The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-15 00:00:00

[BRITISH PRESS.]

German Papers to the sth of August were re-
ceived by us yesterday. It appears from them,
that Frederick William of Prussia, alarmed at
the growing spirit of the times, and desirous, in
his own words, " to give his faithful subjects a
desirable pledge of paternal favour and confi-
dence, had resolved to introduce Representative
Assemblies into the monarchy, and to that end to
establish Provincial Assemblies, in the spirit of
the ancient German Constitution, such as the pe-
culiar situation of the country, and the spirit of
the times require." A Committee is then ap-
pointed, of which the Ctown Prince is named
President, " to prepare this measure and consult
on it with experienced men in every province."
On the Report of this Committee, Frederick
William subsequently decided, that Provincial
Assemblies should be called into action ; that
landed property was the basis of representation ;
and that the provincial estates were the legal
organs of the various' subordinate estates in each
province. According to this decision, the Decree
adds, the Prussian Monarch will cause to be sent
to them, for their discussion, the projects of laws
which concern the Province only. The Pro-
vincial Estates were to receive from the
Provincial Assemblies petitions and remon-
strances, which concern the special welfare,
and interest the whole Province, or a part of
it, and to examine and decide upon them. Thus
something like the shadowy outline of a re-
presentative Constitution has at length been
sketched out for his diversified subjects by
Frederick William; confessed by him not to
arise er mero moN—not from his own disposition
and free-will, but from the peculiar situation
of the country, and required by the spirit of the
times.- Strong as the resolutions of the Holy
Alliance against the increasing popular spirit of
freedom have been, one of the leagued despots has
himself been ohlh4ed to yield to this very spirit,
and publicly acknowledge its force. Denuncia-
tions have been launched against Baden and
Wirtemberg, and the Ministers of the three
Great Powers have been withdrawn from the
latter, as much from hostility to the comparative
freedom of tht-1, representative constitutions of
both States, as to the partial liberty of the press,
for a while sanctioned within the dominions or
Wirtemberg. Yet Prussia, due of the haughty
accusers of these States, is obliged to follow
where the two minor powers led, and to concede
something like representation to its own subjects,
of absolute necessity. The truth is, liberty has
gone abroad too generally in Europe to be extin-
guished by a tyrant's breath. Germany is full of it;
its rising youth are all imbued with the animating
spirit, and its grown men look bark on the
mighty struggle they made for independence,
and beheld it subsequently torn from their efforts
with grief and indignation. Frederick William's
kingdom is a diversified compound of different
nations. Amid the usurpation of Silesia, the
plunder of. Poland and Saxony, the acquisition of
Pomerania and the Rhenish Pros inces, its
surface is a strange and tesselated pavement
of all squares and colours, bound together
by no common principle, and sure to part
asunder in the very first contest that involves
it. But the Prussian Monarch had promised
his subjects a Constitution, and afterwards
withheld it. lle filled the dungeons of Berlin
and Magdeburg!) with victims, but their sighs
were heard beyond its walls, and increased the
deep and general murmur of discontent: Fre
derick slept amid nightly alarm, and every roll of
the drums startled his slumbers as the summons
to revolt,. Tyrants, in the fulness of despotism,
may • confederate ; but the mighty power of
resolves.
N
opinion will prove too strong for their
o o Despot can stand against the ge-
neral hatred and determination of an entire People.
Frederick William has been denouncing liberty
and representation in 'Spain and other States ;
and he is now obliged himself to concede a
portion of both to his subjects, from involun-
tary apprehension and absolute necessity:l—
Papers to 'the 3d of August speak of
a plot against the Elector of Hesse-Cassel. This
is an old and incorrigible despot ; a dealer in
human life, who sold his subjects in thousands
{Win our war with America—was annihilated
during the influence of Napoleon, who merged
his electorate in the kingdom of Westphalia—
and returnedi on the fall of the conqueror, with
the costume and .principles of former days un-
changed—his powdered queue was us long
and his feelings us despotic as ever. fle could
not revive the n bite slave trade 1w once carried
oil: but in place of it, lie became it complete
negro-driver within his ancient dominions. Such
is the wretched and tyrannical being against whom
and his mistress the Countess of Reichenbach,
plot, it is stated, was formed. Anonymoui letters,
it appears, had been written to the antiquated
despot, when at Nenudorif with the Countess,
full of menaces, and predicting that neither
would live long unless they changed their
conduct. This amust always be the fate
of Tyrants : they walk amid unknown ene-
"l;7 ; they sleep amid perpetual apprehension
anti
mi n(et
ni h.,/,,a;:inut knows
necessity a
is rilioetcceos snafirlyi
confined
dt
to
that all the Kings of Europe should " change
their e u
the old Elector of Hesse Cassel alone ; we may
begin at home, awl travel north and south
through the Continent, almost without meeting
an exception.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

GLOUCESTER, AUG. 13.
Nut rams Cduii•f.—./h/ore Mr. Attlee PARE.
BREA= OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
SMITH v. COXWELL.
This was an action, brOught by the plaintiff; Mr. Stafford
Smith, a druggist at Cheltenham, against the defendant, Miss
Ann Coxicelf, a young lady residing at Cheltenham, for a
breach of promise of marriage.
The case excited the greatest interest, and at an early hour
the Court was crowded in every part. Many ladies and gen-
tlemen of rank and fashion came from Cheltenham and other
places to hear this trial.
Mr. CROFT opened the pleadings.
Mr. LUDLOW stated the case to the Jury. The Learned
Counsel said that a very great degree of public feeling existed
against his client, in consequence of the situation which he
stood in as regards the present action.
Mr. Justice Pans—That feeling will not be carried into the
jury-box.
The Learned Counsel resumed. He believed that it would
not; he would therefore state that his client, in bringing this
action, had no wish to enrich himself, but to repel imputa-
tions which had, by some means or other, been circulated
against him in the town' of Cheltenham, and which had oc-
casioned lids ruin. The defendant was a young lady, the
.daughter of the Reverend Mr. Coxwell, who resided at Chel-
tenham.' There was a disparity certainly in the situation
or rank in life of tho plaintiff' and defendant; and in a
fashionable place like Cheltenham, where etiquette in society
was strictly observed, it was impossible the plaintiff and de-
fendant could openly meet in public society together; and
as his client had been unjustly assailed, it was necessary
that he should show that the plaintiff was not the first to
make advances; he should prove that this lady made the first
advances to the plaintiff. Ile did not impute any thing like
improper conduct on the part of the young lady. The lady
was above 21 years of age, and their first interview took place
in the.plaintiff's shop, where the defendant called to make pur,
chases of lavender-water, eau de Cologne, &..c.; after the inter-
view she frequently called to see the plaintiff, and always made
her purchases at Ins shop, and they occasionally met in private.
On one occasion' the plaintiff niet the defendant in private in
the kitchen of her father's house ; for this the plaintiff might
be blamed, but if the kitchen was good enough for the young
lady to sit in, it was good enough for Mr. Smith to be in to
address the young lady. Mr. Smith was a gentleman possess-
ing a handsome person and gentlemanly manners, and there
was nothing extraordinary that a young lady should admire a
handsome man ; and he did not think that because the defen-.
dant and plaintiff' thought right to carry on their intercourse
clandestinely, Without asking leave of papa and Mamma, that
• his client deserved censure', though he might have, had he
attended the family professionally, and had used arts to gain
her love. If tuls were used, they were used on the other side,
and he could not applaud the taste of the lady's friends or ad-
visers, in forcing ,Mr: Smith to 'produce that evidence, which,
in justice to his own character, he should be bound to do. It
was not necessary to prove that a promise ot marriage was made
in certain terms ; but he should be able to shew that a promise
had been given enough to' support the present action. With
reluctance he now must produce a document written by the
defendant to the plaintiff.
"January 26, 11123.--Should Mr. S. S. feel the slightest
wish to be acquainted with Miss A. C., if he will attend the
next public bell, he will be introduced by Mr. Marshall, M. C.
to Miss A.C."—( Laughter)
Such was the overture made by the defendant;- but it was
not allowed at Cheltenham,. that a resident tradesman should
be admitted to the public balls, and therefore the parties took
opportunities to meet in private, and on the morning, after an
interview hi the lady's father's kitchen, the plaintiff received,
this letter :
" February 4.—1 am just returned from an unpleasant walk;
and after what I have heard I cannot resist the impulse of my
wretched heart to write:to my dearly-beloved StreAlioN,—
(lanAhter)—and relieve the sorrow lam overwhelmed .with. I
um sorry, my dearest love, at the bare idea of your shedaing
tears on my account; it gives me a deep pang, as I would
sacrifice my life for yourhappiness,, if I, could only have five
minutes' interview with you uninterruptedly. Mary say! you
will not meet me again where you did last night; in private.
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The following evidence was then called
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sent by Alias Ann Coxwell, in January last, to Mr. Smith's
ld
throw it et her feet. , I told Miss Ann what the plaintiff
said, on my return, and she said be wee a very nice Ytrang man.
I took this letter to Mr. Smith, front Miss Coxwell (the: first
letter above), after Mr. Smith had written three letters to my
young lady. I brought the three letters from the plaintiff' to
the defendant: She threw the - first - on the ground, and
would not open it. I persuaded her to read it. She said it was
very impertinent in Mr. Smith in writing to Tier. When I took
the note about the bull, the plaintiff said he hoped I would do
what I could for him. I said that I would. lie said; if Miss
Ann would give hint some pledge or assurance of, her meeting
him at the ball, lie would meet her. I went back home, and
my-young lady gave me a ring to give him as a pledge of her
meettreg With, and he was, to return the, ring to her at the ball.
I told him my lady :said he was a nice young man. He said
he would change •his name, give up business, hire servants,
and buy a new carriage; if she would have him. She said she
would have hint if he would do all this before her mother dis-
covered it ; and if he did not, he must not expect to have her.
She carried this (the second). letter to Mr. Smith from Miss
Ann. Ite said Air. Marshall would introduce hint to, Miss
Ann at the ball, or to any other lady. I thought Mr..lilarshal
would not, because he was a tradesman. After. I gave bine
the ring, he said he would not go to• the ball, but he would
rather meet her at Mr. Lovesay's at Charletota' When I
took the second letter I told him that my young lady
said she could not be introduced to him, except at the ball.
I heard that he wart going to -a tradesman's bill at Chehen-
ham on that night; he visited my young lady ; he was dressed
for the ball.. Mr. Smith had' previously asked me if my
young lady would see hint at her house ; 1 said I thought'
not'; he then persuaded me to let' hint into the kitchen that
night, hat I was not to let Miss C. know of his coming.
_.;.1 let him into the kitchen, and 'Went up stairs, and told
the defendant she was scanted in the kitchen; She came
down, stairs, and expressed her surprise et seeing him there,
and was afterwards angry with me because I let him in.
—He told the defendant to the kitchen that he would Meet
her at the ball ; he would change his name, buy a carriage, hire
servants, and marry her. She.eaid if he would do that, she
would marry him. Ile gave the a shilling, and tali! Me to come
next night at eight o'clock, and he wetild give me some rib-
bon: lie gave me three yards of pink ribbon; I took the ring
with me, when I took the first :note to the plaintiff—this was
after his lam reSolutiori that he would hot go to the hall. No ;
it was when he would go, and then he Weald not ; but he would
conic to the house. `No; .1 had not the sing when I took the
tiret note he said he would meet her et the bail, if .ehe sent
hint a pledge. The witness (who was very averee'to.ihe plein-
tiff, was repeatedly called Le order by the Judge, who asked her
if she took the ring at the time, or after the first letter) gond-
ettect 1 did not take the ring till after I delivered the note about
the ball; Idid receive the pink ribbon; my young lady did not
set, on what oeeasion I was to wear it; nothing *boat the mar-
riage ; I told Mr.' Smith he might visit,my mistresea,gain in two
nights after ; my mistress told me to say so ; my is istrees cuts.
sensed 'to my entreaty. On the second visit in the kitchen I
Was present all the time, •and Mr. eitrnitli said he would,
change his name, and do all he had promised ; she said she
would marry him if he did so before her Mother discovered' it.
cannot-say how old Miss Ann Coxwellis; 1 never Iteard her
say she was of that age she could do as she liked, and site etad
an independence, and expectations also from her aunt Rogers;
I was to live servant, the defendant said with them, when they
were married, and the marriage was to tAke place wheri'Pflr.
Smith had changed his name, and done the test he had
promised. Nothing was said abeet Oxford or travelling on
any of their visits. No `dine was fixed for marrying, but it
was to be after all he had said was done. Mr. Smith asked
Miss Colwell if she would have 'a miniatute likeness of him.
She. Wit yes, if he would get one done. I have seen a gold
chain round her neck ; this was on a night that she was
going td Lady Faulkner'a ball ; but recollect s: clog nothing
else, though I. dressed her on that occasion. Of this I San
positive. do not recollect her pointing to a pin that was on a
cushion upon' het toilet while dressing ; I never gave these
esarticulars to Mr. Smith. On, the night of Mr. .Marshell's
ball, I, at the detiire of Miss Ann, told the
plaintiff he might
visit her ; he did visit her; I cannot say what seas said, except
his promising to change his name, take a house, us London; get
a place under Ooveenment, hire servants, and buy a carriage.
She said nothing abOnt my haying her wardrobe on her mare
riage t I never heard her say, if she watt a servant, and had
not eixpence,. what she would do as regards the plaintiff. Miss
Coxwell and Mr. Smith met four tunes in the kitchen ; they
were five minutes together the first time, ten minutes the se-

t

e.ond, an hour the ihitd, and about ten minutes on the rift
casion, when, Mrs. Coxwell, the defendant's motheri.canfeac.
cidentally into the kitchen, and saw Mr. Smith ; ii do not know
where they stood when the mother came in. Mrs. Coirwelliit:;
dered the, plaintiff to quit the house, and never spew his face
there again. On the night after this discovery the defendant-
sent a note to plaintiff, stating she could not now have him.,
and she was glad he had not sacrificed any thing for her.
This was the last letter I took to the plaintiff.—[Anotherlet.
ter put in.l--.This letter I now remember to have taken' to
the plaintiff a week after the discovery ; it' contained a loekof
her hair. The plaintiff said if I got him a lock of my mit.
tress's hair, he would never mention her name again. •
Cross-examined—When I told him my young lady would
not have him. he said he was glad of it, for he had made no
sacrifice for her; and jibe had she would have served him like ,
that d—d Miss S., and not have married him after all.
Re-examined by the Judge—l am still in the Rev. Mr. Cox.
well's service.
John Green, a livery-servant to the Rev. Mr. Coxwell, sworn
—I was present at one of the interviews of the plaintiff with the
defendant, and at his dismission from the house. I cannot re-
collect what bliss Anne Coxwell said; I told Mr. Smith' next
day; I don't recollect; I told Mr. Gurnett (the attorney), and
my master, but I cannot recollect what at this time. This wit..
ness prevaricated so grossly that he was committed by the
Judge.
Miss Ann Rogers, the aunt of the defendant, was called, but
failed to prove any thing like a promise of marriage.
Miss Mary Coxwell, the sister of the defendant, was called.
She said she had conversed with her sister, the defendant, about
Mr. Smith, and she told her that she would marry Mr. Smith,
provided « he would change his name, give up his business,
obtain a situation under government, take a mansion in town,
buy a carriage, hire servants, and have plenty of money."—
(Loud laughter.)
Mr. Justice PARK, in various parts of the trial; said that no
foundation had been laid for the action, and this witness's evi-
dence being closed, stated that he could not find in. his notes
any case to go to the Jury, as a conditional promise was no pro.
raise whatever. -

Mt. LUDLOW,. Mr. Twigs, and Mr. CROSS, argued, that
there was evidence to go the Jury, who might infer from the
letters read, and the tokens of love sent by the lady, that there
had been a " foregone conclusion," or an actual promise of
marriage.
Mr. Justice PARK still remained of his former expressed
opinion, and after observing in strong terms upon the avidence
of the servants, and expressing his surprise that the Reverend
Gentleman should keep them in his service after they bad been
guilty of such impropriety, directed a Nonsuit.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
LADY CAROLINE LAMB.
QuErs,;SQtrAnE.—The Hon. William Lamb appeared
before the Magistrates to complain of a very pernicious practice
which had recently obtained an alarming prevalence-the pub-
lication of ex-parte statements reflecting upon the characters of
the most innocent and the most unoflending. A paragraph
had, within .the last few days, been inserted in a Morning
Paper, reflecting upon the conduct of Lady Caroline Lamb;
it was a false statement ; it was libellous ; and still from the
termination-the very proper termination of the case, it was
quite impossible that the injurious consequences of the libel
could be counteracted.
Mr. Wsivit (the Magistrate)-Do you appear here, Sir,
on behalf of Lady Caroline Lamb.
Mr. Lamb-I am the husband of Lady Caroline. The cause
to which, I refer is, I dare say, in the recollection of the Ma,
gistrates. The libel of which am now complaining was con-
tained in the statement attributed to a woman who was formerly
in our service, and who attended at this office to prefer &com-
plaint against Lady Caroline Lamb. The reportafor any thing
I know to the contrary, is perfectly correct, but the statement
in which it originated is utterly false ; and my complaint is,
that such a statement should go forth to the world before the
accused bad an opportunity of answering it. It should not
have been inserted.
Mr. WHYTE-Certainly not. 1 recollect that thecause was
one in which we had no jurisdiction ; but if I was called upon
to decide on the woman's own story, I should have no hesita.
tion in saying that I questioned its accuracy.
Mr. Lamb.-Yes, Sir ; but how are you to neutralise the mis-
chief? The report is circulated-the character of an innocent
be remedy
practiceth i s
tit Publish such er-parte suttements.
,ip:jrnsoryn.eislutnijsuastnlytosastpteinrsfeetelinantgdanhdowa
natrosetyinotetxctouss
h a't and
person in the Office replied that he had turn s e
-1-d to the Magistrate.
that for its correctness he appealed
teal as anatle, read ;over
The 31agistrate, to whom this al
(which was handed to
AMr. WHYTE-Who furnished that pares rapt
the",acrount contained in the Newspaper w
but it should not have been.
published, since it was merely one part of the case.
rtalloyat;t:he statement of the woolen
unpleasant,
ex-parte statements from the Newspapers, and that is, by ex-
-11-wiln".:br.iYv'tellin'irWt.ll•ltTirES-Üblffil'ciasehnnadtllasaicrcude be compelled to resort to an
and to me a very painful mode of excluding such
chiding front this Office all Iteporters.
Mr. Lamb-I am sure that in some cases such ,publications
.may perhaps be tolerated, but they are generally inpriolitt. I
ltionintele,tlainatd
Intiattlitilie newspaperinstance c(
' svulliic"h gave insertiojustice will' not he denied.
ment reflecting upon. the conduct of Lady Lamb, will not to the state
re-
fuse insertion to my distinct denial of the truth of that state-
ni°n-
ment. This, after all, is but a very imperfect redress. When
that woman was hired by Lady Caroline; she stated that she
was unmarried, and that she had no followers. Her name,
she said, was 'Drummond. Soon after she admitted thr.t she was
married, and that ha name was Lary ; but that the visits of her
husband would not prove inconvenient to us; since she lead no
intimacy with him he being, according to her account, a man
who had robbed her, and indeed the greatest rogue in existence.
Use, happened, however, that in a very few days this calum-
niatedimiband was the inmate of our roof, and that
his forgiving wife actually. secreted him. This was not
exactly suitable to the wishes of Lady Caroline ; and, as
we considered into rather a dangerous character, the woman
who had introduce 4 him was ordered to take her-departure, and
ibis not at ten o'clock at night but early in the day. Betbre her
departure it was suggested to Lady Caroline that her trunk should
be submitted to inspection, and among her clothe*, anclin that
trunk, were found two or three pair'of Stockings belonging to
Lady Caroline. She was dismissed, however, and the coachman
left her at Hyde Park. Iler wages were I admit not paid to her,
but chiefly on this account. A trunk containin other things be-
longing to her was then lying at Whitehall, admit was considered
right that it should undergo inspection before her wages were
paid, and that trunk delivered to her. After she reached London
I received one or two letters from her, and in answer to her se-
cond letter I replied, that if she ga.,,e me her address 1 would
send a person to her who should pay her the wages due to her,
and who should also deliver up to her the trunk as soon as it
had undergone the requisite inspection. She refused, however.
' to give me her address, and the first intimation I received of
her hostility to Lady Caroline was derived from the paragraph
to which I have been alluding. '
The 111.torstnaTr. expressed much regret that a statement
So devoid of foundation as the story of the rumour appeared to
be should go forth to the world. It was quite evident that no
blame whatever could attach to Lady Lamb.
Mr. Lamb then retired.
Shortly after Mr. Lamb left the Office Mr. WHYTE ad-
dressed the &paters preient in nearly the following terms:-
1 regret exceedingly that I should be obliged to _recur to anv
unpleasant means in order to repress the growing evil which
springs from the publication of ex-prate statements. I am,
however, acquainted with but one Way in which such pnillicee
dons can be effectually restrained, and that is by requiring the
immediate absence of all Reporters.
The order of the Magistrate was obeyed. . .
Guiarmana—Mr. Duncan Campbell attended yesterday
before the sitting Magistrate to give evidence against a hack-
ney-coachmart of the mime of eioria Manning, wbatn he had
gives in custody on Wednesday, for being so drank in llola
born, as to be incapable of taking ea.-..! of hi.; chariot and hors 'as.
The priaoner having nothing to urge in *his defence, was con-
victed the penalty of 103.
TV* '1.4,,,w.,A4
.

IS.
On the 13th inst., at the Rectory, Ikaconsfield, the Lady of
the Rev. John Gould, of a daughter, boat
On the 4th inst., at Battle-Abbey, Sussex, the Lady of T.
Bracken, Rte.. of a still-born child.

t imps, MARRIED.
H - -
. W. Brewer, Esq., of Wantage, to Mary, twin
daughter of the late Wm. Burrows, Esq., of South Lambeth,
Surrey. •
aY, at St. George's, Handver-sluare, Charles Mon-
Esq., eldest son of AA in. 'Williams, Esq.,
ALP, to Alma-Maria, eldest daughter of Samuel Secitt, Esq.,
M.P., of Suddridge-park, Kent and grand-tiatig httr of Sir
Claude Scott, hart. of Lytchet Afiuster, -Dorset. •

DIED.
On Sunday morning, at. Haven Batik. near Exeter, in the
30th year of his age, after a long and painfulillness, Lieu-
tenant Robert Gray, late of the Ilonourible East India Com-
pany's 14th Regiment Native Infantry, Madras Establishment.
At Oporto, on the I9th tilt:, William Snow, Esq., brother
of Thomas Snow, Esq., of Belmont.
At Taunton, Mrs. Judith Ross Duncan, widow of William
Duncan, Esq., late of Bath.

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