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tlemen ofthe sAe
of seventy yelie, _ _ They
had, as the comforts of their did age, two sons and two
daughters ; and by the abduction of one of the latter,
the peaceful waning of thetr live; had been disturbed
by the defendant. Ille.plaibtiff, Gentlemeii, has been
is the same respectable rank of in which I believe
Many of you are. lie was a farmer at Hallow, not
very far from this ancient and most respectable city,
and has passed through life reputably. His strength
having failed him as his age increased. he retired from
business. with his family to eajoy the results of his ho-
nest industry. The difendant is Also Urthe same rank
of life. He is a farmer, and in opulent circumstances.
,His father, who was rich, died some years ago, and left
him a farm of very considerable value, besides which
be has had several pecuniary legacies from female rela-
tions. Since the death of his father he.has been living
with his mother and sister, in the neighbourhood of-the
plaintiff, and from the contiguity of their residences an.
acquaintance was very naturally engendered between
the two families. A great intimacy subsisted between
the defendant arid the plaintiff's sons, which led to the
introduction of the former into Mr. Knott's family.
He was there introduced to the daughter of the plain-
tiff, and very soon formed, or pretended to form, an
attachment for her ; and"during.two or -three years be
paid her honourable addresses. There was not, of
course, any objection to this on the part of the plaintiff,
becatue, as far as he knew, the defendant was of irre-
proachable character, and his circumstances were good.
His visits when once 2dt:bitted were frequently repeated,
and thus be had an opportunity of evincing those affec-
tions which he subsequently betrayed. -Gentlemen, .his
addresses were not only encouraged Miis Knott, but
also by her own Mother and sister ; and itt, parties were
pleased with'theidea of the 'isproaching nuptials that
'was propOsed by the defendant ; the defendant's Mother
received Miss KilOtt as the Lady who was to be her.
future *claughterin.law, and Miss Crisp,. his sister, asso-
ciated and familiarized With her in all the tendernesi
and attachment which the prospect of sug a•. sort of
family coimesiou was likely to create. us:ou see
the plaintiff *as ledlete $ confidence that* Ie defen.
dant would shortly lead kis slaughter to the akar, and
snake her his lawful" wife.. The return the defendant+
made, however, was to.betray that 'confidence, to abur
the ingenuous trust repose-4in hint, to ruiq the char
ter of an unoffending girl, add to Mast the peace
aged coeple sinking into- the grave.
Simnel Bourne calledrandexamined by Mr.:
reside at Grimley, in this county. I moo.
(be' plaintiff and his family. The 'plaintiff is iteinal
of Seventy years of age;and his wife- is about
They have four children--two seas and two rt%uterta
The defendant is ilk respectable tinniest* .-and
Bees as a farm which I sold to his father fit:6,oook
The daughter of the plaintiff, whop seductieri is
foundation of the. present actitut,
sis.:ahont. twenty-sit
or twenty-seven years of age, and was a good and vie,
tuous.girl as far as I Wow.
cronsaxsinteed by mi. Jeans —The Wends= lives on a farm
which hishther bought of 'me for moot but there wore life.
charges payable out of it to the anoint of 1001. Wbsther the farm
ishis or his mother's, I don't know.
Frances Knott, the Lady who had been seduled,a-,sl
neat called, and examined by Mr. Caureau..—l am
-daughter of the plaintiff; lam seven-and-twenty years
of age my father is more than seventy, and my meeker
is skaty-four. I live inhume with my father, Who-wake
a farmer in the parish of Hallow, in this county. lb
retired froth his farm about two years ago.' I used to.
assist him in his.fatoily business. I have two brothers;
who, continue to live with my fathero. The defendant
:lives in the .same parish... His father has been dead
'about three or four years. He occupies and cultivates
the farm his father had. He 'was very intimate with.
my elder brother, whose name is Richard, and was
frequently brought by him to our house. About two.
years ago he paid his addresies• to me, as I thought,
upon honourable terms.
lie. Jesus here objsmod to the evidence of the witness respect.
lag onvitattor *deb might be the ground of an action for &breads
of prcwase-semerrtsge.
Mr. Doti Gamtow overruled the abjection.
- Witness (in continuation).--IThere was another young
man who had paid his addresses tome; and the defen-
dant particularly wished the to give him up, as he said
he '*ould marry me. It was known to my father and
mother that he was courting me for his wife. They
'approved of his addresses. -His own mother 'and sister
knew it. They .approvtd of it. I was very frequently
invited. to their house by them. I became very intimate
'with his sister. The defendant was frequently stout
house, and had many opportunities of being, alone with
me.' I became pregnant by him, and was confined on
thel2th of June la.t. After I became pregnant there
was a manifest difference in the defendant's toaduct
towards me. He called upon me a short liineleford I
was brought to bed. He said he had received a letter.
(tom our Attorney. He said he knew_ he had been
villain to me, and he could get no rest day -
night on account of his conduct.* He has not visited
me since. I still live at home with.my father and motkee,
in the cottage to which they have retired.
Cross -examined by Mr.Jeavis—The Defendant isTdor
years older than I em; his sister is 21. I have known
the derndatit blx year,; it was four years 'ago since be
courted me; these was then another yoking mancourte
ing me, who had paid his addresses to admany yearne
he.was butler to Colonel Hall, in. 'the-same parish; h
had not been constant in hts attentions; I can't say he
was inconstant. The defendant was received -as: my
lover; I don't mean to swear that be Was lover.- bat
lie %tidied to come upon those intentions. The liutTei
visiod me once every two or threemonths. The de
fendant shed to coma two or three- times* week;
someomes remained until a late hour, as
tfo'clock. My mother-used-nitro to bed aboul'elght,
My father used to go to bed at the same time. leaving
us two s tang up, sometimes with the servaint.maid ar
my two brothers. Too tisfevid'ant would not' go um
they were gone to bed, and when they were tiict*.the)
went to bed. My brothers used to tel).)om to gn ►
bed iu our house nit') 'them, but he wouldri,:t.

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was deli 2 r 41:-
Re-examined by Mr. Casttsm.—He prandial to Marry me
before he used to stay widtariviasir st night. He sever ieproa:hed
me with basi9g, weldor done ant tilltivivrlallif-
Ibis was the plaintiff's casts, .
Mr. Jesse's then rose for the defend.-14entlemers
of the Jury, it it eery masswarisarftharta the outset
of the case they-begin by roving the substance of the
defendant, thually I hivelnily etten'that done after the
'points of the case have beengone through, with respect
'to the injury coniplained of. On the. present occasion,
my Learned Friend sets out in his proof,, by endeavour-
ing to insplese upon your Minds an idea that my client,
is a man of very considerable fortune, in order that you
spay dip your 'hands deeply into his pocket. You. will
,not fail also to observe, that my Learned Friend told
[you in plain terms, if mi client could not suffer in his
,purse, he ought, to give such damages at would sank
him suffer in his person. '4 Only give a few thoosind
.poundh'i says my Learned Friend, 4‘ that we may have
the pleasure of sending this man to gaol for the re
mainder of Sis life." I hope you will do no such thing,
though I .have rio objection to your giving such fair
and temperate damages as you think the case calls for.
With regard to the fortune of the defendant, his farm has
been estimated. as worth 5,e0( ; but you will not fail
to recollect,• that there are life charges upon that,
which very Much decrease its value; and therefore
you must not be' induced to. give an extravagant
ansaunt.in damages under the idea that my client
is amply able to pay. Another extraordinary fea-
.ture in the case .is, that to increase the affliction of
'this lady, she had unfortunately relinquished another
[lover, in order to make room in her heart for the de. !
;fondant. I would not advise ladies to have two itriogs i
to their bow in this way ; not do I think the ladies who
do us the honour of their presence here to-day, would
treat one lover so cruelly as nits Knott did:the poor
nameless butler, in order that she might oblige another.
I think that was using hiaaeatremely ill. What also,
let use ask you, gentlemen, can you think of the virtue
[
of a girl who could suffer a young man to stay up with
her till 1.1. or 12 o'clierk at night, after • all the
member* of the family had retired at eight o'clock ?
.An 3 what can you think of the- prudence of that maq'
,who has thus given every facility to his daughter's ruin,
and then' complains of it? You- must give the plaintiff
damages, the amount of which I do not even pre-
tend to hint ; but whatever moderate *meant you
[award, the defendant will be satisfied in paying. You
;musts perceive, however, *bathe has paid the doctor's
bill for attendioggis ruin groom in her labour, and
ire bas ever since cheerfu supported thounfortonate
ing of this intereonrser
!.ttr. Baron cliattow.-41entletheaof the airy, if the
iinount of yont verdict is Oily to be regulated by the
different items which.the:Leirned Counsel who has last
addressed you states,'.no doubt the defendant will be
perfectly satisfied. If he is merely to pay the surgeoa's
bill for attending. this young woman in labour—if he
r it merely. to support the child of his inftdetity—if he is
merely to compensate 'the loss which the father sus-
tained from the want of his daughter's services during
the period of gestatien—then indeed he may be well
satisfied. Happy will he be in his own estimation, to
find a Jury *hu would so sanction his debauchery, and
send him licensed by 'their verdict into the pure bosoms
of other families, to practice hit arts on the•youn4 and
unwary members of them. To be sure, if your Verdict
Lis only to-lie= composed of these items, the defendant
would have great reason id rejoice. - But I persuade
myself that your need for common decency, your
regard for mere justice, will never suffer that to be the
sort of verdict pronounced on the present occasion. It
"Would not !)ecome me to say that you are toerect your-
',selves into the guardians of public morals, and to lash
and scourge vice wherever she lifts her head, but you
are to recollect that here you are to compensate for a•
private injury. His Lordship then read over the evi-
dence, commenting upon it witlimuch eloquence.
After which the Jury auad a verdict for the pbintiff--.lla.
snages soot. _ •

POLICE, INTELLIGENCE.

, • GUILDHALL.
An•mbeelialillatien, at the instance of St. Andrew's pariah,
Whoop, was mar by this Court yesterday, under rather unusual.
einatalitilleeei the nether of the illegitimate child having died;
without liehas sworn to the father, a young man, named Hebert
Leaden, an apprentice '
A Mrs. Hauler lynchs gave evidence, that dictum Elizabeth
Ficarlett, the deemed's mother ; that she came to her house, en
the 4th of January last; that she was there delivered of a male in-'
fant, and that both before and aftertheibirth of the child she said
Louden was the father. That Louden visited her so the 6th ; -
on leaving the girl's. rooni, told her (the witness) if Elie
wasted any• seithg to send -wird 111 m-at the warehouse.
called soma after, and Mose* her A, .and'sonie sa
things. bourne of his visits, -the witness. overheard
wavideirvihatiny.fiitheewimittsag, -if .keitexrd' that ate yam
son. had a son before his eldest." The girl &eclat tile end' of a int.
OVllau. hooded avid, what be mold With-the infant:
Mr. Lomat, solicitor, bristWerto the defendant, ebjertett—first,
becaioe circamstantialyreof-war not legelin such cases; secondly,
because the witness Wirings' claim- was interested in Axing the
maintenance of the child osMiis brother.
Wicks, the hasband, correborited most of the statements of the
first witmos. •
The Aldermen (Warrowav and Lee's); after same csaveliatine
• with the solicitor, Axed the allowance for the child, at ss. a wish
-ipenteignetl,an order, adjudging Loudest to be the father.

••and

BO W—lVrasirr.
iNtesdiy, a atiddk•aged asaa. respectably dressed. ;Fronted
• Beach, with huge ► -
the

' '.Mr. MntwoiL asked him, why he sufeced them to. form aad
execute such plans Cr his annoyance?
Tbe applicant said, they did it while he was asleep.
Mr. Moonlit+ said, that nothing had been stated which gave
hint the power to interfere, and the applicant walked away with
his Weft observing, at he went out, thit it was necessary for the
safety of briefs,
and State, that his case should* be investigated, and
he was determined to have redress.
Several publicans- were summoned by Johnson, and bead in
small mow, for beeping their house, open to ajater blow than afp
lowed by the Act. Parliament.
Late in the. evening, a case occurred, the circumstances of which
are sionewbis singular, -and the revisit highly creelitilio
vigilance of the police-officers of thiicifablishmelbt• •
A feW dayi since, a .young man, nanietrAdres. Ore , nyplig* •
add cottlidedtial clerk to as eminost •saarelassit ca
seonded from that place wish n2col. in bank woe' andigtoliWild
bi2s to the amount of .2801. making in the whole 1.1001. The
moment his absence was discovered, the firm to which he heialled
Instituted an inquiry, and it was aeceftalued that the 0144
proceeded to London.. Hither he was followed by ow Of
who arrived about tie ceolock on Tdesday eilenitse, and at •
gave information to Sir R. Biastia. of the robberye—Tite
w iet
Magistrate immediately gave orders to MX officersto disperse thiio•
selves in various directbons in search of the runaway; and George
Holman, a young, but very active, patrol, found she fugitive at the,
house of a Mrs. Jacobi, in Ragle-eourt, White Hart-yard. Whets
the patrol first saw him he bad no doubt that be was the person of
whom be was in search, and on putting a question to him, he did
not deny the fact. The officer took the precaution to bring WO
out of the house before he searched him, and brought him at once
to the office, where Jois. pockets were examined, and in them arm
found ..Cw.io in bank notes and sovereigns. Holman took.. Gray belong
the Magistrates, without fissilideastentody;bad after a short eg-
amination an order was gins Mbar to convey the prisoner
to Glasgow. The blUs,lishkik fesmp/.gett.pfthei outset a bwlly,
have been stopped. •It Is tuber alleselar that Mt
a farthing. of thiv.sona witjt which tha hole
Glasgow, had been touched, he having, pinion* tot.kb lOnaim
that city, sold bit watch for a sunf of moaef stinidinst to pay hill
expenses to London. , When brought before Mr. Allentwi4izz
nothing. He was identified by one of the gam, who has,
him from Glasgow. He was sent to Glasgow in coaxal' yof Hol-
man. It is worthy Of remiwil, that, lltigibismer
„owes ig castodi
two hours after the information of the robWrz tojeviplaide
a t
this Offite.

QUEENZQUARS.Jf. sr et-rss .1:r• ttf;
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Hairy ddarns, F.rsdcrice 4'estki• 4114 grgrq
brought up, charged with stealing linen front the pats ground of
Mr. John Humphrey. Regens.street. • •
There nut appearia; soar.leot evidoarpliglieee Griales he was
discharged. The other two were commAtted for trial..
LAMBETH-6TkEIiT..

Yesterday three ok-weavers, named Joseph Tubb, James Nit
and Hilliest Davis, were brought up for final examinadon, chart
With stealing from the person of William Alterton, 'a 'pat-boy. it
the Fountain public-bouse, Virginia-row Bethnal Green, 5.1. Ms.
in cash. The. case was clearly proved, and the !prisoners' wire
fully committed. • -. .
Henry .he, the driver of one of the Blackwell stage emu*,
appeared to an information, laid at the instance of Byers, the in: •
Ansoroissiglag lie withlurions driving. The ease proving to be
use is width asaaral-parasas bad narrowly escaped danger, he Wes
•convicted in the penalty of la and costs.
TOWN-HALL
ward Bryon, a labouring man, with a wife and four nose -
ObSdren, applied for relief, staffs., that • the Glom of St. Mee*/
Parish had refused to grant hint any, although freqoaitly applied -
to, and notwithstanding he hada right of settlement gained by
years residence in the parish. '
f.llll=n SMITH immediately ordered the Clerk to make out gas
pier*, 44 per week, decfiring it to be his intention to pursise a
bkellier purse, in every instance where the Overacts refused 'pew'
par bisiataa“, and if his orders were disobeyed, he *mid instritt
pat Cley fhlidtar to proceed against the-parties.
THA 114E3-FOLIC& ~ . -
' Tie TJaiss Cars.—Yesterday the - brat gisraty *aided lry‹ the .
Megietrates far annoying workman for not submitting to the Union
Vilets was eijudged.at this Otce. Three journeyman 'shipwrights,
Mimed Larry. Mame, and Flinger, were charged before Mr. Baa-, -
;Averse. having threatene.and annoyed two calkers, named ,
)111.lingtendiniff Joan Campbell, who are bathe erstplo;isaMot
-Tiesig eb, dliiibiliir • ": . .
.. . . . . •,. •
.1-kiretsitoisiV: motod, hai been geoorailr locharlaihdred
swiltrig the. _ ionateymea of all deseclptionsegnesionatly
*es of the t . of his. Liverpool,it appears, has sta-
pled la menials of the clots to keep op or raise
byway" slot is little More than amine there.
; Henry tauldv. that he and Campbell. sod the mate afa :
Vest Yndlinan, went. an Saturday night into. the .Spread Eagle .
public-loosesfc have some drink, and these saw a number of ship.
miens, ainottga whom were the three defendants, one of whims,
upon miser. them enter; mid, "We'll have no jaohdaws amongst
rooks." Howse. swore that the. promeuters .were two of. Mr.,
Totes b—y yellows (a term of great cePasacia *amongst the :
operatives), end that they were "'rats," which the dqg mast pot
out et the room. Lowry then set a dog et Catipbeil, who made
the best if his way out. Witoeulthrldag to conciliate, rather thas:.
to quarrel, asked Lowry to drink, but that defendant only accepted.
the invitation by pulling off his coat and challenging hiM to fight.—
Witness was employed by Mr. Young, and had come to town from
Yarmouth 17 or 18 months ago upon the engagement. Taejon
fondants reproached and threatened -to &nook than Weil*.
'having presumed to work witheet being enumbera*.ei Ai ektiv.,:.- r
Campbell said that when the defendants famed that he app Ida ..
comrades would not quarfel Aleut the Union Clisb, they cue*. - •
vared to kick up a row by acassinithent iteettifiNsig tlik Math of '
other people; and that after the, dtit MI Mai set afliftt,' ifti:eff''
them said that the smell of the rat moolpootromir for egkudier, oil* .:
the dog did not Illy at him- The defendants, Tablet lair expoe-.
hied, asked thenewhether they dia Mat know that the pee* had
tamed out for wages ; and they repfigif that thei.at4 not know the
dessoodoedoa. orate worketim when Mr. Young engaged thenit
upon which they were called liars,. and threatened with +idolise-
rate beating.
. Mr. BALLANTTif 1 tow it was distradng to perceive Men of re.
',eatable characters in such a sit uatinn. The Bench were satisfied
that they had acted legally in thus endeavouring to prevent those
who those to work for low wages from doing so. Tne.decision of +
the Hatch was, that they should be imprisoned three weeks in the
Home of Correction.

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The defendants asked whether the offence was a bailable one
Mr. BALLAIITYNS said, certainly not.
They thee pre stake of appeal at the Quarter Sessions.

Jame: Malbny, a boy ten year, of age, was yes erday
morning committed from Bow-street, for having, on
Tuesday night, entered the shop of Mr. Bolt, fishmonger,
in Russell-court, and bolted off with Mr. 'Wert
which fortunately contaii ed at the rime bet impsiftaryt
halt...crown in silver, and a handful of kajyisa. • .
Friday se'nnight, Mr. Porter, of Lophalerwliotsbort
time- vitice became a bankrupt, was committed '
to the
Castle, under a warrant signed by the Commiivionees
of-Bsu;krapts. nit eiramastsmee took phitelfter tle
'examination of five days, in the course of whkhAtliti'
to the amount of 54,721 i 141. sd: were proved, agaiset
the estate, of which hrottly accounted for:111,0894 11. 4d.7
leaving a deficit of 29,6M1. Os. JAL—Bury
- . • - DIEDI
her heets wiFagarklkeid Butketeyciv Greia
ietrkt . gam, where he bed 'flown* MVO* if Ms
Limmemt. William Wan Ter limner;le/W4Rft*-1
The sthloatant, at Canon. nese Diarwick,.iesjoeir
the 45th Regiment, aged 53.
At Sint:spore, on the 7th September last; of a fever me*. olr
(mud the Honourable Company ship Repulse, on her voyage
*um Bet:woolen; Mr. Sanusel Caw, youngest son of the late Prevost.
Caw of Perth.

,
- SPRING 'ASSIZES. rwouhl sit up with ire. I dittnot wish hits to:stay, bin
. —.l-'ltr' ,- • L • he would not g 0... He tumor visited me duritiigibe nine
months / was prstaantil 'had been familiar with. him
WORMS ' 7.'
, . -*boat tviolutonths.before I Weal* paaapiall% no' elan-
SibittlCM.4 r•
• '• " Y ' Oiltalt tint karma/at to act howsikitbirisqratiewer . went
This was ap aaticia.alaiata, gist; ' •
t for 4ha-at-'"
..sivg bid With Me in tairtfirtbetP. aloitsk His' ;own house 1
&action of the plaintilffrikasg. ,: . A/team u this 'ii sat SOO yarls: '
... rjiousa. but hats's/lip/. in
Ma
frovisc
case talledosss Ma. O 4.Baron . krobiag towards ,ourhoisthoist, *When my ?grecs/no opparents.the
die thrall si IA", welt! atte!* M, 't " 4 defendant's sines' Was • E inos. • Mr. WAmovei a stir.
do not desire 'he Ladies to War an tsurit to bear any von in (his puce, shade,' me in isbe,tr, and the
6‘lloAktrtfil-63cLiblic sleihnzYfinitmaheYlibellf defending pant intaiTrfre :Child is still firing, and Was
One or two Ladies then retired, but die:timaiiitkar ware sent QUI •of tba beilat Abe day it was born. The
induced to keep their seats, br. Mr. eatilib¢latiog that defendant pays for its maintenance, aid always iris done
he was net aware of anythigg ,Pflllif-Atbi *toe* so: I know Mrs ityder, a Lady who iv now in Court,
that would come out in the course of the caw and 1 never told her that thedefeadant hadneyer pro-
Mr. CAMPIIELL them stated thiptaintilrebae.--Gen• mired to marry *ma..;:t 'never informed, the . defendant
tlemen of The July.;—The plaintiff is novi!ilsoutl!le age that I tea% plegrrant Mil about two months-before I
of seventy *elf* his wife is about the same age!, they was delivered. • .
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ne -niesail, a Nucicue.igca wen. respeucaoiy liiMINAW.INNIPMEgra vase or recta.
nrykintself before the Bench, with two huge briefs • Us M r---------m,...,,,, .•—•-•—•••-•••nik-•-•—iieg
whiels be predicated to the Magistrate, and stated, ilia , I MAILS—THIS LAT.
but '
, ~ to certain bequeathed property, to the tenth part of balm „'. •as. mat. a As. MR.
t •
er entitled, but of Which he had been deprived, god he7vraiiiii. sejiwyst Daum 1 -o'l *arse* 1 0 .
de .iredtess at tbebands of the Magistracy of the country. . iratarrfol4 * 2 0 1 Hamburg.' 0 1
he Mr. Miternum. said, he court not gtVe assistance lii matter itmtmeramlJasswy- • 2 . 1 1 Plandits 0 IP ,
• ~.. which mild only be settled in a Court of Law br•Auity. 1 0 I Brasil 0 d' '
:". ' ' The Applicauesaid, he eoneeived the Mrgistrate'couldinterfete r=gl6 .0 2 1 America 0" 2
Nt• if bodily injury Was sustained by any of the Kines_subjects,and be take .. • . 0 o ,liitneica
ing wood* dear siniadoes. Those who bad defriuded •blm, followed Hama 0 a , Buenos Ayres' '0• _t.
and him hoes plate tw ishce, =dammed him by an sins of devices. "guilt:WA/I! ac Leif Esj ii.: bin 1./G24 TO. 340841)12. 3
nal Sometimes be was hattbigkehed to death by bbcribla noises; at
, Amber time be was pinioned-2n bed,
.ril tbreatebed. with invent sionvis, . 7.. I "PlSPrailir 2-.. -- •.,-.
lie. death, and it-very commistdy bemoaned, that be awoke in the ll ininmea,afage, g, . - r
t._--t-- -
tn. of the night and found himself half mothered with sheik pgliduced / arani,—,..ceijaamm 03,,,. ~. wat v.; ~, ow oi.- =,;
1-k bv Ms tormeisturs throwing a L,od of water down his ibbnirei.. .
• ..yo. 1 llekewl-Ince, 11.-vlabrz• .