The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-21 00:00:00

MARCH 21, 1846.

The plaintiff was in a station more humble, but his family
were people of respectability in character and conduct ; and
it would be shown that the plaintiff, during his acquaintance
with the daughter, had always represented that his object
was to marry her. He had repeatedly promised so to do ;
but he had not only broken that promise, but betrayed, and
subsequently deserted her. Ellen Naylor, the daugh-
ter of plaintiff, was now eighteen, and was only about
fourteen at the time the acquaintance commenced.
She had become pregnant in the summer of 1844,
and early in last year had a still-born child. That
child, she said, was the child of defendant. The defendant
had denied that he had debauched the child of the plaintiff.
But he had farther pleaded that which was singularly shock-
ing, for it was this, that he had leave and license of the girl's
father to do that of which the father by this action now
complained, that he had effected the ruin of the daughter
with her own father's connivance ! If even that were the
fact, he (Mr. Dundas) would ask what kind of man must
this be who could defend the action by a plea containing
such an admission against himself? He challenged the de-
fendant to support that plea by evidence, and would only beg
of the jury to attend to the proof which should appear before
them, to judge of the defendant's conduct and of his defence
as it might appear, and then to give those damages which
they should consider just in such a case.
The plaintiff's daughter, Ellen Naylor, now eighteen years
of age, was the principal witness examined. She stated that
her father was only a journeyman in the trade of stonemason •
that he had one other child, a daughter, older than herself,
who had been out at service, and that she herself was now
eighteen years of age. The witness was dressed in a style
more than neat, for it might be called genteel, so that she
would not have been taken for the daughter of a journeyman
stonemason. She stated that the residence of her father at
Merrick was about seven miles from Richmond. They had
dwelt there two years and a half. They before lived at
Downham, three miles off; and at the latter place they were
tenants of a cottage belonging to the defendant, or his
mother, in which there were but two rooms, one up stairs
and one_ de, se e.eTlefeeeleimdant, tteey•were at Down
figiVnTea a. on half a mile from them, with his mother
and sister. She first got acquainted with the defendant at
Downham, and then she was only about fourteen years of
age. She considered him a gentleman of rank. He held a
farm of his own. He was about thirty-four or thirty-five
years of age. Half a year after she had come to live at
Downham, defendant came to visit at their house. He used
to come frequently, as often as four or five times in a week.
He was her suitor, and her father and mother knew it. He
alwayS said he would marry her. He said, however, that he
had an uncle, an elderly man, Dr. Ellerton, who was a
clergyman, who had a great deal of money, and that he
wished not to marry until after his uncle's death. Plaintiff
had no servant but witness herself. Had a child in February,
1845, and defendant was the father of that child.
Upon cross-examination, the witness said she first became
acquainted with the defendant when on her way to the mar-
ket at Marsk. Defendant then "threw himself in her way,"
in a lane, accompanied her to the market, and back again.
They were acquainted for two years and a half before any-
thing improper took place between them. That first took
place in the month of June, 1845, when she was going on
the North Sides from Merrick. It was in a wood ; but cannot
say what time of day. Thinks it was after dinner. De-
fendant took her into that wood. Witness has gone with
her mother into the same wood to pick sticks, but
never left her mother when so engaged to walk
away with the defendant for an improper purpose.
The same intimacy had taken place between her
and defendant in plaintiff's house. Her father and mother
were from home on every one of those occasions ; and her
sister was always at service, except for a fortnight. The
sister, when at home, slept with witness, and they both slept
in the same room with plaintiff and his wife. The defend-
ant's mother did giie plaintiff notice to quit the cottage in
1844. Mr. Lodge called to give the notice; but he did not
state that Mrs. Ellerton did that from her son being " har-
boured" in their house. Witness has worked for defendant.
Has worked at hay-making, stone-picking, and hoeing tur-
nips. The boa now worn by her was given to her by Miss
Lambert, the daughter of the clergyman. Her bonnet she
had had three weeks, and her scarf a week, and her gown
was a new one. Believes that her aunt, the plaintiff's sister,
once spoke to witness's mother on the impropriety of the de-
fendant's visits. There was a Mrs. Matilda Wilson, another
relative of the plaintiff, but does not know that she remon-
strated against them. The defendant once came to the house
on horseback, and her mother held his horse for five or ten
minutes while he was within; but she did not lead the horse
up and down; and the plaintiff was inside the house all the
while that defendant remained, and in his company. In the
hay season of 1844 Joseph Tackson was at her uncle Wil-
son's, and witness was there also, but she does not remember
Jackson throwing her down in the hay-field and kissing her.
Defendant never sent plaintiff any present, except once, and
that was of a. hare. Never gave witness anything but once.
He gave her a half-crown as a new year's gift. He had
bought her a new muslin de laine gown once. Witness goes
out to work in the fields, but not in Winter. She gets from
is. to le. 3d. per day.
Re-examined—About a year and a half ago defendant told
witness that if he and his mother should quarrel, he would
break his father's will, which was bad, and then marry her.
She believed what he said. She was 15 or 16 years of age
when she lay on her back as above-mentioned. They were
all then "larking" and playing. The Joseph Jackson spoken
of as being in the hay-field is a relation, brother to her aunt,
Mrs. Wilson.

Mr. John Cawsey, surgeon, stated that he attended plain-
tiff's daughter at the time of her confieement. His charge
for that attendance was one guinea, which had never yet
. been paid.
Me. Walter Harland; Mr. Robert Hutchinson, sons of
farmers in the neighbourhood, the latter of whom paving
40W. a year for his farm, and r. George Whitelock, of C.:A-
den-hall, all gave evidence to show that the defendant was a
person of considerable property% He held sonic land himself,
and let one farm besides of 100 acres, at 21. per acre. He had
declared, in the presence of Mr. Hutchinson, at Mr. White-
lock's, that he intended to act "honourably" towards the
girl; and the latter gentleman having told him by way of
joke that Mr. Whitelock had taken a fancy to her himself,
he replied "he had better not, for we will follow law to the
utmost if he molests her." Subsequently, in addressing Mr.
Whitelock on the same topic, lie said, " You had better not,
or I'll make it cost you four or five hundred pounds."
The Rev. Mr. Lambert, curate of Merrick, spoke to the
respectability and good character for decency of behaviour of
the plaintiff and his family. He knew nothing against the
girl before this occurrence on the score of modesty and pro-
priety. Witness had six daughters, but he knew nothing
about the boa having been given to the plaintiff's daughter.
On cross-examination, Mr. Lambert said that there were
reports two years back respecting the visits of defendant to
plaintiff's daughter. Never heard them commented on as
very improper. Never was in the plaintiff's house. Lives
only 200 or 300 yards from the plaintiff's.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins addressed the jury at considerable
length for the defence; after which,
His Lordship having recapitulated the evidence, the jury
went out for about three-quarters of an hour.—Verdict for
the plaintiff—damages 3001.
Edwin Adamson, convicted of forging a cheque, in the
name of Messrs. Brownlow, Pearson, and Co., of Hull ; and
Hugh Doran, convicted of uttering a similar forgery, were
sentenced, the former to be transported for fifteen years, and
the latter to be imprisoned for two years with bard labour.
Thomas Adamson and Ben arnin Adamson, severally charged
for the same offence, were both acquitted.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT, Bury St. Edmunds, March 19.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.)
John Lewis, aged 19, and George Martin, aged 17, were
indicted for maliciously setting fire to a shed, the property
of Sir Augustus Henniker, Bart., at Haughley, on the 4th
instant.
Mr. Power conducted the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner Lewis pleaded " Guilty," and Martin " Not
guilty.'From the evidence of the butler of the prosecutor and
others, it appeared that the two lads, who had only the day
before been discharged from the House of Correction, where
they had been committed as vagrants, called at the house at
half-past eleven o'clock, on Sunday, the 4th inst., and so-
licited charity. The butler said he had pity for them, bat
no money, as the family were all at church, whereupon the
two boys turned away muttering to themselves. In about a
quarter of an hour a girl came running into the house to say
that "the haystacks were on fire," but the butler rushing
out saw that the fire was in the colt shed, near which the
strangers would pass on leaving the premises. It being too
late to save the shed, the butler thought to secure the
offenders, and on going into the road found both the prisoners
in the custody of a farmer, who, passing by, saw them come
over a gate leading from the shed, just after he perceived
smoke to arise from its vicinity. When delivered into the
custody of the police the prisoners stated, that after they had
been refused relief at the house they were "quite wild," and
coming upon the shed they rested there for ten minutes, at
the lapse of which period they set fire to it, and were making
off when they were stopped on the road.
Mr. Baron PARKS said, that perhaps the jury would con-
sider the case too clearly proved to require any observations
on his part, or any repetition of the evidence which they had
so recently heard.
The jury considered the matter for five minutes, and having
returned a verdict of Guilty, both prisoners were sentenced
to 15 years' transportation.
James Plumb, a stupid-looking cub, 15 years of age, was
charged with maliciously setting fire to a corn stack, the pro-
perty of William Jillings, at Ousden, on the 6th inst.
Mr. Gunny conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was
not represented by counsel.
This was also a clear case, and only remarkable from the
total absence of all motive on the part of the prisoner for
the perpetration of the crime imputed to him. According
to the testimony of two young girls who were working in
the prosecutor's field, where the sack in question stood, it
came on to rain at twelve o'clock on the day in question, and
thinking it a good opportunity to partake of their homely
dinner, they retired to the stack, and while sitting down on
one side discussing their meal, and wondering when it would
leave off raining, they were surprised to find themselves sud-
denly enveloped in smoke, which came pouring on them in
volumes round the corner of the stack. Jumping up, the
elder one ran round the stack, and there she saw the pri-
soner deliberately engaged in " kindling a straw tire" on the
ground within two feet of the stack, which was of barley
and of considerable value. Remonstrance by the girl as to
the imprudence of his conduct only elicited coarse abuse from
him, coupled with the expression of his wish to fire the stack.
The girl, however, resolutely put out the " straw fire," as she
called it, and retired to finish her dinner, but had scarcely
sat down before she heard " the crack of a lucifer match,, '
and on going back to the prisoner she saw him poke a whole
box of lighted lucifers into a hole which hail been excavated
by the prisoner in the stack about a foot from the ground,
and from which flames and smoke immediately burst out.
This second fire she likewise extinguished with great promp-
titude, in spite of the opposition of the little urchin, who re-
peated his intention to set fire to the stack, and termed her a
fool for interfering in his affairs, when she handed him over
to her master.

The jury having found the prisoner Guilty, and
The Learned JUDGE, having animadverted on the enormity
of his offence, sentenced him to be transported for 15 years,
in the hope that after a short period passed in this country
he might be found to have reformed his evil disposition to an
extent which would warrant the remission of the full penalty
of tha law. He might be assured, however, that if he did
not evince a desire to repent and reform, he would be trans-
ported and made to suffer to the full extent of the sentence
now passed upon him.

THE G2D REGI3IENT.—Extract from the letter of an
officer:—" Poor fellows, they have suffered from the shots both of
enemies and friends. Three officers out of 20 only came out of the
action. They fought like lions. They were literally mowed do'we
like grass by the grape from 31 of the enemy's heavy guns. They
actually fell by section,"

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

A cab-driver, named John Evans, appeared before Mr.
Jardine to answer a summons charging him with creating an
obstruction in Wellington-street North, on Saturday night,
at half-past eight o'clock.
The charge was originally made on Monday morning,
the prisoner having been taken in custody on Saturday when
the offence was committed. The prisoner's attorney
then argued that the policeman had no right to
take the prisoner in charge, and that he ought to
have summoned him, but Mr. Jardine said that the
policeman was perfectly justified in doing so, as the prisoner
persisted in his misconduct, and he, the policeman, could not
suffer the obstruction to continue.
The attorney said that he could bring forward several
witnesses if time was given, and he hoped Mr. Jardine would
remand the prisoner.
Mr. JARDINE said that if he did, the prisoner must remain
in custody.
The attorney offered bail, but
Mr. JARDINE said he would discharge the prisoner for the
present, and the policeman could summon the prisoner, by
which means time would be given for the latter to produce
his witnesses. A summons was therefore taken out for this
day, and served on the prisoner, who was then set at liberty.
On the case coming on to-day, the defence was made that
this took place within the bounds of the Waterloo-bridge
Company's property, and was therefore out of the jurisdiction
of the Magistrate, but as it appeared that it was at the
crossing above the English Opera House, and adjoining the
cab-stand there,
Mr. JARDINE fined the prisoner in the penalty of 10g. and
costs.

SOUTHWARK.
A young girl named Dunn, of considerable personal at-
tractions, was brought before ➢lr. Trail], charged with wil-
fully breaking two panes of glass in the shop-window of a
tradesman in the vicinity -:,fthis court. . _ .

defendant approached his sho p-window and deliberately
smashed two panes of glass with one of her hands, which was
very much cut, owing to the manner in which she did the
damage. That she made no attempt to avoid the responsi-
bility she incurred, but waited there until a policeman was
called, into whose custody she was given. The complainant
added that she was a perfect stranger to him, and that he
was totally ignorant as to the cause of her having acted in
the manner described, and that he had expressed to her his
willingness to permit her to go at large if she paid for the
two panes of glass, but she refused, declaring that she com-
mitted the damage in order to be sent to gaol.
Mr. TRAILL, addressing the defendant, asked her what
was her motive for breaking two panes of glass, and why
she was not contented with smashing one instead of two, if
her determination was to be sent to gaol?
The defendant, who exhibited much obstinacy, and re-
fused to answer, at length explained that her ;object in
breaking two panes of glass instead of one was, that if she
had only broken one she knew that her mother would pay
for it, and so have her released, but that the expense of
two she knew was more than her parent could afford to
pay, and that she (defendant) would therefore have to go
to gaol.

TRAILL said that she would find a great difference in a
gaol to her own home. In the former she would be com-
pelled to associate with the worst of characters, and when
she came out, it would be an indelible stain upen her cha-
racter. The Magistrate then called forward the girl's mother,
who stood weeping in the Court. Mr. Trail], addressing the
poor woman, asked her if she could explain the reason her
daughter had conducted herself in the way described ?
The mother replied, that to prevent her daughter seeing a
man who was endeavouring by the most artful devices to
seduce her from the paths of virtue, she (the mother) deter-
mined to keep her at home, and for that purpose locked her
in her room. She found, however, that her daughter soon
got over the impediment by jumping out of the window into
the street, and when she was followed for the purpose of
being brought back, " Rather than return," said she, " I'll
commit an offence, and break some windows to be taken to
gaol." That she had no sooner uttered the words than she
smashed two panes of glass in the complainant's shop win-
dow. The mother added, that she was afraid her daughter
intended to lay violent hands upon herself if she was re-
strained from seeing the individual whom she (the mother)
was confident only sought her ruin.
Mr. TRAILL, having given the defendant a serious lecture
upon the folly of her conduct in not listening to the advice
and admonitions of a parent, was at length induced to dis••
charge her on her promise to be guided by her mother, and
not be led away and ruined by a heartless seducer. The
tradesman's glass being paid for, she was liberated.

SUSPICIOUS DISCOVERY ON
CHATHAM ISLAND.
A letter has been received at Lloyd's from the Foreign-
office, inclosing a copy of a dispatch received from her Ma-
jesty's Consul-General in Central America, dated
A Guatemala, Dec. 3, 1845.
My Lord,—The master of the Black Cat, of London, who
has just arrived at Iztapa, bas given me the following note
respecting the remains he found of the furniture of a vessel
on Chatham Island, situated near the equator, in longitude
about 87. Captain James Davies's account is as follows :
November 10, 1845.
Made the Orallapagos Islands. Being calm, I went on
shore on Chatham Island in search of water, but fount( none.
At eight A.M., returned on board, and proceeded along shore
at the rate of 61,4 knots per hour, for the space of two and-a-
ha,lf Inure, when the wind died away. A sudden calm abreast
of a deep bay. Lowered my boat, and went on shore myself,
and four hands under arms. On arriving at the bottom of
the bay, in pulling along the shore, my attention
was called to a number of water casks, twenty-five in all,
twenty yards above high-water mark. I then landed at the
spot, took out the bungs, and finding the greater number of
them full, rolled four of them down to the beach ; left them, as
it still continued calm ; proceeded a short way into the woods
with the boat's crew, when I discovered three poles sticking
into the ground, namely, two top-gallant and lower studding
sails booms belonging to some unknown vessel of about 180
or 200 tons, on which the American flag was flying all in
tatters ; beneath them a heap of cinders, where there had been
apparently a great fire, and the most valuable of instruments
to mariners had been destroyed attd melted, namely, brass
sextants, compasses, and log glasses, knives and forks with-
out number totally burned and destroyed, with the exception
of one knife and fork of buckhorn handle, having the name
of" Rodgers ;" sailors knives, scissors, sewing needles, packing
ditto, fish-hoops, ramrods, gun and musket locks, a heap of but-
tons melted together. Brought away five supposed to be Spanish
gold, date 1787, of the weight of two ounces. Leaving the spot,
on running my sword into the sand it held fast. I picked up
a hoe near the same spot, and digging where I ran my sword
I discovered a cask of beef without pickle, in a putritied
state; tripe, Indian corn, meal, large white round peas, and a
can of castor oil; a chest containing carpenters' and coopers'
tools, some of them were bran new, having the name of
" Myers," cast steel ; blocks and tins, cooking utensils,
kettles, saucepans, two boilers, one of metal, the other of j
copper, muskets without locks, a barrel of common gun-
powder, 39Ibs. 9oz. ; clumps of guns, tompions ; alsofive pump-
kins, which were in perfect order, with the exception of one.
Proceeded to the boat, and rolled four casks into the water,
one of which, being very large, and the tide having fallen
about fourteen feet, struck on a rock and bilged there. I
suceeded in getting on board, made sail, and proceeded on
my voyage. At 10 30 A.M. the following day Downes
Island, which is marked doubtful in the chart, bearing
distant five miles; latitude observed at noon 33 min.
15 sec. north, longitude 89 deg. 30 min. west. By
having the same inserted in the papers, it may ba of ser-
vice to some nation or people, as I attribute the whole to some
piracy or mutiny, from the signs.
Your Lordship may perhaps think it desirable to make this
singular case known at Lloyd's, for general information.
At first I was inclined to suspect that this might be the
Toven Cecilia, Peruvian schooner, which disappeared from
the coast of Peru in November, 1844, with a caw of goOds,
of the value of 20,000 dollars, belonging to Mr. William
Turner, a British subject, and which was traced to Realego
and Punta de Arenasin, the republic, where the Captain,
Santo Bustos, sold some of the cargo.
confi Mexico,t a ,
and
On the 13th of February last,si
was supposed to have proceeded
but the valuable nature of the objects, Captain Davis de-
btcheciiaclle edtointhaet
Aoc as t j
de-
scribes as having been so deliberately destroyed, and the fact
that a quantity of gold was found melted with the rest of the
things, forbids that supposition, and leaves the cause of this
strange occurance beyond reasonable conjection.
I have, &c.,
FREDIC.. CHATFIELD.

(S➢gned)

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THE REBECCAITES IN THE GREAT DOVER-ROAD.--
Yesterday morning, and to some extent during the day, a good deal
of excitement was caused in that portion of the Great Dover-road
from St, George's Church, in the Borough, to the turnpike near
Roll's floor-cloth manufactory, in consequence of the demolition of a
temporary bar placed opposite the Swan inn, by some of the " Re-
becca" party in that neighbourhood. Since Saturday last posts have
been drive, into the ground, and a bricklayer's pole attached to
them, at the corners of all the streets along that distance, in order
to exact a toll for vehicles passing through them into the Great
Dover-road. The persons, however, who are placed there to exact
these tolls, so far from using their "poll bars," which would not
reach half-way across the streets, as a means to refuse the passing
of the vehicles, have had the ends iron-bound to the posts, so that
they arc like a fence by the side of the footway. In the course of
Wednesday night the " pole" near the Swan was broken down, and it
would probably take a dozen such lengths to reach across the street.
The inhabitants never remember a toll being before demanded, nor
were bars ever placed there, and they feel it a considerable hindrance
to their business to be thus novelly and without any reason taxed.
Men are placed there who demand the toll sans gate, and some pay
and some do not. Westminster Hall will probably be the place where
the novel proceeding must at last be decided.
DEPRECIATION OF THEATRICAL PROPERTY.— On
Thursday Mr. G. Robins, the auctioneer, attended at the Auction Mart,
to sell by auction several renters shares in the Theatre Royal Drury
lane, there being present several gentlemen connected with the thea-
trical world. In the particulars of sale it was stated, that originally
a share was entitled to 2s. 6d. a night, but that the sum has been
lowered to ls. 3d. per night. The auctioneer, however stated, thal.
a renter of such a share now only received 41. per annum, though he
had no doubt that nextyear, in consequence of the able management
of Mr. Bunn it would have an increase of value. For many years
he received 251. for his share per annum. There were four shares,
with a free admission to each, which was said to be worth 31. 10s.
Two were sold for 61 guineas each; another for 60 guineas; and the
fourth for 59 guineas.

. ROBBERY BY • CARRIER.—At Afarylebono Police
court, on Thursday, a man, named Fidler, in the employ of Messrs.
Ford and Co., carriers, was committed for trial, charged with
having stolen a crate and a deal box from the Paddington terminus
of the Great Western Railway. The evidence of the case went to
show that the prisoner, after loading his waggon with goods regularly
booked to him, took up the articles in question and was going off
with thorn when he WAN giyeu Into custody.