The National Register.
London, England, 1813-12-26 00:00:00

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W INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OP Imps BENCH, Monvvi, Dic.
: BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
IltiUt e.

This was an action to 'wove, a compensation for a breach of pro-
anise of marriage.
The Attorney-General stated the case. The plaintiff was a yowng
lady of respectably connections, though of small fotnne, and the
defendant was a coal merchant the plaintiff had, out of friendship,
gone to reside in the family of a Mrs. Constable, sister of the de-
fendant, where she employed herself in instructing Mrs. Constable's
children; whilst there, the delendeint became particularly attentive
to her, so melt so, that the plaintiff had found it nccesaty to (LOU
the honse. The defendant had followed her to her sister's at Ken-
sington, and by his perseverance, at length got her permission to
ripply to her uncle for his consent to their marriage. This he ac-
cordingly did; a house was taken—a servant hired--aliss Barr pur-
chased her marriage clolies—a day was fixed for the ceremony to
take place, namely, Saturday, the •th of July—the weddinu ring
was bought and given to the Lady, and on the .sth of July tiro
licence WR3 purchased. All of a sudden, however. the defendant
proposed to postpone tic wedding from Saturday to Tuesday, which
ma. assented to ; but on the Tuesday he found means to postpone
it att ottether, and it appeared he immediately after commenced pay-
ing his addresses to a yottm lady, named Woodward. who had sue-
ceedvd Miss 13arrass teacher to his sister's children. On the :'sth of
July the banns were published for the first time at Hornsey, on the
Ist and gth of August for a second and third time,. and on the 911 t
they were mirried. —These circumstances were proved, and also
that the plaintiff was a most amiable, accomplished, and virtuous
wliuran.

There was no defence. and OP Jury. after a few minutes delibe-
ration, loner! a. verdict for the 19;aintili; damages 3001.

The beginning of the present mnth, an action was hrousiit in
the Court of Common Pleas, Dublin, DUNN v. Tu ALMON IN-
SURANCE COMPANY, to recover 2:3001. the amount of an insurance
erected with the Albion Company, on the life of the late ,T.
Aledlicott, Esq. of Young's Town county of Kildare. The insu-
rance was etk:•ted on the MI, of April, 1811; and Mr. Meillieott
cited on the 6th of October, 181'2.-111e refitsal on the pall of the
nnpany to pay the money, was on the groan(' that their ages*
was imposed on by false representations and falce certificates. Stat-
ing that Mcdlicott was what WWI called ascoart life, whereas it was
found he was a man of the wort habits, would drink a pint of wine
before, and not less than a bottle after dinner, that he died from
iiveguiat habits, and living to excess.--After a trial of two or three
Glay, and various goings out and comings in to Coin t of the Jury,
they pronounced that they were so divided that they could give
no verdict, and it was at length settled that a Juror should be with-
drawn ; the effect of which, of course, is, that the action to
the ground, but that the plantiti• may renew it, if he thinks fit.

:(;14T ER

Early on Tuesday isso,ning last, two men were discovered, by the
game keepers in the service of the E..rl of Onslow, in the act of de.
straying the pheasants in a preserve at West Crandon, near Guildford :
on being attacked, One of them immediately made otf; the other, 'a
remaritat.ly athletic young fellow, of the name of flariis, snapped his.
hlundethium at one of the keepers, which happily missed fire, and
after a Illteg destserate resistance, lie was segued, and committed fur
the Sessions under several charges.
On `tsturday evening last, as the Rev. Evan Jones, who reside,.
near Portman-gate, on the Ilirrow-rosd, was returning home, soon
atter seven o'clock, in a single horse chaise, he was stopped between
the second and the third mile
_stone ins that road, by a footpad, wise
%eize4l the hour's reins, presented a pistil at Mr. Jones. aud, with
hors hi threats, demaiuled his money, and, robbed him of his p:ickee-
book, contaitsima several fisnk-ats-Eogland notes, and a..bill eteblinv
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fur We with which he made his escape.

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MARRIED.
Last week a couple were married in Tynemontli (-larch, the
bridegroom, aged 80, and the bride el. They seenwil to hawe
studied economy, as the brim was churched and theeleild ebristested
at the same time.
Abio at St. George's in the East, Mr. Jolin Wilson, ha-
berdasher, aged 69. to Miss Lucy Jones, aged '26. The lady
had been formerly on apprentice to the old gentleman, who*
during twelve yeals ofperserving courtship, had malty opportimities
of becoming acqoainted with her worth, she having six theca
" borne, unhusbanded, a mother's name r—(County

DIED.
At hi; house. in Bath, aged 82, D. nartiey, Esq. son eftl►e
brated 1)r. Hartley; lie WaR formerly a Repreftentative fur Mull in
twollm.ll4lllCllts, and, as British Minister, signed tbeTreaty of Peace
in 118 ;. • •

After suffering from a lethargy anti its effects for more than twels,
months, at Aston Parsonage, near Witney, Oxen, aged 65, Mit.
Aim Didion), wife of the Rev. J. Biehenu, late of Newbury.
Suddenly, on Monday, the I:3th inst. IL Godden, Eq. of Males*
holy. while attending the Aniversary Meeting of the Hackney
Auxiliary Bible Society, of which Committee lie was a Meinher., '

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