Star.
London, England, 1817-07-18 00:00:00

4THI: Qurnes FTtE.

• Yesterday her MAJESTY gave a public breakfast,
Bre. to the young gentlemen of Eton School, alter
their Montem, to which their families, relatives, and
connexions were invited; :also moil of the Royal
F;1,
mily, the Cabinet Ministers and their Ladies, the
Great Officers of State :Ind of Ike diffeieut Royal
' Households, and a numerous assemblage of others of
the Nobility and persons of distinctions, to such .1n
extent, that, in addition to the stock of the ltr:y.q
I Establishment at Windsor Palace, &c. or knivc ,
Iforks, and spoons, 200 dozen of them were procured
I from London for the occasion. The preparatienz
for an entertainment upon such an extensive sc4:e,
and the numerous assemblage of visitors invited to be
ilpresent, caused Windsor, its environs, and all the
roads leading to it, particularly that leading front
London, to he in a great bustle from an early to a
late hour. The cards of invitati•sn w,re issued hr
the Countess of MAOCLISk lELD, as the Lady in Wait-
ing, by command of the QUEEN ; and tlist it might
be perfectly understood to be a running entertain-
ment, a note was added to the carts of the Gentle.
men, stating that frocks and boots would 1:e adz:vitt:J.
Upon this occasion, additional and tempyrary ar-
rangements have been daily direced, and inspected
by the QUEEN and Princess atz.ther it, since their
return from London, but principally by the latter. to
whose direction and taste the whole fete has b,;.n
principally entrusted, her MAJESIV only amusing
herself by viewing them in a garden chair drawn br
a beautiful little pony. The weather having bees
very favourable, it was determined to have the repast
in marquees and tents, of which about filly were
pitched on the lawn at the back of the house. The
splendid marquee which belonged to TIMM SAIB„
which was presented by the late Marquis Coaxwaetsa
to the KING, with all its Eastern magnificent deci.ra-
tions and ornaments, was pitched for the iiiirition-
ment and accommodation of the QUEEN, the Place
REceser, and the other branches of the Royal Family
and their particular friends, who were hoircarred by
being specially invited to sit in the Royal presence
and at their table. Some of the 0141quees and tents
were pitched among the closters of shrubs, ever-
greens, Sc. which had a most delightful effect.—
They were be.onifully and tastefully o:nauseated
with real and artificial flowers.

The tables were qilendittly and magoificently co-
vered with gold and silver service: of plate, and every
thing was served up in the firs; style, and in a great
profusion, worthy the Royal Hostess. The orna-
ments and decorations for the dessert were the most
choice that could be procured. The bands GI. the
Royal fierce Guards, and the Coldstream Regiment,
attended in their tut! regimentals, and played alter-
nately.—The PRINCE RECILNT, attended by Sir 13c.i.
BLOOMFIEED, left CarltOtt•t•ouse, sown rtter
one o'clock, to be present. Tile Deke (it ilmt. at-
tended by Sir HENRI TORRENS, lets town for Wind-
sor at halt past eleven. Public hosinest preven'ed
Lord CAsTLEREACH from leaving town till near twu
o'clock to proceed to Windsor.

BETTING AT TATTERAALLT, ILLY 17.
DONCAr I.ER S f. LEGER.
St to 1 agst Whitelock. 114 to i agst Caledoriai.
7 to 1 agst le to 1 S,,bet• Robin.
7 to 1 apt Pestles,. 14 to t agar e. by Wises a..
High odds egst any other.
NEWMARK E I' S r. LEGER.
S to 1 agst Azur, brother to 'Lora.
ANNAN RACES, JOLT it,.
Twenty Pounds.
Mr. Dalzell's Lamplaw, by Pemioner, aged / '2 1
Mr. Tower's Little Pc er, by Petri:taloa, J yrs old 3 I 2
Mr. 111 l ir's Inglewood, 4 yrs old 2 2 3
Well annealed, and afforded good sport.
PEDF.S FRIANISM.
OLD BARNET, the veteran pede..trian, has undertaken to vr-
form the arduous task of 603 miles in 250 hours, and to walk
two miles every successive hour till he has compieted his t;e4.—
Four respectable persons are appointed, as unip!rs.., %lin are
alternately to watch him. A Gentleman reeding ni•:ir Lark
Hall, Clapham, we understand; is Barnet's trend in chi, inatcli,
and has made the bet. 'the place appointed for this porformance
is near the Gentleman's residence where every prepara.ion :s
now making. The rinse Lewd fur liarnet's Ft:am:lg is on the t.. 1
of August.
Saturday sennight. Mr. //ores, Bookseller, of Sribby, 11:1.
colnsbire, undertook 'for a wager to walk six miles in 50 :3 Matt*,
on a piece of measured ground, which he completes! with the
greatest ease, having three minutes and 40 ScCUIOI* to spare.
PEDESTRIANISM Ex rnaoeunsair—.soo MILLS BACK %V 5553
tu 20 nwirs.—Sre..Ees continues his retrograde task, at %Coral.-
..wood Scrubs. Uu Wednesday niebt, at nine o'clock, he cilia..
pitted £V4 miles. Yesterday morning he started at 2tt minutes
past four, and at five in the afternoon he had perfuruted 2t milts.
In the course of the day there were several hundred pedestrians
on the ground to witness the extraordinary undertaking of CA:IP,
a Brkklayer, from Bell-street, near Paddington, who carted, on
the ground on which llskrr walked, at six o'clock on M'edtiesday
evening, to walk 280 miles, kulwanis, in seven successive days,
tor a waling wager, in which he backs hianteif; be bad gone, at
liallitast nine tLat night 111 mules. lie commenced yesterday
morning at three o'clock, and at s'.2 in the afternoon, he hal
gime 3s miles, making, in 24 boors .lure hit starting, 4:14 mike.

COVENT-GARDtN Timaartv..--This Theatre closet;
last night fur the season, when the following addre-..;
was spoken by Mr. FAKTEI T, the Stage•maitager:

"LADIES AND GI:NTLEJLIEN...-1 have again to oiler the me.,:
gratetul 3cknotaledgmeot of the Proprietu: b of this ihestre, fo:.
)out kind and liberal patronage. Supported by this all-powerfsi
aid., the Govern-Garden company has maintained its high celebrity
throughout a season fraught with unusual public distress; ate:
its popular attraction the Pruprieturs h.tve beeu-caabkd to Mt..:
their Mtge and heavy expenditure. 'J various revivals and th
piece, have been more than usually successful; scarctly
amongst the great ouruber that has not beta most favo.nabfy Ti.
ceived ; and the production of a new tragedy, which 1.46 beta
universally admired for its classical and poetical beauties, is as
occurrence as gratifying as it is rare. lhe term:tie:on of at
present season has been marked by the retirement of one of a.:
brightest ornaments of the British stage. 'l•he high ruhlic l.c.
noun paid to the prole:aim:al talents of Mr. li.eidtle Limit h.e.e.
the effect of stintobtiug the exertions of thine perf..raters wku
may succeed hint, that they may deserve and the like he,-
nours when they shall be obliged to bid you a Is •t
" Until the second Monday in September, the usual period cf
re.openiug, the Proprietors respectfully bid you farewell ;
they assure )on that the recess shall be passed ill LC.V lffll:‘ ter
your amusement and gratificatian.
" The Performers, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ittirh heartfelt
thanks for your unceasing kindness, take their leave Lill the tins.:
when they 644 have the honour *lnsetting 7os bt.n. agaia."

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK.LANE, JULY Is.
We had a fresh supply of Wheat from the Ow-
ports this morning, besides a considerable quantity
that remained over from NVednesday's market, t
the unsettled state of the weather produced an i
crease of buyers, and what ssles were made were At
Monday's pricer. Barley, Peas, Beans, and 0:.:5,
rather more in demand, and fully support theirpri.t..

SMITHFIELD MARKEL', JULY 18.
Beef as 64 to 15 8:1 Veal 4% wto 5. (.1
Mutton 43 Od to 5. OLI iNak 45 0.1 :0 La -.1
Lamb 15.0 d. to :is. 6J.
&lite 6X-mSbl6ll Ind LAsubb 2160.-calveb

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LBW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MIX 17.
GRIM. CON.

igenannitALFOßD, ESQ. v. •I ft THOMAS STAINES, R.C.B.
This was an actin', 1,4..1 Images for criminal con-
versati,ill with the wife of the Plaintiff.

M. St:Antsrr, in rising to state the case on be-
half of the Plaintiff, observed, that he felt no corn-
'met n that his client had b?en compelled to
;arc <r he'ore a Jury against a man who had been
e of his neatest relations and his dearest.trienJs.—
c intemplation of the relative situation of the
roues, the ties that had formerly united them, and
t..e abyss by which they were now separated, ren-
it..rcd him almost incompetent to the JO:charge of
I 4 duty as an advocate. All ordinary topics (;t de-
clarnotion had been exhausted upon the too numerous
of this kind that itai recently been brought be-1
f.,re the public ; but to attempt to work upon die
tainds at a Jury, with the filets lie should be able to
establish, would be to insult their understandings,
vii.f their feelings: those facts would speak for them
:dyes with no ordinary eloeieence, and demand of
ti.e Jury an ample r:.is.penutinis. The Plaintiff
co.nplained not merely of the violation of his bed.'
ant the seduction of his wife, but that that violation
,d seduction had been accomplished by the disre.,
gard at all the ties of blood, and the betraying of all
-.'!e confidence of friendship. Nothing could he dis-
:over in the whole of the transactions to excuse or
eien to mitigate the guilt of the Defendant. The
parties were not brothers, it was true,•bat they were
the next degree; they were the sons of the chil.
i!ren of the same parent, they were first cousins, and
they had lived from their infancy in a state of the
warmest intimacy ; so long and so close had been
their eannexii a, that the Plaintiff would have been
lather Inclined to have suspected the fidelity of his
brother than the integrity and honour of his friend.
The Plaintiff was a Banker at Canterbury, the son•
of a gentleman who had been engaged for many
years in the same concern. Re bad married, in
1805, with the approbation of his family, a young.
be:runlet, and accomplished wcman. The defers.'
dant was an Officer in the Navy, who, having reach-
ed a :sigh rank in the service of his awn country, bad
even, from foreign Sovereigns, obtained acknowledg-
ments, of. Ins gall entry and honour. He bad, for
some time, resitkil on an estate which he derived
from his father, 'at Dandelion, in the Isle of Thanet ;
but, doting his absence abroad, he had intrusted the
management of his affairs to the Plaintiff, who had
frequently resided, with his fussily, in the house at-
tached to the farm. When the Defendant was nut
engaged in the duties of his profession, the Plaintiff,
and his Lady were in the frequent habit of voicing
him at Dandelion, about sixteen miles from Canter-
bury, and of staying some time under his roof.—
The Plaintiff, however, being engaged in bnieness,
was frequently called upon to return. and at these
times be left his wife, as he supposed. wider the safe
protection of his relation and his friend. His absence
seldom e.xceeded a night, and tie ties of blood andl
intimacy, not less than the :acted rights of hospitality,
warranted bins in dismissing all suspicion from his
mind. His confidence had hem as uiloounileil as his
regard ; and it was not until very lately that he d:s.
covered that his affection had been thrown away
upon a worthless object; and that his confidence'
had been betrayed by the playmate of his infancy, II
and the companion of his manhood. The Defendant
was of a gallant and a captivating profession, and
he had found means to work his way into the heart
of MI s. Halford, and to undet mine the fair fabric of
her 'rime and her honour. The Learned Counsel
then entered into the minuter particulais of the case,
which •we have given from the mouths of whe wit-
nesses, illustrating the facts as lie
,proceeded by a
reference to the relative situations of the apartments
in the defendant's house. He observed, that one of
the most painful parts of the case was the unavoid-
able necessity the Plaintiff was under of calling the
only very important witness to the actual adultery,
the sister of the Defendant, to whose lot it fell to
make the important and painful discovery of her
brother's guilt and perfidy. The offence itself had
been committed in the spring of 1816; but as she
was naturally anxious to preserve silence as long as
possible, to prevent the unhappy consequences which
bad now resulted, the story of the Plaintiff's cala-
mity did not reach his ears until the beginning of
the present year, when an investigation of the whole
affair was made before the faintly, the Defendant
and Mrs. Halford being present. who both confessed
that at least their conduct had been most imprudent,
it it had not been positively guilty. From that hour
the Plaintiff, unwillingly convinced, had .separated
himself from the wife whom, till then, he had looked
upon as the model of beauty, and the mirror of vir-
tue. Tire Lady had since resided with her mother.
The question then was, what reparation in damages
the Jary could make an individual so deeply and ir-
reparably injured. No doubt Sir Thomas Staines,
would be ably defended ; but the Learned Counsel
dried the other side either to impeach the conduct
of the Plaintiff as a husband, or of the Lady as a
wife, until the unhappy event which had led to this
discovery. Damages could not afford any adequate
compensation, and in assessing them, the Jury ought
not to be guided by the circumstances of the Defen-
dant, but by the injury of the Plaintiff. It might
be proper, in conclusion, to state, that the Piaiutiff
and his wife had a son of such an as age happily
not to be affected by trausatticns of comparatively
recent date.

The Rev. W. Tournay was the Clergyman who
married the plaintiff and his wife, but he did not re-
collect the day or the year; it was about twelve years
ago; the Lady was the witness's niece.
Cross-examined.—He was not present at the meet-
i.ig when the disclosure of the infidelity 01 Mrs. Hal.
!...,rd was made; he had ♦isitrd- the plaintiff and his
wile occasionally, but had not been intimate with
them; apparently they lived happily together, but
'he witness did not think the husband paid as much
attention as he ought to his wile.
Re-examined ; he was requited to explain.-4le
caaceived the state of matrimony to be a sawed'
thing : at table he had uniformly seen proper eon-
duct on both sides, but when at Canterbury he had
seldom seen the wife walking with ber husband, but
with other people;. he had seen her walking with
Captain Staines; he could enter no farther into par-
Lculars ; he had seen her walking with other Gentle-
mcn, but seldom with her husband; when the hus-