The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-30 00:00:00

titrs neglect of 1.14 la•ly—apd con,luded a spre
nearly two hours duration,jOhe emirs, of which
was frequently interrupted:by tbvlauJita of thr
by intreating of the Jury to give such dantage• os L,
their conscience they considered his client onitird
without suffering. the languor,• of the itiltocat. • oi
either 'He hor.• any insproper isititten.e on ;hr.:
minas.

It was fire o'clock when Lord Nonscav commence,
his charge. Ili* Lordship observed, that it now route
to his turn, and that of the Jury, to discharge their dirt ,
without sufferitog the elowinence of the Learned Omni.'
to have a grratrr effect on their verdict than shot *at
borne nut by the evidence. Ile might, indeed, be at.
lowed to say, that in the whole course of Its judicial es•
perience he had lower witnessed a greater display of !,,.
lent than during the entire of this important trial.
Learned Serjeant, whose friendship he was proud ..
hoist uf, and whose talent and legal knowledge was 1.1
honour to the country in which he chose to reside
long, had said that viers of the description they were
now trying were on the Increase. Ili% Lordship, hoe•
ever, load known this country ttttt longer than bit
Learned Friend: he recollected the period when the chs.
racteristic of this country was, " that the WWII were
brave, and the women chaste,- and he hoped that the
few aberrations which occurred of late )ears would not
affect our national ttttt rals. There was no question, but
float in the present case the defendant as godly of a
crime of moral turpitude, which, althungh trip( in
Civil t'onrt, was by flee law properly desigratel
criminal cuarerawitua. He bad degraded an innocent
young woman, and glorying in that degradation, he
Lad pultlicly exhibited her in London, and even orit!,:n
the lest few days through the streets of 110440. its
the face of her former acquaintances, and under the
eve of her afflicted relatives. Its the olefent e a line of
conduct had lwen adopted tending to disparage the mili-
tary character of the country. Wellington testimonials,
or badges, load been represented as hung round the necks
of statues—better they should lw hang on the ton&
stones of departed bravery than !woolen' in the manner
Ito erroneously represented—fur his part he wtoold nut
wonder if the gallant officers present at the trial tore air
trophies from their bosoms in disgust on hearing such a
statement. It was, however, creditable to the defence,
that no imputation had been cast on the unfortunate yonng
lady who was the sahject of this action—her sitnatiin
was sufficiently wretched without aggravatino her fault
by any unnecessary introduction of her misfortunes. His
Isurilsbip added, that he would not occupy the tin* of
the Jury he any further remarks; they had a ne4lity
duty to discharge, and he was convinced they would pet-
form it conscientiously by finding such a verdict as they
jnoloed would compensate the plaintiff for the loss he had
susswined; and as he had taken only ten minntes to de.
liver his charge. be had no doubt the Jury would return
Daat 0:1 lor
acel
ejat
st ni bsrey,looofi uoariete'ri7t accordingly
returnedniagplseyroraft unriess thel I ;Intiangtinds—r.