Star.
London, England, 1815-05-19 00:00:00

to know bow to act when a woMan—tWe -cannot
report the grossness of the phrase used, but the im-
port was to throw the blame upon Mrs. Warner in
the most disgusting manner.] The witness replied,
that he could not believe this possible of any married
woman ; and advised him the next time he found
himself in a similar situation, at least to shut The
window-shutters and fasten the door. The defendant
added some ribaldry and the conversation ended. s
Captain Shepherd was stated to be also present at
this conversation, but he was not called.
The witnesses had before been intimate with the
defendant ; but if he had' objected to disclose this'
conversation, on • the ground of confidence, Lord
ELLeNannoiloit laid lie should have ruled as the
House of Lords did in the Duchess of Kingston's
case, that except in cases of professional confidence,
an oath is paramount to honour.
. Mr. Scaitt.e.rr addressed the Jury for the defen-
dant, and endeavoured to reconcile
.the evidence
with an unconsummated attempt to commit adultery.
He relied upon the character of the plaintiff's wife
up to the little month of the defendant's acquaintance
with her, and argued that it was impossible that such
habits of modesty could be overthrown jai a month,
and the adultery committed in broad day-light, in a
room which the butler had just left, into which the
children might run every moment, with open doors,
which to an unitbandoned woman's terrors had ears,
and &fort windows, which to the same fancy had
eyes. To believe this was to contradict the truth of
the maxim, nemo reftenle fat hirititsisour. AS to the
evidence of Captain Maxwell, he said this was the
first time an offence of this nature had been attempted
to be proved by confessional ev:dence, and contended
that it must be regarded in no other light than the
loose conversation of a mess-room. If the Jury•
should be of a different opinion, and think the adul-
tery bad been actually consummated, they must then
take the defendant's cnnfes,inn altogether, and what
was the value of such a wife as he had described ?
The smallest sum in the sr,irld would compensate the
plaintiff for his loss of such a woman.
Lord ELLENuonouori charged the Jury that they
were not to estimate the physical possibility of adul-
tery by a stop watch ; and that it was for them to
I infer, from the circumstances ht!fore them, evidence
of that criatinal familiarity between the parties which,
would prove a by-gone adultery, on some former oc-
casion, if r.ot on that. The conduct of the parties,
when discovered, Was not that of utteffected attempt,
the defendant said he had deserved death, and the
wife merely called upon her husband not to be fcolish.
Foolish ! What, when her husband discovers his ho-
nour wounded in the tenderest point, does she dare
to talk to him of folly ? Her eipression seemed to
warrant the gloss description which the defendant
had given of her to Captain Maxwell; and though
his Lordship agreed in the truth of the maxim
quoted by the Learned Counsel for the defendant,
yet it was nut for humanity to say how long the wife's
mind had been losing its purity., before its full blown
depravity had been thus accidentally discovered. The
Jury gave the plaintiff Jer,ooo. • -

Qvaaw-aouvx.—Yesterday R. Mid, a labouring
man, was brought up anal discharged ; do having
been committed some time ago fur inflicting sum-
miry punishment wen man caught In a criminal'
conversation with his wife. The adukerer was pro-
nounced.out of danger, and the poor injured hus-
band got out of prison.
Aug Coitins was reexamined, charged with rob-
bing J. Lake, Esq. of Grosvenor-place..her master,
of money, plate, and household furniture, to an
immense extent. The property was found at the
apartments of J. Kenning, a weaver, in Fleur-de-
lys-street, Spiultields, with whom Collins cohabited.
and who confessed that he had carried away the pro-
perty, Collins handing it out of the house to him.
The spoil filled two coaches. They were both fully
committed.

Bow-Sraerr.—Wednesday a female of respectable
'Appearance made an application to Mr. BIRNIE, for
his.interference fer her sister; who, she stated, was
confined in a private mad-house near London. She
said she had seen her the preceding day, and was per-
fectly sane ; but was improperly kept there by her
husband. The Magistrate lamented that he could
not give her any relief ; but recommended her to ap'•
ply. to one of the Judges, who would grant a Halms
Col:11.f° bring the body before him.