The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-20 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

rALMOLITIL, A Pall. ll—Arrived the Isabella, Vaughan, from
Oidis—asiled Mb March. Sailed yesterday, the Cygnet packet.
fie the Brazils. The schooner Prom(lance, of Brixluau, Sanders.'.
/Mtn Iltrizbarn for Newport, went on shore between HeHord and
help place, about twelve o'clock on the night of the 15th--crew and
materials saved ; the vessel, it is (wed, will go to pieces. The
Ciputin states, that their going on shore was occasioned by smite
loose iron nails being the binnacle, which attracted the compass.
•PLY Metro,. APRIL 17.—Arrived the II enry Cocks, Sergeant.
from Jamaica; Rowe. Redel, from Nantes; and Echo, Cron-
hum, tram Abeam. Off the port, the Perseverance, of Yarmouth,
iMirn the Mediterranean, for orders.
.foursnorrn, APRIL 18.—Arrived the POCllllollthly Brown.
ii)thivy days from Baltimore. for Amsterdam; La Louise,
BROOIR: Iron Kahle; and Justitia, IVilkin, from Memel.
Lawn/taxon, APRIL IB.—The New Prosperous, Fisher, from
London to Shoreham, struck on a rock off the Needles, and became
waterlogged; she has since been assisted into Christchurch Harbour,
site must discharge the whole of her cargo to repair.
31E•1.. A rat L IR—During yesterday and to-day the wind has
keen %iron"; Iron N.E. to E.N.E.—No arrivals either day. His
]Latency's ship !families ri.mairs.
U .11 VEi Pl' i), APRIL 18.—Arrived the Christian, Mackay, from
Saloe ; Friends, Watson, from .1 lmeirs ; Richard and Ann, Payne,
f:lan Marseilles; Vittoria, Barker, from Lerganti ; Vestal, Bell,
from Memel; Fortune, Selof, from Morrie ; Aurora, Keihs, from
ditto. Sailed the Juno, Pritchard, for Jamaica; Sales, Crickensy,
for sinyina ; Upton Castle, —, for Madeira ; Shipskey, Laid-
Jar, for Halifax ; Mary Jane, Nicolas, for Quebec . • Margaret,
areistie, for Eleanore; Dispatch, Johns, for Lisbon ; Sarah Mar.
gient, Weeder, for Ilaniburgh.
sliVtxxs. Aram 111.—Friday a large brig, laden, was lost on
Hatabain Flats —crew took to their bag and bore away to the west.
word.

vt *root., APRIL 17.—The tlieabeth. from Dublin to Pres-
toe, ran on shore at Berber Bonk, on the Welsh coast, the week
beam last, and was abardured by the crew she Wes afterwards
watmif by some Sishermen. and carried into Lythain Harbour.
Oatorroce, APRIL 13.—The Friends, Captain Choate, ar.
rived on the Nth of February last, and sailed on the 29d for New
York, which, to the day of her arrival at that purr, makes only
Warty-two days. Such despatch is unequalled, perhaps, in the
wait of crxr commerce, and her present passage of sixteen days,
ami two days off the port, in all eighteen days, is the shortest on
record from Europe to New York.
WIVENJIOE, Arai!. 18.—The Humber keel, Hannah, Cham-
basit, from Hull to London, with stone, got on the Buxey Sand,
desk, the gale on Friday. and was lust; crew drowned.
thIBRAI.TAR, MARCH 29.—Nis Majesty's ship Pandora, which
waived here yctertlay frenn Falmouth, had under convoy the Sisters,
from Loudon fur Naples. and Alexander from London foe Alex.
aagia, which pared company in a gale a week since.

The Royal Sovereign yacht is to be brought forward immedi-
ate/le and Lieut. F. Royce, First of the Terror, has been removed
to-bake the purpose of hitting her out. We understand that it is
the intention of his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence to em-
bark in her, with hi amiable consort, to cruise during the summer
meths.

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Ificut. C. Brand has been appointed to the Coast Blockade, under
thiatiperintendenee of Captain 31•CulInch.
The East India Company's ship Duchess of Athol, outward
!OM, was all well in lat. 1. :SU. N. lung. 24. 30. W. on 7th
of ig arch.
411 Ei.glish brig. upper bottomed, reported to be from Bahia,
wit o t sloe cm the Scharhurn, in the Elbe, the 15th inst. and it
wAfeand would v.reckel ; r!.e cargo was discharging.
'The Bilk.w, Codner, sailed from Newiuundlmd the end of Ere-
or:place, ur.d has not since been heard of.
Sayan of a defier from the Agent to Lloyds, at Alcmel, dated
Ad fast. ~Fur the information of the trade at large, lon acimaMt
yes, that our government bar given directions to put British vessels
oat • footing of perlect equality with those of this country, and
wglch will commence on and after the rth Met.
The Omege, Stilfrns, farm London to Rouen, sunk five leagues
hdow that port, in a gale, having been driven on some rucks ; moat
dike cargo-saved ; vessel full of water.
The Orion, Hallman, from :1,4. llbes, struck on 31cmel Bat
31st ult., and wont to pieces; crew saved.
the Hannah. Chambers, from Hull to London, was lost on the
Seal Saul. on Friday night, with all the crew.
1/ISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY..

The Albion, and the Quad tender, for sundry small Sarum+, on
the 10th of Slav, at the imam of Mr. (foyer, Portsmouth ; and
recalled at No. S 2, Arundel-street, Strand.

7.0 Titer r.—This is a species of petty larceny
to whichiwe believe, all literary men of all ages, from the
-dais of Homer So our own. have been more or less ad-
dicted. We are disposed to believe that a critical exatni-
nation of their works would reduce to a very limited com-
pass the stock of original ideas, and discover the same
thoughts, making the tour of Europe with no other change
than what is produced by the idiom of the different lan-
guages in which they arc clothed. But we believe it has
seldom happened that any author of celebrity has exposed
laiihsrlf to a charge more serious than what is termed pla-
giarism. In one cos were the author to be tried in
'the Court of Parnassus, he would he atljudged guilty of
felony. The delinquent is no less a personage than the
celebtated author of Cato. In Mr. Addison s works is
ptiblished a comedy, entitled The Drummer ; The
Ifnunted House; which was performed during his life-
time, and prey sted, as his, to the public. His most inti-
mate friends 13 not t. tear to have had any doubts as to :.is
be!n..t: the author. Fir Richard Steele, in a preface which is
published with this comedy, statts conversations that he
had with Mr. Addison upouthe subject, in which be inva-
riably speaks of him as the author, and after a high eulo-
eium upon the merits of the piece, concludes by observing,
.that .tr. Addison had in this, very happily, imitated the
style of Molcre. Had he said DestourhiT, his observation
would have been nearer the truth ; for the fact is, this co-
usady is nothing more than a bad version of a very spirited
piec.• of that author, called Le Tombenus Nocturne. The
pick, scenes, and character are precisly the same. All Mr.
Addison has done is, to change the scene of action from
Prance to England, the names of the Dramatis Persome,
mil, in translating the dialogue to endeavour to substitute
,English humour for French ; and in doing thishe suffered
all the spirit of the original to evaporate, and produced a
saaarkiso piece, which even his deservedly great reputation
was not sufficient to make popular. That the original has
inerit enough to stand the test of translation, if done with
judgment, has been lately proved from the success which
Las attended its performance in the Spanish language at
Madr.d.—b is/ Times.

m L:i D.

C(./RE ASSIZES, Aram 13.

SEDUCTION.
SNETON V. BEARE.
This was an action brought by plaintiff for the seduction of his
datachter. Damages were Lid at 3,0001. '
Mr. BENNETT stated the plaintiff's caw, He commenced by
saying that he feared be would not be able, from fatigue and
health, to to do justice to his client's case ; lie would hope, however,
for the indulgence and attention of the Jury, whilst he sewed the
melancholy circumstances connected with it. The plaintiff, Mr.
Breton, was a gentleman of respectability. who resided for some
time in the city of Dublin, and latterly in Cork. He was the father
of seven children, whom he endemenuted to bring up in innocence
and virtue. The defendant was, he understood, a young man, the
son of Colonel Beare, a gentleman of large fortune and consider-
able respectability. He would not waste time by going through a
detail of the circumatanees--they would be told by the unfortunate
young limit herself ; and if her natural tale failed to call forth every
manly feeling which they possessed, it would be in vain for him to
attempt it. Miss Harriet Breton was the second daughter of the
plaintiff, and he understood, for he had never seen her, that she
was a person of prepossessing appearance and manners. Her inti-
macy with the defendant commenced in August, 1821. He wits
introduced by • mutual friend, and received at her father's
house as • gentleman. it would elves r that he had not been long
sequainted with the family before he formed a systematic plan tor
debauching this young July. After he had been visiting in the
house tor a few months, the familiarities of these young persona
became so remarkable, that one of the lady's sisters, or her mother,
thought it necessary to speak to him upon the subjes t, and his reply
was, " I cannot at present enter into any htinoureble engagement,
hut Harriet may depend upon me t" and when peered to diwon-
tinue his visits to the house, he said " he feared it would affect
Harriet." The young lady herself thought it right to remonstrate
with him upon his frequent visits, and his answer to her was,
there is no one I love but you ; I cannot at present enter it:to
any engagement, but in the meanwhile why should you deprive me
of the pleasure of your society ?" He (Mr. Bennett) hail said be-
fore that he would not mumble the Jury with details—it was enough
to say that the systematic endeavours of the defendant were at
length successful, and that he debauched the daughter of the plain-,
liftr As soon as he gained his object and gratified his but, he im.
plored the wretched girl's forgiveness, promised soon to have an cp.
ponunity of nicking. her his wife, and by his persuaeions in.,
duetd her to moults* that she would keep secret what had
occurred. He continued his visits to her father's house, at
every one of which he rimiest to make her his wife, and
this guilty connexion continued to exist until the daughter of
the plaintiff roved with child. During this period she had
written several let:ens to bum, inviting him to her arms and
her heart, and he understood that it was a boast with the plaintiff
that she could not pnxitiee one scratch of his pen. This was strictly
true. and the Jury wield see, by-and-by, how much it was to the
defendant's credit. Whether he would expose the unfortunate
young woman's letters to the Court and to the public, it was
%tie him to determine; the Jury would judge whether it was
Honourable to expose what was entrusted to him in warmth
and affection, as a secret to be concealed (coin every other
eye but his. He had heard that the defendant was yew
and he believed it was so; but tie coolrees lib which
he laid his platen the perseverance with which he ruined
them, the caution with which lie refrained from writing
to her, were no sign; of juvenility; they were rather evidences of
the practices of an experienced debauchee. This Inexperienced
youth, too, had given the young woman medicine to Furore I.lxpr-
lion ; he actually induced her to take a dose, but she found it was
so nauseous that she refused to repeat it, although he used every ef.
Get to persuade her, and here his experiment failed. Ile was
young, and his youth would be urged In his defence ; but if he
was not checked in time, what kind of manhood could be expected
front such an extraordinary exuberance of youthful blessoin. If this
defence was urged it must totally fail, for although the defendant
was young, he had shown his maturity in vice and profligacy. He
mentioned that the attempt el procure abortion, by medicines
which he, defendant, got from some qusek, had failed. After
some time the unfortunate young lady found it impossible to con-
ceal her pregnancy ; she asked the defendant what ws to be done,
as her father and mother must find it out; hie reply was, " Don't
let it be known; don't think I will be such .a villain as to desert
you." lie has given himself the name, Gentlemen, said Mr.
Bennett, fur he has deserted her. She said it became too evident,
and that she could not conceal it longer. " Then," said he, " you
must leave your father's house; the coach to Dublin passes by the
door, I will have your seat taken to-morrow morning, and follow
myself in a few days." The unfortunate wrung woman waspres
pared to quit her home next morning, but Me. Beare disappointed
her and del not appear. His client, the unfortunate father, at
length discovered his shame; discovered that his beloved and
adored child was debauched and ruined. Another father would
have turned her out on a scornful world. Although hie client felt
her ruin as his deepest pang. for he had other misfortunes, yet
something of the feelings of a father remained, and he could not
bear to turn out his child upon an unfeeling world. lie had not
turned her out, and with astonishment he (Mr. Bennett) bad heard
that the unfortunate father had weakened his cause, because he
kept his daughter in the house after he had come to the knowledge
of the cireumstance that she was with child by Beare. lie could
not turn her out, but he could not bear to we her--she was kept in
an acetriment which he never entered--he could OK look upon thej
countenance which innocence once &domed, but now that of guilt.
About a month ago she was delivered of • child; Beare is the
parent. Her mother felt deeply the stain which the wretched girl
had brought upon her family--slit winnuered her feelings, however,
and attended her child with all the fontlnees of maternal assiduity.
Although this unfortunate parent's heart was rent with the indiscre.
tion of her child, she forgot her guilt in her misery, and gave
every atteution which a mother could bestow during her daughter's
conbnemein. He would be much surprised, if there was one man with
a particle of feeling who relict condemn these heart-broken parents.
Gentlemen of the Jury, this case has been talked of about your
city ; every person wonders at the profligacy of the young seducer.
My client appeals to you as fathers, brothers, and men; as von
value the character of your country. and your own character, ills-
tinguiehed sit is amongst the ,Juries of the kingdom ; he call,'
upon you as gentlemen, to give him adequate remuneration for the
virtue and honour of his child.
The first witness examined was the young lady who was the sub-
ject of the present action. She seemed in delicate health ; her
features were regular, if not handsome, her figure good, and her
whole appearance preposessink She seemed much affected coining
into Court (the crowd and heat of which was oppressive), and when
she had ascended the witness chair, fainted. She wax restored, how-
ever, in a few minutes' and stated her name to be Harriet Breton.
She was examined by 31 r. Hitchcock, and swore, that she was fourth
daughter of Mr. Breton, who was an attorney. Her father lived at
first in Dublin, and afterwards reruoved to Wa:t rford. Iler fathes
was respectably connected ; he had sine children ; she was brough
up with care anti affection, as well as his other nith:ren. (
burst into tears when this question was put
_as soon as she became
composed, the examination was resumed.) Knott s Mr. Beare, who
became acquainted with her family in Aug. IN?. ; her father lived on
the Dlaninite-road. Mr. Beare was received at her father's house as
a visitor, until her mother spoke to him to desist hem his visits.
This was in 0ct.1122; after that his visits continued. Witness
and he often walked together, and he paid her particular attentions.
lie repeatedly said that he never would love any other girl but her.
This hind of acquaintance continued until the end of 18•22; they
were sometimes alone. He made improper approaches to her per-
son, and effected its object in leecenther. Witness found tiered(
pregnant in some time after this, and, at the desire of defendant.
told him that she was ill. She was apprehensive of something of
the kii.d. One evening he came, aid when sac said she was ill,
he saki be would bring her medicine; she was afraid to take it,
and he said he would be very angry it' she did not. Next day he
cattle sith the medicine; he called it phosphorated salts, and
desired witness to take it. IfWitness took it, and it made her
very ill, upon which she refund to take a second dose, al-
though he brought i: in his pocket. The family thought, for
some time after site was pregnant, that she had been growing
lusty. One day she saw Mr. Beare, and told hint she was very
ill ; he replied that she was only gating fat, and desired her not
to allow a doctor near her, but to take medicine. In October last
she saw him, and an arrangement was made that she should go to
Dublin, and thet he should tallow her. He said he would take a
seat in the coach for her next morning, and if she walked out, he
and Mr. Davis would meet her. Witness did not go out, as she
did not see Mr. Mews men
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant GOOLD—!fiends was told by
her mamma that she is sixteen years of age; was told that lately.
Cetus from England in t re rear !tile; was s small girl then. Col.
Beare lives near her father's house; he and witness's father were
not on visiting terms. Witness took shelter from a shower of rain
in Colonel Beare's house, and that was the first time she ever
spoke to William Beare, the defendant. He was not a boy then ;
he told witnese at some time that lie would be eighteen next Fe-
bruary. After the interdict which her mother had laid upon 31r.
8., witness and her mother met him at the theatre, and he walked
home with them. The Loiter was dixeleseed at ?Ir. Beare's
visits. and expressed her dissatisfaction when her mother spoke to
him, which was about three weeks below: ahe met Mr. Beam at the
theatre. Alter this Mr. Beare came to the house, and her tether
knew of the continuance of his visit,. I Several letters were now
handed in. One contained a verse (of este of Mr. Moore's *men.
beginning "To ladies eyes"), which linnet. swore was in the hem:.
writing of an acquaintance. There was a note underneath this I
verse, directed to 3lr. Beare, tswitaining these words—" Come,
down to-night, if you are not tired of— yesterday." Witness i
often wrote to him to come down. Witness has a sister yr the I
name of Lear, who was on a visit when the detcudant visited at
the house. Mrs. Lear is now Ain. swift, and lives in Dublin;
Mr. Swift is a married man. het he told Mrs. Inter thet he was
divorced frum his wife. Witness has heard that Mira. dear's
hatband is dead ; heard it ANNA years ago. Witness was al-
ways very well dressed. The seduction occurred in his (Bern's)
father's garden ; he often met her afterwards at her own
Anther's house. %Witness was accompanied into the garden by
her sister, and • Mr. Davis, as well as by the defendant.
It was in the day-tinie before dinner; Mr. Davis and her sister
walked forward, and 'attained away three quarters of an lunar ;
they were sitting on a seat the far end of the garden, and wane.*
std defendant were on a scat at the door; witness often walked
with military men about the streets, and used to be handsomely
dressed ; she knew • Mr. Webster, and remembers going with him
in • carriage to the Philosophical Society, with her mother and
sister. Has invited Mr. Beare to meet her at the Stoney Road. I
311 r. Beare is second son to Colonel Baser, Witness asked 3lr.
Beare to write, and he answered that he would always answer her
letters in person. He told witness that he had hut NM. a year.
Mr. Breton never went to Colonel Beare to tel him that his son
was attentive to witness. The night of the scene in the garden,
witness and her sister met Mr. Beare and Mr. Davis by appoint.
meat. Her staler and Mr. Davis said they wcre going to look at
the sleer. What occurred was effected by defendant with rest

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force and violence. 11'itness "creamed, tried, and "11m1111led 1 she
sat near tbst door when it happened; it was in the middle of the,
noon day, and near a high road ; it was ir. the cold month of i
December.
One of those truer., which witness edmitted was her handwrit-
ing, was now produced ; and the words " remember the fifth of
January," pointed out to her. She said that on that day also the
j defendant had used her iIL The letter, with the poetry and words,
if you arc not tired of
land a half long between the two last words, was written after the
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'garden scene.
Win. Dollen, 31. D. stated, that he was the medical attendant of
Mist D. during her confinement, and to the present moment. Her ,
health is in a very delicate state at present ; she labours under ge-1
I.neral dropsy, and her feet are much swollen. Witness attribute!' I.
her state of health to the depressed state of her mind, and to her'
nut having had sufficient exercise before her accouchemenL Mos- I
j pborate of salts is a mild aperient medicine, and could do no injury.
I ll'itness understands that the child of which Miss "Ireton was de-
.' livered was sent home to Mr. Beare.
Mr. Sergeant GOOLD, with much force and eloquence, followed
lin mitigation of damages.
His Lordship, with his usual precision, charged the Jury, who
retired for about half an hour, and returned with a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages 400 L and fid. costs.
Drag sympathy was evinced by the Court fur the distressed
situation of the young lady.

I'OLICE.
MANSTrA.TIOUSE.
The wife of a highly respectable Merchant appeared before the
Loup 14f AVOI, to make a complaint against • savant girl, who
had violently assaulted her.
The Lady stated, that she was separated from her husband, who
allowed her an annuity for I.er maintenance. She did nut consider
the 1111111 sufficient, and a few days ago she went to the house of her
husband, with a view of making a representation to him. The
door was opened by the defendant, who no sooner saw her than she
knocked 11.:r down. A gentleman who was passing saw her lying
senseless on the ground, and interfered to protect her from the fury
of the defendant, who continticd to maltreat her whilst she lay on
the ground. His Lordship would see the necessity of punishing •
servant who committed such on outrage on a mistress in ha own
house.
The servant girl, in her defence, declared boldly that his Lord-
ship ought not to believe she Lady, as she was in the habit of
drinking, and_ patting herself in a condition very improper for a
lady of her station in lite. The walls of the rooms, and every part
of the house, were marked by the pots and things aimed at the
bead of he husband. Many times he had been seen running
though the neighbourhood, and she after him with a poker in her
hand. She often brought match women and beggars to drink with
her in his bat parlour; the gentleman at length found himself
obliged to obtain a separation. She had often since conic to raise
disturbances, and he had given strict orders never again to admit
as on any pretence whatet cr. She came, however, on the day in
question, and on her (defendant) refusing to admit her she at.
tacked her in the malt violent manner. . . .

Defendant dictated she did no more than resilt the intrusion of
the lady, who fell down in the struggle, and then declared she had
been knocked down. _ .

The lady, who was somewhat confused at this explanation, said
she was sure her bushand had never given the servant any such
instructions. She had assumed a manner that did not become her.

The Defendant. —Madam I do my duty u a servant.
The Lady—.A my strange duty indeed, to take an airing with
your muter in ilk carriage, and beat his wife if you are his set.
rant, whicis I do not believe.
A young man, the clerk of the merchant came forward and
warmly advoused the eause of the lady, who, he said, he was sure,
was estrenteiy.ill-treeted. The servant girl WM most insolent, aid
assumed the au of a mistress.

The servant, in recrimination, charged him with assuming not
only the air but the place of a husband to the complainant.
The young man denied the charge.
The Lona 11/AV o a endeavoured to put a stop to these attacks;
and the defendant's account being corroborated, his Lordship there.
fore discharged the defendant, and recommended the lady in fu-
ture to be content with the allowance made to her, which was am.
ply sufficient. and to perform ha agreement by keeping away from
her husband's house in future.