The National Register.
London, England, 1821-08-06 00:00:00

HOME CIRCUIT.

lIERTFORD, AUG. Q.—The Home Circuit com-
menced here to•dav before the Hon. Mr. Barou Wood
on the Nisi Pries side, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Bur-
rough on the Crown Side. The business on the latter
side is less than the average quantity, there being only
about 15 cases in the calendar ; eery few of which arc
capital offences. In the most heinous case, namely, a
commitment for rape, the Grand Jury threw out the
bill of indictment. On the Civil Side the business is
about the usual quantity. Sixteen causes are entered, of
which two arc Special Juries. In three cases of actions
of debt, on the Statute of 2J George 2, for bribery, at
lite last election for this Borough, the records were
withdrawn. None of the cases on the Crowe Side to-
day were of public interest.
CIVIL SIDE.—SEDUCTION.

DUNHAM V. •ATCHELUR.

This was an action against the defendant, for seducing
the daughter of the plaintiff, whereby he lost her st.r-
vices.

Mr. Brodrick (with whom was Mr. Abraham) stated
the plaintiff's case with considerable ability. Mr. M ar-
ryatt was Ihr the defendant. It appeared from the evi-
dence of the daughter of the plaintiff, a young woman
of prepossessing appearance, but whose demeanour
under examination was perfectly digagec, that her father
was a bricklayer in respectaLle circumstances, residing
at Wbeatitampstead, in this county. She was tbout 23
years of age. About three years since the defendant, a
young man of the same age, by business u journeyman
baker, in the same age, by business sjourneymati baker,
in the same village, paid honourable addresses to her,
but to WllOlll she had surrendered her chastity, and in
the month of April last she was delivered of a child.—
Iler father had paid the Surgeon's bill, and had since
maintained the child. She had three brothers and two
sisters. The youngest of the latter was 18 years of age.
On her cross-examination she admitted that her eldest
sister had had three children by a man to whom she was
not married, and all of them were born under her fa-
ther's roof. She also admitted that the defendant
boarded in his master's house, and received 10s. per
week wages. Previous to the birth of the child the de-
fendant offered to pay 31. for the expences of the lying-
in, and Rs lid. a week for the maintenance of the child.
The plaintiff agreed to these terms, but required the de-
fendant to procure the security of his lamer. To this
the latter consented, and appointed a day to meet the
plaintiff, but the plaintiff never came pursuant to his
appointment.
Nlarryatt, in his address to the Jury, urged the
topics which obviously presented themselves from the
circumstances proved by the young woman, who was
the only witness to prove the case.
The 'Jury, under the learned Judge's directions, found
a terdict for the plaintiff—Damages 101.
CROWN SIDE.
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MOMS Johnson was indicted upon a charge of utter-
ing false and counterfeit coin. The indictment con-
tained two mums—one for uttering the counterfeit coin,
having more of the saute in his possession; and the other
for the simple uttering. The prisoner having pleaded
guilty underthe second count, no evidence was offered
in support of the first, and he was sentenced to six
month's imprisonment.
Thomas Clarke Whiffen was indicted for stealing
several pieces of leather and other articles, the property
of his matter, James Sheppy, a shoemaker, at Hitchen,
on the 13th of July last.
Mr. Arabin conducted the prosecution.
It appeared in evidence, that being apprehended on
suspicion of the rubbery, the prisoner stated, that a parcel
directed by himself, to himsell, would he found at the
coach-office in Bedford, containing the missing articles;
that the parcel so described by him was there Ibutl, arid
did contain the articles in question. In addition to this,
a written confession, made by the prisoner before a ma-
gistrate, was put in and read, which put the case beyond
all doubt; and the jury, under the learned Judge's
direction, instantly foetid the prisoner guilty, and he was
sentenced to seven years' transportation.
Elward Mailes a lad of 16, fellow-servant to the
above named prisoner, Whiffet', was convicted of a simi-
lar charge, under neatly the samecircunistances —Several
witnesses appeared to his character, and his master, with
an appearance of much anxiety for his weVare gave him
an excellent character. The learned Judge, in a very
impressive address, expressed his hopes of the prisoner s
reformation, and sentenced him to six mouth's impri-
sonment in the House of Correction.

John Rrong and limes Belcher were indicted for
horse-stealing. Mr. Platt appeared on the part of the
prosecution, It was shown in evidence, that the horse
in question, belonging to a Mr. Anstie, residing in the
neighbourhood of St. Alhats's was stolen from his rick-
yard in the night of the 15th March last ; that on the
16th the prisoner were seen driving the horse in a cart at
nine in the morning, about 17 miles (rain the prosecutor's
house, going towards London, in which cart was found
a.sack containing a large quantity of fowls of very sns-
ptemus appearance. The prisoners were apprehended
by a passenger on the road, in consequence of their equi-
vocal appearance, and the horse was immediately after-
wards owned by the prosecutor. The prisoners offered
no substantial defence, and the Jury, after a minute
detail of the evidence by the learned Judge, foutid the
prisoners guilty, and sentence of death was passed upon
them, accompanied by an intimation from the learned
Judge, that although the law would not be enforetd to
the utmost extremity, they would certainly be sent out
of this country for the remainder of their lases.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.
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HAMPSHIRE ASSIZES.—WiNcliEinut, Arra. I.
The roisiusissiutt for this county nits opened it; the usual
way on Monday maim; by Mr. Baron (iraham mud Mr.
Jus ire Best ; and on the folios. ing da), after divine service,
both courts prnreeded to husines,. On the (lowa Bide the
number of priseuet SlUalli there tire only 48 lii