Star.
London, England, 1826-12-15 00:00:00

REFLECTIONS.

When you are disposed to be vain of your mental acquirements,
look up to those who are more accomplished than yourself, that you
may be fired with emulation ; but when you feel dissatisfied with
your circumstances, look down on those beneath you, that you may
learn contentment. —rdissoa. _ _

Montesquieu says, " Study has been my sovereign remedy for all
the calamities of life that have fallen to my lot, an hour's attentive
reading has blunted the edge of the most acute sorrow with which
I was ever adicted, and made me smile at diSappointtnents that at
first affected me deeply.—None can ever be truly contemptible,
except those who have formed and lived in bad connections.—A
man of sense and virtue, whatever may be his situation in life, is a
valuable companion."
Commonly, physicians, like beer, are best when they are old ; and
lawyers,like bread, when they are young and new.—Fusa.aa.
lAndon is nothing to some people; but to a man whose pleasure
Is intellectual, London is the place; and there is no place where
economy can be so well practised as in London: more can be had
Isere for the money, even by Ladies, than any where else. You
cannot play tricks with your fortune in a small place. You must
make an uniform appearance. Here a Lady may have well-furnished
apartments and elegant dress, without any meat in the kitchen.—
Jonsacw.
The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away,
and yet constantly coming on.—Pore.
He who despises the great, is condemned to honour the little;
and be who is in love with trifles, can have no taste for the greit.-
1••• Ana.

CONSISTORY COURT.

ZOSZ IP. 10112.

This was a suit promoted by Mr. William Rose, who
holds the situation of Register and Comptroller in the
Legacy Department of the Stamp Office, against Louisa
Rose, his wife, for a divorce, on the ground of adultery.
The complainant brought an action in the Court of
King's Bench, in May last, against a Mr. Blakemore,
for criminal conversation with Mrs. Rose, his wife, in
the years 1823, 1824, and 1825, and obtained a verdict
for 1501. damages. Upon this verdict Mr. Rose insti-
tuted the present suit for a divorce. The libel con-
tained sixteen articles, and k set forth that Mrs. Rose
had frequent meetings, and carried on an adulterous
intercourse with Mr. Blakemore for three years, in the
absence of her husband, who was obliged to attend to
the discharge of his duties is the Stamp Office. Mr.
Rose residei at Highgate, and Mrs. Ruse was in the
habit of leaving her home and meeting Mr. Blakemore
clandestinely, under the pretext of visiting a sick friend,
when st.e would remain with him until about the time
her husband was expected home at night. The libel
also pleaded the fact of adultery in Homey Church-
yard, in January, 1824, as proved at the trial, and that
Mr. Blakemore was teen walking with Mrs. Rose at
another time, in Brommages-walk, Highgate, with his
arm about her waist. Miss Bowen, a young Lady who
live) in the house with Mr. and Mrs. Rose, was ready
to prove the declaration of attachment made by Mrs.
Rote for Mr. Blakerrrore, and of her aversion to her
husband. The cause now came on for bearing to have
the litrel on behalf of Mr. Rose admitted to proof.
Dr. Lustnacrom was beard in support of the libel, and submitted
that the t,cts stated were such as ought to be admitted to proof.
...11—Dr. JESS'S ADDAMS, fur the t espondent,objocted to the
libel, and contended that the pleadings were set out in
too general terms, and not sufficiently specific. The
words .4 liequently meeting" were too vague and inde-
finite, and he submitted that the libel ought not to be
admitted in such a sttte.

Dr. Lusunscrou, in reply, said the objection was merely techni-
cal and unnatural, and could nut have any weight with the Court,
as the fact of adultery was distinctly pleaded.
The COO ST admitted the libel to proof, and substituted the words
" in the habit of meeting" for tt frequently meeting" to meet the
objection of the Coutissi for the respondent.