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gave
mon of the whole Court.—Nonsuited.
TAILOR V. VAUX.
This was an action on a polity of insurance upon
the ship Huddart, at and frotn Quebec to her port of
lading, or any other port or ports in the United King-
dom. The ship was lost by the perils of the sea.
The Mate of the vessel deposed, that the Huddart
had taken in her full cargo, and was preparing to
sail from Quebec for this country, when, in the night
between the 3d and 4th of September, she broke from
her moorings, and went on shore on•the Diamond
Rocks, where she bilged and went over, with her bot-
tomlowards the shore, and her masts towards the
sea. Every means was used to get her off, but in
vain. Witness remained at Quebec until November
last ; she was still on the Rocks. A part of her cargo,
consisting of timber and deals, was got out. Cap-
tain Appleton used every exertion to obtain another
ship, and if he could would have freighted it, but he
could not succeed.
Cross-exatained.—At one time there were hopes of
getting the vessel off; but had never heard Mr. Tay-
lor say that she was afterwards got off, or that he
had since brought the cargo of the Huddart to Eng-
land. Was never present when Captain Appleton
applied for another ship.
The Cutup JUSTICE said, it appeared to him that
here was a total loss of freight and aver age loss of cargo.
The Jury were of the same opinion, and found for
the plaintiff, damages 2001. subject to a reference to
settle the average loss on the cargo.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, NOVEMBER 1.
COSTER V. J. W. D. MEREST, ESQ.
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN stated, that this was an
action to recover the amount of two bills of exchange
of 5001. each, of which the plaintiff was the indorsee,
for a valuabletonsideration. In a common case, it
would be sufficient to prove the writing of the drawer,
accepter, and indorser; but
-as-it would be attempted
to be shewn by the defendant that these bills had not
fairly come into the possession of the plaintiff, he
would at once, though not obliged by law to do so,
prove the consideration given for these bills.
The acceptance and presentment were admitted.
Evidence was gone into for the purpose of proving
the furnishing of goods by the plaintiff in 1821- to
Hants, who applied to him to discount these bills of
the defendant, and the prices charged for them, &c.
Mr. Serjeant LENS, for the defendant, said it was
clear from the plaintiff's evidence that these goods
had not been fairly purchased by Hantz; but that he
had been obliged to take them, or have his bills re-
fused to be discounted. In such a situation, it was
more than probable that a price far above the real
value had been set upon these goods. But perhaps
something further might be gathered from the trans-
action, and that was that these transfers of goods had"
nominally taken place, in order to enable the present
plaintiff to maintain the action, though it was really
for the interest of Hantz.
Letters from Hantz to the defendant were then
read, to sbew that the-defendant had entrusted him
with the bills for the purpose of getting them dis-
counted. The defendant had never received any
value for them.
Lord Chief Justice DALLAS summed up the evi-
dence; and the Jury returned a verdict for the plain-
tiff—Damages 1,0001.
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
Yesterday a fellow named carter, a journeyman
baker, was tried upon an indictment charging him
with having committed an assault, with intent to
ravish, upon a little girl, who had, at the time of the
violence, just passed her tenth year. The unfortunate,
child, who appeared to be a mere simpleton, stated
that the prisoner had committed an assault upon her
in the bakehouse of her father, in whose service pri-
soner was ; and she added that he had frequently com-
mitted the same offence before in the same place, and
that she had never complained.
The CHAIRMAN asked her why she complained on
this occasion? to which she replied, that her brother,
oho is 17 years old, saw her and the prisoner toga=
ther in the bakehouse, through the window, and told
her father. •
The CHAIRMAN—Then, I euppose, if your brother
had not seen you, you would not have said a word
concerning it?-.The poor child said she would not.
Mr. WALFORD, who was for the prosecution, said
he of course was obliged to give up the case, as the
consent, such as k was, had evidently been given.
The Learned, Counsel observed, that the ruffian at the
bar had escaped from the rope by the assistance of
the two months, the period of ten years being that
beyond which the law could not punish when con-
sent was gained.
The CH...lnman, in addressing the Jury, said that
this was one of those deplorable cases upon which the
less that was said the better. They would be obliged,
notwithstanding the indignation and horror which
such conduct upon the part of the prisoner inspired,
to acquit him.—Carter was then acquitted.
DISAPPOINTED LOVE.
A young man, named Thomas Wynne, was tried
on an indictment charging him with having violently
assaulted an interesting young girl, aged 15 peals,
named Mary Jones.
It appeared that the prisoner was an apprentice to
Mr. Spring, plumber, to whom the young woman-I
was servant. The poor girl was scarcely in her place,
Rye nsinutes when the fellow began to make love to
her. She did not think proper to give the encou-
ragement he desired, and suddenly his wanner be-
came tdtally changed. Blows, in fact, were-used
instead of the tender tones with which he sad to
assail her. He had used her three several times in a
barbarous way, bit striking her when he caught her
alone, but for the sake of peace she never complained,
until he gave hes a desperate blow, about foue'or
ElVe months agot which did her such injury that she
was obliged to tell her mother. The state of health
to which she was reduced obliged her to quit her
place, and she is likely to feel the effects of the blow
perhaps as lehg as she lives.
The -mistress of the girl gave her *the highest char
ratter, and expressed a wish that she wti return
again to her service.
The- prisoner had stave been' discharged and his

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father and his repriseteteeves, tesiderit '
the e I;litetW
at Constantinople. On thine grounds, he. submitted
that the pliintiff must be called.
The LORD Cuter JUSTICIII thought both °Wain*
unanswerable, and therefore directed.a nonsuit, but
gave .the plaintiff leave to move, and take the opi-
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