The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-18 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIcRiveg. .
Ileellestion In die Marquis of Westmeath's salal-a llalles% neck
' be had on many former orcsaions received pnwroleadmelhisso
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WISTIETIOTtiI, the said flkfury Mohnen Wood, and his feeliege ii.416,,..er.
• IPIUDAT, MAY It. . Pirated and worked on by the inipeoper and 'Ando.* toter.
. , Terence of this
;Deponent and his daughter in she family at. • --- .
LIBEL ON HER LATE MASER!'?. , fairs of the slid Defendant, god mole peeliebeteitileiale,..,
which contented himeelf and Its wife, and thet hie told wits • . !YE 111110 O. Witanfiet AND ()TURES..
has been, aed is esseoutsged level steepened by this Erepaleient
and his daughter in acts of %I .knee and disoberbenre kthearde
tatat.tklll was no itidictoleot *galosh the Defendants,
,-7f "Vas Arrowemith, and Shock le,. et printers and hint, awl other insieuitioostlemein mere pariienlar)ykneet-
eipblislseis of the Joke 801 l newspaper, fot a aeries butted, .this Deponent most positively smith ohm suet' ice,-
.ief libels; published in that Paper ogaipst. liar lute midday and insinuations are totally unfeuteded aredatijueii
and this Deponent say. that be bad been acq
'Chief ;alike at Guildhall. The Jett found- all theoainted
.witie
'llllejene. The cense was tried before the Lord
fatuity; of the Diesel:int many yenta, owl teetilett aery
y afar him fit Ireland, and that when the Defeselaut, 'soh,
the Defendakta 'juke. year 1812, Ora bolo& hie wife to Irelviol, she tome then
The COMMON SIMI RANr now prayed the just- of the age of tt year. or thereabouts, hr mitoduceil;thie
sent of the Court. Deponent to her as en old and respeetel hired, wiith the
The LORD, Ciller JUsTICS having reed his notes "'We" 4Preasic" .f regard aid emend. nee.. swat this
Deponent and his said daughter, then of the age of !Slaves
of the". eyideper In)teu at the 'ga01.... . or thereabenta,•net family, lived for many 'sari urea rpetal
Atittlaltila were put its by the phyoiriai of the of great intimacy with she Defeudant and Lady 11 tottomOb a
Defendant Arrowsonith, and by that Defendant but this Deponent observed verysoun at- r shot period. Amoy
himself, stating, that he laboured tinder a coon- appearance-of dooteaticdiacerd and tiphaepitiese leetweessEpod
and Lady Pfealotestle oreatiored, a, this DIJOUCUI 10efiV}Jtie.
plaint, which a long confinement could nut fail to
Heys, from the re preseutations of both pasties, by she eitieeh
oggrarale, even to the endangering of his life, and ungovernable temper of Lord West meal h, and whichdes.
An 'Worn was put in on the part of the prone- cord and unhappiness continued to prevoll for several jesiki;
cutiou, stinting, that the profits on the sale of the sod this Drpoursit solemnly declares Ow though frequemely
Jells 801 l amounted to 3,000/., and that a sobs appealedto and solicited by LordWestineatli, he wet cuseaart-
ly most analleas to avoid all interference betoeen theausewl
'ollfiriptioo of 900/. had been mode to indemnify them
never did interfere but tit the urgent request of the Defeadins,
*mast the fine imposed by the Court for a libel, of
who often expressed the utmost con trittou for Ilia riolemeetel
Minch they hied been convicted on the late Ludy o•trageous conduct towards his wife, who even then wea.M-
Wrottesley. dared to talk of suing fur a separation, Mal that Sewn
..• The LOBO CHIC/ JUSTICE then asked each of that occasion the Defeudant, in the moat vainest sad Nivel,.
eating pioneer, requested this Deponent as a mutual friend
Ike Defendant. (alto employed no Counsel) if they
to endeavour to oecoseile Lady Westmeath In him, which
I haid any thing to add' to the. Costa ; but they painful task this Deponent with the great. staeleclauceeen-
liteerally declined to du wt. •.. derlook, and persuaded Lady Westmeath to forget the past,
Mr. Curator-Stwareui am athlremed.ehe Court in lig- upon Defendatet's mamboe not to renew hi 6 violence to fa-
, weavatoos of punishment. M. negkoo doges the Defendants cure; but that, notwithsiandine, these ut.hape.y differeammi
had takes the discreet mows, is not adeleterang the Court. were continually revived, as ibis Deponent beta-sea, from the
It was always difficult to coatend wiehtbsete who offered no same cause, and the Defendant again and egein supplicated
rebalance, but he should have been guilty of an and entreated 'hie Deponent (using the Language" Blessed
abandonment of duty if be had, not brooght• these dis- are the peace makers") to renew his rwrlinni in renown 4,
rutin papers before their Lordships, and if he should ing his wife to him. which he repeatedly succeeded. in
keeper to- pallet their Letardthips• oilcloth)* to the deiog. And this Deponent further settle that it aaa with
11111Mesi oaf the Indoesur crime for whirls tea Defendants were extreme difficulty he could prevail on Lady Westmeath is
u brought before the Coati. They had thought proper, accept the ronceseions of her husband, and that she -at
. ORM' eninicatient of thew (tepidity, and the malignity of length declared it to be impossible for tier to coot inu• any
Mlllittentadora, sad fur the &eke of profit, to direct tbe most longer to live with the Defendant; end ibis Deponent fee.
-01bagbempekles of attacks/40am the highest subject of this thee moth, that the accusation that Mr. W. Sheldon, and
soaks, aow no more. It was swore that these libels were Ibis Deponent, and others, boil meetings with Lady West.
aillyeamples, ,std it was also swore that the death of their meath, in order to take measures to lateral on Drfeudant to
Mahn bad set put as red to their calumny, for after her execute • deed of separation, and to allow her • fitted and
Majesty had bees consigned In the silent tomb of her on- ascertained 'aroma*, is without the least foundathen ; and
mestora, thole attests were continued, which, if they had this Deponent further ,site, that be never attended any
not shortened, had leabittered bee days. The Learned Coon. meetings for any such or the like purposes except at the
ail thee asmaseellefee he language of the libels, sad asked Defendant's own request, and tbnt this Deponent sever bad
mbelheemallseingedeeemetaitces it could be permitted for recourse to any arguments or influence, or advised the Do-
amoinma. helmet. speak se of another, erect if what they (mutant Ia act contrary to his own wisher, or even said ors
Mated wow nye, nit was sesudalously false, and even it the did any thing to prevail on the said Defendant to sign the
mimes heel been called upon as Judges to pronounce an opi- deed alluded in, and to which this Deponent become a party
shwa Could it be said th.t the just freedom of the press at the Defendant's own particular desire; and this Depoaeu
ahaaM protect dteutirions like thee!, if it were not as abase further saith, that Notwithstanding the ill.teentment warty
af.the word to call them discussions where so shadow of ar. this Deponent knew Led)" Westmeath received of the De-
'. goon was osedatad where no case whatever war submitted feudant, he (this Depeneut) never recommended or adeieeol-
, lel as public. It was • tissue of pure invective, which could her to end to obtain a deed of separation sod separate
taellygratily the most vulgar taste and the moat abominable allowaure, or to sue for a separation, on the contrary, this
I asalignity. Nothing bite It bad been ever known before in any Depouest took all the pains is his power to keep them.
watspapre admitted into say decent house in the 'kingdom together; and this Deponent further seals, that the tram:
of Emoted. Bat even if there had been any instance of that circumstances which gays rise to the deed of seism/nice
sort, if the abuse bad not bees all or one side, that eras no alluded to ate as follow, va.—lady Westmeath, about the
reseal why isewspaper should ran against newspaper—sod year 1818, in the most open and eepbeit mouser, declared,
'items she awe necessary for the law to Interfere to protect that she could not bear the Defendant's cruel treatment
the character of individuals. He observed that no assurenre any longer, and was determined In site for a divoree in the
ems gives by the Defendants of their contrition, no int ima- Ecclesiastical Court. To this the Defelithni -as aVerwri, wash-
UM that the aims machinery was Dot still at woek for the leg, as be said, to avoid hatriug the affair mode hollows' to the
tlissWeetiois of pirinute character, sod that to the Defendants, public. The consequence was, that Lady Westmeath, willing
,4 bed been asaaefol trade, aseireeritiag Ms their awortine- that the separation should be effected in :he way least pais • .
AN they had made a profit of SAM, from which most be fel to the Defendant); (epilogs, consented. to the deed to
, d.d..ted 1,1001. Ire iiilicied by the Court for their attack question; stud this Deponeut had out, uor.to this Deponeut'e
ea. the lady who had been sonee time dead. Bat then they knowledge, bad Mr. Sitelduss,any concerti whatever in pro-
lead'oreesived 9501. to Jade-amity them from the sentence, tooting, advising. or flirrtsllll( this separatio• ; sod this
Iffalbeeneed the Court world now pass sorb sentence as would Deponent (nether aaith, that when the Defendant came to
=dm public morals from a erpetitioe of such of- shit Deponent's with the protest mentioned in the Defend..
ants affidavit, he (tha Deponent) told the Defendant he
Mr. Boot/Gnaw followed., the some side. Re was sere ceteld not receive it; that dike Defendant war averse to the
that the Court, in the sentence which they would pswe would deed of separation there was time enough to prevent its being -
Faso the author of this troth to the conselommem wb.ch he carried into effect, and sirontly advised him to Jo PO epee •',
"NW have of being is sloepower of such agents, and when if such was his wish, as this Deponent could not receive the
bps- et should be di,covered, as it would' inevitably be protest, or be a party to ail such measure. And this Derv- •
kossiatelower or later, sesiest that perm, **old be netted nent further width, that a. to Lord Westmeath), charge, that •
seatimeats which had hitherto bees tbonght incompatible— Deponent advised him not to eemmunicale to lee wife a
i the most profound hatred with tbe uttermost contempt. leiter he had received upon a subject which always produced
t The Cowin., after some consultative*, directed that the in her great irritation, this Deponent slaty, that he has no .
' Defends's', should be brought up again fur judgment toa the recollection of having ever advised him to keep any leiter ,
, last day of Term. ` secret from his wife, nor di.l this Deponent ever common.-
' rate with Lady Westmeath in a clandestine ;fur, oto •
' THE KING O. THE MARQUIS OF WESTMEATH.
the contrary, this Deponent's ctatinetniestiuns with Lade
6 As soma as the Court was full, by the arrival of Mr.
Westmeath on the subject to which Dr nowt alludes, were ~
Justice Harr from the Bail Court—
lit the frequert entreal.es sad solicitations of the Defeadent, .
' Mr. Scan-act moved the judgment of the Court on the
and such as this Deponent believed to he most likely to heat
Marquis of Westmeath. Orr readers will recollect that
the differentio between them, which was m
ho
mile object of
Man proceeding, took place in the Court of Cb.ecery, on
this Deponent. And This Deponent fortify' smith, Mal thee
sir saiestion of the validity of the deed of onion be- this
sseertion, that iii the tome.
, beam the Noble Marquis (Iben Lord Westmeath) and Lady
Westmeath. The statement made by Mr. Welber. hi, routmel gust, 1818, various coesultatione
' Ise H. W. Wood, Fog. ose of the trustees of Lady Westmeath, Depopeni, William Sheldon, a
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"was published on the following day in The Ginfrs newspaper, Ill'esimeath, with the
'and Lord Westmeath considering himself injitriously re-
qui► to execute am.
%fleeted on, desired Mr. Wood to disavow the statement of the deed he bad elandesi
foundation; this Deimos
MO Counsel or be deemed • liar and hypocrite. The cause. fu
to Defendant tent
marnee was as. application! so the Court of King's Bench by
Gum the Defendant, dal
Mr. Wood for a criminal information, which sea granted,
this Deponent, that he,
'ad the Noble Marquis having withdrawn his plea, was
'lan Term brought up for judgment, on which occasion of reparation, expressly
whe filed a lung affidavit stating the grounds of his irritation I an ate, that he had lets
similar one, and that ,
and displeasure against Mr. Wood, whom he (sometime' I
;
ID have been instrumeetal in fomenting the unhappy heard frum this Deponent.
disputeswhich existed !between the Noble Marquis and 1 s diug at Tunbridge W-'
.eu_an 4 tier, a
should meet the said Del
1 Lady Westmeath. The Conned for Mr. Wood 'lwo' up- I 11' Der A 1 le
I •plied for time to answer the 'natters set forth in Lord
and arrauge for him i
Ippnatineath's affidavit, which the Court accordingly grasped,
sod the case aloud over till this day, when the Noble De- •
which this Deponent seems
fondant being placed on the boor of the Court, the affidavits I other instance, this Depot
of the Prosecutor, H. W. Wood, Esq. of Erasures Elisabeth vent irritation between th,
Wood (his daughter), Wm: Sheldon, Esq. (one of Lady I Deponent furrier with It
Wesimeath's trustees), and the Res. Wm. Stephens, of . deed of uParatiu• Prue'
• 'Cheltenham' were severally read. ; himself, who requested
The affidavit of Henry Widinan Wood. of cousin-street, ti livered.; and this Depot's!
Nay-fair, to the Pariah of St. George, Hanover square, ro jor alter
ema to buthe r'ecm.m,
the said EL (rodeos I'"°11 '
the County of Middlesex, Esquire, stated, that the said I protest cin
Defendant basing, is the mouth of August, 11120, sent a
Dep?nent further salt
.vory indecent and offensive message to this leeponest, with i
• o view to inducer this Deponent to be guilty of a breach of I nmteenatt; hatinglel.raltiehilw
the peace, this Deponent caused an application to be made
to this Honournble Court, in Ste Michaelmas Term thou 1 ,h;"o:th.:l6:hdii: irty(b..7,p'l;)r;nprenldrnelarl'al.;
Drat folluoitig, fur a rule for the Defendant to alien pause 1 '
measun it fut 'her than her
why ao information should not lie exhibited against bum, 1
and opus reading an affidavit made by this Deponent and Of Lied; Westmeath's true
William Stewart, Esquire, and filed of record in this 110- i ,„„d ih" Or, l"-',.' forth'
moveable Court us the nth November, 1820, and to whirl. ; "ritinem,n's "wing her
this Depopent refers, the rule In slow cause was accordingly •
ent:_3,,""ct 18419.!, and or()
granted. And ills Deponent further +Myth, that in Nitrify .1 "'nue'', 'hi Deponent
Nay, and dill
'Term, 1041, •fter cause had been shewn on the part of the I Drihneenftiminvleg lefi
said Defeadaut, this Honourable Cnort unanimously made 1- . 'M
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and this Depuse..nt forth _ sent), that as to the charge mi. . '..
the said role absolute, and that in putsuanee thereof an ru-
dieted by the said, Defeuclant of Ate Doponeat's loseriag ea. /I
formation vine forthwith filed against the said De fendant, to
tamed reve trunks in she of of aped, 1819, •avhieb a .41
which the Defendant pleaded net guilty, and the ioforma.
had been clandevolnely removed from ter Same to Bolttsa. •.1
Mon having been set down far trial, would in due course
street,. thii Deponent pesitively.saith, that she real facial are
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base come on to be beard at the sittings after Miebeeimas I
Term last, but that the Defendant, the day before the cause I ie rulolia, ,114 —Lady Westmeath being skein to pow. ~.,.,.
withdrew his pica of not I • Londebn,. requested this Depoecut to allow lair to scud her aet
would probably have been heurd,
iwiley, whereby say farther proceediegs were prevented ' PaPerst few,,elsj 'rid. Pth'r Wile italo'lticat *huh Woofed • 'lld
actuentely la see, and were snared 110 her by the dardaf - at till Hilary Term now last past, when this Deponent caused 1
the judgeoeot otthis Honourable flood tb' be any& against , aePl, ',1111°."„i m!di'lritl. hef. Dettedaet bowel' had giv-a up •41
the said Defendant. /tad this Depooent further slush, that 1 •• "e''"elnir te, qt"'etY to lwr ; sal /Ms Damsel I: further- ... , mil
upon the jedgmetst of the Court being prayed againet the mid 1 nai'll, "oat ,!be BS,II dung, *tee opt lecatytd a• a rtsisdraline op
iumefritil;thoie:
..dallCiLtree'seWiteis,fl;:plihniter. a:/I;nthld s'thlielnitee'"lpou'ecteent.w.. 'el
Defendant, he, the Defendaat; ceased an seldsvil to be lade ,
which woo Sled of record in this Honourable Court ON the
ninth day of F. broom lug, ,god wiech Aim., 0, ~,,,,,,,,,,opy father
.ssttlt.,
..n teppvime/bAgnioriviAtor the us, of . aaritp 4 .4
whew% ti telneffelered himielf te be acting' to execution •
reflecting on the character and conduct of this Deponent, ".I , e
of hi. ditties •rs a busier, and that hoe{ the Defenelat.4 in
and" several of ha nearest 'connextosta, this Hottoure-
qui..ed4if him, this Depousot, as to the reid trunk. in s bias Court was pleased to give this Deponent as oppor-
',rupee ntaruer, be, this Deponent, would have satiallid the
Wally of smarms; aod this Deponent oath, that as tu the

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I, that in the months of July and An-
C•nisidiations were held between atv
;lieldon, and the said Iliarchimiess 4
a view of pri wailing erns the Mar- .
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mother deed of sepiration in lire ef _ ,-:. e
destinely destroyed, is totally without , • ' ."
fluent had nu cunsulistioe, Bur did he .
ntit he Deponent, received a letter
dated be,
in Wales, informing
e, the Defendant, had destroyed the deed
sing bps contrition fur having dune-such
4 behind for the purpose of eaetutieg a
I be would remain where be was till be
°sent. 'I Ws Deponent was ties rt.
Wells, and frees dist p'itice miseeervd
r, and it was within, that time D. poslost
Defendant in' Ink at a bled prsiwl, -t.,
n • meeting wit fa
.`eVestinestio. .•
acrortlinglp did; is and vire%
Deponent did pll . wars. •. •
,n the Daeot- .-
~...1 tote
th !bat the ebeg. .- . straud
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r ore e ded er.tr, ;Sant 1.
td this Dept/war: 'signiors
puotni posit.erty Isi,rdmilgssw:ft
en of the said s nig ilk.
1, nor ant ittaal. tsiisaki ''
for a loaf. t lie, •eassia; 411041 -f t
itb, !bat the •iri ji tat tl.if 4...
ilhaelf le lie IttSetaP:ilt4laii, 'it' •
ti
pelf and cliilJ.en •• Albs isf me • .
['qv, is alas ettliout sat ielaiut• *1- .., . •
newt r tonli any dee, ar dieassisigssid tree
hecousideredhMorl(boutd ivribnat tow t :,
trustees tti,lkr asadtiosst of ieparoia• ;
'ethic sailk that Isillb csgpfel go Cant, •
her house in Bolto• steer t, os tbs lath .1
wing ti Deponent'. 11/06e with lore its.
it esnuot say any thing theist°, lee, lbw ii
i Logilitu at she end of the preriuti• ti
id nut return ti I; Septninter folinerieg 4 i i
rifler with, that as to the charge No, . •