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

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, JULY 7.

We had a good supply of Wheat from Essex and
Kent fresh in this morning, exclusive of a large pro-
portion of last week's arrival, which remained over,
and the demand being small the trade goes exceeding
heavy, at a decline of from 6s. to Bs. per quarter.—
Barley is full Bs. per quarter cheaper, and scarce any
sales could be made. Beans, Peas, and Oats are 2s.
per quarter lower, and go off slowly at that abate.
meat.—Current Prices iss under s

C:441.1511. Oats, Potatse,44s. 411 s.
Wheat, Ken, and Eases, Old, I Ditto, Poland, 304.46 s
50*. 12ae. 1265. Ditto, Feed, 20s. 400.
I
Suffolk, 50s. 1104. 120 s. Rapeseed, £l6 £4B per last
Nurtulk, 50*. 110. I Flour, 1055.1104. per sack.
Rye, 605.633. 11,0111111011.
Barley, SC. 44s Wheat, Dantzie, 110 s. 1166.
Malt, 60s. 605. Ditto, Baltic Red, 106 s. 116 s.
White Peas,. 4011. 555. boilers, I Hambreor Bremen, 1061.1164

581. tiSs.

liraban~c Red, t6os. I Lis.

Grey Peas, 5.5. Ms. Nye, 00s.
Small Brans u6s. 70s. I .lou.si..su Flour, Os. Os.

L 4W INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING's BENCH, ;PLY S.

GAMING HOUSES.

Vie KING v FIELDER.
Mr. MARRYAT stated that this was an indictment
preferrej against the defendant, charging him viii
keeping a public gaming house in the parish 4nl St.
George, Hanover-scpiar!, for illegal games. The
H:u..,e was N 9. 9, liennett-street, Sr. James's street.
He stated the nature of the games carried on, such as
H Azard and lt,,nge et N.iir, &c. and would call per-
sons connected with the evadishmesit, and a Gen-
tleman no way concerned in it7any further than dm
tie had, with the know4edge of the Magistrate,,
ailed the house for the purpose of detecting the pro-
ceedings.

Mr. Holland knows the house, and had been re.
peatedly there ; was there on the 29th of March
last $ saw a porter at the door, who let him in, and
he went up 'airs, where he saw a number of Gee-
acme's playing at Rouge et Noir. The Pollees
name was Robert Olitield. Mr. Fielder as in the
room, at. the table, paying and receiving money at
the Rouge et Noir table. Witness proceeded to de-
scribe the Rouge et N .ir table. In the centre, there
was a hollow to receive the cards, and at each end (.1
the table were marks of silk, one red the otheeblack,
to receive the stakes ; cards are then dealt and tur-
ned up, and on that event depends the success of the
different players. • The master of the boost, how-
ever, always had the best chance. Witness saw
money won and lost on the night in question. The
bank contained, in notes, from ati suo to £2000.
The dealer was a person named Aldred; there were
also in the roam other persons ; George Tompkins,
waiter, William Littler, who appeared to be an in-
terior servant, and Thomas Allen, who appeared to
be watching the progress of the game. Mr. 0-
Guest, Mr. William Barton, and several other per•
sons, perhaps 16 or IS, were also present. The house
had an outward door, within winch there was
another, with an oval glass near the upper part of
it, through which the porter reconnoitres every one
who approaches to the room. up stairs. There was
also a door which could he secured. la another was
a Macau table. Witness was also at the-house on
the Ist of April last, and after three they were play-
ing at Rouge et Noir, and witness recognised Mr.
Guest, Mr. Barton, and others, ammgst the players.
Mr. John Aldridge was this night paying and re-
ceiving, and Mr. Fielder was dealer. Mr. Fields:4
always acted as master of the !muse.
Robert Oldfield said, his business was to let Gen.
denten who came to the house in and out. He had
been in the room between the 29th of Match and the
14th uf April, and seen Gentlemen at play. There
was a hazard table brought up stairs, tut witness
never saw it used. He, however, one morning, abort
three o'clock, saw some Gentlemen playlag at 4445'
' zard. Mr Fielder was amongst them. Witness re.
ceived several boxes from the players of a pound
each, which he handed over to Mr. Fielder. The
Gentlemen wanted to make them Is .1: boxes, but Mr.
Fielder insisted on having t! poun,ls.
Mr. MARILYAT inquired s.l;si were pesent playing
on this morning
Sir Godfrey Webster wnl pre;:ent this night, :Ind
was the 'only person who won ; lie eon 4700 or
£BOO. Mr. Barton, a young Gentleman, '27 or '2B
years of age, lost several hundreds. The play went
on at this house till this day three weeks, There were
generally twenty persons, more or less, there every
night ; they usually played till three o'clock, some-
times later.

Mr. William Barton had been at the house in
question between the 29th of March aid 11th of
April several times, and saw play going forward on
each night that he was these ; he saw Rouge et
Noir and Hazard played ; the first lrequeno, the
latter only once. Sir Godtrey Webster was one of
the Hazard party. Tncre were etlit or ten persoto
present. lig began to play about three o'cliick,m
soon after, and continued playing till seven. bir
Godfrey Webster won A2OO or 4300. Witness al.
ways understood there were two persons concer-
ned in the house, Mr. Millar and Mr. Fielder. Mr.
Fielder was present on the night hazard was played,
but witness did nut believe he bad any thing to do
with the game.
Godfrey and Wilson, police officers, were exami-
ned.—Mr. GURNEY spoke for the defendant. Ver.
diet—Guilty.

SECONDARY'S COURT, JULY 5.
CRINI. CON.
KENT, Esti. V. sound., FSQ.

This was an inquisition to assess damages in an ac
Lion brought against the defendant for criminal con-
versation with the plaintiff's wife, and in which the
detendar•.t had suffered judgment to go by default.
Mr. BROUGHAM, as leading Counsel for the ;plain-
tiff, stated the case to the Jury. The plaintiff, Mr.
Kent, was a Leutenant in the 21st regiment of Dra-
g ions, and though he was still in the prime of life,
he might be cons.dered as an old Officer in the ser-
vice. He was the oldest Lieutenant iii the regiment;
and, had it not been for the calamitous ev, nt which
caused him to appear in that Court, he must, bets,rl
this time, have held a much higher rank in the army,
to which the greater part of his life had been devoted.
His family and connexions were most respectable;
his character was not only unimpeached, but wa, '
distinguished for that moral correctness and high
sense of honour that were often to be found among
the Officers of the British army ; and it would al,-
pear in evidence that he at all times conducted
self towards his family with a degree of attentiveness
and affection which was truly exemplary. In the.
year 1804., Mr. Kent was married to his present wife;
she was a young lady of great beauty, of elegant ac-'
complishments, and most prepossessing manners.--;
She was the daughter of a General-Odcer in the
army, and of a family of rank and distinction; but
from motives of delicacy, and regard for the feeling,
of that family, the plaintiff had instructed him (Mt.
Brougham) not to mention the name of the lady.—
Li was altogether a match of affection, and each party
possessed those qualities of mind and person that were
calculated to ensure a state of permanent connubial
happiness. From the time of their marriage until
1807, Mr. Kent and his lady continued in Eng-
land, mixing in the circles of their frieods and con-
nexions, and blessed in each other's society. DurinL.,
this interval she had borne him two children. In that
year (1807) he was under the necessity of proceeding
to the Capt; of Goodllopc, to join his regiment,

which had previonsly been gent tent to that Colony.
On this occasion he did not, as other Office's had
often dote, leave his wife behind him, although there
were many persens hire by whom she might have
been protected ; they felt no wish to he separated.
from etch other ; they sailed in the some ship, and
arrived in doe time at the Cape. It was here Mr.
Kent had the misfortune to meet the defend. n• for
the first time, and here their ;legit aintance com metier,'
As a matter if course. The deiendent held the rack
of a Colonel in the army, and at that time filled the:
high and resuoasihie situation tif Adjutant-General.
of the forces at the Cape. An intercourse, therefore,
must have existed between the plaintiff and defendant
and that intercom ate which the /lath a of the service
at first rendered necessary, afterwards gr w into one
of intimacy and fiicietialip. The plaintiff
formed his establishment at the Cow, rewarmed Midi
his lady to mix in the fit st e.;rcies of the place: tl:ey
visited at the different parties in t'ie frost circles, ard
often had parties id ()dicers at their house. T!ie de-
fend leo. Colonel Sarelt, was .1 mount attendant st-
all such parties ; and ha, with the plaintiff end ether
Officers, dialed together at the Cocerro-i's
table. In the noon time, Col mel Piorell pretended
to entertain an uncnnimon degree of friendship for
the plaintiff, and niede him retreated offers of osier;
his interest to obtain promotion for him in the army.
It was impossible for a man holJiiij no higher situa-
tion than that of a Lieutenant, and looking forward
to advancement in his profession, net to or: hie,!..17
gratified with such attentions as these, cemino from
an ()aka of such high rack as that of on Adjutant.
General; and lie felt pleasei and hr:lour:. by hav-
ing him as a frequent guest at his tab:c. This latter
circumstance naturally resulted from the .ittiatiter of
the parties ; Colonel Smell was, or at least war; w-
ider-sweet co be, an unmarried man ;at the Cape he
had no family. and lived as a bachelor ; therefore it
was natural to suppose he would be unite frequent
in his visits to a tastily where thew. was a regular
establishment, thin if be bed been differently situated.
Besides. he was l• years of age, while the plaintiff
was no more than 110: he was a man of ;pave and
serious manners, having no appearance of being ad-
dicted to gallantry ; and therefore the plaintiff could
not have entertained the slightest suspicion that he
was a person likely to form a diliherate plan of st-
! &Minn ; and from his manners, his general charac-
ter, and his prolessi-ns of friendship. he considered
turn the list man in the wat Id who could stoop to so
base and dislemourab!e all act as that which he elle:-
wards perpetrated. lVtiile Mr. Kent remained at the
Cape, his lady was delivered of two children at diffe.
rent times; and Colonel Sorel', to give a still gteater
proof of his assumed friendship, stood godfather for
one of them, in conseqiienre of his own particular re-
quest. In this state ef cordial interceuree the parties
continued to associ etc with each oilier moil the year
ISt I, when the ioite of e.f Mr. Keet required
his presence in Eaglaiel ; and, for that purpose. lie
obtained leave or absence for six months. Uo to that
moment Mr. Kent had not the slightest se .pteine
his wile's infidelity ; nor was thew any
!thew, or reesaa to brli.ve, moat toes r;i:::'.ial
comae: had taken p 1 ce bovcceit her anal Colonel S
doting heir tesidence at the Coe-. wes evi.
Aent, however, fit m the circumstances that astir.
wards transpired, that by that time he had succeeded
in undermining her Thine, in corrupting the prizit7
of hr mind. and in seducing err affections. Na
must have been for a length of time carrying rei suer
en artful and secret system of seduction. as at length
induced the unhappy woman to consent to the gushy
arrangements which he formed for the ultimate corn-
plettoo if his execrable purpose. One of.. those ar.
rangeusents was, that on the arrival of Mrs. Kent in
England, she should immediately elope from her
husnand, and place herself under the protection of
a It iced of Colonel Sarell's, to whom she was to he
tepreiented as a slighted and injured woman. Mr.
Kent heving obtained leave of abwace, as th • J iry
acre already informed, erribeik:d with his fareily on
board the Boadicee ttigate, Lied Needle, the Ceptein
of that ship, haw ng kindly given them a ; assage to
England. To the very moment of his departure
front the Cape, Colonel Smell continued hi. poato.
sitar' of friendship, and just before he sailed, gave
Slim the follouilig kercr of introduction and ecorn-
niendation to Sir Henry Torrent, Secretary to the
Commaiider.iriellief t

" Cape of Good Her, il•lo Kea, In' I.
" My dear Torrens— the bearer, idirutc•inuit petit, to ,he as.*
I dgh• Dragoons, is a particular mewl of mane, rod s'oould be
lm typeo to pay his respects to you Owlish he is me ly ,; ve
you any important trualde), I hit: 1.5081 e4ll.eitly T 3 r. venmetil
him to yuur attention and gikiti folfiC A. He go-, bottle weft: his
family in tie' Soadicea, with 1.0111 Neville, whit sit inaaths have
iii 31/S1911::". AS I Kllpslie 10 get holm: in a very shot t ton
rely upon :t pas-a;;:• to A ill'IS•t!, which may he ex,. r:.-s, to • I is
a few weeks, I sit dl not occupy utore ut your time a. pre•vm,'..at
%%toes, truil's " SI. ell Y.1.•.'
Here was a c dr4ete askaowl.v lgineat nn the
part of the defendant under his own li .n that :'se
plainliff was a man worthy of the notice of the C ,ru-
iiiander-iii-Chiel, and .t man against who,d char icier
no imputation c,)u1.1 lie: But to shl!rer ch: a!rornina-
hle duplicity and treachery of this delenlai.r, he had
to infirm the Jury. that the sante chip z
veyrd that letter, did also convey another, writtta
abut the same time, containing sentinienti II:e ve.ry
reveise, and insinuating that the plaintiff was a cha-
racter unworthy iif possessin:l; stub a wernan as his
wile. This letter Was addressed to Colonel Shaw, it:
England. and was zs follows:
64 l'he savour, my 11.-ar Shaw, whi,lo I have to alt you relate,
to a female, who, In every pt.mt of and per-unal qualities,
fs scanted to colisitEraqou t,teelli, and la:avedet whom arig
myself an attachluillt has taken plate not to be effaced. You -.all
reinenabi.r Mr:. K Ist, at the 21,1 l.ight Drlrjouns, whom y•
lsew.and Ir. quently fl \V the General's with Mrs. Austii.,. I
am sure that I can ulna myself ot any Int ein tonal L•tr.sron apt."
(!u;ne..tig gionnectuuts; but where there is no a:feetuut la
man and wife, the opporunity of doing kind °Mae+ for a Lin.de
trequrnay produces 4s.n.,:t.tnent. 1 eamiut Isere detail circarne
stances of peculiar delicacy, which eonipelled me in !hi, case,
which terry feeling of my heart arid 'mina iv inv:dir,ai, no hard
recoarse to the aid ui a went!. All shall be told you hereafter.
I Call only say on paper, that K. has got leave to go !..•I.le, . 74
sari wit". Lis batity in L1.V.3 days, hi the B....tdicea frigate, C' VALI
Leed NeVillv, who gives them a pm :age. I cannot ,:er a ;i:os, e
now, though I have made every effort, hat I have got leave tit :Sc-
ience. and ,wait come by the neat sl fp. Now, my thaws
such is the c. 0.5.:, that sae may be so situated as to require Isar sup.
port of a friend inthe interval between her arrival and min.., so
lar as to pioe.s.re for her an asylum with a usual.', iu wictrio %toe
could remain quiet its perfect retirement till I uriee. Lee
this asststadid: grunt y .ut. friendship ; she has ;dus letter w dig her,
and will cony forward it In case necessity resent-ea, al41: I. will
then be aceompall:ed by a note titan herself, to cry Wiltre use ss
at the moment. You need only appear iu private to amass her, la
retiring to a suitable asylum fur the .bore unit I have months
sod I most earth...4li said eat t.:e;. you %%NM Vv., ye it prate aua

the moment this reaches you. I apply to you as a frend, who, I
am sure, will feel and enter into the delicacy of such a situation,
and the anxiety I must experience lei tHs subject; titi; I cocsule
myself in the eillifid..mee I feel in your kotrimp.s. I ivy NI .1 pri.
Dahl), arrive in England by the 10th ot May. -I hi, 'titer goes in
their ship; and I hope to are in En;;land by he eml ot June,
latest I: niters's,. y requires her to iniward this, I beg 1 oar to leave
a letter for me at Cukor-A with a three:inn to be Is, pt till
for: and I shall go there in ask the moment lam in town. Goa
bless you, and let me rely on your friendly aid and secrecy.-....
Yours, &c. " bOALI.L.
May 1,1511."
It appeared, then, that nn the (2.1 of March, he
wrote that in,amous letter of which his iinfiapiry vic•
CM was the bearer—that letter in wi.:eh lie emuld
wickedly represent the plaintiff as a careless and had
husband; and that on the 601 ,f the same month,
(four days after), at the very time when lie 'glad cont.
pleted his plan tor the sum ot that timbal:Ws happi-
ness, he gave a direct lie to every thing he had insi-
'seated in the fortifier letter. It fortunate.). happened,
that rh idler htf those letters were delivered to the party
to whom it was directed.— T. e itr. llr,opharri
dwelt with considerable arvel:,y on the aiii:lincTled
and profligate mital that could tl;..tat. stich a letter
as that dm:wed to Colonel Shaw; anal v.aricii could
conceive that the latter would lend himselt to the
atrocious project which it held f. 4 di.] tic (Mr.
Brougham) had the Uhni,ur of being personally Ac-
quainted with Colonel Shaw, and to Lis own know-
ledge he could elSr'!it, that Clone! Shaw was a Gen-
tleman of the most honourable character ; that he
was a mat tied man, and the last man in the world
who would make himself instrumental to the seduc-
tion and rum of a virv,:...15 female. The letter cle.ir4
provrel that the defendant had effected his plait of se.
duction long benne the departure of Mr. and Mts.
Kent troiss vie Colony ; and that it was to be canted
tally into effect As soon a, the parties atrived in Ltig-
land. Colonel 3i:rell wished, but was unable to ob.
'ant A passage or. board the !Boadicea; but that ship
had not beett three months in England when lie ar
r. veal in another ship ; and then, Macrae' ot calling on
the plaintiff to renew his fta suer friendship, he care
lull, avoided him, but took case to apprize the wile
of his arrival ; and that infatuated woman, enaile to
remove the impressions that had been made upon her
mind, fled Irian the roof and protection of the best of
huslitad-, and desired hat two surviving thildren,
lovely gills, woo were already of an age and under-
standing itMicient to be aeflitaintrel wieo their me.
ther's disgi ace. Sae threw herselt into,the Arms of a
base and treacherous sedocei, with whom she has ever
s'nrce livetl in a state of
Mr. 13i:out:ham observed, that it might appear sin-
gular that so I .ng a delay had taken place, tee4l, the
time of the offence being committed until the brine-
*tic: of the action ; but this circumstance wount he
sita-iacro!ily accounted for by the evidence of
Williams, the plaintiff's Solicitor, whom lie should
call. The letters of the dekndant as above were then
lead, and the following witness• s were called
Wiliiam Dunbar had Ignii:en the plaintiff up-
wards of twelse years; saw and visited him and his
wilt: for near two years after their marriage; she WAS
a very pretty interesting little woman ; they had one
chili', and appeared to be a most happy affectionate
couple, and he a moat fond and attentive hs,shAi;,l,
Sir 1.7. was a Captain in the sante regiment.
Major M'lJonald knew' the plaintiff* when he was
in the 17th Dragoons with lam, many years ago;
met him and Mts. Kent afterwards at Glieni, when
he and Mrs. M.llunald visited them comtatitly ; they
were also visited by all the resrectable families in
the neighbourhcoJ, and ft.:narked as a nowt atfcc-
tiohate cruple, and he a wrist kind and attentive hus-
band; remembers their having t c!.ildren, one of
which died these. Mrs. K. was a mist interesting
little woman, and remarkably fond of her children,
g
and most hihly respected in that neit:hbouilh.od.
Captain ltaicsford knew Mt. and Mrs. Kent per-
Getty —sailed with them in the same ship to the 1
Cape of Good !lope: continued to visit them cnn-
stantly during the whole' time they were there; they
three children, and lived together in Itatmo .y
aid affection. Mts. Kent was dotingly fond of het

children, and Mr. Kent a most attei.tive l.usb.ind
and lather. lii knew Coiontl Smell; met him • Irv.
iquently at Mr Kent's; Liiew he was a middle aged
man, . f a remirleahly stesdy, resetved. and serious
tor.,. :sod the list perm l!e should hive suspected Of
d ince/Mous. Mr. and Mrs.
Kent visited in the first cii cies, and left the colony
be!Ore him.
Mts. Co;liar was an efficer's lady in the 21:t Dna.

eisi;ed Mr. and Mrs. Kent as such; always
(01;sidcred her as a most IlicuJiy affectionate wife, and
remarked by all as a frini ai,d attentive mother. Mr.
Kent was a moe: anzanis kied husband and father,
and devoted his v.hole tune and attvtition to the in-
terest of his family. Knew C iloncl S•arell atouii,ll act
intimately, but always loi.ked upon him aa a most
sespictahle character; Was raihuf a grave
aged .man.
Several other witnesses were then caned.
Mr. I. Williams proved that he had commenced
the present action its 1812; that shortly afterwards
his client was ordered to Ireland, :.ad from then;e
to the Cape of Good Hope, lc.ving 41sta:tenons with
him to proceed; vvliicli, nowever, he was unable to
do for want ui sefEcient evidence; but that on Mr.
Bent's return to England, a few. months ago, no :raw ,
had been lost in bring the case to a hearing.
The Under Sheriff summed up the evidence, and
commented on every part or it in an able anti 'war.
dal manner ; after which the Jury. reined fora tew
minutes, and returned with a vre.ll,:t fur the plailWlf
.--Damages, Three Thousand Pounds.
No evidence was called, nor did any counsel ap-
pear on behalf of the defendant. His letting judgmeLt
go by default was an acksowledgmtnt that the alleged
adultery had been committed by him.
01. D nAILLY. .
Saturday fifty one persons .vere tried, 12 Of -whom
were capit .V.y convicted, vii.
jams Biggs, for breaking and entering the dwel-
ling house of Lawrence Rowe, and stealing two el
balk notes, his property.
Jain George Delbridy, for sacrilegiously breaking
arid entering the parish church of lslcwurth, and
stealing two silk sear Is, and other articles.
71somtu Sandi nnel 7 henna: Coleman, for stealing four
bollocks, the property et Richard Wallis.
George leasseee bar assaulting Joshua Wren cn the
Eines bignwati after blinding him, by throwing a
handful of saugin his face, and forcibly taking irons
his person £l. 145. in eopper.monses.
Thomas Edward', for disposing of and putting away

eight Al bank notes, with intent to defraud the Co. i
vernor and Company of the Bank of England.
William Kelly, for stealing privately in the shop of
John Cestlio, '22 silk handic,:rchiels.

- .....
jam Byrne, f.,r stealing 2u pieces of paper hanginc,
value LI of Richard Wood, in his dw, Bing house.
Jahn Lase, fur robbing William idiriewan, ou the
King's highway, of a watch, Su.
William Drummond, Eli] oft Swainlvn, and Thomas
Waincyri:ght, for ass4ulting and tubbing Thaesms T.ty.
for, oa the highway, of a watch, two gold seals, &c.

^ll.ll GES OF IREASIEVABLE I'I2.ICTIGAS.

The ning's Messengers on the 2-limier/Taw:len:,
in cc„ junction with the 1.1...v-sl-ect Officers, are coo-
%tautly employed in apprehendiug persons at istant
p.sits 01 the co, iritt y , particularly in the North f
En: land, Lanutstiire, Yorkshire, t.t.t. on treasonabie
and sedithaas practices, brit•ging them to Lon,'on .n
custody ; and also, atter they t!.vir e‘arri,a
thus before the Privy Council, the 1,4 f_Prtcers, 3c:.
in conveying t:,ern to tfi,tant prisons in tl;e country,
where they are kept separate. About a. seeflt s.nce,,
Thomas Wolstenholnie, William irolgtrladme, and James
Wolstenholme, a fattier and two sons, who had been
brought some time previous in cu.tody from Sturffield
on charges of treawcable practices, were conveyed
to Winchester prison. At the same time others from
Sheffield, Nottingham, and Derby, were sent off to
other prisons.
Wednesday night a man of the name of Scree/re
was brought to London, by a King's Messenger and
a Bow-street Officer, from Wakefield. On Thersday
Scroope underwent an examination at the Secretary,
of State's Office for the Home Department, before
Lord Sivmourti, Cie Law Officers, Sir N. CONAUT,
&c. At the same time several others, who had been
in custody fix some time, were br-ught Irom the
I louse of Correction, and underwent an examination,
atter which some of them were sent off to Cambridge
and Hertford prisons.
Saturday night, between nine and ten o'clock, a
King's Messenger and a Bow-street Officer, arrived
in town with 4 man in custody on a charge of trea-
sonable practices, by virtue of a warrant issoed
against him signed by Lord Viscount SIDMOUTII, as
Secretary of State. On account of the lateness of the
hour, no person was an attendance at the Secretary
tit State's Office, and no Magistrate befog sitting, he
was lodged iu the House of Correction.