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EXTRAORDINARY CARR.

6n Friday a care came no before the Chief
Baron. 'duet) had heen thr atthject of cnnverration
tor some tune through this part of the country, and
the circumstances, of *hid' rmard against one of the

parties the wiltleat resentineto, while the other was
viewed with the deepest iuonpssbion.
At en r,st ly hour the Crown Court was filled to
excess, most of the benches being occupied by the
Ladies. The fair opecintoro weir, however, inform-
ed, that the ►ubject involved some facts which could
not properly be submitted to their consideration,
and they withdrew. The heat of the weather pre-
vented diem from leaving the Hall, which occa-
sionally was reached by the voices of the Counsel,
and 'presented a most lively picture of tiptoe
curiosity.
Aiichael Shipman, a Dissenter, a man of property,
resident in Illockley, within 13 miles of Leicester,
was called to answer the complaint of a beautiful
girl named Emma Dalton. He took his seat at the
table oppo.ite the witness boa, and had frequebt
communications with his Solicitor during the trial,
which I,.sted seven !mum

The ildbetment chuKed him with having olkUllif.
eel Alio% Dalton, and silinitimered laud.intsm. or
some other exciting drug, for the purpose of pro-
ducing unconsciounietr, or appetite in
that young lady. with the view of rendering her sub.,
servieut to hi. passions. There were other counts
in the indictment, one of which charged him with
entlilllotl x. aullt.

Mr. CLARKE opened the ease, which he 'mid was
the most aglrayated one he hail ever heard. He
made no other comment Upon it than that the evi-
dence would he found incontrovertible; that it
would disclose a system of villainy the inost
de-
prueed; and that thy honour of the sex and coin-
trion humanity demanded an anemia's from the
Jury inculpable of bring prejudived by an address
to their feelings, nosoppoited by powerful testi-
ninny. He called the Prosecutrix.
Upon getting into the box she trembled exceed-
ingly. It would he difficult to describe the effect
produced by her appearance. lam her contitenancr,
which wore the marks of thought and sorrow, could
be traced the evidences of former happitiess. The
spectators turned with horror to her abuser, who
presesited a hideous contrast. His head was cover-
ed wills lank red hair—he now and then .‘ grinned
horribly e ghastly smile"—especially when his
Counsel was proceeding to draw itiferences from
the evidence, which led him to entertitio a vain
hope.
The following is the substance of Miss Deltoti's
evidence: IKw twenty-our years of age. My fa-
ther was a inetchsin, mod resided in Birmingham ;
hut from the etniv4rros.ed state of his circumstances
f dlt necessary some time ago to leave the coun-
try. My visiers :Ind I, to wl i lie had given a
good relocation, reinalued at home EiO ty in Sep-
semlier I went into the family of Mr. Shipman, NA
governess to his three daughters, the eldest of at
Is nearly 14. the I to, anal the thod bevel,
0.1 F. the Ifinla of Dreratiher. I was vial. oily
111 a ith a pain 111 Ina chest, and a bravo,. as, and I
retired to inv.
terets eleven and twelve, thr servossi, tiara Jolt's-
sun, came ui N-k 0.0. I ass. 1181/111( re. ell/4.4 iii•
iill.llelll lit tit pain. I her I *AA exCeedthllly
111, and ketgell that %ht. 1.1( I 1.110111• I
bathe lily fret 1.. Null,. oaltr. O a tier 1,111111 the
girl told Igor Iti.l Ire 1111-111-•, hall vela 511 her 'nage',
mid lie wpm,' lie up dir. t'lly. Bril,fe I hail nine
to express my dia4ppriiihrtion of so rvirmiitlitiory
an intentiou on the pert of Mr. Slnitsuuet, be