Star. — London, England, 1822-03-20 00:00:00

-...r • so r. FROM THZ NR* MONTHLY MAGAZINE. I can never believe that a Soldier brave Would slight Woman, and yet do his duty ; For Sowers •mold not bloom on a Soldier's grave If unhallow'd by tears from Beauty! And whit could reward him for all his toils, When the perils of war are over. But the laurels he gathers in Woman's smiles ♦Wen she welcomes hint home as a lover? Nor ribbons nor stars would Soldiers prize, Such baubles could never inspire them, Were the ribbons not lov'd for the band that ties, And the stars for the eyes that admire them ! ASSIZES. ~~ ~~ YORK, MARCH is. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. ABBOTT V. YOUNG. Mr. RA INE addiessed the Jury on the part of the plaintiff, whom he stated to be a young woman of the age of twenty-three, who sought to recover da mages at their hands, for experiencing as serious an ii jury as she possibly could--an injury accompanied with circumstances of the greatest cruelty and treachery. The plaintiff was one of a large family, and had the misfortune to lose her father at the age of lour years. They lived at Brantley, near Rotherham. There were several other children, who were alike nearly destitute, but were, however, brought up by .the mother in the greatest tenderness, and were then sent to ser'vice to get their living by hcifiest industry. The plaintiff also went to place, and lived in two situations before she went to be servant to the de fendant, in both of which situations she conducted herself without reproach, and to the greatest satisfac tion of her employers. The defendant resided near Wakefield, where he was carrying on every thriving business. He was about twenty-eight years of age, and a bachelor at the time the plaintiff went to su perintend his house. There was no great disparity of years in their ages. She was a handsome young woman, and two young men, in similar circum stances of life to herself, would either of them gladly have had her for a wife. For a considerable time the plaintiff lived with the defendant without any thing particular occurring ; at last, however, he began to shew her more than ordinary attention ; and when he had made way to her heart, and gained her affec tions, he began to take unwarrantable liberties with her ; she checked him ; but on his declaring his in vntions to be honourable, that he certainly intended to marry her, she was induced to render her person to him; the consequence of which was, that she be came pregnant, and was delivered of a female child. lie still continued to promise her marriage. As the time of her delivery drew nigh, the defendant pro vided lodgings for her at Leeds. His mother remon strated with him, thinking he was going to marry the plaintiff', when a sharp altercation took place between the mother and son, and he told her she had no busi ness to interfere. The plaintiff was introduced to her lodgings as Mrs. Jackson, the wife of the defendant, who represented himself as a Mr. Jackson ; and said that he wished the confinement of his wife to be kept secret, because his friends knew nothing of their mar riage. Overseers of parishes are always pretty sharp in cases of this kind, and so they were here. One of them applied to the person at whose house the plain tiff was, to know if she had not a young woman about to be confined, lodging with her? The person of course, replied—" No; no such thing—l have a married Lady here, who is about to get her bed; but Mr. Jackson, her husband, will be here to-morrow." Mr. Jackson did go next day to visit the young woman, and he went down to the overseer; the plain tiff was soon after removed. During the whole of this time there was no want of attention on the part of the defendant; he continually visited her, declaring his affection for her. At last she.was delivered of a female child; he shewed the greatest love for it, and ordered it to be named Elizabeth, its mother's name. The eldest sister of the plaintiff was married to a re spectable man of the name of Crowther, and resides at Sandal, the same town as the defendant. She na turally became greatly distressed about her sister's situation, and applied to the defendant to know what he intended to do. He flattered her also that he would marry the plaintiff, in such a manner that they could not doubt the fulfilment of his promise. Not long after this, he became acquainted with a young girl of fortune, of the name of Gosney ; and, within six weeks, he completely transferred his affections • from the plaintiff to this Lady, and married her. " I shall," added the Learned Counsel, " prove to you, Gentlemen, repeated promises of marriage. I shall prove also, that there was nothing improper in the conduct of the girl, except towards himself, and he ought not to call her hard names; for he was first her seducer, and afterwards her betrayer. She had hitherto lived in the most irreproachable manner, and borne the most exemplary character. I am quite sure, Gentlemen, you feel as I do, for the situation in which she is plunged, and will award her large damages (for he is well able to pay them) for the irreparable injury inflicted upon her." The marriage of the defendant to Eliza Gosney, in July, 1821, was then proved. Emma Abbott, sister to the plaintiff, and Mrs. Crowther, her eldest sister, swore, that the defendant repeatedly promised them that he would marry their sister. He fetched the surgeon at two o'clock in the morning, to attend the labour, and remained in the house until it was over ; he constantly nursed the child, of which he , appeared remarkably fond ; and which he always acknowledged to be his own. He also frequently called the plaintiff his wife, both be fore her face and behind her back. Mrs. Daniels, with whom the plaintiff lodged at Leeds, under the name of Mrs. Jackson, also deposed to the tender solicitude the defendant always evinced towards her—such solicitude as became a man to -ards his wife. Serjeant Hoixoca rose to address the Jury on part of the defendant, contending that the plain sisters went unworthy of belief ; and entreating fury not to mix up the crime of seduction with , verdict. Thomas Iveson, attorney's clerk, was then called, he swore that Emma Abbott had read the di rections of a letter of Mr. Young's, in his hearing; , t acknowledged that he used " a httletrick," by lEFP 'ZMMOT ~C~ misrepresentsti" or,. lie, to induce hei to gt , Mr. RAINS replied this case, he had said 1 for the incalculable . woman, he felt stronger damages, when he sa. wretched attempt to cont adict , witnesses, deportment in the witness-box was as decent, d e corous, and satisfactory, as nny ever beheld o that Court. -- If no promises of marriage had been made, h e w ould ask, Why were wedding-clothes purchased with the knowledge of the defendant? " There," exclaimed the Learned Gentleman, with great vehemence, point ing to the defendant, sitting behind his Counsel-. Chem, Gentlemen/. he sits, with his hardy face of guilt, glorying in his shame, glorying in the seduction of a female ; for he first seduces her, then betrays her, and then leaves her for the world to point and mock at. Here he is come, and there sits the infamous fellow. I hope his demeanour here will not be forgotten by you in your damages; but that, if he will come in this audacious manner, you will make him pay for it." —The Learned Counsel then answered Mr. Serjeant Hullock's objection to the evidence brought forward to support the case. With regard to the assumed name of Jackson ; why, he believed the defendant's house at Sandal, near Wakefield, was ten miles from Leeds, and that„the population of Leeds was such, that a great part of it would have no knowledge of the great and opulent Mr. Young ; therefore he might with safety use a fictions name. But, his Learned Friend had said, here were no letters pro- duced ; and bow, he would ask, could there, when the parties both resided beneath the same roof?— He (the Learned Serjeant) had also said, this was not a case of seduction. No ! he knew the female was not seduced from her father's house, -and therefore was deprived of that means of action ; she was no longer under parental care, but under the care of her master, and it was his duty to have protected her: but, instead of this, he seduced her, and then basely betrayed her. He next came to that hopeful sprig, the attorney's clerk, and surely the Jury would not countenance his evidence, when he acknowledged that it was by misrepresentation that he caused the witness to speak to him. This sprig was certainly a hopeful practitioner: Oh ! we should see him one day practising either in this Court or the other to perfec tion. It was all a trick, the defendant calling himself Jackson. Certainly, John Young was an excellent trickster, but a still more excellent trickster was Mader Thomas Iveson, the hopeful sprig of an attorney's clerk, who appeared quite an adept in triaing. Pro mises of marriage were not made at the market-cross, but in a domestic manner, therefore in this case there was more than abundant evidence. The Jury would take into their consideration under what circum stances the defendant left the plaintiff, and then he was quite satisfied that they could do no other than give her such damages as would, in some measure, compensate for the serious, the severe, and cruel in jury she had sustained. Mr. Justice BAYLCY summed up the evidence; after which the Jury retired for about twelve minutes, and-on their return into Court pronounced a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, £l5O. MARCH 14. • John Mather, of Bridlington, brewer, was charged with killing Francis Wilson. C. Preston stated, that about twelve on Thursday night last, he was in his own house, when he heard the report of fire-arms twice. The second report fol lowed the first about a minute. Witness went into the street, where he saw Francis Wilson lying dead. He called for assistance, and deceased was taken to the Black Bull Inn. The deceased was cousin to the prisoner, and had been his apprentice, but was not in his employ at that time. About ten minutes before he heard the firing, witness had conversed with the deceased, who appeared to be in liquor, and who de clared that If he could but find Mather, he would give him a good beating. R. Hodgson got out of bed, being alarmed by a noise in the yard of Mather. He heard a voice sal, " D—n thee, Jack Mather; if thou wilt come out 11l nail thee!" Witness looked out of the window and saw the deceased, with whom he remonstrated; upon which Wilson said, " Robert, I am very sorry if I have disturbed you; but (added he, rushing at the same time at the prisoner's door), d—n thee, Jack Mather; if thoult come out, I'll do for thee." Wit ness immediately heard the prisoner's back door open, and a voice say, " Halloo !—what do you want?— take care !" The voice appeared to be Mather's. A report of a gun seas then heard, after which a voice again said, " What do you want ?—take care !" A second report of a gun immediately followed, and witness ran to his front window, and saw somebody lying on the flags, but no one near. Grace Deighton, the prisoner's servant•girl, detailed the provoking and abusive language used by the deceased to the prisoner, the latter of whom she stated to have been in liquor. She did not see the gun fired, nor did she know who fired it. The pri soner always kept a double-barrelled gun, loaded, in a closet in his bedroom. Mr. G. Dawson, Surgeon, had no doubt but the cause of the deceased's death was the wounds he had received by a gun. The Constable produced a double-barrelled gun, which he got at the prisoner's house the following day, and which was in an unloaded state. The prisoner had an excellent character for huma nity and tenderness. The Jury retired for a few minutes, and then pronounced a verdict of Guilty. J. Holdnvorth was arraigned on a charge of man slaughter, in killing his brother, by beating him on the head with a stone. On being asked whether he pleaded Guilty or Not Guilty to the indictment? he remained silent; and it appeared, that though twenty seven years of age, he had never manifested any signs of intelligence or affection, except that maternal kindness had occasionally awakened in him some faint gleaming: of mind. The verdict of the Jury was, that he stood mute by the visitation of Goa, and that he was not able to take his trial owing to alienation of mind. MARCII is. James Mostly, aged 31, was charged with the murder of John Mackay. Mr. MA inn stated the facts of the case to the Jury The deceased resided at Sheffield, and was a grinder. Baring purchased some timber, he and ten other. grinders went a short distance from Sheffield respect- :t. t ~ t ',.~ -1E" 4i1.4Vt41.t21 'vk Via A ie t t is sair e tts iftern raft. not thin. eta Alba *Ming in a tt they iail by thenisalves. A iitaied from tfili tooth to another, ih 'r and swig it:unmans were. One Went telhelatidledy, stud begged Another named bailey, said he. would go and get one too.' He went into the tap room, Whete the prtsOntr was, and took a cake up, which was either the prisoner's, or he was about pur chasing it. The plisoher Hew in a passion, and Would have fought, but was prevented. The prisoner left his companions, went to his brother-in-law's shop, and took a butcher's knife, which he hid beneath his smock-frock, and exchiMed, D—n him, I'll stick him." He planted himself in a direction where the deceased and his friends had to come. In about half an hour, Mackay and his party set offlor Sheffield; when, as they passed the prisoner, he made a violent thrust at Raney with his knife, but which he evaded. Mackay, however, was not so fortunate ; for, as he passed, the prisoner stuck the knife into his belly.— He was taken to the Infirmary, where he died. Al though he (Mr. Maude) believed it would appear that Mackay was labouring under a disease which might have occasioned death, yet if death was accelerated half an hour, he conceived the prisoner would be guilty of murder. Mr. MAUDE then called.. Mr. T. Waterhouse, surgeon to the Sheffield Infir masy, who described the situation of the deceased, added, lam not aware of any symptom to cause me to believe that his death was accelerated by the wound. From the disease he had on the heart, he was liable to sudden death at any time; and, in my opinion, the wound did not accelerate his death." His Lortl,hip addressed the Jury, and said, that there was no evidence of the wound having caused the deceased's death, consequently they pronounced the prisoner Not Guilty.—The Grand Jury afterwards returned a true Bill against the prisoner, for cutting and maiming. Joseph Dyson was tried for cutting and stabbing J. Ramley.—On the 25th of January last, the prisoner went home drunk, and began to break the crockery ware; his wife desired the prosecutor and a woman to cause him to desist : they dial so; but the more they entreated, the worse he was. At last the pri soner exclaimed, 44 D—n thee, murder thee!" at the same time striking violently at the prosecutor, who received a wound in his cheek three inches in length. The prisoner, in his defence, said,That he was sub ject to fits; that at times he was not his own man, and he did not recollect the circumstances. There was no evidence to prove whether the wound had been inflicted with a knife or a piece of broken plate, [ consequently the Jury found the pi isoner Not Guilty. David Parkinson, of Northowram, was indicted for a misdemeanour, in detaining and secreting a bag belonging to the Post Office, containing letters, which had been lost by the guard, and picked up by the prisoner. This was an indictment framed on an Act of Parliament] passed in the 42d of Geo. 111. to pre vent the inconvenience which arose from persons de taining bags belonging to the Post Office, which had been accidentally lost, from the hope and expectation of receiving a reward ; and it enacted, that persons so detaining Post Office bags, should be deemed guilty of a misdemeanOur, punis hable with fine and impri sonment, at the discretion of the Judge. The facts of the case were briefly these :—The bag in question, which contained the letters for Tadcaster, had been dropped near the Infirmary, in Leeds, and had been picked up by the prisoner, who lives at Northowram, early on Saturday morning, the 17th of November.— The prisoner kept it in his custody until Monday evening, when he took it, with its contents, to the New Dolphin Inn, at Northowram, at which place the mail stops, that it might be delivered to the guard. The letters were opened; one of them contained a bill of exchange for £56. The opening of the letters was the only suspicious circumstance in the condUct of the prisoner; but his ignorance and extreme simpli city rendered it probable that they bad been opened only for the purpose of gratifying his curiosity ; and it appeared extremely probable, from the evidence, that he was not aware that the bag belonged to the Post Office, until it was suggested to him by his father-in-law, whom he consulted on the suLject ; and upon receiving this suggestion, F.: immediately took the bag with its contents to the Dolphin public-house. to be delivered to the guard, which was done by the landlord on the 20th of November. The prisoner received a most excellent character ; and the Learned Judge suggested to the Counsel for the prosecution, that it was unnecessary to proceed further; Mr. RAINE acquiesced in the suggestion, and the Jury immediately acquitted the prisoner, who was directed to be discharged. MAIDSTONE, MARCH 18. _ . James Goodwin was indicted for knowingly utter ing to Francis Porter Molloy, at Chart, next Sutton Valence, on the 22d of January last, a forged Bank of England note, for the payment of I:5, with intent to defraud the said Bank. It appeared in evidence that on the 22d of Janu ary, at seven in the morning, the prisoner went to the Buffalo's Head public-house, kept by a person named Molloy, and tendered the note in question, requesting change to pay for about Ss. 6d. worth of liquor he had drank. The landlord said he had not change; but upon the prisoner saying that he must go in trust, or something of that kind, for the liquor, he produced the change, gave the prisoner four sove reigns, and the rest in silver. A person in the house, named Edward Chandler, seemed to know the• pri-, sons and addressed him. by the name of Jem Good win. The landlord asked the prisoner if his name was James Goodwin ? and he said it was. The pri soner stayed in the house for a• day or two afterwards, paying for what he had to eat and drink. Oa the 24th of January the landlord paid the note to his liquor-merchants, Mess's. Prentice, of Maidstone, and wrote the name of James Goodwin upon the back of it. On the 6th of February, Messrs. Prentice wrote to the landlord, acquainting him that the mite had been stopped at the Bank of England as a forgery. A description was then given of the prisoner's person, and in two or three days aftetwards he was appre hended. When the constable asked him if his name was James Goodwin ? he said it was not, and that his name was Body. Before the Magistrates he ad mitted that his name was James Goodwin, and said that he had taken the note in question, and three others, of a person named Wilson, at Ilidieriden fair, ! in November, in payment of sun:e pieces of silk hand- 041 9, MIWY:'.z77 . . kerchiefs, and that he-had-Tea away duos of d im to Mr, l'bothns Wobd, of Lied, 4a itiis s eisity. Mr. Wood wits rioir examined, and said, th at though he bad Insown thi prisons! fee som e yee n . yet-he had never received el him in any easy t w ee M. news during the last or the present year. He t a a not seen the prisoner for the last twelve months In. order further to confirm the alleged eh, knowledge of the prisoner, it was proved that had uttered, on the Sd of December, 1821, another forge,' 51. note, to the wlib of a publican, named Barham. at Headcorn, in this county. At that house he h a d paid a small reckoning; amounting to about sixpence, with the note then tendered, and received the change, The prisoner had been in trouble before, on ACcOingt of selling some contraband goods, and was stated 's be a smuggler. An Inspector from the Bank of England pro that both the notes were forgeries id every paTtitei lar, and had been struck off the same plate, anti were of the same date. The prisoner said nothing in his defence, but called one witness, who gave him a good character. Mr. Baron WOOD summed up the evidence, aril the Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death. Extract of a letter dattd from Thetford, Norfolk, Friday evening :—" The riotous disposition which has lately broken rog in this County has now in a great measure subsided, hi conse quence of the active part which the Magistrates and others have taken to restore tranquillity; but i regret to add, that the evh ptactices of setting fire to stacks, &c. is still continued to a se. rious extent. The incendiaries are farming labourers, who ima gine they are, by such diabolical acts, revenging themselves ea those who make use of threshing-machines and otter implements. Our Thetford Assizes will commence on the 23d, when several of the ringleaders, who have taken a very active part in the dii. turbances, will be brought to Thetford to take their trials. Tie damage done by these in f a t ua t ed men has been extensive." . . . Sunday se'ntiight, the congregation of a Dissenting Meeting house, Situated near the Sea beach at Troon, in Ayrshire, met with a singular impediment to their egress from the place ct worship. During Sermon, the tide rose to a very unusual height, and surrounded the building. As the congregation occupied the upper story only, this overflowing of the waters was unobserved till they were about to retire, when ttiey were rather surprised to find themselves complettly insulated. The worthy Ciergyntan had no other alternative hut to commence another disctrurse,and by the time it was brought to a conclusion, a number of carts. &c. had arrived, by means of which the congregation were tint, cated from their unpleasant situation. A Welch Clergyman applied to his diocesan for a living. The Bishop promised him one; but as the Parson was taking his leave, he expressed a hope that his Lordship would not send him into the interior of the principality, as his wife could not speak Welch. " Your wife, Sir!" said the Bishop—" What has your wife to do with it? she dqes not preach, does she 's'" " No, my Lord," said the Parson," tut she lectures!" LEEDS CASTLE, IN KENT.—This ancient and noble residence, which has so long been kept from the gaze of vulgar eye, was, on the Bth and 9th instant, thrown open for public inspection, and was viewed by vast numbers from the surrounding neighbou:- hood.- The greatest part of the building is at present in a very dilapidated state ; but from the large sum (1:30,000) left to be expended in repairs, and the li berality of its present owner, it is hoped, eie long, it will be restored to its pristine beauty. The repairs Will be proceeded in immedia-ely, and are expected to be completed in about two years. The present castle was begun to be built in the year 1071, in the reign of William the Conqueror. The Human Hair is an invaluable gift of Nature; it serves as an elegant covering to the head, and enhances :1:e beauty of the " human face divine." Young Ladies .nd Gen tlemen are particularly advised to attend to the arrangement rf their flair, and keep it in order, Ai the Hair, attended to in youth, is a sure preservative, and fixes a stamina for a beautiful Ilend of Hair. This will inevitably be the case, by using R )WLAND ' i Macsssaa On., which eradicates the scurf easy and pleasant, prevents it falling off, or turning grey; strengthens the /lair so as to produce beautiful flowing curls, and the hair smooth and glossy. In fine, this Oil renders that inestimable ornament tray elegant and beautiful; and is the only preparation that really pet:- seises nutritious virtues fcr that purpose. Its inestimable vir tues have gained it the patronage of hiv Royal the Duke of Sussex, their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress •f Russia, and the Emperor of China, by the express authority. Particular caution is accessary in purchasing; each genuine bo:- tle is signed in red ink, A. liow•t.Awo and Sow,' No. 1, corner of Kirby-street, Hatton-garden. All others are counterfeits. Saturday evening, as Mr. SMITH, auctioneer, of the Berm" was going in his gig to his house at Sutton, the horse became rob tlye in Upper Tooting, and Mr. S. was thrown, and wards Mr. the pi tiff's 3 the Ju their Th( when retool ' but 314 ~ in other tools. by teeing her IC hik tili tatbq i „, yrd giee him inswerg_to his question,. . St a p dto the Jury.—lf in the osier - the tosin. he was entWed te iaroirruges for Wits, injury austainedis young door ceibefenitated ger fortified to iisk for still larger which the prifener •ak saw the miserable abortion and of Mackay's party 'of contradict his witnesses, whose a Banbury cake. J BIRTHS. Friday, at Farley, the Lady of the Rev. T. Heatheote, of a daughter. Feb. 27, at Honey-brae, Mrs. Captain John Boyd, half-pay 82d Regiment, of a daughter. _ _ _ Saturday, in Upper Gower•atreet, the Lady of Lieut.-Cul. Sir Charles Dance, of a daughter. March 14, at Woulwieh, the Lady of Major Payne, A.A. of a daughter. Al ARMED. At Edinburgh, on the sth inst. Captain Robert Chalmers, of the lion. East India Company's Service, Bengal Establishment, to bliss Jessie Eanken. March 14, at Hawtkornbank, Thomas Grahame, Esq. writer to the signet, Edinburgh, to Agres, daughter of Robert Vetch, Esq. of I lawthornhank. DI EL). In Dublin, Mrs. Burton, wife of the Hon. Justice Borten. At Paris, James Carson, Esq. son of the late Commissary Carson, of Dublin. At Paris, Wm. Richardson, Esq. of Rich Hill, county of Ar magh, many years Member for that County. Sunday se'nnight, at Sunday's Weil, Cork, William Rose, Esq Deputy Inspector of Hospitals, aged 67. }eb. 27, at Guernsey, Mrs. Isdell, wife of the Rev. C. D. Isdell, Rector of Sr. Thomas, Winchester. Last week, Robert Itamsbottorti, Esq .-- ; of Birts-hall, near Halifax : be was killed by a stone falling upon his head, whilst assisting one of his labourers to remove some clay from a quarry. CUURSF. Amsterdam l2 7 C.F. Ditto at sight 12 4 Rotterdam... l2 8 2U. Antwerp, ex-mo. 11 4 Hambiirgh... 37 2 21. ISICHAISUE. Seville :61 Gibraltar ...... .. 30e Leghorn ... 47i Genoa ............ 44 Venice Ital. Liv 27 60 'Malta N.ipies ....~ 1 Palermo ..... _Ate pet 01. I.isbon soi Rio Janeiro 4S Dublin.. Cork...—. .... D ANDSILVICIL. 1 17 111/ ... ........... .. • 0 4 10 0 • 0 Altuna 5 - 5 3U. 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