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LAW INTE LI MENUS. C val' OF KING'S BENCH, Wasemsissese,MAT 20. e t Nisi Prins, before Lord Chief Justice J(?. " - Etutusouottsis, and a Special Jury. CRIM. CON. ItAITTON 11 et DIMGIItI. D. Thi i s was amag anes, aetinfrom t n brouhe Defendant, for m er to recover cotni pensa. • a n d tai van, 'con versatio n with the Plaintiff's wife. The 'al ,ima g es were laid at 10,0001. Mr. OAR eow. in opening the case, on the part of the Plaildiff, said it was not neressai y fur him to li k e op the time of the Court and Jury, in ea g t any length, upon the tun ure of this afttivAeanli,no"; the hei .ouinesa of the off. nce with which he had to charge tile Defendant, namely, the se- Wine of the Plaint.* 's wile. This subjeZt had already been so fremtently and so ably handled, by ;31 . Sold. and Learned Lord, not long r.moied from that bee. (L" rd Erskine), who had with so ✓ ;ti nier and tenth. desciilted, in that eloquent e u .l : 4cible manntr, with which he c ould treat all a 'njeas of this kind, the bonds of connubial hap. p'.:st t asunder. the rights of hoi.pi.ality in "sa.letl, the chastity of an amiadle and vitiums wife • and an aff.dionate husband rendered mise Idee the force of which, he knew well, would h a ve ti it due weight with such a Jury as he then a. Jr set!, .hat he di, nor teel an; further obserVi• Inns he c odd make. could impress the importance to the snhjett more deeply upon their minds. f he P .1111:11. was a tespettable merchant. residing 4t I nn ver nanpron„ and about 14 or lit years ago be came arqua:nted with iris present wife's family, who ware Ant most respPEtable persons, and resided in that taws. Lie paid his addresses to his wile, tlien Miss Browne. and they were married in the month of October. 1805, with the consent ace's approbation of their respedlive families.— Defendant was a Colonel in the Amy ; and the Pal itiff's wife falling into a declining state of inith, about the autumn of last year, she was ad r..l to take advantage ..f the season, Ly ,ing, She accordingly went to the man ill it.etsntwith, a bathim , Place in South Vs ales, ac companied by her 'idea, nliss Browns. They had been there some short time, when one evening (25th of September) they were walking on the Parade together, when the Defendant, and a Mt. Edwards his friend, introduced themselves, and th.y walkni together during the remaining part of the evening. They met agaia the next slay, and walked into the fields. where they remained for some time. On the itith of September, th.y all walked to a considerable distance from the town. and in the course of the walk the sisters happened to separate, the Colonel continuing ins attention. to ,I's. Ramon. while his friend, Mr. Edwards, walk. er wan her sister. 'rimy were thus sepatated for 33 , Lit an hour, when ..iss Browne, not finning her nor join diem, supposed she had been taken • and had gone hinase; she immediately re turned ; but Mrs Rainun did not arrive until past ten o'clock at night. Upon the Sd of &Sober, ✓oeltlutanding the weather was very wet an; bad, the Plaintiff's wife went its an open ar e with Colonel Bedingfield to a place called the Unil's Bridge, about 12 miles from the town of Aberystwith. and set op at an inn, where they lay /trawr all night. The unhappy husbaud arrived at Anerystirita. from Wolverdimpon. about 12 o'eldrk that night, in the hope of joining his be loved wile; but what was his distress and anguish, a; finding she was gone. In the first moment of hi. clinranion, he orde:cd a post-chaise, and drove off to the Devil's Bridget in tl.e mean time, however, a servant of the Defendant was determined to be 6etare•hand with him, and arrived at the inn about Ores o'c!ncls is the morning. His master hearing who wax Withatit, threw okien the window, and the imam told him, " the Gentleman. (weaning the Pontiff) was coming." in consequence of which, a plan was coa.:erted with the landlord and chaos- Le, maid, to deny (hens, wh-n the husuand should arrive. Thpirlaintiff came un in about an hour after, and taqui: ed fur his wife and the Defendant, who were acco:dinely denied by the chambermaid ; but upon the land's rd seeing the distress add dis. *ratline of the Plaintiff, who wept bitterly, be felt compassion for him, and said, if be would be but pacified and moderate, he would tell him the truth. and lie should sire the man in the morning The girl still insisted that the Colonel was nut there, but had gone to another inn. The Plaintiff wen wrote a note to the Defendant, and sent it up to him by the maid, and having read it, he desired her to say there was no Colonel there. The Plaintiff, however, was not to be dissuaded from his purpose; be wrote another letter, and desired the girl to put it under the door, if the Defendant would not re ceive it in aey oth, r way. Site followed his direc tient ; but when she knocked at the door, he received the le:ter and read it. Soon after he dressed him self and left the bed-room. The neat mot ningjhe Phdiniff and Defendant met, and had some confer. satim together. The former then went to the bed mom where his wife was, and a scene of the muse l agonizing and distressing kind took place. 'II • eaband and wire both wept bitterly ; the one fot bis distress, the ether for her disgrace. In the sequel, however, it turned out that she *was so far !toalled upon by the arts and inducements of the innedant, that she returned with him to town, in I .c came chaise they set out in the day before. ri,ry were afterwards traced to different inns 'e pout that p.ut of the country. where they had In. de together as man and wile, and so continued to . 0 the month of Jenne's. last. These several !al were proved by the following whooshes: Blew, e. the younger sister of the Plaintiff's is the course of wnose examination it appear . .;.at she was acquainted with the louse and in hipir.g charader of the Defendant. 1 .1 „ Sor Morrison, a physician, who had been in the habit or attending the family of the Plaintiff, in b t Ptorelsinnal line ; trem whose evidence it appear ". that frevinue to this unfortunate event, the nee of the Plaintiff's family was that of connubial k'POine•a and tranqnillirs. The Plaintiff was a LtalsA ithaloo4tB and attent i ve h us b an d, an d hi s w il e io l always considered a prudent, well Lladtlatd o 8 4 1 .. 51 1 _ 1 7 . _ ti e they appeared to live M u sliest paunchy and afedino with each whet. Joists Th om", the hue-keeper at the Devil's Bridge, and Mary Cully, spoke to the trantadions at that place. Mr. Joseph Lane, formerly a respeCtable mer chant at Welverhatnp.:on. stared, that he had known the Plaintiff for many years, he had tiered his clerk ship to him, and fr^m his upright conduit and ch,t. raCter, he had resigned his business in his fav , .ur, and the Plaintiff now held the very premises he had formerly enjoyed ; he also !•poke to the dornest:c happiness and tranquillity of this couple, previous to Mr.. Raitton's going .c) Aberystw;th. The Avroatiev.Gettettat., for the Defendant, admitted the enormity of the charge of adultery, and felt that there were cases of th.s nature which called for exemplary damages. The immorality at such an offence he did not contend aeainst ; he felt the full effect of the observetiont which had so open fell from, And were so eltiqu, ally expressed, by the Noble and L anted I ord before alluded to ; but the present was not such a case as that Noble and Learned Lord had in his contemplation, when he so expressed himself an this subject. In'this ce.e, all the wiles and art:ficAs of a pradised 'edit-et were absent, for. upon a momentary acapiaintance, and without any previous introsituctien, the lady, upon the second day's interview, trusted het self in the company of ha gallant, walking alone with him in t'!e fields, at ten o'clock at night, in the mo, th of Septemheir ; and a few days after, went with him, in an open chaise, to a distant inn, where they sl pt togethet. Neither vas this a case where the rights of hespitality had bear violated, for it appeared that the Plaintiff and Defendant were total stran gers to each other; and as for the loss the Plaintiff could sostin in the society of -act, a woman, atter what had appeared, he could not have suffered much injury in that point She was a woman of a charaaer so peig4ions end aba,doned, that her hosuand nuts , b , ve felt the good effels of getting s h ut o f such wife. Inc Colonel was naturally man gallant, y and inconsiderate, and happened t f • leie the snares of this woman. There was n , ;;Litig . .k sedation praktised ; nothing like hos p:tality abused ; and altleeigh the PlAint.ff had great reason to complain, ye, that was nut to be visited in heavy damages upon the Defendant. In sum..,ieg up 'he evidence to the Jury. Lord Et.• LItt4IIOMOLGII observed, that however ptud gate and abandoneelthe cr ndue of this woman was, after her acquaintance with the Defendant, yet, from tl.e evi dence, it appeared, that previ us to that period, the husband and wife had always lived in a state of connubial happiness and affedtion. The Jury were, therefore, net to appreciate the damages according to the profligacy of the wif., hn: according to the loss which they ennsidere the Plaintiff had sustain• ed, not only in being deprived of her future society, but the injury ho had suffered in his own le.lings. The Jury, after some cons ,Itation,found a verdia for the Plaintiff, 10001 damages. PULICE. scastaosiouett-svartv, MAY 20. An application was made by a respeCtable master tradesman. on behalf of one of Pis workmen, for a proteCtion against a press gang, which continued to pursue him until he was trxrorne extremely wretched, and ;bonen int m bad health, by the con stant state of terror in which he was kept. The master stated, that tht party had a wife and childrss, and that he was ready to prove that he never had been a. sea. The NIA GIST RATH recommended an application to the Admiralty, and in case it should nut succeed, and the man should be impressed, an application for a Holmes Capri to the Court of King's bench. amege Woodmen, of Little Compton-street, bird cage-maker. was charged with cruelly beating and assaulting his wife, particularly OR Monday IRA ; and also a neighbour's wifr, who came with a child in her arms, to interfere netween thong. The Prisoner being called upon for his defence, answered. that the fads were true, that he wished to part from his wife. and was indifferent about the matter. Hs was ordered to fowl bad for both masks. The following is a list of the ships now building in Chatham Dock Yard. and in the Merchants ' Yards in Chatham Cbeck : Howe 120 Ownt Glendower 34 Trafalgar . gs 1.401114611 . sa lospreguaolo . 911 Salelanha . 36 Warspue • 74 lolly/anis . SS Poictien 74 Purely, us . St • Vesper . 74 Hyperion . 33 Vigo 74 II a ophalus . 39 Moulds . 74 Cornelia . 39 Crew 74 Quoin Adak, and Racoon sliaop• Eclair, Sparrow-Hawk, Rai ',gamma, Nautilus, and Zrarrobia, gun brigs. The Elaine for the County of Armagh takes place on &outlay. .. It was reported, last night, that Mr. Osaoss had d..clitted the contebt for Befferdshire. Mr. Su •w, the Messenger. arrived at the Foreign Office on Monday, with dispatches horn the Con• tineat. No 1,831. drawn yesterday a Prize of Five Thousand Pounds, was sold in Shares by HORNSBY and Co. namely, two Eighths, and twelve Sixteenths. No. 26, Cornhill; 52, Charing-cross; and St. Mar garet's.hiU, Borough. Mr. BBLRUAN has row put a finishing hand to his great, 50.1, we trust s immortal work. The liiitery of Greet Britase. fres,. the Revelehan to tAr Peace of dillies:, by the pnblication of a Series of State Pa pers and Oficial Docunsenu. illustrative of every Volume. This alas Work, in cunnettion with the History of Mr. Hume ' presents a series of our N e tional History, from the earliest record of these Islands, down to our own times. It is now ascettainod, that an expensive conceit will take place for the county of York. The sub scription in London, in aid of the fund in Yorkshire. for defraying the lawful expenses, and no other, of Mr. Wissearoaca's Eledioo. will. doubtless, re ceive the cordial support of every friend to the Abo lition of the Slave Trade. We understand that subscriptions are received at the Bankiag-hooses of Messrs. HOA RS ' briaamulat • Maws. Musa, B se and Hones. Looderd-aset • Mows. DOWN, THORNTON, and lass, Banialoniewlane t Mews. R•stsou. MfaaLaso. sad Co. PalLaall ; Messrs. %wash Son Dan e rorress, and Cu. Birebin-Luse and Dusan.T n and Mo&Ts 6% Old Broad•street. , TTRSTMINSTER ILECPION. TWELFTH DAY-MAT 20 e (Toyed was, as usual. great itenf clamorous, and displayli mnre beauty than on Any roamer oc casion One half of the surrounding scaffolds was almost filled with ladies of respectability, who seem. ed en.husiastically to unite with the populace below, in expressing, their partiality to the two favourite 4nd.plprtlis r2andidates. DurJett and Sheridan.— Mr. Elliott did nor make bis appearance upon this I - lusting:4 having publicly annneneed. that he had withdrawn from the contest. The Clerks and tn. speftors, employed upon his account, ceased giving their attendance ; but as nn (Arial notice was sent to the High-Bailiff. as to this Candidate's intention, his name still continued upon the Poll Rooks, and a few Voters came forward in his behalf. At the close of the Poll, at our o'clock, the numbers stood thus :•••• Sir F Hur , .dt . . CAI'? Lord Cochrane . 4940 Mr. Elliott , 207111 Mr Sheridan . • • • 1096 Mr. SHERIDAN presented himself to the no tice of the Eleflors having imitated , as he ,lid yesterday, th e Naval Candidate, in coming forwa•el on the outer perch, supported by his son, who, i- his turn, was supported by Mr. Felix M•Cattliy, whose well-knawn gigantic and manly appearance. Mr. Sheridan took occasion to allude to in his speech. 44 Gentlemen (said he) although I am not this day holding the arm of this most Ajax like man, Mr.M•Carthy, who did me the honour of lending me his assistance upon a former occasion, I trust I am not less worthily supported by having hot tof the arm of try son. Sure I am, Gentlemen, that in lending me that assistance, he does it with m re than filial zeal, because he knows that he is slims , sting a man who is pursuing the same line of cokilift which he himself would do in Parliament ; namely, be would he the pledged defender of the people's rights Red Pretties. (Hotta, end applewes —Sherry, we all tam you are to !) After I had concluded yesterday, my Noble antagonist took occasion to observe, that 1 had omitted, for the first time, to express my satisfaition at the state of the Poll ; I would wish now to recover my Lord's good opinion, and spew my venervion for his sen timents, by making amends for that fault; I will not omit it this day, because it gives me an oppor tunity of expressing my approbation of a free Elec tion. the result of which ought, in every case, to tesiry the real and unbiassed sense of the people. I cannot help expressing my surprise at the continu ance of the name of Mr. Elliot upon the Poll books, at a time when his hopes most have ceased. Had I been in a similar predicament, would have withdrawn fairly and manfully at once, and not lingered my name upon the poll, to do injury to others, without doing good to myself. (Marks of approbation). But, Gentlemen, there is the same consistency in this part of his conduCt, that he has displayed en other occasions, for as he conti-ued to address you, even when you were determined not to hear him. so he continues to solicit your votes, although they can be of no assistance to him.— (Motto / iraro Sherry ! don't :pare the Blea*?? . I) Is is impossible for me. io observing upon the state .X the poll. tent to advert to the towey Loney sad pelts dresss-d women who this day grace the assembly, and who seem most cotdially to partake of the general joy and exultation Prizing as Ido the support of the Free and Independent Ele&ors of Westminster, nothing gave me more pleasure, upon the former eleation, than to find, that I had not les s than three- fourths of the trod-looking women in that city upon my side. lam not ashamed to acknuwiedge, upon the present occasion, that my claim to the countenance and support of the fair sex is some• what diminished. I know that the gallant tars of Britain have naturally friends amongst the women, and this I have no douin is the case with the gallant Officer who solicits your suffrages. I know too, that Sir F. Burdett is a great favourite with them ; and, therefore, feeling myself no longer able to com pete with them for the favour of theladies, be their locks black, brown, or red, I must content myself with any degree of favour they choose to give me. ( Hussein', and 'herring, pa, ti, stark, from the L odic, wee for whom ezeleimed *. Neverfear, Sherre, we'll still rennornanee you.") There was a topic on which I touched yesterday, which caused many applications to he made to me • this day. I mean vie subject of the oppression under which publicans labour, on account of the arbitrary power given to ‘lagis crates. I should not hive renew.id that topic, this day, but for the numerous applications I have had, entreating me to *veer to it. It has been asked of me. why I did not mention sloner the fait that I was preparing a Bill to remedy choice rrievances? To that I answer, t'iat I was not forward to boast of what I would continue to have done, nor was I anxious to come forward with professions of future services. I thought it only necessary to valid upon what I have already dune. (More 17froinsee‘ and shouting.) I put it to any of you, whether this be right, or ought to be borne, that a man, fol lowing the trade of a publican, which is one exceed ingly useful to the Revenue, should hold his liveli- hood at the discretion of a Magistrate, any more than a mercer, clorb;er. grocer, shoe-maker, or any ether trade whatever ? If it be right in the one case, it might be argued, that this arbitrary eon trnul should extend to all ether trades. I want to know, where is the so much boasted freedom of trade, in this country, if a Magistrate should have thy power, even in his closet, or in a secret court, to withdraw the license of any publican he may dislike, and turn him and his family out to starve ? (Lewd showl of ofrobare.l I say, Geotle men, I speak not the sentiments that have arisen from the apprehension of power, ill exercised and abused, but I speak the sensations arising from fads, which have come to my own knowledge.— It is a fag, that the utmost abuse of power, in this particular. Las been exercised to this very city There is , a poor widow, living M Kirig•street, Lower Westminster. who had, after her husband's death, from her own exertion., and from a prin ciple of integrity, p aid her husband's debts , and although she but her license to depend upon in the easers: bi o7 l ber trade, yet that H ei m, was, without any reams Wog ..signed, ta ken from her. The cal y name that could be con• jousted. as the cat.* of this arbitrary eaer6m of power, was, bemuse she harmoniums which are • • going on in i i irettbsiester. Mae it tertaiil slat ifir - house was to be pulled down, and her license Sip taken from her, In calif that the, having ad Ss Germ, might have no claim spnn the Letisbattrifer snppnrt. I' Bravo I %hoary, Mal it iglemows.) My, Gentlemen, that these are things libido eat to be inquired into, and although they do skit wand so lofty as the pretended ahem a the may. they are still so infamous as to be worthy of being remedied. 1 proceed upon fads, the truth of which I am re.. dy to su'rstantiate ; end I gait di It 16144 now, 'sledging myself, that as a Member of Parliameot o I shall pursue these abuses, till th.tf he completely redressed. (Skoafilr, haz:..i.l, and ammo: If has ) Many of you may imagine that I have head massy discreet observations from friends, or professed friends of mine, regretting that I have permeated to stand for - ,Westminster, on account of Shitiate ness of my canvass, the irresolution of others, and the probability of my want of success. Gentlemen. I have upon this subj.!! to remark, that I shall never regret I have stood a Candidate upon this occasion, as I shall ever recoiled, with heartfelt: satisfadion, what I have done, when here to address you from these Huttir iel l shall always feel pleasure in red sing that I bevy here uttered sentiments favenrable se the cause of freedom and liberty, and tending to advance the cause of humanity and independence, sentiments which have been listened to by you is a • highly gratifying to my heart , and muds ing to your own honour. I shall sever r wet that' . I have had an cpportunity of vindicating the as.; - persed character of the late Adminietratinn They have been foully aspersed in regard to the sll.gsd assistance afforded me in the lam 1110114 ; I sead never regret that I have here used soy atm* . • deavours to prevent the infainnus yell of 0 Popery," which might have otherwi se . by the it machinations of certain individuals, have • ' ground, but which, much to your eredit aad honoste.;• we have driven away for ever. That has been dm cry which has been used in initiate mots of did country, for the purpose of excluding. from thO House of Commons, those men who were the bmg calculated to assert with spirit and jest dam ' ti ns, the cause of Liberty and :he Rights at People. (Lad strlanwiems red apples,*) A these men, I may reckon Lord William Ra ;4, who has been excluded from Surrey i Mr. Fa. from Yorkshire; and Col. Graham, from P a gentleman, possessed of as gallant and stalk WI mind as ever represented any county. I allty eh* enumerate amongst these lames, the now of Mr. Roscoe. a man who has strenuously exerted himself in the abolition of the Slave I rade ; yet that excel* lent man. Mr. Roscoe, has bees driven from Lives% pool. Again, I say, I. never snail regret the Mare I . have had, by fair andli*seral expostulation, in prevail. bag upon the Noble Lord to desist from persevering in those unfounded charges which he ventured to bring Untwerd against a venerable Naval Odmer, whose name never can be mentioned but with gripe titude aid reaped, unless it be utteted by those who are unacquainted with his real chaoaatee. I never can regret, that I have prevailed upon the Noble Lord to desist from enumerating *Jigged abuses. and shunning a line of condo& ethiellt could only be att-tided with dangerous and alb chierrons maseqwencee. I never shall wires, that I have endeavoured to execute a duty which I owed to the memory of an individual, who has ever bast nearest to my heart, and whose mentor, I Ana ever revere. to the Last moment of my life. I say that I shall never repent that I haws embraced this opportunity of coming forward to vindicate the mem - ry, chorea r, and honour, elf Charts Fax, the late Representative of this city of Westminster. However this contest may end. I shall never, for these reasons, regret that I have con. tributed to occ :sign it. (L - . o l d waving of hate.) Gentlemen, say a word or two as to the -- ' sae ',,,een circulated as to its decline a further solicit, pendent suffrages. So I do now repeat my . stand to the last minute should only be for the put port I am likely to get. renewed.) I will not pay t any individual near him, of countenancing the circa, are posed this day about dein any man who should est illiberal reflection again is my antagonist upon this no more to add, than this plrdze. that whether I never cease being your this. Gentlemen, that at. the Ele.tors of Westes;nster, than by telling me how ' periol of tweaty.seven your from the Administrat to get an old servant made "I had the power to hen* , koillr a semi, cringing, lr s pot ungrateful to my leatra in this ardunut say, that to be the Repreenrati and the successoi of Mr. Fox, even at s- true future period, will be the proudest object of my political life." Mr. StILIIDAM. noon the conclusion of his elo. t speech. of which the forejoity is hat an rm. sketch, was, if p wrible, m: re • nthusiastically red and au k lauded by the variegated multinsde. E is than Lyon any former occasion. Lord Cocuases addressed the people. amidst ,mingled shouts sit applause and disapprobation.— He again impreueJ upon the 'mods of thine who beard bins. his determination never to coalesce with 'any of the other Candidates. Ine independent feel ings which the Eletiors of Westminster exhibited upon this occasion, was to themselves the greatest honour. and to him the moat powerful sarmass, first to offer himself, and next to persevere.— Conscious as he was .f their manly and liberal con. dud. it was 4111enAsible for hods. se. o was to them a complete stranger, to bore rested his mimeo- 1 loos to their support epee a better or sager tooting. His visit to the Duke of .P.attAnd was to deprecate the interference of Govetiimest as both unconstitutional and WIIWCI/SIMIY. WWI respe3 to the present administration, be 'Doctored it should not be appreciated by s h e former coada2 l' j• it (Gbecriaz, lemen, I shall sow unfounded report • to being my determination to tation of your free and lade. far from this beinp the case, former pledge. that I shall ate of the poll; altbnagh it purpose of seeing what sup. :et. (C 4 see aid Asunairor ay that the Noble Lords Doe m. could have been sapid . ircillation of any bills, which out Londou. I should tie. ,oiild throw out the slight• qainst the Noble Lord who this occasion. I have now this one other aesurance all represent you or not, I shell r servant. I can assure you any individual amongst you, aster, cannot favour me more w I can be armful. For the years I never tot:eited a fa. stration, I raver even ciught lade a tide waiter ; but while n+ use to any individual with. I at kw teethed that I was Constituents. Even if lam contest. I shall continue to tresentative of Westminster, . 11 0. f. 4 $ s ' 1 \ 111