Star.
London, England, 1817-12-04 00:00:00

NE:IDING, DECEMBER S.

DEATH OF THE, PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.
A County Meeting was held in the Town-hall t
day, in consequence of a ri quisition, for the purpose
presenting Addresses of Condolekce on this la-
mented event. At twelve o'clock tile High Sheriff
took the chair. There was a numerous but not
crowded attendance. Letters of apology were read
from the two Members for the County.
The HIGH SHERIFF said, that none of his predeces-
sons in (Alice had ever occasion to perform so painful
a duty as now tell to his lot. As a father. and ai 1
husband, he sympathised deeply with the 11:gh pcisfi-
nages who were more esp. cielly afflicted by the loss
which all deplored. He would now read tie regal-
mem, and thus introduce the business of the day.
Sir NATHANIEL DUCKENFIELD moved an Address
to the Price It.gent, condoling with him upon the
loss of a virtu,iis and beloved daughter ; aT.d ex-
pressing a h••pe that hit Royal Highness, while he
regarded with satisfaction the deep sympathy of a
loyal and affectionate people, would derive his prin-
cipal support from religion.
Sir Mortals XlmeNes seconded the Address.
Mr. HALLETT presented hirnselt thus early with
very great .pain to his feelings, but be was constrain-
ed by a sense of duty. He objected to nut one word
of the Address. He still had very great cause to
bestow blame. They must not blame him for finding
fault, if he should ch it without reason, provided lie
thought that he did his duty; much less, however,
could he be blamed tor finding fault with what ve.is
Oliviously, and to the conviction of all, faulty ; they
must, in that case, blame only those who were the
c itise of the fault, and who made the present animad-
version necessary—(e/m/aure). He adverted to the
and said it was chargeable •vith two fig-
-42 ant sins of omission—q Great nplihnue). It restrict
ed the meeting to the Nobility, -Gentry, and Clergy :
it did not even embrace the Freeholders ; and it
made no allusion to the Priucess of Wales—( Vehement
and long :hoot:).
Sir NATHANIEL DWI:ENFIELD said, that with re-
spect to the mode of expression used in the requisi-
tion he alone was to blame, and begged that others
might not be charged with an offence which he rook
entirely on his shoulders. He had seen An advertise-
ment on the subject, and did he know the wilier, he
would wait upon him and thank him for it. He was
sorry that the requisition had not been otherwise
+forded—(4,'eleare).
Mr. HALLETT knew nothing of the advertisement
Alluded to. if he had written it, he would have
thanked Sir Nathaniel for the terms in which he had
spoken of it. He was glad to hear Sir Nathaniel
acknowledge his error so handsomely ; still the con-
sequences of that error, and the necessity of remedy-
ing
it, were nut removed. The requisition called for
a meeting only of Freeholders who were uoble:nen,
Gentlemen, or Clergy. All the Freeholdeis must be
.died. And why should not others as well as free-
,oiders be admitted to County Meetings? He had
always contended for a general invitation to the in- i
•iabitants; and be would still do so, although his
efforts hitherto had been so fruitless. He would atk
why all the inhabitants of this county should not be
suffered to condole with his Royal Highness ? Their
feelings were as strong and as acute as those of any
(present. They contributed to support the burdens
of the State, at the rate of 10s. out of every 18s.—
fhey had not been invited by any authority to
mourn for the I'rincess, yet they all agreed in the
melancholy sentiment as it warned by a storm from
Heaven. He had Always objected to such coblitteal
requisitions, and he would even persist in objecting
to them. The loss they deplored was greater to dif-
ferent persons according to circumstances. Hie own
glass was well nigh_run, and the Brunswick family
might still survive him; but the child unborn might
rue the foss that now afflicted the nation. The Prince
had been now married for 23 years, and where were
the fruits of his marriage ?—( Here the Sheriff keenly
interrupted the speaker, and charged him with de.
parture from the line prescribed in the requisition.)
—He objected to the requisition, and proposed an
amendment of it ; with what propriety, therefore,
could he be called on to tontine himself within its !
absurd prescriptions ? He was only, however, going
to offer his reasons for objecting to it, and proposing
an amendment. He blamed not his Royal Highness,
but his advisers—(Great aNdanse). When they call-
ed a Meeting, and did not allow a single objection to
be started against their measures, on the ground that
that was travelling out of the requisition, what re-
spect did they show to themselves. or to their cause ?
When they called to mind, that upon the prospect
of heirs being provided to the House of Brunswick
by his Royal Highness, his debts to the amount of
ie1,430,000 were paid off by the nation.—( Here an
undescribable scene of tumult presented itself: the
Sheriff and his friends groaned, hissed, and hooted,
while from the rest of the assembly proceeded bursts
Of ipplillte.)--Whete was now their zeal for the
House of Brunswick ? • Where was their loyalty
(Mach cheering.) They complained, condoled, and
lamented the irreparable hiss to the interests that
placed the .Brunswick Family on the Throne. Why
the las was irreparable they would not suffer to be
asked—ld/pp/awe).
The HltHi SHERIFF read the requisition again, in
order to put an end to such observations.
Mr. HALLETT insisted that he had a right not to
move an Address; tor if be attempted that, they
would turn him round, as they had dune another
Gentleman on a former occasiom He had a right
to move an Amendment.. even this he did not in-
tend to do, and he wished only tit explain his reasons.
Mr. GOLDING, M. t'. replied, that if he intended to
snake no motion, lie had uo right to speak but to the
Address.
Mr. HAemar would, perhaps, if they insisted on
that, alter his mind, and make a motion (Apjdouu.)
He was going to give his seadments on the subject
of adjournment, yet they would not hear him so far as
to let him tell his object. The expressions of regret
for the state of the Brunswick Family alarmed them
out of ail patience. He and his mends would not
be suffered to be loyal. 0, no! these men must al-
ways separate themselves, and would not allow others
:o share in their loyalty-44/0;w.) Thi advisirs
of his Royal Highneis were the greatest enemies to
he Royal Family
Whet has that to do with the and to the Nation.—(A gentleman
Ad-
dress ?j—Such Oppartuttities mug be used for ex-
preobius their sentituents. WiICIO Was the voice of

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the people heard i Were. they represented in tiarlis4
mem ?—[Cries oe.—.. No, on !".]
The Rev. Mr. bocrtNri un (ion 44-8;r itetha
niel, and Mir,istrr of 3t. Giles), nbscrvvd, that th,
!gentlemen !adds. edll le :.fe.e.tiatitt 10r tlkej:trp.
pose of ingnirg into such topic..
Mr. 1-I.tu.txr cnn,inue.t.—'l':•c TAeit.rm or no- •
.
Joutnment must nnwbe first disposed 01, and then the
Alidress would I.llnw (4fiftkuter.)
Sir NATHANIEL DUCKENFIELIi complained that this
w.ii nut (.sr.

Mr. Houotro cotrirried.—lt was Pot only fait,
his: proper, before they repressed their condolence, to
incor re why the lass they had sustained was se, erear?
Whit rendered if so? Why did the hope; of the re.
von test on this single offsoring ? ,C1.44:0,0O0 were
paid with the view of hay ,s a numerous family.—
[lino the scene of nproar was repeated.] —T: e
Princess of lV.tle, w.s a, unstained as any Lad '• in
EuglanJ —( otjardavri ) It she was not—if sor was
guilty—let her slitter for high treason ;it she was in•
tioeent, let tor accusers suffer the penalties of perjury.
Sate bore the Princess v.hom they preoessed to de.
plore ; she suffered the pains of child-birth surely
like other women. What would those Gentlemen
say it she were now Quen of England, and bestow.
ittg ti drop' ics, de merges, and other lucrative honour.?
How would they oppress her with.vittu.s wroth no
human being ever possessed ?—( Vehement and report:lf
dreeir of applause.) The wit hle ot the requisiti•in was
a cruel insult. The Address he most w.trmiy No-
pr--ved of, but in the present shape ot the questiun he
moved au adjourosrierit.
Mr. C. F. PAL/uEa rose amid dorms of applonse ;
he very reluctantly lelt himself obliged to object to
the use of such a Requisition. Although Sir Natha-
niel DuckenSeld had made a very proper apology,
that apology did not go forth along with the Requi.
'shim), and was not known • and in consequence of
such a Requisition hev.ng been sent forth, many tree.
holders were hot there who would otherwise have
been present. Had it expressed," Nobility, gentry,
clergy, and/reel:older:, it might have been defended;
but it was so eepressed, that none found honseli called
upon but freeholders who were noblemen, gentlemen,
lor clergymen, and constotiently many treeholders
were absent"—(e/Olderne ) A fresh Requisition was
I therefore accessory —(4oleure.) Name could feel
the loss of the Princess Charlotte more then he.
Judging from Ins own feelings, and from the obser-
vetroi he had made, he was satiSti,:d that it would be
a gratification to all the inhabitants to be oresent, to
juin in the ezpressiou of cond dente. They ought too
Ire be present. The poor isittabitents of that county
had their loyalty lately called in question, in terms
! which he would not repeat. Sorely, therefore, it
was but fair that such an opportunity of testiling
their loyalty and their affectiou should not be takes •
from them—(Great aliplawse.) lie should like to see
that very Addsess presented, and he, for one, would
support it, when it c4ine proposed ill proper circum.
static- s. But it was indispeosable that all the tree-
, holders should be invited. All the inhabitants of the
county ought to be invited. They all telt the loss, as
if it were of their own °illy child—( Great applause.)
Those who could not afford to buy mo took
I other affecting cans nt monifesting their girt. As
to the Princess of Wales, he recollected when " floe
Boor was suppressed, and when it was printed.
Every county in England :lad sent Addresses to
congratulate her—nut on her innocence, for thee had
' never suspected it (aititlause). hut of the signal defeat
of a foul calumny (great am/ease.) The loss of the
Princess Charlotte was oectiliatly great. Her prin.
ciples were virtuous, art soe gave espectetron that.
she would do away the unhappy dissensions and con-
tests which now distract us—(Great epplaute.) Wheo
they condole with the father tor the I iss of lie
ter, would it indeed be a jarring striog add their
condolence with the mother for the reduction of her
only stay, comfort, and hope ?—(Losul applatur.).
Let not Gentlemen drew their setisib lity only by
trampling on the outraged sensibilities of a forlorn
; Princess. The Requisition, he repeated. must be
; amended; and that it might go WWI with effect to
the county at large, let them move the adjournment
I themselves for that purpose. His friend would con.
scut to this. But if they did it not, lie seconded the
motion of adjournment.
Mr. Muitittoi. then arp.sed that there was no pos.
sibiloy of any freeholder having been excluded.
Mr. norms, a Banke-, cunteudrd that it was quite
irregular and snconsistent with the usage of Parlia-
ment to put the question of Adjournment before the
original question. But this was riot supported.
When the question or adjournment was put, the
111 CM SUOMI'S* ordered ell who were not frietiolders
to withdraw. All withdrew but a hew Gentlemen
on each side of the Chair. He then desired all those
on his lads, who were against the adjouretnerit, to
move to his right. They did so. H next tailed
upon all who opposed the adjournment to Eat if
hands. About a dozen on his right did so.
Mr. HALLETT in toe mean time called out to all
freeholders to return and vote. The mass moved
forward again, and on a spew ref hands for the -ad-
journment being ordered, t few Gentlemen on she
left, and all who had withdra an, held up their hands.
The Sumer declared the a Ijournment lost. Mr.
Holoorrr demanded a poll. It was refused. The
Address was then carried ucannruasly.
Mr. GOULDING rapers: A :oiler. Address to Prince
Leopold. He would rely-Jur:her repeat to them an
Epitaph he had seen, as strikiiigiy aprlicahie to his
Serene Highness •

" He ineurus, tut niarmur not; grievo,giot despairs;
'• keels as a man, In., 43 Christian boar, r.
Mr. Lussesmono seconded the Address.

Mr. Hau.arr observed, that none could have con.
ducted himself better than Prince I.ecpold. Th..eut;4l
a foreigner, he was endeared to every English heart.
He did nut now- repeat the objections which were
equally applicable to both Addreis,3, became be
should be resisted with clamour, the She would
decla►e the result of a pretended division while he re-
fused a poll, and could not pretend to manse the
numbers on either side.

Mr. PALAU% only regretted, th:st it could n't re-
ceive the aarohation of greater numbers. T:ie Ad-
dress was unanimously agreed to.
Sir NATHANIEL DIXKINFIXLD moved fate thai:ks of
the Meeting to the Sheriff ; upon hearing whiO all
moved off but the Sheriff hinuelt and tw.a or three
friends, to whom be returned thanks for the honesty.
.they had done him; and thus Ow Msttiog Aas dis-
solved At hall-p.ist tux o'..leck.

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Lxv INTELLIGENCE.

9OURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER S.
CitlM. CON.

NEwToN O. bmwTelq.

This was an action against the defendant for de•
banching and having criminal conversation with the
wife of the plaintiff. The damages were laid at Two
Hundred Pounds.
Mr. MARUYAT and Mr ESPINAISZ conducted the

case of the plaintiff.
The circumstances stated by Counsel, and proved
in evidence, were these :—The plaintiff and defen-
dant were brothers, the former being a journeyman
printer, for many years in the employment of Mr.
Clowe, of Northumberland-court. Strand, and the
latter had beer, a planter in the West Indies. In
1303 the plaintiff married a young woman, named
Mary Palmer, whose parents lived in Jermyn-street,
St. James's, the match being fiirmed with the con-
sent of the conm:-.ions cm both sides. From that pe-
ried until 13,4 the plaintiff and his wife lived toge-
ther upon the most affectionate terms, and in a state
GI the most pc: feet connt'oial harmony. Some time
in the year 1813 the defendant, Mr. Robert New-
ton, arrived in London front the West Imlies, after
many years separAtiin Boat his family, aid was ft.
.ceivect by his hit•ner with the greatest cordiality and
affection, at his lodgings in Villiers-street, 5tr.,1,41.
The defendant remained in. London until the end of
1813, when he went back to the West Indies, but
during his stay in town the plaintiff' had no rea-
son whatever to suspect the fidelity of his wife. In
June. 1814, the defendant came back again to Lou-,
don, and on this occasion a bed was fitted up for
Lim in the plaintiff's house, and in the month of
August in that year, the plaintiff received informa-
tion which induced him not only to suspect, but to
convince him of his wife having had a criminal in-
tercourse with the .delendaut. It appeared that the
plaintiff lodged in the house of Mr. Thomas Wood-
fall, the Secretary to the Society of Arts, and in. a
house opposite resided a Mr. Dupin, who, at the time
in question, was confined by indisposition to his room,
and kept the bath of his window, thud. In conse-
quence of the last mentioned circumstance, blrs.New-
ton took ncr precautions to prevent her conduct being
observed ; and in tact became so unreserved, that Mr.
Dupin happening to look tlitough his blinds, (the)
being made in the Venetian style. permitting the ob-
server to see, and not be seen) plainly saw chic de-
lenclast and her in such a situation, as pot the guilt
of the parties nu, cf all question. Their conduct was
of the giossest enarscter which could be imigineJ ;
but 17u lady seemed .to defunlani in such
a mininer as to exceed all description. After being
a spectatoi of these proceedings .ia two or clime other
occasions, Mr. Dupin deemed it his duty to make
AMC disclo3ure to the husband on the subject. He
accordingly sent fur a Mrs. Sarah Jackson, and cam.
tomaisaied to her what he had seen and through
the medium of her son-in law, the plaintiff was made
acquainted with his di:honour. He immediately
quitted his lodgings, and the same evening his wife
• and the defendant eloped together, arid have since
been living topthcr in Hatierdasher's-ruw, Huston.
The case tor the rifiliff i *Weed by Mr. Th•
Islas Veinier. the Attorney, Mr. Francis Buckingham,
Mr. Woudfoul, and Mr. Janne Dacia.
Mr. TOPPING addressed the Jury on the part of the
defendant. He admitted that the plaintiff 'must
have a verdict, but it was for them to consider what
damages they would give him for the loss of a wife,
whose conduct was so abandoned, as to induce every
man to think that he ought to be glad: to get rid of
such a partner. The plaintiff having delayed his ac.
tion.tor four yens. was a pretty strong proof that be
had not a very strong sense of his supposed injury.
It was t9r the Jury to say what damages 4 man was
entitled to, having slept so long under, one of the
neatest injuries which a husband could sustain I Mr.
opping alluded to die position in which the lady
had (arced the defendant, and energetically asked the
Jut .how th, y would like to twin a similar situation!
—A general burst of laughter prevented the Learned
Gentleman for some minutes from proceeding.
Mr. Justice Ammar, in summing up the case for
the Jury, told them that the abandoned conduct of
the wife was no ground for the mitigation of da-
, ranges, ii they were satisfied that she was debauched
by the defendant ; as to the delay is bringittg:the
action, that might have been produced by the plani-
ties ignorance of the defendant's place of residence,
Or from his inabiti.ry, till . no* of procuring the neces-
sary elfider.e• in support of his case. As no proofs
bad been given aecolinting for these points, the Jury
-bad no riot to presume any thing against the plain-
tiff.—The Jury fumed their verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages sell'O—Costs 4Os.
UOULEITCif O. 911210/CIIL
This was an action ter goods sold and delivered,
teNflerfor- /PS- Ifis. the amount of t plaintiff's
deitiald im..tiodsling a landau, and the4Mther sum
of. ae2l tpr the at an dieg of the amoral fft plaintiff's
premistifrliontFeorisary,lllls, to the present time.
It appeared that in consequence of the defendant
Laving required the plaintiff to furnish him with an
atitnate of the expense of building a landau, the lat-
. ter sent lain, in the amount of his charge;.anst having
teceivtd an order accordingly, the carriage was built,
and a notice sent to the detendant in February, IBM
that it was ready tor delivery. The defendant az-
premed his satisfaction, and said be should send for it
immediately, but however. in the June following he
went to Fr anim,leaving the catriage in the plaintiff's
hands. In the course of last year the plaintiff dies
covered that the defendant •was so town, and again
applied to him to take the carriage; upon which the
defendant said, that having enteratineo some specu-
lations in France, which had turned out untbrouras
bly, he did not then want a carriage; but °food doe
plaintiff the sum of aglio to keep the carriage and rid
him of his liability ; to which, Witmer, the plaintiff
mimed to• secede, and afterwards retraced easigh,“
else of £5O upon the like eOnditians.
Mr. Gnawer, for the defendant, admitted that he
was not prepared to resist the demand Ine..this gar.
Asia bet be submitted that the plaintiff could not
Nacoveiacorsent declaration the charged
for die. • . of lb. cads..
' Ain • yav ilesond is 4beabisittios, and
dotifin tbs.latuctibid a *MC% oith• fie 1572 l 2s.

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