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soon find another son.; I knew nothing of my daughter going
until she was gone.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN.—She was my
eldest slaughter ; I have a daughter named Fanny ; Ido not know
that my eldest daughter was in the habit of visiting Captain
Bowles at his lodgings (a mile and a half off), in boy's clothes,
at night ; nor do I know that Pauly and she used to go together ;
I never found ,her bed empty at night; I never knew that she
used to walk out with Captain Bowles, on the banks of the Arno,
before be was introduced to us; she never told me so ; I found
my daughter at Kensington; she was nut living at Captain:
Bowles's expense ; my husband paid the experices ; Captain
Bowles and my daughter lived together in London, befort they
went to. Kensington; Mr. Dauiel's sister did not live with them ;
1 don't.know that Captain Bowles used to visit her at Kensing-
ton; after my daughter came from the Convent, she was not sent
back to the Coovent, to avoid a man named Barronchili ; she was.
sent back partly
,for that, and partly because we were returning
to Pisa.;. she was fond of a person named Baronchili ; he was not
peasant'or•lahOuring mass, he was a man who posaessed some
land ; this young man was introduced to her by a Priest, as a
proper match, as he possessed 600,900 scudi or crowns; I ob-
"tell to it, .liecaisse my daughter was too young, and I did not
wish to. marry her to a person residing is tke country (to a
countryman) ; we.were not obliged to call in the Police, to pro-
tect us from two other of her sweethearts ; it was my slaughters,
Betsy and Fanny, who had two gentlemen suitors ; these young
men . were not allowed. to come to our house, and I complained
privately to a Judge (Magistrate) of their attempts to come
to the house, and their sending messages; my husband brought
an action against the defendant, for the seduction of my
daughter.
Mr. Sergeant Wlt.nr.—Yes, my Lord, but we undertake to
drop that action. It was brought when the plaintiff was. under
Captain Bowles 's protection.
Mr. Sergeant VAUCHAW.—My Lord, we know nothing of that,
if withdrawn at all, it should have beets withdrawn before.

The Cuter ivsnet.—They proinise to withdraw it now, and
that is enough.
Cross-eraminatiOn continned.—Count Metaxa is a law student,
awl the son of a nobleman.

Re-examined.—On the first occasion she had been at the Con-
vent a year and u half, and the second time ten months; we lived
at Prato, about 40 miles from Pisa, when Barronchilli was intro-
dared to my daughter.
Re-examined through the COI/ RT.—My daughter never corres-
parled with a Mr. Grassi; he is a married man.

Mrs. C. Daniel examined.---I am the aunt of the plaintiff; at
the request of my brother, I searched for my niece in London, and
found her at No. 33, Somerset-street, Portman-square, in July,
1925 ; I waited until I saw the defendant also there : I told him
I had received instructions from my brother to see my niece mar-
ried, or to take her away at once; he seemed to make no objection ;
I reproached him with his conduct ; and he said he was ready
to make every reparation in his power ; I said he must
marry her, and he said " I can't do that, as I am already a
married man." Ile said he was suing for a divorce, and that
it had already cost him 1,500/. ; and be seemed to wish-my niece
to leave him, as he feared her living with him would injure him
in that cause. He said, when he got the divorce, he would
marry- her, and if be did not get it, 'he would settle
110!. a year on bar, and give her 1,0001. when she came of age;
it afterwards proved that she was then pregnant. He requested
me to accept of 110/. for one year. I said I had no instructions
with respect to money, hut I took it, .and gave him, at his re-
quest, a receipt for it for one year. My niece was not then pre-
sent, nor did she know it. I took her to the house of a most
respectable relation of mine by marriage, st Kensington. The
defendant never after Paw her again with my knowledge, or that
of her parents. I proposed, that as she was a Boman Catholic.,
marriage by a Catholic priest would be better than nothing,
otherwise.' could not introduce her to my friends, anti that I was
awkwardly Oared. lie maid he had no objection, only that lie
feared he should be proseented for bigamy. I staid at, the house
in Somerset-street two nights, until Captain Bowles came home
from the races. •My niece passed as Mrs. Bowles.
lie-examined by Mr. Sergeant VA U N, niece, did net
wish t.l) live with Captain Bowles in infamy. She expected he
would marry her. • She did not refuse to go from him. She
mine without force or violenee. When she saw me, she clapped
her arms round my neck, and My dear aunt, I am glad
put are come," No violence was necessary to remove her. I
took a Bow-street officer with me, as I was told that Captain
..13trwles was a very violent man. When my niece found out that
'•Captalis .Basks wars s married man, she propo»eil that they should
continue their journey to England, as Water and Sister ; but he
'Aid...." Oh, no, no brother and sister, if you please. "--(A laugh.)
Plaintiff's father is a Deputy-Commissary-General; he rewidea in
Italy as a private gentleman.

Se;grant tti.nr —That is my raw., my Lord.

Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN asked his Lordship whether he
thought there was such evidence of a promise of marriage as was
sufficient to send the case to a jury ?
The Loan Cuter iversee—Certainly ; there is abundant evi.
Bence of that fact. ..

Mr. Sergeant Vsnottaa said, that the decision of his Lord-
ship made it necessary for him to offer a few observations upon
the evidence adduced in support of this case. And, first, the .fury
might perceive, that an action was originally brought by the
pleintiff'• father, to recover damages ; hut now, in order to make
a favourable impression, they were told that this action was to he
withdrawn. • Why, he asked, was ant more light thrown upon
this question ? Why was not Mies Fanny, the plaintiff's sister
(a most important witness, he should think), brought op and
examined? There could be no wow for not doing so, for she
was not only in the country, but actually in Court. Had that
young lady been called, they might have got at a little of the
secret history of this transaction. The stmt had been produced,
and she', it seemed, had gone very coolly and quietly to the de-
fendant'N lodgings in search of her niece, and there she took her
quarters for two nights, until his return front the races. Now,
be exiled upon the Jury to take this matter seriously into their
consideration, and to ask themselves whether the object was not
done fur a certain purpose? it was not gallant fit say that the
lady was the seducer in this case, but it certainly sr/add not be
going too far to say m. The defendant took her away, hot he
showed no wish to abandon hex ; he said he WAN ready to make
her every reparation in his power. No breach of promise of
marriage was hinted at, save at Pisa; bore, when questioned
on the subject, his promise was only conditioaally---" I expect
a divorce," said the defendant, " and if I obtain it, I will
marry rats." But, with deferent* to his Lordship, there W#4
nospecific promise of marriage. No promise of marriage was
binding, unless it was mutual ; the defendant should have
the power of bringing his action, as well as the plaintiff; and
where was the promise made to the defendant, which, 'would
tenable hint to do so in this case? lie contended that theta
war none. Upon the question as to the amount of damages, he
appealed to the Jury, and asked them whether the plaintiff came
Wore thept with a previously unblemielted and unspotted charac-
ter? If she fen a sacrifice at all, she certainly fell a willing sa-
crifice. She literally threw herself into the deft-mix-We arms ;
arty, she was even content to live with him after she had been in-
formed that he wrol a married lean; she found no fault, she utteE,
eel no complaint, end this action might in truth, and in fact, be
considered the action of the &titer. He left the case with the
.tory, eonfideot that they would Nee that this Was a two which, at
the utmost, called for little more than poplins! damaged.

The Cuter jusrice; in tuunning up the rate, expressed his
regret at finding that Nn iiijury of this grave And serious nature
shoeld have been caturrtitted by a member of that gallant profes-
sion—the army, men in whose breasts both honour and courage
were found uniformly unithal......(•ehi, expreivion was appistaded
by the persons hi the body of the Court.)—The Jury would look
4.it as seduction by an officer, of the daughter of his equal in
milk, from whose house he basely took her, after openly profets:.
ing to her parents the most honourable intentions. lit took her
away under. a promise which, being a married man, he w,
414 ta Ada it was a seduction and breach of promise of mar-
riage, thereawe, made under disgraceful eircumstenees as
regard-
ed the defendant, but it was a case where the piing womanap-
pearrol not to have been very unwilling to he .educed,
The Jury consulted for a few minutes, when
A Juror asked what. fortune the defendant possessed?
The Cuter Just ti ,—We are only told that he is a geutlemen
—we have no account of his fortune. But, you remember, he
+Matta to settle 110/. a-year on the plaintiff, analgive her 1,000/.
when of age, in She event of his being unable to marry her.
MI. .Sergeant Wifole—My Lord he is styled a Captain.
Me Cruri JITSTICE-......Y04, he is, but we all know that the
title of Captain is a very coueeuent travelling mum
Strier—ls the child now Living
Mi. Sergeant V./ans.—The child is

Air. Justice light—lf the child is living, the defendant is only
liable to parish allowance for it. Bnt, as it was'horn in Itdly,
doubt whether h can he compelled to pay even that.
The .Inry again consulted a few minutes, and then returned a
'verdict fnt the plaintiff —Damages, 1,4)004

The Ciuur Justu.k itaiti, it was to he understood that the
irtion would be withdrawn.

Mr. is'ergeant WILD'S said it was, of Cal4o, tio underitood.
Dos Court rose at half-past five o'clock,