Star.
London, England, 1825-08-15 00:00:00

tittle Saying that t gist hot thistic it heeessart, is I fan
no teason to doubt the truth of his i-epresintations.
This conversation took place oh Thursday, August 7,
and defendant appointed the following Saturday, at
11 o'clock, as the, day for concluding the settlement.
Mr. Bruford had visited my daughter nearly two years;
he visited her almost a tear before marriage was talked
of. At that time I lived at Welton, not far from
Taunton. On the Saturday appointed for the settle-
ment, defendant did not come. Mr. Bruford never
entered my door afterwards. My family consists of
eight children.
Mr. Henry 'Ratchford Shillibearel have known the
plaintiff since her childhood, and she is now twenty.
live years of age. I resided at Taunton in 1822. Miss
Wilmont and Mr. Bruford visited together at my house,
and lalwaysconsidded them as lover s,because they acted
as such. In the earlier part of 1823, I convet sed with
Mr. Bruford respecting his marriage with the plaintiff.
He informed me he was engaged to marry her, and
that her mother, Mrs. Wilmont, had undertaken to give
Caroline 5001. He said he intended making a hand-
some settlement on her out of his own property ; and
asked me WI thought Mrs. Wilmont hid the power t-s
advance the 5001. undtr the father's will ? My reply to
this question was, " Mrs. Wilmont was a person of con-
siderable property; but I did not know the particulars
of the wi:l to which he. alluded." I ask:d the dkrendan•
what day was flied for the wedding ? and he told me
she should let' me know, as I was to be present ott
the occasion.
Mr. Maaewernau addressed the Jury fur the defendant.
Mr. Justice Dwain= charged the Jury, who retired, and after a
consultation of nearly two hours, returned a verilizt for the plain-
tiff—Damages £550.

MULLINGAR ASSIZES.
THE KING AT THE PROSECUTION CF THE MARQUIS OF

WESTMEATH V. WILLIAM VAIRLItY.

William Faitlei stood indicted for that he, on the Ist
of February last, did forcibly and unlawfully, at Balla.
shea, in said county, take and carry away two sticks and
one door, value sixpence, the properly of the Marquis
of Westmeath.
Christopher Hannan sworn, and examined by Mr.
MARTLRY.—Lives on said lands; is a carpenter; the
prisoner was a tenant on said lands, and he left the same
in February last, arid then took away the door of the
cabin and put annther door in its place ; also took two
sticks that were in the roof of a cowhouse that fell down.

On his cross-examination he admitted that the pri-
soner was tenant to the lands for above thirty years;
that he thcn built the cabin and cow house ; that the
prisoner was noticed by Lord Westmeath to quit the
lands last October, and accordingly did so, and long
before he went the cow house fell down.

Here the JUDOS (the Lord Chief Baron) interfered,
and asked did the Counsel for the Crown mean to per-
severe ia the prosecution? that it appeared the prisoner
was con6ned since 21st March, two days alter last
Assizes, although the offence was alleged to be com-
mitted in February ; that the Magistrate ought not to
have taken such informations or committed the prisoner
for a felony.
The Jury, under the direction of the Judge, instantly acquitted
the_prisonerorko was thereupon discharged.
He was a man upwards of 70 years of age.