The Sun.
London, England, 1814-05-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

WAsnllNGTON„kritit, 7.—ln the course of a few
weeks I expect that we shall have an armistice, as
this Government received a dispatch the' day be-
' fore yesterday-from Sir G. Prevost, dated in Ca-
nada, the 22d of
.11/Tarch, proposing au armistice,
and offering to appoint a Commissioner to meet
one from this place to negociate the terms ; this
Government believing, from the tenor of this &s-
-patch,, inat the proposition was made with an
honest desire to effect. the object proposed, with
a view to peace, determined yesti'rday, in a Ca-
binet Council, to open a, negotiation with Sir
George, prOyided he was authorised to conclude
an armistice by sea as well as by land. They
this day dispatched a Afess,-nger inquiring on this
point ; and as Sir George proposed it without "say-
ing a word abort sea or and, it is to be presumed
that he has full authority ;; in which east we
shall have an armistice in a very short time,.and
which, I hope and believe, will for ever put an
end to war between Great Britain and the United
States.

NORFOLK, MAncir 18.—The enemy have lately
placed a buoy on the Middle Ground, another on.
the Horse-shoe, and .a third on ‘Villoughby's
Point. It is believed they intend shortly to come
into Hampton (toads.—Orders are said to have
been received front England, directing that no
more American prisoners are to be sent on shore,
without an equal number of British prisoners be-
ingsent off in exchange.

NEW LONDON, MARcki 21.—The enemy's block-
ading squadron are reinforced by the addition of
two frigates, one of which arrived off the har-
bour last Friday, the other this -morning. -More
are expected, as it is reported there has a number
been seen off Block Island within' a few days.
The American Papers also contain the old and
well known correspondence which took place be-
tween Commodore Decatur, of the United States,
American frigate, and Admiral Sir Thomas
Hardy. Challenges, as our readers are already
informed, were regularly given by Captain Hope,
of the British frigate Eudymion, to Capt. Jones,
of the Macedonian, late a British, but now an
American frigate, and by Captain Stackpole, of
the Statira British frigate, to the American Com- •
modore's ship the United States. No meeting,
however, took place.
The American Government has placed itself in
a singular dilemma, by relying on the stability- of
the Napoleon Dynasty. It is reported at Wash-
ington, that a treaty of alliance has been con-
eluded with the Representative of Joseph Bona-
parte, as King of Spain ; but this is not all—ad-
mittance has been refused to the Minister sent by
the legitimateGovernmeut of;Spairt.

An Aggregate Meeting of the Catholics was
held, on the 19th inst. at the Fanning Repository
in Dubl►n, at wldch Mr. O'GonmAN made the
annual Report on Catholic affairs, in a speech in
which he tools occasion to animadvert severely on
what he called the unfounded aspersions cast on
the Catholic Board by sonic of the Irish Grand
Juries. Mr. O'CoNNEL proposed the several Re-
solutions prepared by the Select Committee of the
Board, of the subject of 11. QUARANTOTTI'S Re-
script. The Resolutions were agreed to almost
unanimously ; a proposition made by Mr. RYAN
to adjourn the consideration.of them for ten days,
lest the prior decision of fte laity might, by pos-
sibility, be supposed to interfere with, or influence,
the opinion of the Catholic Bishops, who an..-to
meet on the 2tith instant, 'for the collective con-
sideration of the doctrines and injunctions laid
down by M. QuARANToTTI, not having been se-
combed.

We have the pleasure to state that Miss I3—s, the
young lady concernin,_, whose fate so much anxiety
prevailed, is sale at Manchester ; and we under-
stand letters have been received by some of her
r 1 c.;orirt.

Cur .INTE:LLIGENIt.

COURT OF KING's BENCIt. MAY 24

LADY PERCEVACSINbit;TnitTAGAii4tSt but.mirrs.

THE KING t.

This else (if itti indictinent foi• a libel, at
the instance of Lady Pert:eta!, stood first this
inoini+►,; ; but no eidence being given on the
part of the proseostion, the defendant was ac-
quitted. •

DOE, ON DEMISE OF TIFFORD, V. CHAMIIERS, GEN-

TLEMAN.

. .
This. was an action of ejectment by theiessee of
the plaintiff, assignee of Mr. Truston, a bankrupt,
to recover possession of a house and premises
%Oda the bankrupt bad assigned to the defendant,
on the ground that the assignment was void. 'The
bankrupt bad assigned the premises in considera..
tion of 9001. and agreed .to take them from the .as,
signee at a rent
_of 90/, per'annutn. This lease
contained a covenant to vacate the original con-
veyance upon repayment of 9001. It was:eon.
tended that. ;his conveyance was a mere cover for
usury to take 10 per cent.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH was of this opinion, and
observed, that the fair way would have%heervupon
the reconveyance to have a money account of the
loan, and take, the 'surplus rent above- legal in-
terest in reduction of the capital.—The Jury found
for the plaintiff. •

COURT. OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 24.
SEDVCrION.
LANCECHENRCK Z. BRETON.

This was an. action to recover a-compensation
in damages f(ir the loss xvhich-the plaintiff alleged
lie had sustained in cfmsequence of the defendant
having seduced his daughter, and deprived hiin of
her Serviced. The phaintiff is an embroiderer in
time neighbourhood of Soho, and his daughter as-
sisted him in the. business. It appeared on the
trial, that Miss L., in the; month of May of the
preceding year, went to the Swiss Chapel, when
on her return she met the defendant, who intro-
duced himself to her. notice.-by inquiring if she
was not the- (laughter of Mr. L. To this ques-
tion- the answer was in the affirmative. He then
observed that she, as he understood, was. cOn-
-
noissenr in pinti(4g-s, and if she had no objection,
and darelrust herself with hint, he would shew
her sonic originals. She accordingly accompa-
nied him to a house not tar Oistant,- where he suc-
ceeded in accomplishing what appeared to be his
object, namely, seducing her. The consequence
of this seduction was ~the accoudiement of the
lady, who had been provided\for at the expence
of her father, the defendant being absent from.
this country, on a public mission, during her preg-
nancy.. These facts having been substantiated,
The CHIEF JUSTICE, in charging the Jury, ob-
served, that this was not a ease which. called for
exemplary damages ; yet they were to give the
father compensatioP--up to the event of his loss.
The plaintiff Sl,„ght to recover 04 and the
Jury, after a short consultation, gave hits a verdict
for 251. damages.