Star.
London, England, 1807-12-16 00:00:00

DIAL, DECEMBER is.

Arrived the Coromandel Ilere-;hip from the River;
Seacut.t. goop, from a cruize, and failed again on
a cruise; (hip Minerva, ALIXARDPR meter, from
'Surinam, and failed again for the River. Sailed the
ROTALtsr (loop, on a cruize off the cm& of France%
having with ber the French privateer the captnied
yeilerday morning, which is manned •with a number'
of feamen and marines, in hopes of decoying anti!
ther. Arrived the Sufan, —, from Peteribiggh,..
for New York, dcained by the &Asia. gun brig:-='
Came down from the River, the Lady Sinclair,
Jackson, for New Seuth Wales ; Pallas, Iwnts, for
St. Vincent'. ; Nereus, BILOCKBASIX, and the Stirling,
Lye, for Jamaica.

Remain in the Downs—Princefs of Orange, Vice Admiral
Rowsgv ; Trolly, Clyde, Banterer, Coromandel,. and Mins
which has the fignal flyibg for a convoy to the weftward—Wind
N.W. light breeze, and thick fog.
ST. IVE'S, DECEMBZR zo.

Laft Tuefday came in here the Friends of Sal.
Bombe, RODIRT WILLS mailer, from Bony, having
experienced much damage in her fails and hull in a
heavy gale at N. E. and on Wedtrefday came in the
Union of Plymouth, ItIIERT Wrist. mailer, from
Neath, damaged and water-logged, in the fame gale.
Wrecked on Monday night tall, by the fame tremen-
duous ;gale, in Porthtnintler cove in this port, the
brig Mary, Malige, of Clovelly, laden with copper
ore, from Truro, on her paffirge to Neath, !hip and
cargo 1011, Captain and crew fared, except .1 lads,
who hung in the flamed: till the main matt gave
way, and were drowned. The Tuefday morning
following was alfo wrecked in the fame cove, the 1
Hendra, Melhnifh, of Mevagiffey, laden with topper
ore, from Moleham to Swanfea, Captain.. and: crew
fated with a part of the cargo. Same day, the
Spraycombe, Williams, from Briflol to Plymouth,
with fundries parted her cable and ran on three near
the Bar of Hayle ; Captain and crew faired, and it is
generally fuppofed if the weather proves moderate
on the riling of tides both veil and cargo will
be preferred. • ,
LIVERPOOL.. DECEMBER :4.
Extra& of a letter from the Captain of the 13 blina,
,to a Merchant in this town, dated Parren Perth,
Pecespbei3...wro I am furry to inform you of the lois
of the Bolina, on the I Bth November ult.—taileo
from Scilly in company with a large fleet, the wind
'at W.S.W. and riot? ttppearatite of a fine night, but
at two 04 the mamas it blew a pedal llorm ; at
&vs*. wind at N. N. W. blew &rally on Chore, and
1 about three in the afternoon, was obliged to run her
on Grote to fate our liver, not above one mile from
the land. Saw' two brigs on Wore, on the 28t11 ult.
we got the Baliaa off, but were obliged to leave
I her about two hours and a half after, being in a fink.
ing (fate. We bad onboard so men ; although the
pumps were eontitrually at work, We funk about three
miles from the land. Nc lives 1011, except one man
walhed overboard_."

HULL, DECEMBER 14.

The Prince William armed Blip arrived in the
Humber on Thnrfday afternoon, with a fleet from the
Baltic under convoy. The Centurion, Mitchell, alto
arrived here on Friday afternoon, having left the
Sound on the 13oth nit. in company with the Van-
guard, of 64 guns, and feveral (mailer veffels of war;
compacts, according to 'the report of the Captain of
the Centurion, the whole of our naval force in that
quarter.
The Venus, Captain Burton, arrived here on Sa.
turday from the Deltic z left Hellingburg on the soth
ult. in compass/ with the Vanguard and the telt of
his Majeari-(hips of wart Captain Barton brings an
account of the loft of the (hip Neptune, Clappifnu,
of this port ; after being captured by the Danes, the
went on thore near Copenhagen, and oar craizers
having in vain endemured to get her off, fet fire for
her, by which means the was entirely deltroyed, botk
thin and cargo being burnt down to the “ater's edge
before the fleet came away.

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LAW INrui.taz.NCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH. DUSLIN, DEC:S.

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LAsSit OF JOHN BYRNE, ESQ_ 9. AVIAN AND OTHERS.
This Court has been occupied three days in the
trial of this very important caufe, by a Jury of the
County of Dublin. The trial of this caufe com-
menced on the 29th of Oelober laft, but was by the
confent of the parties adjourned to the 2d inftant, in
order that the defendants, the affignees of Edward
Byrne, Efq. who had become a bankrupt, might
have an opportunity of acceding to terms accepted of
by the brothers of the leffor of the plaintiff. The
fubjeft matter of it was to try whether a certain will
of the late Mr. Edward Byrne. of Allen's court, in
Dublin (who had realized in' trade a property ex-
ceeding half a million) was the laft will of the faid
Edward Byrne or not, and which queftion was fent
by the Court of Chancery to be tried in this Court.
There were a number of witneffes examined by
both parties, and after hearing molt able arguments
from Serjeant BALI. and Mr. Duns, two of plantiff's
Connie', and Mr. Goot.n and Mr. Buttron on be-
half of the defendants, the Lord Chief Plaice
Dowses charged the Jury in a =ft clear and per-
fpicuous manner, and explained the law to the Jury,
nrbO, after retiring from the box for about five mi.
motes, brought in a Verdi& for the plaintiff, and of
coxes asainit the Will. .
sq. _ . ,

Mr. Campeau. opened the pleadings in behalf of
the Plaintiff, who laid :.is damages at scoot. to re-
cover compenfation for the lots of matrimonial.com-
forts, in cenfequence of the fedudion of his wife by
the Defendant.
• Dar. Serjeant M‘Manom flared the. cafe at .neat
length. He reprefented the Plaintiff's wiles originally\
a Mill Shaw' as equally beautiful, amiable, and ea
tomplifhed ; with thole Attradions (be gained the
beart of his client in the year t yg7, and filled his
affedions after (he became. his wife ; their densellie
felicity became proverbial in the neighbourhood o 1
Mecklenburgh Street, where they refided,
through the frequent 'Mite of the Defendant at the'
houfe, after an intimacy had arifen between the Plain-
tiff atsd him out of a trivial occurrence, the Plaintiff's
!hind was at length, from the obfervatioa of flight
circumtiances of familiaiity, inflamed into jealoufy,
which caufed him to turn the Defendant nut of his
boule. but not until after he difenvered that his wife
and he were fitting tote ads in the drawing room. inset
the door locked. The lock, however, yielded to the
fligbtell tench of the hand, and he entered he raw
'the Defendant and his wife in a &nation atooi
enough to add to the fufpicions be formerly con-
iceived, but not in any reined to convince him of any
fpecies of criminal intercourfe. The Defendant
Wrote him afterwards a letter of extenuation Yelped-
icg the fitting improperly in his laps condemning
himfelf for moll reprehenfible levity, but vindicating
the lady's honour in the ftrongeft terms.
It appeared, however, by the unequivocal teftimo.
pies of three female Servants and an oppofite neigh-
bour, that the fa& conftituting adultery had been
repeatedly perpetrated by the accufed parties.
The defence was limited to a narrow princi.
Ole of laW, which goes to fay, that the hufband who
coedits at the profligacy of a wife, is not entitled to
damages of the fmalleft denomination. FaEtsof this
nature were alto adduced in proof. the detail of
which, for obvious reafons, we fupprefs.
The Plaintiff's Connie', bdbte more than two wit.
nefrei had been beard, feemed to reiiiiquifis his aide;
• The Jury were of opinion it was uiuseccifaty tss go
further..
Thel.'!arned judge gave a eotielfe charge apeog-.
bait% an unqueftionable paw of law, and deducing
an inference from the Defendant's letter or vindica-
tioni that he proved hisisfelf the dupe who laid hitn-
felf ;Teti to this anion, while Other paramours, more
cautions, perceived the fnare that was laid for them.
—The Jury Coded vardid for the Defendant With
cofts.
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CONSISTOILY &DAT OF TI-lE BTEIIIO-i? OF LONDON,
bOCTO&4 COMMONS, DEC. 1.5.

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. In this, cafe a fait of divorce or reparation front
bed, board, and mutual cohabitation, was brought
by
.George Dennis. Ettt. againit
.13111 wife, onthe
ground of adultery. Prom the Vrneeedingatt aft%
neared, that tile hull and hadbrougba an action
the Court of King's Bench agate* Philip, Dennis,
(his brother) for the injtiry tie FFuuild reeeivsd in come:
quence of the adulterous inteicourfe with.hii wife,
the refult of which was a verdlet of :pool. The,lihel
pleaded that the hutband left Deionlhire in Fefiritary
1797, for the purpofe of joining. bit regiment, that
was ordered to Martinique ; that he embarked For
that Ifland on the asth of Mardi following, and did
not return from thence until tiloo ; that during his
abfence Mrs. Dennis was brought to bed of a child,
which was alledged mull have been born out of time.
With ref Et to the time and the glace where the birth
e 4 the child took place, reverel witneffes w aaami.•
ned on one fide and the other,, the one de paki teat
the child was born at.Glouceler, sae the other that
ft was born at Abergirreetty... It was contended by
the Learned Doitots, arguing on the part of Mr.
Dennis (the hulband), that from the abundant evi-
dence produced in fupport of his allegation. the has
of adultery were dearly eftablithed againtt his wife.
Thefe charges were not only endeavoured to be re•
butted on the part of Mrs. Dennis, by a number of
witnelfes examined, but the alto preferred a charge
of adultery with various perfons, againtl her hufband
by way of rieerimination. In fupport of this charge
there were likewife feveralytimeffes examined.
After the Counfel were beard in reply, the Learn-
ed Judge (Sir WM. Scrprojfaid, that he fhould take
time to coalder his judenent.
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'" ' • • -41/InifiltV. SAVAGE.
This was a fait irkitsftisl• of mart age; inllituted
on the ground of minority, a licence having been
obtained by falfely reprefenting the party to be of
age. In this cafe the evidence produced being fatis
Calory to the mind of the Court as to this point,
the marriage was accordingly pronoucced to be null
a .d void.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DBC.

THORNLY V. TWlllt.

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This atlicn was to recover the value of two piece*
of inperfine black cloth from the defendant. who is
the proprietor of a waggon between London and
Liverpool.
The porter of the plaintiff proved that he delivered
the package at an inn in Alderrnanbury, but no entry
of it appeared in the waggoner's books, though the
clerk in the office acknowledged its receipt in the
agent's book.
-• The Jury, in confequence, gave a verdiet for 'the
plaintiff to the amount of the cloth, being 361.
aucomran D. RUCKRR.
Mr. Gaartow laid, this was an anion againft the
defendant, upon it judgment figned againft him in
the Court of Common Pleas, in the Bland of Tobago,.
for the (urn of 20301. 3s. 3d. cnrrency of that Wand,'
which amounted to 10151. Is. 7d. Reding. die bad.
nothing to do but to prove the judgment, and then'
be entitled to a verdid to the amount.
Mr. Young, a gentleman of large fortune in the'
Wand of Tobago, many years refident there, but now'
of London, proved the Seal of the Hand, the figna•
ture of Mr. Pigott, the Chief Juliiee of the Wand, as
well as that of his Secretary and of his Deputy Sc.,
cretary, which appeared to the judgment.
The ATTORNIT Gam KUL illblelUtd, that this cafe
had been nothing like made out for the plaitnit, be.
caufe it did oot appear that the defendant eler had ,
any notice of this action having been cottmenced
again& him in the Ifland of Tobago; the only notice
which appeared by the pleadings to have been given
to him, was that of a copy of the Declaration being
nailed to the Court door in the Ifland of Tobago,
wherein it did not appear that the defendant ever
was raider', ; for the proceedings defcribed him late.
of Dunkirk, but now of London; nor had he any.
agent in the Ifland. He fubmitted, that tome proof
Osould be given of the defendant having had tome
(tart of fervice of this procefs, before he could be
liable in a Britilh Court of Juftice upon any demand.
Mr. Young laid, that the cuftom was as had heti;
&he in this cafe, as far as he knew it; but he was
Wit a profeffional man.
Lard Eta.ansortonco held, that this was entirely'
inlinelleidtt as a notice; and if it were conformable to
cuttomat would be a queftion whether it was fuffi•
ciently terafonable to be fandioned in a Bf ICA Court of-
;~ttttiee.
Aire the defendant had no refidence, nor
did it appear he ever had in the Ifland of Tobago ;
' bad no agent there. If this judgment was conclufive,
any man wbo happened to have any conneeions or
ensagemenU in any one of the Weft India Hands
might have an anion like this hi ought againfl him,
and have a judgment entered up behind his back.
This really would not do. The plaintiff mutt be
called.—Plaintiff Nonfoited.
• . MONDAY, DEC. 14.
LORD IRIDPOILT 4. J. M. HOWE, REQ.:,

The Defendant refides at Wifccanbe Pa► k, Devon,

Mr. Mesmer Elated, that this was an adion on a
bond of the 16ih.of Odober, IE)3, with intereft to
commence from the aotb of January following. The
penalty was 12,0001. on tbe condition of payment
of half that amount. Upon a writ of enquiry, the
Defeat:Lint had (offered judgment to go by default.
The Learned Counfel Paid, that be did not go for
the whole amount, various films having been paid in
part difcharging the ►ond. The film claimed was
43301. 135. 6d. for which, after the neceffary proofs
had been (applied, a verdii under his Lordthip's di.
ration was in the fequel given.

JOHNCH•RDWILL V. JOHN M•RTIN.

The Plaintiff is indorfee to a bill of exchange of
which the Defendant is. the accepter. The bill is
dated the ijd of June, arm payable in three months.
The ATTORNEY 'Mitsui. laid, that:the defenceito
be let up was, that there had been an alteratiou.in
the date from the 3d to the 23d of June. On the 3d
'of one the acceptance was given to Giles and Co.
and en the fame day, Giles and Co. delivered to the
netehtlant their acceptance for the like'amount, and
pf the bee date, payable at 85 days.' Co that the
aenditd. on ith- accommodation bills, would be
pot in calls before counter bill became due.—
Melt and Co. did not negociate their bill until the
23c10f June.; and their objea being to gain twenty
dayi time, they altered the date to the 23d, giving
notice to the Defendant of the variation, and clearing
him to make.the fame change in thi correfponding
bill in his polleflion.
Lord Ei.i.wisolotion enquired whether a fieth
lbuinp was obtained.
Tlie ATTORNEY GENERAL replied in the negative,
lidding that there was no cafe on the books in which
ti new Ramp had been required, if the alterations
were made before the bill was put into é courfe of
fiegociation.
Lord ELLEN/301000u =taunt help thinking that
each hadvefpeEtively negotiated the tall by the ex-
change oi the bills, each patty thus obtaining.a vet-
ted interek,
. The Ainiiaav Gansanr. anfwered, that cedilla
the bill with a power to negociate ; but until it
went out into the world, neither party milt claim
upon the other.
Lord Et4amaciatiuc ri raid, that the ene bill being
due bawl the other, a caufe of aEtiun would aril
at the maturity of the Prior bill. The bills werk
mitstal confederations for each other, and his Lord •
'Tip did not think that the one party could oblige
the other to rercind the contra& He believed the
only cafe of an altered bill, in the material parts,
which was permitted lobe effeeual, came before Mr.
lattice Le Blanc when he fat for Lord Kenyon.
Mr. GARROW (aid. that in Mr. Serjeant Bayley's
book upon bills of exchange, page 24., was ilated the
cafe of Wilfon v. inflict, which was that of .a bill in
which the date was altered by the confetti of all the
parties, from nine months to twelve months ; yet, as
there was no new Ramp, the party was nonfuited,
~the Learned Judge thinking a new Ramp indifpen(a-
ble. Here the date was altered without the knoW-
ledge of the Defendant, although he did admit that
his client had notice afterwards. .^ " •
Lord Ettststosounn ihkrired, Oat rOonetted
a' cafe' of alteration, where a iniflake wai, emceed
!strive the bill was parted with. The cafe under Mt.
Juflice Le Blanc went a little further, but it never
came before"the Court.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL raw, that !.e could
prove clearly the fub:equent agent of the Defendant.
Lord ELLENROROUON remarked, that a motion
might be made to lei aide the nonfuitesuid enter

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vertu fit that Plaintiff r• but that under the eircunt• 1
fiancee now he fhould- dired a confuit.—Plaintiffl
isonfultei. '.- ' - - • I" ' • '
• i • • • • wut.mst.sv V. IVIttV. .
41, The Plaintiff is the forviving partner in the firm
of Peter Wallis and Henry Wahnfley, of Muncher.
tet. The Defendant is a merchant and underwriter
in London': • This adion was brought for goods fold
and delivered, amounting to r 231. • . -- •
Mr. Tomato, for the Plaintiff, raid, that In May.
s Bo+, the goods in queflion were bought by the agent
of the Defendant, Mr. Statham, of Hardwicke, Lan•
cafhire, againft whom an adion had been commen-
, ced, ender the fapprifitinn .that the agent was the
principal. The iLearned Counfel Would produce a
bond, in which the Defendant engaged to be anfwer-
ship for all colts attending that fuit, and fitted that
thefe goods were purchafed on his account.
The bond having been put in and read, '
• Mr. Pattay•for the Defendant, admitted that Mr.
Statham hadheen the agent of his client, and had
been indemnified in the manner recited in the bond.
Islotwithfianding thefe circumliances, he had a com.
plete anfwer to this cafe, and it was this—Altho.ugh
,Statham was the agent and Wiley the principal, yet
the Plaintiff had fettled with the former by taking
hit bill i and the Plaintiff having thus given a hell
credit to the agent without the knowledge or con.
cartincelof the principal, the principal was Ail:
Airged.
The witneffes were then called, to thew that the
account had been licniclated by bills of the agent
'payable to the Plaintiff's firm. -
Lord ELLsascutoucH raid, that this was an abor•
tive fettlement. In the ignorance of who was the
real party, the bill was taken of Statham, and was
difhonoured. Afterwards the real buyer was difco•
vered. To render it a good fettlement by the agent,
the Plaintiff mull have had full knowledge of the
agency at the time he ele&ed to take Statham as his
fecurity.—Verdid for the Plaintiff, 1231.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, GUILDHALL, DEC. is.
HALL V. ram.
This was an anion brought by the Plaintiff, a mil-
liner, in the city, againll the Defendant; a young
lady, the daughter of the mon eminent Spann mer.
chant in this kingdom, for 25). the balance of a bill
for goods fold and delivered. The circuntflances of
the cafe were thefe :

The Defendant had been dealing with the Plaintiff
for lineal years, had always paid honourably and
regularly until about nine months back, when tome
unfortunate difpute took place between her and
her father, when the was obliged to leave his
paternal roof, and take refuge in a nunnery in Nor-
folk. The Plaintiff applied to the Defendant's father
for payment, which he refuted, and Plaintiff, with
reludance, was obliged to bring the preterit at
againß the unfortunate young woman.
Charles Evans proved the delivery of a white tip-
' p t, price three guineas atiel.a half.
Mr. Wild proved the delivery of a velvet band,
with gold net, price gs. 6d.
James Spilibuty, the book keeper of the Plain=
tiff, proved the delivery of the bill, amounting to
251.
On crofs-examination, Paid, the whole credit was
given to the Defendant ; he was prefent when the
made a payment of tol. to the Plaintiff; he remem-
bered Defendant dealing with hie mailer 16 or ry
years. She was only 11 or 12 years of age wiles the
firft came to the mop ; the then lived with a Mrs.
Ball, in Tokenhoufe Yard. Mrs. Ball generally at-
tended her ; the paid every week before the became
of age ; fuppofed the mull be twenty (even or twenty
eight years of age ; latterly the was always attended
by a Mrs. Trotter.
Mifs'Scott depofed,ete always underftood the De-
fendant dealt on her own account.

-Serieant SHIrIIRID, for the Defendant, aiked, was
ft cullomary for- trAdermen to entruß the children of
gentlemen on their own account ? It certainly was
not. - He allowed it was ufual to put down in their
boot* the names of the perfon or child getting the
articles,but at the fame time they locked to the-father '
or head of the family, as the refpoofible perfon.—.
Upon a perufal of the Defendant's ledger, it would
be leen that ladies' names were at the head of their
accounts. Would it then be Paid that their bufbands
are not accountable ? The Defendant, on account of
fome unfortunate difpute, was obliged to leave her
family, and retire to a convent. Was it not extremely
fevere, that when retired from the world the thould
be forced into it again, be fried and arreßed, which
adually was the cafe ? Surely the father was.-tbe
proper perfon to fue. He did not doubt but be 1*
the Plaintiff to rue this unfortunate young woman.,
for the. father, who, in opulence, would turn his only
child oat of doors pennylefs, muR be bereft of that
.prineiple, that feeling, that humanity, and that affec-
tion, which make man an honour to the human race.
He felt, from his foul, for this unfortunate young
Woman. He was fare the Court, the jury, and every
petf..n around him, felt with a feeling that did them
honour ; not with that kind of feeling that could
make a father diive his offspring out of doers' and
bold her out as a public fpeaacle to the world. Was
thlattofortunate young woman to be dragged from
stir peacerul convent to a dreary gaol, there to pals
the remainder of her unhappy days ; for it was not
to be fuppofed the father would releafe her. If fuch
Were his intention, he Would not have allowed this
anion to have been brought. The Defendant was.
miferably poor—not worth a groat ; her father wars
rolling in affluence—why not fue him ? He trufled
be would prove to the Court be was refponfible.
Mi.. Perez, the father of the Defendant, being
(worn,
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE-" Will you ply the debt
And cods ?" . . ,
Witnefs+g4 NO.". ..1
Berjeint Su s r tan—" Is the riefeedint • .7cor
daughter P'. _
es.9i •
14' thtv lorlg. (ince the left your boUra ?".
" She left it in '48c.6.", Witnefs:was pioieing
to' She
of the • eaufe, *heti tbe Lord
Interitpttd him by obarving It 'Wit Mot
neceffiry for the Court to kdovedie nasturtothis fa-
mily affairi. •
•fle just Sns)ranats-sL" Dicl.the Plaintiff apply to
you for the amount of his hill!'
INlttnehAs" He Vote to me."
• " red lig;•ru tell him to bring the prefent ac-
, gicio fs.•

' • 'Witners.:-.44 i.did not ; Elfrfent him word he might
do &site (Merited-4'
gi Is flirt Mrs. Trotter yaw fervant ?"
Viritneftz—'l4 She is not ; the is a friend, and has
the care of my hook."
• " Did ndt Yon think yonrfelf refponfible for the
debts-of yourcfaughter?"
Witneft"--144 I did not ; I allowed her a yeArly
Aipend 'to fa:lurk hetfelf with drefs."
" Have you eve[' paid any debts for her?"
101ritnefs-" hare ; "bat not lately."
The Lotto CHIEF James remarked to the 137.7,
he was forty he malt dire& them to give their verdiM
for the Plaintiff, as in law the father c"uld not be
made refponlible, and h was but teafonable the Plain-
tiff liould be paid by &me one.

Verdiet for.the Pfaintiff. ;51. and cons.

Yefterrify the Lone Maros ordered tbe price of
bread to be continued at told. the quattern loaf of
wheaten, and 91d.houfehold.
Wasrminsree SCHOOL.—The third reprefentation
of the It archer took place on Monday night, and the
young Gentlemen bad acquired additional mellOw•
refs in their parts. The accuracy with which each
repeated the words was uncommon, but the diain•
guifhing trait was, the julinefs with which eh.
phatic words and paffages were marked, and tke
Aria propriety which appeared in the correfpondence
of looks, gettures, and, in fhort, of the whole action
and tone of voice with the fenfe of the author.
The Epilogue was Riven by 7 Irreo (Mr. Pechell).
Mir, Gnarl* and Pythiar. It is a well pointed fatire
of the fifbionahle metres of the times, fueh as the
affectation of tafte in the building and furnifhing of
houfes, and the nakednefs of the Nose vi-
ta*: &Lel opus VI."

AFFAIR OF Honnue.—Early yeflerday morning a
meeting took place in a field adjoining Chalk Farm.
between the Hon. Mr. B.— and Captain W—.
The combatants qnarelled at a coffee.botrfe in Mount-
erect, Grofrenorlquare, where a pugiliflic conceit
Caned. Captain W. beat two antagonifts in a very
(evert manner. A challenge having enfued, the
parties before mentioned met, accompanied by their
feconds, when the difpute was amicably adjuftcd, and
the parties returned home good friends.
Boxt so obflinate pitched battle for so guineas
was fought yefterday at Newington, between Bonney,
a coachman, and Appleby, a brewer's (errant. The
contett was the refult of a fquabble between the par-
ties in Covent Garden, on Monday, when each
flopped their vehicles, gave a flight proof of their
pugiliflic powers, and the totisnamere was adjourned
until yefterday, when the money was flaked in the
ring. The combatants were attended by profellional
feconds and bottle-holders, and a (harp contefled
battle of 24 rounds in 4.0 minutes enfued. It was .a
ruffian-like fight between determined nnvices, and it
was nsoflly in favour of Appleby, until he began to
tar it, within Eve minutes of its termination. His
adverfary, on witneffing this alteration, won the bat-
tle in high friths, although he was the molt beaten.
A poor old woman, on the Brilla road, was
found yefterday fe'nnight almoft frozen to death, by
the way fide. She was conveyed to the firß houfe,
and by the well meant, bnt imprudent, humanity of
Come cottagers, placed dole to a warm lite. She, of
murk alma initantly died.—lf a limb that has been
chilled with cold be brought fuddenly to a fire, a
violent conflit follows in the part, and confequent
pain; and, by the too fudden reflore I salon, a
mortification is prodoced. But if the limb be put into
crld water (or water with a little (now or ice put into
it) rubbed, and gradually exalted to the ofual flan.
dard of heat, it may be preferred ; for the action is
gradually reamed, by avoiding that fudden tranfition
from extremes of temperature, which nver fails to
deftroy the organization of the limb, if not the fife of
the patient.
The following extraordinary robbery was com-
mitted at Liverpool on Wcdnefday morning left.
The London mail coach having arrived as ufual
early in the morning, the parcels were carefully de.
pofited itt the coach office; but when they w .e
afterwards examined previous to their being deli-
vered out, a box, containing dollars to a large
amount, was miffing, and could not be found after
the molt diligent fearch. No traces of vi .lence ap-
peared on the door, nor did the lock, on being mi-
nutely.infpelted, appear to have been picked. 'l'wo
perfons are already in coßody, on fufpicion of being
concerned in this audacious robbery.
Siterritto.—As this exercife is much praBifed in
Scotland, one of the Edinburgh Papers has made the
fingular propofal, that for the accommodation of the
Skaiters, an extenfive meadow near that town &mild
be floated during the winter. The ice on tilis meadow,
it is fuggefte.:, would have the great advantage of
being capable of fisccelfive floating. when it grew
rough, or was covered with fnnw. The fame Paper
makes the following obfervations:
Many bare been wittier. to the merits of the Gentlemen of Edin-
burgh, as Skaltent Their ftyk is In fome degree peculiar to them•
(elves, and unufnally happy In the qualifications of cafe, grate, and
agility. It has invariably been remarked, that ftrangcrs have been
outdone by them; this was pleafingly exemplified four or five
years ago, when feveral of the Hilt Makers on the Serpentine ap.
pared on Duddiegitone, and, as it was underttood, fairly threw
down the gauntlet. Their manner was different, tut on the whole
decidedly inferior ; the 1110v/CMCIVA of the Englifb Shatters are all
a Crates of tricks, abrupt and rotatory, and altogether deficient In
that breadth (ta ufe an artiirs term) that grace of attitude, and
eafy (weep of the outedge, which evinces a command* at once of
the weapon and the field.
Monday fennight, the houfe of Mrs. Triftrans,
a reit:sellable old widow lady, at Redbridge, Hants,
was broken open and plundered, by two villains, be.
tween the hours of one and two in the morning. One
of theta, malked, went up Hairs, and entered the bed
room of the old lady ; but it fortunately happened
that a young woman lay in the fame room ; and the
villain going. up to her bed, inflead of Mrs. Trif-
tram's, the girl became alarmed, and called to her
fellow fetrant. who was in an adjoining chamber
upon which the villain gave her a violent blow on the
head, with a large flick : however, (he did not defift,
and the other (errant heard her, flew to the window
and alarmed Come of the neighbours, who Imme.
diately came to the !inure, and (earthed for the rob-
bers, but they had hallily decamped, leaving their
mafks behind ; thoughinn before they had plundered
the 'lnure of a qtrantitf of plate, and a very valual)le
old family gold watch. They were traced throu.th
a deal yard to the road leading to Reading, but have
I not yet been deteSed.

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FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. r

• opambireoko. .1 , • 1
• ADitilitALTX kiECBM BBL 15. 1847.

try ut a Letter from Captain n. Higiemmt, 4010 Majefig'eNp
• •Isafta, to the Homegtebie-W, Wnggjeriletod sin, board, that
Ship, the 14th MIL • .
Situ—l :save toacgnaintTett pirkeaptnre of the;
French lugget prsystperyProridenock.granting
guns and p step, .his,,Mljefirta Alp Alljea,
under my comm And, athoyrai joined:in' the,4Ace
by his blajatty'r brig It~y E., •
( , a. sit rivrito D.
%num* pmumeg,mge. 9. . • : • .IE,
'mils NO Ina, thisdaryikefett taa animate honentof
hood on Lieutenant-Calmed Ganutrc MITM, Of his MlfeßVs
Sad Regiment gif Inst.. a., •
MILITARY' PROMOTIONS.
Commiffions figned-brtte 'LE)k Lieutenant of thei
• 4Minty of-Kaatv—Welt Kent Militia.
To be LieutenanaurFnign Jobs Woodhars, vice Weft, ap
pointed Surgeon: Fnfign William Stiles, vice Harris refigned
Fidign George Pope, vice T. Wilmott, reggned; Enfign John
smote:field, vice J Wilmot, refigued ; Enfign Tbotna,
Thurfton. vice Francis, appointed to the.gth Foot; Enfign
Charles Thur(ton. vice Jones, appointsdlo the 77th Foot; and
Enfign Henry Wail, vice Richardfon, appointed to the 9th Foot.
Dated 0801)Clil, 1837.
To be EM Igo—Henry Parkins, Gent. Dated as above.
Eat! Kent Militia.
Thomas Bayley, Gent. to be Surgeon. Dated Nov. 13,1807.
P RT N F RiHIPS DISSOLVED.
John Birrtl and Charles Johidlon,'nf Blackburn, Lancathire, 11.
net: and woollen drapers, May 7,1803.
Alen Reid and jamt::. Tbomfon, of Dundee, fall cloth manufac-
turers, July tB, tBc7.

n._
Benjamin Hutton, Charles Hutton, Thomas Peekfisn, William
magratn,and Oliver Hatch, of Angel-court, Friday ftrect,Lon-
don, filk manufadturers, December o, t 8 •7.
John rurtier and William Bell late of it ugeley, Stafforifbire, cat-
ten and refiners of iron, December t, 1837.
Alexander Bredie and Charles M'Niven, of Manchefter, Iron
founds, November .1.4807.
ohn Gill and Tlintras Hadley of Birmingham, Nov. 30, 1807.
John•
Antrobus. -Fdraund Antrialius, William Green, and John
Ruffell, of the Strand, teamen, September 21, rS• 3.
lames Kirkman William Orrell, Nathaniel Kitk :tun John Kirk
man. Edward tjoireen .Smuucl Kirkman, John Bayley and l'bo-
mas Wallveriiti, of Dariy • Lever, Lancalitire, coal merchacts
• November .9.,807.
Elizabeth niwn. Ann Dean, Mit Dean, and Frances Dean, of
1. Warri.,sten. lancathire,honkfellers, September t, tBo7.
z .7c)tornas Hadfield and Thomas Frog, of Mincheiter, cotton
lealer; June 24, 1807.
Wilier; and Mary Barrow, (and fince WiTitan, and Richard Bar-
- row) of Wigan, Lancithirr, hatters. December 5,A:7
jt,'ap-sheittleworth and Henry Clark of Well-court, Queen ftreet,
•• tea dealers, November 30, tBo7
'Powell, Jenkins, and Co. of Cheßer, cotton-fpinnets, December
• 1..1807
/Emptiest Twyerofs, Robert Twycrofa, and Charles Ailitig.fn New.
.;tidtle Rreet Strand jewellers and goldfniitlis.Dee. t, tB)7. '
%tam Born_ William Shute, Theophilus Wallington, and John
utlett jun. of Ilminfter, Somerfedhire, flax fpiuntrs, fo fir as
relates to the Paid Wiliam" Burn, December 1, tBo7.
William Howitt and Ch/Tie, Doncaltor, of King's A rms'-ilalld-
kips. Wood Area. and of the town and county of Nottingham,
his(Loris, November 17, 1807.
D.ivid Hardie, Owen Lloyd Williams, and James- Lanklale, of
Mareheßer, December t
Mary Hayes, Henry Shavr, Boilbaw, of Liverpool,
„ plumbers, glaziers, and pain•cra, May .20, I /Joy, •
John Seholfield andJamen Leckie, of Livenpool,hair dreffera and
, perfumers. December 3.18 -7. „
John Ball Male:. ami,SanmelLasiton;litYlettingham, bolters and
lace manufacturer,, December 1. 1807.
John gm and Thomas Ridley. of Birmingham Nov 30, tBo7.
jean l'bompfor, William Annefs and Richard t as, Dec. 2 !Bop
Thomas Bates. of Swarke (lone and Francis Holkins, of Bar.
re:KV-upon-Trent, Dcrbylliire, dialer and »ft merchants. Oeto-
lser T; 18%7.
Thome' Johnfun and Thomas Green, of BdaLchelter, joiners
and =platers. Nov 20, 1.837.
BANKRUPTS. ,
John Appleton, now or late. of Cartteton, Laneafhire, woollen-
' manufadurer, dealer and chapman, to furrender January 7,8,
..at one, at the Saddle inn, Liverpool, and anuary 26. at five, at
the Cattle of Lancafter. Anomie., Mr John Houghton, Pre!
not; or Mt firs iih.and [Aaron, New Eridge-ftreet, London.
Thomas Tindle, of Whitby,' Northumberland, farmer, grazier,
dialer and chapman, January 6, and 26. at eleven, at the
ViliorgeTav en. Mink:shields. Artornies. Mr. Richard Bar-
Air, North Shields; or Marra. Smith and Scum, Great Saint
Helot s. iiifhopfgate (trek. Loudon.
Eireliall of Svehr, toeentry. vietuallee I December it 19,
and January ia twelve, at the Gcnree, Hinckley. Anomie*.
. Ms. John Hood Berridge, No. 16, Wond-ltreet, Clicapade,
London : or Mr Edward tbornley, Hinckley, I.eiceßerfhire.
John Wild and Thottaas Bri•wnfworcl, of Stotkport, alefbire,
cotton manufaifturera, dealers. ebapmen, and copartners. Dec
30;31 ar d January 26. ac eleven, at the Globe Tavern, in Afhton.
• under Line, Lancafhire. A...wines, Mr Gibbon, Aniton under
Mr Battye, Chancery lane, London
jorepli Pfdllips, of Biceßer, Ozfordfhire, linen draper, December
17 at tilieive, DecimberiA, at eleven, and January 16, at twelve,
at Guildhall, London • Attornies, Wires Smith and Tilton,
.Chapter Honk, St. Paul" Church yard
Chefter, of Chaerfield. Derbythire, mercer, dealer and
chapman, December 1,8,27, and January 16, at ten. a' the An-
eejj...;liefterfield Attornies, Mies. Maddock and Stevenfun,
-.lllEolife inn, London ; or Mr.. Bower, Cheftcrfiekl.

DIVIDENDS
Dec 15. Henry Gardner, of St. John Rrect, Clerkenwell, brewer,
at Ole, at Guildhall.
Dec. t 9. William King late of Stamford, Lincnlulhire, victualler,
at eleven, at the George and Angel It rt. Stamford.
Dec 19. Janes Dodd. of Pall Mall, Weftnsinfter, hatter and
holier, at twoke. Guildhall.
Pm t 9. Frederick Kray. hte •f Stanhope Brett, Clare Market,
goldfrnith and j welter, at ten, at GuiLhall.
l'ec. 19 Alfred Ad.:•ns. of abetter Place, Lambeth, timber•
merchant, at ten , t • uildball.
It c. tt. John Crt.uzet the yourger, of Barton• ftreet, Glouceftem
fhire. card and paftehoard maker, at eleven, at the White Lion,
Broad ftreet, Brian!.
Dec. 19. William Wing, late of Stamford. Liceolnfhlre,vldualler,
at eleven, at the George and Angel lot, Stamford.
Dec 19. George Hammond, of Canterbury, upholfterer, at eleven,
at Guildhall, London.
Deeemlier 19 Chriftian john Adam Witke, late of Coleman.
Nett, London, merchant, at one, at Guildhall.
December 19. Thomas Withers and Heim Brown Withers,
tsf Grecnhill's Rents. Smithfield liars, Midilefez, merchants, &e.
at one, at Guildhall.
f rceniher 29. Thomas Tiplady Rewe, of Chclmsfor..l, linen
, raper, at tat, t.t Guildhall

An inquitliton was taken on Saturday, in Newing-
ton patith, on the body of Mr. Ralph Sedgwidt, a.
merchant, who died in a fit of soughing in a hackney
coach can the preceding evening. The deceafed baft
been fpending the day with a party of friends at has
daightees, who retries in Finlbury.fquase, lad t*
.11tccrat ten o'clock. Ou the arrival of tbe doieh at
his cl:)or, he was found a Corpfe. It Was
'From the tell i rnony of the coachman, that she deceafecl
lad' hull a blor,fl veffel whillt in the arq I (coughing:
Monday tin inquifition, war taken in Bird Ilreet;
Mandießer-frimere, -on the body of an elderly female
of.the'neme nt Stone. The deceafed, who, for about
fhfty years, had kept a fchoot in the fame hnufe in
Illytl,Nteet, was tilting in the front room r f the tempi
}Gift,(, when• her clothes caught fire. She gave no
•aftfrin ; toni frlme neighb urit (melting the fire, wen;
intri'her room, and dricoveted her in a (hocking Hate.
She flirAtrettitx CUT uciating agony until font o clock
the nele-mcinting, when file expired.—Verdia acci•
dental death.