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London, England, 1816-12-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. "

comm. DECEMISER 16. •
Ship Venus Havannera, Teizera master.—
This ship, under Spanish colours, bound from the
Elavannah, with a cargo of slaves, was captured on
the 17th of Jury, 1814, by his Majesty's ship Barba-
does, and carried to Tortola. It appeared that the
ViceAdtniralty Court of that Island condemned the
sip to the captors. and the slaves to his Majesty,
except those claimed by the Master as his private ad-
venture, and also those of a passenger on board.
Their Lordship's, in this case, affirmed the sentence
of the Court below; as they did also in the case of

the Adanauella. -
L'Hermione, Descalicrs master..--This ship, with
slaves and goods, bound on a voyage from Malamba,
on the coast of Africa, was captured while at anchor
in the road of Point-a.Petre, Goa&loupe, on the
27th of September, 1815, by his Majesty's brg
ChAnticleer, and carried to Sr. John's, in the island
of Antigua. Proceedings were instituted in the Vice
Admiralty Court of that Island, and the sutip was
condemned to the captors, and the slaves to his
Map sty. From this sentence of condemnation the
clAiinants appealed. Their Lordships, after hertrivg
the Counsel on both sides, took time to deliberate in
ttspect to their sentence.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DECEMIIIIEt 17.
DAVIS V. BAIMCORD.
This WAS an action to recover the amount of a tai-
lot's bill.
The defendant had given the plaintiff an order to
make his son a suit of clothes, with a particular in-
junction to avoid extravagance and moJests fashion.
The young matt, who appeared to he a mislur, and
clerk in a mescantile house, contrived, notwithstand.

mg, to persuade tire plaintiff to adorn his great coat
l% lEh trimming en militant, to make his pantal "sins
a la cossack, and other articles in the same stile, which
consequently increased the price.
The deience was that the clothes had not been made
to order.
But as it appeared the son had informed his father
that lie should go and countermand the instructions
given to the plaintiff, which he did, and as the plain-
tiff was thereby deceived, the Jury gave him a ver-
dict for his full demand.
DUBLIN, DECEMBER is.
CNA TON, V. TOWNSEND. - -

This interesting case, which had been expected for
several days, came on to be tried at the Court of
Common Pleas yest:rday ht fore the'Right Honour.-
able Lord Nonfat:ay and a most respectable Special
Jury.
The plaintiff was John Craytnn, a slate-merchant
of this city, and the defendant Henry D. Townsend,
a Lieutenant in the 41st Regiment, at present quar-
tered here. The action was for the seduction of the
plaintili's daughter, Catherine Crayton, and the da-
mages were laid at siGOOO.
it appeased that the plaintiff has nine children liv-
ing, of whom Catherine Crayton (the girl seduced)
is one, and that she was sixteen years of age the sth
of this month. She was walking with her little sie-
' ter apt four years old, on the batik of the Canal, be-
' plod Portobello, in June last, and, for the first time,
met Lieutenant Townsend, who acv.sted her, and
asked permission to see her home. This she refused,
parted from him, and returned home ; she saw him
about a week afterwards in Nassau-street; they salu-
'ed, but had no further communication at that time.l
Between this period and the month of August. Mist'
Crayton scarcely ever went out without meeting and
walking with the defendant= and the young Lady
swore that at these intervals he ennst-nzly spoke of
marriage, and expressed a determination to make her
his wife. On the evening of Sunday, the Ist of Sep-
tember last, between seven and ei7.,fit o'clock, s!!e
was going to Abbey-street, in company with the
little sister already mentioned, to borrow some books,
she met the defendant, *o caught her hand, asked
her where she was going ? and on being informed, said
he could give her books,. and that he wished her to
see his apartments, wheich were to be hers, that she
might ascertain whether they would answer for their
residence when they should be married. Having satis-
fied her scruples, and indUced her to place firm re-
liance on his honour, he finally prevailed upon her to
accompany him to his rooms in George-sweet Bar-
racks, where the seduction was effected. She returned
home that night, but lett it the next. at the solicita-
tion of the defendant, with whom she remained until
the following Thursday; when her father having dis-
covered .where she was (for he bad been kept igno-
rant all along of her intimacy with Lieutenant Town-
send) applied to the Commander of the Forces, Lord
Forbes, and Mr. Townsend becoming alarmed in con-
sequence of that application, obliged her to leave his
apartments. Captain Hill, by whom the task of dis-
missing her was performed, dropt a £5 note into her
lap, but as it WAS late, she could not obtain entrance
at her father's house (to which site directed her steps
on quitting the Barracks), and therefore returned,
beseeching permission to remain in Lieutenant Town-
send's apartments that night, which was denied. An
old servant at length admitted her privately to take
• shelter under the paternal roof, where she has since
remained.
Miss Crayton was the only witness for the plaintiff.
Heavy imputations were cast upon the character
of. this young lady by defendant's Counsel, and three
Officers of the 41st Regiment, examined for the de-
fence ; but though some levity and imprudence were
proved, nothing at all amounting to crimication was
established.
Lieutenants Maclean and Bender swore that they
thought her a loose-lossking person; that she had
agreed to appointments of meetings, and had walked
at ten or eleven, and in one instance at twelve o'clock
atisight. • •
Captain Hill swore- that he had kissed and taken
libeities with her, at the time of her leaving the Bar-
racks. She was confronted with him on the table,
and admitted that he had kneed her, but alleged it
Was by force.
.The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages nl5O and costs.

•
Saturday night, betwixt six and seven o'clock in
the evening, Mi. Coleman, an apothecary at Low
Layton, was stopped at Whip.cross. near tits entrance
of the forest from the Lea-bridge-road, by three foot.i
pots, who, pry:eating pistols, robbed him of a waits.
able gQld watch, and a smale ma i totes, with
*Melt the villains got clear off.