The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-03 00:00:00

TUB MC v. JoUN STURGESS.

This defendant was indicted for a misdemeanour in
indecently exposing I self in a public thoroughfare at
Moorfields,on the 16 h of May last.
The prosecution was conducted at the instance of the
Corporation of London, by the SOLICITOR
COMMON SRRJRANT. and fr. ROLLAND. The defence
wt a conducted by Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. ABRAHAM.
It appeared from tits evidence of several mimeses,
tbal the Cefendant was seen on some logs of wood near
the London Institution, Moorfields, on the 16th of May,
exposing himself for half an hour in the presence of se-
veral female children. Perceiving that be was watched,
he made off, but was pursued, evertaken, and delivered
into the hands of a constable. The defendant offered any
terms to be allowed to escape, en account of the conse-
quences which a prosecution would occasion to his
faudly. He uas however taken before the Lord Mayor,
and committed fur trial. _

Mr. ADOLPHys, feeling the weight of the evidence to
be irresistible, submitted to a verdict, and the defendant
was found Guilty.

BREACH OF PROMISE OP MARRIAGE.

This was an action to recover a compeneatinn in da-
mages for a breach of promise of marriage. TIIC damages
were laid at 1,0001.
➢lr. C. PHILLIPS and Mr. WENTWORTH were Counsel
for the plaintiff. The SOLICITOR Lissasar. and Mr.
Lewas were for the defendant.

Mr. WIENTWORTII opened the pleadings.
Mr. C. Philips detailed the oircninsitances under which
the plaintiff sought to recover. He did so, he said, with
someiembarrassment, because he had heard it ritinonred
that he should be fortunate if he recovered aay damages
or had not a verdict against bim ; although he was
sure that, unless his brief was one mass of falsehood,
this runsoar was groundless. The plaintiff was a female
who sought damages fur the hs• acts of a contract the
most delicate and solemn, under circumstances strong
enough to overcome her natural reluctance to disolose
her wrongs and sufferings. Many years ago, the De-
fendant was sent to England from America. where his
father then resided, to be placed at School, and was re-•
commended to the notice of the family of the plaintiff,
of whom ha was a distant relative. lie remained at a
school at Bathos' Oreee, for seven years, daring which
time he constantly spent his holidays at the house of Mr
llester, and received from him ail the courtesies, lied
more than all, which hail been entreated for him by his
father. When he left school, he removed to Liverpool,
and left the family in which lie had been Chnl el, with
expressions of rverlastir; gratitude. After an inters's!
of years, he came to them Again. with scarcely a shirt to
his hack, or a shilling in his pocket, baying landed in a
state 9f miserable destitution from Ireland. Her was
again received as a relative, lodged and boariled.fpr six
mouths, during which he sat daily at their table, find re.
eeived kindnesses which ought never to have been ef-
fseed from his memory. During this period, he thaught
fit to originate another claim, which be bad aliusitit for-
gotten in the days of prosperous fortune. He succeeded,
in ensnaring the affections of the plaintiff. and Wiwi
very dear to all her relations, bp made his proposals
openly, and they were openly accepted. After sonic
time, lie said that his father was dead (which proved af-
terwards to be a fahriestiort) and that therefore he must
retails to America; but before he went, he asked and re-
ceived a promise from Miss Hester, that she would re.