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London, England, 1807-05-21 00:00:00

ARRIVED.

Off Cowe', the Ann, Forties. from Oporto—At Liverpool, the
Hercules, Hewitt, from Baltimore—At Guernfey, the Reward,
Green, from Virginia—At Antigua, the Good intent, Taylor, front
Belfaft—At Barbadoes, the Renewal, Cromartle, from London ;
and Irlam, Keyfer, from Liverpool--At Baltimore, the Abeona,
--- ; and Fame, from Liverpool.
The iana (an American) Tibbetts, from Africa to the Rivet
Plate, is captured and carried into Buenos Ayres—Cargo fold.
The Sifters, Lewite, from Liverpool, was loft in the River Plate
on the t tth of January.
The Alexander, Atkies, bound to Madeira and Janulek, was
(paten with (all well) in lat. 39. N. long. 13. W. ou the sjth ult.
and expelled to reach Madeira in three days.
The Nabley, Capt. Crandell, from Portland, arrived at Liver.
pool, failed on the 17th ult. fell hi with a frigate In lat. 411, long.
so. the Captain of which informed Captain Crandell, that he had
retaken from a French privateer an American (hip from Liverpool,
and fent her for Halifax. The crew of the privateer had taken
out of the American two brat loads of good*, and the jolty boat.
The Margaret, Pippard, from Beffift for the River Plate, is loft
on a reef of rocks on the eeaft of Brazil—Part of the cargo faved.

The Charlotte, LOWTHER, from Philadelphia, is on
(bore in the Eyder, and bilged.—The cargo is ex.
peed to be Caved.
The Aid, Hu-romans, from London to Cardiff,
wag driven on (bore near Dieppe, on the 18:11 of
February, and taken prffeffion ot.
A letter from a paffenger on board the Alta, Capt.
WALKER, from London for Sot;lam (captured and
carried into Gondaloupe), dared Point a Petre, 13th
of April, Oates—" Since I have been here the priva •
teers have captured nine car iral pi ire., fuppofed to
be worth 3oo,ocol."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OP KINOI BEIIFCH, MAY IT.
RAILIITOII 4. TITOINGFIELD,
Tile Plaintiff h a merchant at Wnlverhamptnn, the

D!fendant is an officer in the army, of the rank of a
Colime!. This aainn WAS brought to recover dama•
Res, for criminal converf.ttion with the wife of the
former.

Mr. Gacßow, for the Plaintiff. faid that this was a
cafe which called for the molt let ions attention, as the
offence committed was of the mod flagrant nature,
being nothing let's than the fedation of a chalk, mo.
rat, and difcreet woman ; withdrawing her affections
from a moll indulgent hufband, and carrying the
molt nefarious projeit for the &Ilya/ion of domellic
peace and happinefs to ultimate fuccefs. The Learned
Counfel lamented extremely, that he did not poffefs
the powers of a Noble Ft lend of his (Lord Ditch-4),
to reprefent a cafe of this cletcription in its true co.i
lours; it happened, however, that the crime was r f
that enormity, that the Gentlemen he addreffed
would feel it for themfelves ; they would be fenfiblei
that the lots of a virtuous woman was irreparable,
and that he who deals fuch a treafure from the b0..1
fom • f a fellow creature is the moll unpardonable of
all plunderers that infeß the haunts of mankind. It
was no inconfiderable aggravation of this offence,,
and he was lorry to !hock the fenfibility of the Jury,',
by fuch a flatement, that this delinquent was a mar- i
lied man, had a large family of children, and knew
fo much of the bleffings of connubial happinefs as to'
have fatisfied him of the extent of the crime he
fo wantonly committed. The plaintiff had every
procped t f happinefs in the marriage Rate ; a fpecies
of mutual affection exilled, which it teemed impoflible
that any accident of time or circumllance (honld in-
terrupt, excepting that fatal event to which we mull
all fubmit. It ft) happened, that the lady was in a
delicate Rate of health, and her phyficians were
confulted on her cafe. The Gentlemen of the pro-
ration advifed that (he fhould take the benefit of lea.
bathing ; and Aberyllwith, on the coat of Cardigan,
being at a convenient diftance, her hatband contented
to a temporary feparatian. The lady took litr de-
parture, and her hufband, impelled by that affeition
with which he was always influenced, followed her
in a few days. He arrived one night before he was
' expefted : he found his wife abfent ; the had left her
lodgings in an open carriage, with Col. Bedingfield;
and on this difcovery, he remained in a Rate of dif
traCtion, more eafily imagined than defcribed. (Mr.
Garrow here proceeded to Rate the faits; but as they
will appear in a form equally fatisfaitory on the evi
degree, we (ball prefer detailing them from the mouths
of the witneffes. )
The fiat evidence on the part of the plaintiff was
a domeßic, who depofed nothing material, but what
was more explicitly Rated by the fubfequent wit-
neffes.
Mrs. Colly, the innkeeper at the pilturefrice
fitua-
lion popularly called the Devil's Bridge, faid, that
Mrs. Railflon and Colonel Bedingfield came to her
houfe on the 9th of O9nber; that they returned again
on the t9th of November, and continued there until
the 24th of the fanie month ; that they returned again
in January, and during all the time they were there,
they lived together as man and wife. .
Dr. Morrifon faid he was a phyfician at Wolser
hatnptnn, and knew both the plaintiff and his wife,
before and fence their marriage. He went to Mrs.
Colley's, at Welch Pool, by Devil's Bridge, in ano-
int. Taft. A Gentleman and Lady were there, who
were the defendant, and the wife of the plaintiff in
this caufe. The former took the lady round the
on which (he turned round, and the witnefs
had a full view of her countenance. He only vifited
the family profenionally ; but, from what he could
obferve, the plaintiff condutted himfelf as a molt af-
feBionate and indulgent hufband.
Mils Brown faid, the was the filler of Mrs. Rail&
ton, and the daughter of Mr. Brown, of 'Dahill,
near Wolverhampton. Her filler was married to the
plaintiff with the entire approbation of her father and
the family. The plaintiff and his wife appeared to
be mutually attached and affeftionate, and there
teemed to be the greaten profpeit of nuptial felicity.
Mrs. Railnon being indifpofed, the witnefs accom-
panied her to Aberyllwith. She there became ac•
quainted with the defendant. The plaintiff came to
the place one evening, unexpeitedly, at ten o'clock.
His wife had gone out the fame afternoon in an open
carriage, with the defendant : it was wet weather.
Upon her not returning, the plaintiff was in very
great dinrefs; and about twelve o'clock at night he
procured a conveyance, and left Aberyftwith in
!earth of her. She did not fuppare her hufband
would arrive until the next day. The witnefs knew
nothing of the affair fubfequcnt to this circumflance.
On her crofs.mmination by the ATTORNEY GE-
NERAL, the faid, that neither the nor her lifter were
acquainted with the defendant before they faw him
an the 25th of September. The plaintiff came to the
place on the 3d of Oftobet. On the 25th of the pre-
ceding month, the defendant introduced himfelf to
them on the public walk. On the 26th, they walked
with him and Mr. Edwards, his friend, and on the
27th, the fame party took a walk into the adjacent
country. On that occafion the defendant and her
filter feparated themfelves from Mr. Edwards and
the witnefs for nearly an hour, and it was towards
ten o'clock before they had returned home. On her
re-examination, the faid, that the defendant was very
afliduous to her finer ; fire herfelf, however, did,not
like him ; me did not think him of engaging manners,
for the had beard a molt infamous character of him,
or the might have thought otherwife. To women
in general his manners were captivating. In anfwer
to fume queflions from his Lord(hip, the faid, that
the time when her filler and the Colonel feparated
from her and Mr. Edwards on the evening of the 27th
of September, was about nine o'clock. They were
then about half a mile from the town. The witnefs
concluded that Mrs. Railßon was fatigued and had
turned back. She did not know where they were
during their abfcnce.
Joseph Lane, Efo. had known the plaintiff Tor 17
years. He had the bell opportunity of obferving the
conduit of the plaintiff and his wife, both before and
after their marriage. No man could make a more
indulgent hatband than Mr. Railflon, and the lady
appeared to be a molt domenic and affectionate wife,
with a tincture of religion ftronger than the genera-
lity of the fez. The wands faw her afterwards with
the defendant at the Devil's bridge.

The A rrottator GENERAL. for the defendant, laid,
that he had nn difficulty in concurring in the general
obfervations made by his Learned Friend in the
opening of this cafe ; but unfortunately for the Oita
of this action, many of them did not apply to it.—
There were many cafes in which the defendant would
not he called upon to anfwer in conliderable ch•
mages, although an improper cooneaiun had taken
place. It was mentioned, that the defendant was a
married man, and had a numerous progeny, but no='s
thing of thifi kind had appeared on the evidence. All
the cafes in which a noble perfon, formerly at the
bar, had fo eminently dirtinguilhed his powers, had
been thole in which the tights of hofpitality had been
abufed, and the (acted laws of fliendthip had been
violated. Nothing of that kind appeared in the pre-
lent inflance. Had it been otherwife, the fobjeB
would not have been left in the frigid Rate to which it
,was now expofed ; his learned friend would, with his
accunomed ability, have hurried on the fenfibility of
the Jury to an extent to which his abilities alone were
calculated to condua them. What was this cafe ?
`The defendant was not acquainted with the hutband
of the lady, or with the lady hetfelf, more than three
days before lie obtained the accomplithment of his
willies. Ho introduced himfelf on the asth of Sep.
tember, and was accepted without the ordinary cere-
monies prudence and delicacy have enjoined ; and
what wet e the fubfeqnent events of the evidence of
Mifs Brown? (The Learned Counfcl here recapitu•
lated the leading features of that lady's tellimony).
—On the third evening, the defendant and the lady
parted from their companions, and (trolled through'
the fields in that jnclofed country. What mull be
thought of Mils Brown's evidence, if knowing, as
the declared, the infamy of the defendant, (he did
not caution her filler againß his lociety ? If the did
admunifh her filler, what mull be thought of the
imprudence of the lady in committing herfelf into
fuch hands ? and (hould the be of this wanton cha-
rater, how trifling mutt be the lots the plaintiff fuf_
tained in being deprived of fuch a wife.lf, True it was,
that unhappily, the defendant fell into the fnare
which was laid for him by Mrs. Railfton. She was
ready to fall into any man's arms who would extend
them to receive her; no folicitation, no affiduity, no
artifice was neceffary, and none was employed by
the defendant. The plaintiff had certainly much to
complain off, but it was not of the condua of the
defendant, but of the loofe deportment of his own
wife ; thither his accnfaion (hould be direaed, and
firmly he mutt feel the confequence of his own in-
difcretion, in forming fo near a relation with one
who was unworthy of his indulgence and affeaion.
With there obfervations, the Learned Cour& would
leave the cafe to the determination of the Jury, fen-
fible that they would deal with it as Office required.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH, having explained the na-
ture of the aaion, faid, that the coellion was, not as
to the commiilion of the crime, but as to the extent
of the damages to be afligned to the Plaintiff. There
was every proof fupplied of the affeBion and tender-
nefs of the hufband, up to the moment of the depar-
ture of the Lady for Abetyliwith. The Lady had
lent herfelf to the attentions of the Defendant with
confiderable facility ; but it did not appear, that the
confummation of the adulterous projet took place
previons to the elopement ; for could the Defendant
have fulfilled his defign at Abet yliwith, it is highly
probable, the Lady would not have expofed bcrfelf
to the immedi;ite difgrace, or the Gentleman to the
ferinus confequences, of fuch an expofition as their
departure mull occafion. In addition to this, it ap-
peared, by the evidence of the maid at Welch Pool,
that at the time of their going to S.:d, Mrs. Railfton
appeared to he in great diltrefs, and lie was foothing
her, although the witnefs could not depofe to the
particular expreflions employed. His Lordlliip ob.
jested to the Ilyle of comment which bad been ap-
plied to the teltimony of Mils Brown, the filter of
the wife of the Plaintiff; and he flmuld be exce2d-
ingly lorry it any individual in Court thould go away
with Lille impieffions of the condua of that young
Lady.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL laid, that he had put-
palely abltained ft om making any revere obfervations.
I Lord Ecstatinitoocis laid, that there were re-
marks made which retied upon her more heavily than
the fails juflified. • Whether the had or had not ad.
monithed her fitter did not appear, for no interrnga-
tories were put to her on that fubjea. She might
have anxioufly and faithfully admonithed her fitter ;
and his Lord(hip felt it to be his duty, his bounden
duty, not to admit reflexions of this kind to pats un-
noticed. The quellion for the Jury was, what (bould
be the reparation to be made to the Plaintiff ? They
had been rightly told, that. he had married a woman
who wanted little folicitation to induce her to aban-
don the purity of her, charaaer, and this facility ought
to be taken into the account in apportioning the da-
mages.—The Jury, having retired for about an hour,
returned with a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages
loco'.

SIR SIDNEY SMlTH.—Previous to that gallant Of-
ficer's quitting his command in Sicily, for Conflanti-
nople, he received the Order of St. Ferdinand, ac.
companied with the following letters from the Mar-
quis of CIRCIt.to and his Sicilian Majelly, which fully
expels the fentiments entertained of his fervices at
that Court :

" Palermo, January 25, tr.o7.
'4 MOST EXCELLENT SI i—tn forwarding to your Excellency a
feakd packet from the King my auguft Sovereign, I receive like-
ife an order Irons his Majefty to atttft his full fatisfadtion for
the loyal and bnve consludt manifclied by your Excellency during
your flay in this kingdom ; as alto for the Cervices performed in
that of Navies.

" Hi. Majefty regrets your Excclleney's departure, but his for-
row is leffened by the confideration, that your Excellency may be
able to perform greater fcrvices, and of more cenfequencepo his
Britannic Majefty, his auguft ally, and to the brave Engle na-
tion, and every where find opportunities of augmenting thole titles
to public eftimation that your Excellency has with C. much jultice
acquired. _ _ _

H In wilhlng your Pucellency a good voyage. and all the prof-
perky that your Excellency merits on all the oceations which may
prefect themfelves, I beg you to believe, I have the honour to be.
with the higheit confideration, your Excellency's molt devoted
and obedient humble krvant, The Marquis of Cuter tto.•
" Palermo, January 23. do,.
Is DEAR ADMIIAL SMlTPU.ssOfeat is the forrow I feel in learn •
ing your new dcitination, and your departure from my States.—
The fervices that you have dote to them, to me, and to the good
tale, are Each as to call for all my acknowledgment and gratitude.
'1 o give you a convincing' proof thereof, and that it may be
8111.ifeft to all the world, AeCCPT lIIS MARX Of DISTINCTION,
tttiieh I fend Toe; and in the mean time believe me, with the
Nike efteein and gratitude, at all times and places, and upon
every occafion, your affedlionate (Signed) Fee DINA ND.
• The Order of St. Ferdinand with whiab.Lord billion had been
invefted.

Extcutton.—Yeflerday morning the following'
wretched men were executed in the Old Bailey, put-
fuant to their fenterces :—J. Fnrdham, J. Harvey,
R. Hartford, and W. Bridge, for a robbery in the
dwelling•houfe of Mr. Spencer, of Ponder's End ;
W. Freeman and W. Filher for forgery.—Ahout
eight o'clock they afcended the platform, attended
by the Rev. Dr. FORD, the Ordinary of Newgate,
to sham the unfortunate men paid great attention,
and feemed perfeelly refigned to their fate. After
a few minutes (pent in prayer, they were launched
into eternity.
. A perfon, aged 63, had a (mall Scrophulous Ul
ceration in her hand, giving-her much pain; it then
!yoke nut in her wrili, both her (houlders, and her
knee, each Ulceration difcharging much, and not dif-
poled to heal ; it then affated her light elbow ; and
thefe ulcerations, with a difpofition to general debi
lity, fhefliffered for twelve years. Her knee wa,bealed
in the Worcefier Infirmary, and the experienced fume
benefit while a patient for a (hot t,time in St Bartholo.
mew's Hofpital, where the made application for the
b!Defit %Of SPILSBDRY'S PSTENT ANTISC•ARBUTIC
DROPS, at the Difperifittory, No. 15, Soho-fquare,
London. By the application of the Drops for fix
months, her ulcers gradually healed, the regained
her firength and appetite. It is now a twelvemonth,
and the remains perfcely well. Any infot mation of
the above faO may be obtained at No. 9, Duke's
Court, Drury Lane, London,
A Laurie 14. —One of the moll complete little things
will be launched this day, that have been turned -off
the Rocks for many years, intended for Noblemen,
Gentlemen and the Public at large, entirely for their
ufe and pleafure ; the name to he given her is ktendu;
there are many more from the fame (lock. May be
viewed, and on Pale at Paostwoon's Dock Yard, No.
v 6, Gracechurch-flreet, London ; (he is built in the
form of a Razor-Strop, a new experiment to give a
razor a (harp, keen edge, to (have with pleafure,
Price tl. its. 6d. to 51. ss. Ingenuity has been at
work to meet the public eye ; to conceive the nature
of their ufe is to fee them. Noblemen, Gentlemen,
&c. that will honour Mr. Pact wOOO with a call at
the above Dock• Yard, the only place of tale to view
the article, will be efieemed a favour. Alfo, on fate,
a large affortment of his celebrated Razor-Strops to
remove notches from Razors, Penknives, &c. ; pa

tronized by a generous Public upwards of twelve
years, price 3s. 6d. ss. and tot. 6d. each, with a
compofitinn, per Box as. 61 to repair them, &c. Sold
by the above Mr. PACKWOOD, and by his agents in
different parts of Europe.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. _

George Ruffell;nd John Layton Ireland, of Shoreditch,
Middle-
fea,aheefemongers, May I 2,1837. •
John Allfehrook, George Browne. and James Tewfon, of Eaft Ret-
ford. Nottinghamfhire, mannfadurers, Sept. r, 1836.
Ifaac Worley and lfaa: Worley, jun. of Cheapfide, London linen
drapers. April 19. 18
William Phillips and William Pardon, of George yard, Lombard •
ftreet, printers, April 30, 1807.
Michael Colefworthy and William May, of High ftreet, White-
chapel, chymifts and druggifts, April ao, 1807
Daniel Hill and Matthew Dixon, of Birmingham, filver platers,
May 13, 1837.
DIVIDENDS.
May 13. James Parnell, of Deal, Kent, innkeeper, and vintner,
at ten, at Guildhall, Canterbury.
June r. William Booker. of Claufield, Oxfordihire, taylor and
falcfman, at eleven, at the Staple Hall Inn, Wltney.

BIR l'H•
Saturday, at Ivy Cottage, Fulham, I.ady E:rclay, of a fon.

MARRIED.

Monday, the Rev. J. J. Goodenough, Fellow of New College,
Oxford, to Mifs Margaret Ward, fecund daughter of John Ward,
Efq. Marlborough, Wilts.
At St. Gcorge's Church, Hanover-fquarc May 11, by the Rev.
R. Sandilands, Thomas Jelf Sandilands, Efq of Twytting. in the
county of Gloueefter, to Mils Maria Charlotte Goddard. of I .owcr
Grofvenor Place, only daughter of the late Capt T. Goddard.
At St. Mary's Church, Brecon, Major l 'avid Price, or tlie Hon.
EaR India Company's fervice, and late Jud,,e Advocate of the Pie-
Nene./ of Bombay, to Mils Meredith, only daughter of Thomas
Meredith, Efq of Brecon.
At Dublin, Abraham Coles, M. D. to Mitt Sophia Cope, daugh-
ter of the late Jonathan Cope, Redo, of Ahan.teragh, county of
Galway.
At Longhenton, the Rev. John Drake, Fellow of All Souls'
College, Oxford, to Mifs Rudman, of Benton. only daughter of
the late James Rudman, Efq one of the Aldermen of Neweaßle.
At Stockton, Leonard Raillnek Efq. Lieutenant Colonel Com•
mandant of the Loyal Stockton Volunteers., to Mifa Robinfon,
youngeß daughter of thy late Leonard Robinfon, Efq. all of that
place.
At Whitley, Capt. Simplon, of the Knarefbro' Volunteers, to
Mils Bias, daughter of Mr. Wm. Sinks, of Whit Ly.
At Walcot Church, Bath, Henry Boohoo, Efq Cortinghsm.
' Northamptonfhire, to Mils Durell, eldeß daughter of the l..te
lieutenant-Colonel Durell, Deputy Commill'ary-Gcntral on the
Continent.