Star.
London, England, 1830-01-07 00:00:00

TRIBUNAL OF VALENCIENNES.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
Miss Rose B— is young, beautiful, virtuous, and without a
lover. Mr. N—, enterprising by character, and cooper by pro-
fession, tired of turning only round his cask, and of burning only
useless chips, determined one mine morning to aUow a legitimate
lame to be kindled in his bosom, and In consequence proceeded to
dance round Miss Rose, and to declare to her the fuss bwhich
he was consumed. They feU in love with each other In Juoe,
they made themselves a town's talk in September, and they
were to have been married In December, had not fate other-
wise
decided. Some days before that appointed for their mar-
rbge, Was Rose declares that she has changed her
mind. Her lover, rendered furious by her misconduct, consults
only his despair—and his lawyer. The lawyer advises him to bring
*nudes to recover compensation in damages for the injury inittell
on his reputation, and for the expense which he had incurred ha
hiring and furnishing a house for his intended bride. and in pur-
chasing a suit of clothes for his own proper person. The cease
came on for trial en the 1341 of last month, and the cooper coo-
eluded his plaint by demanding that the lady, who had rendered
all this expense superfluous, should be ordered to restore him
his mousy, along with his liberty, in order that be might not
be exposed to double grief. To this the lady replied, that the
cooper ought not to have proceeded to furnish a cage until
he had got a bird to sing within it; and that he might wear the'
clothes which be bad purchased to carry off one bride foe the pur-
pose of wooing and winning another. " Besides (continued the
Lady.) can I make myself a cloak out of your coat? or can I wear,
with decency, the breeches of a man who is not my husband ? Let
the plaintiff, therefore, keep them for his own use, and preserve
them for some more fortunate occasion." She concluded by de-
elating that she was not liable, because she had not given the plain-
tiff a promise in writing.
The plaintiff, after denying the Lady's law in his replication,
proceeded to contend that she ought to indemnify him for
the expense of a shawl which be had given her, and which she
received, as a pledge of their mutual love. To this she rejoined,
that she bad a set off for the cost of a watch which she had per-
chased for him, and for an umbrella which she lent him on his last
visit, and which he had Dever returned. The Court, having taken
into consideration the evidence adduced on both sides, sentenced
bliss Rose to pay her former lover 2CO francs in addition to all the
costs of prosecuting his suit both at love and at law. The French
Journalist adds, This is not much for Miss Rose, U eke gets rid
of a bad husband at Ibis price ; and not enough for Mr. N. if he
loses the possession of a pretty woman."

The American Congress was to meet on the 7th of last
month, and the President's speech may therefore be very
shortly expected.

TIIi SIRLOIN.—There is now at Friday-hill House.
in the parish of Chingford, in Essex, the oak-table
upon which )(tilt) CHARLES knighted the loin of bed.
The house is now the property of -- HI•THCOTI
Esq. It is a large building, containing more than 30
rooms and is in a dilapidated state, but is now under-
going considerable repair. Report has it that it was
originally a hunting-seat of Qv Ere Euxsaar U. Tile
table is thick, and has a clumsy appearance, is mai I(
English oak, which, from the effects of time, is s hilie
decayed. Some of the knots of the wood itaue
lately taken out, and pieces of oak of the seam
let into it, and the top newly polished,.—.EN:=l
It is said the Commissioners of Dose Radom Mae
dbetthargato with the Hos. Bordef amirie he do,
of the Ordnance premises, mon22l43l4tworketralw,
y North Battery, and standings* to the
harbour, for the sum of it,ooo. The Is en emit e, to
give plate to a number of large lodes/48mm Way will he
erected forthwith in a line with the bluing Parade. It is furthet
said, tbat the ancient and extensive premises, the Mahon Dieu, an
the entrance of the town, which were some time slate lotted sir
for public sale, and whkh arrangerneat, sleet the late Id* of the
Duke of Weummoron, has been foregone, wilt be take Gm the us
of the Ordnance.—last and Roo /loony.
The Solicitor General Sir E. B. Soo DEN, is most in.
defatigably and pralsewortbily employed in procuring infornsoi
tion from all quarters, so as to enable him to reader the Intended
reforms In the Court of Chancery as perfect as moil*. The col*
duals for contempt (which have been so leaf aenglinod of) or
to be done sway altogether, noun in cases of grow or
design. The Learned Gentleman is in active cot
several individuals in the Fleet Prison, where he *
personally Inquired into the cases of pri-onets, Whir affi#
prisonol for contempt. A BIJI will be introduced to Ohs,
lature WOO after the opening of the ensuing Session of
and we understand theft will be provision mole
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of deiced in Chancery practice, which has Ant Cum,
phased of, both by suitors and these who art professitinally eat-
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