The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-02 00:00:00

TERRIFIC HAIL STORM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—It is hoped the annexed brief account of an
extraordinary event, which happened here on
Saturday the 21st inst., will be considered of suffi-
cient importance to merit insertion in your widely
circulated Journal.

Hanover, June 24, 1828. Z.
One of the most awful and calamitous events which it
pleases Providence occasionally to inflict on a devoted town
and country, befel this city and neighbourhood, on Saturday,
the 21 st instant.
During the early part of that day, the atmosphere was
intensely close, and towards three o'clock the sky began to
wear a threatening appearance, and the clouds were
observed gradually increasing in the direction of N.W. ;
but they were thought to indicate merely a usual summer
thunder storm. Judge, however, of the dismay and con-
sternation with which the inhabitants were seized, when
-at about a quarter past three, a hail storm, unequalled by
any thing of the kind which has happened here for the last
twenty-seven years, broke over the town with such dreadful
violence as to threaten destruction to the whole place.
the hail atones were as Urge as hen's egg's, of solid ice,
we;glling from a quarter to a half-pound, and descended
with such force, tbet they even penetrated the roofs of the
Douses, an,l completely demolished all the windows facing
the direction .from which the storm came, leaving the town
after a space often minutes, during which this seem- lasted,
like a place recently Bombarded.
The damage done to the town alone is estimated at
W,OOO dollars: that sustained in the country, by the total
destruction of the crope, is incalculable, many of the
peasants being totally ruined. Some idea may be formed
from the fact, that on the premises ist Mr. Andrew Brown,
an English resident, seventy-two gee* were killed, and
terious injury done to his cattle and fruit.
We inserted a brief account of this storm on
Monday, from the Ramburgh Reporter.

ST. LUKE'S, MIDDLESEX.-Yesterday
Meeting of the Inhabitants of the above parish was held in
the Church, Mr. MottLaNu in the Chair, when the Re-
port of the Committee relative to the Lite Churchwardens'
Accounts was received, and agreed to after a short discus-
Lion. A petition also from the Rev. Mr. Eva ssoN (after-
noon lecturer), praying fir an annual allowance for his
services, instead of a voluntary subscription from the in-
habitants, was negatived. The Meeting then adjourned.

•
Mr. POOLE, a respectable maltster of Bedford,
was on Friday last summoned before a bench of magis-
trates, to answer to two inforniations charging him with
Laving caused two floors of malt to be sprinkled before thr:
expiration of 12 'days; but having been proved to be the
entire act of the servant, who for the offence had been
convicted and sent to 1)6500, the inforniations w,re
quashed.

LONDON.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1828.

The Gazette de France of Monday contains
no news from the seat of war. The Russians
are making daily arrangements for the supply of
provisionsfor their immense army ; while at Jassy
they are preparing many thousand shoes for fhe
oxen, whose feet would be exposed to hardships
in the stony roads of the Balkan.
The French Papers of Sunday are occupied
with articles relative to Portugal', which
convey no news later than that already
received. The Quotidienne, however, makes
up for reality by fictitious accounts, much
in the same spirit as its late fabrications. The
Constitutionalists, according to this organ of the
Ultras, are destroyed, and the Miguelites triumph
securely in their own strength. A few hours
may, perhaps, furnish us with authentic parti-
culars direct from this interesting quarter. The arri-
val of the Constitutional Chiefs at the head of the
army would impart decision to their councils,
and vigour to their operations.
According to accounts from Madrid, the
Council of State met daily, and sat long in de-
liberation. The result was not known, but ru-
mours Were afloat that an Army of Observation,
amounting to 10,000 men, was to be formed on
the frontiers of Portugal.

After a short discussion last night on the
Corporate Funds Bill, the House divided—as
wo believe—twenty-five to three in favour of it.
These numbers• not being sufficient to consti-
tute a House, the Bill will have to go through this
stage again. Something very like a manceuvre.
seems however to have been practised in this
instance, several opponent Members having gone
away together the moment before the division.

It was reported in the City to-day that .Don
MIGUEL had declared himself—King,—and was
going to frame a Constitution. As his power must
be of short duration, it is of little consequence
whether he assumes the title of King or not, pro-
vided he does not commit any further barbarities on
the unoffending people. The delay in hearing from
Portugal naturally • creates sonic apprehensions
for the safety of the Constitutionalists who pro-
ceeded in the steam-boat to Oporto, or Vigo ;
but we hope that as Government had ordered
some more of our cruizers t" proceed to that
destination, there is little fear of sufficient pro-
tection being afforded. The steam-boat sailed
from Falmouth on the Nth of June, and would
in all probability have reached the coast of
Portugal about the 20th.

Though wishing well to the London Univer-
sity, we cannot but express great satisfaction at
the prosperous progress which the subscriptions
and liberal donations to the King's College are
daily making. From the spirited manner in
which the concern is taken up, we have no
doubt that the original sum contemplated of
100,000/. will be soon realized. Among- the
subscribers we perceive the names of many liberal
patrons of the arts, as well as others distinguished
for their rank or wealth. We trust as there is an
ample field for the existence of both Seminaries
of Learning, that they will regard each other in
a frank spirit of rivalry, and be only 'emulous
which shall obtain the highest praise by the
superior merit of their scholars. '.

It affords us sincere satisfaction that another
attempt to circumscribe the liberty of the Press,
in bringing a trumperyaction for libel against the
Morning Herald, has failed, by the plaintiff being
obliged to pay his own costa as well as those of
the defendant ! The action was evidently
brought for the sake of the costs, which the Jury
seemed to understand by the immediate return
of their verdict. MLA makes the case more
striking is the circumstance that the plaintiff;
himself an attorney, had brought an action before
against the same paper, and got 100/. damages.
The parties are now quits, and we trust that
the fate of the plaintiff may serve as a useful
lesson to libel-mongers. We are astonished that
amid all the rage for legislating, not one Member
has the courage or sense of justice to bring in a Bill
for the amendment of that most odious and oppres-
sive of all laws—the Law of Libel. If the subject
of costs alone were taken into consideration it
would greatly tend to check the evil—for what
justice can there be in a verdict of one, farthing
subjecting the defendant to three hundred pounds
expellee ?—And yet how many Attotnies have
pocketed that sum in costs for an action of libel,

itt which the Jury found that only one farthing' s
damage was done to the . character of many
a questionable gentleman ? The thing is " too
bad," and the practice worse.

We shall to-morrow have the proceedings of
the first day's Election for the county of Clare.
We are happy to understand the report of out-
rages being committed on the person Of Mr. VESEY
FITZGERALD is wholly unfounded. If the Catho-
lics cannot return their " Champion" but by out-
raging the common decencies of society they had
better desist from the attempt ; but we hope, for
the sake cif their own cause, that they %sill con-
duct themselves in in orderly and becoming
manner. That triumph is the noblest which they
can contemplate with the purest satisfaction.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELPR o'CLocr

We are again without any arrivals of the least po-
litical importance, and great anxiety is feit in the
City for want of information from Portugal. At
the commencement of business this morning Con-
sols appeared very heavy, they left off yesterday at
88; for the account, and opened at 884, sellers,
but immediately receded to 88} g, caused by a Stock
Exchange report that we were going to send troops
to Ireland, as well as the revived report of the doing
away with the Sinking Fund; both of the above re-
ports we may say have not the least foundation, and
it is expected that notice will be given on Monday
fur the Budget. Within these few minutes a re-
action has taken place in Consols, 'mid at present
they may be quoted at 884
In the Foreign Market little or nothing is doing,
and most of the prices are nominal.
Three per Cent. Consols, for July 22, 11181 i ; Three
per Cent. Reduced, 874 5i ; Three and a half per Ceat.
Reduced, 951 -; Four per Ceat., 1826, 1041 b ; Bank
Stock, 210 11 ; Exchequer Bills, CS 9; India Bonds,
102 103.

FonEinN.—Brazilian, 651 6; Buenos Ayres, 471 S ;
Chilian, 27 9 ; Colombian, 241 i ; Danish, 611 ;
; French, Five per Cent., 1054 64 Three per Cent., '72 ;
Greek, 17.1 1431 ; Meiican, 411 ; Peruvian, 244 5.1
;
Portuguese, 591 GO ; Russian, 93; Spanish, 1111.
MiNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 674 65 dis. ; Brazilian, 56
8 pm. ; Real del Monte, 60 40 dis. ; United Mexican,
201 20 dis.
Consols for Account, 88. i.

TWO O'CLOCK.

I'HREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols for account, SE3i, buyers. No news.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.

Consols
Do. for Ac.
Brazilian Bonds 64
Buenos Ayres
Chilian Do.
Columbian, 1824 241

Danish 61i
Greek, 1825 18
Mexican; 1825 41
Peruvian
Russian 93
Spanish, 1821 11i

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMISIONS.—(THis EvENDia.)
There being only 16 members present at four
o'clock, the Speaker adjourned the House.

THE ARMY.

A Detachment of the Depot of the 97th, or the
Earl of Ulster's Regiment of Foot, embarked at
Cork on the 24th ult. on board the Severn Steam
Packet, on route to Gravesend, preparatory to em-
barking to join the Service Companies in Ceylon.
„1 Detachment of the 63d, or West Suffolk Regi-
ment of Foot, embarked at Deptford, on the 2Sth
ult. on board the convict ship Mai/hits, a'Aout to
proceed to New South Wales.
The embarkation for India of the 72d, or the Duke
of Albany's own Highlanders, which was to have
taken place on Monday last, will, it is understood,
take place to-day at Gravesend.
Orders have been issued for the removal of the
2d battalion of the 60th, or the Duke of York's Own
Rifle Corps, from the West Indies to Europe.
The Depot of the 16th, or Bedfordshire Regi-
ment of Foot, is under orders for immediate em-
barkation, to join the Service Companies at Bengal.

MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY'

FETE.

The Fancy Ball given by the Marchioness of London-
derry, at Holderness House, on Monday night, was un-
questionably the most superb affair of the season. In the
first place, as you approached the mansion it gave signs
of high revels within, for " every room was blazing
with light and braying with minstrelsy." In the next
place, there was so dense a crowd of the mobility
assembled in the highways and by-ways all around,
that the carriages of the nobility had great difficulty
in making their way to the grand entrance, though
a strong party of police exerted themselves vigorously
to facilitate their progress. The vestibule was lined
with the servants of the house, in gorgeous liveries—.
deep purple, embroidered with silver: In the hall was sta-
tioned the band of the 10th Hussars, in all their trappings,
thundering away with trumpet and trombone. From the
hall, the company ascended a double' flight of stairs, be-
tween columns of highly polished Sienna marble, and
white marble vases filled with living. flowers, to the noble
quadrangular corridor, with its gilded ballustrade and daz-
zling chandelier; and from the corridor they were left to
wander at will through a suit of seven splendid apartments
adorned with statues and picture., and rare articles of
vertu, and furniture of high and costly fashion, inter-
mingled with the choiceAt flowering plants and lights with-
out number.

In the largest and most splendid of these apartments,
beneath a crimson canopy, on a crimson-covered dais, stood
the Noble Hostess herself, attired as Queen Elizabeth, and
surrounded by all the worthies of the maiden reign—or
rather, by their worthy representatives, all dressed in the
full Court costume of that day. " Her Majesty's" dress,
and also most of the dresses of " her Court," were copied
minutely from Mr. Bone's historical series of enamel por-
traits (after the originals lent to him by the different No-
blemen and gentlemen in whose possession they are) ; and
they were most superb. That worn by " her Majesty"
was said to be worth mere than a hundred thousand pounds
iu brilliants alone ! and many of the dresses of the ladies
in her train were proportionately rich. The following
were the principal characters, and their respective repre-
sentatives in this splendid groupe :
Queen Elizabeth The Marchioness of Lon-
donderry.
Mary, Queen of Scots Lady Ellenborough.
Amy Ronsart, Countess of Leicester Mrs. Arbuthnot.
Lady Hunsdou

Frances Walsingham, widow of Sir
Phillip Sidney, and Countess of
Essex Mrs. Lane Fox.
Countess of Bedford Countess of Belfast

Lady Manners, Countess of Rutland Lady Ann Becket.
Lady Sidney, mother of Sir Philip
Sidney Marchioness of Salisbury.
Lady Ann Russell, Countess of
Warwick Marchioness of Worcester.
Lady Paget Lady Emmeline Manners.
Lady Rich, afterwards Lady Mount
joy Mrs. Littleton.
The fair Geraldine, Countess of
Lincoln Lady Augusta Baring.
Catherine Sbyton Countess Gower.
Miss Upton.
Lady Emily Caulfield.
Six Maids of Honour to Queen Lady Sarah Beresford.
Elizabeth Lady Charlotte St. Maur
Miss Wood.
Miss

,Miss Olivia de Ros.
Miss Law.
Four Maids of Honour to Queen Miss Fremantle.
Mary Lady Charlotte Butler
Miss Baillie.
GENTLEMIN.
Phillip King of Spain
Le Duc d'Anjou, suitor to Queen
Elizabeth Le Duc de Richelieu.
Sir William Cecil, Lord Burleigh,
High Treasurer Marquis of Donegall.
Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester Earl of Wilton
Henry Carey, Lord Hunston, Lord
Chamberlain
Earl of Essex Hon. Thomas Liddell.
Earl of Arundel, Lord Steward, and
_ _ _

, .
suitor to Queen Elizabeth
Sir ChristopherHatton,theDanciug
Chancellor lion. Robert Grosvenor.
George Cliflord, Earl of Cumber-
land, K.G., Champion to Queen
Elizabeth lion. Colonel Anson.
Sir Henry Wootton Le Comte Henri Redern
Earl of Surrey Mr. Lyster.
Edward Courtenay, last Earl of
Devonshire Viscount Valletort.
Henry Howard, Earl of North-
ampton Earl of Belfast.
Robert Carey, Earl of Monmouth,
second son of Lord Hunsdon Mr. Duncombe.
Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of

Southampton, the patron of
Shakspeare Viscount Normanby.
Lord Francis Russell
Sir Francis Walsingham, K.G., Se-
cretary of State Hon. Mr. Townshend.
Zucchero Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Spenser Mr. Fain..
Shakspeare Mr. Macdonnell.
Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Francis Drake Lord George Vane.
Viscount Seaham.
Pages to Queen Elizabeth
Lady Alexandrina Vane.
Captain of the Guards and Beet'
Eater

I)itto another

The Marchioness of Londonderry seemed "every inch a
Queen," insomuch, that had the shade of the haughty
Elizabeth been there present, it mutt have been graciously
pleated to express its approbation. Of the other Noble
and gentle personages, and how they acquitted themselves,
it is not for us to speak ; but we cannot help thinking that
the "Bard of Avon" was somewhat too fat—more fat
than bard beseema ; but nevertheless his sad-coloured snit
was in admirable keeping.
" Her Majesty" having " held a Court"—at which,
besides the very ancient and right Noble personages above
mentioned, there were present—the present Royal Dukes
of Clarence, Cumberland, and Cambridge, and Prince
Leopold of Saxe Coburg, together with every body else of
note in the world (of rank and fashion)—she descended
from the dale, and giving her hand to " Philip of Spain,"
she proceeded to make the grand tour of the rooms in Royal
State, followed by all her Court in long and glittering pro-
cession, and preceded by a band of martial music—trum-
pets, trombones, and clarions.
In this state, " her Majesty" passed from " the throne
room," through the statue gallery, round the corridor,
descending to the hall by one flight of stairs, and ascending
by the other, and so by the corridor again through the
entire suite of rooms back to the throne room ; from
whence, " after certain ceremonies done," and loyal felici-
tations received, she retired with the ladies of her train to
the boudoir. The throne and all its appendages were then
removed, as if by magic, to make additional room for
dancing, which had already commenced in the statue
gallery ; and the windows were thrown open to give access
to the veranda—which had been previously covered with
canvas, and filled with the choicest flowers, so as to form a
most refreshing conservatory.
From this time until nearly two o'clock the company
was occupied with the dance and the promenade ; and at
two o'clock the Dukes of Clarence, Cumberland, and Cam-
bridge having taken their leave, " her Majesty," leaning
on the arm of Prince Leopold, and attended by " King
Philip,' descended in the same state to the banquet laid
out in the noble suite of rooms on the ground-floor. Alter
which the dance and the promenade were resumed, and it
was nearly six o'clock in the morning before the last car-
riage rolled away from the door.
To give a list of the company would exceed our limits—
there being nearly six hundred personages present ; neither
have we room to describe the infinite variety of costume
displayed. We must, therefore, content ourselves, and we
hope our fair readers also, with saying that everybody was
there.

9. LADY ANN BRUDENELL —(FAncy Dress, as Virgin of
the Sou. )--This was one of the most beautiful dresses in
the room, and Well became the lovely wearer. A petti-
coat of fine India mull muslin, over a rich dead white Bros
de Naples slip, trimmed at the bottom with &superb border
of vandyke gold lama, over which a muslin chemisette
tunic, confined round the waist with white satin band,
embroidered with gold lama, made iu a very novel style;
above which was placed, in the centre of the chest, a sun,
embroidered in spangles and dead gold, suspended by a
rich gold chain and diamonds from the back of the neck.
The sleeves trimmed to Correspond with the costume ;
they were so formed as to display the armlets and brace-
lets, which were of the most costly description. Oki the
head was worn a white satin bandeau, embroidered iu
gold, with a sun in the centre of the tiara. A long white
veil was suspended from the front of the bead, reaching to
the ground, trimmed with rich gold lama fringe, and
finished with tassels at the end.

LADY ELIZAB;TH (A Fancy Turkish Cos-
tume.)
HosouRABLE Miss GRAVF.s.—(A Danish Costume.)
Lady Emmeline Manuers, splendidly dressed as Lady
Paget ; and in costume, Lady Elizabeth Drummond, as
Joan of France; Lady Katherine Manners, Eveliva Be-
renger ; Lady Adeliza Manners, Genivra ; Hon. Mrs.
George Leigh, in fancy dress'? were also correct and tasty
in costume.

BRUTALITY,._.-.Tl►is week, at St. Merryn, a
woman caught a hedge-hog in a field ; she brought it home
and actually contrived to 'skin it alive. Aft?r the horrid
operation was effected, the wretched animal jumped off the
table on which it had been hell by its brutal tormentor,
and ran about the room. The female savage attempted to
catch it, when the miserable creature seized one of her fin-
gers between its teeth, and held it so fast that it was killed
before it would abandon its hold. During this time, thq
tortured animal shrieked so dreadfully, that some persons
passing, entered the house, when the horrid scene above
described was witnessed,— West Briton.

LAW TNLELLICENCE.7(THIS DAY).

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
WOOLLEY V. BCOVAL 4ND OTMERS.

This was an action brought for a young man
named Woolley, who is under age, in the name of
his next of kin, to recover compensation in damages
for a personal injury sustained by him, in conse-
quence of the falling of a bag of wool from the de-
fendants' warehouse.

It appeared from the statement of Mr. GURNEY,
that the plaintiff is the son of a respectable soap-
boiler, and superintended his father's business. The
defendants are the proprietors of Symmond's Wharf,
in Tooley-street, and the circumstance which led to
this action occurred on the 28th August. The
plaintiff was that day at the defendants wharfi su-
perintending the loading of a cart belonging to his
father with tallow, and this business having been
finished, he was returning home from the wharf,
and as lie was passing the defendants' ware-
house he was struck by a bag of wool, which
was thrown out of a loophole in the defendants'
premises. The bag did not strike Mr. Woolley
directly,.or in all probability it would have killed
him on the spot, but as it was, the blow he received
fractured one of his legs in three different places—
injured the other leg severely, and bruised the young
man's shin in a manner which left little hope that
he would ever completely recover from the effects,of
the accident. When spoken to on the impropriety
of the practice of throwing bags out of their warehouse
on a highway without warning, one of the defendants
said it was done to save labour and expense. As
the defendants, however, to save their own pockets,
had pursued a practice of the most dangerous kind,
he submitted that 2,0001., which was the amount at
which the damages were laid, would not be too great
a compensation for the plaintiff to receive for an
injury for which no sum could really compensate him.

The plaintiff "s case was fully supported by the tes-
timony of the witnesses. produced, amongst whom
were several surgeons, who concurred in the opinion
thatthe plaintiff had already suffered much from the
effects of the accident, and that he was never likely
to recover entirely.
Sir JAMES SCARLETT addressed the jury for the
defendants. He observed that the feeling of coni
passion which was naturally felt on an occasion of
this kind had been ingeniously pressed upon, and he
could assure the jury that the defendants sympa-
thised with, and compassionated the sufferings of the
plaintiff as much as it was possible for any persons to
do. The question, however, was not a question of
compassion bat of law, and he submitted that in
point of law the defendants would be entitled to a
verdict. He proposed to prove that the practice
which prevailed at the defendants' warehouse was
the common practice at every warehouse in. the
city; that the plaintiff had received warning that the
bag was about to fall, and that the accident had oc-
curred through the plaintiff's absurd temerity, and
not from any negligence on the part of the defend-
ants' servants.

Several witnesses were examined, and proved
that on the day in question, the words, " below, be-
low," were loudly called out to warn passengers be-
fore each bag fell. It was also proved that the
plaintiff, saw the bag projecting from the loop-hole
and made a run, expecting to get past before the
bag came to the ground. It appeared ou cross-exa-
mination, that it was usual to have a person below
to warn passengers, but that there was no person so
occupied on the day in question.
Lord TENTERDEN left the case to the jury, who
returned a verdict for the plaintiff.--Damages, 7501.

THE IICIWG V. CROCKFORD.

There were two indictments standing against the
defendant in this case. In the first there was no
prosecution, and the defendant was immediately
acquitted.
The second case was also an indictment for keep-
ing a gaming-house, anti the Jury, which was' spe-
cial, being sworn,
Lord TENTERDEN turned to the Bar, and in-
quired whether any person appeared for the pro-
scution ?

No answer having been given, the Jury, under
his Lord4iip's direction, immediately returned a ver-
dict of Not Guilty.
Earl Ferrers sat during the morning on the bench
with Lord Tenterden, and the body of the Court
was filled with persons of celebrity in the sporting
world.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
SEAGO V. BARKER.

Mr. HurcHlNsoN opened the pleadings.
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS stated the case to the
Jury. The plaintiff, he said, was a young woman
in humble circumstances, but yet of most exemplary
conduct, and she brought the present action
to recover compensation in damages for a breach
of promise of marriage made to her by the
defendant. The plaintiff was one of many
children, and her father had died in rather embar-
rassed circumstances. In consequenee of his death,
she was obliged to look to her own exertions for a
livelihood, and accordingly, though brought up to
better expectations, entered the service of a very re-
spectable gentleman, named Von Daggleson, re-
, siding at Brixton. This gentleman bekaved to-
wards her with the greatest kindness, and while he
proved to her a most excellent master, he also
showed himself a no less kind and sincere
friend. In this family she lived when the defend-
ant became acquainted with her. He was a young
man, and carried on business in the neighbourhood
HS a butcher. He solicited her consent to receive
his addresses, upon which she told him that there
were two persons to be consulted,—first, her master,
without whose consent he could not come to the
house, and next, the best friend she had in the world,
her mother. The defendant, in the prosecution of
his purpose, honestly expressed, and no doubt
also honestly intended, said he had no objec-
tion to wait upon the master and mother
for their approbation. This he accordingly did, and
it would be shown to them in evidence, that he re-
presented himself as in easy circumstances, with a
good business, such as would render such a marriage
in all human probability very prosperous. The de-
fendant subsequently told her to give her master
notice, as he ought not to be taken unawares, and
said, that as her father wzits dead, his father would
give her away. The 22dof April was the day appointed
for the marriage, but a few days prior to this he abruptly
left off his visits, assigning no reason for so doing.
and finally refused to fulfil the promise he had made.
This was the case he had to lay before the Jury.
It was sot, he admitted, one of the grossest de-
scription, but it was in its effect equally distressing
—it was a case of caprice wantonly exercised, and
to such a case what answer could he give ? They
might perhaps be told that the defendant was in a
state of bankruptcy, but that -would not do with
them—they would deal fairly and liberally with the
plaintiff, and punish the defendant for his conduct,
though with that regard to his condition that it
might not prove ruinous to him. The Learned
Counsel then called the following evidence :
Mr. Von Daggleson deposed that he has known the
plaintiff for five or six years. She is about 22 years
of age ; after the death of her father, who died in
embarrassed circumstances, the plaintiff came to re-
side with him ; in January last the defendant, who
is a butcher, applied to witness, and said he was
warmly attached to his servant, and be then came for
the purpose of asking his approbatiOn to make her
his wife. The witness told him that the plaintiff
had no property, as her father had died in em-
barrassed circumstances, but that for his own part
he had no objection to the match provided he got
the mother's consent also. He said he did not care
for money, for he was in a good business, and wanted
, a wife like her. _ _

Anne Johnson deposed that she is cook at the
house of the last witness. Barker served the
family with meat. After Barker's interview
.with her master he came down to the kitchen, and
took the plaintiff by the hand. He awn kissed her,
and said he had obtained her master's consent, and
she was then his own. He also fixed the day for