The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-06 00:00:00

Captain Carnegie was attracted by Mrs. Breslin's beauty and
manners, and she appeared. pleased, with his attentions.
Captain Carnegie is a ttry good-looking young fellow, of
very pleasing manners. They used to visit in the mornings
occasionally, and more frequently for the last two months.
Captain C. was about two years and-a-half in the regiment.
Never saw the defendant with plaintiff's family at Hounslow.
The defendant bad no private apartment but his bed-room.
Witness ascertained afterwards that his gig had been used
by Captain Carnegie on the night he went off. Had no
idea that the defendant was going off with Mrs. Breslin.
It is an unjust suspicion to say that witness had any know-
ledge of the defendant going off with Mrs. Breslin. Plain-
tiff told witness the following morning that Mrs. B. was
gone off. He asked witness to write a letter to obtain leave
of absence for him. Plaintiff went off in the mail cart the
same day. Thinks plaintiff said he missed Mrs. B. about
six o'clock in the morning, when he awoke. About three
weeks before he went off, Captain Carnegie applied for leave
of absence.

Mr. Pol.Locx—Did you ever observe Captain C. be-
have with the slightest impropriety to Mrs. Breslin ? Wit-
ness—According to my own notion, I should say, Yes.
According to Mr. Tibbs, who examined me in Dublin, I
should say, No. Considers sitting knee to knee on a sofa
an act of impropriety. Never saw any other act of impro-
priety. Mr. Breslin was in great distress of mind when
witness saw him next morning. Saw him cry, and appear
much disturbed. Had no idea there was any other impro-
priety between defendant and Mrs. Breslin than playing
cards with their knees together.
By Lord DENMAN—Cannot swear that plaintiff ever
observed that attitude. He might have seen it, as he had
the same opportunity as witness.
Jane Bentley, wife of a private in the 9th Lancers, was
about two years and a half in plaintiff's service ; went from
Dublin to Gort with her husband ; plaintiff and his wife
appeared very happy together ; recollects the plaintiff and
his wife and child coming to Gort ; saw Captain C. on the
evening of the 29th of December about 5 o'clock ; witness
gave Mrs. Breslin tea that evening ; her master, Mr. Bres-
lin, was in the Hospital that evening, and went to bed
about eleven at night ; her mistress was then reading a
book in her sitting room ; next morning plaintiff got up
about two hours earlier than usual, and went up to the
nursery ; he came down again to breakfast, but cat none ;
plaintiff appeared quite deranged all that day ; Mrs. Roby
came in a week afterwards; Mrs. Breslin is now living at
No. 128, but witness forgets the name of the square or
street ; witness knows the house, ivent there and asked for
Mrs. Carnegie, and heard Mrs. Breslin's voice, but did not
see her.

Henry Hind accompanied the last witness to 241, Re-
gent-street ; is clerk to the plaintiff's attorney.
Joseph Freeman knows the defendant ; he lives with a
lady under the name of Mrs. Carnegie, at 241, Regent-
street ; they lived formerly at South Molton-street, under
the name of Captain and Mrs. Campbell ; she is now in
the family way, and near her confinement.
James Mackwell, proprietor of Long's Hotel, Bond-
street—Saw the defendant at Hatchett's Hotel in Janu-
ary last. 'Witness saw the defendant, and he told him he
was staying at Hatchett's, and defendant asked him to pro-
cure a lodging, as he had a lady, a brother officer's wife with
him. Got lodgings for him at South Molton-street. Gave
the name of defendant as John Campbell, and the lady as
his wife. Never saw the lady. 'Witness received the de-
fendant's letters, and re-addressed them to John Campbell,
Esq., at the lodgings in South Molton-street.
Mrs. White—Her husband resides in South Molton-
street. Lodgings were taken at her house for Captain and
Mrs. Campbell. They lodged there for 14 weeks, and
lived as man and wife. Knows Captain Campbell to be
Captain Carnegie. The name was:Carnogie in his boots .
Captain Willis knows the defendant. Difference between
the lieutenancy and troop is 2,035/.
Cross-examined by Sir JAMES SCARLETT—Witness
knew Mrs. Breslin. She was very handsome, and much
admired by the officers.

Thomas Bruce, Writer to the Signet, produced a deed
of an estate, the rental of which is 1,6451. ; in the event of
the death of two ladies, it goes to the defendant. One of
the ladies is 56 years old, and the other is 64. The de-
fendant is son of the late Sir David Carnegie, of Southesk.
Miss Lyall, the elder of the two ladies, has no children.
(Great laughter.)
Sir JAMES SCARLETT addressed the Jury for the de-
fendant. It was his painful duty to do so, and if any per-
son imagined that he stood there to justify or even palliate
the unhappy crime of which Captain Carnegie had been
guilty, that person was much mistaken. The question was
what degree of punishment they would inflict upon the
defendant, and this much he would say, that whatever that
punishment might be, he had already suffered infinitely more.
Any man who allowed his passions to hurry him into a deal
of that description never failed to repent of it. There was
no man who had allowed his passions to precipitate him
into such an offence that would not gladly retrace his steps
if he could, ane who was not ready to acknowledge that the
crime carried its punishment with it, and that no
unishment which any -human tribunal might award
could at all add to his distress. The defendant, as well
as the partner of his offence, were banished from their sta-
tion in society—a shade had been cast over his future
prospects (for there were few conditions of life in which
such a circumstance would not be sufficient to mar the for-
tunes of any man) ; and to all this was added the bitterness
of remorse, which never failed to follow the commission of
crime. They were not called upon in the present case to
inflict punishment upon the defendant, but merely to award
such compensation to the plaintiff as they might think fit.
He was not overstating the facts when he said that there
had been a degree of intimacy between the parties, sanc-
tioned by the husband, which no prudent man would have
permitted. He contended that the impropriety to which
the witness Hankey had alluded, was such as no man who
had a proper respect for his wife would have allowed. That
wife, it should be recollected, was young, beautiful, and
affable ; there was no female in the barracks at the time,
and what effect such conduct and intimacy would
produce upon the passions of the defendant, he would
leave it to the jury to estimate. It must have been from
choice that the plaintiff had the society of the defendant
every evening, and allowed him those opportunities which
had led to so unfortunate a result. It had been asked
what damages they would award for the injury sustained by
the plaintiff. But they should recollect that the plaintiff
had married his wife when she was extremely young, and
with full knowledge that his professional duties were such
as would place her in frequent contact with young
men. He had, therefore, brought this misfortune
in a great measure upon himself. He did not mean to pre-
judice the plaintiff's honour, but he owed much, if not the
whole of his misfortune to the youth, beauty, and attractions
of his wife, and his own want of caution. There was no
plan, no systematic seduction—it arose suddenly, and from
the extraordinary intimacy which existed between the par-
ties. They had been told of the defendant being a man of
large property, but it appeared that he was not yet in posses-
sion of it, and that it was very possible he might never
enjoy it. He was now without a penny but his half-
pay, and if any serious damages were given it
would consign the defendant to ruin and a prison. He
submitted the matter to thin in this light. It was not a
case of systematic seduction, and he trusted that they
would make some allowance for the peculiar circumstances
in which the defendant was placed.
Lord DENMAN left it to the Jury to say what damages
the plaintiff was entitled to, as there had been no denial on
the part of the defendant. It was quite clear that the
plaintiff and his wife had lived very happily together, and
the blow must have fallen with great severity, both
upon himself, and the unfortunate lady. Much
had been said of the want of caution evinced by the plaintiff,
and if the Jury thought that was well founded, it must
diminish the amount of damages awarded by them; but as
to any thing like connivance on his part, there was no
ground for supposing that such was the case. He hardly
thought that the general intimacy which existed between
the lady and the officers of the regiment could have been
avoided, and a total seclusion of the lady by her husband
from such society might have led to the circumstances
which it was intended to avoid. It was for them to say,
taking a sober and temperate view of all the facts, what
damages the plaintiff was entitled to.
.The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages,
2,000/.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT GAR

There was a good supply to thi!
was very dull at nearly last week'

_
s. d. to s. d.l
Potatoes (cwt.)
Ca• balms, White (12) 0 10 2 0
Ditto Red 1 6 4 0
Ditto Savoy
Endive 1 0 '2 0
Horse liadish(bundle) 2 6 4 0
Brocoli 1 0' 1 6
Celery n 6 1 0
Carrots .12bunches) 3 0 6 0
T.. rnips
Coleworts or Greens 1 0 2 I,
Leeks 0 9 1 3
For. Grapes (per lb.) 0 14 2 0
English, Forced .
Pine Apples (Ih.)
Filberts 0 8 1 0

,EN MARKET.
morning's market, but the trade
prices :

s. d to s. d
Spinach (half-sieve) 0 6 0 0
Apples 2 0 5 0
Pears 3 6 7 0
Quinces 3 0 6 0
_ .

Onions for pickling... 2 6 4 o
Onions 1 0 2 0

Sweet Oranges(loo) 7 0 12 0
Seville Oranges 9 0 16 0
Lemons 5 0 14 0
Walnuts
Span. Chesiluts (peck) 4 tt 6
French ditto 4 0 4 0

French Walnuts 3 0 4 0
Spanish liazlcuuts 4 0 6 0
Brazilian Nuts 0 0 4 0
Small Saßari

HAY MARKETS A
CUMBE,
Coars. heavy Lowland Meadow Hay
Slew Meadow Hay £3 15 to £4 0
' 4
5 5 0
Useful Old Ditto
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay
50 5 5
Clover Hay ............... . ......... —. .. . . . . . . . ..
Oat Straw. .... ...... 131 8 ... El 10 I 1,171;e;i Straw ....
SMITHFlELD

Per Load of 36 Trusses

Coar:e heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ............ ................. I'3 10 to .C 3 15
New Meadow Hay
Usefi.l Old I HU° ......... . ....................... ... 4 5 4 1.1
Generally ..,
~
... 4 0
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye.grass Hay .............. ..... 4 15 5 0
Clover Hay extra fine ......., 5 lo •
Oat Straw ...... .. 41 6 i.. 1:1 S i Wheat Straw .... ..... ... I 10 1 12
HUNGERFORD.

Coarse Meadow Hay £3 25 to £4 0
New Meadow Hay 4 0 4 15