The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-31 00:00:00

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The folloring appeared in Golitritatti's Ilferseacer of Angus
P.S, in reference to an affair which has recently excited much in -
tercet in London and l'aris In consequence of several mi..
statements having appeared in the different journals relative to this
affair, we give the following as a ?affect taitement of the forma..
tion of that connection which subsequently caused the separation
so much talked off—Captain and Mrs. IL were married about nine'
years since, without the consent of the Captain's friends, and lived
together in harmony till it was fatally disturbed by Mr. 1.. W_
In the year DUI, Captain lt.'s health, having been previously in
a precarious state, became so alarming as to induce his physicians
to order him to the South of Europe. lie therefore obtained leave',
of absence horn his reginientminel proceeded, with Mrs. 11. to spend
the winter of that year at Nice. There Mrs. B. became a convert
to the Catholia religion. Front Nice. Captain B. being still very
ill, they pro:ceded to Genoa, and finally to Naples, where Mr. L.
W. had been living some time with his flintily. Mrs. B. very soon
beanie intimate with him, threw off all restraint, braved her bus-
baud in every way, continuing to entourage Mr. 1.. %V.'s daily
! vans and constant attentions, meeting hint (as has beep since
proved) clandestinely in private gardens, houses, gondolier,
When tier husband thought it right to forbid her to receive 31r.
I L. VV.', visits for the future, or to have any thing more to say to
him, she replied, • If I am not allowed to see 3lr. L. W. I will
not remain another day in your I se.• And accordingly, finding
her hutband determined, she eloped die next day, July ..l, Bill,
and threw herself upon the protection of her paramour, who hired
• lodging for her, where she (Sirs. B.) remained upwards of two
months, during which time she continued to receive Mr. L. %V.'s
visits at all hours; in fact, her conduct was so notolions, that
upon her applying to the British Minister at Naples to pre-
sent her at Court, his Excellency declined to do so. The line
of conduct adopted at first by Mrs. L. W. in receiving and counte-
nancing Mrs. B. cannot fail to seem extraordinary, for she could
not have been without strong suspicions, at least, of what was
going on ; hut whoever is acquainted with that most amiable lady,
must he tatitheil that she was only influenced by the purest motives,
however detrimental it might appear to the interests of the injured
husband. But !amain B. had the satisfacties of kr.owing that his
conduct throughout this business met with the approbation not only
of his Majesty's Minister and I'onattl, and of every respectable in.
dividual at Naples, but also of /Its. B.'s relatives. After having
fully establishes, the guilt of the parties by evidence, Captain )1.
thought proper to send a challenge to Mr. Is W., couched in
strong terms, but without edict ; this llottourabk Graf/ensign tl4-
dined to accept it, upon the plea that he hail done nothing to war.
emit a meeting. The Captain, however, thinking otherwise, re-
peated his demand for satisfaetion, which was again refused ; and
upon hit making • third attempt, with &Math expressions, our
hero thought proper to qutt Naples the next morning with his fa-
mily, and to go to Florence, .!ft's. B. irseellisig is his suite. At
Florence Mr. and Mrs. Is W., together with Mrs. B. took up!
their quarters at Sneldrirs hotel fur eeveral months. Mr. L. 11 .'
had most efiretually palmed his mittress upon his wire, till at last'
31ra. L. W.'s eyes being opened to the disgraceful situation in
which she wa a placed, &rupture, It appears, to okplace, the result
which she was the regular separation of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.; the,
latter having returned to her friends and relatives in England,
there to live peaceably, and where she cannot fail to add to the hap.
pine,. of all around her by het ..tialds disposition and fascinating'
manners. What is become of the hero and heroine of the piece
remains to be seen." (Mr Paris l'orrespondent informs oat that
the guilty parties see residing at Patin, and that the injured hus-
band is passing the summer at tiencvs.