The Sun.
London, England, 1810-06-06 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH; TUNES.

ABBOTT V. MARRIOTT.'
This was an atlion brought to recover 321765. 2d.
for goods sold and delivered.
Mr. PARK stated, that the plaintiff i a. haber-
dasher and milliner, residing in Berners-street, Ox-
ford.-road the defendant, a Lady that lived in a
most sumptuous style. She was not a married lady,
but bad lived under the prote6tion of many Noble-
men and Gentlemen of the first rank and fashion.
The articles furnished to the defendant, however
they might appear expensive, only kept pace with
her other expences—she at present lived under pio--
teMion, ,in an elegant house in the City-road. He
was at a loss to know what def&ice would be set,
up. He understood 131. had been paid into Court.
He was insti titled to say, he would be able to prove
the items in the bill,- which, if be did, would en-
title his client to a verdid. '

Thorn-as Sha av, in the employ of the plaintiff,
proved the delivery of the several articles, except a
Mary Queen of Scots caps 11, ss. to w hich he could
not, speak positively.
,Ori his erOss-examination by Mr. GARROW, he
was shewn a lice cap, and asked by the Learned,
Counsel, if he thought it was worth 31. ? He an-
swered, that any person who mcjuld charge that sum
for it'mUst be a rogue; halt-a-guinea was its lull
wilue ; he had not any knowledge of the cap, and
did not believe it was turniShed by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff's case closed here.

Mr: i3Aattow,COunsel for the Defendant, stated,
that the unfortunate young Woman, his client, had
been entrapped into a system of extravagance,-she,
perhaps, would never have thought of.• The plain-
tiff laid siege to Ler as far back as the year 130.1, 'at a
time when she had just entered her 13th year, and
was under the protettion of a Nobleman of to tune.
He constantly called on this unfottunate -creature,
but lately from the -country, and pet redly unac-
quainted with the manners of this great city, al %.(api
bringing. with him some of .the most LOstly and
gaudy articles, and found it easy to persuade
unwary girl to purchase.. Enormous 3S the sum
he was instructed to say, that the defendant- had,
since the year 1801, paid the plaintiff upwards of
20001. ; and they might judge of the value she
received„when the cap that was produced had been
charged 31. by the plaintiff;-" and his own servant.
acknowledged the man th.it u ould charge such a
price must be a rogue; Evety thing he had stated,
he was instßided to say, he could prove to the sa-,
tisfadion of the Jury. But there was no ground
that this aEtion could stand on, either in law, equity;
or morality. This plaintiff, eho had been reprew
sented to to the Court and Jury as a respea-table
tradesman, forsooth, courts the appetite, the fancy,
of a young ereature,'just fallen, 'and furnishes her
with finery fo :assist her to prostitutiou ; still -, Ire
would wish to be 'thought pure but his Lordship
would tell the Jury, that an abettor to a crime was
as guilty as the person performing it, and that the
Legislature had wisely provided that a pecuniary
transaaion, grounded on an illegal proceeding, was
not recoverable. He then proceeded to call his wit-
nesses.

Sarah Coy deposed, that she lived as servant to
the defendant tor:five months, in the. years 1808
and 1809. She always called. her Mrs. Uenry.
The plaintiff used constantly to come to the hoUse,
and she, the witness, had been often desired by the

(lefendane• to say she was not at • home, for tht
plaintiffnever saw her that he would take his ieave,_
without she. made a purchase. She b,lieved the
cap produced Was purchased Wh'it,t he was in the
detetidantls. service, •frOtn the pl.to-titF, and• under-
stood the price..was. 31.
On her cross-examioation bj Mr. PARK, she
could not be positive that the cap Was purchased
While she was in the service of tie defendant, and
did not know from her own kmtwiedge, whether it
bad been purchased ,from the plaintiff or not, but
she understood it was.

Mr. PARK, replied, and contended, that not a par,
tide of the statement of his Learned Friend had
been made' out hi evidence. H. gave him full
credit that no' part of it was indebted to his inven-
tion but it was a disgrace to the profession, that
such instudions should be givto. He would not
detain the time of the Court or Jury by rebutting
the statement of his Learned Friend, who, he was
sure was now as certain as himself of its fallacy
Under these considerations, he was convinced that
.his client must have a verdict.

Lord ELLENBORO,Upti ObSeri d,jhe could p
hold Mr.•Garrow that thiN case came under
that of the encouragement of prustitution. The.
unfortnnate defendant, although imprudent in her
condutt, shad not b_come deliied to the common
degree of a regular "Cyprian.. ;ihe was under the
protection, and cohabited
.only NNitil one .person•
and she was that- situation be lure the plaintiff
became acquainted with her. Under these circum-
stances, the .Tory
.would cOnsuldr whether, the plain-
tiff was not entitled to,a verd4t. They would,.on
returning-it, recolled, ihat a stun had been paid
into. Court, and that antein of 15s. had nut beat
proved. • •

'Lie Jury, without leaving the box, returned a
vtrctiO for tho plainuff, 171. ts. 2d.. with costs.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, TUNES.

SMITH V. SPOONER.

This was an anion to _recut-vex damages from the
defendant, for dectling at -a s; lie, where a leasehold
house of the plaintiff teas set u;i at auttion, that it
was ofno use to bid for it, as the plaintiff could not
give a title.
-It appeared that the house was situated in Red
Lion-street, 'Pentonville ; tha.t the plaintiff was
only the trustee of a Mts. Franklin; and that the
defindant, the lantiord, 1.‘19 1-.) get the
premises into his possession, they Ocing_ let it a
row rent. After the sale was v)reyented by the de*
fondant, he 'offered tool: for the time the leaseslajd
to run.

In defence, it. was contended. _by Mr. Seriept
BEST; that th re was a vasC difference beiN%eCa

!..lai;der of

' 'NEtatr of title; heals'

held, that_ it a man tact a Lot... Lit ui:em.his-thind tlFtt
ativtLer's title was not goat. to any property. be put
up for public 'sale, he had a rir,ht to dvciare it, and
the law would bear him haTtUlesq. No malice _had
been. proved. Under .these cot isidt•rations the claw-.
dant .was. entitled to their
Mr. Justice CHAmazzE held the law to 1:;‘ 'con t rarY,
to that promulgated by his_Bruther Best. He would
leave the fatas to the Jury, athd they would deci(ld.
according to the justice of the case.
The Jury, after deliberating half an hodr, round
a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 01, Ss. with
Costs.

On Monday se'flniAlit, about one o'clock in tl}e.
afternoon, a tire. broke out al.' the (3-I.)ve Inn, be'
tweets Shaftesbury and Sarum:o,o3lcl), in about threes
Tours, was entirely consumed ; the sables were en-
tirely consumed; the horses were with 'great di'
culty saved, and a part of the furniture, but most al,
the liquois were de,troyed.

THE GREATEST REWARD EVER OFFERED is EO\V
presented to the Public, and to obtain it, no waso
of time, no personal darer need be int:tined
being only required of those who seek it to soio
Old Time by the forelock, acid clasp the Gocides
Fortune, to their arms:-hit favourite Temple i 5
CARTER'S, No. 8, Charing-crass, Nflieie all are e 314
nestly, and rest eafully invited, •

The Public will please to ohserve,, thrat the 014
person in partnership .with the late Sir' BEAST'
COMB, at, the time that Firm sh3rtd,and sold the
Grand Prize of Ooe Thousand Tickets, witch pre!'
duced 24,7651. (in 14st April Lottery)
,Wai. E. L'
DJN, who is now removed ti.) No._ 2, Coridii}l, neat'
the Manfiion-house.

111 P IVL

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