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L.llr INTELLIGEN(E.

COVRT OF KUNG'S BENCH, %revel:mita., it:LV 19.
Sitting, at Nisi Pritcs, Wore. I reel chief Justice
ELLENBOROVG wed a Specitil Jury.

BREACH of EROMO;I: OE MARRIAGE.
MAST • NS: SMITH, WIDOW, r. ,ANDEL sTODDAST.

This was an action bronxiit by the to
recover (Monogr, from the Defendant. toe a breach
of promise of marriage.
Mr. PAILIII6 stated, that the Plaintiff complained
of having sustained an injury by the Defendant
promising marriage, and ...afterwalda departing
therefrom. The Plaintiff was a 'intim ; her late
husband was a linen-draper in (taford-sweet, and
she carried on the business since his der ease, which
happened in November 1808. The Defendant
was a respectable tradesman. a coach-maker, In
South Audl.y-street : lie was a WWlO,Ter• had one
daughter about six years of age: the Plaintiff had.
not any children in the life-time of her husband :
the Deftlifilitit was a customer to *the *shop,
and continued so with the p 1 • IF until June,
ISO!), when he tendered her an offer of mar-
riage. after which be continued 'to visit. She
was a long time before she would give her con-
-sent, oo account of hersiater. Mies Laws, who lived
with her; as she wished to see her setkirri 111 the
world, betore she again entered into a matrimonial
engagement. She mentioned the circumstance to
her sister, Who told her she could remove every Ob-
jection. as there had been a purl man ,for a lung
time paying his addresses to her, and had offercd
her marriage, sod she had not a doubt hut he would
take the Plaintiff's stuck on valuation. With this
explanation, she consented to beldam the wife of
the Defendant, and he negotiated slab the young
man for the lease of the house and the etock. lie
taught his daughter to call the Plaintiff mamma.
It generally happens, that when a conversation i.f a
matrimonial nature takes place, there is seldom a
third person present, so it would not be in his pow.- r
'to lay before them the actual tender; hut he would
prove, that on the 7th of July, the Defend int sup.
pod at the PlaMtiff's home. Ile asked her whew.
property she was% she atr-wered she was not any
pet snit's. lie replied," You are, fur you are mine."
On a soilniequent day he said, "I am going to Nor-
aich for is few days, and l wilt marry you on my re-
turn." fie goes its Norwich, and antes the Initilltiff
a hiter, nearly as follims:--
" DWAW. flit! 1 ShSii be longer detained here
business that, 1 expelled. 1 would Istsh on 1.1 continue
/wiliness until I hare Woe settled here, f r I e..eld lout Mak
01,1,1E114g sly ill vatton *bile my mind was earasy
11.1, gm., au serutitglOf Captait. 11.irclay, the famous proms.
Maas, and csouctudt • 5g1.,1
" Lhar Mary, yowl', 1:e.
"J. bTODDART.*

She waited with anxiety to see litin : at last she
found oat. tluit when she expected he was at Nor-
Wick, he was in London walking publicly about.
She wrote to him; he answer,d her letters--Ihet
he had been • few d .ys in town; thanked lan for
her. kindness to his child iu ha abseil( e ; hut, after
what hail passed. it would he only taking up her
time to call on her. This letter was completely
a ri.ldle le the Plaintiff. the could out under tend
its but she had done what his Lordship had often
said Was most proper to he dope, however painful it
mi..tht-be to her ferliv,s : she teorlered lien, It by
letter. whicli te'.der was Teruo. d.
then. fur the coosoleration et the Jury a-, Vi
damages the Plaintiff' woe entitled to? ii. il-fi..4
his Learned Friends to state an instance of impro-
priety in her COlldett. lu jUitteill to the Defeodent.
lie would wry that he believed they w. re riot in-
struct•A to tl,t effect. Poverty of etreuingences
could nut b- pleaded on the part of the Defendant,
for he had given the Plaintiff* an account of his
property en paper, which amounted to 10.000, after
paying his debts. He was not going to apply to
tar lettings of the Jury; he only a. ked fur justice.
and he was comident they would give him that, by
giving a verdict for ;he Voiotia; with damag,s ade-
quate to compensate her fur the Minty she Lad sus-
tained. fie then proceeded to call his witnesses.
Robert Newman deposed, he knew the Plain-
tiff and her late husband : he wvi a linen-drain r in
Oaford-street. and was .1.-a.l about two years last
June. The Plaintiff continued the business after
his death. The Defendant u.ed to come constantly
to the shop after the death of Mr. Smith he would
p inmate a piece of cloth. and return two or three
times ins day with it, on some trifinig excuse. to
have it changed. A b nit the 1!;th of June he be-
came • coostint visitor. The witness and the Plata-

tiff were talking about the lease of the homer she
then resided in; she said it was worih 10001. The
witness said he thought 6001. enough for lie The
Orientlint said. the witness was right to speak
then. as he (the D. (rodent) would not like to
have say dispute after he had married the Plaintiff.
On the first rtiornisio. the witness and the Plaintiff
arranged about the house, that he was to pay 901.
a-year additional, instead of 10001. In the even-
iug. Delendisait said to the witness. he was glad
that the PI stilt ff and she had settled about the
house, *tat advised the Plaintiff tu take an account
of her stock, and that the sitar's might take the
the whole or part of the furoitare. ou frillies-
t at. Heeid hint equesitly ask the Plain-
tilt ciey were to be married? brie always
o.ndereil, as soon as her INISIMPINS MIS settled:—
lle said he would nut mind paying a man ten
posais tehelp to take the stock. The stock was
t skrn, atoll the stack-hook sheen to the Defendant
Ohl the doh of July: an the 6th or 7th. he wro:e a
letter to the Plaintiff. in cowequence of which the
witness waited on him. He said it wee impossible
that the witue-s could niske hi. mitieuts good.
Ile told him he was confident he could. and laid
dawn to halo his ri ason for tieing sure of being ena-
bled, •hii h seemed to eatitfy the illefci.diut. He
still it ',mild he wiry unpleasant if the witness was
in panctu.d, for when be 'mimed the Plaintiff he
would be answerable for •11 her debts. amid said he
would call on the Plaintiff me an hoar: he came
accordingly, and stains d an hour -mil a hall; wh. it
It"'ne; he shook the witness by the hand. and.
said tie was going to Norwich:, Neat city he celled
.14.10 a. said i.e missed the Mang panel! theeveniug at
In, P.m. tiff' 44.'1 her whose property she was
sale gn.w....d. n.. one's. Ile•re;•!ted. " 1%44 yon
fn- van ,re mine, anti no oar's else." Mistook
her ei.l• and soap off, st7ef rare it to Mile Laws.
'lll. Pia, t.ff laud she c nl,l /.1.4 ,acre it. He sw-
ill,. emelt, he trill giten it to Miss Luwi, awl would

reel oNmdeti if she dirt not keep it. On cona
they t yr ttttt .• fOhosr•ttg. the ,sit4o t.
aht•ut the ;hop ; taikt him 14 .1 ht. .•
HOU to Ire him itSVC it. or'uot. 11t asked, why iu
such g hum P N ttu•sw SM•l4Yrtli. a irdi in. nitro.
0011,that the *ilium" eh •u'd 4.ave t, re shop, and that
he stints,d he put it. po-N4'11•14... n.. ilia HU.
dent's) retorts from Nov...tit. tie told the Ph.iotitf
thi should I.e msrri. d on his room 'Poi, Nora/ie...
lie had a (laugh?, r yeas. of ege. tie twlro.•
tioceil do- Plitittlff to hi. relatio not fro :ots, as
his intruded wile. lie 1.11.1 tier l'14411"It I ' Ilk
to h. r creditors. stud tell thrill who she w to
he married to.
On bin cro.•-rxeminn•ion. the Ktturrs Nsirl he
wow to hare hero murtie.l to Miss Loa.. lie was
no• powo.w.rd of soy propetty. . ,

.
Mr. P•asia— • Vy L.r I, I 11:1114. N.:reed to take
a t r tf,itlict fur that nusouut
wur accortitt,g:y ig v. n.

THE KING V. COOPER.
Mr. ATTORNEY tiENERAL milord, this was an
indictment agatort the Defendeet, for essolung
nod o etrio.ting Ambrose Stitt k, an Officer of the
Excise, and (surge Norm sn t)iE rr of the Cues
tutor, in the d.ip hurge of their dot).
Ambrose Stsrk deposed, th.t the. Defendant was
en entered ratanil driller in foreign eul .11rit.sh spo.
tits et Ratcliffe-highway: front some i• forrionoin. he
had reason to suspect -that the Defeudout load shale
prohibited goods m his house ; to cosi...virtu* of
which he went, accompanied Georg. Norris,
since deceased, curl s peace officer' to the pored.
ant's house. hlc . told the Defendant lie came to
search for mime prohibited goods, spices, and Ilan.
darts handkerehietit. Ife asked if the cities.
had the King's wervard ? 112 answered nit. but
be Iliad it writ of assistante and a resier-..Muir,
which wits sufficient ativoirrty fur him to search.
The D.fendatit opou•td his enteriug the house,
and said, he should pot s-areh without she
King's warrant ; hut toting convinced he had
authority sufficient, be forced through the h0w...,
we it through toe bar, and into the parlour. tie
found a .041141111111 lisialksochief on a rhuir, which
appeared as of it had been washed. be *wired it and
gavr it to his ...whirr officer. He wee proceeding
up stain, when he was opposed by the Del ridtitt's
wile; he forced his say past her, aid in for roam
seised three new Random. haur!krrt•tir f., and a silk
scarf, off ',lnch manufacture, net quite new. When
he came down stairs, he saw the Defendant whis-
per something to, his wife; immediately the De.
frodatit seized the sitouo by his neck-handkercloef,
saying, .4 D—n you, you niscat. I base you now ;
you have got • Bandana londke,chirfnn r
own trek ;'' end dragged loin into :he Wariest,
where Norris erne. sit&ire.stol Ora he sluiulti seise
the hinulltsrt turf. Norris 'mew .in.
delta kaodkerchicfs too well to 'WIZ! that Geese r
and unlisted out his
Lord Euttintratinum—" Was your search over
when be seised you Ii was my Lord*
Lord Ettossosootat—" Then be rlid' sot ob-
struct you in your search ?"—o No, my Lord ;
bad searched up stair*, and had cume dusts."
Mr. ATTOILIkET.Gr.XESAI.... Sly L trd, I lied
cannot support the count to. utaiiruetioe ; i VAR
take a verdict for the Cflinio,, /4.4
Mr. It•INE,C o.nsrlfor their) feadant. assent.
est to ot ; and the Jury gave a verdict of—Going of
the assault.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Wasritigrint,
JILT !9.

Sittings at Visa Pmts. befure Chef Justice
biAltaCllbLD and a N.secialJurst.

RIOT.
lIATIVWARTNG V. •1 L 1 MID eoltme.
This was •o action ',rough' to iecover the amoant
of repairs done to the Plaiiititl'o ham.. io Haraovet
&pure, made nrreraa.y by a tootaritiosia mob
lacing in part delimit-Mr,' it.
Ildr.SerjeantSMlETN‘RD--" This action is brought
to recoser„ ha a riouria, attack made en the Plain. •
till's house. on t-e night . f :he Gib of April Lat.
Toe U. renderer. nail icals..ig t.. do aith it, lui.ther
than being two of the iiihshitai.t, of the handfed of
Ossulston. iir -Inch si.,triet the Pao,t,tre ••••• is.
This seri iii is loud .1 on an Act of l'aroatiariA of
the first of George the First. for the sown:int"
of riots. It wise!, gave an interest to the hainlied
to use all tn• ails in their pi..w,-r tr, p, event riot.
The how sectiesi ref dies to the Him Act; hut U e raw
maunder clauses rt main as firm us if the tire sea not
iu the Act. The fourth eectioa rues thus: '• le asp
church, chripad, dwell ng-house, stable, or at term.
meats, should hedemolistsed,or part demoluned.tnep
bring out of • city or Ilewil. the !Xillei P.! 01:•.111 .•
le, i.d on the linir.ired :" that is, the inhobito. to of
the hundred were made respoosib e !or tiled .'cage.
la this ease no one can .1..0ut there was a riot,
and that with a peciilisr molitnity against certsie
persons, whose houses they partly deinol sh d.-..
1 woond tot conteiwl, if a parcel of :601-i, hie..* get
Ik:Teti,. r on a rejoici ig bight. wheu we hAi gamed
a great victory, either by itea or luort, sod air untie
vidual would not sheer . i.e.,. t4j. in in-the general
glorious feelings of his c..oi .•r; m• 11, If rues twoi.e
his windows. that the lion rid a rou:d revolt the
dinner. Tne present is a cliff. rout rsse: a pierced
of people tumultuously sows rutiled together tie de..
seolish incl..ialsals' houses. because the, hare not
all the fanciful feelings of theiaselses; they ass
eirothle together ot. the Speaker of the House of.
Commons ',smog a warrant against. Su. Frances
Burdett—the legality or illegality i f vials %snout
has nothing is, do with the prise al case. At eleven
o'clock at bight. between thin and four his Bred
persons came Into HallialiCt•Ngitl• e, ai.d iiiesr red
for the ilsintid's home. T• awe who an breaking
the law hare generally an initipatny spouse the
preseivers of the law ; .• in this case. fur the raise
tuff is Chairman sal the Se- •oote of tridallesex.—.
tkhen they rums a lfaren.f.,•yutif?.. the,. WON not
• light ho the i lair; oh- y tiniuired from is watch..
man winch was the P.Arrittll 'a house; he would
mot sell tleas ; they koockad at several d on, at
last rogue to the Plaintstrp, and asked wee
he at home ? they were answered in the ne.
retire; Lail the sextant told them Ite would
light ap: they soul "d—.. your lights, we will line
a smack at your house." sod 14nOselhoreiv corm.
nterieeet with a eol:ey of brick bate •o• lotion.
They broke the wit dowse wriaidoe.frion a %roe.
tisn blinds, and part of the w•• ..arting sr she siv.
tide ul the house. All the reatuotration the Plaits.