Star.
London, England, 1802-05-25 00:00:00

EF.EACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.

Rowe v. BUCILLY.—This was a writ of en-
quiry of damages executed before the Sheriff at
liambledon. Hants, on Tuefday the iStli indult
in an aßion wherein Elizabeth Rowe was plantifr,
and John Buckley Defendant. It was to recover,
damages for a breach of promife of marriage.—
The defendant had fuffered judgment by default.
Mr. CIIARLes BRTTESIVORTN, Solicitor, Tows
of Portfea. flared, that the plaintiff, Mifs Eliza.
beth Rowe, was a young lady elegant in her per-
fon, fweet and engaging in her converfation and
temper, poffeffing a moil liberal education, and,
in thort, endowed with every accompliflunent that,
could poifibly render the marriage Rate happy ;
was connefted and belonged to a very refpeaable
family is the town of Portfea, her father being a 1
reputable furgeon and apothecary there, who had
feveral loos in the fame profeffion, well refpe.9ed,
and in the profpea of their doing to their own and
family's fatislaftion, which family confifted of ten
brother, and fillers. That the defendant was
lately an officer in his Majefty's navy, in which he
acquired a fortune of about i a or racol. then
quitted the fervice, and now keeps a hotel neat
Bedford-II:one. London. Mr. Bettefworth then
detailed the particular cirenmftances of the cafe
with great animation, in a fpeech of about two
hours, and having finiflied his opening, he called
witnetfes to fuhtlantiate his ftatements, who prow
ed that the defendant paid his addretfes to the.
plaintiff about three years, and about the begin-
sing of April, Mt, the time was fixed frr the
union to take place, viz. on the eft day of May
then following that a marriage ring was prelud-
ed for the purl:wife, and every neceffary prepara-
tion for the intended marriage made by the plain-
tiff and her family : but to the mortification and
difappointment of the plaintiff and her family, and
the few female friends the had invited on the gcca-
(ion, the defendant did not make his appearance
to fulfill his facred protnife. That the nett day
(May a) the defendant came to the plaintiff's fa-
_
, til,_er. and appeared very much hurt at the difap.
pointment, and declared, in the moll folemn man.
ner, it was not occationed by him, but through his
not'being able to get leave of abfence from his
1-flip, and entreated the plaintiff and her family to
pardon him accordingly, which they all readily
did, believing what he Rated to be true, aad a fu-
ture day was appointed for the celebration of the
nuptials. The defendant &only after this had the
audacity to come to the plaintiff's father's, and to
pay his addrefes as ufual to the plaintiff, and par-
took of a dinner with her and her family, when
in fad he had been married two days, (though
unknown at the time to the plaintiff and her fa-
mily) to another lady of the name of Sarah Mal-
ted. The plaintiff alto proved a variety of other
circundlances, and that the defendant declared
Mattel/ to be worth 12 or Tao& exclufive of his
commitfien, &c. and that the (the plaintiff) was a
young lady of the moil unblemithed reputation,
&e. &c. and here the evidence ckifed on the part
ofthe plaintiff.
Mr. Hill, who was brought downfrom London on
the part of the defendant, after paying a very high
encomium on the abilities of Mr. Bettefworth, and
the feeling aud able manner in which he had con.
defied the cafe on the part of the plaintiff, made a
very able and learned fpeech to the Jury in miti-
gation of damages.
Mr. EDWARD Iltowx, solicitor, of Hambledon,
the Deputy Shetiff, then lammed up the evidence
is a very able and impartial manner, and the Jury,
After retiring about half an hour, to the great fa-
*station of a crowded Court, gave a vexclia for
the plaintiff, with yool. damages.

BIRTHS.
Shinto, hit, u R ae Lodge, Woodford, tie Lady otWUllani
Prater, F.fq. of a day"
Right Hon. Lath 'Or* illigibtge.

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MA. I.
- On Wednefday bft, at ArllngteaCiert.adlleefterelfre. V.
CooelH, kfq. of Portiartd.plate, to Mlfa Matilda Makin,
daughtar of Sir William Donk* lest ifs Ai Ow Mrs of the
Supreme Court of jadittatara at Calealiqi.

On Toefday hit, at Tentaford4l4 Dadfoadalti, Lady
Payne, widow of the late Sir OM* PaPlo.
On the tuft snit. at hb feu at Bytlt, Aberdeenthirr., is the
St ft year of Mr agr, Adana Urquhart, Ehi.
On the isth hat. Mob Cooke, paternal Ina of the late Sir
John Colleen, But.
At Nam, dm ft tght Hon. Ludy Milt thkasalibiNtaft to the
late and sent to the prefent Raft
At Edinburgh, on Tueiday left, billfAun HIS, &left daugh-
ter of Dr. Hill, of the Oniverlity a Senburgh.
At Dairy, Mr. Wrn. Dernofter, dreggllt in Edloburgh.
At Tobago, en the !telt February, C.spt. Wilibm WhLrub,
of the Dialog Loadia. (eel ad faifefltkor With= hil.tof,
of Wielt„
On 9 tatuft'ay haft, the .sotb initant, at her honfe .in i -
wartt-fir,et, hissacheller [quart, Mrs. Mary Noel, hart to the
We. Godsons to the pedant Vikount