Star.
London, England, 1802-08-16 00:00:00

ARRIVED

In the Downs—The Four Friends, Bkkerton, from
At Bourdcaul—Amftcrdam Packet, Heddes, from Phi'.a-
delphia.
A,. Oporto—The Good Intent, Slater, from Newfoundland.
At Nantz--Rofe' Hall, from New York.
Off Dorcr—l'he Ellington, Thompfon, from Jamaica.
At Falmouth—Ann, liibbins, front Oporto._

At Clydc—Little John, Paterfon, from Wl...cliff:Ws.
At Liverpool—Minerve, Wildgoofe, front Dam zie ; rphram,
Lit:trey ; and St. Mary's Planter, Clore, from New Itruniwiek.
At Cadiz—Charlotte, Davis, from liriftol.
At Barbadoes—Alfred, Foriter, from Brittol.
At Madras—Fair American, ; Gunjava, ; to
Myfoee, —, from China.
At Charente—t`---

Newham, from London.

The Active and Hind cutters have esptured three fmmtgling
having on board 7co ankers of friths; the Lutes- hat
fent her prize into Looe with 400 *niters.
The Young William, Davis, from Namur, for Vi'yne River,
is on more on Goatland.

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11:',Z1CR F PROMISE 4.F MARRIACt.

S ins v J. La,: Srrjean: Eli ;-wean flat:
• cd Ile cafe of the pt tintiff. he th it of
all the w(ttiatls can be given t.) tbe
of an indit.tidaal, the one ‘t!,ich 13 pc)::aus the
atria revere!) flit, is that in ttv frr sviiicit his di.
cut now fought for cornrenfri,)a. ;=.;;e was, it was
true, in a very h•arible is life, a maid kr-
vant to Mr. Stcdcd.de of Ktt..)rtAor:.•tgli ; but the
feelings of the itidividwil ate lot
tonly and barlyaroutly to be outr..ge.!, or r4.ratt
prozniks to be hrokcit, wititout giving that indici.
dual a tight to appeal to a Jury for a c.lritiienr:i.
tion adequate to the injury {-ult.-lined. It we,
merely to recover damages that his client brought
the prefent aaion, but an to vindicate her eila•
rakler, which flue found might rafter f. ora fo fud-
den and unaccountable a defertion as fhc has ex.
perienced from tile man who had publicly prof:fled
himfclf hzr lover, and courted her for ttvo years,
and yet quitted her the day before that which was
appointed for their marti..tge. The decendant in
this aaion was alllt himfelf in an inhale. fltnation
of life; he had been at; holder in the town of
Knarefborough -when firfl he began his courtfhip,
but is now an innkeeper in that town, and worth
6001. by his own onfefrion. Among the letters
fltehadreteivcd from him lately, was the following:
D.:ar Mary—Titts is to you, whom I tote more than life.
I am a., :merit in this as if I was at the Mttr of my death, cum.
Ceding to my Ca En.roa. But what tuanfenfe is it to talk at
preft.nt of either death or of my CREATOII, when I am addict-
firt; myfelf to you, who are the centre of all my willies? All
th;:t I have is yours, and all that I a& HEAVEN to grant h, that
I may fee the harpy day when I may call you mine.

• I ;:ni vour humide fcrvant,
and molt fincere lover,
• ituorar EACLe
lire plaintlfr, who v.,:as at fill acerfe to hi, fuit,
certainly confented to it at hitt ; the day of mar.
riag,e had been fixed, and preparations made fin- it,
when the defendant faddenly, and without reafon,
changed his mind, married a girl then refident at
Hari owgare, and has now let up an inn at Knarel.
borou,zh. When he thould prove this cafe, he was
corldent the pity would give his ciienz Inch da:
mages - would in Come degree compenfatt for
the injury flue !...ad Itillained.
Ellen Sly was the principal leitnels fer the plain:
tiff. elie had !mown her for the lall two years, as
fervant to Mr. Stoekdale of Knarc(borough. The
witnefs wagged for Mr. Stockdale during the whole
of that time ; and almoft every wafhing day the
had teen the defendant by the fide of the plaintiff's
tub, paying his addreffes to her. He appeared to
he fluently in love with her, and often talked of
marriage, hut at length told her of his taking the
bottle. and confulted her about the furniture and
provii:ons he was to lay in, and whether it was belle
to get corn or flour. At that time the in:adage
feemed very near, when he told the witnefs that het
was in a very diflrefling fituation : there was a
d—d girl at Harrowgate to whom he had prom fed
marriage before two witneffes, and who vowed the
would profecute him if he did not keep his pro.
Mile. He accordingly went to Harrowgate, and
on his return told the witnefs he had fettled with
that girl, and afked if Mary (the plaintiff) would
marry him the next day ? The witnefs bid him
afk Mary ; he accordingly did fo ; and the plain.
tiff that day gave her miftrefs warning, and gave
the witnefs a gown, 'petticoat, and pair of flock.
ings, to be wathed againft the next day, and made
fume other little preparations for her approaching
nuptials. Before the next day came, the defendant
d iiappeared, and in a day or two after married the
Harrowgate girl. About a fortnight after he paid
a vifit to the witnefs, with whom the plaintiff wag
then fitting ; the plaintiff told him, " She thould
be glad to with him joy, but his bad behaviour
would not allow her.' The defendant laid, "he
was very lorry, and would make her any compen.
fation in his power." Mrs. Sly laid, he ought to
give her thirty guineas : he replied, " She would
never take that. Mary then burfl out a crying
and left the boufe ; the defendant followed and
overtook her, and the next day told the witnefs
the had cried a great deal, and he was extremely
lorry for her.
On her crofs•examination, the was afked by Mr.
PARK, whether the plaintiff had not often, during
the length of time the objeCted to the match, de-
clared that the defendant was fetch a nafty illlook.
into animal that the thould be afliamed to he feen
walking with him ? Thewitilefs declined, as much
as polhible, aTifwering that or fimifar queftions ;
but faid, that no girl had a right to fay fo of the
ddendant, whom the always confidered a very
nice little man.

One riercy, a fervant of Mr. Stockdale's, prov-
ed that the cletenJant had arplied to him to pro-
cure a licence, and that the plaintiff had made
preparations for the marriage ; and, in particular,
had borrowed linen and oilier things from him.

On his ernes-examination, he eras afked why
thole things were borrowed wily ? he answered.
becanfe tie marriage bore a very numphli, kind cf
auearance. Being recuelted to explain the mean-
in of the word rzump!up, he faid the defendant
did not know his own mind, and therefore it was
a doubt whether the marriage would take place
or not.

Mr. Rum addreffed the Jury on the part of the
defendant fitid, that although this little ale-
i:onfe which the defendant had taken in Knarel-
borough, was, for the purpofcs of this cattle,fwelled
into a gr:at inn, and it was attempted to irdinuate,
that the defendant was a man of property; yet, in
tru.h and in faift, he was a poor man now, and
had been an humble hofiltr when firll he paid his
devotions at the thrive of his adoration, the mil:.
tub of the plaintiff in this a9ion : his ciient was a
moll unf"rtunato poor devil, and he united the
Jury would not, by giving heavy damages in this
filly cafe, immure him in a jail for the tell of his
days. For two long years his client had paid his
addrcffes, and offered his fincere love, at the plain-
tiff's crail, tub; all that while the lcornful lady of
frit refuted his fuit, and treated him with in-
effAble contempt ; at length, wearied of her from,
in a moment of de pair and vexation. he talked af_

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