The Sun. — 1849-03-13 (London, England)

PLATT.)  BONEHILL V. ROOSE.  This was an action to rtcover compensation in damages fort he seduction of the plaintiff 'a daughter. The plea was the general issue. The plaintiff, Mr. Joseph Bonehill, is a wire-roller, at Westbromwich, and the defendant, Mr. Samuel Rouse, a chemist and druggist, at Albury, who paid attention to the plaintiff's eldest daughter, and ultimately succeeded in seducing her.  Miss Jane Bonehill deposed as follows:—My father is a widower. lam eighteen. There are five children, of whom lam the eldest. The defendant is a chemist and druggist. He visited our family at Greets'-green. He lives with his mother and sister. He has a shop at Aldbury. He attended my mother in her illness. He paid me attention in May 1847. He said he was going into Wules and asked me to go, saying I need not fear, he would marry me. I declined to go. I managed my father's house. I went to Aldbury in August for some groceries, to Mr. Turner's. The defendant called to me from his door, the other side of the street, and asked me to go in and see his mother and sister, who were up stairs. He sent the apprentice out of the shop and took me into the parlour. I asked where they were? He, some time afterwards, fastened the door. I asked him the reason. He said nothing particular, his mother and sister were gone to Westbromwhich. Just before that he brought me some lemonade in two glasses out of the shop, and I drunk it. I shortly afterwards felt very ill. He pulled down the blind, and ultimately succeeded in effecting his purpose. After some time I went home, and was very ill. The defendant called on the following Sunday. Defendant used to come about nine at night, when my father was out. The connexion was then renewed. I had been in a Bible class of Mr. Corken's, a Baptist minister. I went to his house at Birmingham in March, and communicated what had occurred. Mrs. Corken informed my father of it. I was confined there. Jane Harrison, our servant girl, brought me a note and some pills from loose, with directions how to take them, one at morning and one at night. I was to keep them under lock and key, that no one might see them. I was very ill after taking them. I was delivered of .a child in May. On the 21st of June it died, and my father buried it. The Rev. Mr. Corken and other witnesses were called, but their evidence disclosed no fresh facts, but was corroborative of the testimony of Miss Bonehill. Mr. WHATELEY having addressed the jury in mitigation of damages, Mr. Baron PLATT then summed up, and The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages, 501. _  The- trial of this cause did r.ot terminate until near midnight.  WESTERN ClHClllT.—Salisbury, March 12. (Before Lord Chief Justice DENatax.) John Smith was indicted for the wilful murder of Eleanor Lawrence, at Collingbourne Ducis, on the 9th of August last. Mr. Slade and Mr. Hadow were counsel for the prosecution; and Mr. Challoner Smith appeared for the prisoner. It appeared thaf, about twelve o'clock on the day of the 9th of August, the deceased, who wa', 34 years of age, carried dinner to some reapers in a field; having done so she left the field, and in a very short time afterwards the poor woman was found I) ing by the side of a turnpike road' within a quarter of a mile of the field. She was on