The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-19 00:00:00

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SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. • 4
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Glargow.Glago, March 19 and April.%
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and Johnston, Glasgow. /Ito-
GIFFEN, MACLEAN, and CO., cotton spinners, --„ hi.
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gow, March 22 and April 12, at two, at the Chambers of 14e
and Johnston, Glasgow. 1313,
JAMES WEBSTER and JOHN SMELLIE B--
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merchants, Greenock, March 25 and April 15, at twelrel -
the White Hart Inn, Greenock. pbineit.:serts,i Giultalr:
THOMAS BISSET, and GEORGE BISSET, grcSet,
Edinburgh, March '23 and April 13, at twelve, at the ChanlDT
of J. Robertson, Edinburgh.
DAVID RUSSELL, maltster, Sauchinford, Stirlingbhire'
March 23 and April 12, at twelve, at Gibb's Inn, Stirling.
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DUNCAN M'CORQUOD A LE, baker, Greenock, 311
24 and April 14, at twelve, at the Office of Messrs. Willia°-
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and Glassford, Greenock. 1 • 23
JOHN MITCHELL, 3en., builder, Blairgocrie, lar'.
and April 18, at twelve, at the Commercial lon, Blairgowrie.
PRICE OF SUGAR. and
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, ecT9 's
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from the Reftirni made in the Week ending March 15, 181 "off
355. 1 lid. per Cwt., excllsive of the Dutie's of Customs 1
Igru.:
payable thereon on the Importation thereof into Great Br 11.11"

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME C CU I T.—Maidstone, March 19. the
Tux Hoo UrrioN. —James Miles, the late master
of
lioo Union workhouse, was summoned to take his trial f
ply
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two indictments charging him with assaulting two 041,
fema'e inmates of the workhouse, during the period of
ing ihe above dike. 4Se*
The indiciments were returned at the last Summer
but the defendant claimed his right of traverse, and 6'll
cordingly stood over to these sssizes. • 0
The prir.cipal chaTe against the defendant was, that beecoit
flogged girls of an a"dvanced age upon their naked P
Both him and his wife had been dismissed in eollieq—cthitil •
The defendants pleaded guilty. BARON GURNEYord,re
into custody and said he would take time to consider
sentence should be passed.

CIVIL Bing.
(Before Mr. Baron ALDERMON and a Special JOY.)
BREACH OF PROMISn OF MARRIAGIL—IVICAVE 17. a LI& theo,
This was an action brought to recover compensation front
fendant for a breach of promise of marriage. red go!
Mr. Thesiger, and another Learned Gentleman, aPPea_,Eiak
the plaintiff, and Mr. Platt and Mr. Chambers for the de/0'7,,

The damages were laid at 5,000/. g
Mr. TIIESIGER said the plaintiff in this action was a Y,°,„300104.
twenty.six years old. She was the daughter of -a genue.7o4ll;
ing on his property, near Margate, and was one of eight "Prolit
and at the time of the first intimacy with the defendant, the 40,
tiff and her sister were on a visit to their brother, in 'ttian
where they were introduced to the defendant, who was thi,i;i nowt
gentleman of fortune, living at Greenhithe, and who at t"i;
was employed in the house of a merchant in London.
in June, 1840, and after a short acquaintance, the de"
wrote to the plaintiff, and made her an offer of marring
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he was received as an accepted suitor by the family, and clo)thi.-
to correspond with the plaintiff until the month of Altal`
following year; when he addressed a letter to the Pl3(llar P
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which he declared it to be impossible that he t. OS •
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fulfil his promise, and he assigned as a reason for it, 'id 101
father was entirely opposed to the match, and that he c10t1P9,„..
disobey him. The Learned Counsel said he should shoP 017
was a mere pretence on the part of the defendant. l're"
would see that it was only a false and hypocritical P 4
and that the defendant desired to break off the eni'doti
with Miss Neame, for no ether reason, than because ha .`oooith
he had an opportunity of making a more advantageous Wl'. Olt
another lady named Watkins, who, about this time Os of r•
at his father's house, and who was possessed of some por-
her own light. ishe
Witnesses were then called to prove those staternalroll!
the Jury, after deliberating for a quarter or An hour,re'
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 4004