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London, England, 1805-04-12 00:00:00

FRIDAY, APRIL ti.

Getttn-FairtAr.—Haliday at all the Public Oices.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:
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4 vet Cent C. 381371 Mit 5 Ptr Cent Lai
4 ptt Cent. 7311 Ezeheq. Bills as. pr. par u. r.r.
5 per Cent. Pim 89i 891 Omtlium it A prem
Apo I6{ t 3-16 spa Sk Englifh Tickets 181. tit.
Stock 179} tBc I Conf. for May 3811

The Houfe of Commons adjottrned yefterday un.
•*. l'hurfday fe'nnight. A new Writ was moved for
‘:,,'ton, in Ymkfhire, to return a Member in the
m of the Hon. C. L. Duttuas„ who, we under-
fiAnd, has vacated his feat, for the purpofe of bring-
ing Mr. GRATTAN into Parllatnent, preparatory, to
the dicuffitm of the Catholic queftion. The confidera-
lion of the Petition refpeling the qualification of Mr.
MAI/MAR:II% as Reprefentative for Middlefes, was
poilponed until the 3d of May.

Yellerday, about two o'clock, his Majesty ar-
rived in town from Witidfir. His Majesty did not
flop at the Qt_teen'a Houfe, but proceeded to St.
Jamss's Palace. In a fhort time after his MAJISTY
gave an audience to Hr. Pitt.
Jua as the Houfe of Commons received the ufual
fummons to attend the Commillinn in the Upper
Houfe, it was intimated that his Majesty would be
rezdy to receive, at four o'clock, the Refolutions re-
fpeeing Lord MeLvizia, at St. James's Palace.—
trom the earlinefs of the hoar, and the (hortnefs of
the notice, not snore than half a dozen Members were
in full drefs. The SPEAKER, in State Robes and
carriage, left the Houfe of Commons at a quarter
pail three o'clock. He was attended by

Lords--o(fulfton. William kuffdl, FoManna, Duncannon, and
s:npford.

Sirs—John Wrottefley, Watkin Williams Wynne, and William
Colonels—.Dundu and Lemon.
Alderman Combe.

Meffm—Cavendi& Bradthaw, Oahe, Shaw Le Fevre, Moore,
Moore, jun. Creuvey, Kinnaird, Adenn, Samuel Thornton, and
feveral odder,.

His MAJSSTY being informed of the arrival of the
Houle of Commons, proceeded to the Grand Coun-
cil Chamber, attended by the Earl of WISTMOIIIt-
AND, as Lord trivy Seal ; the Earl of DARTMOUTH,
Lord Chamberlain ; the Earl of AYLSFOILD, Lord
Chamberlain of the Houfehold ; the Marquis of
Harrroko, Mailer of the Horfe ; the Earl of HAR•
litiorotr, Grid Stick; Earl of Maccr.asirraco, Cap-
tain of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Lord ARDEN,
Lord in Waiting; Sir P. Hauls, Groom in Waiting.

The Kimcs, as it cußomary, was feated on the
Throne when he received the Commons.—The
iltsmt a briefly Rated, that in obedience to the com-
mands of the Hcntfe of Commons, he was to intreat
his Map sev's pent:Minn moR humbly to prafent the
Refolutlons of that Houle, which had patted on Mon-
day laft.—The SPEAKER then proceeded to read the
Refolutions, which he did with much force and dig
city. The Sovatalols received and transferred them
to the Marquis of II ARTPORD ; after which he was
pleated to deliver the following moR gracious anfwer
from the Throne :
an, always happy to receive any communication from the
Hoofe of Commons ; and I am fully frnlible of the importance of
the (object matter of the Rerolutiona which they have now indent
ed to me."

The SPIAIM and the Members then withdrew and
(eparated, the Houle !loving previoufly adjourned
over the Eater Reoefs.

The CHANCELLOR of the Exert ECLyEIt was with his
Mal ssry about an hour and a half before the arrival
of the Commons, and remained with him after their
departure.
After the Houle of Commons had withdrawn, his
MAJESTY retired to his clofet, and gave private au-
dience to Lo►d HAW KNSIILIRY and Sir CHAaLES MOR-
GAN. The latter laid before his MAJESTY the Report
of the proceedings of the Court Martial lately held
upon General Joint:Tort at Chelfea, the proceedings
of which filled near four thouf.nd long pages.
At fix o'clock his Maissry fet off to Windfor.

His Met ESTE'S coming to town yefterday was fo
very unexpetled, that the Offices of the Court only
knew of it by exprefs, at twelve o'clock, from Wind-
for. Many of the Members of the Houfe of Com-
mons were In unprepared for it, that they went to
;'.James's in their morning dreffes; there being a pre-
':nt for admitting the Members of the Houfe of
• •limons into the Royal Prefence in the days of Mr.
ONSLOW, they were permitted to enter the
Prefence in boots.
A circumflance, however, has come to our know-
t24e, whit!' induces us to foppofe that any extra-
.finary ceremony was not expettcd by his Met Esvir.
We are allured that his MAJESTY, when receiving the
:efq.;:lation of Vifcount MELvILLS, tendered by Mr.

PITT, was gracioufly plcafed to fay, that " notwith•
Handing the clamour that had been railed againit
that Nobleman, he hulled /lig faithful Commons
‘,IILI loon fre reaf.ns to txprds an opinion that

Lordfhip Lad acquitted himfelf with the utmoft
;41,x;_ty for the welfare and falvation of the Britith
...ni .•his cemmurication has been made to
;,,-nrd authority. it is the more remarkable,
gnierolly prevailed tb,rt the Noble Perfon-
►,,:.:: u•n had loft ground in the Royal favour.

e•saarnesa

LAW INTALLIGEkCE.

COURT OF THE SHERIFFS OF MIDDLESEX,Aran xi.

CRIM CON.
Kiibwr O. FuLesa.—After the pleadings were
opened on behalf of the Plaintiff by Mr. Waaasw,
Mr. EItSILINII addreffed the Jury, and Paid, he
should purfue the prallice, on the prefent occafion,
he had long adopted, of Rating briefly the circum•
fiances of the cafe, accompanied by a few general
oisfervations. The Defendant had rendered it unne-
catty for him to go into the proof of the crime
charged, which was nothing let's than the violation
of ths wife of the Plaintiff. The Defendant had ac-
knowedged the offence, and had admitted judment
to gc by default; the only queflion then for the
Jury en determine was, what was the compenfation
the Plaintiff ought to receive for the difhononr of
his beds and for the furrender of all his domeflic en-
joyments ? The Plaintiff was a gentleman of confider-
able fortune in the county of Warwick ; he mar-
ried the daughter of Lord Dormer, before the was
of age, and with the concurrence of that Muth-lops
family. The ceremon7 was performed in the year
1794. For eight or nine years, or more, they lived
in a Rate of uninterrupted happinefs, and three chil-
dren were born to them. The one was a boy, who,
to the anguifh of his parents, died it Paris ; the
other two were females, who, by the unhappy con-
duit of the Defendant, were deprived of all the
bleflings of maternal love and affeCtion. Thy De-
-1 fendant was the fon of a rich banker, and had ale
rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Guards ; and what
increafes the horror of this tranfaCtion, the families
were allied, the brother of the Defendant having
married the filler of the Plaintiff. 'Phis eonneaion
naturally produced an intimacy between the family
of Mr. Knight and Colonel Fuller ; the latter was
admitted in all the confidence of friendfhip, and tin-
der fuck circumflances, fufpicion teemed to be an in
fult to human nature. Mr. Etfkine then entered
into the dillinetion in refpea to damages, when a
carelefs hufband receives a Rranger at the convivial
board ; when a man, forgetful of the treafure he is
appointed to guard, neglects the objea of his former
attachment ; and endeavoured to thew, that in the
prefent cafe, every ciicumflance tended to exhibit
the caution of the hufband, and the atrocity of the
adulterer ; adding, however, that he was perfonally
acquainted with the family of the Defendant, and,
with the exception of the prefent inftance, knew no-
thing in his conduit that was reprehenfible. The wit-
neffes were then called.

Dr. Parr Paid he became acquainted with the
Plaintiff loon after his marriage. The age of the
lady, at that time, was about eighteen or nineteen.
He had been much at the houfe of Mr. Knight, and
had frequently teen him It Lord Dormer's. He was
a kind, indulgent, and attentive hufband. He never
heard the flighteft imputation before on the lady, and
imagined her to be wholly incapable of fuch
mifcon-
duEt. She had carriages and attendants at her com-
mand, and every thing fuited to her quality and Ra-
tion in life. On his crofs examination by Mr. Ser
jeant Vavatram, the Doitor Paid, that the principal
opportunity he had of feting the Plaintiff and his
wife, was in the country that he did not know
precifely the age of the lady, and he could net fay,
of his own knowledge, although-he firmly believed
it, that the Plaintiff and his wife had cohabited fence
the birth of the Taft child.

Edward F. Gould, Efq. knew the Plaintiff per.
feOly well, aad lived near him in the countr7. The
Plaintiff appeared an affectionate and tender hut:
band, and the lady teemed to perform all the duties
of a good wife. She was a beautiful and accomplith
ed woman, anst was the filler of the wife of the wit-
ness. He had feen the Defendant once or twice.—
Colonel Fuller,he underflood, was the fan of an opu-
lent banker, and was a man of fortune. On his crag
examihation. he Paid, he had not ken the Plaintiff
and his wife much of late, and in the year tBor and
Bc2, the wand's was with his regiment in Scotland
and did not fee them at all. ....Then he returned
from Scotland, they appeared on the fame terms ot
affection, but as he did not fpend his winters in town
the witnefs could not (peak particularly to the con-
duet of Mr. Knight and his wife when they visited
London.

The evidence being clofed on the part of the

Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN Paid, that he mull acknow-
ledge he role under time embarralfment, not fo
much from the nature of the cafe, as from the talents
and eloquence he had to oppole with his feeble abili-
ties. He did not difapprove of any of the general
principles eapreffed with In much animation by his
learned Friend ; he admitted the facrednefs of mar-
riage ; he allowed that it was the foundation of the
happinefs of fociety ; and he was not difpufed even
to apologize, much IeIX to attempt to vindicate,
where the infringement of the rights of a virtuous
and prudent hulband had been committed. Two
things would particularly aurae the attention of the
Jury. t. What has the Plaintiff loft ? 2. What has
been the conduit of the Defendant in producing this
lots ? He would admit, that when the hufband ful-
fils all the duties of his Itation, when he is jealous of
the honour of his wife, when he is anxious to pro-
mote her happinefs, the damages in fuch a cafe can-
not be too large ; but when a man negleas thefe
portant duties, they cannot be too (mall. A few mo.
ments attention to the evidence would OM in ex.
poring the fills of the cafe. Dr. Parr was the firft
witnefs, lie was a man undoubtedly in the highell
ellimation. He was a giant in literature, and if a
queftion arofe on any difficulty in polemical contro-
verfy, on the conftruaion of an °Wiese pall-age in
the facred volume of our religion, on the expolition
of the beauties of the claffical and leas ned languages,
there is no one who would not pay the greaten defe-
rence to the authority of Dr. Parr ; but this pro-
found fchular teems, lcaft of all, fitted to be a witnefs
in a cafe of criminal valves-I:stints ; he might as loon
almoft be expeded to be a party (a general /mile), as
to give teftimony in loch a caufe. Every one knows
Isis native gond humour; lie diffnfes cheat fultrefs
wherever he moves; even a churlifh hufband mull
raife his brow, and whatever dorJeilic quarrels might
fubfift between the PlaintifFand his wife, the preftnce
of Dr. Parr would make placidity. and all the fem.
blame of affeinion return. It mull he to filch an in-
terval that the evidence of this Rev. Gentleman can
only apply. It was very remarkable. that the Plain-
tiff only produced two witnelfes. He did not ven-
ture to bring forward the friends, or even the fervants

,of his fami'y to thew, that nnifoim affeaion prevail-
ed, and in the abfence of there ssitnelles, eafily ob-
tained, it mull fairly be concluded, that there was
fornething in the caulk which the Plaintiff was anxious
to conceal. Upon the whole of the Cafe then, al
th.,ugh nominal damages would not be given, he
milted the Jury would fee there were no circumllances
of aggravation, and chat in doing Mike, they would
preferve that moderation by which Britilh Juries
were diffinguithed.
Mr. Say, a, the Under Sheriff, then fummed up the
evidence, and after the deliberation of about half an
hour, the Jury delivered a verdict of-7,0001. Zantages.

aeveial reports of an unpleafant nature were yef-
terdav propagated in regard to fome of our foreign
polreOlone, but as we believe them to be unfounded,
we mutt caption our Readers againft lifteninm to ru-
mours, the offspring of malevolence, and which can
be believed only by the credulous.
His Royal Highnefs the Duke of YORK had yet:
terday a long interview with Lord IvlaLvtit.s at the
Admiralty.
_ _ _

Lord MaLvILLE's refignation was accompanied
by a long explanatory letter, to which a certain Per-
fonage returned a very kind as well as gracious
anfwer.

It is not yet fettled who is to fucceed Lord MF L.
vti.La, as Firft Lord of the Admiralty. All the
new minifterial arrargements, which will take place
in confequence of his removal, it is expefted, will be
made during the Eafter recefs.
Yefterday morning, the Neapolitan Ambaff,tdor
tranfeEted hufinefs at Lord Muicxxvs's Office.

Commit-Goner Sravu EN S, of the Vietualling Board,
has retired on a penfion. His fucceffor is Mr. BUDGE,
Lord Melville's Private Secretary.

There is at prefent a vacancy in the Order of the
Thiale, as alfo in that of St. Patrick; both are ex-
peeted to be filled before the enfuing infiallation or
the Order of the Garter.

Monday her Excldleney the Counters of HARD•
WICK failed from Dublin for England in the Durfet
yacht, on a vifit to her numerous relatives and friends,
for a few months.

Blonmfbury-fquare is about to be planted, and a
Cenotaph in the centre, at the expence of the Duke
of BEDFORD, to the memory of his anceflor Lord
WILLIAM RUSSELL and a roQral column is to be
eredled in Tavitlock-fquare, to the memory of Ad-
miral RUSSELL, who defeated the French fleet off
La Hogue in 1692.
Yellerday the Royal Weßminfler Volunteers, Co-
lonel ROBERTSON, were reviewed in Hyde Park by
Major General Niters.

On Wednefday the following Gentlemen were
chofen Direeors of the Bank of England for the en
fuing year :
Marrs. A. Baring, S. Boranquet, A. Champion, G. Dorrien,
N. B. French, J. Harman. J. J. Holford, T. Langley, T. Lewis
W. Manning, E. Maitland, W. Melia, Sir R. Nerve, J. Olive.
J. Pearfe, J. Puget, T. Raiken, J B. Richards, E. Simeon. H
Smith, P. J. Thelluffon, S. Thornton, air B. Watfon, and J
• Whitmore.

Wednefday a Ballot was held at the Eaft-India
Houk, for the Elation of Six Dite&ors in the
room of

Sir W. Bentley, Bart. W.n. W. Elphinftotte, John Inglis, James
Patterfon, John Travers, John Bebb, Efqrs.

who go out by rotation. On ininming up the votes
jaeob Boranquet, Jofeph Cotton, Edward Parry, Thomas Reid,
John Roberts. Robert Thornton, Ulm
were declared duly elated to ferve the term of four
years.

Yefterday a Court of Diredors was held at the
Eaft India Houle, when, after the fix new Direflors
had taken the oaths and their feats, CHARLES GRANT
And GIORGE SMITH, Efqrs. were appointed Chair-
man and Deputy Chairman for the year enfuing.—
The Chairman, Deputy, and JOHN'ROBERTS, Elq.
were appointed a Committee of Secrecy. Ti e Rev.
SAMUEL Hest cy was appointed Principal of the Col.
lege at Hertford Caine; JONATHAN SCOTT, Efq. was
alto appointed Oriental Profeifor. The Court ad-
journed at five o'clock till Thurfday next.
In our paper of Wedoefday we gave a variety of
interefting extracts from the Paris and Dutch Jour
nals ; the former to the 3d, the latter to the 7th init.
The only additional article of their contents wurthy
of attention is the following, which is of tome impor-
tance to the mercantile world ;

" The decree of his Majefty the Emperor, ditedting that colo-
nial produce imported into French ports in wards frum Embden,
mould be kited and confikated, has been jolt repealed. Confe-
quently, colonial produce from porta In which there are no French
Commaaries are admiffible into out ports, upon condition that
French manufadures to the fame amount mall be exported for
to ether refpeds. this pertnifGon of his Majefty is only
provifional, and to continue in force till (urthtr orders."

A later from Antigua of the 26th of February,
concerning the attack on Dominica, lays—
.. The Militia (offered very materilly in killed and wounded—
they repelled the enemy three times, but were at left obliged to
yield to fuperior numbers. The whole of the (hipping have fallen
into the hands of the rreneh.
" The fire at Rofean, I underhand, has not communicated to
the North part of the town; hut has been nearly confined to the
range leading from the gaol to the Bay. Brae's hoe& is en:trety
coniumed, as are thole furrounding the market.
" The P.int Michael Militia, after having twice repelled the
enemy at that place, were, to ufe the expreffion of my eorrefpon-
dent, &tray rot is pia's.
" William Anderfon is feverely wounded ; Samuel Beech is kil-
led ; and in and near the town there has been the greateft Daugh-
ter."

Yefterday, at the Public Office, Hatton Garden,
Trephina Parker was charged with bigamy, by inter-
marrying with Thomas Hamlin, in the parifh of St.
George in the Eaft, in the year 1799, and John Kir.
wood, a cobler, in the pal ifi church of Cripplegate,
in ; go 2, under the name of Hamlin, and John Lions.
It appealed that this adventurous woman went to the
Ealt Indies with a hutband tome years previous to the
marriages of thefe two former, where he died; the
was fifteen months in a French prifon ; after that the
got acquainted with Lions at Table Bay, Cape of
Good. Hope, came with him to England, when they
palled for man and wife ; he being a feafaring man,
went abroad again, in the interval of which the mar-
ried the taco former men, and Lions, on his return
again. to Earove, married het at Pm tlmouth, in
May, 180+ under the name of Ruphini Hamlin ;
he very relueantly gave evidence againit her.—
With refpee to Kirwood, the laid, that the thought
her marriage with him was null, becaufe, as the faid,
he never was chriftened, and with regard to Hamlin,
the affeeed to have no knowledge at all of him ; but
the regitter-books of the two former marriages being
produced with collateral evidence, the wav fully cow-
mitred for trial.-