The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-03-08 00:00:00

j • .) i I i 1 I 1 1 1111 ' 1 . I . ' ) Ii .. ~ i t L 1.9 I. ', j t $ , • 1 , i I . . i - -..... I r i 1 ! 1 . IA. 1 ' 1 ; I i , 1 . 1 , 1 I : 1,. 1 1 . I I . ... .. %. • . „ . .., .., LAW INTELLIGENCE. . COURT OF or KING'S BENCII, MARCH 1. Sittings before Lord ELLearaosouns,inGuild hall, London. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. MILLIS V. FLOWiR. - Mr. PARK said, this was an action brought by Miss Mary Millis against the Defendant, Mr. Benjamin Flower, who was a widower, to recover satisfaction in damages for that which was an ex. tremely cruel injury to her, and which injury the Defendant had occasioned ; and indeed he was not aware of an injury of a more serious nature that could be sustained by a person in the situa• den of the Plaintiff, it being a breach of pro mise of marriage. She was a young woman extremely well connected, and the daughter of a respectable ribbon.inanufacturer at Coventry. — The Defendant was a person of considerable bu siness, property, and fortune, likewise in• the same trade, but his wholesale warehouse was in town. Ibe became acquainted with the family of the Plaintiff, he having large dealings at Coventry in the ribbon trade, although his residence was in London. These cases were apt to excite Judi crows observations ; but they were often, and in deed generally, very serious to the party aggriev ed ; and, in this particular instance, it was his duty to slate, that the conduct of the Defendant bad been shameful, and whatever might be said wl'h a view of turning the matter altogether into ridicule, it was in his opinion, and with his ha. bits, and at his time of life it became him to say, that this cue would have due consideration where it ought to have it, that was, with his Lordship and the Jury. Tho Defendant was a man of very considerable property, the father of many children, and had lost his wife before he became acquainted with the Plaintiff. He expected that she would not have in her power W. give sufficient evidence againit. bids to prove a promise of marriage ; but in that be void& be disappointed. " Undoubtedly the preimbe of marriage must be clearly *tired, be. fore the Plaintiff could recover in this action ; but the Jury should. bee satisfied of that fact, 'by a very long correspondence he had read over, which had taken place between these parties, ma. ay parts of which were quite disgusting—net ob. acne, very far front it—but quite disgusting, on account of the hypocritical cant which marked the style of the Defendant in his letters to the Plaintiff, which he must have read in Court, be cause be could not, otherwise, prove the pro. min of marriage made on the part of the De. Lenient ; but, •in 'those letters, be had, over ' and over again, made that promise to the rtaiitliff. It would appear iir these letters, that the Defendant had several children, and that he hoped the Plaintiff would take upon herself the cares of a mother for them ; but that he did dot think it decent he should marry her until twelve Months had elapsed after the doath of his first wife. •There was nothing more disagreeable to it man deeply impressed with just sentiments of re. ligion—nothing more disgusting to a man who thought rightly on these subjects, than to see puritanical cant and hypocrisy assume the cha racter of pure religion ; and the letters or the De. fondant contained suc a tissue of enthusiasm, emit, and nonsense, that it-would be impossible to• bear it without disgust ; and although that was not a consideration on which the damages shquld be enlarged, yet nobody would, on that account, be sorry that the damages were not smell. And although a person who could write such nonsense was by no means one with whom it could be very desirable, he should think, to pus a life with, and therefore this lady lost but little by losleg him—yet that was mere matter of taste. If he bad promised to marry her, and had committed a breach of that promise, she had a right, by law, to seek compensation for that breach of promise. This cause might have been tried much sooner, but that she could not have his (Mr. Park's) as. sistance when the cause stood for trial. She might have much abler assistance, and in this, too, he thought her taste questionable ; but in this also she bad a right to judge for herself. Mr. PARK then proceeded to read different parts of the letters of the Defendant to the Plain. tiff, of irbich we shallsive but a short extract in the evidence ; for they are so voluminous, that the full report of them would fill the half of a newspaper ; from which Mr. Park maintained there was no doubt that the Defendant had, over and over again, promised marriage to the Plain. tiff; and, when he should have established that fact, the question would be, whet damages the Jury would give? He was not aware what course the defence was to take. He did norktioir" ther any attempts would be made to traduce and vilify, or asperse the character of this lady. Of coarse he knew how to meet that, if it should be attempted by proof, because he should have an opportunity of observing on it ; he was instructed to say, that she was perfectly respectable. But if there was to be no evidence called to attack the character of the Plaintiff, quite sure he was, that, whatever the Defendant 'night wish, the Learned Counsel who had the care of his defence would not desert their usual candour by stooping to cast reflections on the character of a female suitor in a Court of Justice, ins manner that deprived her of defending herself by her Counsel, which would be the case if her character were at tacked by a speech only ; for, in that case, he would not have the privilege of a reply. He knew, that if the Learned Counsel for the De fendant were instructed to attack the character of this Lady, without calling any witnesses to sup port those instructions, they would, as men of honour, treat such instructions with scorn and contempt. As-for damages, it was never his ha bit to press for any from vindictive motives—the Jury were sufficient judges of them in all cases, and particularly in cases of this kind, after hear ing all the tircumstaoces of it. The short state ment and sum total of the facts, were—the De feridant was a person of property, and in a re. spectable line of business ; the Plaintiff was well connected in life, of a reputable family, and her own character perfectly irreproachable. Ho had _ ~•••• ...--'. -wr.sUr: ' *4, it. S tepeatedly promised to maroy. : bar ; bad beW td her that hope, and led her to forts tkat• expecte.' non. He had totally disappointed ; those. hops', and rendered their aecompliphnsma impossible, ' marrying another Lady. Under ihose.cirtOm stances the Jury would say what damages she ought to receive of this Defendant. • James Woodby was called, for the purposoof proving the hand-writing of the Defendant. He made a great number of attempts to shew, that he did nut know it; but, at last, being asked by Ldrd Elleaborough, whether, if he had received ens of those letters, directed to himself, he should have answered it ? He said, he certainly should have done that i —by which it was manifest he be lieved it to be the Defendant's writing, and which was all he was asked to say. James Limb, who had been warehouseman to the Defendant, but was not now, proved the other letters to be of the Defendant's handwriting. The letters were then read. The first was dated London, the gth of September, 1804, fiom the Defendant to the Plaintiff, containing, among a mass of other matter, the following: — ft Mr DE JA MISS MARY MILLIS, " I received your'r of the 59th of August I the connection and conteuts considered, hurt me very much; I could not help kissing it. I cannot help saying you are the only object in this life I wisb to realize, as other objec ts in this world have no charms for me. What reason I have to bless God for his goodness, and not to repine ! 0 1 . that t could live in constant acknowledgment of God, and submission to him in all his Providence. May the Lord direct what part tee shall act, as the only master of our senses. I had a little trouble yes. terday, merely on account of the servant maid; that is a thing I knew nothing of in Mrs. Fowler's life-Cone. I could wish you were here, partner of my toil; but do you rather wish me comfort. I know you will love my children when you know them." &c. AHOTHgIt HAS SENTSNCES 0/ THIS KIND. " MY OUR MISS M. " I newt tell what to think on coming to Coventry, be cause I know I could not come bath without you, and I should not wish to remain there. until twelve months after the decease of Mrs. F. (which was the time agreed upoa tor tbe union of these parties).—lf you love nic, keep me near 'Our Urban follows tut embiem, or hieroglyphic of the heartl. 'I do Dot mind what any one wlli lay—the trouble is between thid aid myself." ANOTHER. 46 MT DIIS.IIIIIIAIRY, " This appears to be a low siteisee; but as iv being in town was so uncertain, I thought mydetter would tall into other hands; but as I sin one of the Lords of the Creation, I should not like disoppolatineui. Dq not fail to lead by Moo day!s Post.—My dear, 1 low to see you at the head - of my table. lam quite tired or a stogie life. I know of ao charms in life but you. PrOvideace has been extremely kind to me in a servant; I hire one from Oxford. I wish you with us, my dear," &c. . . Tilly' ATE- MC 'AN. ‘T . .:= • ‘if • ANOTHER. " MY DICAR, • " I receivedyoues, and should have answered it sooner, but I had expected to have seen you in person, and I bad some thought of caNiag at Barton's, to take vuu by surprize. It was rather too Nato tantalize me .to walk wmn you. If I was not there In perms, I was with you in my—heart-4M 'an emblem, hieroglyphicalty.3—The season of 4be year is so gloomy, I must postpone coining at present. Toil say, you were fearful you Ifid been too open with me; the reverse would hurt my feelings very much. Du not be afraid of be iug too open g 1 ton you the turret fur it. Only twelve months after the decease of Mrs, F. and I will put the question to you ; whether you will—obeys' I trust you will be all pas sive obedience and non.rerlstancs. Tam a poor sinful creature, and have lost the vital power of godliness. We have preachers day and ought in Loadon, and yet I want beavetdy taste for the delightful enjoyment. lam happy, my dear,ln this life, however; bat yisu can make me still more to. Your two letters were well wrote; but the last I could hardly make out.—Was you in luve7—God bless you." A NOTHIR. " MY DRAW MARY, " 1 no fearful of Acme anforeseen or unpleasant bushiest. I expected an answer ewer since last Monday week. I shall wit rest, night or day„ until I hear tram -- G od bless pis for all time and to eternity." ANOTHER. " DIY DEAR MARY; " I hope, if we should be spared to see One loather again, is the face of one another is th flush, to make you happy, and be your good boy. I have been met onfortusate, but never mind that—tbere mast be a crook in our lot here. The servant maid, for want of a mistress, hits become very dirty. I have bad two Advantageous oilers, with a great deal of money. If I had oat determined with you, I should have determined to reinab as I ant—for I would not haft the Queen." • ANOT11211; After taking notice of his affection, on ac count of the dangerous illness of his child, pro ceeds : " Pray for me, that the God of all mercies may disap point all my fears; bless the Lord; and pray him to direct me in the leading waysaf his Pbvidence ; for we must wait to see what the Will of the Almighty is to my child. I have read your dear Letter, which tilled my bosom with consola tion, thinking I shall have a dear 'Soul to sympathize with me. My—heart Ein as emblem, hieroglyphimlly] is with you ; and when Providence shall permit, believe me I am all passive obedience and oon-mistance." ANOTHER. Written at Stoney-Stratford, as the Defendant was on his way to Coventry, apparently for the purpose of celebrating the Intending marriage:— " MY DEAR Many, " I have jubt time to say, if you please, it is ray intention to be at Coventry to-morrow to dinner," &c. &c. The Rev. Mr. Brooksbank said lie was ac quainted with the Defendant, who introduced him to his present wife ; .had been acquainted in his family, be supposd, for three or four years ; hail baptized one of bischildren for him---a child ha had by his present wife. Cross-examined by Mr. GARROW.—This Rev. Gentleman said the Defendant was greatly en-, feebled by disease ,; had. received a. paralytic stroke, which had greatly affected both his mind and body ; burthat was since his marriagewith his present wife; before which this witness did nut know him. Mr. Bright, a ribbon manufacturer, had known the Defendant for Eve or six years ; had some little dealings with him in business; could not say be was a man of property ; knew nothing on that subject. Cros's-examined by the AVORNET.GRIMAL. —He said the Defendant was remarkably feeble, unable to walk ; he was in a very had state of health. before the death of his last wife. The witness aliays understood bim to be an unsound man. lie has, of late, grown worsen great deal. - The witness always understood the Defendant's disorder to be paralytic. Mr. Howse, a shoe-maker, living next doer to, the Defendant, who lives at No. 20, Gut/et..' lane, Cheapside, said he w as a ribbon-Manafae• I turer; did not believe be was &Man of substance; rather thought him a man not worth sooner, only very well to carry on business ; had a good dear of business ; but tbe witnen did not Wok' ke had any thing else. Mr. Jacob said the Defendant bad a ribbon. manufactory at Coventry, but did not think he had one in SPitalaelds ; Kas a wholesale dealer In that article. .4411 • • • •-••- Z... . 7.;•• --• • 1 This , was the intrstenea tsf lifetime on the - part' of the Plaintiff. The ATTOIIIggY-aite ER A 1., for the Defendant, made a very keen aid sarcastic speech against the Plhintiff'S case, anything like a detail of which would exceed our limits. lie commenced with ob serving, that the Plaintiff had made a judicious choice, by selecting his Learned Friend, Mr. Park, for hcr cause; but submitted that the injury uhich she complained of took place in the year 1805, and shi did not commence her action .until .the year 1807, and then she did not proceed in it un til the year 1810 ; and as to hoc having the assist ance of Mr. Park as her Counsel, she had had twenty opportunities for that advantage since the Commencement of her action ; but the truth was, she felt her case to be hopeless. At first she did not think of commencing this action ; but she was persuaded to it •by Mrs. Mason, the wife of her Attorney, and the action was 'only brought to play uptin the nerves 'of the Defendant ; it was not for the Defendant's person, but his gold, that this lady had taken an affection. The truth way . this—after this action was brought by way of bait for the Defeedant, to-make him part from a sum of envoy (for the action was never meant to be brought to trial), she thought that by threaten ing to have the nonsense of this old fool read in a Court of Justice, " for an old fool he is," said he, " lam obliged so to rail my client, for he is an old fool—she was in hopes of obtaining some mo ney of him ; but the fish would not bite ; nor was the plaister of the drawing quelity this lady and her advisers expected. Hence they were driven to the present trial. The short history of the case was this,--the Defendant being borne down by illness, Was advised in the year 1804 to try what a mouthful of country air would do for him. He went to Coventry, where he had some friends and connections in trade; there he was advised to ride on horseback. He took that advice; but he had not proceeded long, before he and his horse 'dissolved partnership, and parted company ; in short, the horse threw him down. lie was taken, tip.--this lady happened to be in the way to afford a lotion for his bruised shoulder, - and kindly assisted in administering it, by tabbing the old man's flesh herself. This made him think, for the moment, that he alight be fit (because he wished he was) to bo her husband ; but alas ! alas ! this was a forlorn hope; lie entertained it, however, for a while, by her flattery and coaxing. This gave birth to those absurd letters which had Veen, read its Court. Her objezt Was,, to, get this old do. tard to 'promise her marriage: for which • pur pose she inflamed him with letters corresponding to those he hail written tQ her. But soon after this correspondence took place, the parties and their pursuit became, as they ought to become, objects of the ridicule of those who' were ac quainted with the facts. The Defendant having recovered the little sense he now po:sessed, deter mined on (kenning that for which he was so pal pably unfit, and took an opportunity of consult. big with Mr. Horgan, a person who lived a-et door to this lady, mentioned the rumour of this correspondence to him, and asked him whether it was not a very al!surd matter ; to which Mr. Bettie!t candidly said, that nothing could be more so. So then he communicated to the. Lady his determination nut to marry her. Well, but the Lady having got the promise of marriage by all these lettere, the next thing to be done was, to get her own up from him ; fur she knew that while he had them, 'they would be an answer to her demand for damages itt a Court of Justice; she proposed, therefore, that they should break off the connection, and mutually. deliver up, each to the other, all the letters that had passed between them ; to which the Defendant consented, and de. livered to her all her letters . ; but no sooner had she got her own letters back, but she laughed at the Defendant, saying, she would keep them ; and she ever afterwards laughed at the Defendant for an old• fool, whom she never cared for; for that all she wanted' of him was his money, &c. But still it would not do to bring on the action ; fur it would be impossible for her to persuade any body that she had sustained any loss by not having such a person for her husband, and without it, she could' not recover a shilling ; she therefore rested upon her oars. At last an incident occurred that put her in spirits; the Defendant's present wife was brought to bed, and then the Plaintiff thought she might make : out some loss, for that, by right, thut child ought to be her's, and that, therefore, she bad sustained a loss in not having the joy of being the mother of that bantling, so that she was rather waiting for this child than for the dry-nursing of Mr. Park in conducting her cause; to what extent the want of the enjoyment being .1 he mother of this drill . might have af fected this lady, it was difficultio ascertain pre cisely; but certain it was, it had the immediate effect of stimulating 'the pursuit of this action." To prove the whole of this case, and particularly that this lady lust no affection by losing the De fendant (for she never had any fur hint), he should call Mr. Horsfall, who should Mate that she had said as mach to him after the connection broke off; and then as to damages, he had not thought it necessary to say one word upon the subject ; the smallest denomination of coin known to this realm would be ample compensation in this case to the Plaintiff. Mr. Horsfall said, he had been acquainted with the Defendant' for 26 years, whom , he described to be a very feeble mean, both in body and mind, entirely unfit to contract marriage at the time he held this correspondence; the whams was a married man, and -had children, one . of 'IM a% a daughter, 17 years of age; lived next door to the Plaintiff's father, at whose house she lived ; had a conversation with her after het letters were given ap by the Defendant to her, which, roe said, she obtained under a premise of returning his to him, but that she said she should not do that; the witness joked with her in a conversation.— " I asked her," said be, 66 how she could *kiosk of such an old fellow, as that, and perhaps she would aspect him to du family duty, bat that hs eunid not" This he said in the most plain and intelligible language to heo. She said, 66 she did not mind litat, the only wanted a better siteaden than she badges, meatujohaekg....,.. 4..iii.4 ge . 4 00....g0ivap gin.- - , , • She sab • tit money. • . the age- of 40 Defendant turned of 50. The witness It ' aa T. s iAd tet him, amfdined with him, and at Prtiun he cells his wife, but ho never saw• than m a t r i w did he hear the Defendant call her his nut w if e although she was at the •be as ad of th e table ' wife, &c. This witness evidently wanted to • n. siqUate that the Defendant was dot married, a view to cast a doubt on the Plaintiff's 'action; -but that did not answer the purpos e ;. ttiere.was no doubt of that marriage, from, fist i 4 evideneoof the Reverend Gentleman wh o si tt , c 1 the family, and who baptised the child of thit marriage. . . Mr. PARK made an able reply, in o k e i l 14 maintained that the Defendant had aggravated th i s • s P e r lr by nt t t s h a e s e n , ta a t t :t ' l l e re en la rged r er g hlel t t a b b b e o e t u le t h m a f a d i l i t i:l s t i s i : d c li t u e t h s d i : ei l Counsel to call this witness, whom h e did nut sitate to describe as one of the most base, p eg & gate, and infamous verities he ever heard etamio lt i iti a Court of Justice, of which the coarse elle slims he used to this Lady quoted as proof, and quoted as au instance. admired the wit of his Learned Friend, th e At. torney-General ; but that was. no' answer to e t claim of the Ptaintiff in the present.demattd,o o he cousidered as having become much mortices% derable than at first, from the manner in shirt the Defendant had attempted to rapist U. Lord ELLENSOROUGH,Abserved, that the let, tern which had .beet: given:its- eeldessea,i a case, were a mixture-‘R .meirteholy mixture, a lasciviousness and fanaticism; injurious alike t s ' delicacy, to virtue, to mora.lity,• and to religi ot .. The promise of the Defendant to marry this hit was clearly proved the question Ito_ What damages• she ought to have for the din ? . pointMent ? To he sure the loss of the society e t a person diseased br . paraiy a sis, • and Ith aka overpowered by fanatteigm, could . tietjg. said tae be great; but then - the Plaintiff had a .right.ts: complain or her disappointment, and the thaw• iri which the first witness fenced with th:questiss, about the hand-writing of the Defendant, an the 'coarseness and offensive nudity of expiessies of tire last, shewed the teintier and dispusiiiss' with which the D . ..fendant had endeavoured defeat the action. That the Defendant was nut, ai the witness had wished it to be thought, abso. cutely incapacitated for,the married state was clew, Om his bed hid been fruitful ; and, certainly, ihiPlaintin'i. ease *as the relay supported, slap a fruitful bed is the leadltif inalueement to enier• on the cares 'of a married Rte. The Plaintif hrd also lust the hopes shepitly entertained of beis, pr o vided with a home of her, own. Nor so • thcre any disputity of years, or any fair objection to the union of these parties. Thera was nothing objected to in the conduct of the lady. ass true, that in some instances, %rumen had,,in mks to support their actii,n in this case, tendual themselves in marriage to the Defetulant, its order, lo l.iy a foundation fur the, action, a practice sat •commentittble for its delicacy, nor. was it nevus. nary here ; for the Defendant, by maroing as. other, had superseded all necessity of proof for the foundation of the action. The question was— What loss the Plaintiff had sustained by laiag , deprived of Marriage with. this Defendant, sea as he is—and what compensation she should lave for her disappointment ?—for that was the quo. lion for the consideration of the Jury ; and his •Lordship Was sure they would consider it pro perly. . . Verdict fog the Plaintiff—Damages 5001. • • • ... ' "LONDON SESSIONS. • ''Yesterday, the adjourned 'Sessions•of PaCC for thil'City of London, were held at Guildhall, be. feato the Recorder, Aldermen, &c. There tel suiseral trials for assau4ta ; among which the tot lo*ing was the most interesting THE KING V. WAltSlf, ESQ. TMs was an indictment for ao assault spiral the Defendant, one of the Aldermen of the city d :Not4eich, upon the person of Mr. Walilegrart, Master of an Inn in Wshispsgate.street. Tie abort facts of the case were these : The Prose. tutor and Defendant are both lessees of the ins; and some misunderstanding having arisen betweto them respecting the right to bring the Bury cola into the yard, this Prosecutor insisted that the coach should come in ; the Defendant, in the contrary, saying that he was determined, subset than it should;"that life for life should decide thy modest. In this state of mind, about the hour of the arrival of the coach, the Defendant, - whe vu in waiting, began to eject the Prosecutor vi u rmis, an& having succeeded in w rit ing hill of the premises,' closed the gates, dad thereby pre. vented the coach from coming into the yard. The jury, after a very long trial, pronounce! him Guilty ; and the RECORDER, after lamentig that the parties had not settled their differenceseitl e out coming into Court, ordered the Defendant to pay the fine of one guinea, and then be dischargrd• BIRTHS. Yesterday, at Greenwich, the body of L. IL. Smith, Ell• of a son. tear On Saturday, the Lady of James Adams, Esq. a a at hie house. in Berkeley-squire. , MARRIF.D. On Tuesday larl, at Carshalton, by the Ater. WlA. l*. ' John Plummer, Esq. 'of Camberwell, us Mio daughter of John T.aylor, Esq. of Tor.behise W oll4B°‘ niece of George Taylor, /:sq. of Carshalton Par t. On Saturday last, at St. Andrew's Chutch. .Mr. • Oray,; North-place, m Maria, only daughter of Go"' Esq. Liquorpond.street. Di F.l). • ~....o(l7.lwtnesdazppyrlattewMerrs.s.treeCancet. nor, .wife of JAI Ciuscolor Op the Vd instant, at Berwislt-oposi-Tweeti. Mrs. " le ' relidrof the late John Neale, 14q. of Gratecharro - o tittt. Oaihe *I inAtint, regretted be hiefamitv alai friend...lo a few hours illness, dlr. Dehenhasa • of Hendon, ii11 14166 ` Aged 55. n..i' I DI . Oa the 24 instant, in the 68th•year of Waage, ~----, son. Esq. of Willow - Hall , near Halifax, moot sittertel Ongretted Dv his faintly mod friends. e, ii Su;d.ay List. Tatonos lieoshaw, tisq. of gm- - tise county ot Laartoteri aged 79. the lit , i On the Copeland Mud, near lionrighadee. 04--__Jf is January, Mary Strtiton, nod 0)5. S applied Ile_M l4 • her wheel, and spun until &tow days before site dislike" tamed the use of her faculties until her deatb. ' F ON OON ' - • • • , . . . . . • - • ~ .• • . . .... _ :‘,:?...--,.. . • .3.... e:as •. ••••••••;w0....ai•-sesaseraiie - aa -6.,•aa-... % . : . . -. . . -• . _. • e intratatteef tif tliatase on the - part money."" She lea's shout the age. of 40, ttid h r. Defendant turned of 50. The witness halt I to : oto-aite en a 1. 1 for the Defendant, him, and:dined with* him, and 61 person h Til t i- 1 7, can aid sarcastic speech against the his * wife, hot ho never saw • than m ai i t i mt e -1 • :e, anything like a detail of which did he hear the Defendant call her his '1,7: coMmits, lie commenced with ob- although she was at the •Iwad of the table 11 . as the Plaintiff had made a judicious wife, &c. Th is witness evident ly wanted to ' - ;cam his Learned Friend , Mr. Park, sionate that the Defendant was not marrted,la but submitted that the injury which a view to cast a doubt on the Plaintiff' s ri,:til .4' R a t` ;t1 of took place in the year 1805 , action; - but that slid not answer the purpose. .fut lot commence her Wien .until .the there.was no _tletobt of that marria ge , f rom ' td then she did not proceed in it un- evidence°, the Reverend Gentleman who 'kit 110; and as to her having the assist- the family, and who ba p tised the child o f .., thit N Park as her Counsel, she had had marriage. . . tunities for that advantage since the Mr. PARK male an able reply, in ele c t t, 1 it of her action ; but the truth was, maintained that the Defendant had aggravated hl 2 . • tale to be hopeless. At first she did present case, and enlarged the demand opoo h . l- • commencing this action ; but she was self by the manner in whichabboeuthafdaitilisit;dctuetsd:hitta_: it •by Mrs. Mason, the wife of her Citunsel to call this witness , whom he did nab, id the action was 'only brought to sitatt to describe as one of the most bas e , pro i • a nerves 'of the Defendant ; it was gate, and infamous petition he ever heardetami; 1 1,e till efentlatit's person, but his gold, that in a Court of Justice, of which the coarse:l; 4 m ci• taken an affection. The truth was . sious he used to this Lady ds action was brought by way of quoted as proof, and quoted as an instance. to )efeetlant, to-make him part from a admired the wit of his Learned Friend, th e % t " I y (for the action was never meant to torney-General ; but that was. no` anseer t o rt e i trial), she thought that by threaten- claim of the Ptaintiff in the present.demalid, who. ea 4 rr4 he nonsense of this old fool read in a he considered as having become ouch uturecesti, v. , :ice," for an old fool he is," said he, derabic thee at first, front the manner ie ohici so. ed so to call my client, for he is an the Defendant had attempted to resist t ' ' U. pal was in hopes of obtaining some me. Lord ELLENIiottOUGH, .abserved, that the leo, tur but the fish would not bite; nor tent which had -.bow given :iti• caideitceis k ter of the drawing quelity this lady case, were a mixtiire-en meladeholy mixture, d isers expected. Hence they were lasciviousness and fanaticism; injurious alike o present trial. The short history of delicacy, to virtue, to morality,• and to r c eo u „ . ;his.-the Defendant being borne down The promise of the Defendant to marry ihi, hi t . as advised in the year 1804 to try was cleasly proved ;.. the ..aitoile question Le w or hfut of country air would do for him. What damages' she might to have fur the dies ? , t( ;oventry, where he had some friends pointrnent ? To be sure the loss 6 f ( 41mM:relay of ins in trade; there he was advised to a person diseased br . paraly a sisi • and lii( Nisi back. lle took that advice; but he overpowered by fanatieigm, &told . tietjte. see le . ceded long,• before he and his horse i be great; but than the Plaintiff had a ,right .ts : t'd roterehip, and parted company ; in complain or her disappointment, and the Wiwi ss me threw him down. Ile was taken, .hi which the first witnessfenced Kith thaquesties le y happened to be in the way to afford about the hand-writing of the befendant, ant ia his bruised shoulder,' and kindly the hoarseness and offensive nudity of expiceita le al dministoring it, by tabbing the old o f the last, • 'Mewed the temper and disposiliu,' erself. This made him think, for the with which the alendaut had endeavoured 1,•• w the Might be fit (because he wished he defeat-the action. That the Defendant was fist er htishand ; but alas ! ;alas ! this *as as the witness had wished it to be thought, abet.' pe.' lie entertained it, however, for lutely incapacitated for,the married state was clear, her flattery and coaxing. This gave iliace his bed hid been fruitful ; and, eertuiwy, a absurd letters which had been, read thiPlaintiff's. case was the reby' supported, slues , ler objezt Was,, to, get this old do. a fruitful bed is the leadltif inslueement to met. I, vise her marriage: for which *per- on the cares 'of a married fi'l'e. The Plaintiff had . a amed him with letters corresponding also lust the hopes shejafitly entei fabled of ban, a had' written to her. Rut soon after I provided with a home of her own. Net so • C mdence took place, the parties and; there any disparity of years, or any fair objection became, as they ought to become, to the union of these parties. Thera was nothing a he ridicule of those who' were ac- objected to in the conduct of the lady. It eras c It the facts. The Defendant having true, that in seine instances, women load,in ardor . a little sense he now possessed, deter- ito support their Wiles in this case, tendered c alining that for which he was so pal- themselves in marriage to the Defendant, ifs order . I and took an opportunity of consult- to lay a foundation for the, action, a Practice est l . Itorsfatl, a person who lived next canons:tali/tile for its delicacy, noe was it nerd. 1 lady, mentioned the rumour of this sary here ; for the Defendant, by maroing as. ace is him, and asked him whether it other, had superseded all necessity of proof fur very arssurd matter ;• to which Mr. the foundation of the action. The question was- ;daily said, that nothing could be more What loss the Plaintiff had sustained by lain; ahe communicated to the. Laity his deprived of Marriage with. this Defendant, such on nut to marry her. Well, but the as he is-and what compensation she should hare I got the promise of marriage by all far her disappointment ?-fur that was the pre ' , the next thing to be doss was, to get lion for the consideration of the Jury ; and his from him ; fur she knew that while Lordship Was sure they would consider it pe- a, 'they would be an answer to her perly. damages in a Court of Justice; she . Verdict foe the Plaintiff-Damages 5001. .horefore, that they should break off `LO SESSIONS. on, and mutually, deliver up, each to • II the letters that had passed between hick the Defendant consented, and de. 'Yesterday, the adjourned Sessions . of Peace for et all her letters . ; but no sooner had the City of London, were held at Guildhall, be own letters back, but she laughed at fort the Recorder, Aldermen, &c. There were ant, saying, she would keep them; several trials for assault.; among which the fol- T afterwards laughed at the Defendant lowing was the most interesting fool, whom she never cared for; for THE KING V. Jakitalf, EN. e wanted' of him was his money, &c. TMs was an indietmeut for an assault wind would not do to bring on the action ; the Defendant, one of the Aldermen of the city et I be impossible for her to persuade any •rfor4leh, upon the person of Mr. Wahlegralt, Ise had sustained any loss by not having Mater of an Inn in Itislinpsgate-street. ?be all fur her husband, and without it, she 'bort facts of the case were these : The Prole. ecover a shilling ; she therefore rested tutor and Defendant are both lessees of the s u s; , oars. At last an incident occurred and some misunderstanding having arisen bellow Ir in spirits; the Defendant's present them respecting the right to bring the Bury cows 'ought to bed, and then the Plaintiff into thu yard, this Prosecutor insisted that the, might make out some loss, for that, coach should come in ; the Defendant, cm tla hut child ought to be her's, and that, contrary, saying that he was determined, subset , she bad sustained a loss in not having than it shoultohat life for life should derided! being the mother of that bantling, so contest. In this state of mind, about the hate! , is rather waiting for this child than for the arrival of the coach, the Defendant ,' who *a ruing of Mr. Park in conducting he in waitin g , be g an to eject the Prosecutor vi e . t . what extent the want of the enjoyment ormis, and- having succeeded in tenting Ilia of it mother of this child might . have af. the premises,' closed tire gates, mid thereby Pro. lady, it was difficultio ascertain pre- ve nt e d the coach from comin g into ihe yard. . t certain It was, it had the immediate The jury, after a very long trial, pro noun& 'mutating * the pursuit of this action." him Guilty ; and . the REC O RDER, after lamentig he whole of this case, and particularly that the p arties had not settled their differences tota . • idy lust no affection by losing the De. , out coming into Court, ordered the Defendant la r she never had any fur him), he should 122:211e21e of one gui+eey d then be"chargrd' lorsfall, who should Mate that she had • - ch to him after the connection broke BIRTHS. Yesterday, at Greenwich, the Ludy of L. R . Soak ' E* Yesterday, ten as to damages, he had not thiiught of a son. Ito say one word upon the subject ; On Saturday , the Lady of Jam es Adams, Esq. oft sm t denomination of coin known to this at his house. in Berkeley-square. Id be ample compensation in this case, MARitaID. Ail,. On Tneaday ins, at Carshalton, by the kev. ifal l. R_t .sfall said, he had been acquainted with ant' for 26 years, whom he described a lohn bo o .r oum f m j e o r im ETAT Taylor, Cl s amhe o r f tr i e ,4 ll l:b te.11, 11 7 1 :71 Ty feeble loan, both in body and mind, On Saturday last, at St. Andrew's Church. _14r.,- . ( d vo i r Z U :e of G l Corge Tay l or , 'Y E'sq. otiliCarshalton Park. , ~... : nfit to contract marriage at the time r. ,,roy„.„.„..p ir e,to Maria , only daughter of w his correspondence; the *haus was a ' b "" "P —.---2-- ' sn —r:-----'-- ------- " --r . in, and had - children, oils et 'ikon a Di eta. • of Joan eancellos 17 years of age; lived next door to the ~... _e go O q n. m ,Uppe y r i Ti t n e wt r tt Ca l. w i f e liar, • father, at whose house she lived ; had 0 , 11 the - d - instant, at Berwisltna-TweeL hill- N re e r' Won with her after her letters were re h i r.if the lame John Neale* IA of Griattilirrird:•si4 by the Defendant to her, which, Lae a r°e‘silthreoritirnt'A7rgletmtieablittai:foartilvendvo, wi"em ibtained under a premise of returning aged 55. Daniel P!' , but that she said she should not do that; Os tke o f tnsnt' Iy/the 68 "" ear " f Mear i. 'amok gr a joked with her in a conversation.- son itd i tslos % L i gn ik ii ' s v- a ll ia l kia s arls r . lialiral' rau g . u.iiso , is her," said be, " how she could s link On Sa;cLay last. Tarim(' iteashaw, Rm. of •"" Ibe 1 461 me n t o l it that ta fri t i o utv io u fam 4 ' a d n u d ty p l erha ba t p s tha t he 7ri e t ) o ri ar iuhe y * . tYC M :t a l- T r. : l - ai St itelti rit illi e te r dr , i. os s i:gn ea ceda7 l 9 ;s l) . skir Stse hltd e et el;lted " 111.111° not." This ha — said in the most plain her wheel, and spun wail at-w days Wort Ole doles"' [ jo b! . !avow to. hog. She mid, rained the of her fact ................... d0e ...... .tatil heretee eath. nut mind tkot, the only wanted a better is • I e 4)NOON :Printe d and rnts:i.l..a 1... than she bail et It 111§Ww..t!" , , •••"'" ' - - • .