The Sun.
London, England, 1813-03-20 00:00:00

BQSE V. UALLET.

This was an action against the Patentee of the
Patent Tessera for covering houses. The plaintiff
complained, by his declaration, that the article did
not answer, the purpose for which it was sold him,
• but that it admitted both sun rain. • •
Air. seiriAssE, who led the cause, stated, that
im ,
this
age there were parents for, every thing ;
patents ern' buckles, now" everybody wore shoe-
strings; patents l'or shoes, umbrellas,. and•every
trifle. Amongst other things, the defendant vend-
ed a patenrfor covering houses, to which he gave
a most magnificent_character ; it was more dura-
ble than tiles, cheaper than lend, and handsomer
than slates. His client, imposed upon by this se-
ducing statement, had been silly enough to have
his warehouse covered with, it ; the consequenee
was, that his goods were inund-ated, and spoiled
by the rain, and his roof was yawning and gaping
to the summer sun.. For this injury he brought
the present action, and sought complete compen-
sation for the damages he had sustained. •
'.Several witnesses were exaoined on the part of
the plaintiff, who proved that the roof of the
plaint lit's' warehouse did.not 'answer the descrip-
tion given by the defendant7s bill of the excellence
of
.. his patent roofing., but that. it cracked and
warped, and adMitted•the weather.
For the defendant it. was insisted, that the fault
lay not in the material, but in the workmanship
in putting it On ;• and a cloud of'Witnesses were
called, who „stated a .great' variety of buildings,
which had been .covered - with the Tessera, in'
which it was -found. perfectly to answer instead of
tiling or slating„

The Jury, after. several hours investigation,
found a verdict fur the defendant.

FRIDAY, NIA itCH 19.

TII-E EIING V. HARRISON A 1.1) ST, JULIAN'.

, .
'this important case, which hod been put off
fnrthe la.•,t two Assizes,. 1m A, arter the most pa-
tient investigation, beetrdecided.

It was, Lin indictment instittsted by the 1-100.
Basil Cochrane against .the two -defendants, for a
consniracy, to extort from him the sum of 10.000/.
upon a threat of publicly cliargin4 bun with
having compelled the female defendant, St. Jn-
Hall, who had lived under his protection., to pro-
cart! an abortion, by means of a vapour.Vith. •
Mr. Serjeant 1.-IEsT stated the case with great
ability on the part Gf the prosecution; from whieb,
and,the evidence afterwards adduced, it appeared,,
that. there was: not the slightest pretence for.
'the diabolteirimputation attempted to be cast
upon- the prosecutor's` character and conduct ;
on the . contrary,' the. wloiles of the evidence
went to sliew„, that he. had, Allmon all .occa-.
510115, mill particularly on the occasion al-
luded twin the libel, acted in the most humane,.
aaectionate, and attentive; rummer towards the.
female. defendant, whilst on the' other hand she
had requited his kindness by infidelity, That his
kindness •had not only extended to herself, but.
to her mother and sisters, to whose support she
had contributed It further appeared,
that the lion. Mr. Cochrane being' a scientific
man, and having invented a vapour bath, had
been on several occasions instrumental to the be-
nefit of the public, lry -extending the advantages of
ilia invention to ino,lly whose dLoniers Nviia; abat-
ed by its salabriote:<ects alai, WoreoVer,, that
t:te occasion suggested by time comispirators,'
tic female defendant, who, it eves alleged, watt in
a ,tate of pregnancy, in fact Was, not•in that con-
dition. That if she had been in that condition,
..the bath in question ‘votild have had a contrary
effect, and that it was used ;by,ber as it bad on
other occasions, to relieve her from a painful
:complaint with whichshe was then ti&ctcd.
Ser.lealaSHElll4;4o, on the part of the de-,
fertd2nts, discla;ined any intention seriously to
impute. to- the prosecutor any such conduct as
~hat,,atiggested, or that he had Seduced the fe
male defendant; amid admitted that there Was lint
the' least foundation, in fact, for the imptitation
against the prosecutor's character, but put the
case to the consideration of the Jury upon ge-
neral arguments, touching the infirmities of hu-
man nature, and the youthful indiscretion of the
defendants, both. of whom were extremely -young,
- After .an able Charge from Chielßaron MAc-
Doti:ALB, the Jury, on a short yetirement;found
both defendants Guilty. - •
Serjeant "ins, then stated, in justice to
Alr,'Coebrane, that ie never
was his intention to
bring pp the. unfortunate female 'defendant for
judgment,, whatever course be Might be disposed
to adopt It9wards the other defendant.