Star.
London, England, 1824-07-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Friday the A 'mow, Lieutenant PowErtv, sailed from Portsmouth,
on a cruize.—Rernain, ROYA L Sovgagrox and CALLIOPE.
The Fanny, ScATE, from Lisbon to blaranham, was on shore the
beginning of June, near the latter place—cargo expected to be saved.
The Eclipse, Meat', from Jamaica to London, was totally
wrecked the Ist of June, on Cape Corientes—crew saved.

Ptymourn, Juror 18.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived off the port, the
Speculatiot), —, from Newfoundland.
PORTSMOUTH, Jur.T I9.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Frances Hen-
rietta, Macy/sow, from New York in forty-three days.
Mat, Jta.: 19.—Wind S.—A Russian ship of war, from the
Eastward, anchored in the Gulls, after being nearly on the North
end of the Goodwin Sands : a boat was diapatched from his Ma-
jeAy's ship 11*mm-us to her asilstance. Arrived the Nimrod,
Fusing*, from London for New York.

Livaaroox, Juxv IL—Arrived the Christina, Hocsavn, from
Demerara—sailed 14th June; Martha, Monnorr, from Nassau—
sailed 15th June; Homer, KERB, from Savannah—sailed 22J
June ; Hector, RITCHIE, from New York—sailed Isth June;
Ca-
roline, CAWHAN, from blaranham—sailed 11th June; Columbus,
Lax; from Wilmington ; and Sylph, Brvgansas, from Alexandria.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 19.
JOHN BULL.SHACKELL V. MACAULAY.

The Lox!) CIIANCELLOR, after hearing further argu-
ments in this case, declared his intention to grant the
commission prayed for by Shackell for the examination
of witnesses abroad, and an injunction on Mr. Macaulay
to answer such questions relative to the alleged trans-
actions as might not involve criminality or moral tur-
pitude.—Demurrers dismissed.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 19.
NICHOLSON V. NASSAU.

This action was brought by Miss Mary Nicholson
against William Nassau, for breach of promise of mar-
riage. It was admitted the promise had been given and
broken, therefore the Jury had only to say what com-
pensation the young woman was entitled :o receive from
the defendant.

The situation of Miss Nicholson had been extremely
respectable, but her family having been reduced, she
went to live as bar-maid at the Castle, Salt Hill. She
was without fortune, and was placed under the respect-
able protection of Mrs. Cecil. It appeared that Mr.
Nassau came to the Inn, in 1822, and remained there
four or five months.

Mts. Cecil, who keeps the Castle Inn, described him
to be a Gentleman of the best manners. He always
dined with the family. He expressed his intention of
paying his addresses to Miss Nicholson, and having
made honourable proposals, prevailed upon her to leave
the Castle and proceed to London. She went to the
house of her sister to wait for the wedding day. She
was twenty-four, and the defendant thirty-tour. After
a number of letters, declaring in the most affectionate
terms that he could nut be happy without her, the
wedding was fixed for April, 1823. Some time, how-
ever, before that month, the defendant Woke it off by
proposing to send a friend to enter into terms with her,
and postpone the ceremony till he was in better health.
For this breach, which had destroyed the prospects of
the plaintiff, she sought a compensation in damages.
The defendant's hand-writing having been proved,
several letters were read ; they afforded considerable
amusement, but we have only room for a few passages.
In all the letters he addresses her as " his dearest
Mary," or " Love"—" Fur your ready acquiescence
to my wishes, our interests are henceforth inseparable"—
" A husband and wife should be unreserved to one
another; their souls should be so blended as to be one
happy —."
The scene shifts, and he says—" An evil spirit, in the
shape of a Lady's Maid, has interrupted our course."—
"My dear Mary, I have used you most cruelly ill; no
reparation in the world can make you amends.'
The next letter was written in pencil ; but some peo-
ple would excuse that circumstance for the sake of the
contents ; it was dated at .

" 41, Bater-street, Portman-square.
"MyDU am Lava—l have wade my will, and given all my pro-
perry to Mary Ann, Bar-maid, Castle Inn, Salt HilL"
In another letter, speaking of a change in his circum-
stances, and the expenses of Doctors bills, be says,
" After our union"—and then, " I think if we do not
get married before the middle of April, we shall not
have much to commence housekeeping with"—(Loud
laughter.) " Now is the time to make the most of it,
while you are single; when you are married you will
have to amuse me"—( Continued Laughter.) "I know
you are fOnd of a joke ; I do like cheerfulness, and we
shall often joke together"—( Laughter ). "I had yes-
terday a good stiff conversation with the old Lady (his
mother.) Adieu, and to conclude this Letter, as Cicero
does one of his, Guadeo to valere—l with you good
health"—( Laughter.)
On her coming to town he made an effott to see het;
which he thus describes—" The stimulation I had re-
course to yesterday in going to Charing Cross, has af,
fected my health today. lam so infirm that I must
defer marriage till after Easter"—(Bursts of laughter.)
The concluding epistle winds up the affair—" I have
been led to consider the subject of our union seriously
and impartially, and I find so many obstacles in the way
that I must".—ln short, break off the match " for her
(1." He sent this last letter by his brother-in-law, Mr.
James Butler, whom she was to consider as his woke in
everything, and to return her answer accordingly.
The Arroarrev-Getizant. described the defendant to
be an unfortunate Gentleman; with whose habits the
intiff was well acquainted. He had been attended
by medical men. His income he had described to be
abort 70CI. per annum; which, however, had been re,
dtr:ed to 4001. tie was of a different religious persua-
sion—a Roman Catholic, and his connections in life
were all in a higher situation in life than the plaintiff.
The Jury would say what loss this young woman could
• have sustained by not marrying such a person.—The
Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 501.