The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-03-08 00:00:00

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This, was the intrstenea tsf lifetime on the-part'
of the Plaintiff.
The ATTOIIIggY-aite ER A 1., for the Defendant,
made a very keen aid sarcastic speech against the
Plhintiff'S case, anything like a detail of which
would exceed our limits. lie commenced with ob-
serving, that the Plaintiff had made a judicious
choice, by selecting his Learned Friend, Mr. Park,
for hcr cause; but submitted that the injury uhich
she complained of took place in the year 1805,
and shi did not commence her action .until .the
year 1807, and then she did not proceed in it un-
til the year 1810 ; and as to hoc having the assist-
ance of Mr. Park as her Counsel, she had had
twenty opportunities for that advantage since the
Commencement of her action ; but the truth was,
she felt her case to be hopeless. At first she did
not think of commencing this action ; but she was
persuaded to it •by Mrs. Mason, the wife of her
Attorney, and the action was 'only brought to
play uptin the nerves 'of the Defendant ; it was
not for the Defendant's person, but his gold, that
this lady had taken an affection. The truth way.
this—after this action was brought by way of
bait for the Defeedant, to-make him part from a
sum of envoy (for the action was never meant to
be brought to trial), she thought that by threaten-
ing to have the nonsense of this old fool read in a
Court of Justice, " for an old fool he is," said he,
" lam obliged so to rail my client, for he is an
old fool—she was in hopes of obtaining some mo-
ney of him ; but the fish would not bite ; nor
was the plaister of the drawing quelity this lady
and her advisers expected. Hence they were
driven to the present trial. The short history of
the case was this,--the Defendant being borne down
by illness, Was advised in the year 1804 to try
what a mouthful of country air would do for him.
He went to Coventry, where he had some friends
and connections in trade; there he was advised to
ride on horseback. He took that advice; but he
had not proceeded long, before he and his horse
'dissolved partnership, and parted company ; in
short, the horse threw him down. lie was taken,
tip.--this lady happened to be in the way to afford
a lotion for his bruised shoulder,- and kindly
assisted in administering it, by tabbing the old
man's flesh herself. This made him think, for the
moment, that he alight be fit (because he wished he
was) to bo her husband ; but alas ! alas ! this was
a forlorn hope; lie entertained it, however, for
a while, by her flattery and coaxing. This gave
birth to those absurd letters which had Veen, read
its Court. Her objezt Was,, to, get this old do.
tard to 'promise her marriage: for which • pur-
pose she inflamed him with letters corresponding
to those he hail written tQ her. But soon after
this correspondence took place, the parties and
their pursuit became, as they ought to become,
objects of the ridicule of those who' were ac-
quainted with the facts. The Defendant having
recovered the little sense he now po:sessed, deter-
mined on (kenning that for which he was so pal-
pably unfit, and took an opportunity of consult.
big with Mr. Horgan, a person who lived a-et
door to this lady, mentioned the rumour of this
correspondence to him, and asked him whether it
was not a very al!surd matter ; to which Mr.
Bettie!t candidly said, that nothing could be more
so. So then he communicated to the. Lady his
determination nut to marry her. Well, but the
Lady having got the promise of marriage by all
these lettere, the next thing to be done was, to get
her own up from him ; fur she knew that while
he had them, 'they would be an answer to her
demand for damages itt a Court of Justice; she
proposed, therefore, that they should break off
the connection, and mutually. deliver up, each to
the other, all the letters that had passed between
them ; to which the Defendant consented, and de.
livered to her all her letters.; but no sooner had
she got her own letters back, but she laughed at
the Defendant, saying, she would keep them ;
and she ever afterwards laughed at the Defendant
for an old• fool, whom she never cared for; for
that all she wanted' of him was his money, &c.
But still it would not do to bring on the action ;
fur it would be impossible for her to persuade any
body that she had sustained any loss by not having
such a person for her husband, and without it, she
could' not recover a shilling ; she therefore rested
upon her oars. At last an incident occurred
that put her in spirits; the Defendant's present
wife was brought to bed, and then the Plaintiff
thought she might make: out some loss, for that,
by right, thut child ought to be her's, and that,
therefore, she bad sustained a loss in not having
the joy of being the mother of that bantling, so
that she was rather waiting for this child than for
the dry-nursing of Mr. Park in conducting her
cause; to what extent the want of the enjoyment
being .1 he mother of this drill. might have af-
fected this lady, it was difficultio ascertain pre-
cisely; but certain it was, it had the immediate
effect of stimulating 'the pursuit of this action."
To prove the whole of this case, and particularly
that this lady lust no affection by losing the De-
fendant (for she never had any fur hint), he should
call Mr. Horsfall, who should Mate that she had
said as mach to him after the connection broke
off; and then as to damages, he had not thought
it necessary to say one word upon the subject ;
the smallest denomination of coin known to this
realm would be ample compensation in this case
to the Plaintiff.
Mr. Horsfall said, he had been acquainted with
the Defendant' for 26 years, whom, he described
to be a very feeble mean, both in body and mind,
entirely unfit to contract marriage at the time
he held this correspondence; the whams was a
married man, and -had children, one. of 'IM a% a
daughter, 17 years of age; lived next door to the
Plaintiff's father, at whose house she lived ; had
a conversation with her after het letters were
given ap by the Defendant to her, which, roe
said, she obtained under a premise of returning
his to him, but that she said she should not do that;
the witness joked with her in a conversation.—
" I asked her," said be, 66 how she could *kiosk
of such an old fellow, as that, and perhaps she
would aspect him to du family duty, bat that
hs eunid not" This he said in the most plain
and intelligible language to heo. She said,
66 she did not mind litat, the only wanted a better
siteaden than she badges, meatujohaekg....,..

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money. • . the age- of 40
Defendant turned of 50. The witness It 'aa T. siAd
tet
him, amfdined with him, and at Prtiun he cells
his wife, but ho never saw• than matriw
did he hear the Defendant call her his nut
wife
although she was at the •be as
ad of the table '
wife, &c. This witness evidently wanted to •
n.
siqUate that the Defendant was dot married,
a view to cast a doubt on the Plaintiff's
'action; -but that did not answer the purpose ;.
ttiere.was no doubt of that marriage, from, fist
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evideneoof the Reverend Gentleman who sitt,
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the family, and who baptised the child
of thit
marriage. . .
Mr. PARK made an able reply, in okeil 14
maintained that the Defendant had aggravated this •
sPerlr bynt ttshaes en, taatt:t'lle re enlarged
rerghlelttabbbeoetulethmafadiliti:lstisi:dclituethsdi:eil
Counsel to call this witness, whom he did nut
sitate to describe as one of the most base, peg&
gate, and infamous verities he ever heard etamiolti
iti a Court of Justice, of which the coarse elle
slims he used to this Lady
quoted as proof, and quoted as au instance.
admired the wit of his Learned Friend, the At.
torney-General ; but that was. no' answer to et
claim of the Ptaintiff in the present.demattd,oo
he cousidered as having become much mortices%
derable than at first, from the manner in shirt
the Defendant had attempted to rapist U.
Lord ELLENSOROUGH,Abserved, that the let,
tern which had .beet: given:its- eeldessea,ia
case, were a mixture-‘R .meirteholy mixture, a
lasciviousness and fanaticism; injurious alike ts'
delicacy, to virtue, to mora.lity,• and to religiot..
The promise of the Defendant to marry this hit
was clearly proved the question Ito_
What damages• she ought to have for the din?.
pointMent ? To he sure the loss of the society et
a person diseased br.paraiyasis, • and Ith aka
overpowered by fanatteigm, could . tietjg. said tae
be great; but then- the Plaintiff had a
.right.ts:
complain or her disappointment, and the thaw•
iri which the first witness fenced with th:questiss,
about the hand-writing of the Defendant, an
the 'coarseness and offensive nudity of expiessies
of tire last, shewed the teintier and dispusiiiss'
with which the D...fendant had endeavoured
defeat the action. That the Defendant was nut,
ai the witness had wished it to be thought, abso.
cutely incapacitated for,the married state was clew,
Om his bed hid been fruitful ; and, certainly,
ihiPlaintin'i. ease *as the relay supported, slap
a fruitful bed is the leadltif inalueement to enier•
on the cares 'of a married Rte. The Plaintif hrd
also lust the hopes shepitly entertained of beis,
provided with a home of her, own. Nor so
• thcre any disputity of years, or any fair objection
to the union of these parties. Thera was nothing
objected to in the conduct of the lady. ass
true, that in some instances, %rumen had,,in mks
to support their actii,n in this case, tendual
themselves in marriage to the Defetulant, its order,
lo l.iy a foundation fur the, action, a practice sat
•commentittble for its delicacy, nor. was it nevus.
nary here ; for the Defendant, by maroing as.
other, had superseded all necessity of proof for
the foundation of the action. The question was—
What loss the Plaintiff had sustained by laiag,
deprived of Marriage with. this Defendant, sea
as he is—and what compensation she should lave
for her disappointment ?—for that was the quo.
lion for the consideration of the Jury ; and his
•Lordship Was sure they would consider it pro-
perly.
. . Verdict fog the Plaintiff—Damages 5001.
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• ...'"LONDON SESSIONS.
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''Yesterday, the adjourned 'Sessions•of PaCC for
thil'City of London, were held at Guildhall, be.
feato the Recorder, Aldermen, &c. There tel
suiseral trials for assau4ta ; among which the tot-
lo*ing was the most interesting
THE KING V. WAltSlf, ESQ.
TMs was an indictment for ao assault spiral
the Defendant, one of the Aldermen of the city d
:Not4eich, upon the person of Mr. Walilegrart,
Master of an Inn in Wshispsgate.street. Tie
abort facts of the case were these : The Prose.
tutor and Defendant are both lessees of the ins;
and some misunderstanding having arisen betweto
them respecting the right to bring the Bury cola
into the yard, this Prosecutor insisted that the
coach should come in ; the Defendant, in the
contrary, saying that he was determined, subset
than it should;"that life for life should decide thy
modest. In this state of mind, about the hour of
the arrival of the coach, the Defendant,- whe vu
in waiting, began to eject the Prosecutor vi
u rmis, an& having succeeded in writing hill of
the premises,' closed the gates, dad thereby pre.
vented the coach from coming into the yard.
The jury, after a very long trial, pronounce!
him Guilty ; and the RECORDER, after lamentig
that the parties had not settled their differenceseitle
out coming into Court, ordered the Defendant to
pay the fine of one guinea, and then be dischargrd•

BIRTHS.
Yesterday, at Greenwich, the body of L. IL. Smith, Ell•
of a son. tear
On Saturday, the Lady of James Adams, Esq. a a
at hie house. in Berkeley-squire.

, MARRIF.D.
On Tuesday larl, at Carshalton, by the Ater. WlA.l*.'
John Plummer, Esq. 'of Camberwell, us Mio
daughter of John T.aylor, Esq. of Tor.behise Woll4B°‘
niece of George Taylor, /:sq. of Carshalton Part.
On Saturday last, at St. Andrew's Chutch.
.Mr. •
Oray,; North-place, m Maria, only daughter of Go"'
Esq. Liquorpond.street.

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~....o(l7.lwtnesdazppyrlattewMerrs.s.treeCancet. nor,
.wife of JAI Ciuscolor
Op the Vd instant, at Berwislt-oposi-Tweeti. Mrs. "le'
relidrof the late John Neale, 14q. of Gratecharro-otittt.
Oaihe *I inAtint, regretted be hiefamitv alai friend...lo
a few hours illness, dlr. Dehenhasa• of Hendon, ii1114166`
Aged 55. n..i' I DI.
Oa the 24 instant, in the 68th•year of Waage, ~----,
son. Esq. of Willow-Hall, near Halifax, moot sittertel
Ongretted Dv his faintly mod friends. e, ii
Su;d.ay List. Tatonos lieoshaw, tisq. of gm--
tise county ot Laartoteri aged 79. the lit, i
On the Copeland Mud, near lionrighadee. 04--__Jf is
January, Mary Strtiton, nod 0)5. S applied Ile_Ml4•
her wheel, and spun until &tow days before site dislike"
tamed the use of her faculties until her deatb.

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e intratatteef tif tliatase on the-part money."" She lea's shout the age. of 40, ttid h
r. Defendant turned of 50. The witness halt Ito:
oto-aite en a 1.1 for the Defendant, him, and:dined with* him, and 61 person hTilti-17,
can aid sarcastic speech against the his*
wife, hot ho never saw • than maiitimte -1•
:e, anything like a detail of which did he hear the Defendant call her his '1,7:
coMmits, lie commenced with ob- although she was at the •Iwad of the table 11
. as
the Plaintiff had made a judicious wife, &c. This witness evidently wanted to ' -
;cam his Learned Friend, Mr. Park, sionate that the Defendant was not marrted,la
but submitted that the injury which a view to cast a doubt on the Plaintiff's ri,:til .4'
Rat`
;t1 of took place in the year 1805, action; -but that slid not answer the purpose. .fut
lot commence her Wien .until .the there.was no _tletobt of that marriage, from'
td then she did not proceed in it un- evidence°, the Reverend Gentleman who 'kit
110; and as to her having the assist- the family, and who baptised the child of ..,
thit N
Park as her Counsel, she had had marriage. . .
tunities for that advantage since the Mr. PARK male an able reply, in elect t, 1
it of her action ; but the truth was, maintained that the Defendant had aggravated hl2. •
tale to be hopeless. At first she did present case, and enlarged the demand opoo h.l-•
commencing this action ; but she was self by the manner in whichabboeuthafdaitilisit;dctuetsd:hitta_:
it •by Mrs. Mason, the wife of her Citunsel to call this witness, whom he did nab,
id the action was 'only brought to sitatt to describe as one of the most base, proi •
a nerves 'of the Defendant ; it was gate, and infamous petition he ever heardetami; 11,e
till
efentlatit's person, but his gold, that in a Court of Justice, of which the coarse:l;4m ci•
taken an affection. The truth was. sious he used to this Lady
ds action was brought by way of quoted as proof, and quoted as an instance. to
)efeetlant, to-make him part from a admired the wit of his Learned Friend, the %t" I
y (for the action was never meant to torney-General ; but that was. no` anseer to rte
i trial), she thought that by threaten- claim of the Ptaintiff in the present.demalid, who. ea 4
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he nonsense of this old fool read in a he considered as having become ouch uturecesti, v.,
:ice," for an old fool he is," said he, derabic thee at first, front the manner ie ohici so.
ed so to call my client, for he is an the Defendant had attempted to resist t'' U. pal
was in hopes of obtaining some me. Lord ELLENIiottOUGH, .abserved, that the leo, tur
but the fish would not bite; nor tent which had -.bow given :iti• caideitceis k
ter of the drawing quelity this lady case, were a mixtiire-en meladeholy mixture, d
isers expected. Hence they were lasciviousness and fanaticism; injurious alike o
present trial. The short history of delicacy, to virtue, to morality,• and to rceou„.
;his.-the Defendant being borne down The promise of the Defendant to marry ihi, hit .
as advised in the year 1804 to try was cleasly proved ;.. the ..aitoile question Lew or
hfut of country air would do for him. What damages' she might to have fur the dies?, t(
;oventry, where he had some friends pointrnent ? To be sure the loss 6f
(41mM:relay of
ins in trade; there he was advised to a person diseased br
.paralyasisi • and lii( Nisi
back. lle took that advice; but he overpowered by fanatieigm, &told . tietjte. see le.
ceded long,• before he and his horse ibe great; but than the Plaintiff had a
,right.ts: t'd
roterehip, and parted company ; in complain or her disappointment, and the Wiwi ss
me threw him down. Ile was taken,
.hi which the first witnessfenced Kith thaquesties le
y happened to be in the way to afford about the hand-writing of the befendant, ant ia
his bruised shoulder,' and kindly the hoarseness and offensive nudity of expiceita le
al
dministoring it, by tabbing the old of the last, • 'Mewed the temper and disposiliu,'
erself. This made him think, for the with which the alendaut had endeavoured 1,•• w
the Might be fit (because he wished he defeat-the action. That the Defendant was fist
er htishand ; but alas ! ;alas ! this *as as the witness had wished it to be thought, abet.'
pe.' lie entertained it, however, for lutely incapacitated for,the married state was clear,
her flattery and coaxing. This gave iliace his bed hid been fruitful ; and, eertuiwy,
a absurd letters which had been, read thiPlaintiff's. case was the reby' supported, slues ,
ler objezt Was,, to, get this old do. a fruitful bed is the leadltif inslueement to met.
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vise her marriage: for which *per- on the cares 'of a married fi'l'e. The Plaintiff had . a
amed him with letters corresponding also lust the hopes shejafitly entei fabled of ban, a
had' written to her. Rut soon after I provided with a home of her own. Net so •
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mdence took place, the parties and; there any disparity of years, or any fair objection
became, as they ought to become, to the union of these parties. Thera was nothing a
he ridicule of those who' were ac- objected to in the conduct of the lady. It eras c
It the facts. The Defendant having true, that in seine instances, women load,in ardor .
a little sense he now possessed, deter- ito support their Wiles in this case, tendered c
alining that for which he was so pal- themselves in marriage to the Defendant, ifs order . I
and took an opportunity of consult- to lay a foundation for the, action, a Practice est l
. Itorsfatl, a person who lived next canons:tali/tile for its delicacy, noe was it nerd. 1
lady, mentioned the rumour of this sary here ; for the Defendant, by maroing as.
ace is him, and asked him whether it other, had superseded all necessity of proof fur
very arssurd matter ;• to which Mr. the foundation of the action. The question was-
;daily said, that nothing could be more What loss the Plaintiff had sustained by lain;
ahe communicated to the. Laity his deprived of Marriage with. this Defendant, such
on nut to marry her. Well, but the as he is-and what compensation she should hare
I got the promise of marriage by all far her disappointment ?-fur that was the pre '
, the next thing to be doss was, to get lion for the consideration of the Jury ; and his
from him ; fur she knew that while Lordship Was sure they would consider it pe-
a, 'they would be an answer to her perly.
damages in a Court of Justice; she . Verdict foe the Plaintiff-Damages 5001.
.horefore, that they should break off
`LO SESSIONS.
on, and mutually, deliver up, each to •
II the letters that had passed between
hick the Defendant consented, and de. 'Yesterday, the adjourned Sessions.of Peace for
et all her letters.; but no sooner had the City of London, were held at Guildhall, be
own letters back, but she laughed at fort the Recorder, Aldermen, &c. There were
ant, saying, she would keep them; several trials for assault.; among which the fol-
T afterwards laughed at the Defendant lowing was the most interesting
fool, whom she never cared for; for THE KING V. Jakitalf, EN.
e wanted' of him was his money, &c. TMs was an indietmeut for an assault wind
would not do to bring on the action ; the Defendant, one of the Aldermen of the city et
I be impossible for her to persuade any •rfor4leh, upon the person of Mr. Wahlegralt,
Ise had sustained any loss by not having Mater of an Inn in Itislinpsgate-street. ?be
all fur her husband, and without it, she 'bort facts of the case were these : The Prole.
ecover a shilling ; she therefore rested tutor and Defendant are both lessees of the sus; ,
oars. At last an incident occurred and some misunderstanding having arisen bellow
Ir in spirits; the Defendant's present them respecting the right to bring the Bury cows
'ought to bed, and then the Plaintiff into thu yard, this Prosecutor insisted that the,
might make out some loss, for that, coach should come in ; the Defendant, cm tla
hut child ought to be her's, and that, contrary, saying that he was determined, subset ,
she bad sustained a loss in not having than it shoultohat life for life should derided!
being the mother of that bantling, so contest. In this state of mind, about the hate! ,
is rather waiting for this child than for the arrival of the coach,
the Defendant,' who *a
ruing of Mr. Park in conducting he in waiting, began to eject the Prosecutor vi e.t.
what extent the want of the enjoyment ormis, and-having succeeded in tenting Ilia of
it mother of this child might . have af. the premises,' closed tire gates, mid thereby Pro.
lady, it was difficultio ascertain pre- vented the coach from coming into ihe yard. .
t certain It was, it had the immediate The jury, after a very long trial, pronoun&
'mutating *the pursuit of this action."
him Guilty ; and. the RECORDER, after lamentig
he whole of this case, and particularly that the parties had not settled their differences
tota
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idy lust no affection by losing the De. , out coming into Court, ordered the Defendant la
r she never had any fur him), he should 122:211e21e of one gui+eey d then be"chargrd'
lorsfall, who should Mate that she had • -
ch to him after the connection broke BIRTHS.
Yesterday, at Greenwich, the Ludy of L. R. Soak' E*Yesterday,
ten as to damages, he had not thiiught of a son.
Ito say one word upon the subject ; On Saturday, the Lady of James Adams, Esq. oft sm
t denomination of coin known to this at his house. in Berkeley-square.
Id be ample compensation in this case, MARitaID.
Ail,. On Tneaday ins, at Carshalton, by the kev. ifall.R_t
.sfall said, he had been acquainted with
ant' for 26 years, whom he described alohnboo.roumfmjeorim ETAT
Taylor,
Clsamheorftrie,4lll:b te.11,1171:71
Ty feeble loan, both in body and mind, On Saturday last, at St. Andrew's Church.
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ZU:e of GlCorge Taylor,'Y E'sq. otiliCarshalton Park. , ~... :
nfit to contract marriage at the time r.,,roy„.„.„..pire,toMaria, only daughter of w
his correspondence; the *haus was a ' b"""P—.---2--' sn—r:-----'---------"--r
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in, and had- children, oils et 'ikon a Di eta. •
of Joan eancellos
17 years of age; lived next door to the ~... _e
goOqn.m ,UppeyriTitnewtrttCal. wifeliar,•
father, at whose house she lived ; had 0,11 the -d- instant, at Berwisltna-TweeL hill- Nreer'
Won with her after her letters were rehi r.if the lame John Neale* IA of Griattilirrird:•si4
by the Defendant to her, which, Lae a r°e‘silthreoritirnt'A7rgletmtieablittai:foartilvendvo, wi"em
ibtained under a premise of returning aged 55. Daniel P!'
, but that she said she should not do that; Os tke oftnsnt' Iy/the 68""ear "f Meari. 'amok gr
a joked with her in a conversation.- sonitditslos%Lignikii'sv-allialkiasarlsr.lialiral' rau
g.u.iiso, is
her," said be, " how she could slink On Sa;cLay last. Tarim(' iteashaw, Rm. of •""
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men to lit thattafritioutvioufam 4' adnudtyplerha batp s thathe 7riet)oriariuhey*.tYCM:tal-Tr.:l-aiStiteltiritillieterdr,i. ossi:gneaceda7l9;sl).skirStsehltdeetel;lted" 111.111°
not." This ha — said in the most plain her wheel, and spun wail at-w days Wort Ole doles"'
[job!. !avow to. hog. She
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nut mind tkot, the only wanted a better is •
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