The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-07 00:00:00

DUBLIN, JULY 3.

• SE
"NI) • EniToN..—The Aggregate Catholic
eetingilield this day in Clarendon-street Chapel,
was
uutnerously awl respectably attended ; sevei al
!let
4/"ltions were entered into: it was resolved
to Petition Parliament, early in the next Sessions,
net" to consent to the measure of a Veto; to
offer
Rs a removal of every objection In Einan-
ellltkti, Domestic Nomination; -and that th#
PreParatroo and management of the General Pet.,
rhnli 41100,1 be confided to the persons who cont-
-I'o the late Catholic Board,--{Dublin Evening
40 Oat)

Calcutta Papers to the middle of February con-
t
clal' the following particulars :—The Governor-
General, the Martinis of HASTINGS, had left Bar-
:elipore on a hooting excursion to Goer. Maldah,
vce• Ativices had been received of Sir. D. °CUTER-
-4l``Y Lavine, passed Allahalvd, on his way tti Be-
-11445. The ,uhsilliaty force under Col. ADAM, had
reached Banda on the 611 of January, on his
i'ay towards .Nagporie..--According.to the latest
Tlthars from the upper provinces, the Rajah of
dfroor had obtained a !MCC trOM AMEER KHAN,
.411 erudition of paying him two lacs of rupees, and
11
thliug the district of Malwah in the name- of
14P.alt KIJAN•S SOU. From Jiidpoor AMEER KIIAN
11 directed his march towards ,Ty poor.. A patty
IIAHNIOI.,D SHAD'S ItOops, on the 18th of Ja-
ttliary, took the village Of Baglal from a body of
eklts, and plundered them of 50,000 rupees.
A battle was daily expected between the troops of
the Nizam of Cashmere anti the united force
"I RUNJFIET SING and SINRARCLIUND,• on the
frontiers of Mundwi. RUNSEET SING, during his
luxe expe,lition to the North, had taken possession..
of °tie hundred forts in the district of Rhuingur,
abld extorted three lacs in specie front the widow.
0. the Chief of that territory, and 10,000 rupees
trout SttcsattznoNo. The British Regiment at.
belhi had written to the Seekh Chiefs, that it was
Litended to construct two fortresses at Hurdwar,
tn protect the property of the inerchans who re-
pair thither at the annual fair.
The Anniversary of the Victory of Waterlob
vras celebrate! throughout the whole of the. United
Provinces as a strict holiday.--4he churches were
akt.4.ldrd morning arlf: evening, and no 'shops wire
opened..

‘WINDsOR, JULY 6.--Yesterday, soon after two
dock, the Duchess of GLotrcesTEß arrived on a
Vsit to the -QUEEN.—This morning the Royal
41...4414, after attending Divine Service in the
‘-astle, went to Frogmore, but are expected to
re ,
ttrn to dinner.

ENGL/SH OPERA.—The Opera of Artaxerxes, a
"uposition that placed our countryman, ARNE,
"l'on a high pinnacle of musical fame, 'was re-
Peated at this place on Saturday. MisS BUGGINS
4gain acquitted herself well in Mundane. and de-
3qvedly increases in favour with the Public. LEE
sunk " In infancy" so well, that he was encored;
'ln he conylied with ungracious reluctance, and
"nIY gave a part of the song. The audience
Itioidd always begratified when a repetition is the
general wish. The farce of My Uncle is very di-
verting, and WRENCH. may tlonk the Author far
fiving him so good an opporttority of shewitig
.tis comic powers. The farce was written by Mr.
•t6RAzt.sv, the Architect of the Theatre, and. who
rossesses dramatic talents which have often
anniSed the Public.
,CHARGES OF TREASONABLE PRACTICES.—Abort
4 Week since several State Prisoners were conveyed
hoot London to different gaols by King's Nlesseri-
gees and Bow-street Officers. T. Woldeinhohne,
Wolstenholme, and J. Wolstenholme, father and two,
.'ons, who had been brought some time ago from
Sheffield on charges of treasonable practices, were
"nveyed to Winchester prison. At the same time
'thers from Sheffield, Nottingham,. and Derby,
were sent off to other prisons. On Wednesday
;light a man of the name of Scroope was brought
Londoti by a King's messenger and a Bow-
reet.officer, from Wakefield ; and on Thursday
)2 tilltlerWellt an examination before Lord ill)-
tuTtr, the Law-officers, Sir N. CONANT, &c.
ti'l'e.
others, ‘,vito hail been in custody for some
were brought from the House of Correction,
underwent arvexhmination at the same time;
I;ter which some cf them were sent off to Cam-
i'lge..and Hertford piiions. On Saturday night,
aet ween 9 and 10 o'clock, a King's messenger
iirll.3 Bow-street officer arrived in !own], with lino-
*Elnan on a charge of treasonable practices,
.by
r"e of a warrant issued by Lord SIDMOUTH. He
IfaS lodged in the House of Correction.
rWe believe there never was a finer appearance
o.t the Crops throughout the conotry than at this
t:rile, and we are glad to find the Corn-Markers
:re declining in price. . There is one article, how-
tv", in the. market, which we think, from its
,`;,l?:city, must look upward—Lottery. Tickets.—
3 11"r:est for Adventurers is now approaching,
d c,tl Wednesday next- moil: than 7,000 Tickets
he drawn.. As the Scheme contains Four
.‘,z4 es of
.20,000 i. and Two of 10 0001 with only
,
0(1 .Pickets, and as every Blank is entitled, to
Chance, the great increase iu the sale of
EY Tickets,,gthe last week, arCAR-
RoLL's
sold
th,e
laissetasily accounted for, especially as
he
Plize•of 30,C00/. at his fortunate Of- ,
ii" 10 0-, Combill, and 26, Oxford-street.

SIIIP NEWS.

DEAL, JULY 6.—Arrived the Grenada; Ams- I
TON, from St. Domingo ;'"Lord Muigrave, TIN-
DALL, from Africa ; Jane, BLACKBURN) from
Leghorn ;
.Aberdeen., FENrricx, from Bengal ;
and George, DBA-PEII, frOin Berbice ;.‘ she has
sailed for the River. Came dOwn from the River
the Leda, for the Cape; Emperor Alexander, for
Bengal ;- Bristol, for Cork ; Malta, for Malta
and Jane, Couvrs, for Charleston.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY s.—Arrived yesterday the
Recovery transport from Gibraltar, and Dowson,
M`DoNatzi, from Bengal; sailed the Ist Frb.;
left the Cape the Ist May, and Ascension the 23d
May. Arrived to-day his Majesty's ship Cadmus,
and the Crown and Ilfracombe transports from.
Cork ; his Maksty's ship Alert, (rain the Downs;
Union, from Vaughan ; and Hawk transport,
from Gibraltar. The Prince of 'Wales schooner,
bound to St. 'Thomas's, Robert and Anti, bound
to St. John's, hurl his Majesty's ship Ganymede,
which sailed from Spi-bead,a few days back, are
lying in Lyinington Creek. Sailed the CroWn
and Ilfracomb transports for Chatham, and Abe 7
ona ditto for Aberdee,—the latter with part of
the 78th regiment on hoard from
FALMOUTH, luiv 4.--Arrived the Princess
Elisabeth packet \vitt) a mail from New York and
-Halifax, 18 days from tile latter. S,ailel his Ma-
jesty's ship Lee, and the Active and Providence
cutters on a cruise. The Hope, arrived
yesterday in 43 clays from Tobago ; she expe-
rienced very had weather on the llth
TORBAY, JULY s.—Put in here the 2d inst.' the
Montreal, for Quebec ; Atli t Ito N,,rtliumbrian,

for Bengal; they sailed ag +IA vesterlay. Sailed
to-day his I.laje,ty:s store-ship Weymouth, for
the Metlitertatteatt. The Dover, belonging to this
port, was lost in Mount's Bay on the lbih ult.
and two of her crew perished.

HARWICH; JULY (i.—Arrived yesterday. the
Beaufoy packet from Hoilaml. Sailed the Henry
Freeing; packet tor ditto, and Lark packet for
Coxlt iven—all with mails.. •

HULL, JULY 4 —Arrived his Majesty's ship.
Florida trout a cruise.

MARGATis, JULY s.—The Ann, of •Colchester,
and the Abraham and Moses: of Boston, have
both been on shore near this port; but got off
without damage, and proceeded on their voyages.

The Prince Blucher, WETHERALL, recently ar-
rived tram Calrurta, lv itence Jhe sailed on the Ist
of Marchovittilhe Nth regiment an board, which
had served in Indira 22 yea's, called off St. He-
lena—stroke the ,Leveret, captiiin THBED, but

Was not allowed to a-chor. Bo ON APARTE was
i living, awe the 1.1 tnd in perfect helltb Tad tr:an-
f quillity„ ai t h time of her departure,
in a trangoil state ; the Pindarees had retttrtted to
the moon dins, without baying succeeded in col-
lecting much booty by their Incursions the cbas-
tisernent they halt met 4.i h trow the Madras ca-
-1 valty, (who killed 800 of them iti one day's wit.-

suit), deterred them, for the p:e.,ent, tram fur-
ther predatory waif:ire. The 84111 reeimetit was
marching tor Calcutta, to be enithirked for Eng-

land ; and dispatches tad been sent to Bo,obay

and.Madta%, to embark- the SO Ii and 86th regi-
ments for Eugland. Five other latge ships had
been ctrartered at Calcutta (beside% vie Blueber),
to bring home troops : their arrival may he daily
expected. The 78tb regiment landed at Ports-
mouth to march to Chatham ; but, stibsequently,
orders were received to embark them for Aber-
deen, in the Aheona transport. The Blucher is
expected to return to Caientia in ballast.

The brig Grenada. APPLETON, which arrived
last week at Portsmonth from St. Domingo, with
a cargo of coffee and logwood, sailed on the
14th of Alay, at which time apprehensions were
entertained of an attempt to recover the Colony
by France; and PETION was making great exet-
tions to resist any such attempt on that part of
the Island under his command. The Insurgent
privateers.cnntinue their depredations throughout
the West Indies, without much respect ti' airy
flag; and a report is very prevalent there, that
the crew of one or more British vessels had to
a 'man been ma,sacred by them. The Pique,
Captain IVIAcKELL-xtt,.Was cruizing oil the
A letter from D,,,er, dated July 4 (Friday),
says—" The en►barkation of 6,000 Russian troops
finshed at Calais yesterday, and the rgoadrot►
have, or. are about sailing, on their return to
Russia."

PEDESTRIANISM AT WORMWOOD SCRURES.—
STEVENS, after finishing 25 miles at eight r'clock
on Saturday evening, walking backwards, com-
menced again at four o'clock yeslerday morning,
and at four in the afternoon he had gone l 6 miles,
making in the whole, since his first starting on
Thursday evening, 69 miles and a half. Bets are
still ten to one against him.
.SHOCKING CATASTnOPHE.--Friday evening a
Child about seven years old, son of 'Mr. Butcher,
Nelson-iquare, Blackfriars, fell from a two pair
of stairs window, by which means its head was so
dreadfully fractured, that when Mr. Aldis,
genii, examined the head directly after the acci-
dent, there was no appearance of life, and the
brains discharged themselves from the wound.
The distressed situation of the mother cannot be
described.

SINGULARII be remembered that
yours;; ratan, was in Compdi;y with Mr. WHITE,
of Stoke Newington, %%hen he %vas drowned in
the New River, in consequence, it is supposed, of
his having come in contact with a dead body,
which had come Aoating down the stream
Strange to say, this .young man,who aught to have
held' the spot in horror„ went there again on Fri-
day last, and drowned himself tinder the same arch
where his triend had already perished.

14 W IN T. f. 7 I f, TA
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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY .1.
• GANiING HOUSES.
. • THE KING V. FIELDER.
Mt. MAIWrAI-r,stated, that thii was An indict-
ment preferred .agninst tile dtlendant,.eh,trgiug
hint with keeping a public gaming-house, io the
polish of St. George, Hanover-square, for illegal
games. the house was No. 9, Betioett-street,
St. Janiees-street. He stated. the nature of the
games carried on, such as Hazard and Rouge et
Noir, &c., and would call persons connected with.
the establishment, and a Gentleman no way con-'
cerned in it, any further than 11141 he had, with
the knotvledge of . the Magistrates,' visited the
house for the purpose of Adetecting the pro-

cecdings.
Mr. Holland knows the house, and had been
repeatedly-there; was there on the 29th of March
last ;- saw a porter at thedOor, who let him
and he went up stairs, where he saw a number of
Gentleal,:o playing at Rouge et Noir. .• The-por-
ter's name was Robert Oldfield, Mr. Fielder was
in the room, at the table,.paying and receiving
money at the Range et Noir table, Witness pro-
ceeded to describe the Rouge et Noir-table. Jo
the centre, there was a hollow to receive the cards,
and at each end of the table were marks of silk,
one red, the other black, to receive the stakes ;
cards are then dealt and turned up; and on that
event depends the success of the different players.
The mast.-`r of the house, however, always had the
best chan.ce. lilitaess saw money won and lost
on the night in question. The bank contained,
in notes, from 15001. to 20001. The dealer was
a person named Aldred ; there were also -in the
room other persons ; George Tompkins, a waiter,
William bore!, who appeared to be an inferior
servant, and 'Thomas Allen, who appeared to be
watching the progress of the .game. Mr.
Guest; Mr. William Barton, anti several other
persons, perhaps 16 or 18, were also present.—
The house had an outward door, within which
!here was -anothel., with an oval glass near the,
upper part of it, through which the porter recon-
noitres every one who approaches to the room up
stairs. Thire was also a door which could be se-
emed. In rowdier was a macao-table. Witness
was also at the house on the. Ist April last, and
alter 'three they wete playing at Rouge et Noir;
.and witness. recognized Mr. Guest, Mr. Barton,
and others, amongst the players. Mr. John Al-
dred was this night •paying and receiving, and
Mr. Fielder was dealer. Mr. Fielder always'acted
I as master of the houSe.
Robert Oiafield said, his bUsiness was to let
Gentlemen who came to the house in' and out.—
He had been in the room between the.2Pth of
March and 14th of April, and seen Gentlemen at
play. There was.- a hazard 'table tip stairs, but
witness never saw it used. He, however, one
morning about three o'clock, saw some Gentle-
men playing at hazard. Mr. Fielder was amongst
them. XVitness received several boxes from the
players of a,pound each, which he. handed over to
Mr. Fielder, The Gentlemen wanted to- make
them half boxes, hut Mr. Fielder insisted -upon
having them pounds.
Mr. MAIIRYATT inquired who were present play-
ing on this morning ?
Sir, Godfrey Webster was present this night, and
Was the..only, iserso:: who won : he -won 700.! or
3001. Mr.Alarton, a young Gentleman, 27 or 28
years of age,- lost several hundredS. The play
wenton at this house till this day three weeks.—
There were generally 20 persons, more or less,
there every flight.; they usually played till three
o'clock, sometimes later. -
Mr. William Barton had been at the house in
question howelea the 29th of
.March and 14th of
April several times, and saw play going forward
on each night that he was there : he sawitouge
et Noir and hazard played, the first fr,quently,
the, latter only 'once. Sir Godfrey Webster was
one of the hazard party. There were eight or
ten persons; present.- They began to splay about
three o'clock, or soon atter, and continued .piny-
ing"till seven. Sir Godfrey Webster won 2001.
or 3001. •Wirttess always understood there were
two persons concerned in the house, Mr.' Millar
and Mr. Fielder. Mr. Fielder was present on the
night hazard was played, but witness did not be-
lieve he had any thing to do with the- game.-
Godfrey and Wilson, Police Officers, were exa-
minrd.—Mr GURNEY spoke for the defendants.
Verdict—Guilty. • •

SECONDARY'S COURT—SATURDAY, Jura 5.
(*RIM. CON.
KENT, ESQ V. SORELL, ESQ.

This was an nqu is i t ion to assess damages, in an
bi-ought against the defendant; for criminal
conversation with the phintiff's wife, and in which
tl►e defendant had suffered judgment to go by
default.

Mr. BROUGHAM, as leadin, " Counsel for the
plaintiff, stated the case to the Jury. The plain-
tiff, Mr. Kent, was. a Lieutenant .in the 21st •Re-
githent of Dragoons. in the year 1807 he Was
under the necessity of proceeding to the Cape of
Good Hope, to join his regiment, which had been
previonslyksent out to that colony. On thiS 'oc
casion he did not, as other officers had often (font!,
leave his wife behind him, cithough there were
many persons'bere by whom she might have been
protected ; they telt no wish to be separated
from each other ; they _ sailed in the same
ship, and srrived in due time at the Cape. It was
here Mr. Kent had the misfortune to meet the de-
fendant for thefirst time, and here their acquaint-
ance commenced as a matter, of course. The de-
fendant held the rank of a Colonel in the arn.y,
and at that time filled the high and responsible si-
tuation of Adjutant General ti; the forces at 'the
Cape. An intercourse, 'therefore, must bave,suh-
sisted between the plaintiff -and defendant ; and
that intercourse, which- the duties of the service
dt first rendered necessary,' afterwards grew -into
one of intimacy and friendship. The plaintiff
having fotmed his establishment at the Cape, con
tinned with his Lady to mix in the first circles of
the place; they visited at the different parties in
the first circles, and often had parties of officers at
their house. The defendant was a constant 'men-
draft at all sneli parties ; he, with the plaintiff
anti other officers, frequently dined toget bet at the
Governor's table. In the moean tittle Coi. S. pre-
tended to entertaitkah uncommon, degree of friend-

,it:p for the pllintiff, and .matle him repeated offers
of using his' interest to obtain nromoti,n for lout in
•the army. While Mr. Kent re'maioed at the Cape,
his lady Was delivered of two children at different
times ; and Colone! SOreli; to give a s ill greater
proof of his assumed frienflship, suited gOdfalber
for one of them, in consequence of his on'ti par-
ticular regnest. In this state of cordial inter-
course, the parties continued to associare with
etch other, until the year :811 , when the ptivate af-
fairs of Mr. Kent requited his presence in• England;
and, for that purpose, he obtained lease of absence
for sik'montlis. Up to that moment Mr. Kent had
not the slightest suspicion of hi, wife's'infideli,y ;
nor was there any evidence to show, or reason ta
believe, that any criminal intercourse had takett.
place between her and Col. SOF,I), during their resi.,
deuce at the Cape. It was evident, Itowey r, from.
the circumstances that afterwards transpired, that
by that time he had suceeded iu uuderminiug her
virtue, in corrupting the purity of tier mind, and
in Seducingheratfeetions. He notst have been for
it length of time carrying on suclr air artful Nit
secret system of seduction, as at length induced
the unhappy woman test consent to the guilty ar...
rangemeots which, he 'formed for -the nitirrtare
completion Of his execrable purpose. One of these
arrangement was,'-that, on the arrival of Mrs.
Kent in England, she should inn-net:lately-elope
from , her husband, and place herself ;miler tne
prozection of a friend of Col. Sorell's, to whom
she was to be represented as a slighted and in--
' jured woman. Mr. Kent hating Mit a hued leave
of absence, as the Jury were already iuformed,
embarked with his' family ou board the Boa•
dicey frigate ; Lord Neville, the Captaiu of that -
ship, having kindly given them a 1111.5 sage to
England. To, the very moment of his departure..
front the Cape, Colonel Soren continued his pro-
fessions of friendship ; and just before he sailed,
gave hint a letter of introduction - and reeoni-
mendation to Sir Henry Turrens. But the smne.
ship which conveyed that letter, did also convey-
another, written about the sante time, containing.
sentiments the very reverse; and insinuating that
the plaintiff Was a character unworthy of !toss:is-.
ing such a woman as his wife. This letter wus
addressed to Colonel Shaw, in England.
- It fortunately happened that neither of those
letters were delivered to the party to whom it was
directed.—'[Here Mr. Brougham dwelt with con-
siderable severity on the unprincipled and profli-
gate mined that could dictate' such a letter as that
directed to Colonel Shaw, and which could con-
ctive that the latter would lend himself to the
atrocious project which it held forth.]—He (Mr.
Brougham) had the honour of being personally
a, quainter! with Colonel Shaw; and to his owed
knoWledge he could assert, that Colonel Shaw
was a Gentleman of the most honourable cha-
racter ; that he was a married Kean, and the last
man in the world who would make himself instru-
mental to the seduction and r..in of a virtuous
female. The letter clearly proved that the de-.
fendant had effecied his plan of seduction long
before the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Kent from

the Colony ; and that it was to be carried fully
into effect as soon as the parties arrived in Eng.-
hind. • Colonel Sorell wished, but was unable to
obtain a passage on board the Boadicea ; bolt that
ship had not been three months in England when
be art ived in another ship; and than, instead of
edling on the plaintiff to renew his tormer friend-
ship, he easefully avoided him, but took care to
prize the wife of his arrival f and that infatuated.
woman, unable to remove the impressions that hart
been made upon her Inind, fled from the roof and
protection of the best of husdands, and deserted
her two survi:ting children, lovely girls, who were
already of au age and understanding sufficient to
be ;acquainted with their mothers disgrace. She
threw herself into the arms of a base and treacher.
ons seducer, with whom she has ever since lived
in a state of guilt.

The Under-Sheriff summed np the evidence, and
commented on every part of it in an able and int
partial manner; after which the Jury retired for
a few minutes, anal returned with ,a verdict for the
plaintiff.—Damages—Three Thousand Pounds.

No evidence was called, nor did any Counsel
appear, on behalf of the defendant. •

FASHIONABLE FAIR FRACAS.

MARL-BoKoUGH-STREET.-Friday' night Miss
NV--, a lady of fOrtime was brought up by
Craig and Burton, the Officers, charged with an-
noying Mrs. a lady of fortune also, in the
following extraordinary manner :—For a consider-
able time a Gentleman of rank • has paid his ad-
dresses to the prisoner, and a marriage was agreed
upon ; but the Gentleman happening to see Miss
N--, the niece of the complainant, who is a, very
tine young lady, he instantly conceived a violent pas-
sion tor her, and'met an affectionate return. The
pride of the prisoner was touched, and she fdlow-
ed Miss N-- to her seat in Norfolk, where
(it is alleged) she sent her a'challenge• to meet
at a certain time and place, to settle their
pretensions in an honourable way. • Miss
N--, however, not being a duellist, laid
the matter before a neighbouring Magistrate, who,
fiotlin it impossible to restore_ amity, held
,Miss
IV: in recognizances of 2001. to keep the peace
towards Miss N. The parties then came to
town,
,and Miss N. went to live with' her aunt,
Mrs. K., at and the prisoner resiitel
in the neighbourhood 'of Portman-square.
N. had occasion to go to Tonbildge ‘Vells, kind
the prisciner suspecting (it is supposed) that the
Gentlentan %vast() be her companion, got a post-
chaise and four, and followed the carriage from
stage to stage mill' they lost each other in the
neighbourhood of Tunbridge. As soon as she un-
(:erstood her rival had come to town again, site or-
dered her carriage, and drove to Mrs. K.'s, where
she was informed Misl N. was not to be seen ;
she said she would stay ell day; and as a proof
of her resolution, ordered the -horses to he taken
from the'carriage, which was immediately done by
her servants ; she was requested seve'ral times to
go away,' hut refused, until Mrs. K. applied for
the interposition of the Police. Accordingly Mr.
BAKER granted a warrant for her removal, but
site would not go • with' the office's, until
they removed her from her carriage into a hack-
ney chariot, which drove them to town.. The
Magistrate ordure(' the prisoner to put in bail,
which she refused, and in default 'was commit-
ted. .She is a tine woman, about 26 years old.