Star.
London, England, 1803-11-26 00:00:00

" GENERAL ORDERS.

• Major General Sir Clunks Akin orders, that Is future, all
perfoos are to be permitted to pars In the city of DA* until the
hear of s s elle& at sight, and sot to be molelbed, snlefs they
&mid amble Is groups, In wbkb cafe they ass to be difperfed.
After the boor of a a **clod, aft peons me to be Rapped and de-
tained who do not produce mashy paliserts ; ems theft who
are exempted In conformity to fanner orders. Theft ressladons
are to take place M the interior of the eky !yore this Wets At the
out.polts on the canal and on the circular road, no peons to be
admitted to Weaker nine o'clock at night, who do not produce re-
gukr purports, and who are not esempted by the lift orders'

The Lord Lieutenant and Privy Council have had
a Proclamation iffued offering a reward of pool. for
the apprehenfion of the notorious rebel, Michael
Dwyer; aVo the (um of pool for filch information
as may lead to the dikovery of laid Michael Dwyer;
and the further fum of tool. for information againtl
any perfon aiding. abetting. harbouring, or conceal-
ing the aid nefarious delinquent.
Another Proclamation, from a Privy Council held
by his Excellency on Tuafday, has been iffued, of-
feria a reward of pool. for the apprehenfion of the
affisffin who !hot Mr. MASTERSON the Liberty
Rz. Myleeralley, or for any accomplice he
t have had in the horrid as ; and two of the
• • Committees have offered rewards alfo. Se-
veral of the Coafervators. aided by the Yeomanry,
made harsh today fix arms.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF tXCHEQI,; k. DUBLIN, N0V.13.
Clll4 CC,.

Kims ItE LA T. Bun; .1".1;)WAS an naion brunght
by the Plaintitf, who is a cnr.:_cli:.ner, in Frantn.
againli the Deft:aim, who is on inn-keer,,
in the fame fireet, to reeovtr competif.zion in dA•
mages for the injury which Plaintiff fultained by De.
fendant's Sedation of his wife.
The SOLICITOR GFNERAL Hated the cafe with his
dila' ability, and called for the full amount of the
damages, which were 50°1.
After hearing evidence on both fides, and a very
able fpeech from Mr. CURRAN, for the Defendant, it
clearly appearkl that the Plaintiff was acceffary to
his own difgrace.
lord AVONMORE charged the Jury with his ac•
cuftomed perfpicuity, and in 15 minutes, they re-
turned a verdiQ for the Defendant.

SHFRIFTS' COURT, LONDON, NOV. 26.
CILIM CON.

Davis V. Sat 7N.—Mr. Goat/E Rated to the Jury,
that they were called upon to afters the damages in
an alion brought by the plaintiff againft the delis-
dant, for criminal converfation with his wife. The
plaintiff was a clerk or book keeper at the Glocefter
Coffee.houfe, Piccadilly, and the defendant the pro-
prietor of one of the (tort Rages near town. The
Learned Counfel expatiated on the dreadful injury a
man fullained in being robbed of the affekion and
fociety of a woman with whom he was happily mar-
ried, and obfsrved, it was impoffible for a Jury to
give any adequate fatisfaetion in damages for the
violation of his domeftic happinefs and comfort.
The cirouriftances of the cafe were there : it had
at firft been fuppofed that the plaintiff's wife and the
defendant became acquainted with each other,incon-
fequence of her frequently coming to town in his
coach ; but, although it now appeared their intimacy
had fubfilled prior to fuch opportunities of inter.
courfe, yet fo fecretly had they carried on their cor-
refpondence, that no fufpicion was entertained of
their criminality. In the month of February Taft, the
plaintiff was afHiEted with a fit of ficknefs, which con-
fined him fo long that he loft the fituation he had be-
fore enjoyed. On his recovery, be went on a vifit to
a relation, and when he returned, retired to a water-
ing place for the benefit of his health, and took his
wife with him. In the month of May he received an
anonymous letter, informing him his wife had been
unfaithful to his bed during his inners. Not believ-
ing the imputation on her chaßity, and witting to
difcover who had flandered her, he wrote tot coo•
fidential friend to make enquiry into the troth of the
report. The refult of the enquiry was faeh as to in-
duce him to come to town with his wife, in whole
virtue he Rill reputed fo much confidence, that he
refilled the impreffion of evidence of her guilt, which
would have convinced any one not fo partially dif-
poled ; but his doubts were at length removed by
the difcovery of a letter from his wife to the adul-
terer, which !hewed that a criminal conneCtion had
long fubfified between them, and that while he was
abfent the defendant had every day vifited his wife,
and flept with her three or four times. His diftrac.
Lion at the affurance of her inconftancy was more
eafy to be imagined than defcribed. The Learned
Counfel urged to the Jury that .the pecuniary da-
mage fußained by a perfon in the plaintiff's fituatioa
was far greater inlproportion than when fuch an in.
jury was offered to a man of rank and fortune. He
remarked that the conduit of the plaintiff to his wife
had ever been molt kind and affeaionate. The plain-
tiff had two children, the offspring of his union with
his wife, and be had indulged the hope that they
would have been pledges for the continuance of their
mutual felicity and affeltion ; but it was no Cumin
aggravation of the father's mifery that this infatuat-
ed and unhappy woman was far advanced in preg-
nancy, under circumtlances which jellified the Rrong-
eft
fufpicion that the adulterer was the parent of the
infant the was on the eve of bringing into the world.
The Learned Counfel concluded by trotting that a
cafe fo calamitous as that of the plaintiff would Of-
tify the Jury in giving very exemplary damages.
The brother in law of the plaintiff proved the mar-
riage in 5797 ; the hutbuid was then 34 years of
age, and the wife 17 ; it was a match of affeaion,
with the cadent of their parents and friends; they
always appeared to live happily. The plaintiff was
a man of an excellent difpofition, plating manners,
attentive to his wife, and remarkably fond of his
children. Upon the receipt of the firft intelligence
of his wife's infidelity he was agitated to fuel a de-
gree that the witnefs thought he would have 101 l his
feats.

A perfon at whore hoofs the plaintiff and his wife
lodged, and her fervant, proved that the defendant
was in the habit of calling ahnoft every day upon
Mrs. Davis, always chufing thole hours at which it
was certain the plaintiff's duty would exclude the
poffibility of his being at home. They alto proved,
that while the plaintiff was altogether abfent the de.
h.l.at lkpt feveral nights with his wife. There wit.
neffes defcribed the plaintiff es a kind indulgent hat-
band, never out of temper, and (pending all his time
with his wife and children, except when he was en.
gaged in balmier:.
&vend other witneres confirmed the charaffer
given of the plaintiff, with refpeift to his affeEtionaie
regard for his wife.
The defendant offered nothing in extenuation cf
his offence, either by Canal-el or otherwife.
The Sheriff fummed up the evidence with ;aver:.
ality, leaving the quellion of damages to the conti.
deration of :he Jury, under all the circuit:Mances of
the cafe.

The Jury retired about ten minutes, and returned
a eerdid for the plaintiff—Damages 1001.

Saturday morning the Duke of /Eger arrived at
the Queen's Honk, in his eurricle, and infpeitted kis
MajeiTy's (addle hnrfes in the Sables.
Captain Waiaar of the Navy, bad an interview
with the Admiralty, an Taefday, previous to his
leaving this Country for the Continent.
The Dean of Weftminfter has appointed his famed
fon, Mr. Gaoling Vinegar, to be Chapter Clerk of
that church, in the room of the late Mr. Cora.
Dator Bala, Conainiffioner of fick and wounded
Seamen, and lafpeenr of Hofpitals, is arrived at
Yarmouth to infpeft fick quarters, and maw wee&
fart' accommodation for the lick of the Needs Sea
fqiusdron.

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