The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

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for her daughter .toTimersr.. pn the kill being sent
to the Defendant roe payment, she refused to dis.
charge it, and said she was not liable on eccoset of
her infancy. He had already described what the
apparent condition of the Defendant was at the time
she contracted this debt. She was tieing is the
greatest splendour in Manchester-street, Maneheeter-
square, and he believed,
,at first said abe. was Minot
to be married. There was certainly nothing Jo her
outward appearance which would not lead .any per-
son in trade to conclude that she was fully entitled
to dress in the first style of elegence.; lidded to which,
her own mother saectioned every purchase which she
made. There were meoy of the articles to which he
could see no objection whatever. Among others
were some night-sbifts ; these, he apprehended,amortg
the most humble, would .be considered neither es-
travagant nor unreasonable parts of a lady's ward-
robe ; then came some petttcoets, which at this in-
clement season of the year, be thought, might be
found convenient, however few in point of number
the rules of fashion might require to be worn at one
time; these were followed by a few day-shifts, and
altogether these articles came to 51. The rest of the
account was made up of dresses of various descrip-
tions—all extremely proper for a person entitled to
support a genteel appearance, and by no means un-
suitable to the'situation which the Defendant seemed
to fill. What the_ defence is likely to be to this ac-
tion, be was reelly it a loss to imagine. The in-
(awl, of the Defendant had been admitted by the
Plaintiff, and therefore the only question to try was,
as to her condition in life. lle had reason to susptlet
that the father or mother of the Defendant were to be
called for some purpose or other ; if this were the case
he should certainly be blif prised; but whatever might be
their testimony, he believed they would uot be able
to deny that the Defendant had an income settled
upon her of not less than 4001 per auburn. He had
no wish, as he said before, to mention names, un-
less called upon so to do ; but he must perform his
duty. He should prove the delivery of the articles,
and the condition of the Defendant, and be should
then be entitled to a verdict.
Lord ELeerreonnueu here *eked for the bill, and
on looking over it said, " 1 do not see any articles
of dress iu this account which are charged more
than 51."

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Mr. TOPPING.—" They are all small articles, and
none of the charges amount to more than 31."

Lord ELLENBOROUGII.—" Some of them amount
to 41. and a fraction. If you make out. that this
young Lady has an income in her own right, as a
single woman, of 4001. a.year, I think there does
not seem to be any thing eace,asive in this bill, or not
suited to her condition in life."
Mr. TOPPING.—." Your Lordship will see by the
%%tigresses, the condition and appearance which the
Defendant held in life."
Lord ELLENennu'ucti.—" Appearance is not suf-
ficient ; any person—a beggar may put on an ap-
pearance of splendour."
Mr. Grnmey (for the Defendant).—" My Lord,
this was all subsequent to the delivery of the articles
by the Plaintiff."•
Mr. TOIIPING." No such thing. I shall prove
'her lettleinent."
TOPi'ING then proceeded to call his witnesses.
Smith Williams proved that she was present when
the Defendant was introduced by her mother to the
Plaintiff. Tnere were certain articles of dress which
she saw made and delivered to. the Defendant at her'
house in Manchester.street, Manchester-square.
Here a letter was handed to ,Mr. Gunxcy, upon
reading which, he said he would undertake to do that
which was right, and refer the cause.
Mr. Tonetoo said there was every disposition on
hid. part tts have done so before.
Mr. Cunwooo, gave full credit to. Mr. Topping's
intention, but the fact was that they had a stubborn
Client o deal with.
.The case wits then referred to Mr. Arabin.
A certain Noble Marquis, it was ramoured, ad-
vised the atonnpt at defence.

A letter frog' Naplei 'Peaks of a marine monster
of gigalitic dimensions, having appeared off the coast '
of Calabria. The fishermen speak of its vomiting
fire and smoke. It is supposed what they state re-
fers to the sudden eruption of a submarine volcano.
The typhus fever is unfortunately spreading in. the
interior of Switzerland ; it is making the greatest
ravages, particularly iu the small Cantons.
The sick Russian seamen belonging to the nercu-
' rius frigate, who were sent to the Royal Hospital at
Radar, have been recovered and sent on booed the
Queen Charlotte?, there to remain until the Russian
crews.shall return to Portsmouth from Cadiz.
• Captain the. Hon. W. Gordon is appointed to the
Topaz, 46, and Captain Loch, to the Eden, 28, both
Ruing at Plymouth, for foreign service, it is sop.
posed fur the East Indies. Captain J. K. White has
taken the command of the Spey, 2.0, at Portsmouth,
for the Mediterranean ; cod Captain. H. Forbes the
command of the Grasshopper, likewise fitting for
foreign service. Lieutenant T. W. Young is ap-
pointed to the Queen Charlotte, vice Ward ;
tenant Hobson to the Spey.
Arrived on Saturday, at the Motherbank, the
brig James and Theresa, John Apaey, Master, £rom
Patrass fur Portsmouth, for orders, in 58 days, and

is under quarantine. • 1
An Inquisition was taken on Friday night before
the Coroner for Surrey, upon the view of the body
of Mr. Charles Gee, a respectable upholiterer and
auctioneer, residing at the corner of ' Friar-street,
Blackfriart.rentl, who put a period to his existence
by hanging himself on Tuesday ' morning last. It
appeared that the deceased had, a few days previous
to the melabelfoly event, been on a visit to a friend
in the country, from which he returned on Sunday
last. Precious to his journey he eshibited symp-
toms of wildness and despondency. On Tuesday
morning' he arose an hour before his usual time, and
went below, as the family supposed, to prosecute his
daily business. An hour after, the son Of the de-
ceased came down bt ai 1 ii, and was serprised to dis-
cover
that the shop had not been opened. On
removing the shutters, the 6rst object . which pre..
sewed itself to his view wis the bedy'of his parent
suspended from the bsare. The botly.iwas out down
, almost instantly, but too late 19 restore life. The
r I Jury unsui.po;:sly sired it& a. seidja ef-,t/asuait3.