The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-30 00:00:00

SEDUCrION—Sricur v. 01.evrn4.

This was nn action bronght on Tuesday by the plaintiff,
a carpenter, resident at Chelsea, demo., the defendant
for the seduction of the plaintiff's (laughter.
Mr. Holt opened the pleading, and NH. Seal lett slated
the ease,• which nut bliefly riS tollows :
The dolightet,of the plaintiff. a si ry pretty yming girl,
pill an advertisement into the Tirnes•Newspapet„ for is
filiation as tady's-tnaiil. The adivertisemeot was answet ed
in a very short lime by note, dl siting the advertiser to cull
at Ike house of Mr. Oiivtia, near flossed scriare, where
she wonhl hear of a place. • Upon going to the limiso„ she
saw Mr: Oliveta, who said WA sister wished to hire a girl
resembling lier,•aril had concluded, from the advertise-
ment, that the young applicant would suit her. He dr'
sired her to call 'again, anti. he should let her know hit
sister's determination. '1 he plaintiff's d:angliter was pout:.
Ind. She saw the defendant open& her second visit to the
house, but was told by him, that it tieing his *l,leoa in-
tention to go abroad be appieliended the applicant? a vet -
don to leave this country (for the gist had ekidressed un-
willingness to leave het friends at a great distance), would
'nevem an event, which Ice oea very desirous of wit ices.
nig, in consequence of the deep interest he felt in the pirts
sitimdion. Ho however,. for the purpose of making
amends for any disappointment, a oidil look a hoot lot
glare as advitiltagentiS its' that which his sister -a as di.oiit
to have supplied, and dosing the lido val pinpestd to the
poor gist to take care of a lonise, of winch he was propri-
etor. She consented to take morn her this charge, and
was not at the new habitation long, v• hen Mr. Olives
'called, and told her she was toy 110 meas. to consider her.
self as precluded limn looking nit for a mote suitable
place, by Iteiiig throat' his service. He repeated to her,
that he ft-hi greatly inclined to serve her, and declared,
after some conversation,- that lie would tallier see her in
some pregnable owl respectable business than in service,
and a meld advance 2001. to her, for the purpose of setting
her tip. • Her expeetatidtis west. liaised to a bi_h pitch by
rims*, hue promises. The defendant c.JIcJ again, and it as
still more kind in his declarations of intruded beliefiis --
114 took her to walk with Into, and comineted her to a
house which she sonic found was laid nut for evil purposes.
She esr respell all minions vs to leovr It, but lie pi evail-
ed open her to stay by his proli scions of lose mid friend.
skip, and succeeded in atemeidisliale her n She
became pregnant, aril was delivered of a child, and bad
now returned to her fattier 's-houise.

Tuii %%1,4 the iseentint given by the plaintitrs daughter,
v%liti had seen seduced. It was y;i•ennul. pout ca,ohiplos,
and it wa• coml. mr4 on Hulse 11iu11F w hese lIIe ps otessiosis
of the defendant, an.FAisoffer In advastee 2001. were men-
tioned by the evidence of her oi‘i.r.
. .

Ns. Sratirtt stoted, that itti!itattly the defendant wotthl
ends HVI II 40 gel 111101101 Ilou by silent ing that the
gill was iit his service, 41'41 1411 111 her fothet'n al fhe time
of Mr seduction. 'lhe Jury ‘Tvie, liOttiAPl', 10 consider,
1114 11041411 in point ei tort she was in bin service, the
birth:: hunt been tootle en older In nick her into bin pu•_
!tendon, and conk' not Octant e be mode sillier' virtit to
lIIF r'iew•a.

Mr. Ctirney, for the defendant, said, the viilnc of a
phi ttila 11:111 reigned it %%dhow reluctance, and even
gone itim a brothel for the purpove. oh dome vo, could not
be die property Ora r•hata( ter of lunch aulue to her la-
ther. Ile also sta.vil that his • field vi wild "brink fi ma the
idea afalrlib,ralely bedvicing at gii I, and ti Lott veil, that use
mood cenriuriug arzament or his being free from any
eiriosis topenaily, was, that he was a :most 'Act:Heat
'disband and father.

The Chief ...tweet, in stemming up, said, if the.tury
were of opinion that the piaineift's denten. r had not been
has pe hired, bat that the hiring bad been a mere de-
ception upon the part of the let endant, for the purpose of
accomplishing those slaws in which he had sneotedesi
they were boned totind a .vmdiet for the plaintiff.
The Jury•retarned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages
tf.ool.

CV:CUL-IR.
" War Offii.e, May 26, lsl9.
Stit,—l have to desire that yon will transmit to she Se-
cretatc at %Vat, nails the least pot,,ible d.. 14, a Ibt of all
the Hi iti•li Officals in yoisr Agriscy, whether on
or [Atm:wise, with their lespeetive ranks, who may be now
any mantas, appointment its the Spanish or l'or-
tugatbe service, or in the .1.f% ice of any Foreign Power.
" I iim, Sir, &c.
(signed) " W. Mtn!' v."

We understand that strong Petitions against tl:e
Bill for preventing the enli:•tment of British sub-
jects into the si rvice of Foreign States, without the
permission of t:wir own Government, are now pre-
paring by commercial bodies in several of the port.
towns, as being likely to affect trade to a serious
extent.

The Mac of Norfolk has left town for his scat in
Norfa.