The National Register. — London, England, 1809-09-03 00:00:00

56Q true light; and he hoped they would have the e ff ect of letting the Officers of the corps to which he belonged know what sort ofia messmate they had; and wouldeonsider whether, as Gentle men of the army, they could associate with such a man as the defendant. As every transaction between these parties passed without a witwss, the plaintiff had no means of proving her demand, which amounted to upwards of 4001. but by the plaintiff's own „Acknowledgments, as contained in his letters; and with so much artifice had the defendant, conducted himself, that when he re ceived money from the plaintiff, he never had the fairness to ad , mit the sum. The Learned Serjeant then proceeded to read a great variety of letters ; they always began, " My dearest, dear est girl," and were signed " George.' In the first he said he had received thy box of comfit-cakes and the pot of preserves, which were very nice—the money came very seasouable, for he was completely run out ; his only happiness was in contemplat ing their union. In another he desired her to keep his dogs for him, Vicky and Trim. This young girl not only had him to keep and board, but his dogs too. In another he told her he had written home for money, but they had sent him none ; that he had oo resource bat herself; that he was in want of 201. or SOI. and had only a few shillings; the last money she sent him just came in time, for he was quite out. Then, in another, after theillOSt passionate vows of eternal love, he said he had regu larly received her dear letters with the money; he could only hope, by a life of constancy-and attachment, to requite her ten derness. A sad requital it NV a, ' to put this unfortunate young woman to the necessity of bringing an action under such circom stances. In ;mother letter, he acknowledged the receipt of one from her, inclosing money; and then he stated that which was equivalent to a promise of mayriage. In the next, he c x press , sd himself in terms of great affeetlan, inducing a belief that she was the idol of his soul ; but he always recurred hack to the main thing, which was money. "It freezes my blood," said the Learned Sedeaat, " to deliberate upon this man's cruelty." Iu the next letter, he said, " My dearest Rebecca, you must send me some money to keep me afloat, and by return of post, for I am quite out ;" and then he went on professing his affection, calculated to assure her he would make her reparation by mar riage. Then he said, " Your cash came very g-propos, for I owe for a fortnight's mess."—So that in fact he was Brass ing his whole subsistence from this young woman. tie never v rote to her but when he wanted money. There was not a single let ter in which he did not attem id to squeeze money oat of her.— then read a letter, which. lie said, would s!sew the extent of the defendant's claim on the feelings of this girl. After calling . her his only life, he mentioned the circumstance of a vacanci to a higher rank in the regiment having occurred, which h , could obtain by paying two hundred or three hundred !mune:. ; he s:Ail he had applied in vain to his friends ; that he had but ette rescurce, and then be desired' her to exert herself to ()Mai'. the money.— One of the articles for which the plaintiff clai•iLed was ashorse, fur which she paid 7W. he never having had a sixpence of his own. In one of his letters, he said nothing; would give him so much pleasure as a letter from the plaintiff, for he was con foundedly off for waet of a few pounds. There was one letter • hich the Learned Serjeant said pained him exceedingly, for it *hewed the avaricious disposition of the defendant, and to what an extent he was practicing on the feelings of the plaintiff. She kw! written to him, requesting lie would come to Ile assured hlr nothing would he so gratifying to his feelings, but that he had not the means, as his purse was then, and had been, in so limited a state, but if she would seed him a little money, then he would come—thus availing himmclf of her roha necs for him to take money out of her pocket. At last the s,lances of this. poor youeg woman were ex hae;ted, and she could no longer support him. As soon as she ceased to 'end money to him all his fondness retired back to his own had mind, and he never gave her another letter.—The Jury, from these letters, *would have to estie:ate the damages. It was evident she had suirported him, atel that he had been living with his regiment in the style of a gentleman, and consequently at no small ex pence. lle had nu resources but this lady's pure, and I:is pay as a Cornet. Under aese circumstances, it would he for the Jury to assess the damages; they had not the usual means of estimat. ing the damages ; but with such as they had, he was persuad ed, 111(7 would nf:t spare this base, ungrateful man. Mr. liarou,Wood observed, that t:►is was not an action for dAilai:e6, but for a demand, which the plaintiff would have a treat deal of difficulty in proving without a bill in equity. his i,ordzhip therefore reconvoendA, as the best mode, that the matter s'o:►ld be ref►•rred to a gcnileinau of the bAe. ) who tai‘ht exam!,.e both parties ou oath. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. After tome conversation this was Nrreed to ; a, tiff s demand, the !wench of promise of marriage, a:1 in clifierenee, were referred to arbitratiOn, upon col the letters should he delivered up to the plaintiflas arbilratOr should have made his award. Miss flulme wag in Court during the whole tri tear 3 abundantly while the Learned Serjeunt was letters. MURDER OF A LUNATIC. The following most remarkable trial came no sit f Assizes, on the 21st inst. attended with some very r circumstances, particularly interesting to those w ho ranged persons belonging to them. William Bell was charged with the wilful mn Ham Brown, by violence and ill-treatment. v6h: care, as keeper of the AsylutA at Manchester, for t of lunatics. Robert Brown (the brother of the lunatic), deposed deceased was so much deranged in his mind, that it by his family, to send him to the Asylum for lamati , and several of his .relatives accompanied him i, of March last ; that he went to see him shortly when he saw him, he was very had ; and Dr. Whist attends the patients, informed hina there was no getting better. He remained eighteen days in the then w:l3 fetched away. The deceased was very mu, but knew the witness. As he wasgetting into thecoi plained several times of his back paining him very was taken from Manchester to Hendon, where, on hi be very quiet, his straight waistcoat was taken off. ed sensible for several days, so much so, that he w' to steep with his wife. On the Monday after t, which he was taken away. Mr. Sanderson, the Gov Asylum, called to see him. After he was gone, the put to bed, and :shell lying on his back, he appeared utseasy, and, in consequence, the witness put his ha, hack to alter his position, when he called out, al great agony, " Brother, my breast-boue is tiro witness as::ed him who did it, when he replied, " and he appeared quite sensible he was dying. lie saik that afternoon, and every day afterwards, till the death. The deceased also told the witness, on the F: he was taking hint from the Asylum to his house, lila' were broke;: from his back-bone, except two ; and eeneeived him to be in a dying state. The witness, on his cross-examination, said, that the deceased first mentioned his ribs were broken, it proceeded from his rambling mind. On the eveni s.;:tierson's visit, the deceased complained so much being broken, that the witness was induced to feel t was then convinced of the truth of his assertion. T complained very-much of the prisoner, and said, it had broken his ribs and breast bone; and the witnel vinced his ribs were broken, cent for Dr. Agnew to The deceased lived two days after this ; and after witness went to the Asylum, and said " they had in brother," and made several threats against the prism This testimony was also corroborated by the wi' ceased, who said the.decased was continually comp , ribs, and attributed it to the prisoner; and that I prayed to God to release him from his misery. Here Judge Chambre stoped the evidence. He 01 although the deceased had lucid intervals. yet, no tics in general had a great dislike to their keepers spec: to the declarations of the deceased against tl he did not think they came up to the principle, re law, of a person being in dying state ; for the °a, that could be attributed to his being sensible of his his saying his prayers; and that his unsupported against the prisoner could :tot therefore he received, Previous to the decision of the Jury, at the req Cross, the prisoner's Counsel, Mr. Sanderson was gave the prisoner a good character for humanity tivefive years be was employed by him as keeper. Tt is stated in an Edinburgh newspaper, that the yt Clergy= n, who undertook to read six chapters of the hour for 1000 buccebsive hours, after proceeding i tack thirteen days and nights, fell into► a profnul trance, from which he has never yet i4W °lce, altho deut Imola lives t SEPT. 3. Ind the plain- ;at all matters 011 d i im that as soon as the ial, and shed reading the the Lancnster !.%traordinary may have de- arder of Wil- lie under his the reception used, that tho t was agreed ics, where he in the month afterwards :' stanley, who hope of his As)lutn, and Jcb deranged, aach, he coin- y much. lle hi~protuise to lir appear- vas permitted ,he Friday on vernor of the deceased was ed to be very Ind under his apparently in >ken." The Bell did it; id his prayers • e time of, his Friday, when at all his ri11.% d the W at at the time lie imagined ing after Mr. It of his ribs them, and he The deceased t. was he that ess being con- ° attend him. i.!r his death., nl:rdered his oner. ife of the de- rtaining of his he fervently >bserved, that doubt, tuna- s. With re_ the prisoner, ecognised by ly expre‘sion s death, was, declaration quest of Mr. calie f. w h.t y, during Cm:, voting Scotch he biblqrvery in his arduous Ind sleep, or nigh it is evi- N