The Sun.
London, England, 1805-07-20 00:00:00

ANNE. READ P. T. JoliN30::".

The Plaintiff fer.ides at London-place, Hackney
the Defendant is a young Man who had paid some
attention to 11,1iIss Franices Stewart, to whom the for-
mer was, guardian.. This Aetion was litought to
cover the stun of 01. lent, under circumstances
which will appear in the cause.
Mr, GAtiaow 'observed, that the Def4mdant:
eng,aged a house., toward:4 ad-inking the 1,. of,H
which, the Plaintiff bad' lent hi LT) AM.. M. joht; son; ,
,by paying hiS addresSes,to the young Lady; had got
into the good grat:eS of the old one, .biat prise;•sing
somo.vcrSatility in hiS disposition, he ohobe now to
rejea the female,--and retain the money. •
MisS trances Stewart proved the- hand-writing to
a bill for the amount stated;drawn by the ',Defendant.'
On the Plaintiff, and paid by the latter. :Ent; tippji-
catiot) of this 'stun Was to the lea3e of a house lately
occupied by. Mr. Blaarnore, in Fleet-Market, in ,'
which it was slut Defendant' and 'Witness •
should reside., She. then proved the sigoanir of her
.late lover to the following letter, .ad.lressra, on the
2tith of June, I/304, to Plaintiff:
n Am—l have considered regardinl4' the Lease of the
House, and if you think well of it, I Mil YOl.l a Bond
;pinny vith'euy fathert for the LeaAe ane Fixtures, -and pay
it in five yeara, The interest to be paid. half-yearly.
(Signed) " TKOS, JOHNSON,"

Mr. P .11. a. the Defendant, remarked,_ that
hi. Learned Friend had not proved leis case. There
wan an =Count for money lent, another for money
had and received, and a'third for au account stated;
but, there was no proof of the payment of the bill.
Franos Stewart wa,i then, by his Lordihip's pen."
mission, re-called, whelt shodeposed, that she al-
ways understood that the money was not paid to the
Wendant, but was given aim Blackinore's .ktndS.-
Mr. (4,tanoxt.---" It is perfeCtly clear that 'the
young , Lady 112 s ,rnoro for her sweetheact,
-than for her guardian."
Mr. Pal;,Y.t.„ for the Pefendant; expressed his con-
certi that the far witness should hc,, placed in a Atli,
ation o;;;. exhibiting herself to the Court under such
delicate and painful diCtitnitalleQS. it AS' duty
to she* that this demand was wholly xmfounded,and
that the lease for -•which:this money was given was
not the.property of the Plaintitr, but the Defilv.i.aut.
le should produce a letter -which would minus e all
uncertainty, if his instructions- were correct,, and
which would entitle his client to the verdiA of the
Jury.

Thu letter: was read by tli o the Court,
and Couched in the following terms. It wall ad-
dressed from the Plaintiff to the Delend:ult, and was
dated on the 21.Jd of Junk',

" —I received your latter, and have, in enneeituinces
consulted Fanny'tisuardidlir, ibt.nlit'd hic.wbuld
bring an adieu against You, it J3itt: could 4ive suilkitto tutnd
(Oen promisor of marriage}. We all undeistood yOtt !Milani; to
it-tarry her. I canto forward -on her aceotint, and to nay cu.
gagement I will solid on her account', I.Ait not 00 your,;; witk,
Out her. I will hove liatidot to do with your father, or auy
other person unknown to rue. 'I think Sour father and you
are both not tio good as You stuitild be, She Cart bring for.
ward tool. 1 like Ito default, nor will make nune. Conic,
'parry the girl, site can pAY 1.;51. Toward the Le.:o,e, ana 1
haverraid 561. If yon Lout itme th cc-mit:R.l, I tYped
mti;ll-4entity as I'approvc,"-- tier sonic obs...;sva-
awls the letter conalltdfsj 4" if your own friends will not
server you, how caa uyo ex pe,:d it front stranaer
~* ANNE It 17, AI)."
The Lelrined Counicl contended; th at. froru the
to rtn3 of thi.; and the 'other tittFts in evidence,.
the Plaintitf had tal,--cn the lease-upoa herself, and
thatAherefolv, She could not kruand .the (l
the Defendant, which waS a part psyrnent of. suelt
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:Lord This defence i neither
supported' in law nor in- mora6 the Defendant
had :cheated the girl, anti now he wants to cheat
the ,Guarclian also." •
Vertlid tot' 'IR, Plaintiff, 501,