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London, England, 1828-07-24 00:00:00

ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—NORTHAMPTON, JuLv
scnnerross•--STANTON V. .TERTJS.
Mr. Goosistiest opened the pleadings.
Mr. Sergeant Anasts stated the case.--Gentlemen (4
the Jury, the plaintiff in this action, Mr. Richard Stanton,
seeks to recover at your hands a compensatiOn in damages
for au injury of the most serious kind, inflicted upon ho
sister. The parties are both farmers ; the brother of the
unfortunate young woman, the plaintiff in this action, is s
single man, a tenant of his Grace the Duke of Dorset, re.
siding at a place called Slipton, in this county ; he is g
young man between thirty and forty years of age ; he i 5
about the same age with the defendant, who is also a single
man, and a neighbouring farmer, residing within the dis-
tance of a mile from the residence of the plaintiff, and his
companion and friend. About three years since, Miss
Stanton came to reside with her brother, to take care of
his house, where the defendant visited constantly. Gentle-
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as to entitle her to sue for a breach of promise of marriage.
tion he paid her, and under declarations he made, in
an unguarded moment he effected her ruin. When this
was done she was sorry for it, and refused to have any'
further connection with him ; when with a species of un-
manliness, which denotes the character of this defendant,
he threatened, if she broke off the intercourse, he would
expose her, and tell the world the act she had committed
with him. A child was the consequence of this intimacy,
and she comes this day to seek of you that compensation
which you will think a woman so injured deserves. This
is the outline of the case; I know there are some topics
that will be urged by my Learned Friend in defence,
which I anticipate, and there seldom has been a ease
of this kind, where persons ate in the rank of life that the
plaintiff and defendant are, where there has not been the
fact of the parties Bitting up together in the house at night.
It is a custom which certainly, if it took place in a higher
rank of life, would materially diminish the damages. But
I know that part of the Jury whom I am speaking to,
they are of a higher class of life, and I am sure will
feel and know the different distinctions and customs that
exist among farmers, and that that which is the custom
and habit, however imprudent it may be in the class of
life to which these patties belong, they will not visit as
being indicative of impropriety on the part of the person
who is the subject of it. Gentlemen, I am not aware of
any other subject which can form a part of the defence,
except it may be said that the young woman is not of
what my friend may call tender years, she being, I be-
lieve, of the age of thirty. She appears to have conducted
herself in every respect with the most perfect propriety,
till her acquaintance with the defendant, when this unfor-
tunate connection took place.
Miss Elizabeth Stanton examined—ls sister to Richard
Stanton, the plaintiff, who is a farmer, residing at Slipton,
in this county; her father and mother are dead; went to
live with her bristlier as his housekeeper four or five years
ago ; she became acquainted with the defendant soon after
the came to Slipton; he visited her brother. A connec-
tion took place between them about a year and a half ago ;
it might be rather more ; she objected at first, but he said
it was of no consequence between them, as he would never
injure her. After the first connection she objected, and
he said if site did not comply with his desires he would
leave her and expose her to the world ; she afterwards be-
came pregnant, and told him of it; he said he did nos be-
lieve it ; that she could have no reason for thinking so ;
that it could not be, she must have taken some cold ; and
asked her if she would allow hint to go to Mr. Moivagne,
who is a doctor, living at Thrapsten, to get something for
her to take, but she objected ; was afterwards delivered of
a child ; did not see the defendant after the child was barn,
and has not seen him since.
Cross-examined—Her father has been dead eighteen
years; her mother has been dead near three years.; were
to reside at her brother's before her mother's death; bee'
connection with the defendant has taken place since be
mother's death ; is 32 Years of Age; her brother had gene
to bed about an hour when her misfortune occurred; had
sat up with the defendant only Once or twice before tbst
night, after her brother had gone to bed ; as far as she cao
recollect, it was not more than once or twice ; had knoro
defendant at that time about two years, defendant left bet
about two or three o'clock, and slept in her brother's bed.
This witness afterwards in the course of a long, severer
and acute cross-examination, proceeded to detail facts which
sufficiently warranted the very moderate verdict of the
Jury ; but which, at the same time, arc too gross Of
publication.] •
William Chard, is a surgeon and apothecary, living gt,
Bracton, attended Miss Stanton in her confinement, and
delivered her of a female child, it is still living, has. bee's
paid his charge of 2/. I7s. by her brother.
Elizabeth Wills, attended Miss Stanton as nurse durivg
her confinement; was paid ]l. is. by Mr. Stanton,
plaintiff. •
William Newton, Steward of the Duke of Dorset, kno",
the defendant, he is a tenant of his Grace's, pays 340'
a-year rent for his land ; the land is properly stocked, con-
siders him a substantial man.
Mr. READER addressed the Jury fur the defendant, and
commented strongly on the nature of the plaintiff cro63-
examination, after which,
Mr. Sergeant DOYLY summed up, and the Jury return-
ed a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 41. lOs.
A Special Jury was summoned, but only four Special
Jurymen appearing, a tales was prayed.

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