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London, England, 1818-12-22 00:00:00

lIREWES D. ELLAU.

Mr. GURNEY stated, that tine Wee an action
brought by the fltintiff, a young Ulan
_ot tespecta.
to ri curer from the Urfew.Wit a ',ruse-
turn to damages fur an assault and false imprisou.
inent under the following circumstances:—ln June
last, ilie Plaintiff; intending to to to Arcot races,
UirouilienitA by a friend, hired two horses at a
livtiy-stalde 'sear the Obelisk, St. Georg,.'s.fields,
kept by a person named Heyward. They accord.
inaly went to Ascot, and on their arrival there put
up their horses at one of the stables. The De.
friiilant, it also appeared, want to Ascot on this
occasion on horseback, mid on hi arrital put up
nos steed st a stable hit in which the
Plaintiff hod deposited his for safe keeping ; night
arrived, and the Plaintiff 011 quitting the race-
Course„ and applying 10.• his bow., by uusl4ke
waiit to the wroup ataide, ahhd lug tistua, prthaps,

not be*.o.: Unite perf,ct, lie tio !: Mr. nuai'v horse
nn•tvatl or Ins...v[l, and eautr to tr.wn on it, fettling
it at fleywa,d's licerc-stabler. When Mr. Eller
opplied ter hit. Biterpb.,lns, he w:i...orvtit,4-.1 to !Lod
hito wine, miol nn appl3ing to diffelent ttal:its, he at
learned Ihet sheer w:.; a horse for which tin
iireorr wppe.,trd ; tl.ia rt5W the Innon. the Plaintiff
had kit behind. Sane idler, 11r. Heyward, who
chanced to he on the'course, saw' the horse left
b•.huul, and imimaliatelv recognised it at that
which he had furnished. 11 r. C. ewer with; this*nun
cleared up the mistake, and no duold existed sir.
longer Ni to where Mr. horse
deed, on application id stableN the Innis
wits delivered to him. An uloplicatiou V.;11.11Non
after made by the. Defendant to the PlAiitifi .for a
reinutwrasinti for the e:;pie.,ys he had been put to
lit searching l'oe hi, !.true, mid that remuneration
not coming so soon us isas expected, Cudwell, the
Lon! Mayce's Officer, was directed to go to the
Stock Exchange and bring away the Manilllt in the
middle of Ilse and to the face of the public, nu
a charge of having stolen his horse ; and the
Plaintiff' was accordingly taken to the Bay Tree
poblicsiiiiiise, near the Mansion-house, where Mr.
Eller was visiting, roil there detained two hours,
when by the illirtft•tellee of his friends hie was
allowed to en at large, on undertolong to pay the
expeoses to which the Defendant said he had been
subject. d.
•

Mr. SCA RT. ert. for the Defendant, called wit-
nesses to prove the Plaintiff was tint tinder restraint
whilst it the Bay Tree, but failed in doing so. Ile,
li.iweter, rstabll•h.d the fact that the present action
we. not brought till the Plaintiff had notice an
action would be brought agisitilit hint for the re-
inutterstion which Mr. Ellar claimed at his hand.
The Jnry found a verdict fur the Plaintiff'—
damages Forty Shilling's.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Gancon•Lri

MOMDAV, Dresmara 21.

Sittings nfier Term, before Chief Justice I)ALLis
and u Special Jnry.

CR INI. CON.
YAUGIIAN V. SHIM.

Mr. Putetmel opened this case. The declarn.
Lion stated, that the Defendant made an assault
upon the wife of the Plaintiff, and debauched her;
thereby depriving the Naomilt of the comfort of
her society. "lie damages carte laid at 10,000 i.
Mr. Serjealit Curate stated the circumstances
of the case to the Jury. The Plaiatiff, Mr.
Vaughan, hr said, brought this action for the tour-
pole of recovering reperati in damages, as far as
damages cool" go in repairing such au injury. for
the seduction of iii..ife by the Defendant. Cases
of this nature had been of such frequent occur-
rence, and hail so often hewn the subjects of consi-
deration nu Giusti of Justice, that he thought it
utilieces,ary to make any general obeervations ou
ihtir chowder, convinced as he was that the feel-
ings and underatatirlings of the Jury would sug-
gest every thin which he could urge in introduc-
lug such a case to their notice. He thought be
should best discharge his duty to his client by con-
liwug hiairrif to a piens and simple statement of
the case, laying before them the situation of the
parties, avid the ciretuntstances under which the of-
fence imputed to the I,)4endant was committed.
Ile was quite sure that the fact?* which he should
hr Wow them in evidence would be conclusive.
lie Learned Serjeant then proceeded to state, that
the Plaintiff, Mr. Vaughan, Will a gentleman very
well knoaa in the musical world, and of consider-
able tulesits. So far back as the year 1805, he was
intror:nced, for the first time, to a young lady of
the name of Temiatit. She was then 17 years of
age, of great personal beauty and accomplish-
silents ; :tided to which, she was possessed, in an
emitieet degree, of the same description of talent
far which Mr. Vaughan had been so eminently dis-
tinguislied. Al the latter end of 1805, a marriage
took place. From that period dawn to the time
when their happiness was broken in upon by the
present Defendant, they lived together in the greatest
possible degree of hurrooey and affection. Mrs.Vaug.
ban assieed her husband in the discharge of his profess.
:Mend engagement s ; aid thus thvy mutually contri-
buted to the support of their common offspring; they
Lail bad several children, of whom six were now living.
Tile Defendant was the son of a Dr. Smith, residing
at filch ))))) lid, anti held some office under the Go-
veriolielit of the country. The two families, that
of Mr. Vaughan and Dr. Smith, were upon the
most intimate term,. Mrs. Vaughan haul two chil-
dren at school at Richmond, mid when she went
down to are them she frequently stopped i day or
two at Dr. Smith's. In like manner, when the
Miss Smiths came to town, they remained at the
house of Mr. Vaughan, and together with every
branch of their bonnie, were received with the
greatest hospitality and kindness. fit this situation
thnog, remained, wild at last the Defendant sue-
ceetled w seducing the wife of his friend, and
finally induced her to elope from him. It was
here nectesury to elate, that when Mid. Vatighair
was delivered of her last child, of which her husband
Was parent, at least, about two years ago, .he suffered
so much in colieequence of an laterital coin ph at at,
that her unethical advisers deemed it necessary to re.
commend that in future her husband and she should
sleep in separate lied,. Mr. Vaughan luved his
wile with the remold affection and regard; but
finding, it expedietit, for her sake, that this course
slassiht I. adopted, be disregarded his uwu gratifi-
cation, 0..11 tiielded to the suggestion. Prom that
time mail the elopement they slept in separate
bed., in rooms adjoinieg each other. At what time
the Defendant aneeeedeil ii effecting his dishonour-
able purpose. it liad not been clearly ascerterioed ;
but that a erWilli,al ieterconi e had taken place up-
wards of a year hoick. was manifest, from tile birth
of a child, of which, no doubt, the lietenclaist
was the father. This fa,:t was corroborates' by se-
veral letters from the Defendant to Mrs. Vaughan,
front the tone and rummer of which, the iiitimacy
which had subsisted betneeas them was too evident.
These letters wele ant addressed to Mrs. V. but
60111 .heir import, a:.tl the way lit which they were
round, ih, y were (Atari), colivelesh to her.

Here Mr. Strjeaot Cop!ey read several passage,
front the Irtter► to which he allotted. which were
signed by the Drreoditio. And its witch lie addressed
Mrv. Vattifitsts es his " Dearest. dearest UM, his

very life! his own v:litietl—clier:riled—innst h,...
loved wife !" In their letters he makes allusion t,,
the situation in which Mrs. Vaugh in was, Il in
the intercourse which bail plswed between th. to-.-
speaks of the pledge of their mutnat regard whit•h
lay beneath her botons, and entrees her to quit her
hnsband's house before he discovers her pregnancy,
Mrs. Vaughan finally 'deserted her and
her children, and after a short residence of a 'Smith
ih London, proceeded to Lyme, in Dorsetsinie.'
Where she war delivered of a bay, the fruit of brr
nnhappt• iiitiigue with the
thus stated the outlines ref i:ie case wh.,:h he hiril t•r
prove, the Learned Cwutivel adverted to I he eittioti,it
of damages to which the Plaintiff was entitled. lld
commented on the loss of domestic happiiiess winch
the Plaintiff had sustained, and upon utr• av,gra-
vated- conduct or the Defendant iii hetritviii:.: that
confidence which Mr. Vaughan had, colisideito4
hint a friend, reposed in him. Ili conclusion, he
celled upon the Jury to mark their sense of the
case by the most exemplary damages,
The Rev. Dr. Harrison proved the registry of
the marriage between the Plaintiff ;iini In. wife, to
have token place et Berinondsey Crutch, in the
year 1305.

Mr. James Harrison, e.ransinv.(l by Mr. ['mitt:pg.

IJad known Mr. und \lrs. Valit;!ian 14 y-aus;
they had six children. They illwas I:ved Poe,. tot r
with the greatest affectinii, al)ont twclve
months, bince when he had perceived a coliliiesi
the part of the lady. %Vane.s fri-epiently visited
their house, and it14..:.s found Mr. S':titil theft. --
Defendant's lather and tainily Were also O p very I, ..
innate terms at Mr. Vaughan's. Air. Vaughan
always treated his wile ...lilt the utmost tenderness
and affection.

Cross-examined by Ala. Seafront V Snort AN.
Recollects the Defendant a very young; min;
supposes him to be about 26 or 27 flair• of age,
and Mr". Vaughan about 34; carried his iiiiiniacy
in the flintily nearly up to the time of the el-pe.
ment ; in 1816, Mrs. Vaughan was tinallle to attend
a musical meeting at Derby which her hustranii
was at ; she was then confined ; does not know
Pldintilf left her before her orcoucbernent, and
did not return for eight wee►s; last swing heard
that they did not sleep together afte► the time lie.
bag been speaking of. Mr. Vaughan lived some
tine with his wife after her last pregnancy warn ills.
covered and spoken of ; she sang of a concert for
her own bc,ttlt on the lttli of June Not, :vet
eloped the day utter; never observed any qiitivrel
or coolness till last'Apring; did not sleep at their
house for weeks together, was to be a coostmit
server of their behaviour; did not know the PIII,II.
tiff requested the Defendant to pat• vv.-iv attention
to his wife; never observed him coisin.iintig it,
wife to the care of Mr. Smith, while I:e s4t
home himself; did not know that M.. at-
tended Mr.. Vaughan to and from the Ilowee:It
Concesto, without Mr. Vaughan. lever lieard
Plaintiff say, he gave up his lodgings at eirininv,.
ham, in which hi* wife.was liviis at the time, to ac.
commodate the Defendant. Defendmit, lie be.
lieved, was a. clerk in the Ordnance °Rice, in the
Tower.

lYe.extunined,—Mr. Vaughan was tenor singer
to the Concerts of Ancient Music, and alio, to Ow
Vocal Concerts, at a liberal salary. Mrs. I.:nigh:hi
Its. 'nude 500/. a year fur many years pa.t,
penitent of her hu►baud'a profits; they both gases
private lessons; 'never suspected Mrs. Vaughan nal
pregnant.

. „
By the CHIEF Joertce.—Mra. Vaughan was
left at Birmingham in the year I Sl7, under the ear,t
of Mr. Bartlemon, * common friend; i. not Hama
that die and the Defendant lived 111 LI it
there.

Four letters from Defendant to Mr•. l'Attgliim
were then read; they were all signal fle►;ry Smith,
and without date►; the following are copies :

NO. 1...(COVII)
"1 ain heart-broken at being obliged to g. from you, my
own adored Bess, my very life! lam wietched ; 1 fed it is
not my home I ■m going to; your bosom, your tree-me
a booms*, is my plaice of comfort, is where truly 1 clll4 riloy
heartfelt satisfaction. I canuot leave without writing to
you. 1 cannot quit London as if no one was left in it to
Mahe me sigh deeply at guise, from it. I cannot dep.'. t
without again imploring my idolised wife to take s rely csin
to protect ■nd guard wifely that life on which wise dr-
peud. Bess, my own sahted, cherished, fondly, fondly
cherished wife, my heated only solace, do lake cure of
yourself! I will be • husband &rot( dto your service
mid happiness era long. Oh! that you wool., come to me
on Thursday, that I might see your beloved race—lli:it
'night feel your dear hand ; think what a cruel lung while is
Friday. Never mind what may be said about it—recollect it
caumit last lung, su whit matters. Do, oh ! do coin., if you
possibly eau, to your own attached and doming husband.
God bless you again and again, my blessed love, my o,bri
heart's dearest trrasuie !

Pray for yuur owu afrectionate
" HENRY SMITH."

FITIACT tROK TAF, OTCONI) LITTER.

" Thank God, my adored MN*, that 1 have- a miasma te
write to you! I cau now he enahled to speak to you au the
genuine feelings of my heart, to tell yusi thu comfort, the
blessing it is to the to L Ise. an I affectionate a wsil.—* w,f„
that limes me so dearly as you du! your anxious inter .t
about sny heahh winds round sky heart, and binds um- isi rot
in the dearest, the strongest ties. Bess, treasure of icy boort !
our separation will now soon be over; ►non shall we live to-
gether uaimpeded. We shall live for each other, my own
darling wife!"

:Here follow sonse observations on the writer's health,
able% not being connected with the me, we tumult insci t.
ink]
The letter concludes thus :—a I shill think of my own
wife and the treasure I possess in her; but neain sail 'z lita
let me implore of you to take care of y sssss self, aiiil
over. fatigue yourself; it will kill me if you do, iutt.t i it
Will; tt mom vain idea of mine, but it will posit ivcly
if IMUIn he tbrOWl hitt) any fear about you. l ckalle S"it
then, as you value yuur himbantrii life, as you valise your
own life, as you value the life eons who will be a (1.,.r
wed binding tie 11)/411 us balk, in all and every 5ec...., 0)4
you will take cart• of yourbelf. Write to me without fail 11:).•
Morrow, as 1 will set off by Weilimailai coach. (i... 1 picas
you, my own heart, my wife. my dear,sit blessinz and cow
fort! God bless you amid Kraei we you safely through all
your many tri..l4, is the fervtut, constant prayer of your 1/V/14
loudly attached sad faithful hu.bsind!
" HENRY SMITH."

(tVrILACT PROM NO. 3
" I was gla'l to find )ou were le bed the. morning, ray own
darling B. ot, when I w♦r tot., you wery up ..• lair !
must have had a most fatiguing evening; .hunk Cod
It ,a o►r; Your realrablit is (1.01414,1 is m. et pitilleteil. I
hop, na,,t cgmfi 1. nt:y that this Wi:l be the latt tint& ..( it.
I'uhto G. yoit were awe, tare. las i hoN►fy
d. cod thqt Vr r. will disc rcr ir artiattos &files roe►
are old if his reach
. . . . .

- - - - -
" I PIPUrt )OU, must oatCrllr, ► Mien •it, sti
yeu are but out of eta( b mt &coots Mallet
a►utd ii, as be will bars it thrust upaa bim from w Jams,