The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-20 00:00:00

LAW ISTELLIGENCE.

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ovecnAss C STRUT.
It will he remembered that Iloratin Reeves and his
brother were imprhatted for contempt in carrying
away a ward of the Court, with Went to have her
married to the former. The brother p eeeee ted a peti-
tion, stating that be had suffered very much is his
health by his eenfinensest, and praying that be might
be asokarged, Mrs. Street, the mother of the ward,
also Presented a petition praying that she might be
permitted to tee her daughter; both petiions were
heard by hie Lordship in his private room. Ile or-
dered Mr. Reeves, the brother, to be discharged,
epos condition that the petitioner was to bare no cora-
municatiets whatever with Miss Drusilla Street, but
refused the prayer of Mrs. Street's petition.

IN TUX NATTIIII OP ens s•IL 07 PORTSMOUTII.
The A TTTTT ICT•011111111•1 said. that certain afda-
♦its had been Mod es the part of his clients which he
Wks desirous that his Lordship should peruse.
The LOX. CIANCIIILLOII.--3eed them to I/144 Mid
than I shall be able to judge what time will be neces-
sary to amebic the ether side to reply to them.
The ATTOSDICTAIiNtiaI thought that if his Lord-
slap mad tha affidavits, particularly those of four mo-
diesl sew, be would be of opinion that this was a
poet important ease.
The Loan CIIIAINCILLOL—I wish to God that any
other person bad jurisdiction to try this ease than
eavoolf; I ...not forget what occurred formerly, when
sadevits sufficient to convince any man of a fact were
all disproved.
Mr. Again complained that be bad been furnished
with copies of only a part of the affidavits to which the
Attoraereeneral had alluded. From what he bad
mew of these which bad cerne eider his notice, bow-
, e►er, he thought it might he his duty to refer them
• to the Master, in order to ascertaia whether certain
redoetious which they contained upon third par-
ties is no way compacted with the salt, simold sot be
ezpnaged.

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ids:Rair aaaaa L wes of opinion that the eon-
thtet of third parties would be found very material to
the ease.
The Lord CRANCPLLOI said that it might be
'elution whether the en is which Abe Earl of
Portsmouth lived with other persons was Um isdieative
of the state of his Wad.

Some desultory and unimportant conversation here.
took platy between the different counsel engaged in
the ease, lo the coerce of which Mr. Hrsld spoke of,
tie Earl of Portsmouth as an alleged !mastic.
The Loup CaanostLea, who had not beard the
former word, begged that Counsel would not cell the
• .Sari a knatic.• He knew well, that when he bad
feenserly occeeiste to try whether he or the Earl were
the best arithmetician. Isis Lordship best him (the
Chaseelistr) all to nothing:
ills Lordship theeskreeted that copies of the Mids-
. vitealsould be given to Mr. Heald. and that the
.. asls shisnli he soot to lint op this day wk.
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111pPAIrrg LORD cutwe's GSA 141DCBTOWSL7r.
• iSlifilikaoll was argued loefitre his Lordship. Is Me
prima' nes, during the whole of Tuesday last. The
Arroatine-Ostemaat.. Mr. boats, and Mr. BLAKE,
io support Of the Petition t Mr. Hi ItT, Mr. 81311i1X11011,
111041 Mr. SiDIBOTTOPI. *webs other side.
• It was a Petition from Lord Crewe, for the appoint.
meat of a person is the nature of a guardian to his
grandchildren, and also for the removal of a Miss
. Shepherd, who has been for some months acting as
their seperlereedant and governess, against whom his
Lordship preferred a complaint of endeavouring to pre-
' vent a proper eonfidential isterconree between the
said Infants and their relations, hot more particularly
with their soot. his daughter, towards whom, more-
ever, she bad emsdacted herself in a most offensive aced
/molest manner.
The Loa° CISANCILLOa having intimated a wish
that the Lady should resign, it was communicated to
kis Lordship.this day that she bad done so, and an order
wad made that W. Coortenay, Esq. a Master of the
Cam, should be appointed to superintend the eats.
blithesome of the said infants, with power to appoint a
proper preemies in the room of Miss Shepherd.

COUNTY or DOWN ASSIZES.

RECORD COURT.—AUOVIIT s.—Boots tAItON
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SEDUCTION.
?DOUAI DALY P.OSORGA DENRYLIIMRATT.

This was an action brought by plaintiff against de-
fendant, for seduction of plaintiff's slaughter by defend-
ant, and compensation for loss of services.
Mr. Meioses opened the cam, and stated the mature of
the action.so the Jasv, and continued hip itateaseot to
the following eg, ct clieerapiffelletaitate
plaintiff, nacre is the dallhillhealseformyci ; thelotedetiff
reside: in Hit:ougo, and deals in carrying linen from this
country ts- Eng Lind ; he lost Isis wife in 1315, sail *be'
left Lim wit., six surviving children, three girls and
three hoy• ; the witness, who will be produced to you is
the eldest of the girls, and at the time of the seductive
she was seventeen years of ace; the plaintiff, in the
coarse of hi. business, left Killourb in February last,
and was absent from that to the Mat of March, sod ad
biz return home bsareed. In his great grief, that the de-
fendant had, daring his absence, accomplished the rain
of his eldest daughter I be, the defendant, bad managed
to get introduced to her, and frequently paid attention
to her, while she had the care artier brothers and sisters..
/tie frequently passing her father's boom attracted her
attention, and she was, after tome time, induced to go
out to walk with him; upon the 234 of March lest lire
got her into his house, when there was no other pen-
son in it; be gave bee pooch, which he had previously]
prepared for the °echelon, and of which she took oslys
small wine glass full, and he afterwards gave her
loseages similarly prepared. She was induced to stay
until what he bad given her produced its effect; she was
Sew mired with trembling and shivering, and afterwards
with stupefaction, Counsel here observed, that he was
instructed ti state, what be was very sorry far, but that
there was no desist, malt deleterious mixture bad been
pat in the punch, and also %the lozenges which begets
her after sbe bad taken pouch. When the &foams'
had reduced the unfortunate victim as this state of sin-
petioles, he partly forced her op stairs, ander tiro pros
tence that *be shoe ld-hare a bed-chamber to herself, and
forced himself to along with her, and effected Isis pur-
pose. Cornet here commented severely on the manner
in wldsb defendant had accomplished the rain of the
plaintiff.
Mr. Holmes again referred to his instructiesmstmod
stated, that-defendant bad been a Lieutenant *Alai
Beitisb Navy, sad was st present en atheist- of the maim
paed ; bat the meritorious and honorable cb sracteeof

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