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London, England, 1815-08-01 00:00:00

MARY AM, LYTHAM D. RICIARD MADDOCK, Q. AND

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The friends of Miss Lythall, the plaintiff, reside in
Coventry, but she for some time before thecommence-
menc of the present action, was at Richmond Hill,
near Carnarvon (the place where the defendants re-
side), as a companion to MA...Maddock and during
her residence there, Thomas Jones, Es* ef Ashley
House, in the town of Carnarvon, at the recommen-
dation of Mrs. Maddock, paid his addresses to her,
and overtures niletarriage were made by him to her
parents, which were accepted, and clothes were pur-
chased by Mrs. Maddock for the Lady, and other ar-
rangements made preparatory to the wedding. On
the 18th of March last, Mrs. Maddock had some dif-
ference with Miss Lydian, and turned her out of her
house at ten o'clock at night, when she went to the
Goat Inn, Carnarvon, where Mr. Jones remained with
her till late. _Mr. Jones continued to pay his addresses
to Miss Lythall after she had lett Richmond Hill, and
a day was fixed for the wedding, as was proved by
the Rev. Mr. Griffiths, of Lanfihangel. A short time
before the wedding was to have been solemnised, Mrs..
Maddock declared to a Mrs. Richards (who keeps a
respectable boarding school in Carnarvon) in the pre-
sence of her husband, that she " had clued Miss
Lythall of the so*." Mr. Prichard happened to be
in a few days afterwards at the house of Mr. Jones,
and from his friendship to him, mentioned what Mrs.
Maddock had said of Miss Lythall : Mr. Jona, on
hearing this infamous report, 'announced to Miss
Lythall- and her mends, that he could not think of
marrying her, in consequence of Mrs. Maddock's de-
claration. This action was brouglit by Miss Lythall
against Mr. and Mrs. Maddock to recover damages
for uttering the defamatory words before stated, she
having lost her marriage with Mr. Jones in conse-
quence.
Mr. DAUNCEY, Counsel for Miss Lythall, after re-
marking, in strong terms, upon the conduct of Mrs.
Maddock in making use of such indelicate expressions
in the presence of two men (her own husband being
also present) in most eloquent and pathetic language,
dwelt upon the irreparable loss and disappointment
which Miss Lythall had sustained ; and be called Mr.
and Mrs. Prichard, who clearly proved that the words
had been spoken ; and Mi. Jones proved. That Miss
Lythall would have been Mrs. Jones if Mrs. Mad-
dock had not propagated a report so injurious to her
reputation.
Mr. JEKVIE addressed the Jury with great ability, at
considerable length, on behalf of the defendants, and
called Mr. Maddoek's servant girls, and other persons
dependent upon him, as witnesses, whose evidence
tended to shew, that the Lady had been guilty of le-
vity, and that Mr. Jones had been seen taking unwar.:
rentable liberties with her; but several witnesses gave
their evidence in so lobse a macaw, that little credit
was given to their testimony.
Mr. Jones, on his cross-examhtetion, admitted, that
he had paid visits to Miss Lythall at the Gate-house,
in the chamber; that he had gone with her to his
tarm I would not swear that the candle was not put
out daring his visit at Richmtnd, &c.
After the defence wad closed, Mr. DAUM CEY re-
plied for one hour and three quarters, in an able
speech, which evidently had a powerful effect upon
the minds of the Jury, and his •-dship summed np
tbe evidence.

The Jury, atter deliberating for come time, gave
their verdict for Miss Lythall, for 4500 damages, to
the great satisfaction of the Court. •

In the Crown Court, at Norfolk Assizes, the Lynn
rioters, who had traversed from the last Assizes, with-
drew their-plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty.—
The CHIRP Banos. admonished them severely Vr
their misconduct, and sentenced them to two months
imprisonment.
Julia J,,iah Chicholas, who *as found guilty at the
last Devon Lent Ai sizes of forgery, but whose caw
was respited for the opinion of the Twelvo Judges, is
now under sentence of death at Exeter, the objection
''taken by his Counsel, on a po.nt of law, owing over-
' ruled. The other primners who were sentenced to
die have all been reprieved.
WORSHIP4TkEET.—Yesterday James Bailey was fi-
nally examined before J. Gutman, Esq. on a charge
of robbing his master of Bank-of England notes to the
amount of £2OO, of which £151) have been recovered,
and not being able to account for the notes found in
his possession, was fully, committed for trial.
GUILDHALL.-T. Boole underwent a final examina-
tion, charged with uttering a forgea note, for Eve
guineas, to Mr. Sims, at Bury St. Edmund's, pur-
porting to be of the Bank of Powell and Co. of Swan-
sea, and made payable at the house of Smith and Co.
of Whitehall-yard, London. Upon this charge did
prisoner was about to be committed for trial at the
Suffolk Assizes ; when Mr. BOyer, of Newgate4treet,
deposed, that about two yeas since the prisoner had
made himself somewhatiaudliar at his shop. and had
incurred a debt of £2 for groceries. After this be
absented himself for teireral months, and he, Mr. B.
had concluded that the debt was irrecoverable. To
his surprise, however; the prisoner came one day, and,
after apologizing for the length of time he had been
•4 necessarily absent upon urgent business," expressed
a wish td liquidate his small account. For this pbr.
pose be tendered Mr. Boyer a sillo note. puiporting
to be drawn by the house of Borman and Co. of Ply.
mouth (from whence he said he had just arrival)
upon Messrs. Bailey, No. 4, Mark•lane. The prose.
tutor, being at the moment much hurried, changed
the note, deducting the £2 due to him. The prisoner
then retired, and on the-following -day the prosecutor,
went to present the note, but discovered that no such
baseerso as Bailey resided in Mark-lane ;in fact, din
was totally unoccupied. Nothing was heard
.from that period by him of the prisoner, until a few!
days
.siece, when, having seen in the newspapers as
account of the prisoner's examination upon the first
charge, he now came forward, and fully recognised
him. One of the firm of iteen. Lubbock and Co.
was produced to prove that no such Banks were in
existence as those represented in the two notes. Thi
Magistrate said, the casts were as clear its any that
'sad ever COM before him, and while he would folly
commit the prisoner upon both charges, he.would re.
commend hint to be first tried upon that whit* was
committed in the City. He was fully coktained.