The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-04 00:00:00

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VOURIAV V. 'MR DURSO/IP 1141111111315 T.
The LORD CHANCI4I.O*, 011. obereet Mr. Delwin+ in
Court. desired to know if be etektijeu pepered to so on
with. hi. rase? •
Mr. tionatar replied that he wan, sad that he held in his
hand a bundle of papera; which, with the permission of the
Court he-would proceed to read; he feared, Antis so doing:
however, he should occupy the attention of the Court for at
least an hour and a half.
The Loan CUANCRLI.OR desired Mr. Gourley to premed,
and not to be in any degree ingaeortsd by any mit conside-
ration, but at the same titan ..e &Owed him to selling ha
observations to the fade of theca...oj .
Mr. tioiti.ar then proceeded to r Mit weans deco-
clients, but thew rontened oe seeds extrema*, mattes• and
his suit with the Duke of Semisweet erase, noineetely inter-
woven with the numerous incisions and occurrences of his
past life and history, as to reader their separation quite
hopeless. Suffice it to say, the the topics he mainly en-
forced were the alinements and fatality atteetiiolf
aA Jilt
projects dad undertakings, Chancery delays and corruption,
venality of Chancery lawyers, and el' the transactions from
their commencement with the Noble Duke.
Mr. GOVRLAT having read through all his papers, which
scrupled about two hours.
The Loan CUANCILLOR, who had pot hitherto made any
enervation, said that
herthee were Certainly many objects
introduced, over which had no jurisdiction ; ism would
look further into die case, bat he thought tow wile he
could gather, that the most advisable coarse for el parties
would be a mutual accommodation out of Curet.
Assfas.,
MAIDSTONE, Autsuir 11 •
CIVIL SIDE—BREACH OF PROMISE OF MAR-
RIAOE.

notrnwE r. FISHER.
This was an action to recover compensation in damages
for a breach or prop4se of marriage.
3!r. A D 0.1.1. li CS (with whom was Mr. Platt) stated the'
plaintiff's case.
Miss Mary Bourne, a sister of the plaintiff, &gond to •
the defendant's hand-writing. The defendant eosameooed'
his addresses to her sister about three years since. Wit-
ness saw the defendant Omni .a fortnight since, and heard.
him risen say, that be had been then married touother
woman for about ten months. The lady was then for ad-
vanced in pregnancy.
The defendant's letters were then put in and read. They
contained repeated promises of marriage, and spoke of the
flourishing state of the defendant's business.
John Bourne, a brother of the defendant proved that be
had been shopinan to the defendant and his partner,
Mr. Dixon, until within the last month. The shop at
tlreenivich bad a goof deal of custom. The defendant and
his partner employed three shopmen and two boys. Their
receipts were from 251 to 3'J/. per day.
Frederick Dixon deposed, that he had been in partner-
ship n ith the defendant from December, IS3I. until last
Tuesday, when they dissolved partnership. The defend-
ant's family was large, and he himself was possessed of no
property.
Cross examined.--Onring the plaintiff's visit to the de-
fendant. she slept up one pair of stairs. Nobody else slept
on the first floor. After the business of the day was over,
the defendant used tovisit the plaintiff in her bed-room. He
used to go into her room, and stop there for more than an
hour. In one instance he stopped with her till break of day.
ill'itness had visited at plaintiff's father's house, and after
the family were gone to bed, the plaintiff and the defendant
were situng together on the sofa. Witness was not aware
of the defendant's intention of marrying the plaintiff, and
though be observed the extraordinary circumstance of the
defenhant's remaining for hours in the plaintiff's bed-room,
he was too mei) engaged to attend to the matter.
This was the plaintiff's case.
11 r..I;I7RNEY (with whom was Mr. CHITTY) addressed
the albrv,on behalf of the defendant.
Mr. Karon liR lIIA3I charged the Jury that the plaintiff
lens entitled to a verdict. The damages were peculiarly for
the Jury to assess. Nothing like a vindictive feeling
ought to enter into their minds. The plaintiff had no-
donbtedly sustained very serious injury ; and in his Lord-
ship's view of the case, the fact of the plaintiff having sub-
mitted to the influence which the defendant might havelsd
over her affections and weakness in the manner alluded
to. ought not to be received as a circumstance of mitiga-
tion.
The Jury deliberated a few minutes, and found their ver-
dirt.for the olaintiff—Damages e. 501., observing that if the
efendant's eircutostawes had been better, the damages
d ould have been 590!.

11ORTHUN1 BERLAND, Tilt:Reims, JuLv 31.
Ede—trd Carenor, aged 15, was convicted of stealing two
iron doors, from the wreck of the ship. Pallas, then lying
on the rocks near Tynetumth. The prisoner, it appeared,
in company a itli same other boys, went to the wreck on the
e% ening of the 9th of March last, and was taken into cos•
tody a short distance from it, by a constable who had been
let to watch, and the doors found upon him. Several wit-
ress•s were examined, who clearly proved the guilt of the
prisoner, and the Jury, in gi4ing their verdict. recommend-.
ed him t.t mercy on account of his youth, which the Learned,
Judge said should be attended to. Sentence of Death was
then recorded against the prisoner; and the Learned Judge,;
in addressing him, expatiated upon the great enormity of
'.be crime of which he had been tound guilty. He had
lit
tle doubt but the present prosecution had been instituted
more for the sake of deterring others, and letting them
know the severe penalties of the law, than for punishing
t..e prisoner. lie loped it would have that elfect, other-
s, ise the Inr nouhi Rost assuredly be allowed to take its
course.