The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-28 00:00:00

blood with horror. The Plaintiff,' whatever her con-
dition :n site was, -bad been most cruelly treated by
the Defendant. She was a young woman of great
itt,ntial attraction, and her misfortune, had been her
'eseessive tondness for an ungrateful man—a man
e he, for a long period of tiine, -had drawn his sub-
sistence Irvin this poor deluged young creature. She
had been fend of bin to distraction ; and-the De-
lendatit , taking advantage of her weakness, had drawn
almost every sixpence she had from her, underpre-
tence of atfectiou, fondness, and endearment ; so
Much so as to occasion her to be distressed, and to
part , ith her property, and even/ pledge the trifle
she had. This young woman had been for some
tiineitvieg in the town of Liverpool, where she had
a COntigiitglef'S stbop, and by her gains in that shop,
suppifect this ungratetul man with money, for a
considerabie time: For a year and a half he boarded
at her, house, ate at 'her table, aed received in her
society what he was pleased to consider much com-
fort, but which he lead now quite forgotten. He
bad been in trade, but he afterwards went into the
4th regiment of Dragoons. She assisted him in the
purchase of his-commission, when his own friends
would ,not supply him with a shilling. The Learned
Serjeant said lie was nut fond of 'dealing out harsh
epithets, but ho language could paint the Defendant
in his proper colours. His'own letters, however,
would represent him in a true light ; and he hoped
they would have the etfeet of letting the Cithcers of
the corps to which he belonged know what sort of'a
messinate• they had; and would consider whether, as
*Gentlemen of the army, they could assodiate with
such a man-as tiie Detendant. •
As every ti ansaCtion between these parties passed
without a witness, the Plaintiff had nb means of
proving her demand, which amounted to upwards
of 4001. but by the Defendant's -oen acknowledg-
ments, as contained in. his letters;' and, with so.
much artifice-had
_the Defendant condteled himself,-
that when-be received money from the Plaintiff,: he.
never had the fairness to admit the sum. The
Learned Serjeant then proceeded to read a great va-
riety of letters; they always legan, " My dearest,
• dearest girl," and were signed " George."'. In the
first he said he had received the box of comfit-
cakes and the pet of preserves, which weee very
vice—the money came very seasonable, for he
was completely - run out ; his only happiness
was in contemplating their union. In another he
desired her to keep his dogs fur him, Vicky and
Tries. This young girl not only had him to keep
and board,.but his dogs too. In another he told her-
he had written home fbrtuotiey; but they had sent
him none; that he had no resource but herself ;,that
he was in want of 20 or 301. and had only a few
shillings ; the last money she sent him just came in
time, for he was quite out.—Then, in another, after
the most passioeate vows of eternal love, be said he
had regularly received her dear letters ,with the
money ; he could 'only hope, by a life .of constancy
and attachment, to requite her tenderness. • A sad
requital it was, to put this unfortunate young woman
to the necessity of bringing an action under such cir-
cumstances. In another letter he acknowledged the
receipt of one from her inclosingenoney ; and then
• be stated that which was equivalent to a promise of
• marriage. In the next, he expressed himself in
terms of great affe&ion, inducing a belief that she
was' the idol df his soul ; but he always recurred back
to the main thing, which was money. " It freeies my
blood," said the Learned Serjeant, " to deliberate
upon this man's cruelty." In the next letter, he
said " My dearest Rebecca, you must send me some
money to keep me afloat, and by return of post, for
I am quite -without ;" and- then event on professing
his affecition in fulsome language, calculated to as-
_ sure her he would make her reparation by marriage.
Then he said, ." Your cash came very apropos, for
I owe for a. fortnigheeenees."—So that.in• fate he
was drawing his whole subsistence from this young
woman. He never wrote to her but when he want-
ed money. There was not a single letter in which
he did not attempt to squeeze money out of; her.
He then read a letter, which, he said; would skew
the extent of the Defendant's claim on the feelings
of this girl. After calling her his only life, he mere-
iloned the circumstance of a vacancy to a -higher
rank in the regiment 'ming occurred, which he
could obtain by paying eeol. or 30615 he Said he
had applied, in vain, to his friends—that he had but
one resource, and then he deeired, her to exert her-
self to. obtain the money. One Of the artieles for
which the Plaintiff claimed was a horse, for which
she paid eV. he never having had a sixpence of
own. In one of hiS letters, he said nothing would
• give him so much pleasure as a letter' from the
Ylaint;tf, as he was confoundedly off for want of
a few pounds. There was one letter which the
Learned Serjeant said pained him exceedingly,- for
it shewed the avaricious disposition of the Defen-
dant, and to what extent he wets practising on the
feelings of the Plaintiff. She had written to him,
requesting he would come to Liverpool. He assured
her nothing would be so gratifying to his feelings,,
but that he had not the means, as his purse was then,
and had been, in so limited a state; but if she would
send him a little money, then he would come—thus
mailing himself of her fondness for him to take
money put of her pocket. At last the finances of
this poor young woman were exhausted, and she
could no longer support hire. A soon as she ceased
to send money to the Defendant, all his flood of
fondness retired back to his own bad mind, and he
never gave her another letter The Jury from these
letters would have to estimate the damages; it was

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