The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

JURY COURT, EDINBURGH.
GIZZARD Oft KAT V. WEIEON.--CVEIOI7S CASE.
This was an action of damages for seductina, in which
Mn. Mary Ana Gonad or Kay, and Joseph Kay, her has-
bead, raiding in Edinburgh, were pursuers, sad the tras-
toes of the late Wm. Ralph Wilson, cantles. melding in
Ediaburgh, sad afterwards is Wallow, were defenders.
The fans of the case, as stated for the pursuers were, that
is the year 1839, while living with her maternal aunt, Mrs
Beaks, of the Crown and Anchor Tavern, High terrace,
Ediabargh, the wan r (then Mir Mary Ana Gerrard) be.
came aoquainted with Wilson st which time she was only 16
years clogs. two years aftinwatds Wilson paid his formal
addresses to her, sad obtained her consent to marry him.
He agonised his visite for a minidorable time, and
often accompanied Him Gerrard to church, the theatre,
ad other public plasm for amusement sod recre-
ation, sad ionadam4 her to his Meade as a lady foe
whom he had eta highest smipmet sad the ikon honourshie
iationions, and whom he Wended to make his wife. In
masequeace of imillepieition, he went to reside at &afield
Cottage, near Roslim, from whin' he addressed a letter on the
10th of September, 11144, piss guilty to great negligence
ia not writing, and hoping Mies Ginrard would encase him
sad he " would be a batter boy is future." He requested
ha this letter that she amid mot him st the theatre at aye
o'clock seat day, and this, myelin epistle:
Together we'll commusA
As lows do whoa dander advert ;
No one Werdeare the whispers of Leek heart
dare the all silent nooa.
He proceeds:—" Have any et my Mad Meads boon giv-
ing you say farther Gasman of my (to yea) invisible mita
to town ? If so I hops Fos bans more seem than to pay
say attention to ;hem We only require es have confidence
is one saothn a pima. than se was oven with their
mighty catalogue WI and innianation; :

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ai bed del wry
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Ot diftstamijedsvisc
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"It h now elew;aeilTelttoresooa. eo.I will walk over to
Beak earl past this sato myself; if you de not het it to-
monew mammy(, Moreton the halt Is not noise. The
read is a prruy wee, a I promise myself a mail extra
with
at
at enjoyment from the walk. Would you we
me !

Par sow, omy love sty Wry bright!
lbw mato brit is up
The ma bob MEM with lip of light
ator
paorag aro moving sow
Lis illisms mart
Poe use wog.
owe mo moot so not) 1
troot rop woo—woo bright.

' "That erM do fora Welt, I saladate; so adieu till 140-
UMW.
.Yours seer, W. E. W."
The istitseay of Miss Gerrard and Mr. Wilson doily is.
creased, and Mr. Wilson frequently informed the serest.
In Itte. Bashes house that they were married, and wham Its
celled le robed for Mrs. Wft. Io °Sober, 1844, be
' *wowed his distress sad unhappiesse at the delay whisk
=lest take place to the sarrip, is tionesqessos of some
natters which required to be arressed. The
eontinueo, and iessA is the birth el a ale
child on the 24th of July, 1846. As her soodneasentfem drew
near, Gerrard Deems sexless to get fors oily married,
span which her suet wrote to Wilma, felbsols. Ida of hear
f.:ece's situation, sad pressing apes Ma the aseirity of
modem To this letter Wilms wrote as asswer, addressed
teasse pursuer, in which he essigss his /silage Mate of
Wmem as the same ef the delay, sad stabs that hie defter
„mu:waded him set S 9 marry, sad upbraided
Them sir i;;eling they showed in press* a nes *en
mks sand W i;sals•hed he be Itprbas4elEt is a rear,
Sego einmosy. Ma . year of denial
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