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• OXFORD CIRCUIT. GLOUCESTER ASSIZES. SEDUCTION IN LOW Ult. Y ARLINGTON N. GARRISON. This was out adios brought by the Plaintilt • against the Defendant, for it compensution in da mages for the-reductiois of his daughter, and the loss of her services. Nlr. Tetmrots stilted the declaration. Nis. JERVIS. 111 detailing the circumstances of the rase to tlw Jure, obrerv,.l, that the who tilled a very humble situation in life, sought to re deepen c pesteistioa from the Defendant for se. diming and debauching his slaughter. Hie 'NW*. hell, however, did uut, thank (3ad, in this country, debar hiss from appealing to those laws for protect. tine %Inch the Defendant had so grossly violated. 'The Platistal was, a carpenter living at Wies..licoinb in this comity, and the Defendant was in a nye. nor situutiou of life—he was a brazier, seed in the possession of considerable property. The young woman was only twenty years of age, and load, much as it was to be lamented, been the object of the Defetsdant's illicit desires (our years before he could accomplish that purpose which stow resid e r. rd him I ble to the proceedings of a Court of Justice. He had presented himself to the young woman in the character of a lover; but his visits were disapproved of by the Plaintiff, for he au a • morel maii ; and the Jury would not wonder at his bring sedulous in the care and protection of Ins child, when he should tell them that she wets the vole effspritig that bad crowned her parents' love. In order to avoid the importunities of the Defendant. she was removed into the service of a family at Cheltenham. Still, however, the 1)e -.. letidant pursued her—not pea-woolly, but by Ist. ' • ." 4 ".•°"ters of a must extraurdiusry nature ; which al. though they were not very remarkable for elegance of diction, yet they breathed threoughout a straits of affectionate sentiment, calculated to impose upon the credulous mind cf this uefortunate young woman. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to read the following l e tter Wineheemb, Oct. 10, IRIS. " MT Draft GIRL—May I take Ow libi sty of writing to yaw su my life -time, to inquire what I have dune to you, to deserve such litateuent as you gave me I was informed by your mother that you se me in Cheltenham, aud your spirit would nut let you speak to me ; but W I had seen you, I know I should hareffew to your atom Now do, my dear girl, sissy whether it is ever sour wish tree to see me again or out ; if not, I will loser intrude tot your goodness : but pray have some little confide/Thou, sod do not Irl one die at your fret. You know yocr promise, and prey answer this by ,tours--say whether I shall come and jack you urer—or say any nape that you waist, sad I will get it for you, if money can buy it fur you. " My Dear Lee, pray* let SW rasp yeas once store he my ems, for I think I se you and I could wish to Atingle that ruse" cluck sure ; but bow can I messy comfort row you are at a dimame r ?—.Pray my Love look is the Glass and see if thy dies k is 40 pale sad was—if be is, whet I Set biro, I shall drop at your fie% Make baste home, for on comfort shall I se till you return--su au snore from your ever 'afar ism/e and sinew,' Lover truly for ever. --I shall not men my name, or you will Ea Pose me." Miss viirdnizoiss, t beherbain, Gloster Shire." Souse of the passages of this curious epirle, as might have been expected, excited much laughter its Court. Th e D, fend:int, observed the Learned Counsel, cmitinued in this pseitienote mono until the young WOllllll renamed to her father's hours., where it would be proved, that in M:ay, 1916, she became }Heitman". WWI Was shortly afterwards delivered of it 078141 ; and when the circumstances should be • fairly late' heron. the Jury in evitleisce, they could I enters ilt tau doubt but he had succeeded in Isis suit, in coon (police of his repeated nnportunities. It would lw tiresomely fur the maintenance of the pre setrent uetion, that she shou:d be proved to have dour the business era servant its her f.ther's family, tit tbe time she was seduced, and that would be - roll:rt . :Jen*, as it would be sliewn that she had quitted the faintly al Cheltenham a long time br iers-. With respect to the damages, they were not to he coineensued by the minty which the unhap py ptrent had been obliged to expend in the lying-in of lies daughter. But, in estimating, the damages, the Jury were to ree what the winnided feelings /if fond parent would be tit the loss of the shudder, reputation, and limsour of his child. Leah Varlitsgtois was then called into the witness. box, and exensisied by Mr. Taunton :—She is an extremely iuteresting gii I, of most healthy and prepossessing appeurience, and gave the following evidence aids mud' becoming mid tonophirti. cued modesty :-1 ant the daughter of the Pl..ins tiff ; lie lives tu Winclicomb. I have known the Deft-orient about four years. I had known a little of hiin before that period; my intimate acquaintance commenced with him by his sending me letters, and pa) tug visits to me. My father was rend mg at the Brook-house. k eared to forbid the De -1 fend:keit the house, but he came afterwards; and when I f d that he persisted in coming, leun . municated the circumstance to say father, sad he wished me not to coistinue to keep his company. After my father bad communicated this to me, 1 requested the Defendant not to come again. but he said he would come its spite of any body ; l told him I %klied him so keep f the hotter, and afterwards lucked him out from it. This was three years ago last summer. Alter this I went to Chel tenham to service, and lived there near upon a your ; it was as much as three yeurs since; I quit. se:l Cheltenham about ■ th after Christmas.- 1 came home and went again to Chelteuliain, and emitiliewil there half a year. Up to the time of my going to Cheli. iilitisi, the Defendant visited tile. I went to tilritt.lll , llll as a servant ; while I was there, lie wrote letters ter we, but I never saw I but thrice there; I Met I there accident. ally, and dossed out of his way, and did not speak to him ; I met host again accidentally, and then 1 slid not speak to hint ; 1 Lew him a third time in the street—this was sit accidental meeting also.— Ile asked me if 1 would gu home? and 1 told bins I would not, as I likeil service better. He said, if 1 would go home, he would meet me any where I would appoint. I told hint I could not go home lived. It was not long before l returned home ; the people with whom 1 lived being French, 1 did nut like to stay with then'. After that 1 heard ef another place, but the Defendant said he wondered that I wanted to go to service, as lie niteraled to marry me; he said this snore than oisi•e, end I told my father of it, but he wished me to go to service. l told my father what the Di. • fendaut said Defendant said it was no USN for me to think about service. fur 1 slwt►ld not go. Ile told u►e lie had 1301. in the hank ; Mr. Sadler uweil him 241. fur bu,tisess; ill et Mr. Mills was indebted to him 101.; and a person named Jackson owed him and that his (mowed him 70/. He said he would collect it togetl►erWal go into business. He was a Inman and brazier ; was an assistant to his father. I am 21 years of age nest birth-day. The Defend. ant is nine Or tell years older than 1 an. He occii. &tonally did business as a Sheriff's officer, and Mr. Sadler often vsuployed him. He several times pro posed to me to go to Birmingham. I told my fa. the, that, but he did not approve of it. 1 told the Defendant this, and be wished me to go without my father's permiasiow, and desired me to take my clothes out in the eveni►►g when it was dark. I re fused this each time he made the proposal. Ile said when he got to Birmingham he would buy the ring and marry me. My father took a turnpike in May twelvemonth, anti the Defendant continued to visit me and to repeat his proposals. biome of my father's furniture was kept at Brook House, and we somstinus met there, but ►ray father and mother had no opportunity of knowing that we met there upon these occasions, and in conseqce?ice of isonsething . th,:t occurred there. 1 became with child. We had two meetings before this. I afterwards ex pressed my fears that it would come to my ;parents' ears, and the Defendant told we never to mind, as be would marry me as soon as he could make it convenient. the May following I was brought to bed. Before this, 1 had done my father's do mestic business as a servant—he kept no other per. son. After I had told • the Defendant that I was with► child, lie advised me so take some stuff. We met iii the Abbey one Sunday evening, and he de sired me to stop a few usiuutes, as he wanted to go home to fetch--- Mr. Justice PARK here observed to Mr. Jervis, to take care how he proceeded, urstinig this evidence he might be treading upon dangerous ground—he thought they had not better go into any evidence upon which au indictment could here after be founded. Mr. Jeavi stated to his Lordship. that it would not amount to u felony, suit lie apprehended that as far as a misdemeanor went, the evidence could be euterei into with safety ; if they ►hewed that there was au endeavour to utlininister any thing cal culated to 'procure an abortion. Mr. Justice PAKK-." That is now In offence of a capital nature, you know." Mr. JEIVIS—" Then we shall abstain from go- Mg into that evidence, but there is somethine, worse behind." Witness continued —" My father became we quinuttd with my situation. but the Defendant bade me not to !Hind my tidier or lumber. My rather Mud the Defendant had some conversation afterwatilo. Ile asked my father, " What was the matter ?" sod he replied, Matter enough."— Defendant told him not to mind or make bimcelf uneasy, as he would marry me in the November following, and he chewed toy father the money i.e bail. My father and, he hoped the Defendant would marry me before he brought toe to any more shame awl disgrace. My father said, he would give me 40/. and he 1184 two fat pigs in the stye, nod he would give him one of them.—(Lartgliter.) —Def. inlaid said he did not want money ; he want ed nothi•p; but tae, and if any father felt uneasy lie would hires room for me, hut any father would Out consent to that. Defrinlaut wished me to go to his 'islet's, in London, but my father did wit approve of that. I laid in et the Brook-house, sod my father paid the expenses ; he also main tained the child for about 2l weeks. After I had lean in the Defendant never came to me, but mid we the following letter, which was in his own hand writing. It wus put in and read lay Mr. Williams, the associate " Wine!womb, Oct 201, 1818. - - - - 31y DEAR GIRL—I received your afecinate letter, and ham stoney you have any sicasion to write till gerbil SUltierkt, is which you states the trouble you sec and the hardship you undergo. But my dear put this question to yourself, is it not threw a fruit father ? %%by should be dispise me as he du' or why sbueld be use you ill threw twin with me, and altos your poor mother' My dear, I feel as much fur you as ever you can feel fur yourself. You moon 'hook that it was very hard for me to say that I Inver would be with you again, but you must know that it was for your good, and to avoid your being used ill threw me ; fur as I have told you, 1 have seen enough of his pashous, though be ',ever shooed them to me ; but I had rasher he had, than used you ill after I was vine, which I ham sure he have done times enough. My dear girl, you seem to thick that I shall tint continue your frieud.—lint since he have done as he have, he shall find that I will be as °thwart' as him. But hies and his brother Hoary, and Jiney, are ready to poison me ; but I will put it out of their power to Burt me, ray dear, though all they are trying to lager me all as they can, yt t I will always do soy thing in my power fur you or your mother ; but ant fur condor down to your house, I nevei will se king as there is a slat epos the roof of that house again, fur the other night sports gave Mt the sirk of bring there. My dear, I will nut say ihet I *ever will be • ith you ageism, hut this I will say, that I again, for I can ace plain, that when you Pre with roc, it gives Pain to your father, sod his mother, and sister-in-law; ao I will a dose, though no person w iii. you Belit•r thee I do, or ever shall. But I have been used ill, ---, though I do sot blame you, Miss Yardington ; you seem to cast some little Refeekshise ow me is youis. Yoe soy that you think I hems got souse other thing is vire, But I beg your per due, I have been to deeply Ingaged with you!. ! to think of any one thing else or any other My Dear—you know that I would have dune any thing in the world for you ur your parents; bat as things have been as they have, I will and must suffer the law far what I have dose ; But my dear Girl I will always Love you and do any thing fur you ; for you are to Be pityed instead of Blamed sod used ill, as you have been. But from this hour fare well all girls fur nee, fur I have pretty well got the sick. My Dear, it is not you I dis like, But I dislike the lineage, fur you know I would do any thing in the outlet to serve. So I remain your ever trot and afreiliate lover nutty fur ever. " BROKEN HARTED." "To Miss 1.. Yardintom, Wieclecomb." Mr. JAILVIs wow stated to the Court awl Jury, that there were iu the whole seven of those extra ordinary letters; but he shuul.l only trouble his Lordship awl the Jury with one other. It was handed in and read : " {tinelintmh, Nu,. 1, 1615, My ever afreinale 01r1,-.—ln answer to yours I Write to Say, that in your's I thought to have Ind some little com fort, Hut italesil of that of which you Acute ine of. I ham as buena as • Child, in which is flAttersty and deceit. I hair no Such thing as that dwells in My Brest; I think you Say in Yours that you See Me On the Same Side the Streit its you Was ars, you ought to be A.limni'd to Say So: du you think that I Hans One of that Sort ? if you do, you arc very Much Mistakes oil Me • for, My Girl, you know if ETU' More Could See your lyrsr Ever Seca lips, I Shedd Sy to Grasp you lu My /Islip., but I leer I Nevi, Shall Again, As it is so long 11l Chi istmas--how Can I Writ tit Own ? if I Can Writ til then, I Make it (het, You &mu to !ay nt your., that if it bad ktecu Susie Wrath that I hail Met in Click's. that i Should have /Woken to them, but I Bans &mixed at you fur Sufereing your Pea to Write Such Words, fur you Brow that there is we Out Liveing As I Should. So Soon Speak to As Your Self : it Seems Altho' you Wisli'd to Distress Me With your Letter rather than we Me Ease. You Say y ou Wonder at My out being Married—Why do you Pen gurb Words' you say I thick that I have 114) Love for you Or Would out be wills Su Massy. What bare I done to Dese r v e Suck • Charitur ? Shute I Hans the Worst of Boys. Nuw you Mind Ido not Aeus• you of any thing; I think you Ought to have snug consideration ; I think yea Said When I Cause to Cbeltus. I Wes to Callon you, I Cold kin Make a Jamey the Purpose, but I Cannot Came to your Mailers. I Waist to Se the Some Where that I Could &toggle your Chest Dore More: they tell Me that it is Blooming nod red: what Can Idu Se you to Unfold my Sesstisnesets? I Can Ardley hold My Pen to Write 0 LORD. If you think me Worthy of Au Answer, Write Me a Letter with • little feel ing, and Pity My Sitoatied. I bail forgot, My Dear Girl, I feel My Self Very Much Oblied to you for your kind Pre sent, sod I hope Some time 1 shall have it in My Power to return the favour—Excuse the Scribble. I Must Conclude With My Sensase lows and %Yell Wishes, frets your Ever hfccinate Lover, - u S_ CE G—.—N. " You naiad 1 limed heraway, and &Hied leer at the fight, when She sedelowl fight My Dear." Misr nth:lton cress-examined by Mr. DAUNCEY. 1 had frequently written to the Defendant—the present I sent him was a bit of ribbasid. He sent the first letter by a man named Penton, who is dead, and 1 used to write to him by the same con veyance. 1 cannot tell when lie first became inti. unite with oar, but 1 am sure it was not four years ago. He never had intimacy with me before 1 went to Cheltenham; it was nearly half a year after had quitted Cheltenham; I frequently used to meet I in the Abbey. Defendant supped at my father's house one night about Christmas ; the Defendant brought a couple of rabbits to be dress ed, but my father said they should not be dressed there; but they were dressed there, amid my father paitouk of them. _ _ Mr. Dan NC EY—So he condescended to stomach the rabbits, and to sup with the Defendant, did he? (A laugh.) Vitus'.—e Yes, Sir, he supped with us. When I went out with the Defendant, I used to take the key of she door with me. The !Magistrates made no order for the exiiriises of the month. hut the Defendant gave use 31. to purchase aiticles of dress for the child. 'fins bring the case on the part of the Plaintiff, Mr. DAUKCSY addressed the Jury in mitigation of damages. Mr. Justice PARK, previous to his recapitulation of the evidence, observed to the Jury, that he did not consider the cue one which called for damages out of the way. At the saline time, lie con►idered seduction to be one of the deepest injuries that could be committed in society, lioneeee idle peo ple may go into Courts of Justice, and often inter rupt the solemn proceedings necessary tti such 'occasions, by intemperate fully and laughter He had no hesitation in sling, in the hearing of that very crowded Court, and he trusted it would ulti mately be advantageous to those present, that a se ducer was a very wicked character indeed. Still, however, the Jury were nut by their verdict to punish. The Jury consulted for a short time, and found a v er di c t for th e plaiatiti—ilainages,/Vy Pounds. . PALACE. COURT, WESTMINSTER. INDECENT (MENTIONS TO wiTNrssEs. BILLING VeTSIIS SMITII. This was on action brought by Jr. Billing, a gentleman who holds a respectable situation in the Bonk of England, against his landlord (the De fesidasii), fur having with violence and farce of arms broken into the Plaintiff's opal-Intents, at No. 3, Park-place, Islington, strewing his furniture about the room, and beating his servant in it very violent manner. The damages were laid at 141. Mr. AGAR. with his usual ability, stated the case to the Jury ; but it was, however, more fully developed by the following evident e : Rebecca Dixon is servant to 11w Plaintiff, who in last January resided at Defendant's house in Isling ton. On the 27th of that month, Defendant and his wife came into the kitchen of Mr. Billing, where witness was preparing Use dinner, and abused her very grossly, Defendant saying he would " put her head behind the rite." Next day when Mr. Billing went out, witness went downstairs, and found the kitchen full of rubbish, which had been placed there by Mrs. Solid), Dt fetid:ma's wile. %%Times be gan to remove it, upon which Mrs. Smith came down stairs, and after bestowing on witness a vio lent torrent of abuse, followed her into the kitchen, and struck her three blows, without an offer on the part of witness to return it. tier daughter, who was up stairs, came to her assistance, and Mrs. Smith struck her also. %Vititess was much frighten ed, and rim up stairs into he► matter's apartments, the door of which she bolted inside. The Defend ant and his wife followed her, and split the door to pieces. Defendant then flew at her, seized her by the throat, and held her in thud manner for a length of time. As soon US she could extricate her self from his grasp, she flew to the window, and called " Murder !" several times; but Defendant would not admit any of the crowd of persons that assembled ; but some person carried the intelli gence to the Pluititiff, who soon after returned home. Witness's throat was black fur a length of time, and very sore. tross-cruntined.—Went into the kitchen for the purpose of getting up the dinner. Always dines with her master; don't think that concerns any one. Is not his wife-31r. COWJ.EY : " I am rather cu rious : will you tell me whether you don't sleep with him Witness " That's assist her question; and I don't think you have any right to put it." The Judge to Mr. Cowley—" I desire that you will discontinue those indecent and unnecessary questions." Crovs-examinatiors resumed.—With-married to a Mr. Dixon. Don't know where he is : is dead for aught she knows. Lived ut I).4re:dam's house for 4 or 5 months; came there on the Sth of November. Was not present when the apartments were teken. Ilas heard Mr. Ilifirm; say Le was to have the use Of the kitrheti. Defeo(lam's family also (iced the kit chen. It was Airs. &nide, not winless, that kicked the basket, and it wu. Laken tip by her daughter. Dell not strike her daughter. IVetirres went volun tarily before a magistrate. By HAWltra Counsel (Mr. ILllantine)—Mr. Billing had the excluzive possession of the first Hour. Ann Brown, daughter of the lAt witness by a former husband, stated that, on the 27th of Janu ary she wits at Mr. Billing's : heard her mother screaming below stairs, in consequence of which witness went to her anistance . ; and Mrs. Smith, letting her mother go, turned her attention to her, sod beat her. Her mother came up stairs, followed by the Defendant, who broke in the room door, and grasped her mother by the throat, in which posture she held her till she was bla( k in the face. Witness was very much agitated. Mr. Cow LET—How loug were you in the house ? Witness-1 don't exactly know ; 1 was there sere. rid days. Mr. COWLET—Pray who did you sleep with ? The Judge (Mr. BliaTou Mottais)-1 desire, Mr. Cowley, that no such question shall be put ; some decency is Always to be observed ; besides, the answer can have nothing to do with the case before us. Mr. COWLBY jta the Judge) —1 hive yet to learn, Sir, whether in the course of my duty. I may not inquire into the character and morals of a witness, especially when I have evidence to prove that they are both bad persons. This young wo man can be traced to a peculiar situation in life. and a person will swear that they ale both un worthy of being believed on their oaths. Under such circumstances, were I not to put these ques tions, my conscience would reproach me fur a ne glect of my duty. The Learned Judge observed. that since his entry auto the profession, lie had been in the habit of hearing the ablest advocates ; hut when they wanted to let the Jury into the mysteries of the case, or the character of the witnesses, they merely put such questions as would glance at it ; but they never, nor indeed did the Judges allow them. to put questions that might crimisiate or di,grsce a witness, nor would he allow it on the present occa sion. The Learned Judge then quoted the opi nion' of Mr. Justice Lawrence in support of his argument. Seeing that Mr. Cowley a bout to reply, he desired, with some vehemence, nut to be answered. The witness was in tears during these obser vations. The Plaietire case being closed, Mr. COWLEY addressed the Jury. He said, if he had done an t • thing that was wrong in this case, he should himself feel great regret; but he believed it was sit invari able rule in Courts of Law for Counsel to put soy question (with the exception of such as might lay the winters open to prosecution), and leave the in dividual to use his discretion about answering it. Ile instanced the trial of Mr. Watson for high treason, where Mr. Wetherell and Alt. Serjeant Copley, the counsel for the defence, contended tle:t the witness Castle was hound to answer the ques tion, whether he had been guilty of bigamy ? He (Mr. Cowley) was in Court at the time, and il.e Judges held very properly that Castle was not booed to answer the question; but that the counsel might put it, and he mield demur to it if lie pleased. It was on this precedent alone that he founded his ar gument. The Learned Gentleman then expatiated on the 'amid, case, and the suseicions circumstances under which the witnesses, Dixon and her daughter, were brought forward, merely under the cloak of giv. jug evidence for Mr. Billing, but in reality to seek revenge for themselves. He thomeit, therefore, the Jury ought to watch their evidence with a eely jealous eye. The first witness for the defelice was Maria Smith, a child eleven years old, daughter to the Defendant. 0.1 the Testnine,rt brio,: pie sewed to her, she immediately kissed it, Wine the oath was administered to her. The COURT--•." iVIly did you ki,s that book be fore any thing was said to you I" Witness (after some beritation)- 1, I don't know." She was then examined as to the nature of an oath, and answered satisfactorily. The substance of her evidence was, that her mother had aggrivat ed the witness Dixon by placing a basket of onions in the kitchen. in consequence of whicli the latter heat witness before she said any thing► at all to her. She did not see the breaking into the Plaintiff's room. Mr. BA I.LANTINE—" Have you had any crinver salient within those few days with any one respect- Witness—" No. Sir; 1 have not." Mr. BALLANTINE—." ‘l' hat was I going to say ?" The child gave no answer, although the question was repeatedly put by the Court. Wm. Heeds., a labourer, proved that the De fendant was bleeding. and that there was $ mob col lected round the house. William Lack, the constablo, came to quell the riot, and found Mrs. Smiths cut about the face. She was in tears, aid her clothes were torn. Thomas Inwistle was ca:led into the box, to throw discredit on the Plaintiff's witnesses, Dixon emit Brown ; but on being asked if lie would believe them on their oath, to the astonishment of the whole Court, lie answered in the affirmative! Mr. AGAR said, he should not have troubled the Jury with any obsemition of his, had it not been fair the scandalous defence V,at wa• set up, and to rebut the caluiussits that htt been thrown out against his clients. The Learned Judge, in his summing up, took occus;oil to reply to the observations of Mr. Cow. and acid, the present case was entirely differ ent to the one quoted by that Gemlcarian ; ions much as Castle NW a partieeps et innnis in the charge of treason, iu which Watson and the others were implicated. The Jury retired, and after no absence of half an hour, returned into Court, awl gave r verdict in favour or the Plaintiff—Dainages Ten Pounds. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. 3 per Cr. ited 791 Bonk L. Ann. 40 7-16 i I 78 ; 791 lBolla 5t0ck........438 3 per Ct. Cons. 80 79if 1 thitu Bonds... 94 93 pr. 791 e I Ex. Hill., 4...18 40 pr. 4 prr Cents 1 17 t? I thlto,” 4.0 41 pr. 5 per CI. N. Ann.. 1071 I tima. 14 Mop 60f 801 107 I 791 i HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIAng. Moults' 4 after 7. I &plias 33 at., I. THE 7111: F. • CROITON PARK RACES. WIDNIODAT. •PRIL 9. Mr. Mills's Prosody, beat Mr. Staudisles Doctor, 500. One Mik. Mr. lirsdshaw% Victory, apt Lord Plymouth's Colum bine, 50gs. Off by consent. Lord Plymouth's Columbiue, apt Mr. Mills's Prosody, bOgs. Off by commit. Mr. Evans's Harry, best Mr. Mazes Sunflower, 50gs. Mr. Campbell's pony, beat Mr. Standish's Rustic, 50ge. Oise mile. Mr Osbaldeston's b. m. heat Mr. Gisborn's b. g. 110 go, Our mile. The Hunters' Stakes of 10gs. each, was woo by Mr. Slim. dish's Leporello's, 5 yrs old, luming ch„,,,. 0 , gr. g. Ptarmigan, 5 yrs old, and another. Sweepstakes of logs. each, was won by Mr. Rrad.haw's br. g. Victory, aged, healing Mr. White's b. g. Jupiter, 6 yrs old, and two others. The Farmers' Plate of 100 gs given by Mr. Osbahleston and the Gentlemen of the Beleoir and Quortidon Hunts, was won by Mr. Wilder's b. g. beating Mr. Henson's by Vivaldi, Mr. Skiputan's mare, and 17 others. A Forced Handicap of tOgs each, was won by Mr. White's Jupiter, beating eight Mims. Owing to the tremeudonsly wet weather of Monday and Tuesday, and the consequent state of the roads, the c pally at these popular races was nut near su numerous as in former years. At Lichfield Hunt Races, on Tuesday, Mr. Perkins's b. at. Whichbor, won the lOgs Stakes, beating five others Mr. Earners b. g. Peeping Tom, won the Cup, Leming eight others. Mr. Boolthee's b. h. Vivaldi, won the Stakes of hp. each (4 blurted). POLICE. -...... IMW-STRZET. On Thursday information wax received at the office, that the house of Major Morrie, on Barne'a-green, Barnes.enni num, Surrey, had been broken open early that morning. The Major and his family being at their country seat in Suffolk, the Rey. Mr. Jeffery', a friend of the Major's, ap plied to the Magistrates for an officer. Taunton was dis patched, who, after a minute eximinatinn of the premiss , suepeeted the Major's butler Is have been concerned in the robbery; he, therefore, took him into cuatmly and brought him to London, where he underweut an investigation by Mr. Birdie, mud was committed until the arrival of bout master. Jahn Close, • chimney-sweeper, charged with stealing a watch, the palimony of Lord F. Osborne, in Paih-.ticrt, Grusvenur-square, was discharged, his Lordship not wishing to press the prosecution. John Pilkinotnn, charged with having improperly got pos session of 1,5001. belonging to Trip, E q. whom the Prisoner took care of, being deranged, underwent an exami nation. A gentleman Rave the Prisoner • very high cha. raster, and he was discharged. Bryant Ilurtal, Edward Holmes, and Wm. rook, Ow were charged with rubbing a Pallor a few nights since, lin det went another taaniination. Holmes sad cook were charged, the sailor not appearing; Murray was detained, oa 'rennin of the Inrge Norm he says he found iu the Grotto, in licuiinVou Gardcus. EXECITTION. On Friday last G. Needham and W. Afrenderille were executed on Nottingham gallows, for a burglary at Eurpro Joyce. Needham was horn at Newark: lie a-is placid out to 'novice in a gentleman's family, where he hail nut /wen long before he coinmesiced his career of depiedation by robbing his master 0f•250/.; after which he idiscunilvel, but was soon overtaken. brought back by his father, and must of the property recovered. Being discharged, he VIYA4 pkrell Out to a scissor-grinder at Sheffield, and not liking .lieriii•- fineinent of husinesa, enlisted as a sailor. ail op port 'ty 10 desert from his ship, and though he w..s sin - dily retakes, vet he found means a second tinie ; and to avoid detection, secreted himself in the day tim, till at length he was induced to commit depredations for ilia subsistence, which base finally brought him to that untiun ly end which was to be expected from his early coarse ..1 dislomesty. Vailllam Mandeville, the other culprit, horn at Carlton-le-Moor, and has left • tender mother to lament his melancholy fate : lie was formerly employed as waggoner at the Black-moor's Head lain in Nottinglioni. He was much resigned to his fate, and employed his latter mo ments in sei king pardon at • throne of grace. Both the culprits confessed the justice of thew condemnation. Mr. ()goyim'', the Marshal of the Four Courts. Dutdiu, outlined withiu its walla for a d e l tof %Ono/. due by JOHN iaWIN, of Enda, county f,f Rohcoininon, Esq. who escaped from that tai•osk about righter!, months ago. Tha debts of Mr. lit. WIN exceed 30,000/. BIRTH. At Aiherstone, on the Bth iustaut, the Lady of the Rey. Chitties Buultbte, of a sun. MARRIAGE. On the 2d instant, at Clifton, by the Rev. T. A. Meihnen, John Pemberton Pltimptre, Emu Barrister-at-Nu.. vl.l, son of J. Plump,' e, Esq. of Fredville, Kent, to Catherme Matilda, fourth daughter of Ike late P. C. Methuen, Esq. soil sister of Paul Methuen, Esq. of Corsham-boast, M.P. foe Wills. DEATHS. On iVednesday last, in Groier-street, 'hoover-Nome, Sir Richard Gagnon, Bari. rade to the Atirchium as of 13orkiiieliam, and many years Representative in Piirlianicut fur the City of Winc h es t er. On Saturday se'unight, at Southampton, iu the 86th year of his age, John Fergussuu, Esq Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesty's Fleet. His remains were on Mi. day deposited in St Michael's Church, attended by the At!. annals and Captains of the Royal Navy resident in that mull. On the 3d instant, at Brickhill Manor, the Right Hen. Lady Alicia Pounceturt Dunconshe, wife of P. P. Dem Esq. and youngest daughter of the Earl of Gees'. On the ist itistatit, at Lamnort, Narthattiptoushire, Justinian (sham, Bart. in the 78th year of his ade. ths Friday last, at-Brompton, Dudley, the infant son Cluchre 'Moe, Esq. Secretary to the British Isistitution. On Tuesday night. the 314 ult. at Spalding, whilst re• gaged in player with the family with ahem lie had lived r..e several years, and is the act of reading • chapter in Bible, Mr. Hesekiab Barrett, a Dim g Mioieter, iu t'r 74th year of his age. He was kneeltag .an voice falutei ed, and he fell and was dead hie&re :host arsuina him were aware of the awful and sudden change. A Curs uer's Inquest was held on Ike body ou Friday. Verdict — Died by Mori:dation et Ger!. On Friday. the 3.1 inst. at Moulton Seas End, Mr. Geer.% Spreektry, boot and shoemaker, aged 41. The funeral leek place on Saturday night, at Moulton: the eau-U:4 w. molter. makers ; each wore a leatbein apron. and a leather shin was laid upon the collie in place 0f a pall. On Sunday se'tinight, as G. Reader', of Poulshot, aged AO, was nn his way to church, he dr tipped down ‘'...• - He had from his youth lived in a slats of the gn‘w-t wroelledness, even denying himself the tsecervatice of 48, : , and, from his miserable appearance, had eseiteel inbieration of his neighboui a. linmediatzly after hes being without known relatives., the 'iamb *Seers startled his residence; concealed in ehtferesat parts of It. 64 found in guild and silver coin, nearly sae Misdeed niteldattp six pounds! LtiN iN)N 3.14.1 PEL'Asluti al al. t• No. ' SG ln , i , whyre Atlocrtuatmrsit• Are recr,r ro, ,n., Lir“ • post rif(l) must be aadresartl—C. t. 1.111, , Clement's Inn, l'r , nt•r—j, WHITE, N. , 127. 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