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shooting, returned. On his 'nisei at his house he
was inkrased of the mysterious messenger. The
men was of course summoned into Mr. Gwynnees
presence, and was by him interrogated at to
where he came from. He declined at first tell-
ing, bat efterw.irds said he came from Glanbriiii
Park, and was desired to call there. This was con-
finned by one of the servants. who knew him to he
in the employment of Mr. Sat Irvine G supine. Then,
all of a sodden, he pretended not to understand
the English language, sod declined answering any
further questions. One of the servants was called
in as an interpreter, when, after a great deal of he-
sitation. he at last acid that he was not desired to
call, but came in hopes of getting some refresh-
ment. Such was the contradictory accounts he gave
of himself, that Mr. Thyme Gwymie at first re-
solved to search his person ; but afterwards, from
motives of delicacy, as well towards his lady as to-
wards his friend, he abandoned his intention, and
suffered the fellow to go. On this occasion Mr.
Thymie Gwynne did what he had dope before. He
felt it due to his own honour. to the honour of the
Defendant, and to the honour of his noble relative,
that some explanation should take place on this
subject. In point of fact, he sent for and consulted
Lord Hereford, and after an interval of *eventl days
addressed a letter to the Defendant, who, in his an-
swer, declared his ignorance of the transaction. The
answer not being considered satisfactory. lie, in a
second letter, requested further exidanstion, to
which he received—

SACILYIELE GWYNNE TO THYNNE CIIYNNR.
" Dear Sir-1 am sorry it was nut in my power, when 1
last wrote to you, to give the eaplanation you wished. The
enclosed will, 1 hope' convince you that my former state-
ment was correct. The man is nut employed by me as a
workman.
" 1 remain, dear Sir, your obedient Servant,
" S. GWYNNIL
" eanbran, Noe. 5,1817."
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The Jury would hardly conceive that the en-
closure alluded to in this letter was the affidavit of
the man who had been discovered lurking about the
house of the Platutiti. The affidavit was as fol-
lows :

(COPT OF AFFIDAVIT ENCLOSED.)
"'Rees Prytherillt. on his oath, pith, that on or about the
13th or 14th day of October last, he went from hls uwo
boast, is the parish of Lasfairarybrisne, in the county of
Caermarthen, to the town of Hay, io the county of Brecon,
and that on his way he called at the limp.. of Thyme. Howe
Graeae, Esquire, at Lanigan, is, the hopes of getting a
little sefreamcot, and at that time told them that he called
then by the direction of Colonel Gwynne; but now posi-
tirefy swears that wither Calomel Glisyuue Mrs. Gwyaur,
or any other person, directed him to call there, and that it
was entirely his own act, and crite out of the knua ledge of
Colonel or Mrs. Gwyouse, of hi intention In tall there.
"The mark X of BEEN PRYTHERICK.
" Sworn and wiped before use, the sth day of Nov. 1817,
" PiTes Jonas, Clerk, A.M."

He should now proceed to state how a letter had
come into the hands of the Plaintiff, which he
should prove to have been written by the Defen-
dant, and to have been sent by him by the messen-
ger whom he had procured to swear the affidavit
which he had joist read. There *ma person of the
name of Samuel Lloyd, srhorwas employed to terry
letters to Llandovery. The had con.
trivet, to corrupt this which'
Defendant intended

which Prythenck .
by post, addressed
fell into the hands
able to read. procured a _ it for
The son had intelligence that this '
although addressed to' was not
for him, bot for Mrs. and it was finally
put into the hands of the He should now
read this letter. It was addressed to " Samuel
Lloyd, Hay, Brecon," and
_apPillred to have been'
written at d►fferent times. .Pert ou the 13th of Oc-
tober, which was the day when Prytherick was de-
tected, and part at a subsequent time, in conse-
quence of Prytherick's failure in his embassy. The
address was a disguised hand, and had the appear-
ance of having been written by an illiterate persui.
It was a tedious, stupid, common-place love.
letter, which, after alluding to the case of the mys-
terions messenger, concluded thus:—

I entreat you, my dearest friend, to believe nothing
should prevent my being with you but the real nose ; and
that, ender these eircasissianers, I acted ss yuu would have
wished. Let me hear from you MI Saturday, and answer
my questions. What did H. say about the venison ? Tr It
me your remarks about Jones's letter. I feel
very Nervous for the safe return of the wiemeager, fearing H.
may see him. I feel rertaiu that H. did not go to day. Say
if that was the case. Once more, Gud bless you, my dearest,
dearest, arid only friend ; you are more dear to me theta
ever! I have no intercourse whatever with F.--separate beds
fur the last three months. F. is very unwell. • • •
I shall *rite to the old man by the post. I shall not go to
bed this right. lam truly wretched. All my happiusss foe
the prevent is disturbed in sot seeing you. Gust boot,*
lam Miserable when from you. I hem' your dear suite say
when pretest you never appear so. ludeed, I wish I was in
my knave. God bless you again and *gain, nay dearest,
dearest friend. • • • • •
" Four rielork, au bed.—l will certainly attend my dear.
est friend nest summer, as H. will be off los guard. Tell
me when do you leave H ? What is H.'s plan fur rrsideuce
Have you any idea of going to Loudon or Bath, or to
utd H.?"

In the course of reading this letter, the Learned
Counsel explained its allusions, which would other-
wise appear enigmatical. H. meant the Plaintiff;
whose name was Thyme Howe Gwyome. The 'easy
captain was Captain Mansell, and F. vias the lie-
fetidatit's wife, whom he designated a fury ! The
reference to the 19th, alluded to an intended visit
of the Plaintiff to Hereford fair, which was held on
that day. The pike meant a turnpike gate, et which
a confidential 'edema of the Defendant's resided.
After the perusal of this letter, the Plaintiff could
no longer doubt (for be knew it to be the
hand-writing of the Defendant) that a very impels.
per correspondence had taken place between the
Defendant and his wife. lie lost no time iu con-
sulting his nearest friends and relations as to the
course which it would be proper for him to purses.
Among others to whom he applied was a Mr. Wel-
lington, who had married one of his wife's sisters.
They proceeded to Glattbran to have a distinct
avowal from the Defendant as to whether thee Indite
was his band-writing or not. They were accomper
used by a Mr. Weller, who was an Adjutant in the
local militia, of which the Defendant was Colmar!.
A meeting was prepared and took place at the
office of Mr. Harris, the Solicitor of the Defendant.
The Plaintiff then, with a propriety which mark-
ed his conduct from the beginning to the end.
put the letter into the Defendant's hand, and
asked him if it was his hand-writing The
Defendant declined giving any answer : nom

which the Plaintiff said, " As you have :de.
clined answering. 1 shall take it to be your letter ;"
and then, although that Court was the last place
in which such a circumstance should be mentioned,
demanded satisfaction in a way to which it was un-
y I. allude more distinctly. The Defeo-
dint, however, declined giving that 6olibrucilow,
alleging that his life was insured fur iO,OOO/. This
letter being now proved beyond all doubt to be the
production of the Defendant, it then became the
duty of the Plaintiff toad in s manner which became
his character, and the character of the family to
which he was allied. He again consulted Lord Here-
ford, and communicated to him the improper cur-
mpondence which had taken place between his wife
and the Defendant. From expressions in Hilo letter
it war manifest that the criminal act had toot then
taken place which was meditated by the Defendant.
He, therefore, proposed to refer what should be
done to Lord Hereford, the brother of his wife; to
Mr. Chestou, his wife's brother-isrlow, who had
married her sister, and Mr. Watkins. Lord Here-
ford declined interfering in • question of such deli-
cacy, and Colonel Cornewefl was substituted in his
room. On the 17th of November a meeting took
place between these gentlemen, and the result of
their opinion was contained in the following
report :

Hey Castle, Nov. 17, 1217.
" We, the undersigned, du berehy declare, that we have
this day, at the request of Mr. Throne Gwyane and Lord
Herefurd, deliberately ingoked late all the coreunistancis
relative to an intercepted letter, which, though anonymous.
and without direction, appears, beyond the possibility of a
doubt, to have been intensified by Colonel Goyim, ot:Glen-
bran, for Mrs. Thynue Gwynne, of Lanigan. And our
clear and unanimous opinion a, that though Mrs. Thyme
Gwynn, has beets guilty aorta indiscretion in having car-
ried on a clandniiiie correspondence wit► Colonel Goyim.,
yet the 1i Her which is laid before us does not prove to our
minds that any criminality ►as taken place between the
parties. It is uietrvahk, that no letter from Mrs. Thymic
Gwynue to Colonel Goyim appears extant. We are, there.
fore, only hit by the intercepted one, and by the replies
which Mrs.Thynne Gwynoe makes to the questions pot to
her, which all conduce to strengthen Ibis opining. If, there-
fore, Mr Thynne Gwynne is satisfied with the professions
of si penitence which Mrs. Thynne Gwynn now ut-
ters before her brother and relations, mud with the promisee
which she makes to study to the utmost to reader his life
happy, mud le stone by her future conduct for the levity of
which idie has allowed herself to be guilty, we are of °pi-
llion Mr Thynne Gwynne may safely and lionunrably re-
ceive tier back to his confidence and affection.
" G. CORN EWA LL, Jen.
I. B. C H FAT° N.
" WALTER WATKINS."

This report was communicated to the Plaintiff.
accompanied by the following solemn declaration of
his wife :

MRASTHYNNE GWYNNEI DECLARATION.

" I, Gentiles.' Gower, do yowl solernaly promise before
God, utter to haw say commuoication with Colette'
Gwynoe, directly or iodireeily. I do farther promise before
God, if any letter should ho addressed by Colonel Gwyane
to me, that I will forthwith deliver the same to my heabood
tsatopiraml. Should, however, the letter be directed in aA*
,noised Imp by which menus *might be induced, emeopeet-
inely, *open it, I will in that ease, upon the first discovery
of the author, elme the letter, and deliver the gam wry
\sabot* ounad.
" GEORGIANA GWYNNE:"
Signed in the preorwe of

. January thl went on a
of _ Clinton, at Gloucester, and they
there about a month. On the nth of J

servant of Mr. Chestou'e came into the parlour
when the whole family were at breakfast. Mr.
Throne Gwysine and his wife, and Mr. Cheston
and his lady, with two letters, which contained a
most extraordinary superscription. They had been
addressed to A.Z. Worcester, and hid
been forwarded to the Rev. Mr. Cheston, Gloucester,
addressed to Mrs. Gwytme : they had come front the
Post-office at Llandovery. It was the post-office to
whirl' the Defendant had addressed his farmer
letter. The servant asked, whether these letters
were for Mr.. Thytme Gwynne ? 11r.. Gaymie
looked 'it the letters carelessly, arid said, she be-
lieved not ; but as she knew she was going to %'or.
crater, she had directed, if letters came to her,
they were to be forwarded there. It was impossi-
ble that such a circumstance should not excite MI.
iiit:loii. Dill Mr. 'fliymie Owyritie, with the risme
delicacy which had ctiaracterizeil his conduct from
the beginning—instead of taking the letters
in a ruffiaii.like manner from the hands of a
beautiful woman. went out of the room, and
beckoned Mr. Cheston to follow him. in order
that he might ask his advice. by Mr. Clieston's
advice he ;cleaned inituediately into the room. and
demanded, in delicate and gentlemanly terms, the
possession of the letters (rum his wile. She had
taken ample care, however, that they should not be
forthcoming, and in violation of the sacred pledge
which she had given in the presence of the Almighty
(;011, never to open • letter which cause front the
Defendem, she opened theme letters, read them
cursonly, egad observing from whom they came con•
signed them to the flames. It was no longer a
sootier of doubt that she had received letters lams
the Defendant, iii defisuce of her pledge ; and.
of consequence, the Pleintiff deteimined to part
with her. He did not, however. turn her out
of doors, but conducted himself with a firm.
ness which was really to be wondered at, after what
bad been stated. He accompanied her himself to
town, in order to place her in the handl, of her bro-
ther. Lord Hereford. Lord Hereford was front
home; and he left her in the care of Lady Cock-
burs,, one of her own sisters, who had married Sir
James Cockburn. She remained there with • suita.
ble allowance made to her by the Plaintiff' for such
a length of time as was found agreeable to Lady
Cockburn ; sad, at last, was conducted by Lurd
Hereford to the neighbourhood of his own house,
and placed in a suitable residence. She continard
there until the 341 of Junes when. accompanied
fiy a serenest, she went to a place called the I)eiil's
Itridge. on the road to Aberyldwith. She entered
into particular conversation with the buidlady of the
house at winch site stopped at that place, as to whit.
they she could be accommodated with bo. d and
Wahl. She then proceeded to Aberystwith.—
Ois the next dry the Defendant came to the De-
vil's Bridge, mud desired to be sliewa iuto a sitting-
room; lie also desired to be 'hewn some beelsroonse,
saying he expected his niece. He ordered two metes
rate bed-rooms, ant adjoining. but on the WM! Agar.
At first he wade choiceof the largest bed for hisaself,

bet afterwards altered Ina mind, and said it should he
for his niece. After dimser a lady arrived, who upon
her alighting war immediately recognized as the
lady who had stopped the day before on her way to
Aberystwith. It was very soon discovered that they
were not uncle and niece, for a lady who happened
to be in the house knew them to be Mrs. Tit line
Gwynn and Mr. Sackville Gaynor. Thec retired
to separate beds, but from the II ss of the ceil-
ing, the landlady, who slept over the room to
which Mrs. Thysine Givyinie had gone, was led
to believe that they did not pass the night sepa-
rately. The landlady, in fact, distinctly heard
two voices in the laity's bedchamber, sod was
convinced that one of them was the voice of a
mom There was no doubt that the criminal
act took place between them then. In the
morning the landlady went into the room, and
there saw appearances which Itft no doubt that
they had alert together. They wandered about the
wood the whole of the n►xt day, and slept together
the following night. A similar investigation was
made by the landlady the succeeding morning. roc-
compacted by her servant, whi. h confirmed her for.
rater observations. When he proved those facts, no
doubt could exist as to the completion of the adul-
terous intercourse. The wife of the Defendant
died in the May preceding this adulterous coo-
lier maiden twine was George, and
the Defendant had put it out of his own power
to du justice to this nottelt-itsjored lady, for he had
himself married another lady in the mouth of De-
cember lest, and with that lady had received
tO,OOO/.

The witnesses were then calltd,and their evidence
fully confirmed the case as stated.
Mr. DAUNCET addressed the Jury au the part
of the Defendant, but called sin witnesses.
After • charge from the Judge (Sir WM. G*a.
KOH). the Jury retired, and atter an absence of
twenty anionic* returned with a verdict for the
Plaintiff—Damage*, ONE THOUSAND POUNDS.
This case occupied the attention of the Court
from eleven in the morning till near five o'clock iu
the evening, and the Court remained oppressively
crowded to the last.

SUSSEX ASSIZES.

CUTTING AM) MAIMING.

✓mu bile., aged about is, vra• ',dieted under lord
•Ellestssrouglis Act, for felossisiody said wisliciossly stabbing
sad cultist/ George Gibbs, with knew to murder or As
hiss souse grievous burbly harm, us the 1511. install, ■t the
parish of Sturringtos, is this county.
The trial In this case excited UPI

MORSHAM. mAace 9.5.
CROWN SIDE.

On singular circumstances, and the anaccountahle occasion
of the sangnivary act fur which Ilse Prisoner was brought to
the bar of justice.
Grow Gibbs, a youth abaft IS, the unfortunate victim
eif the Prrwner•a ferocity, appeared is the hos, dreadfully
enesciatini, and still labouring under the effects of the out-
rage which be had suffered, his wounds being yet greets, and
gam the following statement. His fattier was Park keeper to
Lord De la ;ouch, who lived at Parham Park. In literven-
' 15th

appeared ha have

interest, frnm

‘Vheu the

_..--rn which Weer;
was then alone, but
• young roan, molted

ham he araa about

to wish him a Ir.- ni - the Curvier struck him
over the head sod face with his stick which be carried.
He was nearly attuned by the blow, which being re.
pealed, be was knocked down, and from the violence of the
blow, the stick was broken. The witness immediately cried
out—" Oh! Jemmy Gibbs, don't minder ate;' and begged
fur mercy. The Prisoner then went round him, sod imme-
diately pulling out a pocket knife, cot hiss twice under the,
chin; but his sanguinary design having failed by these
means, he stabbed him behind the right ear with the sums
weapon. Wilms* struggled to gel from him, and in doing
so, disarmed him of the knife, and in the scudle, the Priso.
tier drew it through his hand, and wounded several of his
fingers. The Prisoner then look him round the waist, and
dragged him 10 • gate-post, and endeavoured to swing his
head against it. Willie«, cried out for mercy, and called
" :Warder!" upon which the Prisoner caught hold of him by
the throat, which he gripped with hoth his hands, in order
to prevent his ntakiug any noise. He immediately after.
wards ler go, but again seised his throat a second time,
soul theta the wittier, lust his eelllee, and remembered
nothing afterwards; when be recovered, lie fuwud himself
with his friends. He swore positively that he never had any
quarrel in his life with the Prisoner; that they were name-
sakes; they were nut related ; that lie had known the Pri-
soner as • passing acquainteitice, awl had seen him occa-
sionally; but he was by no means intimate with bins. He
could in no mangier account for the Prisoner's attack upon
him —This evidence was corroborated by several witinuses.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY asked the Prisoner what he had to
say in his defence ?—The Primmer said, " I don't keel, that
I can say any thing."
Julio Gibbs, the father of the Poisouer, canoe forward in
• stateof pitiable agitatiuts, so lunch so, that he could nut
eland, and stated that he was a labouring man, that his sou
and be west in the habit of working for Sir. Emery, • farmer
at Parham. On the day mentioned in the isidicinient, after
Ire and his son had performed their daily labour for their
employer, tiny came home to do souse work in their owe
garden. He observed that there wee something singular
to the behaviour of the Prisoner, who seemed nut to work
with his casual cheerfulness. At supper time, in the erot-
ism, about seven o'clock, the Priestlier seemed low spirited,
and ate very little food. He kept Lack from the fire; instead
of cuittiog forward as usual on such occasions to juju in
the humble ebeerfuluess of their meal About half past
to yen the Prisoner went oat and never returned. He did sot
kitow of any quarrel betweru the Prosecutor and his sou.
The mother and aunt of the Prisoner gave similar testi-
mony.
Mr. R. Emery, a respectable farmer at Parham, slated, that
the Prisoner worked for him bins three or four years. He
was an extremely good workmau, and a very industrious,
anew ive lad : lie always bore the therm:lir of a civil, kiwi.
hearted young matt, and was uever knowu to quarrel with
any body.
Mr. Justice Bayt.gy then stemmed sip the whole of the VIM
with great minuteness, and, suveitiug to the defence which
bail becu reit cap, told she Jury, that if they were of opinion
that the Prisoner, at the tone he committed the dreadful
°deuce imputed to him, was possessed of sufficient reason
to distiagnish right from wrong, he was soiswei able to the
law fur the act be had committed, mid the penal conse-
quences which must follow a COUViCeIOII tut that act, must
he visited upon his bead.
The Jury, after a few moments' dclib.ration, found the
Prisoner—Gat//p.
The Learned Judge immediately pronounced the awful
seutence of Death ins manner so implicative and pathetic as
to leave no dry eye in Cool t, bolding tout to the Prisoner
no
imposer mercy.
The Prisoner, during the whole of the trial, was sensibly
agitated by actinium, sod apparently usaffieeted
Artie he was velour. J fount the bar, the Prosecutor aid
his father appeared to the witness bus, sad earuesi:y
viewed the Linseed. Judge to spareads life, and mitigate the
gentility of the law to trawspoptalJoo; but Mr. Justice BAT-
liar said, that Ms duty was imperative, and that if he dared

, - - - rit °swum .- It ,as rg..-.“ .uns ... s a,c a apuuto, WOO lIVCSI at faralll4l ar. in MCC-Well-
very. The Defeo.lout had con. I Heastoao, lag of rhea 15th of March, about right o'clock, Lis father
this man, and the letter which the 1 Nov. 171141817, Hay Castle. sent him with a message to the Crown public-bowie, a short
rd for Mrs. Thytine Gwynnes *ld In
.consequence of this declaration. the.Plaintit. "'time 6""1 Park.,.,, when be wet the Prisoner, near the
. Ans‘ of his father • garage. lie Prammer bad $ Mock
had bean tulkto elsiiiirreegik tcidohaide, asoisi into bi•Liuni. Ism- OM hfa itandder mid ' dm
I 1/0 FrilrOU'il LloYar. 0.144ter twlTntil the month of January following the he could him. by die light of a lantern wrt:ich be .
ther dart,
i of Lloyd', son. who bring gw. livhd together with uninterrupted happineN. Ow ried in his band. Uhe Plifelbef was then alone, bat
:ured a wren is read it for him. th• Ist of January they went on a visit to the appeared to hare park hero soother young man, unwed
ligene• tit perceive that this letters of Mr. Clinton, at Gloucester, and they re Duke. When the Priimiev approached him he was about
rd to h* 'tither, was not iutended there about a month. On the 28th of January • oto,nrwitshhe hhiramitaagliaiudd
fancieghwiltiviiitehins
pilliienkfuwhierch Ilbierucacknliaeimt
Mrs. Grtyune, and it was finally servant of Mr. Cbestou's came into the parlour H. was nearly rimmed by the blow, which being re.
sof the Plaintiff. He should now when the whole fancily were at breakfast. Mr. prated, be was knocked down. and front the violence of the