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London, England, 1817-12-18 00:00:00

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it VaSt number of letters front Lint, cottlainiva 110.:
mosl Vxtlitsagant protesSions ;t1,3
.aLttichnient., Willett the iAto-41. roinantic attachutenc
could dictate, or the ivarriitt passion inzg&s'•
This ‘cOrrespondence was kept 'up with uttal..ated
artiata until the .Year 1815, when, without ao3r
'assignable cause, he altogether Ceased his Ow-
mtmications. In the :spring. ot 1816 the de-
fendant ;returned to England, when the plaift7
tiff, naturally- solicitous about her .
meats 'with the defendant, wrote him setetal
let WI'S. They
,were replied to with eoldne'4
and indifference ; and in one letter, dated Iron
Exeter, April 22, 181.6, the defendatk 'acknotv-.
ledgtd the receipt ot two of tlke_phiotiirs,
preising his surpr.se that she had not sent hint
a copy of the written promise of nnuriage, wLicit
he had given her at die ►Brazilp, and concluded 14
reeptesting she would .uut annoy him with tint
more letters, Which lie notified should not be an
steered, .if sent. In another letter, dated 901'
July, 1816, purporting to be written by the de—
fendant's mother, but in reality written by hitrt-
self he desired, in his mother's name, that the
plaintiff would not trouble her
_son with any m,'re
letters, 'and representing him to be in so ill t*
state of health as to be unable to answer them
and if she should send any more, they would 1.3 e
returned unopened. These were the bailing eh.•
cumstances of the case. The Leatned Counsel'
saki he was at a loss to anticipate what de'
fence conic! be 'suggested to this action. Ile
had, indeed, been giien to understand, that did
defendant meant to give ottt, through the tnediuro
of his Learned Counsel, that he was in fact in-
capacitated' for the marriage life, by certain infir"
mides Which disabled lihn from the
.performance
of conjugal duties. I-le hoped, for the defendant's
credit with the gentle sex, that -ke. would ri(A
shield himself. under such a suggestion. Vie
name Of the defendant certainly iffipdtted differ-
ent qualificationS, and if he pos.seised the Vigour
and strength of his great namesake, such a defence
would not avail Lila on the present occasion.
lie understood that. the defendant. was a man isz
the prime:of life, and to all visible appet4ance
was competent to contract as well as constimmato.
the matrimonial engJgementS:
A great number of the defendant's love letters
were then produced, and Identified as his,hantk
wilting. Some of dies l were read by the'otliee
of the Court,' and theif Coments:wire such as v.
discompose, -not only the gravity. of the Bench,
but to 'keep the whole_Cpuit on the broad gtin for
about half an hotti,'Wluin _

• Mr. SCARLETT, the defendant's counsel, intes.7
posed, and suggested that, the case was such a
might .- be • better dispo4'ed of :before an arbitrator
than before the present tribunal. .
After. some conversation between the Learnd
Ccluificel on. both sides, it was agreettto give 11)6
plaintiff a verdict, and refer the damages to 011
arbitration.
Verdict to the Plaintiff—Damages 2,0001, snl?"
jest to a reference
CABANAL V. THE DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
This was an action for ‘votk and lab!otr,
by the plAintiff, a theatrical machinist, to jecoye'
quaitittm .Ihritit for his ttunble in const7ucting
model for the la,t .seetme in an Opera, called th,'
Unknown Crest,'' broilght ow at Drutiy-Lvic
The Are in ISIS, under
.the auspices of Mr. Ai'
hold, whO was at that time manager. he List
scene :in cptesti6n consisted in the representation
of tower, Which was to be destroyed by the coo"
.14nStion of a Mine. The defendant'paid 2W. into
:.Court, and the plaintiff's demand was 501. ,vhieb.
he had reduced trout hits original detylarid of 1151;
in consequence of the then einharrtssed state 01'
the Theatre. It appeared that the Opera ivastev;4
formed: only eleven nights, and was then with''
.drawn. '1 he question in the case was as'.to thc.
value of the plaintiff'slabouts, and after...witnesse.
were examined on both' sides, the Jury found for.
the plaintiff--Danmages 501.
RICKABY V. JACKSON.
This was an action against the defendant, for
assanlting the wile of the plaintiff, a broker ill
Bethnal-greest. The. defendant had entered 104
plaintiff 's shop in a state of intoxication, and sac
down upon a chair, which the wire requested bin&
to leave, and his rage beconsitig excited, he Ist roelc
her with a stick upon the hcad.—The Ju-ry gate
the plaintiff damages-501.
MUNN V. BAKER AND OTHERS.
This was an action against the defendants, 0.
common•cartiers, recover the value of a trunk,
containing property- to the value of 01. 10i'
Which they were employed to cart y by water
front London to Bristol. The defendants pleulol
notice of restricted liability, and the question• was,
whether the potice was sufficient. It appeared'
that a printed notice bad been set up in their of-
fice, atinonneing that they would not be liable for
more than 51. in case of loss or flamage,.tinlef4
the property was insured ; ansi at the time of the
(m9king, a mitten notice was delivered to the
plaintiff, but by accident the teifni (if time reStrie'
turn were omitted, anil'it being dotibtful Whether
the printed lattice had been seen by the party,
Lord ELLENBoRoUGH held the notice insufg'
cient, and directed a verdict for the plaintiff.

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COAL MilltKET, DEC. 17.
Ships at Market. Ships sold. Price. ,"
sq Newcastle . 17i . -425. 9d. to 605. ,
7 Sunderland 5. .. S9s. 9d. to 45s'. 6u'
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131111.1-IS.
On Sunday last, at Mistertou, the Lady of Richard Gave'
Esq. of a-son. •
On Tuesday last, at 'his res;dence, Nev Grove, Bromley.,
the Lady of .Emanuel Goodhart, Esq. of a daught“r,
On Saturday last, the' Lady of Captain F. Dolgc,, 'at DcalP
of a son.

NIARIIIEIL •
On the 16th ;nct. nt fit, James's, Dr. Nen.ning, of the 01-4'"'
!lance Mi•dical Department, to Miss Wheatley, at the Cresecol,
Greenwich.

DIED.
Lately, in his 730 r year, at his house orr,
ward Sis4.n, Esti. ma' years master. sliipiet!ight ,of -Kis
jest y's wicl4.
At Bri'dgwater, on the 12th inst. in t.44,g 87th 31e•ar (4 I°4'
age,,;`.lr. Joint Crandon, many years a Me:utter of the Co"
pttl aVon of that town.

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