Star.
London, England, 1804-05-18 00:00:00

*teem; v. Covrtai
M. temente dated, that this was an llaidli by a
very unfortunate young woman, Mrs. Frances Her-
keth, spina the defendant, William Go wing, to veto.
ver the Push of 431. Bs. 6.1. for two years nutting,
feeding, and cloathing, and all neeeftaries found for
a child of which the defendant was the father.
The plaintiff was a refpettable young woman, the
daughter of a regrettable Attorney, who, in his life-
tipe, had given her *good education ; and Ore was a
virtuous and accompiiibed young woman, but had
had the misfortune to fix her affettion, and to (wre
n.
der her virtue to the defendant, who was by buftnefs a
tierermerchant and builder.
The defendant admitted this child to be his, as
were alto twins that were born afterwards by the
fame mother, who were firma dtad.
Some time fence the defendant had difeontinoed
his connection with the plaintiff, as appeared by a
letter to which there was no date, but to which a
date could be affited. becaufe the plaintiff had thewn
it to a perfor. who took the child to mate. He had
Kt-mired martiage to this young waman, but of that
the had given up all hopes. Afterwards they Cepa.
rated, and fite received from him the following
letter :
Masiam—fnetolot yrio will wets sot acemling to your de-
fire—at prefent 1 have no more; but will endeavour before you
kave town, to fend you as moil at mar discharge the demand
made on you. You rued not give yous-tell the trouble to return It
I —You are welcome to it, and as much more as can afford. I
have for many redone determined to retire from the world at pre.
fait ; and Own probably. Oerefore, be for tome time suifettled ;
fur which realm. sad for yout•fatiefacilon, you dull have the
child under your own infpedtion and management, if you can
fad fame p rfon in the mighbouiltruxl where you arc going to re-
fide, or in any other part you may think better, to take einem it.
For the relent it is my wilt an.:&lire that ke pray want for
nothing In reafon. I will bear the eamnee of it with rhafurc ;
but rcqueft of you not to incur any which is not nee:4aq, and
let me know what will be the amount of it, for I instn portion out
my means accordingly t but of this be allured. I will ever do fat
you as well as I can in every thing In which I can fern yak.—
When I have it in my pant you mall find me more liberal, and
you Bali have ate at command.
Upon (hewing this letter to a difcreet perfon, the
friend of this young woman, the child was taken to
nurfe and properly taken care of in every thing that
was neceltary ; and for all which' the Defendant was
as much bound by the law of the land, as by the pa-
ramount law of nature to provide; there was no doubt
that the child was his; he had always acknowledged
it as fuch. Al the charges were within the Bouts of
aol. a year, and therefore perfettly reafonahle.
The defence was, that the mother had allowed the
child to be at nurfe, and the father having paid for it
for a while, took it home to his own brittle. where
the mother often faw it, and was never refuted ; that
the affented to its being there kept; but that one day
when the father was from home, the mother came
and iniiiied on taking away the child from the De-
fendant's fervant, who had the care of it ; took it
away, without a bonnet, faying, fhe would go
the ough the world with her child ;" that the Defen-
dant Wla lorry for this. and never affented to it; that
as the defendant paid the expence of nutting his child,
he was entitled to have the child under what care he
pleated ; and the plaintiff having taken the chi;daway
without his content, had taken the law into her own
hands, and could not recover in this action. But it
did not appear that the father had mulled on the
mother (.tnd of her having refufed) returning the,
child to him, although it did appear that the mother
took the child away.
The witnefs, however, who twine this, a fervant
girl of the defendant at the time, was not fo corrcft
in her teftimony as thofe for the plaintiff, and there-

fore
Lord ELLevianitoocit left it to the Jury to confi
der whether the general undertaking at the defen-
dant. by his letter, to allow the mother the care of
the child, and to pay the expence of it, was or was
not done away by the manner in which the plaiutiff
wok away the child! if not, the plaintiff was entitled
to recover the hint here demanded, by virtue of the
defendant'. letter.
Verdia for the plaintiff—Einnagrr 401. Ss. 6d.

OLD BA/LET.

Yeflerday eighteen prifoners were tried, one or
whom was convaed of a mifdemeanor, viz.
illararaltr Balm, for acknowledging bail in the
name of Edward Ball, he not being privy thereto.
Rolie,t Oliver was capitally indiCted for embezzling
a draft of the value of 451. and upwards, while em.
ployed in the banking houfe of Meffts. Blake, Sam
fom, and Poftlethwaite, their property.
Mr. Gustily, on the part of the profectition, Rat-
ed the cafe. The prifoner, he ohferved, was employ-
ed in a refreilable banking bottle, in Lombard.fireet,
vs an affiriant in the clearing room ; an apartment fo
ntmed, where the cheques which other bankers
might have on the profecutors were depofited with
in a both and in the evening they were taken tint and
accounted for. Om the 13th of April laft a cheque
for 451. was in the poieffion of Mefirs. Downe and
Co. and their Clerk. Mr. William Rainy, gave the
fame to another clerk, named Perky, to carry to
Mars. &taunt, Blake, and Co. Perks accordingly
went with it to the clearing room at the bottle of the
latter, and lardy depofited it in the box. The pi-
loner being enabled to open the box, took out the
draft : it was his duty to have carried it with others
to the ptinciotl clerk, who at a certain hour account-
ed (or t: :tth.,lc of the calks there•departred. He slid
me, however, do io, but li.viag pievioully appoint.
ed to meet a perfrin named Smith, went to him in
the Pi•it Othcc Yard, and there, after pie-
tending he was in feateh or a gentleman who was to
int.e iuhitin into 11:s feiviec, anted the latter to carry
a draft :o Mcfirs. S.rniom and Co. and receive the
ea'!: accottliogly went, and tine clerk hav-
ing no ftill.;eion that the draft had been taken from
the deal iog room, paid the t3l. in three tol. motes,
Noy. (71-, 2172, 4696, 151 10 Instil notes, and Conte
fdve•. Smith I,..ving c-; ,t calk, returned to the
Poll Ctr:ce Yard, ar.d deli:ered it to the ptifoner
ttlio rave 11:m a 9.111i1y for going. The fame
evt Iklehr.. Doane .41.41C0. dulco.cred the draft
had fill n, in confegoence of l'Oeffri. fianfirm
and Co. hammier. rclufed to account for it, alledshig
dia:t had reached them from the clearing
'l,, ft *4.. t.l hare heen paid in the urdi
...) soy, and in older to Lill:v.4er who prefelited it.
iew 4rd %AS m hind moil., poll•
.rtsr•ot the town, to any penfon h.. ih,.011.1 afford
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