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14 1-111 I.N-1'13.1.1(4:ACE. COURT OF KING'S IVrItINESPtI, 11A NV OIRBER%ON r. L. CHARLTON, V.Q. 'Tlie plahatiff is a widow residing in Queen-street. Brom/flan : Ow defendant is a person of property. The action sv.iS to re e.,ver damages for the seduction sf the plaintifra daughter. tins A tomes -Genet al, in opening the phiintiffs e-ase, stated, that the ilefeiniant was not %nil:titian in Westinivater-liall, his thane Laving fotitierly appeared to u ts:ansaetion lent teary db.- Ili mike to the present ; he had au ample fortune, tesaill.fie prin cipally upon his estate at Ludlam!, neat Imilltra, and having tilleel the important office of high sheriff for the comity of Wins cyst, r a shunt time ago. The charge uttaitast him wits Or a most flagrant nature; and the ease diaelosed a scene of pro them. y mid immorality scarcely equalled in the Inanity of the comas where mien injuries were redressed. The plaintiff lost her habitand mils a few months ()cline the still more atflieting calamity which luau given rise to this action. She resided in a house at Monsoon, obese she anal her husband had t•arried on trade for upwards of 20 years, and was assisted io the hissiat as and the household thinks by a sou. a lad, anal three daughters, Mary, Hannah, and Charlotte, the hist about et), the second shoot Hi, and the last not muie than 15 seats old. ,airy would scarcely belies e that the boo last had become the vic tims of the seductive arts of the defendant and his friend Cap tain Seymonr, of the guards; the-e two gentlemen had mated their exertions in the most cold blooded, deliberate, and per severing attempts to gratify unbridled licentioubilets ; lan guages was unequal to the eXpreSSIOn Of the baseness of the design, the cruelty of the execution, and the misery that had testified from it. The two younger daughters of the plaintiff, Hannah and Charlotte, had bee a walkit.g in Hyde Park when they were at eosted by the defendant anal Captain Seymour, who in vain endeavoured to learn whet e they 'eyed ; the gen tlemen consequently followed them home, watched every op oi torift hi:speaking to the young female a in the abst ice of their motile', their elder sister, or other ads isei a, writing the most passionate and pressing letters, professing that eternity of attatiamait which last. only to the moment of gratification, and making those most flattering promises ahirh are intended only to da•luelt and betray. !laving at length succeeded in over e "mint the samples of Miss Hannah GisbelSOn (for it was to her that the defendant paid his assiduous addresses, while Cap tain sey molar devoted himself 10 ChallOtte), he prevailed upon her to quit her home, that she might proceed with hint to Ball!: and her sister consented to the same inaprodent step with her admirer. In pursuance of the plot of these gentlemen, how ever, they dial not final it convenient to leave London on the clay of the elopement, but runtime(' until flee next to lodge theyeanig ladies at the hause of a frit aid. The jnry would nut Lc astonished to hear, that that limke was the hagnio, called the Key, in Chandos•street, where the guilty design of the de fendant was perpetrated. Within u day or two afterwards, :11r. Charlton exeunt d himself on the ground of pa essitig busi ness, which called hint immediately into Wurcesteraltire, and Ire and Capt. Seymour, tanning these, two injured and unpro tected females into a lodging in Seyntutir-place, there aban doned them, making them answerable to the SVOIIIOn of the house, where they were lit:•rally conlitted fur some months, being unable to pay for the accommodation afforded. learned counsel then read some of the letters of the defendant, and made many severe remarks upon their contents; ;yarn an lady one part which recommended, in couise terms, that Miss tithberson should throw herself into the satins of some other snap. Ile lett the Cabe to the jury to decide upon the question of damages. bonus Coleraine was the first wittiest called. He mac stewinal to the defendant, and with elisions relnetance proved the hand-writing of his master to the lettere. He said, that he Mad managed the estate of Mr. Charlton fur five or aip years, ever Flltee that gentleman wise of age. The estate at Li:Moral was worth about 20001. a year, and tittle were 209 mac. of park attached to the dwelling; Lucien Duonaparte had been In treaty to rent it. Mrs. Mary Cooke said that she lived in Sloane-street: she • knew the plaintiff, her three danghters, alitt one Son :it sip reared to her to be a ail! ae slated sunnily. The husband of the plaintiff before his death raveled on the business or a tailor. Sirs. Susan Hoge Ulf and Mr. W. Taylor deposed to the acne effect. Mks Hannah Gibherson said, that her mother, had been a widow since last July; she, her two sisters, one older and one younger, with their brother, lived at Inane: the witness completed her lith year last July, and her sister Charlotte was a year younger : last Christmas-day - was the first time she saw the de tendant she was a alking aitlt her sister Charlotte in Hyde-park, when the defendant and Captain Seymour came lip and asked where they lived: the witness roused to tell, end the defendant alai his friend followed them home. Tu peseta his coming next day, the witness and her sister pro rinsed to meet them in Bond street; but the weather being wet, the defetulunt came to the house of the plaintiff; the servant, who opened the door, Witt the defendant they were out. The next tune she saw the de:readmit aas in St. James's-street; the ' witness's sisters Mary and Charlotte, wet e with her: the de fendant stopped Charlotte, and afterwards met them again in bond street ; anal as they were going to tea in Berkeley- atreet, lie said he WOllll.l est•ort them. Thu witness appointed to meet Lim at 10 at nigli•, when they came away, anal he walked Lame with theta- aometimes be walked with the witness alone. He told her he was leaving Londou fur Woreestershii e, asked her to go w ith him, and promised he weula take care of her for life: lie Wittig!, that he had never seen a girl he liked better, at the same time disclosing hia Dante and address at Ltielt'urtl. 'flue a itness refused, bait the defendant again pressed his proposal, Raying that tl:e witness should never want a shiiling as long as he had one, anti that after his death he would provide for her. He begged lease to st rate, but she said her l.rother opened all her letters, lint not those of her t•lder sister, and the witness consented to send his letters ender cas't'e. Ho asked, alien they met stain, if the witness and her sisters ever welt to the play; atal Charlotte who was ,with her, said they could if they had orders. 'lbis passed a 0 the Monday; and on the 11*(4111e:day the witness, walking with her bitter Charlotte in lturlingtotogiglif.-ns, met the de fendant again with Mr. Seymour, whom tire; had {tiniest; six weeks bet ore. 'The defendant again entreat( d the %sinless to leave her home, promising her every protection. Captain Feymour obtained Lekets tor the play In the way hour, wiry 'i Charlotte accepted, but the witness rejected. On Wedneaday debt the witness sent bac!, the tickets to Cureon-strect, • and in "'Addy mining the first letter was received; in con sequence of which the witness met the deft tadaut next day in basing made souse enense to her mother; Chit ii 'lit with her. The defendant and Mr. Se.,nivur wire both tie re. and the witness promised w meet loin on Sarialay iEa the Clerk ; and they ;net accooliegly. The de te,.; tot a-;.• witness to proceed with him to bath, as •%!:a was tittle, had persuaded Charlotte to go Were sa.„ Tin , : NATIONAL It.P6I:4;11-:ft•_ wills him both the gentlemese'proanised to take Cafe of the wit:test. and Cita 110 as long as they lived. The onness up. pointed to meet him next day iti • Bitrimetoit gardens; lan being wet, they eouhl not ga. The defendant,him misequenet , wrote another letter requeo int: , the witne , s to lease her home with Citailotte the follow - int; day: they did ea) between 3 and 4 oeltiek on Timeday aft et 000 n, stud met the defehtlant Seymour in ltitriloattfmg onkel. After tome persuasion, they both consented to 1 4 0 to Pals o th tier defendant and Seymour; but fur that Maid it Wlll 114 iced they were to sleep at the home of a fiiced. They at corthbely walked to a house of in tithindos - atreet , and the willies , . there wrote a note to lice sister to inform her that they were utility mitre distant Stith two gentlemen. Seymour went away to dine out; and the her si•it r Chat!utte, and Charlton, dined Ingeihet at the Key shout nine at night; Seymour retttriteil at about etc% n o'clock, awl they ant t oriels if:tired to bed in separate apartments, the witness with C.:hadn't' and Charlotte u itb Seymour. Nett morning they met at bre:OA:tat, the Iwo vett ttemen n tan mint, and did mint rettnn titif if the a venine• The de fendant, and Mr. Seymour, ...ho n.st in the guards. emit:4.d themselves from leaving town for Bath, as the latter could 11111 obtain leave ft ont the Duke of York to he alf.et.t for as boor from duty. It was then proposed that the witness should go into the emintry with Chariton, while Charlotte remained town with Captain Seymonr; but It was tinaily arranged, that the o itetess and her 'ester eiontl4 live together in Stlittouridace with the Captain, while Charlton went out of town, promising to tentrn in a week or ten days. The witness orate to Chtniton, sod in consequence received the letters read by the Attorney-General, which by consent, were directed to Mrs. Ilanditeu, the 11111ne the witness was to mistime. 'I hey re. niuMed in the loth trigs three or four mouths, but Mr. Seymour eoutinacd bis t tails to Charlotte only for three stet ks. Clot el. ton gave the witness Inl. the !feat evening al the Key, and more the next morning, both fauna to buy linen for their Jean-- ney to Itatli ; am! It4l. were seat when they were in Seymour place. At the CIA GI . three or four itiowlis the v. tines,. and her sister returned to their mother, olio w as olth4.ell to pay 17t. to the woman of the house sheet , they had lodged. To questions float Lind Elletabo;ii .eh, Ai; said, that she hail no reason to It lteve that the Key, iu Chaados-sircet, was a hist! of i:l•fame before she ss cut out with her situ - to :goy liners for the journey to !lath. They only saw one loan there, and no beds were ordered; they welt' 'hewn into a satin; room, and she thoustlit that She brothel was a fraiiily hotel. Mr. Toppiug addressed the jury on behalf of the ihrentlittit, pressing all the topics in his favour atlou ed by tic case, owl particularly the facility with which ho the favou. of the lady. After a short charge from Lord riletihnuongh, the jury faunal a veribct fur the !dainties-4 taintagt s Awl. DUO !I •. This was an action to recover damages for an injury sns taiut•d by the son of the plaintiff, a boy about years old, in rot,serience of the tiring of the defendant's fowling-piece. The defendant hud sent a Mulatto girl, 1$ years old, fur the nun, ordering dine. the pinning should be tai.eii out before it was delis ereil ; this precaution wrs takea, bat it was not rut loaded, and bUllle grains of powder gut into the pan t.e girl, in passing through the kitchen, prose deed the piece at the plaintiff's sou: it vk cut off, and tiresolAith lace:Ater] Ili) Are, being chit gea with old printitc , types. The buy lost an eye, and hula month was much injurd. The jury 4as e the plaintiff lOUI. duitiagt-s. FIIIDAY, JUNE 7- lIREACII OF I'IIONIISE OF AI IRRI 16E. 11.1NCE1 IlitalLll, 1.5 W- - This was an action to recover tiaaiiig . ca fur a Breach of Pro. iniie of Marriage._ _ _ _ • The Attorney-General stated the case to the Jury. The Plaintiff was a young Lady of great accomplishments, the daughter of Mr. Lancev, a mathematical master, residinz at Greenwich. The deienilant was the son of a gentleman 100, known in the conimereial wield, and trout his singular giant qualities, had acquirvil the name of Nhtling !tattler. On his death he left the di ecuilaut a fortune of near 10,0001. a year, by which he siipported a very elegant establishment. At the commencement of his acquaintance with the pla:ntitf, who was Gov unless to his children. he %%Ai married and had a large family. The plaintiff entered his tinnily in Felirinioy 1810, and remained until July 1814; when in consequence o f ilt It alth, arising from her dose application to hie prof, ssienal duties, and her attention to Mrs. Hunter during a severe illness, she reunited to her father's 'mese. Some time after this, she accuinpanied her father and sisters to France ; and during her stay there, she received a letter from one of the Mias Hunters, annonneing the deceAse of her mother; upon the p:aintill's 'Timm to England, she went by invitation dose Miss Hunter, to spend a fortnight at the defendant's house at Kew. During this visit, the defendant declared his sentiment of affection for her, and announced his intuition to ask her fathei's consent to to their union, which he wished to celebrate in the most public manner; and as a proof of his sincerity, he desired ht r to go to Greenwich, and prepare her father for a visit fio.o hiniselland family, where they would dine with him en/mai/le; and lie would then take an opport 'ty of opening the business to her father. Mr. Hunter was accordingly apprised by his daughter of the defendant's intended visit; and on the Ilth December. he nent to Greenwich in a barourlie and four. ac compaided by Ids family; o's this occasion lie declared leis par tiality for Miss Lancey, and spoke of her as a young person whose mental accomplishments and virtues could not hot make him happy. Ilefoie dinner, a private interview took place, between Mr. Hunter and ND. laincey, when the matter was finally arranged; Mr. limiter asked and received the consent of the father to the marriage with the plaint id: The intended nuptials were afterwards spoken of mibliely, and ate intimate coirespondence took place between the plamolf and the de fend:rid, in which !atter spoke unequivocally of the happi ness be should derive in the. ferprOddillitt cousummalime ut his The correspondence contimi«i until the title July, ' 1815 ; when the match was suddenly broken off by the defend ant without any assignable cause. These were ;be circumstances of the ease, and the A ttazney. General submit:2 , l to the Jury, that, con,iiterieg the satiation of tile pm - sics, it was a case iii which exemplary damages ought to be even. In ;uppurt of the case, Mr. Laneey, Ilit• father of the plain tiff, Wk' evatitito d at tone lend It, in emitirmatign of the fileiS Stilted in the Attoriley•Driteiet's opening speeett. klis (laugh ; ter was word ars of age, he 11..11%01 %I'M Nlatitellld!ical Master of Greenwich hospital School: the deft ittlatif had a house ist Uaventlish•stinare, and a seat tlj ew. 4n 14119 his daughter .: tared as governess to the defefidaut's chiltlit it, at a salary of 100 guineas a 'car: she was origiaally recowittetided by Uu lady ul Dr. Alusto th driendaties family. On the lid) of December iletehrhutt ca u se Jo hi; alread:, stated; and while the larliei were gone up to h^fore din nee, he held • conversation with w itoess, and tole. h;•:, that he couclutled his datighttr had 4:l'..iriucd him of his iitteuttuu to erT.7.Nr. fo. neatly her; that he came to tht.e with Tina Algt ly flit the intr. pose of asking his ronsent. 11 'Ness was lather :.urpr:sed, and 4:till he hops d Mr. Matter had considcied the .144 4 cur e o f their situations iii life; that lie w et a m a n of large laud Ihet witness, 81111(.11411 0 1:01 a I/1001 111i411, 11:1Ving 16,1 0)01 . its the Funds, and a •i 119.111.111 tor .11/(.11. Ith some freehoid pini.ecty Itnuhle to k Isis r any s s•t,v lime SUM lu Way of portion. Tin• deli 11.1i.nt said he witnt. no mow y; all he vs:lntel w las %ethic:sr% consent. .Atter Itirther ennsrtratiull, l itre>•VAVC I. CeLtit/11, owl nwnts %%Cie made inr the mai rings% but 11.1 dry rained for the re:cheat n ; hitt he said it should to► e place as soeu as the 12 months mum Ling for his flower w:fi• 'l'he wihu•y wilt eross.evainitied by Mr. Searlett. Two letters front tho detsndaitt to the I.l..int.tr were rot it and read, in which he express. d the Sliest raptum:•• deviant. (ion of his love• and affection Air her. Ile described " the de• he sl Id fs.el iu tot:Oran/ het Ilsir hand, eat c hi h g her lwertli, as it passed over has howl, when he I .:ily ed with her sut et 14)4." In one of• the lei lei sSe add••d, 1 1,, i ; L e 1, 4 taken the ' , ore:intent, ands .wed to bt• foithful to Lis :•set dear, deer Anne." Lativey W 3.4 n>•ain r%nmistotl. tonehine vntre of the mi. /11114 r ..f the aud fion hk examitiatom it aritc.ire4 that Or /1(1 . 0111.10 %%IV , 0f tine age (41. Mr. Sc.arti•it add • ..,ed ttt Jury utcousii}cr.blc II mt igution clil.atuuges, . Lord Elle foo,tohLh summed np the cats for the Jorv, am t said it 'del% clear that !hurt! hod h. en a 11101146 w 1414111: to twin ~ and that s breech had take* Once. Ihr itlaint;tl hnd hero dared to id) upon bving placed in a molt vs: , 1•4•1;,1011 estu. blistoneht ; in this cspvclatiou she 1;44 I.btco 411,11.1wlinti .1, without *ay feilllt of 'Jur own; 111:11 therefore she wa,, cniitird to rtet•i% I: I eaomable romp( The Jury fuuntl a verill'et for we plaintiff— SATIAII)AI 4. EDN AIMS V. COATES. -I).ticagts This W:11 no action brought by toe plaintif r, erlin it n respeer. able CO4 .1114141 kt r, to recur, r of the 110416614 rd, well I.ltowl, 41 Romeo Coate!t, alias the r.u.bionahle Amiteur, 5101. r..r alter• ation,‘ w.uie and affixed to bit celebrated eurriele. 1. ti gi °mid of d, trace traa. the exurhit.tnee of ff.,. Eh que, su,tl it tray Cd to refer the CAM: to the arbitration of 4 griltit'llitai the bar. _ Nu ti IA of thipartance took glare. COURT OF EXI:III'.CIITR.JrNr. 1. TIIIS ATTORNEY-GI:AI:11AL r. DI l'oN AND %% T•te Sutiettor-th neral stated, that this was an iiiformatims the Attorney-6,m ral had felt it his duty to tile sgsi:.st the d. feuds tits, woo wet e chemists de hggists, for stip;ityiag delelerious articles It. a Utallalall hr. wet . ; and that th, s p ro s e . coition was iirstiluted nut to.nse from a reg;.r.l to the rev, nue that In the health of his Ni.kiesty's subjects, particularly of ti.o latter orders ; to Si :tom porter was the most grateful heves:ice when properiy and who oti 4 ht not to he ilriv VII to :moo injurious beverage by such peacticis as hay, I.ttl ly been re. sorted to. 'that it wss the detennioation of thi-Otfteers vernment to prosecute with the utmost severity every drircgist who it was discovered ILA so uti•ended. Mr. SeejC*4llt Pell stated, tisiat it %v.v. I/II t of his power to oink it a gi'..: * Vilet:; that mu Ude COUld Lament the practice more titan himself; aa,l he trusted this proveediti4 tro.tltl ottemlt d Mid% its ',toper etkct. Verdict fur the Kitig.—Dicii.“.;clso:ll. THE VITOR UV if: rt. EItAL r. KEF:g. This was ail tanrinatino il.e aasne manta, :toil the .1.. fool ant sub...itted to a verdict 1451101. penalty. STIERIFFi . COL'KT, Jail! 5. LIBEL.-11ARDY r. OLASSIMiTON ASOitt'ftll. MIA Vt.li an Fiction for a Mid, publii.:te.l in the Mrynill oluinst Lady Hardy. the %t ift , of Sir T. ifirdy. The defentNuts had sottere,l jnazineot to go by defdolt ; .;nll the question of the amNeNstiveut e.ette hello e the She, WV Court Hai., thiy. Aaer hearing Mr. Serjeant Rest on the part of the plain. till; and Mr. Copley for the defendant, the hider Sianiff charged the inry, who roomed a ye, dietj of lam. dainaL,.., The libel iasinnated that Lady Hardy bad doped with the Marqui3 of Abcreoru. OLD BAILEY. Tuesday, A. M'Donald and J. Carry were indicted for steal ing u quantity of plate. the propert) or W. Prue'', E.q. in his dwelling bon,. On the 7th of May, the butler and under butler of ?tlr. Praed saw the plate in epiestion in the pantry ; but in the comse of that day they were missed. On the same day the prisoners brought the plate in question to a person named Parker, a dealer in plate, living in St. JillimStreet. They asked for weights and SC;tiel , ; but he, having bought of them a tea sere ice of plate fur £l6 3s. on the 13th of March, had directed his wife, &they came again, to get some of - the neighbours to take them into custody. She accordingly did send for sonic neighbeuts, anal the prisoners wete taken lute custody. la their defence they said, that a man came to Carey. sit his shop in Somers-tow n, and asked him to carry this bundle to Parker's. Ile art ed to do so, and meeting Iki'llonuld on the road, be asked him to accompany him. Cart y's niece, and a person who culls h:inself a half-pay lien tenant in the East India Company's service, but w lio now is a hawker of map., proved that he W.IA in Ctrey's shop on the 7th of May ; when a gunteel man, dr...sed in black, Valise In, and '4141, '• Carey, be so ;ootl us to curry this bundle where you did the last." Mr. Justice Park summed up the evidence,and the prisoners time found Guilty.-IMith. F. Fox ens iu I cted fur robbing E. Cherry ou the highway of The prosecutor is a watch maker. resiuline nt No. 9, Ander. son's-buildiugs, Ci:y-road. On the Intoning of the Tilt of April., about 14) o'clock, lie was near the !.ill;l74'.ll4)lttit!, at Islington, when the prisoner and several ethers overtook him. (Jut of them accused him of shooting a dug, and wanted Into to tight, hot he refirsed. Tlic prosecutor jump d over a hedge, and inn into a lane ; but thy primmer purism d kiln, and the CAC him hula a ditch. lie got up again, but the prisoner knocked him down, and held him until st-% era' of her persons came up. they rubbt et him of ris.whieli he had II) his a aistruat pocket, :trl J his a audi, %chick he knew he haul be fore lie leaped Ober the hedge. When he gut up and ran away, they did nut pursue him. He met a few minutes atter Ju nersea, the OtEeer, and they went towards Hormey-weud. On their way they met N'aughan and *dive, tolier Officers, with whom they returned, and even teak the prisoner, who wits taken into custody. W. Jefferson, the (Meer, was out on the morning of the 7th of April, when lit' saw a :mat number of persons togetner. lie , aw Cherry jump over a hedge, who was folh.wed by the Pre set:ca. adet:reis. They knocked Cherry tjOi 11, :lilt' he braid •