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London, England, 1829-07-10 00:00:00

CASSAN •. BOND.

This was an action brought by one attorney against
another, to recover 6(11. the amount of a bill of ex-
change, given as payment for professional services, and
as compels...6cm foi A jourvey to Boulogne, in order
to see the defendant and cult with him about the title

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of an estate, which Mr. Bond had to dispose oc in
Gloocestertgire.

The defence was, that the plaintiff had taken a double
security for his claim. _ _.

Lord TINTIRDIN, considering this a matter in dis-
pute between two professional men, recommended a
settlement by arbitration, and a verdict was finally
taken for the plaintiff, subject to reference.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jinx 9.
Before the Loss Cum Juries and a Common Jury.
NEWPERY V. A9MSTRONO.

This was an action on a guarantee warranting the
honesty of a clerk admitted into the service of the
plaintiff. It turned out, however, that the clerk became
delcient in his accounts to the amount of 341. which
sum the defendant was called on to reimburse.

The guarantee and lon were proved, and a verdict
was returned for the plaintiff, for the amount sought to
be recovered.

ARCHES' COURT.
ADULTERYHARRIS V. HARRIS.

This WAS an appeal from the Consistory Court of
London, where the suit was originally brought, by the
wife against the husband, for a divorce, on the ground
of adultery, from which he defended himself, and recri-
minated, by charging his wife with adultery on her part.
The case was fully argued during the present term,
and Sir JOHN Maroc this day gave the judgn ent of
the Court. He stated that the parties were married in
November 1820, and cohabited until 1823, when the
' husband, who was a Post Captain in the Navy, sa as
promoted to the command of the Hussar frigate, and
sailed to the West Indies, where he remained until
October 1826, when he returned to England. Mrs
Harris proceeded to Portsmouth in September 1826, to
meet her husband, who was daily expected, and she
took up her residence at the house of a Mr. Maley,
who was a friend of Captain Harris's. After remain-
ing a few days at Portsmouth the Hussar was ordered
to Chatham to be paid off, and Mrs. Harris came up to
London, where the cohabitation was renewed, and con-
tinued until March,' 827, a hen a separation tail' place
under the following circumstances:—Captain Harris
had been made acquainted with various impru-
dencies and acts of misconduct, committed by his
wife during her visit to Portsmouth, and became de-
sirous to separate from her. The wife admitted
the general culpability of her conduct, but strongly
protested that she was innocent of the last offence.
—Mr. Motley, however, having insinuated to her
that Captain Harris was in possession of the whole
of the circumstances connected with her conduct in
Pottsmouth, and particularly with what took place be- I
tweed her and Captain Latouche, at Stanstead Wood.
Mrs. Harris said she knew that her husband would
' live with her no longer, and consented to quit
his house. Soon after the separation she commenced
the suit against her husband, and the fact principally
relied on to sustain the charge against him was in re-
ference to an acquaintance which he had formed with
Lady Smith, the wife of Sir Charles Smith, who
came home a passenger in the Hussar from 13 Al•
hackies. Upon the arrival of the vessel at Ports-
mouth, Lady Smith was introduced to Mrs. Harris, and
subsequently upon the arrival of the parties in London
the acquaintance was kept up, and it was admitted that
lon two several occasions Captain Harris slept at the
lodgings of Lady Smith, first at the Regent Circus, and
subsequently at her lodgings in Sloane street. With
the exception of one single witness, a servant girl at the
house in Sloane street, the Court was of opinion that
the testimony of none of the witnesses went to prove
that acts of improper familiarity had passed between
'Lady Smith and Capt. Hartis on those occasions. Tne
witness alluded to had been contradicted by other wit-
nesses, and the Court considered her evidence as alto.
!tether incredible, and that there were not sufficient
grounds for charging Capt. Harris with the breach of
honour with which he was charged in the libel, which
alleged that he had seduced the wife of his friend. On
this part of the case, therefore, the Court con& med the
sentence of the Judge of the Consistory Court. The
question which remained was as to the guilt of Mrs.,
Harris at Portsmouth as most dissolute, forward, and
abandoned. Both her language and letters were un-
becoming of a modest matron, and her advances to
officers and other individuals resident at Portsmouth,
the Court pronounced most impudent and barefaced.
When such was the conduct of a married woman,when
surrounded by her husband's friends, as Mrs. Harris was
in Poi tsmouth, there was very little difficulty in coming
to the conclusion, that when a favourable opportunity
occurred she would have little hesitation in surrender-
ing her person. To read the evidence In reference to
the particular acts of adultery charged, would be un-
necessary, and would only tend to disgust and de-
moralise, but the Court was clearly of opinion that
adultery was committed in Stanstead Wood, on the
13th of September, by Mrs. Harris with Captain
11.4touche. The Court was confirmed in this view by
subsequent transactions, for it appeared that the day
after Captain Hartis left Portsmouth. Mrs. Harris
offered to bet Mrs. Motley a. wager of 3/. that she was
I pregnant, and that she would have an eight months'
child. In the sequel it proved that she was pregnant,
for she miscarried in the following February. Under
all the circumstances the Court concurred with the
Judge of the superior Court, that the adultery of the'
wife had been clearly proved. It was said, howe-
ver, in defence of Mrs. Harris, that the husband was
himself the corrupter of his wife, and the author of
his own dishonour, as he had introduced Mrs. Har-
ris to Mrs. Carey, a lady who was the acknowledged
mistress of an illustrious individual now no more.
It appeared, however, that Mrs. Harris bad en-
couraged this intimacy herself during the absence
of her husband ; and it also appeared that Mrs.
Carey was a person whose general conduct was con-
sistent with decorum, though this did not justify the
course of life she was leading. The Court could not
keep it out of view, that in cases where circumstances
prevented a legal connection, a connection such as that
which existed between Mrs. Carey and the individual
in question, was less blameable. Perhaps it was unfor-
tunate that such an idea prevailed, but under all the
circumstances of the case, it was quite impossible that
the Court could hold that Captain Harris was barred
from his remedy by having introduced his wife to Mrs.
Carey, or that by.so doing be was the pander to his
own dishonour, and that the wife was justified in com-
mitting adultery. Under all those circumstances the
Cunt rejected the appeal, and confirmed the sentence
of the Court below, which declared the husband in-
nocent, and the wife guilty, of the charge brought
against them.

Letters from Leghorn of the 21st July state, that by
accounts from Constantinople, it appears that two English ships,
laden wit► cern from Hassan, and three Austrian from Trieste,
wit► provisions and warlike stores, have arrived at the above capital
A 6re broke out on Saturday morning at Sheerness,
is the stables of a Mrs. Coody, which extended to her
house, and from thence to several out-hokum adjoining,
anal. before the limes were subdued, property to the
amount of abut 2,00 W. was destroyed.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
These Sessions commenced yesterday morning before
Francis Cows, Es . and a full Bench of Al4gibttates.

GUAL.JIANS OF TRIt NIGHT.

Samuel Watts, Joseph Trimby, and John Partridge.
three watchmen of the parish of Si. George, wete
dieted for assaulting Joint Wright, one of the Bow men
patrol.
The prosecutor stated, that on the night of the 25th
of April he was on duty is Bond street, about twelve
o'clock. when two men came up; ooe of them told
him he had been robbed of three sovereigns by a 0 °moo
who had ran into a house of a certain description io
Woodstock court. He went with them in order to
take the woman into custody, and finding the do r shot
he knocked in order to obtain admittance, upon which,
the defendant, Watts, came up, and ordered him to
desist. Witness said he was an officer endeavouring to
apprehend a woman on a charge of felony. Watts said
that he did not care whst he wanted, he would take
him to the watchhouse, and sprung his tattle, opo„
which the othtr defendants came to his assistance, and,
alter beating him severely with their staves, took hint
to the n atchhouse, where they charged him with being
drunk and disorderly. Gartner, the inspector of the
patrol, came up, and s.eing witness was not drunk,
told defendants he should report their conduct to
Stafford.

Witnesses were called. who proved these facts, and
the Juty found thens guilty.
They were each sentenced to pay a fine of Sl.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Jessph Menders's' and Jahn Flnersit,allas Innenner Jack, journey.
men butchers, and James Wilson. a servant out of place, were finally
examined, charged with stealing twenty sheep front a field at Wal,
thamstow, in Eases.
Flitcruft made a voluntary confession, stating that on the 2.1 inn.
the ether prisoners met him, and asked if he was willing to earn a
pound, by assisting in bringing from the country and slaughtiiril
some sheep, which Henderson had bought? lie agreed, and they
started. They reached Mr. %line's field about twelve o'clock at
night; there Henderson held the gate open while witness and
Wilson drove the twenty sheep out, and oa to town. The sheep
were t.dten to a house in Spitalfields, where they were slaughtered
and dressed. One was cut up and hawked about, which prndueed
witness 245. and another was sold to Mr. Cross, in leadenhall, our
255. which witness also got. Five others were sold In Leadenhall,
and thirteen in Newgate market. Witness borrowed the cart to
convey those to Newgate market, and Henderson accompanied
hint. Two of the skins, which bad been recovered from the pin
of a fellmonger at Bermondsey, were produced, and identified by
the skin dealer as those he had purchased of the witness, and by
the Smithfield salesman, as belonging to the sheep be Mad will.
A man in the service of Mr. Boyce, salesman in Newgate market,
proved having received four sheep from Henderson; and on its
being observed that tbsy were in a muddled state, be said they had
been dressed by a countryman.
The prisoners were committed fur trial.
BOW-STREET.

A hackney coachman yesterday summoned Mr. Frederick Pol.
lock, the Barrister, for not paying Mm the fare. That Gentlernall.
however, being engaged on business, s (timid of his attended in
his stead.

From the coachman's statement it appeared that Mr. Pollock
hired his coach about eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, to take
him from his house, in Bedford-row, to his chambers in the Tem-
ple. Mr. Pollock, on being set down, forgot to pay the fare, and
the coachman, supposing that he intended to come into the coach
again, waited there till two o'clock in the morning. At that time
a watchman inquired who he was remaining for? and be replied,
'• A Gentleman whose name be was unacquainted with." On his
telling the watchman the number of the house, and the name of
the street, from which he bad driven him, he informed him of the
name of the Gentleman. The coachman then went away, and
called upon Mr. Pollock about ten o'clock :n the morning to settle
with him. kir. Pollock said that he had quite forgot, and be had
not seen him when he came from his chambers. Me would, how-
ever, give him five shillings then, and if be found, upon considers.
tion of his cue, that he was deserving, he would give him fire
shilliogs more. Coachee was not satisfied with the promise, and
he accordingly summoned Mr. Pollock for 9s. thus charging 14..
for his fare and time.

Sir Itscoaao laughed heartily at the case, and said that It re.
minded him of a similar circumstance that occurred many years ago.
A coachman was engaged by a Member of Porliansent to drive hoes
from his residence to the House of Commons, where,having alighted,
he forgot to payfor his ride. The master of the coach being acquainted
with this, provided the coachman every day with fresh horses for
the space of three weeks, at the end of which time the member
was summoned, and obliged to pay for the rode, and the whole tines
that the coachman had waited. In the present case the coachmas
was right, and fully entitled to his fourteen shillings.
The gentleman accordingly paid the money for Mr. Pollock.
A very decently dressed person, who was' on his entrance into
the office, immediately known as a native of France, applied to Ur.
kliessum. under the following ludicrous circumstances:
Foreigner—lf you please, sate, I have come to dis office to oh.
tale justice, in a very creole affare. I was vary mesh trebled wig
a pane in my teet, and I went to have it cured at one dentish
this town. He said I mush have de toot out,; and I, safe,
did agree. He took one toot out; but, sere, can you imagine k
peo.sible when I say he took de wrong one out? I did soars se
mush pane dat I went to anoder dentist, and he put in de wears
toot and pull out de right. He say, besides, that his broder dm.
ash was vary bad deetlsb, and had not done his office right.
Mr. lifinamou., front the comical manner in which the Frani
man repressed his grievance, and the singular subject of compel'.
could not restrain his laughter, which offended greatly the par
foreigner.

Complainant—Oh, Sare, you may laugh, but what le wet*
you is death to me. I can assure you, Sam, I havemut lON AI
kale bit, not one inereems, since this villan pull oot is VMS
toot. I will, however, be revenged, and you, Sere, must Omni
de joostice.
blr. MUUMUU. said that be was not empowered to afford kis
any assistance. He could only advise him to apply to his attorney.
Complainant—Very wen, Sam. You do as you like; but I wig
make him pay for destroying my appetite and my toot.
' The poor Frenchman then made his exit, amidst the suresuaincd
laughter of every one present.
WORSHIP-STREET.

stns Payer, an old offender, was charged with an attempt to
rob Harris, a very dashingly-dressed little Gentleman, aged
lit years. He was walking in the City-road on Wednesday eve*.
ing, when the prisoner knocked him down as if by accident, and
made a snatch at his gold watch and seal.—The Magistrate ant
her to the Tread-mill for three months.

THAMES POLICE.
A poor sailor yesterday applied to Mr. Baomuur, and stated.
that upon the arrival of his ship it was surrounded by a legiou of
crimps, " likes swarm of bees." He was prevailed upon to go to
the lodging house of one of them, and there he remained for elates
days, and then paid for diet and edging for that period HI. Her
ing =ether ship, be wished to remove his clothes, but they were
detained upon a fresh demand, of which he knew nothing. He
wanted the assistance of the police to enable him to get Ms clothes.
Mr. Bosoms, thought that the remedy was in the ship owner's
hands; what could be more easy than to allow the men an advance
of 10 per cent. upon their wages, until the proper time fee 'maim
arrived? which measure would put money into their possession,
and possibly enable them to avoid the description of laud shack,
called "a Crimp."
An officer was directed to accompany the sailor to the Crimp%
house.

At Babrahans,Cambridgeshire, the Lady of Henry John Adam.
Esq. of twin daughters.
At his house in Pall-onall, the Lady of T. Tyringhani Hernia.
Rai. of a daughter.

MARRIED.
At fit. Margaret's, Wesunineter, George Hankie, jen. Eat 01
Coventry-street, to Mary, Welt daughter of William aeons sit
of Parliament-street.

DIED.
July 5, m Falmouth; aged 62, the Rev. William Coney.
At her boast in South Andlemma, in the list year altar 10
Anna Maria, widow of Sir William Jews.
July 6, Catherine, youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Pevab.
Burton Crescent, aged 11.
At her Mese at Lydd, in Kent, Mrs. Murray,widow of Omni
Thomas Murray.
In Whitehall-gardens. In the 12th year el her age. Mak gob
daughter of Cuthbert Belson, Esq. M.P. for Neweastie.upen.Tyas
At her hones. Lissem.grove North, Mrs. Mary Sumpter, aged a
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