The National Register. — London, England, 1816-06-09 00:00:00

It 1-411 1 COUNT OF KING'S lir %CH, WenNzonAv, JLNE J. Illeas ;Anse esos r. 6. 1. enalet•Tost. tea. The plaintat in a willow residing in Queen-street, Brampton ; the ileietelant is a peewit of properly. The netion was to re covta. damage,. for the ecilection efthe plaintlN 'e danehter. 'l'lll. turnev -Genet al. in openitie the plaintiff's case, stated, Ow the dire:el:an %sae not MI; HIM II ill Wtoinluster-hiell, his newt. ha vine fie merle appeared hi a emiseetion not vet y dis si.nilar to the present ; he had an ample fortune, remittal:: win e.paliy upon his estate at Tallith' d, near , and having Mlle il Itte important office of high shet it}' fur the ' minty at It (aloe r a t time ago. 'lite eliarge against hiut semi of it frost the:rent 'mime; mud the case diseloied a s cen e o r teeecy mei immorality scarcely equalled in the history of the courte where stun iujnrit were redressed. 'lle platetiff lost leer hitsbani only a le w mouths before the still more afflicting calamity which had civet' rise to tiny setinn. She resided in a hums at Bromptit, whore she :11111lier husband had canted on V Atli- fur opts:trite of 20 fear, and was assisted in the husieess and she liotteehoiii unities by a soli, a lad, and three Mary, Hannah, and Charlotte, Ilte first about 20, the second about It,, and the last not more than I:, years old. 'rile jury would scarcely believe that the tat , last had become the s le tens of the seductive art: of the defendant and his friend Cap-, tan Seymour, of the guards: these too gentlemen had united their exertions in the most eold-blooded, deliberate, and per severing attempts to penile unbridled licentimewess ; lan forage was unequal to the expression of the baseness if the design, the cruelty of the execution, and the misery that hail resulted from it. 'rite two younger daughters of the plaintiff, Hannah and Charlotte, had beeu walking in Hyde Palk %lieu they were accosted by the defendant and Captain Seymour, avho iii vain endeavoured to learn where they lived ; the gen tlemen consequently followed them home, watched every op .portimits of speaking to the ytaing fentalss in the absence of their mother, their elder sister, or other adt isers, writing the most passionate and pressing letters,professing that eternity of attachment which lusts only to the moment of gratification, and slaking those most flatterine promises which are intended only to delude and betray. Haynes at length succeeded in over. coming the scruples of .Mss liatinah Gibberion (for it was to her that the defendatit paid his assiduous addressee, while Cap tain Seymour devoted himself to Charlotte), he prevailed upon her to quit her home, that she might proceed with him to Bath: and her sister consented to the same imprudent step with her admirer. In pursuance of the plot of three gentlemen, how ever, they did nut find it convenient to leave London on the day of the elopement, but promised until the next to lodge 'the youeng ladies at the house of a friend. The jury would not be astonished to bear, that that house was the tmni ' o called the Key. in Chandos•street, where the guilty design of the de fendant was perpetrated. Within a day eh- two afterward., Mr. Charlton excused I ' elf on the ground of pressing Mist flt'Sti, which called hint immediately into Worcestershire, and he and Capt. Seymour ' putting these two injured and unpro tected females into a lodging in Sevnionr-place:, there aban doned them, making them answerable to the woman of the house, where they were lit•rally confined for some months, being 'wattle to pay for the accontimalation afforded. The learned counsel then read some of' the letters of the defendant, and made many severe remarks upon their contents; particu larly one part which recomtneutled, in coarse terms, that Miss Glbberson should throw herself into the arms of some other man. lie lett the case to the jury to decide upon the question. of damages. Thomas Coleraine was the first witness called. He was steward to the defendant, and with obvions relnctance proved the hand-writing of his master to the letters. He said, that he hail managed the estate of Mr. Chariton for tiVe or six years, ever since that gentleman was of age. 'rite estate at Ledford was worth about 20001. a year, and there were '.:00 acres of park attached to the dwelling ; Lucieu Buonaparte had been in treaty to rent it. Mrs. Mary Cooke said that she lived in Sloane-street: she knew the plaintiff, her three dangliters, and one sun : it ap peared to her to be a well regulated family." The husband of the plaintiff before his death carried on the busiuess of a tailor. Mrs. Susan Rogers and Mr. W. Taylor deposed to the saute effect- Miss Hannah Gibherson said, that her mother had been a widow since last July; she, her two sisters, one older and sine younger, with their brother, lived at home: the witness completed her 17th year last July, and her sister Charlotte was a year lounger: last Christmas-day was the first time she saw the defendant : she was walking with her sister Charlotte -In Hyde-park, when the defendant and Captain Seymour came tip and asked a here they lived: the witness refused to tell, and the defendant and his friend renewed them home. 'ro prevent his coming next day, the witness and her sister pro. enlace' to meet then! in Rend-street; but the weather being wet, the defendant came to the house of the plaintiff; the servant, %who opened the door, told the defendant they were out. The next time she saw the defentinnt w ee in St. Jamesa.street; the evitnees's sisters, Mary and Charlotte, were wilt hers the dc. fenitant stopped Charlotte, and afterwards met them again in Bend.street ; and as they were going to tea in Berkeley-street, tie said he would escort them. The a itness appointed to meet hint at lo at night, when they came awns . , ti id he walked , home a ith them- sometimes he walked with 'the witness alone. Ile toud lice he was leaving London for Worcestershire, asked her to go with him, and promised he would take care of her fur life: lie Added, that he hail never seen a girl he liked better, at the same time dicelosiug his name and address at Imaliat. The witness wrest d, but the defendant again • preeseal his proposal. fusing that the witness should never want a shilling as tong a lie hail e and that after his sleuth he would provide for he:•. He [nt :ell leave to write, but she said her brother opened all her letters, but not those of her • elder sister, and the witness' consented to send his letters tinder cover. He asked, w heti they met again, it' the witness and her sistere ever went to the play; and Charlotte who was with her, sant they conk' it' they had unit is. This passed . the mead on the Weilnesdiry the witness, walking with her sister Charlotte in It ii rlingtoregardens ' met this de fendant again with Mr. Seymour, %shone the, bad ktioani six weeks before. Thealeffetilant agate entreated the witness to leave her home, premising her every protect at. Captain Seymonr °brattier' tickets for the play (tie way ionic, a kid , Charlotte aceeptiM, but the witness rejected. On Wedneetlsy might the witness sent back the tickets is No.a I, Curson-street, and on rriday morning the first letter was received; iii con . Sequence .of %tech the witness me; the defendant next day in ll ur lingtaa-gat den: having made some excase to her moth , r; Charlotte went with tier. 'rite deaarlant awl Mr. Seymour were bolt there, and the witness promised to meet him on • tastuday In the Yank; arts they oust accordteelv. The de rowan, as "..l the witness to proceed with him ta Bath, a' 2 , 0 , 180 ur j wise was there, had persuaded Charlotte to s o there q TU N kTIONAL Ay:Gls/lit with him both the gentlemen' proteirstt to toke care of flu witness and thaslotte as tag o they Ilecd. The witness ap pointed 14 nail hint net day' In Purlinttoiteardens being wet, they could not g o. the'defen!nnt,it, common nee, wrote another letter re-questing the wit's , ss to It Ilse her home with Catarfot ie . the following day they slid so between 3 and -1 o'llock on Inesday atletnoun,' and met the defendant and Steven/tor in Hurlington-gardens. Or some persuasion, the y both e01110.111,..d to 8(6 to Bath with the defoolant and Seymour but for that night It wt, timed they were to sleep at the house of a friend. The , accaudingly walked to a house of ill-time in Lhandos-rtrcti, and the witness there wrote a note to her sister to inform I.*r that they were many miles distant wills two 4CtitiCillen. SC) :en s. went away to dine out; and the witness, her sister Charlotte, and Charltur. dined together shoot nine at night; heywour returned at about eleven o'clock, and they mita wards seta .4 to bed in separate apartments, the witness with Charlton end lU:whine with Seymour. Nest morning they met at brerds.Cie. the two gen tlemen went out, and did not return mitil the et .•oiog. The de fendant, and Mr. :ivytiositr, who was in the guis.'l:. esewsed themselves from leavieg iss*n for Bath, as the lath r 'amid not obtssin leave Irmo tee Duke of York to be absent for Ns huls from duty. It was then proposed dint the witness 5h0..141 go into the emmtry with Charlton, while Charlotte remains town with Capts:in Se, 1111Ullf ; but it was finally arranged, that the wittiest and her iister should live together in Seymour-place nith the Captain, while Charlton went out of town, psi:musing to return in a week or ten days. The witness vi rote to Mr. Charlton, and in consequence received the tette' se read by the Attorney-General, which by consent, Wein directed to Mrs. Hamilton, the name the witness was to a.-sume. 'I hey re mainedin the lodgino three or four months, hut Mr. Sc) tuner continued his visits to Ch; tlotte only for three weeks. Charl ton gave the witness va. the first evening at the Key, and 51. more the nest morning, bosh sums to buy linen thr their jour ney to Bath and 101. were sent when they were in Seymour place. At the end of three or four months the witness and her sister returned to their mother, sthu was obliged to pay 171. to the woman of the house where they had lodged. To questions from Lord Ellenbororgh, she said, that she halt no reason to believe that the Key, iss Chansies-street, was a liouse of ill-fame before she stunt out with her sister to buy linen for the journey to Bath. They only saw one man there, and no beds were ord..red ; they were shewn into a sitting room, and she thought that the brothel was family hotel. - Mr. Topping addressed the jury on behalf attic defendant, pressing all the topi -ss in his favour allowed by the ease, and particularly the facility with whichle bad gained the favour of the lady. After a short charge from Lord Ellenloorough, the jury found a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages ;loot. Dixon' T. PELT.. This was an action to recover damages for an Injury sus tained by the son of the plaintiff, a boy about N years old, in consequence of the firing of the defendant's fuvuling-piece. The defendant had tent a Mulatto girl, 13 years old, for the gun, ordering that the priming s:lould he taken out before it was delivered; this precaution was taken, but it was not un loaded, and some grains ill powder got into the pan: the girl, in passing through the kitchen, presented the piece at the plaintiffs son: it went off, and dreadfully lacerated his face, being charged with old printing types. The boy lost an eye, and his month was much injured. The jury gave the plaintiff 1001. damages. Fninst, Jens T BREACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. LANCRY 11. HUNTER, 150. This was an artlou to recover damages for a Breach of Pro mise of Marriage. The Attorney-General stated the ease to the Jury. The Plaintiff was a young Lady of great accomplishments, the daughter of Mr. Lancev, a mathematical master, residing at Greenwich. The defendant was the son of a gentleman long known in the commercial World, and from his singular gcod qualities, had acquired the name of Steriirig Meier. On his death he left the defendant a fortune of near 10,0001. a year, by which lie supported a very elegant establishment. At the commencement of his acquaintance with the plaintiff, who was Governess to his children. he was married and had a large family. The plaintiff entered his tiimily in February 1810, and remained until July 1814; when in consequence of ill lit alth, arising from her close application to her professional duties, and her attention to Mrs. Hunter during a severe illness, she returned to her father's house. Some time alter this, she accompanied her father and sisters to France ; and during her stay there, she received a letter from one of the Miss Hunters, announcing tho decease of her mother; upon the plaintiffs retnrn to England, she went by Invitation from 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 intention to ask her father'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 her to go to Greenwich, and prepare her hither for a visit from himself and family, where they would dine with him en fantille ; and he would then take an opportunity of opening the business to her lather. Mr. Hunter was accordingly apprised by his dapobter of the defendant's intended visit ; and op the 11th December, he went to Greenwich in a ba,rnitche and four, ac companied by his family ; on this occasion lie declared his par tiality for Miss Laucey, and spoke of her as a young person whose mental accomplishments and virtues could not but make I • happy. Before ilinner, a private interview took place, between Mr. Hunter and Mr. Laucey, when the, matter was finally arranged • Mr. Hunter asked and received the consent of the father to ;he marriagewith the plaintiff. The intended nuptials were afterwards spoken of publicly; and an intimate correspondence took place between the plaintiff and the de fendant, in which the latter spoke unequivocally of happi ness lie should derive in the approaching consummation of his wishes. 'The correspondence continued until the 6th July, DM; when the match was suddenly broken off by the defend ant without any assignable cause. These were the circumstances of the case, and the A Ramey- General submitted to the Jury, that, considering the situation of lite parties, it ,was a case iu which exemplary damages ought to he given. In suppers of the case , Mr. Lancey, the father of the plain • tiff, Was samined at some length, in confirmation of the facts stated the Attorney-General's opening speech. His &ligh ter was turned is years of age, he himself was Mathematical Mast. r nt Greenwich Hospital School: the defendant had a house in Cavendish-square, and a seat at Kew. In 1810 his daughter entered as governess to the defendant's children, at a saiary of 100 guineas a year: she was originally recommen ded by the laity of Ur. Maskelyne to the defendant's family. Ou th e 1 ith of December defendant came to his house, as already stated; anal while the ladies were gone up to dress befiure (in ner, he lucid., emiv ersat ion with witness, and told him that ho Concluded his daughter had infuriated bins of Ids intention to • AMP, O. marry her; that lie rattle to dine with Mil solely for iNe ffr pose cfrisking his Colllol . llt. Witness teas rather said he hopt d Mr. Hunter had considered the did'cteuet• of their situations iii life; that lie was a man of large forii.te and that wit Less, although nut o 11001110111, 101V;I:g 19,04011. ut the Funds, and a situation of 5410 i. a year, torortlier with soitts freehold property, was unable tit give lois tl:iglt•er any st•ry large snot by way of portion. The defendant sa:d he wante d no mont y ; all lie wanted Was m itnrss's consent. _A er ions* fiii ilier con% ersation, witness sate his consent, and arrange ments were made tiro the marriage. but 00 day named ;air tL•e eetehralicn ; but he said it should take place as soon ao the 12 months leourhilag tin• his fernier wife should expi tc . The witness was cross-esamined by Mr.Seariett. 'rue letter+ from Ihe defendant to the phtint:il were rat la and resin, in which be expresged the most rapt stro ll , dvel ara . lion of Lis IC.\r• and titter ties sir her. lie described `. the Heins lie should feel in touching her fair hand, and eateliie4 her breath, as it passed user his Irani), %%hen Le played with her hwert lips." 1,1 one of the 'tilers, he added, " that be lout taken the Sacramete, and suw•ed to he faithful to his ever dear, dear Anne." _ . _ Mr Canvey was again esamitird, touching some of the lot miter points of the ease, and flout 146 csainsuaticu a nyptare4i that the 414 fewl.tot was of the nue of 51. _ Mr. Searlett uddrrssed put Jury at considerable length in pi titration of damages. Lord Elieubonaigh summed up the Cali for the Jury, and sai,ljt was clear that there had beim a promise made le nurrr„ and treat a breach hurl taken place. 'the plaintiff hurl been in. (Need to rely upon being placed inn moat respectable esta• blishment ; in this expectation ale had berm (h.:Tirol:tied, withotit any flutlt of her own; and therefore *Lc was t Miffed to receive reasonable compensation in damages. iflw Jury fuutul a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages lAA SATURDAY, Jl-1414 M. RUN ARDS Y. CO %TEI. This was an action brought by the plaintiff. who is a ITT( cr. able roit chime ker, to ecover Of the defendant, well Lnowei Romeo Olatug, alias the Fashionable „Amateur, 5101. for alter ations made and affixed to his celebrated ciariele..The eroumt of defence wits, the exorbitance of the chdr7r, and it erne agreed to refer die case to the arbitration of w. gentleinau the bar. _ _ Nu trialatuitiorttutce took place. C01.7111' OF EXCIIEQUI:II, JuAT: 1. TIIP AITIMNIIY-GERFRAI. r. DuNN WAL.Pirlt, The Solicitor-General stated, that this was an inforiwitiog which the .Ittomey•Gencral had felt it his Ilia) to tile aguil.st the deftudantsorlio were eiwinistA and druggists. los supplying deleterious articles to 3 common brewer ; and that this prose. cation was instituted not more fr,,m a regard to the revolts* than to the health of his ".` , lajest)'s subjects, particularly of this lower orders ; to WIN , T3 porter Was the most gratef u l bys ere go when properly wads, and who ought nut to be driven to inc injurious beverage by such practices RA have lately been re sorted to. That it WAS the determination of . the Officers of fir" vernment to prosecute with the utmost severity every driiggistt who it was discovered had so offended_ Mr. Scrjeant Pell stated, that it was out of his power to make a defence; that no one could I.tment the practice more than himself; and he trusted this proceeding would he attended witlo its proper effect. Verdict for the King.—Damages Anil. THE ATTORNEY-GPAERAI. C. RECS. nig wag an informttion of the same nature, and the defend* ant submitted to a verdict for 5001. penalty. .-.111111.•-• !HEWES' COURT, J(•A, 5. LIREL.-11Aft0‘ r. (MAC:UM:TON AM) OTITrRII. This was an action f'. , r a libel, pnlilished in the 3fernisg. against Lady Hardy, the n ife of Sir T. }lardy. The defendant. had :.ittlered judgment to go by default; and the question of the asse:•susent of damages cane before the Sheritts• Court thi. day. After hearing Mr. Serjeant Best on the part of the plain. tiff, and Mr. Copley for the defendant, the limlor Shedd' charged the Jory, who:returned a signet' of nut,!. damages. The libel that Lady Hardy had eloped with the Marquis of Abercorn. 01.1) 11.kILEY. Tuesday, M'Donald and .1. Carey were indicted foi steal ing a quantity of plate, the property of W. Trued, Esq. in 11116 dwelling house. On the 7th of May, the butler and under butler of Mr. Pram, saw the plate in eptestinn in the poultry ; but in the course of that day they were missed. On the /lame day the prisoners brought the plate in question to a person named Parker, a doter in plate, living in St. JolueStreet. They asked for weights aunt scales ; but he, having bought of them a tea service of plate for )218.35. on the Itth of March, had directed his wife, if they came again, to get some 01'1hc neighbours to take therts into custody. She accordingly did send for some neighbours, and the prisoners were taken into enstotly. In their defenct they saidohat 'ovum came to Carey, at his shop in Somers-town, and asked him to carry this bundle to Parker;s. He agreed to do so, and meeting M•Dimald oo the road, he asked him to accompany him. Curey's niece, ind aperson silo callsliimself a half-pay lien. temmt in the E,.st India ,Company's sees ire, but who now is haWker of maps, Vroved that he was in Carey's shop on the 7th of May ; when a genteel man, dressed in black . , came in, and said, " Carey, be so good as to carr:: this bundle where you did the last." _ _ _ Mr. instice Park mistimed lip the evidence, and the prisoners were counkl Death. • F. Fox wits iuilicted for robbing E. Clic rry on the highway of Ns. The prosecutor is a watchinaker, residing at No. 9, And. .r -son's-buildings City-road. .ou . the• morning of the 7ffleil . about 10 o'clock, he was near the Renee-fewest:, at 'silo:emu. when the prisoner anti several others overtook him. One of t!iem accused bun of slicoting a dog, and wanted him to fight, but be reftssed. The prosecutor jens:pcd o cr a hedge, and ran into a lane ; but the pr. nncr pursued him, and ILI vw him into a ditch. lie got lip ayain, but the prisoner knocked him down, and held him until several other persons came up. They robbed hits of ss.which he had in his naistcoat pocket, and also his watch, w hicli hr knew he. had before he leaved over the hedge. I% lien he got up and ran away, they did not pursue Lim. lie inet a few minutes after Jetierson, the Officer, and they went towards Ilurnsi•v-wood. (ht their way tlifsy met N'alchan and !tire, other Officers, with whom they retained, and overtook th:• prisoner, who was taken into custody. W. JcS, the Office r, wt.; out on the morning of the Ills .Iprii, aheu 11 , - saw a groat number of persons tom thee% nt saw Clare y oirt•r a hedge, wile) was followed by the pt i _ t,i)111:11111l1 They kuocked Chermy down, and he beat ei