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SATURDAY. JULY 17, 1819.

GENERAL POsrr OFFU:E, Jimi 13, 819.

THE Swore .14 55 George 111. Cap. 153, so
far as relates to the Postage and Conveyance of Let-
iers, Newspapers, Printed Prices Current, and Printed Pa-
pers, to and from the CAPE of GOOD HOPE, CEYLON,
and MAURITIUS, and the EAST INDIES, is repealed ; in
consequence of which, no more PACKET MAILS will be
forwarded between GREAT BRITAIN and those Parts.

i..3y an Act of this Session, all Letters brought into Great
Dritairkby Ships and Vessels from the above Parts, are liable
to a Sea Postage of Fourpence each, if not exceeding Three
Ounces, and One Shilling, per Ounce above that weight, in
addition to the Inland Rates. , - ,

And all Letters to the above:Places, which may be • sent
through the Post Office, are liable to a Sea Postage of Two-
pence rack, under the weight of Three Ounces, and:One
•
Shilling per Ounce if above that weight, in addition to the
Inlana Rates.

Newspapers, Printed Prices Current, and Printed Papers,
duly Stamped, may be conveyed to the above Places for One
Penny each Packet, not exceeding One Ounce, and One Penny
per Ounce above that weight.
The Postage uf,alf such Letters, Packets, and Printed Pa-
pers, must be paid at the time they are put into the Post
Office.

The Act allows Letters and .Newspapers to be sent to the
EAST INDIES " otherwise- than through the Post office."
By Command of the Postmaster-General,
FRANCIS FREELING, Secretary.

couar Uli COMNION PLEAS, GUILD-
HALL, JULY 14.

BREAM OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.

SPIINCEK V. COLE.
VG e&lave an account of this action on Thursday
last,hnt:as niany of our Readers have expressed
a desire that the Letters from the Defendant, and

he Charke of Chief Justice DALLAS, ookild be
nserted in THE Strt, we now comply with their

wishes.

" My dear MARIA will, I trust, forgive the importunity of
one who, from the first moment of his becoming acquainted
with her, felt a more than common degree of interest, which,
by frequent interviews, he is convinced has assumed the cha-
racter gtnerally termed love,' and feels a consciousness of
the sincerity trf_thosu sentiments, in the conviction.that her
good opinion, as well as her affections, arc essential to his fu-
ture happiness. To be candid, my dear girl, I loved you from
the first, and have for some time sought an opportunity of
making my attachment known to you. And my importunity
now to learn the state of your affections, arises from that de-
gree of anxiety which must ever influence the mind upon a
subject of such vital importance to its future comfort. I have
too much respect for that good sense—l am happy on this oc-
casion to have it in my power to express my approval of what
you possess—to insult it by ridiculous and fulsome adulation!,
which to a reflecting mind will always lessen the person using
it, in the esteem of those to whom it is applied, and may well
warrant the suspicion of the sincerity of him who can enter-
tain so mean an opinion of the interests of the person addres-
sed, as to suppose them fond of, or capable of being influenced
by flattery. No, dearest girl, I will never flatter, it is un-
manly, I loved you, and am proud my heart has made choice
of one who is at once an object of nty esteem and my regards.
Yet it is but just to acknowledge, Maria, that the sweetness of
disposition expressed in your countenance and your person,
had no little share in first attracting mu attention, and with-
out the least imputation of flattery, I presume I may be al-
lowed to say !think you amiable, I could add lovely, but here
I know you would reprove me. There is one thing lam con-
vinced your good sense will remark, and perhaps it may give
rise to sonic little apprehensions, not altogether conducive to
my interests in your good opinion, and that is the great por-
tion of my time, which of late I have spent at the Bell, which
unless (and I have some hopes you have) you perceive the
cause of my attraction, you might perhaps infer from that,
that I am addicted to it generally; that cause, however, now
being explained, should I be fortunate enough to be blessed
with your affections, you may rest assured is the real one, but
otherwise may have a different influence. But this I will not
contemplate, Shy, dearest girl, you can love me, and will
render me happy; my mind will then be more at ease, and I
shall trim ?it to business with redoubled pleasure. If I ant
not so mach at your Brother's, my heart will nevertheless be
with you. And When we meet, as it will be less frequent,
more favourable opportunities may then he found of enjoying
each other's society with less interruption. Excuse dearest
girl, these hasty lines, but permit me to urge your reply, and
believe rue, my love, in sincerity and truth,
" Yours .alfcetionately,
" WM. COLE.
" 11, Warwick-square, Newgate-street, Oct. 27, 1818."
This letter produced an answer from Miss Spencer, which
was not produced.
(sEcoND LETTER PRom SAME To SAME.)
" Thursday, Oct. 29. 1818, 12 o'clock, P. M.
MY DEAR Mattla;--To attempt folly to express to you the
feelings which pervade my heart, on the perusal of your kind
and candid sentiments, I ant conscious is a task it would be in
vain my seeking words to convey, and although I perceive you
have experienced no small degree of reluctance to give full
credit to those expressions which that heart had dictated, I
trust your goodness would forgive use (could I but succeed in
convincieg you, of their reality), were I to reiterate them now.
Yet this is, I am sensible, my chief obstacle, and because the
amiable iliffidence of your disposition makes you doubt the
possession of these qualifications and endowments, I have
froto the first of my acquaintance. with you observed beaming'
forth it: every word and action, you will not allow others to
do you justice in that respect. But if, dearest girl, I find so
much difficulty in the expression of my own feelings on this
•oceasion, I am infinitely more perplexed to fidd adequate
terms to acknowledge the justice that is due to you front site,
for the frankness u:ith which you have rejoiced the particulars
of ,torte fondly and circumstances; a confidence I will ever
study to deserve a continuance of, and as I find you have had
the misfortune to lose the parental care of a kind, indulgent
father, permit vie, alrrriu, to say, in the endearing tie of
husband.l will endeavour to repay that loss. 0, Maria, little
do you know the pleasure that animates my soul rit the colt-
temptation of being able to call you mine. Yet I must not
indelge in such fond anticipations, for I find gratitude and
friendship are the only returns your heait will at present ac-
knowledge far my affections for you, and consequently the
statement made, so honourable to yourself, must also be taken
as emateitiug from the same feelings only; but, dearest
Maria, that statement which you seemed to think likely to
alter my sentiments, so far from doing so, has had the effect
of confirming them, and making WC the more anxious, cot
only to obtain, lint to merit also, the ulfretion of so candid
Hid amiable a girl, on whose generous anti sympathising heart
I might with confidence rely for comfort and eimsolatioo, in
,those cares and perplexities which fall to the lot of every lai4ll
in this sehlunary state, and which no relation, however near,
can bestow in the same proportion as an affectionate
Imired, my love, I am firmly persuaded there is no real and
permanent happiness (nor even is that to be called perma-
nent,. though Unduulitetily the most lasting of any) tin this
side of the emit: hut what is to he found in the mai ried-state
when 'grounded on amnia, aGction. Flow beautifully has
the immortal Thompson described such a union, when, after
describing the many watches made front political and sinister
motives, he says—

hut,
Far happier they—the happiest of their
Whom gentle stars. and in one rate, •
Their hearts, their fortunes, and their beings blend.'
That such mai-be your happy state when married, on whom-
soever you may .bestow your hand, I most fervently wish and
pray for : but should the blessing be mine, gratitude to you,
anal the ,entiments of an affectionate heart, will.unceasingly
dictate t hat- I should, by every means in any power, endeavour
to insure it. Then may I hope, should 'our union he trlesse6
with the smiles of Providence-r-
The touch of love and kincired too to feel.'
cc'With pleasure I observed, nay love, this morning, when I
solicited you to render me happy, by easing the anxiety and
perturbation of Inv mind, in at suitable return to my affection,
you answered-4 Ala, were 1 sure by doing Su that would be
the case;' seeming to imply, that if every d tubt were re-
Mowed from your nand as to that, you would coasent.—Pray
let me now hope you will henceforth banish every doubt, for
1 have here opened my heart 1.0 you, and expressed nay real
sentiments as tat (what I trust sue long you will be) artist her-
self, and with this anticipation, and with- the reiteration of
nay sincerest love and esteem and. fervent wishes for your
health and happines%, I subscribe myself,
" My dear Maria,
" Yours, most affectionately,
" 40, Wood-street, Cheapside. %VILLA ,1 COLE"

" Friday morning—Wprwia-square, Newzaterst rect.
" I have again, ray dear Nfaria, Wien up tuy pelt to fill the
Small reautiaiN; space uu the paper, with au tiacrvatiuu.

[PRICE SVENPE/CCE.

wo upon your bind favour of yester.d3y, and to c.?u,rinc6 you

that I have not tendered my love to you without a due consf-
de-ation of . the suVect, and the more I'reflect upon it, the
more my heart and mind approve my choice; 'Tor Wizen t per-
ceive your franlineSs of diSpesition has sulimitted .oy mind
the consitlerarionotthat:(upon which You scent to lay consi-
derable stress) which you deSire l' Will remernlier,! t!,ilt you.
are not inistressof those fashionable and fasciaatin.',; a:.coni-
p:ishntents which many women ' possess,' i must he allowed.
to-observe that you have what many of those women VIM al-.
hide to, are very much deficient tif--;.4r00d ,wit•ii f not
sure,:a. wind to Ile any thing towards ziccoiring that
which-you conceive would - render your s'ociety more agree-
able totbe roan you honour with your affections ; but vdi4
'are those accenrplishme=n6 when coinpored With the aiie
!noble and sterling isoith of domestic information.? Tp
the ditty of a wife,. a Mother, and the MiStresCa f:toillis
to a husband by far more useful as well as neeessarykoow,
ledge for his wife to possess than tri play on the piano:fortii;
,to dance, and such like, in the obtaining-of -which so mte:t
time is usuaily spent. The
.improvenatit of the mind mot
acquiring hnowledge of domestic economy is most commonly
entirely lost sight of. A wife, possessing the information
Lain speakiiig of, *WI on amiable disposition' is a fortune to
a man-in herself; she thinks it her ilutv, and e,xxerienceslt
pleasure in laying oat his 3erins to the hest advantage, which
is oftentimes of infinitely' more Unpin toner to a roan's pros-
perity than by marrying a woman of fort WIC, who too tre-
quentlx expects a large-proportion-to be expended upon her-
self, and is above limiting to the proper a.rld due administra-
tion of the rest weh that of her husband. If, toy giineriets
girl,. you possess 'not allurements of fortune, in an, esti-
mation you have attractions by far more estimable, and
sweetness of disposition, which can only be equtuhjed by the
generosity of your excellent brother. I must, however, con-
clude, and in doing so beg to renew the assurances' of my
last affections fur my dear Maria.

'C W. C."

The CHIRP JusTice then addressed the J.,ry,
and said, this is a case in which a promise to
marry has not been executed, and comes entirely
for your consideration. It is not necessary for
me to observe generally on injuries of this nature.'
The offer of marriage is a serious offer, and ought
never to be made without the most mature
Fonsideration. The plaintiff in the present case
is a young woman respectably educated, whatever
may be her origin ; whose conduct was irreproach-
able at all times previous to her visits at the
house of Mr. Reynolds (a respectable man), and
proved. to have continued so during her acquaint-
ance with the defendant. The defendant is be.
tween 28 and 29 years of age, •of a profSssion int
which he bas the management and conduct of the
affairs of other persons, or undertakes to manage
them, and consequently to be presumed discreet
enough for the proper management of his own.
lie had every opportunity of witnessing the con-
duct of the plaintiff, and having painted her in
the colours disclosed by his letters, subsequently
refused to fulfil the solemn promise be had made
her. lie obtained the license, purchased the ring,
and called upon her to fix the day for the cele-
bration of their marriage. It is needless. then,
for me ag,Vin'to' repeat, that a Solieit or, truckle ak.
ing to conduct the affairs of others, ought to be
able to conduct his own. These coxes were often
not thoroughly sifted in a Court of Justice, ow-
ing to various circumstances; but it was still
strange to see in what a different light they after-
wards appeared, how variously coloured, and
often bow very materially altered. The Jury,
however, have, to go by the evidence only in the
admeaserement of the damages they may think
proper to pronounce. Many latent matters, many
secret springs of action might exist in cases of
skis sort, and influence a party to the non-fnifil-
ment of his promise ; but if he withdrew from its
performance, he did so at his own peril. But
in the present case, looking to the parties, both
plaintiff and defendant, it is necessary to see why
the marriage did not take place. And what have
we been told %Irby, of the losses of the defend-
ant ; but there has been no proof offered that he
had sustained any losses. But even though theywere,
proved, it would still have been open for the defend-
ant ,aud it would have been a more honourablecourse
to have adopted, namely, to state his losses to the
object of his affections, and ask her, if she were
still disposed to become the partner of his &mi..
['tidied fortunes. - This course he did not adopt.--
Then as to his father's remonstrances against the
match, but liege again no proof has been Offered.
And though he was bound to attend to the feel-
ings and -the wishes of his father, yet, as an ho-
nourable men, he should feel that these were not
the only feelings and the only wishes to whieh he
ought to have attended. Theo came .the rip ilogy,
as to the outsasking, and the insinuations, no,
not insinuations, but the direct charges th it were
advanced by the defendant against the your lady,
lady,
and her dreadtol tamiliarity Obith her sister's hus-
band, and the irritation it produced ; but s rich•as.
persions only aggravated the original fault of not
performing his serious and deliberate protinse.—
Whatever state the plaintiff was in when ' lie ad-
vanced these charges, when he-awoke the next'
morning, it would have been his duty toe apolo-
gize with contrition and with shame to f his coo-
duet, and have made every apology oithio his
power for aspersions so gross and onfoooded. But
all the defendant's case, o hen sifted an I examined,
resolved itself into nothing. The! defendant
thought proper to abandon the person avith whom
he had. solemnly. contracted ;. and in his view it
was a case that called for as full den toses as the
defendant was able to pay. An. cud esvour was
made to prevent this public discussion of the case,
and it was said, if defendant's Counsel apologized
for the conduct of his client, it would go flt to
mitigate the damages claimed by the pi‘eintiti.—
This has .been done, and you, Gentierue uof the
Jury, will not fail to give the circumstance the be-
nefit of your best consideration. Upon the ti*hole
of the case, I say, and I say it most unfeignedly,
that in your.hands I know justice will lie clone,
that you will attend to all the circumstances as
disclosed in evidence before you, and girt: your
damages accordingly.
The Jury, after a few minutes consultation,
without leaving the box, returned a verdict for
the plaintiff—Damages 5001.
.Agent for tie plaintiff, Mr, Yaltner, Gray's Inn-
square.