The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-30 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM V. RYDER.

This was an action for assault and imprisonment.
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS stated the plaintiff's case.
The plaintiff was a poor man, and was acquainted with
the defendant, a livery-stable keeper in Queen-street,
Cheapside. Being anxious to better his condition the
plaintiff was desirous of purchasing a horse. The de-
fendent let him have one at 101., the price to be
worked out. In a few days the horse died. The de-
fendant then said he should have another horse. This
he had, and shortly afterwards the defendant caused
him to be apprehended on a charge of stealing the
horse. He was taken before a magistrate, who imme-
diately dismissed the charge. The plaintiff, therefore,
had.brought his action to recover damages for the in-
jury he had sustained.
Lord DENMAN having summed up, the jury fried
for defendant.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 28.

HAYMAN V. CIIINNER.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff against
the defendant to recover damages for criminal con-
versation with the plaintiff's wife.
The damages were laid at 1,0001.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE observed that the plaintiff was
managing clerk to an attorney in the City, and the
defendant held a situation in the War-office. The
marriage between the plaintiff arid his wife took place
a few years ago. Their marriage was one of affection,
and the parties were not of an unsuitable age. They
had four children, and they continued to live in a state
of happiness and comfort until it was destroyed by the
defendant. Mrs. Hayman was first introduced to the
defendant's wife when she was suffering under the
effects of a dangerous confinement, and of which she
afterwards died. The parties resided near each other,
and he believed it was the dying request of Mrs.
Chinner that Mrs. Hayman should give her atten-
tion to Mrs. Chinner's children, which furnished
an excuse for Mrs. Hayman going to the defen-
dant's house. After the -acquaintance had con-
tinued some time the plaintiff found an altera-
tion in his wife's conduct. She had been a most affec-
tionate wife, and had contributed in every way to his
happiness and to the comfort of his children ; but sud-
denly he founean entire change in her behaviour, and
for which he was entirely at a loss to account. After
these visits by the plaintiff's wife to the defendant's
house had during some time been carried on, Mrs.
Hayman remaining longer on one occasion than cir-
cumstances required, the plaintiff, whose mind had
been disturbed by the alienation of his wife's affections,
complained of her conduct, which terminated in an al-
tercation between the plaintiff and the defendant, and
the plaintiff then sent his wife into the country. She
had been there only a short time when a note was
found in Mrs. Hayman's apartment which astounded
the plaintiff, and increased those feelings of uneasiness
under which he had previously laboured. The note
was not in existence, but the learned gentleman said
he thought he' should be able to prove its contents.
The note was addressed by the defendant to the plain-
tiff's wife, and in terms showing that an intimacy of a
warm nature had taken place between them. The
plaintiff put the note into a friend's hands, by whom it
was shown to the defendant. He did not deny that it
was in his hand-writing, but he pledged himself that
nothing of an improper nature had taken place between
him and Mrs. Hayman. The plaintiff then removed
his wife to another distant residence ; but coming home
one evening earlier than usual he found a person near
his house, and drawing nearer he discovered that that
individual was the defendant. Inquiries were then
made, and the result led to the present action. Orr
other occasions they were observed holding corres-
pondence by signs and motions across the road ; and
at other times the defendant was observed paying very
frequent visits to the plaintiff's house. The plaintiff
and defenda.&t were, at this time, not on friendly terms,
and therefore there was no pretence for the defendant
calling at the plaintiff's house ; he was observed con-
stantly visiting at the plaintiff's house almost from the
time when the plaintiff left his house in the morning
till he returned in the evening. The neighbours ob-
served the door placed ajar for him ; and when he ar-
rived the servant was sent out with the children ; the
blinds were then observed to be drawn down. No-
thing but one motive could have induced the defendant
to pay such frequent visits to the plaintiff's house.
Several witnesses were then called in confirmation
of the above statements.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD then addressed the jury on
the part of the defendant, after which
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having summed up the
evidence, the jury consulted together a few moments,
and then returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages
1001.

COURT 0 F EXCHEQUER, JUNE 28.

(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
PARR V. JOLLY.

This was an action of slander. Plaintiff was a Dis-
senting minister of the sect of Independents, and was
about to get the office of minister to a chapel at Bromley,
in Sussex, when reports were spread of his being more
spirituously than spiritually inclined. During the time
the negociations were going on, these reports prejudicial
to his character were circulated in the neighbourhood,
and he, in consequence, applied to the defendant to
know if he had heard any of them. He replied that
he had, and he had been told that on one occasion he
vent into the house of a widow lady and asked for a
glass of brandy and water; that the glass was given;
but that, instead of contenting himself with so mode-
rate a potation, he remained until he had consumed
the whole bottle. The defendant mentioned the
.names_of certain parties who were his informants. In
'consequence of these extraordinary potatory powers,
the office of minister of the chapel was withhela from
'the plaintiff, and he was otherwise damnified in purse
and character. The defendant afterwards refused to
give up the names of the parties, and this action was
therefore brought against him as being the originator.
The Jury found for the defendant.