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London, England, 1817-01-02 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR .1.1n,U.1R1.

Vett. Dftr.69.—A white soft %tin slip, tastefully ornamented
st bottom, with a flounce of Mind blond lace, and a light t ill of
w Its satin, surmounted by a wreath of lilies compowil of rluin
bi pd, and a second roll of ono. The stalks of the we
fo mad of white Silk cord, and a row of the same, di.posed in
waves•ts placed Awe the roll cr satin. ;Sudsiest can be snore
beautiful than this trimming. The gown, compiewsi of spotted
British net, is an open robe, with a shop train, which meets in
front, ton slopes gradually off towards the bottom, so as to dill.
play the trimming of the slEp. The robe Is ornamented with a
of blond lace to correspond with the slip, and a wreath
of tliterleingleil lilies and costs.- the deter is sheet and very full;
a single fidune.e to blond is so disposed at to form an uncommonly
pretty half sleeve. The hair it brought o 100 a high tuft behind,
Sad the front hair conihtil back on tacit s e, so as to?lislilay the
forehead; a part of it is disposed in louse tiugkts, which tall
carelessly over he ears, which they partly Cade. The hair is
ornamented by a single lily, o=ll is a bunch of fern. Necklace,
ear-rings, bracelets, and armlets, arbby intermixed with pearl.
White kid gloves, and white satin slippers. Plain small ivory
fati--Inier.4.4sariee's Repository.
PUNCH PARISIAN HOME COSTONII•••410Ulla dress of •
hric muslin, finished from the border with a proti.sion of tucks
nearly up to the waist; the body of the gown made high, with
long sleeves tucked to correspond with the skirt. White straw
bonnet' with a plume of lemon .coloured feathers and Brum&
ace Veil.. Triple ruff of Vandyke lace, yellow satin girdles eaves
, ▪
slippers of pale tea coloured kid. •
▪ ENOLISE CAIRIAGNCOSTOMB.-A velve pelesseof a bright
carmine red, superbly trimmed with ermine; the tops of the
*ICOR`, caughtsup a la Moadserm, with rich military silk chain
work, the colour of the pelisso. Russian hussar cape of ermine,
ornamented with staid military chain. Limerick gloves and half
boots Of shoes of kid, of a correspondent colour.
The favourites:elopers few thia month are carmine . red, Bur-
gundy, l'ilicotas blue, pearl grey,and American es forester's green.
—L. Belk itssalskles.

LAW lATELLIGENCS.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER at.
BOTTOULZY v. DORaltti. ..
This was an action of assunsplif-upoa a policy of
insurance on the ship Duke of Welbigteson and from
London to Bermuda, Jamaica, and hick again to
London—Loss averred to be by perils dif -the seas.
The case appeared on the part of the plaiotiff to be
this t The Captain of the Duke of Wellington,-Mr!
Williams, who was a part owner, was endeavouriv.
on the 4th of March last. to make Ireland Island, the
port of Bermuda, and hoisted a signal to the pilot,
which, after remaining for several hours hoisted. did
net produce the desired effect ; and in attempting to
near a black fishermaes boat, The . ship struck upon
a reef of rocks, in conseqema of which she became
totally lost. Her imp, whjels consisted of valuable
Government stores were, however, is greatpart saved.
The defence set up was, that the loss was occasioned
by the brutal ignorance of the Captain in nautical
knowledge. It appeased that the Captain was' en
experienced seaman, but bad never been at the island
before, and several witnesses were called to impeach
Ms naval skill in this particular ;eosin*. among whom
were Capt. Bulks; R. N. sad Sir J. Cockburn, the
Governor of the island. The former of those Gen-
tlemen stated, that fie had observed the Duke of
Wellington endeavouring to make port, its being on
'the look out from Admiral Griffiths s house, with a
Wismar' and at five miles distance from the ship,
sad with s perfect knowledge of the wad, he gave
it as his opinion that the Captain was wholly unfit to
navigate such a voyage, and that the owners of the
shit bad placed too much confidence in him for skill
sad ability as a sullen. It was admitted, how.
ever, by all the other witnesses, that during the pre-
*OM gen of the voyage the Captain bad conducted
himself like a skilful seaman.
Lord ELanensiseauou charged the Jury that the
owners of the ship were certainly bound to, provide e
Captain competent to navigate the vessel to her des.
timbal, and if it appeared that the Captain they had
Provided was brutally ignorant of his general duty,
that would be a species of unseaworthiness for which
the Underwriters were not liable. But it appeared to
his Lordship, that the person provided by dm assured
on this occasion, had' one everything in his power'
tio avoid the danger which had befallen the vessel,
sad that there as no ground for impeting to him
any thing like a brutal ignorance of his duty. It
was, however, a case for the Jury, and they would
the question upon the evidence they had'
Jury immediately found a verdict -far the ,
Damages £3OO.
surt v. eta BalliaT maccarrn.
was an indictment against the defendant for
I corrupt perjury. The indictment stated,
defendant, Weeding to aggrieve one Tho-
iy, and to cadse him to be arrested and actu-
find bail for £3OO, moan had and received
and account of the defendant, did, on the
February, in the fifith of tbh King, at Loa•
is to say, in the county of Middlesex, per-
be
fore John Rose. the Pilaus of the
Court'of ' s Beach, and did then and there swear
sad snake , that Thomas May, of New lan, was
gra* indebted to bias in the sum of te3oo, money
- bad and received by the said Thomas, to and for the
sue and account of the defendant. The perjury as-
1111rurn this awn ' was—l, That .the said
oidssas May was not ' to the defendant in
the sum of ,WOO.` and WV, that he was not indebted
to him in any NM whatever.
Mr. Gomm stated the case to the Jury. Mr. May
was receiver of teats to the defeatism, who had made

an affidavit of debt again': bias to the antenatal
MO% for which be was held to bail, and upon the
or tad of the action it appeaasti that is feet no money
was due, in consequence of which the d.fsndant was
soosnitad. The affidavit of debt was the foundation
of the present indictment. It welinwesiage however,
to state, that although the defendant had not a coin•
gime justifteatioa for so rash a step, yet as the answer
tha debt sworn to was matter 01 set 4, his conduct
did not come width' the legal *raid= of wilful and
corrupt perjury. It was quite dear, hammer, that at
the bane the defendant made his alfidav:t, there was a
debt upon the balance of accounts, actually doe from
hint to ldr. May i but as the deiendaat Irma masof
adoessefl age. and as there was posibly on has put
ions amok epos the subject, the prosecutor was
Wag to promo, ogoiod his "on.* charge of
aod rem* perjury, which Melia the result
tenminate m an ore litittai• 110 (Mr. G.) should
therafeee de** rem any m • for the wows.
tics -liod he waited dam the satitvesU leave
the Court whims way imputation upon 11444We/sr.
utd uumnsoonmt said. that the prosecutor bed
sew beedeasely, sod directed the Jury to
&wit the defendant.—VerdiNet Guilty.
The Coon, et its ruing, adjettllked till next Tars. I

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