Star.
London, England, 1826-05-15 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, WV 12.

The Tswana, IL was re-comniimioned on Flidaylast for Chia-
nti service, by Lieu. La Feavesolf the Bentutina. Capt. Bows
Paxson is appointed to oemoised the Timasuun -:
The WILLSAM and Maar yacht. Captain MaWenat, arrived here
on Saturday from Dublin. and sailed the neat day for Ponsmouth„
where she Is to be refitted. She left Kingstown on Thursday,
where she bad been at anchor two years.
The Cuaatectoe, 10, Capt. Seesoun, and Parmesan. 10, Captain
Lord W. Paean, sailed on Saturday, to cruise to the westward.
The ADTWITURS surveying easel. Captain P. C. Kassa, arrived
here on Monday from Deptford. She is deqined on a surveying
Voyage round Cape Horn. in company with the Itaatat.a, Captain
&roam The former has a Professor of Natural History onboard;
and, no doubt, the service on which they me to be dispatched will
be full of interest to the nautical and scissile world. Capt. Kum
rirr
brought home the BATHURST Irons Niflr
duce, where she had been employed on service.
The Parmelta transport arrived on from Guernsey, to
embark a detachment of the Oink 114111111110.4 sailed again yes-
terday for Halifax.
In Hamonse--Barrainua, Wammee Cassia, Java,_ AUSOIUiI
litinens, FoRTR. &Micas., TRINCOLo, and VIOSLAtir ; and Boaz and
Sr Lela revenues.
The Dispatch navy transport. having been Sued as a sheer-vessel
for depositing stones on the Breakwater, forming at Burmuda, we
understand will proceed thither under charge of the AuauaA frigate,
which will also take out a detachment of Marines, for ships on the
North American station.
The CALRDONIA, ItSO, is to undergo a thorough repair. She 'is
now Wong side the math jetty of the yard, slischargiug het ballast,
and will be taken, the near spring tide, into the dock lately occu-
pied by the IwraSONASAR, which is preparing for her reception.
By the latest calculation., made by the best astronomical Instru-
ments and apparatus, the difference of longitude between Drake's
Island and Cape Clear, was ascertained to be 5 deg. 20 min.l7 sec.
that is, assuming it to be correct, that 4 deg. 9 min. W. is the true
longitude of the former spot, Drake's Island.
Mr. Aarenoev Piss, acting storekeeper at South Down Brewery,
is appointed Storekeeper's First Clerk in the Victualling Office, at
this port, vice Kowa, eoperannuated; Mr. W. MARINI:ZS to be
Acting Storekeeper, at South Down vice Pau..
Doctor Bataan,
Lazaretto (formerly Surgeon of the nag-ship
at Portsmth) is appointed Surgeon to the ships in Ordinary there.

LAW INTELLIGENCE;

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAT 13.
CRIM. COL-RICHARD ON V. FRY.

Mr. Serjeant WILDa stated the case to the Jury, and
called Mrs. Sarah Lawreuce, sister to the plaintiff, who
was present at the marriage, in March, 18.22. It was a
marriage of affection. The Lady had no property. and
her brother settled the whole of his upon her. There
ere two boys, one about three years old, the other
eighteen months, the fruit of this marriage I knows
Miss Poole's hand•writing—that letter (alluding to one
then put into her hands) is written by her.

Cross-examined—Min. Pink was two or rears older than
witness's !mother ; it was a runaway match, the friends of Miss P.
not having consented to the union. Miss P.'s father is an Attorney
at Bridgewater.
John Price, the Vicar of Weide, in Somerset, is ac-
qitainted with the plaintiff, and, since the marriage,
with the wife; has seen a great deal of them at vatious
periods; they appeared to be exceedingly kind to each
other, and to live upon the best terms; it is nearly four
years since they came to Wort, but witness ceased to
call upon them for the last two years; has no acquaint-
ance with the defendant, but bad seen him during some
years; he ce toed to visit the plaintiff subsequently to
the defendant's coming into the neighbourhood; the
reports that prevailed at the time respecting the les ity
of her conduct towards the defendant, and his attention
to her, were the reasois that witness ceased visiting.
Cross-examined.—is a Magistrate for Somersetshire; is a•inar-
rigid man; knows the defendant's person; be as apprenticed to a
surgeon at Work ; has often called upon the plaintiff; witness's
wife continued her " visits until about two years ago, whet? they
were discontinued, from the reports of the conduct of the plain-
tiffs wife.

- Elizebeth Fry—is a married woman ;lived in the ser-
vice of, plaintiff and his wife; the defendant was in the
habit of going there very often when the plaintiff was
absent ; remembers once when th • defendant and Mrs.
K. were in the parlour, from whence a noise proceeded,
witness went softly to the door, Mrs. R. was sitting on
the defendant's knee; on a farmer day had heard a si-
milar noise; after this occur red defendant a. ked wit-
ness whether she had seen anything pass between him-
self and Mts. R. 4nd askei her not to tell how often he
was thee, and gave her something; he appeared to be
very much affected when she said she had se. n what
had passed; when her mistress left, the week trier
Wells Session, she was taking medicine; it was six
weeks before Lady-day ; the plaintiff had been absent
about fourteen days, wilco Mrs. R. left; plaintiff's fro.
ther had been at trieir house on the Friday before Mrs..
R.left; she seemed gather affected after the meeting,
but soon cheered up.
Cross-examin d.—Witne s was not married when she
saw what the defendant and Mrs. N. were doing; the
door was pattly open, and she put her head into the
ram ; miller the defendant nor her mistress saw het;
witness did not mention this affair to her master when
he art ived at home, because she was afraid he would
do some injury either tolais wile or to the defendast;;
lived nearly two months viere after this circumstassusi,
did not tell anything of it till alter this action had sow
menced; she took in the medicine about three "leis
before she left, for Mrs. R. does not think the dertndot
was taking medicii.e. because he never complained of
being ill; the pl.intiff continued to sleep with his
wife for some time after she took the medicine; since
the separation has nee r said to a person named Lemon,
that she 4, never saw any liberty take t with her mistress
by the defendants'. but told Mr. Fry, the' she did not
know whether s. .e lied seen anything or sot; remem.
bers the plaintiff going to the Wells Session, but did not
leave the defendant in the house; does nit know where
defendant slept at that time; the plaintiff never was at
home when defendant called three times a day ;
was never sent by the plaintiff to borrow his pen-
knife, and to say that he was gong to Chedder Session ;
never even heard her master give such a message.
fia.examined by the Curer Jeriscakr-Was not hired to go into
the service of the plaintiff, to And oat vitae was gain forward.

The hand-writing of the defendant was then proved,
and a letter Irorn the delendant to Nl:s. R. put in and
read. It was as follow :

" Bristol, Saturday morning.
" My DIFASIDT MART ANNI--According,to my premise, I have
sent yon the medicines I wish you to take, just as you did the other.
I trust, however, you are nearly well, and will soon be able to leave
off altogether. 1 arrived safe at Work about 4 o'clock. I encoun-
tered a very severe storm just as I got to flerron, and, notwithstand-
ing I kept up r umbrella, was completely drenched with wet. I as-
sure my dear Mary Aline, I wished mysel in your arms, where I
should have happily been protected from the turbulence of the ele-
ment. Did you not deign to think of my deplorable situation ? • I
have not heard nor seen nothing of my father, nor of Richard-
son,idnce Heft ; and, therefore, have little to ten you on that subject.
I suppose, ere this reaches you, you will have heard something from
your brother. Write to me some time in the week, and tell me every
thing that passed at the interview, both with regard to yourself and
me. I aisure you, my dearest Mary •Anne, I sat anxious to hear
from the object of all my cares, and trust I shall hear you are nearly
recovered from your cumplaint. I am much better than I eapeaed
I should have been, in cousequenee ..1 the long walk which I took.
•You must, my dear. Mary, excuse a longer letter, as I am now
called Cristo by Smith to attend to my business. The next shall be
longer, fraught with matter more interesting to youpand more sada.

firetery to astylist —Adieu, say dearest Mary Anne, and bone.* me
" Mussy Far."
re be yossessneroaßy.
0 Addressed to Mrs. Richardson."
• Ann B; id:,es was formerly a servant to the plaintiff;
went theft.' last Lady-day two sears, and lived there
one year ; knew defendant; the plaintiff behaved better
to his wife than she did to hits ; never observed any
want of affection on his part.
Re-easminei—Does not think that plaiatiff.had the 'nit know-
Sedge of this conduct.
William l'arry knows the defendant ; is a surgical pupil ; about
Christmas loot was at defendant's lodgings; learned tram hint that
he was then diseased. -
Eliz..betli Foy re-examined—Defendant had been
giving Mrs. Richardson medicine t. ree weeks before her
master was taken ill, which was about seven week, be.
fore Lady-day.
Mr. Nathaniel Smith, surgeon, is attached to the Bris-
tol Infirmary; knows defendant; heard from him that
Mrs. Richardson was diseased, and consulted eit ness as
to what medicine he should giver I.er.—CTrie remain-
ing evidence of this witness was of such a description as
to preclude our giving publicity to it].
Thomas Richardson, brother of the plaintiff, recol-
lects the time when he was taken ill ; it was on theeven-
ing of the 21st of January. The witoess then went into a
detail of the nature of the complaint, and also the par-
ticulars of a conversation which took place between the
plaintiff any the defendant.
Mr. Smith was recalled, when he stated that the
plaintiff was exceedingly surprised when told the de-
, scriptiou of complaint with which he was afflicted. A
witness proved that the value of the property settled
upon Mrs. Richardson by her husband amounted to
(901. per annum.
This was the cue for the plaintiff.
Mr. Setieant Vationut made an able defence Ia behalf of the de.
readmit, which our limits will not permit as to detail.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said, the evidence in this
extra-rdinary case was so strong, as to leave only the
amount of damages for the Jury's consideration. It had
been said by the Counsel for the defendant, that his
client was extremely poor. But, it the Jury were of
opinion that he had misconducted himself in the manner
here alleged, he must answer for it. If he could not
make reparation in his purse, he must in his person ;
for it would be a most unjust principle if a man could
be allowed to outrage the dearest affections of his Jel-
in* -creatures, and then escape by pleading his poverty.
There was a point which he bt lieved had not been ob.
served by the Learned Counsel, and which was of the
utmost importance. The tenement, by which all the
property, either in possession or reversion, to which he
was entitled, is conveyed to her, places it absolutely
at her disposal, and, if he dies to-morrow. she will
receive the income it produces, in despite of his chil.
dren, and in despite of any claims his family m.y
set up ; for there is 'hi; difference in the claim of doss er
at common Law :IA the Marriage Settlement; by
the former, it a woman committed adultery, she forfeited
her claim to dower; but, by the latter, all property
conveyed to her remained entirely at her disposal. In
ail case, it appeared that the plaintiff had been always
kind to his wile, and, till the moment of the defendaut's
introduction, she had returned that kindness. But by
his means she had been induced to change her character
front that of an amiable wiie ; and let them recollect,
that it was the detemi.int, it the evidence was true, who
had seduced her to this situation, and who, therefore,
must make compensation for the injury he had inflicted.
If the ()vier injury, to which allusion had been made by
the witnesses, had really been made by the defendant,
it was an-additional aggravation of his misconduct. It
was his business to point out those circumstances which
were calculated to aggravate or palliate the conduct of
the defendant. It was the peculiar province of he Jury
to decide on the amount of damages they cons•dered
proper to be granted.
- Verdict fur the Plaintiff—Damages WOOL—Costs 40s.