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which he represented was to secure to himself the
Bowers' estate. The witness was prevailed on to
consent, and shortly after was sent-for by Highfield;
when he arrived at his house he found a- deed ready
prepared, arid Highfield said to him, "Now, Charles,
sign thee name there ;" the witness haVing complied,
Highfield immediately proceeded to the/ completion
of the forgery, saying " I must put the old gentle •
man's mark, he signed - rather black," and with that
added a cross as the mark of the. granter. It oc-
curred to John Highfield that he shotdd yet have
another witness, and -as he had- formerly been ac-
quainted with a respectable man of •the name of
Hawley, a friend of Mr. Ward's, and who had been
attesting witness to the lease by which he held the
farm of Ward, he took down his lease and prO-
ceeded, on a sheet of. paper, to attempt to imitate
the signature of IJawley. The conduct of High-
field on the death of Ward was the-strongest evi-
dence against the claim he afterwards set up, for
instead of openly claiming the property as his own,
he only spoke of his interest in it under the lease,
which he held from Ward ; and it was only a very short
period previous to Ward's death that he had sent
for this attorney to desire that he would distrain on
Highfield for his rent.. The Learned Counsel now
proceeded to detail the account given- by Highfield
respecting the deed, and concluded .by expressing
his confidence that the jury would give to the case
that attention which it required.
Evidence was here produced, particularly that of
the accomplice Brown, which fully bore out the
statement of the Learned Counsel. The prisoners
were heard in defence.

Mr. Baron VAUGHAN concluded his summing up
to the jury a little after 11 o'clock at night, and the
jury, after consulting together for about 10 minutes,
found both the prisoners." Guilty," but recommend-
ed Wm. Highfield to mercy.,
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN then addressed the prisoners.
It was possible his Majesty might be induced to
extend his mercy to William Highfield, but with
respect to John Highfield, he could hold out no
hopes. His Lordship then concluded by passing the
awful sentence of the law on the prisoners. •
The trial commenced at eight o'clock this morn-
ing, and did not terminate till half-past eleven at
night.

YORK, JULY 28.

NURGATROYD V. 31IIRCATROTIL

Mr. BROUGHAM, with whom was Mr. ALDERSON,
stated the case.. This was an action brought by the
Plaintiff to recover a compensation in damages for
the loss of the services of his sister, who had been
seduced by the defendant. The plaintiff was an inn-
keeper in the neighbourhood of Halifax, and the de-
fendant was, a man, of some . property residing near
the same place. In 1825, the sister of the plaintiff
had first become acquainted with the defendant. It
would seem that in the first instance she had re-
jected his addresses, on account of some engagement
under which she had believed him to stand to another
young woman, but subsequently she had, with the
full consent of her brother and other friends, ac-
cepted him, and he had for some time visited her on
the footing of an intended husband. • In about ten
or twelve months after the first commencement of
his addresses she had unfortunately yielded to his
desires, and had afterwards given birth to a child.
Ann Murgatroyd, examined by Mr. ALDERsON.
—I girl the sister of the plaintiff. I live with him,
and manage his house. He keeps a public-house.
The defendant is a - maltster and corn-dealer, at
Midgley, near Halifax. I have known him for 13 or
14 years. The defendant began to pay me atten-
tion in November, 1823. He wished me to accept
his addresses. I at first refused. He came the
week following to my brother's house, and, with my
-brother's knowledge, I consented to receive his
addresses. He continued his addresses until March,
1827. In December, 1826, a misfortune happened
to me, and I was delivered of a child in August,
1827. My brother paid all the expences attending
that circumstance. The defendant's father died iu
April, 1827. He has since carried on the business
for himself.

Cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER.--I am going
on 32 years of age. The defendant is 29. The mis-
fortune happened to me at my brother's house. There
was a party at my -brother's house, in December,
1825, but the defendant was not present. I will swear
that the misfortune did not happen on that evening. I
will swear that I did not on that evening retire with
the defendant into a room adjoining the bar. I knew a
person called William Patchett. He was an inn-
keeper, and paid his addresses to me, but that was
fuurteen or fifteen months before the defendant ad-
dressed me. I know a person •of the name of
Howorth : he was never a sweetheart of mine. I
don't know a Mr. Harrison. I will swear that my
brother never surprised me with Mr. Harrison under
awkward circumstances. I knew a Mr. Sutcliff :he
never sat up all night .with me.

Betty Eastwood had lived servant for the last two
years with the plaintiff. Miss Murgatroyd was a
person of very exemplary behaviour.
Cross-examined.—She thought that the defendant
meant honourably towards Miss Murgatroyd, be-
cause he used generally to come in good time.
This was the case for the plaintiff.
Mr. ALEXANDER, for the defendant, called two
females, who had formerly lived in the house of the
plaintiff, and who positively swore that the plaintiff's
sister had been in the habit of receiving the visits of
all the persons mentioned in her cross-examination 7--
that she had repeatedly sat up with one or the other
of them all night, and that on one occasion the
plaintiff had surprised her in company with a Mr.
Harrison; who had run out of the room with his
clothes in a state of great disorder. They detailed
several other circumstances of great indelicacy ►4hich
they stated to have happened between the plaintiff's
sister and other men.

Mr. BROUGHAM having replied,
• Mr. Justice BAYLEY summed up the ease, and
the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages 300/.

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CHANGES.

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Miss Littlewood, Mrs. Morris, Captain J. 1). Pugh,
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