The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTEL! IGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, FEB: t3.—The Arab tran‘port,
Lieutenant Haines, agent, arrived on Monday, at
Falmouth, from the Mauritius, in 140 days, with the
nead-quarters of the 82d regiment. The Tavy
sailed on Monday, for Falmouth, with a supply of
prt•.visions for the Arab.
His Majesty's brig Leveret, 10, Lieut. W. Lapidge,
sailed for Portsmouth on Wednesday 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.

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

In the Sound—CaleClonia.

Extract of a letter from an officer of the Win-
chester, dated Barbadoes, Jan. s:—" We sailed
from Bermuda on the 22d of December, and ar-
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 sufferers io
beenthe l ait h
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rived at Bermuda the day we sailed. Lieutenant
Lil‘ith.
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His Majesty's packet sloop Swallow arrived at Fal-
mouth, un Thurschiy, trout the Leeward Islands—left St
Thomas's 14th January. A serious fire had broken out
thereon the let January, which had destroyed hall the
houses and property of the city. It was supposed to have
been 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 Mutine, Lieut. Pawle, ar-
rived at Falmouth on Friday, from Jamaica and Cartha-
gena, with the mails and specie, 121,000 dollars ; left
Jamaica 7th January.
The Sandwich packet, Lieut. Sullivan, arrived at
Fal-
mouth on Monday, fourteen days from Lisbon—nothing
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 all kinds.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 23.

CRIM. CON.-ALLAN V. JACOB,

Sir .1. SCARLET' 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
Menses, ani 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 as
an abject 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 alit was beautilul 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
s most faithful wife. His client's mite, 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, us a
last resource, she was recommended to return to Great
Britain for the benefit of her health. The plaintiff, for
some time, found it difficult to procure a ship, but ulti-
mately succeeded in getting her a passage in the Alliance,
a
one of the Hon. East India Company's vessels, commanded
by Captain Timmens, a man of honour, with whom the
plaintiff was acquainted. The vessel in her course was to
touch at Macaio, China, and Singapore, and the plaintiff
his
sw wife's
ecovmesfsoerl
comfort
was nd
to situation,touch. He had
pro-
cured
her letters of introduction to persons residing at the
sviadrici,i,tusupsiaabceosuat
at
which
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
thy might be prepared to receive her. His hopes about
her, however, as to her future happiness were destroyed,
by the conduct of the defendant. Thai 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 'a wife, on
the voyage home. The health of the lady improved
considerably on the voyage ; and witnesses would be called
who would sh•aw 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, lie could reach Mrs. Allan's room. -In her.
room door tliere was a glass, through which her servant
saw the act consummated, which was the ground of the
present action. If there Could tie any doubt about it, that
doubt would be removed by Captain Timmens, who had
been inforrned of it all ; and to whom the unfortunate
lady herself made a voluntary confession of her guilt.
James Patrick M•Dougal, Captain of the Hon. East
India Company's service, knew the plaintiff's wife, she
stopped at his house in Calcutta, where the plaintiff be-
came acquainted with her. Witness was present at their
marriage. Miss Menses was then about 19 years of age.
Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-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 lie 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 SCARLETT—ProbabIy, Sir, that parrot
talked a little too much.—(Laughter.)
Capt. Charles Timmens, of the East India Company's
service, examined by Mr. Fonntrr —ln 1828-9 was Captain
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. There was then no other
ship there for Eugland but his. Mrs. Allan becan:e
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 persons there.

Her health improve& rather at China, which was the next
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 vessel arrived in England in May. First heard' of
her misconduct at the Isle of Wight. She quitted the
vessel at Gravesend. She slept in -a place which they
called the " cuddy." There was a quarter-gallery out-
side, with a window, but it was impossible for any per-
son to enter it, unless the persons inside chose to admit
them. The defendant slept also in what they called " the
cuddy," which was situated in a place immediately below
Mrs. Allan's room, and to which also there was a quarter-
gallery. The defendant 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 JAMES SCARLETT —Wds 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
consequence of sore,ething he had heard from Mrs. Allan's '
servant, took his statiatt in the servant's apartment, and
saw defendant go up the quarter-gallery, and descend by
the m;z u chains to Mrs. Allan's window, which he saw
opened for him by Mts. Allan, on which defendant went
into her apartment. Witness could see what passed by
means of a light at the stern. He saw them together in
the cabin, and oh-erved an illicit connection taking place '
between them. This was about the middle of April; but
he saw them together twice before.
Cross-examined by the ATromar-GEKERAL—What
' brought you into the chambermaid's room ?—(Laughter.)
Witnes:—By her request, to observe 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 Timmens, 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 ber, ,
as he had promised to do, with a sufficiency of water. •
Charles Warren Loveridge examined by Mr. For.r.xrr
—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 wit: Captain Timmens. The conver-
sation respected the defendant.
Crawford Davison Carr, Esq. resides in London, and '
on hearing of the alive! of Mrs. Allan he went to her
hotel, where he saw Mr. Loveridge. Mrs. Allan was
then in very good spirits.—(Laughter.) She showed him
some letters, which he afterwards gave back to her. Her
friends reside in the county 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
;caarnrdieadlsoontobethtweemenannthere
fascinations, about which they had heard so much, in a •
inplaintiffplaidci thawnt hdiesp
plaintiff‘o‘ ief ed
committediunsteC:aladticout her, with all her it'ae
vessel in which, for the greater part of the voyage, there
was not one lady but herself, and whicn 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 r00m.....
(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 bad beard
!rout this witness about the defendant running up
the quarter gallery and down the mizen chains, and
out at one post-hole and in at another—(Laughter.)......
but he would entreat of them to bear in mind that he
had admitted that he had had 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 with Mrs. Allan as his client was said to be—
(Loud laughter)—and to bear 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 Timmens of the confesssion which be
alleged was then made to him (they being then about the
Land's-end), until two days alter it was made, when they
had reached Blackwell.

His Lonnsatr summed up the evidence, and the Jury,
after a short consultation, found a verdict for the plaintiff.
Damages-501.

COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 23.

BEVAN AND ANOTHER V. NUNN.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, as assig.
nees of a bankrupt, to try the validity of an assignment of
certain premises by the bankrupt to his sister, and also to
recover back a number of bills of exchange delivered by him
to her.

It appeared from the evidence adduced on the part of
the plaintiff, that the bankrupt had been engaged in mar•
catitile speculations of an unprofitable nature for nine
years past. His original capital was only 6,0001., yet he
had 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 he had obtained a loin of.
2,0001. from his sisters, for which he had given them his
bend. rpon 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. Ile continued to carry on his business
until the sth of November, when he stopped payment. It ^
wts Therefore contended, on behalf of the plaintiffs, that
both the assignment and delivery of the bills had taken
place in coutrmplation 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 most urgent importunities.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff..