw her one evening at_she rails of her .
tishrotoly evi idence.qm-,--lesvdiet tor the
when Ihe young lady was struck; and believes the father's hoitati ; she got on them, and began to
, mages 'nat.
plainia's lather struck her, for keeping the cars sing—"Ota! take me to your arms my-love ;" and, • but
waiting, and for tio other reason. utter she sang the verse, she threw herself into .my
Hera the Plaintiff's case was closed for the pre- arms—this was at the deor ; I carried het" up stairs, I, • TO- THE EDITOR OF THE SLY

Nothing-at a r time whatever, passed setween
and- the plaintiff.
'This -witness was crois-examiiled by Mr. Q
I-Te,4aid, he never heard, until about a tortnight
that a carman Lad said he had seen hin-1 and 2.
M in an itnproPer situation..
Tin: case ha.. 4!1_2. here clos, d on both. sides, Yr
G,OLD, in an eie(Yant and invessive appeal to. cic
mg ot, the futy, as fathers;, and -brotne!s,
ob-
served on the defence set up:by:the defendant, .ano.
called upon them to give exemplary damagds.

The L-a.D Crati~r BAIWN, in his cl-v.irge to the
Jury ouser.ed, that, they had three matters for their
consideranon. First--trey were to consider whellidr
such'a contrad, as that'set up by the planiTiff, had
been:entered into, by die defendant.. S.tcondlY--'
they belieVed that, whether the , defendant hael
brui;t!ti.thro,q,,h it. Arid lastly, -under alts the cir-
cunistinices of the case, .winit,datnages .the plaintiff
%Vas" entitled to for such condua. In consideito4
the latter point, the Jury should recoiled, that they
had to determine_ on the property of the:defentlants
and on the character of the plaintiff; they were both
involved in the consideration. That a contract had
been-entered into appeared- in theletter addressed
to the plaintiff;' and swhetlet it was broken,, might
be determined uy a perusal of the second, there.--
fore, without havint4.recOut se to parol testimony,the
Jury might. be 'satisfied the defendant_ bad entered
into a contract of marriage, and :had afterwards re-
fused to fuitiltlie engagement. , There cohlii be no
doubt that itis the duty of every man, ,tt subjexo
'of this kind, to, take care-that the object• his
CigllCO is pure and un.lpolfe.! ; he ought tt) be surd
of that before he enters into the con!r,act---.oot
after.. His Lordship woulA not be )(4, to
say; .that circumstances might not ottcrwatlS c
to the knowledge or.tt wan, that would make it
prudent in hirn to,cdruplste his_ contract ; but, to
point of law, nothing had bett urged in
_tita,tple-onL
ca: c, that rebid absolve defendant troln ills con-
tract ; • therefore there ought to be a verdi-i,:t for the
plaintiff.; but a material consideration remained,
and itlni ',-;;;; the amoent or the dAmi.tBes,; because,
if, alter tho defetlclant had entered intO the contract,
• he had discovered circuinSitinces, so strOng. and p°
tent' in I heir nature, as to' induce a man 14, reasoo-
able and rational mind to suspect the woman, though
it would not go to de.eat the action, yet it ought to
be thrown into the;conSidef;atilin of the Jury when
they came to estimate the amount of [he'd:images."'
His Lordship then commented upon the eitdcnce,
and observed, it did-notaPpear that any tact nest,:“'
red between the derend.int writing tliL lettt•rs,
tity his breach of prontilLe. By the defetsc', the
defendant had -recourse, to tlle inv.estiga: I
he
plaint ifrs.c6nduct from her infinlyy, and endeavoured
to-extract front the whole at her cite a sufficient jtv''
lineation. If the Jury reel the case, as prdveri, they
Were bound to give such -a verdict as would make ra"
partition ; in doing wnich they stioald be 1/41rected
their Judgment, and not by their teeling,i and theY
should make rtpLu-ation tie one party,
doifig-irrepaiable injury tiythe oilier. •Tbe Jury re-
tired for a few minutes, and rettmied
.5001. damages,

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COURT OF KINU's IENCH, DEC 23.

This 'was an action against the owners of the. shi(/

and the-servant girl 'ran on before,' and opened a .
'door of a bed-room ; and I carried her over, and .1
ptit her on thetoed,-: she did not cry ()tit, ?nor say
she would cry out, or that she would tell her- lather
or mother ; we were in the roorn for a quarter ofan
hour we were both on the bed, but nothing
passed between. us .but kisses," .after the family lied
removed, to Anglesea-street, I was again in her
company ; at the house of one Dunn, near Queen-
street, with some other feniales; one of theta Mar-
garet,Murray and Murtagh Glum,- where they- had
some punch.
CrOspexamined by Mr. GREEN. • •
Had no acquaintance either with the father or the
mother of the plaintiff. Was not served .with'a sub-
poena until Saturday last ; never - spoke to the, de-
fendant until last Monday.
Margaret Murray examined by ,Mr.IIIDGEWAY,'
said she had been apprentice to the plaintiff's mo-
ther ; -she swore to having been at •Dunn's. house,
drinking punch, with the last witness and -the
plaintiff.
On her cross-examination by Mr. JEBE, she' ac-
knowledged that the plaintiff..'s father had, through.
charity, taken her en apprentice, without fee, had
fed her, and given her shoes,; had taken her sister
as an apprentice, without fee; and received her mo-
ther into the. house as a servant, Who had . since left
that situation, and was
.now in. the employment of
;
the defendant's mother she denied having ever told'
Mr. Wharton the Attorney, that she knew nothing
derogatory or disrespeafato the charaCter or conduCt
-of the plaintiffor her mother. '
On the part of the.. plaintiff,' Mr. Wharten was
examined by Mr. GooLD. He swore that' he had
applied to the last witness, and had distinctly
asked her what was her knowledge Of the detraea-
near of Eliza Madden and • that she informed him
she did_ not know any thing dis\espectful of her. .
Mr. Salmon examine:l by Mr. McNALLY: said.
he believed he was,now about t S years of -age, and
is the son of the first witness. Knows Miss Mad-
den, and was in her company on a particular occa-
- siou at Hudson's demesne about five years ago. No
imprOper familiarity took place either on-that dr any.
other occasion between him and the defendant. Wit-
ness was on that day chastised by his father for leap-,
Ly l i.ll.
ing over a wall, then having a sore leg. Witness,'l'
ia
his sister, and plaintiff, were absent from-the com:-
puny for about -five minutes—the car was Waiting for DyOnne tuinve4eliieltstt:'narultiWiaritniecdhelsifuag!hitnerSo the-lateMiss—cirSi%ri-'°3
ll,in v K
them. He heard Mr. Madden calling them ; z) last, wife et Ecni DuAcclrnb,
leaped the wall as being the shorter way to the On; at
or: house I,: G reat,Cppap,stre! squstarre4,,
s , rdon ,ague.
the plaintiff and his sister•went down the:l)ath.
Nornb,

SIR„ .., , , . .
•
1, The sentence and opinion of' the General Coat
I.llrtial, held in,April, 1808, in the Island. of ger-
mudas„ fur the, rial of Al.,ijor Julia 1.),Inlel, of Ole
99th Regiment', not having been made public in CI, e'
F neral Orders, and as the c3razetteof the sth instant i
-states rnydismissill from the service (as.it is tented),
I take the liherty,(throw,A the.. medium of yob''. Pii-
i per) of requesting t be•pi.thlie to suspend forming alif
Opinion on the cause, until I, have an opportunilY, 0
publishing a statement Of. the eireunistance'; frPra
.1, which my removal froin the, 99th 'Rt.::giinent (as bi'
I;;Elajesty's Order.,egpressed) il supposed to have •111"
suited. ' I am, Si,
Your
i • ' most obedient tiimible servant-, .
i , '
! - - rte Paymaster of the 99tti Itirgt'
i Rosetta, near Mohasterevan, '
i,ltotand,..pec. 1.5, 155.:9, .. .)

When Connt ESSEN, t!'.o Ambassachr
Paris: appied.t:`) .13no"NAI!AiVrE for a- rlt the
depOsed in. of. S it is said 't
:e Llttei-; re'
p1ied,,,,4! I ,_,rant a tree passport to Ih.lt Mooirch
resuk at any place w !ie : and
,
engage. on my hotwur, that he , !.',:,7•ve.
proteetion in .me S2:aies, yo:! t L;1,1 C,ooot
ESSENt that Gd,TAVus 11;lve done'
this. to me, had 1., hen in his