The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-30 00:00:00

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14AM3TONgi TUUPDAY, MATICII pB.

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The tont) ettzt:BAßON.nd Mr. Juslice Ht rn
arrived in 'ibis town last night ; this morning they
went to Church, anti service being concluded, they
proceeded to the Court House; and opened their re=
npetlive Commissions.
The Calendar of Prisoners is very nnmerous, but
the cases are riot' likely:to occupy much time, as
they art chiefly for .petty oirences.

CIVIL SIDE.-SEDUCTION.

K 1 NO V. HUGHES.

• lkfr. •Serjeant BEST stated, that this aelion .was
brought to recover damages for as severe an injury
as a. parent could sustain`, in the sedudion of int
daughter. The Plaintiff in this case was a man who
had formerly been in business in the town of-Cha-
tham, but lately had conducted the business of atm-
ther person. The Defendant was Purser of his Ma-
jesty's Ship Courageur, and represented himself, as
the fact really was, a person 'of good fortune. -He
should prove that he introduced himstlf, to the
daughter. of the Plaintiffand her faMilY by a feigned
name ; his real name was Hughes, . but with her ho
called himsell George Jones-4a fact which of itself
fully demon,traled tbe bask ness of his intentions.—
Having thus obtruded Itimirsetf on the fainily of the
Plaintiff; he assured them drat his inteutions towards
the young woman, vv ho had become the yiaim ci
his lust, were pent:eel!), honourable ; and having
thus acquired her confidence, he found means to se-
duce her, and the moment he had accomplished his
• pbjeet be abandoned her. He had promised that on
the day following the day of his base ad, he would
Make her the only reparation, by marrying'her ; but
instead of fulfilling leis promise, she received a letter
front him the next, day, it which he stated, that he
had that 019 Oct-it received a letter 'rota hit father,
itiforniint hint that his mother was arthe point of
death, and he must immediately , set off for War-
wick's:hire. He • accordingly, under this pretext,
abandonpd the girl he had so basely seduced, and it
was not till after-he had geese, that his real name and
station in life were discovered. He nutted the Jury
would think, when they heard the evidence, it was
a case for exemplary damages".
Anne,king, the girl alluded to, said, she was 20
years of age; that shelived with tier hither at Cha-
tham, 'and worked at •the shoe-binding with a Mr.
Taylor of :ae same. place. One evening last May,
as she was coming home with Miss Taylc.,r, the De,..
tendant crossed over the wiry amid offered her his arm.
She desired him to keep his distance; which he did,
but he followed her home. Her mother saw hien,
ands asked him what he wanted ? he said he meant no
harm, but wished to see her:, He Caine. again, and
told. her 'that his intentions were beim:treble, and
hinted at. marriage. He continued. to visit her for
nearly three weeks, when lie desired herto tell her
mother to provide such things as she thought neces-
sary for her wedding; she accordingly did provide
several things. A day or two Weft-re' the 'intended.
day, they walked out together, and .as they came to
the Star, arßochester, are said,he wanted to go into
the house for a short time; she accompanied him
into A hack parlour, and they continued together foe
near an hour, in which time be accomplished his
purpose. He promised, however, that the marriage
ejwuld take place • the next day. but one, On tae
morrow she received a letter, which illtS produced,
as 'follows

" My dear Ann, I atrr wretched ; nava just re-
ceived a letter from' my ,father, Wattling me that
my mother is at the point of &Itch, I am obliged to
go at a moment's notice into Wdrwiokshire, abd • I
left this place et one o'Cluck. Heaven- bless you,
and believe, &a; 7 G. J."
She afterwards went to his lodgings, and , there
learnt that his name was nut Jones, but Hughes.
She .underwent .a very long.-cross-examination, from.
Mr. GARKOW, in which she stated, that the first
night he followed her home he staid to supper, and
her mother went out to fetch them oysters. He
came daily afterwards,: and she always walked out
with him ; and on the evening when site went to
the-Star, he had not been in the room.a quarter of
an hour, before he began to be wicked, but she de-
nied he way wicked more than once. She was me—
lancholy after it was over, to think he should be such
" deceiver." .
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tiitutow exercised great ingenuity-in this
part of his cross-examinatioo, •and led her into a
great degree of absdrdity ; tor at last she swore
that she was downright ravished ; that she called
ont.aloud ; but, that her Mouth was stopped with a
silk handkerchief ; and yet, after all this. violence,.
she went home quietly, and never told of it, until
her deceiver had rim away. , _

Mr. PAEMOW then, addressed. the. Jury in an able
speech, in which lie comniented vu the conduit of
the girl and her :parents, and. -insisted they could
not tind a verdict for a.Plaintitf who had shewn such
littler attention to the preservation of his daughter.
After the Learned • Judge lutd:surruned up, the
Jury founefaierdiot for the Plaintiff —Daniages sul.

A.veri singular cireutnstance occurred on Friday
night last ro a. son of Jr, Brooks„ Stapleburst,
ptivnt nine.years of age.--In his sleep he went out of
the garret window-1n which he usually slept,- got to
the roof of the house; about flies distance of ten tact
over,• and down the other side, • near„forty feet, and:,
jurnPed off tell six feet to the ground ; he then went
to a neighbouring house, twoftelds distant, called up
the people, who were' much alarmed at they noise he
made, and . told them' his father's house was !.:tiling
do%s n, as the rooGlad fallen in, and thehorses were
running' ut of .the stables over.iorne stubble stacks_
tb' get 'away'; the people' of the actually got.
up, knowing the voice of the bray; with the-greatest
'agitation mind, Caine down
,to him, and found
him with not Bing on but his. Shirt ; they witL diffi-
culty 'awaked him, being. ltimieilf :considerably
alarmed %,en'discovcring his situation. The boy
being since asked his feelings daring the night's ex-
cursion, says;he perfectly remembers when he got
in his father's garden at the hack of the hoese, he
looked-up, and thought himself out of danger from
the' ruble, and' saw the horses running away ; he
went over; two hedges and only once pricked his
loin, and got no other bruises whatever. He was„
the next Of perfedly well, and his friends haver
placed iron Writ at his wincloW to prevent the like
, 111 /inure.