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c.‘nduct. he ha, displiyed a duuhle breach of tiu-t.
,lout this time the defendant entered the plaintiff's
service its an apprentice, and indeed he was still so,
for the indenture- were not yet cancelled. He had been
introduced into the plaintiff's house by a highly re-
spectable Gentleman, of the firm of King and Lukio, of
Gray's Inn square. The terms upon which he was re-
ceived were, that the defendant advanced 4001. which
was to be kept. without interest, by the plaintiff during
the term of the apprenticeship, and then returned. More
!avowable terms than these I have never heard of ; but
the plaintiff's calamities rendered the acceptance of them
imperative Being his apprentice, he was admitted to
his table, shared in the hospitalities of his house, and•
in the midst of all this thought proper to make expel i-
ntents on the virtue of his wife, which, unfortunately,
proved but too successful. A servant who lived in the
house at length perceived the familiarities, but knowing
boa the plaintiff doated upon his wife, she hesitated
for a long time to inform him of the circumstances;
at.length she ventured to do it by hints and insinua-
tions, which presently became too broad not to be un-
derstood.i The husband, however, still doubted the
infidelity of his wife, and confronted the servant with
the accused ; the servant, thunders+ tick at the.calamity
she was bringing on the family, denied what she had pre-
eiouslyaffirmed, and wasdismissed from her service. Con-
science-struck, however, she afterwards returned to Mr.
Reynolds, and made further disclosures, which you
will this day hear, and which were too convincing.—
Happy. indeed, would it have been for the plaintiff, if
be could s ill have entertained a doubt; nothing
would have afforded him more delight than to have his
suspicions banished, and the set irant marked with
the brand of . perjury. This, however, is impossible.
The defendant, by his record, has admitted the ac-
cusation to be true; he has confessed the adul.ery,
and lest you should disbelieve the witness I can pro-
duce, has himself actually confessed the fact, and
thereby relieved you from the trouble of inquiry.—
In a case of this kind, Gentlemen, it is painful to
produce Ladies of respectlbility, for they are timid in
coming forward on such occasions; but I have in this
place directed a witness to be brought forward, who held
a most confidential place in Mr. Reynolds's house; it is
the family physician, who has attended in that capacity
for 16 or 18 years, and who, on his oath, will depose
that the plaintiff and his wife lived together ill a state
of the most affectionate harmony, and that Mr. Rey-
nolds himself was a model of connubial kindness. Whets
the plaintiff discovered the extent of his misfortunes he
acted as became a man cd honour ; he was obliged to
dismiss the unfortunate woman from his house, but he
took care that it should be under as little adverse cir-
cumstances as possible; jre took care that the sting of
poverty should not be idllicted on her, and he added no
reproach to that wound which her own conscience must
bestow. Out of the little he possessed he afforded her
a maintenance, and permitted her to take away with her
her clothes and jewels, which I believe were of consider-
able value. What extenuali in there is for the defendant 1
am at a loss to discover, andi indeed, I have seldom
mei with a case more full of aggravation. The man
who was aware of the calamity of his master—who
was a witness of the affection he entertained for his wife
—who was bound by his duty to be a faithful steward
and guardian of. his elfin's, was yet content to violate
the hospitality of his roof, and to leave his mater to
mourn over a distress ten times more grievous Oats
any other he could know. What added t > his afßic
tion was, that there were two children ; and in a case
of this kind, there could scarcely be a greater cala-
mity ; the very family, which in other cases proved a
solace and a comfort, were now lo ked upon with
the eye of sorrow, and felt to be curses instead of
blessings. Young the man might be, but at all events
be was old enough to be master of his own actions,
and was of that age when the law of England says, that
the individual shall have corticoid over his property—
of an age at which he is able to distinguish right from
wrong—c fan age at which be would be setting an
example to all the young men of the City, and be tell-
ing that they might violate the virtue of wives and
daughters with impunity, if you, Gentlemen, do not
mark your indignation by your Verdict. With respect
tohis property, the law says, that if fiecannot pay there
he must pay in his person. I wish it had said more. If
thii young man had embezzled a few paltry pounds of his
master's, and the offence had been brought home to him,
he would have been transported for fourteen years ; but
here he plunders him, not of a trifling sum of money,
brit of that happiness which can never be replaced,
and the law says, that the compensation shall be in
Money. An attempt was made by one of the most illus-
trious persons that ever graced the bar of England—
I mean Lord Erskine—to render this crime an offenceof
more serious import, to place the adulterer in the saute
situation as the less guilty robber. I am sorry to, say
that that attempt was frustrated in the House of Com-
mons—so that it was left (to our shale) to be acted on
by the Legislature of a neighbouring country. In
France,Gendemen, the culprit is not dragged into Court
to pay a few pounds, but he is placid at the bar of a
criminal court, and made to pay in durance and impri-
sonment for the tortures he has indicted on an unoffend-
ing plaintiff. But why do I mention this to-day ?It
is for this reason, Gentlemen. When you find that mo-
ney is the only medium by' which you can espress your
sense of what you feel for my cliet.t, you may take cite
to give such damages as may rot only rescue the plait-
tiff from any imputation of a guilty connivance in the
act, but also make the defendant expiate in prison his
offence, if he cannot find the money to meet your vet dict
with. I now leave the case in your hands. You ate,
Many of ycu, husbands—many of you fathers—all of
pin, probably, heads of families; and as swift ask you
to guard ycur own houses from future violations. I ask
yOu to deal with my client to-day as you yourselves
would wish to be dealt by, if the most confidential per.
son in your house betrayed its honour, and robbed you
of that happiness, which all public proseetity in atter
life can never restore. Under these circumstat.ces. I
call upon yen to give an ample verdict, and not to be
deterred by any supposed poverty of the defendant.—
On the coturary,,l would have you tell him that you
care tut little for the paint you may inflict upon one
ho had so little commiseration fur the pains he in-
*cod opon his master.
Fraisces Middletnis swerr —I was servant in the
family of Mr. Reynolds, who resides on Bread-street-
bill, for lout years, and I recollect the time he was un-
fertunate io business; he used to travel himself about
the coubtry, about the business of the house, after his
bankruptcy, and used to be absent a fortnight or three
weeks upon a journey ; he and Mrs. Reynolds had two
children, a son and daughter ; in the month of June
'twelvemonth I first observed something in the conduct
o my mistress and Mr. Davis, who resided in the house,
• which excited my suspicions ; I kept it to myself for a
long time, but I told my mistress and Mr. Davis that
I should certainly inform my master; my masts was
absent from town on this occasion ; I had been in the
habit of sleeping in my mistress's loom when fliy ma:•
ter used to !Pavel, but on his going into Linculushiret

upon one occasion, she fold me that she did not went
me to sleep there, as she sa as not afraid.
Mr. Pitman—Well, didn't yoo•see something erten-
ordinary one night, when you had a tooth-ache? Wit-
ness-i—Yes, indeed, I did ; it wreathe 1•Ith of August.
last year. at night ; 1 felt somehow ill, and I thought—
Mr. PHlLLlrs—Well,don't mind what you thought ;
tell us shat you saw.•.(Laughter). Witness—Why, I
went down isle my mistrust's roomy and new her and•
Mr. Davis in bed together.
Mr. PHILLIPS—Did you we them more than once
in that situation ?
Witness—Yes, I saw them in bed together two or
three times. The last time I saw theft was in no
last; I intended to tell my master, but I was very fond
of my mimes', and I knew my master doated on her,
and I would not tell for some time; but Mr. Davis so
dreadfully abused hint that I at last Mentioned it, for t
could bear it no lorger. My Master's Mind was die-1
tracted to the lest degree, when I told him what hart
taken place. For three years they had lived Most hap•
pity together, but from the time Mr. Deis came to the
house they began to get uncomfortable.
Mr. PHlLLtra—Have you heard Mr. Davis say that
he should have a great deal of property when be should
be of age?—Witness. Yes, I have heard him say so.
One of the Jury—Did he say Of what that property
consisted?—.The witness answered in the negative.
Juryman—Pray. lithe/ e any great difference between
the ages of the patties ?—Witness. No, not much ; per-
haps eight or nine years.
Juryman—What age might your mistress be of ?
Witness—About forty; I have heard her bay to the
best of my belief that she was about forty.
Jurythan—lndeed I
Witness—Yes; tut that was so long ago that I can't
exactly remember.
Juryman—Pray what is the age of the plaintiff?
Witness—Why, about 49.
Juryman—And that of the defendant ?
Witnes—l date say he is 21.
Mr. PHILLIPS said that thew itness was mistaken as
to the ages of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds; the former a as'
40, the latter 30.
Mr. Thomas Britain deposed that he knew Davis, and
beard hirer soy that he expected great property When he
should arrive at age.
Mr. PHILLIPS—The fact is, I eannOt. prove that be
at:it'll, possesses property.
Mr. Davis, a surgeon, deposed that he knew Mr.
' Reynolds these 25 years; he visited the family as a
hiend as well as a surgeon for several years, and• he
never knew a happier couple in his life; never weather*
A fonder husfsand in the world. Witness remembered
Mr. Reyn Ids's bankruptcy ; Mr. Reynolds dsmissed
all his servants upon that occasion, and travelled for
himself. Mr. Reynold: was exceedingly fond• of his
children, one of whom was eleven or twelve years old,
and the other thirteen or fourteen.
Juryman. Wls..t age do you think Mr. Reynolds is?
—Witness. About 40; his wife appears about 30.
Mr. PHILLIPS—This is the statement of e person who
it a more competent judge than the between. kis ewi.
dent that nothing can be said as to disparity of years.
' Mr. Poiret (the Under Secondary) said, the Jury
lead to determine upon what would be compensation for
the injury which the plaintiff had sustained. It was
their duty to take into consideration the ptesions terms
on which the husband and wife bad lived;. and they
must also not forget the youth• of the defendant, er the
important question whether he had not been led• into.
the commission of the offence by the plaintiff's wife,
with whom he was, as a matte, tra day, in the
habit of remaining at home, and with whom he bad had
many opportunities, in the absence of the plaintiff. The
affection of the plaintiff, no doubt, appeared to have
•been exercised in the most tender manner, and there
was as little doubt, that in cases of this nature, a de.
[ardent who could not pay in purse must, by law, pay

in person.
Juryman—l should wish to know the general con.
,duct of the defendant towards the plaintiff's wife (to
"fences Middleton).
That witnessreplied that, in the absence of the plain-
tiff, the defendant was always up and down Stairs after
Mrs. Reynolds, but when the plaintiff was present the
defendant nem paid her the elrghtest attention, or
showed himself except in his business.
Julyttsan—l should wish to learn the precise age of
the plaintiff's. Wife? Witness—l have heard her mote
the beg doer knowledge, that she was forty.
Mr:Pniuses—lt is not the case at all. I tan show
by thel evidence of the Solicitor for the case that she is
not forty: Her age is about thirty.
Mr. Pww.enbt then celled M. Peter Ashel Burrell,
who stated that he Was in the employment of Messrs.
Watson and Broughton% and frequently saw Mrs: Ret-
nolds, Who came tall* offile to receive her monthly
:payments. From het appearance he should judge that
'she *as $ or SS fears of age; she was a pretty, gen-
teel, sedative women; the deadest was apprentice
to the plaintiff; and was about 20 yeani of age.
The Jury retired, and in twenty minutes assessed the
-.its at Two Hundred Pounds.

detest horst% to be pieced to his carriage, and tweed
at driver to proceed to Dorking. On arriving at a
place called Burford Bridge, which is near Ashstead,
the defendant directed the driver ter procure fresh
horses. He had to go a short distance to an inn ro
procure the horses, and left the defendant with the
carriage at Burford Bridge. but on his return he
found tl.e Lady in the carriage. The horses' heads
'etc then touted in a contrary dirrctiod to Drk
ing, and the patties proceeded to the coast to em-
bark for the Continent. After the eloement, die
`dtefendant and the Lady were not heard of frr s' roe
tidily. They were first discovered ae Park *here Mee
lived as man and mite. The friends of the Lady ti
enJeavoured to pterrail upon her to quit her stiviter,
hat she rejected their advice.- The p irtiee were net
seen at Dover, where they lived in the 11104 Wish i
-almoner. and petted as man and wife: Fifteen months
otter the elOpenterte the Lady gave birds to a child. At
this tithe she *tote several letters to• her busibuin,e,
coached in the most "dative/et *trots, not *skill for A
reconciliation, but isnOorrsig perMistion fes see lee chit.
then. The pfaiwriffi how eller, tete' hed 60. aaswer to
those communic erions.
Tnis was the substance of the evidence produced on
the part of the plaintiff.
Mr. WIGHTMAN WOO'S no call 1111 y witnesses Ur con-
tradict the facts that had been pry; and he deeply
regretted that he must leknberledge that the statement
that had been made was f ended in troth,
Mr. Ass•vrT, the Under Sheriffestitemed up the case
to the Jury. He recapitulated the etidence which had
been brought forward at the rogoiry. and lett it to the
Jury to *Ward the adiount of conspetivation *Nell they
considered the plaintiff was entitled to receive for the
severe injury he hird reteieed by the conduct of the
defendant.
The Jury, after ebasliking togethet a shirt time. re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff—Dalhaset,.2,oool.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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GUILDHALL.
The driver of a hackney chariot war fined' 10s. for driving
know* through Fetter lane, about twelve Welsch on Tuesday ,
night. A watchman, who made the complaint, said that the de 1
fondant had entrusted the whip and reins to a vionian, while hs sat
smoking his pipe by her sidle, heedless of the danger of sensorial
through such a narrow sworn.
The detendaut acknowledging he was in fault, and appearing
really stogy for his misconduct, the Alderman mitigated the penalty
to the above aunt.
- ' 110W-STA EET.
Saturday JIM gimitt, a. market g .rdenminglorinutly drunkood
two young lads; named English and Norwood, were brought before
Mr. Hanna, charged with having been concerned. together with
divers other prisons, in assaulting bk. Adams, coachmaker, of the
Haymarket, and wilfully d'antaging his chaise.
Me. Adams stated, that he was passing through Covent garde*.
Market a abort time before, when be tound the carriage way cow
pktely obstructed with sacks of potatoes. In endeavouring titz
by, hie Wheel came in contact with one of the stacks. aid
thereupon roared out to a crowd of boys wboteere foliates about,
" Let fly at him, my lads; upset him." The boy* being thus eta.
salaamkid, accordingly sent a shower of missiles of ions
r. Adams, whose horse became frightesed, B
and Meked and
,
az
• ed punt violently. The back panel of the chaise was smashed
a turnip, and Mr. Admits received a severe blots so the lase
ri With a potato,.
Miller, a waiter at the Hummums, proved that the tundp that
stove in the panel of Mr. Adams'echaiee, was thrown by Norwood,
and another witness said that English flung the potatee. The de-
fendants loudly protested their entire suildessnese. They were,
they declared, as innocent as the babe unborn, but happen& Ms-
luckily, to be among the crowd ; but why or wherefore Iffy had
been singled out they could not imagine. ,
Mr. Hette—Why, Slade, you are drunk.
r Slade—Ha! ha! ha! Now that's good, aint it ! Vill you bag*
your Vorship, them isn't a man in that ere market that's mere
soberer.
Mr. bleats—Very likely, but I shall fine you ss. for your folly.
Slade—Oh, daug it, if that's all, I cares no more for Is. pir fire
'Within, at all, that I don't. 111 post the blunt, which fie sound
Mg* did and departed. ,
'The Magistrate then fined the other two defenduelle Ms doh,
under Mr. Peel's Act, and, in default of payment. sedated o
the House of Correction for a mouth. The Saes were moos
the
course of the day.
William Edwards was charged by Skinner. the informer, with
bevies committed the following offence, under the Hawkers sod
Pedlars Act. Skinner stated, that the defendant was duly lbws*
to hawk goods in a cart drawn by our horse, and that he bad, on the
14th instant, hawked sand about the streets in a cart, draws fly
Iwo awe. For chit offence he was liable to a penalty of 44114. ON
license only mentioned one horse or other animal i *Sere two sidled.
were employed, the License Duty was double.
The defendant said—Vy. your 'Tomb*, you we the matte II is
this. I bad an one and cart, and the arse died, and so I gent twee
lawn instead, to drag my vehicle, and I thought as bow the two
asses would count as one horse; but at the time that ere gentleman
(rintiog to Skinner) met me, there was only one ass drawing chi
get, and I was shoving behind; so vets he talks about two ammo
I impose he takes me for one—(Loud Laughter).
' Skinner—The other ass was following the cart, but afterwards
assisted in dragging it.
Mr. NALLY.... Yoe don't mention three asses in your information
—(Roars of laughter). Deftntlant—No : he knowed better.
Mr. Hat ts (to the defendant)-1 an sorry I must convict you ;
but under the eircumetattees, 1 shall inflict the lowest penalty.
Skinner said. he would be satisfied if the defendant paid the ex-
penses.—'l'hir he did, and was discharged.
MA 11.1.110R0U GIi..STR BET.
A fellow named John Oven was charged with committing a most
atrocious robbery. Oa Friday evening the prisoner west into the
shop of Mr. Easter, a tailor, in Wardour.stseet, aid requested to
be shown a pair of trowsern and they were morass* beeded to
him, and while contendini about the price,- he threw a imodful of
Scotch snuff in Mr. Baste • face ; a great pottiest of the emdf wane
into Mr. Easter's eyes, but a corner of one of them escaped.; and
Mr. Baster jumped over the counter, and pursued the Aldo, who
ran into Ship-yard„ where be was secured.
Mr. Snow, of Wardour-street, tailor, said, that on last Tomby
evening the prisoner came into by shop, under pretence of punkas.
,lag a pair of trainers, and threw some stud into his eyes. He
was so blinded that he was unable to purees him, and he envoi.
The prisoner admitted having committed the Whom imposed M
him by Mr. Baster, but he contradicted Mr. Sniter's statements
He was fully committed to Newgatefor wisdom both earl.
Three mss, natued•lfolt, Chiresksfain, and aseeviewere cheesed,
the former with robbing his employers, Messrs flyby me Lap.
Worth, carpet manufacturers, of flend-treet, and the latter with
receiving the stolen property. It appeared that the primate Hail
was left in charge of his swera' house, and he had repeated*
admitted Chaneberlab and and other mew,. into the house
to sleep. Ott thaw wession• they regaled them elves with wage
Om Messrs. Nyley's °Alan, smeary also stole carpeting, rugs,
fists a very considerable amount. Two valuable branteriegs me
carpeting was produced, which Chamberlain and Wens bed'
pledged, and which wee Wailed by Mr. "Wry. Haft whiled
0 make it appear that be had bent the dupe of the other penmen,
mid who, be said. had, on the kW °cession when they visiesd
eiwo
him, mixed some lausbauss in the wine to cause him to fall asleep,
aid he thought they thantstended to rob the house. The laudanum,
however, did not have the effect they desired.
The three pelsouers were committed to Newgats for trial.
11 A R Y-L A- BON Nl/.
Rowers AT rue Famine AIIINISMOOR.S.—Mbes Langford. the
ponces ciente, War eauentned respecting the robbenta he sale be
lodged with hie sister, at the house of a person teamed 5h1111110111.4
in Sydney.streer, Commerciakesad, and skin these the night after
the masher* • end ea the oaken making inquiry there, both lent
the sister, and Sir/moods and his wife said dal same, Fortier M.
*dry led the ulcers to dosesteddi stateibilut, and &Emends and
hts wife wars brought to the office an Saturday, when' they hock
dictated that Laagford had Waver slept at their house; they odd be
had, bloom be twinned bens a say thee he lodged there*" K
ally oedema* to inspire. is would hi ahem plala bin e ebonies.
Mr. Simnsends stater", that lambed', dim had received a hew,
from Moe dons be wirsent to priensorltich he hid reed fee taros&
sees bunted Owe, but which oily Contained a request be owns
necessary articles. -,
George Tenant, footmen to Prince Pellgene, stated- that Let
fmarynnofillerinstabeppthritirdetheith,silhaurnartledftottahtirersit"wkoolmease:intenediggreenrfwe :relit.; tiwkenattesere.alaiN:
fellow servants. This was about the dew, ad fat or mold be after
tensed, that the robbery mew have abed Om NNW, aeon
teanspircd, and the prisoners were remanded.
QUEEN-SQUARE. •
Saturday larch Joakou was cheesed with stealing hi the Eye