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COMMON COUNCIL ELECTION. Yesterday, according to annual custom on St. Thomas's Day, Wardasotes were held iu the seve n,) Wards, for the election of Common Council men and subordinate Officers, for the ensuing year. In the Wurd of Farritir,doh Without, Mr. J. W. Southgate was elected without opposition, in the room of Mr. Thomas Reeve, rowed. Iu %Vol brook Ward Nlr. T. N. Williams was returned without op l io,simin, vice Mr. W. Hyde, yes:wird. Bishop.gate sold Bread-street Il'arils were the only two voistesti-d. In thr other Waida there was no alterati.m. The followilig is the state of yes terday's poll ,TE WARD, Returns 14 Measby's •Mr. Petcock l2 Mr. Judkins Mr. Pearwo Mr. W. Day . 9 Mr. SautorJ ll Sir W. WlVlline, lint... 9 Mr. Glover •Mr. Bennett 9 Mr.Grrenway(Dcputy).. U Mr. Nub •Mr. Wooler Mt. Davies Those latticed thus • are Lica Csodalska. BREA D. STR EET WARD, Returns 12 Members. 'Mr. Benj. Blake.ley 11 Mr. Samuel Hayward lO Mr. William Sarrerby 111 Mr. Jobs Elliot Mr. William Mathie 9 Mr. Thomas Culmmo Mr. M. T. Gibson Mr. Z chary Mr Thunris Moore 9 Mr. William Gilima• 9 Mr. Henry Dibbin 8 Mr. John 9lnrkruure. Mr. Jansen Hale 7 •Mr. S imuel Oliver •Mr. linnel Tipper 1 nglon n Sigurd. CONCENTRIC SOCIETY. At the late Meeting of the Concentric Society at Li►erpool, at which Sir Francis Burdett littruded, suauy speeches were delivered. to the course of the day The CHAIRMAN said—" Gentlemen. I must now claim from you a return of gratitude to the +worthy Baronet en my left hand, who is come, oil an invitation from a considerable distance, to meet his Honourable Friend, on the occasion of our An niversary. But at the same time that I return him, in the risme of the Concentric Society, thanks for his courtesy, allow me to remark, that hr has other claims to our respectful notice. lam sure you twee eft read his Letter to the Country Gentle men of England : a composition which comes house to every man's business and bosom ; and of which it it difficult to pronounce, whether it dots wore honour to the worthy Baronet's head or his heart. I call upon you, then, to drink— " The Health of Sir Charles Walseley, with three times three.' This having heti' done with warm applause, Sir CHARLES addressed the Meeting as folluw• : " Gentlemen-- I am little accu•tumcd to public speaking. lam a plain mutter-uf-fact man. You will easily believe, the'', that I am at a loNs tor words to express the grateful sense which I enter tain of the honour which you have just done me, mud of tile campliinent which has been paid me by your worthy Chairs's°. Gentlemen, I have lon g been to supporter of the cause of Reform. My worthy frie..J, Sir Francis. has been say tutor. I am Proud to say that I am his pupil ; and if I may tie avcouoted au apt scholar. my highest ambition is satisfied. I rejoice to see so numerous au as sembly on the present occ.iston ; for I consider it as a n indication of the support which the cause of Reform meets with in this district. I wish this were the case in my own neighboinhood. But, as a matter-of-fuct man, I must needs say, that, in my county, that cause does nut meet with the support which it deserves. We have, indeed, amongst us a sprinkling of Whigs; but they are supine Lind inactive. L•'x nihilo nihil fit. " Gentlemen, I have already stated that I am a matter-of-fact mail ; mud a serious mutter of fact 1 shall take the liberty to state to you. On my way hither, I passed through Manchester, with a view of inquiring into the case of Johnson, Druintuoud, and Baguely, who, as you may know, are now confined in Chester Castle. rider a charge of uttering serh tiou► words. I find that these men were arrested within two hours after they hail attended a public 'netting at Stockport, where they are said to have made certain speeches, which I will neither justify nu condemn, as for those speeches they are to be tried by their country. But this I will say, that the bail demanded for those men appear. to be excersiv-; and we know that excessive hail is a capital grimy mice, and contrary to the provisions of our Great Charter. They do not, flowerer, ask that this bail should be raised for them. They submit to lie in prison. Ent they are advised to move the Court of King's Bench for a writ, to enable them to he tried in London, at a distance from prejudice. Will you permit me, Gentlemen, to stollen you to einitriliate something to enable them to liquidate the expense of the necessary law proceedings ; foe we know, as a matter of fact, that law is expensive. trepeat, that I do nut discuss the question as to the prudence or imprudence. the legality or illegality of what these men have said. 'Chat will be decided 1 )V a oroutteut tribal.% But I think we shall not do our duty if we leave them to perish ; and I tric.t I ;ion guilty of no impropriety iu vitshing to aid them in obtaioing it fair trial." According to the proposal of Sir Charles. a sub. •anptiou was entered into for the above purpose, 'he proceeds of which were bandsd to the worthy Emmet. 4:ve additional space for the new improve mild, at Carl -4011..1 , , the buildinv next St. ' ll '"u - •'s Park will he removed; the milk walk will Ii• Liken in, and the whole of• the space, parallel the great gun, next the Ranger's lodge. The sttiitie through Sprinegardeu will be kept open jr the :Accommodation of the public ; and the pass -14:,e from New-•trett, Spring-garden. The screen columns new occupying the front of Carlton paiiiw will be removed into the rear. The stables will be removed, and the horses and carrs.ge-s trans t'ned to the King's Mews, which have lately been ivp.i.reil and beautified.—( keener„ Paper.) 'floe •t•uidard of copper are which two years since " in how as gO/. was a fo►tnight sun e 1591. s4k( l is Hui week 1431. This high rate given renewa l .11011 to the spirit of intiiiii;; atlvei.tore. We learn tii.st among oilier new NW' 1111 l is fr"Ct" "le set of adventurers has recently hues (tamed fur " it Purpose of winking the confu!iilatril mines !w -orsen Irmo and Kedruth.•—(L'nnucsll Ginnie.) 711 E TURF. TA MASAILLI BETTING.ROOM, Dec :11. DERBY. 10 to 1 apt the Duke of 15 to 1 301. Mr. L. Chad tirsflun's Pledge (taken.) tors Iris (take's) 10 lo 1 apt Lord Rous's 20 to 1 apt any otter. Euphrates Chaco) 10 to 1 'first Gen. Crowe isur's Blur Stock ioxs(talteu) 11 to 1 sgst Lord G. Coven di.h's Barons (taken) DONCAST/It. 10 to 1 nest Laird of Mark- I 12 is 1 *vet the Duke of Grafton's Vantly (taken) 16 to 1 apt nay usher. ET. LEGER. I 1 to apt Brother to Ma rebate (takeu) house (taken) 11 to 1 apt Nlandane (taken) Oue guiuea for a ►uadred, and Euphrates, fur the Derby. Ilettitig this day was not brisk, w►ich can nuly be ac counted for by the state of the weather being precarious f‘r hw.es in irAl oo 11l g. The sots of bones was 4101: many were put up, tad but few buyets. first choice between Pledge THE I.lTli MURDER. IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION. Yesterday • private soldier, discharged a week or ten dart ago from the 2d haitialion of the Coldstream Iteginsent of Guards, rive the following important litforination at the Police Office, Hattotslardru :—lie stated that about ten or twelie days azo he received his discharge sod some mince, and meeting with two other soldiers discharged fronting 18th Regiiicut of Light Dragoons, who were bound to Notting ham, their native place, they agreed to travel together, but remained a couple of nights in town until all their moiety was Nearly sprits in drinking, when they agreed to set out ou their journey at dusk, to disguise themselves and rob the first hsvcllrr they met with, and, if necessary, to murder hint ; they aceorditigly set eat with that intent in a state of inebrity, and after g g three miles from town it was deter mined to slop the first person they met; hot informant Law big recovered frimi the stale of drunkrunem they kept him i n , and the h orr o r o f what they intended to do stariug him in the face, he remonstrated with them, and strove to dis suade them from their purpose, but finding they were reso lute, hr expressed his full determination to have nu hand in it. They, finding they could nut prevail on him to join them, attacked him with their sticks and left him for dead, in which state he was shortly afterwards Aloud by n caller who blow/Ist him to lOW ; this others proceeded. The names of the °Wender!. are kept sieved We understand this happened on the night Mr. Taylor was robbed and murdered. Limbrick, the officer, is guise in pursuit. DESPERATE POACHERS. About styes o'clock 1.0 1111 . evening of last Saturday se'n night. Mr. Aiiraham Naxtvr, gamekeeper to John Esq. of Rosel.ili, Sussex, was summinwil by repeated repo. Is of a guu, which had been diarharged at pheasauta pes cbcd os 'be hors, to Koinideau wood, wherein 1w soon met three rosigh.tnialtiog poachers, and on taking them what bushiest they bad there, still what they had gut is. their bag, was answered by another question—bow many have you of your party? to which Baxter replied, six or seven, when in fact he was accompanied uoly by a lad, his son, cud instantly received is. his head a riuleut blow from a bludgeon, which felled Mai to the groaned, sod while in that situation the p l itaiss wet from his s Ins goo, sod beat kiln with it (apply. tag thi le bledrious at the moo limo) matil the stock was lirokssti whim Iwlw,itsg hiss to be dead, they quilted the wood, and made off towards Batumi. INQUEST ON CAPT. WILLIAM RAWLINS, R.N. Yesterday an inquest was held Id the house of Ale J. Hardwick, the sign of the Cork, on Walborn. green, before Themes Stirling. Esq. Coroner fur the county of Middlesex, on view of the body of Captain William Rawlins, Royal Navy, who distinguished himself iu the ever-mensurthle tootle of Trafalgar, and in many other engagement* at sea, and whore untimely death, is the 32d year of his age, is seriously lamented antoogst a huge circle of filen& cud acquaintance. Colonel Burnett and Surgeon Wieterbottom were the only too witnesses examined on this melancholy occasion, from whose evidence it appeared that the deceased, who was a sin. gle limn, resided with his sister in Putney, since the death of her hisskind..l. P. K. usington, Esq. which happened atuout six months ngo ; that after breakfast on Sunday massing, he set out its high health and api.its from Pula, fur bunion; be walked about three quarters of • mile hefore be overtook one of Sykes 's coaches, tutu which he got at Purser's Cross; Colima Burnett, of Putney Heath, being then the only in side passenger. The deceased 011 entering the coach was ill guud health, and appeared to have • high flow of spirits, but in a few minutes after he was taken suddenly ill; Colonel Burnett asked hint if be was unwell, but re ceived no answer, amide, deceased fell forward from his seat ; Colonel Burgett took him in his arms and put him aSaiu silting on the seal, and ordered the coachman to stop a t th e Reil Lamb, it being the next public-house, which as accordingly complod with. Colonel Burnett then asked the landlady if she had some hartshorn and water to give him, site brought a glass of water, baying no harts horn. and on her set ing the situation of Captain Rawlins, she advised the coachman to drive to Doctor Winteiltot tunes, %heir lie would meet the necessary mrdital attention. 0,, the coach arriviug st Doctor Winterhottom's (nest dour to the Cock), Captain Rawlins wax dead. D.octor Winterbut tont il;4patched a messenger for Surgeon Roost, as an assist lust. The ileceastil u:is then attempted to be blooded, bat to no** Ileet, life being quite exited. Ihioctur Wiaterbotlont was of opiision thou lON death was canned hi apoplexy. Th. Jury returned a veidict--. 4 Died by the l'isdatioß of God" Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of ()RA NOE hove hero pleased to accept the works of Mademoiselle La NORM AND; also to allow leer to dedicate to them a new work she is Ruing to Ind.- lish—s• The Sybil ut 14e Congress of Air•lei-C ha pfl/r ;" and to permit it to appear under the pro tection of their illustrious name. Col. Du COY. I. AR. first Aide-de-Comp to his Royal 1-lighiiesp, ha• delivered to Nine. L N Noassamo, in the intone of the Prince and Princess. 31 mitgoilicent ring, with diamond*, with which these august sod ge neirm. protector* of letters have been pleased to honour her. The ceremony of the baptism of the two new hells of St. Godes'', at Brussels, took place on the 16th inwt. The Governor, Count D'AusciioT. Ind has Lally, arrived a little out noon; the Burgomaster, Chevalier VA N DERFOSSE. and his Lady, preceded them. NI. Surs:Au, the Dean, followed by his clergy and the chiefs of the manufactory. revels.. if them at the entrance of the church, when he mode a speech to the Governor soil his Lilly ; he then pro corded to the benwiliction of the two Ikell%, which acre adorned with garlands of fl over% and sus. prude) at the place where they were to hoisted. A detachniwait of the town guard attended the ce retuon), which lasted three quarters of en hour. L.4IY I.VTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Broroati KCAtte, MONDAY ► DECEMBLIt 21. This being the North Seal after Michaelmas Tcrisi, the LORD CHAncv.t.t..o‘ opened it at him preparatory to the VICE-eIIiNLELLOIL hear ing las Lordehili r ioutiona alternately with Ina own. VICE.CHANCELLTVS COURT, LiNcor.u*lmx, Momper, Diecautta 11 THE ATTOINF.Y-GENERAL, at the relation of the Naryais of ISLANHTOHD and the lion. AGAR t Lt.'s e. his Grace Me Duke if taAaLuonouGH. [For the eircuinstaoces of this case, bee this Paper of Saturday.] The VICE-CHaNcEt.t.ort on Saturday wave his judgment in favour of the Noble Defendant, allow tog the demurrer, and disiaissiog the Plaintiffs' bill. This day, on his Honour coming into Court, at eleven o'clock, observed, that since they had lest met, it had occurred to him that there was an Act of Parliameitt which had not been mentioned or slimied to during the discus•ion, and which was or the highest importance, as it bore en the question ; it wits the Act of Parliament which settled .5,000/. ptr &miim on the successors of the great Duke of Allsr!borough, out of the receipts of the Nit olfiCe. Itt the Act there was an important E1,111.r, which art birth. that it was not only granted f..r the sup port and maintenance of the house of Marlborough, out of it in the hoa•e of Blenheim, which gave the public an iittetept in the estate. There might be an objection made that this Act was not mews tioned in the pleadings its the cause, hut he did not think it would Pitit.,4l, OS the PhtitttiM might atnerid their bill for that purpose. There might be another objection taken, but he did not think that it would ripply—that the Act, although it took into its coriteinplatiou the house, it did unt the trees. Hut they would perceive the bill prayed to restrain the Noble Defendant from committal% waste and destruction, and in the demurrer it was admitted ; lie thought, therefore, that it would be extremely difficult to separate the trees which shaded and protected the house, from the house itself. If the Counsel im both rides would look into the Act he had inesitio..ed, he would hear them on it after he had gone through the cause petitions. It would be recollected that the question of equitable waste was not open for urgirs went, as lie Buis Humour) had determined it, butt might, if they thought proper, argue it Isidore another Judge. Looking at the Act granting the pension, as lie did, and finding that it was not for the support of the rank of the house of Marlborough, except in the house of Bleu lie considered that the public had a great intrust, which ought to be supported and upheld by a Clout of Equity. Mr. St DEBO rTOBII--" Then your Honour's order is su• p rudrd ?" The VICE-Ctistscrumit—" Certsinlv. The injunction has not been dissolved. The Registrar inform% tor, that snowing the demurrer doer not discharge it, as it insist be done by 'notion. he says, i% the practice of the Court ; o the injunc tion is in full force." Further di,enstuoto pooponed. The I'tcs•CHANcELLoa was occupied the re• mainder uf• the Jay , until three lock, in hearing motion, of no interest except to the patties Cuu• cerutd, at which hour his Honour rule. COUitT OF KING'S BENCII, MONDAY, Dec 21. HEXTER V. *XXIII'. Mr. GURNEY stated, that this was an action brouglit by the Plano 11 a burgeon and apothecary, residing at Ulorklig, to recover from the Defen dant, a publican, 19/. 94. Gd. for medicine awl ail vice furnished to himself and family. The Defen dant, it appeared,.liad a son, about twenty-one years of age, who had lately suffered under u se. were indisixisition, necabioned originally by an acci (fret he met with ; the Plaintiff attended him for some time, and at the conclusion of the year, sent in the hill in question to the Defendant. The De fendant did nut then object to paying it, but after a lapse of three months he called on the Plaintiff, and requested he would make tint a separate ac count to his son. as he (die Defendant) intended to apply in Lady Evelyn, to see if that Lady would assist the young man in paying it ; and also to apply to his club fur assistance. The Plaintiff ac cordingly did so, hut not receiving his money after waiting two years, lie again applied In the Deism. ditto, who nos refused to pay him, on ilw giound that the credit was originally given to the sum, and us a proof of it, produerd the bill made out in the young name. tiro) this It-filial, the Plain• tiff brought the present action. Mr. aurnes now called witnesses to prove ilteir furls ; mud furilwr, that the medicines charged were furnished, the at tendaiice given, and the charges rea-oliulde„ Mr. St:ARIA:Ia, for the Defendant, endeavoured to eatahlis'd that the credit was in fist t given to the son, a daily lalreurer, whose earnings did mot ex ceed twelve shillnigs a week, and that the sharge to a person of Ins descry was unreasonable. The Jury, however, found a vrrilirt for the Plaintiff for 7/. Inc. 7 I. allowing to the Def. pliant r set oft for two loam. of hay furnished by 111111 to the Plaintiff. lIREWES D. ELLAU. Mr. GURNEY stated, that tine Wee an action brought by the fltintiff, a young Ulan _ot tespecta. to ri curer from the Urfew.Wit a ',ruse turn to damages fur an assault and false imprisou. inent under the following circumstances:—ln June last, ilie Plaintiff; intending to to to Arcot races, UirouilienitA by a friend, hired two horses at a livtiy-stalde 'sear the Obelisk, St. Georg,.'s.fields, kept by a person named Heyward. They accord. inaly went to Ascot, and on their arrival there put up their horses at one of the stables. The De. friiilant, it also appeared, want to Ascot on this occasion on horseback, mid on hi arrital put up nos steed st a stable hit in which the Plaintiff hod deposited his for safe keeping ; night arrived, and the Plaintiff 011 quitting the race- Course„ and applying 10.• his bow., by uusl4ke waiit to the wrou p ataide, ahhd lug tistua, prthaps, not be*.o.: Unite perf,ct, lie tio !: Mr. nuai'v horse nn•tvatl or Ins...v[l, and eautr to tr.wn on it, fettling it at fleywa , d's licerc-stabler. When Mr. Eller opplied ter hit. Biterpb.,lns, he w:i...orvtit,4-.1 to !Lod hito wine, miol nn appl3ing to diffelent ttal:its, he at learned Ihet sheer w:.; a horse for which tin iireorr wppe.,trd ; tl.ia rt5W the Innon. the Plaintiff had kit behind. Sane idler, 11r. Heyward, who chanced to he on the'course, saw' the horse left b•.huul, and imimaliatelv recognised it at that which he had furnished . 11 r. C. ewer with; this*nun cleared up the mistake, and no duold existed sir. longer Ni to where Mr. horse deed, on application id stableN the Innis wits delivered to him. An uloplicatiou V.;11.11Non after made by the. Defendant to the PlAiitifi . for a reinutwrasinti for the e:;pie.,ys he had been put to li t searchin g l'oe hi, !.true, mid that remuneration not coming so soon us isas expected, Cudwell, the Lon! Mayce's Officer, was directed to go to the Stock Exchange and bring away the Manilllt in the middle of Ilse and to the face of the public, nu a charge of having stolen his horse ; and the Plaintiff' was accordingly taken to the Bay Tree poblicsiiiiiise, near the Mansion-house, where Mr. Eller was visiting, roil there detained two hours, when by the illirtft•tellee of his friends hie was allowed to en at large, on undertolong to pay the expeoses to which the Defendant said he had been subject. d. • Mr. SCA RT. ert. for the Defendant, called wit nesses to prove the Plaintiff was tint tinder restraint whilst it the Bay Tree, but failed in doing so. Ile, li.iweter, rstabll•h.d the fact that the present action we. not brought till the Plaintiff had notice an action would be brought agisitilit hint for the re inutterstion which Mr. Ellar claimed at his hand. The Jnry found a verdict fur the Plaintiff'— damages Forty Shilling's. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Gancon•Lri MOMDAV, Dresmara 21. Sittings nfier Term, before Chief Justice I)ALLis and u Special Jnry. CR INI. CON. YAUGIIAN V. SHIM. Mr. Putetmel opened this case. The declarn. Lion stated, that the Defendant made an assault upon the wife of the Plaintiff, and debauched her; thereby depriving the Naomilt of the comfort of her society. "lie damages carte laid at 10,000 i. Mr. Serjealit Curate stated the circumstances of the case to the Jury. The Plaiatiff, Mr. Vaughan, hr said, brought this action for the tour pole of recovering reperati in damages, as far as damages cool" go in repairing such au injury. for the seduction of iii..ife by the Defendant. Cases of this nature had been of such frequent occur rence, and hail so often hewn the subjects of consi deration nu Giusti of Justice, that he thought it utilieces , ary to make any general obeervations ou ihtir chowder, convinced as he was that the feel ings and underatatirlings of the Jury would sug gest every thin which he could urge in introduc lug such a case to their notice. He thought be should best discharge his duty to his client by con liwug hiairrif to a piens and simple statement of the case, laying before them the situation of the parties, avid the ciretuntstances under which the of fence imputed to the I,)4endant was committed. Ile was quite sure that the fact?* which he should hr Wow them in evidence would be conclusive. lie Learned Serjeant then proceeded to state, that the Plaintiff, Mr. Vaughan, Will a gentleman very well knoaa in the musical world, and of consider able tulesits. So far back as the year 1805, he was intror:nced, for the first time, to a young lady of the name of Temiatit. She was then 17 years of age, of great personal beauty and accomplish silents ; :tided to which, she was possessed, in an emitieet degree, of the same description of talent far which Mr. Vaughan had been so eminently dis tinguislied. Al the latter end of 1805, a marriage took place. From that period dawn to the time when their happiness was broken in upon by the present Defendant, they lived together in the greatest possible degree of hurrooey and affection. Mrs.Vaug. ban assieed her husband in the discharge of his profess. :Mend engagement s ; aid thus thvy mutually contri buted to the support of their common offspring; they Lail bad several children, of whom six were now living. Tile Defendant was the son of a Dr. Smith, residing at filch ))))) lid, anti held some office under the Go veriolielit of the country. The two families, that of Mr. Vaughan and Dr. Smith, were upon the most intimate term,. Mrs. Vaughan haul two chil dren at school at Richmond, mid when she went down to are them she frequently stopped i day or two at Dr. Smith's. In like manner, when the Miss Smiths came to town, they remained at the house of Mr. Vaughan, and together with every branch of their bonnie, were received with the greatest hospitality and kindness. fit this situation thnog, remained, wild at last the Defendant sue ceetled w seducing the wife of his friend, and finally induced her to elope from him. It was here nectesury to elate, that when Mid. Vatighair was delivered of her last child, of which her husband Was parent, at least, about two years ago, .he suffered so much in colieequence of an laterital coin ph at at, that her unethical advisers deemed it necessary to re. commend that in future her husband and she should sleep in separate lied,. Mr. Vaughan luved his wile with the remold affection and regard; but finding, it expedietit, for her sake, that this course slassiht I. adopted, be disregarded his uwu gratifi cation, 0..11 tiielded to the suggestion. Prom that time mail the elopement they slept in separate bed., in rooms adjoinieg each other. At what time the Defendant aneeeedeil ii effecting his dishonour able purpose. it liad not been clearly ascerterioed ; but that a erWilli,al ieterconi e had taken place up wards of a year hoick. was manifest, from t ile bi r th of a child, of which, no doubt, the lietenclaist was the father. This fa , :t was corroborates' by se veral letters from the Defendant to Mrs. Vaughan, front the tone and rummer of which, the iiitimacy which had subsisted betneeas them was too evident. These letters wele ant addressed to Mrs. V. but 60111 .heir import, a:.tl the way lit which they were round, ih, y were (Atari) , colivelesh to her. Here Mr. Strjeaot Cop!ey read several passage, front the Irtter► to which he allotted. which were signed by the Drreoditio. And its witch lie addressed Mrv. Vattifitsts es his " Dearest. dearest U M , his very life! his own v:litietl—clier:riled—innst h,... loved wife !" In their letters he makes allusion t,, the situation in which Mrs. Vaugh in was, Il in the intercourse which bail plswed between th. to-.- speaks of the pledge of their mutnat regard whit•h lay beneath her botons, and entrees her to quit her hnsband's house before he discovers her pregnancy, Mrs. Vaughan finally 'deserted her and her children, and after a short residence of a 'Smith ih London, proceeded to Lyme, in Dorsetsinie.' Where she war delivered of a bay, the fruit of brr nnhappt• iiitiigue with the thus stated the outlines ref i:ie case wh. , :h he hiril t•r prove, the Learned Cwutivel adverted to I he eittioti , it of damages to which the Plaintiff was entitled. lld commented on the loss of domestic happiiiess winch the Plaintiff had sustained, and upon utr• av,gra vated- conduct or the Defendant iii hetritviii : .: that confidence which Mr. Vaughan had, colisideito 4 hint a friend, reposed in him. Ili conclusion, h e celled upon the Jury to mark their sense of the case by the most exemplary damages, The Rev. Dr. Harrison proved the registry of the marriage between the Plaintiff ;iini In. wife, to have token place et Berinondsey Crutch, in the year 1305. Mr. James Harrison, e.ransinv.(l by Mr. ['mitt:pg. IJad known Mr. und \lrs. Vali t ;!ian 14 y-aus; they had six children. They illwas I:ved Poe,. tot r with the greatest affectinii, al)ont twclve months, bince when he had perceived a coliliiesi the part of the lady. %Vane.s fri-epiently visited their house, and it14..:.s found Mr. S':titil theft. -- Defendant's lather and tainily Were also O p very I, .. innate terms at Mr. Vaughan's. Air. Vaughan always treated his wile ...lilt the utmost tenderness and affection. Cross-examined by Ala. Seafront V Snort AN. Recollects the Defendant a very young; min; supposes him to be about 26 or 27 flair• of age, and Mr". Vaughan about 34; carried his iiiiiniacy in the flintily nearly up to the time of the el-pe. ment ; in 1816, Mrs. Vaughan was tinallle to attend a musical meeting at Derby which her hustranii was at ; she was then confined ; does not know Pldintilf left her before her orcoucbernent, and did not return for eight wee►s; last swing heard that they did not sleep together afte► the time lie. bag been speaking of. Mr. Vaughan lived some tine with his wife after her last pregnancy warn ills. covered and spoken of ; she sang of a concert f o r her own bc , ttlt on the lttli of June Not, :vet eloped the day utter; never observed any qiitivrel or coolness till last'Apring; did not sleep at their house for weeks together, was to be a coostmit server of their behaviour; did not know the PIII,II. tiff requested the Defendant to pat• vv.-iv attention to his wife; never observed him coisin.iintig it, wife to the care of Mr. Smith, while I:e s4t home himself; did not know that M.. at tended Mr.. Vaughan to and from the Ilowee:It Concesto, without Mr. Vaughan. lever lieard Plaintiff say, he gave up his lodgings at eirininv,. ham, in which hi* wife.was liviis at the time, to ac. commodate the Defendant. Defendmit, lie be. lieved, was a. clerk in the Ordnance °Rice, in the Tower. lYe.extunined,—Mr. Vaughan was tenor singer to the Concerts of Ancient Music, and alio, to Ow Vocal Concerts, at a liberal salary. Mrs. I . :nigh:hi Its. 'nude 500/. a year fur many years pa.t, penitent of her hu►baud'a profits; they both gases private lessons; 'never suspected Mrs. Vaughan nal pregnant. . „ By the CHIEF Joertce.—Mra. Vaughan was left at Birmingham in the year I Sl7, under the ear,t of Mr. Bartlemon, * common friend; i. not Hama that die and the Defendant lived 111 LI it there. Four letters from Defendant to Mr•. l'Attgliim were then read; they were all signal fle►;ry Smith, and without date►; the following are copies : NO. 1...(COVII) "1 ain heart-broken at being obliged to g. from you, my own adored Bess, my very life! lam wietched ; 1 fed it is not my home I ■m going to; your bosom, your tree-me a booms*, is my plaice of comfort, is where truly 1 clll4 riloy heartfelt satisfaction. I canuot leave without writing to you. 1 cannot quit London as if no one was left in it to Mahe me sigh deeply at guise, from it. I cannot dep.'. t without again imploring my idolised wife to take s rely csin to protect ■nd guard wifely that life on which wise dr peud. Bess, my own sahted, cherished, fondly, fondly cherished wife, my heated only solace, do lake cure of yourself! I will be • husband &rot( dto your service mid happiness era long. Oh! that you wool., come to me on Thursday, that I might see your beloved race—lli:it 'night feel your dear hand ; think what a cruel lung while is Friday. Never mind what may be said about it—recollect it caumit last lung, su whit matters. Do, oh ! do coin., if you possibly eau, to your own attached and doming husband. God bless you again and again, my blessed love, my o , bri heart's dearest trrasuie ! Pray for yuur owu afrectionate " HENRY SMITH." FITIACT tROK TAF, OTCONI) LITTER. " Thank God, my adored MN*, that 1 have- a miasma te write to you! I cau now he enahled to speak to you au the genuine feelings of my heart, to tell yusi thu comfort, the blessing it is to the to L Ise. an I affectionate a wsil.— * w,f„ that limes me so dearly as you du! your anxious inter .t about sny heahh winds round sky heart, and binds um- isi rot in the dearest, the strongest ties. Bess, treasure of icy boort ! our separation will now soon be over; ►non shall we live to gether uaimpeded. We shall live for each other, my own darling wife!" :Here follow sonse observations on the writer's health, able% not being connected with the me, we tumult insci t. ink] The letter concludes thus :—a I shill think of my own wife and the treasure I possess in her; but neain sail 'z lita let me implore of you to take care of y sssss self, aiiil over. fatigue yourself; it will kill me if you do, iutt.t i it Will; tt mom vain idea of mine, but it will posit ivcly if IMUIn he tbrOWl hitt) any fear about you. l ckalle S"it then, as you value yuur himbantrii life, as you valise your own life, as you value the life eons who will be a (1.,.r wed binding tie 11)/411 us balk, in all and every 5ec...., 0)4 you will take cart• of yourbelf. Write to me without fail 11:).• Morrow, as 1 will set off by Weilimailai coach. (i... 1 pic as you, my own heart, my wife. my dear,sit blessinz and cow fort! God bless you amid Kraei we you safely t h rough all your many tri..l4, is the fervtut, constant prayer of your 1/V/14 loudly attached sad faithful hu.bsind! " HENRY SMITH." (tVrILACT PROM NO. 3 " I was gla'l to find )ou were le bed the. morning, ray own darling B. ot, when I w♦r tot. , you wery up ..• l air ! must have had a most fatiguing evening; .hunk Cod It ,a o►r; Your realrablit is (1.01414 , 1 is m. et pitilleteil. I hop, na,,t cgmfi 1. nt:y that this Wi:l be the latt tint& ..( it. I'uhto G. yoit were awe, tare. las i hoN►fy d. cod thqt Vr r. will disc rcr ir artiattos &files roe► are old if his reach . . . . . - - - - - " I PIPUrt )OU, must oatCrllr, ► Mien •it, sti yeu are but out of eta( b mt &coots Mallet a►utd ii, as be will bars it thrust upaa bim from w Jams, 1. 41 11/ 4 1 k , i ll 11 . 4 ( .e Alli 1 r ii i -4 : , 11 7 ; w ary -411 b. lp. 71' /I I ~~; , JII, ors+ .4• • J.g-