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LIVERPOOL, TuussoaT EVENING.

Wind S. to S. Water 3 min. past ID.
Arrived the Margaret, , from Plyninuth ; Emerald Isle,
Rom Dublin; Fanny, Peacock; from Oporto and Bristol:
Jane, APiver, from \Vaterftrd; Surprise, Price, from ditto;
'row Anna, koster. from Dunk ; Mary and Susannah, Henley,
from Teignmutith : Concordia, Buckley, from ditto ; fiaa:llk War-
ren, from ditto; Unity, Broadtoot, (coin Dublin; Peggy ant!
Jenny, —, from ; Perseverance, Mogul. trout Soukh-
wohl; Mary and Sally, —, from Dartmouth. Oft; the Rolla,
from Nor Providence.

This being SL PAttieli.3 Day, the different Societies paraded the
priocipal streets with their ti:igs,

CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY. BIAIICH 18.
Our supplies thi+ week consist of 1.1,750 sacks of /None, 9,700
quarters of wheat, 11,700 quarters of Bark?, and 22.100 quarters
of Oat,. Fine samples of Vl'heat were scarce. and sold cm full as
good turns av on Monday. but there were but few buyers of mid.
dlirr, and inferior sorts. Malting Barley was exceedingly heavy
sale and cheaper; we had some demand let stained parcels, which
supported Mondays prices. The Oat trade was very dull an
Wednmiday, and Ott. to Is. per quarter cheaper; but this morning
the sales have been very extensive, and in some degree the reduc-
tion of Wednesday has recovered. New Beans and White Peas
rather cheaper; is old Beans and Gray Peas no variation All priers.

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LAW INTFJ,LIGENCI. • s.
COURT OF CHANCERY, 'Felber,- Zinc* HI. •
/MAL OEL MONTH AND BOLANOS.
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KINDER O. TAYLOR AND OTHERS.
Mr. SosretTow-GEsrsinad.--Mx Lord, the ease of the Rost
del Monte Company was ordered to stand for to-day ;we have nen'
the deed. and are prepared to ga on with it, but I understand nil
Learned Friend' on thq other tide wish to have further time. • •
Mr. Sitanwest—f hi the patt of the Real del Monte Comperlyi
my Lord, I have to request that this case may stand over for some
daya. The notice df motion was only served upon us an Tuesday. • '
Mr. Soslcitoii-fIENERY.—We shah not press to t'ave it
heard just row, although we are perfectly resdy.
Mr. SHADWELi—innmedisEe:y on notice having been Fermi
upon my clibuti, ttiVy proreeded to get copies of the bill and 1
affidavits ; copies of the affidatits they procured about nobs int
Wednesday, but they could not get copies of the bill till late Nee
night, therefore it 4ps %dim intiroistble by this time they matt
have been so thorqugly acauain with the ease as to have enabled
them to instruct Counsel proper y to meet the kase. My client'.
who represent the Conipsay, will undertake nth to do any thing in
the mean time ; and I have, under such circunStances, to request
that it may stand for neat Saturday week.
His LORDSH/P—That *ill be a *try incottenient day, 1 MD
afraid.
Mr. Su•n4a L —The% suppose we say Friday next!
Nis LoansfitY—We shall be getting so directly Into the late•
tic and bankrupt petitions by letting ft stand fill then.
Mr. Suafiwoi.l.—l am entirely within your Lordship's cor-
rection ; but your Lordship sees there must be "owe fin* allowed
to talc
His Lounsuro-,1 ant quite aware of that, but I can't hcrmti
the motions for eves and ever to drive the pititieni out of their null;
nary course.
Mr. Saativratt,.--i shall sa Friday, then.
The Sottcrrot-Ornaltat —I should say Wednesday nett.
tis LORDSHIP—Yes.
The Sotictrok-Grcro.ti.—l had understood your
ship's difficulties turned on the legal effect. of the deed. Now
droll Frets my Learned Friends. nor wish to press them, but cer-
tainly a very limited time is sufficient to enable them to cousid
the effect of that deed. We have bestowed en hour aid a half
reading it, which Mae pvgparee us to diem" it, and &dal appre-
hend the gentlemen on e oithei side are leas quick in these appre
Mentions that we are.
His Loa DUI I P—l think there are several quest/tea which muse
be asked on the reading of that deed.
Mr. firtarswELL—Yes, there are, my Lord, and the bill itsoff
propounds several strange propositions in geography; ithenpt
others it is rated that Mexico is in South America.
Mr. Kiwi:Ma—No; I beg Your pardon.
His LORDSHIP-1 take it for granted; Mi. Shadaell, you An%
object to the deed; for the great midi:runic in all these glans is,
that Counsel are retained to argue against the law ; I don't
'mean to say that it lash in this particular use, although it tinny be.
Mr. Sonfiwert.—Then will your Lordship be phrased totilow
It to come on on Friday ?
His LORDSHIP—But what am Ito no with the bankrupt * is
done. some of which are two or three years old ?
Mr. SHADWELL —0 1 if your Lordthif says it is htN to CM,
on then, it is not for me tb raise one ohjectibn. May it stead fof
Wednesday thee
t •
His hORDSHIP—Yes, if you please ; I rawer RM I MEL N
might stand for Wednesday. for I have read this deed over eery
carefully, and am afraid I shall forget it, if the-cose winds oval
longer than Wednesday.
Mr. HEALD-4E is understood, that the Real del Monti Cams
pany will do nothing in the mealtime ?
3ir. Smanwt t.—Certainly.
Mr. HE•tn--Distinctly underateod !
Mr. Saanwsis--31ost
Mr. HEALD—Then, my Lord, I with the Registrar to take a
note of that undertaking.
Mr. SIIAWNLI.--Very well, if you trial' it, be it so ; hoot think
there'll nn necessity, for any such thing.
Mr. lltatn--But I do with it, far it is moat impoitata that
'there should be no mistake on that point.
His Loki-mine—Then the Registrar will take a note of it, and
let the cane come on ftgyn next 14 ednesday.
HOME CIRCUIT°.
SURREY ASSIZES 7rTisios, Matte* 10.
Richard Mills was indCicßteOdWfdNr thSieDwBflful murder of Williatts
Fuller, of Wimbledon, on the 11th January, by stabbing him with
a butcher's knife.
Mr. TfisisstaErt and Mr. Semesow conducted the prdsecution.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner having been a poulterer
by trade, became reduced in his circumstances, and leas received
into Wimbledon workhouse about a year since. Twenty years
ago he had fallen from a horse, and in consequence became Sub-
ject to epileptic fits. During the year he was in the work-house he
bad frequent attacks of epilepsy,. Which affected his mind. The
deceased was also a panne' in the workhouse. In the evening of
the 11th January, when he was getting into bed, the prisoner, who
had gone au hour before, rote up and stablied Fuller With a large
knife in the abdomen, and killed bins on the spot. The prisoner
then attacked another pauper named Appleton, and wounded hins
sesswerely in several *yew . His ones of murder breeight other pane
pen" to his assistance, and the prisoner was overpbwered.
A surgeon of Wimbledon, who had known the prisonef for '2l)
years, had no doubt that the epilepsy had affered his mind, and,
that lie could not have been sane at the time of the transaction ht
question.
Mr. Walter, the keeper of the gaol, said, that whilst the prisoner•
was in his custody he conducted Himself like a person of unatund
mind. During that time he had frequently epileptic fits six times •
a day.

tpon this evidence the Jury, under the beamed Judge's direc-
tions, acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity, end he ions
ordered to be detained during his Majesty's pleasure.
A.etkony Dakin was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying
James Frederick Taykir, at West hloulsey, on the 27th of De-
cember last.
The prosecution was condttcted by Mr. Law and Mr. THIS.
amen ; and the defence by Mr. fiaODXRICk.
It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner was gardener to a
gentleman named Savory, a chemist in fiord-street, haring a cot-
tage at West Moulsey. The deceased was a bricklayet by trade.
On the 27th of December List, the deceased and two persons named
Martin and Brown, went out Christmas-boxing in the morning.
After going their rounds, they called at Mt. Savory's house. They
knocked at the door. It was answered by the prisoner. They re-
quested a Christmas-box. The prisoner said, that as his master
was not at home, he could not give them any money, but that they
were welcome to some beer, and he invited them into the kitchen'
where they sat down. He then went to the cellar and drew a muie
of beer, and served them In a horn tumbler. They drank t 6 his
health, and wished him the compliments of the season. He re-
turned the compliment; and they all appeared to be very har•
monious. The prisoner quitted the kitchen for about ten
minutes, and on his return the deceased addressed him, and add,
"D
—n my eyes, master, fill us another jug; t' *. does not run
two horns a-piece." The prisoner said, " Do you d—n my
eyes r The deceased said, "No ; God forbid I shouli d—n any
person's eye." The prisoner turned himself round towards the fire.
and Martin said, " Don't let us hare any words about a drop of
beer ; let us go, mates." Martin was'atooping down to take up I
hat, when the prisoner struck him with the fire-tongs across ff.!
loins. He then struck the deceased across the left arm with the
same weapon. He followed up his attack by striking Brown en
the head, and cut him to the bone. The latter fell stunned by the
blow. Rocovering himself he said—" For God's sake don't mur-
der me! What is this for ?" The prisoner said—" D—n your
eyes, I'll murder all three." The deceased and his companions
then ran out of the house, pursued by the prisoner. When in the
high road he aimed a blow at the head of the deceased, which teen
effect on his right arm, at the elbow. With each hand he seized
the deceased and Martin by the neckcloth, and dragged theni to s
neighbouring public-house, wltere he gave thesis in charge of the.
landlord, who was a constable, but he declined interfering. Thu
deceased was attended by a 'newest the 211th Decemher, and he got'
daily worse from the wound on the elbow, which produced a bloods,
fungus, and on the 20th of Janssitty he died of s mortification which
ensued. _ _ _

On non.examination it was admitted that the deceased wits
fresh to thinut, tit.. he 1.;. aoropanions had drank at tw*
or three poblia.houses in going their rounds. Martin and Brown
denied that they were intoxicated, or that they had been uncivil or
riotous at the public-houses which they hart visited.
The prisoner, in his dsfence, said that the deceased and his corn.
panions having demanded more beer In a violent and abusive mar._
ner he refused to give them any; that thereupon he suspected they
came to rob his master's house, and Martin having attempted us •
strike him, he, in his own defence, thought it necessary to drive
them away by t•iolenc:.
Several witnesses were called, who proved that the deceased an 4
his companions were drunk in the afternoon in question, and had
conducted themselves in n disorderly manner at the public and
private houses they had visited.
Mr. Savory gave the prisoner an excellent character fer general
mildness of mannen and humanity of disposition.
.!r. Bruen tia Alt Aat summed up the evidence,
The Jury found the prisoner Canty, and Le was sentenced to
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three months' imprisonment In the common gaol.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

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The calendar contained the names of 37 !imams, and 15 cit.t
cameos were entered for trial.
LIBEL.
1001CaS V. INIVt /ON. TVAI
Mr. R risat.t. opened the pleadings, and stated that this was a
action fa► a libel, imputing to the plaint,. the cuing of nqh•
poaching.
Mr. (:AMPat T. r. wired that the plaintiff'wav the vecoed son o!*
a revpretnble freeholder in the county of Salon, who had settled
in a farm not far from Ellesmere. He had long been attitcliNt
to a very beautiful young woman whom he married, and their
happiness was an rent roc that of any couple in the count). asd, •
he was glad in say that their happiness had continued untnter.
rupted WI this hour; but that was no thanks to the defendoi.t, ♦
whore he nerd not irtrveltics to their notice, aa he was no 4,41,
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first consequence in the county. The defendant had been in the
whoa busting, of calling- at the pla.intilf 'a horse. fee, the
v deliberately fanned orrdiniug the virtue of the plaintiff's
be • ' was proof to his temptations,
character .of her dusband.
(endant sent a letter by a man
tint's wife, with strict injanc.
thing of it. This letter was
'Th.: Learned Counsel here
This letter was delivered
from home t and though
nc aurae' ':e twin of words
using, yet in this ewe it was
became a virtuous woman,
...e every other man who had the
iudignatton,ard expressed it. The
tid ry• ruin the wife, to &grey the
his intentions towards 31 es.
tier to Mr. Lloyd : it was in
iticmaa here read this letter,
t stated that Mr. Alyttan
know that her husband
This was the libel com.
whether this au all sheer
Did he wart to screen the
him of his danger. The
: night ; and men if Mr.
not bare sent such a let -
at
Ohs wife. If Mrs. Ro.
Sea 6100 to have met the
abseil ea Very of the shoe.
fter ateketlia, and the cons.
, was called upon to give up
plaintiff had been guilty of
Ad though no justification wak
An, but would dare the defers.
accusation. But the defendant,
=eking any, npology. said, rating
it.peat, and which, before it was
• justice, he must ask every lady
would'give no explanation till he
—..iplishinent of his wicked purpose.
before them, he would IA them tf.eny,
• being sent for to go on a mes:
' a letter from the deeghter
3Weitry I took the letter to
net at home.
with the plaintiff, Mr. Rogers.
was married in July. IMP. I
diful and attractive woman. I
man of very large fortune; he
t for Shrewsbury ; he lives Svc
lives eight miles from Elle..
'writing. (The witness proved
id the letter to 31r. Lloyd con-
defendant's handwriting.) I know
'e plaintiff
to Mrs. Rogers was now read.

, Ellesm ere." —(No date.)
you privately for a few mi.
, that may tend very much to
.to it. Ido it for four own good,
4, and I hope you will not fail to at.
enough to write a line. and send it to
daughter, and tell me when you
y, Wednesday, or Thursday next.
=ay emcee; near your own house 'ta save you trouble; try
object is to gave you much probable trouble.
" I am yours sincerely. JOHN IHYTTON."
" Say exactly the hour and where I shall see you. for I have par.
timber reasons for not being sacs, so let it be at dusk of evening."
• The letter containing the libel was then couched in the following
terms. We give it verbatim, widressed.
• ' TO TROMAS LLOYD, ESQ. OSWEITRY.
"DEAR LLOYD—I wan surprised to find from Jones, of Elks-
Mere. that Mr. Roger+, of Sandford. is in an extravegare rage
with me for having written to his wife, wishing to see her. As
I 'was aware that he and another. his companion, were more than
suspected of shooting at night in Sandford-pool.tail, I have
spoken to him not perhaps three times In my life, but have cc-
membered his wife many years ; but I cannot remember to have
spoken to her before her marriage, which has always been in her
own house, where, when with the hounds, she was three or four
times good enough to give me a draught of ale and bread and
cheese. In consequence of that I determined to apprise her of
tie &vier he Ives in is case of detection in shooting at night.
tintelflie might net be Emcee is punishable by transportation. I
abQpldggLwish it known to the person watching that I prevented
the dietov cif any act of the kind, and wished to caution her as
el:Wetly se possible. I found, however, that Mr. Kenyon wan
aware of his being so employed, or at least suspected, and told
31r. Kenyon that if he would not proceed against him, I would take
qt re he Md not do so again, especially as I heard he was leaving
the country. I likewise spoke to Mr. Bridgman, who I conclude
has Cauthmed a young man who lives at Knocking to avoid such
prttlecs ip future.
I hear from Jones he was at your house, and to you, as a re-
Istion of his, I take the trouble of explaining it, apologising for
tie length of this. If he chooses to remain in the state of extra-
tragai.t rage Jones describes, I cannot help it ; and he may thank
himself for his uneasiness, as I belizee Mrs. Rogers will, if asked,
dasclere Qat neither by word nor deed did I ever in her presence do
what all the world was not welcome to witness. Excuse the trouble
/live you, and " Relieve me,
" Dear Lloyd, yours faithfully,
J. MYTTON.
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Mr. Truss, croas.examined by Mr. Tat:NT ow—l am a friend
of the plaintiff, and was formerly clerk to his brother, who is an
attorney. The plaintiff brat employed his brother to bring the
sailor, but his present stun-Deg is Mr. Edgerley. The plaintiff'
*sensed to stay proceedings on being pelt' his expenses and Mr.
11Iyiton making an aenlogy. I wrote a letter on the subject, but
• thattime I knew nothing about the apology being ore of the eon.
ditions ; but the plaintiff said, that this and an anion against a
person rained Jones should also be settled, and that Jones should
give t. worth of bread to the poor of the parish of I;llesmere, and
31r. Al y tton making an apology.
. Re-examined—At this agreement the plaintiff was not present,
and lie disapproved of it.
r. CAMPBELL—This agreement was set aside by order of the
Court of King's Bench, on the ground that the plaintiff had not
consented to it.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE recorimended a compromise: but
this compromise was not acceded to on the part of the plaintiff.
The Rules of the Court of King's Bench were read. By them
the agreement (before alluded to) for the settling of thin action was
crileredso be set aside.
The lathes were now directed to withdraw ; arid Mr. Edwards
was called. lie stated that he saw Mr. Mytton at the Hereford I
Races, where a horse of Mr. Mitten's won the gold cup. The wit. •
DWI .tated that he took wipe with Mr. Mytton at the Coffee-mom '
at Hereford, ant! that a conversation ensued between them, in which
314. Alytton mated that he thought Mr. Lloyd looked very cool,
and he those li• ,•e was going to cut him, an lie supposed about the
business ef Iseeers ; anti that the witness en this said that he
010,101. that was all settled, when Mr. Mytton replied that he
thought that lingers wanted an apology ; but (here the witness very
reluetautly repeated some eaptessions used by Mr. Nlytton, which
are quitc.uelit fur piAilication).
'Mr. Tee se ON addressed the Jnry for the defendant, and said
that he should trouble them with but a few sentences in this rase,
and those would be principally directed to their attention for the
purpose of coneinciag diem that at least seven-eighths of Mr. •
Campbell's address were beside the question before then,. That
Learned Oentleman had nut put this case on the question of da-
mages far a libellous letter, but as it it was a claim for a compen-
sexton for the soliciting of the chastity of the plaintiff's wife. Now
with that matter they hail nothing to do. Ile denied on the part 1
of Mr. Myttoit that there had ever been such a solicitation.
There were in thte world a great many, matters of personal mis-
conduct over which the law had no jurisdiction. There must be
many things done and attempted to be done, which, however •
they might reprobate, they could not punish. If the seduction •
of a person': wife was succeeded in, a compenkatian was to be
given by law ; but if a mere attempt was made to seduce the
wife of another, and by the virtuous conduct and steady fidelity
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the woman whose Thine was attempted to be assailed that at. ,
mere- was frustrated a balsam titer, as moral ince. might blame
one conduct of the party attempting such a seduction, yet for
that they had not the power of giving damages, nor ought they
to give larger damages for any other cause oaction which the
plaintiff might have ; and the only question they had to try here 1
was. how much injury the plaintiff had recetred by the libel'
imputing to him that be had killed game in the night. If Mr.
Rogers had been tormented with a feeling with which many
honest husbands were afflicted, lie might well be deceived by
what was 'net at all Intent a, an injury to his wife. The
Leaned Counsel en the other side had gone upon a supposed
attaehment of a criminal nature, which he presumed tu exist
is the mind of the defendant, but he would argue on the
terms of the letters that that was by no means shown. The
libel was written in corifftlence to s friend; it was not a let-
ter to a stranger, or to aft indifferent person, it was not un-
necessarily written to wound Mr. Rogers's feelings, but was sent
to a near relation, and in the most friendly feeling. The question
they would have to consider was, whether this letter contained a
reflecting on the character of the plaintiff. (The Learned
Gentleman titre read both the lettere.) He was little used to the
writing of love letters., but he had made lose and succeeded, as
they probably new; but though at one time of his' life he bed
written love ,eltets, be could assure them that none of them were
re cold as Otis to Mt:. Rogers; sad if the letters Mr. Mytton
wrote werethis cold cast, he thought it probable that be
sionhi never succeed with other ladies better than he had done now
with Mr.. Rogers. (A laugh.) He, however, did not ask them
to put any perimeter construction on this letter to the plaintiff's
wife. as he contended that they ought to lay it entirely out of their
cassideratioa. Ihe only question for them to determine was, what
-.amount of tbedamages that the plaintiff had sustained by
At summed up the whole of the eel-
lay to say, whether the libellous letter
against the charaeter of the plaintiff ;
defeedent imputed to the plaintiff thee
eight, as For that ha would be liable to
dirt say so in a letter, it must be taken
y, unless he meld *hew the egetrary te
t the Jury thought that the letter Wee
plaintiff's made to apprise him of the

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risks the glided( who imining, and to caudon him, it would go
to lessen the dermegpia ; but they ought to. look at the other lea
ter which was tererted to,
_and if that was shown to lie. Ro-
gers, it was 'well calculated to alarm him. It was said it had
not the warm stile of a love-letter, nor was it likely it should,
as at that time the defendant had made no professions of attach-
ment to her, and visited only to excite her attentions and gain
an interview; and besides that he could not be sure that it would
not be elown to her husband, which in fact it afterwards was.
On the whole that leiter was calculated to excite suspicion; bet I
they had been properly told that in estimating the damage's they
could nut give any thing for the plaintiff's tette, and in law they
ought not to do so; however they had • right to consider, not merely
the libel itself, but also under what circagnstances it was written ;
and it did appear clear from the evidence of Mr. Edwards that the
defendant had had improper intentions towards the plaintiff's wife,
and that was material to show that the libel was written net to fairly
warn Mr. Lloyd of the risks bis relation was running, but to give a
colour to what he had prittento Mee. Regent ; and wherefore that he
falsely accused the plaintiff of poaching to screen himself from the
imputation of having solicited the chastity of the plaintiff's wife:
and on the whole they would hare to say what damages the plaintiff
was entitled to recover.
Vetdict fur the plaintiff—Damagcs leo/.
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NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.—LAXCASTiII, Jlottes 16. '
Bijbee Mr. Justice lIOLROYD ands Comnion Jury.
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tuietrert V. TAYLOR.
Mr. STARE'S Opened the pleadings. and the A rvorthsw-Gle-
X fear. stated, t this ass an action brought by the mother for
eouipet • • 'tweed's the loss of the servien of her daughter,
Mitaw was an terestiZ young lady of the age of twenty-two when
site was gati ceche . The plaintiff's husband, before he died,
P a respe farmer, residing at Burnley. Their acquaint-
ing& MEW from their meeting together on the road as they were
seating frost church, when he introduced himself to the plaintiff's
daerghter's acquaintance in the character of a suitor, to whom he
marriage, and was permitted to pay his addresses; he
parsed
erwards, from time to time, proposed marefege, and ap-
peared to have honourable intention. After repeated, proposals of
•)atriage, be ef reted her seduction, the correquenn of which was
a chili: it was one of those cases that but too often happened in
• as well as in every other country ; and if ever there was an
action that tilled for damages, these species of complaints were of
that nature. The plaintiff had only one alternative left—which
wax, to seek at the hands of a Jury of her country &compensation
in damages for one of the moat cruel sets that a person could be
guilty of. The Learned Gentleman, after suitable comments,
called the following witnesses in support of his case:—
Miss Sutcliffe, examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL
—She is one of the daughters of the plaintiff (ales. Rose but.
chile); she lives near 'rowdy Park; her father occupied the farm
near Burnley; he died eight years ago, and left nine children,
seven girls and two boys. tier mother continued to occupy the
(ann. In 1823 she had three daughters living with her, Hannah,
Rose, anti witness. Rose was aged twenty-two; her other sisters
were married. She earned on the business of a million at her
mother'', house. Rose was the same business. She assisted her
mother in the business of the house. She knows the defendant,
John Taylor; she knew him in Juno of the year Ife22. Witness
and her sister met him on the road as they were returning from
church. He then went part of the way home with them. He
came to her mother's in August in the same year. Ile was in
company with an apprentice of her brother-in-law. Ile came
again in a fortnight afterwards. The defendant's father was a
farmer, residing at Clifton, near Burnley, and a man of some pro-
perty. Ile died in September in the same year. The defendant,
his son, had the farm afterwards; it was a large one: he told her
so. lie came on a Monday evening fur the second time. He did
not see witness's sister there alone. He came a third time in about
a fortnight afterwards. she was present at the time. He said that
be came to pay his addresses to her sister ljpee Anne. Her mother
said that her daughter was only nineteen, and too young to be
married. She believes that her inter was not at first willing to
receive him, but afterwards she received his visits from time to
time. He courted her sister. IMr. Brougham said the questions
were irregular.] lie courted her sister. Ile said that his mother
wished him to be married. This was in July in the same year
(11323). He continued his visits. lie afterwards absented himself
part of July and part of August. He visited her often. It was
known that her sister was pregnant in the month of October. He
continued his visits after her pregnancy was knots.. He let for
about five weeks. Her sister and hermit* sent for the defendant by
a friend. He sent word that he could not come that night, but he
would come to her on the following morning. One sister of wit-
ness was married, and resided then at Burnley. Ile did not come
as he promised the next day. Her sister was confined in June.
Cross-examined by Mr. BROUGII•M—Her mother keeps a
small tams—t) no! not a small or.e neither—she keeps four cows
and one hone. The defendant is older than her sister; be is 23;
he is a clogger and a cordwainer (a laugh); he has an apprentice;
he has a shop at his mother's farm ; he has a shop at Burnley ;
she (his mother) bee other servants on the farm ; it is the nos
his father had ;he cobbles in clogs and old shoes. (A laugh.)
lie said that his mother wished him to be married. Ile was always
saying what a comfortable home he had, and could make her sister
haopy He mentioned March for their marriage.
Ale. Baouostan—qchey cannot bring a promise of marriage into
the question. The Learned Gentlemen then cited Tillage and
Wane, 8 Wilson, p. 21134; and Dodd and Norris, 3 Campbell,
where Lord Ellenlmmugh 'chased the evidence.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that this was a mistaken DO-
nem, and common sense had long ago exploded it.
Mr. BROUGHAM—EccIes and Nicholls was in point.
alr. Sergeant Caoss—Lord Elleuborough said the Jury should
orly take into their consideration the seduction—not the breach of
promise.
Examination continued—He made a proposel of marriage in
March ; she refused it. It wee, she said, too short an acquaint.,
ante. Ile visited her after that time frequently. Four of her sisters,
are married. The eldest is married to a tailor in Bond-street, another
to a shoemaker. One has children, and the others none. Benin*.
bees the wedding of one of her sisters. Can't say how soon after
the wedding she had a child. it was more than two or three,
months. (A laugh.) It was about four. (Laughter.) Another
sister was married to " Tom Smith." She was married at fifteen.
Can't say how long after she had a child. (Continued latighter.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected.
Her third sister was married to a cordwainer ; she don't know
how soon after she had a child ; it was more than three or six
months that her sister (Mrs. Crossey) had a child. " Ask Peter
Parker behind you." (A loud laugh.) The fourth sister has no
children ; she has been married three or four years, and has had he
children.
By the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Peter Parker married the do.
fendant's sister. The defendant's father had an estate at Pewee
Forest ; defendant was the only child and heir to the estate. From
the defendant's account it was a large farm ; she heard him say that
the farm belonged to him—that he had an interest in it. Her father
had property and residednu the farm in his lifetime. He had hun-
dreds of pounds, thiee.cottages, and personal property. (A laugh.)
BormAnneFutcliffe, the daughter, was then called and examined.
—She is twenty-two years or age. Became acquainted with the
defendant in 1822. She was cowing from her sister's at Burnley,
when the defendant joined them on the road. She saw him first at I
her mother's, in August in that year. lie came afterwards and
pant his addresses to her. This was on the Christmas after. Before
her mother allowed of hie visits he was received by the family. She
saw him at Christmas, lie came often. lie was away part
of July and August. He at firstabegan to take liberties with her,
and she refused him. He said he wanted to be married, and that
he had a house ready for her whenever ale pleased. He fixed the
time for their marriage. He afterwards said that he had some fa..
folly affairs to settle, and could not. He was afterwards admitted
in the family, and allowed to stay with her. She first found that
she was withehild in September. The child was his. lie came
again in August; she tuld him when she was first with child;
his last visit was in September. He refused to be married, and they
quarrelled. lie wished to put it °fie/ few weeks. S. he'was pressing
him at the time. She sent for him in October to inform him that
she was pregnant. He said that lie would nine the night following
and fie a time Ihr their marriage. Ile came on the Sunday night.
He refused to be married, and said that he would leave the country
first. He has called on her twice about the marriage; that is all.
she was delivered in June. , ,
Ceasiansamined by Ms. to haven *hare in
'what the damages may be. •
firs BRO11431:AM-1 shall then draw my pen through her Evi-
dence.
Witness—Well, the attorney Mist be paid. Never said she
would make him pay for It ; it was not prudent to ask where*
happened ; she would not tell.
drone—Answer the question.
ifirtness--ft happened at her mother's; she was not going to tit!
what mitt of the house, and he did not go to bed with her (a
loud laugh); it was its evening ;it was not light ;it was in i
September t he used often to come in the evening ; he used to caine
in the es cuing and stay till eleven o'clock; her mother sat up with
her.
Adam Meanly examined—lle is a surgeon at Burnley; lie is ac-
quainted with the defendant ; he kr.rw his father; he was a farmer;
he knows he had an estate at Pendel Forest; it might be worth
1,0001. ; it was a very !rage farm; he attended the daughter during
her confinement ; he has known the fatnily 9 orlo years • they hare
lived in the same place some time; the daughters have beets brought
tap very respectably.
The ATTORage-GEIENKAL then Raid, "This is our case,
way Loot;" when
• -Mr. Baououax said—Well, Gentlemen of the Jury, what do
you think of this farmer's daughter ? You have heard my Learned
Friend open his case, and what he has brought to light on the sub-
ject. His beamed Friend had lamented the frequency of this crime,
awl the evil tendency of which was bad enough, God knows. But
what did they think of this little peacock, who had shown Herself
up it, all her borrowed plumes, and, like that bird, all her merit
appeared ter be in her tail? (Load laughter.) It' this young lady
were to take off' her fine pelisse. her veil, and hat, what would aloe
appear like ? What a farmer's. daughter ought to be. The Jury
bad heard that she refused to say where the rifliir bad taken place.
She was asked if it did not take place in the house, but she refused
to say in what part. IVhat would the Jury think of this ? where
did it take place ? The defendant, they had heard, was a aim*,
eisinter, and possessed no estate whatever. It parents would 111/S.
keep a tigilant eye on their children, they must take the cornea,
guarani OU themselves; they were often the instruments of that
seduction. As to damage', anything would answer the ends or,
justice: dm least coin would be sufficient for that purpose-4,
tads ofjosticc.

corsideestidet. Ibe only qv
S was the amount of the tlanlai
the wiring of the libel.
Mr. Justice bITTLICDALI
Renee, and Lift it to the Jar,
contained any imputauons
and if is this letter the dei
he had shot gains in the nie
yawn:inns:inn, the saying so
of law ; and if a pemon dud
that he did se maliciously,
itatelte ease. Bewerer, if e
go fide nitwit to the pla
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habit whin buatiag, of canton at the I
wpm deliberately formed orrnining the
wife; sod when be found that sits wee•
lee format the resolution of ruining the eb
On the 711 t of February, 1821. the defends
mated Jones addressed to the defendant'i
boos not to let her husband know any thi
addressed to Mn. Rogers, Sandford. (TI
read the letter wbioh desired a meeting.)
to «lira. Rogers when her husband was
be knew not whether this letter was in the
that 31r. Mythan was in the habit of uein
net sucassfiti ; but Mrs. Rogers. as bee
Er - .it to her husband, who, like aver
• of a man, felt the greatest indignati
t then resolved, as he could not ru
ehisractee oftheltueband ; and to show that t
R 4 were Lot dishonourable. he wrote a lett.
the following words. [The Learned Gentli
erMch wea.tbc libel complained of. It
had wished to see Mrs. Rogers, to let her
was engaged in shooting in the night.] '1
Veined of. Now he would ask theni wh
kbdaess on the part of Mr. Alyuon ? I)
band ? If so, be would have told l
miff had, in fact, never shot in the
now thought h had, be would n
ter in such a way to the plaintiff, but i
gas bad unfortunately been unguarded
defendant, would he have told her abou
jog ?—No ; his evident purpose was het
Tileikio of her min; The defendant wag
the author of the report, that the ph&
night shooting ; he refilled it ; and tte
pleaded., he would mile no objection, bi
dant to prove a single word of the accuse
wheli—oißed upon, so, Ise from making
aaettpeestion that he would not repeat,
giereelis'evldioee for the ends of justice,
to redireerom the Court, that he would't
bad succeeded in the Mt accomplishinen
On *fie facts being proved before them,
*well be too largo ?
Jemes said, I remember being
saga; it rase eo a Saturdity. I received
of the leedlerd of the Black Lion at the
the plaintifre wife; her husband wee net
Jobn"Teuga sold, lain acquainted with
He it a fanner it Sandford. He was '
home Me wife; she in a very beautiful
know Mr. Mytton ; ire' is a gentleman
was formerly ')ember of Parliament for
or sikentleil from the plaintiff, who live
Wave. T imiacquein.ed with his hands-Al
the letter written to Mn. Roger., and th
'lining thelibeL to be of the defenclan
Mr. ILloyd:ihe is the uncle of the plaint
The letter deist by the defendant to 3.
It 'realm the'foilowing terms :
Adelresskdp". dirs. Rogers, Sandford,
"Tim exceedingly anxious to see yr
niter, 'Awl stn aware of something thi
beurAligisliKe if you will attend to it.
being inxibinifot your welfare, and I h.
teadlo my note. Be good enough to e
Ellesmere, to 'the tan of Jones's delight
will see me, either on Tuesday, Vi"edr