The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-11 00:00:00

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QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings ct Nisi l'r:u3, $t Guildhall, before Lord
CAMPBELL and a Common Jury.)
COWES V. CASMIAN.

This was an action for a slander; alleged to bo spoken
of the plaintiff by the defendant, imputing that she was
unchaste. The plaintiff, Elizabeth Cowes, is a young
unmarried woman, who had held the situation of bar-
maid at the Grapes Tavern, in Blackman-street,
Borough, and at the Cock ard Magpie, in Worship-
street; and the de:endant, Patrick Cruhman, keeps a
public house in Heaton.
Mr. Parry and Mr. Metcalf) were • counsel for Vie
plaintiff, and Mr. E. James, Q.c., represented the de-
fendant.

William Fitzgerald, a police-constable—l am a sum-
moning' officer at the Worship-street Police court. I
know Elizabeth Cowes, the plaintiff. She was barmaid
at the Cock and Magpie, Worship-street, kept by a
person named Collins. I also know the defendant,
Patrick Cashman. I believe he keeps tha White Hart
at Hoxton Old Town. In July last I went with Cash-
man to the Cock and Magpie. I saw the plaintiff, the
barmaid there; she was then acting as barmaid. The
defendant and I went there to have refresh-
ment. The defendant asked the plaintiff how she
did, and shook hands with her. We then had our
refreshment and left the house. On the following Sun-
day I went to the defendant's house at his request to
tea. I saw the defendant there. In the course of con-
versation he asked me if I recollected going into the
Cock and Magpie with him. I said I dial. Ha then
stated that the girl he shook hands with had had a
child by a policeman named Guest. I said, "Indeed.",
He said "Oh yes; Murray knows all about it," meaning
one of the warrant officers of the N division. That was
all that passed between us on that subj2ct. I repeated
this to the girl's master and mistress.
Cros.- xamined by Mr. JAMES —lt was about the 10th
July, 1850, that I had this conversation with the de-
fdndtn'; and I told the girl's master and mistress on the
followinz diy of her having had a child.
Mr. Henry Collins—l keep the Cock and Magpie,
near Worship-street Pvlice-office. Elizabeth Cowes was
a barmaid in my service in August and September ►ast.
In conacquerce of what I had heard from Fitz-
gerald, 1 went with Mr. Mirky and Guest to
see the defendant. Murray ',offered to shake hands
with Cashman, and said to him, " What have you been
saying about me?" Cishman said, "Well, I heard it."
Guest said, "You ought to bo ashamed of yourself to
bring me into this matter." Cashman said, " I heard it
at the bar." I had previously spoken to Cashman about
what Fi.zgerald had told me; and Murray and Guest
had also be en spoken to by my wife and the plaintiff.
Guest also said to Cashman, ho should give him a good
hiding tor making such an assertion. Murray de-
nied having told Cashman. Cashman said he had
heard somebody make the statement at the
bar, but he cculd not tell who it was. I

remember 141 r. W. nig visiting the barmaid (the plain-
tiff) at my house. She is about 22 or 23 years of age.
Hill and the plaintiff appeared to be keeping company,
and Hill had told me that he int.-..nded to marry her. In
consequence of this slander ghe gave notice to leave my
service. She appeared to be very much distressed and
low-spirited about it.

Wm. Guest—l am a police-constable. I know the
plaintiff. It is certainly not true that she has been the
mother of a ch!hl, and that I have been its father. I
d9n't know that she has had a child. I have never had
any improper intErgourse her,

Cress.-exa.alined—Bef)re she went to the Cock and
Magpie sh?.. was barmaid at the Grapes public-house in
Blackman-street. I knew her there. I have never in
my life taken her out. •

Re-examined—The plaintiff was to my knowledge a
well-;;enduc'el yourg woman when she lived at the
Grapes.

Mr. Joseph Morey deposed that he hal kept the
• Grapes public-house, Blackman • street, Borougi!, and that
plaintiff had lived in his home almost from her childhood,
Nvi± flay exception or the time. whan she lived at the
Uock and Magpie. Witr.ess remer.abere i the defendant
calling en him c.n one occasion. sta.' saying he had got
into a scrape; be said he had an action pending
against him for sayin; that ElizahAh Cowes had had a
child. Witnes asked why he had said so if it was not
true? He said, from hearing it from other p2rtit's, but
did not give witness his author. He said he had offered
501. to settle the matter. Witness advised him to do so.
The defendant said the plaintiff had refused to take it.
During the time witness had known the plaintiff sho had
always borne a respectable character.
Wm. aln clerk to a Mr. Roberts, an attorney.
I know the plaintiff. I have known her about six years.
I made a proposal of marriage to her about 18 months
ago. That was accepted by her father. Iler mother is
drad. The landlord and landlady of the Cock and Mag-
pie knew that I was engaged to be married to the plain-
tiff. We had intended first to have been married in
August last. In July last I heard that she had had a
child.. In con-Ague:lee of this, I told her I should not
marry her until it was perfectly clear to my satisfaction
that that statement was untrue; and our marriage was
broken oft in August last. She left the " Grapes " be-
c tuse she had been out at a ball with ma. liar brother
an :I sister were with her at the ssmo ball.
Mr. E. JAMES addressed the jury for the defendant,
denying that the plaintiff had utterly lost her chance of
being married to the witness, William Hill, her former
suit )r; and that bring so, ho contended she had not
sustained - any " special damage)" which was necessary
to the maintenance of an action like this.

Lord CAMPBELL summed up, and
The iury found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages,
504

GERMAN Y.

The German journals received this morning are
unanimous in stating that the stipulations entered
into at Olmutz have been very unfavourably received
by the secondary Governments of Germany. They
were communicated to the Diet of Frankfort for its
adhesion, and a very sharp discosion arose on them,
in the course of which the plenipotentiaries of several
states did not hesitate to express their dissatisfaction.
The secondary Powers, and especially the four Royal
Courts, now perceive that in desiring to lower
Prussia they have played the game of Austria
.more than they had intended. Nevertheless, it is
not believed that the Diet of Frankfort, or the states
of the Prussian Union, will refuse their adhesion
to the arrangement ; but it is not considered • bale
probable that states which have bithertosstipported
the policy of Austria may, in the Conferenees at
Dresden, side with Prussia: The German Reform,
the semi-official organ, has published shoral articles,
declaring that the Prussian Government has the firm
intention of maintaining the constitution, -and of con-
fining itself within its limits. In consequence of the
summons to ke addressed to the Lieutenancy-General
of Schleswig Holstein, by Austria and Prussia, to
reduce He army to one-third of its present force, we
learn that Denmark has undertaken, on its part, to
leave in Holstein only the forces necessary to main-
tain order. The Prussian capital was tranquil at the
date of the last accounts, and the funds remained firm.
The following proclamation to the Saxon army has
been issued by the Minister of War:--
" It is net unknown to the WaiDepartment that cer-
tain of the public journals allow themselves to publish
the most malicious insinuations against' the &upon
army, and to circul.tc suspicions a its patriotism' its
fidelity and devotion, and its reailincss to obey the orders
given it. The honour of thC army stands too high, and
is too firmly established to rc quire any defence against
such pitiful attacks. The War Ministry has not there-
fore issued any written reply to these insinuation), and
h.thus gives the army a new prof of its
firm confidence in the spirit by which it is animated.
`. Dresdc-n, Dee. 5, 1350." " liABENSORET.

ITALY.

A letter fiorn of the 30th Ult., states that
the theatrical sent Tinti had been ordered to quit
.that city in 24 hours. This measure was not adopted
frOm any political rotive, but was ascribed to the
malice and envy or some rivali. The director of the
theatre had cut his throat with a penknife. He is the
fourth tnem...r of his family who has thus put an end
to his existence. OA the 20th a carriage containing
several persons was attackM and robbed by eighteen
armed banditti, near Facrz3. Five individuals, con-
victed of highway robbtryf•at Minerbio, were to hive
been shot at Bologna -on-the 30th, but the execution
wag suspended.

•
•
The Risorgimento or toe gin inst. contains the fol-
/oWing, under date Itottie; 30th ult.
I have htn a assured ;hat Lord Minto has written a
letter to a Ligh•personqge hero respecting tee Catholic
hierarchy in, England, with a rtccmatend.tion that it be
communicated to itlre Ct;urt of Rome. I am informed that
it has been read el M. ee Rayneval, the French Minister,
who, being the most zealous :And officious friend of
gill make it known to his :Holiness. It is said that
Lord Minto deimibes theembarrasement in which the Go-
vernment of her Britannic Majesty is placed, and ascribes
v, the *ant of pruicrca with which the bull, erecting
Westruin*ter diocese, ha been published, the painful
Consequeaces the Roman Cathol:cs snail have to undergo,
shoula'the. present Ministry not be able to. protect them
and treat thin with the impaitiality which characterises
the policy of Lord Jib Russell. Lord Minto, it appears,
concludes by expressing a hop that tho Poke will adopt
s"me racisure eldc...nlr.cd to remely the evil and calm
the general cif:rye:sconce of the cow:try."

CURRENCY.
TO 711 E EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Su-1,-iqapy- theoretical writers on currency hold
that " there is no g,neral effect en trade or commerce
by increasing the qu:-.ncity of the currency and lower-
ir,g tLf: stan'i4so, or by th 3 contrary, except •,:he effect
upon wbatnnoy be called 'ohl debtors and creditors.'"
They overinok the fact that every member of the
• community, in reference to existing obligations, is
either a debtor or a creditor; but restricting the ex-
ception to the narrow limit intended, viz., to those
v-ho owe, cr are owed money (and these, to simply
to the extent of such , obligations), it may easily be
spawn t;,at the opinion is erroncon:::!.
If, as tliey say, increasing or decreasing the circa-
. lating medium has no effect on trade or eommerce-,
N. IL.-..W!*,- tit foth.t: word,,, nAther increasing nor decreasing
c4..__--L-frie"detnand for labour—then, the total withdrawal or
~.. •-•
.1' , .__the'' medium of exch.„-inge-,-of ad .. currency—would
hay.,o no effect on trade or commerce, or in the em-
•, ' -,.. - ''ployment of labour, , Will-they go this .length ? . If
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„.,......_so, further argument is useless ; if not, then-,:is—the
\ .-.-,,,-. opinion advanced not their opinion.
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