The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-24 00:00:00

SiliiN in ASSIZKS.

HERTFORD, Jtur
The Mewing Pastiness. rimed with capitol re.
lollies, pleaded-Guilty, wit. Wes Pitts. for berchary
in the theelliepheese of Themes Hollings's/111h, fat
ciot.eeel, its this minty • snit Richard Doffed and
John Dickenson, fur a IMP offrtire, al Brseehin.

They wren humanely urged by the Learned Joke
to t►tract their ply's, but they obstinat►ly persisted
in declaring their guilt. upon which Wenn, of tleath
was immediately passed upon them, in a very im.
pensive mann►r, and no hopes of mercy were held
out, the wretched convicts being men of desperate
and abandoned habits.
FORGED PAcsr.S.

Daniel Gilbert, alias Vowney, James Gilbert, allot
Downey, Mary Tucker, Hai Tracker, and Mary
Granclurd, the two toiler Pre being children
under 11 years of age, wer• indicted for • Nod in
obtainin; money Grim the Overseen of the Poor of
the parish of IVarferd, Ly means of forged *eking
posses, ■nd other instruments sieeessaryto Carry tb•
fraud into execotiai.

The offenders hod commenced their operation at
Margate, and advanced into the heart of the country
as far as Worenter, socressfolly prryill on the ere.
dality of all the Patti!. Otliceisi in their route. Fro=
thence they took a iinith easterly direction, and at
lost made a toderrent in the jail of this county, hating
imposed upon the Chewers of If ttfield by the like
means, but their fraud was di.covered in time to pries
vent farther impositions.
The case Ca. made out by the cleareat.evidence,
end the Prisoners were all found Guilty. The adults
were sentenced to one year's imprisonment oat h in
Ilse House of Correction, sod the jar. stile offenders
to three months in the some Owe of t n.fiiiement.
The Judges Irft Hertford on Tharsdiy eseninit
Saturday (this do)) the Commission for Esse/
will he pen. I at CtArnstord.
We under.tiinil tt.at none of 1110 capital coosicts
were loft for esecotioli.

ABISIID(N, Jemr 19.
This morning the Ostnid Circuit commenceJ at this
place. Mr. Jostles Ilairoyd end M. Justice Richard.
son entered the town at l l o'c'ech, serf op..ned the
Commission. They goon afternards wpm. o cherch,
accompanied by the Sheriff, John ti,w)er. E q . o itk
the asset formatitiee. On their return Mr. Jestice
Richardson took Isis seat in the Croon C Su, and
Mr. Jostice Rolroyd presided et Nisi Prins. The
Calendar ceav*ilhe acmes of 35 l'uanner,—al en-
' usual number rbet the greater pert of them aro Is.
boaters, charge/I with sheep stealing. No case et
any general interest occurred oa 166(.101 side to-day.

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SEDUCIION.
30U11 KINSER V. TINOTII TORVIIVID.

This wss an action brought by the Plaintiff against
the Defendant, to recover a compensotien In di.
maces for the injury which the former had sestained
by being deprived of the terriers of Mary Kimber,
his daughter, whom it was alleged the Defendant had
seduced. The Defendant pleaded not guilty, where-
upon issue was joined.
Mr. gIiFFIIERD opened the pleadings; and Mr.
JERVIS I 'dressed the Jury on the part of the Plaintiff.

The Learned Counsel said, that the Plaintiff was a
respectable farmer, residing at Denchwortts, in the
county of Berk., and possessing landed property to
ibe amount of 30001. or 40001. The Defendant was
elm a respectable farmer. residing at Weald, in the
parish of Hampton, in the county of Osferd. The
Plaintiff bad a wife and six childreo, three daugh-
ters and three sons: the eldest daughter was mar-
ried to Mr. Castle, a respectable farmer at Grove:
Miss Mary Mabee was the second daughter ; she had
acted as dairy.msid to her father, and was 'boat
twaenty.sie years of age. In the month of September,
1515, she was on a visit to her cousin, Mr. Richard
Butler, of Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, and In
company with him, her sister, owl other friend', she,
on the 20th of Chit month, met the Defendant at
Whicbwood-forest lair, which is generally attended
by most respectable people. She ass not acquainted
with „. L. ,
him, but ane nett seen bins once before:. he was
also about twenty•sis 'tars of age, and he insisted
upon walking home with her to Mr. Butler's. a dis-
tance of four miles. On the road, he es:teemed a
wish to pay his addres,es to her, and obtained her
consent to receive a ti-it from him, at her father's
house the following Sunday week. lie came on
that day ; a marriage was agreed upon, and he
continued his visits 'boot once In every three ve.olta.
Desch•orth was about ten miles from Weald, and
the Defendant sumetimes cams on horseback, and
animism on foot ; he was ales)s entertained be the
Plaintiff and his wife, and received as the intended
husband of Mary Kircher. Aft., some visits the De-
fendant behaved in a very improper mintier to her,
but she resisted his en. reviles with the most indignant
(peelings. Ho requested forgiveness, and Krum.-..l
not to repeat such action.; she forgave him, bet he
rested to visit her from that time. About Chi,ona.,
1816, Mis Kimber was sai,h a Mr. and klieg
spending a day or tun with a Mrs. Clinch, at
Weald. On the evening of their gravel, the De-
tenant came in, and he with Miss Kimber and Miss
Harris, being left in the room together, Miss Hat-
ris, with reference to his calling at Mrs. Clinch's.
as it was seppo•ed, for the purpose of seeing Mise
Kimber, nhaerred to him—" Now, Townsend, yoe
hare been to see :Wm Kimber oiler, sod we wittier,
base it in back n. d hite, as ifyoo deceive her again,
she shall have part of your fortune." The (Mathieu&
replied, " Ti ere
CC4IIIIIBI for thm, 1 alwaat in-
tended to have her." And, in a sulmircoent eneir
lail..n, he told ihli” limtber, that I.e nisi e I and is.
tended to visit her again ; hut ate trfostal to receive
him, sating, he bad heiter stay away, 'Wets he
could hrh re t.s he nug'., to do, sad i .ten tel to
marry hyr. ile ther cm:.ed to dl so, a...d it *as