Star. — London, England, 1827-03-26 00:00:00

n O'clock le the morning, and returned at the same' they changed a 501. note, combat; beck; there was a em, but troaereant. lined by Mr. Patut•—•They had no refreshments; about ten minutes ; the Lady seemed . very composei; tsar house coming back; she did not look discomposed ; 1 they break f.stect together, and she came down first; n was attentive to the Lady, but there was Dothing 'T heo the ehambermaid tame to speak about the beds, lust see about where you sleep, my dear;' they slept ds. +emanate Penritla proved that the two Waltellelds in,along with a Lady ; they bad three beds; the nest se beds had been slept in; and I don't think more In had slept In each of them; the beds were ordered tea k efield. tined by Mr Cot:man—She did not seem under any dejected; I saw nothing but viltry loving conduct Le in both sides; the beds were In three separate rooms; n Icon re.examined—l found Mr. E. G. Wakeheleby • morning, in his room. Ily, examined by Mr. BSCHICIHAICt was the waiter the Brunswick Hotel, Ranovei.sinare ; Mr.W. Wake tem fire; 1 hevenot came there the first of all; he I; Mr. B. 0. Wakefield calm about ten o'clock at 10th of March ; I told him his brother was above ; peke in a low voice; the,young Lady was trying in t when I saw bee; .she . refused to take any refresh ;topped about an hour and a half; they ordered a car horses to Dartford . ; they went into it ; Mr. E. red not 11WE.G.Wakelield said he had better pay the other would not have enough to carry him; Mr. E. ,pped all night, and went away in the morning. t ined by Mr. Scaet.arr —The way in which I saw the bed-room was, that It opened from the drawing- isditch re-examined...l arrived in London the nth of ten nothing of the marriage till Sunday the 14th of een Miss Turner and Mr. R. G. Wakefield ; to cease iat I beard, I procured Secretary of State's warrants, etween three and four o'clock. oat Wednesday the 15th Calais, accompanied by Mr. R. Turner ' and another Ms, a Bow street o ffi cer; I saw R. G: Wakefield at I, In the court-yard ; I Went up to him and told him e requested me to walk into his Mont ; 'Mr. R. Turner me to his room. I told bins we bad comeby desire of to take b ick his daughter, who had' been taken away roper manner ; and he said, " I understand you have roceedings sgshist me." Bills, the officer, entered tly, and Mr. Wakefield asked" who is that man?" li, to withdraw ; he did so, and I Insisted on seeing ;he asked if we intended to prosecute him ? I said, could he expect any other course after his conduct ?" had a warrant from Mr. Canning to Lord Granville; ew all' about what I had dace, as his friend Percy the same packet. He asked again if we should I said yes—that the strongest measures would be I demanded peremptorily to see the young Lady ; Ime if she was to be his wife? I said I could not it question ; he hail got possession of Miss Tunics, sere child, : and be deserved to be shut. I added, that k a blow at the : peace of the family, which he could ; it wonld Cann: the death of Mrs. Turner, if she id *already; Mr. Turner was broken hearted, and one ord beyond London after his child; he said, 'titivation, are severe; I have a daughter; and if k her of•• as I have done, I believe I should send lig/Obis bead. But Is the marriage legal? If it is claim to her." I salt[ certainty not, for there was a din the reign of 'Philip and Mary, which not only .rnage, Mit also would svisit him with severe punish am demanded to see the young Lady, and threatened stance of the Pulite; he refused ; he said, if she was $. certain sufoloiri must hot be asked. which he would her 011 . 1.1 sake; heagain spoke of her as his wife. Mr. •are must first see her; he might have made some Ow; )te Said. "you will find her petiectly passive. ipression I may have made,'it is nothing to her un ction for her parehts; I dare say she will Ay to i." He repeated Ms request that certain questions e asked, and required to tres t zresent at the inter rill refused ;he asked if he glat see her afters was agreed to; he Went down Stairs, and I tol ke brought her. (tom a toom below stairs; I . s again,' 'Veined the door of a rooms therred her ins it Mr: Wakefield 'and myself out ; he then - aild, " r. Gricosditch, she la the same Miss Turner as when 'to theiffil6Of ;"* went into the room where Mks I then heard from her the great number of falsehoods * ber • I then saw Mr. Wakefield, and I told him we bad pronshod the- most esteaordinary deception ever tould f I told WWI, pat him into the custody of a Bow ;be airs selsousithe wrong side of the water; I said dot wan slesabi sheered him the dispatch from Mr. he said k w sW be unavailing ; he erected me to take in as to the. validity of the marriage; Mr. Critchk7 tulle sure sat was an illegal marriage; he claimed her Cr as his wife, but she said, " I will never go near you have deceived me be said," You must acknow. treated you like a Gentleman ?" she said, " Yes, but tceiVed me ;" he adverted to the legality of the mar said they must know that a marriage obtained by force inot legal he said he bed Dot used force ; I asked hint id it, as he bad used a forged letter to attain her? he rut justify his conduct, and repeated that he should have who took his daughter in the sane way. misled by Mr. Soam.srs—Mr.•Critchley said he had I opinion in London, that of Sir Richard Bernie and he marriage was void ; I spoke ro the Mayor of Calais. Awards identified the handwriting of R. G. Wakefield. deacon identified the handwriting of Miss Davif(now rid) to a letter which was produced. rner was then called into the box, and her excited a great sensation in Court. She is enteel girl. Before she was sworn, however, rtt raw to object to her evidence, and the ly retired, and contiouNlaktient during the that ensued. aLert.--I now propose, my Loti, to :hew, rut Ger was legally married to Mr. Wake¢eld, ):e is incompetent to be examined as a witness a. I shall not be deterred from doing soby which my Learned Friend used in the course ess. I have a right to do this, I apprehend, r being examined on the voir.dire. •on HULLOCK—I don't know that, Mr. Scar pose even that the marriage be legal, still it is whether, under such circumstances, the wife ccordintro the law of this country, be a com 'less ? 1 own I bate a strong opinion on this n I should-like to hear your argument. , fturr.--The rule of law is, that a wife shall mined against her husband. In injuries to accompanied by force, be was aware an ex-' as allowed. I believe there has not been any f such an allowance in a prosecution under e. . ron Huttoca.—Are you aware, Mr. Scarlet', c of " The King v. Perry," tried before Chief bhs? In that case no force was used, yet the admitted as a witness. smart. thought that some evidence of force given on that trial. on Huct.occ.—l believe, Mr: Scarlett, that ns who have read the report of that cue will rtt.arr.—ln eases where force has been used, 10 dispute that a wife may be a witness er husband; but in the present indictment only one coutsr which alleges force, and Ice has .been offered i n su pp ort f the • It appears to be clear that in the present narriage had been brought about with the free the Lady, who was now Mrs. Wakefield, and she cannot be competent to give evidence. It icicut that a marriage has been brought about culm class of deceptions, to mike a wife a t wiLliess. Where force is used then, it is tru )ecomes a competent witutss. But in those le tla% marriage tales place in consequence of presentationsree which are unfounded, or assutatteei l iti l l fact which turns out not to exist, as if, for Instance, a , person represents that he is worth 10,0001 when he is not worth ten pence; or that he will make a handsome settlement, having no means of doing so—a marriage, I say, brought about by such a persuasion, is a valid marriage, and precludes the evidence of the wife from being received. What I now propose, is to show that the circumstances under which this marriage took place, were such as to make, it a perfectly legal marriage, and I have dot the least fear that the evMence will'cle monstrate that it was contracted with the free consent of the Lady, and when she was perfectly-at liberty to act as the pleased. The marriage therefore is a valid' marriage, and I shall give evidence to :hew that by the law of Scotland it is so considered. Mr. Baron Hut.r.socit;— You may call your witness to lite* os what the law of Scotland is. Mr. Sergeant Caoes.—My friend allows that the evi dence would be admissible, if the marriage had been brought about by intimidation. I opened a case of 181. tinnidation, and the evidence has supported that case. Mr. Baron Hou.oca—The question is, whether We , should now examine this Lady on the %air dire, as to the circumstances under which the marriage took place, or ascertain those facts by other evidence? Certainly' it is not necessary to question her on the voir dire to shew her incompetency, it may — be shewn aliunde. - Mr. Sergeant Caoss questioned whether 'any circum stances would reject the evidence in this case. Even if this Lady were the lawful wife of Mr. Wakefield, still , she was a competent witness to spew• that her marriage had been accomplished by intimidation. Mr. Baron Huctoce.—lt has been decided that a marriage must stand or fall by the law of the country in which it was celebrated. Mr. Sergeant Caoas.-1 cannot tell to what extent my Learned Friend intends to carry his argument. If wit nesset are to be called to thew that the Lady did not resist, then I may call, evidence shew the contrary. I stand upon kir right to examine Miss T. on the glair dire. Mr. BROVQRAN said, that he did not see why they were now to depart from that which was admitted by the usual practice. If Mr. Scarietes proposition were adopted, then it would follow that if ten witnesses were examined on one side, ten more must be examined on the other, and the whole time. of the Judge would be consumed in trying a collateral issue; besides, by the practice sought to be established, the Counsel for the prosecution might be deprived of his right tareply, for it would be easy for a person of less address than his Learned Friend (Mr. Scirlett) to get in the facts of his defence whilst professedly examinmg only as to the circumstances 6f the marriage. Mr. Baron Huttocs said that he thooght Miss 'fur. ner ought to be examined. There was much in Mr. Brougham's argument in which he concurred, and he had in his crwn experience seen some inconveniences arise from the mode now sought to be adopted. He would exercise bis discretion in allowing Miss Turner to be examined. Miss Turner was then examined by Mr. Sergeant Otos& She stated as followst—l am the daughter of Mr. Turner, of Shrigley Park. In the latter end of February or beginning of Mitch in last year, my father accompanied me to school, at Miss Daulby's. On the 7th of March in that year. I recollect going away front Miss Daulby's in a carriage. Miss Elizabeth Daulby told me that I was to go. She told me that she had received a letter from my papa, containing instructions to her to send Ale home. I was told that I was to go to Manchester to meet my papa, and thence to go to Shrigley. I had been acquainted with a Miss Green way, who had been at Miss Daulby's school, and had left but a short time before. I believe that she left school on account of her father's difficulties. I pro ceeded to Manchester, accompanied by a servant.— When I arrived at Manchester, the carriage drove to an inn, and I went into the house. Whilst I was sitting in a room there, a Gentleman came in, whose name [ afterwards understood to be Edward Gibbon Wakefield ; I bad 'never seen that person before. When he entered, I rose for-the purpose of leaving the room, but he requested me not to leave, because he said he was commissioned by my papa to take me to him; and I might be sure that no trifling circumstance would have prevented him from coming himself. He said that it was the state of my papa's affairs that had induced him to send for me home; he also said, that he would after wards explain what-the state of those affairs were. I re marked, that I had understood that it was on account of mamma's illness that I had been sent for home; Mr. Wakefield said, that the circumstances stated -in the letter to Miss Daulby were not true, and that they had been stated in order to prevent Miss Daulby from suspecting the real cause of my-being sent for. I don't . distinctly recollect what he said about the place where my papa was at the time. He told his servant shortly after to tell the other Gentleman to come in. The servant was, I believe, the same person who had attended me from Liverpool to Manchester. The other Gentle. man then came into the room. He was Mr. William Wakefield. I had never seen him before. I then stepped into a carriage. My reason for going into the carriage was, that I imagined I was going to meet my papa. I was taken as far as Halifax. Both the Mr. Wakefields and the man-servant accompanied me. Edward Wake field said that if we did not find any letters, or see my papa at Halite; we must go on to Kendal, where we should be sure to find him. I went on to Kendal. I had no other object in going there but to find my peps I stopped awhile at Kendal, and then proceeded to Carlisle. At Kendal, Mr. Wak efield read a letter at the window of the carriage, and his brother looked over it, but I did not see it. After reading it, Mr. W. Wakefield said that my papa was not there, but had gone forward. At the next stage Mr. W. Wakefield said, that he had received a letter from my papa, commissioning him to communicate to me the state of my papa's affairs. He said that a bank bad failed at Macclesfield—Ryle and Daintry's bank— that my papa bad been almost ruined, but that an uncle of his (Mr. Wakefield's), who was a banker at Kendal, had lent papa the sum of 60,0004 He said that that sum had relieved papa for the time, but that afterwards the Blackburn batik had failed, and that my papa's affairs were at that moment in a worse condi tion than before. He said that his (E. Wakefield's) uncle bad demanded security for the sum lent to my father,- and that the security was to be the estate of Shrigley, and then my papa might be turned out of doors any day. He said it had been suggested by Mr.' Grinasditch that he (Mr. E. Wakefield) should be my husband, that then the property would be mine, and it woulribe in my power to tura papa out of doors if I liked, but of course I should not think of dotes that. — This passed on the stage from Kendal to Carlisle. 1 rye no an,wer to the proposal then. Mr. Wake held frequently said he was desirous of knowing what ,c.„, ion I bad come to. He said thatj ; ionld see my papa soon, and then I could const4t . him.— hir.Wakefield said, my father was attempting to cross the borders, because the sheriff's officers Were in pUr- suit of him. We neat arrived at the Bush Inn, Car lisle. When the carriage stopped, both the Messrs. Wakefield lett the carriage. They were absent less than an hour. I had been travelling from the time I left school in the mottling until I arrived at Carlisle. We then left Carlisle. After we had left, and after drawing up. the carriage windows, Mr.W. Wakefield said that he had something of importance tocommunicate to his bro ther. He then told his brother that be had seen my papa at Carlisle; that Mr. Grim:ditch was with him, and that he'was then concealed in a small room at the back of the house—that he had made two attempts that day to cross the borders; but could not. Mr. W. Wakefield said, that the persons whom I had seen round the carriage- door at Carlisle were Sheriffs'-officers in search of my papa--:that Mr. Grimsditch had entreated that he (Mr. W: Wakefield) would not stay in the room, or my papa would be discovered, and that Mr. Grimsditch had at lag taken him by the shoulders and.turned him out of the room. He said to me that my papa re quested me, if ever I loved him, that I would not hesi tate to accept Mr. Wakefield as a husband. I then consented. I wacinduced to consent by the fear that if I did not.my papa would be ruined. I believed what they had told me. We then went into Scotland: I then repeated my consent in the presence of some per sons there. • Mr. Semkiktre.—bitow I will only ask you a very fpw qaestions. In licodand, some form, some ceremony of marriage passed, did ft not?—Yes. And you received a ring?—Yes. - • That ring was too large, was it not ?—Yes. And another was purchased at Calais?—Yes. You dined in Scotland, did you not?—Yes. You then believed yourself the lawful wife of Mr. Wakefield? —I did. And you remained in that persuasion till you were otherwise informed in Scotland ? .—l did. Did you not write ;letter to your mother from Calala?—l did. And in it you used the name of Wakefield ?—I did. When you saw your uncle and Mr. Grimsditch at Calais, they assured you the marriage was void?—Yes. Re-examined—You have been examined about a letter which you wrote to your mother, signed Wakefield, sow who dictated that letter to you P—Mr. Edmund Gibbon Wakefield. Mr. Critchley, examined—l am brother-in-law to Mr. Turner. I accompanied Mr. Robert Turner and Mr. Grimisditcb to Cask. There was a period during which I was In the room with Miss Turner and Mr. E. Wakefield, in the absence of Mr. Grimsditch. I asked Mr. Wakefield how be could commit to flagrant and cruel an act u to carry away a mere child whom he had never seen?— Mr. Wakefield, in reply, admitted that he bad never seen Miss Turner before he saw - her at Manchester; that be bad spent some time before In the family of Dr. Davis, when Miss turner had frequently been the subject of conversation, and that she had been represented to him as k very fine girl, and the heiress of a large fortune, and that he had determined to panes her. Cross-examined—l was one of the persona who said at Calais that the marriage was not legal. Whelk I said so, Miss Turner said, " Thank Goo for it." The following letters were then read : " Miss Davit to William Wakefield. " Sunday Morning. " Dear William—Mr. Turner did not come down the night you left; it was a mistake. My father saw Mrs. Critchley yesterday, , who seems very kindly disposed; but she did not know what her 1 brother's feelings would be. Perhaps Edward or Madame ought to write to her touching tender chards. The old uncles have been writers to by her wish. Miss Daulby has not written to Shriglay, hot Miss Turner (the niece) wrote to her yesterday. This Is all Mrs. CritChiers Information to my father. " livok always yours, " L D. ° You must noklit a foolish account of the affair get Inter the paper; it would much annoy Turner, I am sire." " Mies Davis to IL Randal--(No date.) a Dear Sit—l am greatly obliged by your kindness M sending the paper. I will thank -you to send me a line, directed P. 0. Buxton, to-morrow, where I shall be. I wish to know whether Indies; is in Eissionit f I heard yesterday there would be a warrant foe him, and she a Aria that a search would be made in Pall-mall for papers, icc. I knew it would have been awkward for you to have any which were committed to your care brought forward, u it might implicate you. If you received a communicatima which might surprise you, you will now knew the reason. I fed many Gbh4 widow to you; and am, dear Sir, most faithfully, L D. “ Mr. Randall, 54, Pall malt—Private." • ?ilia Davies to R. Randall. " Post-mark Congkton (London delivery-mark, 2lst March.) " Mr. Randall, in whom it is well known confidence can be placed, is requested to take ear, that the inclosed Is safely delivered as soon u possible. A newspaper is also sent for Mr. W. Wake. fiskl. If there could be any means of preventing the paragraph in the Chswier inserted, and also one which may have appeared in the Maceitylbid Herald, from finding their way to the public London Papers. The paragraph in the antrum is, in fact, the only objec tionable one. Mr.. Wakefield himself would object to any in. terference with papers, and therefore it is left to Mr. Randall's discretion. ,4 The letter to Male. Blanc, under Lord B.'s cover, to be for. warded u soon as possible. 4, Mr Randall, 34, Pall-mall, London.—lmmetilate." Here the case for the plaintiff closed. Mr. Scatmarr, for the defendants, said, he should trouble the Jury with very few observations. This case had, he believed, excited great expectation in the public mind, but that expectation, as far as his case was con cerned, would, he feared, be disappointed. His Learned Friend (Sergeant Cross) had, in the outset of his case, fronounced a splendid panegyric upon a Learned riend of his (Sir J. S. Copley), who had recently been elevated to the dignity of a Judge. He agreed with the Learned Sergeant as to the great talents of the Right Hon. Gentleman to whom he alluded, and he felt quite sure that the country would be benefitted by his services; but he could not admit that he (Sergeant Cross) yielded one whit to his friend. the latiAttorney- General, in the seal and ability which he brought to the conduct of that cue. He differed also with the Learned Sergeant upon another paint. For his own par% he never thought the worse of a man for beloar ing to aay party, even though he might differ from the political principles of that party. And be was the less pleased to hear men, especially professional men, boast of their independence and their freedom from connec tion with party, because he knew that there prevailed in the world a feeling that such men were open to, and ready to court and join any party without caring what political principles they professed. Upon this ground it was that he objected to any such general proposition as that to which be felt it necessary to allude. The Learned, Gentleman expressed his regret at finding that thee' should have existed on the other side such a feeling as to induce them to include in this indictment the female de fendant,a Lady against whom there was not a tittle of evi dence that was not equally strong against half the people of Macclesfield. Mrs. Wakefield, since the occurrence of this transaction, had suffered more agony and dis tress of mind, than Mr. Turner himself could wish to ina.ct on hers After going shortly over the evidence which was said to affect the female defendant, he went on to contend that the marriage was perfectly legal, and had been celebrated with the full consent and concur rence of Miss Turner. He was not there to defend the conduct of the Messrs. Wakefield; indeed, he lad ample proof that Mr. E. G. Wakefield himself felt his conduct to be wrongs This, however, was not the question they were to try. lie was sorry to• be driven to such a course qf deface as that he was about to set up; bat, be lei boned in justice to him self; to do so. He would call witnewstrolgoriq",that Tram the first moment Miss Miser was iq the gamma sllvits • that she was on the most friendly tetqrs with Mr. Wakefield, and.sit otikis knee I y lirrtrod at Gretna Green, and that this inch. `'friendly feeling continued up to the last moment. Mr. Baron Hut.cocc—That is of - can you resist that forged letter, and upon false pretences ?—This offence the removal of the Lady, and what place, at Gretna Green or elsewhere, .4 cause t quence though it May affect the punish:.., hereafter,. Mr. Scastuirt, after sonic 'further observalioos;.pio ceeded to call witnesses, when a host of chaisis-dryers and waiters proved the continued apparent clued and good understanding of the parties, all the Manchester to Huddersfield, Halifax, Keighl' Settle, Kirkby, Lonsdale, Kendal, Peurio. Gretna, where, on the arrival of the Hall, the usual place of marriage, ion, David Lang, was sent for; performed; the parson concluded by /Min to embrace the bride, which ti met, and he saluted her. After the kindest attention seemed to be paid Mr. Wakefield and Miss Turner. galled, amidst the bus of t. Gretna?ew I da—Do yes let an a party last March? I do.—What M gee ? Witness. What did he treat me =was excited by this very natural g and toddy-loving Gentlensan.)- 7 yeh to do? Why, to do that which I have sajtin hands, and so os.—Did you make I di, Was the bride quite agreeable ? wrote down her name, and the Gentleman They were both very agreeable to join / ,diley both embraced one another. I asked and I received it from her o NNW WM her twenty shillings to give to a After the cereindoy was over, Mr. Wakefield there was in the house? I told him, and he some Chempaigne.—Did he give you any': peculiar glee which made the whole auditory laughter.) The Gentleman and Lady both nee spirits. Mr. Hrosgbam—Mr. Wakefield did eye zgll as the Champeigne. I candot say exactly be about .eStO or C.A. Mr. Brougham—Or lbe witness, with a peculiar gesture said, be di M nicely as to speak to a few pound s.-( Muds .- (The Gretna Green certificate of the marriage read.] The snowed was then recalled,and eternised 7eribeekie esfilnony was in the ordinary Illseti ; the ordinary form of the 1111)ant What do you mean, man, Kat awatliof Scotland, when it bad nod ..hank? Are you a Clergyman?—Witness. Of what trade are you ?—No trade. Why, are you not an ostler?—Are yes an . How loos have you lived where you do now, five years. What did you do before that?—l was al - did you do when you were a poor could to get my bread. What occupation did you follow ?SrestaL Name some of them?— I was a mere/seat. What sort of a merchant ; a Scots pedlar, What do you mean by the ordinary form land? I ask you again, is it not usual in So married by a Clergyman ?.-Yes; bet many Is It am the more common course for married, to go before a Clergyman ? I dd Is not that the regular mode of marrying! By Mr. Somu.smv—What,then,is 'oars a What form of words de you use 7—lf win tell you. . - . , • . . - Why, man, don't want Mist married , Toll me what i yon soidt—l asked theta whodaz l A L., ondi'onsin he mho WM d~ dthen mho man and Mr. Baron HOLLoot —I must sap marriage: M. Gilliac, the hotel keeper at Calais, amined by the medium of an interpreter.-.I E. G. Wakefield. I remember his on the Ist Of March, 1826. There w. whom he introduced as his wife. several days t and passed as man and She often went out with bias. They By Mr, WILLI/ilia—They had t separate chambers, in each of which were both used. It was such a _suite married people frequently occupy in communicated with each other, as now produced. Mr. Duncan swan—l have been upwards of elevin years; I am Sheriff Depute am acquainted with the law of Scotland eel,' marriage; I have heard the examiaation of ___ day ; from what I have heard here of the proceslinps Is my opinion that in themselves they constitute r and I have not beard of any thing to take By Mr. BROUGHAM—Ai a Scots opinion that, taken by thennelves, Gretna constitute a valid marriage merly Considerable doubt on the but it was considered as settled by rymple's car. lam aware that thre Judges of Scotland have sworn it Se that such a marriage is not valid. Mr. BaouoHAss—Do you not law of Scotland is not precise, the is referred to? Witness—Yes, I do. Mr. Baouormi—Do you know principle of the Roman laws, that an ' the consent was the effect of fraud, . was null and void, and not enforced Witness—l do. Mr. Baotrustars—Do you not know edict of Justinian, commonly called - tbe carrying away, and marrying . tion, is a capital crime? Witness— such an edict. The cross---- _.....•azamination of this witness ciausly entrusted to Mr. Broughat Gendeman di,played in the course Binary knowledge of Scotch law, and and practice of the jurisprudence of ," in regard to the law of marriage, of with that ceremony, and of crimes r gent upon the practice of any fraud, of the law. He conducted the cro great good temper and ingenuity. By Mr. SCARLETT-4 have DO to a marriage be given by a party, was that they were about, sach a m valid, although the consent were obtained By Mr. Baron Hur.t.ocu.--•I never of any case, in Scotland, that arose stances as I have heard deposed I to-day. Mr. Baron Hoz.Locutilsen said, I to admit the evidence of Miss Tu although, in my own mind, I ghoul( opinion that this was a valid marriage. a series of cases in which it has been a wife may •be a witness against oar questions of personal droits. deuce would intolve an incongruity ,Lllll cannot certainly admit; and. IV , . '' • . ' 1 i ' I ! ' ;11 i ‘. 3 letrit . • 1 ti1e " . .. 1.4.19 /P erShAt - r . • ''•' 1. 1 ~. : V I 1 1 4 . 1 ‘ T was in the greatest , K ; friendly tetqn With l i 1 ~ e before they erring/3 , • . 'l' A i ' i • •l itimacy and:friendly . i ()anent. t• • : i.. 1 of no importance; . ' 4 and the taking away tt • . I . • ice commenced with at subsequently took • sere, is of so cense- s 1 . mnishment hereafter. ter observalious..pra- if , , haisi-dneers ••• l'. host of c t.• . apparent cheerfulness ties, all the way froni ax, Keighly, Skiptun, . . Pen: ith, Carlisle, and . , the party at Gretna , the celebrated par- ; the ceremony was , by bidding the bride- - h the latter willingly • ✓ the ceremony, the paid and received by - , . the Court.—You live at yea remember being "UK . t did the Goodman say is to, do you say? (Lased • rat blunder of the bard- . k In.)—What did he wish • ; 1 we done for many others, I i i nake a bargain to do so ? • • ' ? 0, quite. The. Lady an wrote down his nano. - o hands, and at the end d the Lady for a present lee own hand. -Mr. Wake- fi it ,to me, which she did. ' kefield *sled what, wioe . i • ~,, I he said he would have . any? Oh ! yes; (with a . 1 &tory join In a burst of ala asensed to be in good I did giye me some mower • 1 y exactly how much. It ham—Or pulsar 440. I I . 1 ,kg did not keep accounts . 1 loch laughter). nan 1 iage war then pat in 1 i / nised by Mr.Paass. The a form ; it was in the old I • Church of Scotland. ! I • . nap, by the erdinary form i . 1 nothing to do with the ness. No. , • - 4 I ii lf an ostivrl (Laughter). know, at Or:mat—Forty- . i • a poor man. I poor man ?—Whateva I. rend. . • I ant. . lar, was it?—Yes. ~. ..- irm of the Church of Scot- Scotland for parties to be Of MY Mt. ier parties wanting to get ()o p t know ; many do ao. g?—Yes, it Is in a Notch: \ ' I an irregular mode ?—No. It i• cm come Wyse me, I . . ...... . . [ivied I—(Motli Mis a whether . - ..- r - - DOT mid they la — l " Te - . . a three witnesses.. . . say, 1 do not•like this • If i{ Calais, sworn and ci s erpreter,-.1 know Mr. , f is coming to my hotel 1 ; 0 , was a Lady with hiM, • , S l i They remained there ...' and wife all the.while. . ~ . y stopped in the town. I two saloons, and two '• • I : 1 : ich was a bed; which . , . ,uite of apartments as t • : . '> in Erance. The rooms Si • es shewn in the plan • i' . . 1 1 • been a writer to the signet • • Depute of Penbahlre; I :, d relative to contracts of of the witnesses here to- e proceefings at Gretna, it. masticate a valid marriage 1- 4 i 0 i i from me that opinion. ots lawyer, it, is my 1 . " s, the proteaings at age. There was for- :• • subject in Scotland, y the decision in Dal- , , • threkof the present it to Se their opinion, i 1‘ • . ' know whenever the . • f, e Civil or Roman lisi -'i • 10. w that it is a general 1 i , I any contract in which I, fear, or doles water, reed by the Pitetor ? .; , 11 t • know that there is an ed anovella, by wliiich ' g a female by deter -I. , i ns—l think there se l i vitnees was very judi- • • ' 1 '-. i am, and that Learned ' ; I rse of it an eztraor, , and of the principles of different countries, . of property connected . i that may be coati()- r, • .1 . f d, or upon any breach „ ' rose-examination with - - doubt that if consent . 1 irty, knowing what it a marriage would be obtained by fraud. • 1 lever knew nor heard • se out of such circuit- i I to in this case here • t • I dint raystsW bound ii 1 Turner in this case, should even be of - r - marriage. There is •i is been decided, that ~ . ~ gaisst her husbasd , ,• •• To reject her eri. gruity, of whic: ai lp. .. . • i Id it would est - t . 1 . i . 1 i•,. _si,g