Star.
London, England, 1823-01-29 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

from the ramp,
Wir§WidiTT

a t*teed.l of
and sujery; for
vianefering Ca pi
from his wife,
At die trial, ht
be was instructs_ arra theretore
examined Mrs. Staniforth, the daughter of the plain-
tiff, with more severity than it was his custom to
employ. She stood the fire, however, remarkably
well, and positively denied that she "ever .saw the
Captain in bed with her Mother, or carried breakfast
to them when in that situation. •No4i, lie had the
affidavit of a witness .to distinctly contradict heron:
those points; who swore that she had been employed
in the manner alluded to, and that during the two,
years in which she resided with her mother, she per-
formed menial offices for the Captain ; that she even'
brushed his shoes ; and that she had fetched him to
the house at her mother's desire. The story of the
plaintiff was most extraordinary—that the defendant
had first written the promise, and then given it to her
to copy ; and yet she neither produced the original,
nor accounted for its abience. The defendant's case.
was, that she had been his mistreSS; that she wished
'to remain in a house which belonged to him ; that he
gave her a paper to fill up, with a demise of the pre.
cruises, and that she wrote this promise in its room.
The Lotto CHIEF JUSTICE.—There was nothing in
the evidence that glanced at all this?
Mr. SCA KLETT admitted that there was not, but
there. was enough to shew the extreme improbability
of the plaintiff's case. It was singular enough,, that
both the witnesses who swore to a verbal. promise,
introduced the words, " please Got,," which were so
singularly placed in the written promise.
Mr. Justice BEST.—Probably the Captain took it
from the bill of lading—(A lartgli).
Mr. SCAHLETT Proceeded to argue that several to-
pics had been pressed beyond their proper weight in
the powerful reply of Mr. Adolphus, and concluded'
by expressing his hope, that the Court would feel with
him, that even if any prOrnise were proved, the dn-
images were exceedingly clisproffottioned to the injury.
The Couar granted a Rule to shew cause why a
new trial shOuld not be granted, 'on.-the ground of
excessive damages, on the defendant bringing 150/.
into Court within a week.
GUICNEYi in. allusion to the causes in which
Mr. Wilson is. defendant, expressed his wish that the
Rules. ahouldeorne on as Motions.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE assented, but expressed
..
his hope that some arrangement would be effected
between the parties. lie wished 'also to extend this
tecommendation to the, ease. of. Macpherson and
Lovie. ne•should feel extreme reluctance to disturb
'the verdict of a Jury on a ground so peculiarly
within tr province as the amount of damages ;
especially if that verdict was given by.either of the
'Juries who sat in London and Westminster during
the last arduous sitthigs,.who had man4esieti an in-
telligence, and afforded.* diipassionate consideration
to the cases before.thea, which ought to secure high
respect to their deeisionsi'• •
• . DEtEietiteiSlP ttIeAVEN:

Mr. PLATT movg...d.toy.a.jorris of :1-lobeas Corpus to
bring up twenty, two ma scnv.chaained on board the
ship Severn. They had been in custody ever-since
the 13th instaw, and were part of the crew of a ves-
sel which vas tiled at by:4:U* of.threvestels in the ser-
vice of the
.Customs.,- any 'kind had
been issue4,to rendts tisei; caltadylcgals
The COURT giaAteillhis writ.

lIIRTHS.

Jan. 19, at Blebo Rouee, the Lady of Colonel kl!:buns, d
Blebo, of a daughter.
Lately, in Cork. the Lady of Llewdllan Nash, Esq. Wristlet
at-law, of a .on. •
At .Mother Glebe Hottae,Waterfordi the Lady of the Ret.W.
Hill, of a son.

•
•), at .Aldgate !--.-(f.teatemal . - :hkt)iotl
proceeded.—No 7 ~.
.. . . . : ..-
,liet
the defendaos sitista, - . e-; an
I
theliAk.of a.,01, birsba • : .ia .Ju
plain, mfr% n . d .eque ~40-) th,
£5OO ws ao excgssive„contre ' 'On. •
le felt the datiger 'ip.f the defitoot Vhic,ll an
ted to make; and therefore he cross-