The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, FEB.. 3.—The Arab Iran-port,
Lieutenant Haines, agent, arrived on Monday, at
Falmouth, from the Mauritius, in 140 days, with the
head-quarters of the 82d regiment. The Tavy
sailed on Monday, for Falmouth, with a supply of
pr-iv,sions for the Arab.

His Majesty's brig Leveret, 10, Lieut. W. Lapidge,
sailed for Portsmouth on Wedne,;,lay morning.
The Harrier, 18, Commander Vassal', is expected
to be ready by the middle of March ; her destina-
tion being the East Indies; and the Pike schooner,
12, Lieutenant Brooking, is reported for the first
week in next month, to proceed again to the Irish
station.

Iu Hamoaze—San Josef, Harrier, Savage, Nim-
rod, Pike, Romney, Ceylon, and Echo steam-vessel.

In the Sound—Caledonia.

Extract of a letter from an officer of the Win-
chester, dated Barbadoes, Jan. s:—" We sailed
from Bermuda on the 22d of December, an :I at--
rived here on the 2d of January. The Pallas and
Ranger are lying here, The officers of the Win-
chester have subscribed one pound each, and the
ship's company two days' pay, for the sufferer; in
the late hurricane, the account of which has not
been in the least exaggerated. The Arachne ar-
rived at Bermuda the day we sailed. Lieutenant
Mosberry, of tho Blossom, and Lieutenant Smith,
of the 'Winchester, tire removed to the Ringer ;
Lieutenant Abbott to the Winchester, vice Smith.
We are to sail from Jamaica on the 15 h January.

His Majesty's packet sloop Swallow arrived at Fal-
mouth, on Thursday, from the Leeward Islands—left St
Thomas's 14th January. A serious fire had broken out
there on the Ist January, which had destroyed halt the
houses and property of the city. It was supposed to have
peen the work of incendiaries:. The loss of property has
been very great, but happily no lives. A subscription has
been commenced for the relief of the sufferers.

His Majesty's packet ship /Undue, Lieut. Pawle, ar-
rived at Falmouth on Friday, from Jamaica and Cartha-
gena, with the mails and specie, 121,000 doliars ; left
Jamaica 7th January.
The Sandwich packet, Lieut. Sullivan, arrived at Fal-
mouth on Monday, fourteen days from Lisbon—nwthing
new by her, except a more rigid observance of the quaran-
tine regulations, which was complained of and severely felt
by the merchants, and caused great stagnation to business
of ad kinds.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEn. 21.

GRIM. CON.--ALLAN V. JACOB

Sir J. SCARLETT stated the case. The plaintiff was a
highly respectable man in society, and is a partner in a
rich mercantile house in Calcutta. His wife was a Miss
Menne, aid possessed all those charms and qualities which
render a woman an amiable and desirable companion for a
man' desirous of entering into the married state of life.
Having received a liberal education she was sent out to the
East Indies, where she had friends; and having become
acquainted with the plaintiff, she was selected by him a,
an bject who was calculated to render him happy, and
they were married in August, 1826. Mrs. Allan at that
period was but nineteen years of age, and was as agreeable
in her manners as she was beautiful and attractive in her
features and person. In twelve months she bore her hus-
band a child, and up to the period of her separation
from the former, which was occasioned through her
having got into a bad state of health, she con-
ducted herself as a most affectionate mother, as well as
a moat faithful wife. His client's a ife, after the
birth of her first child, got into so bad a state of health,
that she had several times miscarried ; and the cli-
mate of India disagreeing with her constitution, as a
last resource, she was recommended to return to Great.
Britain fur the benefit of her health. The plaintiff, for
some time, found it difficult to procure a ship, but tilti-
tnately succeeded in getting her a pisstsge in the .Alliance,
one of the Hon, East India Company's vessels, commanded
by Captain Till-miens, a man of honour, with whom tLe
plaintiff was acquainted. The vessel in her course was to
touch at Macaio, China, and Singapore, and the plaintiff
solicit us about his wife's comfort and situation, had pre-
cut ed her letters of introduction to persons residing at the
various places at which the vessel was to touch. He had
also provided her with a female servant to attend to her on
her voyage, and apprised his friends in England by letters,
of the time when they might expect her to arrive, that
th y might be prepared to receive her. His hopes about
her, however, as to her future happiness were destroyed,
by the conduct of the defendant. That person was first
officer of the Alliance, under Captain Timmens ; and it
would be proved by the steward and mate of the vessel, and
by other corroborative evidence, that he had been guilty
of criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife, on
the voyage home. The health of the lady improved
considerably on the voyage ; and witnesses would be called
who would show that site was lodged in a part of the
cabin next the quarter-deck, and that the defendant's cabin
was so situated, that by getting out at one port-hole, and
in by another, he could reach Alm Allan's room. In her
room door there was a glass, through which her servant
saw the act consummated, which was the ground of the
present action. If there could be any doubt about it, that
pa,re.
doubt would he removed by Captain Timmens, who had
been informed of it all ; and to whom the unfortunate
lady herself made a voluntary confession of her guilt.
,*l
r astn oft i be-
James Patrick M'Dougal, Captain of the Hon. East
India Company's service, knew the plaintiff's wife, she
smnaipapiedagea.t hisi‘ii Calcutta,tissou:ieenianeswasthen about I P yeff
where
the
came acquainted with her. Witness was present at their
Cross-examined by the ATTORNEV-GENERAL for the
defendant—The plaintiff was then between thirty and
forty years of age. The society she had after she was
married was not the most polished. Witness heard that
plaintiff used to speak in double entendre to his wife, and
witness observed plaintiff to say things which he considered
rather coarse. Witness thought Mrs. Allan rather vola-
tile in her manners, but did not notice anything which he
could consider it improper for Mrs. M'Dougal to speak to
her upon.
Examined by Sir JAMES SCARLETT—He had heard
from persons that the conversations which sometimes
pissed between the plaintiff and his wife were indelicate.
Witness's real reason for discontinuing his visits was a dif-
ference they had about a p ,rrot.
Sir JAMES Scananrr—Probably, Sir, that pairot
talked a little too much.—(Laughter.)
Capt. Charles Tinimens, of the East India Company's
service, examined by Mr. FoLLETT—In 1828-9 wasCapta
in
of the Alliance. The defendant, Mr. Jacob, was chief officer
of the ship, and was about forty years of age. Witness
was in Calcutta in August, 1828, and used occasionally to
visit at the plaintiff's house. Tbere was then no other
ship there for Eugland but his. Mrs. Allan became a
passenger, and was in very bad health when she came on
board. There were other ladies on board, bound for Sin-
gapore, through the Straits of Malacca. Mrs. Allan went
on shore at Singapore ; she had a child and maid-servant
with her; she had letters of introduction to pernns there-

...„

Her health improved rather at China, which was the next
I place they went to. She used to dine at witness's table, and
defend int and four or five other officers used also to dine at it.
The vcseel arrived in England iu May. First beard of
her misconduct at the Isle of Wight. She quitted the
vessel at Gravesend. She slept in a place which they
called the " ruddy." There was a quarter-gallery out- '
side, with a window, lint it was impossible for any per-
see to enter it, unless the persons inside chose to admit
them. The defendant slept also in what they called " the
ruddy," which was situated in a place immediately below
Mrs. Allan's room, and to which also there was a quarter-
gallery. The dsfendant is not now in witness's vessel, he
is in India; and was obliged to leave witness's vessel in
consequence of such a breach of trust as that now com-
plained of.
Cornish, servant to Captain Timmens, examined
by Sir JA3IF.S SCA KLETT —Wail in the ship during the
voyage, but did not observe any thing improper between
Mrs. Allan and defendant until they had nearly arrived
home. Mrs. Allan's servant slept in a cabin opposite her
mistress's room. There was a window which opened from
Mrs. Allan's apartment into the servant's. Witness, in
conseqeence of soroething he bad heard from Mrs. Allan's
servant, took his statism, in the servant's apartment, and
saw ilefendant go up the quarter-gallery, and descend by
the miz u chains to Mrs. Allan's window, which he saw
opened for him by Mts. Allan, on which defendant went
into her apu tment. Witness could see what passed by
means of a light at the stern. lie saw them together in
the cabin, and observed an illicit connection taking place
between ti em. This was about the middle of April ; but
he saw them together twice before.
Cross-examined by the ATToRNEY-GENERAL--What
brought t out into the chambermaid's rosin ?—(Laughter.)
Witness—By her request, to of,serve what was going on.
—(Renewed laughter.) Could see what was passing in
Mrs. Allan's cabin, by looking through the Venetian
blinds, and the aid of the moonlight. Witness was then
servant to Captain Timmene, but is now steward of the
vessel. There was a dispute between him and Mrs. Allan
on board, in consequence of his not having supplied her,
as lie had promised to do, with a sufficiency of water.
Charles Warren Loveridee exatnin,d lay Mr. FotArrr
—ls second mate of the Alliance; the defendant, on the
ship approaching England, asked him to go to Mrs. Allan,
and said he would take his duty. Witness went to her,
and found her crying. In consequence of what he heard,
he communicated with Captain Timmens. The convey-
Nation respected the defendant.
Crawford Davison Carr, Eeq. resides in London, and
on nearing of the arm isal co Mrs. Allan he went to her
hotel, wliere he saw Mr. Loveridge. Mrs. Allan was
then in very good spirits.—(Laughter.) She showed him
some !wets, which he afterwards gave back to her. Her
friends reside iu the cuunty of Perth, and he supplied her
with money to take her there; and saw her off in a vessel
in which he procured her a passage.
The ATTORNEY-GENBRAL commented strongly on the
case; and directed the attention of the Jury to the evi-
dence respecting the light double entendre conversation
which it was deposed used to lie carried on between the
plaii
ovrtil his
hCaac
dlcuotutiam;
committed
also to the manner
in malelheerr
fascinations, shout which they had heard so much, in a
vessel in which, for the greater part of the voyage, there
was not one lady but herself, and which had six officers
in it, all of them younger than his client, who they had
heard was then 40 years of age. He would ask the Jury
what brought Cornish into the chambermaid's room.—
(Laughter)—and he would direct their attention to
that part of his testimony wherein he deposed that they
had been in her room together looking at the fun
going on.—(Much laughter.) The Jury had heard
!coin this witness about the defendant running up
the quarter gallery and down the mizen chains, and
out at one port-hole and in at another—(Laughter.)..
but he would entreat of them to bear in mind that he
had admitted that he had hail a dispute with Mrs. Allan
on the voyage. He would also request their attention to
the testimony of Loveridge, who, for ought he knew, was
as thick wiih Mrs. Allan as his client was said to be— '
(Laid laughter)—and to hear in mind that he (Loveridge),
after he stated he had been requested by the defendant to '
call on Mrs. Allan (while defendant took his watch), did
not inform Captain Tirnmens of the confesssion which he
alleged was then made to him (they being then about the
Lantre-teitl), until two days after it was made, when they
had reached Blackwell.

His Loanstitr summed up the evidence, and the Jury,
after a short c,neultation, found a verdict for the plaintiff.
Damages-5U

COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 23.

BEVAN AND ANOTHER V.

This
awiams
iaknr
.apc oti brought
oi
try
the
validity by h e t.
an plaintiff's,assias assig-
nees
g nm en tof
certain premises by the bankrupt to his sister, and also to
recover back a number of bills of exchange delivered by biro
to her.
It appeared from the evidence adduced on the part of
the plaintiff, that the bankrupt had been engaged in mer-
cantile speculations of an unprofitable nature for nine
years past. His original capital was only b,0001., yet he
bad had bill transactions to a very large amount with the
• firm of Severn and Co., which stopped payment on the
3,1 of October last. In 1824 lie had obtained a loan of
2,000/. from his sisters, for which he had given them his
bend. Upon being informed of the failure of Severn and
Co., he evinced great distress of mind, observing, he did
not know what he was to do, as it was impossible he
could then go on with his business. On the 12th
of October he assigned the premises in question to
his Sister, but had the deed antedated as on the 2d, the
day before the failure of Severn and Co., and also de•
livered them up four bills of exchange, amounting alto.
gether to 2,0001. lie continued to carry on his business
until the sth of November, when he stopped payment. It.
w la rherefore contended, on behalf of the plaintiffs, that
both the assignment and delivery of the bills had taken
place in contemplation of bankruptcy and in voluntary pre-
ference of his other creditors ; and that, consequently,
they were invalid in point of law.
On the part of the defendant it was insisted that the
bankrupt had been guilty of no fraudulent preference, the
property in question having been made over to his sisters
under the pre: sure of the must urgent importunities.
The Jury returned a verdict fur the plaintiffs.