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charge imputed to the plaintiff was that he bad twee
of adultery. It would be supposed that the defendant ha
destruction of the . "ha ' • (4' the
some e,-.idence upon
iwiihniteihirt to rest
cbteerfo.i eh
ehey,tahstbeihiiamneesnt:ted sloe
produce such evidence, Ana
stead of coming furvrara
board would be held to hear it; hue, ...s , ;lettaetrend
was told that a meeting .
to substantiate his stateifient, he wrote tlie voLlnwing
" Dear Sir—l deeply regret, that through you'. pen-ascot
a, lost
ance at the workhouse on Tuesday.
for an immediate inquiry into the alleged immore
the master.
Wes d
" Time has been thus aT.rdel for an arrangement be
the parties, and detection of the master's guilt will, I fear, le,
ra'S-t, the opportunili duct of
for a tims evaded.
" The evidence to be obtained must necessnrily lie in a small
&Impose, and must depend mainly on the testimony of the wee
matt Elitabtth West, who-acts as domestic servantto the master I
and who is but too clearly it a state of pregnancy.
" From a painful experience of the inutility of prom,ring
even the most undeniable evidence before an interested tribu-
nal, I decline offering any tes'imony on the present occasien..
" I feel I have performed a public duty
tention to what I believe a fact, and must now leave it to ea'
set' to ascertain from other I
source* how far my information S
correct. •
I remain, dear Sir, resn
WILLIAM eetfany yoDLEECurs, „,
"
" Hrtiab Rectory, Feb 25, 1841.
" Colonel Wroughton." foe
Thus it was that the-defendant made charge after charge
the purpose of blackening the character of the plaintiff• ri_
ing the guardians were determined to have a meeting,' he
the following letter to them in (*ailing your et-
y
"Mr. Bleeck presents his compliments to the guandarl'
this
day assembled, and respectfully calls their attention to..nt
opinion current amongst the ratepayers, that thins have :II;
been in the workhouse, and supported at the expense of io
union, two separate families belonging to the master, the g
Harriet, who acts as companion and helper to the Inalrar
being no other than the ill gitimate child ofthe master. 1:
Mr. Blec'ek has grounils for laelieving that this prevalent It.
nion is founded on truth, it appears to him to be worthy the
tention of the guardians at the present moment.
" Finish Rectory. 2.1 March, 1841."
There was not a shadow of foundation for the im 'on►notPutat
could the plaintiff offer one single (vacua!". or the s'; atIS
test
pretext, for the charge, except the malignity of his 0" /111
By this action the plaintiff called upon the Etaslaidants tt
could support one single syllable of his statements to„ajto'!
iyhreeps tlsiieodd
upon the record and produce his witnesses. If lad
c()-sti, k
that'u v eet eddi d o fri not beingss - write tea the slanderer.letter, 41r. •`' ;c0
thei 4
indoel7.
the effect of his plea. He did not attemp A
t to justify his thoptit
and yet he refused to withdraw them. full inveshl,--',,,
ts
afte. wards took place before the Assistant Poor-lasv COmr
sinner, and the charges were proved to be false—'.ota,l--11
r.
All that Mr. Wright then wanted was an admission 'r°—
„
Bleeck that there was no ground for the imputation. sit e
but
wnull at first have been contented with a nominal verdict tike
down to the present moment the defendant refuted ni%f;
the slightest reparation or afford the smallest redress. ,a
not only the blackness of the charge, but it was also Deee';as
to look to the person from whom that charem.caine 1 it 1;00
seeded from a man of station, of dignity in the eh°ech's,tl,o
who, from his education and from his habits of
considered to act with caution and circumspection. pt.
then came with tenfold force from a person like the detil'''for e
and the injury was to him greater. In proportion, there
to that injury ought to be the damages. Aar.ye
a
The letters were put in, as well as the following,
to Mr. White, the Clerk to the Union, in answer to a lei°. r
questing Mr. Bleeck's attendance at the Board :- soar
" Sir,--1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt 0. ;jay
letter of the 7th instant. In reply I beg to say that is Ot
intention to be present at the Assistant-Com=issioner'i. in
quiry on Tuesday next, well knowing that my appeareilfe-the
the Board-room would not be agreeable to a majority ",
Guardians. The 'evidence which I would otherwise calecia.
that occasion may, I trust, be obtained from a close ex hours,
tion on oath of the several female paupers still in the 11° to
with whom the woman Elizabeth. West has conversed
subject of her pregnancy. I would further suggest that IS‘-nr
Mother should be summoned for examination. She lives ,!01
near Easton, and can reveal some important truths if pained
do so.
;ereaett

" I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient
`'tC
" Huish Rectory, March 8. " WILLIAM BLF;r'
4' Thomas White, Esq., Pewsey.' in'
Colonel Wroughton and Colonel A'Court proved that an
e m
vestigation afterwards took place, and that the Board ca- o.
the 'decision that there was no ground 'for the charge,'
defer
plaintiff was still ccntinued in his situation. The
ceased to be Chapl-:in to the Union on May 12, 1840. t.
Mr. OG its then addressed the Jury for the defcndaa'tad
Mr. Baron IioLFE having summed up,.in conclasion,
the Jury that they must look to the whole circumstance' °sole
ease, and then say whether this was the act of a man bon f
of
discharging his dut,', or the act of a man making
pretended discharge of his duty to traduce the chars . bell'
another without adequate grounds, and he could 150'vonlii
makin the observation, that he thought the defendants, to'
have dane better if he had instructed his Counsel at (Lri- ot'
say publicly that he was satisfied. he bad been dece;vQ`l'llte
that there was no particle of truth in the insinuatioui4.oeverl
Learned Judge said he had listed for that, but he had
.cell ..,1.
in vain. They must, however, look at the whole
,c--*.oula,
they thought it. was a bona fide communication, they
find fur the defendant; if not., the plaintiff would 7,04 11°
to a verdict, and then he was entitled to damaPe';y tae"
should sac, that a matter of this kind was intdequa.
unless substantial damages given.
The Jury, after some eonstcetation stated that the!t to a
unanimously of opinion that the plaintiff was entit'c(„moc
n%
verdict, but they wished to know what would be '
of the costs, as they did not wish to give vindictive dan'teeta in
Mr. Baron Row,: said, first, he was not wallal'id not
telling them if he knew, and in the next place, lie 'O4
do it, because he did not know. ff
The Jury in a short time returned a verdict fur the pb.l°-
—Damages, 2001.
ADMIRAL CROWN.—We observed it tal
in the obituary of some of the public journals, that "
Sir Robert Crown died lately at St Peterthurgh, aged sigh'
nine. He was a native of North Britain, and cutered,ril
Rii,sian service at,the close of the American war," .0U
Crown was a native of our " fair city," where severat°";„
relations, one of them a niece, is still alive. name ea
originally Croom, not uncommon in Perth, and nlaYt";if
corruption of Crom, sun as the " Gow Crom " u'earlf
Walter Scott. Ile entered the British navy at a verf
no
age, in which. his tact and steadiness gained him prKrive
After en'ering the tiussian service he attracted the atteaos
no
of the Muscovite. Government, and rapidly rose to Tafiriinaas
distinction in the fleet and at Court. He stood, we "ea higia
for many years of the first rank in the service, and enjoYe
honours and emoluments to his dying day..-: Perth pare,.
oftii
Patronized by their Majesties the King eme,
Queen of Hanover, and their Royal Highnesses the Prinoissi,
Augusta and Sophia, her Serene Highness the Princess Pteio,
the Princesses Mary and Rosa, her Grace the Dowager Doc votto
Bedford, and their Graces the Archbishop of Canterbury, 0:00
4
of Norfolk, Devonshire, and Manchester, Lord Hill, &e. I" Carle
to the above distinguished patronage to the newly.invented a
„.
Lenses and Invisible Operative Voice Conductor, the -)l°':pic•
and B. Solomons, opticians and aurists, 33 Albemarle street 'p¢
eadilly, and 76, Xing William.street, Bank of England, Peed etc
pleasure to state that their valuable inventions have also gal/ tbe
sanction and. unqualified approbation of above four hundr7ool
principal,members of-the medical profession ;as also of eufted Di
individuals of high distinction, who have heel' greatly e(ne:,, sre
their use. Immediately these improved Spectacle L",,
placed before extrema imperfect vision, it is at mice brougot "e'ciis•
its natural and original state, every object becomes clear Al nOv
fillet, and the most minute particle is seen, either by day or 61
light, with ease and distinctness. Their Voice CoadocU'iost
which thousands of deaf persons have been greatly benefited,ricice
the least perceptible, not more uncomfortable, than haying !obtf
of wool in its place,'and the faintest- whisper at a public e" site
is- heard with exact distinctness.-39, Albemarle.strcet,
the York Hotel, and 76. King William-street, Bank•—"
notion with persons of the same name.

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