Star.
London, England, 1810-03-08 00:00:00

EXPEDITION TO THE SCILELDT.

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Lord CISATUAM, with his sword undrawn,
Kept waiting for Sir RICHARD STRAcsAN 1
Sir RICHARD, eager to be at 'em,
Kept waiting too—for whom?--Lord CHATRAII ! D.J.,.
THEATRE, COVENT GARDEN.—Tuesday night, bre
JOHNSON'S Comedy of Every Man in his Humour was
represented. The origin:tl poet;c and dramatic ex•
cellence of this Play, as well as the general merits of
Ithe present performers in it, has been so often and so
filly before the public, that nothing is at present re-
maining for notice, except that Mr. CooKE was peat-
Italy and supremely happy in his personification of
Misty, and that the Whole performance was univer-
heally and deservedly applauded.-4 Budget of Mon-
Ars concluded the amusements of the night, and dis-
Asissed, 44 in gamesome mood," a large and polite
audience.
KING'S TillEATßE.—Tuesday night Madame CATA-
LAN! resumed her situation at this Theatre: she was
welcomed by a brilliant assembly of beauty and fashi-
on. The House was uncommonly splendid.
Tuesday a set of mills, on a new construction, neat
Woodbridge, in Suffolk, took fire acrd were burnt to
the ground, with a large quantity of corn.
Friday last, an unknown Gentleman veiled at the
Middlesex Hospital, and left with the Secretary,
£1320, on the express con&tion that his same, if
ever discovered, should not be made public.
. Yesterday the adjourned Sessions for Londpn were
beldat Guildhall, before the Recorder, Aldernten, kc.
THE KING v. MAR es, Esn.—This was an indictment for as-
sault against the defendant, who is one of the Aldermen of the
city of Norwich, upon the person of Mr. Waldegrave, master of
an inn in Bishapigate-street. The prosecutor and defendant were
both lessees of the Ina, and some misunderstanding having arisen
between them respecting the right to bring the Bury coach into
the yard, the prosecutor insisted that the coach shonid come in,
the defendant, en the contrary, saying that he was determined,
sooner than it should, that life for life should decide the contest.
In this state of mind; abqut the hear of the arrival of the coach,
the defendant, who was in waiting, began to eject the prosecutor,
oet arms., and having succeeded in turning him off the premises,
closed the gates, and. thereby prevented the coach from coming
into the yard. The Jury, after a very tong trial, pronounced him
Guilty; and the kecoßota, after lamenting that these parties
had not settled their differences without coming Into Court, or-
dered the defendant to pay a fine of one guinea, and then be dis-
charged.
EXECUTlON.—Yesterday morning Samuel Inger,
otherwise Lee:on, was executed in pursuance of his .
sentence opposite the Debtors' Dow!, Newgate :
It may be recollected by our Readers that this unfortunate man ,
was tried in the January Sessions, at the Old Bailey, under tie
statute commonly called Lord Ellenborough'rAct, be wilfully,
maliciously, and unlawfully presenting a loaded pistol at Thom
Boswell, and drawing the trigger thertsof, with intent to MU Juarl . '
murder the said Boswell. The prosecutor was a poor psdnor,
residin,g in a small cottage,
.on Enfield Chace ; ,std Walker, !vb.
it appears was a deserter rrom a marching- regimiet, Came to the
cottage under pretence of buying potatoes, andwidia panelling or
some sprats, which the wife of the prosecutor hadjost dalleseir ..-. '
for supper, he drew a pistol from his breast, premetted it at the,
prosecutor, and demanded his money. But the
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wife, with equal resolution and presence of mind, weft upon .0,
him and seized him : the prisoner immediately simplied dot pip -,,"::„,,c.
toi, which providentially missed fire. The petssolobbis2CFo'
strong, active, young fellow, endeavoured to Z
their grasp, but in vain ; when he drew another mid snap-
pad that, but it else missed fire. A Lang contest then tea place,
in which he knocked down both the prosecutor and Ms wife al-
ternately several times ; but each resolute in their ineentions,
would not quit their hold, and at length, by a formate blew
given by the wife on the prisorier's head, they got him down,
and instantly fell on him arid secured him, tying hit bands and
legs in such a manner us to prevent his stirring, and in dim skis- '
ation theywetched . him till Morning, when a polies officer was
procured, and he was taken into custody. On examining the pis.
tole they were both found to be loaded with balls. Upon these
facts being clearly proved, he was capitally convicted, and received
sentence accordingly.
From the time of the unfortunate wretch's condemnation down
to the last moment of his existence, he evinced the West banisEiti
and profligate disposition, treating the Rev. Mr. Ford, the Ordi-
nary of Nevegate, who endeavoured to nuke him sensible of his
awful situation, with the greatest disrespect, and shewing the Ut-
most contempt for every exertion that was lade to convince Elm
of those religious duties it became him to perform ere he nailed
into eternity. A few minutes previous to his death, he seemed
wholly unconcerned, laughing and conversing,with those 'mod
him with perfect indifference: With the same callousness did he
ascend the scaffold, smiled at the surrounding 'pottage, to othcsen
he bowed, and ,hewed other synstoms of insensibility; 'at the sp. ,
proach of the last awful moment, almost unprecedented.
During this melancholy scene, Dr. Ford was using every pot*
Isle argument to Wing the unfortunate man to a proper sense of
his impious conduct, but in vain ; till within a few seconds Of die
'last dreadful moment, when, as he was about to be tamed oir, in
a few imps's-tonal words, he repressed his conviction of his *id"
edaess, acknowledged the justice of his sentence, elongated ale r.
vent prayer to the throne able" Cata-roa for imam aml, tons
,launched into eternity 1
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Lifir INTELLIGENCE.

*COURT OP KING'S BENCH, MARCH 7.
PREACH OP 'PROMISE OP MARRIAGE.
Mica s v PLOWER.— Mr. PANE said, this was an
action brought by Miss Mari Millis against the De-
fendant, Mr. Benjamin. Flower, who was a widower,
to recover satisfactiori in damages for that which was
an extremely cruel injury to her, and which injury
the defendant had occasioned and indeed he was
set aware of an injury of a more, serious nature that
could be sustained by a person in the situation of the
plaintiff, it being a breach of promise of marriage
bhe was a young woman extremely well connected;
was the daughter of a respectable ribbon-manufac-
turer at Coventry. The defendant was a person of
considerable business, property, and fortune, likewise
in -the 'same trade, but his wholesale warehouse was.
in town ; he became acquainted with the family of I
the plaintiff, he having large dealings akCoventry in
the riblym trade, although his residence wash; Lon-
don. These caws were apt to excite ludicrous obser-
vations; but they were often, and indeed generally,
very serious to the party aggrieved; and, in this pun!
ruler instance, it wat his duty to state, that the.con-
duct of the defendant hid been shameful, attd what-
ever 'might be said with a view of turning the matter
altogether into ridicule, it was in hi opinion, and
with his habits, and at his time of life it beteme him
to say, that this case would have due consideration
where it ought to have it, that was, with. his Lord-
ship and the Jury.
The defendant was a man of very considerable pro-
perty, the father of many children, had lost his wife
before he became acquainted with the present plain-
tiff. .He expected that she. would not have it in her
power to give sufficient evidence against him to prove
a promise of marriage • but in that he would be dis-
appointed. Undoubtedly the promise of marriage,
must be clearly proved, before the plaintiff could
recover in this action ; but the Jury should be satisfi-
ed of that fact, by a very long correspondence he had
read over, which had taken place between these par-
ties, many parts of which were quite diseuying—
not obscene, very far from it—but quite ctisgusting,
on account of the hypocritical cant which marked the
stile of the defendant in his letters to the plaintiff.
which he must have read in Court, because he could
not, otherwise, prove the promise of marriage, made
on the part of the defendant ; but, in those letters,
he had, over and over again, made that promise to
the plaintiff. It would appear in these letters, that
the defendant had several children, and that he hoped
ff the plainti.would take upon herself the cares of a
mother for them ; but that he did not think it decent
he should marry her until twelve months had elapsed
after the death of his first wife. There was nothing
more disagreeable to a man deeply impressed with
just sentiments of 'religion--nothing metre-disgusting
to a man who thought rightly on these subjects, than
to see puritanical cant and hypocrisy assume the cha-
racter of pure religion; and the letters of the defen-
dant contained such a tissue of enthusiasm, rant,
and nonsense, that it would be impossible to hear it
without disgust ; and although that was not a consi-
deration on which the damages should be enlarged,
yet nobody would, on that account, be sorry that the
damages were not Small. And although the person
wliO could write such nonsense was not one with
whom it could be very desirable, he should think, to
'ass a life with, and therefore this lady lost but lit-
tle by" losing him ; yet that was mere matter of
take. If he had promised to marry her, and had
committed a breach of that promise, she had a right,
by law, to seek compensation for that breach of pro-
mise. This cause might have been tried much'
sooner, but that she could not have his (Mr. Park's)
assistance when the cause stood for trial. She might
have much abler assistance, and in this, too, he
thought her taste questionable; but in this also she
had k *r_ight to judge for herself.
Mr. basic then proceeded to read different parts
of the letters of the defendant to the plaintiff, of
which we shall give. but a short extract in the evi-
deuce ; for they are so voluminous, that the full re-
rznof themwould fill the half of a newspaper ;_
. these Mr. Park maintained there was no doubt
that the defendant had, over and over again, pro-
suiied marriage to the plaintiff; and, when he should
Wive established that tact, the question would be,
what damages. the Jury would give ? He was not
aware what course the defence was to take. He did
not know whether any attempts would be made to
traduce and vilify, or asperse, the character of this
Lady. Of course he knew how to meet that, if it I
should be attempted by proof, because be should have 1
an opportunity of observing on it : he was instructed i
to say, that she was perfectly respectable. But if
there was to be no evidence called to attack the cha-
racter of the plaintiff, quite sure .he was, that, what-
ever the defendant might wish, the Learned Counsel
who had the care of his defence would not desert
their usual candour by stooping to cast reflections on
the character of a female suitor in a Court of Justice, '
in a manner that deprived her of defending herself by
her Counsel, which would be the case if her charac-
ter was attacked by a speech only ; for, in that case,.
he would' not have the privilege of a reply. He
knew, that if 'the Learned Counsel for the defendant
were instructed. to attack the character of this Lady,
without calling any witnesses to support those in.
structicnr, they would, as men of honour, treat such
instructions with scorn and contempt. As for da.
mages,.it was never his habit to press for any from
viticlicnve motives —the Jury were sufficient judges
of them in all cases, and particularly in cases of this
'kind, after bearing all the circumstances of it. The
short statement and sum total of the facts were—the
defendant was a person of property, and in a respec-
table line of business ; the plaintiff was well connec-
ted in life, of a reputable family, and her own cha-
r icter perfectly irreproachable. He had repeatedly
promised to marry her ; bad held to her that hope,
and led her to form that expectation. He had totally
disappointed those hopes, rendered their accomplish-
ment impossible, by marrying another Lady. Under
these circumstances, the Jury would say what da-
mages she ought to receive of this defendant.
James Woodby was called, for the purpose of
'proving the hand writing cf the defendant. He made
a great number of attempts to chew, that be did not
knew it ; bat, a' last, being asked by Lord ELLEN-
139110trJii, v hether, if be had received one of those
letters. directed to himself, he should have answered
it ? He said, he certainly should have done that.—

ley *likh it was nrenifest he believed it to be the 1
defendant's writing, and which was all he was asked
to say.
James Lamb, who had been warehouseman to the
defendant, but was frit now, proved.the other letters
to be of the defendant's hand writing.
The letters were then read. The first was dated
Lond(,n, the 9th of September, 1604., from the defen.
dant to the plaintiff, containing, among a MASS of
other matter, the following.:
" My dear Miss Mary fvfi!lis--I received your's of the 29th
of August; the connection and Contents considered, 'hurt me
very much ; I could not help kissing it. I cannot help saying you ,
aro the only object in this lite I wish to realize, as.other objects
in this world have no charms for me. What reason I have to
him Gun for his goodness, and not to repine! 0 ! that I could
live in constant acknowledgment of Goo, and submission to him
in all his Providence. May the Loan direct what part we shall'
act, as the only Master of our senses. I had a little trouble yes-
terday, merely on a:count of the servant maid; that is a thing I
knew nothing of in Mrs. Fowler's life-time. I could wish you
were bore, partner of my toil; but cb you rather wish me com-
fort. lknow you will love my children when you know them,"&c.
ANOTHER HAS SENTENCES OF Tills KIND.
" My dear Miss M—" I cannot tell what to think on coming
to Coventry, because I kpow I could not come hack without
you, and I should not wilh to remain there, until twelve months
after the decease of Mrs. F. (which was the time agr.ted upon for
the union of these parties).-11 you love me, keep me near your
—[Then follows an emblem, or hieroglyphic of the heart.)—I do
not mind what any one will say—the trouble is between Goo
and myself."
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A NOTHER .
" My dear Mary—This appears to be a long silence; but as
my being in town was so uncertain, I thought my letter would
fall'into other hands; but as I am one of the Lords of the Crea-
tion, I sl•ould not like disappointment. Do not fail to send by
Monday's Post. My Dear, I long to see you at,the head of my '
table. lam quite tired of a single life. I know of no charms
in life hut you. PM:WIDEN cr. has been extremely kind to me. in
a servant. I have one front (Word. I wish you with us, my
dear,' &c.

ANOTIII3R.
"My Dear—l received your s, and should have answered it
sooner, but I had expected to have seen you in person, and I had
some thought of calling at Barton's, to take you by surprize. It
was rather too bad to tantalize me to walk with you. If I was
not there in person, I was with you in my—heart [in an emblem,
hieroglyphically.}—The season of the year is so gloomy, I must
postpone coming at present. You say, you were fearful you had
been too open with me; the reverse would hurt my feelings very
much. Do not be afraid of being too open ; I love you the more
for it. Only twelve months after the decease of Mrs. P. and I
Will put the question to you ; ' hether you will obey I trust
you will be all passive obedience and non-resistance. lam a poor
sinful creature, and have lost the viral power of godlineso. We
have preachers day and night in London,and yet I want heavenly
time fur the delightful enjoymvat. lam happy, my dear, in this
Pfe,however ; hut you can make me still more so. Your two
letters were well wrote ; but the last I could hardly make out.—
Was you in love ?—Con bless you."
ANOTIIER.
"My dear Mary—l am fearful of some unforeseen or unplea-
gant business. I expected an answer ever sinse last Monday week.
I shall not rest, night-or day, until I hear from—.--.Gon bless you
alor all dine and to eternity. '

• ANOTHER.
"My dear Mary—l hope, if we should be spared to see one
another again, in the face of one another in the fah, to make you
happy, and be your good boy. 1 have been most unfortunate, but
never mind that—there must be a revel In our lot byre. The ser-
vant-maid, for want ofei mistress, has become very dirty. I have
bad two advantageous offers, with a great deal of mosey. It I
had not determireo. with you, I should have determined to remain
as I am—for I won't? not have the Queen."
ANOTHER.—After taking notice of his affection,
on account of the dangerous illness of his child, pro-,
ceeds :
" Pray, for me, that the GOD of all mercies may disappoint
all my fears; bless the Loan, and pray him to direct me in the
leading ways of his Providence; for we trust wait to see what'
the will of the ALMIGHTY is to my child. I have read your dear
letter, which filled my bosom with consolation, thinking I shall
have a dear soul to sympathize with me. My—heart Lin an em-
blem, hieroglyphically] is with ydu, and when PaoitocNct shall
permit, believe me I am all passive obedience and non-resistance."
ANOTHER—written at Stoney Stratford, as the de-
fendant was on his way to Coventry, apparently for
the purpose of celebrating the intended marriage :
"My dear Mary—l have just time to say, if you please, it is
toy intention to be at Coventry to-morrow to diner," Jim Ike. •
The Reverend Mr. Brooksbank said he was
ac-
gnainted with the defendant, who introduced him to
j his present wife ; had been acquainted in his family,
' he supposed, for three or• four years; had baptized
one of his children fur lairn--ti child he had by his
present wife.
Cross examined I,f/ Mr. G A RRDW.
This Reverend Gentleman said the defendant was
greatly enfeebled by disease ; had received a paraly-
'tic stroke, which had greatly affected both his mind
and body ; but that was since his marriage with his
present wife ; before which this witness did not know
him.
Mr. Bright, a ribbon manufacturer, had known
the defendant for five or six years ; had some little
dealings with him in business ; could not say he was
a man of property ; knew nothing on th. 46 subject.
Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY. GENBRAL.
He said the defendant was remarkably feeble, un-
able to walk ; he was in a very bad state of health
before the death of his last wile. The witness always
understood. him to be an unsound man. He has, of
late, grown worse a great deal. The witness al-
ways understood the defendant's disorder to be a
paralytic.
Mr. Howse, a shoe-maker, living next door to the
defendant, who lives at No. 20, Gutter lane, Cheap-
side, said he was a ribbon manufacturer; did not be-
lieve he was a man of substance ; rather thought him
a man not worth money, only very well to carry on
business; had a good deal of business ; but the witness
did not think he had any thing else.
Mr. Jacob said the dele. dant had a ribbon manu-
factory at Coventry, but did not think he had one in
Spitalfields ; was a wholesale dealer in that article.
This was the substance of the case on the part of
the plaintiff.
The ATTORNEY•GENERA L, for the defendant, made
a very keen and sarcastic speech against the plaintiff?s
case. He commenced with, observing that the
plaintiff had made a judicious choice, by selecting his
Learned Friend, Mr. Park, for her cause ; but sub-
mitted that the injury which she complained of took
place in the year 1805, and she did not commence
her action until the year 1807, and then she did not
proceed in it till the year 1810 ; and as to her hay-
ing the assistance of Mr. Park as her tileunsel, she
had had twenty opportunities for that advantage i
since the commencement of her action ; but the truth.
was, she felt her case to be hopeless. At first she'l
did not skink of commencing this action ; but she was
persuaded to it by Mrs. Mason, the wife of her At-
torney, and the action was only brought to play up-
on the nerves of the defendant ; it was not fax the
defendant's person, but his :old, that this lady had
taken an affection. The truth was this—after this ac-
tion was brought by way of bait for the defendant,
to make him part from a sum of money (tor the ac-
tin was nem meant to bb brought to trial) she

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tholletf that hris threatening to have the nonsense c
this oy fool read in a Court of Justice, “ for art 010
fool he Is," said he; " I am obliged so to tall my
client, for he is an old fool—she was in hopes .of .ob-
taining some money of him ; but the- fish would not
bite ; nor was the plaister of the drawing quality this
lady and her advisers expected. -Hertie they were
driven to the present trial. The short history of the
case was this—the defendant being borne down by
illness, was advised in the year 1804 to try what a
mouthful of country air would do for him. He went
to Coventry, where ht had some friends and Connec.
tions in trade ; there he was advised to ride on horse- I
back. He took that advice; but he had not proceed-
ed long, before he and his horse dissolved partnership,
.and parted company : in plain English the horse
threw him down. He was taken up—this lady hap-
, pened to be in the way to afford a lotion for his
bruised shoulder, and kindly assisted in admini!..-er-
ing it, by rubbing the old man's flesh herself.—.,
.This made him think, for the moment, that he
.might be fit (because he wished he was) to be her
!husband : but alas ! alas ! this was a forlorn hope.
—He entertained it, however, for a while, by her
flattering and coaxing. This gave birth to those
absurd letters , which had been read in Court.-1
Her object was to get this old dotard to promise
her marriage ; for which purpose she inflamed him
with letters corresponding to those he had written to
her. But soon after this correspondence took place,
'the parties and their pursuit became, as they-ought
to become, objects of the ridicule of those who were
acquainted with the facts. The defendant having
recovered the little sense he now possessed, determin-
ed on declining that for which he was so palpably
unfit, and took an opportunity of consulting with Mr.
Horsfall, a person who lived next door to this lady,
mentioned the rumour of this correspondence to him,
and asked him whether it was not a very absurd mat-
ter ? to which Mr. Horsfall candidly said, :hat
nothing could be.more so. So then he communica-
ted to the lady his determination not to marry her.-
Well, but the lady having got the promise of mar-
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• riage by all these letters, the next thing to be done
was to get her own up from him ; for she knew that •
while he had them they would be an answer to her,
demand for damages in a Court of Justice ; she pro-
posed, therefore, th.t they should break off the con-
nection, and mutually deliVer up, each to the other„
all the letters that bad *passed between them ;—to
which the defendant consented, and delivered to her
all her letters ; but no sooner had she got her own:
letters back but she laughed at the defendant, saying
she would keep them ; and she ever afterwards-
laughed at the defendant for an old fool, whom she
__never cared for ; forall that she wanted of him was,
his money. &c: Bat still it would not do to bring on
the action ; for it would be- impossible for her to per-
suade any body that she had sustained any loss by
not having such a person for her husband, and with-
out it, she could not recover a shilling ; she therefore
rested upon her oars. At last an incident occurred.
that put her in spirits ; the defendant's present wif
, vas brought to bed, and then the plaintiff though
she might make out some loss, for that, by right, thatf
shild ought to be her's, and that, therefore, she had
sustained a loss in not having the joy of being the
mother of that bantling, so that she was rather wait:,
ing for this child, than for the dry-nursing of Mr.
Park in- conducting her cause; to what extent the
want of the enjoyment of being the mother of this
child might have affected this lady,•it was difficult to
ascertain precisely) but certain it was, it had the im-
mediate effect of stimulating the pursuit of this ac-
tion." To proVe the whole of this case, and parti-
cularly that this lady lost no affection by losing the
defendant (for she never had -any for him) be should
call Mr. Horsfall, who should state that she said as
much. to him after the connection broke off ; and then
as to damages, he had not thought it necessary to say
one word upon the subject, the smallest denomina-
tion of coin known to this realm would be ample com-
pensation in this case to this plaintiff.
Mr. Horsfall said he had been acquainted with
the defendant for twenty-five years, whom he de-
scribed to be a very feeble man, both in body and
mind, entirely unfit to contract marriage at the time
he held this correspondence ; the witness was a mar-
ried man, and had children, one of them a daughter
17 years of age, lived next door to she plaintiff's fa-
ther, at whose house she lived ; had a conversation
with her after her letters were given upby the defen-
dant to her, which, she said, she obtained under a
promise of returning his to him, but that she said
she should not do that ; the witness joked with her
in a conversation.—" I asked her," said he, "how she
could think of such an old fellow ? She said, she did
not mind that, she only wanted a better situation
than she had got, and that he had some money."—
She was about the age of 40, and the defendant turn-
ed. or 50. The witness had visited him, and dined
with him, and a personhe calls his wife, but he never
saw them married, nor did be hear the defendant
call her his wife, although she was at the head of the
table as a wife, &c. This witness evidently wanted
to insinuate that the defendant was not married, with
a view to cast a doubt on the plaintiff's right of ac- li
tion ; but that did not answer the purpose, for there
was no doubt of that marriage, from the evidence of i
the Reverend Gentleman who visited the family, and I
who baptised the child of that marriage.
After a reply by Mr. Palm,
Lord • ELLENBOROUGH observed, that the letters
which had been given in evidence in this case, were a
mixture—a melancholy mixture, of lasciviousness and
fanaticism, injurious alike to delicacy, to virtue, to
morality, and to religion. The promise of the defen-
dant to marry this lady was clearly proved, the single
question was—What damages she ought to have for i
the disappointment ? To be sure the loss of the so-
ciety of a person diseased by paralysis, and his mind'
overpowered by fanaticism, could not be said to be
great; but th'en the plaintiff had a right to complain
of her disappointment, and the manner in which the
first witness fenced with the question, about the hand-I
writing of the defendant, and the coarseness and offen-
sive nudity of expression of the last, sheaved the tem-
per and disposition with which the defendant had en.*
deavoured to defeat the action. That the defendant
was not, as the witness had wished it to be thought,
absolutely incapacitated for the married state was.
clear, since his bed had been fruitful ; and, certainly,
the plaintiff's case was thereby supported, since a.
ruitful bed is the leading inducement to enter on. the
cares of a married life. The plaintiff had also lost
die hopes she justly entertained of being provided with

how of her own. Nor was there arty disparity of
yeses, or any fair objection to tr.e union of tiaese par-
ties: There was nothing objected to in the conduct
of the lady. It was true, that in some instances, wrt.
men had, in order to support their action in this cast,
tendered themselves in marriage to the defendant, in
order to lay a foundation for the action, a practice net
commendable for its delicacy, nor was it necessary
here ; for the defendant, by marrying another, had
superseded all necessity of proof for the foundation of
the action. The question was, what loss the plaintiff
had sustained by being deprived of marriage with this
defendant, such as he is—and what compensation she
should have for her disappointment ? For that was the
question for the consideration of the Jury ; and his
Lordship was sure they would consider it properly,_..,
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1500.

BIRTH.
Tuesday se'nnight, in Upper Grosvenor-street, thel.ady
Barrow, Esq. of the Admiralty, of a son.

MARRIED.
The Rev. R. Wright, Vicar of Wrar.g]e, Lincolnshire, to Miss
Pennington, of Lamb's Conduit-street.
At St. George's, Hanover-square, &ward Vernnn, F.cq. ef
Dee-book, Cheshire, to Theodosia Frances, youngest daughter of
the Rev. James Morrie, of Flower, NorthamptonsLiri:.
Saturday, at Rochdale, Robert Blackburo, Esq. of Madeira, to
Mary, daughter of the late Rev. Thorn 4 Bellas, A. M.
Thursday last, the Rev: Giurge Illingworth, l'vrigs
A. Smith, youngest daughter of Thomas Ashetcsa Smith, Esq. 0;
Tedworth, Hants. •
Rev. .1. Hartley, to Miss eonsitt, of York.
Monday se'nnight, Joshua Cossack, to Mrs. Lots, widow
both of Bury St, Edmund's. So anxious was the bride to evince
het desire to " love, honour and that, in order to etLt e.
rate her swain from all the- demands of unfeeling credi!c.ri, the
absolutely crossed the highway in a state of perfect nud;:y, pre.
viouc to her going to church.

DIED.
Yetterday, at his house in Park-place, St. James's, Thomas
Godfrey, Esq. M. P. for Hythe.
On Monday .e'nnight, at Clapton, aged 62, the Rev. Jaeger
Symons', Rector A Whitburn, Durham, and many years MiLiter
of Upper Clapton ChapeL
On the 14th ult. after a severe and tedious illness, the Re*,
Archibald Williamson, one of the Ministers or Chapel of EAU,
Glasgow., in the 4.;th year of hii age, and 90111 of his ministry.
Rev. N. Brown, Rector of Ingolthby, near Feikirgham,
eolnshire, late Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.
The Hon. Mrs. Eliot, wife of the Hun. Wm. Eliot, M. P. for
Liskeard.
In Camden Town, Mrs. l3yarn, the Lady of Edward Byara,
Erq. President of hi.. Majesty Council, Antigua,
At Madras, on the 15th of July, Commissioner Tumuli of the
Royal Navy. He had landed only a few days from England.
At Portsea, Lieutenant Richardson, formerly of the Ist‘reterut
Battalion, aged 83 yews.
Sunday se'nnigbt, Mr. Panetta*, a carpenter of the Royal Navy,
who attained his 90th year ou New Year's Day last.
At Lerwick, Dr. Duncan Campbell, Assistant Surgeon to the
6th Veteran Battalion.
ett the 30th ult. suddenly, Sir Mali. Wiseman, Bart. aged at.
Frit'aY, in the 9341 year of his ay, Charles tourchier, Esq.
formerly Governor of Madrai.

TO *MORROW.
I
Sun riles, I Sun sets, Moon rise',
10 minutes after 6 Lto minutes after fi 131 minutes after 14

HIGH WATER ATIONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning.— ..... 20 minutes after 4
Afternoon .... 40 minutes after 4

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DROPS. A trial will prove this, and convince even the tattier
andety of parents when the glands become first swelled and
diseased, or the usual symptoms of scruphulous enlargement of
the stomach in children takes place. In eruptive cases of Scurvy,
Gout, Rheumatism, and Nervous Irritation of the Stomach front
bilious affections, its superiority has long been acknowledged.—
The genuine Medicine has the words, " By the King's Patent,*
expressed on the bottle, bill of direction, and outside wrapper,
and the King's duty, is printed in black ink. Sold at the Dispen-
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double bottles ins. and larger 11.95. Compound &sew, to
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GRAVEL AND STONE.
I_,TICIU‘IAN's PILLS for the GRAVEL and
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known to proceed from a faulty secretion in the kidneys, con-
, netted with the weakness of their vessels.- The use of Hick-
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Sold whelesali• and retail at Nlr. Butler's, 4, Cheapside, cornet
of Paternoster-mw;Tutt, Royil Exckange; Clark, ,269, Borough,
Allen, 76, Oxford-street, and most Country Booksellers and Me-
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that the effects of this remedy are diametrically opposite to those
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of
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serves that dcrnstitution in its primitive state, but restores a weak
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thou execs
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`rte(
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