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London, England, 1821-11-07 00:00:00

AMERICAN CIUM. CON.

or
NEW YORK COMMON PLEAS.
JOHN FERcesOH V. THOMAS THoMPSOv.
This was an action tried before Judge lim,c, a,,the 25th of September ; which action was ti,(,
by one Ferguson, a Very decent young man of
ol)"7ou.f,
against the defendant Thompson, a stage-driver
rather a " darker hue" than the plaintiff, and '
wane.
what " declining in the vale of years."
It appeared that the plaintiff sought to reenvecda.
mages from the defendant, an old and experienced
beau, for the seduction of the plaintiff's wife, n.hd
was proved to be very handsome; and also roc de.
stroyiog the plaintiff's comfort, affection, and Kits
o
fof mind. It was clearly made to appear, on epfrn
of the plaintiff, that the acts for which the defendant
was charged, were three, and attended with aura;
vating circumstances. The actual marriage of the
plaintiff to his wife was proved, and likewise that
they had lived affectionately together as such, for
some considerable time, and that the is Emit of th6i
union" had been the " happy production" of a rif-
fling child, during the conjugal association of 11. e
plaintiff with his wife; " he was robbed of tliat Which
was moot dear;' she, whom he thmight his bosom 1
friend, and confident, was clandestice,y " sr,luce:
from his arms by the lascivious and wanton defend.
ant. She, probably not regarding the
saved Lin
she owed the plaintiff, and flattered perhaps with t!f
idea and prospect of moving in lather higher ar.4
more splendid circles, did abandon her busbar4
child, and home, and fled with the deteudant. At.,
cording to her expectations, :he has, since her +iv.
meat, in some measure had her appetite g.ratisi4:
for she, as it appears, has had the pleasure fit tnaki,.
a tour to the " Sprin:!,s ;' and as occasion requor,
her " Beau N.vli" drives her round and thros;
Newark, in a joli.,l:ed ^ig .• unidem," with a retiL,
that would do honour to a Queen.

It appeared is evidence, that the defendant
possessed of property to t cern iderable amount, ar

. . . .
sufficient to keep tile amonyis laoy no,ving
high life, and have a I:tiTe balance rea a;i.ing.
His defence to the action was, tint, to the form
_

the action ; and, secondly, that the plaintiff had use
his wife very ill, and had partially separated; ina
much, as she was nut living with the plaintiff at
time she was seduced away; but living out at sets-
as a servant, in this city ; also, that the u!aintiffbi
.self had had criminial ctarnexion with other wonea
The evidence adduced in support of the def...
• though notwithstanding they v. ei e numerous, anda
respectable set of blacks ;" yet its bearing ruff
very little avail.
The case being in its nature somewhat novel and
interesting, furnished a good opportunity to the Ow.
sel concerned, for a- fair display of their talents, which
was embraced with much enthusiasm and warmth.
Judge litvi so gave the Jury an elaborate c::atie,
and expatiated upon the case at considerable leso.
He considered, in the first place, that the action
properly brought, and that an actual criminal cut.
nection had been made fairly out ; and then the corM
deration was, what damages ought to be given.
thought that if the plaintiff had turned his wile arra
or acted improperly towards her, the Jury oughts
consider that, in mitigation of the damages; bu
he had acted properly as a husband, and had cc*
ducted himself with propriety, the amount of da.l
macs would rest with them.
"I he Jury retired, and was out a considerablelength
of time, when, at a late hour, they returned into Coat
with a verdict in favour of the plaintiff, of 252 Ulan
damages, and costs of suit.

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from a New Jersey Paper:
" To be sold, on the Bth of July, one hundred and dived
!mils a! lam, the pi operty of an eminent attorney, ab,
from business. Note—tlie clients are rich and obstialle

Sunday afternoon, a boy, about twelve yearsciv,
named Robert Wright, of Lambeth-street, V 1
chapel, called at the White Horse, Mile-end-road ai
for a wager, in the space of a few minutes, he Ow
off, in two draughts, half a pint Of strong raw 7,1:,
and an equal quantity of rum. lie left the Int
smoking a pipe in his way ; but he had not procedd
far before the liquor pressed upon him : he bet
insensible, in which state he was carried home,. j
remained so till the following night, when he esp

MARRIED.
Oct. 29, at Cairnsmore, the Rev. David Wilson,
Strauraer, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Peter Sao
Esq. of Cairnsmore.

DIED.
On the 2d inst. at Weymouth, aged 22, Cornet GeorgelhA
of the 22d Light Dragoons, only son of Captain Feat!, II"
Kent.
Oct. 25, in Bridge-road, Lambeth, Sophia, wife of M
Allan, Esq. Deputy-Commissary-General to his Majesty's IA
and of Porto Bello, near Edinburgh.
Oct. 29, at Perth, Robert, youngest son of Sir Robert
Moncrief, writer.
Nov. 5, at her seat in Hertfordshire, Mrs. Allen, of Dee
shire-pinee, widow of Admiral Allen.
Monday, aged 48, Francis Fladgate, Eq. of Esses-rotA
Semi, solieltsr. _

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