Alexandria Gazette

NOVEL CASE.—Many of our readers, perhaps, have heard something of the facts in relation to an interesting affair which occurred some year or two since, at Seabrook, N. H., the parties to which are Mr. J. M. P. publisher of the Village Transcript, at Amesbury, Mass.; John McG. a young man from the "land o' cakes," and at the time a sub-contractor on the Eastern Railroad; and last, but not least in our story, Miss Emily S. B. a fair and interesting young lady, the daughter of a substantial citizen of Seabrook. It appears that, for a considerable period, an intimate intercourse had subsisted between Mr. P. and the young lady, which, so far at least as was known, was both agreeable and reciprocal, and which had continued so up to the time when Mr. McG. in pursuance of his vocation, took up his residence in the family of Mr. B. the father of the young lady, who lived on the line of the road.

About this time, Mr. P. came to the conclusion that he would get married. For this purpose he consulted with Miss B. who expressed her entire willingness to join her hand and her fortunes with his, and that without delay.—The parents were consulted, their consent obtained, and thus all the necessary preliminaries were adjusted. Every thing thus far promised well, at least to the vision of Mr. P. Furniture and other necessary appendages were immediately purchased—a residence was selected by the lady herself—the wedding garments were bespoken—and the happy day itself—the banns having been previously published—a day which was to render complete all their joys and consummate their happiness here below, by the tying of the nuptial knot—this day, even, was appointed by the lady herself!

But the perfidy, and treachery, and deceit of a beautiful young lady! What shall or can be said in extenuation of such extraordinary conduct? The facts, as they were disclosed at the trial, were, that at this very time when the engagement was entered into and sanctioned by Miss B. herself, and the arrangements making to celebrate the wedding, she was encouraging the addresses of, and finally the day before she was to be married to Mr. P. she left her father's residence at midnight, and eloped with McG. to New York, where they were married!

The residue is soon told. After spending the "honey-moon" in New York, McG. and his "lady-love" returned to Seabrook. In the meantime Mr. P. feeling, as would naturally be expected, that he had been most unhandsomely treated, resolved to seek in a court of justice that satisfaction and vindication of himself, which he was denied elsewhere.—Immediately, therefore, upon the return of McG. a suit was instituted against him, the damages being laid at $5000. This was upward of a year since, but owing to some neglect in procuring the evidence of the marriage of McG. to Miss B. the case was deferred to the term of the Common Pleas Court, which is now in session at Exeter, where it was called, progressed in, and finished on Monday last, the result of which was a verdict for Mr. P. with $1600 damages.

It may be remarked, in conclusion, that this verdict has given very general satisfaction in the community where the facts are known.—This is a novel case—the first of the kind that has ever happened in New Hampshire, or perhaps in New England, as we are assured by a veteran member of the New Hampshire bar.

The preceding narrative is from the Boston Post. Holding that even the fickleness of a young lady should be spared in a public journal, we have suppressed all but the initials of the parties. Miss B. has certainly behaved very badly—and her husband too, for that matter. So we don't pity him for the loss of his sixteen hundred dollars —N. Y. Com.