Star.
London, England, 1824-09-06 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

itbe ;:d regiment nailed yesterday for Leith.
.1 he -,;:h Regiment of InfantrT has been ordered to embark at
cork, on board the Baltic Merchant and another transport, for
conveyance to Chatham. •
The tisth. Regiment of Infantry has received orders, on being re-
lieved by the 72d Regiment in Edinburgh Castle, to proceed to Port-
rarick tor Donaghadee, on its route to Cork, to replace the 57th
&valeta of Foot, which is ordered to England.

Conimbsion in the id or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia,
signed by his Majesty's Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk.
Kerrison Harvey. Esq. to be Captain, vice Store, resigned.

Commission in the Worth ShroPsliire Regiment of Yeomanry Ca-
v.ilry, signed by the LOrd Lieutenant of the County of Salop.
Sir Rowland Hill, Bart. to b* Lietttettint-Colonel-CoMmandant,
vice Sir Jobb rills, deieased.
Commissions in the Staffordshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Stafford.
Liward Hallman Scott, E' q. to be Captain, vice Barker, resigned;
Cornet Thomas Roby to be Lieutenant, vice Maven, resigned.

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purpose of remptliiibig the defendants la Inbstantiate, if
it was in their power, certain imputations against his
character of a very serious nature, which they published
in their Newspaper; or, on the other hand, of satisfying
the country and the world, that there was not the
slightest foundation for these imputations. The defend.
ants having, as was their duty, made inquiries Into the
justice of the representations which they had promul-
gated, came to the conclusion that there was no truth
in the statement,. They therefore resolved to take an
early opportunity of stating their conviction, that there
was not the slightest ground for making any chairge of
the nature which they had published against Mr. Hardy,
and consented that a verdict against them should be en-
tered on the records.
Mr. Serjeant PELL—Gentlemen of the Jury, I appear
here to represent the Editor of the John Bull News-
paper. The defendants wish to lose no time in freeing
the character of Mr. Hardy from the aspersions which,
through the medium of their journal, they have cast
upon IL As soon as it was found that Mr. Hardy had
reason to complain of the publication, and that he was
taking steps to vindicate his character, the Editor of-
fered to give up the name of the author. This conces-
sion was not deemed by Mr. hardy to be sufficient, as
his object was to vindicate his character from a public
animadversion, and he therefore thought it necessary to
demand a public acknowledgment of the injustice that
had been done to him. Under these circumstances, the
Editor of the John Bull has no objection to declare that
he is concerned for having been instrumental in the
circulation of charges which he is now convinced are
without any foundation ; and he hopes that this state-
ment will have the effect of operating as a complete
vindication of Mr. Hardy's character. We therefore
consent to have a verdict recorded against us, with 40
shillings damages, which will be sufficient to carry costs.
Mr. Baron GARROW add: essed the Jury, and said, as
the parties had come to an arrangement between them-
selves, it only remained to find a verdict for the plain-
tiff. Damages 40s. A verdict was returned accordingly.
LANCASTER, SEPTEMBER 3.
SEDUCTION.—WILCOX V. HOPWOOD.
Mr. Serjeant CROSS stated, that this was an action
brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, for the
loss of service of his daughter, whom he had seduced.
The Learned Serjeant, in a very eloquent opening ad-
dress to the Jury, dwelt in strong language on the dis-
grace heaped upon the parents of this unfortunate young
Lady by the base and unmanly conduct of the defendant,
in seducing under their own roof an amiable and accom-
plished young Lady, who, before she knew the defendant,
was the pride of the family, and endowed with all that
was excellent in the female character. If there was a
crime in the world of more iniquity than another, it was
that (said the Learned Serjeant) of Seduction ; it was
Ithe bane of every virtue, and aimed to destroy all that
was good and virtuous in the human breast, and to im-
plant in its stead the thorns of sorrow. The language
of the Poet ought to be in the mouth of every person:
" Forbid, great GOD ! that vice, in virtue's guise,
Should eer unguarded innocence surprise,
Despoil of every charm that decks her brow,
And give her up to unavailing woe !"
The Learned Serjeant then adverted to the cause of the
seduction (which will be found in the evidence), and
concluded by calling on the Jury to give exemplary
damages, which, however great, he said, could not re•
pair the breach the defendant had made by the cruel
and wanton act he had been polity of, and which had de-
stroyed the peace of mind of the victim of his treachery
and the happiness of her parents, by the heavy affliction
that had befallen them on this unhappy occasion.
Mr. WlLLiAsts then proceeded to call
Jane Wilcox—She is the daughter of the plaintiff; is
19 last August. Her father keeps the New Inn at Black-
burn, near Preston ; she has a mother living there ;
there are eight children, three boys and five girls; she
is the oldest of the girls; she has always lived with her
father and mother, except when she has been at school ;
she did not always live at Blackburn; she assisted in
the bar, and kept the accounts, and conducted the cor-
respondence ; this was two years ago. She first became
acquainted with the defendant's sisters in 1821. She
don't know what their ages were, about eighteen, her
own age. He lived at that time at the Duke of York,
in Blackburn ; it was her father's house. She had only
slight acquaintance with Mr. Hopwood. She did not
know him until she was at the New Inn ; there she be-
came acquainted with him ; she saw him at her father's
house ; he came two or three times a week, about twice a
week; he came like another customer ; he was very parti-
cular to her about a year and a half ago ; behaved to her
very well until the beginning ofJuly and August last year.
She always received him as a lover, and she thought
that he was going to marry her ; he continued to pay
his addresses until the latter end of November and until
December. She don't know why he altered his Con-
duct to her ; he never told her the reason. It was
four or five months before anything particular hap-
pened to her; it happened in July or August. She had
a child on the Ist of May. She often told him she was
in that way, when he always began to talk of some-
thing else. He knew it in February ; he knew it be-
fore, although he would never own it. She suspected
it herself in January ; he continued to come until Fe-
bruary; he has never been there since. Doctors Bar-
low and Pickup attended her ; she was dangerously ill.
Her child is now living at Blackburn, about one hun-
dred yards from her father's house; her lather supports
it ; he has done so from its birth ; she was not in a con-
dition to nurse it herself, and it was put out ; her fa-
ther paid for it, and continues to do so. The defend-
ant's age she believes is about twenty-four; he lives with
his father; he is a cotton-manufacturer, at Blackburn;
he is very respectable; so is his father and all the family.
Cross-examioed by Mr. Bent:Guam, for the defendant—The de-
fendant's father has five children, he is the eldest. His father com-
pounded with his creditors shout five years ago; she has heard so;
she knew his sisters in 182 l ; her friends lived in Preston before they
came to live in Blackburn. They kept two alehtsuses. She was al-
ways in the bar. They came to the New Inn two years ago.
Mr. fleouelfAS—.Kept good ale acid postchaise
Witness—No, we did not keep postchaises. 0 yes, people May
drive up to the house in a chaise to be sure.
Mr. Baoucsam—Yes, and to a mile stone-4.4 A laugh)
Witness resumed—She knew the sisters three years ago • she had
seen and invited them to a house-warming. She had seen them be-
lute the invitation? 0 yes, Sir, has seen them frequently. His
eldest sister came often when they Hied at the Duke of York ; they
kept two or three servants; she attended the customers; there was
a woman waiter more, and no boots; there was a chamber-maid
kept, as she is called ; it did not sappers at the Preston Races, nor
that week, but the week after; she tan% say if the defendant had
been to the races, nor does she know if the defendant had been to
the races that week ; she believed he had ; be came to her father's
house and had some liquor ; she brought it to him herself; there
might be another Gentleman with him ; she did not sit down on his
knee; she just staid enough in the parlour to Wait upon them ; the
other Gentleman did not go away immediately ; nothing particular
passed ; she never went to a bed-room ; it was not in a bed-room it
happened, it was in a sitting-room ; she had no acquaintance with
him that winning ; else went into the room but dill not stay long, it
was a week after whoa be was alone ; he had sosnething to drink ;