The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-17 00:00:00

PERCY V. PERCY.

This alsn was proceeding fors divorce, at the
instance of My; Robert Leaper Percy, of the pa,
rich of St. Pa crag, Middlesex, against Auu Eliza-
beth, his wife, •on the ground of adultery.
They were Insi-led on the 3 ist of July, 1607,
ant) lived together from that time moil ()cipher
1809, .when they parted by mntoal consent, and a
deed of sertration Wall entered Into betwecH ahem,
by he stipttlated to allow her 701. per An -
n m ; but he ceaoti paying it in DeCCivit)Cr 1812,
in cousegornee of the adultery eoittpl,nued
Several witnesses folly proved the ecihahitat:on'of
Mrs. Percy in lodgings with a'Nir. Joseph 1-ter-
ben, who was also,npurnted from his wife, their
being detected, mid. their mtempting to justify
their coothict upon tbe ground of this double 6e-
parnion.
No defence was offered, And Sir $.9911%,
beini: of opinion that the facts were fully proved,
signed the sentence of diVoree.

COURT or cosmic PLn.ts,

KILLING"A DOG.

DEAN V. CLAYTON, Brim

This case, highly important to the sporting
world, came Ott for final argument. The (Ines-
whether an action oil the case will lie
against the defendant, Sir \V. Clayton,
,for put t ing
spikes or sharp instruments on his tnanor, to Rio-
tect his game, in consequence of wliich the plain-
tiff's dog was killed. The facts were before the
piiblie, On former' hearing of the ease: The
defeOrhmt having put up spikes to ke'p,out foxcs
anddokis, gave notice of what he had done. ' The
plaintiff, a GentiZ,:man; qualified as a sportsman,
being out with his dog, on the estate of his
friend Mr. Townshend, which joined the defen-
datit's ground, the dog started, a hare, which ran
into Sir, William Clayton's ground. He could not
reorain the animal, which a few minutes after
ran upon one of the spikes and was killed. The
plaintiff brought his action for the loss of his dog,
and, at the trial, a special veidict was involving
the question, whether the action could be sustain-
ed The arguments, pro and con, were most
ably urged by Serjeaut Best and Serjeaut Bosun-
quet. The former contended, that Sir•
Clayton hail acted unlawfully In putting up the
said spikes ; and the latter maintained, on the
authority of various eases, that the mischief com-
plained of was the result of a trespass. The' eir-
cmustance of the trespass being voluntary. or hi,
voluntary, could not, he auinended, give the
plaintiff any right to support n 9 action.
The Court did not give judgment ; the question,
however, will be decided this Term.

NOTORIOUS FEMALE SWINDLER.

Qu'EnN.Stutaart OttaCa.--,Yestertlay morning.
this' Office. was crowded with tradesmen ut
every description, to prefer thareei against a
-fenoute, that morning taken into custody, of the
name of Miss King. Jewellers, dressmakers,shoe-
makers, bakers, confectioners, &c. who had sal.;;
fever) from the arts and deceptioturof the prisoner,
and now attended, declared theyabould not-have
known her if
,t hey had not :minutely examined her.
featnres„.-from the. dispise,she had assumed ; for
her dress was now that of a servant; but she svas
dressed in the first style of fashion when they saw
leer Wore. -4. 'Air.. !Vhirchead, of Matich,
building 3, :Said', that about three months. awl the
prisoner catite.io his
,hanie btte in tke eveui :,g. ;
she inquired the rent of a snite of apaittnetill. anti
infortneti him, that, tike Ahtt,tintigliter
Kind, Rrl. of Canterbury ; that axon of Sir John.
Thomas, of Glamorganshire, had Paid his ad_
dressea to Let far Suing

.
11::•e'atsbfetiirti',Isalei:bt6oha'cirtn;istrzeti:cnicinitKI:1;.eit,fs.1614tIt:iir7ht-341:dr'1°:
when of age, of .12,060:7,. per tint= that shd
had chilled from her tatlter':. house, and had writ-
teit to M. TI:0111311 to cnult• to
shoiild be mat:it...(l, and sbe kiiew her father wolthl
-forgive.ber ; that she spoke of different
which he knew, and he had not the least *reas
that all was an imposition. During her stay, with
them site was providingfor the wedding, which
v'vaito take place on that clay tverk by special
eence she lived as -one of th •!
e family, and er
dered goods front difieerent tradesmen, which, sh 4
paid for; oil ,the day Ali. Thom.is was 10
arrivE; a most stiniptuntis dinner was provided;
and be (Mr. W.) was to take 'coach, aod reevivi!
Mr. Tbonias,at rte inn, and bring. him to 4ti!
house; indeed she had, by her winning, IteitaT
victor, so pined upon them, that site had 51E14
with his wile several nights, as site was afraid of
being alone in consequence, of beiog pihject to
bare tits; and said her ;husband viouid rlo col
thing in return for such kind treatmot. Ott tlte
morning. her husband was expected, and Mr. W.
W..ts.going to the inn to sneet the prisoner
contrived to get out of the hotts'er- mad he 10. d..
never seen her Since till this • he 1140
therefore, to pay all die exPences. .
thAt
The only aecontit She gave of herself was,
She
.was a bsket's daughter. tit 153tb ; after her
mother's death; site obtained a situation with
L ttliP Jersey; *here a ilentleorin ontiped Thomas.'
,
who visited th4.-fantily, sedneed her; that site 101"
lovyed low to_Doi'er, on his- way to Fratire,
after remaining• tilers a short time, he glve lire
1101 to W..tne her to t L 46 this being her ;ill,
,wkibmit friends, SOOrt. gime, HMI
drove her tO thei'e -utinappy
,practices. ;she 77
fused trt give her fathees.addi•efs, ti"
was made acquainted with her tit isfurh,tar,Lie never
. would see.her ; but-Ate hoped; ft it ware Allwve"
,her to go to hint to crave hitt.perey ;sled o°l'9'
wonld not turn his, back on.her, and sutler
to be lost fOr ever.—Remanded.