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pregnant, and was delivered od'a child, which is still living, and
bad been maintained at the expence of her father. On her crass.
examination, she admitted that she bad occasionally taken het
meals with the Captain in his room, and that her mother knOw
of it, She /ince etimplained to her mother of his behaving rude
to her, and 'he was afterwards permitted to go to his roam.
Mr. Sergeant Oasinw addressed the Jury for the Defendant,
and 'twisted that the Plaintiff was not entitled to any exemplary
damages, iaastasuch as the mother, who ought to have guarded
the purity of her daughter, conducted herself in so negligent a
-manner, that she afforded every facility( to the Defendant to gra-
tify any irregular passions he might cherish.
• William Shan, a private in the West York Militia, stated,
that he; lived in the Plaintiff-3 house; that he saw familiarities
tetween the 'Captain and the daughter the very first day he
went to the Plaiotifrs lodgings; and that after he bad been
• there ifew days the Cr pt tin went to Doncaster, (intense of ab-
sence, and when it was announced that be was about to return,
the Plaintiff's daughter seemed quite overjoyed. After his re-
tun., Eliza often dined and supped in the Captain's room, and
the mother frequently dressed the dinners which the Captain
had provided. He, the witness, wus often sent to let her know
that dinner was ready., and from all that passed, he bad no
doubt but that the mother knew of the intercourse between
them.—lle once saw the Plaintiff's daughter nursing a neigh-
hour's child; the witness jocularly observed to her that she hnd
•better have one of her nwn. She replied, that perhaps she
might have hail one. The witness said he laughed at her, and
Yi'ont away. He mentioned the story to her mother, and she
said it was very true, for Elila hnd had a child by an Officer
in the West Middlesex, and that a Sea Officer, Who was about
to marry her, hearing of the story, bad refused her in come-
quienee of it.
The Defendant's servant also gave evidence of a free inter-
course between the Plaintiff's daughter and the Defendant, and
he said he thought the mother must have known it.
Mr. Sergeant Shepherd made a very animated reply, in which
he deprecated the conduct of the Defendant as a gross aggrava-
tion to the former injury which he had done to the Plaintiff; for
by the defence which he had set up, he attempted to rob the
girl whom he had deluded of every particle of remaining cha-
racter: By seducing her, he had degraded her, and disgraced
her in the rank of respectable females, hut now he attempted to
blacken her reputation to the utmost, and represent her as a
being never having had one particle of respectable feeling or
conduct. Such, indeed, was too frequently the course pursued
by abandoned libertines; they hail too little regard fur the situ-
ation of females in the lower ranks. Indeed; be must say, that
females of that class were but too often treated with a want of
decorum and regard, which a truly honourable mind must ever
lament, because from their situation in life they were frequently
obliged to present themselves alone in the presence of a man.—
The libertine called theta " fair game," and thought himself
warranted in attacking them with indecent liberties. But the
man of honour felt far differently ; he felt they were thrown
into his way as objects rather of protection than oppressio'n, soil
from that circumstance alone would be more guarded than on
ordinary occasious. resprobated the evidence given by the
too last witnesses, and insisted it was such as on Jury would
give a moment's credence to.
Lord Ellenborough observed, that most certainly the hitt
'illnesses made a large demand upon human creduli the
tame tinie it was clear, from the testimony of the If,
Coat her mother was apprised of the Defendant's e
therefore it became her to act with more guarded eau ar-
ticalarlY when a daughter was exposed to the company o young
military men. The Jury, in considering the menziire of da-
mages, must take several things into their consideration; for
ea.a.s of this sort differed most materially--in some, money
would hardly he a means of recompencc, and in others scarce
fulY was merited ; they were to consider the feelings of a parent;
ioNI in estimating those feelings, they mast look at the conduct
of a parent. In the present case, it appeared that the mother,
Mho was left hi the guardianship of her daughter, luttlitot acted
with all lite caution. which became her. Taking all the circum-
stances hitt, consideration, they would measure the just and 'mu-
sit degree 9f damages the Plaintiff had sustained..--Verdict for
the Plaintiff—Damage, 1004 .

TOR K ASSIZES.
iweek inliktoo, of Ittodw kb, near Otley,- isn the West Rid-
rharged.with the commission of a rape on the person of his
owq danglitir„ a Airl ysf Miceli years of age.—Grace Inglesoo)

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the autortunate daugbtef
I Ith of July, she we
distance of six miles
her down in the cart, a
trated the foul and
yet, when the quest,
she was almost convulsed
transaction, she asserted
own evidence, and
speak the truth,
consent, and that
Every moment, w'
her eyes towards
any thing human
soul.
A person of the name of Robert If tpicon, deposed, that he saw
the crime committed, bat as be is entirely deaf, be could nut say
whetitt•Pthe daughter cried oat or not.
The Judge in his address to the Jury, said, that whatever
suspicions they might have, and however well grianded they
might be, that the unhappy witaess, Oraee Imams, bad, to
save her father's lit, suppressed a material part of the dreadful
transactions; yet,lls she had repeatedly declared apes bee oath,
that she was' consenting to the great crime which bad been cos-
mitted, the Airy could not safely convict the prisoner.
The,Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Glints. Whet
the Judge addressed the prisoner in the followiag terms--
" Joseph Ingleson, you have narrowly escaped paying the
forfeit of your life to the offended laws of your country. TOO
are, there is too much reasop to believe, a very bad man; apd if
you do not repress your wicked propensities, you will certainly
terminate your life at the gallows; you ought to he forever
ashamed of yourself, and bide your face from the view of yet,
fellow-creatures."
The prisoner quitted the bar, amidst the general execratioai
of a crowded and indignant Court.
CHELMSFORD ASSIZES, Avows? IL
On Saturday, William Williams, the Captain of the A se*
can ship Croydon, was tried, as a special commission, toe tin
murder of Thomas Hamel, a seamen, on board the same ship.
It appeared that part of the crew bad refused to do the duty
the ship. The Captain, la order to compel thew to Epp*
Windlass, brossob• - .
and fired r'
one of
and k i
the shit
quitted

BANKRUPTS.
Joseph Oldham, Melton, Suffolk, draper, to surrender Aug.
2s, 20, and Sept. 20, at eleven, at the White Hart, Wickham.
market. Atturnies, Mr. Wood, Woodbridge; and Messrs.
Btrry and JAMISON BucWershury, Louden.
James. Pearce, Paternoster-row, scrivener, Aug. IS. 27, and
Sept. 20, at ten, at Goildhall. Attornies, Messrs, Wharton and
Dyke, Lamb's-buildings, Temple.
Thomas Kennedy. Woolwich, tavern-keeper, Aug. IS, 17,
and Sept. 20. at ten. at Guildhall, London. Attornies, Messrs.
A. and J. Weston, Fenehurch-street.
John Forall, Marlborough-court, Carnaby-market, virtual,
ler, Aug. 16, at eleven, 23. at ten, and Sept. 20, at eleven, at
Guildhall. London. Attorney, Mr. Sherwood, Cushion-court,
Broad-street.
John Thompson. Manchester, cotton-manufacturer, Aug. 14
27, and Sept. 20. at two, at the Bridgewater Anna, 111auelics4
ter. Attoruirs, filesbrs. Kay and Renshaw, Manchester.

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daughter of the Prisoner, stated, that on the
e went with her father to cut turf at RadliPbs, a
ties ; that on their Man, her father had thrown
cart, and, notwithstanding becalm, bad perpe-
nd unnatural crime of which he 'Thad charged g
question was put to her by the Judge, though
ageny, by the recitation of the
asserted and persisted la it, in'the face of het
Ind the repeated admonitioa of the 'fudge, to
that the crime was committed with her own
It her father neither used violence nor threats.
while she was giving her evidence, she turned
s her father, with a look, which, If he hall
t about him, must have struck dame's to Ms

%India's. brought a pair of pistols riven his cabin, and ired at
one of the refractory jeamen, the bsy neat through hissboattlery
, and killed Barnes...,fflhe Jury cnnsigered the mutinous state of
the ship to be an Oren for the conduct of the Captain, and as
quitted him.
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TUESDAY'S' ONDON GAZETTE.
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PART SHJPs DISSOLVED.
Den and Parke seclesliiiltl, Chester, silk-throwsters.--,
Chadwick and ColOtr, Manchester, liganr-merehatits,-*-11)1xoa
and Joseph, Ivy-bildge, slate.merchants..Alasky and Ca. Le.
man-street, Goodinan's-ficids,. coal-factoult.+COpeland and Co.
Aura Corner, tea-dealers.—ltray and ltaxith. • Caveats's, silk.
mercers--Slat ter and Jackson, Knightsbridge, furniture brokers.
—Warner and Co. Bristol, basket.makers.-.4arrey and Robin 4
son, Fleet.street, tishoumgers. •