Star.
London, England, 1830-04-27 00:00:00

COURT OF (.0111310N PLI:AS, Amu!. 2G.

CP IM. C01.7.•-•-)IILDRIAE KNAPP.
This was an action brought against the detindant to recover m.,.
pet sailor; in damages for a criminal conversation, which took pla-:
between the defendant and the wife of the plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant W ILDE stated the case. The plaintiff' ass a eapten,
in the army. Ile had married his present wife about twelve yes .y
ago, while with his regiment in the East Indies, where lie had p,
the hey he was about 2:3 years of age, and she was 18 years (gag.
They were living at Southampton very happily until the nnfet...
nate transaction took place which gave rise to the present actiet.-
Captain 3lildmay was obliged to go to Ireland with his regitner •
where he remained abort ten months, and returned to Suuthainpec.,
Ile, however, was obliged to go to London to see Lady Milditie,
his relation, where he remained but a very short time, and return..
home. In his absence, however, the defendant contrived to P..
acquainted with his wife, and a criminal conversation WLS :)•
consequence.
The three first witnesees merely proved the affectionate state
which the plaintiff and his wife had lived together until this ant..
tunate occurrence took place.
A man-servant in the family deposed to having seen the defer .: .
ant with the wife of the plaintiff in a room together. He then d_
tailed such circuit:etas:cm connected with their appearance as one'
leave no doubt of the connection complained of. He also stated tl,e
he often observed the hall door of the house unfastened in the men.
Mg, although it was locked and bolted at night.
31arinime Teague examined—Was servant to Dlr. 111ildmrq't
family ; attended .lira. Nlildinay and her children ; went into the
service in 1n22, left the service on Saturday last ; recollects Captai,
Mildmay returning from Portugal about three years ago, after bei:4,
thirteen mcnthe there ; he returned to Southampton, where Mrs
Mildmay was ; knows Mr. Knapp. the defendant, about nine or t.• 3
years; neve( saw the defendant call upon Mee. Mildmay after P- •
captain had gone to Ireland, except once, when he brought son. •
flowers to the children. The captain was about two months goo:
when the defendant called with the flowers. Had seen Nlrs. Miii
may and the defendant walking to;ether very often when the capts,.,
was from home. Recollects the captain returning from Ireland
August, when he remained for about two months at Southampton.
Recollects the captain going to London on the 18th of Octobe.
Witness went to bed on that night about half-past twelve o'clock,
in consequence of Mrs. Mildmay sending her word that she 'nigh.
go to bed. Was in the habit of undressing Hrs. M. when going ti
bed. Witness slept in the front of the house, over the draw.
ing room. After she went to bed heard a noise, although sly:
had been asleep ; did not get up and leave the bed; was afterwards
disturbed by a greater noise, between two and three o'clock, whit',
induced her to leave her bed went to the window, and saw the de-
fendant in the front of the house; he was apparently going out a
the front door very fa-t; the Captain was always kind and affec-
tionate towards his wife, and very fond of his children; they
always seemed to live on the best of terms ; Mrs. 31ildntay used ti
receive letters from the Captain when from home.
Cross-examined by Mr. Tits:sot:En—The morning of the
of October was a very fine morning ; saw her mistress walk uncle:
with the defendant titan any other person ; defendant lives with let
mother in Southampton ; lie is a very young man, with light hair
and fair complexion ; he might be a very boyish-looking young
man never saw the defendant more than one,: at her ID igtress's house.
Re-examined—The captain went very soon to see Lady Alildmay
after his return front Ireland.

Caroline Clarke examined by Mr. Sergeant WILLIE—Was in the
service of Captain Mildmay ; left it some time in the autumn of last
year, after living there about ten months, during which time defend.
ant called several times at the house ; never saw him there when the
captain was at home; saw the defendant and her mistress walking
together.
Cznas.examined--liad seen her walking with other gentlemen ;
don't rycollt et when she saw hint first.

Tobitha Feldman examined—%'u cook in the captain's fatiiil3 ;
knows the defendant ; recollects seeing him call twice at her tuts-
tress's house; he left a parcel at one time, which arpeared ,o
music; recollects seeing him bring flowers at one time; she sits
the door two or three times unfastened in the morning while the cap-
tain was absent ; her master and mistress seemed to live On ti
most affectionate terms.

Edward Drummond examined—ls private secretary to the Mk-
of Wellington. Opens letters addressed to him. Is acquaints,
with Captain 111ildmay, who, before he went to Ireland, requester:
witness to forward letters from him to his lady, and trout lits
to himself.

Here the case for the prosecution closed.
Mr. Sergeant SPAN IE addressed the jury on the part of the de-
fendant, in the course of which he did not attempt to der y
the charge brought against his client, but contended that It
was much more likely Mrs. Illiklmay was the seducer Oise
the defendant, for she was a woman about thirty.two years pi
age, and married twelve years, and he was what may be
termed a boy just taken from college, about 22 or 23 years of age.—
He also contended that the captain's conduct towards his wife was
any thing but such as could be expected from a kind or loving hus-
band, who cared much for the affections of his wife, as it was clearly
proved that he was repeatedly absent from home, leaving, perhaps.
a beautiful and interesting woman subject to the arts of any ma:,
who pleased.
The CHler JUSTICIE then briefly charged the Jury, who re
quested to retire from the Eox, in order to give the case its due con-
sideration.
The Jury, after an absence of au hour. returned a verdict for t 1...
plaintiff—damages, 4001.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

John Thompson, the driver of a hackney-coach, si.s charge.:
before tf.e Loan MAYOR with furious driving.
Mr. Cope stated, that a gentleman who was deicing in a chaise
had had the misfortune to be run away with by his horse, which
WWI with great difficulty stopped before any mischief was done
The defendant soon after slashed his horses, and, notwitlishoulici;
the loud retnonstrances of the passenger., galloped up in rontaC
with the above-mentioned horse mid chaise, and aztually overtuerc:
both In the street.

In his defence the prisoner said that the horsts were young. ar,
fin away.
The LORD MaYoa ordered him to pay 2/. fur the damage dos%
to the chaise, and U. for the offence against the public.
BOW—STREI;I'.

Two men, named Duffield arid Sp. ace, were charged with eon..
mining a most violent assault upon James Carmichael, a private i.t
the 2d regiment of Foot Guards. The complainant said that h:
was going towards his quarters, along Chandos-strect, St. Mersin's-
Ilene, about 9 o'clock on Sunday night. when the prisoners, al:..
walked behind him, used rouse very insulting expressions, such as
"lobster," " a shilling a day," &e. and when he stopped .o look .•
them, they knocked him down, and kicked him in a most violent
manner. He bled considerably from the injury he received, and i
declared that he gave no provocation for the w.y6tillt. The auldtet's
statement was corroborated by the pohccnten. The priswrta sail,
in their defence, that the complainant had erdeavoured to inveigle
girl into an improper house, and feeling indignant at his condu.l
they chastised hint. They gave the address of the girl, but on a:.
officer going to the house, he found that vo each person wan knows
I there. _ . .

The prisoners were committed; and it MU intimated that Is;
commanding officer of the regiment was detern.ined to bring duos
to justice.
James Gil brrt, a man dresscd in a sailor's jacket and trowser,
was charged by Mali, a policeman, with stealing a number of ',Kr} .
the property of a Mr. Chinnery, a farmer at Ipswich, un the 2t 4
February, 182.1, which sheep were afterwards sold to a Mr. (Sibu,
in Wititechapel. The officer stated that there was a large ,ewe.•
offered idler the rubLiy was committed, fur the alsrebeusion
the prisoner, hut he b.ul berm a ssiyage us India since, as butele:
on board an Indianian.

I'hc prisoner declared that he war inntw:nt of the robbery. ft:
was remanded.

BIRTHS.

On the 19th inst. at the CoWOCI..A.Hi, the Lady Charlotte Berk. •
ley, of a ►on.
At Weymouth, the lady of the Rvv. J. Hohy. of a daughtt
Mr& E. Taylor, of Ns, Is.place, of a daughter, still-born.-1n
heck.strt et, Mrs. A. Men, of a son.