Star.
London, England, 1805-01-07 00:00:00

LAW INTEILIGEATE.

PALACE COI.,itT, JANUARY s.
BOSTON V. bWAIN.
The plaintiff, a broker and cabinet-maker, in Bet-
mondfey-lireet, Southwark, fought to recover the
fum of 91. 125. for a liedfle id and feveral necelfatics
fold to the defendant's wife. An aerinn more dn.-
graceful to the parties has feldom been the fubjeCt of
legal dikullion. The defendant, who is a matter
builder, reading at Newington, appeared from the
evidence, to have been matried fix years, and live I
in harmony with his wife until the end of 1803, it
hii domellic happinefs was deflroyed by a t,a:;'
change in her behaviour. On feveral il.e
openly avowed a partiality for a pet fon named Siny_
fon, who occupied an apartment in the lioue, and
held a flotation in the Excite ; the molt abandoned
Icenes of familiarity and intoxication frequently pair-
ed between them while the defendant was abfent,
who, nn receiving ijarrnation of her conduit, got
lid of his lodger, upon which his atniabk partner
eloped to an ohlenre lodging in the Grange-road,
where the WAS viated by her paramour, and the ar-
ticles were bought to fmnith the apartment, which
contlituted the plaintiff's demand.
The Counfel for the defendant contended that his
client was not hound to pay, and that the plaintiff
had no wound 14 his action; he observed, the de-
fendant's wife had eloped from her hufband to fol-
low the bent of a vicious inclination ; no ill ufage on
the part of the latter had appeared to jtillify her
leaving his ioiufe, and the law would pruted him
again) i the conduit the had entered into with the
plaintiff, who was paced in a criminal point of
view, by having furnifhed the articles for the purpote
of carrying on the abandoned intercourfe which rub.
titled between the parties.
The Jury, after hearing evidence of the fads,
without helitation, returned a verdiCt for the defen-
dant. 'rile i 1,21011 was fcverely cenfured by the
Coot t.

C!trco Murrnsas..—joinC Old, was enmmitted
few days aga t) Dorchefler Cagle, charged with
having murdered her b tliard child, at Wimbura
Minfier.

Tuefelay the body of a newly born male child was
found on a board which croffes the Mill-race, at
Wakefield. The mother, or htr accomplice, molt
have meant to drop the child into the courfe, and
this have got it tinder the ice ; but the board inter-
cepted its (All, and it was frozen to death. Coroner's
Verditsl—Witfol Molder.

An irnpolor, afluming the charalter of a beadle
in the parith of St. Geolg,e in the EAR, with a book
under his arm, has within thefe few days called upon
fevcral poor housekeepers, laying that he was dired-
ed to vilit them, in order to give them Chriltmas do-
nations of five Ileillings each, betides a portion of pro-
vifions : he c:prefTc.d gicat embarralfment at the
want of change, and at :1,1 having lets than twenty
thilling no: about him ; and under this pretence
borrowed Ilver from every one he could, promiling
to return and latiify them all in the courfe of a few
h. of,. He fuccreaed to get three (billings at one
place, two at another, and (billings at many houfes :
fix people he duped in Brook-greet ; to a poor wo-
man with five children he urged the fame tale, but
the had no money teeing, however, a new (haul
about her neck, he atked for it to wrap fome beef in
it for her ; the credulous woman complied, and he
departed. It appears he pradifed the fame artifice
in nther parifhes at the ealt end of the town.

CAUTION AGAINST SHARPENS.—SOme days ago.
a Gentleman having received a turkey from ,he
country, and wiihing to make a prefect to a friend
in town, difpatched his fervent (a country lad) with
a balket containing the turkey, giving hi:n a written
direftion in his hand, to his friend Mr. --, its
Howland-ftreet. The boy, however, unfortunately
loa the direetion on his way ; but, recolleeting the
Gentleman's name and the areet, although he had
forgotten the number of the houfe, he proceeded
thither, and aflced a man, whom he met, for the
honk of Mr. ----. The man fmoaling the contents
of the balker, and perceiving his enquirer to be a raw
country lad, inftantly replied, that he lived fervent
with the very Gentleman—that he was going home
immediately, and would therefore lave him the trou-
ble of deliverinp, it at the houfe, which was fame dif-
tance. The boy without the leati hefitation (crediting
what the fellow faid) pave the man the bafket, and re-
turned home. Witco he informed his mailer of the
circumflance, it was of courfe concluded the boy had
been cheated : which, opon fending to tl e Gentle-
man for whom the turkey was intended, proved to
be the cafe.

Fiess.—A few night ago a fire was difeovered in
the premifes of Nichol's place, Itocheller, the reft-
dence of Colonel Byng. It was occationed from the
hearth in the dreffing room having been laid on the
naked joins, and thefe having become charcoaled,
conveyed the fire along the room,through the whole of
a fecond room, and then broke out in feveral places
at the fame time. The Colonel, with five or fix or
his men, limed every avenue to the places, and then
with great intrepidity fuccecded in extinguithing the
fire, after it had for form time burn forth, before the
arrival of the engines. Great apprehentions were at
one time entertained for the lifety of the whole town,
as all the fields in the vicinity were covered with
quantities of lump, the produce of a foreign ship late-
ly 'trended.

The ester:fire cotton works belonging to Meffrs.
Lees, Chethem, and Co. at Staylcy Bridge, near
Mancheiter, were confumed a few mornings fince by
fire, togr,:th.tr with all th,-ir vakahle machinery.—lt
is not known how the accident originated.
Sir Jot-in Nit.t., M.D. F.R.S. at Paris, and Knight
of the Royal Order of Sweden. finding the inhabi.
t.tnts of thi. couwry at thi, feafon of the year parti
cnlarly afflizled with Coughs, Colds, and Allhmatic
complaints, found out a method of concentrating that
valuable ExtraCt of Flowers, called Honey, and
bringing into I final' compafs a very large portion
of its excellent virtues. Sir JOHN HILL'S Baltam of
Honey is therefore recommended as the molt faf.,
innocent, and effeCtual remedy for Coughs, Colds,
and Afthmas. Children and the moll delicate may
take it with the greateft fafety. It is to he had of
MefFrs. Shaw and Edwards, No. 66, St. Paul's
Church-yard, who have purchafed of the Hon. Lady
Hues executors all the property in Sir JOHN lIILL's
Medicines, price 3s. 6d. It their names arc not ow
thelLtamp it is a counterfeit.

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I row. at A.OhiaUil GAZETTA, jaguar" 5.

BY THE KING.
A PROCLAMATION FOR A GENERAL FAST.

GEORGE R.
"'We, taking into our moll ferions confideration the
II and neceirary war in which we are engaged, and
fitting our troll in ALMIGHTY GOD that he will gra-
oar arms, both by lea and land, have
refolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Pri
•y Council, hereby command, that a public day of
Falling and Humiliation be oblerved throughout
thole parrs of nor United Kingdom called England
and Ireland, on Wednefday, the aoth day of Fehi nary
next enfuing, that fo both we and our people may
bumble ourfelves before ALMIGHTY GOD, in order
to obtain pardon of our fins, and in the moll devout
and folemn manner fend up our prayers and flipplica-
lions to the Divitit Keiasyy, for averting thofe
heavy judgments which our manifold provocations
have molt juilly defused ; and for imploring his
bicffing and Alliance on our arms for the refloration
of peace and profperity to us and our dominions ;
and we do drialy charge and command, that the faid
Public FA be reverently and devoutly obferved by
all our loving fubjeas in England and Ireland, as
they tender the favour of ALsaiom•vGoo, and would
avoid his wrath and indignation; and upon pain of fuch
punifhntent as we way judly inflia on all fuch as con-
temn and negleft the performance of fo religious and
neceffary a duty; and for the better and more orderly
folcmnizing the fame, we have given direaiens to the
ulna Reverend die Archbifhops and the Right Re-
verend the Difhops of England :aid Ireland, to com-
pofe a Form of Prayer Nimble to this occafion, to
be tiled in all Churches, Chapels, and places of Pub-
lic Worfltip, and to take care that the fame be timely
difperfed throughout their refpeeive Dincefes.
Given at our Court at the Queen's Palace, this kennel day of
,Iconar.. one thodand eight hundred and five, iu the forty-
WM year of our reign.
GOD lave the KING.
(This Gazette alfo enntains another Proclamation, appointing a
raft in Scotland, on the alit of February.)
At the Court at the Queen's Palace. the 2d of January. dlos,
prefnot the Kong's molt excellent Majclty Council. His Ma-
Jefty having Ken pleated to appoint Major-General George Beck-
with, Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Wand of St.
Vincent, &gala, and inch other of the Wands, emunonly called
the GreratllllCl, as lie to the northward of the Wand of Cariaeou,
is arnerk 1, he, this day, took the ufual oaths appointed to be taken
by the Governors of His Majeßy's Plantations.
WHITEHALL, JAIIVARY 3, 1805.
The Ko.-4 has been pleafed to conftiture and appoint Major-
General the Right Hon. Thomas Maitland, to be Governor and
Commander in Chief in and ever the Settlements in the Wand of
Ceylon, in the Indian Seas, and the territories and dependencies
thereof.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

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WAIL-OFFICS, JANUARY 5.
Zit Ref'TVA of Life Guards--Thomas Davis, Gent. to be AM&
ant Surgeon.
Ift Regiment of Dragoon Guard.—Brevet Major John Ba'comb
to be Major, without pureltafe, vice Teefdale, promoted in the
4 h Dragoon Guards, and Captain Philip Ray, from half-pay
of the Regiment, to be Captain of a Troop. vice Balcomb.
4th Ditto—Brev:t Lieutenant-Colonel Hairy Teel.,tale, front eke
aft Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant. Colonel, without put-
chafe. vice Fone. appointed to the tit Dragoon Guards; Lieu-
tenant W. Fielding Leatham tobe Captain of a Troop, without
purchafe, vier Goodwin, who retires, and Cornet Hardnefs
I.loyd to be Lieutenant, by purchafe, vice Leatham.
7th Rej ncnt of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Attired Fairlie
Chritlie, from the .4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice
Young. wt., exchanges.
9th Region :sr of Light Dragoons--Licutenant Richard Maxwell
to l.e Captain of a Troop, without purchafe, and Coma Sa-
muel White to be Lieutenant, without purchafe.
nth Ditto--flenjamin Aftley, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchafe,
vice Ih',.rfap, promoted.
15th Die''.—Captain Leighton C. Dalrymple,from the 46th Foot,
to be Captain of a Troop, vice Stephenfon, who exchanges.
2 )t9 Dtt i--..lexindcr M. Shaw, Gant. to be Comet, by put-
dare. vice Younghufbar.d, promoted.
63d Edward RuJolf, Gent. tobe Cornet, by por-
t haft.vta Sleigh, promoted.
24th Ditto--Lieutenant William C. Young, from the 7th Dra-
goon Giants, to be Lieutenant, vice Chriftie, who exchanges.
Coldftreani Regiment of Foot Guards--Enfign George Hearne
Pinch to be Lieutenant, by purchafe, vice Cadogan, promoted
• In the 53d foot.
aft Rqdrnent of Foot—Lieutenant Charles Huxley, front half-
pay of Ilse Bad Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Thompfon, who
exchanges.
il Mini--Lieutenant James Rogers to be Captain of a Company,
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site Johottone, des-rated. and Lieutenant William Gibb, from
t'.e id Foot. to bc lieutenant, vice Rogers.
,fign David England johufontobe Lieutenant, with-
; , ,•-, ,1 Thomas Higgins, Gent. to be F alse, with-
out $ ale, •lec Hicks, promoted in the tech Foot.
LtiDiut---Lieutena:l Charles Thomas Gladwin, from the 9th
Foot,, to be Captaia uf a Company, by purehafe, vice Alves,
promot,d.
Felt Ditto-1'01:o 0r..1-, Sprole, from te 35 Foot, to be
eutenant, withTouht purchafe,u and H. Mhactionnth ell, Gent. to
be Di-to.
aced Ditto--Enfign Francis Innes, from the Bth Weft India Re-
gimunt, to be Lieutenant, without porthole.
13th Ditto— ----. photon, Gent. to be Lingo, without pur-
chafe, vice Wyldc, promoted.
3401 liudfon, Gent. to be Enfiga, without purettafe,
vice Parfo..a.:e,promuted in the .4th Foot.
15th Ditto--hnfvu G. D. Col. roan, from the 48th Foot, to be
Adju•ant, with the rank of Enfign, vice Montgomery, who re-
igns the Atlutaticy.
64th Ditto-4.06 p John Parfonage, from the 14th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, without purchafe.
27th Regiment of Foot.
To be I icutenants without purchafe—Enfign Anthony Poe, En.
fig, Athol 'Furtado, Enfign Anthon IViadtiock, from the
66th toot ; Sccund Lieutenant Charks Johnflon, from the 2lft

Foot.
To be Atutint, with the rank of Enfign...Daniel Hogan, Efq.
Ctrain with temporary rank,from the id Garrifon Battalion.
34tb Reente,,t of Exc.—Lieutenant James Tulvicea:Anohan Terroveft
to he Critain of a Company, b 7 yurchafe, Jnn, why

reflux.
3 slit Ditto—A. Ito' atter, (Litt. to be En6gn, without pun:bate,
•ice Sproule, prornot.4 in the 7th Foot.
.3441 Lit n—.ll Cour Parkas Gent. to be Enfign, without purride,
vier Fat w,ll, promoted.
424 Ditto—F.l;6p Joint Farqabarfon to ba Lieutenant, w:thnut
purehafe, vice Maclean. promoted in the 72th Foot; Enfigu
Dmigattl Grsgorfon to be Lieutenant, vice Dick, promoted id
the tic
Font ; Janice Wilbur foo, Gent. to be Enfign, vice
Farluhariou ; John Gourley, Gent. to be E.nfign, vice Gee-
r a.
o tittm--Captain Richard P. Payne, from the 87th root, to be
Major. by putelmfe, vice Flare?, promoted in the toth Foot ;
Captain B. C. fitephenfon, from th.: tstb Light goos.ns, to be
Captain of t'ompany,vice Dalrymple, who exz Dhira ngc
41%.1% Ditto—Major General Load Charles litzroy,itoni the both
1. not, to he ( oharcl„ vice C.:antral Tongn,deccaLd.
joth Ditto—F.Jward Wuite, Gent. to be Ease, without purchafe,
tibasaley, oho is toped:dad.
53d Regim.lnt of Foot.
To be Et:4m without pettchafe.—George William Lay, Gent. vice
Campbell, Imoleded; Alexander Macdougall, Gent. vice
Stolle. promoted; Thomas Yriee, Gent. vies Whiting. pro-

tnnerd
sots phut—Heslor Strait)+, Gent. to be Enago, without Fur•
chair. nee Itugt.l‘l4 promoted.
rth Dime—Ftift(ro Henry Harris to be Lieutenant, by parade,
*fat Ackland, promoted.

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