Star.
London, England, 1823-08-15 00:00:00

ROWING MATCH.

Yesterday a Prize Wherry, given by subscription of the inba•
bitants of St. Olave, Southwark, was rowed for by the follow-
ing viatermen, belonging to Battle-bridge-stairs, in three heats.
First 1-leat--Richard Robinson, purple; Thomas Verlin, blue;
William- Connaway, yellow.—Second Heat; William Sheppard,
pink; Edward Cross, starlet ; and Rickard Benn, green. Par-
-1 ple and blue won the first beat; scarlet and pink the second.—
About six o'clock these four *timed for the grand beat ; purple
took the lead, closely followed by-pink and scarlet, and eventu-
ally won the prize. There was a great number of pleasure-boats
on the River, anti in the barges the company was accommodated
with heavy yet, ate. The winner was borne round the parish in
his prize.

Between the noble family of Annandale and the
burgh of Dumf.' ies, there always existed a particular
intimacy ; and when Lord John, brother to the then
Marquis, raised the standard of rebellion in 1715.
and was about to join the Papists, the Magistrates,
fearful at once of his personal
.safety, and of the
danger that might accrue to the titles and estates of
their principal patron, secretly apprehended his
Lordship, and ensconced him safely in the town jail.
Here he remained until the rebellion was quelled,
and was regularly waited on with all due respect, by
John M'Noah, the Town Drummer, who became in
time a. most expert lacquey. At first his. Lordship
winced not a little at this unlooked-for and Unautho-
rized interference; but the storm within gradu-
ally subsided with the tempest without, and he after-
wards lived to be very grateful to the Magistrates for
their kind and considerate intentions
With the view of evincing this feeling, and while
on a visit to his 'noble relations, the family of Stor-
mont, at Comlongsn Castle, in Annandale, he ad-
dressed a letter to the Provist, dated August 2,1750.
which was discovered' by the merest accident by
Francis Shortt, Esq. and is now carefully preserved
in the Town Clerk's Office of Dumfries. The fol-
low ing is a literal copy :
_ _ _

" Sir—The great chellitiee .good Town of Dumfries has
been pleaiul to shew to my brother and his WWII lushes we
earnestly wish for sine opportunity to sbew to thane my sense
of the obligation this lap upon buck qf
The value this town has for the meow, of Ring William
and Queen Mary is to well known', that I have dimta to send
their Pieta** as a present to the Corporation; and I hope as I
value these great deliverers, on public as well as private coati- •
dentists*, they will receive them as a P et my Alliposilies
to do all the good in my palm to this Omer sod ilarsoilti.
I beg you would tale the usable to make Awe, and my row-
, pliments acceptable. to the Corporation, which tye me to be still
more, Sir, your abed bailable servant,
Joinalvoint."
• 0 I propose retuning the civilities 00 IhNlCurris se red as
to skew are in waiting on me Ca ay Waled* it I hatnetas-
dii_ttgas will be arrives/int."
TeAis letter was attached an Viirelo pe, whit* has • -
• been less; but we leaf n Irons the tecordsef the 'Few++
Couneil„.that the theo:Peoefpitvisijakips: conic, EA.
The iiitilires of Williams sad Mary are &jell pr.-
served in the Council Cliiteriber of Dosables,'and asst
egs.ensed adthirable likenesses:

I

•
THE KING'S WELCOME TO SCOTLAND.
BY JOHN MAYNE,
*urns or Tin POIMS 01 GLASGOW, 12Is SILL= CM; &C.

King Gonne the Fourth is coming down
To see his friends in Embro-town;
To hold his court, and wear the crown
0' Scotland's Kings, and a that
And a' the chieftains o' the North,
Lords, teddies, lairds, and men of worth,
Are flocking to the Firth o' Forth,
To welcome him, and a' that!
Whole days or e'er he reach'd the land,
A happy People, hand in band,
Were raug'd for miles slang the strand,
Expecting him, and a' that !
For though our King has Kingdoms three,
And many au Island in the sea,
Auld Scotland tries to bear the gree.
For loyalty, and a' that!
Meantime, wi' many a bonny sang,
The streets and squares of Embro rang :
Minstrels, and music-bells, ding-dang,
Play'd loyal tunes, and e that' -
Enthusiastically loud,
The ballad-singers e.hared the crowd,
onward, like a flying cloud,
They bled to Leith, and a' that!
At length, amid ten thousand cheers,
Behold, the royal barge appears!
And, hither as the squadron steers,
WC gilded lags, and a' that,
The joy-bells ring, the trumpets sound ;
And now, while thund'ring guns rebound,
Goa save the Kinds sung around,
Wi' tears o joy and a' that!
Weel might our Liege, wi' pride, survey
The shores o Fife and Lothian gay :
Here, mingled crowds in grand array,
On sea and shore, and a that;
There, like a forest, ships of war,
VC sailors perch*d on ilka spar ;
And, yonder, beacons blazing far,
Edina's tow'rs, and a' that!
As nearer land the Monarch drew,
VC shouts the welkin rung anew;
A louder blast the pipers blew,
Saluting him, and a that:
Ills stately form, his gracefu' mien.
Majestic, dignified, serene,
Increas'd the grandeur o the scene,
And won oar hearts, and a' that!
To furnish, in a gallant mood,
A Scotch convoy to Holyrood,
The learn'd, the wise, the great, the good,
Theßive, the gay, and a' that ;
Archers, and troops in armour bright ;
Clanimen, and Celts, and Chiefs o' might,
And Yeomanry, a glorious sight !
Await their King, and a that !

And, to! at yon triumphal gate,
The Judges, and the Lords o' State;
And Magistrates, wi' heralds wait,
To hail their King, and a that !
Invoking a' the heavenly pow'rs
TO crown wi' happiness his hours,
The Damsels strew the streets wi flow'rs,
And Singers sing, and a' that
4 O! busk ye, busk ye, lad and lass,
' Busk ye, busk ye, man and woman !
' Nake haste and see our Nobles pass—
' The King, and a' his train, are coining !
' 0 ! beard ye not the cannons roar,
• Proclaiming loud to Lord and Leddy
The King is landing on our shore—
' He's landed down at Leith already !
' He conies! he comes in gallant trim,
6 Wi' robes o' state, and banners streaming ;
And thousands, till their sight grows dim,
' Wi tars o rapetous joy are beaming!
0, welcome ! welcome to this land—
'' This land where a' the Virtues blossom !
Our men shall guard thee, heart and hand—
' Our Leddies press thee to their boiom I'
The battlements, and turrets high,
And windows peopled to the sky,
While kerchiefs wave, and banners fly,
Exultingly, and a' that;
On balconies, ftae street to street,
0a .Calton-hill, and Arthur's-Seat,
The Leddies shone like Angels sweet,
Seraphic forms, and a' that !
The. King, through life a courteous Knight,
Beheld, with wonder and delight, '
This galaxy o' beauty bright,
' And Used his band, and a' digs
The concourse, in a breathless pause,
Gaz'd on their Sire wi' mute applause;
Syne, rent the air wi' loud huzzas,
And clapping hands, and a' that !
0, Scotia! Land of hills and lakes!
Land 0. the Babe! sweet Land o' Cakes!
Whene'er the King his pleasure takes
Anrang your toyer., and a' that,
Wisereer he-rests, where er he moves,
Regard him with your purest loves!
And may his coming, like the dove's,
• Bring love and peace, and a' that!
Ah ! mony a dowy day has been
Since Scotland saw a King or Queen !
Enlists and states, and thrones, I weep,
•i • 'Hee. been tierturn'd since a' that !
Yet Scotland, without crack or flaw,
Stands fast and firm, and ne'er shall fa'
While Virtue, amang great and sma',
Adorns her bairns, and a' that :
Then cock your bonnets, ilka blade ;
• And, builds In./our belted plaid,
Let rites and honours due be paid
• To ioyalty, and a' that : •
Though Kings and Queens of high renown
Hie fiourbb'd aft in Embro-town,
—Abetter never wort the crown
.• Than Gaonas the Fourth, for a' that
But, eis 1. while guns and cannons roar,
And plaudits welcome him aa abort, • 7
The heart is woimded to the con
• That we mann part, foe a' tbatj •
.
Yet an your goblets till hey foam ;
And when the Knia's dupos'd to roam,
He'll look on Scotland as his home, •
And come again) and a that!

• •

ASSIZES.

GLOUCESTER. AUGUST is.
ZREACIII OF ~KM OF !CARRIAGE.
'burnt V. coxvtaLt..

This action was for a breach of promise of mar
riage, against a Lady, and excited the greatest inte-
rest, not only in Gloucester, but in Cheltenham,
where the parties reside. It was appointed for Tues-
day, and the Court was thronged by a brilliant and
impatient audience during the greater part of the
day, in expectation that it would be, tried. In conse-
quence, however, of the unexpected duration of some
unimportant causes, it was postponed to this day,
when the crowd was, if possible, greater, and a con-
siderable number of elegantly-dressed Ladies were
present. The anxiety prevalent respecting this case
was pretty audibly manifested during two Common
Jury causes which preceded it, and drew forth more
than one remonstrance from the Learned Judge. At
length the case was called on for trial. A full Spe-
cial Jury appeared in the box, and were sworn.
Mr. LUDLOW stated the case to the Jury. The
Learned Counsel said, that a very great degree of
public feeling existed against his client, in conse-
quence of the situation which he stood in as regards
the present action.
Mr. Justice PARK—That feeling will not be car-
ried into the jury-box.
The Learned Counsel resumed.—He believed that
it would not; he would therefore state that his client,
in bringing this action, had no wish to enrich him-
self, but to repel imputations which had, by some
means or other., been circulated against him in the
town of Cheltenham, and which had occasioned his
ruin. The defendant was a young Lady, the daugh-
ter of the Rev. Mr. Coxwell, who resides at Chelten-
ham. There was a disparity, certainly, in the situa-
tion or rank in life of the plaintiff and defendant;
and in a fashionable place like Cheltenham, where
etiquette in society was strongly observed, it was im-
possible the plaintiff and defendant could openly
meet in public society together ; and as his client had
been unjustly assailed, it was necessary that he should
shew that the plaintiff was not the first to make ad-
vances: he should prove that this Lady made the
first advances to the plaintiff. He did not impute
anything like improper conduct on the part of the
young Lady. The Lady was above twenty-one years
of age, and theit first interview tcok place in the plain-
tiff's shop, at Cheltenham, where the defendant called
to make purchases of lavender-water, eau de Cologne,
Ste. After thii Interview, she frequently called to see
the plaintiff, and always made her purchases at his•
shop; and they occasionally met in private. On
one occasion the plaintiff met the defendant in
private, in the kitchen of her father's houst.—
For this the plaintiff might be blamed; but if the
kitchen was good enough for the Lady to sit in, it was
good enough fcr Mr. Smith to be in to address the
young Lady. Mr. Smith was a Gentleman possessing
a handsome person and gentlemanly manners, and
there was nothing extraordinary that a young Lady
should admire a handsome man. And he did not
think that because the defendant and plaintiff thought
right to carry on their intercourse clandestinely,with-
out asking leave of papa and mamma, that his client
deserved censure, though he might, had he attended
the family professionally, and used arts to gain the
Lady's affections; but if arts were. used, they were
used on the other side, and he could not applaud the,
taste of the Lades friends or advisers, in forcing Mr.
Smith to produce this evidence, which, in justice to
his own character, he should be bound to do.' It'
was not necessary to prove that a promise of mar-
riage was made in certain term•, but he should be
,able to shew that a promise had been given, enough
to support the present action. With reluctanCe he
now must produce'a document written by the de-
fendant to the plaintiff. The following was read:
" 26th January, 1823.

" Should Mr. Smith feel the slightest wish to be acquainted
with Miss Ann Coma, if he will attend the neat public ball,
be will be introduced by Mr. Marshall, master of the centaur.,
sties, to Miss iii". C..”;—:(Laughter.)
Such was the overture made to the defendant; but'
it was not allowed at Cheltenham, that a resident
tradesman should be admitted to the public balls,
and therefore the parties took opportunities to meet in
private, and on the morning alter an interview in the
father's kitchen, 'plaintiff received the fallowing letter:
" February 4. •
" I am just returned from an unpleasant Walk, and after what
I have heard, .1 cannot resist the impulse of my wretched bean
to write to my dearly beloved Surplices (laughter), and relieve
the sorrow I am overwhelmed. with. ' I am sorry, my dearest
love, at the bare idea of Your shedding steas on my secoutn; it
gives me a deep pang, as I would sacridee my life for your hap-
piness, if I could only have a five minutes' interview with yea
uninterruptedly. biary.says you will not meet ate again, where
you did last night, in private. Whin will you awes the at the
Ells ? When shall' I have the pletstire of meeting' My 'beloved
again? Will you -wear clock of My hair it I Send*, as It shay
remind you of me-wisen absent, and I will wear a lock of your
,fisk if you send 110 It is nearly dark, and my angers are cold
by writing. Send sae a long letter my dearest dear.
• " You: 1,81. c. "ANN." ,
The Learned Counsel, after reading the above let•:,
tern, said that it was only-necessary to gay that the,
. plaintiff, without any cause on his part, was insulted
and.driven from the defendant's father's house. '1 he
following evidence was then called : • I
filary'rurner sworn.—ln January last I war a ser-
.vant in the family of the Rev. Mr. Colwell, at Chel-.
tetiliam ; I was sent by Miss Ann Coxwell, in Ja-
nuary last, to Mr. Smith's shop, to pay for cleaning
and filling a vinegaret. • Mr. Smith milked to receive
, the money ; he said Miss Coxwell was a very hand-
some young Lady, and if he had twenty thousand
pounds he would throw it at her feet. I told' Miss
Ann what the plaintiff said on my return, and. she
said he was a nice young man. 1 took this letter to
Mr. Smith from Miss•Colwell (the first letter above)
after Mr. Smith had written three letters to My yonnfi
Lady. I brought the three letters from the pliintsff
to the defendant. She threw the first on the ground,
and would lint open it. I persuaded her to read it.
She said it was very impertinent in. Mr. Smith to
write toher. When I took the note aboard* ball;
the plaintiff said he hoped I would do what I could
for him. I said thatl would. 'He said,, if Miss Alin
would give him some pledge or assurance. of het'
meeting him at the ball, he would :beet her. I went
back home, and My young Lady &tee me a ring to
give him, as a pledge of her meeting bias; and he was
to return the ring to her at the ball. ' I told him my
Lady said be was • a nice young man. He said, be
would change his name, stye up bisineis, hire ser-
vants, and buy a new carriage, if *she would have
him. She said she would have hini if be would 'do

all this before her mother discovered it ; and if be did
not, he must not expect to bare her. She carried
this (the second letter) to Mi. Smith from Miss Ann.
—He said Mr. Marshall would introduce him to
Miss Ann at the ball, or to any other Lady. I
thought Mr. Marshall would not, because he was a
tradesman. After I gave him the ring,. he said he
would not go to the ball ; but he would rather meet
her at Mr. Lovesay's, at Charlton. When I took the
second letter, I told him that my young Lady said
she could not be introduced to him except at the ball.
I heard that he was going to a tradesman's ball at
Cheltenham ; on that night he visited my young
Lady ;he was dressed for the ball. Mr. Smith had
previously asked me if my young Lady would see
him at home? I said I thought not; he then per-
suaded me to let him into the kitchen that night
;
but I was not tolet Miss Colwell know of his coming.
I let him into the kitchen, and went up stairs, and
told defendant she was wanted in the kitchen. She•
came down stalts, and expressed her surprise at seeing
`him there, and was afterwards angry with me be=
cause I let him in. He told the defendant in the
kitchen that he would meet her at the ball ; he would
change his name, buy a carriage, hire servants, and
marry her. She said if he would do that, she would
marry him. He gave me a shilling, and told me to
come next night, at eight o'clock, and he would give
me some riband. He gave me three yards of pink'
riband. I took the ring with me, when I took the
first note to the plaintiff. This was after his last re-
aelution, that he would not go to the ball. No, it
was when he would go, and then he would nut, but.
he would come to the house. No, I had not the ling
*hen I took the first note; he said he would meet
her at the ball, it she sent him a pledge.
This witness, who was very adverse to the plaintiff,
was repeatedly called to order by the Judge, who'
asked her if she took the ring at the time, or after the
first letter ?
Witness continued.--I did not take the ring till'
after I delivered the note about the ball; I did re-
ceive the pink ribands ; my young Lady did not say
on what occasion I was to wear it—nothing about'
the marriage. I told Mr. Smith he might visit my
mistress again in two nights after; my mistress told
me to say so ; my mistress consented to my intreaty.
On the second visit in the kitchen, I was present all
the time, and Mr. Smith said he would change his
name and do all he had promised; she said she would
marry him, if he did so before her mother discovered
it. I can't say how old Miss Ann Coxwell is: I never
heard her say she was of that age she should do as
she liked; and she had an independence, and expec-
tations also from her aunt Rogers. I was to live ser-
vant, the defendant said, with them when they were
married, and the marriage was to take place when
Mr. Smith had changed his name, and done the rest
he had promised ; Nothing was said about Oxford, or
travelling, on any of these visits. No time was fixed
for marrying, but it was to be after all he had said
was done; Mr. Smith asked Miss Connell if she would
have a miniature likeness of him? she said yes, if he
would get one done; I have seen a gold chain round
her neci; this was on a night that she was going to
Lady Faulkner's ball; I recollect seeing nothing else,
though I dressed her on that occasion; -Of thir I am
positive. The wittiest here-said she did not recollect
her pointing to a pin that was on a cushion upon her
toilet while dressing; I never gave these particulars
to Mr. Smith;' on the night of 'Mr. Marshall's ball,
at the desire of Miss Ann, told the plaintiff he might
visit' her; he did visit heir; Ican'tssay what was said,
except • his promising to change his nitne, take a'
house in London, get a Ake under tilovernMent, hire
servants, and buy a carriage ; he said nothing about
any having her *ardrobe'bn her marriage; -I never
heard her say, if she was 'a servant and had notsix-
pence, what she would do as regards the plaintiffs
Miss Cowell and Mr. Smith met four times in the
'kitchen ; they Were five Minutes together the first
time, ten minutes the seCond, en hour the third, and
about ten 'minutes' on the last occasion, when Mrs.
'Coaweli, the defendant's mother; came accidentally
into the kitchen and saw Mr. Smith. About an hour
before that meeting I had been to Mr: Smith's shop.
He called me in. It was 'dark; but he was at the
door. He repeated the same words is before. While
they Were talking, Mrs. Cozwell came in—he was
standingby the door, Miir CexWell' by thefire; 'the
diser 'is as far as possible froth the fire.' *fhive no
recollection what they wire saying-at that moment.
Mr. Suitice Paq asked, if' the Witness was sure
the Whole ehnitship' caniisted hothing but the ex.
Kessiodili,estiecting thi'eoliditions'df the .martinge?
Thu Witeess boldly answered` that she heariridithtng
" She then proeeeded • .'"
tdri.Ccixwell'ilipithranee, she asked who Mr.
&Atli *as, and told him tc;go nWay and 'never'cOrtie
to the house again; neit evening I took hint- i
'Message fitin Miss Caswell; that 'khe was nOirde-
*Mined not to haiehini, as the disCovery hid taken
and she was glad *be .1441 'sacrificed 'nothint
Tor her sake. This was tke' 401Centikage I ever Car:
tied. ' I 'took no*Other message at all. Ibis hair •(i
Tick of hair' was produced) 1. took a week after Mica
/Smith's dismissal, but no meiiage. It is my Mis-
tress'i hair. Mr. Smith' begged and entreated. for it,
and my mistress aliened—Si to send it: • I commit-
nicated all this to my Wafter, and I am still in my,'
place. He his another elder daughter.
Cross4;amined by Mi. Jaitvisi:--My mistress sent
no 'Message when the einegaret was sent for. He ex-
pressed his regret that he had discoloured it, and said,
" He was so much in love' and so fatigued, that he
filled the'bottle too full,' and discoloured the bottle."
My mistress is a Very nice young lady, but she is not
pretty. He said she was beautiful, and desired me to
tell nn' mistress. Mr.Sisith is a very handsome young
Man; I said everything in his praise—(Laughter). The
neat time he asked me if I bad told Miss Ann all he
said of her, I said I had. He asked me if I thought
she would marry bin?? I told him I was sure
At would not Merry a tradesman. He replied if
sae would marry him he would give up business,
change his name, ac. end added, he would give me
any money if I Could persuade her to marry him. He
said be Was the only tradesman in the family, and I
lived at a distance from his friends for that reason. I
told all this to mY.mistress, and spoke very much of
his beauty. As soon as Mrs. Colwell discovered the
connexion, Miss Ana burned all Mr. Smith's letters.
When he first called, she wits going to. run away,
&at he entreated her to cojne bad. After the
.every, When took the message: to Mr. Senith, be
said, " he was very glad that he had not sacrificed