The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-10 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMION PLEAS, May 9.
:Middlesex Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice Etta lit 4
Common Juries.)
IROOME V. GOSDEN.

This was au action of libel. __
The plaintiff is the landlord of a public-house called the ittsitrg
Sun, in Ay-r.street, and the defendant is the printer of the Era
newspaper_ The alleged libel represented that the plaintiff had
given information of a fight which was to come off on the 13th of
August last, between two persons named Smith and Shrrnens, near
Melton, and that his object in giving the information was for gain.,
as he had a large interest in one of the parties. It was also stated
in the same newspaper that a man had been hocussed and robbr4
in the plantiff's publit.house, and that the plaintiff's
affair with George Norley, and other shameful act.,
W‘rie not for-
gotten. Special damage - was alleged, and W' witnei,.. we,
called to prove that in consequence of th ,uttentente it, the Era
they have abstained from staying ht the plaintiff's house en thq
occasion of their coming tr! LO-ndon.
On the part of the defendant, it was contended that te not
liable for the statement which had appeared In the newitpaper, in_
eunuch as it was contained in a letter baring the ilgnature of
" A Lover of Honest Sporting," and wax. accornpaWed by some
observations of the editor doubting the truth of the representa-
Lions, and stating that the newspaper was Open for the insertion of
any observations in explgngtian that the plaintiff liked to make. -
It was also contende4 that the statement relative to the hocus.siDE
cast no implalion upon the landlord of the publio‘bouse.
The jury found a verdict fcs the platen'', with damages Is., on
the issue which was u_ndoAsiam,,,,,aprt
issues. for the defendant on the other

Thl 1'654R1° 1417 refused to certify.

COURT OF F.XCHEQUER, May 9.
(Nisi Prins Sittings at Westminster, before Baron PLATT and a
Common Jury.)
MEREDITH I'. MEILEDITR —SEDUCTION.
Mr. AtExam:not, with Mr. Keating, appeared for the plaintiff,
who, it was stated, was a farmer and dairyman residing at
Twerton, near Bath, and complained in this action of the seduction
of his daughter by the defendant, who was also the son of a farmer
at Brislington, near Bristol, under circumstances of great aggra.
ration.
_The plaintiff and the defendant's father were grit
cousins, and this connexion occasioned a close intimacy between
the two families. So far back as the year 1842, the defendant
made overtures of • marriage to Elizabeth Meredith, the elder
daughter of the plaintiff; but no time was agreed upon, and the
intimacy between the parties continued up to the month of
January, 1844. In that month the mother of the defendant died,
and the plaintiff's wife went to the defendant'i father's house, and
stayed there until after the last offices were performed to the do.
fendant's mother. The defendant then brought home the
tiff's wife in a carriage, and at the same time proposed that the
plaintiff's eldest daughter, Elizabeth, atould return with him. to
take charge of his father's house. and that in about six weeks. or
as soon as decency permitted, he should marry her. Under those
circumstances, the plaintiffand his wife consented to their daugbfk
going to the defendant's father's house. ' For a white the defen. •
dant treated the young woman with respect, but shortly after cow.
menced taking personal liberties With her, andlien wholly refused
to perform his promise of marrying her. She left the defendant's
house, and returned to her father's in, April, and in October last
Was delivered of a female child, of which defendant was the father.
The defendant had not contributed in any respect to the expenses
consequent upon the young woman's pregnancy, and, under those
circumstances, the father asked compensation from the jury.
for the dishonour of his family, and the loss of his daughter's
services.

Elizabeth Meredith was then examined, and gave her testimony
in so low a ton; with so much reluctance and apparent embarrass.
meet, that very little she said was heard. She stated that she
was twenty.five years of age, and the defendant thirty.flve years
of age, and that be effected his object aboie a fortnight after she
went to live at his father's, in the kitchen, on a Sunday night, after
supper, and when the rest of the family had gone to bed.

.
On cross-examination the witness admitted that she had brought
an action for breach of promise of marriage against the defendant.
She positively denied that she had any other sweetheart but the
defendant, or knew any other man.

The person at whose house the plaintiff's daughter was confined.
and a sister and brother of the young woman, Were also examined.
Mr. HumFaLv (with whom was Mr. Gray) then addressed the jury
for the defendant, in mitigation of damages. He admitted, after
the evidence the jury had heard, that there must be a verdict for
the plaintiff; but the defendant lived with and was wholly depen-
dent upon his father ; and if the jury gave a severe verdict, whilst
it would ruin the defendant, it would do no service to the plaintl4
as the defendant must go to gaol.

Baron PLATT, in summing up, observed that, though the
defendant asked for mercy at the hands of the jury. he ought to.
have thought a little of the mercy due to a father's feelings who
bad entrusted his daughter to his charge. The defendant oedema
the plaintiff's daughter ia a house where he ought to have felt.
himself bound to protect any woman, and still more- a relation
residing there under such circumstances. The jary. however.
should endeavour, in estimating the damages, net to allow their
feelings to. influence them in giving what might be called viedic.
live damages. He was bound, also, to tell them that they were
not entitled to give any damages in respect of the breach of pro-
mise of marriage.

Atter a short consultation, the foreman said that eleven of the
jury agreed, but one could not be got to agree to a verdict.
Baron PLarr—Well, Gentlemen, retire, and discuss the matter.
That is (ee of the advantages of trial by jury.
A juror said he thought the plaintiff and his wife had both per.
mitted the young woman to go to the defendant't house.
Baron PLArr—Yes; but they did not conte:it to his debauching
their daughter.

Juror—No; but they put her very Much in the way of it.
The jury then retired, and in ten minutes returned with a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages, 911. 6s. 9d.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREE7'.
A JACK IN ►ND ♦ JACK OUT OF OFFICE.--.A. tall, gaunt,
grizzle-haired man, who was immediately recognised as John
Daniels, otherwise Long Jack, one of the Haymarket watermen,
ascended the rostrum assigned to applicants who have grievances
to redress, and throwing a proper quantity of " the dismal." into
his face, waited until he could catch the eye ofjuslice.
Well, my man, said Mr. HARDWICK, what do you want 1—
Vants to know how I'm to get my third of the pump vat we water-
men put up and paid for in the Haymarket; cos, yer Vership„
Mister Mansell's taken avay my Haymarket badge and license,
for giving hevicence agin Ratcliffe, wot's one of his own relations:

As a preliminary step to afford a clear insight into the character
of the application, it will be necessary to state that, a few weeks
ago, a constable connected with the Metropolitan Hackney Car.
riage Office, named Ratcliffe, was brought to this Court for drunken-
ness and misbehaviour. The charge of intoxication was mainly
established by the applicant, who had treated the constable to
propitiatory glass of gin.

I got a letter from Mr. Mansell, wot belongs to the Hacknoy
Carriage Office, Votlier day, yer Vership, said the applicant, sum..
moning me afore him, and telling me to bring my badge and
license. Ven I goes, says he, "Daniel, we put another man in your
place as vorterman in the Haymarket." o Hope," says 1, "there
aiat nuffin agin my character." " No," says he, "not nuffin vat-
somhever ; but," says he, is I sha'nt take away your license alto-
gether. I shall move you to the London bridge rank..". It's
werry hard lines," says I, "to have my bread taken from my
mouth cos I only spoke the truth agin your relation. There's my
badge and license, and I'll resign ; but vot about my third of the
pump, vot I paid seven pound odd for." "Settle that there vith
the man vot superscribes yer," says he; but yen I azes thin
here man wot is appointed to be my predecessor,
he says be vont
pay a farden.
Mr. a
there's R D
aW
i C I
o—l assist you ?--Vy, you
see
and buckets, my natural rights,
cos I can show my receiptthirdpumphow
for the money. Now spore this here,
that I ketches the new man a using my third of the pump, and my
third of the buckets, and my third of the vete'', and I stands up to
pertect my own property, and one of the meterlolloping police
constables brings me afore you for surnmut, vot'lt your Vership
do to me?

Mr. HAIIDWICK—I canmt give any opinion oa a hypothetical
ease. If you have any complaint, why not see Mr. Wedgewhod.
the Commissioner ? Applicant—" Mr. Vedgwood's too grand to see
sich as us. Mr. Mansell does all the hoffice York, and it- an't no
use axing him. But, yer Vership, it's a hard case to be turned
out of my place, vot I've had so long, for speaking the truth.
I've got a few clothes and a few little sticks—them's wot I must
live on, and ven they're gone, and they won't last werry long, I've
nuffin afore me but the union.
Mr. Baum\ ICK--I should recommend you to lay your case in a
memorial before the Commissioner. From what I know of Mr.
Wedgewood's high sense of honour and justice, 1 am certain he
never would sanction, on the part of a subordinate, any act of
petty tyranny or oppression.

The countenance of " Long Jack " brightened up, be thiAnked
the magistrate, and left the Court.

THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS ; OR, ROMANCE
AND REALITIES OF EASTERN TRAVEL• BY k.LIOT
WARBURTON, EsQ.—A second edition 'of this work
has just appeared. The Quarter 4 Review, in notic-
ing it, observes, " This book is vastly superior to the
common run of narratives, and is indeed remarkable for
the colouring power and the play of fancy with which
its descriptions are enlivened. The writing is of a kind
that indicates abilities likely to command success in the
higher departments of literature. Almost every page
teems with good feeling; and although that catholic
heartedness ' for which the author takes credit permits
him to view Mahometan doctrines and usages with a
little too much of indifferentism, yet arriving in Pales•
tine, he willingly becomes the good pilgrim, and at once
gives in his adherence to the religion of the place'
with all the zeal of a pious Christian. The book, inde-
pendently of its value as an original narrative, comprises
much useful and interesting information."
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN CLEVERTON.
Thursday, between twelve and one o'clock, as Captain Clewettou,
in company with several gentlemen, was proceeding on horseback
to the steeple-chase at Kingston-bottom, his horse became restive
in the Fulham•rnad, and shied from one side of the road to the
other. Suddenly the animal dashed against the hind.wheel of 8
waggon, and struck the cap of Captain Cleverton's left knee with
tremendous violence, and fractured it. lie was removed hope
in
a cab, eeduting great pais,