Star.
London, England, 1810-06-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Sunday morning General RONALD FERousow and
Major-General COCKBURN sailed from Portsmouth
in the LIVELY frigate, Captain M`KINLEY.—We may
expect every thing at Cadiz, with Generals GRAHAM,
FEHotmos and STEWART, brother of Lord GALLOWAY.
The Royal South Lincoln Militia has removed
from Hythe to Chelmsford.
The Hereford Regiment of Militia has marched
into Islington. Several other Regiments are collect-
hig around the metropolis, where they will probably
continue until after the rising of Parliament.
The 3d Regiment of Light Dragoons arrived near
the metropolis this morning, from Guildford and Go-
dalming, in Surrey. They are quartered in Saint
George's Fields, at Fulham, and at Wandsworth.
The 2d Battalion of the Sth Regiment has been
ordered to embark from Jersey for Portsmouth.
The new reinforcements of troops for our army in
Portugal are to embark at Falmouth ; ten light trans-
ports that were waiting for them at Plymouth, sailed
on Sunday evening, under convoy of the INTELLIGENT
gun-brig, for Falmouth. The Amazox frigate sailed
at the same time from Plymouth, with arms and am-
munition for Corunna.

In consequence of an official communication from
the Secretary of State to the Lords Lieutenant of'
Counties in Scotland, the raising of men for the
Scotch Militia by beat of drum is to cease from and
after the 30th instant, and the ballot is exclusively to
be resorted to for the supply of deficiencies.
Colonel GouLD's fine regiment, the Nottingham
Militia, has gone to Plymouth. The departure of
this regiment from Salisbury was regretted by all
classes of the inhabitants.

Thursday the Stirling Regiment of Militia disem-i
barked at Ramsgate and Margate from Edinburgh.
They came in five armed smacks.
Saturday the 42d Regiment marched into Rams-
gate for the purpose of embarking for Scotland.
The Perthshire Militia embarked on Saturday at
Ramsgate, for Leith, on board the same vessels
which brought the Stirling Militia.
Lord ROSSLYN'S regiment, the 9th Dragoons, has
now nearly recovered from the Walcheren fever, and
is quartered at Exeter, where they are great favourites.
The 18th, or Royal Irish Regiment, are fast re-
cruiting their numbers, and in quarters at Otterey, in
Devonshire.

Lord PAGET'S regiment, the 7th Dragoons, will !
immediately embark at Liverpool for Ireland, from
whence the Marquis of LOTHIAN'S regiment, the'
11th Light Dragoons, come fa this country, and, with
some other cavalry regiments, will probably be soon
sent to Lord WELLINGTON'S army in Portugal.
The Carabineers will do the cavalry duty in Scot-
land, and from thence be sent to Ireland to relieve the
Scotch Greys, who will most probably be sent cn fo-
reign service.
Under the immediate eye of General Vvsa, the
Duke 01 RICHMOND'S regiment, the 35th, is fast re-
cruiting its numbers in Yorkshire.
The North and South Hants Regiments of Militia
are about to exchange quarters in Devonshire.
The 2d battalion of the Old Buffs begins to muster
strong at Buryhead, in Devonshire ; as does General
Frrzaov's regiment, the 2cl battalion 34th, in Beverly,
Yorkshire. _ _

The 26th and 27111 Regiments have sailed for Jer-'
sey, to be completed in discipine under the eye of
that excellent Cormr:ander General Dow.
The Oxford Militia is stationed at Bognor Rocks
during the buy of the Princess of W ALIA there.

Li niinLiCiNck

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SECONDARY'S OFFICE; JUNE 16.
unite:3 V. ittlizAitD, CLERK.
•
. Judgthen' t having gone by default in this cause, the
danages;fere assessed yeiterday before the Sec6ndary.
The defendant lives at Shepperton, in Middlesex, :Ind
is Rector of that Parish. In the course of last year
the plaintiff, who is now acting as a Deputy Com-
missary in Portugal, being then in this country, and
under orders to proceed to the Island of Walcheren
with the late expedition, sent his charger to grass in
Kempton-park ; the horse cost him 70 guineas. It ap.
peared that the defendant had also a horse in the same
park. In the middle of August, Mr. Hubbard sent
his servant for his horse ; but, instead of taking
him, he took the charger belonging to the plaintiff.--
The next day the horse was sent to the farriers to be
shod ; but the farrier on examining the horse disco-
vered it was not the defendant's, for his horse had a
white mark on its face, which the horse sent t him
had not. Notwithstanding the defendant persevered
in retaining the horse, and directed the servants to
trim him. He continued to work him, and whcn_
riding out with his servant, 'would often ask if the
horse was injured ? and was always answered in the.
negative. After some time he sent the horse into the
field to plough, and continued using him till he be-
came quite weak, and unfit for service.

The Counsel for the plaintiff descanted at greAt
length upon the impropriety of the defendant's ton-
duct, and produced several witnesses to prove the
taking of the horse from the Park, and the subse•
quent ill treatment.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, on the part of the defendant, ar-
lOted no claim had been made, and that if there had
been, the horse would have been given up.—Verdi;t
70 gttitaits.

COURT OT KING'S BENCH, JUNE it.
iEHUCTION.-SUTTON V. STEPHENS..
Mr. GARROW, on the part of the Plaintiff, stated
that this was an action brought to recover damages
for an injury of the most serious nature that could be
inflicted on a parent. It was to recover cempepsation
for the seduction and eonsequeiic loss of service of a
daughter. The plaintiff had fortnelly been a
.grocer,
at Southampton, but failing in trade, and had for
some time had the management of a large conceit)
in that line at Portsmouth; his family, comisting of
his wife and six children, did not, however, reside

with him, they lived at Havant, near Portsmouth,
at which place the defendant, an attorney, also re-

sided ; here the young woman, the object of the pre-
sent action, who is the eldest daughter of the plain-
tiff, managed the whole concern of the family, be-
sides which, she kept a school, for the instruction of
female children, the profits of which were appropri-
ated towards the support of the family ; thus were
they living in an honourable, though humble state,
till their peace was broken in upon by the defendant.
He understood it was to be stated on the other side,

that the defendant was not the author of this nth.

chief, but that the young woman had been wanton
on former occasions. lie would call her, when,
from her statement, he had no doubt, but this would
be found a false suggestion, only tending to add in-
sult to injury.

Mary Sutton was then called.—She stated that she
resided with her mother, who is in ill health, at Ha-
vant ; she kept a school and did the work of die
house : she first became acquainted with the defen-
dant in June last, when he met her one evening oa
the road and entered into conversation with h ;
their acquaintance continued till the beginn n; of
July, when he met her as she was going one evening
by herself to meet her sisters, they walked to a lane
in the neighbourhood of the town, when, under pre-
tence of ,wing her a beautiful prospect, he per-
suaded her to turn out of the road into a field, when
he accomplished his purpose. She had since been
delivered of a child, And the expences attending that
circumstance and the support of the child since had
been defrayed by her father.

Cross-examined by Mr. JEKYLL.—She was about
21 years of age; from first meeting the defendant to'
the time of her being seduced by him, the had met
him several times ; he used to pass by the house and
make a signal to her to follow him; generally about
eight o'clock in the evening ; they always walked to
the lane,. She had never met a person named Long-
croft in a hovel ; she knew him very well ; he was
clerk to the defendant ; she was acquainted with him
between three and four years ; he was to have mar-
ried her ; she never did say she was with child by
him ; he had frequently taken trifling liberties with
her.

Question by the Cotner—Did Longcroft, after
being indulged in those trifling liberties you have
stated, never proceed further ?—Ans. No ; -be might,
perhaps, but he intended to marry me.
Ann Torgood lived in the plaintiff's family as ser-
vant eighteen years ; never saw any other than mo-
dest conduct in the last witness ; she nursed her in
her lying-in, and believed the expences attending iit
were defrayed by the father.

Mr. Sylyard had known the plaintiff and his fa-
mily for eighteen years ; the conduct of the Baugh.
ter had so far, as came within his knowledge, been
perfectly correct ; but he had heard it reported, she
was too much inclined to give her company to young
men.

Mr. JEKYLL rose to address the Jury on the part of
the defenda it, but was interrupted by Lord ELLEK.
BOROUGH, ssho observed, if the feeling of the Jury
agreed with his, there would be no necessity to go
further, all that could be proved in this case had been
proved, namely, the loss of the service of the young
woman to the father, and the birth of the child; foe.
the expences to which the father had been made fia-
ble, and the further injury he had sustained, the Jury
would make 'aim such et compensation as they thought
right.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found a Ver•
diet for the plaintiff—Damages £5O.
Lord ELLINIOROUGH expressed his hopes that no
more actions of this description would come from the
country. They were traps for excessive damages.—
The present was one of a most shameful sort; be
was sorry for the father ; but, in his opinion, the
I damage sustained by the daughter's person did not
amount to a shilling.