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London, England, 1853-08-01 00:00:00

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HOME CiIiCUIT.—CitOTDON, it.l.lr 30.
Ctvu. Sue.

The Lord Chief Baron disposed of several common
jury cases this inornieg. His ►ardship proposes to proceed
with the amnion junes until Tuesday, when the special
jury cams are to be iskus is their order. All the 'motheaten
summoned upon the special jury should be in court at sine
o'clock, or they will subject themselves to a flat.

Se. Joint's Camwsu.

Daniel W Alto. 61, and DeboraA Grover, 31, were in-
dicted for baring unlawfully concealed the birth of a child,
of which the female defendant wee the mother, by burying
or otherwise mainly dispeeing of the body.
Mr. Sumner prosecuted, Mr. Lilley was counsel for the
defsadants. . _ _ _ _ _

It appeared from t►s *vides& for the proemstion that
the defendants occupied • cottage upon • 0011111 WIS L the
neighbourhood of Frimley, sad that is coseequescr
•(..,-
lain rumours reaching the ears of the parish authorities
they di ad a medical `as to go to the defendants' plastid
abode, and make some inquiries relative to the woman
having bees delivered of • child. She positively denied
that tome was any fouadstion for such an amertioa; bat
upon the surgeon instituting further inquiries, ha mem.
Mined that beyond all doubt oho had been so delivered ;
brit so trace of the child, whether dead or alive, has bees
obtaisod ; and there was no evidence whatever to show
what bad become of it. The defendants were, under them
circumstances, charged with concealing the birth of the
child , and the evidence by which it was sought to support
that charge consisted of • proof of the above facts, and other
evidence tending to show that the defendants had made
false and contradictory statements with reference to the
matter.

a. The jury returned a verdict of Noe
Bock courts rose early to-day, and Mr. Junkie Crews-
well, kavieg finished the criminal busiwairs, *lll sit on Mon-
day /00111illa at Ws o'clock and try nouns. The sours is
which till Chief Baron presides will sot be opened until
two o'clock on Monday, u his lordship has to deliver •
judgment ia eke Mouse of Lords.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-WARWICK, JULY 30.
,swan Ma. Beam
J. B. OILASI e. WM. NIND.—CkIN. CON.
The declaration stated that the defendant had debauched
the plaintiff's wife, to which the defendant pleaded not
The parties reside in Birmingham. The plaintiff. James
Boultea Orme, carrying ea the business of • brewer, •
wiuower, somewhat advanced in life, and before his marri-
age with his present wife, which was but recently, he had
two daughters, one of whom kept his house up to last year,
whoa she married and left him. He then became acquainted
with Mn. Lae Stephenson, • widow, of 35 years of age,
also having two children. dive was not is very good cireum-
steams, sad is •mooth alter plaintiff's daughter lefthim
they were married, which was in December last. In a short
time afterwards, plaintiff found a great change in the con-
duct of his wife, and it seemed that, before this marriage,
she bad bees intimately acquainted with Mr. Hied, the
defendant, who is • butcher, of Birmingham. Much dis-
cord ensued, and she went to Hind's house, where she was
received, sad where the alleged criminality took place.
Mr. Hayes, having stated the case to the jury, said that
the marriage was certainly not one of affection, and there-
fore, he did set week fee more than substantial damages.
Daniel Leonard. Bliaatoeth,his wife,and Elisabeth 'Webb,
were called to prove that the plaintiff woe a bled and indul-
gent husband, and that hie wife was of • violent temper.
Thomas Zouch, of SaltLey-road, deposed to seeinglMrs.
Ohm go to Nind's house es Sunday, the 30th of February,
and stay then for five nights, and on else occasion disco.
tiered them in the act of adult cry. In answer to a question
fro, the judge, the wiener s stated that Nind was a
widower, es which his lordship observed that widows and
widowers were mad. (laughter.)
11r. Elms briefly addressed the jury for the defendant,
confessing himself unable to straggle with the Gets of the
ease, when his lordship observed that the question for the
july was how much the plaintiff ought to be paid for having
had a good riddance ; they must am' pueish the defendant
for an immoral act, but compensate. the plaintiff for the
injury he had sustained, and the question to decide was the
amount of that injury.
Verdict for the plaintiff, damages 51.
CONSTANCE Di MONODA O. DAweoN AND OTHERS.
This special jury case is flied for Moseley (today), and
will be tried before Mr. Justice Meals.
•

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BatoogivATBS, JULY 30*
Ittea Puss Comr.—Baroaa Ya. Beton itairrnt.
MOOCI W. FILAIIPTON.—BazAckt or PacVllll.
/Ake plaintiff in this case was the daughter of a small
.freehplder at Strut, near Glestonbury. The defearkmt, who
is,m•farmer molding at Walton, commenced paying his
&warm troths plantiff is 1846, and (or ail years 'rue an.
k,wrolgpmd and received as her accepted lover. 0i the
24th 11a.N6 List he proproposedasiTY the plaintiff, and the
widdiits4or flied for the 31st. The wedding draws,.
were ordered gag the fly to convoy the woddirg-party to
Wow; "t se gm 25th the defendant altered hie mind,
broke •ff the sap ,1•40•••, sod a fur days artsrwarsts ism
married w mimeL:ssitinsse, a neighbour of As plaintiff's.
The &niftiest plasilsee lisst. that NI bisg arm psalm! to
sseaNatilp. that if ha ilid premiss sit•
magas gbistiir ems
w• ass raft aail %Slang .s.• Meths espassalas ; aka

thirdly, that if she was ready aud wiling, the. will u„..
tually agreed to rewind the contract.
In support of the Mai ti
Ire ease, the ‘...illowing evidence
was addatsed :
Simeon Mug, the plaintiff's f.:iftel.,ughter coMpany since
deposed that the tie-
readmit riremPtea had kept t'as daughter . _
imp. Before h• became
er .nitor he inquired what he
.
would Five her as a urtior and he replied she at,,,,141 nave
• daillibter'S rtl t wad Ave daughter. living and one
son. After that dint kept his daughter company up
to
2S—th?f Y.strat kat On the 17th of :bat month he asked
Ihim what has ing to give his daughter, and he *aid he
could r:Jt very well afford to give her more than 401. lowo,
hut. as should have some money to take on a note of hard
in May, and he would then make it 1001. This was satis-
factory to the defendant, who said he could not think of
having less than lON., because he was worth 1,0001. Wit-
ness oho agreed to give him a hogshead of cider.
In eron-elansinatios the witness said he bad not spoken
against the plaintiff or sought to dissuade his daughter
from having him, although he knew he was Oven to drink-
ing. Ilia daughter bad a handkerchief of the defendant's,
and on the 26:11 (the day after he had agreed to marry her
on the 31st) she returned his handkerchief, and he paid her
back some money which he had borrowed of her, be being
shabby enough to deduct from it Si. which witness owed
defendant for some trees. The witness also said his daugh-
ter had been much ii.jurcd in health since this occur-
Tenn., and they were at times afraid sho would make away
with herself.

Mary Ann Mogg, plaintiff's sister, said the defendant
used to call her sister-in-law, and her mother mother in-
law. They appeared attached to each other, and he was
received es an accepted lover. Five weeks be ore naming
the day he told them to get their things in readiness, ,r he
should not give her sister very long notice. She heard her
sister ask defendant if he was satisfied with what her father
intended to give her, and he replied that he was, and that
he should marry her on Thursday week. Thereupon, they
bought up their things for the wedding. Afterwards he
returned with his uncle and renewed the conversation
about the wedding, and it was proposed that they should go
in a cart ; but, at her suggestion, it was arranged that •
fly should be procured, and the order of taking up and
setting down was settled.
In cross-eaaminatias the witness said some times deka.
dent did ant emu to see ber sister for more than three or
four times in • week, and be exured himself by saying
that he had no house-keeper and he could not leave home.
This plea was accepted by the plaintiff, and if she was satis-
fied** were the family. When he said he should give
them but little notice, her sister began to prepare.
Since the match had been broken off her father had said
he was glad of it, and so they said all to comfort her.
Barlett Mogg, another sister, said defendant wanted to
teach the plaintiff butter and cheese making, as he said he
i should soon marry her. He measured her chest of drawers
end said they would jest go into his room. She heard him
agree to marry her sister and say he had bespoken the fly.
Ibis was on the 24th, and they were to be married on the
31st. On the 25th he came again and saw her sister
alone. She had been talking, and heard her sister
say it is a pity you should have brought things to this
pitch and then alter your mind. Why did you not do it
before? Defendant said he did not want her to lose anything,
and he would take her white gloveliand neck-ties of her,
and pay her what she had given fa them. Her sister said
she would sooner put the things on the fire. He went
away, and shortly after she heard he was married.
The plaintiff's uncle, a respectable farmer, said, when he
went to expostulate with the defendant on his cruel conduct,
he merely said the plaintiff did not suit him. (lie had put
upon the record the plea that she was not strong enough for
him.) He then said the girl had told him, perhaps, after
all, she might deceive him. Wu present at the church on
the 31st of March, when defendant was married to another
woman. Defendant was worth 1,2001.
Cress-examined—There was • mortgage of 6001. en his
prePorty.
A post-boy gave evidences amidst rears of laughter, occa-
sioned by his vehement gestures, in which the less of his
job, sad of the good dinner which he said he was promised
after taking the parties to church, appeared to have consi-
derable weight.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with 1301.
damages.