The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-09 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN,

immediately; but as an earnest of his intention, he
proposed to secure Plaintiff the sem of 5001. if be
died or failed to perform his engagement before the
Ist of November, 181 e, which was accordingly en-
tered Into, end • prnmissory.nate for that moan'
given. The Defendeot sabarquenili induced the
Plaintiff to sign an agreement, that if he paid the
sum of 101. • year towards the maintenance of the
child, the promisanry.note should be of no use.—
Th. Defendant married another person in Match
last. Th. Learned Sesjeant, after expatiating with
great eloquence upon the rondoct of the Defendant,
culled the father in prove the facts.
Doting the elimination of the evidence, an offer of
compromise was made, bet the Defendant's friends
at that time refused the terms. A great deal of legal
disputation also took place between the Counsel, as
to the admission of the bonds or agreements.
Mr. Gaatt.cc addressed the Jury for the Defend.
ant, and endeavoured to enforce upon their minds,
Mat the second agreement was a commutation fur She
promissory note, and which destroyed the right of
action, it bring a virtual renunciation of the con-
I reel ; he then called a witness no prove that the
Plaintiff had demanded the payment of 51. being a
half year's ettstalm of of the second agrceatent.
Mr. Sistjeant Put. was replying in most warm and
, emphatic language In the Jury, when the Defendant's
Counsel announced that the offer of the Plaintiff bad
•• been acceded to, viz.—Damages Fifty Pomade.

SEDUCTION.
01110IlD111. IBRAGGE.

Mr. Serjeent Pest., in his opening aches, to the!
Jury, &scribed the Defendant as a young man of
no property, but as the inn of a farmer of consider-
able opulence. The Plaintiff is a merchant in the
island of Guernsey ; his daughter was about 25) ears
of age when the transaction took place which formed
the ground of this action ; the Dgendstot was snow.
what younger. The young Lady came to England
in 1817, on a visit to Mrs. Shore, who resides near
Aarninster : during her visit she became acquainted
with the family of the Defendant, who reside at
Nolditch; they were much struck with the manners
of the young Lady, and she was induced to visit
them after relieved invitations. The Defendant sec•
eroded in engaging her affections, and he promised
on her worn to Guernsey, that if her father approved
the match, it should ultimately be consummotrl :
he accompanied her to Guernsey, and was received
in the character of her intended husband. She was
:trouser& prevailed on to cume to England again,
and visit at the Defendant's house; during her visit,
being left at home en a Sunday, from illness, the D..
fondant succeeded in accomplishing her seduction,
and she was delivered of a child in July, 1818.
The principal evidence was the female berat•lf, who
appeared bet little /lob #
T►e Defendant was in Court, and was pointed net
by Milo Gifford, at the request of Mr. ' rjeant I'll.
Me. Wts.i.t Alla, for the Defendant, laid great stress
on this circumstance, saying it was calculated to weigh
upon the minds of the Jury, as if the y Deng man was
indifferent or ingestible to the transvession be had
committed; he attended there, however, against his li
own will, and at his (Mr. Williams's) request, that
by his presence he might restrain the young woman
from stating any thing which would give him (Mr.W)
the trouble end pain of having ezplained by craw
examination, which would give her oneasioest. He
; contended, from the age of the parties, the Defendant
: being 21, and the young woman 27, that he was
more likely to be the oerluced than the seducer. His
Learned Friend, he said, bad represented the father
of the y oung woman as a merchant, with the view,
perhaps, of inducing the Jury to give larger damages,
' such as should be equal to his assumed station in life :
the fact, was, however, that be was a mere agent of
an army contractor. Ile had also stated the father
lot the Defendant to be an opulent man, whereas he
possessed an estate of only 1501. a year, and had a
' family of sit children ; and he entreated the Jury to
award such damages only as would answer the coda
of
justice without distressing the innocent.
The Jery consulted about ten mine's, and return•
ed a verdict.—Damages Four Hundred Pounds.

ing profusely. The nest morning the Prisoner went
to his work. and nn hip way desired his son to go and
see if she deceased was where he bid left hint the pre-
ceding night. The boy did an, and hosing told bis
(ether that he was there still, the Prisoner said be
sold het go that way, and %rut its another direction.
Abost ten o'clock the deceased ens discovered
tering in his blond, bet with life still remaining. Ile
was yed to his how, ii!.ich ass not far distant,
and died in five days afterwards. Ors the 3d of Fe-
bruary, the Prisoner took louse of his family, went
sway, and basing assented a feigned name, was
working in different parts of the country, and had
escaped the hinds of justice until May last, It hen the
place of his retreat wits accidentally discovered.
To support this use, 116,i8NCI011 testimony was
called, said among ethers the son of the Poisoner, who
was greatly effected iss giving his evidence.
M►. Wst.rostn submitted at some length, but in.
effectually in point of law, that the cisceenstances
proved in evidence were such es would only bring
the case within the principle kid down by Mr. Jus-
tice Futter, applicable to cases of eacussble homi-
cide. _ _ .

'Ube Learned JunGE then notified up the esiolence
with the 'twist !biotite porti. clarity, and stated the
law nu the subject of courtier with clearness and per.
sioicrity.
The Jury. after deliberating aboot fire miontos,
Nand the G 'My —and he was sentenced to
be esecoted on Mundy (obis da)).

Ave;, iv 7.

Robert Hunt, • re•rtiahle Toone wan. eras In-
eicled for diftesdisie, Alesander Doull, of the (4ion
of len guineas, at Greenwich, on the 1311 a of kin,
1817. The money list laid in different counts In be
the property of the King, sod of Mr. Messed's, the
art-Worcs. _ _

Mr. Cutout. end Mr. BERENS concluded the pro-
secution.

This case etritiol very general interest in the
county. The Prit.ntser had been a desk in the em. I
ploys's, of Mr. Ate:soder, the architect, a Gen-
tleman engaged in serial public works by Govern.
',tent, and particularly in the repairs of the nisi
Nsvel Asylum at Greenwich. A respactahte
plumber and glazier, named Doull, who bad been
employed under Mr. Alexander in doing some
necessary repairs :41 that building, sent in his cc•
count to the amount of Iool.for the inspection of the
architect, sod upon his certificate it was delivered to
the auditor, the tier. Dr. Clarke, for his sanction.—
The Prisoner, a. hose dory It was to make a fair copy
of this aerosol for M•. Aleasodrr's inspection, added
the sum ten {l.in.as to the account, and wrote a'
note to Mr. I).ioii, informin; him of this addition, '
staling, that it is .4 to made by the directions of Pair.
Alexander, for the purpose of coverine some inei.;
dental dia.,arsemwos med• by him on aceos•lt of the
A•jlum, and riireciiog toot he, Mr. Dooll, should
call on a certain thy upon the auditor, when be •
I would receise are order fur the money, and that be
(ilse Prisoner) w mild, at his convenience, call upon
Item for the ten iciness. Mr. Wall received the'
whole money, and its two or three dais afterwards
the Prisoner called upon his for the ten geinese,
which wete paid to him, he giving a receipt
for the money in Mr. Alezeoder's name for the
I purpose above mentioned. In two years afterwards
1 Mr. boon suspecting the Prisoner's conduct, applied
to Mr. Alexander upon the subject of the ten guineas
leo received, when it was discovered that the Defend.
I eat had been guilty of this and other similar frauds l•
'as enormous amount. The Prisoner was immediate.
• ly apprehended, and he confessed before the Ms•
gistrete that he had bean in the habit of robbing Mr.
• Alexander in this manner for a considerable time
. past, that he had been attending gsming-heat's, and
that he 'tad doling toe nights lost 9501. at hazard,
being part of the plunder so acquired.
The CUIMMON SELICAST, who appeared for the
Prisoner, left his Ghent to the merciful consideration
of the Court.
The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty, end the
Lverned Judge, after a very feeling address to the
enfortonste culprit, sentenced him to men years
transportation.