The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-16 00:00:00

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1818.

The fact is, Franee is too powerful. Under the weak
Louis XV. she endangered Europe, and under Louis
XVIII. or his successor, be he ever so mild, or pious,
or legitimate, she will over-run the kingdom of the
Netherlands is one campaign. Whether we reduce our
army by regiments, or preserve skeletons, shall we
venture to go to the expence of a war to preserve these
Netherlands ? The expence is what we cannot stand,
and that plan of reduction which saves most money, is
that which will best enable us to *mew a war when
necessary. Had the war been esogianed another twelve-
month to accomplish the reduction of the French
empire, it would have been real economy, for then our
work would have been done, and we might have gone
to bed ; at present it is plain Ministers have so little
confidence in the durability of peace, that we are to lie
on our arms.

CANTERBURY, Nov. 13.—The remainder of the 2d
Dragoon Guards, whose destination is Irelaad, have
been landed at Dov€r, as also the 3d (King's own) Dra-
goons, the 12th Lnncers (680 men and 600 horses,)
and the 18th Hussars; these will be followed by the
' 11th Light Dragoons, which is to give up part of its
horses to the 3(1 (or King's own) which regiment re-
mains in this city for the purpole of receiving them.
The 12th have marched by the line of the coast for
Chichester. The embarkation of the 3d (Buffs) for
Ireland, which was previously prevented by a fresh
wind from the coast, was yesterday completed at Deal,
that of the 29th foot was also commenced on board the
Brilliant and Lady Hamilton transports, after which the
7th and 23d Light Infantry will proceed to the same
point for a similar purpose and destination.
We are sorry to state that, in consequence of a very
severe attaok of the gout, the Lord Chancellor was not
able to attend Westminster Hall yesterday.
On the 7th inst the fintrth regiment returned to
their old quarters at Winchester, which they quitted
previous to joining their companions in the Peninsula.
Only 50 men remain of the numbei' formerly there.—
Many of the privates have brought with them French
women as wives, and a numerous assemblage of children.
Query, as they are not married according to the Pro-
testant church, will not the women be returnable to
France in case of the man demanding relief from his
parish? The men look well, and arc remarkably healthy;
not more than twelve of them on the sick list. They
will be disbanded shortly.
Battalions of the 4th, sth, and 79th regiments of
infantry, part of the army returned from France, have
marched through East Grinsted and Horsham this week,
on their route to Winchester. It will be recollected
these three regiments bore a conspicuous part in most
of the dreadful conflicts, wherein the British troops were
engaged during the late war.
It is understood, that the dispatches which Captain
Brine, of the Musquito, arrived at Portsmouth, from
St. Helena, brought, relate to a plot which was near
upon being carried into effe,A, and which had for its
object the release of Buonaletrte.—Some persons re•
siding in England are the principals. 'l'be substance of
what has been suffered to transpire at the Government
Offices relative to their contents is, " That a corres-
pondence had been intercepted by Sir H. Lowe, which
proved the existence of a communication between that
island and certain persons resident at Rome, Paris, and
Munich ; and that this communication haul for its object
the liberation of Huonaparte from St. Helena." From
its being deemed requisite to consult the Attorney and
Solicitor-General, on the subject of the communication
from Sir 11. Lowe, we may infer, that it actually does
iaiplicate some persons re-idcnt in this country, though,
from prudential reasons, an attempt may have been made
to suppress that circumstance while the matter is under
the conAideration,of the Law Officers. _ _

By the following provision in the Act for confining
Buonaparte in St. Helena, it will be seen that any at-
tempt to rescue him, is made a capital offence: _

'• And be it further enacted, T•nat if at,y person or prrsoas, being
a subject or subjects of, or owing alleAianec to. his Majesty, his
heirs or successors, shall rescue, or attempt to rescue, the said Na-
poleon Iluonaparte, or shall knowingly and wilfully aid or assist in
the escape of the said Novolron Ruonaparte, or in any attempt to
e-cape from such custody as aforesaid, of from any limits or bounds
wherries he now is or at any time hereafter shall or niav be detained
and kept in custody as aforesaid, or in which he shall or may be
suffered to bm at large within the limits of any island or country.
territory or place, or within the limits of any districts or bounds
within any island or country, territory or place. upon parole or with•
put pamle, all and every such persons offending. shall, uron being
era vict( d thercof.headiTlged guilty of felony, and :hall sutler doing,
at in cases of felony, without benefit of cicrgy. '

THE QUEEN.

PRICE 94d.

The following Bulletins of the Queen's health hays
been issued since our last :

" Kew Palace, Nov. 9.
" The Queen tblt herself more ally throughout yesterday, but
her Majesty's night was a restless one. '
" Kew Palace, Nov. In.
" The Queen has not rested well in the night ; but her Majesty
has had some good sleep this morning."
. " Kew Palace, Nov. I t.
" The Queen has had little rest in the night, and her Majesty
remains very much indisposed."
" Kew Palace, Nov. it.
" The Queen was in a less uncomfortable state through the whole
of Yesterday ; but her Majesty has had a bad night."
" Kew Palace, Nov. 13.
" The Queen had some sleep in the uight ; her Majesty appears
to suffer less to day than she did yesterday."
Kew Palace, Nov. 14.
"The Queen continues in much the muse state. Her Majesty
rested ill in the early part of the night; but had some good sleep
this morning.

" F. MILLMAN.
" H. HALFORD..

The Queen has experienced a considerable abatement
of her sufferings since Thursday noon.
Throughout the latter part of that day, the violence
of the symptoms gradually subsided, and she passed the
night without any recurrence of them. Towards
morning she slept for several hours, and apparently
with some degree of comfort, for on Sir F. Millman
visiting the Royal Chamber at the usual hour on Friday
morning, he found her Majesty a good deal refreshed,
compared, at least, with the last two or three days.

Her Majesty continued without any relapse through•
out the remainder of the day ; and, when Sir Henry
Halford returned from Windsor, at three o'clock in the
afternoon, she was considered out of immediate dan.
ger. Sir Francis Millman availed himself of the cir-
cumstance to visit his family at. Pinner. It was, how.
ever arranged, that he should return to the Palace at
an early hour, yesterday.

The Prince Regent went away on Thursday night,
somewhat earlier than usual ; and on Friday night his
Royal Highniss omitted his visit altogether. A mes-
senger arrived from Carlton House, between six and
seven o'clock, and the evening roport of Sir H.Halford
was forwarded by him to the Prince.
The Princess Augusta was sufficiently recovered from
her indisposition, to accompany ber Royal Sister, the
Duchess of Gloucester, in a walk on the lawn. Their
Royal Highnesses remained out upwards of an hour,
agd were attended by General Taylor.

The following paragraph is from the Morning Ohre.
sick :

It has been the constant observation of the public,
that the Bulletins and Circulars from Kew have given
very imperfect notices of the nature or progress of her
Majesty's complaint. While rumour stated, from time
to time, the private opinion of the Physicians, that the
Royal sufferer was fast approaching the uuiversal doom
—and that the certainty of a general mourning put a
stop to all other manufactures, but that of articles in
black, it was observed that no Prayers were offered up
to the Almighty in our churches for the recovery, nor
was it understood that she had desired the spiritual con-
solation of any Divine. Indeed, it was understood that
her own confidence in her strength was at variance
with the opinion of her l'hysicians. We have once
or twice stated circumstances in her case, that came to
our knowledge, differing essentially from the account
of the Court Reporter. In like manner we now
it our duty to state, that on Saturday evening last, her
Majesty felt coisiderable temporary relief by a small
rupture of the skin in both ankles, from which there
has been since a considerable effusion of water. It was
not occasioned by any puncture, but the effort of nature,
anti as we have stated, it had the effect of affiording
temporary relief; but it too frequently happens that
such cracks in the skin of a dropsical patient produce
symptoms of more speedy termination than the disease
itself. We fear that her Majesty's malady is come to
that stage when the most loyal, as well AS filial tender.
ness, may pray for relict' (min her sufferings. Iler Ma.
jest! receive,' the week before last a large packet of
dispatches from the Duchess of Homburg., and we un•
derstand that but a few days ago She gave orders to her
silversmith to manufacture a sumptuous set of plate for
„ /0: tine, for with several articles of silk, as pre.
for her favourite dattghter:"

GV INTELLIGENCE.

coußr 01 CHANCERV,WenNriDAIGNov.II.

11,E. ATTORNEY-GENERAI.%. THE DUKE 01 IKAHLHORDUGH.
The Solieitor-Ormeral crated that this was an infolmation
he the Attorney_Cencial, at the relation of (31arlis
sl•t et Pt Churchill, cum 111111 l ly called the Marquis of Bland-
(t d, and others, and it prayed that the defendant might lie
ro.tr, ' .d from cutting down timber on the manor of Blew
twin,. The motion was made itpon proper atiidavit and
resto.l on the provisions of an Act of the 341 of Queen Anne,
by which the house and niatior of Blenheim, and divers
estates, were critic(' for his eminent sery irea, on John, then
I)uke of Marlborough. The preamble of that Act distiuctly
p..inU•d out the object of the legislature to have been, to
make •iteh a provision for the family and ile•cesidants of the
Gist ancestor, as should be sufficient to maintain its dignity,
amt not to create an estate tail, or enable any successor to
alienate the property.
Toe 1.0r.1 Chancellor instantly granted the injunction. ()b-
-eery mg, drat he entertained no donbt with regard to what
bad berh the intentions of those by whose gilt the estates
in question had first vested in the Marlborough family; it
was, however, !tun open to consideration what were these
tights of a tenant in tail, or of tenant fur life, which the .I‘t
of ‘141111:11t had lett unrest' ained.

COURT OF KINGS BUNCH, TwinAr, SOY. 10.

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'I lIS ZING AGAIISST BOA PITCH AND OTHERS.
The defendants its.thie tame, it will be recollected, were
flied at the last Dorchester assiaes, for a conspiracy to 'ambler
Miss Maria Clenie,'lt young lady only la years old, from the
custody and care of her moileir, and a Mr. Tuelsete, w Imo had
married her aunt, without thee' knowledge or consent.
The defendants, by Mr. Scarlet', their Counsel, now moved
for a new • . 1, oo grounds which will presently be stated.
The wholep member of the defetulaetts were obliged to appear
iia
perstnial . in Win ler this purpose, as is awey the 'ease in
mowing: far *Mew filial on indictments for sor a conspiracy.
They sveiee,tgu in eniamber ; „James and '''idiom Ilowditele
711(%•11, Paid and Snell; ikrrs. Bowelitch, Mother' ofJmnes and
William ; Susan .and Jane hoe thmaillecs t Mrs. Vattl,-
Mts. Snell% • and Mrs. I%loe-eine. James Bowditch, the
young malt to e -Miss tlehn was to have been Married,
appeared ;mise si• up" of 22, rather slender, of the middle.
010.
heights ;aid fatA;conntemenge not empleasine. lie was di e„se,g
lii a blael,Ajoat. fellow kcraeymcre waistcoat with metal hjet
tons, a iiifletweilitcoat, aud * spotted ueeteildtlr; I
leather Imevektreseind jockey boots. In other word •• ' '
..
pialabee. (l` ''ash we describe minutely, as perhaps o it p soe.
consequence 'Be • k ease of this sort) was WAS Sle•AltrOlti
called! wentleuten farmers. • d . . 7.. X. 1
Chief Justice Abbott ordered a seat to be colanttfor Vie.
ladies, in respeet teitheiesex. : Is' e-. - .., •..
Mr. Scarlet' then proceeded to state in detoil,lfirctillse
Clime snit spunthe triii,and the evidence of Mssrenti Sind
Mr. 'Puckett. The ground on which he 'unveil elk i4eetif•
tried welt.. first, that the verdict was againatevideoce ; se-
condly, that he had of lasits in greet siumiher to contradict
the evidence for the Crtion, the greater inlet of which was a
site-prise on time defendants. The learsiedßomisel counnented
upon the manner in which Miss o!eiin 'gave her evidence; '
en her composure.clearness, precision and apparent modesty,
all of which had had a very remarkable effect upon the Court
and all alto were present. The main pillar of the proscen_
lion was the evidence of this young lady ; and one part of the
defence set np se as, that she had represented herself to he .of
age, hail every appearance of being so, and that the defen-
dants fully believed her statement. In answer to her testi-
mony, they proilitce ti there letters (one of Which• was ad-
alitto:J to be of het hand writing), ;trill Feventeen witnesses.
It Biers rdiet given was right, not only was this one of the
foulest and most .I;sgrareffil conspie acies that had ever been
brought before hue oolitic, but seventeen witnesses must all
of them have been guilty of perjury. Filly persons had
now come for ward to swear to facts, the existence of which
colt:indicted Miss Glenn's statement in the mo.t material
points : the remainder of the deleme went to show that ;he
elopement was assented to he the yoting lady, and the match
proposed one of her own seeking. The manner he which
the young lady's testimony. was given had such aim (Wire' upon
the whole Court, that the .lelesidenis naturally tried to affect
her credit; hut in this pam lof ilie to ialtwo witnesses gave
their evidence in such a mainist, as required some explana.
tiou. Mit% Glenn had denied the existence of any familia' i.
ties between her and James flowditele. A witness who was
called to state that he heel seen theta together upon a footing
el intiiiiaey, having proved the tact, was called on to say
whether Miss Glenn. then in the witnesses' box, was the
person lee saw with James Bow-ditch. He replied, no !
this ca.efe like a burst on all present, and had such an effect
on the learned Jadge, as indeed it well might, that he summed
up strongly against the defendants. It was late, however,
in the evening alien this witness was called, the collet was
almost dark, and the witness Was evident!, in a slate of in.
easication. There were not, three witnesses who had made
atlifievitt of hat Mg seam Mess Glenn with J. Bnwditch nu the
occasion in fpif.AilUii. The defendants then proceeded to ,
show that 'Miss Clem was on such terms of intimacy with
the family as to have attended a christening, and stood god-
needier to one at Mw. Mule-Ames children. The clerk who
WAS called to move i.er attendance at the christeuing, on
looking Miss Glenn ill the face, said, lie thought she was not
the pers 111..1:1ns second denial seemed almost conclusive to all
present. But he had fourteen witnesses who had 'snide
affidavits of lams, the existence of which was utterly incom-
patible with Mist. Gleam's nut leaving been present at the
christening -. and the clergyman who attended had prepared
instructions t 4 act athd.ivit, but !Lel diet before it was sworn.
The leaf ned Carousel then read th letter which was ail. nitted
to be in Miss Celetin'a hand writing. It was a letter to a
friend. in which, among other things. she stated site was Mitch
altered, and appear-mil note!' older than she was; in.onnieli
that her a,llll 101 !Alf li.ei said, if she did Hot know her to be
f I\l e en, she could not believe her niece to be less than twenty.
Of the other two letters, thf In gii ills deified them both at the
ttial, one v..a. adlressed to James Botsditch : amid Mr. ()%ell•
111111, the aq.l! II C::. '15.01 C, that when she had called at his
°thee with Mr. Timken, she had admitted the whole
a this, except the direction, to be her own hand-
writing ; and It was rennet kahle that she herself
stated at the trial, that the letter which she had been
forced 1-m write at Mr. ()sentient's, ate the presence of Mrs.
llowelitria and Mrs. Mulraine, emit AMA instructions to James
Bowditeli haw lee was to proceed. This letter them stated,
that she w as .d. age the A moist precerlingsand detected James
Bowditen to buy a license forthwith. 't hr letter was dated
the 11th of September, ;teed the interview et Osenhain's took
place on the one. If this letter was Miss Glenn's hand *ru-
ins, Billowed that Site was as much implicated ia this atlle6ed

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conspiracy as any of the defendants; and that James Bow.
ditch had every reason to believe her 21 years old. The
Learned Counsel then read the third letter which Miss Glenn
had denied when at Mr. Oxenhanfs, with her uncle„as well as
ar the trial. This letter expressed a strong wish to see Mr.
Bowilitch; and lie put it to the Court whether all thethrre were
not in the same hand writing? (The letters were here hand-
ed up fur the inspection of the Joitges.) These letters had
never been submitted to the inspection of the jury. There
were three princip3l points on whirl' he had supplemmitary
evidence. He would not say, that out of the 59 new wit.
nescec he was ready to produce, some might not speak to the
*MC CICIM as might have been deposed to by some of the 17
ithesses who had already been examined ; but he Would say,
that by far the greater part of the tarts deposed to by these
50 new witnesses. were such as could not !rase been furnished
by any attic 17, and such as the defendants could not have
been preps red to produce on the l'u•nier trial. As to the
letters, lie had the affidavit of Mr. Kingslade, an attorney at
Taunton.
Chief Justice Abbott.—flow could the defendants have
been taken by surprise by `hits Glenn's denial of the letters,
when she had denied one of them before Mr. Orienhain. their
own attorney ? Illtead your affidavit ; though it is not clear
that it can be admitted, unless you show that the parties were
taken by surprise.
Mr. Scarlctt said, he was aware of the difficulty, but Miss
Glenn had distinctly admitted one of the letters at Mr. Ox-
entrant's, and this had put the defeenknts Of their emir d.
Chief Justice Abbott.,—Was sheexantined as to what passed
at Oxenham's?

Mr. Seattete—She was; and denied her admission thrre.
The ordinary way of proving hand-writing was by eaiing
persons who had seen the party write, and were acquainted
with the hand; but when the is unexpectedly
denied, there are cases to show that supplementary evidence
may be resorted to. Witnesses were called who were ac-
quainted with Miss Glenn's hand-writing; and Mr. Kinslatie
states in his affidavit, that Mr. Tnekett's soticitor hail said,
that in case Miss Glenn denied the hand-wilting, Mr.Tiickett
would examine competent..peramis, and if their opinion was
against the lads, i.e would drop tltc pioscrution. Could the
defendants niter this have supposed that the letter •would
have been denied, .inlets the lady was the basest of woman.
Chief Justice Abbott.—Yon express yourselfeomewhat too
strOugly. Mr. Scarlett,
Mr. mcarlett.—Perhafis I might, my Lord ; hurt it was 11C.
cessary for tee to express myself strongly, in oitlrr to pas e
the way touiffidavits•ssf the most c pettil,and respectable
persons in the Post-office. Moils, and aklier public offices,
who all state that the handwriting of Ih7 letters is not
feigned hand, and they haSe no doubt of their being the same
'band. I sin aware that such evidence dtruld out have been
micas at the trial.
ClOfJustiee Abhott.—Then how camive receive it here?
111. r Sciirlett.—My Lord, the Court utiOn receives evidence
that eon*: admitted before a jury, 41, for instance,
affidavits nth& by the dtfendant kinisejf.
Mr. Justly:et Ilayley.-,That is to rPistove some wrong im-
,pression that the Court relit otlierwite form.
Mr. Scarlet t then eon led, Oho when Nitride of evidence,
rejecting the imintons orNissipelent perstans concerning hand-
writing,
was laid down, iVlicas•lhotigletliat all men were
equally competent 111 forii jtidgment upon the subject ; but '
now, since the estahlishrisent of the post-office, and other
public offices, which did; not then exist, it is known that
persons concerned in those offices are more skilled in judging
of hand-set iting than others; be hoped, however, that part of
their affidavits might be recelAd which stated that the hand
I were not counterfeit.
Mr. Justice Bayley.—Was Kingslade called ?
Scat le tt.—No.
Mr. Justice Bayley. —You did not expect his presence
would lie necessary.
air. Scarlet' then slated, that Chsenhain swore, that before
the occasion mentioned at the tiial, lie had never set eyes on
Miss GI( nu. She swore that she met him in the street ; and
there are affidavits to show that lie never quitted his office
(ill the night of the day on the morning of. which she swore
She MCI I. . There was a good deal of theatrical effect in
the description she gave of Oxenham's person, his having a
sweaty face, age. ; and this was not without its effect upon
the Court and Jury. Here there was one material contrailie-
tion in the Lady's evidence. He should now mention another ;
she was present at the christening of Mrs. Nltilraine's child,
but all the others who were present were among the defer.
lanes except the parson and clerk. She denied hissing been
there. Could the defendant hove anticipated thus? Thiele
were now 14 witnesses who swore to facts which could not
have existed unless she had been present. If these were all
perjured, the conspiracy was broad indeed. They swore that
she desired to lie god-mother, and went into particulars of
her dress ; when she first went to Mrs. Rowiliteles she wore
a very plain dress, but she went to the christening in Mrs.
Rowditch's gown, and with a spencer and parasol of Miss
Susan Bowditch's. In this dress she met as acquaintance of
her's, named Goldsworthy, aai afterwards stated that she
was so well disguised lie did not know her. He lead also the
evidence of a music-master, who attended at Mn.s Boy/ditches
on the evening of the christening. He stated, that she played
on the harp, and he accompanied her on the piano ; that she
said she had beon present at the christening that morniag ;
that it was usual to kiss the godmother on such occasions,
and proposed that lie should kiss her; that James Bowditch,
looking displeased at this, she said it was only nonsense, and
went immediately to awn(' by him. It was true the clerk,
ho was present at the christening, was called, and said he
could not swear she was there. But the clergyman, who on.
fortunately was now dead, hail prepared instructions for an
affidavit, which instructions conld he produced, and his hand-
writing proved. The learned counsel, however. expressed
his fears that these inswietions could not, consistently with
tile rules of evidence, be introduced into the affidavit.
The Court.—You may make affidavit of the clergyman's
death.
Mr. Scarlett.--It could be proved that this clergyman, Mr.
Clapp, was too ill 10 attend at the trial. lie should Dow pro.
ceed to that part of the case which respected Miss Glenn's
familiarity with J. Bowditch, and he should divide this into
two parts—the familiarities that took place while 3lnis Glenn
resided withi Mrs. Itowditell, and those that occurred during

the elopement. 111:2 shout show the familiarities that
took place at the farm, by zo witnesses. If they were not
all perjured, she most be so: but their evidence proved the
deteiniatir, eerie conyletelv. She appealed publicly, walked
out repeats illy with James -Bon ditch, boasted of her intimacy
itli him, said that its her country young women were married
very early, and was surpri,ed that was not the case here.—
Sire wished of all thii.gs to be a farmer's wife, and longed to
make tau buttes,' and attend to tin poullry as sin bad no

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certain expectations, she said that a farmer would by Ito
meanKbe a had match for her. He (Mr. Seat lett) was sorry foe
the young Indy, lint justice ;mist be done, and the origin of
all the hnsinc•s hail proceeded from her. He shonld now
speak of the familiarities that took place during the elope-
ment ; he had i witoesaes to speak to these; that she had
seveial times lett her uncle's house by assignation: that she
hail been seen often walking in the town V 1,111,1411114 Bow-
ditch ; and frequently at the lions'. of William llowditch.—
These were strong tauts; but he had to explain the evidence
of Sarah Northam, who said that on one occasion she saw
Miss Glenn walking with James Itowilitch, and on looking at
her in Court stated that the lady theie was not the same
person ; now he had to produce three persons who wet e pre-
sent on the occasion in question ; who swore that the person
with James Bowditch was Miss Glenn, and that Sarah North-
ham 114 d said so herself to them. This was the ease of the
drti•udants. There was no reaiun why the Paula should have
been joined in the indictment, except to exclude their evi-
dence.

Mr. Justice Bayley.—But- for their concnrrenee there
would have been no evidence of any conspiracy in the county
of Dorset.

Mr. Searlett.—That was true. It was of infinite import',
mice to public justice, that a numerouss and respectable fa-
mily should be cleared of the stigma that unjustly rested
un them, in consequence of this verdict. lithe artidavits cn
which lie rested were all false, lie mast have brought with
him a volume of perjury, such as never before disgraced a
Court. 114.11341 also an objection in point of law. The to_
dietment was preferred in Dorseishiri ; but the conspiracy,
it any, took solace in Somerseishii e; all that occurred in Dot.
setshire was the 11.o:idiots given the parties by Mr. Paid ;
their should be at least some evidence to show that lie
kiwis- of a critnimtl design. If a young lady who had every
appearance of bring of full age chose to elope, it was very
hind that a friend who received the pat ties, knowing nothing
of the eircohistanees, should also be implira tett. An affidavit
of William Illowditeli stated, that lie and all his faintly believ-
ed from Miss Glenn's repeated asset lions, that she was VI
year: old ; and that when they arrived at Mr. Paul's, and she
denied her being of age, he advised his urotteer to give the
thiag up, and prevented the marriage.
Mu. Justice Bayley. —She stated at the trial, that an elderly
gentleman at Mr. Paul's had asked her age, noel upon its be-
ing slated, said the marriage would not do..
Mr. Scarleit said, be had several witnesses to contradict
leer statement of whist passed at Mr. Paul's. At the late trial
Mr. Templar had stated, that she ate her dinner as usual,
and exhibited no signs of distress ; and two more witnesses
nentttated, that she was sitting on James Bow ditch's knee
'diving at dominos, with her arm round hisneck. The pro.
,reinter, did not call Mr. Lee, (Mr. Tnekcit's solicitor,) who
had fetched Miss Glenn back from Paul's, though he was in
Court all the time, against the will of the defendants, all
the witnesses having been ordered out of Court during the
trial.

Mr. Gagelee stated, that Lee was subpamaed, and that it
was'put to the prosecutor's election whether they would re.
Weir him as a witness, or send Oita out of CAW. No objec—
tiOtT was made to Ins staying in Cote t.
Mr. Scarlet contended that Lee ought to have been called,
43-added, that Oxenham, the defenil.int's attorney, wrote a
note to desire that Lee might retire. tie tru,led that, on the
grounds be had stated, the Court would grant a rule to show
cause why a new trial should not be granted in this matter,
and insisted that, in point of law, the remit of the indictment
ought to have been in Somersetshire.
. . .

Clitef Justice Abbott..—The Court don't think you likely to
succeed as to the last part of your ride respecting the venue
But as iiliS is a ease of great Importance, and it is impossible
for the Court to proceed with too much caution It the admi-
nistration of. justice, they think it proper that the business
•hould be sifted to the bottom, and giant a rule to show cause
why a new trial should not be had in this cave.
Mr. Scarlett then objected, that husband and wife had been
improperly joined in the inefettnent. But
The Court sant, that being but one in law, they could not be
joined fur the purpose of constituting a conspiracy when there
were no other parties ; but as there were other parties here,
no objection could be taken.
Mr. Scarlett then stated, that the part of the affidavit con-
taining the instructions left by the clergyman should be struck
out, and asked that the remainder might stand, to which the
Court wk•elittql.

In order that both parties might be prepared, the argumeat
was postponed till some day next term.
One of the female defendants wept daring the whole time
she was in Court ; as did James lluwdich, when Mr. Scarlett
read that part of the evidence at the trial which mentioned
Miss Glenn's apparent regard for him.

WEDNESDAY.
CARR V. REV. -- fill &FLOE.

SEDUCTION.—.I his was an action brought by the father of
a young woman in the service of Mrs. Shat toe, for the seduc-
tion of ins slaughter, as we understood, by the Inishand of her
mistress. The plaintiff was nonsuited. on the ground that the
relation of master and servant did not subsist between him
and his slaughter. Mr. Scarlett now moved fur a rule uiai to
set aside the nonsuit, on the ground that the young woman,
being tinder age, and the father receiving her wages, he had
such an interest in her person as entitled him to bring 1114
action. A parent had such a controul over his daughter be-
fore she came of age, that he could prevent her making any
contract for a service that lie disapproved of; and fu case of
ill-treatment, could have her restmed to his custody by writ
of Habeas Corpus; while lie could not interfere wills her en.
gagements or conduct after site was of fall age. He refer-
red to 3 Barrow, 1.478 ; and to Dean and Peel, 3 East, 13.
contending that the biller, denied that the distinction
cetween the female's being a minor, and her being of full age,
bould mike any difference in the action) was not sufficfcoßY
considered. But
The Court said, +hat though it might he regretted the law
was bootie relation of muster and servant insist subsist, in
order to enable a plaintiff to sustain this action. Where a
plaitititi was father as well as master, the juey might, per!
hops, increase the damages ; but Were roust be some service,
however slight.
Mr. Justice Bayley referred to the case of Ssitterthwaite
v, Dowlmrst,23 tie°. ILL decided by Lord Mansfield.--Rule
refused.