HEAVY DAMAGES roa sL,ynra.-Mal
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HEAVY DAMAGES FOR SLiSpER.--Mar-
siret X Russell. minor, by James o..
Cirliss, her guardian, VS.. John Quincy Ad-
ans Russell This was an action on the
case against the defendant for u,iering SLAM
derous words, charging the plaintiff with
the crime of fcrnicaticn. The defendant
filed the general issue of not guilty, and also
a specification of defence--:hat whatever
he had said touching the character of the
plaintiff for chastity and virtue was true


The cause was submitted to the jury in
lucid and able ch1rge by his honor Judge
Washburn. The jury, after being out a.
bout half an hour. returned into court with
verdict for the plaintiff, assessing her DAM
ages at the sum OF eighteen hundred dollars.
This verdict shows that the female charac.
ter is held to be of some value by the in.
tclligcnt jurors of Middlesex, and that wan
tony to assail it, is not very cheap move
meHi.-Bos,on Post.