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London, England, 1810-06-06 00:00:00

THE KING C. ALEXANDER CLARK.

This was au information again,t the Defend!ant,
for ha•ing a quantity of Eaat India Bandana hand-
kerchief. in hu pooession, and having.offered them
no sale, contrary to the statute of William tbe
Third.

The Defendant was rolled to appear, by himself
or Cotiomi ; but not obeying the summons, and the
Court having waited the usual time,

The Sobturint-Ggaraat. addressed the Court
and Jury nearly as follows t—'i The India goods
found in the possession of the Defendant, and
which he offered for site, do not amount to more
than 14$. it is not the value of the goods that has
induced the Crown to commence this prosecution,
but this most wholesome and necessary statute has
been so Iraq without bring acted upon, that it
has almost become a dead letter of the law, to the
great injury of the British silk manufacturers.—
They have made several complaints and most justly ;
■nd a great number of British subjects, who were
enabled to support themselves and families by their
industry and ingenuity in this branch of trade, have
become completely itnlwneri►hed. The nation itself
was not less Iturt ; for it lost a great part of its
domestic wealth, by one of the great manufacturing
trades being stopped. It is high time that this illicit
trade was put au cud to, and that the Statute should
be put to force. Ido nut believe that the present
Defendaut is an old offender; he Its, let judgment
go by delimit. The penalty is .24101. It is not my
intention Co press its iiiiiietion to the strict letter of
the law, tor I have received several testi tttttt iials of
the good character of the Defendant; Lut I wish
it to be lerstuod, although Ido net press
for the full penalty, on this occasion, that others
found offeuding must not expect the same lenity. I
consider that if the Defendant is directed by your
Lordship and the Jury. to pay the reduced penalty
of lOel. besides the loss of the goods, it. will in this
instance answer the end ofjostice."
The Jury, under the 81in-titbit of his Lordship,
returned a verdict accordingly.

COURT OF KING'S BENCII, %Tory/nines, Jcxe s.
Sittings et Nisi Arius, before Lind Chief-Justice
ABNOTr V. MA1111071%

This was en actiou brought to recover 3.31. 6s. ed.
for goods sold •nil delivered.
Mr. i'saa stated, that the ['Lima is • haber-
dasher awl inillnii-r, residing io Berne►-street,
Orford road ; the Defendant, a Lady that lived in
a mo•t autairtnnu• style. She was not a married
lady, hut•had lived under the protection of many
Noblemen and Gentlemen of the drat rank soil
fashion. Tie articles fur►iahed by the Defendant,
however they mi;lit appear expensive, only kid
,pace with her other exiwise.---slie at lire-seta lived
under protection, in adelegaut house in the City.
toad. He was al a loss to know what defence
would be set up. lie imileretood 131. had been pvid
into Court. lie was instructed to ear, lie would be
able to prove the items in the bill, which, if he did,
would entitle Ms cl.ent to a verdict.

Thomas Shaw, io the employ of the Plaintiff:
proved the delivery of the see. rat articles. except
Mars Queen of Sets cop, 11. 54. to which hr could
not speak positively.
On his cross-examination by Mr. (:ARROW,
was sbews a Lice cap, and asked by the Learned
Counsel, if be thought it was worth 31.? lie an-
swered, that any person who would charge that sum
for it moist be a rogue; ea was its lull
value; he had not any knoakilge of the cap. mud
dill one believe it was furuisitecl by the PI 'ff.
The Piaintitrs care closed here.

Mr. GARROW. Counsel for the D..fendant, stat-
ed, that the unfortunate young woman, his client,
had been entrapped into a system of extravagance,
she, perhaps, would utver have thought uf. The
Plaintiff laid siege to her as far buck as the year ISO
at a time when she had just entered her Idth year,
and %vas under the protection of a Nobleman of Inn.
tune. He constantly called on this unfortunate
creature, but lately from the country, and perfectly
unacquainted with the ncntttera .of this great city,
always bringing with him some of the most costly
and gaudy arth les, and found it easy to prpoisile
the unwary girl to purcln se. ttttt tuna. as the
sum was, he was instructed to say, that the Delen.
slant had, since the year 1401, paid the Plaintiff
upwards of emool. ; and they tnig4t judge of the
raki,. she recAvtil, %lieu the cap nhat was produced
had been chsrged dl. by the Plaintiff and lii• own
servant acknowledged the man that would charge
and) • price mutt be a rogue. Every thing he hail
stated, he was instnicteil to say, he crud,' prove to
the satisfaction of the Jury. Hut there was ins
ground that this action could stand nu, el.
Cher in law, equity, or morality. This Plaintiff,
who had been represented to the Court :sod Jury
iss a rrineciahle LfYdealnat,, lo•sooth, ctairts the ap-
petite, the fancy, of a young creature, just fallen,
and furnishes her with fidery to assist her to ttttt ii-
tistion; still he would wish to be thought pure ;
but his Lordship would tell the Jnry, that at, Ala t•
tof to a crime was as guilty as the person pea form.
tug it, and that the Legislatore find wewly prosided
that a pecuniary trisos.,ctirm, groans!. on an ille-
gal prove . ding, was in. recaverahlt. Ile then pro-
replied to call his • it c•rises.

grab Coy depose', tort she lived as servant to
the Defendant 1,. five niivatio-, in the torts I foOe
rood Ifso9. Site onw or, girded h. r Me..
Tto• Pir••it-ff •t,ru eciosuitotly to ~.01111* to tht vomit.,
■nd ahr, the *anew, bad beet fish a•- •,.-t toy the
Defeo !ant to wry she was :,•‘• ;,• home, for the
Piandiff never snow her th spied take ids leave,
w••hout she m.p.h. .1 pnr•h..e. Si.'. gl.evEtl the
t•a. produced sew purr...toed while .1111 P was, in the
Clefeudatoes service. (con the Vaintlf, and under-
stood the prier s ro 31
On h-r rroww-r%arninottein by Mr. PARR. she
could not be poisot re tort dr. :000p wits purchased
while sh► 1411. to the se vac ..f tin. I )v411.60.4'1(1
del not k• ow, from he oats knowk..i:e. whether it
haul Ireets ,torvio.esc•s from the l'lrintitf or not, but
she 111141. r•tt• II it was.

Mr. I'AUK rri.lirel, wul rontetaled, that net a
parta.le of the auderatat of las Learned Frieud had

t.
been made out in evidence. He rive hire toll cte.
ilit that no inn of )t was. Indebted to his inven-
tion ; hitt it nas u disgisee to tlie profession, that
Such instructions should be given. He would not
(Irwin the time of the Coin or Jury by rebutting
the statement of his Learned Friend, who, he was
sine. WIC now as certiin as himself of its fallacy.
Under these considerations, he was convinced that
client must have a verdict.

Lord ELLatinottounu obsericd, he could not
hold with Mr. Girrow that this case came under
that of the encouragement of prostitution. The
unfortunate Defendant, although imprudent in her
conduct. had not become debased to the common
degree of a regular Cypriot'. She war under the
protection, mint cohabited only with one person,
and she was in that situation before the Ft delta
became acquainted with her. Under these circum-
stance., the Jury would consider whethtr the Plain-
tiff was not entitled to a verdict. They would, ou
returning it, recollect, that a sum knit been psi.'
into Court, end that an item of 11. sa. had not
been proved.
l'he Jury, without leaving the how, returned a
verdict for the Plaintiff, 171. la. 3d. with costs.

COURT OF COMMON PLCAS, WErno NIMES, 31:11.1E S.

Sittings ut Nisi Prim, &Are Mr. Justice
Cii.tmußE.