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MUM. CON..—MASON C. 1121(2112Llia • 41.
The damages werelaid at £6OOO.
Mr..C.asseasu. stated the case. The plaintiff .wsis
an innkeeper residing at the Talbot. at (hal:meter; and
the defendant a respectable and opvlent cabinetsonaker,
living is the same town. The istaintiff's.wife bad WED
respectably brought up and virtuously educated,.and
until an improper acquaintacee with the defendant had
begun, she and her husband lived in harmony together.
Mrs. Mason was the mother of four children. and be
would shew, that until seduced by the defendent,(ehrs.
he was sorry to say. was a married man, end a father,)
she had beets an affectionate wife and tender patent.—
The defendant had regularly used the house, until his
ifittniliarity with the plaintiff', wife became too evident
to be concealed, and a notice forbidding him to come
is the premises was' served upon him. He, however,
whatirards continued to visit Mrs. Mason in i flan.
-distills manner; and at last accomplished his purpose.
For the injury and loss sustained, the plaintiff soqgbt
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Wiloca, whitesmith. Cement, etansined—Nnew the
}Yeti[; be was married to Maria Johnson, his present wife, is
1212; they lived first at the Cross ley., then at the Deljkin, and
allierwards at the Talbot ;
,they have:had foot Andres; they lived
'my happlly .oadl about lb monthi ago • when be perceived a
chomp far the were, s Wakefield freinen;ed the Talbot at that
Ones be master cabinstAtitet,iiioll 'employs 10 or Is fifes;
has stein Mrs. Ma me and him, byibsineelves together, but never
saw way Impnwer Illierty taken • be has sees Wakefield pmt '
Main hemsfiesulder: be served a notice on defendant on the
May, Aped 04 A. Fist," not to crime on the premiere again, or be
wand* palliated al a wilful tresstiasser.
Creesseamesined—He served no more notices at that dine
gen k a Waksarld's attorney, Mr. liagainne, and he teed le to
altelield, who was dote to Mtn ; thinks be did laugh id it. dee
Mop. lissom at bee husband'i yesterday ; she went to her father's
about a month nom and returned a few Jays ago; she his been
backward and forward to Mr friends ; did nut know of Meihn's
Wag drunk se very often ; it was generally in the landlord's way
mirk& a little; he used to get a tittle bit pan/-likes has seen Mr..
Nana pith teen se well as her husband, beet not high at one time.
iderard Marrifeam, hoot and slinemaker,etarnitsed-14is evident*
was lacy *Oar es she foregoing ; he had witnessed en intercept!
asqualausee between the defendant and pialatiff's wife, which had
made her lea pruilent sod industrious than before the &equation**
aloanaseed. eighteen months ear two years since.
Ceass.elamined—Was in Mr. Mason's house yesterday, saw
liks. Mason ' • never saw her dance a hornpipe, or round a candle
Ile the litchetilloor ; never saw her in liquor before the defendant
'hiked the house; Dever saw Mr. and Mrs. Mason fresh at the
mine time.
The ant witness, a eabinet.maker, said he bad need Mason's
boss.; had seen an improper acquaintance between Mrs. Mason
and defendant ; observed it about fifteen months ago—ahe then
changed fortbe worse, and began to take too much liquor.
John Rents lets horses and gigs to hire. On the 4Sd November,
plaintiff applied to him about nine or ten at night for a horse and
gig, saying," I'm going to see after that devil of a wife of mine apd
Wiskelield ; be went with Mania in a gig to Nageley ; they reached
there early in the morning ; found Wakefield and Ara. Mason at
the Talbot; Mason and his wife got in the gig, Wakefield rode
alongside—he (Evans) got out and walked, after proceeding alma
half way, saying he would not !semen in such a 41--d shalahyelm.
cern—beget a pretty blowing up front his wife when he retched
home ; they had seine gin and milk at the Talbot—bad bad eons
drink to-day. " Do you ilaink I should come to Scalfeed without
drinking r Saw Mrs. Mason at her husband's this morning, at live
o'clock, as drunk as a pig! (The droll and exceedingly rade manner
of this wham caused considerable laughter in Court, andh re-
primand from the Judge).
John Weed, nawalate of Rageley. was called up on the morning
of the sad Nerstisiber, by Mr. Masok; we wow to the 'Ube';
went up moles win biameaumlibeekainboaweid ; taw Mn. Massa
and Wakefield come set el abstain= la wikit there was only one
bed; she said" It's too bad Wakelides dung las away." Wake.
!kid wanted Masse to make it up. bet he weuM not. Winless ad.
'bed him to take bet home to hardiness.
Thomas Hodson, of the Talbot Ism, Ropily. proved tlaatWillor.
laid came to his home on the evening of the 22d, and after talent.
tea retired to rest with Mrs. Mason, whom be considered was
his wife.

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No witnesses were called for defendant, bet
Mr. TAUNTON spoke At greet length on the mr;denee
which constituted the plaintiff's case. He argued, that
' as the plaintiff bad by his conduct previously to Wake-
field's intimacy with his wife exposed bar to the designs
of any intriguing individual, by drinking so twinned,
as to be unable to watch over her conduct and morals;
and as, immediately after, the discovery at Bogen', be
had taken her home and continued to live with her as
before, it was plain he did not estimate his li ss at a
single straw, and he trusted the Jory would give• the
plaintiffthe smallest coin in the realm as damage:.
Mr. Baron Gaaaow. in summing up, observed,, if
we bad the power, we should all say we very much
disapprove of the condutt of the defendant; but. we
cannot settle what sum we would make him contribute
to a public charity ; we have no power for that purpose.
We are to say what compensation the plaintiff desersirs.
Is it a case in which he would deserve as much as Mould
pay foe a dinner upon his victory? If so, he would
probably sit at the top, and his wife at the bottom, of
the table, and they would all get drunk together.
The Jury immediately found a verdict for the plain-
tiff—Damages, One Farthing.
Mr. Baron Ganaovt—The public are much indebted
to you, Gentlemen, for this .verdict. Thew sorts of
actions are quite disgraceful.
Mr. CANNIELL.—In• only one case, since the statute
of Elizabeth, where a very young man was enticed iu a
very scandalous manner, the Judge certified for the de-
fendant. It would be a stock to the morals of the
country, if a defendant like„tfl•e present, should so meet
with the protection of the Jddkei that he should inter.
pose and prevent the defendant paying the plaintiff's
costs. He submitted more damage would be does By
such a certificate, and that the balance of convenience
would be the other way. •
Mr. Baron Gisastow.—l feel myself. bound by the
author ity to follow it, and I shall be glad it ameba be
followed. I think the balance of inconvenience would
be if the Judge were prevented from 'certifying. The
action was such that you had just enough to stand epee
to prevent a nonsuit. I think if a defendant conies
into a Court of Justice impleaded by a man who has
conducted himself like this plaintiff, and who retaliate
only a farthing damages, that the plaintiff ought ipst, to
have mote lost, than damages.

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LANCASTII.B„.ISIAsca ti.
Marais Rosexthols, a clothpatisan, residing in Mau.
cheater, was charged with killing and slaying John
-Luke, on Saturday the 18th November..
lain Jeaninp etated, that she was the step4aisghter et the de-
, ceased.,. Oa Linarday, the lath of November, she wts he seaspaay
with dMwased, passing the shop of the prisoner, at it o'clock at
night: A permit within tba'sbap Oiled them in, and asked the de.
ceased if be wanted to bey anything? The deceased said. " Yes."
and asked she prise of a suit at doilies. The shopman answered,
it Five Gaineis.". The deceased mid he would give no mach semi
viol asked the maaltim might pay for it by instants-nos of 10%
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$ week? The shops= told deceased t be wanted no clothes,
had better go home and cone.
onliola . in the morning.—
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