Star.
London, England, 1809-03-03 00:00:00

FOREIGN IM'ELLIGENGE.

PARIS, JAN.3O.
There has just appeared in the Royal Gazette of
Amsterdam, the law concerning the budget for the
year 1809. When this law was approved of by the
Legislative Body, on the 20th of December, the Pre-
sident on this occasion addressed the King in the fol-

lowing words :
" Sire—lt is now several years that our resolutions
relative to the Budget have borne the impression of
grief, occasioned by the increasing wants of the king-
dom. We experience this sentiment still, and your
Majesty, we know, shares it. We could have wish-
ed that the sum necessary for the expences of the fol-
lowing'year had been less, but a concurrence of most
difficult circumstances have opposed this. It is with
so much the more gratitude that we see the amount
of the expences diminished ten millions, a saving which
we owe to the paternal cares of his Majesty for his

subjects.
Nevertheless, Sire, ',we recognise the difficulty of
our situation, and the impossibility of supplying these
wants by the ordinary resources ; and we feel that this
situation cannot be meliorated by useless lamentation.
The interest of the kingdom commands us to concur
with your Majesty in the least burthensome measures,
by adopting those which in his wisdom and prudence
he has proposed for the general welfare.
" The conviction of this duty, Sire, has led us to
approve, without the least delay, the Budget of the
year 1809, such as your Majesty has caused it to be
presented to us. We hope that your constant desire
to effect, in future, a diminution of expence by all
possible savings, will have an harpy result, and that
you will attain the end you propose, of forming at
length a permanent Budget, built upon certain calcu-
lations, in order that, with the assistance of the AL-
MIGHTY, and under the wise government of your Ma-
jesty, we may reach the year 1825. Under this point
of view your Majesty will be still the saviour and be-
nefactor of a happy and grateful people."
PETERSBURGH, JAN. 15.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, MARCH 2.
The order on the Banbury Peerage was altered to this day
month.
Mr. WHARTON, Mr. DUN OAS, and other Members from the
House of Commons, brought up the Distillation Prohibition Bill,
the Spirit Importation Suspension Bill, the Irish Bank Note Bill.
the Londonderry Workhouse Bill, and two private Bills, which
were laid upon the table, and severally rea 1 a first time.
CAMPBELL'S DIVORCE BILL.
Counsel appeared at the bar, and Mary Brother-
ton was again examined. She was questioned by
the LORD CHANCELLOR and the Duke of NORFOLK,
with respect to her motives in not communicating
the facts she had before spoken to sooner to Mr.
Campbell, which conduct she explained by saying,
that she had lived eleven years with Mrs. Campbell,
for whom she had always entertained a strong attach-
ment.
Mr. Moore, the Solicitor for Mr. Campbell, was
also examined as to what the other witness, Mary
Brotherton, had stated to him, at his office, which be
corroborated.
Mr. Scarlet, the Barrister, and brother in law to
Mr. Campbell, was next called, who fully explained
Mr. Campbell's conduct, down to the time he be-
came acquainted with his wife's infidelity. He was
inclined to suppose that Mr. Campbell had his first
information from a nursery-maid, who had been in
the family, of the name of Fanny, but whose surname
he had not beard belbre this day.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. stated to the
House, the necessity there appeared for the witness
alluded to, called Frances Metcalfe, being present to
give her testimony. But as she now lived in York-
shire, it would be requisite a period of time should be
allowed for her being produced on this occasion. He
thought their Lordships could not be too careful in
proceedings of this description ; he did not mean as
to this case in particular ; but the observation be-
came more obvious, if it were recollected that since
the meeting of Parliament, the time of Legislating
in that House had been chiefly occupied in Bills of
Divorce.
After a few words from Lord AUCKLAND, con-
curring
with the Lord Chancellor with respect to
the propriety of that House being jealous of all pro-
ceedings of this nature, it was ordered, for the pur-'
pose of giving time to bring up Frances Metcalfe,
that the further proceedings be postponed to Tuesday
se'nnight.
Sin GEORGE BROGRAVE'S DIVORCE BILL.
Mr. WILSON stated he was Counsel for Sir George
Brograve, Bart. and it would be his duty shortly to'.
represent to their Lordships the particular facts,
which he should he enablt d to prove by several wit-,
neses at the bar. Sir George married Miss Whit-
well, at Bath, in the year 1800, and lived with her
in the most happy way, till about the latter end of
1805 or the beginning of -1806. He possessed a
country seat in the county of Norfolk, and was Lieu-
tenant Colonel of the Norfolk Militia, and being with
his regiment frequently, it appeared that, in the year
1806, Lady Brograve, during Sir George's absence
in Sus,ex, was desirous of taking a journey into York-
shire, to see her sister Mrs. Terry, who was married,
and lived in that part of the kingdom. It was dur-
ing her journey, accompanied by her maid, that the
acts of adultery were committed at different inns on
the road, and would be so described by the maid her-
self, and several waiters at those inns, as would leave
no doubt upon the subject. In the same regiment
with Sir George was Captain Elwin, who previously
became acquainted with the family, and it would be
found that this Gentleman had attended Lady Bro-
grave at each inn on the road, in her joatney to and
from Yorkshire. Ile should also adduce evidence
to satisfy their Lordships of Sir George's conduct,
after he gained the information, and that he
brought an action agaiost Captain Elwin, when a
LUBECK, FEBRUARY 4. I Jury returned a verdict of 20001. damages, which
were afterwards regularly paid by that officer, and
• -eosties of Finland are still at Petersbur7h
' received by Sir George Brograve.
a, 7istiattion of their country is not yet ter- The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call wit-
Some difficulties have arisen, which have
nesses, who proved that the notice and a copy of the
1 left to the decision of his Imperial Majesty.
bill had been-served on Lady Brograve. A copy' of
The inhabitants having complained of the canton-
the judgment was next produced, and Sir George's
meat of the Russian troops in the province, as well as
Solicitor proved he had received the damages and
of their,oppressive number, arrangements have been
costs from Captain Elwin'; agent, and paid them
made to remedy this.
over to Sir George himself. The clergyman, Mr.
The most pet feet tranquillity reigns on the fron-
Sibley, who married them, socollected the solemni-
tiers of North Finland, and nothing is feared from
zation, and produced a copy :elf the marriage register.
the Swedes, even should they announce the termina-
tion of the armistice. Two-thirds of the Russian Mr Petre, a Gentleman of Norfolk, represented
his intimacy with the family of Sir George Brograve,
troops which remain at present in the provinces of .t
and his being particularly acqoamted with Sir George's
Uleaborg, have orders to repair to the interior of
Finland. indulgent and kind treatment of Lady Brograve, from
The remains of the Swedish army are concentrated in the time of their marriage, down to 1806.
the environs of Tornea and Laponia. These troops I Ann Wiles, the next witness, related that, as lady's
maid, she attended Lady Brogravo, in the year 1806,
are in a very bad position, and are in want of articles
of the first necessity. In season, it is impossible to Yorkshire. They travelled in a oleariot and post
to send succours Item the interior of Sweden. It is , horses, and on their road they stopped all night, after
sad, that the communication has been interrupted the first day, at the Rose, in Cambridge. Here she.
saw Captain Elkin, and she noticed in the morning
between Laponia and Nortland since December.
that Lady Brograve's bed appeared a s if two persons
PRIVAT.F. LETTER.—VIENNA, FEB. 9. had slept there the preceding night. When they ar-
A messenger just arrived from St. Petersburgh, rived at Stamford, she again saw Captain Elwin,
with dispatches for the Russian Ambassador, brings whom she perceived breakfasting with Lady pro-
intelligence of an attempt having been made upon the grave ; and that morning she also obseiwed a similar
life of the Grand Duke Constantine. The circum- appearance about her Ladyship's bed. Thee staid

On the arrival of the King and Queen of Prussia
at the Castle of Strelme, where they passed the night,
they were met by the Grand Dnke Constantine, and ,
the Grand Marshal Count Tolstoy, to compliment I
them, in the name of his Majesty. They were scarcely
seated at table, when they were surprised most
agreeably by his unexpected arrival. The Monarch
spent the evening with his illustrious visitors, and did
not return till late to St. Petersburgli. The solemn
entry into the capital took place next day.
The King was remarkably gay. He wore an uni-
form lined with sables, which the Emperor had given
him. The Queen had a white satin pelisse lined with
:-.lbles. The Grand Duke Constantine, on horseback,
li his sword in his hand, rode on the left side of
Ole Queen's carriage ; and immediately behind this
carriage marched a squadron of chevaliers garde:; then
followed three carriages belonging to the Court,
drawn by eight horses, and afterwards the new Car-
riage built here for the Queen, and drawn by eight
black horses. Forty thousand persons paraded in the
streets.
he two Empresses came to meet their Majesties
to the gate of the last anti-chamber of the castle; and
these august pers•)nages, preceded by 6 Chamber-
lains and Gentlemen in waiting, repaired to the apart-
ments of the Dowager-Empress, to whom the King
cf Prussia gave his hand. The Queen was led by the
Emperor and Empress. In a most elegant apartment
hung with rose-coloured Yilk, the Queen found a su-
perb golden toilette, and in a basket adorned with
flowers, six Turkish shawls, &c.

.
abot4 weeks tilt* :return,
Iparticularly at the Kingston- Arms, in Newark, she
oticed Captaiu,rdwin, as soon :at they got into the
yard, and here she had the same ground to suspect
the parties had again slept together; and afterwards
at Newmarket she had similarteusons.to entertain the
same suspicion. She lived with Ladyllhograve some
time after their retura, but Sir George, who had gain-
ed intelligence of this conduct, never lived with her
from that time.

A young man who had been a waiter at the King-
ston Arms, recollected a gentleman, whom he has
since understood to be Captain Elwin, coming there
in a post-chaise, and ordering beds, which he desired
to look at, and he made choice of two single-bedded
rooms, close together, with a door out of one into
the other, and a sitting-room adjacent. Shortly after
the lady arrived, and they dined together, the Wit-
ness waited at dinner, after which the bell was rung,
and he was told he might come again in the course of
ten minutes. He soon went up again, without being
called for, and, upon opening the door, he saw Lady
Brograve reclining back ward on the sofa, in a very
'indecent position, and Captain Elwin standing close
by, with his back towards the witness. He shut the
door, and retired, and continued to wait upon them
till the next morning,when they departed from the Inn.
Lydia Hutchinson spoke to the beds having been
taken by the Gentleman, and the state of Lady Bro-
grave's bed in the morning was such as to lead her
to suppose two persons, must have slept there. Cap-
tain Elwin's bed had been lain in, but, -from its ap-
pearance, not during the whole of the night.
• Mr. Wilson observed, there were several other
Witnesses, if their Lordships thought it proper they
should be called.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said they certainly ought,
and inquired if there were any person from Stamford?
Mr. Wilson answered, the servant at Stamford
had been subpanaed, but a certificate had been sent
to shew, that, being near her delivery, it was not pro-
per for her to come.
Further , proceedings were then postponed till to-
morrow.

SPANISII PAPERS.-

The Earl of LIVERPOOL presented Papers con-
taining the communications respecting our army in
Spain and Portugal, moved for in a former Address ;
which were laid upon the table, and ordered to be
printed.
The Earl of DARNLEY wishei to know if the
letter from Mr. Frere to Sir John Moore, in cause
quence of which that General adva iced from Sala-
manca, was included, otherwise he should consider
it his duty to make a particular motion for the same ?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL answered, the letter
particularly mentioned was not amongst the papers ;
for, in fact, Sir John Moore being suddenly cut off,
did not transmit the same to this country ; neither
did it contain what ought to be communicated, be-
cause its contents were of a private nature. At the
same time it should be understood, Sir John Moore
did not alter his course in consequence of any such
letter. However, every information should be giien,
consistent with propriety, on that and every other
occasion.

The Earl of DARNLEY had no disposition to
press the production of papers of a private tendency,
and on that ground alone he should wave any inten-
tion of making a motion upon the subject.