The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-31 00:00:00

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always charasterised him, had abstained from noticing the
former circumstance under which his elicit had keen
placed, but not eneh was the conduct of the prosecutor.
He took care in his evidence not to forget the alias
he bad omitted in his indictment, and had accordingly
introduced her as alias Fauntleroy. A. she had
thus been mentioned, he felt it necessary to state,
that at the very early age of 14, and before reason had at-
tained to maturity, she became the victim of that man,
whose crimes bad brought him to a justly-deserved death,
and who, in addition to his other crimes, had to Answer
for the ensnaring her from a boarding-school, and effecting
her seduction. After this he continued to live with her up
to the time of his apprehension; and by him she bad two
children. With respect to the aliases, it was sufficient
to observe, that the name of Forbes was assumed by de-
sire of Mr. Fauntleroy ; and that in consequence of the nos
toriety which circumstances afterwards gave.to it, she had
changed it for Forrest. The name of Rose she had never as-
sumed, and the prosecutor had no other authorityfor ita intro-
duction than an an anonymous letter. The other was her pa-
ternal one. So much for the aliases. He would ask whether,
under these circumstances, his client was not an object of
compassion ? With respect to the present indictment, he
would contend, that even admitting as true all that had
been sworn by Mr. 8., still there was no proof of her hav-
ing kept a brothel for lucre. A woman might lead a
lewd and dissolute life, but still could not be touched
for so doing under an indictment framed like the pre-
sent. He did not mean to say his client was leading
such a life, on the contrary, he was instructed that she was
Living a chaste and regular life. There might be some
levity about her conduct, but then her early seduction, and
consequent seclusion from respectable female society would
account for that. There had been no proof of money hav-
ing passed, and that was an allegation which was not to be
left to inference. It was asked, how else she could live ?
He would answer that question,—he who had so deeply
injured her, on finding himself irretrievably lost, as the only
reparation he could make her, assigned over to her an an-
nuity, which the assignees had continued to her, though
they had declared to her that if this indictment was proved
against her, they should withhold it for the future, as it
was not intended to aid her in immoral pursuits. The
Learned Counsel proceeded to cite from the Brighton He-
rald the description of the persons stated by the prosecutor
to be frequenters of the house ; that they consisted of
Noblemen, honourable and dignified Gentlemen, Reverend
Clergymen, gallant Officers, and fuaished Gentlemen;—
in short, that they consisted of " persons of all ages
from the stripling of seventeen t? the decrepid matt
of seventy." Why, had these things been true, all
Brighton would have been in consternation, and yet no one
comes forward to complain but Mr. B. The Learned
Counsel here burst forth into a most bitter phillippic against
Mr. 8., and wound up the climax by an observation as to
his more than brazen countenance.

Mr. Sergeant TADDY interposed, and appealed to his
Lordship whether such language was to be tolerated.
His LORDSHIP spoke in a low voice, but from what we
could catch, he was of opinion that it was too strong.
Mr. Anor,enus would not repeat it, but at the same
time he would contend that it was the ancient, honourable,
and valuable privilege of the bar, to call all things by their
right names, careless who might be affected thereby. With
respect to his client's going down to Brighton, the fact was
that she had been ailing, and bad coin@ down with Mrs.
Langston purely for the benefit of her health. He might.
perhaps, rest his case as it at present stood, but anxious to
remove all suspicion, he should call all the inmates of the
house to prove how it was conducted, and should also call
a host of most respectable inhabitants in the neighbourhood,
who would tell them that they bad experienced no annoy-
ance. Having so done, he should confidently look for their
verdict.

Mr. COAIYIP followed on behalf of Mrs. Langston, but
was interrupted by '
Mr. Justice LirrLznaLE, who observed to Mr. Ser-
geant Tararr, he had been looking over the indictment,
and found that each count charged the defendants with pro-
curing women to prostitute themselves for hire. Now this
could not apply to themselves ; and it was clear from the
evidence that there were no females to whom it could apply,
It was true, assuming Mr. Barrow's evidence to be un-
shaken by that about to be offered, they might hare a ver-
dict on a part of a count, charging the keeping a bad house,
but then it was not usual to take a verdict in that way.

Mr. Sergeant TAIMT, after conferring with his client,
was willing to submit to anything that his Lordship might
suggest.
Mr. Justice LITTLEnALz could make: no suggestion, he
must leave it to the discretion of Counsel.

Mr. Sergeant TADDT then said, that his client did not
wish to catch a verdict, and would therefore consent to
their being acquitted.
The Jury accordingly, under his Lordship's direction,
declared them Not Guilty.
His Loananze then observed, that Mc. B. had acted
very properly in coming forward as Public Prosecutor.—
He had obtained his end, the abatement of the nuisance,
and had therefore no reason to complain of the issue of this
indictment.