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London, England, 1804-12-04 00:00:00

ticinen od leach ffdit" Itiiielftaned proptaitionss
Monger &stalk ektetece on) rapport, in favour 4
their rerpVtive %Vents: .On the part of the 'Men•
dart, it is:argei:d Wet this deed of conciliation is to
he conlidered at a toMplete rentruCiation of the right
of the Defendant to the focietv of his wife. fo as to
preclude him from a right of aZkion ender the pre,
feat circuroftancet. Perhaps artielet might-be fo
framed as tri reach to this extent, but thek art Ate
of that difeription. And they *ere formed with a
vieletAbeincteafe, at haft, of the mutual happl.
nets of bdth the wife and the hutbandt but the la;
ter, however, puts bimfelf fo far in the power of hit
wife, -ai to admit her to uithdraw, whenever her dit-
eretion ihoUld diOate her doing fo. On the oche fide,
too much h charged auainft the Defendant, when
they rat he was the role cattle of the alienation of
the affettions of the wife; for. attending to the dates
of the documents produced, we cannot avoid feeing;
that ai early ks 141 r, 1798, before Captain Caulfield
had acc'er• to_the boat, very rci ions differzes pre-
vailed tat iheraptlly. Even in the Molt * ca do.
mellic tittle, from the ocralional ebullitions of ill
temper, dirpures Mill arife i and it by 110 Means is a.
nrceilary eonfeciuence. that bceaufe family gelt Telt
fOalejltllCSt4ke plate, the door is to beihroins open
to every adul , and our Courts ire' to Si doled
upon the claiinant reeking fearer' lot the Wort 'he
elks
has fultalned.. The qiettion then is; In w ' de-
ee the Defendant was inflrumental id it efr
heightening there tees r' (His Lordflap here en=
gtered into the partientars dr the evidence, both on
the part of the plaintiff and Defendant, and conclud-
ed with there ohrervations 0
t‘ We certainly have the confeffirm of the Plaintiff,
that ih the early Rag. of there diragreements, he was
the fide cattle. You will, therefore, confider, if by
his oviin mikunduit he has deftroyed the affettions of
his wife. If he has deprived her of that love and
attachment Which are the bell guardians of female
honour,this will materially affea the proportion -of
damages to be 'aligned. But ibis wit not exec&
the Man. who, be Ms mitcondtva, bat rendered re-
estsciliation impale. To the extent to which the
Ittintiff hal (uttered real king, be will expo f at
your bonds reparation."
The lery havolk withdrawn, in left than half µ+
bov *tiptoed with a verdia for the Plaintiff—Da-
maiiei Tom Mafia! Neat.

LONDON SESSIONS.
Idon Sefton, commenced yeaerday, before
'‘ecie, the RICOIOIIIII, SHaan►a, and lb.

t.tosaWea. .
G.IM. Metcalf. a member of the Common
Cbuseil, was indiaed for an &rank upooThomas
.Witten, a beadle, in the ward of Farringdon Within.
The Comma Sseitatur, who was Counfel for
;Proilreutor, obferved. that it was with a great
of - = that beperformed the duty which was
urn bins on this occafion. on account
which he had for the Corporition of
which the defendant was a Member.
proceeded to ltate the cafe which afterwards
•in eiridencX. -
Warren. the profeentor, Rated, that on
Auguß hail, he had come to the watch-
he purpofe of paying the watchmen, that
..et proper and ordinary night for the watch-
tieing paid. This was about ten o'clock at
those bait pelt ten the defendant came into
took, Which is not far from the defen-
.libuk' in Newlate-greet, and began to
'the -eondua of a certain watchman of
Taylor; who. he raid, had two nights be-
. a gentleman who had only driven away
women of the town who were attacking
t with aft intent to rob him. He had ob-
condo& of the watchman as be was pang
s Mrs. Metcalf, upon their return from a
'triton as hehad Peen her home had returned
Itch-book. where the Gentleman was then
The witnefs obferved to him, that for any
knew the condua of the watchman might_
t extremely • proper. for that he, Mr. Met-
only' ken part of the laufinefs, and tould
what might have patted while he had gone
Mrs. Metcalf ; upon this the defendant be-
employ fcurrilou s language, and to fay that he
fitive that the watchmen, coon:l6les and bea-
.re all in a confpiracy, that they did not do
and took 'bribes from the women of the
The profecutor than remarked, that the de-
t was moriofficions about the watch than any
Common Councilman, and that he never came
except for the purpofe of (panelling. The de-
grew hilt, and lifting his cane, (truck the
on the mouth. The witnefs then told him,
• had been a young man he duril not have
tin that manna. The defendant became
. more violent, and firiick him again over
with his Rick, and gave him two blows on
with his fill.
!eausissed by Mr. Goasev.—He Paid that
in his mouth did not injure his finging at
st that it made his teeth clatter in his head.
to a queßion put by Mr. GURIOST, be alfo
Mr. Metcalf was certainly more bury and
tbout the watch than any other Common
lan. After the affault he gave chat ge of the
to the Cnnßable of the night, who, how.
'not think it necetfary to take him into cull
there was no danger of his abfconding or
to appear when called 'Ton to anfwer to the
The profecotor next morning made his
t to the late ?APO Mavoa, who fusarmmed
tdant before him, and not wilbing that he
(cape the Law more than any ()the:. peanut
dfhip left the matter to the preleut SeAions.
tnefs fworc that he had given no prvvocation
Ifendant previous to the alfault, acid that it
after he had been firuck, that he Paid, that
been a young man he w'oo'd knock his head
Being &e en a paragraph in a Newfpaper
to this tranfaaion, he denied having inferted
taring any thing about it.
t Badcock, bookfcller, Paternoßer•rnw. raid,
the night of the 25th of Augufl, he La, t .ard
tbout the watch.hottfe which was tittle io his
lie. He (but up his fhop, and went to fee
is the matter. When he entered the watch-
te Defendant was in a great paGon, and
it in lignor. He and the Prokcutor were
about the condita of a certain watchman
tint of Taylor ; alto, according to the ac-

your hands rcpar.a!!
The jery haste
hoot teforned with
Maki Tem Thetifis
. % • LOI
• The London Se!
the Loa* BUTOI,
AateaWan.
• Mr. G.M. Met
Councils was indi!
.Watieit' a beadle,'
• The Comsenst
the'Preficutor
of pO,nt
deal lt that 1
DOW iropitfed tape
eif the repo" whit
7,.0, of• whici
$e then psweeede!
Whiten in eteidet
Moans Wanes
the stth of Augo
hintfe for the purp
Was the proper
.atq being paid.
. About hs
Enfwatch took
6s* lown.bon4
ttiio of the e
the name of Tay!,
'foie infulted a gel
& panel' of wome
perhaps with
Itived the condo!
home with Mrs.
virrti and asfiton s
to the watch-hot
conAned. The s
• Oleg he knew tl
bate been citret
alt had onlr A
sofknow what a
home with Mrs. 1
gao to employ, fc
was pofitive that
dles, were all in
their ditty, and t
town. The pro
fendant was mo
other Comm
there except for
fendant grew It
witnefs on the
that if he had t
Bruck him in d
• more and more
the arm with h
the bred* with
croApexamie
the blow in his
church, but tha
In anfwer to a
laid that Mr. I
officious about
Councilman. I
defendant to tl
ever, did .not tl
t dy, as there
rtfoling to app
charge. The
complaint to ti
• the defendant
fhould efcape
his Lordlttip 1
• The witnefs fe
to the defend)
was "ray after
if he had been
about. Belo;
relative to thi,
it, nr knowing
Roheit BaC
that on the nil
)
1 a noire about
own houfe.
' I whsat was the
• houre the D
F,rnewhat in
dirputing abo
of the name <I