The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-13 00:00:00

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thereby prometiag the you Members of the University
from being robbed and plundered by perms, s the deacrip-
i ties of the Plaintiff, which he wee felt/fel was touleietpieetly
the is...
MORABLLO g. HALL.
'nit was us. minis of trespass to try the right of the
sflaintik to the latter crop sod fuedieg of aft open usesilun,
sserilsie city, called Mori Meadow. It appeared elect the
Defendant contesded fur the right tu feed the had after the
Seel math Old tomes. Day. The Mimi& denied
Ibis right, ma isolated that tie Drfirsdast was entitled to
las'iret me? thilp, sad In support of Ale monies produced
a very antieot gruel from the Cussing tit Warwick, Temp.
Hes. 111. to the Abbot and caramel of Chatey. leveret
whimsies were examined the the Plaistiffs ne to the usage
sad esjoyssilst of the feud is question Moat of wham
speed is otitis; that the Plaistilfs, eta Mr. Stowe, their
predectiater lb Hee puseeseiss at tie sfter-feed, bad- (sever
bees secuetobad to lore adds loth the meadow until Old
Luso" Day l "threes* many nets of owseirekip over the
lard bad bees exercised by the Delesdant and hie µredress.
ours betweeethealkso math sad Lemmas Day.
The Judge them intimated to Mr. Jervis, the leading Cumin
set far the Plaistiffs, that epos this evideami, be *humid di-
rect the Jeri, to dud fur she Defeedaut.
After funks few übaortstiuss by Mr. Jarvis' be enameled
to a sunsuit, and the Plaistillb were called imcurdingly.

sWABLINO te. TARPLRY. •
Macaws excited • very amide:4We degree of ialrreat.
It as as silos Le defamation, brought by the Plain's%
artist lb• Defirodast, • Pergysaau at More, sear Dave...
try, Northamptonshire. The Plaintiff, • yore( memos
about 21 pears of rise, hid tired five year' is the erevOe of
Mr. Gasser, • reapnaislele leadsmen in Oxford, share she
asetiseted beselho the entire saliefashoi of her seams and
misters, who recommended bet to tho Defetillant, sn whose
Nerviceahe remained three yeah and • half, as nursery mail,
dorti' ig three yeses of w hie& time the Dureadans arid his wife
fitermentil called spur Mr. Gautier, wires they •isisod Ox-
ford, sad *puke is the highs* tsetse of bar, sad thairlts d him
Aar having ramiunseaded ea valuable • sersal.—Adeout three
sinallas *bee the Plaintiff had quitted the Defeadaat's *eerier
(mumuust to wanting given by her to her utistrees), the
Plaintiff was hired by Mrs. Turner, the wife of William
Teener, Req. of Shiptoo, aa • cook, auJ ibe day es up.
/muted fur the Plaistiff to go to Mrs Upon Mrs.
Turner'. applyiug to the Defendant fur the Phuutsit's cisa•
racier, the Woolard onus the following letter :
" Mrs. Turner, Shiptou uuCher sell, near Wood-
stock, 0 kfurilab it e.
" Manus—Mrs. Tarpley being Sitwell, has requested me
' to answer your letter of tiro 23.1, received this morning.
' Soso tisr•dling lived with us nurse-maid fur mere thee
three years, and we have reason to believe was fur sofas Haw
attentive to her duty. Set sow she is neither honest, sober,
er amid', and would have been talked away it she bad oat
given warning. [hider the semblenee of modesty and good
miliduct, she is in feet a most puss slid profligate 1.01111.11.
It IS ampuesible for me to describe Ike grow tasoleare she le
capable uf,sad hisfrequestly strews to Mrs. Tarpley. Se
have undoubted proof of her going to the man-armast's bed-
room loom nights fur womb* before she left. No servant
would or cusp live with her, and numbers left no use her ac-
count; sea proof of this we have two retorisirg to us at
Michaelmas, whom she drone out. lam glad of an eppur-
fealty of imputing her character, fur a snore ells wretch does
woe exist. I lass her to be • base liar, c great thil, an in.
aloft hang, sod to hive lost ber character. The wiss-ser-
vatit's liaise le David Seery, and you may have minty op-
purtimies of inquiring about them io Oxford. I wish you
to read this letter to ber, should you see her again, but I
warn you ups. no account to take her into your service.
" Your bumble Servant,
" K. M. R. TARPLEY.
" More, Dherestry, Sept. 26, IBC)."
In espresepseace ad this Mier, Ms. Tunes refused tereelre
the Mimi" 1010 bereervice, sod Inc the injury the Plaintiff
had sustaixrd,Ary Defendant having wristeu this latter, the
prerieut artist was brought.
Mr. and Mes. Gunner, Mr. Loire, and Sire. Rolisis, of
Onfond, and • Mrs.' Dellturer, the sister of Mr. Bubah, ap-
peared um the part of the Plaietiff, trod 'poke iu the highest
terms of her character.
Mr. CROSS addressed she Jury on tbe pert of the Defeo&
ant, and called witnesses (principally lien aut..), mid endea-
voured so prove that the charges cuutaiued Ir his letter were
true.

Air. Janie, in a roost eluplent speech, which lasted up-
wards of an knee, replied oa the gimlet of the Plaintiff, said in
the course of bus address eunuoented severely oat Walt of the
evideu e adduced by the Defeudant.

The Leaned JouGa, in maiming op, castes to the Jury,
that if they were of upiuiur Os it the Dulktvlant, at the
time lie wrote the letter, behaved whet hr wrote to he
true, that they most, in that ease. find a verdict for the
Defendant, as it was ■ privileged communication front'•
master to a person applying for the character of • former
servant. Much mischief might he avoided if masters would
give a true statement of the character aid disposition of
servants; for obeli they were! induced, by their good
nature, to euecest their faults •od crime's, from which
many evils resulted. Masters were even liable to so action
if 'buy should give • character of honesty sod sobriety,
kuouing at the same time that the servant was a thief and
• druukard. If the Jury thought that the Defendant was
actuated by unworthy motives, they should find a verdict
for the Plaiutilt

The Jury, After deliberating • very few utieutes, returned
• verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 501.

BERKSHINIC ASSIZEiS.

At these Assists last week ills fulluwiag eillie was
tried :

lILIMBV‘ V. TOWNIVCD. •
This was an action brought to recover a compensation in
damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The damages
were laid •t 3,000 f. The Plaintiff i. the daughter of • far-
mer at Deuchwurth in Berkshire. The Defruda•t, • homer
at Weald in Osfusdviaire.
At the Berkahile Shimuter Assign, 1819, the plaintiff's
father recovered from the Defendant 1:1901. damages for the
seduction of his daughter, the Plaintiff.
The Loa. Clime Jurrics summed up in a very able sad
impartial manner : he thought the promise of •tatriage land
been proved, and if so, the Plaintiff was entitled to a verdict.
Verd.et fu► the l'huusiff—Damages us. stsillimg.