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London, England, 1824-07-30 00:00:00

band, the first announcing the birth of A son, were here rand,
couched in terms of great affection.)
Mr. ScAutx-rT observed, the license des:ribNi Mrs. Peter
aq a minor.

Miss Peter re-examined by Mr. ScAnLETT to the hand-
writing of Mrs. Peter, in a letter addressed from St. lye's, to
her husband at Falmouth :—" My dear, and faithful William;
my sweetheart, &c. hoping to make you a father before your
re.urn, may God spare it for our coraort, honour, and happi-
meta. lam much indebted to the kindness of your relations,
and am delighted with your sister : Your father won't part with
the medal you obtained for the battle of Trafalgar out of his
hands, but showed it me. Affection would induce nie to turn
to the other side of this letter t' write further to you—may
nod blesa you, my dear 'William --Adieu—your ever
dear," &c.
Another letter, announcing that she hourly expected to make
hint the father of another dear baby, to reward him for his toil
and danger. That a Mr. Williams, of Cardiff, in Wales,
believed her to be a single woman. That she coal be happy
with her husband in any place. lam very glad you have left
oft grog, and prefer ale.—(Laughter.)
Affectionate letters to the plaintiff't (ober from defendant
were read, one with these verses:—
An Inn is life's epitome,
in "see among the ladies.
And a wise saw to borrow ;
Which sleeves of life the brevity,
We come to-day, and go to-morrow-4
Another, containing a critique on some verses • by' •
plaintiff—that they were greatly Lauehter.)
written tee
Jones lived servant with Air. and lira. is. Peter, t the' cottage,
!Woolsey ; Mr. Hancock, the defendant, used to coine tliee
Saturday and stay till Monday ; ors the sth of January en
Capt. Peter got up at seven ; Mrs. P. made breakfast for hitnst
Hancock came on the Saturday anti remained till the Monday
after Mr. P. went away; the children went off by the ceach at
four : witness, as directed, brought defendant's gig at four, and
was desired to bring it leek at.five ; Mrs. Peter and Defendant
drove off in the gig for London. ; witness did no: see his master
for some days after.
Cross-examined by the .I.yronsEY-GENfltat.—Mr. Iran.
cock, on former occasions, used to come down with his servant
on horseback ; he generally came down in his gig, and used to
drive Mrs. Peter out in it; he used to be a goodl deal in the
garden and fields ; used to read to her on the sofa.
Ile-examined by Mr. SCARLETT—When she rode out with
defendant her little girl went with them—they used frequently
to be seen sitting on the sofa together alone in the room.
Harriet Harmond, servant to Mrs. Hancock, of 13read-street-
bill ; Mr. and Mrs. Peter were there, they had a bed-room ;
witness used to take a dressing case by directions of Mr. Ilan-
cock, to and from Captain Peter's room to Mr. Hancock's ;
witness has remarked that Captain Peter made no use of it,
he said that Captain Peter had the key of it ; remembers Cap-
tain Peter coming into the room when witness and another
were making his bed, about nine or ten o'clock, when he
took some keys and unlocked a little trunk of his wife's,
in which he found some letters; that note is like the hand-
writing" of 0, Coleman, a porter in Hancock's house, whom
his master transported for theft ; hag seen defendant come
out of Mrs. Peter's room during the plaintiff's absence, be-
tween nine and eleven in the morning, which struck witness
as remarkable, and she mentioned it to her female fellow-
gurvsnts. When Captain Peter- took the letters front his wife's
trunk, he seemed to be in great trouble; lie never returned to
Hencock's house after that morning ; remembers. the Cope.
lauds coming to a dance at defendant's house during the Peters'
visit; Mrs. Peter danced with Hancock t old is a
widow; Mrs. Balls also came there with her daughter; Mrs.
Peter's child slept with her in the same bed ; also when her
husband writ a: hunie.

the Jury_ he fast child died, this wag the youngect—
witriCS3'S sister is still in the service of Mrs. Hancock—soon
attar the discovery Hancock went to Paris,
rs. Morris assisted at Ilancock's to make the beds; re-
members Peter coming into his wife's room with his hand
pressed to his forehead ; saw him unlock the box and take
some papas out in great agitation.—(Letters from defendant
to Airs. Peter were here put in and reaita
You are -WI wife—cursed thought ! -neVer has or
can possess that ardour of attachment—that undenying love ;
0, no, no! When I gaztstl on that lovely face, my whole
frame was rhivered whit delight. What was my delight on
opening the box, to find my Jane had rot forgotten me. I
Wish to btrget my troubles on your bosom. If I cannot hair :.o
b. Patted _from You for a day. ...A..... •

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37; U '4l; TaVialit.4l4 Worn. 434 t• 7.` granted me every tiling.
A woman'', fame is like the bosom of a tranquil lake—the least
breath will disturb it. You see what a base 'hypocrite lam ;
bull have loved you fervently with a love only the grave can
tern-dilate or disturb. h mnkes me distracted when I think
you haven hu,a,and. Heaven„biess yon, my beloved Jane—
God bleu, you, my dear.— Your constwit and affectionate friend,

“ JOHN.”

Another.
1 t 4 You cannot conceive my clksppointment when 1 open the
box and find no.letter from you.'`.
I [The further reading of these letters was so fulsome and dis-
gusting, that we are compelled to omit them.l
The A T TOltltElt-OENEttAL addressed the Jury for the de-
fenclant, whose unhappy conduct he did not mean to palliate.
Ills Learned Friend (Mr. Scarlett) had the cards in his own
liana. He heel produced many witnesses to substantiate his
case, but had only brought forward one witness belonging to
the family, who had seen the parties together for one day. He
had produced evidence of their being extremely
/m l at home
and abroad—in England, in Buenos Ayres, and Valparaiso;
ol
but he had not dared to bring forward any members of the family,
because, on their cross-examination, things would come out
which would throw great doubts on the lady's happiness with
her husband, The Jury had been told, that if Mr. Hancock'
was so dispoied, he might have married Miss Beckwith; but
at that time, the time of her marriage, Mr. H. was only 90
years of age. After her marriage the lady had gone abroad,
and it was only on her return that Mr Hancock's early tam-
titre was renewed. They lived together with great intimacy
during Mr. Peter's absence in Cornwall, and while his wife
resided in London. The Jury would find that at Moulsey, in
London, and elsewhere, Mr. Peter was
.absent in the garden
and the fields, while his wife was reclining on the sofa with Mr.
Hancock, all with her husband's knowledge. He left them
auntising themselves on sofas, reading novels, romances, and
love-poetry.
Mr. ScattLETT—That is all mere %opposition.
The ATionsvf-GENEHAL—IIie learned Friend said it
wee not true that they read romances; bat did the Jury think
th sermons ?—(Louri laughter.)—The defend-
lUit'ey were reading sermons
letters confirmed it. To be placed at the side of a beautiful
young woman on a sofa, was a dangerous trial for a tientle-
,man'a virtue. It woull be idle to deny that the act of adul-
tery had taken place. But admitting. -that therevaa much to
be allowed for the defendant, who hail been attached to the
Laity from his boyish years, and would have married her but
for his uneltvanti Ida own minority.. Only four letters from
the Lady to her husband had been produced.
Surely she had
written- many more; but it had not beendeerned advisable to
produce them, as they would *how a change of feeling. In a
thbrt time her Ilusbauti'4.affections cooled, and it was not strange
.that tire kindness of her early lover should not be unwelcome
to her.
to say what damages should be
There Ras no
de'Ritt'ofiO
,jaRD criminal
r
nelcOnjoueesttiolnubc:tuwrneemuciditeudPe.lexxlant and Mrs.
liable and temperate' demages they ourht to give,
te;ll‘adering all the circumstance.' of the cane.
iPtzetvoepr
.;,..rietar,toemained. for the Jury
TheJury.coustilted for a few minutes and returned a verdict
for the pleintiff—Rmaages. 6.0001;
This announcement was received with dernonstratione of joy,
nod come el:Wing was lieurd, %Oriels the Judge sure ;fly repro- I
hated.

'PARKINS v. MORAVIA.
This aCtiAtl IYAB brought by 4ellißk. Parkins, tuerchants, in
the (Iv of London.; upon a bill oftxchange for 4110/. which the
defendant had accepted not accommodation fora 31r. Benjamin,
who carried on the businttes of a packer WWI partner named
Detwmon at SulA triad. The defence wat, that the kgil had been
ob:l:ined by Ben;arnir., who was related to the defer,dem, ondm
a representation rp,pecting a dissolution of purtoer„hip, which
did not turn out to be correct. The Jury, "wever, under all
the circumstances, found a verdict fur the plaintiff. "object to
queltion of law, arising upon the Statute of Frauds.

coewr OF COMMON PLEAS; JuLy
• IPLIIIRTER V. BRAGO.
Mr. Sergeant PELT. stated the case to the Jury. This was an
action brought by Mr. 'William Mister against Mt. Edwara
Bragg, in
,eanneytienee of watk &..a by the far the
defttdant. The defendant was the proprietor of n tio4se in
Hunter-street,-New Duver-road. The plaintiff kept tevern
in hunter-vr:,..t, ami Lad some though: of pirrha.ung the de