Star.
London, England, 1827-09-03 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, Sm. I.

Corroso—The Import of foreign p;odatee Is again limited, that of
ICotton being only 6017 bap. The demand for Cotton ha; eliminate
dull ; the sales are 10,500 bags et a decline of id. on fine Sea Islands,
and at barely last week's quotation, on other sorts.—Advices from
New York of lst August quote the price of Upland same as on the
Slat July, via. NA. to rid. het the Premium of Exchange bad ad-
vanced from 9&d. to old. Sid. to lad.
Suomi, ffcc.—There has been a good demand for British Planta.
Sion Sugar, and 700 hogsheads have been sold at higher rates for
middliug qualities • SOO bags of Raw India have been taken at 765.
and 130 asks St. Lucia Molasses at 28s. 6d. There have been no
sales of moment in Coffee, Cocoa, Ginger, or Pimento. Of Rice
have changed lands 587 tierces Carolina at 16s. to 20s. and 50 bags
East India at 16s. to 16s. 6d. per cwt.
Paovuttows —No alteration ie Beef or Port. There has been a I
good business doing in hurter, and- prices are Is. to Si. higher.'

Last Saturday a remark-441y large silver, or Thames
eel, was observed in the shallow water on the north side
of the canal in St. James's Park, and, attit consider-
able scrambling. was captured by one of the excavators;
the fi.h, which weighed between seven and eightpounds,
sal immediately purchased by a gentleman present fok
live shillings, the tortunce captor seeming well pleased
with the transfers • •

ASSIZE INTELLIGILICS6
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'OM; aqrs—(Before /et Wren thrttocz.)
011orsaTon v. WHITTALZIL.
This was int action to recover damages for the loss
of the services of the plaintiff's daughter, who had been
seduced by the.defendanb.
Mr.Jown WILLIAMS slid the plaintiff was a respecta-
ble farmer, at Ramsgrove Hall, near Manchester, and
•was the lather of 10 childred; most of them daughters,
the eldest of whom was Margaret, the unfortunate sub.
Jest of this inquiry. The father of the defendant was
also a farmer in the same neighbourhood.' Their cir-
cumstances were nearly equal ; the plaintiff's farm was
rented at 1401. per annum, and the defendant's father
paid 1201. for his. The defendant's father had also a
large family, and there was a long intimacy between
the parties, who were nearly of the same age. About
two years after they had become acquainted, the de-
fendant paid particular attenti-ns to the plaintiff's
daughter—so much so, that her sister Betsy mentioned
the matter to her mother, who, knowing the respecta-
bility of the defendant's family, did not object to the
courtship, and consequently the defendant was per-
mitted to continue his visits, which he did for several
Wyear,, on the footing of an accepted lover. They had,
eed, often promised to marry each other, but no day
was fixed. la the beginning of.last year, the defendant
said, his circumstances were about to be changed;
there was a farm at liberty near his father's hous-,
which he was going to take, and she must prepare her-
self for her marriages they accordingly fixed the fol-
lowing Whitsunday to be the day. Under this promise,
and by these meals, the defendant was enabled to ac-
complish his purpose with the young woman, who had
lao doubt of his sincerity. Confiding in his promise,
she bought herself new clothes, and made every pre-
paration for her marriage; but Whitsuntide came, and
the defendant did sot appear. Some time afterward-,
however, he did come to the plaintiff's house, and
said he had been ill, but he was getting better, and
would speedily fix another day, and keep to it ; but he
did not come again, and the plaineff had the mortifi-
cation to find that his daughter was deserted and with
child, of which she was delivered in last October. In
actions of this kind, the evidence of the young woman
was indispensable; she would make her appearance be-
Erre the Court, and would be subjected to the scrutiny
and examination of the defendant's Counsel, who would
find all the fault be could in her conduct ; but the Jur y
would take into consideration the unhappiness the plain-
tiff had suffered, the disgrace that had been brought
Upon bil family, and the expense be had been put to,
and woad give such damages as they would reasonably
expect to receive if they were placed in the same situation.
-James Speak was acquainted with the father of the
defendant. He occupied a farm at Hulme' near Man.
hester, worth about 1301. per annum, and had bought
some of the tithes in that parish.
' Margaret Anderton I was 29 years old in last
May ; my father keeps a hum at Itsumsgrovc Hall, for
which he pays 1301. a year. I am the eldest of ten
children ; I have known the defendant ten years. I be-
came first acquainted with him at my uncle's, James
Tattersall\ but did, not see him frequently until two
years after that. He then visited me very often, at least
once a fortnight. He always said he wished to marry
me, and to make me his wife. My sisier.Betsy told my
mother that the defendant was courting me. '
.My mo-
ther was well ac uainted with the defendant and his
fadser.,The; , ant hardly ever came without speak.
lug of ourbeing married. On Sunday, the dtb of
to
January, 1826, he came to me at my father's how e, and
told me I must prepare for the marriage, for he had a
farm to go to at a little distance from his father's. He
came again on the 16th of January, and fixed the mar-
riage-day fir Whitsunday. I bought, in consequence,
new clothes, and got everythihg ready; but be did not
come on the Whitsunday, nor did he come for several
days after. When he came, he said be had been ill,
but he would shortly fix a day, and keep it. I never
saw him after that. He did call long afterwards, but
I desired my sister Betsy td say I was not in. I was
delivered on the 18th of October last. The defendant
was the father of the child. It was on the Bth of Ja-
nuary. I had tto improper intimacy with him, except
on that day.
Cross.examined by Mr. KNOWL2S.—We kept com-
pany nine year:. I never knew that he kept company
with any other woman, or that a child had been fathered
on him.- He used to stop with me till ten or eleven
o'clock. We never walked out together. On the Bth
of January none but my sister Betsy was up. We were
all in the room together, and the defendant begged
Betsy to leave, that we might have a little discourse.
She was away about ten minutes. We were never left
sitting up alone together ; but upon that night Jay
father and mother were both gone to .bed, and there
was nobody up with us but Betsy. .
Betsy Anderton told her parents that the defendant
was courting her sister, and they did not object to it.
Mr. KNOWLIB2, in defence, said that the jury had
probably never before heard so much made of an affair
that had taken place between a milk•wornan on the
one hand, and a carter on the other. The plaintiff
did not seem to have lost much by the want of
is daughter's services, as it did not appear he.bad
hired &servant to supply them. In actions of this kind
much depended upon the conduct of the parents, and in
this case the plaintiff was not entirely free frOm blame.
After a couttship of so many years, after marriage was
so often prognised and delayed, what else could he ex-
pect than that which had happened, sand,for which he'
now modestly asked of the Jury the sum.ol,ooo/. tribe'
given him as a compensation. A -woman of 29 years of,
age was too old to be seduced in the manner she hadf
stated. No proof had been given that the defendany
was possessed of any property, and the share he would'
probably receive as one of his father's ten children could
not be much, Actions of this kind were far too common,
and the Jury would do well to put a stop to them, by
giving small damages, and by sheaving their sense,of
the conduct of patents, who ought to protect their
daughters by care and circumspection, and by instilling
virtuous feelings into their minds; and should not be
allowed to make a market of their own negligence aid
their daugl.tets' misconduct. 1, P
Mr. Baron lium.ocit said the plaintiff was cleat)y,
entitled to a yerdicr, and the only question was the
amount of the damages. •:, '
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages .501.
Csows Son.—(Before Mr. Justice 13 )
Jonnthan Hoteara was indicted for the manslaughter
of PAUI Themson, at Manchester, on the 23d of 'last
April, and George Hosearthi the elder, and G.sgel
Hotoattla, the younger; wete.charged as alders and *WV
tors in the cousuission of the san.e crime.
According to the statement of the witnesses exa-
mined, it appeared lb* the prisoner charged its inifici-

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pal had been challenged to fight by the_dec:aVci. Ai-
cordingly, 'a day for the combat Was wed, and the first
prisoner appeared, accompanied by the t o lutes.. who
were his father and brother. The "father acted as a
bottle-holder to his son.. The fight lasted above an
hour; and, as the witnesses stated, the deceased appeared
much fresher and stronger than his antagonist. He soon
after vomited very violently, and the next day lie died.
His head was opened, and the medical gentleman who
performed the operation was of opinion that death had
been caused by a blow on the side of the head above
the ear.—The Jury found all the prisoners. Guilty.
Mr. Justice BATLEY, in sentencing the-prisoner, ob-
served, that through their instrumentality an unfortu-
nate man had been.suddenly sent out of the world _to
answer for all there; of his life, without the least pun:
paration. It indeed, appeared that the contest which
had had so fatal a result, was a fair fight with the mere
fists, and not of that unmanly description which had
long disgraced this county, and which had received. the
name of up and dowse. The father and brother unfor-
tunately feeling that degree of attachment towards the
principal, which the closeness of their relationship ren-
dered natural, had countenanced and assisted him. The
latter was young, and it' was to be hoped the present
awful consequence of his misconduct would an; as a
warning to him throughout the remainder t f his, life.
Taking all the circumstances of the case into considera-
tion, the sentence of the Coon was, that they all be con.
fined for two months in the House of Correction, and
there be kept to hard labour.
—Thomas Davis, a man of very respectable appear-.
since, was charged with the manslaughter of Daniel
Wild, which had been caused by the careless mode in
which he had driven a cart under his care. Toe
Isoner was a carter in the service of a farmer residing
Fat Newton.. On the 18th of May last he was.driving
his cart towards his master's house, whirls stands at the
corner of a lane, down which it was necessary I e should
go, in order to arrive there. He happened unforto•
nately to stop to speak for a few seconds at the public
house with the hostler, after he had turned his horsey'
heads down the lane, and during that interval, the fore
horse trod upon the deceased, a child if two years old,
which was sitting in the road. Before any of the by-
standers could render the slightest assistance the wheel
had passed over its skull. The prisoner, alarmed by
the screams of those who saw the occurrence, ran
instantly to the child,. and picked it up. In a few
minutes, however, it died. Ihe prisoner, who is a
married man,, and the father of several children, was in
an agony of grief, when lie became aware of what had
taken place. When he endeavoured to relate w hat had
passed to his master, he was for a considerable time
unable to fulfil his intention. So satisfied was his master
that mere accident could have produced the unfortu•
nate event, that, for .the three months during which
he had already been in confinement, be had supported
his wife and children. Several witnesses now gate the
prisoner a most unexceptionable character for humanity
and caution.
Mr. Justice BATLEY said, it was for the Jury to say
whether the accident,wbith hod been here proved to
have taken place, was or was not the effect of some de-
gree of carelessness on the part of the prisoner?
The Jury, after some minutes' consultation, returned
a Verdict of Wedgy.. --
Mr. Justice BAYLEY remarked that the prisoner had,
when ,the above unfortunate event took place, skewed
all the signs of that sorrow and contrition which' a ht.
mane man ought to feel. The death of this child must
certainly be attributed to his carelessness. fie had this
deprived-a parent of an infant which must be the object
of as much affection as the prisoner's own children
could be to him. However, in consideration of his con,
duct after the accident, his former good character, and
the length of time be had been imprisoned, the Court
adjudged that he be imprisoned and kept to herd law
hour for.one month in the House of Correction."' ,
Two men, named Seddon and Davenport, were Plated
at the bar, under a charge of barglatiously breaking
and entering the house of Thomas Newton, at Pining,
ton, on the morning of the 4th of -March, and stealing
therein forty pairs of stockings, a hundred yards of
check cloth, and other property. The house had been
left perfectly safe on the night of the 8J of March. Oa
the morning of the 4th, between five and six 'o'clock,. ie
was discovered that the shop had been broken opens
and the property in question removed. Suspicionlallis
ing on the prisoners, their residence was searched, lad
about 20s. worth of the property found there. The
property which had been lost was worth, altogether,
above 404

Mr. Justice BIM= summed up, and told the Jury,
that as the robbery had nct been discovered till clip.
light had broken, that part of the charge, u hich. alluded
to burglary on the part of the prisoners, was at an end,
However, if the property stolen, even though the of.
fence were committed -in the day time, amounted In
value to forty shillings, the prisoners were still gully
of a capital offence, if it should appear that Ave evie
dente authorised the conclusion that they were the pate
ties who had committed this robbery. It was true the-eti.
dente of the witnesses did not identify inoretlian twenty'
shillings' worth of the property lost, but there was
abandanct of proof to shew, that far more than that
amount 'had been lost. They were to judge ,whether
the same persons who had taken the one had not alsd
taken the other.
The Jury tound'•the prisoners guilty of stealing to.
the amount of forty shillings—Death. `. • •
Joseph Shaw was indicted for burglarloully
and entering entering the dwellinp.hatue of a p.raoq jemmied
Smith, •at Ashton-uodet•Lthe, and stealing a quantity
of silver coins, and othcc articles, his property. On the
night of the sth April ;he prosecutor and his wife had
gone to-bed, leaving the premises quite secure. About
two o'clock the next morning he was,awakened by a
rustling noise in the lower part of the l'ouse. • He im-
mediately rose, and opened a clOor at the top of si Right
of stairs, leading to the lower rooms.' He then per-
ceived a light shining up, and heard voices conversing.
He instantly closed the door,- eichis wife and he held
it fait at the inside. In aleiemotpp:inahoweter, some
one of the persons below placed an soposneet. to the
bottoni of .thedoor, and it fell into thvgs. Four
limo, some with their faces completely bf eclOonso
'spotted, and some with their handkerchiefa*stecross
'their mouths, rushed in. In this latter diagnose was
the prisoner. They desired the prosocuter.andshis wife
Ito get into bed, and remain quiet, or they, would
;finish them. Resistance was vain, .and they slits-
'Mated; The robbers opened. a chest ca...+llhe- 44
the relit's), and removed from thence theleeins in ques-
tion ; they then went away. The next 'lSSOrri'mg. it was
discovered that an entrance into the house had been
;obtained by breaking through•a wall of the cellar ; nopq
the property was ever atter found; the pioiectais
likable to identify the prisoner from tre 4'lliglellafillifil
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