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London, England, 1826-05-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY Is.
CHIM. CON.-110SC V. BLAKEMORg.

This was an action hr ought by the plaintiff, who
hi ds a situation in the Legacy Office, Somerset House,
against the defendant, a surgeon, residing at Finchley,
for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife.
Mr. &AMMI' stated the case to the Jury. He said
that it generally happened in cases of this sort that the
defendant had two strings to his boa; and he resorted
to both it he could. One was the denial of the adultery,
while it remained in doubt ; and the other was the en-
deavour to show that some differ nces existed between
the husband, whose peace he bad destroyed, and the
victim of his seduction. 'Pie first string would fail the
defendant upon the present occasion, and if he resorted
,o the second, the Jury would not fail to recollect that
he must have extracted his means of defence from the
faithless wife of the complainant. The Learned Coun-
sel then proceeded to detail the facts of the case, and
said that he should prove Mr. and Mrs. Rose lived for
several years together in the greatest happiness and con-
nubial felicity. They were each now about twenty-
nine years of age, and four child, en had blessed their
union. He should nut be able to prove when, where,
or how the first intimacy commenced between Mr.
Blakemore and Mr-. Rose, but after it had commenced,
A visible differ-ince was manifested, in her neglect to-
wards both her husband and her children. As usual in
such cases, the unfortunate husband was unsuspecting,
and could scarcely believe his wife's frailty, when it
was first communicated to him. It would appear that
Mrs. Rose was frequently in lie habit of leaving her
husband's house as soon as he had gone to his business
in town, and meeting with the defendant, they accom-
panied each other iu.walk► round the country. In one
of those walks, it would be proved that they walked to
Hornsey Church-yard, where they were followed in the
evening 6y two mew, who heard them mention each
o.l,er's names, and there the most incontestible proof of
Mrs. Rose's infidelity to her husband was given. The
two men followed them, and received half-a-crown from
Mr. Blakemore to say nothing about the matter; and
then he advised Mts. Rose to get into the Hornsey
coach, go to town, and return to Highgate by the
Highgate coach. Tune was no room, however, in the
Hornsey coach, and they went away together. This
circumstance was talked of through the whole villa/4e,
and at length reached the ears of the husband, who
brought the present action. The question then was,
what damages ought to be given ? No doubt it would
be said on the other side, that the plaintiff could not have
lost much in being deprived of the affections of a wo-
man who was actuated by such a grossness as she had
displayed, and if this were the fist occasion of their
guilty intimacy, undoubtedly that argument ought to
have weight; but the Jury would consider whether the
defendant had not been the person who had debauched
her mind first, and every one knew that when a woman

!had once parted with her chastity, every feeling of d.
licacy and decency which WAS bound up in that orna-
ment of the sex was at once relaxed and prostrated.
Several witnesses proved having seen the parties together.
James Corbet, a shoemaker residing in Hornsey, proved the
criminal intercourse as stated by Mr. Scarlet. It took place in the
month of January, 1824.
William Ooodey, another shoemaker, and John Crouch, a gar-
dener, corroborated this witness's evidence.
Mr. BROUGHAM addressed the
-Jury for the defendant, first upon
the improbability of the case sworn to, and next (.upposing it were
true) upon the very trifling loss the plaintiff would sustain in being
deprived of the society of a woman who could act so grossly and
indecently as Mrs. ltose was sworn to have done.
The Lona Cruet. JosTice having surmised up, the Jury retired,
and remained out from hatf-past two o'clock to live, when they re-
turned a verdict fur the Plaintiff—Damages, £l5O.

OLD BAILEY, MAY 12.

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Henry Lloyd, aged 28 years, stood indicted for steal-
ing 1000 Bank of England notes, the property of Sir
Richard Carr Glyn, Bart. and others, hit pattLers,
value 10001. •

Mr. BIIODRICK stated the case. On the 29th of
January last, Mr. Hand, the clerk of the prosecutors,
Sir R C. Glyn and Co. packed up 1000 one pound
Bank of England notes in a parcel, and directed it to
Messrs. Su an and Co. bank-rs, Yor k. The notes were
consecutive numbers from 89,400 to 90,401 inclusive.
He gave the parcel to Hilton, the guard of the York
Express coach; Hilton took the parcel to his lodgings,
and on the following moining, having depositei it in a
basket, he carried it with lum to the Saracen's Head
coach-office, and gave it to Mr. Mountain, the office-
keeper, to take care of, while he loaded the coach.
Mountain afterwards gave him the basket again, and
he locked it in the hind boot. On arriving at Ferry-
bridge, he opened the boat, and found the parcel was
go .e. Two strangers got upon the coach in the Sa-
racen's Head yard, and stated they were going to
Stamford; another stranger got up at Islington. One
of them got down atWansford, seven miles from Stam-
ford, stating that he was too unwell to proceed. The
other two went on to Sc tmford.
The Guard WAS cross.exarnined by Mr. ANDRISWS—IIe could not
say that the prisoner was one of the passengers; he did not swear
at:Bow-street that he was not ; he could not say one way or the
other, because the passengers were wrapped up in coats and tra-
velling cloaks. .

Mr. Vicress, a publican in Aldersgate-street ; Mr. Wood, a pub-
lican in Fleet Market ; Mr. Hobert Smith, a grocer in Aldersgate-
street ; Mr. Hill, a publican,. in the same street; Mr. Hicks, a
hosier, in Oxford-street; and Mary Greenough, a bpr•eiaid at the
Edinburgh Castle Tavern, Strand, proved that the prisoner uttered
numbers of the stolen notes to them in March last. He gave
different names and addresses.

Ellis, the Bow-street officer, said, he apprehended the prisoner on
the sth of April; he gave his name and address Henry Lloyd,
Arthur-street, and said he found a parcel containing about 40 notes
about two months before.—This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner being called on for his defence, said, that be had
witnesses to prove where he was on the 29th of January.
A woman who lived with the prisoner, whose evidence was in
part confirmed by two other females, proved that the prisoner was
confined at home through illness from the Yid of January to the
ith or 9th of Febritary.
The liscoasle summed up the case, and the Jury found a verdict
of N. Guilty.
On the application of Mr: LAw, the Court ordered the prisoner
to be detained en a charge of receiy:rt: the notes, knowing them to
have been stolen.—This trial lasted nearly six hours.
Johns Price and Jahn Goodwin, two soldiers of the Foot Guards,
were indicted for assaulting Thomas Quarns on the King's highway,
and taking from his person a watch and 9s. his property.—Guilty.
Ann Elliot was indicted for the %ilia murder of
Wm. Bartlett. The deceased and the prisoner lived
together as man and wife, at No. 51, Whitechapel. On
the night of the 20th of April, he came home intox-
icated, and she put both her hands against him, and
pushed him down the kitchen stain ; and she exclaimed,
" Now what do you think of a %Vest-country woman ?"
He was found at the bottom of the stairs, bleeding, by
A person named Piggut. The prisoner said, " 1 have
given him a precious good squeeze." lie bled much;
and the prisoner refused to go for a surgeon, but ob-
served, " that it would do him good to lose some of his
bad blood." He was taken to the London Hospital,
and died next morning. Mr. Richard Buckeridge, the
surgeon, examined the deceased, and found a severe
fracture on the back part of is head, which was the
cause of his death.—The prisoner put in a written de-
fence, denying that her intention was. to murder the
deceased. Mr. Baron Huttocx summed up the case,
and the Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter.
NEW COURT.

James Wynn was indicte.l for stealing a pocket book
and pencil-caw, the property of Captain Wm. Barton,
from his person. Captain Barton and Sir Thomas
Croft were in the pit of the Opera on the I.sth of April.
when the Captain felt some one make an attempt to
take hi, pocket-book out of his pocket. In about five
minutes after a second attempt was made, and then the
book was abstracted. Captain Barton immediately
exclaimed, 41 Good God ! I have lost my pocket book,"
and on turning sound he saw the prisoner deposit some-
thing in his hat. Sir T. Croft seeing the prisoner much
confused, seized him, and he then shuffled the book out
of his hat, and it was found under his feet. The officer
who searched his person said he found a goll watch,
chain, and seals. several fine white handkerchiefs, and
a silk purse containing two sovereigns at one end, and
a quantity of flash hair dresser's notes, resembling
Bank-notes, at the other.
The prisoner made a most solemn apre.l to Heaven
that he was innocent. He called some witnesses to
speak to his character, but they had known very little
of hint for the last three years.
The Jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced
to be transported for life.
Mr. Serjeant ARABIN told the Jury that the prisoner
had been tried at Lancaster, for stealing from the pocket
of a gentleman .5,00 W. He was also concerned in the
late extensive robbery at tl.e Auction Mart.